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Worthy Is The Lamb

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00:30 Hello everyone and welcome to the 3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
00:34 We're so excited that each and every one of you
00:36 have been able to join us this week for another
00:39 incredible lesson as we are studying the Book of Revelation.
00:43 And so this actually gives me an opportunity to tell you
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01:07 Again, we are studying the Book of Revelation and we are so
01:09 excited to continue through this because, hasn't it been an
01:13 exciting study? Yes. Amen!
01:14 It's been a very exciting study.
01:16 We've made it through three chapters
01:18 of the Book of Revelation and now we're about to
01:20 jump into the fourth chapter of the Book of Revelation.
01:23 We're going to be going right
01:24 into the heavenly throne room of God.
01:27 But before we go any further, I would actually like to
01:29 introduce this incredible Sabbath School Panel...
01:32 to my left we'll start here with Brother Kenny Shelton,
01:35 Pastor Kenny Shelton, how are you doing brother?
01:37 Good and it's good to be here!
01:38 Amen and it's good to have you here.
01:40 And, of course, my pastor of the Thompsonville Seventh-day
01:42 Adventist Church, Pastor John Lomacang.
01:45 Always a blessing! Amen!
01:46 And of course, 3ABN General Manager, Ms. Jill Morikone...
01:50 privilege to be here. Amen!
01:52 And, of course, last but not least, the Program
01:55 Development Manager here for 3ABN, Ms. Shelley Quinn.
01:58 Lovely to be here. It's a blessing
01:59 to have each and every one of you.
02:01 We're going to have fun with this one, I believe. Amen!
02:03 Lots and lots to study and little time to study,
02:06 so we want to jump right into it.
02:08 But before we go any further, Jill, can you have
02:10 prayer for us this morning? Sure, absolutely! Thank you.
02:12 Holy Father... We come before You in the name of Jesus,
02:15 and we just thank You for the gift of Your Word.
02:17 We thank You for the gift of Your Holy Spirit,
02:20 and right now, would You anoint our minds and our
02:23 eyes and our ears as we hear from Your Word what You have
02:28 for us and that we would not just be hears,
02:30 but we would be doers.
02:31 And we thank You in Jesus name... Amen, Amen.
02:36 The Book of Revelation, a book of symbolism, deep thought,
02:43 incredible things to show us for these last days,
02:45 and as we said earlier, we have made it through
02:48 three chapters - we just came out of a series of studies
02:50 on the "Seven Churches of Asia Minor,"
02:53 and now we're making our way into the "Throne Room of God,"
02:58 and this week's lesson, Lesson #4 is entitled:
03:01 "Worthy Is the Lamb"
03:04 And I want to go right to our memory text which is going to be
03:07 found in Revelation 5 beginning with verse 5 and the Bible says:
03:12 "Do not weep, Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah,
03:17 the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll
03:21 and to loose its seven seals."
03:24 I praise the Lord for that Lion of the tribe of Judah,
03:27 and actually, we will see who that Lion is in just a few
03:30 moments as we progress through this study and we get into
03:33 Revelation 5.
03:34 But before we get into Revelation 5, we're going to
03:37 set up for Revelation 4 and I'm just going to
03:40 briefly mention a few things from Sabbath afternoon
03:43 because Sabbath afternoon's lesson is actually
03:46 helping us set up this scene for what we are about to see
03:50 in the throne room of God.
03:51 And so the scene of chapters 4 and 5 symbolically portray
03:56 God's control of history and of the plan of salvation...
04:00 And while we have been focusing on the Book of
04:03 Revelation from the earthly perspective through
04:06 chapters 1-3, it kind of seems like the attention,
04:09 the focus is brought down here to earth - what's happening
04:12 with God's people through the different church ages,
04:15 but now, we're going to kind of jump out of that scene
04:19 and now we're going to be re-focused into
04:21 the heavenly sanctuary.
04:22 And it's interesting because it seems like the symbolic
04:25 language picks up a little thicker as you start in
04:28 Revelation 4, go on to chapter 5, especially as you get into
04:31 seals and the trumpets which we will cover
04:34 in the near future.
04:35 But I want us to go ahead and launch us right into
04:38 Sunday's lesson because there's so much to talk about here,
04:42 and I have made some notes here that I wish I could cover
04:45 each and every one of them; there's probably not going
04:47 be enough time, but we're going to highlight the most
04:49 important parts.
04:51 I want to start with Revelation 4:1.
04:55 Notice what the Bible says... "After these things I looked,
04:59 and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the
05:04 first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking
05:07 with me saying, "Come up here (so notice the "come
05:13 UP here," not just "come up here, so his attention is
05:15 being drawn upward) and I will show you things which
05:18 must take place after this."
05:21 I love this verse, it kind of really sets the tone because
05:24 now we can see kind of in a directional sense that John's
05:27 attention as said earlier, has been focused on what's going
05:30 on here on earth through the different churches right here
05:33 on planet earth, but now God is drawing his attention
05:36 upward and he is peering through this open door
05:39 and he is going to actually be able to glimpse
05:42 into the heavenly sanctuary of God.
05:44 And has to be a privilege for John because not many of the
05:47 prophets had this opportunity.
05:49 Just a few mentioned here. Moses - we know Moses was
05:52 taken in vision into vision into the heavenly sanctuary
05:55 of God; another comes to mind, Isaiah, Ezekiel the prophet,
05:59 Daniel was even given visions, and now John has the privilege
06:02 of being ushered in, in vision, into God's very presence.
06:07 Notice Revelation 4:2-3... "Immediately I was in the
06:14 Spirit and behold a throne set in heaven,
06:18 and One sat on the throne; and He who sat there was
06:23 like a jasper and sardius stone in appearance.
06:27 And there was a rainbow around the throne in appearance
06:30 like an emerald."
06:32 And so, obviously, as we go through the context of this
06:36 particular passage, you will see that this figure, who is
06:39 sitting on the throne is none other than the Father Himself.
06:42 We know that as we get over into Revelation 5, the Lamb
06:47 comes into the scene, so we know this isn't Jesus,
06:49 this has to be the Father, and I thought it to be
06:52 interesting because many people would say...
06:54 "Oh John got to see the Father," but actually we know
06:57 that the Scriptures told us that no man has seen
07:00 God, and so actually what John is looking at here is
07:02 not God Himself, but the glory of God and it's mentioned
07:06 here in reference to this jasper and sardius stone.
07:10 And if you've ever seen a jasper and sardius stone,
07:13 you know that... it's interesting, they're very
07:14 similar - jasper is reddish in color with black veins,
07:18 and the sardius stone also reddish in color,
07:20 but with white veins.
