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[0:00] Welcome. Thank you for choosing to listen to another destiny-changing word by David Entry from one of our Revival Seeking Youth Services. If you want to control your world, catch the word. Be blessed.

[0:17] The script just says that there was a scene in heaven. In Revelations chapter 4 verse 1, it says that a door was opened.

[0:36] I said, I looked and behold. That means there's a door to heaven. There's a door to heaven. And it said, when I was in the Spirit, you got to learn how to stay in the Spirit.

[0:51] I was in the Spirit and behold. Back to verse 1. It says that, after these things, I looked and behold.

[1:03] A door was opened in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking to me. A trumpet makes some sound that really gets to your soul.

[1:17] It said, the voice that I heard was like a trumpet speaking to me. A trumpet speaking to me. So what you hear is, the Bible says in 1 Corinthians chapter 13, I think the verse 19 or verse 17, 16, 17, somewhere there.

[1:35] It talks about there are many, I think 19, there are many instruments. And trumpet makes a clear sound. When the trumpet makes a clear sound, when you have to go for battle, the sound of the trumpet in a certain way.

[1:47] You know that this means that the battle time. When there's a, in Israel verse 7, even things like without life, whether flute or harp, when they make sound, unless they make a distinct distinction in the sound, how will you know what kind of pipe is being played?

[2:06] So when a horn is playing or hearing a trumpet sound, you can know. And they make a certain distinct sound. And it says that the voice that spoke to me, it wasn't a normal human voice.

[2:19] It sounded like trumpets. It sounded like trumpets. So it says that, and the voice that spoke to me, first voice, it was like a trumpet speaking to me, saying, Come up, hear that.

[2:31] And I will show you things that must take place after this. He said, Come, let's go. Listen, there are things you don't know. There are things that God, in His Spirit, can show you.

[2:43] Then it says that immediately I was in the Spirit. When you are coming to church, please, I know you come with your clothes, but make sure, don't just be in your clothes, but be in the Spirit.

[2:55] When it's time to hear God's Word, enter your Spirit. He said, Then immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heaven.

[3:06] When the heavens were opened, that's what he saw. And he entered the Spirit, and he saw. A throne was set in heaven. And there's somebody who sat on the throne. And he said, I was looking at the one.

[3:18] And it didn't look like a human being. But the person has an appearance. The person was like Jasper. He says that, and he that sat was to look upon like a Jasper and a sardine stone.

[3:40] So it wasn't like the person was a stone. Jasper is a special type of mineral that is like a diamond. Let me just say. So when you saw the one sitting on the throne, it's like a diamond.

[3:51] You know, sometimes you go to, they can carve some things out of a Serovsky. They will carve, as you say, a horse. Like crystals.

[4:02] Yeah, crystals. So when I look at the person that was sitting on the throne, the person looked like Jasper and a sardine stone. And there was a rainbow around the throne.

[4:18] That's why what God said, don't do. They say we will do it. Instead of we'll be ashamed of it. I'll call it, I'm proud of it. And we'll use the symbol of God to represent what we want to do against God.

[4:37] Let's see how the story will end with them. And rainbow around the throne. And then he said, and he that sat was to look upon like Japheth.

[4:50] There was rainbow around the throne. Around the throne. Inside like onto an emerald.

[5:02] When you look at him, like emerald is like a special type of precious mineral. His description was unusual. End of this. Four.

[5:14] And I wonder. And round about the throne was four and twenty seats. And upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting.

[5:28] Clothed in white garments. Let's stay with the new King James. Clothed with white robes. And they had crowns of gold on their heads.

[5:44] How many of you know gold is a very special thing? A very precious. On their head. Look at the next verse. I think I'm already preaching. The next verse said.

[5:55] And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunders, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne.

[6:06] Which are the seven spirits of God. This is a very interesting thing. A sin in heaven said. A door was open in heaven and I saw. Now look at it. Let's go on.

[6:17] So I saw a throne. But the throne. One person was sitting on the throne. And the person that sat on the throne looked like jasper and sardine stone. And the appearance was like emerald.

[6:28] And then it says that there was tundering and lightning proceeding from the throne. And verse. I said. Before the throne. And then around the throne were 24 elders sitting on 24 thrones.

[6:42] 24 is 12 times 2. 24 hours in a day. And then they were all wearing white. White is the color of heaven. When you study the scripture very carefully. It said in white.

[6:52] In white. In white. In white. White was the color. It's the color of heaven. And then it says that. The verse 6 says that. Before the throne. There was a sea of glass.

[7:03] Like crystal. And in the midst of the throne. And around the throne. Were four living creatures. Full of eyes. In front. And in the back.

[7:14] That's very scary thing. There are four living creatures. What kind of creatures are these? Please. He said there are four living creatures. But you. And the eyes all over. In front and back.

[7:26] And then. When you read. Jerry. Jeremiah. Jeremiah saw four creatures. One. In fact. Actually. A creature. In fact. The cherubs.

[7:37] One had the face of a lion. One had the face of an eagle. One had the face of an ox. And one had the face of a man. Four. So. Eagle.

[7:49] The lion. Ox. And. A. A man. A man. A man. A man. That's it. So it's there. It's eagle.

[8:02] As for the likeness of their faces. Each had the face of a man. Each. Of the four. Had the face. Of. A lion. On the right side.

[8:13] And each of the four. Had the face. Of an ox. On the left side. And each of the four. Had the face. Of an eagle. In fact. Theologians can trace this.

