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The King Is Coming! - A | Pathway to Victory with Dr. Robert Jeffress
The King Is Coming! - A | Pathway to Victory with Dr. Robert Jeffress
Pathway to Victory with Dr. Robert Jeffress
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Hi, I'm Robert Jefferson. I believe that
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God still intervenes in our lives with
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power, provision, protection, and
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healing. That's why I wrote my new book,
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Divine Invasions: Experiencing God's
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Miracles in Your Life Today. Be sure to
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order your copy of Divine Invasions at
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[music]
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From the pulpit of the First Baptist
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Church of Dallas, Texas, [music] this is
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Pathway to Victory with Dr. Robert Jeff.
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>> I'm so glad you're watching the official
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pierce the darkness with the light of
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God's word.
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Hi, I'm Robert Jefferson. Welcome again
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to Pathway to [music] Victory. When the
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seven years of tribulation finally end,
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when the last battle is over, [music]
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when God brings his final judgment on
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those who reject him, a peace will
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settle over the universe like never
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before. Today I want to talk about that
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wonderful moment when the victor Jesus
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Christ establishes his eternal [music]
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reign over a new heaven and a new earth.
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My message is titled The King is Coming
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on today's edition of Pathway [music] to
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Victory.
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You've read about miracles like the
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parting of the Red Sea and the raising
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of Lazarus. But have you ever wondered,
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does God still work miracles today? In
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his powerful new book, Divine Invasions,
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Dr. Robert Jeff makes a biblical case
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that our miracleworking [music] God has
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not gone silent. He still intervenes
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with power, provision, protection, and
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healing. And he can even work a miracle
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in your life. Request your copy of
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Divine Invasions when you give a
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generous gift to support the ministry of
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Pathway to Victory.
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My grandfather used to say, "The end of
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anything is sad."
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That's true. Whether you're talking
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about an exhilarating football game,
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remember those?
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Whether you're talking about a football
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game, an interesting book, a good movie,
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or a cherished friendship, the end of
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anything is sad.
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Except for the end of the Bible. Because
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when we come to the end of the Bible, we
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find it's not the end. It is just the
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beginning of a brand new existence God
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has prepared for those who know Jesus
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Christ. And today we have come not only
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to the end of the book of Revelation,
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but we've come to the end of God's word
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itself. If you have your Bibles, turn to
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Revelation chapter 22 for our final
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message in our series, Final Conquest.
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Now, since this is the last message, I
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thought we'd take about five minutes to
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review where we've been in the book of
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Revelation. So take your outline, get
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your pen, and be ready to write very,
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very quickly as we review where we've
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been. Remember this revelation was given
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to the Apostle John when he was on
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Patmas, the island of Patmas, exiled for
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refusing to worship the Roman Emperor.
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And Jesus Christ appeared to John in his
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glorified form and told him to write
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down this vision of the glorified Lord
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and the future that awaited those who
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remained obedient to Jesus Christ.
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That's the purpose of this book is to
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encourage us to be obedient to Christ.
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Why? Because Jesus Christ is coming back
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again to reward the righteous and to
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punish the unrighteous. That's the theme
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of the book of Revelation. In chapter
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one, we have the vision of the glorified
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Lord. That's how John saw him not as the
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suffering savior who had been nailed to
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a cross, but as the King of Kings and
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the Lord of Lords. And then in chapters
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2 and three, the message to the seven
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churches. Uh God picked out seven
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churches in Asia Minor and had a
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specific message to those churches, but
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to our church as well as what God looks
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for, what God commends, and what he
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condemns in a church. In chapters four
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and five, we have a picture of heaven,
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praise in he heaven, and the opening of
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the scroll. This is right before the
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beginning of the great tribulation. And
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we see the church already in heaven.