07:21 So I can't even begin to imagine as the Bible tells us,
07:24 you know, eyes have not seen, ears have not heard,
07:26 nor has it entered into the heart of
07:28 man what God has prepared for us.
07:29 We see this but yet we don't see it and to see what
07:32 John has seen, I don't even know that
07:34 John was even in vision able to
07:35 see the fullness of the glory of God, but he saw something
07:38 that was amazing that captivated his attention.
07:41 Revelation 4:4, notice what it says here...
07:45 "Around the throne were 24 thrones and on the thrones
07:50 I saw 24 elders sitting, clothed in white robes and they had
07:57 crowns of gold on their head."
07:59 Now this is an interesting topic because this could launch us
08:04 into a whole nother study on the 24 elders - who are they?
08:08 And, I have done some study on this over the years,
08:11 I'm sure, as all of us have, studied this 24 elders topic.
08:14 Now there are two suggestions
08:15 as to the identity of these 24 elders.
08:17 I'm not going to go into that particularly because I
08:19 know that I think Pastor Kenny is going to
08:21 tell us exactly who this is, but I'm just going to
08:23 throw out the two possible suggestions that have
08:25 been thrown out there and that is... they could be
08:28 created beings from other worlds that have not sinned;
08:31 the beings from other fallen worlds
08:33 that are mentioned in Scripture and, of course,
08:35 the second option... they are the ones who were resurrected
08:37 at the time of Christ's resurrection and were
08:39 taken to heaven as mentioned in Matthew 27:52-53,
08:44 as well as Ephesians 4:8.
08:47 So Pastor Kenny is going to take us
08:48 into that in just a few moments.
08:50 But it's interesting to know what John is seeing here.
08:52 Just to kind of step back and take it all in...
08:54 He's seeing the glory of God, He is seeing all of these
08:57 amazing colors, this beautiful amazing rainbow...
09:00 Again, extending the communication of the wonderful
09:03 promise that we have in God, and then, of course, now he's
09:06 seeing these 24 thrones with 24 beings sitting on them,
09:11 with the 24 different crowns upon their head.
09:14 It's incredible what he is seeing here.
09:16 I want to go on to verse 5 because we are running
09:18 out of time quickly.
09:20 It says..."And from the throne proceeded lightnings,
09:23 thunderings, and voices.
09:25 Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne,
09:28 which are the seven Spirits of God."
09:31 Now there's already been a mentioning of the seven
09:33 Spirits of God already in some of our previous studies,
09:36 but here it is again... and we see that these
09:39 lightnings, these thunderings... what are these?
09:41 What are these voices? What are these
09:42 lightnings? What are these thunderings?
09:44 Now I was doing a little bit of studying on this,
09:46 and I actually did not know this until I was studying
09:48 this particular subject...
09:50 I found in "Great Controversy," p.512 as well as the fifth
09:54 volume of the "Testimonies," p.754, Mrs. White makes mention
09:58 that the lightnings which you see there appearing before
10:01 the throne are actually (get this) represents the speed
10:05 in which the angels and the creatures perform God's work.
10:09 So that's powerful!
10:10 And then, of course, the thunderings and the voices
10:13 are those from the four living creatures praising God.
10:17 And a good reference to that would be Ezekiel 3:12-13,
10:21 so not only is he seeing, he's hearing all of these
10:24 incredible sounds that you and I probably can't even begin
10:27 to fathom or imagine exactly what it is that John is
10:30 seeing, but you know, we're going to try to imagine
10:32 the best that we can.
10:33 I want to move on to verse 6 and 7, it says in verse 6...
10:39 "Before the throne, there was a sea of glass like crystal,
10:43 and in the midst of the throne and around the throne
10:47 were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back."
10:54 Now I have to admit when I read this, every time I read it,
10:57 it's like.. what in the world? That's an interesting
11:00 thing to see - these interesting creatures with eyes on
11:03 the front and in the back...
11:04 When I've done little bit of studying, the beast
11:07 are the living creatures around the throne,
11:09 closely resembled those in Ezekiel's vision which they are
11:13 called actually "cherubims."
11:14 These are the cherubims that are around the throne of God
11:17 day and night and we're going to see in just a few moments,
11:19 they are chanting, they are praying, they're praising God
11:22 all the time and they are described as being, of course,
11:25 full of eyes, as we mentioned on the front and the back,
11:27 and this could be understood as a symbol as their intelligence
11:30 and watchfulness as mentioned there in Ezekiel 10.
11:34 So these are not just some random interesting-looking
11:37 beings, they are intelligent beings that serve a purpose.
11:40 Revelation 4:7, let's continue on... "The first living creature
11:45 was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf,
11:48 the third living creature had a face like a man,
11:51 and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
11:54 Are you in Revelation 4:7?
11:55 Oh, did I say... You said 5:7.
11:58 Oh I apologize, no, no that is right.
11:59 You are absolutely correct, Revelation 4:7.
12:04 And so now you have these four living creatures with the
12:06 different faces, the lion, the calf, the one that appears
12:10 like the face of a man and, of course, one like an eagle.
12:13 And so, what does this represent?
12:15 There is a possibility of what these could actually represent,
12:18 and I think there's a two-fold, two phases or two
12:20 understandings of this.
12:22 #1... The lion could represent Christ pre-incarnation.
12:25 The different phases of His ministry.
12:27 A lion is a symbol of strength and royalty,
12:30 as told to us in Revelation 5:5, as well as Proverbs 20.
12:35 The second beast, of course, with the calf could represent
12:37 the incarnation of Christ; of course, oxen were used
12:41 as sacrificial beasts throughout the sanctuary services,
12:45 and throughout the Old Testament.
12:46 Of course, the face of a man could represent Christ's
12:49 high priestly ministry for us in heaven and as the
12:52 Son of Man, He intercedes on our behalf before the Father,
12:55 as according to Hebrews 4.
12:58 And then, of course, we come down here to this last one
13:01 which is the face of an eagle, very interesting.
13:03 It could represent Christ's kingly role when He comes
13:06 back to earth as, of course, the King of Kings and
13:10 Lord of Lords.
13:11 Of course, this also represents the four different camps
13:14 of Israel... for each camp, for instance, Judah
13:17 was represented by a lion; Reuben was represented
13:20 by a calf; Ephraim was, of course, a man;
13:23 and Dan was an eagle.
13:25 I mean there's so much symbolism here and I'm getting down
13:28 to my last few seconds, but I want to mention
13:31 here in the last closing few moments...
13:33 That the scene that is actually happening,
13:35 is happening in the Holy Place of the heavenly sanctuary.
13:38 There's plenty of evidence for that as we've seen here
13:40 in this chapter and as we're going to see in chapter 5.
