Dr. Carlton P. Byrd, John Saw You

[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] revelation 7 verse 9 the Word of God says after this I beheld and lo a great multitude which no man could number of all nations and Kindred's and people and tongues stood before the throne and before the lamb clothed with white robes and palms in their hands and cried with a loud voice saying salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne and unto the lamb and all the Angels stood round about the throne and about the elders and the four beasts and fell before the throne on their faces and worshipped God say Amen blessing and glory and wisdom and Thanksgiving in honor and power and might be unto our God for ever and ever amen one of the elders answered saying unto me what are these which are arrayed in white robes and whence came they and I said unto him Sir thou knowest and he said to me these are they which came out of Great Tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb therefore are they before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in his temple and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them they shall hunger no more neither shall they thirst any more neither shall the Sun light on them nor in any heat for the lamb which is in the midst of the throne so feed them so lead them unto living fountains of waters and God so wipe away all tears from their eyes hey I just want to challenge you in subject John saw you bless us now God as we go into your word make it come alive and make it real and applicable for our lives forgive me of my sins may your seat book people see thee and not me when the appeal is made moved by your power in Jesus name we pray amen I don't know about you but up but out of all of the five senses touch taste smell hearing and sight my sight is most important to me you see with our touch we can feel but if I critten touch I would be alright because I would just keep my hands to myself we taste with our tongue but if I couldn't taste I would still be all right because at least I could still eat we smell with our nose but if I couldn't smell that too would be all right because although I wouldn't be able to smell good stuff praise God I wouldn't be able to smell bad stuff we hear with our ears but if I couldn't hear I would still be alright because I would be able to communicate you ain't not to a smile through a frown or through sign language but we see with our eyes and my eyes are most important to me because there's nothing I can substitute for my sight but more important than my sight is John's science and what John sees on packets because John's sight lets me know what the end is going to be the Bible says that John was in the spirit on the Lord's Day and don't you try to make the Lord's Day what you want to make it let the Lord make his day what he wants to make it and what he wants to be it was Jesus who said mark chapter 2 verse number 28 that the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath so then if the Son of Man is Jesus and Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath day then the Sabbath must be the lord's day now on this day John's not in church but John's in prison he's in prison on Iraq not Alcatraz but on the rock island of Patmos his crime being a Christian being a follower of Christ the Romans have done all they could to stop John and others from worshipping Christ some Christians have been fed to the Lions other Christians had been set on fire and even other Christians had been beheaded but John maybe was one of the lucky ones because even though he had been exiled to the island of Patmos John was still alive but in the midst of John's Patton experience something happened God reached down lifted John out of his earthly hell and gave him a glimpse of heaven now don't get it twisted God didn't take John up to heaven but God brought a visual of heaven down to John so John could tell us what he saw throughout the book of Revelation John is quoted as I saw in Revelation number 1 John sees the Son of Man John is afraid at first but Jesus says fear not I am Alpha and Omega the first and the last he that I am he that liveth was dead but I am Alive again I have pleased over death hell and the grave in Revelation 2 and 3 John sees seven letters written to seven churches in Revelation 4 John sees the throne room of heaven he sees the 24 elders he sees the sea of glass he sees the four creatures who don't rest day nor nights because they cry holy holy holy Lord God Almighty which was and is and is to come in Revelation chapter 5 John sees the Lamb of God who is worthy to be praised and my Bible says that thousands upon thousands thousands of angels are praising him with every living creature falling on their knees worshipping him in revelation 6 John sees the first six seals open but then in Revelation 7 John see you John sees me John sees a number that no man could number giving glory and honor and praise to God John sees a great multitude of people from every nation kindred tongue and people they represent every color every ethnicity every culture every age black and white young and old male and female there in white robes and they're waving palm branches and they're saying salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne and unto the lamb and then John sees all these angels gathered around golden Thrones he sees the heavenly elders who represents God's people he also sees four creatures who represent all of God's creatures and they fall on their faces and they praise God and they sing together blessing and glory wisdom and Thanksgiving honor and power and might be unto