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It's been raptured already. Uh the
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church is around the throne of God
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praising God. And remember there was
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that book, the book of redemption, the
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sevensealed book of redemption. It was a
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book that would describe the final acts
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of God to reclaim this earth that
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belongs to him. And somebody asked, who
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is worthy to open this book? And only
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the lamb of God, Jesus, was worthy to
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open the book. When he does open that
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sevensealed scroll, we see in Revelation
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6, the first of three judgments on the
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earth. Revelation 6 begins the final
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seven years of earth's history. We call
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it the great tribulation. It is a time
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that God pours out his wrath on the
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earth, not only to punish unbelievers,
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but also to redeem those who would trust
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in Christ. This is man's last chance to
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be saved. And we see the first of those
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judgments in chapter 6. Remember uh the
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first of those seal judgments was the
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king on the horse and he had a bow but
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no arrows in it. This is the beginning
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of the antichrist. It is interesting
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that he will assume power not by force.
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There's no bow in that arrow. He
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receives it by acclamation. The world
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unanimously turns to the antichrist for
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leadership. And the reason is very
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clear. There's apparently some worldwide
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crisis that has made people desperate
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for anybody who pretends to have an
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answer to that problem. Don't we see
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that today, right now? But the Bible
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indicates in the future there will be a
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world leader who will assume power after
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a great worldwide crisis. Perhaps it is
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a crisis that has coincided with the
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rapture of the church. People are
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looking for answers. The economy is in a
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turmoil and this antichrist assumes
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power. He is the worldwide dictator. And
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that is the beginning of these sealed
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judgments. In chapter 7, we see the
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144,000 Jewish evangelists. At the
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beginning of the tribulation, God will
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save and he will seal with protection
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144,000 Jewish evangelists. And then in
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chapters 8 and 9, we see the second
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series of judgments, the trumpet
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judgments. And then in chapter 10, the
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mighty angel takes his stand on the
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earth. Remember, one foot on the land,
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one foot in the sea, and he announces
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that the end is near. In Revelation 11,
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the two witnesses, God will raise up two
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witnesses and uh they will be killed
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because they deliver the message of God
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and they will be miraculously
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resurrected for the whole world to see.
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These will be two lampstands. Uh the
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Bible describes them like Moses and
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Elijah shining in the darkness. And then
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in chapters 12 and 13, an explanation
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about the satanic trinity. Just as there
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is a heavenly trinity, the father, son,
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and holy spirit, there is a satanic
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trinity, the dragon, that is Satan
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himself, the beast, the antichrist, and
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then the false prophet. In Revelation
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14, there is the picture of the two
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harvest. Remember the angel with the
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sickle that is about to gather uh two
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different harvest from the earth
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compared to ripe grapes. There is the
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harvest of the saved whom God will
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gather to himself. But there is the
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harvest of the unsaved. Remember the
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picture of those uh grapes that are
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about to burst forth not with juice but
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with sin. And God takes those ripened
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grapes and he throws them in the vat and
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they are trampled in that vat until
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their blood is spurting out at
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Armageddon up to the bridal of a horse.
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The Bible says those are the two
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harvest. And then in Revelation 15 and
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16, we have the final judgments, the
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bold judgments against the earth. And
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when we come to the end of chapter 16,
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we're at the very brink of Armageddon
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and the return of Jesus Christ. But
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before that happens, John explains two
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other things he wants us to understand.
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In Revelation 17, we find uh the
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judgment against the destruction of
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religious Babylon, the harlot of
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Babylon, the false church that aids
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Antichrist in his rise to power. God
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destroys it. And then in Revelation 18,
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the destruction of commercial Babylon,
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the economic system of the world that
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goes up in smoke overnight uh because of
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the judgment of God. When we come to
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chapter 19, we see all the world forces
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gathered on the plane of Megiddo for the
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battle of Armageddon in which they
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attempt to overthrow the antichrist. But
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in the midst of that great world battle,
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the heavens open. The king appears and
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we appear with him to return to earth.
