WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:17.219 My faith is grounded on the Word of God, and the wonders of one. 00:00:17.219 --> 00:00:26.240 I trust the finished work of Christ alone, I'm saved by wondrous grace divine. 00:00:26.239 --> 00:00:35.560 Hallelujah! Oh, hallelujah! My heart keeps singing as I go. 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:45.560 I dwell in David, in the waiting night, and live where no cannot be found. 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:55.879 My joy is boundless since in Christ I live, and all I live and now defend. 00:00:55.880 --> 00:01:05.200 A refuge from the world of sin and strife, where heavenly blessings never end. 00:01:05.579 --> 00:01:13.700 Hallelujah! Oh, hallelujah! My heart keeps singing as I go. 00:01:13.700 --> 00:01:23.120 I dwell in David, in the waiting night, and live where milk and honey flow. 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:36.120 My life has taken on a purpose true, since Christ is on the throne. 00:01:36.120 --> 00:01:46.120 This spirit fills and gives me victory too, and now I live for him alone. 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:56.120 Hallelujah! Oh, hallelujah! Oh, hallelujah! My heart keeps singing as I go. 00:01:56.120 --> 00:02:05.120 My dwelling, taken in the waiting night, and live where milk and honey flow. 00:02:05.120 --> 00:02:09.120 My life where milk and honey flow. 00:02:09.120 --> 00:02:16.120 You can't honey flow. 00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:22.120 And a song of that same fervor and content is found on page 100. 00:02:22.120 --> 00:02:41.120 God is so wonderful. I can't explain. 00:02:41.120 --> 00:03:01.120 God is so wonderful. I can't explain. But I can say, glory, hallelujah, praise his holy name. 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:23.120 Oh, God is so wonderful. I can't explain. But I can say, glory, hallelujah, praise his holy name. 00:03:23.120 --> 00:03:35.120 It's wonderful because he saved me. It's wonderful that he forgave me. 00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:46.120 It's wonderful, wonderful, so very wonderful, wonderful that he is mine. 00:03:46.120 --> 00:03:57.120 Oh, God is so wonderful. I cast on him my every burden. Lay at his feet my every care. 00:03:57.120 --> 00:04:07.120 It's wonderful, wonderful, so very wonderful, wonderful that he is mine. 00:04:07.120 --> 00:04:30.120 Oh, God is so wonderful. I can't explain. But I can say, glory, hallelujah, praise his holy name. 00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:32.120 Okay, glory, hallelujah, praise your holy name. 00:04:32.120 --> 00:04:33.120 Oh, God is so wonderful, but I can't point to you. 00:04:33.120 --> 00:04:34.120 This is the only one of the things you have in the world. 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:35.120 It is the only one of the things you have in the world. 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:36.120 It is the only one of the things you have in the world. 00:04:36.120 --> 00:04:37.120 The things you have in the world. 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:38.120 The things you have in the world. 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:39.120 The things you have in the world. 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:40.120 The things you have in the world. 00:04:40.120 --> 00:04:40.379 The things you have in the world. 00:04:40.379 --> 00:04:41.120 The things you have in the world. 00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:41.819 The things you have in the world. 00:04:41.819 --> 00:04:42.120 The things you have in the world. 00:04:42.120 --> 00:04:43.120 The things you have in the world. 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:43.120 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:44.120 The things you have in the world. 00:04:44.120 --> 00:04:44.420 The things you have in the world. 00:04:44.420 --> 00:04:45.120 The things you have in the world. 