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00:03 lesson number 3 is what we're on the day. We're looking at 00:05 the songs for the 1st quarter of 2020 for my name's James 00:08 Rafferty. And we are so glad that you've joined us. If you'd 00:11 like to get your own personal copy of the South school 00:13 lesson, you can do that by going to 3 a paean Sabha school 00:17 panel dot com. That's 3ABN Sabha school panel dot com. 00:21 We've got some amazing lessons to sunny. So don't go away. 00:24 We'll be right back. 00:25 [MUSIC] 00:30 [MUSIC] 00:35 [MUSIC] 00:40 [MUSIC] 00:45 [MUSIC] 00:50 [MUSIC] 00:55 Welcome friends. My name's faster. James Rafferty. And we 00:58 are in lesson number 3, the Lord rains. We're so excited 01:02 about the study that we have been in barking on in the 01:05 song's 1st quarter of 2020 for a great read and there's no way 01:10 we can cover all of the information here. 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Let me introduce the my family, 02:02 your family or 7 school panel to my immediate left is Daniel 02:05 Parent. Thank you. Happy to be here today for week 3 and I 02:08 have Monday's lesson, which is that the Lord rains came and 02:11 glad you're here. Daniel and to your left is Jim Moore County. 02:14 >> Thank you, Pastor James. I'm happy to be here to on 02:17 Tuesday. We look at God. It's the giant. 02:19 >> A man. Glad you're here. Jail and you're left. Show you 02:21 quit. I am excited to get to do ever mindful of his COVID name 02:27 and glad you're here. Show you to your left. Pastor John the 02:31 DNC. 02:32 Yes. Thank you for the blessing of being here. And I have 02:35 Thursday, your testimonies, I very short, a man, a man. 02:39 That's a lot for us to learn in some sand. Before we jump into 02:43 this lesson for this 3rd week in 2024 0st quarter, I said 02:50 that a few times haven't I? We're going to start with the 02:52 word of prayer and I want to ask Pastor John Duns if you'd 02:54 like to pray for us showed let's go to the Lord in prayer, 02:58 our loving 03:00 and bless it. Heavenly Father, thank you, Lord, for the 03:03 opportunity to share 03:05 from your Holy Scriptures. The wonderful things we have 03:09 discovered and we pray that even now as we share your Holy 03:11 Spirit will give us words to speak. That will be for life 03:17 and for encouragement 03:18 and 4 waking up in interest into continuing to study the 03:23 holy Scriptures. We ask you for the blessing upon all we ask in 03:26 the Holy and blessed said name of Jesus. Amen. Amen. 03:31 >> Seems like we've studied a lot so far. We were talking 03:34 together about how the first week was very cerebral. Lot of 03:38 good information laying the foundation for the songs that 03:40 we talked about. How the second week was a lot more emotional. 03:43 A lot more of hearts that we found there in the psalms. 03:47 And we're just talking about that and how that that's the 03:50 way the songs are. They've got a little bit of everything. 03:52 Of course, those are just 2 aspects. But we are cerebral. 03:56 We are emotional and we need all of those elements to be 03:59 part of our Christian or religious experience. So we're 04:02 going to find more and more of this. These combinations in the 04:05 Psalms. 04:07 We're looking at this week's study. We're looking at some 8, 04:10 some 100, some 97, some 75, some 105 or 6, 7, through 10. 04:17 Les Tions 3.26. To 29 and some 25 verse 10. I will be focusing 04:21 on some 8 and comparing that with the New Testament version 04:25 of Psalm 8, which is Hebrews chapter 2 on memory. Text is 04:29 found in Psalm 93 and verse one. He's with U.S.. S the Lord 04:34 rains his road. The Majesty, the Lord is rolled the majesty 04:38 and armed with strengths. Indeed the world is established 04:42 from and secure. And as we see in this verse, this connection 04:47 between The majesty of God and the fact that he's armed with 04:51 strength and the WORLDBEAT established a firm and secure 04:55 this, there's a little bit of connection there between what 04:59 is needed to make this will from secure and God's majesty 05:02 and his strength and the fact that he's armed with majesty in 05:05 strength. And that's really where we are right now in this 05:08 world and some 8 along with people's champ. The to again, 05:11 explain that a little bit to us. 05:13 The lesson Korte says that the Psalms Unswervingly uphold the 05:17 foundational belief in God is sovereign rain. The Lord 05:21 created and sustains everything that he had Chris has created. 05:25 He is the sovereign king over the whole world and he rules 05:28 the world with justice and righteousness and his laws and 05:32 statutes are good and bring a life to those who keep them. 05:36 The Lord is a just judge who ensures that the world remains 05:39 well ordered. He does so by rewarding the righteous and 05:43 punishing the wicked 05:46 in his time, not ours. So I just want to emphasize 05:49 underline circle, exclamation mark. Those last 6 word, 05:53 but 6 words, but in his time and not ours. 05:56 So in some 8, 1, through 6, we see the ward as the creator of 06:04 this world. Some 8 verses one through 6, 0, Lord, our God. 06:08 How excellent is 09:00AM and all the Earth who is set by 06:12 Gloria above the heavens out of the mouth of babes and 06:15 sucklings has the word dean strength because of thine 06:17 enemies that thou mightest still the enemy and the 06:20 Avenger. When I consider that by heavens, the work of my 06:23 fingers, the moon, the stars which Southwest has ordained 06:27 what is man that our mindful of him and the son of man that 06:30 Thou business Tim for thou Hast made him a little low in the 06:33 Angels. You crowned with glory and honor. 06:36 He's made him to have too many and over the works of thy hands 06:39 and you put all things under his feet. And if only we could 06:44 say that that is the present situation. That is the 06:47 president case. But this is what God ordained got ordained, 06:51 that we would have dominion over all the Earth got dame, 06:54 that this sort would be created with the glory and the splendor 06:57 of his images, righteousness. That will be no pain and no 07:00 suffering. And we know this because we see this in Genesis 07:04 Chapter one in 2. And as we move all the way through the 07:06 Bible, we see it again. Revelation chapter. 21 22, 07:10 we have this perfect birth with no pain, no sorrow, no death. 