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00:03 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:06 Join us now for Today special program. 00:13 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain Lord, 00:35 Let my words 00:40 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 01:01 Mending broken people 01:15 Hello and welcome to another 3ABN Today Bible Q and A. 01:18 I'm Jason Bradley, 01:20 and I'm so glad that you decided to join us once again 01:22 as we go to the Word of God for answers to questions 01:26 that you have submitted. 01:28 Now, you might be sitting there saying, 01:30 "Well, I don't remember submitting any questions." 01:32 But you should because I'm sure you have some about the Bible. 01:36 So you can send your questions 01:37 to BibleQA@3abn.tv 01:42 or you can send them to (618) 228-3975. 01:48 And we have a wonderful panel 01:49 here that they're willing to answer your questions 01:53 from the Word of God. 01:55 And I want to share this scripture with you 01:57 before we begin. 01:58 And this is 2 Timothy 02:01 3:15-16. 02:04 "And that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, 02:08 which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, 02:11 which is in Christ Jesus. 02:13 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God 02:16 and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, 02:19 for correction, for instruction in righteousness." 02:23 And so we are going to go to the Word in just a minute, 02:25 but I'd like to introduce our wonderful panel. 02:28 We have here an incredible student of the Word, 02:31 Shelley Quinn. 02:33 It's great to have you. I tell you what? 02:34 I love Bible Q and A, because it forces 02:37 you to get in the Word 02:38 and to prove that what you believe is really... 02:42 You know, you got to have these scriptures to back it up. 02:44 So thank you so much for sending these questions. 02:47 Amen. 02:49 And then we have another incredible student of the Word, 02:51 Pastor Ryan Day. 02:53 It's always great to have you on the program. 02:54 Amen. It's a blessing always to be on Bible Q and A. 02:56 And I've got some very good questions 02:59 I'm excited to answer from the Word of God today. 03:01 And then we have the man who baptized me, 03:04 Pastor John Lomacang. 03:06 It's great to have you on the program. 03:08 It's good to be able to rapid fire. 03:10 This program teaches you how to get to the point 03:13 and make the point clear. 03:14 So thank you for sending your questions in, 03:16 we're gonna try to do that within two minutes. 03:18 Yeah, I'm glad you said that. 03:19 Two minutes for each, that's tough 03:21 and then you have one three minute question. 03:24 That's right. One three minute question. 03:26 Before we jump into this, 03:28 Pastor, would you have a prayer for us, please? 03:30 Sure. 03:32 Loving Father in heaven, the blessing is ours 03:34 and the responsibility is ours but, Lord, the power is Yours. 03:38 And we do pray that You'll send 03:40 Your Holy Spirit to be the active 03:41 agent to speak to us and through us. 03:44 We thank You for Your Word, 03:46 which as we read just a moment ago 03:47 is able to make us wise unto salvation. 03:51 And we also pray that our audience 03:53 will not just be listening for information, 03:57 but will be seeking transformation. 04:00 Do the work, Father, that will bring glory 04:01 and honor to You alone. 04:03 We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. 04:05 Amen and amen. 04:08 Pastor Day, we will start with you. 04:10 All right. 04:12 And this question comes from Rona out of Georgia. 04:15 "How do you explain to someone 04:16 who believes in tongues about Acts 11:46?" 04:21 All right. Well, this is a great question. 04:23 I appreciate you sending that in, Rona. 04:26 I just want to make just a slight 04:27 correction because when I was reading your question, I saw... 04:30 When I went to the Book of Acts Chapter 11, 04:32 there's only 30 verses, so. 04:33 But I knew immediately when you asked this question 04:35 of Acts 11:46, 04:37 I knew you meant Acts 10:46 because the previous 04:40 passage verse 46 actually says this. 04:43 In fact, I'm going to back up to Acts 10:44 04:45 and read to verse 46 and notice what it says. 04:48 It says, "While Peter was still speaking these words, 04:51 the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 04:55 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, 04:58 as many as came with Peter because the gift 05:01 of the Holy Spirit had been poured 05:02 out on the Gentiles also. 05:04 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God." 05:08 That was verse 46, 05:09 "For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God." 05:12 Of course, this is the situation in which Paul, 05:14 excuse me, Peter is now going to visit Cornelius 05:17 and his family. 05:19 Cornelius was a Roman Centurion, obviously 05:21 he was a Gentile. 05:22 And so this is the first biblical example that we have 05:25 of the Holy Spirit being poured out upon the Gentiles. 05:29 In this case though, it's interesting because many 05:31 people go to this text and try to say, 05:32 "Well you know what, Gentiles were speaking in tongues. 05:34 And because they were speaking in tongues 05:36 and they were magnifying God, 05:38 this is a special heavenly tongue." 05:39 And it goes back to that whole argument that many charismatic 05:42 Pentecostals tried to use to say that there's a special 05:45 heavenly tongue that every Christian 05:47 needs in order to have 05:48 salvation because we have to put forth 05:51 the evidence that we have, the Holy Spirit. 05:53 And they say that that's the gift of tongues. 05:55 But we have to keep in mind that Peter... 05:57 When Peter was speaking to them, of course, 05:59 Peter being a Jew, 06:01 Peter understood what they were saying. 06:02 He understood that they were magnifying 06:04 God because not only were they just speaking in a tongue, 06:05 but they were speaking in the tongue that Peter 06:07 and those around them could hear. 06:08 This happened in the same way that it did on the day 06:11 of Pentecost. 06:12 In fact, Acts 11:15, 06:14 when Peter was describing this same event he said, 06:16 "And as I begin to speak the Holy Spirit 06:17 fell upon us in the beginning," 06:20 speaking of the day of Pentecost. 06:22 What happened on the day of Pentecost? 06:24 Obviously, everyone who received the outpouring 06:26 of the Holy Spirit, they spoke in a worldly known 06:29 language that they were not born with for the purpose 06:32 of communicating the gospel to those 06:33 of a different language. 06:35 That's what happened to Cornelius's family. 