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first Timothy chapter 1 verse 17 in
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spite of the technical difficulties we
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may be having at the moment Paul writes
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to Timothy and as he is writing to
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Timothy he says this beginning in verse
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12 and I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who
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has enabled me because he counted me
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faithful putting me into the ministry
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let’s let’s begin by noticing that
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Paul’s discussion is writing to this
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young preacher writing to this young man
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to tell him of the blessing that he’s
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received and the ministry that he’s
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received and that they he’s received
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that by the grace of God because God
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allowed him to be there he didn’t merit
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it he didn’t earn it it wasn’t by birth
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and it wasn’t by lineage it wasn’t by
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tribe and it wasn’t by the the majesty
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or the glory or the education that he
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had it was because God chose him and
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because God permitted him to be placed
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in this position to have this ministry
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he says although verse 13 I was formerly
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a blasphemer a persecutor an insolent
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man but I obtained mercy because I did
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it ignorantly in unbelief Paul says
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there was a time when I was persecuting
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the church there was a time when I was
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opposing God but I was ignorant about
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what I was doing I did it in unbelief
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now there’s an interesting point there
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there here is an example of an
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individual who’s opposing God and is
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ignorant concerning God now it’s an
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interesting point because Paul will
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later state and we’ll discuss even
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through around this lesson that the
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reality was he was without excuse in his
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ignorance and yet he was ignorant and
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Paul will often tell individuals because
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of what God has revealed that they will
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be held accountable in the
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without excuse and yet he obtained this
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grace the grace of our Lord was
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exceedingly abundant with faith and love
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which are in Christ Jesus this is a
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faithful saying and worthy of all
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acceptance that Christ Jesus came into
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the world to save sinners of whom I am
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chief Paul is an individual that we
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often look to as a great preacher as a
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great apostle it’s a great writer of the
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New Testament and yet he says of himself
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I am the chief of sinners
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I am the lowest of the low
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because of his past however for this
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reason I obtained mercy that in me first
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Jesus Christ might show all
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long-suffering as a pattern to those who
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are going to believe on him for
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everlasting life Paul says if you want
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to find an example of God’s
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long-suffering if you want to show
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someone an example of God’s
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long-suffering and giving mercy and
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grace to someone who didn’t deserve it
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who he could have just as easily have
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killed instead of granting him grace and
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mercy use me that’s why God did what he
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did he granted he showed his
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long-suffering that through his actions
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toward me that I might be a pattern for
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those who were seeking after everlasting
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life if anyone comes to God and says you
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know what I’ve just done too many wrong
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things I’ve just been – insolent I’ve
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just been too abusive I’ve just been too
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much of a persecutor I’ve done too much
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God says look at Paul I forgave him but
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look at his faithfulness look at what he
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suffered look at what he endured for my
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sake and remember that was the cost
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he says then verse 17 now to the king we
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discussed that this morning our lesson
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this morning was on Christ the king and
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this context this passage is speaking of
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Christ now to the king eternal immortal
