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The Issues about Women's Liberty pt 24: The Giving of the Law · Near East Christian Fellowship Sermons

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right in. for the prayers. Amen. So, Hebrews
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1. I'll read from verse 1. God, who at various
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times and in various ways spoke in time past,
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the fathers by the prophets, has in these last
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days spoken to us by his Son, whom he has appointed
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heir of all things, made the worlds. Verse three,
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who being the brightness of his glory and the
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express image of his person and upholding all
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things by the word of his power, when he had
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by himself put our sins, sat down at the right
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hand of the majesty. on high, having become so
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much better than the angels as he has by inheritance
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obtained a more excellent name than they. So
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we stopped last Sunday trying to look at the
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difference or what we noted that God is known
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through his son. And we ended by looking at this
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text, especially when we move to chapter two,
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we are going there. So today I want to just Look
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at more difference between angels and God. And
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of course, Jesus particularly, that is God through
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Christ. And the essence why we are doing this
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is to further in our studies, because we know
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that the law was given. through the appointment
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of angels or through the directions of angels.
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And we knew, of course, by now, or we have known
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that the law came because of transgression. It
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is a law was given because of transgression.
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In fact, not just given, He said it was added.
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That means it was an addition. Hallelujah. And
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we saw also that the mediation of Moses was also
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an addition. And all came because of unbelief
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or because of sin or because of transgression.
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Now, just look at verse 1. Verse 1. That's God
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who at various times and in various ways spoke
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in time past to the fathers by the prophets.
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So that verse 1 is talking about that is God's
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words to the fathers because he spoke in time
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past to the fathers. by the prophets. What did
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he speak? What did God spoke to the fathers through
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the prophets? What he spoke is concerning his
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son. So God at various times and in various ways
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spoke in time past to the fathers. He spoke to
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the fathers. to the prophet concerning his son.
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So it's not that he spoke to them something different
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from what he spoke to the son in this last days.
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Are we together? Just look at Luke 24. Luke 24
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verse 25. By now, that text, someone was supposed
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to memorize it. Hmm? Verse 25. Then he said to
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them, all foolish ones and slow of heart to believe
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all that what? The prophet hath spoken. Remember
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he said he spoke to the fathers by the prophets.
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So this is what the prophet spoke to the fathers.
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Huh? Verse 26, ought not Christ to have suffered
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these things and to enter into his glory? And
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beginning at Moses and in all the prophets, he
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expounded to them in all scriptures the things
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concerning who? Himself. So in all the scriptures,
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what he spoke, through the prophet to the fathers.
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Of course, he's talking about those days. You
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will see this word to the fathers, to the fathers
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several times in the book of Hebrews. He's referring
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to the children of Israel, especially the first
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generation. Amen? Are we together? Yes. So, now
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look at verse 4. And it is important for us to
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note, you see, in these last days, I know that
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most times when we use the word last days, our
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focus is in the evil. You understand? Our focus
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is on the evil. No. Benevolent must have a different
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mindset concerning last days. Last days is not
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about evil. Evil will happen. But it's not about
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evil. Last days is the days of the spirit. Hallelujah.
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What did I say? The last days is the days of
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the Spirit. The days where you will see mighty
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works by the Spirit. When did the Bible say that
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he will pour out his Spirit? In what? In the
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last days. That was what Peter was quoting in
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Acts chapter 2 from verse 17. He was quoting
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Joel. He called Joel. In the last days, God will
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pour out his spirit. That's supposed to be the
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mindset of the believer, not the mindset of evil.
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Immediately you see an evil done. What is supposed
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to provoke? You say, no, this is an illegality.
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It is the things of the spirit we're supposed
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to be saying. Are we together? And that's why
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anywhere you see evil, actually multiplying,
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that means there is need for preaching there.