06:37 So if you're explaining this to someone, 06:39 it wasn't some heavenly, 06:40 you know, tongue or some language, 06:42 or some jibber jabber or babbling that no man 06:44 can understand. 06:46 These were known languages, and people that were present 06:47 understood it in their language. 06:49 Probably a different language but in their language, 06:52 they understood they're magnifying God. 06:54 They were speaking intelligent words. 06:56 Good answer. Thank you for that explanation there. 06:59 Shelley, we'll come to you. 07:01 We were wondering, 07:03 "For what purpose did God create angels, 07:05 and why before mankind?" 07:07 That's interesting. 07:09 I first want to point out that both in Greek 07:12 and Hebrew, the word for Angel is Messenger. 07:16 And that's what it means and it is used of man, 07:19 and it is used of celestial beings. 07:21 I'm sure you're speaking of celestial beings here. 07:26 I also want to point out, Isaiah 55:8-9. 07:29 God says, "My thoughts are not your thoughts. 07:32 My ways are not your ways. 07:34 My thoughts are higher than your thoughts 07:37 and my ways are higher than your ways." 07:39 The Bible doesn't specifically 07:41 answer your question but there are indications 07:43 and I don't... 07:44 I think the best angel is... Best angel? 07:47 The best answer is simply to say that God created 07:51 angels to do His will and to fulfill 07:56 His purpose for when He created humanity. 07:59 In Hebrews 1:14, the Bible says, 08:03 speaking of celestial beings, 08:05 "Are they not all ministering spirits 08:08 sent forth to minister for those who will 08:12 inherit salvation?" 08:14 So the Bible indicates that angels will be serving 08:19 humanity even in the future. 08:21 God created angels to help 08:24 assist Him in His purposes, to send them 08:28 as messengers to mankind, 08:31 and serve His purpose. 08:32 You know we see angels. They were warriors. 08:35 They were messengers. 08:36 They were protectors of God's people 08:39 and they were ministers to God's people. 08:43 We also see that angels 08:47 ministered in heavenly sanctuary. 08:51 So, the answer is, 08:54 God did create angels before He created humanity. 09:00 I believe that He wanted His team in place 09:04 so that He could minister to humanity properly. 09:07 Amen. 09:08 Well, I'm glad that He did create 09:10 angels before us because, boy, I know mine 09:13 I've been working overtime back in the day. 09:16 Pastor Lomacang, "Jesus was anointed with 09:19 the Holy Spirit at His baptism. 09:22 Why then couldn't the Comforter come until after Jesus left?" 09:26 This comes from Louis out of Pennsylvania Sure. 09:29 Louis, thank you for that question. 09:30 First of all, the Holy Spirit is to continue the work 09:33 of Jesus or the Holy Spirit 09:35 is to be the proponent to continue to follow 09:38 in the footsteps that Jesus established. 09:40 But there was something significant about the work 09:41 of Christ that the Holy Spirit could not do. 09:45 The Holy Spirit is not the Redeemer. 09:48 The Holy Spirit was to point the world to their need 09:51 of a Redeemer. 09:52 If Jesus had not completed the work of redemption first, 09:57 the Holy Spirit could not come to point 10:00 the world to the need for a Redeemer. 10:02 And in His own words, 10:04 Jesus made it clear in John 16:7. 10:07 He says, "Nevertheless, I tell you the truth. 10:10 It is to your advantage that I go away, 10:12 for if I do not go away, 10:14 the Helper would not come to you. 10:16 But if I depart, I will send him to you." 10:19 And the question is, what is he going to do when Jesus leaves? 10:23 And a point I want to make very importantly here 10:26 is the work of the Holy Spirit 10:28 is far more in depth than many people 10:31 even give him credit for. 10:32 That's right. 10:34 John 16:8-11, "And when he has come..." 10:37 Look at what he does. 10:39 "He will convict the world of sin 10:40 and of righteousness and of judgment, 10:43 of sin because they do not believe in me, 10:46 of righteousness because I go to my Father, 10:49 and you see me no more." 10:51 That couldn't be the case if Jesus was still here. 10:53 "And of judgment because the ruler of this world is judged." 10:56 Jesus had to defeat the enemy. 10:59 Jesus had to defeat Lucifer before the work 11:02 of redemption was completed. 11:04 Now, the Holy Spirit can convict the world and say, 11:07 "Now that Jesus has provided redemption, you need that." 11:11 So He was to be the proponent. 11:12 John 16:13-14, 11:15 "However, when He, the Spirit of truth has come, 11:17 He will guide you into all truth. 11:19 For He will not speak on His own authority, 11:22 but whatever He hears He will speak 11:24 and He will tell you things to come. 11:25 He will glorify me, for He will take up 11:28 what is mine and declare it to you." 11:31 Amen. 11:33 Excellent information. 11:34 Pastor Day, this comes from Madeline from Las Vegas. 11:39 "Please, explain these verses from Matthew 24:17-20?" 11:45 Absolutely. 11:46 So thank you, Madeline, for submitting that question. 11:47 I'm going to read the verses 11:49 and then I'm going to give the explanation. 11:50 Matthew 24, 11:51 and I'm actually going to back up to verse 15 because it puts 11:54 it in its proper context. 11:56 So Matthew 24, 11:57 I'm going to start reading in verse 15 to 20. 11:59 It says, "Therefore, when you see the abomination 12:01 of desolation spoken by Daniel the prophet, 12:04 standing in the holy place, 12:05 whoever reads let him understand. 12:07 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains." 12:10 And then here's verse 17, 12:11 "Let him who is on the house top not go down to take 12:14 anything out of this house 12:15 and let him who is in the field 12:17 not go back and get his clothes. 12:19 But woe to those who are pregnant 12:20 and to those who are nursing babies in those days. 12:24 And pray that your flight may not be in the winter, 12:26 nor on the Sabbath." 12:28 This obviously is coming within the context 12:30 of the question that the disciples have asked 12:32 Jesus at the beginning of this chapter. 12:34 It starts... 12:36 The chapter starts out that they're going to Jesus 12:37 privately on the top of the Mount of Olives 12:39 because Jesus had just spoken up the destruction 12:41 of the temple. 12:42 He told them not one stone will be left upon another 12:44 and so it says, "They went to him privately said, 12:46 when will these things be and what will be the signs 12:49 of the end of the age and of your coming?" 12:51 And so Jesus in Matthew 24, 12:53 not only tells the signs 12:54 of the times in reference to His second coming 12:58 but He also, in this particular verses that we just read. 13:01 He's speaking of the details pertaining to the destruction 13:04 of Jerusalem, which happened in 70 AD. 13:06 Now, some support for this obviously... 