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invisible three words here used to
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describe Christ
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three words backed up by other places in
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scripture that define and describe
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Christ as king now in the context of
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eternal there are going to be far more
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passages than we have time to go through
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and even the number of ones that I put
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up on the screen we won’t get to all of
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them and notice all of them otherwise we
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won’t have time for the the final two
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words but hopefully if you have a pen
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and a piece of paper you can jot down a
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few of these as we go through them
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especially those that we don’t get to
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and spend some time in your own study
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noticing all of the lays that God
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describes the eternality of Christ
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in his being and in his kingship but as
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we get into this the first thing we want
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to do is notice what this word eternal
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is the word for eternal is the word from
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which we get our word Aeon it is the
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word that means age it is sometimes
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translated to mean world it is sometimes
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translated to mean age and yet it also
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carries with it this idea of forever and
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ever or forevermore so the context is
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always going to wrap this words idea and
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give it its definition that’s why it’s
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important whenever you’re reading
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through Scripture and you know a little
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bit about a word in the original
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language it’s always important to
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interpret it by the context it’s in
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let’s begin in Luke chapter 1 as we
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notice this idea of eternal in
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relationship to Christ and
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Christ as king let’s begin in Luke
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chapter 1 and verse 30 then the angel
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said to her to marry do not be afraid
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Mary for you have found favor with God
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and behold you will conceive in your
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womb and bring forth a son and shall
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call his name Jesus he will be great and
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will be called the son of the highest
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and the Lord God will give him the
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throne of his father David and he will
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reign over the house of Jacob and here’s
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that word Eon forever and of his kingdom
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there will be no end the angel tells
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Mary the one who you are going to give
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birth to the one who you will give birth
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to through the Holy Spirit the one who
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will be conceiving you by the Holy
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Spirit is Jesus that will be his name
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but he is the one who will be given the
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throne of David he will be a king and he
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will be an eternal king but then notice
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another passage Matthew chapter 6 verse
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13 as this passage is referencing Christ
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in prayer to the Father yet it gives an
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interesting statement here Jesus is
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teaching his disciples to pray and he
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says in verse 9 in this manner therefore
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pray our father in heaven hallowed be
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your name your kingdom come your will be
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done on earth as it is in heaven give us
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this day our daily bread and forgive us
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our debts as we forgive our debtors and
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do not lead us into temptation but
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deliver us from the evil one for yours
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is the kingdom and the power and the
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glory forever
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now the reason why that passage is so
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significant is yes this is the son
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speaking to the father yes this is
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Christ speaking of God the Father and
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yet it is the glory of the father that
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will be bestowed upon the son so there’s
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a connection here but then notice
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his presence Jesus will tell his
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disciples in Matthew chapter 28 and in
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verse 20 as he is preparing to leave
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this earth as he is preparing to ascend
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back to the Father that he has received
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all authority he commands them to go out