[8:24] To the four gospels. Jesus Christ was portrayed. In Matthew. As the king. Because the Jews. They're expecting their king. So he was portrayed.

[8:35] In Matthew. As a king savior. So that's why. In Matthew. They had to start. By tracing him. To the genealogy of David. The king. So. Jesus Christ.

[8:46] The portrait of Jesus. In Matthew. Was the king. Who the prophets. Have prophesied about. Who is coming. As the seed of David. Jews were expecting. Their king. Their king.

[8:56] Who is going to come. Like David. And deliver them. From the hands. Of the Romans. In Mark. Mark. Is not a Jewish name. Mark. Is a Roman name. Mark. Mark.

[9:07] Is a Roman name. So it was written. To a. Predominantly. Gentile. Audience. So. If. Because. Mark. Was a book.

[9:18] Written. Is a Roman. Written. Written. With. Gentile. Audience. In mind. They had to present. Jesus. As. A slave savior. So.

[9:28] Mark. Jesus. Was presented. As the ox. Ox. Is the one. That does. The donkey job. As an ox. So. First. The other one. Has. The face. Of.

[9:39] The lion. Which represents. The king. The face. Of an ox. Which represents. The servant. All right. And then. Even in the book. Of Mark. Is the shortest.

[9:49] Of all the gospels. He has a lot of. Immediately. Suddenly. Immediately. Mark. Doesn't have time to. So he didn't even talk about. Jesus. His birth. Nothing. Just that. His baptism.

[10:00] And his ministry. And it's very short. And straight. Straight to the point. Straight to the point. Immediately. Suddenly. Immediately. Suddenly. Because Romans. Don't have time. We are building. So let's come on. Let's hit the ground running.

[10:10] And so Mark. Was an audience. Written to a. Roman audience. Mark them. And then Luke. Being a physician. Is an intellectual. Luke.

[10:22] Is an intellectual. And he's a medical doctor. What do medical doctors do? They deal with human bodies. The real human being. So Luke said.

[10:34] I have to present Jesus. As a real human being. As man. So Luke presents Jesus. As man. That is why. When you look at the genealogy. Of Jesus. In the book of.

[10:44] Luke. It traces him. To Adam. As human being. Not Abraham. The one with the promise. It traces him. To Adam. So that every human being.

[10:55] He covers you. And Luke. Had more time. To be elaborate. Luke was more detailed. In his presentation. Because he presented Jesus. As man.

[11:07] So we have. Luke. Presents him. As a man. So Matthew. Matthew. In the portrait of Christ. In Matthew. Matthew. Matthew. Is the king. Mark. The portrait of Jesus.

[11:18] Is the slave. Which is the ox. The king. The lion. In Luke. The portrait of Jesus. We have in Luke. Is the man. You see the face of a man. And then finally.

[11:29] What's the last face? The eagle. The last. Face. That we saw. Is the eagle. And eagle. Stands for the bird that flies. Stands for the spirit.

[11:39] Jesus Christ. Is not just an ordinary man. Is not just a king. He is the son of God. So when you read the book of John. It presents Jesus. In the beginning. Was the word. The word. Oh oh.

[11:50] He is nothing after. For nativity stories. He comes. Cast straight to the chest. That this one. You are talking about. Is the one who exists. So John. When you read the book of John. That is why. You can't know Jesus properly.

[12:02] If you don't read John. You don't read Colossians. And you don't read Hebrews. John. Colossians. And Hebrews. Handled Jesus. In a way. That natural mind.

[12:13] Can just pick. So. These four creatures. Four creatures. They all have significance. The face of a lion. The face of a man. The face of an ox.

[12:23] And the face of an eagle. And all this represents. Jesus Christ. In a particular way. And so it says that. I saw four creatures. Let's go back to Revelation chapter four.

[12:33] He said. And eyes behold. I saw. I. There. Around the throat. There were. Four living creatures. Full of eyes in front. And the back. Let's go on. The first.

[12:45] The first living creature. Was like. A lion. The second living creature. Was like. A cow. The third living creature. Was like. A man. And the fourth living creature. Was like.

[12:58] These are realities. That are there already. And what we do. In the scriptures. When we come. We are unpacking. Spiritual realities. Which the bible. Helps us to understand. These are realities.

[13:11] Can you imagine. Ezekiel spoke about it. But. Revelation. He saw it. And he said. These creatures. Were around the throne. They are not ordinary creatures. He said. They were like. They had their face.

[13:23] And they were like. Doesn't mean. A lion is in the throne. The throne. Or near the throne. There's a creature. You can't describe it. Or you can say. It looks like a lion. Then.

[13:36] It says that. Verse. Verse. Eight. I'm going somewhere. And the four living creatures. Each having. Six wings. Were full of ice.

[13:49] Around and within. Not only outside. They have even. Ice inside. The stomach. The eyes are not only outside.

[14:01] Inside and outside. These living creatures. Were full of ice. Inside. Ice around and within. And.

[14:11] They do not rest. Day. Or night. Saying. Holy. Holy. Holy. Lord God almighty. Who was. And is.

[14:21] And is to come. That's all they do. They don't rest. Day or night. Holy. Holy. Holy. That's all they are doing. Holy. Holy. He said.

[14:32] I saw. A door. Open in heaven. And I saw what was going on in heaven. Wow. Four and twenty others. With crowns. They were sitting on thrones.

[14:43] But there was a throne. And only one person sat on the throne. And there were all sat on the throne. I can't describe it. It just looks like Jasper. Jasper. Say Jasper. Say Jasper.