13:09 Better verses for this is when you 13:10 go to Luke 21 because there's a little bit more explanation, 13:13 a little bit more detail. 13:15 Notice Luke 21:22-24. 13:17 It says, "But when you see Jerusalem 13:19 surrounded by armies, 13:21 then you know that its desolation is near." 13:23 Same thing, when you see... 13:25 Again what Matthew said, 13:26 "The abomination of desolation spoken by Daniel the prophet." 13:28 That's speaking of the latter verses of Daniel Chapter 9, 13:31 talking about the destruction of Jerusalem. 13:33 It goes on to say then, "Let those who are in Judea, 13:36 flee to the mountains. 13:38 Let those who are in the midst of her depart 13:41 and let not those who are in the country enter her." 13:43 This is talking about a time of destruction 13:45 of Jerusalem in 70 AD when Titus, 13:48 the Roman military man, 13:50 he took his armies in and basically 13:52 flooded Jerusalem and destroyed Jerusalem. 13:54 And in this case, Christ was giving them warning to not... 13:57 to flee to not turn back 13:59 and not stay there because if they had have 14:01 stayed there, the righteous, those who were being warned, 14:05 they would have been destroyed along with other millions 14:09 of people that were there in the city at that time. 14:11 So, of course, these verses are referring to 14:13 the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. 14:16 Amen. Thank you for covering that. 14:18 Shelley, "Does John 19:39 14:22 show Nicodemus becoming a believer 14:24 and follower of Christ Jesus?" 14:25 This comes from Jerry out of Michigan. 14:28 Jerry, that is a great question. 14:31 Let's just, kind of, 14:32 look at what the Bible has to say about Nicodemus. 14:36 If you consider John Chapter 3, 14:38 we see that Nicodemus was a prominent Pharisee. 14:43 He was a member of the Sanhedrin, 14:46 the ruling Jewish counselor. And what does he do? 14:50 He was also an authority on Hebrew Scripture 14:54 because Jesus calls him, 14:56 "The teacher of Israel." 14:58 So we know that he was an authority 15:01 of the Hebrew Scriptures, but he was curious about Jesus. 15:05 Something that Jesus said, 15:07 did or whatever the reports he'd heard, 15:11 he was moved by that. 15:12 And he goes to Jesus in the garden at night to ask 15:17 him what must be done. 15:19 And this is when they have the famous conversation 15:22 about being born again. 15:24 Now, something happened to him 15:27 because we see in John 7:51 that Jesus... 15:31 Is supporting Jesus, he, actually, 15:34 defends Jesus before his spirit, 15:36 before the Sanhedrin. 15:38 And he is sharply rebuked 15:40 as he is talking with these high priests 15:43 and Pharisees or the chief priests. 15:45 Now, in John 19, 15:47 I'm going to begin with verse 38. 15:49 I'm just backing that point. 15:51 Listen to what the Bible says, "After this..." 15:54 This is after the crucifixion. 15:57 "Joseph of Arimathaea..." 15:59 That's the rich man in whose tomb Jesus was buried, 16:03 "being a disciple of Jesus but secretly for fear 16:08 of the Jews. 16:09 He asked Pilate that he might take away the body 16:11 of Jesus and Pilate gave him permission. 16:14 So he came, and took the body of Jesus. 16:16 And Nicodemus, 16:19 who at first came to Jesus by night that was in the garden, 16:23 also came bringing a mixture of myrrh 16:26 and aloes about a hundred pounds. 16:29 And they took the body of Jesus. 16:30 They bounded in strips of linen with the spices, 16:34 as the custom of the Jews is to bury. 16:37 And now, in the place where He was crucified, 16:39 there was a garden, in the garden, 16:41 a new tomb in which no one had been laid." 16:44 Now, the interesting thing to me about verse 38 16:48 of John Chapter 19 is Arimathaea, 16:52 Joseph of Arimathea was a secret disciple. 16:56 Well, here we've got Nicodemus with him. 16:58 I personally believe he brought 100 pounds 17:02 of aloe and myrrh that's enough to anoint 17:05 a King for His burial. 17:07 My personal belief is that Nicodemus recognized 17:12 Christ's suffering in His death fulfilled the prophecies 17:17 of the coming Messiah. 17:19 And that he was anointing Jesus as King of the Jews. 17:24 Thank you, Shelley. Thank you. 17:26 Pastor Lomacang, 17:28 you'll have three minutes for this question. 17:30 Okay. 17:31 "I have a question regarding the Apocrypha Bible books. 17:34 Hopefully I have pronounced that correctly, 17:36 the 14 books that were removed from the Bible 17:38 as they are claimed to be. 17:41 They glorify God and agree with the rest of the Bible 17:45 also adding more information to common Bible questions. 17:48 My question is, 17:50 why are they not used in contemporary Christianity? 17:54 Are they fake or something else?" 17:56 Well first of all, let me clarify from the very content 17:59 of your question. 18:00 They were not removed from the Bible. 18:02 They were never added to the Bible. 18:03 That's right. 18:05 You have to look at these books. 18:06 These were books that were Gnostic in many respects. 18:10 These books were used throughout the course 18:12 of human history, and you have... 18:14 They were categorized into two areas, 18:16 those that are accepted books and not accepted books. 18:20 Let me just run through the 14 quickly Ecclesiasticus, 18:24 Wisdom, First and Second Maccabees, 18:26 Tobit, Bel and the Dragon, Judith, Esther and Baruch. 18:29 These were considered as, during the development 18:33 of the Christian era, as accepted books. 18:35 Some of them were quoted in the Septuagint, 18:38 which is the Hebrew New Testament. 18:41 You'll find that those were some of the accepted. 18:43 But when they were further investigated, 18:46 they found that they were incompatible 18:49 with the scriptures we considered today, 18:51 the Canon of Scriptures. 18:53 That's why they were not included. 18:54 You have also that the flat out not accepted books, 18:58 like The Prayer for Manasseh, 19:00 The Song of the Three Holy Children, 19:02 The History of Susanna, First and Second Esdras. 19:05 And the list goes on and on because there are some that say 19:08 that there were 15 books 19:09 and some say there were 16 books. 19:11 But those who compile the scriptures look at them 19:14 and found them inconsistent with the scriptures. 19:17 Let me give you an example. 19:19 The Book of Tobit was supposed... 19:21 It pointed out that Tobit was supposedly alive 19:25 when Jeroboam staged the revolt in 931 BC, 19:29 and was still alive at the time of the Assyrian 19:31 captivity in 1722 BC. 19:34 Yet, the Book of Tobit said he only lived 158 years. 19:37 That's a lot longer that 158 years. 19:40 So how can he have spent almost 200 years 19:45 when in his own writings, it indicated that he lived 19:47 much shorter period of time. 19:49 That inconsistency was there. 