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And at that point, uh, the beast and the
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false prophet are cast into the lake of
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fire. And remember when we get to
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chapter 20, we have the millennium when
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Christ rules on the throne of David and
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Israel for a thousand years. Satan is
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bound during that time. But at the end
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of the uh millennium, there is a final
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rebellion that Satan leads. And after
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that rebellion, God says enough. And uh
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he cast Satan into the lake of fire. And
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there is a resurrection, the second
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resurrection of all the unsaved dead
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since the beginning of time. And they
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are judged uh according to the book, the
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lamb's book of life, and to the books,
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the record of their deeds. And the Bible
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says, "If any man's name was not found
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written in the book of life, the Lamb's
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book of life, he was cast into the lake
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of fire and tormented there day and
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night forever and ever." And after that
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great white throne judgment, the present
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earth and heaven are destroyed by fire.
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And in Revelation 21 and 22, John says,
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"I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for
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the first heaven and earth have passed
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away, and there is no longer any sea."
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That is the book of Revelation in five
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minutes. Aren't you sorry I couldn't do
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that quicker during this last year? But
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that's exactly where we've been in the
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Revelation. And now we come to a further
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word about the new heaven and new earth
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in chapter 22. Some final words of
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encouragement, a warning, and God's
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final benediction. Let's look first of
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all at some further information about
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the new Jerusalem. Remember, there was
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no chapter break in the original text.
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It was all one continuous text. We've
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already seen that the centerpiece of the
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new heaven and new earth will be the
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capital city, the new Jerusalem. Right
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now, that city is being built in what we
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call heaven. Jesus said, "I'm preparing
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a place for you." Uh, I call it the
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ultimate and prefab housing. The Bible
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says because although it's being
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constructed in housing, John said in
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Revelation 21:1, "I saw the new heaven
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and the new earth and the new Jerusalem
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coming down out of heaven to earth."
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God's building it in heaven, but it's a
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literal city that will be here on earth
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and it will be our primary, not
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exclusive, but primary dwelling place.
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One thing we saw about it was the
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tremendous size of this new city. Uh
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John said it measured 1,500 miles by
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1500 miles length and width and 1500
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miles high. It's a cube. It's over 2
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million square feet just on one level of
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it. It's a humongous city. And there's
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not just one level, but it goes 1500
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miles in the sky. That means over
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600,000 stories of a skyscraper is this
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humongous city, the New Jerusalem. I'm
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going to get right back to the message,
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but first a quick word. If you're
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streaming Pathway to Victory on YouTube
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Now, back to today's message. And then
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when we get to chapter 22, verse one,
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there's another aspect of the New
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Jerusalem. There's a river in it.
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There's no sea, but there is a river.
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Look at verse one. Then the angel showed
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me a river of the water of life, clear
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as crystal coming down from the throne
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of God and of the Lamb. We'll see in
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verse two that this stream uh flows
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through the middle of the city. It
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dissects the main street of the new
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Jerusalem. Remember in the Garden of
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Eden, there was a river that watered the
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garden. It had four branches to it.
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There'll be a river in this new city as
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well. I'm glad there's going to be
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water. There's something about water
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that is refreshing. Uh it symbolizes
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eternal life in the Bible, but it's a
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place of refreshment. I mean, isn't that
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true? Right now in the dog days of
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summer here in Texas, we try to get to
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the water as quickly as we can. Whether
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it's going to the coast or New
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Bronvilles or Hurricane Harbor, we want
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to get close to where the water is. It
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brings relief. Well, it's that same way
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in the new heaven and the new earth. And
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then in verse two, there's something
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else John sees, and that is a tree, the
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tree of life. Look at verse two. In the
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middle of its street on either side of
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the river was the tree of life. We saw
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that tree of life in the book of
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Genesis. Remember, after Adam and Eve
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sinned, God out of his mercy kept Adam
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and Eve from eating of that tree. Had
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they eaten of the tree in their fallen
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state, they would have been separated
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from God forever. But we see this tree
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again, and apparently it is so large
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that it spans both sides of the street
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with the river in between it. And it
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bears 12 kinds of fruit, yielding its
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fruit every month. Kind of the fruit of
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a month club, I guess. But there's a
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different fruit every month that this
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tree bears. Say, why is that? Are we to
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take that literally? Remember this. When
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the plain sense makes good sense, seek
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no other sense. Take the Bible literally
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unless there's a reason not to. I think
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this is real fruit. The Bible says we're
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going to eat in the new heaven and the
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new earth in our new bodies. Remember
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the angels? They ate food when they came
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to Abraham in the book of Genesis.