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:45.120 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:57.579 His name is wonderful, Jesus my Lord. 00:04:58.160 --> 00:05:08.139 He is the mighty King, Master of everything. 00:05:08.139 --> 00:05:21.279 His name is wonderful, Jesus my Lord. 00:05:21.279 --> 00:05:29.419 He's the great Shepherd, the rock of all ages. 00:05:31.240 --> 00:05:36.519 Almighty God is He. 00:05:38.139 --> 00:05:53.139 Bow down before Him, love and adore Him. 00:05:53.139 --> 00:06:11.139 His name is wonderful, Jesus my Lord. 00:06:11.139 --> 00:06:12.139 Amen. 00:06:12.139 --> 00:06:14.139 Amen. 00:06:14.139 --> 00:06:35.159 we're in the book of daniel and tonight again in chapter 10 but not staying there in totality 00:06:35.160 --> 00:06:45.160 it would be very easy for us to hurry on to chapter 11 because of the fact that's the chapter that 00:06:45.160 --> 00:06:50.960 seems to be the most prominent today and everybody is interested what's going to take place at the 00:06:50.960 --> 00:06:58.020 signs of the times and further information on the antichrist from daniel's first vision in chapter 00:06:58.020 --> 00:07:04.600 seven and second vision in chapter eight and it seems that chapter 11 is the one we're always 00:07:04.600 --> 00:07:09.520 running to when we get to daniel after we've gone through chapter eight and chapter nine 00:07:09.520 --> 00:07:18.080 but to me from a purely bible standpoint the 10th chapter of daniel is one of the most interesting 00:07:18.080 --> 00:07:25.439 in the book number one because it deals with so many different subjects we have studied at least 00:07:25.439 --> 00:07:31.060 two or three of those in the last couple of weeks and tonight the lord allowing we go on to a third 00:07:31.060 --> 00:07:37.639 one of the great teachings of the 10th chapter of daniel is how long do you keep on praying 00:07:37.639 --> 00:07:45.740 daniel was a very good prayer normally he prayed and got an immediate answer 00:07:45.740 --> 00:07:51.279 but in chapter 10 that didn't take place prayed for 21 days and didn't get an answer 00:07:51.279 --> 00:07:55.199 that was unheard of in daniel's prayer life 00:07:55.199 --> 00:08:02.079 we've studied an extent what do you do when answers to prayer do not come 00:08:02.079 --> 00:08:07.399 well if we're honest with ourself according to the word of god we look at ourself 00:08:07.399 --> 00:08:15.719 to see if there's any problem with us something between us and the savior and that's what you find 00:08:15.719 --> 00:08:23.719 in daniel 10 verse 12 that's what he did for three weeks he kept on praying kept on being persistent 00:08:23.720 --> 00:08:31.480 kept on being concerned the 10th chapter of daniel also speaks of the lord jesus christ twice 00:08:31.480 --> 00:08:39.720 i personally believe that verse 5 and verse 6 of the 10th chapter ties it to revelation 00:08:39.720 --> 00:08:48.019 for the very vision of christ that daniel saw except for one phrase is found in revelation chapter 1 00:08:48.019 --> 00:08:54.100 so it is very possible that the events which follow the 10th chapter of daniel 00:08:54.100 --> 00:09:02.019 are more exclusively given to us in revelation chapter 5 through the end of the book 00:09:02.019 --> 00:09:07.879 for revelation deals with the world apart from the believer 00:09:07.879 --> 00:09:14.340 and daniel deals with the world apart from what we call the age of grace 00:09:14.340 --> 00:09:20.580 and therefore we not only see persistent prayer and we'll see that in a moment and why it wasn't 00:09:20.580 --> 00:09:26.660 answered but we see the lord jesus christ the next interesting subject in the 10th chapter of daniel 00:09:26.660 --> 00:09:34.139 is the subject of angels and demons now if you'll just cast your eyes for a few moments to pick up the 00:09:34.139 --> 00:09:42.420 thread my conviction is in verse 9 where we see yet heard i the voice of his words is the closing 00:09:42.419 --> 00:09:47.860 description of the lord jesus christ as he appeared to daniel in the old testament 00:09:49.539 --> 00:09:56.899 beginning with verse 10 i believe he is describing in his own words