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and to teach all nations to teach them
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to baptize them to teach them but then
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he says this and lo I am with you always
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even to the end of the Aeon is the Greek
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word their age Christ is saying my
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presence isn’t going to depart from you
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my presence isn’t going away because I
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am eternal
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then consider also that his blessings
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his rewards are eternal Peter will
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question Christ concerning the rewards
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that will come to those who have given
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up things in this life who’ve given up
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homes and wives and families and
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possessions and Christ says that they
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will receive more in this life and in
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the life to come then they have given up
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here and now Christ speaks concerning
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the blessings and the rewards that he
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has to offer those who are faithful to
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him not being just in this life but
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being eternal what is a king who offers
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a reward that he can’t give certainly
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not the kind of King you want to serve
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and yet Christ offers a reward that is
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eternal why because he is eternal but
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then consider as well you have the
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prophesied nature of Christ if you turn
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over to John chapter 1 John chapter 1
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beginning in verse 67 we have an
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interesting prophecy here not from
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necessarily someone you would expect if
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bless you’re familiar with the passage
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John chapter 1
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I’ve got the wrong verses hope that’s
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because it’s supposed to be Luke chapter
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one I believe I think I wrote the wrong
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book yes Luke chapter one sorry for the
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typo Luke chapter one beginning in verse
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67 you have Zechariah and Zechariah is
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here speaking he’s filled with the Holy
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Spirit verse 67 and he is speaking
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concerning the things are to come
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because John his son who we know as John
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the Baptist has just been born and he
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has just been named and Zechariah has
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just received the ability to speak again
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but notice this prophecy now his father
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Zechariah was filled with the Holy
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Spirit and prophesied saying blessed is
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the Lord God of Israel for he has
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visited and redeemed his people and has
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raised up a horn of salvation for us in
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the house of his servant David there’s a
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cell there is salvation coming there’s a
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prophesied salvation coming there’s a
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Redemption coming and it’s coming from
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the house of David just as the Old
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Testament said it would as he spoke by
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the mouth of his holy prophets who have
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been since the world began from the
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beginning of time since the beginning of
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the age since the beginning of the world
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here Zechariah says this has been spoken
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this isn’t something that happened the
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way people do with modern-day prophecies
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and three days before it happens oh this
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is going to happen in three days or a
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year before it happens this is know from
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the foundation of the world this has
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been told you can go to Genesis chapter
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3 and you can read God’s judgment
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against the serpent and you can see
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Christ the seed of woman as part of that
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judgment from the foundation of the
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world this has been declared but verse
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71 that we should be saved from our
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enemies and from the hand of all who
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hate us to perform the mercies promised
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to our fathers
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remember his holy Covenant the oath
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which he swore to our father Abraham to
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grant us that we being delivered from
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the hand of our enemies might serve him
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without fear in holiness and
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righteousness before him all the days of
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our lives and you child will be called
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the prophet of the highest and you will