13:43 But Revelation 5:8-11, I want to just read the last
13:47 part, verse 11 for us here and I said chapter 5 again,
13:50 I mean chapter 4- I think I recorded that wrong in my notes.
13:54 Notice what it says here in verse 11... "You are worthy
13:56 O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power
13:58 for You created all things and by Your will,
14:01 they exist and were created."
14:03 That is why He is worthy to be
14:05 praised in His Heavenly Throne Room. Amen! Pastor Kenny.
14:09 Oh wow, that's a good set up, isn't that wonderful? Yes it is.
14:12 We're starting to gaze into heaven - seeing the activity
14:16 that's going on there and to me, that's always exciting
14:18 that God loves us so much that He is willing to reveal
14:21 some of these things to us... that really encourages me
14:25 to get back in the word and, you say, find out some more
14:27 about these things and what you're bringing up here on
14:29 Monday's lesson, "The Heavenly Assembly in the Throne Room"
14:32 First of all, I thought right here... "Man, what a
14:34 throne room that must be." Amen!
14:36 How big can this throne room be?
14:39 Talking about all the intelligence, everything
14:40 gathering together, you know, God is big, God is mighty,
14:44 nothing is too small, nothing is too big for Him.
14:47 But yet, what a throne room this is, and as you read
14:49 in Revelation 4:4, it says, around that throne,
14:53 we have to realize around that throne, was talking about
14:55 there's 4 and 20 elders, and again, you talked about
14:58 the different concepts that different people have about
15:02 the 4 and 20 elders.
15:04 But notice they were sitting clothed in white raiments,
15:07 they had on their head crowns of gold.
15:09 All of a sudden, that sounds good to me.
15:11 Number one sounds real good because they're there in heaven.
15:14 And then they have the white robes on, then they had the
15:16 crowns on signifying the victory that they obtained
15:19 and heaven is going to be their home.
15:21 And this passage reminded me in the Book of Isaiah
15:24 in Isaiah 24:23, now this is in a Lexicon so as you read it,
15:29 it just simply says, "The Lord shall reign, I love it...
15:31 He shall reign and before the elders, he shall be glorified."
15:36 So this is part of the big battle that's going on,
15:39 and it kind of made me realize for a little bit of a fresh
15:42 the great controversy, the great getting together
15:45 in the throne room of God, once again was because
15:47 the great controversy and the great challenge.
15:50 Great challenge - the enemy was challenging
15:52 of who should be in charge.
15:54 This is what it's all about... Who is going to be in charge?
15:57 Is it going to be Jesus, God?
15:58 It is going to be the enemy?
16:00 And so they're all coming around to say... Who is in charge?
16:03 And so we're looking at this, John is giving
16:05 this symbolic vision and we realize you mentioned
16:09 heavy symbolism really comes into being here
16:12 and I think it's still good because it gets us back
16:14 into the word of God.
16:15 And it says, "We must understand this example."
16:18 Why such heavy symbolism here?
16:21 And just to give an example in Revelation 5:6, you'll turn
16:25 there and you'll see what I'm talking about here...
16:28 Revelation 5:6, Christ here is described as a Lamb,
16:33 but notice how He is described; a Lamb as though
16:36 it has been what? Slain, notice this, and
16:38 had seven horns, here notice, and seven eyes,
16:41 but yet He was what? Yet He was alive.
16:44 ... And comes and takes the book from God.
16:48 And I'm saying, "Why use symbolism here?"
16:51 Well I'm not trying to question God's authority
16:53 and how He does it, but, you know, in our human
16:55 mind, it's kind of why the symbolism here.
16:57 Well, we're dealing with heavenly things,
16:59 heavenly things that are going on - way too much
17:02 for my mind... maybe others can grasp, but it's heavy
17:06 duty for my mind.
17:07 And I'm just wondering here, could it be that our language
17:11 that we have - our literal language that we use
17:14 cannot express this thought, it can't reach the higher plane
17:20 that heaven has for us and of heavenly things.
17:24 I think maybe that might just be it and I'm thankful
17:26 that God has put it down so we can think,
17:29 you know, the way that we should.
17:31 In Isaiah 55:8, it says, "For My thoughts are not
17:34 what? Your thoughts.
17:36 Isaiah 55:8, a very familiar Scripture but He makes it
17:40 clear - "For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
17:42 neither your ways are My ways."
17:45 And I'm thinking... "But how little, you know,
17:48 and a lot of times we sit around and dig and carry on,
17:50 "Well we know so much; so and so knows so much,
17:52 and boy, they're so brilliant here,"
17:54 how little that we really know.
17:56 God has been so good to reveal what He has to us,
17:59 but how little man comprehends, really to me, about the
18:03 goodness and the mercy of God. Amen!
18:05 How little we comprehend and, for instance, He talks about
18:09 our thoughts - I think about my own thoughts sometimes
18:13 and you don't want to be that way but in human beings,
18:15 our thoughts sometimes there's bitterness.
18:17 Sometimes our thoughts are selfishness.
18:19 Sometimes there's things you want your own way,
18:22 there's selfishness but, you know, that's not the way with
18:24 God's thoughts - that's why He says your thoughts
18:26 are different than ours.
18:27 His are always good and it's always
18:29 what's best for us as a people.
18:31 And then He goes on... because I think, man, for instance,
18:34 I think about time... none of us here probably...
18:39 we always think about time.
18:41 What does God think about?
18:43 I think He thinks about eternity and about us being
18:47 in heaven with Him.
18:50 Man thinks about self, God thinks about creation,
18:54 His creation and then man
18:58 He likes to think in terms of just what he wants and
19:01 and when he wants it and how he wants it.
19:03 And it's interesting... and what he can get! Right.
19:06 And God is always thinking... what He can give. Amen.
19:09 How interesting that is... that's why
19:11 He lets us know right quickly here...
19:12 You know talk about John sees the 24 elders that was mentioned
19:16 here... as time is going down quickly, and God had
19:19 the robe of righteousness on and you can say "12 and 12,"
19:22 you look at it all and you divide it all up.
19:25 Representing God's people, you can look at the 24 divisions
19:29 in the priestly ministry and so on and so forth,
19:32 but God's people overall here, Galatians 3:27, says...
19:37 "For as many as you have been baptized into what?
19:39 You've been baptized into Christ, you have put
19:42 on what? You've put on Christ.
19:44 We're talking about putting that robe of righteousness around us;
19:47 a symbol of purity, a symbol of holiness.
19:50 And then you find a group of people - they've washed their
19:53 robes white in the blood of the Lamb.
19:56 You know, that's today for us too, we need to wash our
19:58 robes white in the blood of the Lamb.
20:00 That's the only way that it can get white.
