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00:28 Hello, and welcome to 3ABN Worship Hour.
00:30 My name is John Dinzey. 00:31 It is a joy and privilege to be with you 00:34 during this hour of worship, and this hour of Bible study. 00:39 Yes, we're going to study God's Word. 00:41 We will be looking at many verses. 00:44 This is why I encourage you to record it if you can, 00:47 or copy with notes 00:51 so that you can continue studying this topic. 00:53 This is a very important topic to study 00:56 because it concerns 00:57 every single human being in the world since Adam. 01:02 And so I encourage you to follow along and pray, 01:07 so that God will help us 01:08 all understand this topic better. 01:12 We will only skim the surface 01:14 because this is a topic that deserves 01:17 and is worthy of much, much study and prayer. 01:21 Before we begin, 01:22 speaking of prayer, let's go to the Lord in prayer 01:24 and ask for His blessing 01:26 because we want to have the Holy Spirit teach us. 01:29 So I'm going to kneel, I ask you to join me in prayer. 01:32 Pray for you and for me 01:34 and everyone that will be joining us. 01:37 Our loving heavenly Father, we come to You in Jesus' name. 01:42 We pray, Lord, that as we study together, 01:44 our hearts will burn within us as we spend time with Jesus. 01:49 We pray that He will be our teacher. 01:51 We pray for Your Holy Spirit to be poured out. 01:54 I place myself in your hands 01:56 so that every word spoken 01:58 will come from Your throne of grace. 02:01 And, Lord, You know 02:02 how to reach each and every person. 02:04 So we pray that You will speak to them 02:07 in the language that he or she will understand. 02:10 All glory and honor be unto Your name. 02:12 And we thank You for the opportunity 02:14 to study Your Word. 02:16 And we ask You for these blessings 02:17 in the holy name of Jesus. 02:20 Amen. Amen. 02:23 The Bible talks to us 02:24 about how sin entered into the world, 02:27 and the Book of Genesis details 02:30 that Satan in the form of a serpent, 02:33 now it doesn't identify Satan in the Book of Genesis, 02:36 but it is the serpent 02:38 that the Bible talks about in Revelation Chapter 12, 02:41 that says that old serpent called the devil there came 02:44 to the Garden of Eden to tempt first Eve 02:48 and continued by using Eve to tempt Adam. 02:52 And the Bible records the following 02:54 in the Book of Romans 5:12. 02:57 Romans 5:12, 03:00 the Bible says, "Therefore, just as through one man, 03:06 that is Adam, 03:07 sin entered the world and death through him, 03:11 through sin and thus death spread to all men 03:15 because all sinned." 03:17 So we see that because of sin entering into this world, 03:22 death entered as well. 03:24 And because of this, there was a need for a Savior. 03:29 And I am glad, and I praise the Lord 03:31 that as soon as there was a sinner, 03:34 there was already a Savior, 03:36 and that Savior is Jesus Christ. 03:38 And if you go to the Book of Revelation Chapter 13, 03:41 you will notice 03:42 that He is the Lamb that was slain 03:44 from the foundation of the world. 03:47 In other words, God saw ahead of time 03:50 and knew that the emergency would come, 03:52 formulated a plan of salvation 03:55 and He had a plan already in place. 03:58 Let's go to the Book of Genesis, 04:00 and we're going to go to Chapter 3 04:02 and see the promise when it was first revealed. 04:06 In Genesis 3:15, 04:08 the Bible says, "And I will put enmity 04:12 between you and the woman." 04:14 This is God talking to the serpent, 04:16 in the hearing of Adam and Eve, 04:17 "Between you and the woman 04:19 and between your seed and her Seed. 04:22 He shall bruise your head," 04:24 that is Jesus will bruise the head of the serpent, 04:26 "and you shall bruise his heel." 04:29 Here we have the promise 04:30 that the Seed of the woman 04:33 would bruise the serpent's head. 04:35 And we have that blessed hope of salvation 04:38 through Jesus Christ. 04:40 And it was hoped by Eve 04:42 and by just about every woman after her, 04:46 that her child would be the Messiah, 04:48 the Savior of the world. 04:50 This is why when Cain was born, 04:53 Eve said, "I have gotten a man from the Lord," 04:57 with hope that Cain, her first born son 05:00 would be the Messiah. 05:02 Unfortunately, we know that they, he was not. 05:06 Now, you may see 05:09 that Cain and Abel 05:14 were taught by Adam and Eve to offer sacrifice to God. 05:18 Now, I want to point out something to you 05:21 because as soon as there was a sinner, 05:23 there was a Savior. 05:24 And from the very beginning, 05:26 God wanted to teach Adam and Eve 05:29 that death is the result of sin. 05:32 So in Genesis Chapter 3, we are now going to verse 21. 05:36 Notice what the Bible says, "Also for Adam and his wife, 05:41 the Lord God made tunics of skin 05:44 and clothed them." 05:46 So if God made tunics of skin, 05:49 this must mean that animals died. 05:52 And so the sacrifice was made 05:56 and the skin was used to clothed Adam and Eve, 06:00 and this was the first sacrifice, 06:03 that sacrifice. 06:04 Now remember, 06:05 all the animals that typified 06:08 Jesus Christ had to be without spot or blemish. 06:11 And in the Garden of Eden in the earth 06:15 made that newly created 06:17 all the animals were without spot or blemish. 06:21 So this animal was sacrificed. The blood was shed. 06:25 And by the means of the blood of that animal, 06:28 the symbol meant that 06:32 the death of the Savior would be typified, 06:36 was typified by the sacrifice. 06:38 So Adam and Eve understood that Jesus Christ, 06:41 the Son of God would come 06:43 to rescue them and to pay for their sins. 06:47 And so Cain and Abel, as you notice in the Bible, 06:51 were taught how to bring sacrifices to the Lord. 06:56 And, you can see, you can follow the Bible 06:59 and see that Abraham offered sacrifices 07:01 and Jacob offered sacrifices and on and on. 07:06 Now we go to the Book of Exodus 25:8, 07:09 when God instructs the people of Israel 07:12 to build a sanctuary. 07:14 Let us go to Exodus 25:8. 07:17 And God said to Moses, 07:19 "And let them make Me a sanctuary, 07:21 that I may dwell among them." 07:24 The sanctuary was the place 07:27 that God said His presence would be in, 07:30 in the Most Holy Place. 07:32 And we're going to talk about this 07:34 and all this has to do with the final cleansing. 07:38 So pay close attention, 07:39 because this is very important for you 07:42 because you have also sinned 07:44 and you need the final cleansing 07:46 that only Jesus Christ offers. 