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go before the face of the Lord to
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prepare his ways to give knowledge of
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salvation to his people and by the
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remission or by the remission of their
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sins through the tender mercy of our God
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with which the Dayspring from on high
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has visited us to give light to those
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who sit in darkness and the shadow of
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death to guide our feet into the way of
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peace Zechariah says of John who has
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just been born who has just been named
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you will be the prophet of the Lord you
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will be the prophet of the highest the
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one who prepares the way of the Lord who
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gives knowledge of salvation to his
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people the eternal nature of the
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kingship of Christ is prophesied here
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notice Zechariah says we will serve him
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our whole life if we are going to serve
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the king our whole life it must be the
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case that the Kings reign is going to
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extend beyond our life we see the
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eternal nature of the king well then
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consider also this kingdom reaches to
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the Gentiles and the eternal nature also
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reaches to the Gentiles Ephesians
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chapter 3 beginning in verse 4 we read
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this by which when you read you may
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understand my knowledge in the mystery
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of Christ which in other ages was not
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made known to the sons of men as it has
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now been revealed by the spirit to his
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holy apostles and prophets that the
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Gentiles should be fellow heirs and of
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the same body and partakers of his
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promise in Christ through the gospel so
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notice the context notice what
0:15:32.840,0:15:40.970
says the Gentiles are fellow heirs they
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are / takers in the rewards and in the
0:15:40.970,0:15:46.790
promise of the gospel of which I became
0:15:44.930,0:15:48.529
a minister according to the gift of the
0:15:46.790,0:15:51.890
grace of God given to me by the
0:15:48.529,0:15:53.330
effective working of his power to me who
0:15:51.890,0:15:55.190
I’m less than the least of all the
0:15:53.330,0:15:56.870
Saints this grace was given that I
0:15:55.190,0:15:59.089
should preach among the Gentiles the
0:15:56.870,0:16:01.279
unsearchable riches of Christ and to
0:15:59.089,0:16:03.290
make all sea which is the Fellowship of
0:16:01.279,0:16:05.690
the mystery which from the beginning of
0:16:03.290,0:16:07.790
the ages has been hidden in God who
0:16:05.690,0:16:10.040
created all things through Jesus Christ
0:16:07.790,0:16:12.260
notice there was a mystery that was
0:16:10.040,0:16:14.450
hidden unrevealed it was yet to be
0:16:12.260,0:16:16.940
declared it was yet to be revealed in
0:16:14.450,0:16:18.920
yet it was spoken of it was told that
0:16:16.940,0:16:20.779
the Gentiles would have a part in it and
0:16:18.920,0:16:22.990
yet there wasn’t a full revelation of
0:16:20.779,0:16:27.610
what it was that would come to pass
0:16:22.990,0:16:32.089
according to the eternal purpose which
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he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord in
0:16:32.089,0:16:39.320
whom we have boldness and access with
0:16:34.610,0:16:41.660
confidence through faith in Him what is
0:16:39.320,0:16:43.370
it that is part of the eternal nature of
0:16:41.660,0:16:45.790
the kingship of Christ what is it that
0:16:43.370,0:16:48.830
is part of the eternal nature of Christ
0:16:45.790,0:16:50.720
bringing his promises about in this life
0:16:48.830,0:16:52.850
that will promise from the world view
0:16:50.720,0:16:57.170
from the time the world began it is the
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presence and boldness of the Gentiles to
0:16:57.170,0:17:06.199
approach God and I suggest to you this
0:17:03.890,0:17:08.390
afternoon that that’s very good news for
0:17:06.199,0:17:13.280
all of us sitting here because I don’t
0:17:08.390,0:17:16.520
think there are any Jews present this is
0:17:13.280,0:17:20.720
good news for all of us that means we
0:17:16.520,0:17:24.650
have part in the promises of God and
0:17:20.720,0:17:27.470
Christ as king but then you also see
0:17:24.650,0:17:30.020
Christ in the Old Testament the eternal
0:17:27.470,0:17:32.060
nature of Christ is that you don’t just
0:17:30.020,0:17:34.250
see Christ in the New Testament you
0:17:32.060,0:17:36.800
don’t just see Christ after he’s born
0:17:34.250,0:17:39.380
but you see Christ in the Old Testament
0:17:36.800,0:17:43.100
first King excuse me first chronicles
0:17:39.380,0:17:45.830
chapter 10 Paul throughout this chapter
0:17:43.100,0:17:47.630
will bring forward Christ in
0:17:45.830,0:17:51.200
Old Testament but notice a few of the
0:17:47.630,0:17:53.000
examples verses 1 through 4 we read
0:17:51.200,0:17:54.919
moreover brethren I do not want you to
0:17:53.000,0:17:56.690
be unaware that all our fathers were
0:17:54.919,0:17:58.909
under the cloud all passed through the
0:17:56.690,0:18:01.100
sea all were baptized into Moses in the
0:17:58.909,0:18:03.200
cloud and in the sea all ate the same
0:18:01.100,0:18:05.450
spiritual food and all drank the same
0:18:03.200,0:18:08.450
spiritual drink for they drank of that
0:18:05.450,0:18:16.179
spiritual rock that followed them and
0:18:08.450,0:18:19.190
that rock was Christ here he references
0:18:16.179,0:18:21.380
the giving of water from the rock he
0:18:19.190,0:18:23.539
references the manna from heaven he
0:18:21.380,0:18:28.779
references the salvation coming through
0:18:23.539,0:18:32.389
the Red Sea and he says this was Christ
0:18:28.779,0:18:35.419
then verses 5 through verse 9 we read
0:18:32.389,0:18:37.370
but with most of them God was not well
0:18:35.419,0:18:40.070
pleased for their bodies were scattered
0:18:37.370,0:18:42.559
in the wilderness now these things
0:18:40.070,0:18:44.870
became our examples to the intent that
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we should not lust after evil things as
0:18:44.870,0:18:48.860
they also lusted and do not become
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idolaters as they as some of them were
0:18:48.860,0:18:53.779
as it is written the people sat down to