the angel which spoke to him 00:09:56.899 --> 00:10:06.980 of the answer to his prayer notice what it says and behold a hand touched me which set me upon my knees 00:10:06.980 --> 00:10:12.100 and upon the palms of my hands i've told you for two weeks daniel could never get the message with his 00:10:12.100 --> 00:10:20.100 face to the ground there is a place for repentance there is a place for prostration but there is not a 00:10:20.100 --> 00:10:27.779 place for that if you're going to do something for the lord and so the angel says to him and he said unto me 00:10:27.779 --> 00:10:34.819 oh daniel a man greatly beloved and that's where we were last week why was he that because of his 00:10:34.819 --> 00:10:42.980 uncompromising position of his continual spiritual tone certainly of his prayer quality of the place 00:10:42.980 --> 00:10:50.100 he put god in his life his interest always to seeking christ first understand the words that i 00:10:50.100 --> 00:10:57.860 speak unto thee and stand upright for unto thee am i now sent in other words here we see that an angel 00:10:57.860 --> 00:11:05.779 is a messenger of god with an answer to prayer now we may not stop on that tone tonight but i would 00:11:05.779 --> 00:11:15.540 remind you in your bible reading that something might startle you of how many times in the bible god refers to 00:11:15.539 --> 00:11:26.099 angels as the messengers of answered prayer now in this day and age we do not pay attention much to that 00:11:26.659 --> 00:11:32.740 there is no doubt that when we pray and ask god for direction as the writer of proverbs says and as the 00:11:32.740 --> 00:11:39.459 writer of new testament timothy says god hath not given us the spirit of fear but of power and of love 00:11:39.460 --> 00:11:49.139 and of a sound mind there is no doubt that the holy spirit because he indwells us and infills us answers 00:11:49.139 --> 00:12:04.580 prayer given to god through christ through our very lives and yet we cannot turn aside from the fact that god uses angels 00:12:04.580 --> 00:12:12.020 now i think probably why fundamental believers have not paid much attention to the subject of angels is 00:12:12.020 --> 00:12:21.940 the fact that we've always pictured them sort of effeminate and we've always looked at angels as kind of being weird 00:12:24.020 --> 00:12:29.220 i'd like to have you think with me for a few moments tonight kindly notice something as i get you 00:12:29.220 --> 00:12:37.139 acclimated the angels angel speaks to daniel and said he was spoke sent to speak something to him 00:12:37.139 --> 00:12:45.060 verse 12 then said he unto me fear not daniel from the first day that you began to pray in other words 00:12:46.420 --> 00:12:53.139 when we speak of angels we have to find out something about them first of all i'm sure that all of us agree 00:12:53.139 --> 00:13:01.460 tonight and will agree that angels are beings which were created by god now we don't totally understand 00:13:01.460 --> 00:13:09.460 we have a lot of theories and we have a lot of conjecture about the creation of angels we have a great 00:13:09.460 --> 00:13:15.620 deal of misconception about angels first of all i would remind you that angels are limited 00:13:15.620 --> 00:13:25.220 very often we think of angels as synonymous with god that is not true i might say to you by my own 00:13:25.220 --> 00:13:28.740 conviction and i personally believe that an angel can only do one thing at a time 00:13:31.220 --> 00:13:39.139 an angel can only be one place at a time now it may be that an angel has some speed involved 00:13:39.139 --> 00:13:47.059 but he also is not as quick quick as the wink of an eye nor is he omniscient and omnipresent and 00:13:47.059 --> 00:13:54.340 omnipotent and i sometimes believe this is why we have stayed away from the subject of angels now you 00:13:54.340 --> 00:14:01.220 are aware daniel had a great deal to do with angels in the previous chapter when he had that long prayer 00:14:01.220 --> 00:14:08.340 of confession of sin when he was agonizing for israel when that great four-verse prophecy comes