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♪ theme music ♪
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(Derek) Welcome to Hope Sabbath School,
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an in-depth, interactive study
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of the Word of God.
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I'm so glad you joined us today.
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This has been a great series
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on Life, Death, Resurrection,[br]and Eternal Life.
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The topic today, The Judging Process,
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could make some nervous,
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but actually we'll discover,
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for those who belong to Jesus,
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the judgment's good news.
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It means we're almost home,
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and you'll be encouraged
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as you study with us today,
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so welcome to Hope Sabbath School
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and welcome to the team.
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Good to see you all again.
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And, by the way, Travis,
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I'm looking forward to the study,
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and I'm thankful you'll be leading us
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in the study today.
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We also want to welcome
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our team members joining us.
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Tigist, good to have you back with us,
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from Minnesota, glad you're with us today.
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And, Enoch, good to see you
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from Maryland, glad you're part
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of our team again today.
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We appreciate our remote team members
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who expand our group.
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But just take a moment and look
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at each other in the group.
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Would you notice
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we don't all look the same?
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We represent the world, right,
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different nations, kindreds,
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tongues and peoples.
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And it's so encouraging to know
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that we have Hope Sabbath School members
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around the world, stunning to think
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that our app is used
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in more than 200 countries.
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That's an encouragement.
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By the way, the Hope Channel app,
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death and resurrection,
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Don't forget to write to us.
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We love to hear from you:
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sshope@hopetv.org.
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This is an encouraging email
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from Vincent in France.
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He says, "I'm a faithful follower
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of Hope Sabbath School,
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and it's a great blessing
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for my church here in France.
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I thank God for your ministry.
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I am currently an aircraft pilot
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with the French Air Force,
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and after my military career,
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I wish to study theology
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and become a pastor."
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Praise God, and he's part
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of our Hope Sabbath School team
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right now there in France.
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"Maybe we will be able
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to meet some day in person;[br]God bless you."
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Well, God bless you, too, Vincent.
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What an encouraging testimony,
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flying there in the French Air Force
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but [he's] given his heart to Jesus
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and wanting to become a pastor
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and share the Word of God.
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Thank you for writing to us.
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Here's a note from Boniface in Cameroon.
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Cameroon, is that anywhere close
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to where you lived,
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where you were born, Lilica?
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(Lilica) Not really close.
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(Derek) Not really, but it's
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on the same African continent, right?
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You're from Guinea-Bissau.
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Cameroon, Boniface writes,
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"Hello people of the Most High God."
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He got the wave.
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By the way, isn't that an amazing thing
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that we can be people
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of the Most High God?
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Praise God for that.
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"I've been watching
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the program since 2018.
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I just thank all of the team
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for the great work.
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May the Lord continually bless you
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until the coming of our Savior
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Jesus Christ. Amen."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Well, I don't know,
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I'm always amazed;
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I don't know if you are.
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I mean, we just think
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some people are watching the program,
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but we're talking, all around the world
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people are studying the Word of God,
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and we're glad, wherever you are,
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you're part of our family.
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Well, here's a hand-written note
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from a donor, and the donor
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writes from Nevada.
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That's in the Western part
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of the United States.
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"Your programming has been
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such an inspiration,
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especially during the last year."
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The donor writes, "I'm 81 years young.
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Thank you, Hope Channel,
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and God bless you,"
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and a gift of 100 dollars.
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Now, when you're 81 years old,
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that's a gift, isn't it?
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You know, you're not earning
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a massive salary every month.
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I want to thank you
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for being part of the miracle.
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Thanks for writing to us
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and for your partnership.
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We are a donor-supported ministry,
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and we're thankful for your support,
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not just there in Nevada but each one,
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especially at this time of the year
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when you're thinking,
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"Is there a ministry
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that could be blessed by my support?"
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The answer is, you could be part
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Just go to hopetv.org/hopess,
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Thank you for your support.
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One last note, from Cynthia in Texas
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in the United States of America.
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She writes, "Greetings to you all
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in the mighty name of Jesus Christ
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our Lord of lords and King of kings."
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That's quite a welcome.
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"I thank you so much for teaching
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the Bible so beautifully every week.
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Thank you for all you do.
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Keep up the good work,
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and let us all be faithful to the end!
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Jesus will soon come.
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Let's keep on loving, giving, working,
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trusting and obeying in His name."
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She says, "By the way,
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I've just had my ninety-fourth birthday
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to the glory of God."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Well, thank you
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for writing to us, Cynthia from Texas.
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And I felt like a little sermon
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was coming on right there.
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We're thankful that you're encouraging us
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and praying for us on our journey.
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Right now, we're going
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to sing our theme song.
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You've learned it during this series,
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the words of Jesus from Revelation 1,
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verses 17, 18 and verse 8,
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"Do not be afraid," He says;
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"I am the First and the Last."
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You know the story now.
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Let's sing it together.
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♪ music ♪
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(Derek) Well, I love that song.
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It's the word of Jesus Himself,
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and, Travis, as you lead us
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in the study today,
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we're going to see that Jesus our Savior
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is also our Judge and soon-coming King.
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(Travis) Amen.
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(Team) Amen.
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(Travis) Let us pray.
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Father in Heaven, we want
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to thank You again for this time
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to open up Your Scriptures.
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You said that Your Word
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is a lamp to our feet
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and a light to our path.
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Lord, we need some light
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as we study the judging process.
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And I pray that by the end of this study
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that everyone watching will come to know
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that judgment is good news
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for those who have surrendered to Jesus.
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That's my prayer; in Jesus' name. Amen.
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(Derek, Team) Amen.
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(Travis) Well, I'm sure many of you
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have heard or maybe even have said
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to someone, "Don't judge me," right?
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And you know, when you think of judgment,
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it normally comes across
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as something negative,
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certainly not in a positive light.
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But I pray, by the end of today's study,
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that we're going to find out
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that judgment is not only a good thing,
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it's a great thing, and we see
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the immeasurable and unfailing love[br]through the study.
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Nicole, would you start off our study
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this morning by reading 2 Corinthians,
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chapter 5, verse 10?
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(Nicole) I'll be reading
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from the New International Version:[br]it says:
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(Travis) So, the Bible says we must all
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appear at the judgment seat of Christ.
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Stephanie, why do we all have to appear
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before the judgment seat of Christ?
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(Stephanie) So that our works
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can be judged, whether our life
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was in alignment with our confession[br]for Jesus.
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(Derek) But that could make a person
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very nervous if they don't know the gospel
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because the Bible says, "All have sinned
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and fallen short of the glory of God."
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So, actually, I think what happens
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in the judgment, Travis,
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is it reveals the most important choice,
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which is which side we choose to stand on.
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Do we say, "Jesus, save me"?
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Now, we know transformation will happen,
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but if I'm just going
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to have all of my sin,
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I don't know how many perfect people
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there are on the team today, you know,
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we will stand condemned,
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which is why, as you said,
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the judgment is great news for those
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who have accepted Jesus as Savior.
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(Travis) Well, Derek, I'm glad
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we have more verses,
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because we're going to read
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some words from Jesus, and I think
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we're going to find out
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it is good news. Yes, Pedro.
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(Pedro) I think of judgment
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and remember the work I used to do
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being a process server;
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I used to deliver documents for the court.
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And sometimes I was asked by an attorney
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to go into the court records[br]to make copies,
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and sometimes a copy of a case
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would be a hefty amount of paper.
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But I always loved when the clerk
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would say, "This case has been purged."
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It means it's been destroyed.
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So, I have to go back and say,
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"We have no records anymore
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because it has been so many years."
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And I'm looking forward
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for my record to be purged,
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and the records of Jesus
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to be put in place of mine.
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(Derek, Travis) Amen!
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(Travis) When I first thought of judgment,
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I thought of all the things
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that I have done in my life, whew.
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I didn't feel very good.
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But then I thought,
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as I've studied the Scriptures
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and come to a greater knowledge
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of the immeasurable and unfailing love
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of Jesus and judgment,
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I thought, when Satan
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brings those accusations to Jesus,
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He's going to open up the book,
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and all those sins are going[br]to be covered.
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And He's going to say, "He is redeemed."
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(Derek) Praise God.