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There is need for an order. Amen. Look at verse
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4. He said, having obtained or having become
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so much better than angels as he has by inheritance
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obtained a more excellent name than they. For
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to which of the angels did he say, You are my
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son, today I have begotten you. And again, I
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will be to him a father, and he shall be to me
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a son. But when he again brings the firstborn
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into the world, he says, Let all angels of God
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worship him. And of the angels, he says, who
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makes his angel spirit and his ministers a flame
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of fire? But to the son, he says, your throne,
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O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of righteousness
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is a scepter of your kingdom. You have love righteousness
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and heat lawlessness. Therefore, God, your God
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has anointed you with the oil of gladness. more
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than your companions. And verse 10. And you,
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Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of
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the earth and the heavens. At the works of your
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hands, they will perish, but you remain and they
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will all grow old like the garment, like a clock.
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You will fold them up and you will... and they
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will be changed, but you are the same, and your
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years will not fail. But to which of these angels
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has he ever said, Sit at my right hand till I
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make your enemies your footstool? Verse 14. Are
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they not all ministering spirits sent forth to
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minister for those who will inherit? salvation.
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Now look at, go back to verse 4. I want you to
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note that word better. Having become so much
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better than angels, that word better is an adjective.
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It's kryton. That word better in Greek, kryton,
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that is k -r -e -i -t -o -n. K -R -E -I -T -T
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-O -N. Krypton. Which means, or which implies,
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superior, greater, more excellent. It is not
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mere comparison of the same, just like we said,
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but of a different kind. It's not just to say...
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They are of the same kind. So this is better
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than this in terms of either mass, strength,
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whatever. No. It is of a different kind. So superior
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of a different kind. That's what we're talking
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about. And that word appears in the book of Hebrews
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several times. Let me mention some of those parts.
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Hebrews chapter 6, verse 9. That word better
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is there. He said, you are confident of better
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things concerning you. And then Hebrews chapter
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7 verse 7 as well. That is, the lesser is blessed
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by the better. Hebrews 7 verse 19. Bringing in
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of the better hope. Hebrews 7 .22, a shoti of
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a better covenant, that word better, covenant.
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Hebrews 8 .6, Hebrews 8 .6, a mediator of a better
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covenant, which was established on better promises.
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Again, let me repeat, Hebrews 6 .9, Hebrews 7
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.7, Hebrews 7 .19. Hebrews 7, 22. Hebrews 8,
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verse 6. More on that, Hebrews 9, 23. Better
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sacrifice. Hebrews 9, 23. Hebrews 10, 34. A better
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and enduring possession. That's Hebrews 9, 34.
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Hebrews 11, 16. They desire a better, that is,
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a heavily. A better. That's Hebrews 11 .16. Hebrews
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11 .35. A better resurrection. A better resurrection.
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That's Hebrews 11 .35. Hebrews 11 .40. God having
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provided something better for us. Something better
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for us. With what we have already defined, better,
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that means of a different kind. So, better resurrection.
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Better sacrifice. Better promises. Better covenant.
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Better hope. Amen. Better things. So, it's showing
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something about what Christ provides. Let me
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add one more, which we are coming to that. Hebrews
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12, 24. Hebrews 12, 24. The blood of the sprinkling.
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We have looked at that text. That speaks better
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things. Not done, but from Abel. Is that correct?
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Yes. Now, aside that word there, In verse 4,
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beta, we have also another word there, excellent.
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He said, having become so much better than the
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angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more
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excellent name than thee. Excellent, that word,
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more excellent. It was translated from the Greek
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word. Dear Pharaohs, that is D -I -A -P -H -O
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-R -O -S. Dear Pharaohs, it implies surpassing.
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Surpassing or something different. of varying
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kinds, surpassing, different. That same word
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in verse 4 that is more excellent is also used
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in Hebrews 8 verse 6. He has obtained a more
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excellent ministry. A more excellent ministry.
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Hebrews 8 verse 6. So what the writer of Hebrews
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is saying is that what we find and have in Christ
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is different from what we find in angels. By
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using the word better, that is, we are assured
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of better things for you. Better sacrifice, better
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ministry, better covenant. Are we together? He's
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talking about things in Christ that are different
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from what you find in angels. A more excellent
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name. Look at that in verse 4 of Hebrews 1. That
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is, he has obtained a more excellent name than
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they. The they are the angels. Than they. Remember
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I've already treated in this house a name. We
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said a name is not a tag. A name is authority.
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Reputation. A person's position. Authority. So
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more excellent name means Christ's authority.
