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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 01:14 Hello, and welcome to 3ABN Today Bible Q&A. 01:18 I'm Jason Bradley, 01:19 and I'm so excited that you've joined us today 01:22 because we're going to take a look at some questions 01:24 that have been submitted from around the world. 01:28 And we're going to answer those questions from the Bible. 01:30 I'm not going to answer them, 01:32 but we have panelists that will be... 01:35 We have a group of people that will be answering 01:38 your Bible questions from around the world. 01:40 And if you'd like to submit Bible questions, 01:43 please send them to BibleQA, 01:46 excuse me, @3abn.org, BibleQA@3abn.org. 01:51 Or you can text them to (618) 228-3975. 01:58 Please send those questions in 01:59 because we have people 02:01 that are dying to answer those questions. 02:04 Here on our panel today, we have Shelley Quinn. 02:08 Good to be here, brother. 02:09 It's great to have you here. 02:11 I consider you to be a scholar of the word. 02:14 We'll see. 02:15 Yeah. 02:17 Yes, yes. 02:18 We have next to you Pastor Ryan Day. 02:20 Amen. 02:21 It's a blessing to be here 02:23 and it's going to be rapid-fire during this next hour together. 02:25 So I'm excited. That's right. 02:27 It's hard to cram this into two minutes per question. 02:29 It is challenging but we're going to do our best. 02:31 Absolutely. 02:33 And we have Pastor John Dinzey. 02:34 It's great to have you here. 02:36 It's a blessing for me as well to be here. 02:38 And God is so good 02:39 and He's going to give us Bible answers. 02:41 Amen. Amen. Amen. 02:43 You know, as always, 02:45 before we dive into the Word of God 02:47 and we start going around with the questions, 02:48 let's have a word of prayer. 02:50 I'll say a prayer for us. 02:52 Dear Heavenly Father, we thank You 02:53 for the opportunity to study Your Word Father, 02:56 and to be able to find answers in Your Word. 03:00 But, Lord, as always, when we open Your Word, 03:02 we ask for the Holy Spirit to lead guide and direct us 03:05 into all truth. 03:07 Now be with the viewers that are watching this program 03:09 and the listeners as well, 03:10 and help them to learn something today 03:13 and get the answers to their questions. 03:16 In Jesus' name we pray. 03:18 Amen. Amen. Amen. 03:20 All right. 03:21 So, Shelley, I want to start with you. 03:24 Yes. 03:25 What are the steps to be saved? 03:28 This comes from Julie out of South Dakota. 03:31 Steps of salvation. 03:32 First, Julie, we have to think about the stages of salvation. 03:36 There is justification, sanctification, 03:39 and glorification, 03:41 but there's three steps to being saved, 03:44 believe, receive, and follow. 03:46 Let's break that down. 03:48 When you believe, 03:49 you have to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ 03:50 as our Lord and Saviour. 03:52 We have to recognize that there's sin in our own life 03:56 and believe that when we confess our sins 03:58 as 1 John 1:9 says he is faithful 04:01 and just and will forgive us all of our sins 04:04 and cleanses from all unrighteousness. 04:07 And then we must ask Jesus to be our Lord and Savior. 04:12 The second step is to receive. 04:15 We receive salvation by grace, through faith. 04:19 According to Ephesians 2:8, 04:21 we receive Christ into our heart 04:25 and know that we are born again. 04:27 We receive the righteousness that comes from Jesus Christ 04:32 and the forgiveness. 04:34 Now that is justification. 04:37 Your record has changed. 04:38 But now Jesus wants to save you from the power of sin, 04:41 that sanctification. 04:43 We ask to be... 04:45 To follow Him, 04:47 we must be filled with the Holy Spirit daily, 04:50 be led by the spirit. 04:51 Romans 8:14 says, 04:53 "Only those led by the spirit are the children of God." 04:57 And follow Christ example in submission to God's will. 05:01 Let me read 1 John 2:6 says this, 05:04 "By this we know, that we know Him. 05:06 If we keep His commandments, he who says, 'I know Him, ' 05:10 and does not keep His commandments, 05:12 he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 05:15 By this we know that we are in Him. 05:17 He who says he abides in Him must also walk as He walked." 05:24 Amen. Amen. 05:26 Ryan, this next question goes to you, brother. 05:29 All right. 05:30 What happened to the Ten Commandments 05:32 when the temple was destroyed? 05:34 All right, so this is a... 05:36 This is a loaded question here. 05:37 And the simple answer is that we simply do not know. 05:40 The Bible does not tell us 05:42 where the commandments went 05:43 after the destruction of the temple 05:45 or the destruction of Jerusalem happened. 05:46 Now there's two different destructions of Jerusalem. 05:49 Obviously, the first one was 05:50 when the Babylonians came 05:52 and destroyed the temple before Jesus, of course. 05:54 And of course, 70 years... 05:56 70AD many after Christ was crucified. 05:59 This particular one I believe is referring to 06:01 what happened to the Ark of the Covenant, 06:02 the Ten Commandments 06:04 prior to the destruction of Jerusalem, 06:05 the first time by Nebuchadnezzar 06:07 and the Babylonian armies? 06:09 Of course, there's some suggestions. 06:12 Some have submitted that in Revelation 11:19, 06:15 where it says that 06:16 he peered into the temple of God, 06:18 a door was open and he saw as, as it says there, 06:21 he saw the covenant, 06:22 the ark of his covenant was seen in the temple there. 06:25 So some people suggest, 06:26 well, the arch of covenant is in heaven with the Lord. 06:28 And of course, we know that Moses, 06:30 as according to Hebrews 8, 06:33 Moses, when he was given the instructions 06:35 to build the sanctuary and the temple there, 06:37 that those were a copy 06:39 or shadows of things that of the heavenly. 06:42 So some say, even though John saw that in heaven, 06:45 there's actually still an earthly copy somewhere. 06:48 If that be the case, 06:49 there were so many theories as to where it goes, 06:51 where it went, 06:52 history reveals many different things. 06:55 For instance, the Second Book of the Maccabees says that 06:58 even though we don't... 06:59 That's not a canonical book within the Bible, 07:01 it wasn't included, 07:02 that particular book does record historically 07:05 that Jeremiah, the prophet took that 07:07 the ark of the covenant, 07:09 he went and hit it somewhere in a cave. 07:11 But the truth of the matter is 07:12 the Bible does not give us that for sure answer. 07:14 We don't know where 07:16 that physical copy of the Ten Commandments is. 07:19 The Bible just doesn't reveal it. 07:21 Okay. Well, thank you. 07:23 And the Bible doesn't reveal it. 07:25 That's right. All right. 