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[0:00] Thank you for choosing to listen to today's message by Reverend Dr. David Etchie. We know you will be blessed as you seek and serve God. We believe that this message will stir up a desire for more of God even as you listen.

[0:14] Be blessed. Nathaniel in the Bible said, they called him, rather said, We have found him of whom Moses and the prophets, or Moses in the law, spoke about.

[0:36] Philip found Nathaniel, and Nathaniel stood. We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, son of Joseph.

[0:50] And Nathaniel said, can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip, you come and see.

[1:01] Come and see. The problem is unbelief. The problem. Lord, if you are able, please help us.

[1:13] Have mercy on us and do something about this, my son, who the devil has been throwing him, catching him, throwing him into the fire. And Jesus said, Mark 9, 23. Mark 9, 23 says that, if I am able, all things are possible to him who believes.

[1:30] So, Jesus said, if you can believe. You are telling me, verse 22, if I am able. You are telling me, you are saying, if you can do anything, Jesus. Jesus also said, if you can believe.

[1:43] You are saying, Jesus says, if you can. He said, oh, you too, if you can. So, your can to believe is what makes his can to do a possibility in your life.

[1:57] Can you believe God for your marriage? Can you believe God for your healing? Can you believe God for your family testimony? Can you believe God for that son? Your son. Yeah, I mean your son.

[2:08] Mom, can you believe God for your daughter? Can you believe God? Can you believe God for your finances? Can you believe God for your job? Can you believe God for your business?

[2:20] Can you believe God, sir, for your ministry? Can you believe God? Jesus said, if you can believe God, then all things are possible to the one who believes. So, there are two categories of people who are alive.

[2:30] Those who believe, who all things are possible for. And those who have not exercised their belief and are just subject to circumstances. When you believe, you cannot be at the mercy of situations and circumstances.

[2:43] Jesus said, believe in the Father. Believe also in me, his representative or his prophets physically on earth.

[2:53] God always has people on earth. God will always have a representative. He doesn't deal with us directly. He uses agents. He uses agents.

[3:05] The agent of God, you can call a prophet of God. Okay. So, when we talk about a prophet, we are not talking about someone with a strange gown or like some religious who call their prophets.

[3:17] Or some other Old Testament prophet in a certain sense. We are talking about an agent, a mouthpiece. Someone through whom God speaks to relieve people. Someone through whom God proclaims his word and backs his word, backs his word he's spoken through his servant.

[3:33] He performs the counsel of his messengers. As Pastor Harry Redley was leading a prayer. Go to that scripture in Isaiah. God performs the counsel of his messengers.

[3:45] He performs the counsel of his messengers. He performs, he confirms the word of his servant and performs the counsel of his messengers. Now, messengers and servants is when we use the word prophets in that sense.

[4:01] That's what we mean by prophets. And he said, believe in the Lord your God, so you shall be established. Believe, 2 Chronicles 20, believe his prophets, so you will prosper.

[4:13] There is a need for you to believe. So, when you say, I believe, it's not like I believe Jesus died for us. That's the foundation of all beliefs. The foundation of all beliefs is believing in Jesus Christ.

[4:25] But believing for a miracle, believing for a testimony, you believe in God. That what? That God is able to do it. In Matthew chapter 9, verse 28, Jesus said, do you believe that I am able to do this?

[4:40] When they came to Jesus, he said to them, do you believe that I am able to do this? So, you see, listen to this, brothers and sisters. It's your believing that he is able to do that makes him able to do for you.

[4:54] You're believing. So, when he said believe in the prophet, it's not like believing by virtue of just the Apostles' Creed. I believe in the Holy Ghost.

[5:05] All those things. That means everything in Christianity rises and falls on those foundational beliefs. But after that, do you believe that God is able to do something for you? Do something about your situation.

[5:17] Do something about your condition. Do something about the case. Do something about what you are going through. Do something about your health. Do you believe that God is able to do it? That's one. And do you also believe that he's using his prophet?

[5:29] He will use this. Because the prophet you don't believe in cannot be used by God for you. The prophet you don't believe in, you are better off going somewhere else where you can believe.

[5:40] If you are believing God for a miracle, God uses agents. He uses prophets. The prophet you don't believe in. The prophet you can't believe in. I think you should be advised.

[5:50] Advise yourself. And tune in. Look for someone you can believe in. Because the one you don't believe in can be of help. If you are looking for help.

[6:00] If you are looking for the intervention of heaven. If you are looking for the mercy of God. The hand of God. To prevail over your life. For your circumstance. For a certain situation you turn around.

[6:11] You got to believe in God first. And believe also the prophet is using to you. That is why the devil likes spreading negative false information.