07:49 This is now why we move to Hebrews 9:1-5. 07:53 Hebrews 9:1-5. 07:56 This is what the Bible says. 07:58 "Then indeed, 08:00 even the first covenant 08:01 had ordinances of divine service 08:05 and the earthly sanctuary. 08:07 For a tabernacle was prepared: 08:09 the first part which was the lampstand, 08:12 the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary, 08:17 and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle 08:21 which is called the Holiest of All, 08:24 which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant 08:27 overlaid on all sides with gold, 08:30 in which were the golden pot that had the manna, 08:33 Aaron's rod that budded, 08:35 and the tablets of the covenant, 08:38 which are the Ten Commandments, 08:39 and above it were the cherubim of glory 08:42 overshadowing the mercy seat. 08:44 Of these things we cannot now speak in detail." 08:49 So let's take a look at a graphic that illustrates 08:53 the layout of the earthly tabernacle, 08:57 the sanctuary. 08:58 And in this graphic, 09:00 you will notice that there is an, 09:03 a large tent surrounding 09:06 and inside you see that there on the right 09:10 is the altar of sacrifice from which you see 09:13 in the picture smoke. 09:15 Then the next thing you see, as you move towards the left, 09:19 you see the altar of laver, 09:21 then you must pass the first veil, 09:24 which is what we mentioned 09:26 in the Book of Hebrews Chapter 9. 09:28 The first veil, you see the tabernacle there, 09:32 you see that there is a lampstand, 09:34 there is the table of showbread. 09:37 And just before the curtain is the altar of incense. 09:42 If you pass, as you pass through the curtain 09:45 by the altar of incense, you enter the Most Holy Place. 09:50 And there in the Most Holy Place 09:53 is the Ark of the Covenant 09:55 of which we said was the Ark of the Covenant, 09:59 there also was the golden pot that had manna, 10:03 Aaron's rod that budded. 10:05 And, of course, it doesn't mention here, 10:08 but the laws containing ordinances 10:12 were on the side of the ark. 10:15 And this all typified the work of the high priest 10:20 that were sacrifices were offered daily there. 10:24 As a matter of fact, 10:26 every evening and morning there was a sacrifice. 10:29 Let's go to the Book of Exodus Chapter 29. 10:32 And let us read quickly there, 10:34 as you will notice in Exodus Chapter 29, 10:37 and we're going to read verse 39. 10:38 Exodus 29:39. 10:41 This is what the Bible, says, 10:48 "One lamb you shall offer in the morning, 10:51 and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight," 10:55 or at evening as some Bible version say. 10:58 So one lamb in the morning, 11:00 and one lamb in the evening was offered every single day 11:04 to typify that God was their Savior. 11:08 The lamb was a symbol of Jesus Christ in the morning 11:12 and in the evening, 11:13 know, to let them know that they depended 11:17 on Jesus Christ. 11:18 They depended on the Lord. 11:20 But also, as you notice in the Bible, 11:23 you will notice that there was a need for people 11:27 when they send to bring a lamb or another animal 11:31 as registered there in the Book of Leviticus, 11:36 you will notice that details are given to us 11:40 as to what animal for what sin 11:42 and for what person are to be offered. 11:44 Let's look to Leviticus 5:6-7 really quick. 11:48 And we have here, 11:50 "And he shall bring 11:52 his trespass offering to the Lord for his sin 11:56 which he has committed, a female from the flock, 12:00 a lamb or a kid of the goats as a sin offering. 12:04 So shall the priest make atonement for him 12:08 concerning his sin." 12:09 Now notice how God 12:11 is considerate of people's finances. 12:13 If he's not able to bring a lamb, 12:16 then he should bring to the Lord for his trespass, 12:18 which he has committed two turtledoves 12:20 or two young pigeons, 12:22 one as a sin offering 12:23 and the other as a burnt offering. 12:25 And every person that sinned, 12:28 which is, which was every one of the people of Israel 12:31 had to bring an animal. 12:34 When the animal was brought, and I want to illustrate here 12:37 just by the use of this that I have before me, 12:39 that when an animal was brought, 12:41 the sinner had to put his hand over the head of the animal 12:46 and there confess his sin on the head of the animal. 12:51 This was a symbol 12:52 that he was transferring his sin to the animal. 12:57 The animal then died in the sinner's place. 13:01 His blood was shed. 13:02 And the Bible says that without the shedding of blood, 13:05 there's no remission of sin. 13:07 This was all symbolic typifying that Jesus Christ, 13:11 the Son of God would come to take away our sins. 13:15 And so this daily took place by, 13:19 then the blood was taken into the Holy Place 13:22 and also put on the horns of the altar sacrifice. 13:26 This meant that the sin was symbolically transferred 13:32 to the Holy Place. 13:35 And so, this went on day by day, 13:39 but notice what the Bible says 13:42 concerning the sin 13:46 and the cleansing of the people. 13:48 We now move to a day 13:50 that was typified would come every single year, 13:54 because the Bible declares 13:56 that the sins were brought again to remembrance. 14:00 This is called the Day of Atonement. 14:03 The Day of Atonement, 14:04 the word atonement 14:06 is not a word we use every single day. 14:07 So if you look in the dictionary, 14:09 that means restoration, 14:11 that means brought back to divine favor. 14:15 You are reconciled to God. 14:17 And so, let's look in Leviticus Chapter 16, 14:21 in Leviticus Chapter 16. 14:23 Now stay with me 14:24 because this is all going to come together beautifully 14:27 as we go through this study. 14:29 Leviticus Chapter 16, 14:31 and we're now going to verses 29 and 30. 14:34 Notice, "This shall be a statute forever for you: 14:38 In the seventh month, 14:39 on the tenth day of the month, 14:42 you shall afflict your souls, 14:44 and do no work at all, 14:46 whether a native of your own country 14:48 or a stranger who dwells among you. 14:50 For on that day the priest shall make atonement for you, 14:54 to cleanse you, 14:56 that you may be clean from all your sins 15:01 before the Lord." 15:02 So, on the Day of Atonement, 15:05 the sins that were confessed throughout the year 15:09 were once again remembered, confessed, 15:12 and the cleansing of the sanctuary took place 15:16 and the cleansing of the people took place. 15:18 And we're going to talk about that in a moment. 