to us about 00:14:08.340 --> 00:14:16.100 the 70 weeks you realize it was an angel that brought him that message in answer to his longest prayer 00:14:16.100 --> 00:14:22.820 that's recorded are you aware tonight that it was an angel that released peter from prison 00:14:25.220 --> 00:14:30.740 it was an angel that spoke to zacharias in the temple about the birth of john the baptist 00:14:30.740 --> 00:14:40.019 we forget that angels seem to have a singular mission to carry out when god sends them 00:14:42.580 --> 00:14:49.139 certainly we believe that angels were created before the creation which we know as heaven and earth 00:14:49.139 --> 00:14:56.740 now that's a debatable point but turn to job chapter 38 and look with me at verse 4 5 6 and 7 00:14:56.740 --> 00:15:03.700 very slowly tonight i'd like to develop a little thought on angels now realize that not only is an 00:15:03.700 --> 00:15:11.860 angel introduced to daniel but the subject of demons and their area of operation is introduced to daniel 00:15:11.860 --> 00:15:19.379 three times in the 10th chapter now we're turning to job 38 if you have a commentary at home you can read 00:15:19.379 --> 00:15:26.100 these same words but i think it's very well that we look at this tonight very carefully now job is being 00:15:26.100 --> 00:15:36.420 questioned by god about his own knowledge he says in verse 1 then the lord answered job out of the whirlwind and said who is this that darkeneth 00:15:36.420 --> 00:15:45.060 counsel by words without knowledge gird up now thy loins like a man for i will demand of thee and answer thou me in other 00:15:45.060 --> 00:15:54.500 words he's going to question job on some godly knowledge where was thou when i laid the foundations of the earth 00:15:54.500 --> 00:16:02.980 declare if thou hast understanding now because we have a full bible we know more about creation than job knew 00:16:04.500 --> 00:16:11.539 but we do not know god's entire creative situation as well as we'd like to he has only given us enough to 00:16:11.539 --> 00:16:19.539 operate in the realm of the word of god and it's not necessary for us to know creation in its totality 00:16:19.539 --> 00:16:24.259 except it hinges on the fact of calvary and the gospel in the lord jesus christ 00:16:25.779 --> 00:16:31.379 i am very interested in the first three chapters of genesis as you were when mr greer was here last 00:16:31.379 --> 00:16:40.099 sunday morning we have a great debate going on nowadays about homosexuality and lesbianism i don't care what 00:16:40.099 --> 00:16:46.980 you say it's contrary to the word of god and i don't care if you call it intolerance or you call it any 00:16:46.980 --> 00:16:53.460 place else you have to face to the word of god yesterday we had a marriage in our family oh i 00:16:53.460 --> 00:16:59.460 forgot that some of you are angry with me all right somebody said to me how come you don't tell us when 00:16:59.460 --> 00:17:08.980 things are going on well how come you don't read the bulletin board yes the announcements of kevin's 00:17:08.980 --> 00:17:17.539 weddings been on a bulletin board for one month you don't read the bulletin board okay so we're even okay 00:17:20.339 --> 00:17:25.059 i was interested as i preach at all weddings and use genesis 2. 00:17:27.380 --> 00:17:36.259 god gives the definition of marriage a man shall leave his father and his mother and cleave unto his 00:17:36.259 --> 00:17:44.339 wife and they too shall be one flesh now you say pastor what are you talking about in my introduction 00:17:44.339 --> 00:17:50.980 in describing the institution of marriage and using that i said to the audience i would have you notice 00:17:50.980 --> 00:17:55.220 that divine marriage is always between a man and a woman 00:17:55.220 --> 00:18:01.539 and it can be nothing else 00:18:03.539 --> 00:18:10.740 now let's get it straight we know enough about god's creation we like to delve into the philosophy 00:18:10.740 --> 00:18:19.059 and scientific aspect of creation but god has given us enough to accept by faith to see if we believe he is god 00:18:19.059 --> 00:18:25.379 now there's where job is and the interesting thing is he asked job where were you when the foundations of 00:18:25.379 --> 00:18:33.379 the earth were laid verse five who hath laid the measures thereof if thou knowest or who hath stretched the line 00:18:33.379 --> 00:18:40.419 upon it whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened or who laid the cornerstone thereof now all of 00:18:40.420 --> 00:18:50.740 that is questioning the magnificent creation of god which he did by the word of his mouth god spoke and it was 00:18:50.740 --> 00:18:58.019 so now all i'm leading up to is the next verse he says in this matter of my describing creation i would 00:18:58.019 --> 00:19:07.140 remind you that there was somebody already there that looked at it and that appreciated it and that sang 00:19:07.140 --> 00:19:17.860 now everyone agrees that verse 7 refers to angels there is no commentary liberal unorthodox orthodox or 00:19:17.860 --> 00:19:26.820 any place else that will argue the point that verse 7 refers to the fact that angels were there when creation 00:19:26.820 --> 00:19:36.660 took place as listed in genesis 1 1 they are called here the morning stars when the morning stars sang together it 00:19:36.660 --> 00:19:46.340 seems and i'm only saying this personally it seems that there are and i'll show you that in a moment again there are ranks of angels 00:19:48.420 --> 00:19:58.900 now notice something else in this verse when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of god now that has nothing to do with man 00:19:58.900 --> 00:20:12.420 two references in this verse refer to angels they are called the morning stars that sang whether that is a designated group with a purpose 00:20:14.420 --> 00:20:23.860 or a godly description of the eliteness and the brilliance of his creation before genesis 1 1 it doesn't make any difference 00:20:23.859 --> 00:20:30.899 secondly we have the reference to the sons of god now i'm not going to debate the point 00:20:32.259 --> 00:20:43.219 but everyone agrees that the sons of god here are angelic beings therefore it is not without bible comparison 00:20:43.219 --> 00:20:48.419 that the sons of god in genesis 6 are the same in type of individual 00:20:48.420 --> 00:20:59.940 a rank of angels so angels are created being in essence we don't know when they were created 00:21:01.620 --> 00:21:11.620 whether god in his threefold aspect and person a father son and holy spirit who has always existed 00:21:11.619 --> 00:21:23.299 at one time in their creative minds and a being which has power to do it decided to create beings 00:21:24.179 --> 00:21:33.059 that were for their own purpose we do not know now we do know that the bible teaches us one of the ministry of angels is to worship god 00:21:33.059 --> 00:21:46.419 but we do know that angels were present at the creation of genesis the first chapter and that which is listed there in fact they sang at that creation 00:21:47.539 --> 00:21:53.859 and the sons of god the angelic beings shouted for joy now 00:21:53.859 --> 00:22:04.259 how many angels are there that's an interesting question we're just going to be simple we're not going 00:22:04.259 --> 00:22:08.579 through any difficult situations in this little study because we're still studying daniel 00:22:10.419 --> 00:22:13.859 turn to daniel chapter 7 where we when we've been before 00:22:16.659 --> 00:22:22.979 in the second vision that daniel gets or the first vision of his own which is not an interpretation of a 00:22:22.980 --> 00:22:29.860 heathen dream daniel of course saw the antichrist which we have already studied 00:22:31.299 --> 00:22:34.660 the purpose of the vision of chapter 7 is to show us 00:22:35.220 --> 00:22:42.019 that the ancient of days a picture of the lord jesus christ will take over the kingdom of the antichrist on earth 00:22:43.299 --> 00:22:51.539 you come to verse 9 i beheld till the thrones were cast down that's the thrones of those who rule the universe with the antichrist 00:22:51.539 --> 00:23:00.019 christ during the tribulation and the ancient of days