0:18:50.929,0:18:56.120
eat and drink and rose up to play nor
0:18:53.779,0:18:59.360
let us commit sexual immorality as some
0:18:56.120,0:19:03.760
of them did and in one day 23,000 fell
0:18:59.360,0:19:13.870
and noticed this next phrase nor let us
0:19:03.760,0:19:18.590
tempt Christ as some of them also
0:19:13.870,0:19:20.710
tempted wait a minute you’re telling me
0:19:18.590,0:19:23.899
that in the Old Testament when those
0:19:20.710,0:19:26.179
Israelites went out and went forth and
0:19:23.899,0:19:28.490
went into idolatry that first generation
0:19:26.179,0:19:30.799
that proceeded out of the land of Egypt
0:19:28.490,0:19:33.590
and into the land of Canaan but didn’t
0:19:30.799,0:19:35.990
enter in and turn back and departed from
0:19:33.590,0:19:38.029
the way of God and followed after idols
0:19:35.990,0:19:39.380
and followed after sexual immorality and
0:19:38.029,0:19:42.820
followed after their lusts
0:19:39.380,0:19:45.529
you’re telling me they tempted Christ
0:19:42.820,0:19:47.740
that’s exactly what that passage just
0:19:45.529,0:19:47.740
said
0:19:50.070,0:19:59.730
and were destroyed by serpents oh you
0:19:56.340,0:20:02.700
remember the time in Book of Numbers
0:19:59.730,0:20:05.700
where serpents were sent among them and
0:20:02.700,0:20:08.640
it wasn’t until they came out and looked
0:20:05.700,0:20:11.420
upon the brazen serpent that they would
0:20:08.640,0:20:17.520
be healed
0:20:11.420,0:20:19.830
and that one that was lifted up in the
0:20:17.520,0:20:23.730
midst of the camp that they had to look
0:20:19.830,0:20:28.080
upon that one that was lifted up looked
0:20:23.730,0:20:31.350
toward Christ that’s exactly what Paul
0:20:28.080,0:20:35.580
says but then consider as well
0:20:31.350,0:20:38.910
you have Christ’s reign Christ’s reign
0:20:35.580,0:20:43.050
as king being win out in Ephesians
0:20:38.910,0:20:47.820
chapter one Fijians chapter 1 beginning
0:20:43.050,0:20:49.530
in verse 21 Paul says as he is speaking
0:20:47.820,0:20:52.320
here concerning the church and
0:20:49.530,0:20:53.910
concerning Christ verse 20 which he
0:20:52.320,0:20:55.560
worked in Christ when he raised him from
0:20:53.910,0:20:58.230
the dead and seated him at the right
0:20:55.560,0:21:00.390
hand in the heavenly places far above
0:20:58.230,0:21:02.460
all principality and power and might and
0:21:00.390,0:21:05.160
Dominion and every name that is named
0:21:02.460,0:21:07.680
not only in this age but also in that
0:21:05.160,0:21:09.450
which is to come and he’s put all things
0:21:07.680,0:21:12.960
under his feet and gave him to be head
0:21:09.450,0:21:15.240
over all things to the church which is
0:21:12.960,0:21:18.450
his body the fullness of him that
0:21:15.240,0:21:22.830
filleth all in all here Christ is
0:21:18.450,0:21:26.990
described as one ruling not only in this
0:21:22.830,0:21:31.410
age but in the age to come his reign is
0:21:26.990,0:21:34.020
eternal chapter 2 verses 6 through 7 has
0:21:31.410,0:21:36.000
raised us up together and made us to sit
0:21:34.020,0:21:39.840
together in heavenly places in Christ
0:21:36.000,0:21:41.910
Jesus that in the ages to come he might
0:21:39.840,0:21:44.310
show the exceeding riches of His grace
0:21:41.910,0:21:48.060
and in his kindness toward us in Christ
0:21:44.310,0:21:52.050
Jesus not only is his reign eternal the
0:21:48.060,0:21:54.680
benefits of his citizenship are eternal
0:21:52.050,0:21:57.990
but then consider Revelation chapter 11
0:21:54.680,0:22:00.660
Revelation chapter 11 and in verse 15 we
0:21:57.990,0:22:02.790
have this statement verse 15 of
0:22:00.660,0:22:05.790
Revelation chapter 11 then the
0:22:02.790,0:22:08.280
7/7 angel sounded and there were loud
0:22:05.790,0:22:10.560
voices in heaven saying the kingdom of
0:22:08.280,0:22:14.250
this world have become the kingdoms of
0:22:10.560,0:22:18.030
our Lord and of his Christ and he shall
0:22:14.250,0:22:20.720
reign doesn’t just say he shall reign
0:22:18.030,0:22:24.980
does it it says and he shall reign
0:22:20.720,0:22:30.840
forever and ever
0:22:24.980,0:22:34.830
Christ the King eternal chapter 22 and
0:22:30.840,0:22:37.830
in verse 1 as the picture of the new
0:22:34.830,0:22:40.650
heaven and the new earth are presented
0:22:37.830,0:22:43.290
chapter 22 and verse 1 and he showed me
0:22:40.650,0:22:45.330
a river of excuse me a fewer river of
0:22:43.290,0:22:48.690
water of life clear as crystal
0:22:45.330,0:22:51.570
proceeding from where from the throne of
0:22:48.690,0:22:54.600
God and of the Lamb verse 5 there shall
0:22:51.570,0:22:57.750
be no night there they need no lamp nor
0:22:54.600,0:23:01.650
light of the Sun for the Lord God gives
0:22:57.750,0:23:05.780
them light and they shall reign forever
0:23:01.650,0:23:13.830
and ever
0:23:05.780,0:23:18.390
Paul says to the king eternal it is
0:23:13.830,0:23:22.890
because he understands the nature of not
0:23:18.390,0:23:27.480
only the king but of his reign you might
0:23:22.890,0:23:30.240
also consider as well that he is the one
0:23:27.480,0:23:32.670
who brings forth the Gentiles into this
0:23:30.240,0:23:35.490
kingdom we are might also notice that
0:23:32.670,0:23:38.070
he’s the one who made the world’s he is
0:23:35.490,0:23:40.620
the creator from the very beginning John
0:23:38.070,0:23:42.300
chapter 1 verses 1 and 2 all things were
0:23:40.620,0:23:44.900
made through him and without him was not
0:23:42.300,0:23:48.450
anything made that was made
0:23:44.900,0:23:51.480
Hebrews chapter 1 makes it clear that
0:23:48.450,0:23:53.610
the one through whom God now speaks is
0:23:51.480,0:23:55.440
the one through whom he made the worlds
0:23:53.610,0:23:58.860
and all things are upheld by the word of
0:23:55.440,0:24:01.590
his power all of these passages make it
0:23:58.860,0:24:05.100
clear that Christ is not only eternal in
0:24:01.590,0:24:10.080
his reign but has been here from
0:24:05.100,0:24:13.340
eternity jesus said it this way before
0:24:10.080,0:24:15.930
Abraham was I am
0:24:13.340,0:24:16.620
but then consider as well that his
0:24:15.930,0:24:18.690
throne
0:24:16.620,0:24:22.020
eternal over in hebrews chapter 1
0:24:18.690,0:24:23.970
hebrews chapter 1 and in verse 8 you
0:24:22.020,0:24:25.410
have a prophecy from the Old Testament
0:24:23.970,0:24:28.920
from the book of psalms in psalms
0:24:25.410,0:24:30.780
chapter 45 here applied to Christ
0:24:28.920,0:24:33.480
correctly applied to Christ in the New
0:24:30.780,0:24:35.580
Testament with clarity concerning what
0:24:33.480,0:24:38.520
it is that the psalmist writer meant in
0:24:35.580,0:24:42.809
Hebrews chapter 1 and verse 8 we read
0:24:38.520,0:24:45.690
but to the son he says your throne O God
0:24:42.809,0:24:47.700
is forever and ever a scepter of
0:24:45.690,0:24:50.910
righteousness is the scepter of your
0:24:47.700,0:24:54.480
kingdom there’s an interesting statement
0:24:50.910,0:24:59.370
there because the one speaking is the
0:24:54.480,0:25:06.140
Lord the Lord is speaking and saying to
0:24:59.370,0:25:06.140
the Lord your throne O God is forever
0:25:06.230,0:25:12.510
Jehovah is speaking to someone else he’s
0:25:10.050,0:25:16.020
speaking to the second person in the
0:25:12.510,0:25:19.320
Godhead and he’s describing his throne
0:25:16.020,0:25:22.020
as eternal but then considered as well
0:25:19.320,0:25:25.260
in Hebrews chapter 5 that his priesthood
0:25:22.020,0:25:28.520
is eternal I understand we’re focusing
0:25:25.260,0:25:31.320
on his kingship but in interesting value
0:25:28.520,0:25:33.929
proposition here his priesthood is
0:25:31.320,0:25:38.700
eternal and his kingship is eternal and
0:25:33.929,0:25:40.230
he is a king and a priest after the
0:25:38.700,0:25:43.980
order of Melchizedek Hebrews chapter
0:25:40.230,0:25:46.290
five and in verse 6 we read and he said
0:25:43.980,0:25:50.250
he also says in another place you are a