15:19 But notice what the Book of Hebrews reveals, 15:23 because like we said, 15:24 these were all symbolic of Jesus Christ. 15:28 Notice what the Book of Hebrews says 15:30 in Hebrews Chapter 10, 15:32 and we're going to read verses 1 through 4. 15:36 Listen carefully, 15:37 "For the law, 15:39 having a shadow of the good things to come, 15:43 and not the very image of the things, 15:46 can never with these same sacrifices, 15:49 which they offer continually year by year, 15:53 make those who approach perfect. 15:56 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? 15:59 For the worshipers, once purified, 16:02 would have had no more consciousness of sins. 16:07 But in those sacrifices 16:08 there is a reminder of sins every year. 16:12 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls 16:15 and goats should take away sin." 16:19 So there it is, there you have it, 16:21 the animal sacrifices were not, 16:26 it was not possible for those sacrifices 16:28 to take away sin. 16:30 They were symbolic 16:32 till the time that Jesus Christ would come 16:35 to die for us to redeem us from destruction, 16:39 to redeem us from death. 16:41 And this is why now we go to the Book of John, 16:44 and in the book of John, there is a scripture 16:47 that was mentioned by John the Baptist. 16:51 One day, he pointed to Jesus Christ 16:54 in the midst of the people 16:56 that was walking amongst the people 16:58 and there in John 1:29, 17:01 he said, behold, 17:04 "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, 17:06 and said, 'Behold! 17:08 The Lamb of God 17:10 who takes away the sin of the world!" 17:14 Praise the Lord. 17:15 The animal sacrifices could not do it, 17:17 but the Lamb of God, 17:19 Jesus Christ could take away the sins of the world. 17:23 And I tell you today, 17:24 Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God 17:26 is the only one that can take away your sins 17:30 and deliver you from the bondage of sin, 17:34 the guilt of sin and the penalty of sin, 17:38 which is death. 17:40 So I say to you, we need Jesus. 17:43 Matthew 1:20-21. 17:46 This is concerning Jesus, notice what says, 17:49 "But while he thought about these things, 17:51 behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, 17:55 saying, 'Joseph, son of David, 17:57 do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, 18:01 for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 18:04 And she will bring forth a Son, 18:07 and you shall call His name Jesus, 18:09 for He will save His people from their sins.'" 18:14 Notice that Jesus is able to save from our sins, 18:19 not in our sins so that you continue in them, 18:22 but from our sins 18:24 so that you're not held in bondage to them. 18:26 You're not held captive by them. 18:28 You don't have the guilt for them, 18:30 and you don't have the penalty of them. 18:32 Jesus Christ can deliver you from all your sins. 18:36 So come to Him just as you are 18:38 and ask Him to forgive you for all your sins 18:41 and Jesus will make the atonement. 18:45 Jesus is the one that makes the atonement, 18:47 like we said is reconciliation. 18:50 You see that word, we can take it and say, 18:53 at-one-ment is simplifying it 18:55 by saying, you become one with God again. 19:00 So praise the Lord for His goodness. 19:03 You see Acts 4:12. 19:06 The Bible says, 19:07 "Nor is there salvation in any other, 19:10 for there is no other name under heaven 19:13 given among men by which we must be saved." 19:18 And so Jesus is the answer. 19:21 Jesus is the one that can deliver you from sin 19:24 and do a final cleansing upon your life. 19:28 So I encourage you, come to Jesus. 19:30 He is the one that can cleanse you 19:33 thoroughly and completely 19:35 and deliver you from the power of sin. 19:38 So now I say to you 19:40 remember what the Bible reveals 19:43 in Romans Chapter 6. 19:46 And in Romans Chapter 6, we are going to verse 23. 19:50 And this is what the Bible says, 19:52 "For the wages of sin is death, 19:57 but the gift of God is eternal life 20:02 in Christ Jesus our Lord." 20:05 And praise be to God that it is a gift. 20:10 It is a gift. 20:12 A gift is given freely. 20:14 You are not supposed to pay it back. 20:17 And, in fact, you cannot pay it back, 20:20 but because of your love for the Lord, 20:22 because you are grateful to the Lord, 20:25 you will choose to be faithful to Him because you see, 20:30 you don't want sin upon you, 20:32 because if you have sin upon you, 20:34 then you will have to suffer the wages of sin. 20:38 So give up the sin, give it to Jesus, 20:41 let Him cleanse you from it, 20:43 so that you may be justified, cleansed 20:47 and finally cleansed forever and walk among God's children. 20:54 In the Bible, 20:55 we are told 20:57 that Jesus Christ took the sins of the world upon Him. 21:01 Go with me to Isaiah 53:5-6. 21:05 Isaiah 53:5-6, 21:06 speaking of Jesus, the Lamb of God. 21:10 You can start reading in verse 1, 21:12 and you will see that is brought clearly, 21:14 but we are going to start in verse 5. 21:17 Let's go to verse 5 and 6, Isaiah 53, 21:20 "But He was wounded for our transgressions, 21:24 He was bruised for our iniquities, 21:27 the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, 21:32 and by His stripes we are healed. 21:36 All we like sheep have gone astray, 21:39 we have turned, every one, to his own way, 21:42 and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." 21:49 Yes, on Jesus Christ was brought to Him 21:53 upon Him the iniquity of us all. 21:56 Jesus Christ has already died for our sins. 22:01 Jesus Christ has already died for your sins. 22:06 And I want to encourage you 22:08 to take advantage of what Jesus Christ has done 22:13 and is doing for you. 22:15 And what do I mean by He's doing for you? 22:17 You see, Jesus Christ is in the heavenly sanctuary, 22:21 ministering in the Most Holy Place. 22:24 And we will get to that in a moment 22:25 on our behalf. 22:27 And only those who come to Him, 22:30 only those who confess their sins 22:33 can take advantage of the fact that Jesus is our High Priest. 22:39 And He is now making intercession for us 22:43 to do a final cleansing, 22:46 a final cleansing of God's people. 22:49 What follows then is that Jesus Christ 22:53 will step out of the Most Holy Place. 22:55 And then this world will be plunged 22:57 into the last place, 23:00 eventually Jesus Christ will come 23:02 and redeem His people. 23:03 I'm getting ahead of myself. 23:05 Let's go now to the Book of Romans 5:10 23:09 and beginning in verse 8. 