19:51 Also you find in Second Maccabees, 19:53 there is a suggestion to pray for the deceased. 19:57 And today, Mormon suggests that, 19:59 you know, pray for the dead. 20:00 Well, that's inconsistent 20:02 with the Bible in Luke Chapter 16 because when your life 20:05 closes the Bible says in Hebrews, 20:08 "It is appointed unto man once to die 20:10 and after that the judgment." 20:11 When you die, your record is closed. 20:13 Nobody can alter that by prayer. 20:15 And the other aspect of it is finally there is no 20:18 claim of any of these books at having divine authority. 20:22 You find books like the Book of Enoch. 20:25 Well, it was called the Book of Enoch but the writer 20:28 was not Enoch, he was an epistle, 20:31 New Testament epistle by the name of Barnabas, 20:35 who wrote this book. 20:36 Why would he use the name Enoch? 20:38 To try to gain credibility. 20:40 If I use a name that is established 20:42 in Scripture as a person of authority 20:44 and credibility, maybe people will read it. 20:47 Well, the church fathers realized that as they went 20:50 through the writings in specificity that they 20:53 did not match the Canon of Scriptures. 20:55 Quite a bit of conflicts, stories that would just 21:00 may be applicable to those times but not 21:03 relevant to the Canon of Scriptures. 21:06 And they wanted to minimize any conflict 21:08 and controversy from these extra biblical writings, 21:12 so they were never added to the Bible. 21:14 Amen. Great answer. 21:15 Wow, that's deep. That is deep. 21:18 If you have any questions that you would 21:21 like to send in for a future program, 21:23 you can email them to BibleQA@3abn.tv 21:28 or you can text your questions 21:30 to (618) 228-3975. 21:35 These questions are great that are coming in and you 21:38 want to add something. 21:40 Just real quickly, that was a three-minute answer. 21:42 But, you know, if you want to get into the depth of it, 21:44 I would recommend that you do some research on your own, 21:47 and you'll find out quite a bit more. 21:49 So don't take that three-minute answer and say, 21:50 "That's the capsule of that, but that's three minutes." 21:53 Juiced version. 21:55 That was incredible to be able to put it into three minutes. 21:58 Pastor Day, this comes from Edith out of New York. 22:02 "Please, explain the four creatures in Ezekiel?" 22:05 Okay. Well, the best way I can explain 22:07 the four living creatures in Ezekiel is letting Ezekiel 22:09 explain the four living creatures. 22:11 Let's read the text there in Ezekiel 1:5-11. 22:15 Of course, we see these four living creatures come up 22:17 multiple times between Ezekiel 1 and Chapter 10. 22:21 But notice verses 5-11 in Ezekiel 1. 22:24 It says, "Also from within, 22:25 it came the likeness of four living creatures 22:27 and this was their appearance. 22:29 They had the likeness of a man. 22:30 Each one had four faces and each one had four wings." 22:33 So these are talking about cherubims. 22:35 This says, "Their legs were straight 22:37 and the soles of their feet were like the soles 22:39 of calf's feet. 22:40 They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze. 22:43 The hands of the man were under their wings on their four sides 22:48 and each of the four had faces and wings." 22:52 It says, "Their wings touched one another. 22:54 The creatures did not turn when they went but each 22:56 one went straightforward 22:58 as for the likeness of their faces. 23:00 Each one had the face of a man. 23:02 Each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side. 23:05 Each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side. 23:08 Each of the four had the face of an eagle. 23:10 Thus where their faces, their wings stretched upward 23:13 two wings of each one touched one another 23:16 and two covered their bodies." 23:18 These are cherubims. 23:20 Cherubims are mentioned many, many times in Scripture, 23:23 having a double set of wings or four wings. 23:25 In this case their wings... 23:27 two wings touch one another, two wings, of course, 23:30 covered their bodies. 23:31 These are a little bit different than what we 23:33 see in Revelation with the seraphim. 23:35 Seraphim had six wings. 23:36 And, of course, these cherubims had four different faces, 23:40 versus the seraphim we see in Revelation 23:43 only had one face. 23:44 Very similar in the sense that it's an eagle, 23:46 you know face of a man, the calf and of course, 23:49 also the face of the lion. 23:51 But these cherubims, of course they... 23:52 If you do a research in Scripture, 23:54 you'll find that they carry out the work of God, 23:56 whatever God asked them to do. 23:58 They are God's helpers. They do God's work for them. 24:01 For instance, they also help to transport 24:03 God in the mobility of God's throne in the movement. 24:07 We see that in the Book of Revelation, 24:08 as well as in the Book of Ezekiel as well, 24:10 Ezekiel Chapter 10. 24:12 So, these are cherubims. 24:13 They are types of angels. 24:15 If you hear the word cherubims, 24:16 seraphims, these are different types of angelic hosts that God 24:20 created to serve Him. 24:22 Seraphims, of course, their job 24:24 is more of in the work of praise. 24:26 They praise God all the time. 24:28 So, this is what we're describing 24:29 here in Ezekiel are definitely cherubims, 24:32 and they carry out the work of God. 24:34 They're angels. 24:35 I love how you said, 24:37 "Well, we'll just let Ezekiel explain that." 24:38 Well, it's the best way to be. 24:40 He's great detail Absolutely. 24:43 Shelley, you'll have three minutes for this question. 24:46 "Please explain Romans 8:16-17." 24:50 Okay, and that's from David in Maryland. 24:52 David, thank you for this question. 24:54 We're going to back up to Romans 8:13. 24:56 See this in context. 24:58 In Romans 8:13, it says, 25:01 "If you live according to the flesh you will die 25:03 but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, 25:08 you will live." 25:09 Notice, we need the power 25:12 of the Holy Spirit to help us put to death 25:17 the deeds of the flesh. 25:19 In other words, the Holy Spirit isn't forcing God's will on us, 25:23 but we can't do it by ourselves. 25:26 It's us and the spirit working together. 25:29 He also helps us in our weaknesses. 25:32 He leads us in prayer. 25:33 If we look at verse 26 of Romans 8, it says, 25:37 "The Spirit helps in our weaknesses. 25:39 We don't know how we should pray as we ought. 25:41 But the Spirit himself makes intercessions for us." 25:45 Now, Romans 8:14 says, 25:49 "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, 25:53 these are the sons of God." 25:56 His leading is not mystical. 25:59 His leading, His empowering helps us to put to death 26:03 the misdeeds of the flesh. 