did sit whose garment was white as snow and the hair of his head like the pure wool 00:23:00.019 --> 00:23:03.220 his throne was like the fiery flame and his wheels as burning fire 00:23:04.019 --> 00:23:11.460 a fiery stream issued and came forth from before him thousand thousands ministered unto him and ten 00:23:11.460 --> 00:23:17.700 thousand times ten thousand stood before him no doubt a reference to a number of angels 00:23:17.700 --> 00:23:21.140 there is no word in the hebrew language for millions 00:23:22.819 --> 00:23:25.779 therefore whenever we want to see a multitude above 00:23:26.500 --> 00:23:32.259 that goes towards the million mark the hebrew has to lose this kind of a phraseology ten thousand 00:23:32.980 --> 00:23:41.460 stood before him and a thousand thousands ministered unto him and ten times ten thousand that is almost an incalculable number 00:23:41.460 --> 00:23:46.259 i wonder how big heaven is 00:23:48.500 --> 00:23:51.779 now your idea of angels is that they don't take any space 00:23:53.940 --> 00:24:03.539 that's not true angels do take space look if you will to hebrews chapter 12. 00:24:03.539 --> 00:24:08.099 maybe we should have started in hebrews chapter one but we didn't 00:24:10.339 --> 00:24:15.700 hebrews chapter 12 in referring again to some of the old testament situation 00:24:17.779 --> 00:24:19.139 says in verse 22 00:24:21.220 --> 00:24:27.700 but ye are come unto mount zion and unto the city of the living god the heavenly jerusalem no doubt 00:24:27.700 --> 00:24:34.580 speaking of heaven and its place again and to an innumerable company of angels 00:24:35.220 --> 00:24:42.580 again an undesignated number your reference bible and some of your new newer bibles translate it myriads 00:24:44.660 --> 00:24:47.140 well all it's saying is that's a great many 00:24:48.420 --> 00:24:53.539 turn to revelation chapter 5 and you will see the same thing 00:24:53.539 --> 00:24:58.339 in this chapter you're a little more familiar with 00:25:00.019 --> 00:25:06.740 look at verse 11. the little book is now going to be opened by the lamb of the lion of the tribe of 00:25:06.740 --> 00:25:13.779 judah and he says and i beheld and heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beast 00:25:13.779 --> 00:25:19.059 and the elders and here's the same phrase as daniel which again gives me license to say daniel and 00:25:19.059 --> 00:25:25.059 revelation are talking always about the same things the angel described in the greek language are the 00:25:25.059 --> 00:25:32.259 same problem we have a little problem with a billion in greek of them was ten thousand times ten thousand 00:25:32.259 --> 00:25:41.779 and thousands of thousands how many angels are there it almost seems apart from god and the mind that he has 00:25:41.779 --> 00:25:50.180 they are uncountable in our language now why is that necessary well because of what i said a moment ago 00:25:51.539 --> 00:25:55.460 an angel can only do one thing at a time 00:25:57.220 --> 00:26:02.579 if god created the angels before his creation of earth and man to worship himself 00:26:02.579 --> 00:26:10.339 and in the present economy of his creation he uses the angels which are still called good angels to do his 00:26:10.339 --> 00:26:17.779 ministry and he still wants worship of himself by the angels then there has to be a myriad of them 00:26:18.419 --> 00:26:22.339 to carry on turn to hebrews chapter one 00:26:22.339 --> 00:26:35.699 we very facetiously talk about guardian angels i don't believe we should be facetious in that subject 00:26:37.459 --> 00:26:42.899 if you have a reference bible hebrews chapter one verse 14 is always referred to in your reference 00:26:42.899 --> 00:26:49.779 bible and i'm not so sure that the references are always good there in speaking of the lord jesus christ 00:26:49.779 --> 00:26:53.700 you come to come to verse 13 but to which of the angels said he at any time 00:26:54.899 --> 00:27:01.059 sit on my right hand until i take make thine enemies thy footstool he never said that to an angel 00:27:02.180 --> 00:27:10.899 are they not now what's