07:26 John Dinzey, how old was Enoch? 07:31 That's a good question. 07:32 You know, sometimes people present that 07:34 as a trick question 07:35 but because Enoch was taken to heaven 07:38 from what we understand the scripture. 07:39 So let's go to Genesis 5 and in Genesis 5, 07:43 we're going to go to the last... 07:46 Actually 22. 07:49 Let's begin in verse 21, 07:51 "Enoch lived 65 years 07:53 and begat Methuselah after he begat Methuselah, 07:55 Enoch walked with God 300 years and had sons and daughters." 08:01 Notice this. 08:02 So all the days of Enoch were 365 years, 08:06 and Enoch walked with God, 08:08 and he was not, for God took him. 08:11 So according to the Bible, 08:12 Enoch lived 365 years on the earth. 08:15 And then that ended his time on earth 08:18 and was taken to heaven by God. 08:20 So that's what we have. Yeah. 08:22 Well, thank you for that answer. 08:24 Now if you're just now joining us, 08:26 this is the brand new program, Bible Q&A, 08:30 and where we're answering questions from the Bible. 08:33 If you have questions pertaining to the scriptures, 08:36 please email them to BibleQA@3abn.org 08:42 or you can text them to (618) 228-3975. 08:48 We want to hear from you 08:49 and we want to answer those questions. 08:52 So we will jump into our next set of questions here, 08:56 but I'm going to come to you, Ryan. 08:58 Okay. 08:59 We're going to switch it up a little bit. 09:01 All right. 09:02 Where in the four gospels, 09:03 does it talk about the resurrection of Jesus? 09:06 Okay. So this is a good question. 09:08 So all four gospels talk about the resurrection of Jesus. 09:11 And there's multiple mentions of scripture 09:13 of the resurrection, 09:15 whether it be the resurrection of the saints 09:16 or the resurrection of Christ himself 09:18 but this specific reference says that 09:20 we find in those four gospels. 09:22 I'm going to give those to you now. 09:23 The first account is found in Matthew 28:1-8. 09:28 Again, that's Matthew 28:1-8. 09:32 Then we have Mark 16:1-8, 09:36 again, Mark 16:1-8. 09:38 And then we have Luke 24:1-12, 09:43 and then John 20:1-18. 09:49 In John 20, 09:50 you have the instance where it actually talks about 09:52 the resurrection of Christ. 09:53 And then what actually happened afterwards 09:55 when John and Peter came to the tomb, 09:57 they saw that it was empty. 09:59 And so all four gospels 10:01 give us the account of the risen savior. 10:04 Amen. Amen. 10:06 Pastor Dinzey, 10:07 does the Book of Ezekiel 10:09 have any relevance to the last days? 10:14 I think that all the books have relevance 10:16 to the last days, 10:17 all the books of the Bible. 10:19 But really Ezekiel is full of instruction, 10:21 full of good information, 10:23 as far as a prophecy. 10:28 Ezekiel 9 is very interesting. 10:31 And, you know, I've read somewhere 10:32 where it says this is going to be literally fulfilled 10:34 but as far as the relevance 10:36 to pinpoint it to last day events, 10:38 it's kind of difficult to see a specific place, 10:42 but all of it is full of instruction. 10:44 And I would just encourage people 10:45 to read the Book of Ezekiel, 10:46 ask the Lord to guide you 10:48 because the Lord will guide us into all truth. 10:49 Amen. Amen. 10:51 All right, Shelley, 10:53 how do you know 10:54 you're marrying the right person? 10:56 In two minutes. Okay. 11:00 The most important decision you'll ever make in your life 11:02 is to accept Christ as your savior. 11:04 Amen. 11:05 The second most important decision 11:06 you'll ever make in your life is who you marry. 11:09 This requires a lot of prayer for wisdom and discernment. 11:12 I highly recommend premarital counseling 11:16 because it will uncover areas 11:19 before you get married 11:20 that, you know, you need to work on. 11:22 You should have a similar value system, 11:25 similar goals, particularly financial goals 11:28 because money is the number one reason, 11:31 finances. 11:32 Number one reason for getting a divorce. 11:34 Believers obviously shouldn't marry unbelievers. 11:37 The Bible calls that being unequally yoked, 11:40 and it creates so many problems in a marriage. 11:43 Particularly if there's children, 11:45 please don't think that you can change a person 11:48 after you married them. 11:50 Only God can change them. 11:52 Let me ask these questions. 11:54 Is your person of interest trustworthy? 11:56 Trust is the foundation of all relationships. 12:00 Give open communication. 12:02 Communication is the relationship. 12:05 Do they listen to you? 12:06 Are your arguments productive or destructive? 12:11 Can you laugh together? 12:12 Can you be yourself around that person? 12:15 Totally yourself around that person. 12:17 What are your friends and family think 12:19 of your relationship? 12:21 Sometimes romantic love blinds us in the family. 12:24 We'll see red flags. 12:26 But what I want you to do is look to 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 12:33 and see does my loved one 12:35 fit this description of love in the Bible. 12:38 Are they patient and respectful? 12:40 Not envious are competitive. 12:42 Are they emotionally and intellectually supportive? 12:45 Not jealous. 12:47 Jealousy can be flattering, 12:48 but I guarantee it's exhausting to live with. 12:51 Are they not bragging or have narcissistic behavior? 12:55 No destructive behavior, 12:56 no drugs, alcohol, pornography, 12:59 must have a good work ethic that is so critical, 13:02 not be controlling or condescending, 13:05 and that they have a forgiving spirit 13:07 and that they will love with a commitment 13:10 that will deal with problems without walking away. 13:13 If your relationship doesn't meet that, 13:16 get your counseling before you get married. 13:19 Well, I'll tell you what. 13:20 I'll have to watch this on 3ABN's YouTube channel, 13:23 as I'm looking for my wife. 13:25 Thank you for the list. Thank you. 13:28 Pastor Day, we're going to come to you. 13:30 Sure. 13:31 So if I die tomorrow and have not been baptized, 13:35 will I get to go to heaven? 13:37 This is from Johnny in Texas. 13:39 Okay. Yeah. 13:41 Johnny, I understand exactly what you're asking 13:42 but for the record, I just want to be clear as a minister, 13:45 none of us, no person should be able 13:47 to play the role of God in deciding 13:49 who will and will not go to heaven. 13:51 So I want to say that very clear. 13:52 I can't tell you whether or not 13:54 you're going to go to heaven if you're baptized or not. 13:55 God is the judge, 13:57 but I do believe the nature of your question 13:59 is baptism important. 14:00 And if I choose to do it or not do it, 14:02 will I go to heaven? 