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Are we together? And dominion. Meaning Christ's
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authority and dominion. are over angels. It's
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not just that he's of different than them, of
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course, just like we have said, better. But now
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we're talking about, by the time you say more
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excellent, again, he's talking about that he's
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over, over angels. That is, they are creatures
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designed to worship and serve the Son. So that
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means That's the implication to say, have a name,
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an authority. So they are meant to serve the
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son. Look at verse five. Verse five, it says,
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for to which of these angels did he ever say?
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He's just trying to make a comparison. That is,
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you are my son today, I have begotten you. And
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again, I will be to him a father. he shall be
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to me a son. But when he again brings the firstborn
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into the world, he says, let all the angels do
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what? Are we together? Did you see that? Yes.
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Because it is at the resurrection, Philippians
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2, that he was given the name. Are we together?
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Hallelujah. So this, if you look at verse 5 and
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6, That word, I have begotten you. And in verse
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6, bring the firstborn into the world. He's talking
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about Christ's resurrection. He said, you are
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my son today. Of course, he's not talking about
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today, today. Have I begotten you? He's talking
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about Christ's resurrection from the dead. And
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that is why at his resurrection, He has obtained
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a more excellent name than be. Such authority
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is above angels. Again, not just above, but such
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authority is also over angels. Which means also
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that angels are to serve him. That's why he says,
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and let all the angels of God worship you. Worship
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him. Worship him. So verse 13, look at verse
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13. He said, but to which of these angels has
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he ever said, sit at my right hand till I make
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your enemies your foes too. This was a quotation
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from Psalms 110 verse 1. Explaining the prophecy.
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concerning the resurrection of the son. Are we
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together? The right hand of the father, we have
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taught in this place, is a position of authority.
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It was designed for the son and not angels. Please
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note that. It is designed for who? The son and
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not who? And not angels. Angels are not in God's
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right hand. So what is the position of angels?
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Verse 14. And are they not all ministering spirits
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sent forth to minister to those who will inherit
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what? Salvation. Salvation. So verse 14 is saying
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that they are ministering spirits. They are created
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to minister to them, that is to man. who shall
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inherit all their hairs of salvation. So while
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man worship God, you can see that here, angels
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worship man. Look at verse six, it says, let
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all the angels worship him. Now in the resurrection,
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It's not just only Christ, but also hairs of
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salvation. Hallelujah. Are we together? Yes.
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So by the reason of what Christ did, you understand?
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So angels don't just worship the son. They worship
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the sons. That is, they serve also who hears
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of salvation. And this privilege is by reason
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of what Christ did. Just the same way you are
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Christ, you understand? At the right hand, we
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are also there. Where he is, there we are. You
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understand? Are we together? Yes. In him, we
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are where he is. Hallelujah. So the writer of
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Hebrews continue in this distinction. I'm just
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trying to lay this foundation and somebody needs
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to be, his self -esteem needs to awoke. You need
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to come into the reality of who you are. You
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understand? So brother, By reason of your sonship.
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You understand what I'm saying? Don't feel privileged
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that you see angels beyond the privilege in Christ.
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Did you understand what I'm trying to say? Are
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we together? That is a better. Better. Better.
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That is better. Amen. Now look at Hebrews. Therefore,
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we must give the more earnest heed to the things
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we have heard, lest we drift away. For if the
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words or the word spoken through angels prove
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steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience
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receive a just reward, How shall we escape? How
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shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation
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which at the first began to be spoken by the
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Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard
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him? First and foremost, whoever is a writer
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of the Hebrews is acknowledging that he was not
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among the apostles who were working with Jesus.
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Did you understand what I'm saying? He said what?
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They were confirmed to who? To us. Are we together?
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Amen. Yes. Confirmed to us by those who heard
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him. So whoever is a writer of Hebrews, heard
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about what the Lord began to preach. He was not
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there. Secondly, because what was he talking
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about? Salvation. Again, this, many people thought
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that the writer of Hebrews is Apostle Paul. But
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this again shows that it could not have been
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Apostle Paul. Why? Because Apostle Paul says
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that the gospel which I preach, that is the salvation
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which I preach, was not taught to me. You do
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understand what I'm saying? It was by the revelation
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of Jesus Christ. Galatians. Galatians chapter
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1. So which means is that whoever is this one
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is saying that we have been taught because it
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was presented to us by those who heard him. You
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understand? So Paul says, I did not receive it
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by any man. I received it by the revelation.
