Dwayne Lemon - Prophecy Being Fulfilled

[Music] you pleasure to be back here at Heartland college and to see many familiar faces as well as of course some brand new faces I've never had the privilege of meeting it's always good to see more and more extended family more brothers and more sisters amen and the Lord wants to speak to our hearts because tonight we're gonna talk a little bit about prophecy being fulfilled do you think there's a lot happening in our world today the question is what are you gonna do about it I'm learning I'm learning so much God has putting me through some fast courses of education true education and he's really helping me to see things more clearly I I have an understanding of the Bible that's deeper than any time in my life I've ever had ever since I laid down on that table December 19 2016 on that operating table truly God performed a work on my heart and I just want to thank him and praise him for the privilege to stand before you and to be his representative the Bible says something very beautiful in the book of Exodus is chapter 25 I would imagine you are more than likely familiar with it and if you're not you can certainly turn there it was when the children of Israel were still in their mystified confusion of understanding who God is and what God's words are about that God began to make himself very plain to them in exodus 25 and he said right there in verse 8 let them make me a what he said let them make me a sanctuary that I may do what dwell among them let them make me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them and the word among if you look it up in the Hebrew the word among actually means in let them make me a sanctuary i'ma teach them how I'm gonna make their hearts my home but the sanctuary does more than merely teach us about the wonderful grace of God working upon the heart of men the sanctuary and its services was also designed to show us prophecy you see if you really go back to the sanctuary you'll remember that there were all the various services that would lead up to an ultimate point you had the Passover and that's pretty much where all things began and after the Passover you would have unleavened bread and then after that you'd have the firstfruits and then after that you'd have Pentecost and then after that of course you would have the trumpets and the trumpets were preparing the way ten days preparing the way for that great grand day what's that great grand day called the day of atonement the day of atonement and after the day of atonement there was only one more feast left what was that feast that was the feast of tabernacles now when we study these types God says that when we understand the anti-type always remember a type is a symbol and anti-type is a reality every time we go outside and that precious sunshine shines on your body it puts a type on the ground that type is called a shadow and that shadow is a reflection of a reality and so every type has an anti-type so when we study these types what we need to understand is that these are actually seven prophetic signposts it lets us know the movements of the master it helps us know where he is and what he's doing and most importantly what should we be doing as a result of knowing what he's doing this is why we have that wonderful statement is it's amazing you know you in one stage of the book great controversy you could read about how an understanding of the sanctuary showed the position and work of our great high priest but then in the same book page 423 it says an understanding of the sanctuary can help us understand our position our work that's amazing and so it is that the more that we study these things is the more that God wants to bring across to yours in my heart where Jesus is now where is Jesus on this chart where's Jesus right now we are at that place of the Day of Atonement there is no other feasts going on congruently with this feast there's no other feast days for us to be giving our attention to except this one feast day which is none other than the Day of Atonement what is Christ doing on the day of atonement oh you don't sound like you're sure go to the Book of Leviticus 19 now you should know this by now my family I would imagine that we would understand in Leviticus the sixteenth chapter forgive me go to the vidiq is the sixteenth chapter we do not have to guess we have a chart that points out every way mark on the heavenward journey in Leviticus 16 you can look at verse 19 let's just look at it very carefully Leviticus 16 just so we can understand it Leviticus the sixteenth chapter and when you get there just let me know by simply saying Amen the Bible says in the Book of Leviticus we're looking at the sixteenth chapter starting at verse 19 the Bible says in Leviticus 16 and verse 19 and he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times and cleanse it and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel what is the it that's being cleansed that's the sanctuary alright if you just go back a few verses verse 16 you would see this is talking about the sanctuary the structure now understanding this go to verse 30 when we look at nvidia 16 and now we look at verse 30 what do we see in verse 30 the Bible says for on that day same day for on that day shall the priests make an atonement for you to cleanse you that you may be clean from all your sins and so it is that the great focus of the work of Jesus in the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary is to cleanse the sanctuary but he cannot clean that sanctuary until he first has a clean people it's the people that make the sanctuary dirty and so you cannot have a clean sanctuary until you first have a clean people because if you do it backwards it's like a mother and a father who has a child who loves to play outside parents if you have a child that loves to play outside and maybe struggles a little bit with that thing called forgetfulness then there are times that you could be slaving in the house and you're mopping floors and cleaning up and doing everything you can to make sure your house is and BAM I mean crystal clear clean and here it is that when you when you're just beginning to stick your chest out thankful for how hard you work to keep your house clean that child who loves to play outside will run inside of that house and go through forgetfulness to take off their shoes and they will walk across that clean floor with the dirt that they tracked up from outside now if mother and father want a clean house what are they gonna have to do you have to go ahead and start mopping that floor again and of course tell that child listen I need you to keep those shoes outside the children were making the house dirty God is doing a cleansing work but his children keep making the house dirty and so once God can get us to that precious place that we can overcome the thing that keeps causing the sanctuary to be functional which is sin then God can finally have a clean sanctuary because now he has a clean people and this is the great work of Jesus in that most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary I love to put this picture up I was praying and saying father what do you want me to put up and God said put that one up that's the picture that should capture our attention every Christian I don't care what denomination you're from the Bible is the Bible and it doesn't matter if you're Baptist or whatever whatever it may be I was on the airplane flying over here and I had the privilege of you know flying and I was observing because I'm always going on the airplane and I'm like alright Lord who can I talk to give me a soul and when I got there so this young man he was from an Asian country apparently but I didn't know which one so I you know just observing him and as I sat down I noticed a lady came in and she was struggling I'm by the window she's struggling you know to get her bag up he pops out of his seat goes hey let me put that bag up for you and I was like oh he's courteous he's very nice I was like that's good and the next thing you know somebody else dropped something he goes and he picks it up for them he gives it to them and they say oh thank you so much and then he says no problem it's my pleasure and he's laughing I was like he's a nice guy and sure enough I'm just waiting for my opportunity I wait I'm like come on Lord he just just give me the go I'm in position but I'm just like father get I got to get the green light so God finally opens up the door gives me a green light I see the young man he looks at me I look at him I said how you doing yeah once we catch ice this is like alright it's on now don't find it we start talking he says so where are you going what are you going for