the next word all ministering what all right now notice something 00:27:12.500 --> 00:27:19.539 he would never compare evil angels or demons in a paragraph with the lord jesus christ 00:27:19.779 --> 00:27:27.619 therefore we conclude that his comparison of angels to christ here has to be only the good angels as we 00:27:27.619 --> 00:27:37.220 designate them such all right are they not all ministering spirits let me parenthesis it good angels 00:27:37.220 --> 00:27:44.500 and you realize something happened to the angelic creation where did we get evil angels 00:27:44.500 --> 00:27:51.619 where do we find and what happened to the angels that are presently bound that we find in jew 00:27:52.740 --> 00:28:01.539 where do we get demons were the angels at one time there was some upheaval in the angelic creation 00:28:01.539 --> 00:28:09.140 certainly we believe that isaiah 14 gives us some glimpse of that so that we presently have good angels 00:28:09.140 --> 00:28:15.140 that's who came to daniel he was sent on the first day of daniel's prayer he didn't get there till the 24th 00:28:15.140 --> 00:28:18.259 day he had the answer to daniel's prayer 00:28:22.180 --> 00:28:27.540 what i want you to see in verse 14 is a very unique little phrase or word are they not all ministering 00:28:27.540 --> 00:28:36.020 spirit all good angels are ministering spirits now don't become involved in the word spirits that always 00:28:36.019 --> 00:28:44.819 scares you send forth to minister for them now he designates who good angels are ministering to and 00:28:44.819 --> 00:28:52.980 it's a strange phrase in our bible are they not all sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of 00:28:52.980 --> 00:29:03.220 total salvation i can make a bold statement good angels are never involved with unsaved people 00:29:03.220 --> 00:29:13.059 it's impossible it's impossible for example it is not an angel that convicts a sinner of sin it is the holy 00:29:13.059 --> 00:29:21.700 spirit it is not an angel that brings a message of salvation to a sinner it has to be a human being 00:29:25.940 --> 00:29:33.140 good angels are connected only to those who have accepted jesus christ as their personal savior 00:29:33.220 --> 00:29:39.860 if he had said here heirs of the gospel we would have had to inferred the salvation which the person 00:29:39.860 --> 00:29:46.100 receives by the gospel but he uses the word which you know is the word salvation it is not just getting 00:29:46.100 --> 00:29:54.259 to heaven it is not just eternal life it is an old testament and a new testament word which engulfs the 00:29:54.259 --> 00:30:00.259 gospel as the foundation romans 1 i am not ashamed of the gospel of christ 00:30:03.059 --> 00:30:11.059 for the gospel of christ is the power of god unto what class now salvation and the gospel are not synonymous 00:30:13.779 --> 00:30:19.299 the gospel is the vehicle which brings salvation and salvation does not just include eternal life in 00:30:19.299 --> 00:30:27.859 heaven it includes all that which god has though we cannot be dogmatic that every believer does have a 00:30:27.859 --> 00:30:36.899 ministering spirit a good angel whether it always is the same one i do not know but i do know this that in 00:30:36.899 --> 00:30:47.619 daniel's life only two angels were ever connected with him gabriel and michael and they are not ordinary angels 00:30:47.619 --> 00:30:55.539 so it would seem that it's very possible that as an heir of salvation there is a sign to you 00:30:56.579 --> 00:31:03.139 and angel a ministering spirit now that can either scare you 00:31:05.059 --> 00:31:13.859 or help you in daniel's case it was a very interesting situation go back to daniel 10 for a second 00:31:14.740 --> 00:31:19.939 i'm a little bit where i don't want to be but that's okay you will be interested i trust just because you're here 00:31:22.740 --> 00:31:28.659 i am concerned that we have some responsibility toward our angel 00:31:30.899 --> 00:31:32.500 now you never heard that before did you 00:31:35.219 --> 00:31:37.299 angels are certainly above the rank of