07:14 And then we have again, this perfect birth restored Inge 07:17 revelation. 21 22 and no pain, no sorrow, no cry, no death. 07:21 But between those 2 is where we presently set. And if you go to 07:24 the New Testament, he was chapter 2. You find an 07:28 explanation for what the SA must depicts and where we find 07:33 ourselves right now 07:34 in he was shifted to haul picks up with the same psalm Psalm 8. 07:39 But he adds a little something to it that we don't see in the 07:42 original context of some 8 for 6. 07:46 But one in a certain place testify saying what is man that 07:49 our mindful of him or the son of man that now this is Tim so 07:53 that we have the same a verse being quoted again in the New 07:56 Testament. Now Madest I'm a little lower in the Angels who 07:59 crown him with glory and honor. You sent him over the works, 08:01 the hands. There we go. That's exactly what the Sama says. 08:05 That was put all thing things in subjection under his feet. 08:08 4 in that he put all in subjection verse 8 of here is 2 08:12 under him. He left nothing that was not put on to him, OK? 08:15 So there we go, period. End of story. Not exactly notice the 08:20 conjecture that conjunction here, but right. But but now we 08:24 see not yet all things put under him all what happened. 08:30 But first, 9, now we see another conjunction. But but we 08:34 see Jesus who has made a little low in the Angels for the 08:37 suffering of that crowd with glory and honor that he by the 08:40 grace of God should taste death for every man. Now, 08:45 as we compare saw a with heaters to we see that the 08:49 changes taking place changes taking place in God's purposes 08:53 and his will for planet Earth. Adam actually lost his 08:57 dominion, the demeaning that was given to him at creation. 09:00 He chose to believe the whys of the prince of this world of 09:04 Lucifer, the devil. And because of that, they were deceived. 09:08 The whole world was deceived about God about what kind of 09:11 God created this world about the character of God, the 09:15 person of God of about what got us like. We states are still 09:19 under the shadow of that deception to this day. 09:22 So we have what we can to the English grammar here, calls a 09:25 conjunction and it's it's a negative conjunction, but we do 09:29 not now see all things under him, right? 09:32 But we do not now see all things under him is followed by 09:36 another conjunction another. But and this leads us to a more 09:40 positive the end because it's following its following this 09:45 one with a focus on Jesus. It brings us this positive, 09:50 but we see Jesus. We don't see everything under Adam and Eve, 09:53 but we see Jesus, right. But we see Jesus and, you know, 09:57 the devil rejoices that all things are not presently under 10:00 the Dominion of mankind in its original state 10:04 as God intended in the creation of this world. But the devil is 10:09 not happy for that second conjunction he doesn't like 10:12 that second, but he doesn't like it because that brings 10:15 Jesus and to restore this planet right to bring us back 10:19 to our first dominion and restore everything in this 10:22 planet, we're told. And in our Romans chapter 8 that the whole 10:25 Earth, Crohn's and travails and per berth Payne ready to be 10:29 delivered. And that's what we see taking place in our present 10:32 state. So when we look at our present situation is a battle 10:36 taking place between these 2 conjunctions, right? There's a 10:39 battle taking place in our own individual personal lives. 10:43 The New Testament brings us hope. We do not see all things 10:46 under him. That is mankind due to sin and suffering and said 10:50 it. But we see Jesus praise God or Jesus. The verse says that 10:56 he was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of 10:59 death. That he, by the grace of God should taste death for 11:03 every man. That's you. That's me. If you're listening today, 11:09 you are. 11:11 >> Included in every man. If you are a walkman, you are 11:15 included in every man. If you are a young warm and you are 11:18 included in every man, if you are a young man, you're 11:21 included in every man. If you are at home and you're included 11:24 every man, if you're an old one man, you're included in every 11:26 man. If you're an innocent man, an infant, one man, you're 11:30 included in every man ever read. 11:32 >> Person is included in every man. And that's the good News. 11:36 Jesus Christ stepped in and he tasted death for every man. 11:42 Some 75 says this promotion comes neither from the east 11:45 north, from the west, north, from the south. But God is 11:48 judge. He puts down one. He sets up another in the hand 11:51 of the Lord. There's a cup and the wind has read. It is full 11:54 of mixture and he pours out of the same. But the dregs there 11:58 of all, look at the airshow, wring them out and drink them. 12:01 But I will declare for ever I will sing praises to the God of 12:04 Jacob all the horns of the week. It also should I will cut 12:07 off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted. 12:10 Jesus Christ became part of the human family and he drank this 12:15 cup. He drank the dregs of this cup. He drank this cup that is 12:20 to be run out to the wicket. He became soon for a second 12:23 Crest Beach up to 5 years. 21 says and therefore, God 12:26 remain sovereign by the let life the death and the 12:30 resurrection of Jesus Christ. So we look at this beautiful 12:34 picture. We see recovery. We see that God has redeemed 12:38 us. He's Rason vest to his son, Jesus Christ. And this is the 12:42 good news. This is the picture that the some some spring us 12:45 many of the sums point to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. 12:49 They also point to the Vick told the victory of Jesus 12:52 Christ, like, for example, song, 24 the Earth is the 12:55 Lord's and the fullest there off the world. They've it well 12:59 there and why? Because God is ransom because Jesus Christ to 13:02 die for every single person 13:04 for he founded upon the seas established upon the floods. 