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Hallelujah. Are we together? Okay. That's all
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we are doing today. So, look at verse 2. In verse
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2, he said, the word spoken by angels. Right?
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This definitely is talking about what we have
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already noted. Again, confirming that what we
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have read, Galatians 3 .19. Acts chapter 7, verse
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53, that the word that is the law came through
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the appointment of angels. You understand what
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I'm trying to say? Amen. The Bible says the angels
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spoke about transgression. Listen, here is us
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trying to say that both Jesus and the angels
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spoke, but their emphasis is not the same. You
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understand what I'm saying? The words spoken
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through angels, proofs, testifies, and the transgression
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and disobedience receive a just recompense reward.
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But look at what is the emphasis of the Lord.
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Is it about transgression and just recompense
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reward? No. He said, how shall we escape if we
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neglect so great salvation, which at first...
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Began to be spoken by who? The Lord. So the emphasis
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here is salvation. Hallelujah. Are we together?
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Amen. Yes. Very important. So, in verse 3, he
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talks about how great is salvation. So Jesus
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came to offer salvation. Jesus came to offer
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salvation. If you read, Marowar started taking
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us through the teachings of Jesus Christ. So,
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you can see that the word spoken, as we are noting,
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is that Jesus focused on speaking about salvation,
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what he would do. So, through his healing, is
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pointing to what he will do. Through what he
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said, is pointing to what he will do. Amen? Look
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at verse 5 of that same chapter 2. For he has
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not put the world to come of which we speak in
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subjection of angels. But one testifies in a
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certain place, saying, What is man, that you
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are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you
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take care of him? You have made him a little
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lower than angels. You have crowned him with
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glory and honor and set him over the works of
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your hands. You have put all things in subjection
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under his feet. all things in subjection over
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under his feet. For in that he put all things
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in subjection under his feet, he left nothing
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that is not put under him. But now we do not
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see, not yet see all things, but put under him
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was nine. But we see Jesus who was made a little
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lower. than angels for the suffering of death,
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crowned with glory and honor. And he, by the
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grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
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For it was fitting for him, for whom are all
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things, and by whom are all things, in bringing
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many sons to glory. to make the captain of their
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salvation perfect through suffering. That word
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you see in verse 9, a little lower than angels.
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It refers to Christ taking the nature of men.
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You see, when he said he made him a little lower
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than angels, he's trying to say that Christ took
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the nature of men. The seed of Abraham. So he
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was talking about the nature of men. And the
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reason was for him to die. For him to die and
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bring many sons to glory. Because he had to die.
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Look at verse 9. Or let me read from verse 11
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since we have read 9. For both he who sanctify
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and those who are sanctified are all of one,
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for which reason he is not ashamed to call them
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brethren, saying, I will declare your name to
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my brethren, and in the midst of the assembly
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I will sing praise to you. Verse 13. And again,
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how could my trust in him? And again, here I
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am. Here am I. And the children whom God has
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given me. Verse 14. Look at that place. Inasmuch
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then as the children have partaken of flesh and
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blood, he himself likewise share in the same.
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Did you see that? He share in the same. He share
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the nature of them. He took their nature. That
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through death he might destroy him who had the
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power of death. That is the devil. and release
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those who through the fear of death were all
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their lifetime subject to who? To bondage. For
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indeed, he does not give aid to angels, but he
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does give aid to the seed of Abraham. Verse 17,
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Therefore in all things he... Did you see that?
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He had to be made like his brethren. Again, talking
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about that lower than angel. He had to be made
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like his brethren. That he might be a merciful
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and faithful high priest in the things pertaining
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to God to make propitiation for the sins of the
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people. Hallelujah. for the sins of his people.