20:02 That's the only way our sins can be forgiven,
20:04 in Revelation 7:13-14 is what it's talking about here.
20:08 So white raiment then would be the characteristics
20:10 of those who simply, to me, make it to heaven.
20:13 And certainly it speaks about God and speaks about His
20:16 throne in Daniel 7:9-10.
20:19 Twenty-four elders - they have crowns.
20:21 We know these crowns are what?
20:23 That's the emblem of victory.
20:25 Revelation 2:10 says... "Faithful unto death."
20:27 "If you're faithful unto death,
20:28 I will give thee a what? ... a crown of life."
20:32 This seems to indicate, with the 24 elders,
20:35 as you were mentioning here, it seems to indicate that they
20:38 were redeemed from the earth. Let's just throw this out...
20:40 You can study on it but it seems that they are,
20:43 right? because crowns are given to those who have
20:45 gained the victory - they have been redeemed
20:47 by the blood of the Lamb.
20:48 Notice this... If this refers to the 24 elders as
20:52 human beings, that means they were already in heaven
20:56 in John's day... that blows some people's minds.
20:58 Say, "Well, we realize when we go to heaven," but again as
21:02 you mentioned in the past, I think was it Matthew 27,
21:05 Matthew 27, I think 52 and 53, it talks about when Christ
21:09 died, you remember when He arose, what happened?
21:12 The graves were opened and many came out of the graves
21:15 Ephesians 4:8 that slept.
21:17 So the saints arose when Christ was resurrected,
21:21 but still as we think about it, keep this in mind...
21:23 Remember, the main resurrection is still what?
21:26 It's still future. That's right.
21:28 This was a special resurrection here, so could it be that
21:31 the 20 and the 4 elders, could it be the redeemed here from the
21:34 earth, you see that's up there.
21:36 Could it be representing God's people?
21:39 Well, we realize they're talking about the main resurrection,
21:42 1 Thessalonians 4:16, talks about it.
21:45 That's the main resurrection we're looking for...
21:47 "The dead in Christ rise first, we which are alive
21:51 and remain will be caught up to meet them in the air."
21:55 And really, before this, I don't know, Pastor, if you've found...
21:58 I've never found the 24 elders
21:59 ever mentioned before this time in Scripture.
22:02 It's kind of the first time that they're mentioned here.
22:04 It's kind of like they've been brought in to the scene
22:07 that they're... talking about the new men on the block.
22:11 They're new to this and come in to the throne room of God.
22:14 They've all assembled together and then what
22:17 they're doing here - they're going to reinstate
22:20 Jesus back, right? to His heavenly position.
22:24 I mean, this is a big deal!
22:26 This is really going on and so it talks about the beast
22:29 and so on that you talked about and the wings and so on,
22:34 and the angels and the four living beings and so on
22:37 and so forth and we'll talk more about that
22:39 in the next lesson we get in, because it's very, very
22:41 powerful about the seals.
22:43 And as we look about the seals, all this great controversy,
22:47 all that's going on and all the gathering together,
22:49 we're going to see why they gathered together.
22:52 We're going to see the outcome of the gathering.
22:53 We're going to see the One who is the rightful Ruler
22:56 and He should sit on the throne.
22:59 Psalm 99:1 says this... "He sitteth between the
23:04 cherubims, but let the earth be moved." Amen.
23:08 He's King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
23:11 Thankful for those... you mentioned those angels,
23:14 those flying swiftly that's doing the biddings of God.
23:16 God's word, right when He says it, it's gone and it's done!
23:20 I think it pleased God to create the universe and give life
23:24 to His creatures and then so He created... what He
23:28 created, He now... Praise God, He now sustains it.
23:31 Think about it, He loves to sustain all things.
23:33 Colossians 1:17 says, "And He is before all things,
23:38 and by Him, all things consist."
23:42 So in looking at this lesson,
23:46 I think it gets better and better as we go along.
23:50 It's like it's giving a little foretaste in this lesson,
23:53 the next - it just really opens up and the information
23:56 really comes alive and it helps us to see more
23:59 of what God's plan is and God is going to fulfill that plan,
24:02 and that we're involved in that plan.
24:04 I think that's a wonderful thing.
24:06 Isn't that wonderful that we are involved,
24:08 the universe is involved, God's character is on
24:10 the line, we're on the line and we're going to see
24:12 how it all works out and I praise God for that.
24:14 I think we're going to take a short break.
24:17 We're going to be back in just a few moments with
24:19 Pastor John Lomacang's "The Sealed Scroll"
24:21 lesson for Tuesday.
24:23 We'll see you in a few minutes.
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25:01 Welcome back to 3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
25:03 We're going to continue on with Tuesday's lesson,
25:05 "The Sealed Scroll," with Pastor John Lomacang.
25:08 Thank you Pastor Kenny and Pastor Ryan
25:12 for setting it up for me.
25:13 You know, Revelation 5 is to me, where the race begins.
25:21 Revelation 4 introduces the Father but there's a scene
25:25 that all of a sudden, as Revelation 4 closes
25:29 its eyes, it closes with the words, "You are worthy,"
25:36 Revelation 4:11, "You are worthy," so God is sitting on
25:38 the throne - He is worthy to receive glory and honor
25:41 and power for You created all things and by Your will
25:44 they exist and were created."
25:46 Then all of a sudden, John's vision is focused to His hands.
25:51 Remember the 24 elders, remember 10 thousand times
25:55 10 thousand are in the court setting.
25:57 They will be introduced in the next chapter.
26:00 But John is focused on the hands of the One who is
26:02 sitting on the throne, the Almighty.
26:04 And he says, in verse 1 of chapter 5, "And I saw in the
26:07 right hand of Him who sat on the throne, a scroll written
26:12 inside and on the back, sealed with... how many seals? Seven.
26:15 Sealed with seven seals.
26:17 Now remember, God just received the declaration from
26:20 the 24 elders and the living creatures, He received the
26:22 declaration - "You are worthy,"
26:24 you are worthy to hold the scrolls, but verse 2.
26:29 "Then I saw a strong angel Now when I get that word
26:34 "strong," the Bible talked about the power of one angel
26:37 that killed 180,000 men, but now it introduces
26:41 "a strong angel," proclaiming with a loud voice,
26:46 that's gotta be resonating... I could imagine worlds
26:50 that are out of sight, are saying, "did you just
26:54 hear that?" Can you imagine, unfallen worlds...
26:56 did you hear that?
26:58 The strong angel with a mighty voice is proclaiming
27:01 and he's asking the question, "Who is worthy to open
27:06 the scroll and to loose its seals," and envision
27:10 like the Magellan Spacecraft, John lands in the midst
27:16 of a scene with this question resonating and the crowd is
27:21 looking for an answer... Who is worthy to open...