14:03 And there are some... 14:05 The simple answer to that is if you have an opportunity, 14:08 we should follow in faith 14:09 and the example of Jesus Christ. 14:11 For instance, when the people were preached to by Peter 14:13 on the day of Pentecost, 14:15 they heard that powerful sermon 14:17 telling them to come to Jesus and surrender to Him. 14:19 They asked Peter, they said, "Well, what do we do?" 14:21 And Peter's response in Acts 2:38 14:23 was repent 14:24 and let every one of you be baptized 14:26 in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. 14:27 So that was a part of that action 14:29 to show forth your faith as an example 14:33 that you are married to Jesus Christ. 14:35 You were marrying yourself 14:37 in relationship to Jesus Christ. 14:38 So baptism in and of itself doesn't save you, 14:41 but it certainly is an expression 14:43 of the faith and relationship you have with Jesus. 14:45 Mark 16:16 says, 14:46 "He who believes and is baptized 14:48 will be saved, 14:49 but he who does not believe will be condemned." 14:51 So baptism is important if you have an opportunity. 14:54 Of course, we do have those instances in scripture, 14:57 thief on the cross being that example 14:59 where, you know, 15:00 the thief on the cross wasn't baptized, 15:01 but yet Jesus Christ promised him 15:03 that he would be in paradise with Him one day. 15:05 And so we have to understand 15:07 there are rare occurrences and instances 15:09 where someone just simply 15:11 may be giving their life to Jesus on their death bed 15:13 in a very interesting situation 15:15 where they're not able to be baptized 15:16 in that case, we leave it to the Lord. 15:18 The Lord knows the heart. 15:19 And yes, it is possible for someone 15:21 to make it to the kingdom of God 15:22 without being baptized in those rare circumstances. 15:25 But if you have an opportunity, my friends, 15:27 right here, I'm going to just give this in closing 15:29 Acts 22:16. 15:31 It says, "And why are you waiting?" 15:33 I love that, 15:34 "But rise and be baptized, 15:36 and wash away your sins calling on the name, the Lord." 15:39 Amen. Good answer. 15:40 Amen, yeah, we can go home now. 15:43 It was really good. 15:45 Pastor Dinzey, 15:47 what should we pray 15:48 when praying for the leaders of our government? 15:51 This comes out of Texas. 15:53 That's a very good question. 15:54 Really, what should we pray 15:56 when we're praying for the leaders 15:58 of the government? 15:59 First of all, I would suggest that 16:01 you pray for them to be converted 16:04 and accept the Lord Jesus Christ. 16:06 And that they will listen to the voice of the Lord, 16:10 seek guidance from the scriptures 16:12 and that they will be willing to follow the Lord's direction. 16:16 I'm reminded of Pilate. 16:18 Pilate was before the Jews and scribes and Pharisees, 16:21 and they were all demanding, 16:23 you know, let him be crucified, 16:24 let him be crucified. 16:25 So pray that these government leaders 16:28 do not give into political pressure, 16:31 do not give into to the society pressure 16:35 but to follow God's principles, 16:38 pray that they will be willing to follow 16:40 a thus sayeth the Lord. 16:41 And that they will be faithful to God 16:45 and to the responsibility that they have 16:48 before the people. 16:49 Amen. Amen. Well said. 16:51 Well said. 16:52 Shelley, we're talking about praying. 16:55 We're talking about prayer, but what is prayer? 16:57 Oh, I love it. 16:59 Prayer is talking with your Heavenly Father 17:01 like you would a friend. 17:02 Prayer is a communication with your Heavenly Father. 17:07 And let me repeat, 17:08 communication is the relationship 17:12 we are seeking to get to know God better. 17:15 In Psalm 27:8, David said, 17:19 "Oh, Lord, when you said, seek my face. 17:22 I said, 'Oh, your face, Lord. I will seek.' " 17:25 It's not just going to God with a grocery list, 17:28 laundry list of what you want. 17:30 It's seeking to know Him. 17:32 Prayer is a form of thanksgiving 17:35 and praise. 17:37 It's a worship. 17:38 "Enter His gates," Psalm 100:4 says, 17:42 "with thanksgiving, his courts with praise." 17:44 You're pressing into the presence of God. 17:48 Prayer is confession of our sins 17:51 and our shortcomings 17:52 and trusting that God will forgive us. 17:55 Prayer is asking for forgiveness, 17:57 but I want you to pray that God will grant you repentance. 18:01 Acts 5:31 says 18:03 that's a gift of God, 18:04 say, Lord, turn me away from this. 18:06 And I can't do it on my own. 18:08 Prayer is interceding on the behalf of the others 18:11 praying for other people. 18:12 It's praying for help for yourself. 18:14 And sometimes that's the only word 18:15 you can pray is help. 18:17 It's praying for direction to be led by the spirit. 18:21 They say prayer is the breath of the soul. 18:24 It can be done standing up, sitting down on your knees, 18:28 in the bed, in your car 18:31 where ever out loud or silently, 18:34 but prayer is a two-way communication. 18:37 So be sure that you get into the word 18:39 and let God speak to you during your prayer time. 18:43 And here's the last thought. 18:44 God promised He would never leave us 18:46 or forsake us. 18:48 His presence is with you always. 18:51 Are you ignoring God by refusing to speak to Him 18:55 when He's right there with you? 18:57 Wow. That's deep. It's powerful. 18:58 Yeah, prayer is a two-way communication. 19:01 I love it. 19:02 Pastor Day, please explain 19:04 how after Jesus died, 19:06 He was in the grave for three days 19:08 from Friday through Sunday. 19:09 This comes from Bridgita out of... 19:13 Thank you so much, Jason. 19:14 That actually is a really good question 19:15 because many people are trying to fit in. 19:18 You know, that Friday to Sunday morning scenario. 19:21 They're trying to fit it into 72 literal hours. 19:23 And where we kind of get this idea from is Matthew 12, 19:27 where Jesus talks about, 19:28 He says that just as Jonah was in the belly of the fish 19:31 for three days and three nights 19:32 so shall the son of man be in the heart of the earth 19:35 or in the heart of the earth 19:36 for three days and three nights. 19:38 And so, you know, we're looking at that timeframe 19:40 and some people are trying to count 19:41 again 72 literal hours 19:43 from Friday time 19:45 that Jesus died in the afternoon 19:46 all the way to Sunday morning. 19:48 But what we have to consider here 19:49 when we're talking about 19:50 or counting modes of timing in reference to the day, 19:54 it's something called inclusive reckoning. 19:56 And that is that the concept 19:58 that any part of the day in scripture 20:00 could have been considered a day. 20:02 In other words, if it was morning, 20:03 if it was evening, if it was a night, 20:06 it could have been considered a day 20:07 because it was that particular part of the day. 20:10 For instance, just reading from Matthew 16:21. 