13:07 He's the creator who will ascend in the Hill of Lord who 13:10 she'll stand in this Holy Place. He has clean hands and a 13:12 pure heart was not not lifted up his soul on the vanity Norse 13:16 or sworn deceitfully 13:18 and then it goes on to say here, lift up your head so you 13:21 gauge lift them up. The everlasting doors for the King 13:23 of glory shall come in. Who is this can employ the Lord of 13:27 hosts. He is the King of Glory. God has redeemed us. God has 13:33 established his covenant with us through Jesus Christ and God 13:36 has established that Everlasting covenant through 13:39 Jesus Christ for every single person on Planet Earth, every 13:42 woman, every had every child, every old person, every single 13:46 person on planet Earth is included. He got a covenant a 13:50 piece. I meant. Thank you, pastor rapper T extort and 13:53 lessen number. 13:55 >> One Sunday on Daniel parent and I have Monday's lesson, 13:59 which is the Lord rains. 14:01 Now, the title of this week's lesson is the Lord rains. 14:05 Title of Monday's lesson is the Lord Rains. And Monday's lesson 14:09 focuses on some 97, which starts with the lord rains. 14:13 So I'm just going to start this lesson off by saying the Lord 14:16 rains, he's real. He's in charge for a Christian. This 14:21 kind of goes without saying or at least it should 14:24 to rain. The definition is to possess or exercise power to 14:29 rule. There's really simple logic here that even a child 14:32 can understand. So if there any children listening out here, 14:36 I think you'll recognize this to be true. 14:38 If I made it, then I'm in charge of it 14:42 hug. I don't recommend trying this but break something that a 14:45 child made and they'll say. 14:48 >> That's why I made it. 14:51 >> This is one reason why the issue of creation is not a 14:54 sideline issue that it doesn't matter. It matters who is in 15:00 charge. 15:01 So I want to take you now to several statements about the 15:06 rain of the Lord. The lesson focuses, especially on Sol 97. 15:11 But that is a piece of a 7 block series of songs from 93 15:17 to 99 that deals with the rain of the Lord as King. It really 15:23 is in response to the end of book 3 of the Psalms were right 15:27 at the beginning of book for and book 3 ends with pleas for 15:31 mercy and particularly so 89 saying how Long o Lord and so 15:37 book 3 takes us into the reign of God and the power of God. 15:42 So especially when it appears as if God is not on the throne, 15:45 maybe spend some time reading Psalm 93 to 99. This is not an 15:51 apologetic that gives proofs for the reign of God. It really 15:55 is teaching us how to recognize and speak and act in faith. 15:59 We have got to learn how to talk faith and praise of God. 16:04 And sometimes we're not really good at it because we don't 16:07 identify the attributes of God. And so these songs here, 16:10 93 to 90 some 99, I'll take you one from each song starting in 16:14 Psalm 93, 16:16 some 93 verse to says This. Your throne is established from 16:22 old you are from everlasting. So number one, the reign of 16:28 God, the Lord Xray the Lord rains for ever some 93 verse 5 16:34 a little later there says your testimonies are very sure 16:37 holiness adorns your house O Lord for ever that I really 16:43 don't have any firsthand experience with the word for 16:46 ever. We say things like that took for ever. We don't know 16:52 what we're talking about their I live in a dog democracy where 16:56 leaders come and go, elections won. Power takes over from 17:00 another power administration changes, new philosophy emerges 17:05 and things change. And so we in our nations and governments 17:09 really don't understand what it means for God to reign forever. 17:13 He's not a reigning champion who's going to be taken down by 17:16 the next tournament leader. What does this mean for me? 17:19 Got is dependable. He's not a change from day to day. I can 17:23 trust and got it may sound trite, but it is so very true. 17:27 God is trustworthy. He's always there ahead of me. He's been 17:31 there behind me. All the law. 17:33 Number 2, some 94 0st 12 17:37 blessed is the man whom you instruct o Lord and teach out 17:42 of your law. 17:44 The lord rains fairly. 17:47 Can you imagine a creator who does not control his creation? 17:53 Absolutely. That's the God we serve. Who gives us freedom to 17:57 accept or reject. And he teaches us he gives us his law, 18:02 which is fear which he gives in detail, which he illustrates 18:06 which he he refers back to in reminds us which he presses 18:09 upon our heart to the Holy Spirit, which you rights within 18:13 us. The Lord rains fairly. He gives us he gives us the 18:18 truth. 18:20 What does this mean for me? I don't need to live in stress 18:23 or fear that that God is going to be unpredictable. 18:27 Some 93 versus 3 to 5 18:30 with the Lord for the Lord is the Great God and the Great 18:34 King above all gods. Some 95 3 to 95. 0st 3 to 5 in his hand 18:41 or the deep places of the Earth. The heights of the hills 18:44 are his also the sea is his for he made and his hands formed 18:50 the dry land. 18:52 The Lord rains with all authority. The sea is he's the 18:57 land is his everything is his above all gods. Unless we're 19:01 confused as to whether or not there are other gods. So 96, 19:04 the next chapter verse 5 says for all the gods of the people 19:08 are idols, but the Lord made the heavens when God determines 19:12 a thing to be done, there is no one to overrule it. He has a 19:17 plan of salvation that will not be derailed. There are things 19:22 that may come up against God's plan but will not be derailed 19:26 behind the scenes. God is working. What does this mean 19:29 for Maine? 19:30 I say that got rains, but how much authority to I really give 19:34 to God in my finances in the way I spend my money in the way 19:39 that I think in my relationships in the cars that 19:43 I drive the groceries by cell phone. Every single thing I 19:47 Leah God's authority. 19:50 Number 4, removing to Sol 96 verse 6 19:54 honor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in 19:59 his sanctuary. The Lord Rains With Majesty and that that 20:05 memory tax for this week, the Lord rains, he is clothed With 20:09 Majesty Majesty. 