it I was like alright well this is gonna be easy now that's in the world I'm a minister I'm going to this school and you know start sharing oh yeah wow that sounds great started asking him questions are you a Christian I am I said I could tell how did you know I said I watched how you were interacting with other people I'm not saying that a person who doesn't believe in God cannot be nice but there was something special about the way you were doing it I said I had a feeling that the Spirit of God was with you really yes so what do you believe just like brother you know I mean now that just made it terribly easy so we started having a nice little dialogue started talking about life started talking about the principles of God's Word living according to the word he's only in his 20s young men by the name of Stephen very kind young men very gentle young man and here it is he's gone he was coming here to get a new job and you know we talked about that wrote down his name I was said I'm gonna be praying for you about your job gave him a book truth for this time and I thank God I said Lord there's so many people that you want to prepare the way for I mean it's like all over the world men and women are looking wistfully to heaven longing for light and hope and love many are on the verge of the kingdom I don't know if you realize I'm quoting and that wonderful book Acts of the Apostles she says many are on the verge of the kingdom waiting only to be gathered in can you imagine that when you go to put your gas in your car God says slow down the person across the pump might be somebody waiting to be gathered in talk to me so I could talk to you and I can tell you what to say you see the great work that Christ wants to accomplish that we might in truth be a people prepared to meet our God is he wants something very special to happen I want to show it to you from the Bible you see the Bible says something in 1st Peter chapter 1 let's just get down to it go to the book of first Peter chapter 1 and at the end of the day this is what God wants and he's not going to be satisfied until he gets what he wants the Bible says in the book of first Peter we're going to chapter 1 and the Bible says in first Peter we're looking at the first chapter when you get there just let me know by saying Amen alright we're looking at first Peter we're looking at chapter 1 and just watch what the text says the text says it very simple what does God want from his people first Peter 1 15 and 16 the Bible says but as he which hath called you is what holy so be ye holy in all manner of conversation notice that all manner of conversation that's not just talking about how you talk don't get fooled by the word conversation that word conversation better translated in the Greek is talking about the way you live not merely the way you talk in all manner of lifestyle every phase of how you live be holy as I am holy verse 16 for it is written be holy as I am holy you see in Luke 1 in verse 35 there was a term that was used for Jesus this before he was even born the term that was used for Jesus as the angel came to Mary and said that holy thing that shall be in you shall be the Son of God that holy thing Jesus was holy in the womb he was holy out the womb he was holy as a child he was holy as a teenager and he was holy as an adult and he's still holy in the most holy place and Christ says that I expect you to be holy as I am holy I want you to be perfect as I am perfect because go to the book of first corinthians wrath yes first corinthians chapter 7 and notice what the Bible says first corinthians either first or second i think it's second let's go to 2nd corinthians 7 my mind is getting the cobwebs out go to 2nd corinthians 7 there it is notice what the Bible says 2nd corinthians the seventh chapter look at what God wants this is what God wants from us this is the focus of Jesus in the most holy place of that heavenly sanctuary what is it that he wants to accomplish amongst his people the Bible says in the book of 2nd Corinthians chapter 7 starting at verse 1 having therefore these promises dearly beloved let us do what cleanse ourselves from how much all filthiness of the flesh and spirit and how does it close perfecting holiness perfecting holiness in the fear of God that's the great work of Christ the work of Jesus is that he doesn't want an aspect he doesn't want a mere demonstration of holiness he wants you and I to perfect holiness he wants such a deep cooperation between himself and us that literally in every area of our lives I'm talking about being a husband gentleman I'm talking about being a wife ladies I'm talking about being a child children in every phase of our life God says I want you to be holy like I'm holy the truth of the matter is is that holiness is christ's likeness is that simple enough holiness is christ's likeness isn't it it's amazing how we understand the theory but when we get to the practical is pretty difficult isn't it I get it too but the problem is is what happens when the challenges come in our life are you still holy like he's holy are you still perfecting holiness in the fear of God you know this is the great frustration of heaven the reason Jesus has not come back yet is very simple we're already told this point in inspiration very clearly Christ is waiting with longing desire for the manifestation of himself in his people when the character of Christ is perfectly reproduced in his people then he will come to claim them as his own it's not a mystery it's not difficult there's an aspect and a demonstration of Christ's likeness that Christ has clearly not seen in his people for he has not come back yet there's something more that he's waiting for and the question is do you know what it is do I know what it is perfection is what Christ wants but what is it he wants perfected holiness remember that 2nd Corinthians 7:1 he wants holiness to be perfected in every single one of us and with God this is possible they men and so it is that as we're understanding what Christ wants then we can better appreciate the verse because when the Bible says prepare ye the way of the Lord when it says make straight in the desert a highway for our God when the Bible says prepare this way he wants us to understand that we should make a demonstration a proclamation of that holy thing before a wicked and sinful world and when the people hear the message they're supposed to see the message in you and I and God won't be satisfied now why am i saying this because the problem is this medical missionary work is fantastic I love it I mean you know I love our health message like nobody's business I cannot get enough right now I mean I'm making up my own doctorate degree I said you know what I'm just gonna study and just go ahead and do it myself and so I'm just going step-by-step and studying all these principles of health and right now I'm studying fats and I'm going through everything on fats because that's a point where a lot of people don't really understand very well is what is the point of essential fatty acids why do we need it that is it so you know I said alright I got all the material I went to all the the degree to people and I said what do you think I should studied it and they helped me out I got all the books and I'm studying it right now and that's what I'm going through now studied a lot about the heart you can imagine why health message but I've met a lot of unholy medical missionaries are you hearing what I'm saying I have definitely studied brother I'm telling you the truth y'all need to read thoughts for an amount of blessings page 20 when you get a chance to read that in that page in thoughts from the amount of blessings page 20 the servant of the Lord says that a time will come that God's people will be so led by his spirit that when they go back to familiar truths of the Bible it will appear before them with deeper and greater light familiar truths but now God said I'm gonna take you to the next level of depth in it oh-oh I'm walking in that right now I'm seriously I don't look at the Scriptures the same anymore it's like he's peeled back some layers and God is saying now look at this I understand prophecy better than ever I understood it before I understand the work of Christ and a most holy place but it's amazing how a man and a woman can present the work of Christ in a most holy place and still be such unholy people it's almost amazing I mean they can literally confound the wicked wives of the world and the church but at the end of the day we're not holy in our hearts you know it's possible to have a ministry to talk all about your wives and your husbands and your children and we can teach all the right principles about how a home