20:14 Notice what it says here, it says, 20:15 "From that time, Jesus began to show to His disciples 20:17 that He must go to Jerusalem 20:19 and suffer many things from the elders 20:21 and the chief priests and scribes 20:23 and be killed and raised by the third day." 20:26 And so some people look at then go, 20:27 "Oh, you know, how do you get 72 hours?" 20:29 The fact of the matter is it never says 72 hours. 20:31 It never says that 20:33 there's going to be 20:34 this particular amount of time to pass. 20:35 And He's got to resurrect exactly after 72 hours. 20:38 We have to also take in consideration 20:40 that when Jesus said that 20:41 He would be in the heart of the earth, 20:43 many people try to apply that 20:45 to, you know, Him being in the grave. 20:47 In other words, they take that heart of the earth expression 20:50 and they put Him in the grave 20:51 for three days and three nights. 20:53 But the heart of the earth there nowhere in scripture 20:55 does it refer to being in the grave. 20:58 In fact, if you actually do, 21:00 you know, consider the heart of the hearth. 21:02 The earth, a man's heart... 21:04 The Bible says that a man's heart is wicked above, 21:07 above all things who can trust it, right? 21:08 This a sinful, a sinful man, 21:11 Jesus took the sin of the world 21:13 upon Himself, right? 21:15 And of course, Jesus had never sinned, 21:17 but the Bible says He took the sin upon Himself. 21:19 When did Jesus take upon himself that sin? 21:23 He did, it actually came upon Him the night 21:25 before in the garden of Gethsemane, right? 21:28 And that was actually before the cross, 21:30 before His trial. 21:31 And if you count, check this out again, 21:32 this is just a suggestion, 21:34 but again, it's not explicit 21:36 because the Bible is not explicit about this. 21:37 But if you count 21:39 from the garden of Gethsemane experience 21:41 from Thursday night, 21:42 there's one night to Friday, okay? 21:45 Then Friday night, there's your second night 21:48 and then Saturday, there's your second day. 21:50 And then Saturday night, there's your third night. 21:52 He was in the grave, right? 21:53 And then Sunday morning, there's your third day. 21:56 Jesus was in the heart of the earth. 21:58 He experienced the sin pressing upon Him 22:02 from that time and through His burial experience 22:05 and His resurrection experience, 22:06 He was in the grave for... 22:08 In the heart of the earth 22:09 for three days and three nights. 22:11 But He was in the grave 22:12 from obviously Friday evening to Sunday morning. 22:15 So Sunday or Friday to Sunday 22:17 is expressive of that specific days 22:19 that He had that experience. 22:21 He was crucified on Friday, put in the tomb, 22:24 asleep on the grave Saturday, and resurrected Sunday morning. 22:28 Thank you for that breakdown. 22:30 You know, as people are listening to the answers 22:33 to these questions, 22:35 they might have more questions. 22:37 And if you want to send in your questions, 22:39 please email them to BibleQA.org, 22:44 BibleQA.org, 22:46 or you can text them to (618) 228-3975. 22:51 Please send in your questions, we'd be happy to answer those. 22:54 This next question goes to you, Pastor Dinzey. 22:58 Will God's people be able to witness 23:01 during the time of persecution 23:03 or will probation close 23:06 before the time of trouble? 23:09 That's a loaded question there, loaded question. 23:11 Take your time. 23:13 Well, you know, when you look at this question 23:15 talking about witnessing, 23:17 I think God's people 23:19 will not be able to resist witnessing 23:22 no matter what time we're living upon the earth, 23:25 whether you're going to the little time of trouble, 23:28 the great time of trouble, 23:29 or even after probation is closed 23:32 because it is their nature. 23:33 It's in them to witness to others. 23:36 So I would say, yes, you'll be able to witness, 23:39 will you be able to sit down 23:40 and have a Bible study with someone? 23:42 It may not be because of the persecution 23:44 that may come later 23:46 but witnessing, remember that it says in Matthew 5:16, 23:49 "Let your light so shine before men, 23:51 that they may see your good works 23:52 and glorify your Father, which is in heaven." 23:54 Even though our words and our actions 23:59 will be a witness to people. 24:00 When probation is closed, 24:02 they will not be able to accept Jesus Christ. 24:04 Why? 24:06 Because they have fully rejected God, 24:08 everything that could be done 24:10 to persuade them has been done 24:14 and they have rejected and they will not repent. 24:17 This is why probation closes. 24:19 No one else will repent. 24:21 So probation closes. 24:23 And, so, yes, you'll be able to win this 24:25 until your very last breath. 24:27 And even those that are alive will be witnessing 24:29 but unfortunately, people will not accept. 24:33 Hmm. 24:36 And this leads us to our next question. 24:38 And, Shelley, how do I know if I have the Holy Spirit? 24:43 That's wonderful question. 24:44 Most people would say, 24:46 we look for the gifts of the spirit. 24:47 Obviously, Galatians 5:22-23 24:50 talks about the fruit of the spirit, 24:52 the love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, 24:54 gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. 24:56 But I would say the number one evidence 24:59 that you have the Holy Spirit 25:02 is that you have love, divine love. 25:07 When you think of this, God is love. 25:10 The Holy Spirit is the spirit of love. 25:12 Romans 5:5 says, 25:13 "He pours His love into our hearts 25:16 by the power of the Holy Spirit." 25:19 And in Mark 12:30-31, Jesus says, 25:23 "Hey, here's the most important commandment. 25:25 Love the Lord, your God, 25:26 with all of your heart, soul, mind, and strength." 25:29 Ooh, can't even do that with my own power. 25:32 But with the Holy Spirit, 25:33 when God's love is in me, I can. 25:36 Then He says, the second is like it, 25:38 love your neighbor as yourself. 25:41 So it's that self-sacrificing kind of love. 25:44 But I want to share my favorite scripture 25:46 about love and about... 25:49 We received the Holy Spirit by faith, 25:51 but listen, 1 Thessalonians 3:12 says this, 25:56 "May the Lord make you increase 25:58 in a bound in love to one another." 26:00 Who's doing the work? 26:02 It's the Lord. 26:03 He's the one that gives us the increase of love. 26:07 And then in verse 13, it says, "So that..." 26:10 That's a purpose statement. 26:12 "May he do this so that 26:14 he may stablish your hearts blameless and holiness 26:17 before God and father 26:19 at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ 26:21 with all His saints." 