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(Travis) And I can't wait for that day,
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because I don't deserve eternal life,
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but that gift is a free gift
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that Jesus has given
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each and every one of us.
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And we're going to dig
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into some Scriptures, and we're going
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to see what this judgment is all about.
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Tigist, if you don't mind taking us
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to John, chapter 5:22-30,
0:13:30.857,0:13:34.223
we're going to read some words of Jesus
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and see what He has to say
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about the judgment.
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John, chapter 5:22-30,
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would you read that for us, Tigist?
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(Tigist) And I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version.
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This is John 5:22-30, and it says:
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(Travis) Well, even if we had
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just that verse, it would be enough,
0:15:37.599,0:15:40.049
but we may even read that the wrong way.
0:15:40.049,0:15:42.050
Because those who have done good,
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to the resurrection of good,
0:15:44.075,0:15:45.472
and those who have done evil,
0:15:45.472,0:15:47.739
to the resurrection of condemnation,
0:15:47.739,0:15:49.266
and we're thinking, we've all
0:15:49.266,0:15:51.663
read Romans 3; maybe some of us haven't,
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"There is none [who does] good,[br]no, not one."
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But when we stand
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under the banner of Jesus, right,
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clothed in His righteousness,
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He covers our sins,
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we, if we die before Jesus comes,
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can be in the resurrection of the just
0:16:05.555,0:16:07.853
because the things we've done wrong
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have been covered by the blood[br]of Jesus. Amen?
0:16:10.748,0:16:13.491
And then, one of the other things to come,
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He says we won't come into judgment,
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and I thought, "But all of us[br]will be judged."
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But there's a difference
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between coming into judgment
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and being judged, right?
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When we say, "You can keep
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Your own righteousness, Jesus;
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I have my own," well, that's when we
0:16:28.667,0:16:30.930
can fall into judgment, right?
0:16:30.930,0:16:33.197
Well, let's take a look at another verse,
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Matthew 12:35-36; Lilica,
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would you read that for us?
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Matthew 12:35-36, again, words of Jesus.
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Let's see what He says about judgment.
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(Lilica) I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version,[br]Matthew 12:35-36:
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(Travis) I'm so happy for a Savior,
0:17:18.941,0:17:20.914
because records are being kept.
0:17:20.914,0:17:23.177
We just mentioned in a previous study,
0:17:23.177,0:17:24.266
you know, cell phones,
0:17:24.266,0:17:25.839
we can talk on them,
0:17:25.839,0:17:27.043
or we can look at things,
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and we think nobody's watching.
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But Somebody's watching, right?
0:17:32.010,0:17:33.958
Angels are taking account of everything
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that's happening, and God knows.
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But that's actually one
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of the greatest things about God
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is He knows, but He still loves us
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and wants to redeem us.
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We don't even have to try
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to hide anything from Him.
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(Derek) Whatever idle words we've spoken -
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I thought of the words
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of that tax collector or publican
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that Jesus saw, you remember?
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He cried out, "God, be merciful[br]to me, a sinner."
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And those are the words
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that will affect our eternal destiny.
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(Travis) Amen! We'll be judged
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on our response to God's love. Amen?
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We'll be judged on a response[br]to God's love.
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We could say, "No, we
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don't want to be loved;
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we don't want to be happy,"
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which is a foolish thing
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to choose, by the way,
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or we can choose our own destiny that way.
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Let's read from another text again.
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Luke 11:31, 32, Livinia,
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would you read that for us?
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And again, similar words of Jesus.
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(Livinia) I'll be reading
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from the 21st Century King James Version:
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(Travis) Well, we know that the Queen
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of Sheba came to visit Solomon.
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Of course, this was prior to him gaining
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all his wives and him falling.
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Of course, we know
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that he also repented, right,
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at the end of his life.
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Praise God for a loving Savior, right?
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Whew, I mean, to be redeemed
0:19:31.212,0:19:33.552
is a great feeling, right?
0:19:33.552,0:19:35.592
So, what do you think, Livinia, it means
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that the Queen of Sheba
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and those who listened to Jonah,
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what do you think it means
0:19:42.233,0:19:45.640
that they would judge them?
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(Livinia) I think here the Lord is saying
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that, for instance, in the case
0:19:52.585,0:19:56.397
of the people of Nineveh,
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this was an audience that wasn't expected
0:19:59.338,0:20:02.666
to respond to the words of God
0:20:02.666,0:20:07.264
and the love of God, but they did!
0:20:07.264,0:20:09.223
And, you know, for those
0:20:09.223,0:20:11.303
who maybe know a little more,
0:20:11.303,0:20:12.614
who have been exposed
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to a little more about God,
0:20:15.487,0:20:22.394
that ideally we would be more receptive[br]to the response.
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Likewise, the Queen of Sheba,
0:20:24.227,0:20:27.055
a stranger from a foreign nation,
0:20:27.055,0:20:31.651
she was, I don't want to say enamored,
0:20:31.651,0:20:36.521
but she was very receptive.
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(Travis) Could we say, even the people[br]of Nineveh, do you think they saw
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the immeasurable, unfailing love of Jesus?
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(Derek) Absolutely.
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(Travis) They certainly did!
0:20:44.209,0:20:45.357
And he was preaching
0:20:45.357,0:20:47.726
of a Christ to come, I'm sure;
0:20:47.726,0:20:49.115
he was a preacher.
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And now here Jesus
0:20:50.414,0:20:51.775
is right in front of them,
0:20:51.775,0:20:53.298
and they're not accepting Him.
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(Derek) So, I think the bottom line,
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Travis, is God loves us so much,
0:20:57.151,0:20:58.738
we will be without excuse.
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He will have shown so much mercy and grace
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and evidence, whether through Solomon
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or through Jonah, or He says,[br]"Now, I'm here."
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God so loved the world
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He sent His own Son into humanity.
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He is not trying to keep us
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out of eternal life with Him.
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He's trying to save us.
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(Travis) I was impressed, Derek,
0:21:16.852,0:21:18.985
by the Scriptures that Livinia just read
0:21:18.985,0:21:21.069
because I thought, there was
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judgment already passed on Nineveh,
0:21:23.699,0:21:26.144
and what he saw was a loving God
0:21:26.144,0:21:27.075
who actually, what?
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Who forgave them all, right?
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And he goes on to even say
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the animals and all the other things
0:21:32.462,0:21:34.602
that were there, God is a God of love,
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and He didn't want that town
0:21:37.386,0:21:38.910
to come into judgment,
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but He'd rather that they would repent.
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That's what He wants
0:21:41.812,0:21:43.208
for each and every one of us.
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Well, what is the clear message[br]that we hear
0:21:48.254,0:21:50.734
from Jesus about the judgment?
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What is the clear message
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from these verses? Yes, Jason.
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(Jason) That there is a lot of opportunity
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and we get to make the choice
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which side we want to be on.
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(Travis) Anybody else?
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(Stephanie) Judgment is real,
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and it will happen.
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And it is by a just and righteous judgment
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that is placed - righteous.
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(Travis) Thank you for adding that,[br]Stephanie.
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It is a righteous judgment.
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Can you imagine if we all faced a judge
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who was biased maybe one way or the other?
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Maybe he liked one skin color[br]over the other.
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Can you imagine if that was the judge?
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But the fact is, He loves us all
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with an immeasurable and unfailing love,
0:22:30.170,0:22:31.981
and He will judge righteously.
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Of course, when we think
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of the word righteousness,
0:22:34.739,0:22:36.375
we know that our own righteousness
0:22:36.375,0:22:38.544
is as filthy rags, so He's judging us
0:22:38.544,0:22:40.443
according to His righteousness.
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And when we've covered ourselves,
0:22:42.024,0:22:43.923
clothed ourselves in His righteousness,
0:22:43.923,0:22:45.165
we stand vindicated.
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(Derek) Praise God.
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(Travis) Where else in the Scriptures
0:22:49.574,0:22:50.838
do we find references
0:22:50.838,0:22:53.029
to this final judgment?
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I'm going to have Richard,
0:22:54.304,0:22:57.713
if you would read Daniel 7:9-10.
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We see a courtroom scene here.
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Daniel 7:9-10, would you
0:23:02.080,0:23:03.886
read that for us, Richard?