should be governed how the husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church and the wife is to reference the husband as a church is to reverence Christ and we can teach the theology very clearly but a man can still act unholy towards his bride and a woman can still act unholy towards her house man and Christ says I cannot let this in my house because a profession is nothing and so as clear as it is from Scripture that Christ is doing a cleansing work and he wants us to be cleansed from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit that we might perfect holiness in the fear of God as clear as the verses are it's not that easy to walk in the light of experience yet God is saying prepare either way prepare the way make the path straight get get these folks ready but God doesn't want us to preach to others while we ourselves end up castaways and so it is that as we begin going through prophecy we begin to understand that this thing's that the Lord wants to bring to our attention as a means of helping us to realize John 14 go to the book of John the fourteenth chapter remember what Christ said when he was teaching the disciples and walking through the principles of prophecy he said it very beautifully in John the fourteenth chapter the Bible makes it clear and he wants us to remember John 14 and I want you to watch what the Bible says in verse 29 the Bible says in John 14 in verse 29 and now I have told you before it comes to pass so that when it comes to pass what will happen you might believe now we know until we believe everything else we do in the name of religion means nothing you do understand that until we believe everything we do in the name of religion means nothing to God how do I know that well you remember the text Hebrews 11:6 without faith it is impossible to please God for he who comes to him must believe that he isn't that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him and the question is do you really believe because can I show you the clearest proof who knows what the clearest proof is that you believe God say that again obedience is I'm here in obedience is that right obedience what Bible verse says that now how you gonna prepare the way and you can't answer this ABC 101 question go to John 14 the Bible says in John 2 14th chapter just stay right there look at John 14 look at verse 12 I'll show you what it looks like when somebody believes the Bible says in John 14 and verse 12 verily verily truly truly there he that believeth on me what does the Bible say the works that I do shall he do also well that's a believer if you want to meet a believer in Jesus don't worry about what they say watch what they do and then pray about why they do what they do because sometimes we can even do the right thing for the wrong reason Christ wants us to understand do you really believe me do you really trust my words do you really are you and I really someone he can trust these are the questions that all of us have to ask ourselves and so because we saw are so incredibly prone to forgetfulness I mean just prone to it God gives us little reminders God gives us harbingers he gives us little signposts that lets us know prophecies being fulfilled prophecies being fulfilled I meant what I said so because I said it and you see it coming to pass now I'm calling you back to believing my words this is why when I review you know we're right here in the brand-new month with a brand new year when I look back and I watch all of the things that happened last year was not 2017 an eventful year 2017 was a very eventful year it was a it was a very eventful year even in Adventism like very directly even in our church because it was like a lot of things were happening some of them very sad you know of course you know we saw some warriors go down you know we saw people who you know stood for the truth believed God's worth to the best of their abilities we may not have agreed with them on everything but I would at least say that I believe they were genuine in their approach to the proclamation of the truth and for people and one here and none of them were like just simply members of the church even though members of the church are also very special in the eyes of God but these are all people that have traveled literally all over the country some of them all over the world sharing the various truths at this time I think of a woman by the name of Deronda Wilson Mayman Wilson's wife I know her personally here it is that she passed away last year I think of a man who whose book that I read was along with his wife that changed my whole view on a subject called dress brother Rick shorter and he fell last year and then God's giant elder Moses Mason completely unexpected and it hit a lot of us pretty hard warrior and then right at the very last day of the year Danny Vere he's all people that had large influence and so even in Adventism it was just kind of like wow okay this is interesting like these are these are prominent speakers and teachers and so on and here it is these things are happening to them but it's not only that there were things happening in the church there were things happening in the world nobody can review 2017 and not remember the fact that that was truly the year of financial crisis and natural disasters if any of you are paying any close attention to it that was like Matthew 24 just coming dead live in our face and you'll remember right there mega-disasters devastated america in 2017 it says and they're only going to get worse storms fires floods and he caused at least three hundred six billion dollars in destruction last year that's a record that is a record and then they started to label it down it's official 2017 was the costliest year on record for an an act for natural disasters in the United States with a price tag of at least three hundred six billion dollars and then they broke it down look at this they broke it down they started saying watch this notice they said California was drenched in the wettest winter on record ending years of drought then came California's most destructive and largest wildfire season ever the tubs fire in the Northern California killed 22 people and damaged more than 5,600 structures hurricane Harvey broke a rainfall record for a single tropical storm with more than four feet of rain I mean Larry this is all these different things because these are things that scoffers love to scoff at but at the same time Jesus put it on the map to say listen keep paying attention to it and watch its rapid 'ti and watch its intensity he taught us these things look at this again Puerto Rico is still mired in the longest blackout in US history at the Hurricane Maria struck three months ago and more than 1,000 are estimated to have died in the storm and it's aftermath 2017 was the third hottest year on record San Francisco reported its highest temperature ever 106 degrees Fahrenheit while other parts of the country set records for high temperature streaks for states like Arizona and South Carolina 2017 was the warmest year ever it just seems like everything's kind of getting out of control and Christ told us these things yes many of us become numb to it but he's trying to shake us up he's trying to say don't fall asleep right now this is the worst time to go to sleep and so he allows these things to keep coming to passes they remember I told you before these things come to pass so when it comes to pass I want you to believe that you can help others to believe it goes on 14 places across Oklahoma Missouri and Arkansas reported record high water levels during floods in April and May and requests for federal disaster aid jump tenfold compared to 2016 with four point seven million people registering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency now this is just on the natural disaster side then you also got a lot of people that's just totally giving up on religion totally giving up on God over the past decade pollsters charted something remarkable Americans long known for their piety were fleeing organized religion in increasing numbers people are turning their backs on God like never before because now we're living in a presidential era where ever you feel go ahead and do it and go ahead and say it and that is the mantra that's going around throughout the United States of America so we got people right now that's saying you know what I never did like black people let me tell them now I never did like white people let me start telling them now I'm not going to be politically correct anymore and now obviously everybody's dropping all these masks and people have shown their real faces in those faces are not very pretty jesus warned us that in these very last moments of verse