20:11 What a word that nobody ever greets me like that. And 20:14 there's a reason why. Because majesty is true. Greatness and 20:20 splendor and dignity and commanding respect without 20:24 having to utter a word beauty that takes your breath away. 20:29 Inspiring jaw dropping. There's nothing about it that is out of 20:33 place and the Lord. Rick is a robe with majesty. The Hebrew 20:38 word here from majesty is gay. Hoof, which means rising up and 20:43 in some places of the Bible, it refers to people rising up in 20:46 pride. But for for the Lord, this rising up, This Majesty is 20:51 all his harsh falls over everybody. When his name is 20:55 honored for me, what does this mean that the Lord rains With 20:58 Majesty 21:00 it is pleasing system pleasant to worship and serve. Gotten 21:04 more than pleasant. It is the pinnacle. It is the absolute 21:08 purpose of all that I do 21:12 the next one. Number 5, Psalm 97 21:16 first is 2 to 6 in just a couple of phrases here in this 21:21 in this section and versus 67, the whole Earth, 21:25 the heavens, 21:27 all the peoples, you'll find each of those there. 21:30 The lord rains completely the enemy claims to rain and he 21:36 certainly has influence over the minds and bodies of some. 21:40 But the lord rains, this is why Jesus said to the devil when he 21:46 tried to tempt him when he claimed territorial 21:48 sovereignty. Jesus said in Matthew, 4 to 10 for it is 21:52 written, you shall worship the Lord and him only you shall 21:57 serve 21:59 because the Lord does of rain over everything even when it 22:03 looks like he doesn't. For me, what does this mean? 22:07 It means that I can thanking God and I can praise him even 22:10 before I see him back because as a a believer in God, I know 22:15 that he reigns even when all of the things that I see don't 22:19 necessarily look like it in the moment. 22:22 Number 6, 2, more to go. So 98 versus 89. So let the 22:27 rivers clap their hands. Let the hills be joyful 22:31 together. This is nature getting excited about my God 22:34 before the Lord for he is coming to judge the Earth with 22:39 a righteousness. He shall judge the world and the people's with 22:43 equity. And we find the same thought since all 94 versus 20 22:47 to 23 and in some 96 versus 10 to 13. 22:51 Now God is fair in the giving of his law. He's also fair in 22:55 the administration of his law. Justice goes way beyond our our 23:01 Human court ideals of truth, God judges based on truth. 23:05 And what this means for me is that I can leave engines in the 23:08 hands of God. I don't need to make anybody else pay God's 23:12 going to take care of that. Some 99 verse 8. 23:16 You answered them. Oh, Lord, our God. You were to them. 23:20 God who forgives the Hebrew name their forgot l NASA. 23:24 Though you took vengeance on their deeds. The Lord rains 23:28 with mercy. He's a forgiving God. It is God's prerogative to 23:34 forgive. And that is his demonstration and show of power 23:38 that he forgives Sen. And then for me, what that means is I 23:42 too can be merciful to others. I like the way problems. 23:44 1911 says it. The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger 23:49 and his glory is to overlook a transgression. So if you're 23:54 doubting whether or not God really is in charge for one 23:57 reason or another, take these 7 songs, you can read them 24:00 through and in 10 minutes and say, Lord, remind me of you are 24:04 attributes that you really are a God who reigns from top to 24:07 bottom. 24:08 Hey, man, thank you, Daniel. Thank you. We are studying 24:11 lesson. Number 3. The Lord Rains. Don't go away. We'll be 24:14 right back. 24:16 [MUSIC] 24:19 >> Ever wish you could study more deeply along with the 3 D 24:22 inside the school panel members. Well, now you can just 24:26 send an e-mail request to essence P at 3ABN to work and 24:30 we'll email you the savage scoop. Analysts note on a 24:32 weekly basis to enhance your own study of God's word. 24:35 That address again is essence P at 3 ABN Dot org. We'd love to 24:40 send you their notes just as they prepared. 24:42 Thank you for watching and thank you for being part of I 3 24:46 be inside the school panel family. 24:50 >> Welcome back, friends. We are in Tuesday's lesson and 24:52 will pass it over to Jim Marconi. 24:54 >> Thank you so much, Pastor James and Daniel. What a great 24:56 study. What an income credible lessen the lowered rains. 25:01 I'm Joe Moore County. And on Tuesday we look at God is the 25:05 judge 25:07 specifically. We're going to study the investigative and the 25:10 executive judgment from the book of some snow you might be 25:15 saying. But that's found in Daniel. And it most certainly 25:18 is that's found in revelation. And it most certainly is. 25:21 And to be honest with you, I haven't studied it has 25:23 extensively in Psalms as I should have. So I'm excited 25:27 about this lesson. We will learn together. 25:30 First we established that God is our judge. Want to reread a 25:34 scripture. That thing you just read. This is psalm 98 verse 9 25:39 and some 98 9. He is coming to judge the earth. God is our 25:45 judge with the righteous Snus. He should judge the world and 25:49 the people's with equity. He judges fairly judges 25:54 righteously. So let's start with the investigative 25:57 judgment. And then we're going to switch gears and talk about 26:00 the executive judgment, 26:02 the investigative judgment. Of course, we know that God 26:04 investigates prior to passing judgment. We know that the 26:10 judgment eventually will be against the wicked, but in 26:13 favor of the righteous. 26:17 We find it. Of course, you find in Daniel Chapter 7, but we're 26:20 going to find it in sums. This is not an exhaustive 26:22 study, but let's look at a few principles we can glean from 26:25 songs, principle. Number one, looking down in the case 26:30 investigation. We see this in some 14 verse 2, 26:34 some 14 verse 2, the Lord. What are those words lobes down 26:40 from heaven when he's looking down? It indicates an 26:44 investigation is about ready to take place. He looks down from 26:47 heaven on the children of men to see if there are any who 26:50 understand who seek God. God is looking down. He is 26:54 investigating to see who seeks him or who follows him. Another 27:01 principle we find is that got investigates from the heavenly 27:04 Sanctuary. We see this in Psalm 102 verse 19, someone to verse 27:11 19. It starts with the same phrase for he looked down here 27:15 again. We see this investigation about ready to 27:17 take place. He looked down where from the height of his 27:21 sanctuary, the investigative judgment takes place with Jesus 27:26 in the heavenly Sanctuary from having the Lord viewed the 27:30 Earth. 