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(Richard) Sure, Daniel 7, verses 9 and 10,
0:23:08.883,0:23:11.571
reading from the New King James Version:
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(Travis) Well, here we get a picture,
0:23:48.708,0:23:51.726
at the end of time, of a courtroom scene.
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The Ancient of Days, that's the Father God
0:23:55.176,0:23:58.238
in Heaven, seated; the books are opened,
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and a judgment is going to be made.
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I would like Nancy to read Psalm 9:7, 8,
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and I want to focus on verse 8;
0:24:12.491,0:24:13.631
something in verse 8
0:24:13.631,0:24:15.310
that just caught my attention
0:24:15.310,0:24:17.599
as I was preparing this study.
0:24:17.599,0:24:20.148
Psalm 9:7-8, would you
0:24:20.148,0:24:21.654
read that for us, Nancy?
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(Nancy) Yes, I'm reading
0:24:22.813,0:24:25.066
from the New King James Version:
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(Travis) A righteous Judge.
0:24:43.534,0:24:46.975
He's our Lawyer, and He's our Judge.
0:24:46.975,0:24:48.604
It seems like things are tipped
0:24:48.604,0:24:50.958
in our favor slightly.
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(Derek) If we choose
0:24:51.967,0:24:53.819
to stand under His banner.
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(Travis) Under His banner.
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We certainly aren't getting[br]what we deserve.
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Did you have a comment, Pedro?
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(Pedro) I see the beautiful aspect here
0:25:03.098,0:25:05.752
of this judgment is the favor of God.
0:25:05.752,0:25:09.328
I have watched a video one time
0:25:09.328,0:25:11.777
about this judge who gave the opportunity
0:25:11.777,0:25:12.932
to the person to choose:
0:25:12.932,0:25:13.949
Should you be guilty,
0:25:13.949,0:25:15.576
or should you be innocent?
0:25:15.576,0:25:17.434
And the person says, "Well, I
0:25:17.434,0:25:18.811
have done the wrong thing,
0:25:18.811,0:25:21.490
but would you give me a break this time?"
0:25:21.490,0:25:22.764
And the he says, "I looked
0:25:22.764,0:25:24.638
at your records; they are good records.
0:25:24.638,0:25:25.982
I will give you this break."
0:25:25.982,0:25:27.578
Now, when we look into the Bible,
0:25:27.578,0:25:29.270
we see Jesus saying here,
0:25:29.270,0:25:31.096
whosoever believes in Him
0:25:31.096,0:25:33.107
shall not perish but have[br]everlasting life.
0:25:33.107,0:25:35.092
And Jesus is saying, "Just believe in Me,
0:25:35.092,0:25:36.811
and I'll give you a break."
0:25:36.811,0:25:37.940
And that's God's grace.
0:25:37.940,0:25:39.490
That's His righteousness saying,
0:25:39.490,0:25:40.877
"I'm taking your place
0:25:40.877,0:25:42.158
if you just believe in Me.
0:25:42.158,0:25:44.081
I can scrap your sins
0:25:44.081,0:25:46.158
by your having a relationship with Me."
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(Derek) It's a little different, though,
0:25:48.095,0:25:49.788
isn't it, because any earthly,
0:25:49.788,0:25:51.585
maybe even an unrighteous judge,
0:25:51.585,0:25:53.571
could give a break to someone.
0:25:53.571,0:25:57.299
But here we've got a righteous Judge.
0:25:57.299,0:26:01.296
He's just, and so there is something
0:26:01.296,0:26:04.248
that happens in order for Him to say,
0:26:04.248,0:26:07.347
as Pedro said, "We're going to blot out
0:26:07.347,0:26:08.360
all of that record
0:26:08.360,0:26:10.543
of your past transgression."
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So, someone might be watching
0:26:12.168,0:26:15.916
and saying, "I'll just hope for the best,
0:26:15.916,0:26:16.833
and maybe the Judge
0:26:16.833,0:26:18.701
will give me a break."
0:26:18.701,0:26:20.474
But there is actually a provision
0:26:20.474,0:26:21.894
so that we can face
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the judgment without fear.
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(Travis) And for those who don't even,
0:26:25.770,0:26:28.609
God is transparent in that,
0:26:28.609,0:26:30.141
well, we're going to learn later
0:26:30.141,0:26:33.456
in our study that He's transparent enough[br]to even know
0:26:33.456,0:26:36.522
or for us to see how He judged them.
0:26:36.522,0:26:38.052
I just wanted to mention,
0:26:38.052,0:26:39.760
I remember a pastor saying
0:26:39.760,0:26:42.384
to me about the judgment, he said,
0:26:42.384,0:26:44.960
"The judgment is totally unfair
0:26:44.960,0:26:49.226
because it's heavily skewed in our favor."
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Jason, and then we'll move on.
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(Jason) And I think it's heavily skewed
0:26:53.375,0:26:54.658
because there is a penalty.
0:26:54.658,0:26:56.096
There is a punishment that did
0:26:56.096,0:26:58.137
have to happen for a violation of the Law.
0:26:58.137,0:26:59.550
And there is Someone who took
0:26:59.550,0:27:00.754
that penalty for us,
0:27:00.754,0:27:02.354
if we make that choice,
0:27:02.354,0:27:04.772
and that was Jesus, our Judge, our Lawyer.
0:27:04.772,0:27:07.221
He suffered the punishment for us,
0:27:07.221,0:27:08.814
so there was a penalty to happen,
0:27:08.814,0:27:10.445
but we don't have to go through it
0:27:10.445,0:27:11.652
because He did it for us.
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(Travis) That's right.
0:27:12.730,0:27:13.994
And so, I have a question:
0:27:13.994,0:27:15.399
If we're saved by grace alone
0:27:15.399,0:27:19.273
through faith alone, in Jesus alone,
0:27:19.273,0:27:23.158
then why is there a judgment?
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Why does there have to be a judgment
0:27:24.906,0:27:26.745
if we're saved by grace through faith.
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(Nancy) I think it's the benefit
0:27:28.325,0:27:30.442
of the entire universe
0:27:30.442,0:27:32.987
to see that God is actually just.
0:27:32.987,0:27:35.010
We're going to spend a thousand years
0:27:35.010,0:27:39.956
judging the angels and also those who are
0:27:39.956,0:27:41.937
going to rise in the second resurrection,
0:27:41.937,0:27:44.766
the resurrection of the lost.
0:27:44.766,0:27:46.296
And so, that's the reason
0:27:46.296,0:27:48.611
there has to be a judgment.
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(Travis) Okay. Pedro and then Lilica.
0:27:51.238,0:27:52.821
(Pedro) When we look in the Bible
0:27:52.821,0:27:53.997
we see that God is love,
0:27:53.997,0:27:55.285
but also the Bible tells us
0:27:55.285,0:27:56.348
that God is justice,
0:27:56.348,0:27:58.606
and God is a God of due process.
0:27:58.606,0:27:59.806
And He wants to make sure
0:27:59.806,0:28:01.877
that things happen and things are clear.
0:28:01.877,0:28:03.965
There is nothing put under the rug,
0:28:03.965,0:28:05.787
but there is transparency
0:28:05.787,0:28:07.327
in His Kingdom because He says,
0:28:07.327,0:28:09.550
"Trust Me, but don't trust Me blindly.
0:28:09.550,0:28:11.111
Trust Me because I will
0:28:11.111,0:28:13.018
show you My righteousness."
0:28:13.018,0:28:15.726
(Travis) Amen. Thank you. Lilica.
0:28:15.726,0:28:18.254
(Lilica) I think that everybody[br]wants judgment.
0:28:18.254,0:28:20.731
Even if the person is not a Christian,
0:28:20.731,0:28:22.581
the person wants judgment,
0:28:22.581,0:28:24.554
because, if you were wronged,
0:28:24.554,0:28:26.894
you want justice to be made.
0:28:26.894,0:28:29.578
So, when we are looking
0:28:29.578,0:28:32.777
to us being judged, we fear judgment,
0:28:32.777,0:28:36.310
but I thank God for going to the Bible
0:28:36.310,0:28:37.787
and seeing the picture
0:28:37.787,0:28:39.116
that is favored to us;
0:28:39.116,0:28:40.628
we should not fear it.