[14:54] How does God look like? Jasper. Jasper. And the appearance was like emerald. And so. Then. It says that. They.

[15:05] They were singing day or night. They don't rest. Day or night. They are called. Holy. Holy. Holy is the Lord. Oh God. God almighty. Lord God almighty. Who was. And who is.

[15:16] And is to come. The next verse. And look at what happened. Whenever the living creatures. Give glory and honor. And thanks to him. Who sat on the throne. Who lives forever and ever.

[15:29] What happens? The four and twenty others. The twenty four elders. Fall down before him. Who. Who sits on the throne. And worship him.

[15:40] Who sits. Who lives forever and ever. And cast their crowns. Before the throne. They also cast their crowns. So as soon as. As soon as the.

[15:51] Four. The four creatures. As soon as they shout. Holy. Day and night. Holy. So every time they come. Holy. Holy. Holy. Holy means you are different.

[16:02] You are separate. You can't be compared to anything. Holy. Holy. Holy. Holy. Is the Lord God almighty. Who was.

[16:14] And is. And is to come. As soon as they cry. That. Those who sat on the throne. The four and twenty others. They also fall before the throne. And remove their crown. They cast their crowns.

[16:24] Before the throne. Come to church with your crowns. Please remove it. Remove it. When we are worshiping. Remove your crown. In other words. Whatever makes you think.

[16:35] You are so important. Please put it aside. Because we are before him. Who was. And is. And is to come. Because they are crown.

[16:46] And then. When they cast their crown. They also say something. What do they say? You are worthy. Oh Lord. To receive glory. And honor. And power.

[16:57] For you have created. You have created all things. Not evolution. You have created all things. And by your. By your will. They exist. And were created.

[17:07] Church. That's what was going on. In heaven. When I saw. Oh. Oh. This is something interesting. I'm taking you somewhere. And look at the next verse.

[17:19] I mean. The next verse. So. The next verse. So. This is. Events happening in heaven. It looks like. It looks to me.

[17:30] Like. This was the event. Happening. Before. The cross. It was happening. It is a state of heaven. The state of affairs in heaven.

[17:42] And. And. Then it says that. And I saw. On the right hand of him. Who sat on the throne. A scroll.

[17:53] Written. Inside. And on the back. Sealed with seven seals. Then. Quick.

[18:03] Let's go. Then. I saw. A strong. Angel. Proclaiming. With a loud voice. Who. Is worthy. To open the scroll.

[18:15] And to lose. His seals. Who. And then. What's going on? What's going on? This is a whole sin. Whilst. They were crying. Holy. Holy.

[18:25] Suddenly. I saw. In the right hand. Of the one. The right hand. Of the one. Who sat on the throne. He had something. He was holding something. Then. When I saw it. Then an angel cried.

[18:37] With a strong voice. It's a strong angel. Who cried. He was proclaiming. With a loud voice. That was. When you are preaching. You have to. Don't worry.

[18:47] Just talk. You talk. You don't have to be shouting. You don't. You don't know. What we are talking about. Proclaim. Even in heaven. They are shouting. With a loud voice.

[18:59] Who. Is. Worthy. To open. This room. Then look at what happened. This is an interesting scene. Look at what happened. And. No one in heaven. In heaven. Including the.

[19:11] 24. Elders. They had. Golden crowns. They are not worthy. They were not worthy. Wow. Wow.

[19:22] Wow. Who is worthy to open. It said. No one in heaven. To collect the scrolls. And break the sins. No one in heaven. Or on earth.

[19:33] Or under the earth. Was able to open the scroll. And. Or. To look at it. The guy was sitting on the throne.

[19:44] God. The almighty. He had scrolls in his hand. Had scrolls. This thing has to be collected and open. But no one is worthy. In heaven.

[19:55] On earth. And under. Who then? Who then? That's the problem there. Because this thing has to be open. The book must be opened. The seals. The seals must be broken.

[20:07] Yeah. These things God has hidden in himself from the foundation of the earth. Wow. And no one is worthy. No one is worthy.

[20:19] To unveil and unpack what God has hidden in himself. No one can open it. No one. So what happened? He said, I wept. He said, come.

[20:42] He said, so what? So I wept. Not just weeping. You can't stop him from crying.

[20:55] His heart was broken. Why was he weeping? Because there was no one. No one was found worthy to open and to read the scrolls. And to look at it.

[21:06] No one was found. You can't open it. You can't look at it. And you can't read it. No one was found open. Oh. And this thing has to be opened. He was holding the book.

[21:16] Someone should be worthy. Then one of the elders. Oh. Then one of the elders said to me. Do not weep.

[21:30] Do not weep. Before. Before. He became a man and died on the cross.

[21:40] There was a busy scene going on in heaven. There was one sat on the throne. He looked like Jasper. This was a scene.

[21:50] The scroll had always been in his hands. Because he created the world. And kept some things. No one was worthy to open it. So he said. Don't weep.

[22:02] Don't weep. John. Don't weep. Why? Because. Behold. The lion. Of the tribe of Judah. The root of David.

[22:13] Has prevailed. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

[22:25] Hallelujah. The lion. Of the tribe. Of Judah. The root. Of David. Has prevailed.

[22:39] He has conquered. He has overcome. He came on earth. He lived as a human being. He paid for our price. And he has prevailed.

[22:53] The root of David. This is the root of David. Who is the root of David? That's Jesus. He's the lion of the tribe of Judah. Has prevailed.