23:11 Notice Romans Chapter 5, beginning in verse 8, 23:14 "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, 23:19 in that while we were still sinners, 23:22 Christ died for us." 23:24 Much more than having now been justified by His blood, 23:29 we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 23:32 Notice, we are justified by His blood. 23:36 Notice now verse 10, 23:38 "For if when we were enemies," past, 23:40 "we were reconciled," past tense, 23:43 "to God through the death of His Son," past tense, 23:46 "much more having been reconciled," 23:48 present tense, 23:50 "we shall be saved by His life," 23:53 future tense. 23:54 Did you catch that? 23:56 And not only that, 23:58 but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 24:02 through whom we have now received the reconciliation. 24:07 So we see here that the death of Jesus Christ, 24:11 by His blood we are justified. 24:15 And we were enemies, 24:17 we are reconciled because of His sacrifice, 24:21 but it is because of His life, 24:23 His life as our High Priest that we shall be saved. 24:28 We shall be saved by His life, present tense. 24:32 And so I encourage you to take advantage of the fact 24:35 that Jesus Christ is our High Priest. 24:39 You see, it is only as we each individually 24:45 accept Christ as our substitute and accept His death 24:50 in payment for the penalty of our sins, 24:53 that we can be accepted in the beloved. 24:57 God's sacrifice, 25:00 the sacrifice of Jesus Christ makes reconciliation possible. 25:06 And so, 25:07 you must accept this sacrifice in order for it to be valued, 25:14 put to your account, 25:15 and the blood of Jesus Christ can cleanse you. 25:19 This is not an automatic act. 25:21 It is available, 25:23 but until you accept Jesus Christ, 25:26 you are not justified. 25:27 You are justified freely by His grace through His blood. 25:33 And I encourage you to consider the fact. 25:36 First, you're reconciled 25:38 and being reconciled, you shall be saved. 25:42 And so I encourage you to understand 25:45 reconcile is past tense, shall be saved is future tense, 25:49 the ministry of Christ 25:50 in the sanctuary in heaven is important, 25:54 vitally important and we need to understand that. 25:58 I am reading to you from the book, 25:59 Great Controversy, 489. 26:02 Notice the wording, powerful and beautiful, 26:07 better explained than I can. 26:09 Notice, Great Controversy, 489. 26:13 "The intercession of Christ 26:15 in man's behalf in the sanctuary above 26:19 is as essential to the plan of salvation 26:23 as was His death upon the cross. 26:26 By his death He began that work which after His resurrection, 26:32 He ascended to complete in heaven." 26:35 We must by faith enter within the veil, 26:38 whither the forerunner is for us entered. 26:41 Hebrews 6:20. 26:43 There the light from the cross of Calvary is reflected. 26:47 There we may gain a clearer insight 26:50 into the mysteries of redemption. 26:52 The salvation of man and woman 26:55 is accomplished by an infinite expense 26:58 to heaven. 26:59 Please understand that although salvation 27:02 is freely offered, 27:03 it was at an infinite expense to heaven. 27:06 The sacrifice made is equal 27:09 to the broadest demands of the broken law of God. 27:13 Jesus has opened the way to the Father's throne 27:17 and through His mediation, 27:20 the sincere desire of all who come to Him in faith 27:23 may be presented before God. 27:27 Praise be to God. 27:29 So yes, 27:31 you will notice 27:32 by the sacrificial system on the earth 27:35 that when the sinner brought the lamb 27:39 and confessed his sins on the head of the lamb, 27:44 it was not over. 27:45 What would happen next? 27:47 The lamb was sacrificed. 27:49 Was it over then? 27:50 No, the priest would take some of the blood, 27:54 put it on the horns of the altar 27:56 and the altar of sacrifice. 27:58 He would then go inside with the blood 28:01 and he would minister in the Holy Place 28:04 with the blood. 28:05 And you see, it's not over 28:07 when Christ dies upon the cross, 28:09 there is a final cleansing that must take place. 28:12 The blood of the lamb 28:15 had to be used to minister for us, 28:18 just the same way the blood of Christ. 28:22 He used His blood to minister for us 28:24 in the heavenly sanctuary. 28:27 This is why we must understand 28:29 that there is to be a final cleansing. 28:32 Let's go to the Book of Mark 15:37-39. 28:36 Mark 15:37-39. 28:39 This takes us to the time 28:40 when Jesus Christ was on the cross. 28:42 And when Jesus Christ was on the cross, 28:45 there something happened that is eye-opening. 28:49 Something that we should take notice of 28:52 because in Mark 15, 28:54 Jesus Christ is dying on the cross. 28:56 And it seems like the narrative, 29:00 the telling of the story 29:02 of what Jesus Christ is doing on the cross. 29:04 It seems to pause for a moment 29:06 and takes us to another scene that is in the temple. 29:12 And something happened at the temple 29:13 when Jesus Christ is dying on the cross. 29:15 Let's look at it. 29:17 Mark 15:37-39, notice, 29:19 "And Jesus cried out with a loud voice 29:23 and breathed His last." 29:25 That's on the cross. 29:26 But now notice verse 39, 29:28 "Then the veil of the temple 29:31 was torn in two from top to bottom. 29:36 So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, 29:39 saw that He cried out like this 29:41 and breathed His last, he said, 'Truly 29:44 this Man was the Son of God!'" 29:47 You see that veil was extremely high. 29:50 It's about 18 feet high. 29:52 That veil was three inches thick. 29:55 According to rabbis and tradition, 29:58 three inches thick, 29:59 no earthly person is strong enough to tear it. 30:02 I don't know who you know, that is strong, 30:05 but some people have a hard time. 30:07 You just take three, three or four pieces of paper 30:10 and they can't tear that. 30:12 Now this is a veil, three inches thick. 30:16 No person is powerful enough to tear it. 30:21 As a matter of fact, it was high. 30:22 And notice that it says 30:23 detailed from top to the bottom. 30:29 No man tore the veil of the temple. 30:32 God sent an angel to do this work, 30:35 to give us a message 30:37 that the earthly sacrifices were over 30:40 when Jesus Christ dies on the cross. 30:42 The earthly sacrifices are over because the true sacrifice, 30:46 the real Lamb of God dies on the cross for us 30:52 and no more do we have to offer lambs, 30:55 no more need of animal sacrifices. 30:58 Jesus Christ ended all the animal sacrifices. 31:02 Praise the Lord, 31:04 because He is the Lamb of God 31:06 that takes away the sin of the world. 