0:28:40.628,0:28:42.896
But, to those who wronged us,
0:28:42.896,0:28:44.729
we want judgment to be made,
0:28:44.729,0:28:48.352
and our God won't be quiet
0:28:48.352,0:28:50.379
about all the evil.
0:28:50.379,0:28:51.786
(Derek) But the good news is,
0:28:51.786,0:28:53.288
even the person that wronged us
0:28:53.288,0:28:54.440
can be showed mercy.
0:28:54.440,0:28:55.778
(Travis, Team) Amen!
0:28:55.778,0:28:57.324
(Travis) That's the love of God.
0:28:57.324,0:28:58.988
(Derek) When we get to the Kingdom,
0:28:58.988,0:29:00.771
we'll say, "What are you doing here?"
0:29:00.771,0:29:02.121
and they'll say, "I got here
0:29:02.121,0:29:03.129
the same way you did,
0:29:03.129,0:29:04.573
by the grace of God."
0:29:04.573,0:29:05.910
(Travis) I was thinking
0:29:05.910,0:29:08.055
as I was preparing the lesson, I thought,
0:29:08.055,0:29:10.043
what if there wasn't a judgment?
0:29:10.043,0:29:12.903
I mean, in our condition, without a judge
0:29:12.903,0:29:15.989
to judge in our favor, how do we stand?
0:29:15.989,0:29:16.701
(Derek) Lost.
0:29:16.701,0:29:18.028
(Travis) We stand lost.
0:29:18.028,0:29:20.625
So, actually, if we set ourselves
0:29:20.625,0:29:22.001
under the banner of Christ,
0:29:22.001,0:29:25.410
we want a judgment because we want Jesus,
0:29:25.410,0:29:26.448
our righteous Judge,
0:29:26.448,0:29:28.629
to judge in our favor.
0:29:28.629,0:29:31.401
Without that, we stand condemned, right?
0:29:31.401,0:29:33.777
So, the judgment is good news.
0:29:33.777,0:29:35.589
Well, we have to keep moving on.
0:29:35.589,0:29:36.581
We're going to talk
0:29:36.581,0:29:38.340
about the phases of judgment.
0:29:38.340,0:29:40.624
There are three different phases[br]of judgment.
0:29:40.624,0:29:41.936
I would say the last phase
0:29:41.936,0:29:44.213
is more an execution of the second phase
0:29:44.213,0:29:46.937
of the judgment, but let's talk
0:29:46.937,0:29:51.097
about the pre-advent judgment.
0:29:51.097,0:29:55.349
Let's turn to Revelation 14:6, 7,
0:29:55.349,0:29:56.549
and, Jason, do you mind
0:29:56.549,0:29:58.034
reading that for us?
0:29:58.034,0:29:59.804
We're going to look for some evidence
0:29:59.804,0:30:01.540
in Scripture of judgment
0:30:01.540,0:30:03.529
prior to the return of Jesus,
0:30:03.529,0:30:04.733
the pre-advent judgment.
0:30:04.733,0:30:06.372
Would you read that for us, Jason?
0:30:06.372,0:30:08.299
(Jason) The New King James Version says,
0:30:08.299,0:30:12.066
in Revelation, chapter 14, verses 6 and 7:
0:30:36.758,0:30:38.589
(Travis) Well, we know this theme
0:30:38.589,0:30:40.133
is consistent through Scripture.
0:30:40.133,0:30:42.306
Jesus hasn't returned yet, right, Jason?
0:30:42.306,0:30:44.146
And the hour of His judgment has come.
0:30:44.146,0:30:46.140
We're going to read later on in our study
0:30:46.140,0:30:47.648
that there's a day in which God
0:30:47.648,0:30:49.545
has appointed to judge the world.
0:30:49.545,0:30:51.070
And even in the book of Hebrews,
0:30:51.070,0:30:53.976
it's mentioned that at the end of age,
0:30:53.976,0:30:55.945
the judgment would come.
0:30:55.945,0:30:57.880
So, here we see that the judgment
0:30:57.880,0:31:01.538
is prior or after Jesus comes?
0:31:01.538,0:31:03.273
(Derek) Well, the message is before.
0:31:03.273,0:31:04.993
If you read Revelation, it's before.
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(Travis) It's before Jesus comes.
0:31:06.876,0:31:08.316
As a matter of fact, it's one
0:31:08.316,0:31:11.545
of the last pleas to the world,[br]to get ready,
0:31:11.545,0:31:12.933
the hour of judgment is come,
0:31:12.933,0:31:14.465
prepare yourself, hide yourself
0:31:14.465,0:31:15.997
under the banner of Jesus
0:31:15.997,0:31:18.775
so that He will judge in your favor.
0:31:18.775,0:31:20.444
Stephanie, would you mind reading
0:31:20.444,0:31:23.359
Daniel 7:9-14 for me?
0:31:23.359,0:31:25.760
Daniel 7:9-14, again, we're looking
0:31:25.760,0:31:27.874
at some evidence that the judgment
0:31:27.874,0:31:30.723
would be prior, the pre-advent judgment,
0:31:30.723,0:31:34.639
prior to the coming of Jesus, go ahead.
0:31:34.639,0:31:36.146
(Stephanie) And I'll be reading
0:31:36.146,0:31:40.887
from the New King James Version,[br]Daniel 7:9-14:
0:33:16.268,0:33:18.176
(Travis) I'm getting excited, Stephanie,
0:33:18.176,0:33:20.174
because I want to be part of that Kingdom.
0:33:20.174,0:33:21.889
And by the way, how many are invited
0:33:21.889,0:33:23.253
to be a part of the Kingdom?
0:33:23.253,0:33:24.697
(Derek, Team) All who believe.
0:33:24.697,0:33:28.148
(Travis) Anyone who calls on the name[br]of the Lord...will be saved.
0:33:28.148,0:33:29.484
(Travis) Stephanie, is this
0:33:29.484,0:33:30.546
before Jesus returns,
0:33:30.546,0:33:31.792
or, according to the text,
0:33:31.792,0:33:33.104
is it after Jesus returns?
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(Stephanie) Judgment is before.
0:33:34.599,0:33:35.931
(Travis) Judgment is before,
0:33:35.931,0:33:37.258
the pre-advent judgment.
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When did this judgment begin?
0:33:41.164,0:33:43.854
Pedro, when did that judgment begin?
0:33:43.854,0:33:45.515
(Pedro) Well, according to Daniel,
0:33:45.515,0:33:46.615
if we continue reading,
0:33:46.615,0:33:49.079
in the next chapter we find that it's
0:33:49.079,0:33:52.776
after the 2300 days were finished.
0:33:52.776,0:33:54.605
(Travis) You're talking about Daniel,
0:33:54.605,0:33:55.926
chapter 8, verse 14, right?
0:33:55.926,0:33:57.645
Would you mind reading that for us,
0:33:57.645,0:34:00.651
because here we see a prophecy
0:34:00.651,0:34:03.377
about the sanctuary, which we know
0:34:03.377,0:34:04.804
to be the judgment, right?
0:34:04.804,0:34:07.469
It was the Day of Atonement, right?
0:34:07.469,0:34:08.842
And this pointed forward
0:34:08.842,0:34:11.823
to the Day of Atonement when Jesus,
0:34:11.823,0:34:13.590
in the heavenly sanctuary, would move
0:34:13.590,0:34:14.748
into the judgment phase
0:34:14.748,0:34:16.239
of His ministry, go ahead.
0:34:16.239,0:34:17.350
(Pedro) I'll be reading
0:34:17.350,0:34:18.877
from the New King James Version,
0:34:18.877,0:34:20.467
Daniel 8, verse 14:
0:34:25.822,0:34:27.121
(Travis) So, the cleansing
0:34:27.121,0:34:28.887
of the sanctuary was a final removal
0:34:28.887,0:34:30.486
of all the blood, right?
0:34:30.486,0:34:32.473
All the sins had come into the sanctuary
0:34:32.473,0:34:36.184
for 359 days a year, and this cleansing,
0:34:36.184,0:34:37.744
the last day, the three-hundred-
0:34:37.744,0:34:39.144
and-sixtieth day of the year,
0:34:39.144,0:34:40.640
it would be cleaned out, right?