27:23 And then verse 3 says, "And no one in heaven or on the earth
27:28 or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look at it.
27:32 Now let's pause... "No one in heaven" - because
27:34 Jesus is not there yet, "no one on earth,"
27:37 because He's no longer there and no one "under the earth"
27:41 because He is not in the grave anymore. That's right.
27:44 He's not in the grave, He's not walking on the earth,
27:47 and He hasn't arrived in heaven yet.
27:49 So there's this caveat... Well where is He?
27:52 ... is the question - He's not on the earth, we checked.
27:55 He's not in the grave, we know that.
27:57 And He hasn't arrived yet, so where is He?
28:00 And the Psalmist David catapults us...
28:03 you know where I'm going Jill...
28:04 The Psalmist David says, "I've got an answer,
28:07 and he takes it to Psalm 24.
28:09 And the Spirit of Prophecy talks about this glorious scene
28:13 after Mary grips the risen Savior and He says,
28:17 "Do not cling to Me for I have not yet ascended to My Father"
28:21 and your Father and My God and your God."
28:24 So Jesus says, I'll be back, when I get back,
28:29 Mary, tell the disciples where to meet Me.
28:31 I'm going to take a little trip.
28:36 I'm going on a brief excursion because there's a crowd
28:39 waiting for the answer to the question I just heard them ask.
28:45 Who is worthy? This mighty angel, they chose
28:48 an angel that's mighty, strong with a loud voice
28:51 and the Lord says, "I just heard them ask a question...
28:53 I'll be back." That's right.
28:55 And the day with the psalmist, as Ellen White paints
28:57 this picture of Jesus like Canadian Geese heading south
29:04 in the formation and He is taking, as it were, this lead
29:13 and the angel hears the turbulence of Jesus
29:17 on His way to the Kingdom. Amen!
29:20 The planets are moving out of the way of their Creator
29:24 because they don't want that question to take too long
29:28 to be answered. That's powerful!
29:31 And Space is saying, "He's coming and the angel
29:34 hears him and then Jesus, in his post-light speed,
29:40 is almost there and He says, because there's an angel
29:44 guarding the gate... you just can't come, the angel is
29:48 guarding the gate and He echoes through space and time,
29:54 Psalms 24:7... "Lift up your heads, O ye gates,
29:58 and be ye lifted up your everlasting doors
30:01 and the King of Glory shall come in and the angel
30:04 recognizing His voice says, "Who is the King..."
30:07 he doesn't say that in ignorance, He says, "Tell me
30:09 that again, who is the King of Glory?
30:12 Who is the King? The Lord strong and mighty.
30:15 The Lord, mighty in battle." The battle He just won
30:18 because the tomb is empty. That's right!
30:20 "Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be lifted up
30:23 you everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in."
30:26 And the angel, "Who is the King of glory?
30:28 And He answers, "The LORD of hosts,
30:30 He is the King of glory."
30:32 And He descends, as it were, the flame that is under Him,
30:37 if He were a spacecraft, begins to die out to
30:40 to slow down His descent, and while John is weeping
30:44 in verse 4, "I wept much because there was no one
30:47 found worthy to open and read the scroll and to look at it.
30:50 Revelation 5:4... "But one of the elders...(I could see Kenny
30:53 grabbing my arm... my name is John, I could see Kenny
30:56 grabbing my arm... John, he says, don't weep.
31:00 Behold, (LOOK)the Lion of the tribe of Judah,
31:06 the Root of David has prevailed to open the scroll and to
31:10 loose its seven seals."
31:12 Now I gotta spend a minute on this...
31:14 I did an entire study in the Old Testament... of all the tribes,
31:18 1 and 2 Kings and the controversies... see the Old
31:21 Testament - the theme of the Bible in the Old Testament
31:24 Satan has attempted to keep Christ from entering the
31:26 world, and he led the kings of Israel into such sin
31:31 even eventually the tribe of Judah. Yes.
31:35 But the Lord made a declaration when He said,
31:37 "I'm going to tear away the ten kingdoms from you,
31:40 but I'm going to keep one. I'm going to keep Judah."
31:47 Then He says, "So that My light will not go out,
31:50 and I will maintain My witness in the earth." Amen.
31:53 All through the Old Testament, Satan's attempt
31:55 was to get rid of the tribe of Judah because He knew that
31:58 that's the tribe through which Jesus was coming." Absolutely!
32:01 So when you get to the phrase in Luke, where the Bible says
32:05 in Luke 2, when the Bible says,
32:11 "So there is born to you this day, in the City of
32:15 David, a Savior which is Christ the Lord...
32:16 If you only knew what it took to get to phrase, "This day,"
32:20 if you only knew the thousands
32:22 of years and the battles and the controversy and
32:24 the resistance that heaven put up to prevent the tribe of
32:27 Judah from being destroyed, for the angel to say...
32:30 "There is born unto you this day," so at the beginning
32:34 of this scene, this day came for the birth of Christ.
32:37 He went through the day of His crucifixion
32:40 and resurrection and now He's coming to a new day,
32:43 and John says, "Behold the Lion of the tribe of Judah
32:45 has prevailed," and what is amazing to me... is in this
32:49 scene, John turns (in verse 6) "...And Behold, in the midst
32:56 of the throne and of the four living creatures,
33:00 and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though
33:05 it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes,
33:09 which are the seven Spirits
33:10 of God sent out into all the earth."
33:12 That means, the Bible says, "The eyes of the Lord
33:15 roamed to and fro throughout the earth to show Himself
33:17 strong on behalf of those whose hearts are loyal to Him." Amen!
33:20 And you laid the foundation about the seven Spirits of God
33:22 meaning God is completely in charge, He sees the entire
33:25 scene, He knows exactly what's going on.
33:27 But then, I want you to see this because God is already
33:30 worthy, right? Yes! God is already worthy
33:32 to hold the scrolls... Who is worthy? Jesus is worthy!
33:35 Now, look at verse 7... "Then He came (and can you
33:40 imagine the scene... of the crowd - the word crowd is
33:44 a small word because we're talking ten thousand
33:48 times ten thousand and thousands of thousands
33:51 watching Him, as it were their eyes were moving with
33:54 the Lamb when He comes to the Ancient of Days
33:57 and I could see the Father with pleasure, says to His Son,
34:01 and He begins to unfold seal one, seal two and then
34:07 you find... verse 8, "Now when He had taken the scroll,
34:11 the four living creatures, the 24 elders fell down
34:16 before the Lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls
34:18 full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints."