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Remember Jesus and his new resurrected
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body for the 40 days he was here on
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earth. Ate with his disciples. The Bible
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says, "We're going to eat at the wedding
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feast of the lamb." This is fruit that's
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provided. Why? It says, "And the leaves
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of the tree were for the healing of the
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nations." In fact, why do we need
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healing if there's no more sickness and
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no more sin? That word healing comes
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from the Greek word that we get therapy
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from or therapeutic.
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This isn't uh healing from disease. It
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means it's healthgiving or lifegiving.
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It's mainly for our enjoyment. And
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that's clear in verse three. There's no
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longer any curse. And the throne of God
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and of the lamb will be in it. And his
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bondervants, that is you and I, will
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serve him. What do you mean we will
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serve God? Don't ever think heaven's
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going to be you being confined to some
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cloud plucking a harp the rest of your
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existence. No, we're going to do things
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to serve God. God planted Adam and Eve
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in the evening. Said, "I want you to
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keep the garden and cultivate it." He
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had an assignment for them. There's work
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that we will do in the new heaven and
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the new earth as well. And then verse
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four, they will see God's face and his
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name will be on their foreheads and
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there will no longer be any night. They
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will have no need of the light of a lamp
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nor the light of the sun because the
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Lord God will illumine them and they
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will reign forever and ever. We shall
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see God's face. Remember, nobody has
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ever seen God's face and lived to tell
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about it. The Bible says, remember in
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Exodus 32 when Moses was discouraged
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over the rebellion of the Israelites and
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he plead with God, "God, let me see your
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face."
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God explained he couldn't see God's face
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and live. But remember, God took Moses
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and placed him in a hiding place, the
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clif of the rock, and said, "I'll allow
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my glory to pass by you." And he hid
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Moses' face where he couldn't see the
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front of God. But Moses was able to see
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the trailing edge of God as he passed
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by. And that experience causes caused
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Moses' face uh to shine with light with
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the radiance of God's light. Finally in
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heaven we will see the face of God. Now
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after that further word about the new
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Jerusalem, he gives us some words of
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encouragement beginning in verse six.
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And the angel said to me, "These words
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are faithful and true. And the Lord, the
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God of the spirits of the prophets, sent
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his angel to show his bondervants the
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things which must soon take place. We
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saw this same word in verse one. The
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things which soon must take place or
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quickly. I come quickly, Lord. It's the
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same word soon. Quickly. It's the word
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in t
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in Greek. It's the word we get
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tachometer for. Have you ever seen a
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tachometer in your car and you wondered
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what it was? It measures the speed of
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the revolutions in your engine. And
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that's what it says here. The Lord is
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coming speedily.
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What does that mean to come speedily? It
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means simply this. Once the events of
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the end times begin to unfold, they will
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unfold very, very quickly. I like to use
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the analogy of a long line of dominoes.
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remember as a kid setting up dominoes
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one right after the other and you would
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take that first domino and you would tip
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it over and it would cause a chain
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reaction. Once you would tip that first
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domino over, the rest was inevitable.
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And it's the same here. Once that first
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event, the rapture of the church takes
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place, it could happen at any time. It
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could happen during this service. When
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it happens, everything will happen very,
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very quickly. Look at verse seven. And
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behold, I Jesus Christ am coming
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quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the
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words of the prophecy of this book.
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That's the same blessing we find in
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chapter 1:3. Blessed is everyone who
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reads and heeds the things in this book.