0:34:40.640,0:34:42.716
The sins would be gone from the sanctuary.
0:34:42.716,0:34:44.023
Of course, you say, "How do
0:34:44.023,0:34:45.534
we know that it's 1844?"
0:34:45.534,0:34:47.065
Well, we're not going to be able
0:34:47.065,0:34:48.586
to cover that in today's study,
0:34:48.586,0:34:49.947
but we're given a clue
0:34:49.947,0:34:52.065
in Daniel, chapter 9:25,
0:34:52.065,0:34:54.006
that the beginning to restore
0:34:54.006,0:34:55.074
and rebuild Jerusalem,
0:34:55.074,0:34:57.291
that's the time prophecy, the beginning,
0:34:57.291,0:34:59.139
and that brings us to 1844,
0:34:59.139,0:35:00.862
and we know that this
0:35:00.862,0:35:03.346
was what Revelation 14:6[br]was talking about,
0:35:03.346,0:35:07.414
and 7, "The hour of His judgment[br]has come."
0:35:07.414,0:35:09.776
Good news for those who have
0:35:09.776,0:35:14.459
set themselves on the side of Jesus.
0:35:14.459,0:35:17.090
Well, why is this pre-advent judgment
0:35:17.090,0:35:19.020
good news for those who have accepted
0:35:19.020,0:35:21.833
the gift by grace through faith?
0:35:21.833,0:35:23.457
Well, we have some exciting verses
0:35:23.457,0:35:24.965
that we're going to read.
0:35:24.965,0:35:27.416
Nancy, would you read for us
0:35:27.416,0:35:31.577
Daniel, chapter 7:21, 22?
0:35:31.577,0:35:32.866
And then, Enoch, I'm going
0:35:32.866,0:35:35.011
to have you read John, chapter 5:24
0:35:35.011,0:35:36.836
for us after that.
0:35:36.836,0:35:38.031
(Nancy) Yes, I'm reading
0:35:38.031,0:35:39.663
from the New King James Version:
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(Travis) So, judgment is made, what?
0:36:04.434,0:36:05.321
(Team) In favor...
0:36:05.321,0:36:06.805
(Travis) In favor of the saints
0:36:06.805,0:36:07.649
of the Most High.
0:36:07.649,0:36:09.842
Is judgment good news or bad news?
0:36:09.842,0:36:11.497
(Derek) Well, it depends if you're
0:36:11.497,0:36:12.644
saints of the Most High,
0:36:12.644,0:36:13.894
which is a choice you make
0:36:13.894,0:36:15.469
to stand under His banner, right?
0:36:15.469,0:36:17.010
Because the rest of the prophecy
0:36:17.010,0:36:18.019
there in Daniel talks
0:36:18.019,0:36:19.537
about this little horn power
0:36:19.537,0:36:22.336
persecuting the saints of the Most High.
0:36:22.336,0:36:26.636
So, the judgment results in a resolution
0:36:26.636,0:36:29.172
of all of that persecution and conflict.
0:36:29.172,0:36:30.916
(Travis) Accepting the righteousness
0:36:30.916,0:36:32.584
of Christ instead of our own
0:36:32.584,0:36:35.651
is just a choice that we can make, right?
0:36:35.651,0:36:37.128
"There is none [who does] good,
0:36:37.128,0:36:38.373
no, not one," but we stand
0:36:38.373,0:36:41.057
under the banner of Jesus, vindicated.
0:36:41.057,0:36:42.513
Would you read, Enoch, for us,
0:36:42.513,0:36:45.699
from John, chapter 5:24?
0:36:45.699,0:36:47.311
(Enoch) Okay, and I'll be reading
0:36:47.311,0:36:49.853
from the New International Version,[br]and it reads:
0:37:01.336,0:37:03.136
Amen.
0:37:03.136,0:37:04.619
(Travis) Well, how do we
0:37:04.619,0:37:06.271
miss out on the judgment, I mean,
0:37:06.271,0:37:08.457
as far as falling into judgment,
0:37:08.457,0:37:09.677
how do we do that, Pedro?
0:37:09.677,0:37:11.034
(Pedro) We believe in Jesus,
0:37:11.034,0:37:13.164
and we are absolved.
0:37:13.164,0:37:15.293
(Travis) We pass, what, from?
0:37:15.293,0:37:16.326
(Team) Death to life.
0:37:16.326,0:37:18.115
(Travis) We pass from death to life.
0:37:18.115,0:37:20.282
I hope and pray that this
0:37:20.282,0:37:22.391
is the wish of each and every one of us,
0:37:22.391,0:37:25.059
or choice, I would rather say,
0:37:25.059,0:37:28.387
is to stand with Jesus and accept the life
0:37:28.387,0:37:30.220
that He freely gives. Yes, Pedro.
0:37:30.220,0:37:31.757
(Pedro) And it's beautiful here.
0:37:31.757,0:37:34.007
We read in Daniel and now John, that God
0:37:34.007,0:37:35.961
is preparing judgment for a battle.
0:37:35.961,0:37:37.503
We learned last week
0:37:37.503,0:37:39.653
about the Great Controversy.
0:37:39.653,0:37:41.786
Now, God needs to set judgment
0:37:41.786,0:37:43.749
before this great battle happens
0:37:43.749,0:37:45.925
so He can create the environment
0:37:45.925,0:37:46.914
for us to choose,
0:37:46.914,0:37:48.468
because He knows Satan is trying
0:37:48.468,0:37:49.383
to rage against us.
0:37:49.383,0:37:51.199
He says, "No, let Me protect My people
0:37:51.199,0:37:52.983
by giving them the choice,
0:37:52.983,0:37:54.900
and so they can be on My side
0:37:54.900,0:37:55.927
during this battle."
0:37:55.927,0:37:58.189
(Travis) Amen. Each and every one[br]has a choice.
0:37:58.189,0:37:59.338
(Derek) We know everyone
0:37:59.338,0:38:00.840
will stand before the judgment,
0:38:00.840,0:38:02.742
but the outcome of the judgment
0:38:02.742,0:38:04.543
is already settled for those
0:38:04.543,0:38:06.248
who belong to Jesus, right?
0:38:06.248,0:38:07.703
It says you've already passed
0:38:07.703,0:38:08.667
from death to life.
0:38:08.667,0:38:11.000
It's like the verdict has already[br]been passed,
0:38:11.000,0:38:13.623
because Jesus stands in our place.
0:38:13.623,0:38:14.980
(Travis) I was just thinking
0:38:14.980,0:38:16.872
of a verse, Derek, "Therefore, there is
0:38:16.872,0:38:18.097
no condemnation for those
0:38:18.097,0:38:19.530
who are in Christ Jesus."
0:38:19.530,0:38:21.793
I think that's Romans 8, [verse] 1,[br]isn't it?
0:38:21.793,0:38:22.740
(Derek) 8, verse 1.
0:38:22.740,0:38:25.593
(Travis) It's just a beautiful verse.
0:38:25.593,0:38:26.771
And by the way, Romans
0:38:26.771,0:38:28.338
finishes out that nothing
0:38:28.338,0:38:29.939
can separate us from the love
0:38:29.939,0:38:31.227
that's in Christ Jesus.
0:38:31.227,0:38:33.143
We're dearly loved by a Savior
0:38:33.143,0:38:34.587
who has given everything.
0:38:34.587,0:38:37.143
I know that He's as excited
0:38:37.143,0:38:39.827
about the Second Coming as we are.
0:38:39.827,0:38:41.135
Well, there's another phase
0:38:41.135,0:38:41.943
of this judgment,
0:38:41.943,0:38:43.451
the millennial judgment.
0:38:43.451,0:38:45.715
There are a thousand years which pass,
0:38:45.715,0:38:47.390
and then another judgment.
0:38:47.390,0:38:49.328
Well, actually, the judgment takes place
0:38:49.328,0:38:50.536
during that 1,000 years.
0:38:50.536,0:38:51.453
We're going to read
0:38:51.453,0:38:52.607
a little bit about that.
0:38:52.607,0:38:55.375
Livinia, if you wouldn't mind reading
0:38:55.375,0:39:01.673
from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 for us,
0:39:01.673,0:39:03.169
we're going to see what happens
0:39:03.169,0:39:04.198
to the righteous dead
0:39:04.198,0:39:05.989
and the righteous living
0:39:05.989,0:39:08.296
after the return of Jesus.