[6:23] Or negative information about the agents or the prophets. The messengers God will use to bless people. Because if you can't receive him as a prophet. He can't help you in his capacity as a prophet.

[6:35] I see someone receiving a testimony tonight. In the mighty name of Jesus. Listen. This is April. We are prophesying in April. And I'm telling you. By October it will be speaking.

[6:47] Amen. I receive. Some of us. October is too far. June. By June it is speaking for you. Amen. By June it is speaking for you. So shall it be. In Jesus mighty name.

[6:59] Amen. Well today is the Lamb of God. Behold the Lamb. In some. Sorry. In John chapter 1 verse 29. When John saw Jesus coming.

[7:10] He said behold the Lamb of God. The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him. And saith. Behold the Lamb of God. Who takes away the sin of the world.

[7:21] The sin. Who takes away the sin of the world. In Revelation chapter 5 verse 5 and 6. It says that fear not. Weep not. Behold the lion of the tribe of Judah.

[7:32] Has prefilled to open the book. And to lose the seal thereof. Verse 6. It said. Then when I turned. Behold. And behold. Lo. In the midst of the throne. And of the four and twenty elders.

[7:43] In the midst of the elders stood a Lamb. Is the Lamb of God. So. The Lamb of God. Oh. That's an interesting one. The Lamb of God. The Lamb of God.

[7:54] The Lamb of God. The Lamb of God. So I saw the Lamb of God. Look at verse 8. Verse 8. Damos. To 11. It says that. And when you are taking the book. The four beasts fell. Fell.

[8:05] Down before. The Lamb. Having. Every one of them. Harp. And golden veils. Full of odors. Which are the prayers of the saints. Verse 9.

[8:16] And they sang a new saint. Thou art worthy. To take the book. And to open the seals thereof. For thou was slain. That's. You were killed. Okay. You were executed. You were murdered.

[8:26] You were killed. And has redeemed us. Where my redeemer lives. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Has redeemed us. To God. By your blood. Out of every Lamb.

[8:36] Tongue. People. And nation. Hallelujah. And nation. And has made us. A priest. A king. And priests. Unto our God. Which are rain. Forever and ever.

[8:47] Hallelujah. So. They sang the song. To the Lamb. Worthy is the Lamb. You are worthy to receive glory. In Revelation chapter 22. And from verse 1.

[8:58] It says that. And I saw. Verse 1. Revelation 22. And he showed me a pure river of water. Clear house. Christ. Proceeding out of what. The throne of God. And of the Lamb.

[9:09] Now. This is not shaki. This is not an ordinary animal for barbecue. Because. A lamb that has got thrown. And he shares the throne with God. All right.

[9:19] Some people may say. Oh. The animal kingdom. They also have a representation in heaven. The devil is a liar. That's. This has not got anything to do with animal. But. It has everything to do. With.

[9:30] The role. The role. The role. The. In. The history of humanity. The lamb has played. The role. Now. Why did Jesus have to be the lamb of God?

[9:42] Why? In what way is he the lamb? And why is he the lamb of God? And for that matter. Like. Why does he have to die? In 1 Corinthians chapter 15. Verse 3.

[9:52] It says that. Christ died for our sins. According to the scriptures. Okay. I deliver first of all to you what I receive. How Christ died for our sins.

[10:03] How? According to what? Scriptures. Scriptures. He died for our sins. According to what? The scriptures. Right. So.

[10:13] That is very important. According to the scriptures. Now. The scriptures we are talking about. Is not. Matthew. Mark. Luke. And John. Acts and Romans. The scriptures. When Paul was writing.

[10:24] Matthew. Mark. Luke. And John. Were not scriptures. Yet. Written. So. When he said the scriptures. He's talking about. Genesis. Exodus. Leviticus. Numbers. Deuteronomy. Joshua. Judges.

[10:34] First. Massacre. Samuel. All the way to Malachi. Die. That's the Old Testament scriptures. And so. If you want to understand. Why Christ died. You can't stop. In the New Testament.

[10:45] You have to go back. Into the Old Testament. There are some Christians. Who say. I don't read the Old Testament. Because it's not relevant to me. They don't understand Christianity. If. If. You see. You can never have.

[10:56] A proper Bible. If you remove Genesis. Genesis. The Bible. Seizes to be Bible. In the absence of Genesis. And it seizes to be Bible. In the absence of Revelation.

[11:09] How can you start. The Bible. With Exodus. Suddenly. You see. A people. Who are the Jews. Who are in slavery. Who are being. Where did all this come from.

[11:20] It's not. Jesus quoted Genesis. More than any other thing. He made references. To Genesis. All the key points in Genesis. He spoke about it. He spoke about the beginning.