26:23 Do you see what He's saying? 26:24 As God causes us to abound in love. 26:27 We increase in holiness. 26:29 Don't you want to be blameless and holiness and divine love. 26:35 There's no sin. 26:36 So if you just pray for the Holy Spirit 26:40 receive Him by faith, 26:41 He will lead you in all truth and in prayer. 26:45 Amen. Amen. 26:47 Pastor Day, where in the Bible... 26:49 This is going to be a short answer, 26:51 but wherein the Bible 26:52 does it speak about the great patriarchs Noah, 26:55 Abraham, Lot, Joseph, Isaac, 26:59 and Jacob keeping the Sabbath? 27:01 Okay. 27:02 So the clear, simple answer is 27:04 that there is not one explicit text 27:06 in all the Bible 27:07 that specifically says that any of these individuals 27:09 kept the Sabbath. 27:11 Now that's the truthful answer, 27:13 but people take that or they try to twist and say, 27:16 "Well, you know, because of that, 27:17 then that must mean 27:19 that the Sabbath was not that important 27:20 prior to Mount Sinai, 27:22 when God gave the Ten Commandments." 27:23 In other words, 27:24 you know, Abraham, 27:26 didn't have to keep the Sabbath 27:27 and Lot didn't have to keep the Sabbath 27:28 and Jacob and Isaac, all of them, 27:30 they didn't have to keep the Sabbath. 27:31 So it must be just a Jewish thing 27:33 because he didn't give it until the Jews. 27:35 I believe that that is simply incorrect. 27:37 First of all, we have to understand that 27:39 this is a great example. 27:40 In Genesis 26:5, the Bible says, 27:43 "Speaking of Abraham, " 27:45 notice what it says. 27:46 It says, "Because Abraham obeyed My voice 27:48 and kept My charge, 27:49 My commandments, My statues, and My laws." 27:53 What are those laws? 27:55 What are those laws? 27:56 We know that the law of God was in heaven 27:58 even before Adam and Eve were created 28:00 because Lucifer, when he rebelled, 28:02 the Bible says that he there in Ezekiel 28. 28:05 It says that, 28:07 "Lucifer, he was perfect in all his ways 28:10 until iniquity was found in him." 28:12 What is iniquity? 28:13 Iniquity is sin. 28:14 And what is sin according to the Bible? 28:16 1 John 3:4, 28:17 "Sin is transgression of the law." 28:20 It's God's law. 28:21 So when it says that Abraham here, 28:23 this was many, many, many years 28:24 before there ever was a Jewish nation 28:26 or an Israel nation. 28:27 We see here very clearly that, the Bible says, 28:30 he kept God's commandments. 28:31 What were those commandments? 28:32 I believe it was the law of God. 28:34 Also another great point, Jesus is creator. 28:36 Ephesians 3:9 says 28:37 that God created all things through Jesus Christ. 28:40 So Jesus Christ created the Sabbath in Genesis 2. 28:44 Also, Jesus referred to Himself as the great I am. 28:48 He was the one who gave the Ten Commandments to Moses. 28:51 And therefore, we know that 28:52 Jesus tells us in the New Testament 28:54 that He is the Lord of the Sabbath. 28:55 So He was the Lord of Abraham. 28:57 He was Lord of Isaac, Lord of Jacob, 28:59 and all of those patriarchs before Moses. 29:01 So, therefore, we can conclude 29:03 based on this text and the concept 29:05 that God does not change in character, 29:07 He does not change His law. 29:09 Psalm 89:34, 29:11 "His law, His covenant, will not break 29:13 nor alter the words that has gone out of His lips." 29:15 It has always been, and we can bank on the fact 29:18 that they were Sabbath-keepers as well. 29:20 Amen. Great. Amen. 29:22 Amen. Well said. 29:23 Pastor Dinzey, 29:25 the Bible clearly States God casts the angels 29:29 that sinned down to hell. 29:31 Why are they roaming around earth bothering us? 29:35 Is the question. 29:37 Well, you know, they are bothering us. 29:40 In 2 Peter 2:4, we have the following words, 29:44 "For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, 29:47 but cast them down to hell 29:49 and delivered them into chains of darkness, 29:51 to be reserved for judgment." 29:53 Notice verse five, 29:55 "And did not spare the ancient world, 29:56 but saved Noah, one of eight people, 29:59 a preacher of righteousness, 30:00 bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly." 30:03 So our question is 30:05 why are they still bothering us? 30:07 Well, this earth, unfortunately, 30:09 is involved in a great controversy 30:11 between good and evil. 30:12 When Adam and Eve sinned, 30:14 this earth entered into the controversy 30:16 between good and evil. 30:17 And so because of this 30:21 time has been given to Satan and his angels 30:23 to be able to do their work, 30:27 although limited because you see, 30:28 it says they are in chains of darkness. 30:32 This just tells us that they have a limit. 30:34 They cannot do whatever they want 30:36 because if they were able to do whatever they wanted, 30:38 you would have been dead long ago. 30:40 We would have all been dead long ago. 30:42 But God has placed these limits upon them. 30:46 And because of the Great Controversy, 30:47 and I'm telling you, 30:49 the Great Controversy will soon end, 30:50 Jesus Christ is coming soon. 30:52 This is why they are allowed to bother us to some degree. 30:56 Now remember it says in Psalms 34, 30:58 "The angel of the Lord, encamps round about them. 31:02 They fear Him and delivers them." 31:03 The Lord defends us from these evil angels. 31:06 It is just because of the great controversy 31:08 between good and evil people have to make a choice. 31:11 Will I follow God? 31:12 Or will I follow the devil? 31:14 So this is why they are allowed to bother us. 31:16 If you want to call it bothering us, 31:18 you know, like mosquitoes and flies, 31:22 you trust in the Lord 31:23 and lean upon Him with all of your heart. 31:26 And He will give you strength. 31:27 Face every trial looking unto Jesus, 31:29 the author and finisher of our faith. 31:31 Well said, pastor Dinzey. 31:33 I'd also add to that, 31:34 that if they're not bothering you, 31:35 then you should probably ask, what are you doing? 31:37 There you go. What's going on here? 31:39 That's right. 31:40 What's going on? 31:41 So, Shelley Quinn, if we are saved by grace, 31:46 why worry about keeping the commandments? 31:48 This comes from Gordon. 31:50 Dear, Gordon, 31:52 let me give you the definition of grace. 31:57 Grace is the unearned, undeserved gifts of God. 32:02 And there's nothing we can do to earn grace, 32:06 but they are also when you study grace, 32:10 these unearned, undeserved gifts of God, 32:14 give us His divine assistance, 32:17 His supernatural power unto salvation. 32:21 I think the three greatest gifts of grace 32:24 are Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, and The Word. 32:28 You think of those gifts, you see the effects of grace. 