0:39:08.296,0:39:12.603
(Livinia) Reading from the 21st Century[br]King James Version:
0:40:23.315,0:40:24.153
(Derek) Amen.
0:40:24.153,0:40:26.819
(Travis) Amen. Enoch, what do you think
0:40:26.819,0:40:30.026
about what happens to the righteous living
0:40:30.026,0:40:31.155
and the righteous dead?
0:40:31.155,0:40:32.176
What do you think,
0:40:32.176,0:40:34.269
after reading this verse?
0:40:34.269,0:40:38.103
(Enoch) I just think it's beautiful,
0:40:38.103,0:40:40.001
this experience, and it just shows
0:40:40.001,0:40:42.949
that Christ is willing to give us
0:40:42.949,0:40:44.675
second chances and opportunities
0:40:44.675,0:40:46.005
to get closer to Him.
0:40:46.005,0:40:48.670
So, I think that's what it shows.
0:40:48.670,0:40:50.256
(Travis) I like how the last part
0:40:50.256,0:40:52.252
of the verse ended, "So shall we
0:40:52.252,0:40:54.257
always be with the Lord."
0:40:54.257,0:40:55.211
Wow, what a promise.
0:40:55.211,0:40:58.967
We always get to be with the very God,
0:40:58.967,0:41:00.834
with Jesus, who has redeemed us.
0:41:00.834,0:41:02.462
(Derek) And I think the key point
0:41:02.462,0:41:04.633
is that the righteous dead are raised.
0:41:04.633,0:41:06.802
They're not dead anymore, right?
0:41:06.802,0:41:09.904
The ones who were dead, righteous,
0:41:09.904,0:41:12.408
trusting in Jesus the Savior,[br]they're raised,
0:41:12.408,0:41:14.805
and the living trusting in Jesus
0:41:14.805,0:41:17.202
together with them are caught up
0:41:17.202,0:41:18.555
to meet the Lord in the air.
0:41:18.555,0:41:20.040
And of course, the question is,
0:41:20.040,0:41:21.641
where do they go, and is anyone
0:41:21.641,0:41:23.111
left alive on Earth,
0:41:23.111,0:41:25.655
because the wicked living are destroyed
0:41:25.655,0:41:27.340
by the brightness of His coming.
0:41:27.340,0:41:29.164
(Travis) That's right, and we're going
0:41:29.164,0:41:31.413
to find this out as we keep studying.
0:41:31.413,0:41:33.143
So, what will the redeemed,
0:41:33.143,0:41:34.434
the question is, what will
0:41:34.434,0:41:35.979
the redeemed be doing
0:41:35.979,0:41:38.743
during this second phase of judgment,
0:41:38.743,0:41:40.572
the millennial judgment?
0:41:40.572,0:41:45.194
Jason, would you read Revelation 20:4-6,
0:41:45.194,0:41:48.050
and then I'm going to have Tigist
0:41:48.050,0:41:53.417
read for us from 1 Corinthians 6:2, 3.
0:41:53.417,0:41:54.971
What are the redeemed doing
0:41:54.971,0:41:58.664
during this 1,000 years?
0:41:58.664,0:42:00.542
(Jason) The New King James Version says
0:42:00.542,0:42:02.797
in Revelation, chapter 20,
0:42:02.797,0:42:04.934
verses 4 through 6:
0:42:50.526,0:42:51.821
(Travis) Thank you, Jason.
0:42:51.821,0:42:53.844
So, if I'm getting the picture correctly,
0:42:53.844,0:42:57.047
for this 1,000 years, the books[br]are opened,
0:42:57.047,0:42:59.496
and it seems that the righteous
0:42:59.496,0:43:03.179
are now seeing if God has judged -
0:43:03.179,0:43:04.522
Jesus, our righteous Judge -
0:43:04.522,0:43:06.441
has judged the wicked fairly.
0:43:06.441,0:43:09.914
Is that the picture that's beginning[br]to unfold?
0:43:09.914,0:43:11.839
Tigist, I'm going to have you take us
0:43:11.839,0:43:15.894
and read from 1 Corinthians 6:2, 3,
0:43:15.894,0:43:18.834
just to put some emphasis
0:43:18.834,0:43:21.235
on what's happening here.
0:43:21.235,0:43:22.609
(Tigist) And I'll be reading
0:43:22.609,0:43:25.281
from the New King James Version,
0:43:25.281,0:43:29.212
and it says, verse 2:
0:43:51.693,0:43:53.404
(Travis) So, this is really amazing.
0:43:53.404,0:43:54.816
The love of God, I think,
0:43:54.816,0:43:57.416
is just magnified here in the fact
0:43:57.416,0:43:59.374
that He's being transparent.
0:43:59.374,0:44:01.295
Many of us, I pray that all of us
0:44:01.295,0:44:02.161
will be in Heaven.
0:44:02.161,0:44:03.286
We may have a loved one
0:44:03.286,0:44:05.324
or someone we know that doesn't show up,
0:44:05.324,0:44:06.994
and we're going to have questions.
0:44:06.994,0:44:10.914
Would that be something that's plausible?
0:44:10.914,0:44:12.678
Sure, we're going to have questions,
0:44:12.678,0:44:14.424
and God has allowed this time
0:44:14.424,0:44:17.225
for us to open the books and see
0:44:17.225,0:44:19.081
that not only did He judge fairly,
0:44:19.081,0:44:21.525
but He judged righteously.
0:44:21.525,0:44:22.704
And we can see that they
0:44:22.704,0:44:24.646
actually didn't want to be there.
0:44:24.646,0:44:27.181
They didn't want to choose life.
0:44:27.181,0:44:28.715
We have to keep moving on
0:44:28.715,0:44:32.172
because we're going to look again
0:44:32.172,0:44:33.268
at where the wicked are
0:44:33.268,0:44:35.255
during this millennial judgment.
0:44:35.255,0:44:37.103
And, Pedro, would you read
0:44:37.103,0:44:42.635
Revelation 20, verse 5, the last part,
0:44:42.635,0:44:45.947
and then 6:14-17, would you
0:44:45.947,0:44:47.787
read those verses for us?
0:44:47.787,0:44:50.120
(Pedro) Yes, I'll be reading
0:44:50.120,0:44:51.663
from the New King James Version,
0:44:51.663,0:44:55.533
Revelation 20, verse 5, and it says:
0:45:04.085,0:45:12.718
Now, Revelation 6:14-17, and it says:
0:45:52.024,0:45:54.595
(Travis) What's happened to the wicked?
0:45:54.595,0:45:56.004
(Derek) You know, it's so sad
0:45:56.004,0:45:57.595
because the righteous have chosen
0:45:57.595,0:45:59.316
to stand under the banner of Jesus
0:45:59.316,0:46:01.086
and are saying, "Lo, this is our God;
0:46:01.086,0:46:04.303
we've waited for Him," and the ones
0:46:04.303,0:46:06.778
who have not accepted the grace of God
0:46:06.778,0:46:10.693
see this as a terrible and, what,
0:46:10.693,0:46:12.977
a frightening event and actually cry
0:46:12.977,0:46:15.289
for the rocks to fall upon them
0:46:15.289,0:46:18.807
and are basically destroyed
0:46:18.807,0:46:20.776
by the brightness of His coming.
0:46:20.776,0:46:22.703
(Travis) Derek, I agree with that,
0:46:22.703,0:46:24.479
and something that's always caught me
0:46:24.479,0:46:25.370
with those verses
0:46:25.370,0:46:28.070
is that it's "the wrath of the Lamb."
0:46:28.070,0:46:32.107
Being raised around lambs,
0:46:32.107,0:46:33.683
I've never...Of course, you know,
0:46:33.683,0:46:34.859
we've had rams that were
0:46:34.859,0:46:36.992
a little mean, but lambs?
0:46:36.992,0:46:39.995
There was nothing hurtful about...
0:46:39.995,0:46:43.888
And so, we see the character of God
0:46:43.888,0:46:45.629
even in the description,
0:46:45.629,0:46:47.429
"the wrath of the Lamb."