27:31 The 3rd principle we see is that God investigates prior to 27:35 pronouncing judgment. In other words, the investigation takes 27:39 place first, then the judgment takes place 27:42 for this. We look at some level some 11 versus 4, 5, The Lord 27:47 is in his holy Temple. Where is he? He's in the temple and the 27:50 sanctuary. The Lord's Throne is in heaven. His eyes behold his 27:55 islands test. The sons of men, the Lord tests the righteous. 28:00 Now, what's that word 28:02 test and the Hebrew. It means investigating. The lard 28:07 investigates the righteous, but the wicked and the one who 28:11 loves violence. His soul hate. It's the same. Hebrew word we 28:15 find and sums one. 39. 23 24 search me o God and know my 28:21 heart. Try me. That's the same word. Investigate me and no my 28:26 anxieties and see if there's any wicked way in me and make 28:29 me in the way everlasting. It's the same word used in 28:32 Jeremiah 17 verse 10. I the Lord searched the heart. 28:37 I test. There's our word I and investigate the mind even to 28:43 give to every man, according to his ways, according to the 28:47 fruit of his doing here again, got investigates. He tests or 28:51 he investigates prior to passing judgment and that prior 28:56 to bringing according to their fruit, 28:59 it's the same principle we see actually at the Tower of Mabel 29:03 Genesis Chapter 11. Remember, God came down. There's our 29:06 phrase again when come when God comes down or looks down. 29:10 He's investigating Genesis 11, 5, the Lord came down 29:14 to investigate to see the city and the tower which the sons of 29:18 men has billed and before the legal verdict was given, 29:24 he investigated to see the work that the people were doing. 29:27 Princeton principle, number 4, 29:30 some judgment determines guilt. So first got investigates and 29:35 then the judgment comes in. We'll see this in some 53 29:38 versus 2 in 3. God looks down here again. He's investigating 29:42 from heaven on the children of men to see if there are any 29:45 people understand who see caught. Every one of them has 29:48 turned aside. They have together become corrupt. 29:52 There is not on who does good. No, not one. In this case. 29:56 The investigation determined our guilt. Wow, we're guilty 30:00 before gone. But the judgment can also bring joy. I love 30:06 this. 76 89. You cause judgment to be heard from heaven and the 30:11 earth feared and was still when daughter rose to judgment. 30:14 What happened to deliver all the up pressed of the earth and 30:20 this case, God investigated, then here rose to judgment and 30:25 what happened? It was in favor of the Saints. It was the 30:28 deliver the oppressed. Now, let's look at the end of 30:33 executive phase of the judgment. This is the final 30:37 phase of the judgment. First as the investigation, our God's 30:40 people covered by his blood. Are they clothe and his 30:44 righteousness have they confessed and for sake and 30:47 every known Sen are they walking in outright open 30:51 rebellion to him? We see in revelation 20, of course, 30:54 the description of the executive judgment or the great 30:57 white throne judgment. This is the final destruction of the 31:01 weekend. The second death as it were that final annihilation. 31:05 But let's look at it from some 75 and we'll see this executive 31:09 judgment take place. Some 75 with a couple principles here. 31:13 Principle. One executive judgment is intense 31:16 and it's destructive. Some 75 verse 8, the first portion of 31:21 the first and the handler. There is a cop Pastor James 31:24 reference and send the wine is red. It is fully mixed and he 31:28 pours it out. You know, to remind me of the 3rd Angels 31:31 message revelation, chapter 14 verse 10:00PM Softshell drink 31:35 the wine of the wrath of the couple got which is poured out 31:39 full strength into the cause of his indignation. He should be 31:43 tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of 31:46 the Holy Angels, the presence of the land. We see that the 31:50 executive judgment is intense, but it's also destructive. 31:53 Second principle, we see executive judgment is for the 31:57 weekend. If you keep reading in some 75 who finished Evers we 32:01 already talked about in the Lord's hand is the cop. The 32:03 wine is red. It's fully mixed. He pours it out. Surely it's 32:07 drag show who all the wit good of the earth, the drain and 32:12 drank down the executive judgment. This final judgment. 32:17 As for the week, 3rd principle we see is that the executive 32:21 judgment is final and irreversible. 32:25 We're still in some 75 32:28 that's diverse. 4, I said to the boastful do not deal both 32:31 fully into the weekend. Do not lift up the horn first 5 to not 32:35 lift up your horn. Hi. Do not speak with a stiff neck. 32:39 Just how diverse 10, all the horns of the week kid. I will 32:44 also cut off 32:47 cutting off the horns of the weekend shows the end of their 32:49 power. This is the end of their Dominion. It final. It's 32:53 irreversible. We say the same principle and some 97. 0st 3 32:58 fire goes before him. Why to burn up his enemies round about 33:05 reminds me of revelation Chapter 20. We're the wicked 33:07 were judged and what happened. They were cast into the Lake of 33:11 Fire and it says in verse 14, this is the second death. 33:15 Its final. It's dear reversible. The wicked do not 33:19 have another chance. They're not coming back for another 33:22 opportunity for repentance. It's final. They are 33:26 extinguished as it were for ever. 33:29 The forefront of what we see is that the righteous are 33:31 delivered from the wicked and they are sealed and safe. 33:36 We're in some 75 verse 10. We read the first part already. 33:39 The horns of the weekend will be cut off. This is that final 33:42 irreversible destruction of the weekend, but it doesn't stop 33:46 there. It says the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. 33:51 We see the same principle in some 97. 0st 10, you who love 33:55 the Lord hate evil. He preserves the soles of his 33:59 sayings. He delivers them out of the hand of the weekend. 34:05 It reminds me again revelation 20 where the righteous are in 34:08 the new Jerusalem. They are sealed and they are safe. 34:12 This final executive judgment does not fall on them. 34:17 The final principle we find here in some 75 principle 34:21 number 5 is that there is an appointed time for judgment. 34:26 Some 75 verse 2 when I choose the proper time in the N I V it 34:33 says when I choose the a point to time, I will judge 34:38 Uprightly. We see that all our times our days are in the hand 34:44 of God and he has an appointed time not only for the 34:47 investigative judgment, but for the final executive judgment. 