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For in that he has shared, has suffered, been
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tempted, he is able to aid those who are being
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tempted. Hallelujah. Now move to chapter 12,
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Hebrews chapter 12. Hebrews chapter 12. So I
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want you to know that By the mercies of God and
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by his grace, we are not the same level with
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angels. Are we together? We are not of the same
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class. We are of a different kind. Amen. We don't
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feel important just when we see angels. Amen.
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Because we are already important in him. So there
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is no importance that you should feel above that
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which or above where you are and the position
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and the rights and the privileges you have in
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Christ. Chapter 12, verse 18. Chapter 12, verse
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18. For you have not come to the mountain. Now,
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he's talking, if you read behind, he's talking
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about, he's trying to distinguish, as we have
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noted earlier on, there's something I want to
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point out here, that's why I'm reading it again.
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Distinguish between where the believer is and
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where the old system was. This is why he's telling
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the believer, you have not come to the mountain
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that may be touched and that burned with fire.
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This mountain we have or we are is not a material
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mountain. It is an immaterial one. Are we together?
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Amen. That may be touched. and are bound with
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fire, and blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
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and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of
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words, so that those who heard it begged that
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the word should not be spoken to them anymore.
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for they could not endure what was commanded.
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And if so much as a beast touched the mountain,
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it shall be stone or shot with an arrow. And
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so terrifying was the sight that Moses said,
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I am exceedingly afraid and trembling. So it
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wasn't just only, even Moses, I engage the angels,
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was terrified. You understand? Verse 22, he said,
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but you have come to Mount Zion. Now this is
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where the believer is. You have come to Mount
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Zion and to the city of the living God. This
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is a city that Abraham was looking and waiting
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for, whose founder and builder is God. The heavenly
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Jerusalem, to an immurable company of angels,
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to the general assembly and the church of the
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firstborn, who are registered in heaven, to God
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the judge of all, to the spirit of just men made
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perfect. to the spirit of just men made perfect.
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So you could see just a contrast. So in Mount
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Zion, there is no fear. You understand? There's
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no fear in Mount Zion. It's a city of the living
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God. So God revealed himself through the son,
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not through angels. Revelation. Please hear me.
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Revelation of God is to those who are sons. Amen.
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There is a moment before Jesus died and he told
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his disciples, I have so many things to tell
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you, but you cannot bear it. But he said, when
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the spirit is come. So there is a game changer.
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That means as we read and study the word, you
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have to be careful from who you pick your doctrine.
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Are we together? Amen. Yes. Because those who
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reveal or have the right to reveal God or the
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privilege, to reveal God are the sons. Amen.
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Are we together? So, the manifestation of God
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in the flesh, you can see that even in Mount
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Zion, he said, to immurable company of angels,
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I'm coming. You will see how even the angels
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now that are serving us, their minds is renewed.
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The way they used to behave, that's not how they
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are behaving now. There's a reason. Because there
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is a revelation of God through the Son, and they
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also learn, ah, that's not how to act. You understand?
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And so, their minds are renewed. You understand?
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We read last week about 1 Timothy 3 .16. We saw
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that the angels saw God when He revealed Himself
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in Christ. So since then, we have seen the behaviors
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of angels even changed over time. So what that
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means is that, which I'm going to do some little
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things here. Go back to 2 Kings. Now, just the
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same way before I go to 2 Kings. Listen, I'm
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trying to lay a foundation for us to understand
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something. Come to, let me read Ephesians first.
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Ephesians 3, verse 15. I'm just trying to let
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somebody to understand that you have a better
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position. Tell somebody close to you, you have
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a better position. Amen. Look at verse 10 first.
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Would I say, yes. It's 10 hours to go. To the
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intents that now, what happened? The manifold
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wisdom of God might be made known by the church
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to who? To principalities and powers in where?