26:05 And His presence in our life 26:08 is the assurance that we are a child of God. 26:12 In verse 15, He says, 26:14 "You didn't receive the spirit of bondage to fear. 26:17 You receive the spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, 26:22 Abba Father." 26:23 Oh, that's a tender precious expression. 26:28 Abba means, daddy, papa. 26:30 So, when the Holy Spirit is in our heart... 26:33 Paul wrote in Galatians 4:6 26:36 "Because you are sons of God, 26:39 daughters of God, God has sent forth the Spirit 26:43 of His Son into your hearts, crying out, 'Abba Father.'" 26:47 And this shows an intimate relationship that we have 26:52 with God when His Spirit's living in us. 26:54 Now to your question, Romans 8:16-17, 26:59 "The Spirit Himself bears 27:00 witness with our spirit that we are children of God 27:04 and if children, then the heirs, heirs of God, 27:08 and joint heirs of Christ. 27:10 If indeed we suffered with Him that we may 27:13 also be glorified together." 27:17 We must have the Holy Spirit. 27:21 He is the agent of our adoption. 27:23 He is the agent of our recreation, 27:28 our new birth. 27:29 Titus 3:4 and 6 says, 27:32 "When the kindness of the love of God our Savior 27:35 toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness 27:40 which we have done but by His mercy. 27:42 He saved us through the washing of regeneration 27:47 and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 27:49 who may pour out abundantly on us 27:52 through Jesus Christ our Savior." 27:54 So His leading provides us assurance of salvation. 27:59 You know why? 28:00 We're seeing the fruit that He's developing in us. 28:03 The fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22-23, 28:07 "He makes us heirs of eternal salvation." 28:11 Hebrews 1:2 says, 28:12 "Christ has been appointed heir of all things 28:16 when we share in His kingdom of glory with Him 28:20 as a child of God." 28:22 If we suffer with Him, 28:23 it doesn't necessarily mean physical persecution. 28:27 We could be ridiculed on his behalf. 28:31 Or it could be just the suffering 28:34 of submitting our will entirely to God, 28:37 resisting temptation, as Jesus had to suffer. 28:41 But on this side of eternity, 28:44 we'll have many, many struggles. 28:46 But we're disciplined as we walk with the Holy Spirit 28:50 go through His process of sanctification being 28:53 set apart from sin. 28:55 Amen and amen. Excellent explanation. 28:56 It always amazes me 28:58 how God longs for a relationship with each 29:01 and every one of us. 29:02 Absolutely. That's incredible. 29:03 Pastor Lomacang, 29:05 we have a question here from Amanda out of Uniontown. 29:10 She says, "Please, explain 29:11 what the trumpets are in Revelation Chapter 8 and 9?" 29:17 Is it two minutes? 29:20 Amanda, I'm going to squeeze these oranges 29:22 as quickly as I can. 29:23 The seven trumpets is an interesting study. 29:25 It has taken so many positions of controversy, 29:29 even within the school of the most accepted beliefs. 29:33 There are about five or six different interpretations 29:35 and variations of what the trumpets mean, 29:37 which in fact indicates that it is still unfolding. 29:41 It is the understanding of it. 29:43 Two of the main positions about the seven trumpets are one. 29:47 They cover the same period as the seven seals of Revelation. 29:50 The second one is the seven trumpets are introduced 29:53 onto the seventh seal of Revelation. 29:55 And the second category people point to Revelation 8 29:58 when the seventh seal is opened, 30:00 and then the seven trumpets are introduced. 30:04 Given from the various schools, they refer to God's 30:06 intervention in the human history of His people. 30:10 The response of God in response to the prayers of a saints. 30:15 The point of the matter is God intervenes throughout human 30:18 history in behalf of the saints. 30:20 Also, the seven trumpets revealed 30:21 God's judgments on those that persecute 30:24 the people of God. 30:26 You find God's protecting care is always with His people. 30:29 But the points that are made that are something 30:31 we should not overlook. 30:32 The seven trumpets are not the seven last plagues 30:35 because they are described in the Bible 30:37 as being mixed with mercy. 30:40 But the fifth trumpet is one that brings about... 30:43 It narrows down the definition because most all 30:46 who described the trumpets indicate that the fifth trumpet 30:50 describes satanic activity, 30:52 the star that fell from heaven in Revelation 9:1. 30:55 You can read that yourself. 30:56 But Isaiah the prophet says, 30:58 "How art thou fallen from heaven, 31:00 O Lucifer, son of the morning." 31:02 Luke 10:18 Jesus said, 31:03 "I saw Satan like lightning fall from heaven." 31:06 So it's undoubtedly in Revelation, 31:08 the war broke out in heaven, and Satan and his angels 31:10 were cast to the earth, 31:12 demonic activity clearly being described. 31:14 The abyss that is talked about is indicative 31:17 of Luke 8:31, when the angels, the evil angel says, 31:22 "Are you going to cast us into the abyss?" 31:24 But then you find in Revelation 9:4, 31:26 those who are not going to be harmed or those 31:28 who are protected by being covered by the seal of God. 31:32 And it's amazing that the only 31:33 place in Revelation that the entire phrase, 31:36 the seal of God on their foreheads 31:37 is mentioned is in Revelation 9:4. 31:40 And finally, the reason why we know that Satan 31:42 is involved in this persecution that God's 31:45 people are protected from, is it says in Revelation 9:11. 31:49 These locusts, which are evil angels according to Joel 2, 31:52 had a king over them. 31:54 He's described as Abaddon and Apollyon, 31:57 the angel of destruction and the angel that destroys. 32:00 In nutshell, the seven trumpets 32:03 indicate by God that the day of judgment is soon to close. 32:07 This is the time to accept salvation. 32:09 Yeah. 32:10 There's no way to put that in two minutes. 32:12 That's a lot. That's five hours of study. 32:16 Pastor Day, about Lucifer, 32:19 "When Michael and his angels battled with Lucifer 32:21 and his angels and hurled them down to the earth. 32:24 They called him Dragon, then the original serpent, 32:27 then devil, Satan, the deceiver. 32:29 Jehovah named him Lucifer. 32:32 Did Jehovah take that name back 32:34 and he is no longer allowed to us anymore? 32:39 Or was he not worthy to use 32:42 this name once he sinned against Jehovah?" 32:45 Okay yeah, I think I understand what this person's asking. 32:48 And I just want to just state... 32:50 just right off the cuff that I have read 32:53 and study the scripture through. 