34:51 And the beautiful thing is you and I don't have to be afraid 34:54 of that judgment because the judgment is in favor of 34:58 constant people make a choice and follow him today 35:02 and that it too. 35:04 >> Who knew that there was so much to all and G if the songs? 35:10 I mean, it's beautiful. I'm sure like when my lesson is 35:15 when state ever mindful of his covenant 10, I I would like to 35:19 retire. And for mindful of his ever lasting covenant. You 35:25 referenced several times, Daniel 7.22. where the ancient 35:29 of days is seen. He's making it judgment in favor of the 35:34 Saints. So let's look at some 94 because the theme of God's 35:40 judgment 35:42 is is something that some people feel. But in north to 35:46 give, if you're a person of God, if your company 35:49 appreciation ship with the light, it should bring you 35:52 peace and assurance of salvation. Let's look at some 35:55 94. We'll begin with the first 8. Well, actually, 8 to 15, 36:02 it's just God's judgment or given to the people to turn the 36:06 people to righteousness and to demonstrate that God cares for 36:11 them. But now look at versed. Wealth 36:14 lesson is the man whom you instruct o Lord and teach out 36:18 of here the law that you may give him rest from the days bid 36:23 for city who wants wrist the decades of adversity and until 36:28 the pit is dug for, the wicked for the Lord will not castoff. 36:33 He's people nor will he force a case inheritance but judgment 36:40 will return to write to snus. That's the purpose of God's 36:45 judgment is to restore righteousness and all the 36:49 upright and Hart will follow it. Okay. Turn to Psalm 105, 36:55 as a whole. This song shows the Lords faithfulness to his 36:59 covenant in Israel's history. But we see that no matter what 37:04 happened, good and the bad God was there. 37:08 So someone 0, 5, 0st 7 37:13 through 10. 37:14 He is the Lord, our God. His judgments are in the Earth 37:20 for safe. 37:21 He remembers his covenant forever but Cup and it this 37:26 isn't it. The covenant at Mount Side? I with all the civil and 37:31 and social in ceremonial loss. 37:34 This is the Everlasting Covenant and it's proven in 37:37 context. Let's look. He remembers his cabinet for ever 37:42 the word which he commanded 1000 generations. The covenant 37:47 which he made with Abraham and his post to Isaac and concerned 37:55 it to take it for statute to is true as an everlasting 38:00 covenant. 38:02 That's people our history should inheritance. 38:07 He established his everlasting covenant if righteousness by 38:11 Faith. 38:12 Grace was given to us in Christ who says before time be can't 38:16 revelation. 13, 8, he's a landslide from the foundation 38:21 of the Hebrews. 13, 20 Christ's blood is the love of the 38:26 Everlasting Covenant and the goal a fright use despite a 38:31 goal of the Everlasting Covenant of got 38:35 its second Corinthians 5.21. He made him who knew no sand to 38:41 be soon for us. Well, that we might become the righteousness 38:44 of God in Christ. 38:46 >> So what someone 0, 5, is pointing to is his covenant. 38:50 God remembers forever. It's the cabinet he announced in the 38:54 court and defeat the Genesis 3.15, when he talked about the 38:58 seed that was coming. That would be that deliver. 39:02 It's in Genesis, 15, 6 Abraham believed God. It was credited 39:08 or imputed to him. It's righteousness and we see that 39:12 he was gratified to this cover net of salvation by Grace. 39:18 Unrighteousness by faith in Tunis is 15 when he put Abraham 39:23 in a deep sleep. 39:26 But then I got to point this out. He renewed the have and 39:31 the everlasting covenant with Abrahams son. I say 39:39 why listen to this 39:41 to this is 26 for through 5. 39:45 God says to ICE, I will make you to send its multiplies the 39:50 stars of the heaven. I will get to use it. It's all the slams 39:54 and in your seat. All the nations of the year shall be 39:57 blessed. Why that is verbatim what he said to Abraham. 40:02 So it's redoing the company here. But look at verse 5 40:08 got says I'm going to renew this covenant with you because 40:13 Abraham obeyed my voice. Can I charge my commandments by 40:17 statute? And mine was God has all race from the very 40:24 beginning. God had 40:27 the moral code of love, 40:29 the 10 Commandments. And if you follow it through, you can find 40:32 them all into this is. But then he read news. This Abraham was 40:38 beat him and that's why God chose him. Actually, he knew he 40:42 would teaches children so that he bring new sit with Jake up 40:47 as well. 40:49 You know, 40:51 one of my favorite verses is Isaiah 40 to their 6. God is 40:56 speaking. This is one of the servant songs. It's a prophecy 41:00 about the Messiah. God is speaking in prophetic words to 41:05 them aside. 41:06 I think Lord called Unit Righteousness. I will hold your 41:10 hand. I will keep keep you. And if you as a Kevin it to the 41:16 people as a light to the June test to open up like guys bring 41:20 out prisoners from the press does who sit in darkness from 41:26 the Prison-house 41:28 Jesus Christ. Is this even as a brand? That's what we find in 41:32 Galatians 3.16, heat is the one who ratified the new covenant 41:38 with his spot. And 41:41 I wish we had time for this. We don't have time for it all. 41:43 But collation Steph Curry, 6 to 9, 41:49 Paul says just to save or ham leave God. 41:53 He was a counted to as fried to snus. 41:56 Those who are of sate our sunset. Perhaps we get the same 42:01 promise and it's so precious that Paul says in verse 20 says 42:06 let's look at the galatians 3.26. To 29. 42:11 >> For you are all sons of God. That is a covenant term sons 42:17 off. 42:18 >> God, whether you're a man or woman, this rip this is Newt or 42:21 ginger, if you will, 42:23 your sons of God through faith in Christ, you're a child of 42:27 God. John. One 12 says as many as receive can too, did the 42:31 cape right to become a child with got 42:35 so through your faith in Christ, Jesus for as many as 42:38 were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There's neither 42:42 chewed are great for slave or free. There's no mail, no 42:47 female, all one in Christ. Jesus. If you are Christ your 42:51 Abrahams unseen, it airs according to the promise you 42:56 why am I bringing this and God's got this everlasting 42:59 covenant? We see it in the Psalms and God is for ever 43:04 faithful to his Cabinet. 