history the love of many is going to wax cold people are not going to love God and they're not going to love each other and they're gonna begin to do all sorts of horrific crimes to hurt to kill and to destroy they walking away from God now it's interesting because as they're walking away from God notice what's going up their fears I thought that this was amazing they walk away from God their only true security and therefore what's going on in the heart of Americans today the top ten fears of 2017 literally above are the ten fears for which the highest percentage of Americans reported being afraid or very afraid of number one corruption of government officials number two American Health Care Act the American Health Care Act and Trump care pollution of oceans rivers and lakes pollution of drinking water not having enough money for the future high medical bills the US will be involved in another world war then global warming and climate change North Korea using weapons and air pollution these are literally other things that's on all these people's minds that's right across the gas pump when you see them now the question is did God give us a solution to these problems you see I firmly believe with all of my heart the reason why many of us are not preparing the way to help others know about Christ our righteousness his near coming and his ability to save is because we don't believe it at the end of day we don't really believe what we got I did a test at my church I was preaching a message and I said let me ask you something it was interesting a few weeks ago America has now recognized its youngest self-made billionaire young guy is only 27 years old self-made made billionaire and here it is that you know he's making all this money and so on and now mr. Bill Gates Warren Buffett they've all been kicked to the curb and now there's a new guy who's the richest man in the world anybody knows who he is Jeff Bezos Amazon ninety-nine point eight billion okay now watch this so I asked my church I said let me ask you a question I said if Jeff Bezos showed up and said listen I don't know who you are but I was praying and I asked God to tell me who the hell and so you came in my mind I found you so here I am I'm writing you a check for 1.5 million dollars I just want to help you please go go to your bank and please cash it you'd take the check how many you would take the check okay I'm just checking I take the check the wealth of the wicked is laid up for the just now I'm not saying that he's wicked I'm not saying that he's wicked I'm just saying even if he was the wealth of the wicked is later for the judge that's Bible so anyhow what listen to this so you go to your bank you deposit the check tomorrow the check clears and you are 1.5 million dollars richer so it's real I then asked the church I said now now that you know it's real I said my next question Jeff Bezos comes back to you he says listen congratulations you now have your money now I need you to do me a favor I'm gonna be waiting at this house over here I need you to find ten people friends strangers even enemies and I want you to tell them to meet me at the house and I need you to do it by Thursday and it's Monday whoever comes to my house and says you sent me I will write them a 1.5 million dollar check I then asked the members of the church I said how many of you would struggle finding somebody nobody raised their hands no one I said how many of you would easily come up with people everybody raised up their hands then I said how many of you would be timid going to the people none of them raised their hands they said they would be bold they'd be like brother listen you need to follow the app don't ask any questions follow me I mean we would have boldness because we understand we tasted it we saw it it's real I said how many of you would be even more bold if your friend said I don't want to go I don't need 1.5 million dollars so how many of you would be bold to correct them to show them how crazy they are what they're saying and help them see the urgency that you need to listen to me and you need to follow and do what I'm telling you to do several of them raise up their hands they didn't even realize where I was taking they got caught up in dreaming is not the everlasting gospel worth more than 1.5 million is it not more real than 1.5 million have you not tasted of the gospel power from God so why are you so timid I don't care anybody says family it's the proof is in the pudding we don't believe religion for many of us has become convenient it's become the thing that we do because we grew up with it or we heard it and been practicing it for such a long time and we have no idea what we do in our lives if we didn't do it it's like we're following God for every reason except the right one because I guarantee you this the more that we start believing is the more the spirit of the Philadelphian church will come back live and in stereo the days of those precious pioneers and so what God is doing is God is saying I'm just trying to send the reminders to help my own people believe let alone the world at large you start going through it last year you know and you'll remember that you know this was a very interesting one because the the papacy comes as a solution to the problems of life people are filled with fear the economy is messed up the government is untrustworthy and the list just goes on and on and on I didn't get into the mass murder in Nevada which marked the number one highest single killer you know a mass murder done by one single killer in US history I mean we're breaking all sorts of records in 2017 and here it is that these things are happening Pepa sees comes in and says we can help we can solve some of these problems and so it is what are they doing the first thing they said is well first it's a it's a real counterfeit because before the beast power can launch the bees power first has to do a message of unity he has to unite is to bring everybody together and so it is Catholics and Lutheran's sign joint declaration accepting common path the leaders of the world's Catholics and Lutheran's have signed a joint declaration at an ecumenical prayer service commemorating the greatest schism in Western Christianity stating that what unites the two traditions is greater than that which divides them the service heralded 12 months of events leading up to the 500th anniversary next year so this is 2016 because the 500th anniversary took place last year October 31st what was the fruit that came from that notice pope francis meets new president of the Lutheran World Federation and what does it say Pope Francis met on Thursday with the new president of the Lutheran World Federation Nigerian Archbishop Musa Ponte filibus focusing on Common Prayer as the key to Christian unity that is always the spirit of ecumenism find out ways that you can set aside a difference and focus on a common path the bible does not teach setting aside differences the Bible teach put away differences you read that in Ephesians 4 put away all malice all bitterness all anger all wrath God says put it away I want to blot it out I don't want you to hide it under your coat and start acting like you like me when you know you hate me but that's what happens in ecumenism nobody's putting away anything everybody is holding on to their idols they're just saying for now let's focus on the common path until papal supremacy of course comes back and then some decisions will be made and so it is that it says very clearly through prayer the Pope continued we are able to see the painful divisions of past centuries in a new light abandoning our prejudices purifying our memories and looking to the future with confidence through prayer he said we are called to recognize the gifts of our different traditions and received as our shared Christian heritage it's like we have prophetic events happening all around us in the world of the economy in the world of the atmospheric agitations in the world of government in the world of religion in moral society everything around us is God's saying behold I tell you before it comes to pass so that when it comes to pass you might believe but you know what's scary you're finding more and more of God's people in the remnant not believing and an enemy have done this you see while all of this is happening in now the papacy is coming in as a means of support and a solution to the problem the question is yet what are God's people doing right now well all these things are happening in the world what's going on with God's people go to the book of first Corinthians chapter 10 see the Bible says in the book of first Corinthians the tenth chapter in the eleventh verse very important principle