34:21 The saints praying for somebody to be found worthy,
34:24 and then they begin to sing a new song... (they sang a
34:28 new song... Worthy the Lamb) You are worthy to take
34:35 the scroll and to open its seals for You were slain,
34:37 You have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every
34:41 tribe and tongue and people and nations and have made us
34:44 kings and priests to our God;
34:46 And we shall reign on the earth."
34:48 You see, that's where we come into the scene.
34:50 We are with the Lord... Do you realize all
34:53 that was hanging on that?
34:54 The revelation of God's providence is that history
34:57 was based on the worthiness of Christ.
34:59 The mystery of the hidden gospel was based on the opening
35:02 of the scroll.
35:03 The mystery that had to be known - Jesus was the key
35:07 to unveiling that mystery.
35:09 God's plan for the resolution of the sin problem
35:11 was based on who was worthy to open the scroll.
35:13 The release of the final phase of the preaching of the
35:16 gospel was based on who can open the scroll and the seals
35:19 contained the final scenes in our redemption.
35:23 Thank the Lord that Jesus was worthy to say
35:27 now we're down to the last part and give me one second.
35:31 That's when Revelation 12 says...
35:32 Real quick, I have never done this before but I gotta
35:35 do it...
35:37 Revelation 12:10... That's where
35:40 Revelation 12:10 comes into play.
35:43 "Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven,
35:46 "NOW salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God
35:50 and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser
35:53 of our brethren, who accused them before our God
35:56 day and night, has been cast down.
35:58 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb
36:01 and by the word of their testimony." Amen!
36:03 That declaration could not be made until Jesus
36:06 was declared worthy. Amen! Amen! Good!
36:09 Thank you so much Pastor John, we're having church!
36:12 I'm not even sure I can talk right now, I'm so thankful
36:16 for the gift of Jesus.
36:18 I'm so thankful that He was victorious and that the
36:23 plan of redemption, the plan of salvation is secure.
36:27 I'm so thankful that Christ has won and that Satan
36:30 is defeated once and for all.
36:33 We know at the end of the Book of Revelation
36:36 that there would be a new heaven and a new earth
36:37 and the complete and total annihilation of sin,
36:41 but this scene in Revelation 5 indicates the security of
36:45 our salvation, Jesus lived the perfect...
36:49 Give Jill 10 more seconds... but just can I hit verse 12?
36:52 That's when the Bible says, "The devil has come down
36:55 with great wrath, because he knows he has a short time."
36:57 from then on, his time is short. Absolutely!
37:00 That's where we're going is John 12:31-32 and Jesus said,
37:05 "Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this
37:10 world will be cast out. And He's speaking of the cross.
37:13 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw
37:17 all peoples (all men, all women) to Myself." Amen!
37:21 So at the cross Jesus was victorious.
37:24 He lived a perfect life, He died our death and He
37:28 ascended and was enthroned at the right hand of the Father,
37:33 was worthy to take that seal.
37:35 So I love this passage, Revelation 4, moving in to
37:38 Revelation 5...that whole vision of the throne.
37:41 My lesson is: "Worthy is the Lamb"
37:43 which Pastor John set up so powerfully,
37:46 and what I want to talk about today is worship.
37:49 Look at Revelation 4:11, they worship.
37:53 Now this is before the Lamb enters the scene.
37:55 But they worship because...
37:57 Revelation 4:11... "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive
38:00 glory and honor and power; For You created all things,
38:04 and by Your will they exist and were created." Amen!
38:07 So God is worshipped because He is the Creator, but we move
38:10 to Revelation 5, it begins the same...
38:13 Revelation 5:9, "... You are worthy (the same words)
38:16 to take the scroll, and open its seals (but why?)
38:19 (not creation but redemption) For You were slain
38:23 and have redeemed us to God by Your blood." Amen
38:27 I want to take a look here, we're going to look at
38:29 seven principles of worship that I see in this passage.
38:32 Revelation 4 and Revelation 5.
38:34 But before we get to the seven principles, you see a growing
38:38 number of people, of angels, of creatures in this
38:43 worship process.
38:45 You see, in Revelation 4:8, it says, "Holy, holy, holy,
38:51 Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!"
38:55 This here is the four living creatures.
38:59 Then we see the number increases,
39:01 where here in verse 11... "You are worthy, O Lord,
39:04 to receive glory and honor and power; For you created
39:06 all things, And by Your will they exist and were created."
39:09 This is the 24 elders.
39:12 Then we move down to verse 8.
39:15 Now we have the 24 elders combined with the
39:18 4 living creatures and they say, "You are worthy
39:21 to take the scroll and to open the seals.
39:24 You were slain and have redeemed us to God
39:26 by Your blood."
39:28 Then we come down to verse 11, this is what
39:30 Pastor John talked about.
39:31 "I looked, and heard the voice of
39:33 many angels around the throne."
39:35 So we have the living creatures, we have the 24 elders,
39:39 and the number of them - this is the innumerable
39:42 heavenly hosts of angels. Wow.
39:45 Ten thousand times ten thousand
39:47 and thousands of thousands.
39:49 Now, 10,000 in English, 10,000 x 10,000
39:52 would be what? One-hundred-million.
39:54 But, in Greek, the word is myriads, not ten thousand.
39:58 Myriads times myriads, which really means an innumerable
40:02 number - nobody can count the number of people that are
40:06 joining in this praise session right here saying in verse 12.
40:10 "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and
40:13 riches and wisdom, and strength
40:15 and honor, and glory, and blessing."
40:16 Now when I read that, I think it can't get any bigger
40:19 or any better than that, but look at what happens next.
40:22 Verse 13, "Every creature which is in heaven and on the
40:27 earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea,
40:31 and all that are in them."
40:33 So now we have not only the innumerable heavenly hosts
40:37 that you can't even count, we have everything in the
40:39 heaven, everything in the earth, everything in the sea...
40:42 You know what that indicates?
40:44 ALL CREATION is joining together right now in praise
40:49 saying: "Blessing and honor and glory and power
40:52 be to Him who sits on the throne,
40:53 And to the Lamb, forever and ever!"
40:56 So let's talk about seven principles of worship
40:58 as found in these two chapters.
41:00 Principles #1... True worship focuses on God not on us.
41:07 You notice here, each one of these worship passages
41:10 that we just read here... none of them focus on us;
41:13 everything is focused on God and Jesus and His worthiness.
41:18 I even noticed there's no confession; there's
41:21 no repentance; there's not even any
41:23 giving of thanks featured here.
41:25 Now I'm not saying that's not part of worship because we
41:28 know that it's important to confess our sins.
41:30 We know it's important to repent.
41:32 We know it's important to intercede for other people.
41:35 But in a special sense, this worship is nothing about
41:39 me or my problems or my issues or my own insecurities,
41:42 or even my victories, everything is about God.
41:46 That's principle #1.