31:09 Would you say amen to that? 31:11 Praise the Lord, if you did. Praise the Lord if you didn't. 31:13 So, I encourage you to consider that we have a High Priest, 31:17 Jesus Christ. 31:19 Hebrews 4:14. 31:20 You see when Jesus ascended to heaven, 31:22 He became our High Priest. 31:24 We don't have enough time to detail all of that, 31:27 the hows and whys, 31:29 but read the Book of Hebrews 31:30 and you will see that you will understand this. 31:33 Let's go to Hebrews 4:14-16, 31:37 "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest 31:41 who has passed through the heavens, 31:43 Jesus the Son of God, 31:45 let us hold fast our confession. 31:49 For we do not have a High Priest 31:51 who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, 31:53 but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin." 31:58 I say, praise the Lord. 32:01 "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, 32:05 that we may obtain mercy 32:06 and find grace to help in time of need." 32:11 Praise the Lord. 32:12 Jesus Christ tempted, 32:14 severely tempted by the devil over and over again. 32:18 The devil was after Jesus 32:20 like no other human being over and over again, 32:24 made it as difficult as possibly could be for Jesus. 32:29 Tempted Him severely 32:31 much more than you and I could ever be tempted, 32:33 but Jesus hung on to the power of God 32:37 and said, "Thus, it is written," 32:41 and overcame through the power that you and I can have. 32:45 You see as a human being, 32:47 Jesus Christ had to face temptations 32:49 like you and I have to face 32:51 depending on strength from above. 32:53 And so, this is why you and I can by faith in Christ, 32:59 trusting in His strength in us, 33:02 we can be more than conquerors through Jesus Christ. 33:05 Praise be to His name. 33:07 This is why Paul was able to say, 33:09 "I can do all things through Christ 33:11 who strengthens me." 33:13 And so now I go to Hebrews Chapter 9 really quick 33:16 because something happened eventually. 33:19 We're talking about the final cleansing. 33:21 When does the final cleansing begin 33:24 in Hebrews Chapter 9? 33:26 We now enter into, 33:27 remember, let's go back to the graphic 33:29 and you will understand 33:30 that something important happened. 33:32 In the graphic you will see that there was a Holy Place. 33:36 When Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, 33:39 He went through the first veil 33:41 and there, where you see the table of showbread 33:43 the lampstand and the altar of incense. 33:47 There He ministered for 1800 years, 33:51 for about 1800 years 33:53 Jesus was ministering in the Holy Place. 33:57 The people that would confess their sins 33:59 wore, when you, when the people confessed their sins, 34:02 they were put upon Christ 34:04 and He ministered His blood in the Holy Place. 34:08 But eventually 34:10 He has to go to the Most Holy Place 34:13 to do a final cleansing of the heavily century. 34:17 You follow me along please 34:18 as we move quickly to Hebrews 9:6-10. 34:20 Notice, 34:22 "Now when these things had been thus prepared, 34:24 the priests always went 34:26 into the first part of the tabernacle, 34:28 performing the services." 34:30 This is what Jesus did. 34:31 "But into the second part 34:33 the high priest went alone once a year." 34:36 So eventually Jesus Christ would pass 34:39 from the first apartment to the second apartment. 34:41 Why? 34:43 Because it is time for the final cleansing. 34:45 Notice verse 7, 34:47 "But into the second part 34:48 the high priest went alone once a year 34:50 not without blood, 34:51 which he offered for himself 34:53 and for the people's sins committed in ignorance, 34:56 the Holy Spirit indicating this, 34:58 that the way into the Holiest of All 35:00 was not yet made manifest 35:02 while the first tabernacle was still standing." 35:05 That is the earthly tabernacle. 35:07 Notice verse 9. 35:08 "It was symbolic for the present time 35:11 in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered 35:15 which cannot make him 35:18 who performed the service perfect 35:19 in regard to the conscience, 35:21 concerned only with foods and drinks, 35:24 various washings, 35:25 and fleshly ordinances imposed 35:28 until the time of reformation." 35:32 And the time of reformation came 35:34 when Jesus died on the cross, 35:35 He became our Great High Priest. 35:38 And this is why I point you now to Revelation Chapter 14. 35:43 And we're moving now to Revelation 14:6-7, 35:46 because there a cry is to be made, was made, 35:50 began already in the 1800s, 35:54 to talk about the message of the time 35:57 when Christ entered the Most Holy Place. 36:00 Revelation 14:6-7, 36:02 "Then I saw another angel 36:04 flying in the midst of heaven, 36:06 having the everlasting gospel to preach unto those 36:10 who dwell on the earth 36:11 to every nation, tribe, tongue and people 36:14 saying with a loud voice, 36:16 fear God and give glory to him, 36:18 for the hour of His judgment has come, 36:21 and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea 36:24 and the springs of water." 36:26 In the year 1844, 36:29 Jesus Christ went from the first apartment 36:31 in the heavily sanctuary to the second apartment, 36:34 which is the Most Holy Place in heaven. 36:36 Let's go quickly to the Bible 36:38 and look at how this, this took place. 36:41 First, we moved to Hebrews 9:23, 36:45 and it says, 36:46 "Therefore it was necessary 36:48 that the copies of the things in the heavens," 36:52 those on the earth, 36:53 the copies of the things in the heaven, 36:55 "should be purified with these, 36:56 the blood of animals, 36:58 but the heavenly things themselves 37:00 with better sacrifices than these." 37:02 The better sacrifice is Jesus Christ, my friend. 37:06 Hebrews 9:24. 37:11 Notice beginning there, 37:12 "For Christ has not entered 37:15 the holy places made with hands, 37:17 which are copies of the true, 37:19 but into heaven itself, 37:21 now to appear in the presence of God for us, 37:25 not that He should offer Himself often, 37:28 as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year 37:31 with blood of another," 37:33 that is of animals, 37:34 "He then would have had to suffer often 37:37 since the foundation of the world, 37:39 but now, once at the end of the ages, 37:42 He has appeared to put away sin 37:44 by the sacrifice of Himself." 37:47 Time is moving quickly and I must move quickly. 37:50 Please follow along. 37:51 Daniel 8:13-14. 37:54 Notice what the Bible says there. 