0:25:46.290,0:25:53.490
priest forever according to the order of
0:25:50.250,0:25:55.650
Melchizedek that comes from Psalms 110
0:25:53.490,0:26:00.030
again he reiterates that in Hebrews
0:25:55.650,0:26:01.590
chapter 7 verse 17 we read this he
0:26:00.030,0:26:03.929
testifies you were a priest forever
0:26:01.590,0:26:07.290
according to the order of Melchizedek as
0:26:03.929,0:26:09.600
if we hadn’t quite gotten the point yet
0:26:07.290,0:26:11.940
verse 21 for they have become priests
0:26:09.600,0:26:14.429
without an oath but he is with an oath
0:26:11.940,0:26:16.410
by him who said to him the Lord has
0:26:14.429,0:26:18.240
sworn and will not relent you are a
0:26:16.410,0:26:20.550
priest forever according to the order of
0:26:18.240,0:26:21.960
Melchizedek why in the world is the
0:26:20.550,0:26:27.000
Hebrew writer hammering the
0:26:21.960,0:26:30.799
so many times because there was never a
0:26:27.000,0:26:33.630
priest in Israel who was the king
0:26:30.799,0:26:37.590
because there was never a king in Israel
0:26:33.630,0:26:44.779
who was a priest and every priest in
0:26:37.590,0:26:50.850
Israel died and yet the king the priest
0:26:44.779,0:26:53.460
Christ would be king forever not like
0:26:50.850,0:26:55.200
the lineage of Aaron but very much
0:26:53.460,0:26:59.429
different from that but consider also
0:26:55.200,0:27:02.190
the forerunner he is our forerunner into
0:26:59.429,0:27:05.279
eternity Hebrews chapter six beginning
0:27:02.190,0:27:08.700
in verse 19 we read this hope we have as
0:27:05.279,0:27:11.669
an anchor of the soul both sure and
0:27:08.700,0:27:16.020
steadfast which enters the presence
0:27:11.669,0:27:18.480
behind the veil a few things that are
0:27:16.020,0:27:23.130
important as we get to the next verse
0:27:18.480,0:27:27.149
the veil is death there’s a hope that we
0:27:23.130,0:27:30.330
have that enters beyond death that has
0:27:27.149,0:27:33.929
gone ahead of us that anchor that we can
0:27:30.330,0:27:38.570
cast through this life into eternity and
0:27:33.929,0:27:41.940
have assurance of what is to come and
0:27:38.570,0:27:47.100
verse 20 we read where the forerunner
0:27:41.940,0:27:51.179
has entered for us even Jesus having
0:27:47.100,0:27:54.510
become high priest forever according to
0:27:51.179,0:27:58.440
the order of Melchizedek the Hebrew
0:27:54.510,0:28:01.020
writer says Christ is our anchor he’s
0:27:58.440,0:28:03.510
gone before us and that hope that we
0:28:01.020,0:28:07.380
have in Christ is a hope that is assured
0:28:03.510,0:28:12.299
that enters beyond death and gives us
0:28:07.380,0:28:14.970
confidence of what is to come but then
0:28:12.299,0:28:18.480
consider also the Hebrews writer says
0:28:14.970,0:28:22.110
that they that Christ is the same Christ
0:28:18.480,0:28:27.480
is the same yesterday today
0:28:22.110,0:28:29.760
and forever he’s unchanging he’s not
0:28:27.480,0:28:32.490
going to depart he’s not going to leave
0:28:29.760,0:28:36.120
us behind he’s not going to neglect us
0:28:32.490,0:28:39.750
he is not going to forsake us he is the
0:28:36.120,0:28:42.390
lamb the lamb that was slain and is
0:28:39.750,0:28:46.220
alive again revelation chapter 5 verse
0:28:42.390,0:28:49.140
13 he is the Lamb that was slain and yet
0:28:46.220,0:28:52.649
revelation chapter 1 verses 13 through
0:28:49.140,0:28:54.899
18 says this Revelation chapter 1 verse
0:28:52.649,0:28:56.820
13 says and in the midst of the seven
0:28:54.899,0:28:59.130
lampstands one like the Son of Man
0:28:56.820,0:29:00.690
clothed with a garment down to the feet
0:28:59.130,0:29:02.850
and girded about the chest with the
0:29:00.690,0:29:05.460
golden band his head and his hair were
0:29:02.850,0:29:08.010
white like wool as white as snow and his
0:29:05.460,0:29:10.679
eyes like the flame of fire his feet
0:29:08.010,0:29:14.340
were like fine brass as if we’re fine by
0:29:10.679,0:29:17.159
a furnace and his voice as the sound of
0:29:14.340,0:29:19.679
many waters and he had in his right hand
0:29:17.159,0:29:21.120
seven stars out of his mouth went a
0:29:19.679,0:29:23.370
sharp two-edged sword and his
0:29:21.120,0:29:26.130
countenance was like the sun shining in
0:29:23.370,0:29:28.649
its strength and when I saw him I fell
0:29:26.130,0:29:32.490
at his feet as dead but he laid his
0:29:28.649,0:29:37.649
right hand on me saying to me do not be
0:29:32.490,0:29:42.899
afraid I am the first and the last I am
0:29:37.649,0:29:48.059
he who lives and was dead and behold I
0:29:42.899,0:29:51.870
am Alive for evermore amen and I have
0:29:48.059,0:29:53.669
the keys of Hades and death right the
0:29:51.870,0:29:55.620
things which you have seen in the things
0:29:53.669,0:30:00.840
which are and the things which will take
0:29:55.620,0:30:04.200
place after this Christ appears to John
0:30:00.840,0:30:08.130
and John sees his appearance and John
0:30:04.200,0:30:10.019
falls down as dead and Christ lifts him
0:30:08.130,0:30:14.370
up and says do not be afraid I’m the
0:30:10.019,0:30:17.100
first and the last I’m the one who lives
0:30:14.370,0:30:24.120
and who died and who is alive
0:30:17.100,0:30:30.600
forevermore Christ
0:30:24.120,0:30:34.110
the king is eternal but then we come to
0:30:30.600,0:30:36.090
this word immortal you might think if
0:30:34.110,0:30:38.610
you were looking at this from an English
0:30:36.090,0:30:41.480
perspective that eternal and immortal
0:30:38.610,0:30:43.500
that’s kinda the same thing that’s not
0:30:41.480,0:30:45.059
not when you go back to the original
0:30:43.500,0:30:46.830
meaning of this word because the
0:30:45.059,0:30:49.919
original meaning of this world word
0:30:46.830,0:30:51.659
doesn’t mean never dies the original
0:30:49.919,0:30:57.090
meaning of this word in the in the Greek
0:30:51.659,0:31:02.789
language was incorruptible without quite
0:30:57.090,0:31:06.480
literally not corrupted the idea of this
0:31:02.789,0:31:08.429
word is not only is God not going to die
0:31:06.480,0:31:11.130
not only is Christ not going to die not
0:31:08.429,0:31:17.419
only is his he is king not going to die
0:31:11.130,0:31:20.730
he is without corruption in his life
0:31:17.419,0:31:24.059
first Kings chapter sees me that again
0:31:20.730,0:31:26.850
first Corinthians first Corinthians
0:31:24.059,0:31:30.120
chapter three and in verse 17 if anyone
0:31:26.850,0:31:32.070
defiles the temple of God God will
0:31:30.120,0:31:34.520
destroy him for the temple of God is
0:31:32.070,0:31:40.289
holy which temple you are the word
0:31:34.520,0:31:44.730
defile there is the positive form of the
0:31:40.289,0:31:47.039
word not corrupted in first Timothy
0:31:44.730,0:31:49.710
chapter 1 so first Timothy chapter 1
0:31:47.039,0:31:51.990
verse 17 you have in in the Greek
0:31:49.710,0:31:53.250
language if you put an A in front of
0:31:51.990,0:31:55.770
something an alpha in front of something
0:31:53.250,0:32:00.809
it turns it into a negative it means not
0:31:55.770,0:32:04.289
this so in this passage the word defiled
0:32:00.809,0:32:09.770
is the word for corruption first Timothy
0:32:04.289,0:32:13.159
chapter 1 verse 17 is not corrupted not
0:32:09.770,0:32:17.190
corruptible chapter 15 verse 33 of
0:32:13.159,0:32:19.500
Corinthians Paul uses this phrase inside
0:32:17.190,0:32:21.390
this context of the resurrection and
0:32:19.500,0:32:22.380
it’s very interesting that it’s here
0:32:21.390,0:32:24.450
we’re going to see some of the
0:32:22.380,0:32:27.679
interesting aspects of this in just a
0:32:24.450,0:32:31.380
moment but inside a discussion of the
0:32:27.679,0:32:33.840
resurrection he says this to these
0:32:31.380,0:32:35.700
church these brethren at corinth he says
0:32:33.840,0:32:42.410
verse 33 dune
0:32:35.700,0:32:48.660
be conceived evil companions corrupt
0:32:42.410,0:32:52.620
good habits Paul says that your way of
0:32:48.660,0:32:55.770