43:06 Did you know 43:08 these people who wrote the songs by the inspiration of the 43:11 Holy Spirit, If you're in Christ there your heirs, 43:14 they are not your their ear and sister and sister's. Thank you. 43:19 So 43:20 here's what the and sisters believed. I believed that God 43:25 actively works to secure his people in them. Listen. Song 1, 43:30 0, 3, 2, through 5. Just the Lord. My Soul. Forget not all 43:34 his 55th. Who forgives all of your mic. Quick tease. Who 43:38 heals all of that seizes her routine. Sure. Life from 43:44 destruction. Who crowds? You're loving. I'm if you with 43:48 loving kindness and tender mercies. 43:51 Some 29 to 11. 43:54 The Lord gives strength to his people. The Lord will bless his 43:58 people with peace and that some 25 8 through 10. 44:05 This is look this without some 25 8 through 2. This is so 44:11 important for us to say because it is repeated throughout the 44:15 old and the New Testament. 44:17 Good in a pride is the Lord. Therefore, he teaches centers 44:23 in the way 44:24 the humble 44:26 those who depend upon him. He guides in justice and the 44:31 humble. 44:33 He teaches his sway. Those who will yield to him all the pass 44:39 of the Lord. I'm mercy and truth to who 44:44 2, such as keep his Kevin and his testimonies. 44:53 First, John, Chapter 3, 7, to 8, 44:57 John says don't let anyone to see only he who practice is try 45:02 to since is righteous Psalm. 85 13 says righteousness. 45:09 It goes before the messiah and is his pathway to follow. 45:15 God is faithful to his everlasting Cup in it if we 45:20 will be faithful to him. 45:22 >> One man, a man, a man. What a blessing has been to 45:24 listen to each and every one of you. We're not done. We still 45:27 have Thursday. My name is John. Didn't see the title for 45:30 Thursday is your testimonies are very sure. 45:34 And we're going to take a look at some 19, 7, some 93 5, 45:38 someone, 19, one 65 45:41 someone to in 6, some 18, 30 45:44 and a few others. So hang in there. 45:47 >> Let's go first to some 19 7. The law of the Lord is. 45:53 >> Perfect. 45:54 What does it do? Comforting the so the testimony of the Lord is 45:58 sure making wise that simple. 46:03 I would love to post there and tell you more about that. 46:06 But let's go to some 93 0st 5 year testimonies. I. 46:11 >> Very sure. Holiness adorns your house O Lord for ever 46:19 Psalm one. 46:21 >> Verse 2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in 46:24 his law, he meditates day and night. So we see we're looking 46:29 here at the testimonies of the Lord and the law of the Lord. 46:34 Vast someone 46:35 verse excess for the Lord knows the way of the right, just but 46:38 the way of the young Godly show parish. So the righteous. 46:43 >> Keep God's law. But the wicked will perish because they 46:48 do not keep God's law. 46:51 Notice some 25% all the paths of the Lord. Our. 46:54 >> Mercy and truth to such ask keep his comment. And his 47:00 testimonies, 47:02 someone 9165 another wonderful scripture. Great piece. Have 47:08 they 47:09 who love your law and nothing show caused him to stumble. 47:15 The scriptures are worth worthy of your meditation. The lesson 47:20 brings this out. And I like to read to you the Lord supremacy 47:23 in the world as the sovereign creator, 47:26 King and judge has theological implications for the 47:30 reliability of his testimonies. The testimonies Hebrew adieu to 47:36 the Kree or law referred to the body of laws 47:41 and ordinances which the Lord rig of earns the religious and 47:45 social life of his people. You can see Exodus 30 to 15 47:50 and I'm going to read. Exit is 30 to 15 16 assists and most is 47:53 turned and went down from the mount and the 2 tables of that 47:58 testimony. We're in his hands. The tables were written, 48:02 both their site 48:04 on the one side and on the other. Were they written not 48:08 who wrote them and the tables were the work of God. And 48:13 writing was the writing of God grave in upon the tables. 48:19 This, of course, shows prominence written on stones. 48:25 Stone. I'm not paper. Not the pair is so Popeye ERs. However, 48:31 you say it. 48:32 It was indication of permanence. Now we read several 48:38 verses like some 93 5 assists that that D I'm very sure. 48:43 And this according to the essence, reflecting the 48:45 stability and permanence of God's throne 48:49 and the world they got created and sustains as you can see in 48:53 some 93 verse one, too. 48:55 The Hebrew word translated asked sure 48:58 conveys the notion of reliability, faithfulness and 49:03 firmness. God's law calls are unchangeable and 49:07 indestructible. Why? Because 49:10 God's law, it's perfect. It's interesting. Have access 49:14 to a dictionary that shows ancient Hebrew and it shows 49:18 something very interesting. Picked a graph showing a seed 49:23 going down to the ground, but showing also water reflection 49:28 of they could be water or blood and seed. The show's 49:32 continuance and the seat, of course, bears fruit 49:36 in a heated issue. Nary, as we said, come from stuff, a 49:41 fullness come from Saudi stability and permanence. 49:47 And so I go back to some one, 19, 152 concerning testimonies. 49:52 I have known doubled that you have founded them 49:55 for ever. God's law is for ever. 49:59 It's unchangeable. 50:01 It's written in Stone written by God's own finger of all the 50:05 things in the Holy Scriptures. 50:08 He wrote the 10 Commandments with this whole thing. 50:11 This is important and worthy of your consideration. Some 18, 50:15 this quarter's 3 I will call upon the Lord was worthy to be 50:20 praised. Socialite be saved from my enemies. The pangs of 50:25 deaths around to me and the floods of Ungodliness made me 50:30 afraid. So here's the lesson is focusing in the God shows 50:34 righteousness and shows justice. But in the world that 50:39 does not obey God's law. We have on godliness. We have 50:44 wickedness and David says they they are like a flawed 50:49 and because of the weakness in the world, he's afraid even 50:52 today we look in society. We hear 50:55 a horrible stories of crime sometimes, you know, used to 51:00 live in Chicago and sometimes a hit and killed 50 people or 51:04 more in just one weekend fall gun fire, a gun violence and 51:08 all kinds of violence. This is a terrible world. We live in 51:12 notice a psalm 18 verse 6 in my distress. I called upon the 51:15 Lord and cried out to my God. He heard my voice from his 51:19 temple and my cry came before him even to his ears. 51:25 This is the background to Psalm 18 7. 