32:32 Ephesians 2:8 definitely says, 32:34 "We are saved by grace through faith 32:36 not of works at any should boast." 32:38 Praise God. 32:39 There's no way I could save myself. 32:41 And I'm so glad. 32:42 But verse 10 says continuing on in Ephesians 2, 32:47 "We are His workmanship, 32:48 created in Christ Jesus for good works, 32:53 which He prepared in advance that we should walk in them." 32:59 When we enter into salvation, 33:01 we're entering into a covenant love relationship 33:06 with a covenant-keeping God. 33:07 The Bible says, 33:09 God keeps covenant with those who keep covenant with Him. 33:13 His government is a government of love 33:17 and we should obey of loyalty and motivated... 33:21 Our obedience should be motivated by love. 33:23 Jesus said in John 14:15, 33:26 "If you love Me, keep My commandments." 33:29 Gordon, do you love the Lord? Why? 33:31 If you're saved by grace, 33:33 would you keep God's commandments? 33:35 Because you're showing Him, "Yes, Lord, I love you." 33:38 But look what He says. 33:40 He says, 33:41 "And if you keep My commandments, 33:44 I will pray the Father, 33:45 He will give you another helper 33:47 that He may abide with you forever." 33:50 It's as we walk in obedience, 33:52 He gives us more of the spirit. 33:54 We get the spirit, obey what were here. 33:56 And then we get more. 33:58 I want to add something Hebrews 5:9. 34:01 Boy, this is a good reason to keep God's commandments. 34:04 It's talking about Jesus. 34:06 It says, 34:07 "Having been perfected, 34:09 He became the author of eternal salvation 34:14 for all who obey Him." 34:19 So when we're saved by grace, the Holy Spirit resides in us. 34:23 I would argue that obedience is by grace. 34:26 Philippians 2:13 says, 34:28 "God works in us to will, 34:30 to change our will, 34:33 to do according to His good pleasure." 34:36 And let me, I know I'm going a little over, 34:38 but let me finish with this, 34:39 1 John 3:4 says this, 34:46 "Whoever commits sin 34:48 also commits lawlessness for sin is lawlessness." 34:52 Sin is the breaking of God's law, 34:56 His government of love. 34:59 And verse five says, you know that 35:02 He, Jesus, was manifested to take away our sins. 35:07 Grace isn't a license to keep on sinning. 35:11 He says, "Little children," 35:13 this is verse seven, 1 John 3:7, 35:16 "let no one deceive you. 35:18 He who practices righteousness is righteous, 35:22 just as He is righteous." 35:24 Yes, it's righteousness by faith. 35:26 But when you've got imputed and imparted righteousness, 35:30 you're going to walk in righteousness. 35:32 In verse eight, He says, 35:34 "he who sins is of the devil. 35:36 For this purpose, 35:38 the Son of God was manifested 35:41 that He may destroy the works of the devil." 35:44 Thank you for that answer, Shelley. 35:46 Amen. Great answer. 35:47 Pastor Day, this bonus question 35:49 is specifically directed toward you. 35:53 "Do I need to have 35:55 the gift of tongues to be saved?" 35:57 Man, that's touching a nerve right there. 36:01 That's touching a nerve. 'Cause I grew up... 36:04 Majority of my youth experience in the church, 36:07 not in a Seventh-day Adventist Church 36:08 'cause I was raised oneness apostolic Pentecostal 36:11 for the majority of my childhood 36:12 and upbringing. 36:13 And I was taught that 36:15 in order for the person to be saved, 36:16 you must receive the Holy Spirit 36:18 and you must manifest and speak in tongues. 36:21 Have the gift of speaking in tongues 36:23 in order to be saved 36:24 because they would say 36:25 that's the evidence of the Holy Spirit, right? 36:28 But the question 36:29 do you have the gift of tongues to be saved? 36:31 The simple answer is no. 36:33 There is not one single scripture 36:34 in all the Bible 36:36 that says you must speak in tongues 36:37 in order to be saved. 36:39 Salvation comes by grace through faith alone, 36:41 and that can only come through Jesus Christ. 36:44 And so I want to make that very, very clear. 36:46 So let's provide some biblical backup for this. 36:49 Where we work, many people get this idea 36:51 is from the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, 36:54 where the outpouring of the Holy Spirit 36:56 was given to those disciples in the upper room, 36:59 as it was on the day of Pentecost, 37:01 all different Jews 37:03 from all different nations had come. 37:04 And Jesus saw that that was an opportunity 37:06 to share the good news of Jesus 37:08 with all of these different "Jews" 37:10 by blood, by heritage. 37:12 But many of them did not speak the same language 37:14 at this point, 37:15 as they had been scattered 37:16 to many different parts of the earth. 37:18 So they'd come to Jerusalem, 37:19 the outpouring of the Holy Spirit 37:21 was given up on the disciples in the upper room, 37:22 and we see that they were given the gift of tongues 37:24 for the purpose of sharing the gospel. 37:28 And, then of course, when they ask Peter, 37:29 "What shall we do?" 37:31 In Acts 2:38, many people take that text and they say, 37:33 "See, it says there, the Jesus said, 37:35 you know, repent and be baptized 37:37 in the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ. 37:38 And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 37:41 And they say, what is that gift? 37:42 It's speaking in tongues 37:44 because that's the gift they received 37:45 on the day of Pentecost. 37:46 But when you go to... 37:48 Excuse me, 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 37:52 we see Paul explaining these gifts 37:55 and he talks about 37:56 how there's different types of gifts of the spirit. 37:58 In fact, notice verse four, he says, this is, again, 38:01 1 Corinthians 12:4, 38:04 "There are diversities of gifts, 38:06 but the same Spirit." 38:07 Okay? 38:08 So there's different types of gifts 38:10 that come from the Holy Spirit. 38:11 And then he begins to list different types of gifts. 38:13 It's a gift of wisdom, the gift of healing, 38:16 the gift of miracles, 38:17 the gift of discernment of spirits. 38:20 And then down there in the list, 38:21 he says the gift of tongues. 38:22 But notice verse 11. 38:24 This is verse 11 of 1 Corinthians 12. 38:26 He says, 38:27 "But one and the same Spirit works all these things, 38:31 distributing to each one individually 38:35 as He wills." 38:37 So what is he saying here? 38:38 He's saying, "Look, not everyone's going to have 38:40 the gift of wisdom, 38:41 not everyone's going to receive the gift of tongues, 38:42 not everyone's going to receive the gift of healing 38:45 or the gift of knowledge or the gift of whatever it is, 38:47 whatever gift He wants to bestow upon you." 38:49 That's the beauty of God's church 38:51 is that we all can receive the Holy Spirit, 38:53 but God gives us the gift as He wills. 