41:48 Principle #2... True worship acknowledges God's attributes.
41:53 Let's look at some of the attributes that are
41:55 acknowledged in this worship section.
41:57 We're in Revelation 4:11, we're going to read it again.
42:00 "Holy, holy, holy"... so what does that say?
42:03 God is holy - true worship acknowledges
42:07 the holiness of God.
42:09 "Who was and is and is to come." God is eternal!
42:13 True worship acknowledges that He is divine and He is
42:17 from everlasting to everlasting.
42:19 Jump down to verse 11. "You are worthy, O Lord,
42:23 to receive glory and honor and power."
42:24 True worship acknowledges the worthiness of God.
42:28 "For You created all things." True worship acknowledges
42:31 Him as our Creator.
42:34 Jump down to chapter 5, verse 9.
42:36 "You are worthy to take the scroll."
42:38 So not only is God worthy, Jesus is worthy.
42:42 "For You were slain and have redeemed us to God
42:45 by Your blood." He is redeemer.
42:47 True worship acknowledges our role as sinner and Him
42:51 as our Redeemer.
42:53 "And have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every
42:56 tribe and tongue and people and nation."
42:59 Salvation is for all people.
43:01 True worship acknowledges that salvation is not
43:04 just for me but it is for everyone!
43:07 "And have made us kings and priests to our God;
43:09 "And we shall reign on the earth."
43:11 True worship acknowledges that God transforms us.
43:14 He allow us to reign.
43:15 He makes us kings and priests.
43:18 Jump down to verse 12. "Worthy is the Lamb
43:20 who was slain to receive power."
43:22 He possesses all power.
43:24 He possesses all wealth.
43:26 He possesses all wisdom.
43:28 He possesses all strength and honor and glory and blessing.
43:33 True worship focuses on God, not me.
43:35 True worship acknowledges God's attributes.
43:38 Principle #3... True worship leads to praise and adoration
43:43 of God.
43:44 Jump over to Revelation 5:14, the last verse of that chapter.
43:48 It says, "The four living creatures said, "Amen!"
43:51 And the 24 elders fell down and worshipped Him
43:54 who lives forever and ever."
43:57 I imagine them falling prostrate on their face before God,
44:01 and Jesus and the Holy Spirit before them, falling prostrate.
44:06 True worship leads to praise and adoration of God.
44:08 Principle #4... True worship is given to the Godhead.
44:11 Revelation 4, we see God the Father; we've already
44:14 established this.
44:16 Revelation 5, we see the Lord Jesus Christ and we talked
44:20 about the Holy Spirit being present in both
44:23 Revelation 4 and Revelation 5.
44:26 Principle #5... True worship is united.
44:30 It's not something we do individually.
44:32 Now of course, we can worship God
44:34 individually, we're not saying that.
44:35 We can worship God in our own heart, in our own
44:38 prayer closet - you can worship God.
44:40 But in a special way, true worship here is done
44:44 corporately - done corporately. Amen!
44:47 Principle #6... True worship includes music.
44:51 It says, "They sang a new song and instruments are mentioned,
44:56 so true worship includes music.
44:59 And finally, true worship invites other people to join.
45:04 Remember, they started with the four living creatures,
45:06 then they moved to the 24 elders, then they did
45:09 the 4 creatures and the 24 elders which is 28,
45:12 and then they added the innumerable angels,
45:15 the ten thousand times ten thousand.
45:18 Then they added all of creation, everything in heaven.
45:21 Everything in the earth and everything in the sea,
45:24 so true worship invites other people to join. Amen, Amen.
45:30 I can't get over the gift of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
45:36 The plan of salvation, of redemption that was put
45:40 in plan before we were even created, before the start of
45:47 this world - Jesus said... In the event that someone chooses
45:50 to walk away from Me, I want to buy them back.
45:54 And that's how much the Lord Jesus loves you. Amen.
45:58 And He says right now... Don't you want to spend
46:00 eternity with Me?
46:01 Don't you want to spend eternity in worship?
46:04 Don't you want to spend eternity
46:06 with the Lord Jesus who died for you?
46:08 So I just want to make a special appeal right now...
46:11 Make a choice, ask Jesus into your heart and your
46:16 life will never be the same. Amen!
46:18 Amen and Amen, but you know, I can't help as I'm listening
46:21 to you and wondering... when is the last time you
46:24 felt that your church really participated in true worship?
46:29 You know, this is something that we need to develop
46:33 a heart for worship and that's why the lesson that I have
46:40 for Thursday: "The Significance for Pentecost"
46:43 is so vital because we have seen the Holy Spirit
46:48 before the throne and He could not descend for His
46:53 permanent ministry until the new covenant
46:57 was ratified by Jesus.
47:00 So when we think of Pentecost, you know that
47:02 that was one of the three major Jewish feasts also known as
47:07 "The Feast of Weeks" and the name "Pentecost"
47:10 in the Greek meant "50 days."
47:12 This was 50 days after Passover is when they
47:16 celebrated Pentecost.
47:18 So we know that Christ, after His death and resurrection,
47:23 when He went to heaven on the 50th day after the
47:28 Passover, after His ascension, is when the Holy Spirit
47:31 was poured out on the earth, Halleluiah!
47:37 In John 17:4-5, Jesus prayed in the garden and He is
47:41 praying to His Father and He says, "Father, I have
47:43 glorified You on the earth; I've finished the work
47:47 that You sent Me to do and given Me to do,
47:50 now Father, glorify Me together with Yourself with the glory
47:56 that I had with You before the world was."
48:02 So before the creation of the world, Christ had this glory
48:08 that He emptied Himself of to come to earth so that
48:12 He could become a man and save us...
48:17 And what He is doing here is, He is now saying and once He
48:23 got back to heaven, He was restored with this glory,
48:28 the same exaltation, He appeared before the Father;
48:33 He offered His sacrifice - His sacrifice on behalf of humanity
48:38 was accepted and Christ's blood ratified the new covenant.
48:44 You know, in Luke 22:20, it says... "Likewise He also
48:50 took the cup after supper, saying, "This is the cup
48:54 of My new covenant; this is the new covenant in My blood
49:02 which is shed for you."
49:05 So the temporary covenant with Israel - what we
49:09 sometimes refer to as the old covenant, was also ratified
49:14 with blood and I want to read that to you in Hebrews 9:17-19.
49:18 Hebrews 9:17-19, it says... "For a testament is in force
49:26 after men are dead, (that's like a last will and testament)
49:29 is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all
49:33 white the testator lives.
49:34 Therefore not even the first covenant (this is the law
49:39 of Moses) was dedicated without blood (the book of the law).
49:44 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people
49:48 according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats,
49:51 with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both
49:56 the book itself (that's the book of the law) and all the people."