32:54 I'm aware of no text 32:56 where the Bible specifically says that God gave him 32:58 the name Lucifer, obviously, 33:00 you know in eternities passed when he was created. 33:03 And then after he fell or after he was cast down to the earth, 33:06 that he repossessed or took back that name. 33:09 The Bible just simply does not provide that information. 33:12 In fact, we have evidence contrary to that even 33:15 after he had fallen, even after he had been 33:17 cast to the earth, even after even the fall of men. 33:20 We see evidence here very clearly, 33:22 even in the Book of Isaiah which was written, 33:25 you know, about 700 to 730 years before Christ, 33:29 so the earlies, you know, late 700 BC. 33:33 We see here that Isaiah writes from God's perspective. 33:37 He was obviously under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. 33:40 But we see here in Isaiah 14:12, 33:43 notice the name is used here, 33:44 "How art thou fallen from heaven, 33:46 O Lucifer, son of the morning. 33:49 How you art cut to the ground, you who weakened the nations." 33:55 Notice this is in the past tense. 33:57 He's speaking here 33:58 about the work that in the sinful work, 33:59 in the arbitrary work that he's already done 34:04 in the aftermath of his being cast to the earth." 34:06 And so it goes on to say in verse 13, 34:08 "For you have said in your heart, 34:10 I will ascend into the heaven. 34:11 I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. 34:13 I will sit also upon the mount 34:14 of the congregation on the far sides of the north." 34:16 And you can read through there all 34:18 of these things that the Father is addressing towards Lucifer, 34:21 all that he has done 34:22 and what will happen because of what he has done. 34:25 And so very clearly, I don't think that, 34:27 you know, Lucifer, obviously Lucifer was the name 34:29 God had given him, you know, these other words like Satan 34:32 is obviously from the Hebrew transliteration, 34:35 which we use a kind of like names. 34:37 Like we call him Satan, almost like we call somebody 34:39 Jim, Bob, Stanley, Nancy on a first name basis. 34:43 But Satan is simply a title, 34:45 which means enemy, adversary, accuser. 34:47 These are titles. 34:49 But Lucifer was his actual name given by God. 34:51 And there's no evidence in Scripture that we can find 34:53 where God took back that name and said, 34:55 "No, you can't have that name now." 34:57 That's his name. 34:58 The Bible calls him Lucifer, 34:59 and I think it's okay for us to call him that as well. 35:02 Thank you, Pastor Day. Thank you. 35:04 Shelley, "We have believed for the longest time 35:07 that the world is a ball shooting 35:09 through an ever expanding universe. 35:11 The question is simple. 35:12 Is this what the Bible teaches? 35:14 And is science supporting what the Bible says, 35:18 or is it directly opposing it?" 35:20 No. This is from Reber in Nairobi, Kenya. 35:23 Let me give you four quick points. 35:26 Centuries ago, scientists believe 35:28 the earth was flat and if you will sail too far 35:30 you are going to fall off it. 35:31 But Isaiah 40:22 says, 35:33 "He who sits above the circle of the earth..." 35:36 The Bible identified and presented the world 35:40 as spherical in form before science realized it. 35:43 Two, ancient scientists believed 35:46 the earth was stationary. 35:47 It was on foundation. 35:49 The Greek mythology, 35:51 you have the atlas with the world on its shoulders. 35:53 Job 26:7 says, "He stretches out the North over empty space. 35:59 He hangs the earth on nothing." 36:03 So it took science thousands 36:05 of years to discover that the world 36:07 is suspended in a vacancy. 36:09 And Job described this condition of the globe 36:13 accurately way before science discovered it. 36:17 By divine inspiration this one gets me. 36:20 Job knew light dwells in a way not in a place. 36:26 Job 38:19, he say, 36:27 "Where is the way to the dwelling of light?" 36:31 Modern science has discovered that light travels in motion, 36:35 wave motions and at 186,000 miles per hour... 36:41 per second not per hour, per second. 36:44 So light can 36:45 only reside in... 36:50 dwell in a way. 36:52 So let's get to your question. 36:54 Most scientist in the early 20th century 36:58 believed that the universe was static. 37:01 They even believed, some scientists 37:03 thought it's going to collapse because of gravity. 37:06 But it was astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1929, 37:11 he proved that the universe was expanding. 37:14 Listen to what the Bible says. 37:16 Isaiah 40:22, we'll go back there. 37:19 "It is He, God, 37:21 who sits above the circle of the earth, 37:25 who stretches out 37:28 the heavens like a curtain." 37:31 The Bible tells us nine times, 37:33 God is stretching out the universe. 37:37 We see it in Psalm, Job, four times in Isaiah, 37:41 twice in Jeremiah and in Zechariah. 37:44 So here's how I look at it. 37:46 Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." 37:49 John 8:12. Light's always in motion. 37:52 Hebrews 1:3-6, 37:54 "He upholds everything by His mighty word of power." 37:58 And science doesn't prove the Bible, 38:01 but the Bible proves science because science 38:04 is always changing, the Bible never changes. 38:07 Okay. 38:08 Praise God for the consistency of the Word. 38:12 Pastor Lomacang, 38:13 "What led Noah to be led to become drunk 38:16 when Ham had to cover him in his nakedness? 38:19 Was he an alcoholic? 38:20 He was close to God." 38:22 Well, first of all, I like that question. 38:26 But Ham didn't cover his nakedness. 38:28 It was Shem and Japheth. 38:32 Ham took a position that he should not have. 38:35 Let's read Genesis 9:20-23. 38:38 It says, "And Noah began to be a farmer 38:40 and he planted a vineyard. 38:42 Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, 38:44 and became uncovered in his tent. 38:47 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father 38:52 and told his two brothers outside. 38:55 But Shem and Japheth took a garment, 38:58 laid it on both their shoulders and went backward 39:01 and covered the nakedness of their father. 39:04 Their faces were turned away, 39:06 and they did not see their father's nakedness." 39:09 To answer the question, what made Noah drunk 39:13 is the same thing that makes anybody else who's drunk. 39:15 It is not unusual. They drink too much. 39:18 And whether you drink 39:19 intoxicating wine that's already fermented 39:23 or whether you continue to drink 39:24 a grape juice that sits there for long periods of time. 39:27 I learned this in a hard way. 39:30 On Thanksgiving we had apple cider, 39:32 the real good apple cider not the fake one, 39:34 the one that really squeeze you. 39:35 You got to drink it that day. 39:37 You got to drink it cold because if you 39:39 leave it overnight, it just takes one day for apple 39:41 cider to make you happier than you need to be, okay? 39:44 And so, Noah did what everybody else 39:49 that gets inebriated. 