[23:03] He has prevailed. To open the scrolls. And to lose the seals. So when he said. Don't worry. I tend to look. Watch this.

[23:14] This is interesting. But. The next verse. Then. And I looked. And behold. Hey. In the midst of the.

[23:26] Watch this. You see. I intentionally read. Chapter 4. To see. The state of the throne. He said. And the door was open in heaven.

[23:37] And when the door was open. Forward. When the door was open in heaven. The door was open in heaven. And the voice that. It said. Come up. So I came up.

[23:48] And then. Verse 2. Says that. I was in the spirit. And. I. And then. I was in the spirit. And said. I mean. Behold. A throne was set in heaven. And one.

[23:59] A throne. And one. Verse 2. A throne was set. And one. Sat. On the throne. One. As in one person. One. As in somebody. Somebody in particular.

[24:11] Sat. On the throne. And then. What did I see? And. The one who sat on the throne. This is how he looked like. Like Jasper. Like Emeril.

[24:22] And then the next verse. Says that. And. Around the throne. So he's talking about. Around the throne. There were. 24 elders. And then the next verse.

[24:33] Verse 5. Says that. And. Thunder. And lightning. Were proceeding out of the throne. And the seven spirits. Of which are. Burning fire. Lambs.

[24:44] Of. Fire. Were burning. Before the throne. Before the throne. Burning. Which are the seven spirits of God. And then the next verse. Says that. And the. There was a sea of glass. Like crystal.

[24:54] And in the. In the midst. In the midst. Of the throne. Watch this. In the midst. Of the throne. And. Around the throne. Were four living creatures.

[25:05] So where were they? They were in the midst. Of the throne. The 24 elders. Were around the throne. But these four living creatures. Were in the midst. Of the throne. And they were around the throne.

[25:18] They were in the midst. Of the throne. And they had eyes. On them. And inside them. So when John said. Don't cry. I turned.

[25:29] And behold. In the. I said. And then. Verse six says that. And behold. In the midst. Of the throne. Again. In the midst. Of the throne.

[25:40] And in. In the midst. Of the throne. And of the four living creatures. Ah. I want four guys to come quickly. Join yourself.

[25:51] So. Yes. So these four living creatures. They were. In the midst of the throne. And the throne. There's one who sat on the throne.

[26:01] In the midst of the throne. There were four living creatures. And around the throne. The same four living creatures. But. When he told me. Don't cry. For. The lion trap of Judah has prevailed.

[26:14] I turned. And I saw. In the midst of the throne. And this one. Not just the throne. Those four living creatures. In the midst. Of the four living creatures. Now he can come.

[26:27] In the midst. Of the four living creatures. Stood. A lamb. These four living creatures.

[26:38] One had the face. Of a lion. Fits you. One had the face. Of an ox. Fits you. One had the face.

[26:49] Of a man. Fits you. And one had the face. Of an eagle. I said. In the midst. Of all this. Creature like.

[27:01] Image. That represents. Everything in creation. There was. Within it. Something else. I saw. A lamb. And when I look at the lamb.

[27:13] The lamb was not sitting. It was standing. And. The lamb. Looked like. It has just. Been slain. So. In other words. A bleeding.

[27:23] When something has just been slain. It will be bleeding. So he says that. And I look behold. In the midst of the throne. And the four living creatures. In the midst of the elders. Stood a lamb.

[27:34] As though. It had been slain. Wow. Slain means. Been executed. Cut. Give me new. English. Standard version. English. Standard version.

[27:44] It says that. And between. And between. The throne. And the four living creatures. And amongst the elders. I saw a lamb standing. As though it had. It had been slain.

[27:56] With. Seven horns. And. With seven eyes. Which are. The seven spirits of God. Sent out.

[28:09] Into the earth. So I saw this lamb. But it had seven horns. Horn is a sign of strength. A lamb. Is. Very.

[28:20] Gullible. Usually. Lambs don't have horns. Yeah. Is the. Lambs is a baby. So. Is the rams. That have horns.

[28:31] But I saw a lamb. With seven horns. You think. There's something. They think he says. It's something to temper with. They can say anything about Jesus.

[28:43] He's always still a lamb. But when you start. Crossing to a certain level. You see that this lamb. Has got seven horns. And in the midst of that.

[28:54] I saw a lamb. As though it has been. Slain. Let's go back. Let's go to the next verse. King James. Or new King James. Then. He came.

[29:06] Ah. The lamb came. And took the scroll. The lamb came. And took the scroll.

[29:19] Out of the hand. Of him who sat. Out of the right hand. Of him who sat on the throne. That's why I was crying. Because there was nobody worthy. But. The lamb.

[29:31] The lamb. The lamb. Now look at the next verse. The next verse. Now. When he had taken the scroll.

[29:41] The four living creatures. The four living creatures. And the twelve. Twenty-four elders. Fell this time. Not before the throne. Before the lamb.

[29:52] How many of you know. That God said. That shall not worship. Any other thing. You are not allowed. To worship any.

[30:03] But this lamb. In. Not even on earth. In heaven. Where. These people were. Worshipping God. When the lamb. Took the throne. Then they fell. Before the lamb. Fell the lamb.

[30:14] Worship the lamb. Ah. Jesus. Went. And. He took the scroll. Read. Open it. And the four creatures. And the four and twenty elders.

[30:25] What happened to them? And. And in the midst of the elders. To the lamb. Let's go to the next verse. Now. When they are taking the scroll. The four creatures. And the four and twenty elders.