[11:31] How God created man. He spoke about. Abraham. He spoke about Noah. He spoke about. Abraham.

[11:42] Noah. He spoke about. All the key elements. In Genesis. Jesus made references to it. He spoke about Lot. He spoke about Lot. Lot's wife.

[11:53] So. Genesis is such an important book. So. To understand. Why the lamb had to die. Oh. Oh. To understand. Why is the lamb of God. Who had to die. I think it was just right.

[12:04] To start from Genesis. You can look at Genesis. You can look at Exodus. You can look at Leviticus. You can look at Numbers. He's everywhere. In Genesis. He's there. In Exodus. No. When I say.

[12:14] He's there. Not just. Even Jesus being there. But I'm talking about. Him. As the offering. For our sins. Him. As the sacrifice. The sacrifice. Of the father. He's there in Genesis.

[12:24] He's there in Exodus. He's there in Leviticus. He's there in Numbers. He's there in Deuteronomy. He's there in Joshua. He's there in Judges.

[12:37] Ruth. First Samuel. Second Samuel. First Kings. Second Kings. First Chronicles. Second Chronicles. Ezra. Nehemiah. Esther. Job. Psalms. Proverbs.

[12:48] Ecclesiastes. Songs of Solomon. Isaiah. Jeremiah. Jeremiah. Lamentations. Daniel. Hosea. Job. And the rest. He is there. Everywhere. He is there.

[12:58] Everywhere. If you can't find him there. That means that. It is not authentic. Any book of the Bible. You can't find him in it. It's not authentic. And if you can't find him. Watch this.

[13:09] You have to find across there too. So let's look at Genesis. In Genesis chapter 22. In Genesis chapter 22.

[13:19] There is a beautiful story there. How Abraham was there. And then God came to appear to him. Let's look at verse 1. Genesis chapter 22. Verse 1. The Bible says that. And it came to pass.

[13:30] After these things that God did tempt Abraham. And said to him. Abraham. He said. Behold. Here I am. Number 2. Watch this. Number 2. It is very important. He said. Take now thy son. Thy only.

[13:41] Thy only son. Isaac. Whom you love. And get thee. Into a land of Moriah. And offer him there as a burnt offering. Upon one of the mountains. Which I will tell thee of.

[13:52] Wow. Wow. Verse 4. And on the third day. Abraham lifted his eyes. And saw the place afar off. Oh. Okay. It was a place. Wow. Verse 5 and 6.

[14:05] And Abraham said. To this young man. I abide here. With the ass. And. I and the lad. Will go yonder. And worship. Will go further.

[14:16] In other words. And worship. And come again to you. Verse 6. And Abraham took the wood. Mmm. Of the burnt offering. Mmm. And laid it upon. Mmm.

[14:27] I. Laid it upon Isaac. His son. And took the fire. Uh. In his hand. And. Uh. And a knife. And they went both. Of them.

[14:39] Together. All right. Because of my time. We didn't want to go in. Too much. Now you realize that. Look at verse 2 and 3 again. And the Lord said. Take thy only son. Isaac. Thine only son Isaac.

[14:51] Remember. He had Ishmael. But in the eyes of God. Ishmael was not his. His actual son. His only son Isaac. Only son Isaac.

[15:02] Because that is the. Legitimate. Heaven recognized. Heaven accepted. Son. Now. There and there you can see. The cross at play. Isaac.

[15:13] Jesus is the lamb of God. Because. The lamb that was sacrificed. For the pleasure of God. And God showed us. In Abraham. That he was also going to send Jesus.

[15:25] On one day. One day. So. I want to draw your attention briefly. To. The story of Isaac. How. Isaac. Was just like Jesus.

[15:36] In theological terms. We will say. Isaac. Is a type of Jesus. When you look at Isaac. You examine his life. Very carefully. You see a lot of things. In his life. That reflected.

[15:47] Exactly what happened. In the life of Jesus. But. Because we are talking. About the cross. We will restrict ourselves. To the cross. So long as Isaac is concerned. Now. All of them. All of it. In Genesis chapter 22.

[15:58] I'll give you about. Eight or nine points. That Isaac. In his. Isaac was like Christ. As the lamb. Of God. Number one. Isaac. Was in verse 2.

[16:09] And verse 12. And verse 16. Look at verse 2. Isaac. Being the only. He was the only. Begotten son. Okay. So thy only son.

[16:20] You see that. Look at verse 12. Verse 12. Says that. He said. Lay thy hand. Lay not thy hand. Upon the lad. Neither do. Anything to him.

[16:30] For. I. For now. I know. I know. That thou. Fear. God. You see that. Has. Not. With that. Withheld. Thy son. Thy only son. So Isaac. Is an only son. Look at verse 16.