38:56 He knows what gift He can give to Ryan Day. 38:59 That is going to be used properly 39:00 for the glorification of Him and His kingdom. 39:03 He knows what gift to give to Shelley. 39:04 He knows what gift to give to you. 39:06 And it may not be the gift of speaking in tongues. 39:09 And so therefore, 39:10 the answer to this question is no, 39:12 it's not a means of salvation. 39:13 You don't speak in tongues to be saved. 39:15 You come to Jesus to be saved. 39:17 Amen. 39:18 Can I add something to that? Absolutely. Yeah. 39:20 Because you touched on something 39:21 that really caught me. 39:23 There are so many people who believe... 39:26 There are people on television who say, 39:29 "I have the gift of healing." 39:31 And they had these huge healing ministries. 39:34 You know, when we get the gifts, 39:37 I think God gives them to us as we need them. 39:41 And let me give you an example. 39:43 We know that Paul, did God use Paul for healing? 39:47 Yes. 39:48 Well, God used Paul for healing. 39:50 And at one point 39:52 he touched the handkerchief 39:54 and they take the handkerchief around 39:57 and people would be healed by that. 40:00 Wow! 40:01 But was the "gift of healing" always Paul's? 40:05 No, let me prove it to you. 40:07 In 2 Timothy 4, 40:11 Paul is a great apostle of Jesus. 40:15 Says this he's writing to Timothy, 40:17 he's got two workers within... 40:19 Well, two that were with him, Erastus and Trophimus. 40:23 And he says, 40:25 "Hey, son, Timothy, 40:28 Erastus stayed in Corinth 40:32 but Trophimus, I have left in Miletus sick." 40:38 what? Right? 40:40 This great apostle who had this gift of healing. 40:45 You know, he prayed for Trophimus. 40:48 Yes, but God did not raise Trophimus 40:51 from his sickbed there. 40:53 So, one, when you get, 40:55 you know, there is no such thing as, 40:57 "Oh, this person's got the gift of healing." 41:01 It comes, it goes as God, as the Holy Spirit sees. 41:06 That's right. Need for it. 41:08 Amen. Amen. 41:09 He didn't see need for me to be able to sing. 41:13 But I'm glad that you got that, 41:16 and I can listen to some of your music. 41:19 Now we're going to enter into our bonus round, 41:22 which we kind of segwayed into a little bit, 41:25 but I'm just going to throw out some questions 41:27 and anybody can answer all of you can answer. 41:31 But we'll start with a question from Victor. 41:32 And it says, 41:34 "What are the signs of the end times?" 41:38 Well, then good question. 41:40 I think Brian's going to start first. 41:42 Well, you can go ahead if you want to, 41:44 but I'm just going directly to Matthew 24. 41:48 This is that great all of that discourse 41:50 where Jesus is listing all of the signs of His coming 41:54 because they had asked him 41:55 there at the beginning of Matthew, 24, 41:56 they said right here, it says, 41:58 Jesus went out and departed from the temple, 42:00 and His disciples came and showed to Him, 42:02 the buildings of the temple 42:03 and Jesus basically prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem. 42:07 And then it says in verse three. 42:09 "Now as He set up on the Mount of olives, 42:10 the disciples came to him privately saying, 42:12 'Tell us, when will these things be, 42:14 and what will be the sign of your coming, 42:15 the sign of your coming in the end of the age." 42:17 If you read Matthew 24, 42:19 it gives you all of the signs of the coming of Jesus Christ. 42:22 I'm going to mention a few of them. 42:23 And then I'm going to let my other brothers and sisters here 42:25 to chime in on this as well. 42:27 But if you read through this powerful chapter here, 42:30 it goes on to say, 42:31 I'm going to start in verse six. 42:32 So Matthew 24:6, it says... 42:36 Actually I'm going to start in verse five. 42:38 It says, 42:39 "For many will come in my name, 42:41 saying, I am Christ and will deceive many." 42:42 Will there'll be false Christ? 42:43 Of course, there'll be, that's one of the signs. 42:45 Verse six, 42:47 "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. 42:49 And you will not see that they not trouble you 42:53 for all these things must come to pass, 42:54 but the end is not yet." 42:56 Verse seven, 42:57 "For nations will rise against nation 42:58 and kingdoms against kingdoms, 43:00 and there will be famines, pestilences, 43:01 earthquakes in various places." 43:03 Now those are just a few mentioned in this chapter. 43:06 But again, wars and rumors of wars, 43:08 pestilences diseases, nations, 43:10 rising against nations 43:12 and false Christs and false prophets. 43:14 These are different signs that Jesus says, 43:16 "These things are going to happen. 43:18 You're going to see these things 43:19 on a great level prior to My second coming." 43:21 So I'm going to stop there, 43:23 and I'm going to let the others chime in on this as well. 43:25 I want to first start-up Matthew 24. 43:28 And I'm going to bring out verse 14. 43:31 This is one of the signs of the second coming of Christ. 43:34 Today, more than at any time, 43:36 you can see the possibility of the gospel 43:38 being preached in a short time. 43:40 And it says, 43:41 "In this gospel of the kingdom 43:43 shall be preached in all the world 43:44 for witness unto all nations, and then the end shall come." 43:46 There are people that keep tabs 43:48 as to where the gospel has been preached. 43:49 And you can even today find out 43:51 where there are Christian churches 43:53 in all the countries. 43:55 So one of the signs is 43:57 the gospel being preached in all the world. 43:59 3ABN has been reaching the world 44:02 or presenting the message of the gospel to the world 44:04 via satellite now via the internet. 44:06 So this is one of the signs. 44:08 How do we know when it's over? 44:10 God knows when it's over, 44:11 and you will see things happening. 44:13 Now, Revelation 13 also describes, 44:15 describes a power. 44:18 The antichrist power. 44:20 There had an opportunity for 1, 260 years 44:25 to do persecution and notice that Revelation 13. 44:29 And it says, 44:31 "And he was given a mouth speaking great things 44:33 and blasphemies, 44:34 and he was given authority to continue 42 months." 44:36 This is 1,260 years going on in Revelation 13, 44:40 it talks about another power in verse 11. 44:42 "Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth 44:44 and he had two horns like a lamb 44:46 and spoke like a dragon." 44:47 So we are living in times 44:49 when you're going to see this other power 44:51 speak like a dragon 44:52 that's the United States of America. 44:54 So as you continue reading Revelation 13, 44:56 you're going to see that 44:58 there's going to be a mark of the beast 44:59 that is going to be... 45:01 The whole world is going to be threatened 45:03 with this mark of the beast. 