37:56 "Then I heard a holy one speaking, 37:58 and another holy one said 38:00 to that certain one who was speaking, 38:02 'How long will the vision be, 38:04 concerning the daily sacrifices 38:06 and the transgression of desolation, 38:09 the giving of both the sanctuary 38:11 and the host to be trampled underfoot?' 38:13 And he said to me, 38:15 'For two thousand three hundred days, 38:17 then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.'" 38:20 We're talking now about the final cleansing, 38:22 2,300 days, 38:25 and some versions it says 38:27 2,300 evenings and mornings 38:29 because a day is composed of an evening and the morning. 38:33 In Ezekiel 4:6, 38:35 we are told, 38:36 "And when you have completed them, 38:38 lie again on your right side, 38:40 then you shall bear the iniquity of the house 38:43 of Judah forty days. 38:44 I have laid on you a day for each year." 38:47 What we're trying to say is this, my friend, 38:49 the 2,300 days mentioned in Daniel 8:14, 38:56 a day is equal to a year in Bible prophecy. 38:59 So, then it was revealed to Daniel 39:02 and to us that we, as we read it 39:04 that unto 2,300 days, 2,300 years, 39:09 then the sanctuary will be cleansed. 39:11 Which sanctuary? 39:13 We're talking about the sanctuary in heaven. 39:15 So, let's move quickly now as we go to Daniel 9:24, 39:20 so that we can understand when this began. 39:23 In Daniel Chapter 24, 39:25 it says, 39:26 "Seventy weeks are determined for your people 39:29 and for your holy city, 39:31 to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, 39:34 to make reconciliation for iniquity, 39:37 to bring in everlasting righteousness, 39:39 to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy." 39:43 And that that is a lot. 39:44 We do not have enough time to unpackage all of this, 39:47 but notice what it says 70 weeks are determined. 39:50 Determined is the word cutoff. 39:51 In the Hebrew that's what is brought out. 39:53 Cut off from what? 39:54 Is cut off from the 2,300 years, 39:58 or days equal to years in Daniel 8:14. 40:02 It is describing the time 40:05 when the 2,300 days equal to years should begin. 40:10 Notice verse 25, 40:12 "Know therefore and understand, 40:13 that from the going forth of the command 40:17 to restore and build Jerusalem 40:19 until Messiah the Prince, 40:21 there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks, 40:25 the street shall be built again, 40:26 and the wall, even in troublesome times." 40:29 This is the beginning of the prophecy, 2,300 years. 40:34 You can look at the Book of Ezra Chapter 7. 40:36 There are several decrees given. 40:38 There's one that is the longest, 40:40 and the one that allows for all of the things detailed 40:44 in Daniel 9:25, to do all of these things, 40:49 to build Jerusalem and to build the wall 40:52 and all these things to take place. 40:54 The decree that gave all of these rights, 40:58 it occurred in 457 BC, 457 BC before Christ. 41:04 So, taking this as the starting point 41:06 for 457 BC 41:07 moving to 2,300 years, 41:10 takes us to 1844. 41:13 Let's be, continue reading in Daniel 9:26-27, 41:17 to see more details of what should take place 41:20 and notice what is says. 41:24 "And after sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, 41:27 but not for Himself, 41:29 and the people of the prince 41:30 who is to come shall destroy the city 41:32 and the sanctuary. 41:34 The end of it shall be with a flood, 41:36 and till the end of the war desolations are determined. 41:39 Then he shall confirm 41:41 a covenant with many for one week, 41:43 but in the middle of the week 41:45 He shall bring, notice, 41:47 He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. 41:51 And on the wing of abominations shall be 41:54 one who makes desolate, even until the consummation, 41:57 which is determined, 41:58 is poured out on the desolate." 42:00 So, remember this, 42:03 in the middle of the week, 42:04 in the middle of the last week of the 490 years, 42:09 detailed by 70 weeks, 42:11 the Messiah is cut off and it says 42:14 He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. 42:16 When Jesus dies on the cross, 42:18 He brings an end to sacrifice and offerings. 42:20 But notice that we said 42:22 that in Daniel Chapter 29, 9:24, 42:27 it says, "And to anoint the Most Holy." 42:30 This is talking about anointing the Most Holy Place in heaven. 42:35 Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the anointed one, 42:38 but to anoint the Most Holy here, 42:40 it is talking not about a person, 42:42 it is talking about a place, 42:44 and that is a place, the Most Holy in heaven. 42:48 I don't have time to detail all this, 42:50 but it means that Jesus Christ 42:52 would anoint the Most Holy Place, 42:56 the temple in heaven 42:57 to begin His ministry as our High Priest. 43:01 So, in 1844 43:03 began the time of final cleansing. 43:08 And in 1 Peter 4:17, 43:11 we have what the Bible tells us, 43:14 who it begins with. 43:16 Notice 1 Peter 4:17, 43:18 "For the time has come for judgment 43:21 to begin at the house of God, 43:23 and if it begins with us first, 43:27 what will be the end of those 43:29 who do not obey the gospel of God?" 43:33 In this verse it tells you 43:35 that it begins with the house of God, 43:38 those that claim to be children of God, 43:41 those that claim to be part of God's family. 43:47 The judgment begins with those 43:49 that claim to be God's children. 43:51 So, God's children beginning with Adam 43:53 in 1844 began all the, 43:57 those that died before Christ begins His ministry. 44:01 It begins with them. 44:04 Then it moves to those that are living. 44:07 And God knows when that time is. 44:09 We do not know, it is not revealed, 44:11 but the time would come 44:13 when the final cleansing will move to those 44:16 that are alive. 44:18 And I tell you, the time is coming, 44:21 when that time will begin, if it has not already begun. 44:24 In Revelation 22:12, 44:28 we are moving quickly because of time. 44:30 Revelation 22:12, 44:32 the Bible tells us, 44:33 "And behold I am coming quickly, 44:35 and My reward is with Me to give to everyone, 44:38 according to his work." 44:40 You see, when Christ comes, the work of judgment is done. 44:46 All of the people that have said, 44:48 I believe in God, I want to be a child of God, 44:51 all of that has been done 44:53 and investigative judgment is done. 44:55 And all the cases of all those that died 44:59 believing in God and all those that are alive, 45:02 believing in God, 45:03 the time when Jesus Christ returns, 45:05 all that work is done. 45:06 And He's coming with His reward to give to every man, 45:08 according as his work shall be. 45:11 Now, let's move quickly to Leviticus Chapter 16 45:13 and go to verse 6. 