[30:36] Fell before the lamb. And. Having. A harp. A harp. And golden bowls. Full of incense. Which are the prayers of the saints. They fell.

[30:47] And they had the prayers of the saints. Representing before Jesus. That's why we have to pray. This. This. This creatures. And these elders. They.

[30:57] When they fall. They have incense. And the prayers of the saints. God. The prayers of the saints. Comes to the nostrils of God. So. Let them pray.

[31:07] They are like. Look at the next verse. Look at the next verse. And they sang a new song. Watch this. Watch this. What is the old song? Holy.

[31:19] Holy. They were singing. They were singing. The four. Twenty. The. The. In the verse four. Verse. Yeah. The verse eight. Creatures. They. Full of wind. And.

[31:30] Right now. They're saying. But this time. When the lamp came. They fell. And they sang a new song. What was the song they sang? That means that there has been a shift.

[31:40] In heaven. The pre. The pre. Incarnation. Crucifixion. Period. Is what you see in chapter four. And then when he came.

[31:51] And went back. Is what you see from chapter five. Verse five. That was. And then. That changed. They are singing. Then they sang. And said. You are worthy.

[32:02] To take the scrolls. And to open. Its seals. For you were slain. And have redeemed. Now. As to. You have redeemed. As to God.

[32:14] By. Your. Blood. Out of. Now give me the. English standard version. I'll show you something. And. You've. To open it. And you. You were slain. And you have.

[32:24] By your blood. You have ransomed. People. Wow. Thank you. Thank you. Now. The reason why I asked for. New. English standard version.

[32:36] It's. The translators. Were much more. As I'm growing. I'm realizing. They were much more accurate. To the Greek. Closer.

[32:47] Much more closer. Than. King James. And then. The new. Let's see. The new. American standard version. The new.

[32:58] American standard version. You have. Purchased. For God. I want to show you something. American standard version.

[33:12] American standard version. That you have. Purchased. And then. The English standard version. Say what? English standard version. It says that.

[33:23] You have. Ransomed. What? People. People. For God. English. New American standard version. You have. Purchased. For God.

[33:33] With your. Blood. Man. Let's see. The King James. How I put it. The King James. Said. You have. That has. Redeemed. Us.

[33:44] To God. Okay. The redeemed. Is the same as. Ransomed. Is the same as. Purchased. But who. Did. He.

[33:55] Purchased. King James. Said. Us. Who were the ones. Talking. The four and twenty. No. It wasn't them. They are not human beings. Redemption.

[34:06] Is only for men. Human beings. That's where. The English standard version. American standard version. American standard version. Say you have. Purchased. Men.

[34:16] By your blood. You have. Purchased. Guys. Move. So that they can see. You have. Purchased. For God. With your blood. Men. From every tribe.

[34:27] And every nation. And then. American standard. Say. You have. Purchased. People. All right. But. The way. The. The. Greek. Is rendered. If you are. Interpreting. You might.

[34:38] End up. Saying. You have. Purchased. Us. So. It wasn't. The. Twenty. Four. Elders. They were. Worshipping. And saying. That you have. Purchased. The. Twenty. Four. Elders.

[34:48] Were. No. Human. Beings. They were. No. Human. Beings. And. The. Creatures. They were. No. Human. Beings. Pastor. Who are they? They are heavenly creatures.

[35:00] They are heavenly creatures. Some. Some. Some scholars believe. They are a type of angels. Who govern. Affairs. Global affairs.

[35:11] Taking instructions from God. And govern. They are not human beings. But. They. So. They present the prayers of the saints. And so. These. These. Elders.

[35:21] And the creatures. They fell before the lamb. These are sinning authorities in heaven. They fell before the lamb. And they said. You are worthy. To take the scrolls.

[35:32] And to open it. And have. And. Have redeemed. Give me the. American. And. And. By your blood.

[35:43] You. Have ransomed people. The same as redeem people. See why. It's good. I thought on redemption. Because. You see. If they don't teach you the basic. You will see redeemed. And think.

[35:53] You just going. The people have not been taught. So. You have. Purchased people. You have ransomed people. You have redeemed people. For God. From every tribe.

[36:03] From every language. From every. And every people. And every. Four categories. Tribe. Language. People. Nation. You have.

[36:15] Everybody. Wherever you are. God's blood. Christ's blood. Can work for you. And so. This is what they sang. And look at the verse 10. And you have made us priests. Oh Jesus.

[36:26] And has made us kings. And priests. For our God. And we shall reign on earth. Kings and priests.

[36:37] Reflection. You remember? Reflection. The priests. And then kings. Dominion. So. So. He said. ESV.

[36:48] And they sang a new song. Say. Worthy are you to take the scroll. And to open it. It seal. For you were slain. And by your blood. You have ransomed people. For God. From every tribe.

[36:59] Every language. Every people. Every nation. And. The next verse. And. Have made us kings. And priests. To. Our God.

[37:10] And we shall reign on the earth. Kings and priests. That's why God created. I said. Let us make man. In our own image. And our likeness. That's. And let them have dominion.

[37:23] That's kingship. Royal priesthood. You are. Just in generation. A holy. A royal. First Peter chapter 2 verse 9. Royal priesthood.

[37:33] In the old testament. You can't be a royalty. And still be a priest. David was a royalty. But he was never a priest. He was prophet. Never priest. In the old testament. It was never allowed.

[37:44] For anyone to be a royalty. And priest. You can be a priest. And a prophet. You can be a prophet. And. A royalty. David was a prophet.