[16:41] Thy only son. And. And said. By myself. I swear. Says the Lord. For because. Thou has done. This thing. And has not. Withheld. Thy son. Thy only.

[16:52] He like. He said. Thy son. Then he will emphasize. Your only son. For God. So loved the world. John 3. 16. That he gave what? His only. Only.

[17:02] Only. Only. So Isaac. Was an only son. Jesus. Was an only son. And it's not. That Isaac. Was just an only son. Verse 2. Again. In Genesis chapter. 22.

[17:13] Isaac. Was. The son. His father loved. The son. His father loved. And Jesus. So Isaac. The son. Whom. Thou loveth. Jesus. For God.

[17:24] So loved the world. That he gave his only. Begotten son. And look at. Matthew. Sorry. Matthew 3. 17. Is the one. I'm actually looking. Matthew 3.

[17:34] 17. A voice came from heaven. Saying. This is my world. The son. I love. The son. I love. So Isaac. Was an only son. Isaac. Was a beloved son.

[17:45] Jesus. Was an only son. Jesus. Was a beloved son. Someone shout. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Wow. Number. Number three. Isaac. Found. Uh.

[17:55] Uh. Uh. Uh. Uh. Uh. He. He. He. He. He. Did his father's will. Isaac. Did his father's will. Or followed his father's.

[18:06] Father's will. What his father wanted. That's what he decided to do. When you look at the verse six. His father said. Let's go. Take the wood. And let's go. We are going to sacrifice. And Isaac said. Okay. I'll follow. Abraham took the wood.

[18:17] And bent off it. And laid it on his son Isaac. And what he did? Isaac do. No problem. He did his father's will. Isaac just followed his father's will. To the standard. When they even got. To the.

[18:28] Where he's going to. Execute him. He. He was willing. Isaac was willing. And obedient. But I will come to that. So Isaac followed his father's will. How about Jesus? In. In Matthew chapter 26.

[18:39] Verse 13. And Jesus said. If this possible. Let this cup come past. Nevertheless. Not as I will. So Jesus Christ. Also followed his father's will. Isaac followed his father's will.

[18:50] Jesus followed his father's will. If I were you. I would shout hallelujah. Yeah. Isaac was obedient. And was willing to die. Can you imagine? Obedient or to die.

[19:00] He obeyed his father so much. His father said. Lie down. Let me kill you. He also lied down. And Isaac was not a child. He was a young man. At that time.

[19:11] Isaac was a young man. Theologians believe he was around the age of 17. He could fight. His father was very old. 117. And at 17 years old.

[19:21] But who is stronger? But he willily. Verse 9. Genesis 22 verse 9 and verse 10. He lied down. He laid down. Quietly. His father said. And they came to the place of which God had told him.

[19:33] And Abraham built an altar. There. And placed the wood on it. And placed the wood in order. And he bound Isaac his son. And laid him on the altar. Can you imagine?

[19:44] Verse. The next verse. And Abraham stretched out his hand. And took the knife. To slay his son. He took. He was a battle. Isaac was willing unto obedience.

[19:54] Wow. Wow. In Philippians chapter 2 verse 8. The Bible says. Jesus became obedient. Isaac was obedient unto death. Jesus also became obedient to the point of death.

[20:05] That's the Lamb of God. Number. And then. When you look at number 5. I. I. I. Isaac. Who carried. Isaac carried his own wood. Verse 6. Genesis 22 verse 6. Wow.

[20:15] The wood that they are going to use to kill him. Isaac carried his own wood. And Abraham took the. So Abraham took the wood. The wood of the burnt offering. And laid it on Isaac his son.

[20:26] He carried it. He carried it. How about Jesus? Jesus also carried his own wood. His own cross. John chapter 19 verse 17. Look at John chapter 19 verse 17.

[20:38] Jesus carried his own cross. And he said. And he. Bearing his cross. Went out to a place called. The place of skull. Of the skull. Which.

[20:50] Is called in the Hebrew. Golgotha. It was a mountain. It was a hill. He went to the hill. Carrying his own cross. Isaac also went. Carrying his own cross. Number 5.

[21:00] Isaac was offered to God. As a burnt offering. On Mount Moriah. Mount Moriah. Abraham. God told Abraham. Take him to the mountain. I will show you.

[21:11] Genesis chapter 22 verse. Verse 2. And take your son. Your only son. Whom you love. Offer him there. Sorry. To the land of Moriah. And it was a mountain.

[21:22] He said. And offer him there. As a burnt offering. On one of the mountains. Guess what? Jesus was also killed. He was taken to the same mountain. The same mountain.