that we do well to pay attention to we are people not only of prophecy but we are people of typology and the Bible says in the book of 1st Corinthians we're looking at chapter 10 and I want you to see what it says is we consider verse 11 first Corinthians 10 and verse 11 very important verse Paul is rehearsing the events of the children of Israel as they left Egypt and we're making their way to Canaan land and as they were doing this he gets to a place in the presentation of prophecy where Paul says in verse 11 now all these things happen unto them for what and samples and that word and samples is a greek word to pose it means types all these things happen four types and we learned earlier today that every type has a has an anti-type so it says now all these things happen unto them four types and they are written for our admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come the hour is the believers but it's the believers living in the time of the end and so Paul is literally saying all these things happen unto them four types and they're written for our admonition God's people in the very last moments of Earth's history living right at the end of time they're written for us that we were supposed to pay attention to it you see right now there's a lot happening not merely in the church at large I'm not admitting in the world at large but also at the church in fact if you really want to pay attention to what's happening in prophecy you don't just look outside you also ought to pay attention to what's happening inside you see if we're truly living in the very last moments of Earth's history then we have to understand what numbers 25 was telling us go to numbers the 25th chapter in numbers the twenty-fifth chapter God laid out the typology prophetic vision and God showed what it would happen right when his people got to the bank of the Jordan the Bible says in numbers of 25th chapter and Israel abode in shitin and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods and the people did eat and bow down to their gods and Israel joined himself unto Baal peor and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel and the Lord said unto Moses take all the heads of the people and hang them up before the Lord against the Sun that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel and Moses said unto the judges of Israel slay ye everyone his men that were joined unto Baal peor God's people literally right at the bank of the Jordan across the Jordan was Canaan land at a time where they should have had their highest focus was the time that they was in a deep dark sleep and the devil began to take advantage of their minds and they found themselves getting caught up in various forms of whoredom also when you read Ezekiel the eighth chapter that's another picture of what was happening among even God's people as we're getting ready to see probation closed and it kept saying that more and more abominations what happened amongst God's people at a time when we're supposed to have our highest focus is the time that we're finding ourselves falling in some of the most deep and dark and gross sins and these sins are not just happening in the church you see there's no such thing as sins happening in the church before the sin happened in the church it was happening in our hearts in our homes there was apostasy in the home and that's how apostasy came into the church and God wanted us to understand that if we're gonna fix the problems in the church we gotta fix the problems we're in that home the Lord wants us to understand that it's time for real religion it's time for a real walk with God it's time for us to take a brutal look at ourselves and say father show me every plague spot of my character what is it about me where I am constantly frustrating the power of your spirit from having dominion in my heart that I might become like you that I could be holy as your holy you see if you were to look back at this watch this little account right here I thought this was powerful Ellen White caught a conversation with Satan that he was having with his demons it's under a chapter called snares of Satan in the book testimonies to ministers and gospel workers and when Satan was having converse with his demons this is what he said that's why you see the quotations he says we must cause distraction and division how do God's people get into such a place that we have fallen so far away from the Lord the devil said we must cause distraction and division go to the book of Titus chapter 3 do you know that Paul saw this when you go to Titus the 3rd chapter you literally see that Paul actually saw this he saw this coming Titus the 3rd chapter and I want you to watch what the Bible says Titus chapter 3 and look at what it says right there in verse 9 do you know that Paul warned us a long time ago about these things Paul said but avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and strivings about the law why for they are unprofitable and vain they empty do you know that that's literally what's happening right now I mean I sit down with people all the time brother lemon do you believe in a twenty five twenty year prophecy I said look what how's it gonna help me be one step closer to Jesus if I don't accept it how does it impact my walk with God people always come have you heard about the Holy Spirit the Holy Spirit is this whole spear is that he's not a person so on or anybody who believes that his paganism I said my brother listen hold on honestly sit down think about it what is the danger what happens to me when I believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead what how do I fall into paganism I didn't say I'm praying to the Holy Spirit I didn't say I'm doing any of that I believe he is the third person of the Godhead he is the representative of Jesus Christ on this earth and I believe that he is not merely the person of Christ I believe he's his own person as Christ is his own person how does that belief make me a pagan honestly how does it make me a pagan and I found that these folks don't have assets I'm like bro you're distracted you're allowing yourself to be caught up in distracted distractions and things that are causing divisions that are unprofitable and they're vain it doesn't bring us any step closer to Christ our righteousness but this is what's happening amongst God's people so literally his work is being fulfilled we must cause distraction we must cause division but then he doesn't stop there he also says we must destroy their anxiety for their own Souls and this is how I study when I read a quote I look at the quote and every point I like alright stop right there where in the world do I find that point do you know the number one way that the devil kills our anxiety for our own Souls one of the number one ways that he does it go to the book of second Corinthians chapter 10 watch this in 2nd Corinthians chapter 10 did this is one of the number one ways that he will kill our anxiety for our own soul salvation 2nd Corinthians notice what the Bible says as we look at chapter 10 2nd Corinthians chapter 10 is really thinking through these quotes and I said Lord what is it that how is the devil accomplishing these in gossip said all of these things was already written in my word God said I just had to give them double lenses to help them see what my word already said in 2nd Corinthians chapter 10 verse 12 notice what it says it says but we therefore we dare not make ourselves of the number or do what compare ourselves among ourselves compare ourselves with those some of those that condemn themselves but they measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves among themselves are not wise do you know one of the easiest ways to kill the anxiety for your own soul salvation is when you're busy comparing yourself to a whole bunch of other people it's one of the number one ways the devil causes us to exalt ourselves is we're always busy I'm not as bad as him I'm not as bad as her well look at what they're doing and we worry about other people rather than just allowing ourselves to be held accountable before God compare yourself to Christ and that's the only person we should be comparing ourselves to and I can guarantee you all of our righteousness will pale in comparison to his God wants us to understand family that this is the plan of the enemy at a time when the world is distracted people are overwhelmed with fear folks are getting broke and losing money and getting locked up and going into shelters and all these things and we as God's people some of us don't even have enough country land let alone a farm on it too even a single soul God laid a whole blueprint plan out of how we could prepare the way but