50:01 So we see that this first one was ratified with blood,
50:05 but this is what's going on in heaven now is - Jesus is
50:09 ratifying the new covenant with His blood.
50:11 Hebrews 9:23 says... "Therefore it was necessary that the
50:17 copies of the things in the heavens should be purified
50:21 with these, but the heavenly things themselves
50:25 with better sacrifices than these."
50:28 So He brings His blood back.
50:31 And you know, Jesus promised that He would send the
50:35 Holy Spirit after He was glorified.
50:37 I love this Scripture, John 7:38-39.
50:41 John 7:38-39, and He says, "He who believes in Me,
50:47 as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow
50:52 rivers of living water."
50:55 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, (so not only
51:01 is oil a symbol for the Holy Spirit but the living water
51:06 is a symbol for the Holy Spirit) whom those
51:09 believing in Him would receive for the Spirit
51:13 was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified."
51:20 So, you remember in John 14:16 when Jesus said, "I will pray
51:26 the Father and He will give you "allos Parakletos,"
51:34 another helper.
51:35 Allos Parakletos - One who is just like Me.
51:39 That's what that word "allos." There are two words
51:42 in the Greek for "another," one is "allos,"
51:45 one is "heteros;" heteros means one that is similar.
51:49 But allos means one that's just exactly the same.
51:52 So He is saying He is gonna give you another parakletos
51:58 because the Messiah was the Parakletos, but not He is
52:01 sending another that He may abide with you forever,
52:05 Jesus said and He told His disciples, in John 16:7,
52:09 (this is amazing), He said, "Nevertheless, I tell you
52:12 the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away;
52:17 for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you;
52:20 but if I depart, I will send Him to you."
52:23 What is He saying here?
52:25 For in His incarnate body, once He became a man,
52:29 He emptied Himself of His omnipresence and He took that
52:33 flesh back to heaven with Him, so He couldn't be present
52:36 everywhere and for Him to live in our hearts, He lives in our
52:42 hearts by faith through the Holy Spirit.
52:46 The Holy Spirit dwells in our hearts... in Ephesians 3:16-17.
52:51 Paul says - He is praying that God would grant you
52:54 according to the riches of His glory,
52:57 to be strengthened with might (with the dunamis power)
53:01 through His Spirit in the inner man,
53:05 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith..."
53:11 So that's how Jesus dwells in each one of us now,
53:15 is through the Holy Spirit.
53:17 So since the promise of the Holy Spirit was given by Christ,
53:21 He's going to be the One to fulfill it, right? Amen!
53:23 After He received the authority in heaven.
53:26 Revelation 5 is one of the most decisive events in the history
53:31 of the plan of salvation. That's right.
53:33 This is the inauguration of Christ into His post-Calvary
53:38 ministry as King and Priest in the heavenly sanctuary.
53:44 He overcame sin and He was exalted to His Father's throne.
53:50 And by taking His seat on the heavenly throne,
53:52 at the right hand of the Father, Christ is able to carry out
53:57 the plan of salvation to His ultimate.
54:01 And, you know, when we think about this,
54:03 the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on humanity
54:07 was the inauguration of the new covenant.
54:10 That is what marked the spread of the gospel... remember on the
54:16 day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was poured out
54:20 and they went out and preached and how many souls were saved?
54:23 Three-thousand!
54:26 So the outpouring of the Spirit
54:28 completed the prophecy that ushered in the church age,
54:32 and the new covenant in which all believers are given
54:36 the Holy Spirit... ALL! Halleluiah! What a promise
54:41 is according to the terms of the new covenant.
54:44 Now, I want to make a point... The outpouring of the Holy
54:47 Spirit was a unique event, this is different than the
54:51 filling of the Holy Spirit.
54:52 To be filled with the Holy Spirit means you need to
54:55 be surrendered to Christ and this is a day-by-day,
54:59 sometimes hour-by-hour occurrence, is it not?
55:02 Because it is possible for us to resist or grieve even
55:06 quench the Holy Spirit, but I just have to read
55:11 this Scripture... Jesus now in the heavenlies,
55:16 He is fulfilling His post-Calvary ministry
55:22 as our high priest.
55:24 Hebrews 8:1 says... "Now this is the main point of the things
55:29 we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated
55:34 at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens."
55:39 And in chapter 4 of Hebrews, verses 4-15, it says...
55:44 "We don't have a High Priest who cannot sympathize
55:46 with our weaknesses, but was in all points
55:49 tempted as we are, yet without sin."
55:54 And because of that, because we have a High Priest who
55:57 understands, it says - "Let us therefore," for that reason
56:01 come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain
56:06 mercy and find grace to help in time of need."
56:10 He is our Mediator in the heavenly places,
56:13 and it is so exciting that He has been enthroned. Amen! Amen!
56:19 Praise God! Yes! What a powerful lesson!
56:24 Anytime we have an opportunity to talk about Jesus
56:26 in this way... prophetically and historically,
56:29 it's just overwhelming!
56:31 Well we're almost out of time, we have a few...
56:34 just a little over a minute left.
56:36 I want to turn it back to the panel now for us to
56:39 give us some insight on the lesson,
56:41 just something from your heart.
56:44 Yeah, things that hit my heart there was talking about the
56:47 good news - it's all about the good news of Jesus Christ.
56:50 Nothing can change a heart; nothing can change a life
56:52 but the power of the Holy Spirit living inside of mankind.
56:55 This is what we need, dedicate your heart and your
56:58 life to Jesus right now and be ready for His soon coming
57:00 because it's just around the corner. Amen!
57:02 Jesus is the only One that is worthy, but He loves us
57:07 so much - He creates in our hearts a worthiness
57:12 by His character.
57:14 I just can't even embrace that.
57:18 I can't even fathom that, but I praise the Lord for it.
57:22 We can't understand it, but we can be blessed by it. Amen!
57:25 Do you feel unworthy? He is worthy.
57:28 Do you feel sinful? He is Holy.
57:30 He has redemption and He has salvation for each one of us.
57:34 Amen! And all I can say is the King of Kings and the Lord
57:38 of Lords, is enthroned, but He lives in your heart
57:42 through the power of the Holy Spirit, so day-by-day
57:45 ask to be filled - don't leave home without Him!
57:49 Ask to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Amen!
57:52 Worthy is the Lamb!
57:55 Well, we have run out of time for this week.
57:57 It was such a powerful lesson that we had this week.
57:59 We're going to have another powerful lesson next week.
58:01 We want to invite you back to join us, but until then...
58:04 May God continue to bless you, may the Holy Spirit
58:07 lead and guide you and we will see you next week!
58:10 God bless! Amen and Amen!


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