[21:33] It was Mount Moriah. By Jesus' time. They used to call it Mount Zion. Which was Mount Golgotha. Mount Zion. Mount Zion. Look at. Second Chronicles. I've talked on this before.

[21:44] Second Chronicles chapter 3 verse 1. Second Chronicles chapter 3 verse 1. It says that. That's the same place Solomon built the temple. Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah.

[21:57] Is that not why Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac? Mount Moriah. Where the Lord appeared to his father David. And that's the same place David had encountered with God. That mountain.

[22:08] And guess what? In our modern day. We are Mount Zion. Hey. Kabadabashakataya. Rakadabashakataya. For you have come to Mount Zion. Hebrews chapter 12 verse 22.

[22:20] Badal has come to Mount Zion. God works in Mount Zion. He likes sacrifice to be offered in Mount Zion. In fact he told his people in Deuteronomy 16. 16. That offer your burnt offering where I will show you.

[22:32] God used to tell them come there three times a year. And come and sacrifice there. Come and feast. Mount Zion. God is the God of Mount Zion. God is the God. Psalm 132 verse 12.

[22:44] Psalm 132 verse 12. If your sons will keep my commandment and my testimony. I think their sons. Psalm 132 verse 13.

[22:57] I'm sorry. Verse 13. For the Lord has chosen. Oh. The Lord has chosen the church. That is why Jesus died. Isaac died on Mount Moriah.

[23:08] Or he was sacrificed. He was offered as a sacrifice. Actually offered. He was placed on the altar. The Father took there. To offer him. I've given him. That's why God said. Now.

[23:18] Because you have done it already. You have given him to me. He took the knife. The knife was about to kill him. And then God said. Okay. You have done it. So he actually offered on the mountain. And Jesus was also offered on the Mount Golgotha.

[23:30] He was offered on the Mount Golgotha. And I'll tell you why he had to be offered. And then number seven. Isaac was killed on the altar.

[23:41] And returned to Abraham on the third day. Look at Genesis again. Let's look at Genesis chapter 22 verse 4. Verse 4. I want to show you something there. That's very important. Verse 4 says that.

[23:54] Then on the third day. Abraham lifted his eyes. And saw the place afar off. Can you imagine? From this house. To where to go. And where to do the sacrifice. Was three days journey. Three days journey.

[24:06] On the third day. So look at verse 10. From verse 10. I want to show you something. And Abraham stretched his hand to kill the guy. Verse 11. And the angel of the Lord called from heaven.

[24:17] Abraham. Abraham. Here I am. Verse 12. He said don't kill the guy. Don't lay your hand on the side. I now know that you fear me. Look at verse 13. Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked.

[24:29] And there behind him was a ram. Caught in a thicket. By its horn. So Abraham went and took the ram. And offered it for a burnt offering.

[24:40] Instead. Somebody say instead of his son. Instead of his son. Three days later. When Abraham got home. His son. He went back with his son. He had him three days later.

[24:51] Back in the house. Three days later. In Genesis. In Hebrews chapter 11. Verse 19. Look at this. Hebrews chapter 11. Verse 19. Abraham offered Isaac.

[25:01] Concluding that God was able to raise him up. Even from the dead. From which he also received him. So Isaac. As it were. Isaac. Back in Abraham's life.

[25:12] Was like a resurrected Isaac. Because he actually received him. Back from the dead. Do you see that? Even from the dead. He received him back from the dead. So. Isaac.

[25:23] So long as Abraham was concerned. He was gone. And. Three days later. He received him in a house. Back. As a resurrected Isaac. Jesus Christ.

[25:34] Was also crucified. In 1 Corinthians chapter 15. Verse 4. According to the scriptures. Verse 3 says that. He died for our sins. According to the scriptures.

[25:44] Verse 4. Look at verse 4. And he was buried. And he rose again the third day. According to the scriptures. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. So.

[25:55] Jesus. Isaac was the type of Christ. Because. He was. Offered up. In death. And he. His father got him back. From the dead. And the same as Jesus.

[26:06] And then. Last but one. Isaac was. Multiplied. In a. After he died. Watch this. After God said. Sacrifice Isaac for me. See what happened. After.

[26:17] Abraham tried to sacrifice Isaac. And Isaac was gone. Look at verse 17. Of Genesis 22. Verse 17. You will like this. Suddenly. God said. I'm going to. I said.

[26:28] Blessing. I will bless you. And do what? Multiply. In multiply. I will multiply. Your descendants. Now. I'm going to give you. Plenty sons. As Isaac. Plenty.

[26:39] Isaac was multiplied. To Abraham. Because Abraham. Offered him up. How about Jesus? Jesus Christ too. Bible. Jesus himself said. John chapter 12. Verse 4. 24. Accept a grain of wheat.