our God for ever and ever then the Bible says that one of the elders turns to John and he says but who are these in white robes and where did they come from but how was John supposed to know where these people were who they were II where they came from after all he's seeing this vision for the first time so I like what John does John turns the question back to the elder and he says sir you know who are these the other says I'm so glad you asked these are they who have come out of Great Tribulation have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the land I can then imagine in my mind's eye that as John looked at the faces of those in the heavenly choir he got excited he got excited because John started to recognize a few of the faces he recognized the faces of those who had given their lives in service to God he recognized those where no he had known who had been fed to lions and killed by gladiators because of the gospel he recognized those who had died over salt mines of pappus where he was but God wasn't just showing John a heavenly choir on that day God was also revealing to John his spiritual destiny yes John had washed his rose in the blood of the Lamb yes John had given his life to Jesus Christ but right there on pathless Rock John was going through a time of tribulation a time of trouble a time of trial a time of tests a time of pain a time of suffering a time of difficulty a time of distress but God was showing John his reward God was showing him that one day he would stand in heaven and one day he would wave a poem branch that one day he would be dressed in a heavenly white road instead of that draft prison uniform that he was now in God was showing him that one day he would hunger no more one day he would thirst no more one day he was no longer faint in the heat of the Sun that one day God was gonna wipe every tear away from his eyes but John's reward wasn't just in the by-and-by but what John saw gave John hope in his here and now John so hope to face the tribulation that was to come John saw hope to see him do all of what he would have to go through John saw hope that if he just held on a little while longer his change was going to come and John's testimony is of what he saw is an inspiration to you and to me because in Revelation says it John saw you John saw me John saw us standing on the sea of glass overcoming the Great Tribulation just because we don't see people being killed for their religion now just because we don't see people being eaten by lions now or killed by gladiators does not mean we won't experience the Great Tribulation but also in this text John shows us our destiny he shows us what the end is gonna be he shows us that troubles don't last always he shows us that weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning time he shows us that after the rain the Sun is going to shine again he shows us that we will face tribulation we will face tough times we will face dark days but he shows us that a better day is coming after what John sees a glorious choir praising God who were these inglorious robes these are they who stand before the throne of God serving day and night and he that sitteth on the throne dwells among them these are the ones who have loved Jesus believed be true to Jesus and they are now saved in Jesus but notice there are two numeric groups in revelation 7 we started talking about glutton number two but let me back up and mention group number one revelation 7 begins in verse 1 by saying God is holding back the winds of strength so that his servants can be sealed now revelation 7 4 says that the number of whom will be sealed are 144,000 and some people believe that this 144,000 number signifies that only 144,000 people will be saved make it to heaven and live eternally with Jesus they suggest a literal interpretation of the number and say that it refers to Jews who accept the gospel and will contribute to the sharing of the gospel with other Jews but you can't stop reading with route 1 you got to keep on reading the Word of God and when you carefully study the word and keep reading it and read about the second group as we've read in verse number 9 the Bible says the John sees a number that no man can number of all nations Kindred's tongues and people standing before the throne of God which spin suggests that this number 144,000 is symbolic not literal because a number that no man can number is well beyond 144,000 do I have a witness in this place and because of this symbolism many have said that the 144,000 represents the number of individuals who will be alive at Jesus second coming that the 144,000 represent the group in 1st Thessalonians 4:17 who have endured great tribulation but they are alive and remain when Jesus comes and after the dead in Christ shall rise first this group will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air but let's not get too caught up in the debates and controversies over the significance of 144,000 let's how about this just be a part of the number that no man can number Ellen White says the selected messages book - she says it is not God's will that God's people should get into controversy over questions that will not help them spiritually I wish I had time so often we bother with stuff that has no soul salvific purpose argued over stuff that does not make sense I wish I had a witness in this place she says we should not debate over stuff that will not help us spiritually such as who is to compose 144,000 she says those who are the elect of God will in a short time they will know without question she says don't spend your time in seeking to know that which would be