life can be corrupted and it’s
0:32:52.620,0:32:57.690
interesting he uses this word that he’s
0:32:55.770,0:33:02.910
going to use the negative form of in
0:32:57.690,0:33:07.770
just a few verses he says your life can
0:33:02.910,0:33:10.560
be corrupted by evil influences and by
0:33:07.770,0:33:13.830
the way the context is evil influences
0:33:10.560,0:33:17.070
in the church he’s talking about
0:33:13.830,0:33:18.990
brethren teaching false doctrines he’s
0:33:17.070,0:33:21.180
talking about those brethren that are
0:33:18.990,0:33:22.980
denying the resurrection he’s not
0:33:21.180,0:33:25.290
talking about evil influences in the
0:33:22.980,0:33:27.180
world he’s not talking about don’t spend
0:33:25.290,0:33:29.310
your time with those who are committing
0:33:27.180,0:33:32.160
fornication and adultery and unseemly
0:33:29.310,0:33:34.380
things he’s telling these brethren you
0:33:32.160,0:33:38.840
stay away from Christians who are
0:33:34.380,0:33:44.970
teaching what is false because they’re
0:33:38.840,0:33:49.730
evil communication way of life will
0:33:44.970,0:33:52.050
corrupt yours but then notice as well
0:33:49.730,0:33:54.570
going to the use of the word in
0:33:52.050,0:33:56.460
corruption this same word that we have
0:33:54.570,0:33:59.640
translated in first Timothy chapter 1
0:33:56.460,0:34:03.510
verse 17 as immortal Romans chapter 1
0:33:59.640,0:34:06.750
verse 23 says professing to be wise
0:34:03.510,0:34:12.090
verse 22 they became fools and changed
0:34:06.750,0:34:15.080
the glory of the incorruptible God into
0:34:12.090,0:34:17.850
an image made like corruptible men and
0:34:15.080,0:34:20.460
birds and four-footed animals and
0:34:17.850,0:34:23.669
creeping things he’s talking about the
0:34:20.460,0:34:25.500
idolatry of the Gentiles he’s talking
0:34:23.669,0:34:28.290
about the history of these pagan people
0:34:25.500,0:34:30.929
who have taken the image of God they’ve
0:34:28.290,0:34:33.419
taken the idea of God the glory of God
0:34:30.929,0:34:38.880
the declaration of God and they’ve made
0:34:33.419,0:34:41.130
him like a corruptible creature they
0:34:38.880,0:34:45.590
fashioned it with corruptible things
0:34:41.130,0:34:49.050
they fashioned images as corruptible
0:34:45.590,0:34:52.710
individuals or creatures or animal
0:34:49.050,0:34:55.320
and such like to represent God Paul says
0:34:52.710,0:34:58.830
you can’t take the image of God who is
0:34:55.320,0:35:01.130
incorruptible and create an image that
0:34:58.830,0:35:03.420
looks like him made out of that which is
0:35:01.130,0:35:07.980
corruptible but then notice also the
0:35:03.420,0:35:09.750
crown of the king is referenced as that
0:35:07.980,0:35:12.810
which is incorruptible in first
0:35:09.750,0:35:16.170
Corinthians chapter 9 verse 25 we read
0:35:12.810,0:35:19.170
this you do not run excuse me you do not
0:35:16.170,0:35:22.380
know verse 24 those who run in a race
0:35:19.170,0:35:24.600
all run but one receives the prize run
0:35:22.380,0:35:26.640
in such a way that you may obtain it and
0:35:24.600,0:35:29.010
everyone who competes for the prize is
0:35:26.640,0:35:32.130
temperate in all things now they do it
0:35:29.010,0:35:34.110
to obtain a perishable crown quite often
0:35:32.130,0:35:36.690
during the days of the races that Paul
0:35:34.110,0:35:40.530
is referencing the crown would be made
0:35:36.690,0:35:42.090
of of limbs and and and and leaves and
0:35:40.530,0:35:44.100
that’s that type of thing it was a
0:35:42.090,0:35:47.750
corruptible crown it would die in just a
0:35:44.100,0:35:53.670
matter of days and yet he says but we
0:35:47.750,0:35:56.520
for an imperishable crown again were
0:35:53.670,0:35:59.010
reminded that the reward of Christ
0:35:56.520,0:36:03.480
much like the existence of Christ is
0:35:59.010,0:36:06.420
eternal it is in corruptible but then
0:36:03.480,0:36:09.869
consider also Peter says using this same
0:36:06.420,0:36:12.540
imagery the same word he uses it to
0:36:09.869,0:36:15.270
reference our inheritance in 1st Peter
0:36:12.540,0:36:16.800
chapter 1 in in verse 4 he says to an
0:36:15.270,0:36:19.109
inheritance he’s speaking about the
0:36:16.800,0:36:22.500
resurrection Christ from the dead to an
0:36:19.109,0:36:25.440
inheritance incorruptible and undefiled
0:36:22.500,0:36:31.410
and that does not fade away reserved in
0:36:25.440,0:36:35.340
heaven for you we place our hope our
0:36:31.410,0:36:39.540
trust our expectation of our inheritance
0:36:35.340,0:36:44.970
in a Christ who is eternal and his
0:36:39.540,0:36:50.040
reward will not disappear it will not be
0:36:44.970,0:36:54.240
moth eaten it will not be stolen it is
0:36:50.040,0:36:57.119
in corruptible but then again we are
0:36:54.240,0:37:00.359
also reminded that the seed with which
0:36:57.119,0:37:02.520
we are born into eternal life is also
0:37:00.359,0:37:05.010
incorruptible first it
0:37:02.520,0:37:07.380
first Peter chapter 1 verse 22 since you
0:37:05.010,0:37:10.830
have purified your souls in obeying the
0:37:07.380,0:37:12.660
truth through the spirit in sincere love
0:37:10.830,0:37:15.180
of the Brethren love one another
0:37:12.660,0:37:18.020
fervently with a pure heart having been
0:37:15.180,0:37:21.360
born again not of corruptible seed but
0:37:18.020,0:37:27.210
of incorruptible through the Word of God
0:37:21.360,0:37:30.690
which lives and abides forever now I
0:37:27.210,0:37:33.180
mentioned this morning as we read wrote
0:37:30.690,0:37:36.150
Revelation chapter 19 and we read
0:37:33.180,0:37:38.760
concerning the one who had a name that
0:37:36.150,0:37:40.350
no one knew and we read concerning the
0:37:38.760,0:37:49.550
one who was on the white horse
0:37:40.350,0:37:49.550
and we read his name is the word of God
0:37:49.670,0:37:54.720
and then we’re reminded of John chapter
0:37:52.110,0:37:57.870
1 where we read that in the beginning
0:37:54.720,0:38:01.800
was the word and the Word was with God
0:37:57.870,0:38:04.500
and the Word was God and we come here to
0:38:01.800,0:38:07.260
first Peter chapter 1 verses 22 and 23
0:38:04.500,0:38:09.600
and when we read that we have been born
0:38:07.260,0:38:13.250
again not of corruptible seed but of
0:38:09.600,0:38:23.610
incorruptible through the Word of God
0:38:13.250,0:38:28.980
which lives and abides forever God says
0:38:23.610,0:38:32.940
my word will never pass away my word
0:38:28.980,0:38:38.160
will never be corrupted and it is that
0:38:32.940,0:38:40.260
seed which gives life but then go back
0:38:38.160,0:38:43.500
with me if you will to that context in
0:38:40.260,0:38:48.450
1st Corinthians chapter 15 first
0:38:43.500,0:38:50.430
Corinthians chapter 15 we find the
0:38:48.450,0:38:53.130
remainder of this discussion I mentioned
0:38:50.430,0:38:54.810
verse 33 he’s talking about a corrupting
0:38:53.130,0:38:56.880
influence he’s talking about a
0:38:54.810,0:38:59.430
corruption that will change their way of
0:38:56.880,0:39:00.930
life from those who are within the body
0:38:59.430,0:39:03.600
of Christ teaching that which is false
0:39:00.930,0:39:06.240
he says verse 42 so also is the
0:39:03.600,0:39:09.210
resurrection of the Dead the body is
0:39:06.240,0:39:11.790
sown in corruption but it is raised in
0:39:09.210,0:39:13.380
incorruption he says now as he’s talking
0:39:11.790,0:39:15.720
about the resurrection not only there’s
0:39:13.380,0:39:21.420
is there going to be one but the body
0:39:15.720,0:39:25.470
that is resurrected is immortal it is
0:39:21.420,0:39:28.109
without corruption then notice verse 50
0:39:25.470,0:39:30.330
now I say now this I say brethren that
0:39:28.109,0:39:32.280
the flesh and blood cannot inherit the
0:39:30.330,0:39:36.090
kingdom of God nor does corruption
0:39:32.280,0:39:38.760
inherit incorruption the reason the body
0:39:36.090,0:39:41.220
has changed the reason why in eternity
0:39:38.760,0:39:44.940