there's so many of us that's not on the blueprint because we distracted or because we don't even have an anxiety for now remember if you don't have an anxiety for your own soul you certainly won't have it for others but it's not only that he says and lead them to criticize to judge and to accuse and condemn one another and to cherish selfishness by the way you know selfishness is always self exaltation because you cannot have selfishness without exalting self you understand that so notice that they cherish self exaltation selfishness and hatred for these sins God banished us the devil's talking to demons for these sins God banished us from his presence and all who follow our example will meet a similar fate go to the Book of Luke the 22nd chapter do you know that right at the time when probation was about to close there was seven years left of the prophetic time Jesus lived out three and a half of those years Jesus is getting ready to go to the cross and there was only three and a half more years left before probation closed right around the time just a few short years before the close of probation what was the attitude of God's children and I wonder if we see these things happening today notice what the Bible says Luke 22 Luke the 22nd chapter and we're going to consider verse 21 Luke 22 and verse 21 when you get there just say Amen alright notice this Luke 22 starting at verse 21 the Bible says but behold now keep in mind last supper Jesus is getting ready to go to the cross look at what he says and then look at what's going on with God's people it says but behold the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table and truly the Son of Man goeth as it was determined but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed now watch 23 and they began to inquire among themselves which of them it was that should do this thing but what does it say verse 24 and there was also a strife among them which of them should be accounted the greatest right at the time when Jesus was just moments from dying the greatest disappointment that the disciples were ever going to go through just a few short years before the actual close of probation born the nation of Israel on the Church of that day these brothers are busy comparing themselves among themselves and striving and fighting and fussing and arguing of who's gonna be the greatest right that's such a sensitive time in prophecy do we not see a lot of these things happening today we see these same things happening today one ministry against another ministry one Ministry tries to lock in all the resources and doesn't want to free it up for the other ministries to partake as well because they are afraid that their resources are going to get tapped into and they're gonna suffer so therefore they'll sooner let that other ministry go down and say oh well it must have been the Lord's will we are an amazing people brothers and sisters it's amazing the things that we'll say you know I mean people that do that all the time they'll say things like you know well if God wants it to come to pass he'll he'll provide for it and it's like what do you mean if good why don't you provide for it why don't you help see why says let me teach you a lesson go to Philippians 4 I'm gonna show you something very quickly and is funny I believe this and I taught this for years and I just recently read of the ministry healing I said well praise the Lord look at me look at Philippians 4 very very familiar text Philippians 4 look at verse 19 in Philippians 4 and verse 19 I just want you to watch this promise you know this promise I know you know this promise in Philippians 4 verse 19 what does it say oh my God shall supply what all your needs according to what his riches in glory by whom by Christ Jesus now watch this did God promise in his word I will supply all your needs promised it okay what a lot of us do is we read this verse and we get very mystical when people and ministries have very real needs we'll say the Bible promises God shall supply all of your needs according to his recent glorious and they will say things like trust God we let them trust God while sometimes we relinquish ourselves from support some people do this not all now watch this it is true that God supplies all of our needs let me show you the number one way that he does it go to acts 4 in Acts the fourth chapter gonna show you the number one way that God supplies for all of our needs shorty is right there in the Bible God put these things there on purpose in Acts the fourth chapter notice what the Bible says we're going to go ahead and start right there at verse 31 to 35 in acts 4 starting at verse 31 we'll take it to verse 35 notice what the Bible says the Bible says in acts 1 I'm sorry I acts 4:31 and when they had prayed the place was shaken where they were assemble together and they were how many all filled with what the Holy Ghost and they spake the Word of God with boldness so notice that everybody's filled with the Holy Spirit now watch this verse 32 and the multitude of them that believed were of what one heart and one soul neither said any of them that art of the things which he possessed was his own but they had how many things all things income this what happens when the Holy Spirit has possession of our hearts this is what happens when we become one and we're unified now watch this it says next verse 33 and with great power gave the Apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus and great grace was upon them all verse 34 neither was there any man among them that what that lacked for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them and brought the prices of the things that were sold verse 35 and laid them down at the Apostles feet and distribute chin was made unto how many men every man according as he had what's that last word now what did God say he'll supply all of our how did God do it he did it through his people who were filled with his spirit that's God that do you know that this is the practical way that God supplies all our needs he doesn't tell everybody go to the nearest lake and go find a fish and pull out some cash those are very special miracles that God does but that's not his trend his trend is he touches people's hearts if they're filled with the spirit and brothers and sisters we have to ask ourselves am I filled with God's Spirit you see God wants to get us to a precious place that we break out of this because that's not that's definitely not gonna prepare the way God is calling all of us to a higher state of selflessness higher concern greater burden that only Christ can produce in the heart I have to be honest with you I have been called to work at a church I have been doing traveling evangelism for many years and it's clearly borne fruit that I'm grateful for but I have to say that I have never been so happy as of November of last year when I took my assignment to now work with this local church we're still getting calls from Africa and Asia and Europe and Australia mean it is crazy how many people are saying come to Macedonia and help us and I have to tell them I'm gonna have to help you in 20 19 maybe 20 20 if the Lord spares my life because my focus is here right here we are turning that little church into a training school we started our classes all the members are missionaries and we're being trained and we're learning how to go out in the field I'm already taking some of them and we go out and we're doing Bible study for people and all these things and I'm loving it I'm loving it and so when I get invited to come speak I'm just like you know Lord what do you want to say to a whole bunch of present truth people present truth schools present truth this that any other I mean they've heard so many messages there's nothing deeper that we need to hear when are you just going to literally cooperate with God and just get to that place to say Lord that's it I surrender all and the one thing I refuse to do I promised God something I'll never do it I'll never do it I haven't done it I owe my whole ministry I've never done it I don't go stretch in Scripture to try to present something new to people keep the message simple and keep it straight because if there's one thing I know you all getting is you getting the message tonight God wants us to prepare the way what are we preparing the way for we're preparing the way brothers and sisters to help people understand where is Jesus he's in the most holy place what's what's he doing there he wants to cleanse the sanctuary but he can't cleanse the sanctuary until he does what cleanses people how much how much filthiness does he want to cleanse us from and as he cleanses us from all filthiness he wants us to do what else to perfect