[26:50] Falls to the ground. And dies. He abides alone. But if it dies. But if it dies. Accept a grain of wheat. Falls to the ground. And dies. He abides alone.

[27:01] But when it dies. When it dies. So you can see. That Jesus Christ. Was multiplied. Look at. First Peter chapter 1. Verse 3. First Peter chapter 1.

[27:12] Verse 3. Talks about. We have been made sons of God. By the resurrection. So after the resurrection. We all became sons of Christ. Did you see that? Abandonment has begotten us again.

[27:23] Unto living hope. Through the resurrection of Jesus. Isaac's resurrection. Brought many sons to Abraham. Jesus' resurrection. Brought many sons to his father. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

[27:34] We had. So all along. There was a prophecy in Genesis. About Jesus. About his death. His burial. And his resurrection. He had to be offered.

[27:45] As the offering for God. And God accepts lambs. As offering. Lamb has blood. And let me give you the last point. Isaac. About Isaac. In point number 9.

[27:56] Isaac was the seed. Of Abraham. For the blessing of all nations. Look at verse 18. Of the same time. Genesis chapter 22. Genesis 22.

[28:06] Jesus is right there. Genesis chapter 22. He said. In your seed. All nations of the earth. In your seed. Ah. So when he was blessing him. He said. I'll multiply your seed. They said. In your seed.

[28:17] All nations shall be blessed. So Isaac became. A point of the seed of Abraham. For the blessing of all nations. How about Jesus Christ? How about Jesus Christ? In the same way.

[28:27] Jesus also. In Genesis chapter. Sorry. Galatians chapter 3. Verse 8. Galatians 3. 8. Galatians 3. 8. And the scriptures foreseeing.

[28:39] That God. Who justified the Gentiles. By faith. Preached the gospel to Abraham. Before. And saying. In. In. In. In you. All the nations. Shall be blessed.

[28:50] So. In you. Knowing. Talking about Jesus. So. Isaac was the seed of Abraham. For the blessing of all nations. Jesus was also the seed. Of Abraham. For the blessing. Look.

[29:00] Of all nations. Verse 14. Look at verse 14. Verse 14. That the blessing of Abraham. Might come upon us. The Gentiles. In Christ Jesus. That we might receive.

[29:12] The promise. The promise. Of. The faith. Look at verse 16. Verse 16. Now. To Abraham. And to his seed.

[29:22] Where the promise made. He does not say. And to your seeds. As of many. But as of one. And. To your seed.

[29:33] Who is Christ. So. Isaac was the seed of Abraham. Christ. Also the seed. You see that. So. Now. Why. Am I talking about Christ. Death.

[29:44] On the cross. As the lamb. He was death. On the. He died. On the cross. As the lamb. Watch this. This is very important. To be offered. For our sins. So he said.

[29:55] Behold. The lamb of God. Who takes away. The sins of the world. When. As an offering. A sacrifice. Is offered. To God. He. It's offered. Any sacrifice. That doesn't have blood.

[30:06] Doesn't move the heart. Of God. Because of sin. Blood. Is needed. For covering of sin. Blood. Is needed. For the covering of sin. So Jesus. Watch this. He had to die.

[30:17] On the cross. To shed his blood. As the lamb of God. For the covering. Of our sins. So. He died. To redeem us. From our sins. In Galatians.

[30:27] Sorry. In 1 Peter. Chapter 1. Verse 19. And 20. He says. We have been redeemed. As of. By the precious. By. But with the precious.

[30:38] Blood of Christ. How? As of a lamb. Without spot. And without blemish. He redeemed us. By the blood. He redeemed us. By the blood. Redeemer.

[30:49] That's why. I thank God. For that song. I know my redeemer lives. Listen. The sicknesses. Came into life. Problems. Came into life. Because of sin. Now. If you have been redeemed.

[30:59] From our sins. Then guess what. Satan will not have. Any standing. Platform. He will not have. Any reason. Why. He can execute. His evil intentions.

[31:10] When your blood. And when the blood of Christ. Covers your sins. When your sins. Have been taken care of. Satan doesn't have. A platform. To afflict you. I see somebody. God is turning.

[31:20] Your situation around. Shout hallelujah. Hallelujah. So. He will have. To be the blood. He had to be. The lamb of God. So that by. His blood.

[31:32] He will. He will. Pay for our sins. And redeem us. From our sins. And then number two. Why does he have to be. The blood. The lamb. Is very important. It's in Exodus.

[31:43] He had to be the lamb. Because of Exodus. There is a lamb. In Exodus chapter 12. Kadabashata. Kadabababa. There is a lamb. In Exodus chapter 12.