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In the heavenlies. So even principalities and
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powers in the heavenly. are depending on you
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for revelation. This manifold wisdom is talking
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about revelation of God. Amen? The wisdom of
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God means the revelation of God. So, that means
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if they have been learning now, Which I'm coming
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back to this text. That means they also have
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been learning before now. That means the attitude
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of angels has been because of the attitude they
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see in men. Are we together? Amen. Amen. Look
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at 2 Kings. Let's go back to 2 Kings. Verse 1,
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2 Kings 1, 2 Kings 1, verse 12. So Elijah answered
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and said to them, if I am a man of God, let fire
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come down from heaven and consume you and your
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50 men. And the fire of God came down from heaven
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and consumed him. and his 50. Those of us who
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are in the training center, we started discussing
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how the Old Testament was written. So probably
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you must have started to get what we mean by
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phenomenological languages. You understand? Now,
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look at verse 13. And he, again, he sent a third
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captain of the 50 with his 50. And the third
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captain, of fifty went up and came and fell on
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his knees before Elijah and pleaded with him
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and said to him, Man of God, please let my life
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and the life of these fifty servants of yours
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be precious in your sight. I don't think the
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king understood what this man came to do. Because
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the king sent him to go and grab Elijah. When
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he saw what happened to the other one, he started
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begging. Verse 14. Look, fire has come down from
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heaven and burned up the first two captains of
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the fifties with their fifties. If you have been
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in the cell meeting, you know that once we say
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heaven in the sun does not mean where God dwells.
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Because you know, once you say heaven, Many people's
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mind goes to, but in heaven, we have principalities
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and powers. You do understand what I'm saying?
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Are we together? So heaven means from the immaterial.
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Amen? But let my life now be precious in your
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sight. Verse 15, And the angel of the Lord said
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to Elijah, Go down with him. Do not be afraid
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of him. So he arose and went down with him to
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the king. Now, when you read Olympia, attention,
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you would think it's only Elijah that is there.
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But who did you see another being there? The
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angel of God. So note in verse 15, the angel
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of the Lord said to Elijah, so an angels, you
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remember when we were making comparison between
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the two mountains. One that represents the law.
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What did you see on the mountain that represents
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the law? Fire, smoke, darkness. Did you hear
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that? Yes. So when Elijah was doing this, remember
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Jesus also, because of the discussion and the
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event that happened with the disciples, we understood
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clearly that fire never came from God. Understand?
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So, behind the scene, the angel was responsible
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for bringing down the fire and killing the people.
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How did the angel get involved again? How did
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the angel get involved? Elijah said, if I be
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a man of God, let fire come down. Understand?
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Let fire come down and consume these 50. When
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God created angels, we know that the intent of
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God is revealed more vividly by the revelation
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of Jesus. But when God created angels, it was
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actually to serve man. You understand what I'm
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saying? So, Whatever was the attitude of men,
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their lack of understanding of who God is also
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affected the attitudes and the actions of angels.
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As I said last Sunday, it's not just angels.
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Have you not seen men that are believers act
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as if they were unbelievers? What's the difference?
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Knowledge gap. The more they know about the God
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and the spirit they carry, the more they behave
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well according to their identity. Are we together?
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So, again, by the time you read Luke chapter
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19, which I said the events that happened, Jesus'
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rebuke from verse 51 to 56, you will see the
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events that happened. Because the disciples wanted
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to replicate what Elijah did. But Elijah told
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them, you do not, I mean, Jesus said, you do
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not know what manner of spirit you are. Which
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means that that spirit that did that to Elijah
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is not the same as the spirit of God. So, Jesus,
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we have seen a change. What I'm trying to say
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is that when you read where we read in this Ephesians
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3 .10, that means the attitudes we are responsible,
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the church, to reveal to the principalities who
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God is and they will behave well. You know, when
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we are talking about heaven, and I remember that
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time when we were looking at the issue of heaven.
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You understand? Many people said, but the angel
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said, Huh? What did the angel say in Acts? He
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said, The way you see him go up, that's how you
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will do it. That's how you will come. That's
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how many people pick their doctrine from there.
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What did we say? Who are supposed to be the one
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authorized to give doctrine, to give revelation?
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Sons of God. Men. Men. So it is important. Again,
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do you remember also in Acts chapter 2? You understand?
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Where we got the issue when people are saying
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tongues, speaking in tongues is of men. Like
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this is a language of men that you can speak
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in tongues and somebody can hear. Are we together?
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How did they come with that revelation? Is it
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revelation? Revelation. You understand? How did
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they arrive at that? Because they read Acts chapter
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2. Maybe because I'm finding somewhere too close.