[37:55] But you can't be royalty. And priest. Because the royal. Royal family line. Was reserved for Judah. And the priestly line. Was reserved for Levi. That is why.

[38:06] In Hebrews. He says that. Jesus didn't come from Levi. And Moses spoke about. Priesthood. With regards to Levi. But Jesus did not come from Levi. Hebrews chapter 7 verse 14.

[38:19] And we know that he comes from the tribe of Judah. Of which tribe. Moses spoke nothing about priesthood. So if he's a priest. Then his priesthood is not based on his lineage.

[38:29] But his priesthood is based on his indestructible life. After the order of Melchizedek. Hehehehe. Hehehehe. So you have met us priests and kings to our God.

[38:42] And we shall reign on earth. So now. Why did I bring you here? To see that some of the songs we sing. Have its root. All the saints and angels.

[39:02] Bye. You guys can sit down. For your throne. Now see this one. See this one. All the elders cast.

[39:16] They are crowned before the Lamb of God is safe. Sit down. Sit down. Sit down again. Now does it make sense?

[39:27] Yes. Alright. Let me just round up this. Reflection. Enlargement. Tradition.

[39:38] Jesus. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. So reflection.

[39:51] Enlargement. Habitation. Counterpart. Counterpart is taking a bit of time. But I think. Let me just draw the getting on it today. Very shortly.

[40:03] I've said. Much of what has to be said. In a nutshell. God wants. He created. God created us.

[40:14] For marriage. To be united. With his. Eternal son. In. A marriage union.

[40:28] And. When man fell. That. Couldn't. Happen. But. The Bible says. In.

[40:39] Acts. Chapter. 14. Verse. 17. That. Nevertheless. God. Did not leave himself.

[40:51] Without. Witness. That's very important. Statement. God. Did not. Did not. Leave himself. Without. Witness.

[41:02] Well. God. Wanted. Marriage. So he created. Man. He wanted. His son. Who is the lamb. To have. A counterpart.

[41:15] And so. Throughout. The Old Testament. God. Kept. Referring. To himself. As. The husband. God said. I'm your husband. Israel. I'm a husband. To you. Israel.

[41:25] Israel. I'm a husband. To you. Israel. Then Jesus. Comes. And his first miracle. As. Is at a wedding. Because of marriage. Is at a wedding. And then John the Baptist. Was baptizing people.

[41:36] Jesus. Comes. John the Baptist. Said. This is the son of God. Who takes away. The sins of the world. And then Jesus. Went to the other side. In John chapter 3. Verse 26. They come to tell John. That the man.

[41:47] Who you baptize. To whom you give it. Witness. He's baptizing. And all men. Are going to him. Jesus. John the Baptist. Says that. He must increase. And I must decrease.

[41:58] Why? Then he brings. An analogy. Of a groom. And a bride. And he says that. The groom. When the bride. Comes to the groom. Is supposed to go to the groom. And then.

[42:08] The friend of the groom. Like the best man. When he sees. The bride. Going to the groom. He's happy. And John says that. Today. This joy.

[42:19] Is mine. As the one. Who introduces. The bridegroom. So let the bride. Go to the groom. In other words. Jesus. Was the groom. So you could see. Then Paul comes.

[42:30] And he says that. Husbands. Love your wives. As Christ. Love the church. Oh. Whoa. So the church. And Christ. Have a marital. Marriage like.

[42:41] Relationship. Husband. Loves. Your wives. As Christ. Loves the church. And then. In 2nd Corinthians. Chapter 11. From verse 2 and 3. He said. I am worried.

[42:52] For you. Because I betrothed you. To one husband. He's talking to the church. He said. Church. I've engaged you. To one husband. Who is Christ. And he said. I'm worried. Lest.

[43:03] As the serpent. Beguiled. Deceived. Deluded. Eve. Your simple minds. Will be deluded. By the devil. So that means that. At first. Adam's Eve.

[43:13] Was deceived. By the serpent. The last Adam's Eve. Who is the church. He said. I'm afraid. This serpent. Will come back again. And the only way.

[43:24] To inoculate. The. Last Adam's Eve. From deception. Is true teaching. Is true teaching. So what I'm saying.

[43:35] Is that. There is this universal husband. Called Christ. And the universal bride. Called the church. And at the end of it. The. The. The. Christ. Who is the lamb.

[43:46] He says in. Revelation chapter 19. Verse 7. Let us rejoice. And be glad. Giving glory. To him. For the marriage. Of the lamb.

[43:56] Has come. And his bride. Has made. Himself. Herself. Ready. And he said. To the bride. Is given. To be arrayed. Or to be clothed. With white garment.

[44:08] Okay. Bright. To be clothed. With fine linen. Clean and bright. For the fine linen. Is the righteous acts. Of the saints. So when we are born again.

[44:20] We are not born again. By our acts. We are saved. By his acts. On the cross. That is. Get what saves us. And when we put our faith. In his work on the cross.

[44:31] It saves us. But then after you are saved. Your righteous acts. It said. For we must. Second Corinthians chapter 5. Verse 10. For we must all appear. Before the judgment seat of Christ.

[44:43] And everyone. Will give. Will receive. The things done. In his body. According to what he has done. Not what Christ has done. What you have done.

[44:54] He said. Behold. I come quickly. Revelations. Chapter 22. Verse 12. And my reward is with me. To give to everyone. According to his works. Revelation chapter 2.