51:29 Then the Earth shook and trembled the foundation. 51:32 So the hills also quake and were shaken because he was 51:36 angry. God is angry with the evildoers and the time is 51:41 coming when he will take vengeance every evil act. 51:45 Avery, evil word. He will take vengeance and the weekend will 51:49 have to repay. 51:52 You may look at yourself when I'm like it on the center. 51:55 The Lord offers forgiveness for all those who com come to him 52:00 and he who comes to him. He will not cast out. 52:02 He is extending his hand in mercy, offering you salvation 52:07 through Jesus Christ. 52:10 Some 94 burst 1, 2, 3, 0, Lord got to home. Vengeance belongs 52:16 God to home. Vengeance belongs, shine forth. 52:20 Notice rice up judge of the Earth render punishment to the 52:24 proud 52:26 Lord. How long will the wicked? How long will the week a 52:30 triumph? 52:31 This is saw David pouring off his heart. How long I the 52:34 wicked going to continue to do wickedness when O Lord you 52:39 coming to take vengeance. 52:41 Romans 12. It was brought out. We're repeating it again 52:45 verse 19 52:47 and 20 52:48 beloved, not avenge yourselves but rather give place to RAF 4. 52:53 It is written then just as mine. I will repay, says the 52:56 Lord and the Lord knows when to take vengeance and went to 53:00 repay. 53:01 Therefore, if your enemy is hungry, feed him. 53:04 If he is thirsty, give him a drink for so doing you will 53:09 heap Kohl's a fire on his head. 53:12 So we are invited to love our enemies and feed our the the 53:17 hungry that our enemy. But going back to God's law. 53:21 We read again some 19 7. The law of the Lord is perfect. 53:25 Converting the Sol the testimony of the lorry. Sure. 53:28 Making wise to simple the status of the Lord are right. 53:32 Rejoicing. The heart, the commandment of the Lord East. 53:35 Pure enlightening. The eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean 53:39 enduring for ever. The judgments of the Lord are true 53:42 and righteous altogether. More to be desired. I day then 53:46 Goldie, a then much Feingold sweeter also in honey and the 53:51 honey comb. Moreover, by them is thy servant warned. And in 53:54 keeping of then there is 53:57 great reward. Yes, friends keeping God's commandment. 54:02 There is great reward. 54:04 But of course, we have to remember that in Romans 3.20, 54:08 therefore, by the Dees of the law, they're showing off. 54:11 Let's be justified in his side for by the law is the knowledge 54:14 of Sen. 54:15 But Jesus also shows is that it is important to keep the 54:18 Commandments will try to get to that. It's on the scan. 54:22 Romans 3.31. Do we then make void the law to faith? God 54:27 forbid, Ye Week establish the law 54:30 Roman 7.10, and the commandment which was to bring life I find 54:35 I found to bring death to why this commandment bring death. 54:39 And it was posted before like because Paul has sent from in 54:43 6.23. For the wages of sine is death, but the gift of God is 54:47 eternal life in Christ. Jesus, 54:49 I have one more scripted. Want to share with you. That's 54:52 psalm 119, 105. Notice thy word is a lamp onto my feet and the 55:00 light on to my path. Wow, that's God's word. You know, 55:05 the 10 Commandments 55:06 are also God's word. They are a lamp on to defeat an ally to 55:11 your path and the Lord Jesus Christ is asking us to keep 55:15 them. 55:16 I go back to someone 91 65 with which we began. Great piece. 55:21 Have those who love your law and nothing causes them to 55:26 stumble. So we encourage you to keep got slaw because you love 55:31 the Lord with all your heart 55:33 and in keeping them, there is great reward. Thanks be to the 55:37 Lord for that. 55:38 >> And then a man we've got just a few minutes for some 55:41 closing thoughts. We'll start with Daniel. 55:43 I like to leave you with some words that you've already 55:46 heard. But we need to hear him again, the Lord rains. And 55:50 that's a statement about God. But it's an invitation to you 55:52 to do what's all 95, 6, 7, says o come, let us worship and bow 55:59 down. Let us meal before the Lord, our God, our maker for he 56:04 is our God and we are the sheep of his pasture and the shape of 56:08 his hands. 56:10 >> 3 men as we look at our God rains, I'm reminded of the 56:14 investigative in the executive judgment. And when we study 56:16 that we discovered that our God is overall that our God is 56:20 sovereign, that our God sees and knows everything and then 56:24 our God loved you. And I so much that he gave chase so that 56:27 we had opportunity to have judgment in our favor and spend 56:32 eternity with him. The man when I think about God's everlasting 56:37 covenant, do you realize that 56:39 from from the garden from before the Carton, God's path 56:44 way to salvation to restoration of her? I just miss has always 56:49 been the right distance by faith 56:52 from the Messiah. 56:54 Those people were in the entrance. They were saved, 56:58 looking forward to Christ were say looking back, but only 2, 57:03 such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. Will you find 57:08 those pass a verse and truth and then? 57:12 >> A perfect God of love gave us a perfect law because he 57:16 loves us and he's far benefits. 19, 7. The law of the Lord is 57:20 perfect. Converting the Sol. The testimony of the Lord is 57:23 sure making Weiss the simple give this deep thought. 57:28 >> A man, a man, some great stuff there. God is our 57:31 creator. He investigates he executes because he's given us 57:35 the Everlasting Covenant in Jesus Christ and his law is 57:38 permanent. It's the standard. And so God wants us to keep 57:42 what he's given us. He wants us to keep that come in and he's 57:44 given us in Jesus Christ because the Lord rains. Well, 57:49 that was a great lesson for this week. We're going to be 57:51 looking forward to our next lesson week. Number 4, which is 57:55 the Lord hears and the Lord delivers will continue to study 57:58 the book of Psalms. And we look forward to our next study 58:01 together until then Cup last year. 58:03 [MUSIC] 58:08 [MUSIC] 58:13 [MUSIC] 58:18 [MUSIC] 58:23 [MUSIC] 58:28 [MUSIC] |
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