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I don't want to move beyond this because we have
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other things. But this is the point. Go to Acts
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chapter 2. I'm trying to lay a foundation to
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see that. You have to be careful where you pick
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the knowledge about the things of God and of
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God. Look at Acts chapter 2. You see, by the
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time you read 4, and then you move and set verse
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5. And there were dwellings in Jerusalem, Jews,
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devout men from every nation under heaven. And
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when this sound occurred, a multitude came together
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and were confused because everyone heard them
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speaking in his own language. This was... Luke
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reporting. Then they were amazed and marveled,
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saying to one another, Luke, are not all these
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who speak Galileans? Verse 8. How and how is
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it that we hear each in our own language? In
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which we were born. Did you see that? So, who
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said that we hear everyone in his own language?
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Oh, are you together with me? Are you not reading?
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Who said that statement? The people there. Who
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were not even born again at that time. But they
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are the ones that define the doctrine. about
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that when you speak in tongues, everybody's supposed
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to hear his own language. How did you know that?
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This is the only place that talks about that.
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And people pick it. Who said that we hear everyone
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in his own language? The people there. That was
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what they were reporting. And so a lot of people
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say that somebody's supposed to hear you and
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they interpret it. How did you know? Some people
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have even given testimony, sir, that they have
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gone to a place and they spoke in tongues and
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some people hear them in their own language.
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And then you neglected Peter himself. You understand
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what I'm saying? You neglected Paul who wrote
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a lot about it. If you read here, it was the
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people who said it where they are the one who
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said. How is it that we hear everyone in his
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own language? Now, because there's a lot that
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you don't know there. This where people, so the
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question I'm trying to ask is that, this where
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people without even the spirit, how could they
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have actually been able to give us a clarity
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on what that means? What I'm trying to say is
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that, There are people who spoke all kinds of
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things about the things of the Spirit, about
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the things of God. The question is that, who
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will you believe? Did you understand what I'm
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trying to say? So angels spoke. When we say angels,
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we don't say Sembe or we say Sembe. What we're
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trying to say is that you need to interrogate
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and understand. When Luke was to write about
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Jesus and about what he has done, began to do
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and teach, who did he go? Did he go to the bystanders
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around town and say, hey, I know you were there
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when Jesus was doing? What did he say? No. The
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Bible says he went to those who were ministers
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of the word. The word minister is not any kind
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of person. It's people who are authorized. And
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that is what we are saying. So as you study the
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word, for us to know greater things and to know
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the things Jesus did and the greater things,
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we have to be careful and study well. Who did
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what and by who? This is very important. Very,
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very crucial. Are we together? So many things
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happen. but the angels are depending on you to
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know the Lord. Tell your neighbor, the angels
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are depending on you to know the Lord. Hallelujah.
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Spirit's wings are also waiting for you to know
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the Lord. So, when Paul told Peter, and my sorry,
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when Paul told Timothy, take heed to yourself.
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First Timothy, 4 .16. Take it to yourself and
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to the doctrine. For in doing this, you will
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serve both yourself and to those who hear you.
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Please, you have to know the people included
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in those who hear you, include who? Include who?
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They are here hearing us. You understand what
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I'm saying? So the more you speak error, He will
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be confusing them too. What I'm trying to say
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is that don't look down on yourself. God has
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honored us and by his spirit and by his power
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and by his name, we are honored in him. We are
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honored in him. So as you go and as we continue
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studying to understand God, we know now that
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he revealed himself. Through the son. Are we
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together? He revealed himself through the son.
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And the son in us. Through him. That the apostles
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wrote revelation. This is the reason why if you
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read the Bible. You cannot ignore apostolic interpretation.
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Did you understand what I'm saying? Yes. And
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that's one of the biggest problems. That you
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cannot be a specialist of the Old Testament and
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then you are busy reading the Old Testament.
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To understand the Old, you have to bring it together.
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What the apostles taught. The passages you are
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saying you are reading, they have read it. How
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come nobody is saying what you are saying? You
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know what I'm saying? Yes. That was the only
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material they had. Time go, we have to complete
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the New Testament text now. Amen? Can you just
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pray? share this message with someone you care
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about. Until next time, stay blessed.