of no spiritual help to you but the all-important question she says is what shall I do to inherit eternal life in other words what must I do to be saved because I don't know about you but when I get to heaven I'm not gonna worry about who's there and who's not there I'm just gonna be happy that I'm there do I have a witness in this place there will be three groups would we get to hear those who thought would be there won't be there those who thought wouldn't be there will be there and if you like me you just Thank You mal I bet you're there do I have a witness at his place because I don't know what you're gonna do when you see Jesus but when I see Jesus I must stop this foot I'm away visit when I see Jesus there'll be no more time no more crying no more sickness no more pain no more sadness no more sorrow no more trouble no more tragedy no more temptation no more fighting no more fear no more loss no more loneliness no more dips no more deceit no more disappointment no more cancer no more high blood pressure no more diabetes no more insulin shots no more glaucoma no more wheelchairs no more walking canes no more Cardinal number house - no more mortgage no more financial clearance no more student loans no more tests no more quizzes no more racism no more sexism [Music] and john saw you but before this great celebration begins Church of the Living God there's going to be a Great Tribulation we will suffer and we will face great tribulation simply because we're followers of Christ think about it you all God show John is destiny he showed us our destiny in the text the Christians back in John's time knew about this kind of tribulation the Roman Emperor and the pagan culture made being a Christian a dangerous thing to be Christians could be lit up like torches in Caesars backyard Christians could be stoned or they can have their heads chopped off and while we may not see this in America just yet it doesn't mean it's not happening in the Middle East in Africa by Isis and there's another Islamic group in West Africa called Boko Haram Christians by the thousands are being murdered and murdered and right here in America things have been getting worse for the church our religious liberties are slowly being taken away our culture has become increasingly hostile to Christianity government education the media entertainment industry all have been hammering away at the truth and promoting lie Satan's goal is to attack attack the church and stifle our message that's why people don't want to preach it anymore they don't want to preach what thus saith the Lord but you've got to cry aloud and spare not a Great Tribulation is coming things are going to get worse but I've come to give you some good news not fake news but good news God is gonna strengthen us for the fight like he's strengthened the Saints of old God is gonna give us hope to make it straight to endure and courage to hold on where does courage come from where does the Hope come from it comes from the same source but I told you about earlier in the test the elder asked who are these clothed in white robes where do they come from John says sir you know I'm Sarah the eldest see if these are the ones who have come out of Great Tribulation washed their robes and made them white in the blood of a man hallelujah somebody that's how you get your white robe that's how you get included in the number that no man could number by the blood of the Lamb what can wash away my sins nothing but the blood of Jesus what can make me whole again nothing by the blood of Jesus how do we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony and the blood of Jesus it's powerful enough to wash away our sins I don't care what you did last night I don't care what you did last week last month or last year the blood of Jesus it's powerful enough to wash away our sins and on that great get in the morning the dead in Christ shall rise first then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord on that great day when Jesus comes back after we have waited after we have prayed after we have pleaded after we have done all those things even so come Lord Jesus when the celebration begins we're gonna sing and shout the victory and the singing and the shouting the laughter and the happy reunions will last forever you see I'm gonna shout because I'm gonna see my baby girl then I'm gonna see my grandmother there I'm gonna see my great-grandmother there somebody you don't see your mother there you're gonna see your father there your sister your brother your son your daughter somebody you will see your husband there your wife there but the good news is we'll all see Jesus Jesus so it John site John saw roof John saw me John saw us lift up your heads o ye gates and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come here who is the king of glory the Lord strong and mighty who is the king of glory the Lord mighty in battle don't wait to the battle is over you can shout now because at the end we're gonna win because when the battle is over I said when the battle is over the battle is over I shall wear a crown in the New Jerusalem individuals of their 12 thanks to the city three days to the north three days to the South three gates to these sent three gates to the west there'll be no crime there nine then the lion will play with the lamb we will we will [Music] sorry you saw me [Music] [Applause] my whole is it the new choose the right there choose the right there Jerusalem come on out thank you very much for tuning in to this week's breath of life broadcast we hope and pray that 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Published: Sun Oct 20 2019