something what does he want it to perfect holiness this is what he wants every message that we give everything that we give must be designed to bring about what Christ wants you know one of the things that I'm studying I'm putting it together right now it's not done yet I am so excited got a brand new series coming out and we're getting ready to finally start our YouTube channel very happy about that and I'm getting ready to do a study on a chapter we would counsel the study every day you know what God told us to study every day first Corinthians 13 and literally that took every single one from verses four to seven love is love is love is love is and every single one is going to have its whole message just on that one love is kind a whole message on what is kindness and what is it's counterfeit and I've never shed so much tears writing that thing down because I'm like Lord truly you are altogether lovely and I am altogether ugly like there's a time I would say that and in my mind I was like no I'm not like a lot of us that's for real for real a lot of us I'm very serious about this we say a lot of stuff that we do not believe that is Christ object lessons page 159 you read it she says the heart says all sorts of things that it does not acknowledge she says while we're talking about humility and all these things she says our own hearts are swelling with conceit that's how wicked we are do you know the number-one prerequisite to receive the righteousness of God do you don't do you know what the number one let me show to you let's do a little Bible test go to Roman's 4 you're in a student group here so I would imagine you'll give me my answer quickly Romans 4 notice what it says in verse 5 in Romans 4 and verse 5 but to him that worketh not but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly his faith is counted for righteousness how do we get righteousness according to the verse how do we get righteousness according to the verse by faith give me more because that's not the answer by not working that's not the answer he that believeth that's not the answer listen what I'm saying to you if you don't get what this verse is saying I guarantee you don't have righteousness I'm very serious if you and I don't get what this verse is saying maybe that's the reason why we got the problems we had because we've yet to understand righteousness it's a very simple thing it's just read carefully the verse Ellen White says something often she says read prayerfully and carefully you got to do it come on family it's right there in the verse the answer is literally sticking right in your face thank you he got it could you say one more time you must admit you're ungodly did you look at the verse again it says but to him that worketh not but believeth on him that justifieth who the who's the only people that God justifies the ungodly so if you and I don't see that we're ungodly we can't be justified as long as we got something in us that says I'm not that bad because again you know we're gonna do we're gonna fall right back in the second Corinthians 10:12 we're gonna compare I'm not that bad I mean after all I didn't do like him this way what keeps us from experiencing Christ our righteousness we are always so quick to give ourselves some level of accolade to say something and that's the last thing the Bible talks about is the greatness of men you can study from Genesis to Revelation God wants us to understand are you convinced that's the message I did at Mentone church that was one of them it in my opinion that was one of the most powerful messages I ever did because I said father I see it and I literally ad that was the title of the sermon I said are you convinced because until we're convinced I am an ungodly person you could never receive righteousness because you already think you all right do you understand that this thing is serious I'm really trying to to get us past the HUF the Puffin and all the stuff I want us to really think about it how do you really see yourself this is what we're stuck in this planet that's why people keep dying and more people gonna keep dying what people get sick until God can help us see how wretched and miserable and poor blind they get we really are literally when you read and is right there in testimonies to ministers and gospel workers comes from a little book special testimonies a book 9 page 62 Ellen White says when we see our own nothingness we are then prepared to receive the righteousness of Christ that's the third angels message that's not what's being preached enough pointing out everybody and how messed up they are and all the organizations are messed up they are telling our church how messed up we are and it's like we're okay where's Christ that righteous thing God wants us to understand this is how men shall know and you actually might follow us I don't read anything in scripture where he says that because you could preach the right message I've never heard Jesus limited to that limit it to that that message must have a corresponding effect upon your heart and mind can I show you in closing the great demonstration that Christ needs to be made if we're ever going to go home with him God wants us to perfect what let me show you perfection on a whole different level go to Matthew 5 Matthew 5 in Matthew 5 I want you to see what the Bible says and for your notes I'll go ahead and put this up here I don't want you to see that yeah you can go ahead and just jot those down yes sister special testimonies a special testimonies a book 9 page 62 all right special testimonies a book 9 page 62 when we see our own nothingness we are prepared to receive the righteousness of Christ as long as I don't see my own nothingness I'm not prepared to receive the righteousness of Christ and that's why I'm living on grace Matthew 5 the Bible says in Matthew the fifth chapter let's go ahead and let's take a look right here Matthew 5 and verse 43 you have heard that it hath been said thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy but I say unto you love your enemies bless them that curse you do good to them that hate you and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you that you may be the children of your father which is in heaven now wait a second hold up because I don't know if you're making the connections I'm making John 13:35 this is all men shall know that you are my father when you have loved one toward another right we here are looking at Matthew five and verse 43 where God is not only telling us to love our brothers but now he's taking it deeper and he's saying love your enemies right and then he just said and when you do this verse 45 that you may be what the children of your father which is in heaven for he maketh his Sun to rise on the evil and on the good and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust for if ye love them which love you what reward have ye do not even the publicans the same and if you salute your brethren only what do ye more than others do not even the publicans so verse 48 be ye therefore perfect as your father which is in heaven is perfect now I made I made a vicious mistake with this verse I read Matthew 5:48 be therefore perfect hey Dwayne you want some bad food nope be there for perfect hey Dwayne want you why don't you put on this bad dress nope be there for perfect ad you want to listen to some of that old school music we used to listen to when used to jam in the clubs not be therefore perfect hey Dwayne you want to go back into the bed of fornication no B therefore perfect now everything I just said is it not the command of God does God have a dress standard you better believe it and he's not changing it that's another one that's coming up we're gonna do a dress reform message magnified a lot needs to be cleared up on that but God has dress standard does God have dietary standards you better believe it does God have standards on music recreation education entertainment oh that God has standards on all of it that's not what he was talking about in Matthew 5:48 that was not the context and while I was so busy avoiding and avoiding and avoiding and avoiding and cutting off all the bad stuff for years I bypassed the very context of what Jesus was talking about so do you know what Jesus does he helps us he says I'll tell you what the way I inspired Matthew is a little different from how I inspired Luke so Jesus says let's look at the same story the same subject but now I want you to look at it from the words I gave to my servant Luke go to Luke 6 and Luke the sixth chapter I want you to notice what the Bible says and watch it from verse 27 to verse 36 same exact story the Bible says in verse 27 but I say unto you which hear love your enemies do