45:04 And these are signs of the times 45:06 you're going to see these things happen. 45:08 Amen and amen. Times of the last days. 45:11 You know, when we think about this. 45:13 This is something that... 45:14 First, I wanted to point out 45:16 because in Matthew 24 turned from there, 45:19 but he talks about the abomination of desolation 45:26 that was spoken of in Daniel. 45:28 We know that's 9:23, I believe. 45:31 The Book of Daniel 45:32 is very relevant to the end times. 45:35 And I just wanted to point that out. 45:37 But then Luke 11... 45:41 Where is my scripture? 45:42 Luke 11. 45:44 I mean, Luke 21, no wonder, I'm in Matthew. 45:47 That's okay. 45:49 That doesn't help. 45:51 In Luke 21, Jesus says, "There'll be..." 45:57 And I'm starting in verse 25, 45:59 "There will be signs in the sun and moon, 46:01 the stars, the earth, 46:03 the distress of nations. 46:05 And it says with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring." 46:10 Are we seeing that? 46:11 "Men's hearts failing them from fear 46:15 and the expectations of those things, 46:18 which are coming to the earth." 46:20 Wow. Do we see that coming on? 46:23 And, he says, 46:24 "The powers of the heavens are going to be shaken. 46:26 And you're going to see the Son of Man 46:28 coming in the clouds 46:31 and with power and great glory." 46:34 So here's what I want to leave with you. 46:37 We see all of these things 46:39 going on now to distress nations, 46:41 the roar of the seas, 46:43 the plagues that they said were coming, famines. 46:47 But listen, what he says in Luke 21:28, 46:51 when these things begin to happen, 46:54 you don't have to be fearful. 46:56 God didn't give you a spirit of fear. 46:59 He gave you a spirit of power and love and sound mind. 47:03 He says, 47:04 "When you see these things begin to happen, 47:08 look up, lift up your heads 47:11 because your redemption draws nigh." 47:15 I just want to encourage somebody that is watching 47:18 or listening to my voice. 47:20 That, boy, 47:21 there's a lot of stress out there right now, 47:24 but you don't... 47:25 When people call me and they'll say, 47:28 "Do you think He's coming right away?" 47:31 You know what? 47:33 We don't set dates around here because Matthew 24 says, 47:37 Jesus said, 47:39 "Only the father knows the day or the hour." 47:41 You know, not even the angels know 47:43 when the second coming is. 47:46 But we do know prophecies being fulfilled. 47:49 Alarmingly, rapidly... 47:53 It's been alarmingly fast is what I meant to say. 47:56 It's being fulfilled, 47:58 but we don't have to sit there and go. 48:01 What we need to do is just say, 48:03 "Oh, Maranatha, Lord, thank you. 48:05 This means you're coming soon. 48:07 Take hope in that scripture. 48:09 Your redemption draws nigh. 48:11 Amen. Amen. 48:13 I want to throw this next question out here. 48:15 When does the judgment start for the living? 48:18 This is out of Virginia. 48:20 Well, the biblical answer for that 48:23 is that there is no biblical answer for that. 48:26 There's no way of indicating biblically 48:28 exactly when the judgment starts for the living. 48:31 So to really go beyond that point 48:34 would be just speculation and theory. 48:36 So I'm going to leave my answer with that. 48:38 Excellent. Excellent answer. 48:40 I would like to add that in Matthew 24, it says, 48:43 "We're supposed to be in an attitude 48:45 of watching and praying, 48:47 that way, whenever Christ comes, 48:50 we will be ready." 48:51 So when that happens, 48:55 you'll be ready if you're following the Lord. 48:56 That's right. 48:57 He'll be coming like a thief in the night. 48:59 What does the Bible say about suicide? 49:03 This is something... 49:05 It's a very touchy subject. 49:06 It's one of those that's not easy to answer. 49:08 We do know right there in the heart 49:10 of the Ten Commandments 49:11 it says that thou shall not murder. 49:13 Okay? 49:14 So we know that, you know, taking one's life 49:16 that is especially in a selfish sense, 49:18 that can lead to a judgment of murder. 49:21 But first of all, we have to keep in mind that 49:22 God is the judge. 49:24 We are not the judge. 49:25 And so sometimes it's easy for us 49:26 to give our own opinions. 49:28 And I've heard Christian say, 49:29 "Well, if you take your own life, 49:30 you know, you're going to be judged by God 49:32 and you're going to go to hell." 49:33 Well, you're not the judge to determine that, 49:35 God knows the heart. 49:36 And God knows, you know, we have the such thing today 49:37 called mental illness. 49:39 And people suffer from different mental illnesses 49:40 that lead them to these type of actions. 49:42 And again, we're not the one to judge the heart. 49:44 You know, I think of an example of suicide in scripture, 49:47 Samson. 49:49 Samson took his own life. 49:50 He made that choice. 49:52 Now will Samson be in the kingdom of God. 49:54 You know, the Bible doesn't explicitly say, 49:55 but he was one of the judges. 49:57 He was God's chosen 49:58 and he'd done it to safest people. 49:59 I'm not saying that there's, 50:01 you know, we should just take that concept 50:02 and run with and say, 50:03 "Oh, there's good way. 50:05 There's good suicide and bad suicide." 50:06 I'm not saying that. 50:08 I'm just saying biblically speaking, 50:09 it's one of those difficult questions to answer 50:10 as self-taking your own life is self-murder, 50:13 but we also should be careful and not judging 50:15 and leave that up to the Lord 50:17 and allow Him to judge the heart to know 50:19 whether or not that person 50:21 will go to the kingdom of God or not. 50:23 Amen. Absolutely. 50:24 And I just want to add this. 50:28 People who commit suicide have lost all hope. 50:31 That's why they do it. I mean, you see people... 50:33 And I just want to give this scripture 50:35 because I think it's such a beautiful scripture. 50:38 A lot of times people... 50:39 If they're getting ready to jump off 50:40 the Golden Gate Bridge, 50:43 if police officers can intervene and stop them, 50:46 you know what? 50:47 Within 24 hours, 50:48 they've lost all desire 50:50 because somebody has restored their hope. 50:53 If you are losing hope, 50:56 claim his promise, it's Romans 15:13. 51:00 It says, "May the God of hope." 51:02 Our God, and hope in the Greek is eager expectation. 51:06 2 Corinthians 1:20 says, 51:08 "All of God's promises are yes and amen in Christ Jesus." 51:11 But he says, 51:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace 51:16 and believing that you may abound in hope 51:18 by the power of the Holy Spirit." 51:20 Amen. 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