we won’t be as we are now is because
0:39:41.220,0:39:48.750
this body is corruptible this body can
0:39:44.940,0:39:53.720
be defiled this body can perish can
0:39:48.750,0:39:56.520
decay but that body will not and
0:39:53.720,0:39:59.520
corruption cannot inherit in corruption
0:39:56.520,0:40:01.650
vs. 53 and 54 for this corruptible must
0:39:59.520,0:40:04.230
put on incorruption and this mortal must
0:40:01.650,0:40:06.420
put on immortality so when this
0:40:04.230,0:40:08.460
corruptible is put on incorruption and
0:40:06.420,0:40:10.590
this mortal has put on immortality then
0:40:08.460,0:40:14.849
shall be brought to pass the saying that
0:40:10.590,0:40:17.970
is written death is swallowed up in
0:40:14.849,0:40:20.670
victory so we have the king whose
0:40:17.970,0:40:24.380
eternal we have the king who will change
0:40:20.670,0:40:30.030
us from being corruptible decaying
0:40:24.380,0:40:35.490
departing dying – incorruptible but then
0:40:30.030,0:40:41.810
we also have invisible this is simply a
0:40:35.490,0:40:45.540
word that means not visible not seen not
0:40:41.810,0:40:47.760
observable and yet it’s interesting that
0:40:45.540,0:40:52.290
Paul uses the word invisible to
0:40:47.760,0:40:56.940
reference Christ Christ was the one who
0:40:52.290,0:40:59.970
said to his disciples in John chapter 14
0:40:56.940,0:41:04.050
if you’ve seen me you’ve seen the father
0:40:59.970,0:41:06.480
and yet it is through the manifestation
0:41:04.050,0:41:08.760
of Christ that we see the father that we
0:41:06.480,0:41:11.810
understand the father and yet at the
0:41:08.760,0:41:15.150
present time when Paul is writing this
0:41:11.810,0:41:18.330
Christ can’t be seen Christ has ascended
0:41:15.150,0:41:21.690
into heaven and is no longer visible
0:41:18.330,0:41:25.440
that is with the natural eye but turn to
0:41:21.690,0:41:28.320
Romans chapter 1 romans chapter 1 verses
0:41:25.440,0:41:29.039
18 through 20 we have in this context
0:41:28.320,0:41:31.949
about peg
0:41:29.039,0:41:33.689
ism about those who departed from the
0:41:31.949,0:41:36.449
truth and their understanding of God
0:41:33.689,0:41:37.979
this these words for the wrath of God is
0:41:36.449,0:41:40.319
revealed from heaven against all
0:41:37.979,0:41:42.329
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men
0:41:40.319,0:41:44.699
who suppress the truth in
0:41:42.329,0:41:47.939
unrighteousness because what may be
0:41:44.699,0:41:50.279
known of God is manifest in them for God
0:41:47.939,0:41:52.380
has shown it to them notice there’s
0:41:50.279,0:41:53.640
something that can be known there’s
0:41:52.380,0:41:55.529
something that even in the Old Testament
0:41:53.640,0:41:59.789
could be known about God and was
0:41:55.529,0:42:01.619
manifest was made known to them verse 24
0:41:59.789,0:42:04.319
since the creation of the world his
0:42:01.619,0:42:05.989
invisible attributes are clearly seen
0:42:04.319,0:42:09.569
now wait a minute
0:42:05.989,0:42:14.339
how can his invisible attributes be
0:42:09.569,0:42:17.249
clearly seen how is it that God who
0:42:14.339,0:42:20.189
cannot be seen has the ability to
0:42:17.249,0:42:22.499
clearly be seen Paul what do you mean
0:42:20.189,0:42:23.579
notice what he says for since the
0:42:22.499,0:42:25.709
creation of the world his invisible
0:42:23.579,0:42:28.890
attributes are clearly seen being
0:42:25.709,0:42:33.769
understood by the things that are made
0:42:28.890,0:42:41.759
even his eternal power and Godhead so
0:42:33.769,0:42:46.169
that they are without excuse Paul says
0:42:41.759,0:42:50.579
you can know that God exists you can see
0:42:46.169,0:42:53.959
he who is invisible by the deeds that
0:42:50.579,0:42:57.869
he’s done by the works that he has
0:42:53.959,0:43:01.679
manifested by the creation that he has
0:42:57.869,0:43:03.839
given us but then consider as well that
0:43:01.679,0:43:05.669
Christ revealed the father turned to
0:43:03.839,0:43:08.239
colossians chapter 1 we already
0:43:05.669,0:43:14.459
mentioned john chapter 14 verse 9 but
0:43:08.239,0:43:16.199
colossians chapter 1 we read beginning
0:43:14.459,0:43:18.509
in verse 12 giving thanks to the Father
0:43:16.199,0:43:20.369
who has qualified us to be fore takers
0:43:18.509,0:43:22.619
of the inheritance of the saints and in
0:43:20.369,0:43:24.959
the light he has delivered us from the
0:43:22.619,0:43:26.429
power of darkness and conveyed us into
0:43:24.959,0:43:28.529
the kingdom of the son of his love
0:43:26.429,0:43:31.259
notice here’s the king here’s the
0:43:28.529,0:43:33.179
kingdom in whom we have redemption
0:43:31.259,0:43:35.939
through his blood the forgiveness of
0:43:33.179,0:43:40.739
sins he is the image of the invisible
0:43:35.939,0:43:42.480
God the firstborn over all creation for
0:43:40.739,0:43:44.070
by him all things
0:43:42.480,0:43:45.660
were created that are in heaven and that
0:43:44.070,0:43:47.609
are on earth visible and invisible
0:43:45.660,0:43:50.190
whether Thrones or dominions or
0:43:47.609,0:43:52.890
principalities or powers all things were
0:43:50.190,0:43:55.880
created through him and for him and he
0:43:52.890,0:43:59.270
is before all things and in him all
0:43:55.880,0:43:59.270
things consist
0:43:59.510,0:44:08.250
we see Christ and yet we don’t
0:44:03.980,0:44:11.850
he is visible by his deeds he is visible
0:44:08.250,0:44:14.640
by his power he is visible by his nature
0:44:11.850,0:44:17.700
he is visible by his salvation he is
0:44:14.640,0:44:24.390
visible by his redemption he is visible
0:44:17.700,0:44:29.880
by our forgiveness and yet he is
0:44:24.390,0:44:32.369
invisible Peter writes to those in the
0:44:29.880,0:44:36.180
first century and speaks to them about
0:44:32.369,0:44:43.710
the one who though they’ve never seen
0:44:36.180,0:44:52.619
him yet they love him Jesus Christ the
0:44:43.710,0:44:56.430
King eternal immortal invisible and yet
0:44:52.619,0:45:02.400
Moses were told in Hebrews chapter 11
0:44:56.430,0:45:07.500
and verse 27 forsook the house of
0:45:02.400,0:45:10.890
Pharaoh forsook the sin that was around
0:45:07.500,0:45:21.080
him to be numbered among the people of
0:45:10.890,0:45:21.080
God as seeing him who was invisible
0:45:24.500,0:45:34.900
Moses was one
0:45:27.220,0:45:39.369
who saw God he saw God as a choice to
0:45:34.900,0:45:43.930
serve God or to serve the flesh to serve
0:45:39.369,0:45:48.450
God or to serve sin to be obedient to
0:45:43.930,0:45:57.000
God and suffer or to live and pleasure
0:45:48.450,0:46:05.050
and yet not know God the king eternal
0:45:57.000,0:46:15.000
immortal invisible is the one to whom we
0:46:05.050,0:46:20.410
owe honor glory praise worship salvation
0:46:15.000,0:46:24.420
Redemption and who has promised us an
0:46:20.410,0:46:29.349
inheritance that is incorruptible
0:46:24.420,0:46:33.250
undefiled and that fades not away so the
0:46:29.349,0:46:37.329
question for us is what will we do with
0:46:33.250,0:46:40.599
the king what will we do with his
0:46:37.329,0:46:44.589
eternal nature we can’t run away from
0:46:40.599,0:46:48.210
him we can’t outlive him we can’t die in
0:46:44.589,0:46:52.180
hope that we’ll just go out of existence
0:46:48.210,0:46:56.050
we have a judgement to face and he is
0:46:52.180,0:47:00.400
king and he is judge and yet he has
0:46:56.050,0:47:03.430
promised us a home do you have the
0:47:00.400,0:47:07.200
assurance of that home today do you have
0:47:03.430,0:47:10.329
the assurance of hope the assurance
0:47:07.200,0:47:14.589
steadfast that enters within the veil
0:47:10.329,0:47:19.089
that when this life is over that home
0:47:14.589,0:47:22.869
awaits there’s a king reigning and he’s
0:47:19.089,0:47:25.569
waiting for you to come home if you have
0:47:22.869,0:47:28.510
need of the invitation the invitation is
0:47:25.569,0:47:30.900
open why not come now as we stand and as
0:47:28.510,0:47:30.900
we sing