[45:05] Verse 4. He says that. Verse 2. He says. I know your works.

[45:15] He kept telling the church of Ephesus. I know your works. The church of Smyna. I know your works. The church of Monmouth. I know your works. The church of Titeria. I know your works.

[45:26] The church of Sardis. I know your works. The church of Philadelphia. I know your works. The church of Laodicea. I know. He tells Captain. Works. Works. Works. Works.

[45:36] We are not saved by works, but we are judged by works. And so when the lamb is coming, the wedding, the attire, Jesus told a parable of a man who did a wedding for his son.

[45:48] And those who were invited were playing up. So he said, go and invite everybody. I think Luke chapter 14 or so. Go and invite everybody to come in. Or Matthew 25, one of them. Go and invite everybody to come in.

[45:59] Matthew 22 particularly, maybe. Invite everybody to come in. And then when they came in, the man came and he saw a certain guy who was not wearing the right clothes.

[46:12] He wasn't wearing the right clothes. You were not supposed to be at the wedding. But somebody just favored you and had mercy on you and said, come. You have come to, yeah, Matthew 22.

[46:23] He says that, but when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on wedding garments. You have come to church, not based on your works, but you'll be judged and you'll enjoy the wedding based on your works.

[46:42] So you've come to the wedding party. You've come to the wedding feast without appropriate comings. Without appropriate.

[46:52] So he says that, let them rejoice and be glad, giving glory to him. For the marriage of the lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready. And to the bread was given to be clothed with fine linen and brides.

[47:08] And then for the fine linen is the righteous acts. So how is going to be our good attire for the wedding? The good attire for the wedding is what your behavior is preparing you for the great feasts.

[47:22] When you have saved your works, how you are serving in church, how you are active in church, how you are loving other believers, how you are forgiving people, how you are obeying the word of God, that is all contributing to the kind of garments you are wearing.

[47:36] The garment the bride is wearing. Because this whole thing is ending up in marriage. We and Christ are going to be fused as one.

[47:49] Somebody say amen. Amen. So in conclusion, why did God create man? Number one, he wanted a reflection. Somebody must reflect God.

[48:01] Number two, he wanted an enlargement. He wanted a, it's not like God is not big enough. He wanted something bigger. No, on earth. He wanted to spread himself on earth amongst people.

[48:13] That's enlargement. And number three, he created us because he wanted us to be his dwelling place, his habitation, where he has a home. You know, many people, like some MPs, they have a house in London and then a house in the, somewhere in the countryside.

[48:37] Many people who have, who have money and have homes in the countryside, have homes in London. So God has his abode and dwelling in heaven.

[48:49] But on earth, he wanted a dwelling. And so he created human beings so that human beings can be a dwelling for him on earth. He created us because he wanted a dwelling.

[49:00] And finally, he created us because he wants a counterpart. A universal, eternal counterpart. We and God, he says that he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

[49:13] We and God are teamed up, joined to become one flesh. He said, therefore, 1 Ecclesiastes 5, verse 32, verse 31.

[49:26] Therefore, a man shall leave his man, verse 31. For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife.

[49:37] And the two shall become one flesh. And he says, this is a great mystery. However, I speak concerning Christ and the church.

[49:48] So Christ and the church, a man shall leave his father and his mother. He left the father, came to die for us. And then the marriage is going to come.

[50:00] The lamb is going to be married to the church. So as I taught you in Revelations, chapter 2, verse 7. Chapter 2, verse 11. Chapter 2, verse 19.

[50:11] Chapter 2, verse 17. Sorry. Chapter 2, verse 29. Chapter 3, verse 6. Chapter 3, verse 13. Chapter 3, verse 22. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says.

[50:25] Say the Spirit. Say the Spirit. The Spirit. When you read the Bible very carefully, all the epistles. In Romans, Romans chapter 1, verse 1 and 2.

[50:37] First Corinthians, second Corinthians, chapter 1, verse 1 and 2. Galatians, chapter 1, verse 1 and 2 and 3. Ephesians, chapter 1, verse 1 and 2 and 3.

[50:47] Philippians, chapter 1, verse 1 and 2 and 3. Colossians, chapter 1, verse 1 and 2. First Thessalonians, second Thessalonians, chapter 1, verse 1 and 2.

[50:59] First Timothy, second Timothy, chapter 1, verse 1, 2 and 3. And then when you read Titus, chapter 1. All of it, he says, Ephesians chapter. Let's pick the Ephesians 1.

[51:10] He says that Paul, an apostle of Christ. Then he says, and of God, grace. Grace. And watch this. Grace and peace from where?

[51:22] God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Where is the Holy Spirit? Read the epistles. He doesn't say greetings from the Holy Spirit. He just says, God Father and the Son, the Father and the Son.

[51:34] But you come to Revelations, chapter 1, and it introduces the Spirit. Revelations, chapter 1. It brings from the Father. Actually, it spoke. Revelation, chapter 1.

[51:47] Revelation or the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God, put you on the screen. The revelation which God gives to his servants to show the things that are going to happen. Verse 2 and verse 3. Quickly, I have to stop with immediate.

[51:58] Well, witness. Okay. The word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ. All things that are going to happen. So, okay. Verse 3. Verse 3. Verse 3. Okay. Blessed.

[52:09] Blessed is he who reads this. Verse 4. I want to show you something. Anyone who reads this. Verse 4. John, to the seven churches that are in Asia. Watch this. Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was, who is to come.