39:50 He kept on drinking, and it started affecting him. 39:53 That's why the Bible talks about that the deacon 39:55 should not be given too much wine. 39:57 It was a custom to give the deacons 39:59 when they visited people to drink over and over. 40:01 The elders were not to be given to any, 40:03 they were to set the example. 40:05 But the point that was made, 40:07 the point of the whole story was their response. 40:10 That was the focal point of the story, 40:11 their response. 40:12 And in response to Ham not doing what he should have, 40:15 Genesis 9:24-27, 40:18 "So Noah awoke from his wine, 40:20 and knew what his youngest son had done to him. 40:23 Then he said, 'Cursed be Canaan, 40:25 a servant of servants he shall be to his brothers. 40:28 He said: 40:29 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem, 40:31 and may Canaan be his servant. 40:33 And may God enlarge Japheth, 40:35 and may he dwell in the tents of Shem, 40:38 and may Canaan be his servant.'" 40:40 The moral of the story is simple. 40:42 Do not take advantage of people 40:45 when they are in a position that they can be taken 40:47 advantage of. 40:49 Treat people the way that you should want to be treated. 40:52 Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 40:54 If you want a similar situation that Noah found himself in, 40:57 would you want people to talk about you 40:59 or would you want them to help you? 41:00 That was the moral of the story. 41:02 Praise God. Excellent point. 41:03 Pastor Day, this is your three minute question here. 41:06 And I'll jump into this, 41:07 "How do you describe the 10 virgins going out to meet 41:10 the bridegroom if there is no rapture? 41:13 And what about Jesus and His saints riding 41:15 a white horse when it says He is coming in the clouds? 41:18 Isn't this two separate times He comes to earth?" 41:22 I don't believe that to be the case. 41:23 If you go back in Matthew 25:1-13 41:27 talking about the 10 virgins is a continuance of Christ 41:30 talking about His return, 41:32 the events surrounding His return. 41:35 It's a continuance of Matthew 24, 41:36 the previous chapter and so if we read these verses... 41:39 I'm just going to read a few verses 41:41 here from Matthew 25:6-13. 41:43 It says, "And at midnight a cry was heard: 41:45 'Behold, the bridegroom is coming, go out to meet him!' 41:49 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 41:51 And the foolish said to the wise, 41:53 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 41:55 But the wise answered and said, 41:56 'No, lest there not be enough for us and you, 41:58 but go rather to those that sell, 42:00 and buy for yourselves.'" 42:01 And then notice verse 10, "And while they went to buy, 42:03 the bridegroom came, and those who were ready 42:06 went in with him to the wedding, 42:08 and the door was shut." 42:09 Notice that, the door was shut. 42:11 "Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 42:13 'Lord, Lord, open to us!' 42:15 But he answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, 42:17 I do not know you.'" And then verse 13 is key here, 42:20 "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day 42:22 nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming." 42:23 Jesus used that same language in Matthew 24 42:26 when He was talking about the thief coming 42:28 with those taken, those left. 42:30 "Watch for you do not know..." 42:32 Again, Matthew 24, I'll read verses 42 to 44. 42:35 It says, "Watch therefore, for you do not know 42:37 the hour your Lord is coming. 42:39 But know that if the master of the house had known 42:41 what hour the thief would come, he would have watched 42:44 and not allowed his house to be broken. 42:46 Therefore you also be ready for the Son of Man 42:48 is coming at an hour," there it is a third time, 42:51 "you do not expect." 42:52 So this is not referring to two separate events. 42:55 Christ's coming back on a cloud, or excuse me, 42:58 on horses in Revelation 19 43:00 is referring to the glorious return of Christ. 43:03 But that's a different depiction. 43:05 It doesn't necessarily mean Christ 43:06 is going to be literally coming back on a white horse. 43:09 These are symbols. This is a parable. 43:11 The 10 virgins is a parable. We have to keep that in mind. 43:14 A lot of times we'll jump into these parables, 43:16 where Christ is using symbols and representations 43:19 and elements to communicate a moral lesson. 43:21 And we often take it literally, 43:23 and we want to apply it and say, "Oh this is... 43:24 This must be a separate event from this." 43:26 This is just talking about the events surrounding 43:30 the return of Christ. 43:31 Me personally in the studies that I have done... 43:33 If you do an in depth study from Matthew 24, 43:36 you know, again go over into I Thessalonians Chapter 4 43:39 and 5 and also studying this right here, 43:42 the parable of the 10 virgins. 43:44 The fact that again, the door was shut, 43:47 this is not talking about how, you know the wicked 43:49 continue on living, while we go with to heaven 43:51 with Christ because we know that 2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 43:54 tells us that when Jesus comes back, 43:56 the wicked are destroyed at the brightness of His coming. 43:59 Also, Luke 17, Matthew 24 44:02 talks about how that when Jesus comes back, 44:04 the wicked are brought to destruction. 44:07 They are left in the sense that... 44:10 Excuse me, the righteous are left behind alive, 44:13 but the wicked are taken in a flood of destruction 44:16 at the appearing of Christ. 44:17 So what we're reading here in this parable of the 10 virgins, 44:21 when it says here that the bridegroom came 44:25 and the righteous went in with him. 44:26 This is a representation, 44:28 actually, of that midnight hour. 44:31 Because, notice, the cry went out at midnight, 44:34 it's talking about a dark time. 44:36 We're going to be living in some dark times. 44:37 This is talking about the close of probation. 44:39 This is talking about that period of judgment 44:41 that which we do not know about. 44:43 We're going to know when Jesus is going to be soon 44:45 appearing because of those seven last plagues. 44:47 That great time of trouble is going to give us clear 44:49 indication that Jesus is on His way. 44:51 But there's one thing we don't know. 44:52 We don't know when that close of probation comes, 44:54 when Michael stands up 44:56 and those seven last plagues are poured out in that dark 44:59 midnight hour, in which we need to make sure 45:01 we are covered by the power of the Holy Spirit. 