[31:54] I'm telling you. He's in Leviticus too. He's in Numbers. But time will not permit us. To go to Numbers. To go to Leviticus. Deuteronomy and Joshua. But look at Exodus chapter 12. In Exodus chapter 12.

[32:06] When you. Let's. Let's read from verse. Two. Let's start from verse one. So we can just. Let me show you something. Exodus chapter 12. From verse one. And.

[32:17] Now the Lord spoke to Moses. Aaron in Egypt. In the land of Egypt. Saying. This month shall be the beginning of months. Wow. This month shall be the beginning of months.

[32:27] It's amazing. This month shall be the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year. Okay. So what's supposed to happen? Mark Ataya. Speak to the congregation of Israel. Saying.

[32:38] On the tenth. Ah ah. On the tenth. Of the month. Every man. Every man shall take for himself a lamb. Oh. Okay. A lamb.

[32:49] According to his father's house. A lamb for his household. Go to verse five. Verse five. The lamb. Your lamb shall be without blemish. Did you see that?

[32:59] We read about. As a lamb without blemish. Without blemish. In. First Peter chapter. One verse nineteen. Without blemish. So he said. Your lamb. Must be without blemish.

[33:11] Okay. Your lamb shall be without blemish. A male. Of the first year. That means that. The first male child. That's why. Mary's first child. Jesus must be the first.

[33:23] Son of his. Of his. Early. Mother. And as well. The first son of his. Father. In heaven. Of the first. You shall take it from.

[33:35] The sheep. Or from the goats. All right. Let's go to the next verse. And you shall keep it. Until the fourteenth day. Of the same month. Then. Then the whole assembly of the.

[33:46] Assembly of the congregation. Of Israel shall. Kill it. Ah. That lamb must be killed. The lamb must be killed. Revelation chapter five. It said. For you were slain.

[33:57] Verse nine. For you were slain. And you have redeemed us. The sangha. You were ready to take the stroll. And open it. And open it still. For you were slain. That. The lamb must be killed.

[34:09] You shall kill it. You shall kill it. So. Jesus had to be killed. Why was he killed? Because it was God's idea. That he must be killed. He must be killed.

[34:20] So you shall kill it. The lamb of God must be killed. Why do you need to kill it? And then he says that. When you go down from verse. Let's look at verse ten.

[34:31] Because of time. Just jump to. Okay. Go back. Go back. Let's read it. And then we go to verse ten. It said. And you shall take some of the. Uh oh. The blood. The blood. And put it on the two doorposts.

[34:43] And on the lentil of the house. Where you eat it. Ah. You eat. There must be the blood of that lamb. On the house you live in. Kaiba shakaltaya. Listen.

[34:54] This is your body. Your body. Do you know your body is a house? I think in first Corinthians chapter five. Verse one. Or somewhere. It says that. Our earthly tabernacle.

[35:04] Which is a house. I'll put off my earthly. So I forgot. But your body is a house. Your body is your house. It's housing your spirit on this earth.

[35:15] Without your body. You can't stay on this earth. Your body is your actual address on this earth. Ha ha ha ha. So take care. It's a rather second Corinthians.

[35:25] So take good care of your body. Brother. Take good care of your body sister. Stop the smoking. Stop the alcoholism. Take good care of your body.

[35:35] Ha ha ha. Take good care of your house sister. Stop it. All right. Second Corinthians chapter five verse four. Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha.

[35:45] It says that. For we know that if our earthly house. You see. Earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved. We have a building of God. And house not made with hands.

[35:57] It then. So it's talking about if our earthly house. This physical body. Let's see how the amplifier puts it. So that someone will see what I'm trying to talk about. For we know that if the tent.

[36:08] Which is our earthly home. Is destroyed. Destroyed. That's this body. It's talking about this body. It doesn't. Okay. A new living. A new living translation. Let me see if it puts it.

[36:18] In any. If we know that. That when this earthly tent. We live. In. Is taken down. That is. When we die. And live this earthly body. Do you see that? So this.

[36:30] Your earthly body is a house. Your body is a house. Wow. Your body is a house. It's not everything. That can come into your house. Sometimes.

[36:41] Must go in a bin. You're preaching. True. All right. Let me not get distracted. So. Our bodies are house.

[36:52] And it says. Take some of the blood. I like that one. Come. Come. Take some of the blood. And put it on the house. Where you live in. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

[37:03] Hallelujah. Why. Why do I need it? Verse 10. Verse 10. You shall let none of it remain until the morning. And remain until the. Let's go to the. Verse. Verse 11. Quickly.

[37:14] And that. You shall eat it. With your belt. With the belt on your waist. Your sandals on your feet. And your stuff in your hand. So. Shall you eat it. In his. It is.