[52:23] And from the seven spirits. Now, he's added a spirit. From the seven spirits of God. So, that now in Revelation. Listen to this. I'm running up now. Very important.

[52:34] Now, in Revelation, he keeps saying, he who has an ear, let him hear. So, chapter 2. Verse 7. As I said. Verse 11. Verse 17. Verse 29.

[52:45] Chapter 3. 6. 13. 22. He who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the church. Then, so it's the spirit that has been speaking. The spirit that has been speaking. Then, as I told you the other time.

[52:57] When you come to Revelation 22. Verse 16. Now, this is. The story has changed. It's not only the spirit that is speaking anymore. Let's go to the verse 17. Sorry. Verse 17.

[53:08] He says that. And the spirit. Right. Now, the two shall become one flesh. It was the spirit who is speaking.

[53:20] By the time we get to Revelation chapter. The end of the Bible. Chapter 22. Verse 17. Now, the spirit and the church are speaking together. The two shall become one flesh.

[53:32] The spirit and the bride are saying. Are saying. Are saying. Are saying. Revelation chapter 19. Verse 2. It says that. Come. I saw the heavenly Jerusalem coming from heaven.

[53:44] Like a bride adorned. Revelation chapter 21. Sorry. Verse 2. I saw the new Jerusalem coming down. So, then.

[53:55] It's important to understand. That. He says that. The spirit has been speaking. The spirit has been speaking now. The spirit is speaking with the church. The bride. All right. And then when you go to Revelation chapter 21.

[54:07] Verse 2. It talks about. That Jerusalem was like a bride adorned for a husband. And then in the verse 9. Verse 9. Revelation chapter 22.

[54:19] Verse 9. It says. Come. I will show you the bride. Of the. The bride. The lamb's wife. And then he took me. Onto the mountain. And showed me.

[54:30] The heavenly Jerusalem. Look at it. And then show me. The Jerusalem. Descending from God. Look at the next verse. Verse 11. Verse 11. Having the glory of God. Her light was like a precious to.

[54:42] Like what? Jasper. Now. Now. He looks so much like God. You know. The description of God. Revelation chapter 4. Verse 4.

[54:52] He was like Jasper. You understand? God. He was like Jasper. Suddenly. The bride that was shown. Is looking like Jasper.

[55:05] Jasper is the reflection of the nature of God. Suddenly. The church. The church. Who is the New Jerusalem? Now. The bride. Looks just.

[55:16] Like God. God. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. You understand what I'm saying? Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. Let me end.

[55:26] Please sit down. How did he become Jasperized? Look for that message. I've preached. Jasperization. A message. Jasperization. Recently I bought something from an outlet shop.

[55:39] An outlet shop. I got one for myself for the first time. It's called a petrified wood. Oh. A petrified wood.

[55:51] A petrified wood. Is wood. And they've. You know. Wood is. Wood is.

[56:03] An organic element. Stone is not organic. But fragments of stone. Is blown. God. Is blown into the wood for.

[56:13] For a long time. So much that. The. Wood. The wood. Loses its wooden state. And then. The stone element. It's a very scientific thing.

[56:27] So the stone element. Is passed into the root. That. All the wooden elements. Is replaced. By the. So. This is wood. But.

[56:38] It's jasperized. So it's like a stone. It's hard. But when you look at it. You see. This is every. The. The characteristic. Or the definite.

[56:49] The look of wood. Is this. But when you touch it. You realize. This is stone. So is this wood or stone. It has been petrified. That's the term. It's gone through something called.

[56:59] Petrification. So petrification. Is when they blow. They keep blowing. The stone element. The mineral element. Into the wood. For a long time. It flashes out the.

[57:11] Wooden characteristic. And then the minerals. Solidify. And now. Even though it's wood. Now. It's. It's. Constituent component. It's. Minerals.

[57:23] Now. In the same way. God is like jasper. And he. Keeps blowing. Himself. Through us. Through us. So what is. Absolutely.

[57:33] You are being jasperized. So by the time. Christ comes. You look at us. We are still humans.

[57:44] But. We are godly. We are jasperized. So then the bride. And the spirit. And the bride. Can stay together. How does God.

[57:55] Jasperize us. What I am doing. Constantly. Feeding himself. Into us. What most of you. Don't know is. You are seriously changing. You are changing.

[58:08] Over a period of time. As you open your heart. You receive the word of God. You keep hearing the word of God. You keep hearing the word of God. You keep hearing the word of God. The word of God is changing you. Without you realizing it.

[58:19] It's that we all. With unveiled faces. Beholding us in a mirror. Are being transformed. Into the same image. From glory. To glory.

[58:29] Second Corinthians chapter 3. Verse 18. That is what God is doing to us. Coming to church is not only to. Have fun. It's also sweet.

[58:41] But hearing. To hear God's word. Preached in purity. Talking about wholesome ways. It changes us. Before you could realize you have changed.

[58:52] And by the time you see us. It's coming. We look so much like him. So the spirit and the bride. Can say come. Can say come.

[59:03] God created us. To be his counterparts. He created us. To be his habitation. He created us.

[59:14] To be his enlargement. And he created us. To be his reflection. Did you receive something? Yeah.

[59:24]  God bless you for listening. To this powerful message. May the power of God. Be evident in your life. don't forget to like and subscribe to Carys Church on YouTube and listen to more messages from David Entry on all relevant streaming platforms you can also connect with David Entry and our youth ministry at Carys Phase 2 on Instagram and TikTok and at Carys on campus on Snapchat so you are always up to date be blessed