45:15 Leviticus Chapter 16 moving to verse 6. 45:18 There are a lot of scriptures and we must move quickly, 45:22 so that we can bring the complete as much as we can 45:25 in the time that we have. 45:26 Leviticus Chapter 16, 45:28 we're going to go to verses 6 through 9. 45:30 Leviticus 16:6-9. 45:32 This is what the Bible says. 45:34 "And Aaron shall offer the bull..." 45:38 Oh, I'm sorry, I'm reading, yes, verse 6, 45:41 "And Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, 45:44 which is for himself, 45:45 and make atonement for himself and for his house. 45:48 He shall take the two goats 45:50 and present them before the Lord 45:52 at the door of the tabernacle meeting. 45:54 Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: 45:57 one lot for the Lord 45:59 and the other lot for the scapegoat. 46:01 And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord's lot fell, 46:04 and offer it as a sin offering." 46:07 Here my friend, there are two goats. 46:09 One is a Lord's goat. 46:10 It is offered as a sin offering 46:13 with the blood of that goat, atonement is made 46:17 to cleanse the sanctuary 46:19 back then in on the Day of Atonement, 46:21 cleanse the sanctuary, 46:23 the altar and cleanse the people. 46:26 Upon this goat 46:28 the sins of God's people are confessed." 46:31 They are symbolically then transferred to the goat, 46:35 and this goat dies for the sin of the people 46:38 to cleanse the people and the sanctuary. 46:41 But there's another goat, a goat that remains alive 46:44 that is called the scapegoat. 46:45 On that goat something happens to it 46:48 and we need to pay close attention 46:50 to understand what that is. 46:52 We now move to verse 10, 46:53 "But the goat 46:55 on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat 46:57 shall be presented alive before the Lord, 47:00 to make atonement upon it, 47:01 and to let it go as the scapegoat 47:03 into the wilderness." 47:05 Remember, only when an animal is sacrificed, 47:08 can you make atonement with it. 47:10 This goat, 47:12 the goat that is presented alive 47:14 before the Lord 47:15 is a symbol of the devil. 47:18 Why is he a symbol of the devil? 47:20 You see, the devil has brought temptation 47:23 upon every human being since the Adam and Eve. 47:27 And he has some participation 47:29 in the fact that people fall into sin. 47:31 And this scapegoat symbolizes that Satan at the end of time, 47:37 when God's people are rescued by Jesus, 47:41 Jesus Christ comes the second time. 47:43 Jesus comes and places upon the devil 47:48 all of the sins of God's people. 47:50 Why? 47:52 Because he has had participation 47:54 and he must bear the guilt of the part 47:58 that he had to play in people falling into sin. 48:02 He must bear the guilt, 48:03 not to be offered as a sacrifice, 48:06 but to be punished for the part that he has done. 48:09 Notice then, 48:10 let's move to Leviticus 16:15-16. 48:13 It's a lot to take in. You must follow quickly. 48:15 "Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering," 48:17 that is the Lord's goat. 48:19 Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, 48:21 which is for the people, 48:22 bring its blood inside the veil, 48:24 do with that blood 48:25 as he did with the blood of the bull, 48:27 and sprinkle it on the mercy seat 48:29 and before the mercy seat. 48:30 So shall he make atonement for the Holy Place, 48:34 because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, 48:37 and because of their transgressions, 48:39 for all their sins, 48:40 and so shall he do for the tabernacle of meeting 48:43 which remains among them 48:45 in the midst of their uncleanness. 48:46 It is the Lord's goat that is sacrificed. 48:48 It is the blood of that goat that does the cleansing. 48:52 Notice verse 17, 48:53 "There shall be no man in the tabernacle of meeting 48:56 when he goes in to make atonement 48:57 in the Holy Place, 48:59 until he comes out, 49:00 that he may make atonement for himself, 49:02 for his household, 49:04 and for all the assembly of Israel. 49:06 And he shall go out to the altar 49:08 that is before the Lord, and make atonement for it, 49:10 and shall take some of the blood of the bull 49:12 and some of the blood of the goat, 49:13 and put it on the horns of the altar all around. 49:16 Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it 49:18 with his finger seven times, 49:20 cleanse it, and consecrate it 49:22 from the uncleanness of the children of Israel." 49:25 Cleansing is taking place with the Lord's goat. 49:30 But notice now the scapegoat. 49:32 And when, 49:34 we're moving to verse 20 of Leviticus 16, 49:36 "And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place," 49:39 atoning has been done, 49:41 "for the Holy Place the tabernacle of meeting, 49:43 and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. 49:46 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, 49:49 confess over it 49:50 all the iniquities of the children of Israel, 49:52 and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, 49:56 putting them on the head of the goat, 49:58 and shall send it away into the wilderness 50:00 by the hand of a suitable man. 50:02 The goat shall bear on itself 50:05 all their iniquities to an uninhabited land, 50:08 and he shall release the goat in the wilderness." 50:10 He is not sacrificed in the Lord's tabernacle. 50:15 He's not sacrificed 50:17 because he is not an offering for sin. 50:20 He is bearing the guilt of the people 50:22 outside the camp. 50:23 And that is a symbol of the devil 50:25 that has to bear 50:26 and the responsibility for his participation 50:29 in tempting people. 50:31 Praise the Lord for that. 50:32 Jesus Christ dies for our sin. 50:35 He cleanses us from all sin, 50:36 His blood cleanses the Most Holy Place in heaven, 50:39 cleanses the heavenly sanctuary. 50:41 And then afterwards, 50:43 the blood, all the sins are confessed upon the devil 50:46 and he has to bear for his part in it. 50:49 Revelation Chapter 20 details 50:52 what actually is happening there. 50:54 Notice what it says, 50:55 "Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, 50:57 having the key to the bottomless pit 50:59 and a great chain in his hand. 51:01 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, 51:04 who is the Devil and Satan, 51:05 and bound him for a thousand years, 51:07 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, 51:09 and shut him up, and set a seal on him, 51:12 so that he should deceive the nations no more 51:14 till the thousand years were finished. 