0:46:47.429,0:46:49.013
Of course, we know that Jesus
0:46:49.013,0:46:51.655
isn't willing that any should perish,[br]right,
0:46:51.655,0:46:53.828
but that all should come to repentance.
0:46:53.828,0:46:55.115
(Derek) But the bottom line
0:46:55.115,0:46:57.989
is that the wicked die with the glory
0:46:57.989,0:46:59.202
of the coming of Jesus,
0:46:59.202,0:47:01.557
when they could, if they had chosen
0:47:01.557,0:47:03.273
to accept His grace, they could have
0:47:03.273,0:47:04.344
welcomed Him with joy.
0:47:04.344,0:47:06.536
And so, during that 1,000 years
0:47:06.536,0:47:08.208
while the judgment's happening,
0:47:08.208,0:47:10.659
the wicked...of course,
0:47:10.659,0:47:12.576
the wicked dead stay dead.
0:47:12.576,0:47:13.862
They'll all come up
0:47:13.862,0:47:15.462
in the second resurrection
0:47:15.462,0:47:17.189
at the end of the 1,000 years.
0:47:17.189,0:47:18.692
(Travis) And of course, we know
0:47:18.692,0:47:19.729
from previous studies
0:47:19.729,0:47:21.684
that they're just sleeping in the graves.
0:47:21.684,0:47:24.200
They're not in peril and burning,
0:47:24.200,0:47:26.553
but they're sleeping in the graves
0:47:26.553,0:47:28.565
for the second resurrection.
0:47:28.565,0:47:30.573
We're going to move on in our study
0:47:30.573,0:47:34.772
to the execution of the judgment,
0:47:34.772,0:47:36.643
the last phase in the judgment,
0:47:36.643,0:47:37.870
the executive judgment
0:47:37.870,0:47:40.064
and the second death.
0:47:40.064,0:47:44.557
Let's read Revelation 20:7-8.
0:47:44.557,0:47:48.314
Livinia, would you read that for us?
0:47:48.314,0:47:53.106
Revelation, chapter 20:7-8, what event
0:47:53.106,0:47:56.431
precipitates the final phase[br]of the judgment?
0:47:56.431,0:48:01.061
(Livinia) Reading from the 21st Century[br]King James Version:
0:48:29.945,0:48:32.558
(Travis) I have a question, Enoch:
0:48:32.558,0:48:36.677
Why doesn't Satan just give up?
0:48:36.677,0:48:37.833
Why doesn't he give up?
0:48:37.833,0:48:39.340
He's a defeated foe already,
0:48:39.340,0:48:42.280
but it seems like he's going back out.
0:48:42.280,0:48:44.051
The wicked are raised, and he's going
0:48:44.051,0:48:46.867
to deceive the nations once more.
0:48:46.867,0:48:49.126
Why doesn't he give up?
0:48:49.126,0:48:51.006
(Enoch) Well, the devil knows his fate,
0:48:51.006,0:48:53.005
and at any time he's going to try
0:48:53.005,0:48:55.457
to bring down as many people with him.
0:48:55.457,0:48:58.686
So, it's just a shame, but when we
0:48:58.686,0:48:59.758
put our trust in God
0:48:59.758,0:49:01.284
and we put our faith in Christ,
0:49:01.284,0:49:02.514
we can be victorious.
0:49:02.514,0:49:03.579
I mean, we don't have
0:49:03.579,0:49:04.683
to go down that route,
0:49:04.683,0:49:06.498
but he's going to be very persistent,
0:49:06.498,0:49:08.949
but we have to be more persistent
0:49:08.949,0:49:10.575
and just continue to have
0:49:10.575,0:49:13.804
that faith and trust in God.
0:49:13.804,0:49:16.002
(Travis) That's right. Tigist.
0:49:16.002,0:49:17.989
(Tigist) I feel like this shows us
0:49:17.989,0:49:21.968
the wrath of sin and the nature of sin,
0:49:21.968,0:49:23.330
that it doesn't stop
0:49:23.330,0:49:27.523
until it completely destroys you.
0:49:27.523,0:49:31.161
And it also dawns upon me,
0:49:31.161,0:49:34.351
when God lets go and says,
0:49:34.351,0:49:36.441
"You who are evil, continue doing evil,"
0:49:36.441,0:49:38.866
at that point, the Holy Spirit[br]is lifted out.
0:49:38.866,0:49:41.797
There is nothing that is within you
0:49:41.797,0:49:44.808
that is inclined to hear what God says.
0:49:44.808,0:49:47.024
And so, it's the evil in you
0:49:47.024,0:49:48.297
that overwhelms you
0:49:48.297,0:49:49.950
until your destruction,
0:49:49.950,0:49:52.037
and so at that point the devil
0:49:52.037,0:49:54.967
does not stop until he thinks
0:49:54.967,0:49:56.182
that he could do this.
0:49:56.182,0:49:59.681
And that's just the darkness of sin
0:49:59.681,0:50:00.921
and the nature of sin
0:50:00.921,0:50:02.542
and the devil at that time.
0:50:02.542,0:50:04.606
(Travis) Thank you for sharing that point.
0:50:04.606,0:50:06.343
You reminded me of a pastor one time
0:50:06.343,0:50:07.937
who said, "Sin is its own enemy."
0:50:07.937,0:50:10.169
And even Satan himself,
0:50:10.169,0:50:11.932
deception has deceived him,
0:50:11.932,0:50:14.553
that he could win this battle, right?
0:50:14.553,0:50:17.098
It's even deceived himself.
0:50:17.098,0:50:20.780
So, now we know that he's going out;
0:50:20.780,0:50:21.779
he's going to deceive
0:50:21.779,0:50:23.136
the nations once more.
0:50:23.136,0:50:27.142
So, when does the final execution[br]of this happen?
0:50:27.142,0:50:30.391
And I'm going to have Lilica read for us
0:50:30.391,0:50:34.278
from Revelation 20:11-13,
0:50:34.278,0:50:35.322
the final judgment,
0:50:35.322,0:50:36.978
the great white throne judgment.
0:50:36.978,0:50:38.733
When does it occur?
0:50:38.733,0:50:39.878
(Lilica) I'll be reading
0:50:39.878,0:50:41.412
from the New King James Version,
0:50:41.412,0:50:44.689
Revelation 20, verses 11 to 13:
0:51:26.847,0:51:27.925
(Travis) So, when does
0:51:27.925,0:51:31.521
this great white throne judgment occur?
0:51:31.521,0:51:33.006
(Derek) It appears to occur...
0:51:33.006,0:51:34.473
Satan's gone out trying to get
0:51:34.473,0:51:35.784
the confederation of evil,
0:51:35.784,0:51:37.291
those who have been dead
0:51:37.291,0:51:39.234
during that millennium period.
0:51:39.234,0:51:40.941
Of course, those who have been dead
0:51:40.941,0:51:42.187
throughout all generations
0:51:42.187,0:51:43.609
all the way back to Cain,
0:51:43.609,0:51:46.785
to get them to come and attack the city,
0:51:46.785,0:51:48.139
which has come down from God
0:51:48.139,0:51:50.392
out of Heaven with the saints.
0:51:50.392,0:51:54.573
And somehow he convinces them
0:51:54.573,0:51:56.445
as they go toward the city...
0:51:56.445,0:51:59.417
Before we talk about fire coming down,
0:51:59.417,0:52:00.972
there's this judgment,
0:52:00.972,0:52:03.472
and maybe that's when,
0:52:03.472,0:52:05.175
as it says in Philippians,
0:52:05.175,0:52:07.229
every knee will bow.
0:52:07.229,0:52:09.517
That God has shown His character of love,
0:52:09.517,0:52:12.888
and even the angels of Heaven see
0:52:12.888,0:52:15.470
the rebellion will never end
0:52:15.470,0:52:17.044
without a final judgment.