45:03 That's what this is talking about. 45:04 It's not talking about rapture, 45:06 separate from the second coming. 45:07 It's saying you need to be ready 45:09 and make sure you are watchful of the times 45:11 around you and make sure that you have 45:12 the Holy Spirit now. 45:14 For when that close of probation comes, 45:16 we want to make sure that our fate is sealed up 45:19 with Jesus Christ and not, again, 45:22 you know, taken in destruction with the rest of the folks 45:24 during the time of trouble. 45:26 Amen. 45:27 I thought you were going on a sermon mode for a second. 45:28 You were preaching. 45:30 Well, I took of little bit of extra time there, 45:31 but that's a deep subject. 45:32 Yes indeed. Shelley, we're going to come to you. 45:34 "Pride versus selfishness, I am trying to understand 45:36 which of these two iniquities generates the other? 45:39 Ezekiel 28:17 seems to suggest that it was pride. 45:44 I would like to hear your thoughts on this subject." 45:46 Well, I agree with you. 45:48 I believe that pride is the root of selfishness. 45:50 Let's read Ezekiel 28:15-17. 45:54 He says, "You were perfect in your ways from the day 45:57 you were created till iniquity was found in you. 46:00 By the abundance of your trading you became filled 46:03 with violence within and you sin. 46:06 Therefore I cast you out as a profane thing out 46:10 of the mountain of God. 46:11 And I destroyed you O, covering cherubim." 46:14 Who is he talking to here? The devil. 46:17 "From the midst of the fiery stones." 46:20 Verse 17, "While your heart was lifted up," 46:24 that's pride, "because of your beauty. 46:27 You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. 46:30 I cast you to the ground and laid 46:34 you before kings that they might gaze at you." 46:38 You mentioned Isaiah 14 earlier in verse 14. 46:41 He says, "How are you fallen, 46:43 O Lucifer, son of the morning?" 46:45 You know, Lucifer had a problem. 46:47 There's five I wills in that passage, 46:51 Isaiah 14:12-14. 46:54 It's "I will ascend on high. 46:57 I will be above God. I will... 47:00 I will..." 47:01 Totally different in the picture of the person 47:05 of Jesus Christ in Philippians 2:5-8, 47:09 where Paul says, "Hey let Christ be your example 47:12 of humility. 47:13 Let this mind be in you, which was in him." 47:16 God came down from heaven, took on our flesh, 47:20 and humiliated Himself. 47:22 He humbled Himself and He was... 47:25 He went further and died on the cross for us. 47:28 While God, the second person of the Godhead, our Creator, 47:33 came down and took on this flesh. 47:36 He was totally dependent upon God, the Father. 47:41 He was totally dependent upon the Holy Spirit. 47:44 That's what humility is, is total dependence. 47:47 So pride is dependence on self. 47:51 Pride is thinking that we don't know, 47:54 need God or that we know better than God. 47:57 Prejudice is pride. 47:59 Anytime you think of yourself higher than someone 48:02 else we put... 48:03 Pride put your own personal priorities above others 48:09 and pride creates selfishness. 48:12 Thank you for that. 48:14 Pastor Lomacang, we're coming to you. 48:15 We're almost out of time here. 48:17 "Why did God allow the nation of Israel to own slaves 48:20 and the Leviticus laws? 48:22 Isn't slavery unholy?" 48:24 That's a very good question. 48:26 You know, the Israelites, the slaves that the Israelites 48:29 owned were not against their will. 48:32 These were considered more like indentured bought 48:35 and sold as servants to care for specific needs. 48:38 And you find this talked about in Leviticus 25:47-54. 48:42 I'm going to go ahead and read that so you can see 48:44 the context of slavery. 48:46 They knew they were... 48:47 They were slaves so they wouldn't impose 48:49 upon something, imposed upon someone 48:52 what they just came out of. 48:53 Look at this Leviticus 25:47-54. 48:57 "Now if a sojourner or a stranger come to you, 49:01 close to you becomes rich, 49:03 and one of your brethren who dwells by him becomes poor 49:06 and sells himself to the stranger, 49:09 or sojourner close to you or to a member 49:12 of the strangest family. 49:14 After he is sold, he may be redeemed again. 49:18 One of his brothers may redeem him or his uncle 49:21 or his uncle son may redeem him or anyone 49:23 who is near of kin to him in his family may redeem him. 49:28 Or if he is able, he may redeem himself. 49:31 He, thus he shall reckon with him, 49:34 who brought him the price of his release 49:37 shall be according to the numbers of years. 49:39 For the year that he was sold to him until 49:42 the year of Jubilee, it shall be according to the time 49:45 of a hired servant for him. 49:48 If there are still many years remaining, according to them, 49:52 he shall repay the price 49:54 of his redemption from the money 49:56 with which he was bought. 49:58 And if there remained but a few years 50:00 until the year of Jubilee, then he shall reckon with him. 50:03 And according to the years, he shall repay him the price 50:06 of his redemption. 50:08 He shall be with him as a yearly hired servant, 50:13 and he shall not rule with vigor over him in your sight. 50:17 And if he is not redeemed in these years, 50:20 then he shall be released in the year of Jubilee, 50:23 he and his children with him." 50:25 The nutshell of it is, 50:26 this is the very story that Paul used to illustrate 50:30 Christ's relationship with us. 50:32 1 Corinthians 6:20, "You are bought with a price. 50:35 Therefore glorify God in your spirit 50:38 and in your body, which are God's. 50:40 Not indentured, but in fact voluntary." 50:42 And who's the Redeemer kinsmen? Jesus. 50:45 He buys us back. 50:46 We may be voluntary sinners 50:49 or sin may take us against our will. 50:51 But either way we have a Redeemer kinsmen 50:53 who buys us back. 50:55 Amen. That's right. Amen. 50:56 Wow. 50:58 I'm going to throw something out there real quick 51:00 if you want to touch on it. 51:01 "We know about clean and unclean foods, 51:03 but don't hear much about nutritional foods 51:05 talked about in the Bible, 51:07 and how and what we need to eat." 51:10 Okay, real quick. Anything that God recommends... 51:13 Genesis makes it clear. 51:14 Anything that God recommends is nutritious. 51:17 Look at the story of the Hebrews. 51:18 Everything they ate made them wiser and fairer and healthier, 51:22 and God would never have to put a list together. 51:24 If He simply says, "Eat fruits and vegetables, 51:26 grains, and nuts and you'll be much wiser." 51:28 And were they? 51:30 They were 10 times wiser, 10 times healthier. 51:32 And how amazing God used it as a precursor to understand 51:35 Bible prophecy. 51:37 Amen. 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