[37:25] The. Lord's Passover. That. This is very important. Ah. So. This lamp. Is the Lord's Passover. How you are handling. Eating it. And applying the blood. Is the Lord's Passover. Is the Lord's Passover.

[37:37] Ah. Remember that. Don't forget that. Because of my time. Is the Lord's Passover. Look at the next verse. Ah. Verse 12. For I will pass through the land of Egypt. On that night. I will strike all firstborns in the land of Egypt.

[37:49] But. Both man and beast. And against all the gods of Egypt. I will execute judgment. I am the Lord. Look at verse 13. Oh. Now. The blood shall be a sign.

[38:00] A sign. For you. On the houses where you are. And when I see the blood. I will pass over you. And the plague shall not be on you. To destroy you.

[38:11] When I strike the land of Egypt. Verse 14. I strike the land. So. This day shall be to you a memorial. And you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord.

[38:21] Throughout your generations. You shall. You shall keep it as a feast. By an everlasting ordinance. This one is supposed to go on throughout. You shall keep it as a feast.

[38:33] Why? Because. It is not. The real thing is coming. So. Keep it going. Until the real one comes. That's why. We Christians. We take communion. Because. According to 1st Corinthians chapter 5.

[38:44] Verse 7. 1st Corinthians 5. 7. The Passover. Christ is our Passover. The Passover lamb. Therefore. Page. Page out the old living.

[38:55] That you may be. You may be a new lamb. Since you truly are a living. For. Indeed. Christ. Our Passover. Was sacrificed for us. You are talking about the lamb.

[39:06] That was sacrificed. Why is it the lamb? Because. Some. Oh. Now. I'm going to make a big point. Because. Number one. Because. Our sins must be paid for. But not just that. Listen. Number two.

[39:17] Because. The devil must be terminated. The devil must be crushed. In your life. That's one of the reasons for a counterfeit. Every satanic hold in your life.

[39:28] Must be crushed. Must be crushed. Because. The lamb. Has prevailed. The lion. Of the tribe of Judah. Prevails. He's the lamb.

[39:39] He's the. Fear not. Weep not. Oh John. Revelation 5. 5. Weep not. Oh John. Why? Because. Because. Because. Because.

[39:49] The. Lion. Of the tribe of Judah. The root of David. Has prevailed to open the book. And to lose his cross. Say. Open. Verse 6. Verse 6.

[40:00] The lion. And behold. Sorry. And I beheld. I looked. And lo. I saw in the midst. A lamb. So the lion that has prevailed.

[40:10] Is the lamb. He has to prevail. See. The lion is for fighting. You can't overcome it. But. He had to be a lamb. In order to be able to be our lion. When it comes to overcoming the devil.

[40:22] When it comes to delivering us from Egypt. Somebody is coming out of that Egypt situation. Somebody is coming out of that Pharaoh situation. Why? Because the lamb. The lamb.

[40:33] The blood of the lamb. Is what seals it. It delivers us. We have the blood of the lamb. The lamb is speaking. The blood of the lamb. Is speaking for you.

[40:44] The blood of the lamb. Is covering you. The blood of the lamb. Covers your health. Covers your finances. Covers your family. Covers your marriage. Covers your career. Covers your mind.

[40:54] Covers your life. Covers your ministry. Covers your business. Covers your children. The blood. Someone shout. The blood of the lamb. The blood of the lamb. Behold the lamb of God.

[41:06] Who takes away the sins of the world. He doesn't only take away the sins of the world. But he also delivers us from the powers of darkness.

[41:16] He doesn't only take away the sins of the world. That is why he is Isaac. To satisfy. To satisfy. The.

[41:28] The. The. The. To satisfy God's justice. He had to be the lamb. To. To be offered as a sacrifice. Just like Isaac. Was offered as a sacrifice. And God said.

[41:38] Ha. I like what Abraham has done. I am pleased with his sacrifice. He had to be the lamb. To be sacrificed. To satisfy God's justice.

[41:49] But not just to satisfy God's justice. Also. To terminate Satan's evil influence over our lives. To terminate demonic activity. They overcame by the blood of the lamb.

[42:01] And the. The. The. And the word of their testimony. As I taught. Last. Was it Thursday? Yes. I think it should be Thursday or Friday. I. I.

[42:11] Or Saturday or Sunday night. Rather. Last Saturday night. As I taught last Sunday night. That. The blood line is not crossable. It's not. It's impossible. Satan can go beyond the blood.

[42:23] Why? We have a lamb. That's why it had to be a lamb. So the lamb. The blood of the lamb. Pharaoh couldn't stop them. Because a blood of the lamb was speaking. We thank God for using his servant.

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