0:52:17.044,0:52:18.321
(Travis) But even in this,
0:52:18.321,0:52:19.382
I see the love of God,
0:52:19.382,0:52:21.284
that He is being transparent enough
0:52:21.284,0:52:23.487
to let all the righteous
0:52:23.487,0:52:24.946
go through the books,
0:52:24.946,0:52:28.307
allows the judgment to take place,
0:52:28.307,0:52:29.968
so that when the final destruction
0:52:29.968,0:52:31.245
of the wicked comes,
0:52:31.245,0:52:32.533
they can see that they are
0:52:32.533,0:52:33.574
going to live forever
0:52:33.574,0:52:35.324
with their righteous Judge,
0:52:35.324,0:52:37.065
not questioning, "I wonder
0:52:37.065,0:52:39.137
if He didn't do this right?" or, "I wonder
0:52:39.137,0:52:41.315
if He judged that person unfairly?"
0:52:41.315,0:52:44.541
We get to live forever with a God
0:52:44.541,0:52:46.790
who has been completely transparent,
0:52:46.790,0:52:50.002
and I think that that's just a beautiful[br]thing. Pedro.
0:52:50.002,0:52:51.764
(Pedro) I agree with you.
0:52:51.764,0:52:53.013
When we look at judgment,
0:52:53.013,0:52:54.159
sometimes we are afraid,
0:52:54.159,0:52:55.760
but we see His love
0:52:55.760,0:52:57.209
and His grace in this passage.
0:52:57.209,0:53:00.367
We have seen here so far that God
0:53:00.367,0:53:01.819
has compassion for us
0:53:01.819,0:53:04.267
and obviously for the rest[br]of the universe;
0:53:04.267,0:53:06.345
that's why He brings the first judgment,
0:53:06.345,0:53:08.365
for the universe to know
0:53:08.365,0:53:10.140
that His work has been accomplished,
0:53:10.140,0:53:13.070
then for us, the redeemed ones in Heaven.
0:53:13.070,0:53:14.819
And even He has compassion for those
0:53:14.819,0:53:16.675
who have been lost here at the end.
0:53:16.675,0:53:17.992
It says they need to know
0:53:17.992,0:53:19.976
why they are being lost and show
0:53:19.976,0:53:24.848
their judgment for their wickedness.
0:53:24.848,0:53:25.736
(Travis) Thank you
0:53:25.736,0:53:27.836
for sharing that, Pedro.
0:53:27.836,0:53:29.114
Nancy, can I have you read
0:53:29.114,0:53:34.372
Revelation 20:14,15 and 9,10,
0:53:34.372,0:53:37.554
Well, just read 20:14,15 for us.
0:53:37.554,0:53:39.402
What happens at the conclusion
0:53:39.402,0:53:41.819
of the executive judgment?
0:53:41.819,0:53:42.756
(Nancy) I'm reading
0:53:42.756,0:53:44.911
from the New King James Version,[br]and it reads:
0:53:58.292,0:53:59.674
(Travis) "Death and Hades,"
0:53:59.674,0:54:03.179
that brings peace to me that death
0:54:03.179,0:54:06.693
is going into the lake of fire,[br]and the grave.
0:54:06.693,0:54:08.106
As a matter of fact, our song
0:54:08.106,0:54:09.264
that we sang before says
0:54:09.264,0:54:11.545
that Jesus has the keys,
0:54:11.545,0:54:13.172
but even death is going
0:54:13.172,0:54:16.035
to be destroyed once and for all.
0:54:16.035,0:54:17.142
How does the Bible
0:54:17.142,0:54:19.040
describe this second death?
0:54:19.040,0:54:21.886
I want to talk about that quickly.
0:54:21.886,0:54:24.860
If I could have Nicole, would you read
0:54:24.860,0:54:28.422
Revelation 20, verse 6, for us?
0:54:28.422,0:54:30.031
(Nicole) Yes, and I'll be reading
0:54:30.031,0:54:35.550
from the New International Version,[br]and it reads:
0:54:47.325,0:54:49.342
(Travis) Amen. So, how is it
0:54:49.342,0:54:53.300
that death has no power over us,[br]the second death?
0:54:53.300,0:54:55.014
(Derek) Because we've chosen Christ.
0:54:55.014,0:54:57.870
(Travis) Because we've chosen[br]to be with Jesus. Amen.
0:54:57.870,0:55:02.065
So, I have a question: Is there still time
0:55:02.065,0:55:03.823
to avoid the second death
0:55:03.823,0:55:05.761
and spend eternity with Jesus?
0:55:05.761,0:55:06.744
(Team) Yes.
0:55:06.744,0:55:08.837
(Travis) Is there?
0:55:08.837,0:55:10.709
(Derek) The answer will be, it depends.
0:55:10.709,0:55:12.362
If you're still breathing, and you
0:55:12.362,0:55:14.583
can still hear, and the Holy Spirit
0:55:14.583,0:55:17.435
is speaking to your heart, there's time.
0:55:17.435,0:55:20.655
(Travis) Amen. I do want to read...
0:55:20.655,0:55:22.058
I may not have time to read,
0:55:22.058,0:55:25.280
but 2 Peter 3:9-13, could someone
0:55:25.280,0:55:27.903
just give me, Jason, would you
0:55:27.903,0:55:31.300
talk about that verse for a second for us?
0:55:31.300,0:55:33.575
(Jason) Sure, so it basically says
0:55:33.575,0:55:35.661
it's not that God doesn't want to come,
0:55:35.661,0:55:37.441
but He's merciful, and He wants
0:55:37.441,0:55:39.636
to give us all a chance to be with Him.
0:55:39.636,0:55:41.777
But He is coming, and when He comes,
0:55:41.777,0:55:43.584
there will be a judgment,
0:55:43.584,0:55:45.556
things will change, there will be
0:55:45.556,0:55:48.982
a finality for what's happened[br]on this earth.
0:55:48.982,0:55:51.587
(Travis) For those of you watching,
0:55:51.587,0:55:52.762
I just want to tell you
0:55:52.762,0:55:54.631
that judgment is a good thing,
0:55:54.631,0:55:56.464
especially if you've given
0:55:56.464,0:55:57.970
your heart to Jesus,
0:55:57.970,0:55:59.044
and He has clothed you
0:55:59.044,0:56:00.582
in His righteousness.
0:56:00.582,0:56:02.189
Of course, if you haven't,
0:56:02.189,0:56:04.533
today's the day; choose Jesus,
0:56:04.533,0:56:06.401
and He will judge in your favor.
0:56:06.401,0:56:08.829
The judgment is not only a good thing,
0:56:08.829,0:56:10.794
it's a great thing, because without it,
0:56:10.794,0:56:12.755
we stand condemned.
0:56:12.755,0:56:14.639
(Derek) Thank you so much, Travis.
0:56:14.639,0:56:16.937
And you know, I imagine, as that fire
0:56:16.937,0:56:18.706
comes down from God out of heaven,
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as it says in Revelation 20 and verse 9,
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that there are tears in the eyes
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of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
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and the angels who see other angels
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who refused to accept the mercy of God.
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And there may be tears in our eyes, too,
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because there will be loved ones
0:56:33.866,0:56:35.377
outside of the city.
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But the good news is that the Lord
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will wipe away all tears from our eyes,
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and there will be a new heaven
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and new Earth, 2 Peter 3:13,
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where righteousness dwells.
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I'm looking forward to that day, are you?
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As Travis just mentioned, today's the day
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to say, "Lord, by Your grace, save me
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so that I can be part
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of that eternal Kingdom with you."
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Let's pray together.
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Lord, as we think about judgment,
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we realize there is none
0:57:03.766,0:57:05.500
that is righteous, no not one.
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We have nothing to earn your favor
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except to say thank You for Your grace
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and Your immeasurable, unfailing love
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so clearly revealed
0:57:15.835,0:57:18.052
through Jesus our Savior.
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And I pray, if there is someone thinking
0:57:19.989,0:57:22.068
about saying yes to Jesus today,
0:57:22.068,0:57:23.286
that they would do it now
0:57:23.286,0:57:25.382
while there's still time, for we are
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living in the time of the judgment.
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And may we realize
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that when we stand in Jesus,
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that the judgment is good news.
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In Jesus' name. Amen.
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(Team) Amen.
0:57:35.927,0:57:37.329
(Derek) Thanks for joining us
0:57:37.329,0:57:38.511
for Hope Sabbath School.
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If you made a decision for Jesus today,
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write to us, tell us the good news,
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but don't keep the good news to yourself.
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Go out and be a blessing
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to those around you.
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