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The book of the Revelation is the only
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book of the Bible that has a special
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blessing attached to those who read it
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and obey it. Isn't it strange how many
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churches never open the book of
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Revelation? The pastor never says a word
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about prophecy. Prophecy is the theme of
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the entire Bible that Jesus is coming
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back again. But would you also notice
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that this blessing is not for those who
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read this book and are able to fill out
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their Bible prophecy chart correctly.
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That's not who the blessing is to. Did
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you know you get absolutely no credit
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from God if you get to heaven with a
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headful of correct theology? When you
[22:45]
get to heaven, God's not going to give
[22:47]
you a theological exam to see if you
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know everything correctly.
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You get no credit for knowledge. Now,
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don't misunderstand.
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Theology is very important, the study of
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God, because what we believe determines
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how we behave. But God did not give us
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the book of revelation or any of the
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Bible to increase our level of knowledge
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but to increase our level of obedience
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to God.
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It's blessed is everybody who reads and
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heeds that is obeys the prophecy of this
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book. That's who receives the blessing.
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John was so overwhelmed by what he saw.
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Look at verse eight. When I saw and
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heard, I fell down to worship at the
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feet of the angel who showed me these
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things. The angel said, 'D don't do
[23:37]
that. Don't worship me. I'm just a
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servant like you are. Worship God
[23:41]
instead. And then verse 10. And the
[23:44]
angel said to me, "Do not seal up the
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words of the prophecy of this book. This
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book is not to remain a mystery unread
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or unstudied by people. Don't seal it
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up, for the time is near." Now, that
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really confuses people. Jesus is saying
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the time for his coming is near. It's
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been 2,000 years since he's promised to
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come. Surely this is a mistake to say
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the time is near.
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That word time in Greek is a very
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interesting words. In fact, there are
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two words for time in the Greek
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language. One word is the word Kronos. C
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H R O N O S. Kronos. That's what we call
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clock time. Clock time. the time the
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time on the clock. If I were to say to
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you, uh, the end of my sermon is near.
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Don't get your hopes up. This is just an
[24:39]
illustration. But if I were to say to
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you, the end of my sermon is near. The
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time of the ending of my sermon is near.
[24:47]
You would think I meant clock time. It's
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almost 12:00. Therefore, he's almost
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finished. That's Kronos. But that's not
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the word used here. He's not talking
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about clock time. He uses the word
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chyros.
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Chyros. K a r o s. That refers to a
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season of time or an age. The season of
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Christ coming is near. And that's true.
[25:14]
You see on your chart I put on your
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outline. We are living in the last
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period of time before the rapture of the
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church, the church age when God has
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temporarily set aside the Jewish people
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to allow Gentiles like you and me to
[25:29]
come in to be a part of God's blessing.
[25:32]
We are in that final period of time in
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the church age could end tonight when
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the rapture of the church occurs.
[25:39]
Understanding that truth, look at verse
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11. The angel says, "Let the one who
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does wrong still do wrong, and let the
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one who is filthy still be filthy, and
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let the one who is righteous still
[25:51]
practice righteousness, and the one who
[25:53]
is holy still keep himself holy." Isn't
[25:55]
that a confusing verse? Let the one who
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does wrong still do wrong. Is that a
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command to keep sinning if you're
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sinning? Of course not.
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These chapters in Revelation describe
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the hope of every Christian. [music]
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The King is coming and when he does, he
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will reign over a new heaven and a new
[26:20]
earth for all eternity. Now, in the time
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remaining today, let me thank our
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Pathway partners and all who support the
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much for your faithful support. Now stay
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moment. Our world is growing darker by
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the day. But the book of Revelation
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teaches that one day soon the darkness
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will pass. And our long- awaited King of
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Kings and Lord of Lords will return and
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make his final conquest. The book of
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Today we walked back through the whole
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sweep of Revelation and arrived at the
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new heaven and new earth God [music] is
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preparing for those who know him. We saw
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the river of life, the tree of life, and
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the promise that one day we [music] will
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see God's face. And we heard the
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reminder that Christ is [music] coming
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return of Jesus Christ, either one,
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that unbeliever, the end of his career,
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