51:15 But after these things 51:17 he must be released for a little season. 51:20 "Now he has all these sins upon him, 51:22 the devil, after Jesus Christ comes 51:25 and a thousand year begins 51:26 and he has time to consider the work of his hands, 51:29 all of the wicked things he has done 51:31 and consider all of the iniquities 51:33 that he had caused people to do. 51:36 He has to bear that responsibility. 51:38 In Hebrews 16:22. 51:41 The Bible says, and according to the law, 51:43 almost all things are purified with blood. 51:45 And without the shedding of blood, 51:47 there's no remission. 51:48 The blood was shed 51:49 with the blood of the Lord goats. 51:54 The blood of the scapegoat is not shed. 51:57 It is set out into the wilderness 51:59 to die on its own out there, 52:01 to die at the hand of somebody out at the... 52:04 By some animal 52:06 or falling into a precipice or something, 52:08 but he is not sacrificed. 52:11 This is a symbol of the devil. 52:13 And I say to you, 52:15 let's go now to Leviticus 16:29-34. 52:19 I hope you're following along, 52:21 so that you can understand this better. 52:22 Let's move quickly. 52:23 Notice what the Bible says, 52:25 "This shall be a statute forever for you: 52:27 In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, 52:29 you shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, 52:33 whether a native of your own country 52:34 or a stranger who dwells among you. 52:37 For on that day 52:39 the priest shall make atonement for you, 52:41 to cleanse you, 52:43 that you may be clean from all your sins 52:45 before the Lord." 52:47 Yes, my friend, Jesus Christ will do this. 52:50 He's doing this 52:51 and the time will come when your name will come up. 52:55 Jesus will do a final cleansing. 53:00 This is the Day of Atonement. You can continue reading there. 53:03 Let's go to verse 31. 53:04 It says, 53:06 "It is a day of solemn rest for you, 53:07 and you shall afflict your souls. 53:09 It is a statute forever. 53:10 And the priest, 53:12 who is anointed and consecrated to minister 53:14 as priest in his father's place, 53:16 shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, 53:18 the holy garments, 53:19 he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary, 53:21 and he shall make atonement for the tabernacle of meeting 53:24 for the altar, 53:25 he shall make atonement for the priests 53:27 and for all the people of the assembly. 53:29 This shall be an everlasting statute for you, 53:31 to make atonement for the children of Israel, 53:33 for all their sins, once a year. 53:35 And he did as the Lord commanded Moses.'" 53:40 So, we see brothers and sisters, friends, 53:44 Jesus Christ is going to do a final cleansing. 53:46 This was typified in the sanctuary service. 53:49 The yearly service, 53:50 the Day of Atonement would come once a year. 53:53 The people prepare themselves. 53:54 And when the high priest was ministering 53:57 and they say, there's a tradition that says 54:01 that the high priest 54:03 had some kind of a rope attached to him 54:06 in case he died inside there, 54:09 there was some sin that he did not confess. 54:12 They could pull him out 54:13 because only the high priest 54:15 could go into the Most Holy Place. 54:17 I say to you, we are living in solemn times. 54:20 Jesus Christ is ministering 54:22 in the Most Holy Place in heaven. 54:26 A final cleansing is taking place. 54:29 And the time will come, if it has not already come, 54:32 that the names of those alive will be coming before Christ. 54:37 And you must, at that time, 54:39 be completely surrender to the Lord, 54:41 given to the Lord 54:42 that He can do a final cleansing on your life. 54:45 Revelation 22 beginning of verse 10, 54:47 "And he said to me, 54:49 'Do not seal 54:50 the words of the prophecy of this book, 54:52 for the time is at hand. 54:54 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still, 54:57 he who is filthy, let him be filthy still, 55:00 he who is righteous, let him be righteous still, 55:03 he who is holy, let him be holy still." 55:06 The time will come 55:07 when Jesus takes the very last name 55:11 upon His lips, 55:13 He cannot say, and He will say to the Father, 55:15 Father, I died for him. 55:18 I died for her. 55:20 Whoever may be, 55:22 please take My blood 55:25 because of My blood, 55:27 I cleansed from all sin and unrighteousness. 55:30 And the final cleansing 55:31 of the final person will take place. 55:33 And only those who confess their sins 55:37 can only be cleansed and forgiven. 55:39 So go to the Lord, confess your sins. 55:42 And I say to you in 1 John 2:1, it says, 55:46 "My little children, 55:48 these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. 55:51 And if anyone sins, 55:53 we have an Advocate with the Father, 55:55 Jesus Christ the righteous." 55:58 And He Himself 55:59 is the propitiation for our sins, 56:01 and not for ours only, 56:02 but for the sins of the whole world. 56:05 And I say to you, 56:07 Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God 56:11 that takes away our sins. 56:13 So, 1 John 1:9, 56:15 "If we confess our sins, notice the if. 56:17 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful 56:20 and just to forgive us for our sins 56:23 and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 56:25 Take advantage of that, 56:27 confess your sins before the Lord 56:29 so that you can be cleansed from all unrighteousness 56:31 and receive the final cleansing from Jesus. 56:34 1 Peter 1:18-19, 56:36 "Knowing that you were not redeemed 56:39 with corruptible things, like silver or gold, 56:42 from your aimless conduct 56:44 received by tradition from your fathers, 56:46 but with the precious blood of Christ, 56:49 as of a lamb without blemish and without spot." 56:53 I encourage you 56:55 to give yourself completely to the Lord, 56:57 say to Him, I want to be Your child. 57:00 I want to receive the cleansing, 57:03 the final cleansing that Jesus offers 57:06 and live each day, looking unto Jesus, 57:09 following Jesus with all of your heart, 57:11 looking unto Jesus, 57:13 the author, and finisher of our faith. 57:14 And when you face difficulties, 57:16 when you face trials and temptations, 57:18 trust in the Lord and through His strength, 57:21 you will be more than a conqueror 57:23 through Jesus Christ. 57:24 I put myself in the hands of the Lord. 57:26 I encourage you to do the same 57:27 so that you too may receive the final cleansing. |
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