good to them which hate you bless them that curse you pray for them which despitefully use you and unto him that smite at thee on the one cheek offer also the other and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also give to every man that asketh of thee and of him that taketh away thy Goods asked them not again and as he would that men should do to you do ye also to them likewise for if he love them which love you what thank have ye for sinners also love those that love them notice the people that love those that love them how did God to find them sinners then he says in verse where we got here first yeah verse 33 and if you do good to them which do good to you what think have ye for sinners also do even the same and if ye lend to them of whom we hope to receive what thank have ye for sinners also lend to sinner's to receive as much again but love ye your enemies and do good and lend hoping for nothing again and your reward shall be great and ye shall be the children of the highest for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil and now watch verse 36 which is in perfect parallel to Matthew 5:48 he says be therefore merciful as your father which is in heaven it's merciful my brothers and sisters I eat a whole food plant-based diet that's what I ate Whole Foods okay Whole Foods fruits grains not just vegetables and seeds but I've shaken the hands of many vegans who do that and then some and in the eyes of heaven they're sinners I've met people with skirts that are long all the way down you don't even know what the knob on their ankle looks like long sleeves cover all the way up to the collarbone their bodies are a complete mystery and they have the spirit of a harlot I'm talking stuff that's real I'm not talking anything I'm telling once you start doing counseling with people it's amazing you say really hmm okay and this is a man who believes in as an advocate of dress reform there are people who are incredible preachers and teachers on pulpits but some of them are mean very nasty the only kind to those who believe like them they only network with those who believe like them if you merely believe a doctrine different from them there are people who stand for all sorts of high teachings but they still speak disrespectfully to their spouses they still provoke their children to anger they still neglect their wives or sometimes they indulge their wives which also means you don't love them the same way Eli when he indulged his children you know that testified he didn't love them there's some men that think is virtuous that everything that wives cry for they're like okay honey here you go and they think I'm just being like god no you're not some of us are hurting our wives they're some wise they're hurting their husbands embolden them in things that they clearly see if my husband keeps doing that and if Jesus were to come I know my husband will be lost and the way I see it they see it but in the name of love they keep quiet and they don't say anything what I'm telling you my brothers and sisters Jesus wants us to understand you can have a winter convocation you can have another one next year you can have another one the year after that more people will die more people will get sick more people will suffer more people will go through pain and eventually and you know how it is sometimes we don't care until it finally hits our own homes and then we say come Lord Jesus comes I was talking my bride today I say honey I said I'll tell you the truth I said I marvel at the fact that I have power to hurry up the second coming of Jesus every single one of you God says I have given you power through my Holy Spirit that if you cooperate with me you can hast the coming of the Lord and in my mind I'm like what do we want still on this earth and I'm serious it's just a place where God got me and yes I admit he had to lay me down for it I admit it I admit it as your brother I'm telling you I admit it it was when I discovered I had a problem with my heart it is when I discovered that I was almost gonna die it is when I came up out of it and he said mr. Lemmon we repaired your heart but it is possible it could go down again it is possible statistically you have 10 to 20 years before we'll have to put you back on a surgical table there are times that I walk I was walking up here today there are things that are forever changed different in my body as I was walking up that hill I felt my heart just give that little joke because this body was never meant to be invaded the heart is not meant to be touched by human hands and thank God we do have surgical procedures today where people can help but we have what's called residuals I'm literally living the life of Paul I have prayed three times take this thing away Lord totally and God said I am NOT gonna take it away it's gonna be my friendly reminder to you and one day after going through this battle of healing I told my wife I say honey I said I must admit I said I've lost my ambitions for anything in this world I said I want Jesus to come I said now I understand what people go through couldn't understand before just couldn't relate just couldn't relate God has allowed me to go through something then now I could relate I said this is what they're going through this is not good well you need to come back there's a lot of us that's suffering a lot of people that's hurting and needs to come to an end and so my hope and my prayer is simple we're told many take it for granted that they are Christians simply because they subscribe to certain theological tenants but they have not brought the truth into practical life they have not believed and loved it therefore they have not received the power and grace that come through sanctification of the truth men may profess faith in the truth but if it does not make them sincere kind patient for bearing heavenly minded it is a curse - its possesses and through their influence it is a curse to the world God says parents have you noticed we're losing our children you know we think our children are in the truth because they sit properly they don't talk back you know when you meet somebody who loves Jesus don't you sometimes you look at your children and sometimes you say I don't see that sometimes you see things words they say and things they do and maybe sometimes they get a little access to that wicked to the social media pictures come up that you're like oh I have mercy and the devil's like well you're not getting it together and while you're taking your time to let the Lord straighten you out Satan says I'm working with the heaven energy we have many things to motivate us to understand what true surrender is and so for be for the rest of this weekend that's what I'm going to be doing for this weekend we're going to talk tomorrow about how do we really live this life of Jesus how do we like do it for real in a very practical real way that is so simple that a child can understand it but it's so powerful it can actually finish the work and I believe that as we go over these things for the remainder of this weekend there's some people in this room that's really gonna get it and your hearts and your homes are gonna be changed forever and I'm asking God every day help me to be counted amongst that number Lord my heart in my home pray for your brother as I continue to pray for you question how many of us understood the study tonight we understand the study God wants to do something special in our hearts let's go to our knees and let's ask him to do it father in heaven we are very grateful you have extended our probation not so we can merely have questions answered understand doctrines a little bit better but you want the truth to have a practical impact on our day-to-day life that and all our conversation and everything that we say or do holiness Christ's likeness Lord I pray please prepare each of our hearts tonight that as we dig into your words that will behold wondrous things that we will see how to live the life of Jesus in a very real and practical way while the world and the church and even our homes are becoming more and still more wicked and I am grateful that your promise is still stand that there is no temptation that has come upon a man except that which is common but you are faithful that you will not only forgive us and cleanse us but Lord you'll give a strength to overcome that temptation I'm grateful dear God that you can show us how to live a holy life a christ-like life even in such a time as this in Earth's history prepare our hearts to receive your words that we can prepare the way for others to receive thee this is our prayer that we do ask in Jesus name Amen [Music] you you

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