men 00:31:37.299 --> 00:31:44.180 because christ was made a little lower than the angels when he took upon the form of man you 00:31:44.180 --> 00:31:45.859 understand that from hebrews right 00:31:48.500 --> 00:31:52.180 now angels do not change rank it is very unfair but they don't 00:31:55.299 --> 00:32:02.180 you see because an angel tried to take and change rank that's why we have the position of angels and 00:32:02.180 --> 00:32:06.019 evil angels and demons today lucifer tried to change rank 00:32:08.340 --> 00:32:14.660 and that's what caused the upheaval now theologically speaking class you have a real problem 00:32:16.740 --> 00:32:23.860 if a higher creation is not allowed to change rank because god has put them where he wants them to be 00:32:23.859 --> 00:32:28.259 even though they had the privilege just as adam and eve to walk away from their rank 00:32:30.099 --> 00:32:36.579 then there is no right for us to believe that god does not have the privilege over us that he has over angels 00:32:40.339 --> 00:32:45.539 and we never think about that now notice daniel 10 the angel comes to him in verse 12 00:32:45.539 --> 00:32:52.500 and remember now this is not michael or gabriel this is another angel 00:32:54.420 --> 00:32:59.379 then said he unto me fear not daniel from the first day that thou did set thine heart to understand and 00:32:59.379 --> 00:33:04.420 to chasten thyself before thy god thy words were heard now his prayer was being heard from the first day 00:33:07.539 --> 00:33:12.740 was it daniel's responsibility to stop praying daniel the man of god who never wavered 00:33:12.740 --> 00:33:19.779 did not stop praying he has told us he prayed for 21 days the same way to find in verse 12 00:33:21.299 --> 00:33:27.380 what if he had stopped he would have defeated for the moment if you allow me a little personal imagery 00:33:28.259 --> 00:33:31.940 he would have defeated the work of his personal angel 00:33:34.259 --> 00:33:42.579 what did his personal angel had to do he had to go through the realm of the operation of satan 00:33:42.740 --> 00:33:47.380 now somebody's gonna say to me pastor you've mentioned this for three weeks i keep mentioning 00:33:47.380 --> 00:33:51.859 it because i think it's one of the most important things in our bible to learn 00:33:55.539 --> 00:34:00.980 i do not believe in studying demons i do not believe in studying satanism 00:34:02.339 --> 00:34:08.420 but i do believe we have to realize there are forces and created beings around us 00:34:08.420 --> 00:34:19.059 that can affect our lives and what we are doing and i'm convinced of this just as this morning when 00:34:19.059 --> 00:34:24.340 the word of god is preached the first thing the devil wants to do is snatch that away 00:34:26.180 --> 00:34:30.260 and that is not only true with the sinner that is true with the saint 00:34:30.260 --> 00:34:38.260 and for some reason or other and we know this to be true the angel that left heaven on the first day 00:34:38.260 --> 00:34:44.580 did not get to daniel with the answer to the 24th day because the realm of the demons fought with him 00:34:44.580 --> 00:34:50.500 and didn't want to let him through and i personally believe that if daniel had stopped praying his angel 00:34:50.500 --> 00:34:57.060 would have been defeated he would have had to turn back with the answer to his prayer now that's where you 00:34:57.059 --> 00:35:07.460 are in verse 13 he gives to daniel his reason not an excuse but the prince of the kingdom of persia now 00:35:07.460 --> 00:35:12.579 don't get involved in a lot of terminology if the liberal will agree with us on this we might be white 00:35:12.579 --> 00:35:19.539 for once because we don't have any problems with commentaries on this either if there are ministering 00:35:19.539 --> 00:35:26.980 spirits to the saved there are also ministering spirits to the unsaved 00:35:29.779 --> 00:35:32.980 and there are ministering spirits to every government 00:35:34.820 --> 00:35:42.659 and to every nation and it would seem that the power of the evil spirit of the demon is so powerful 00:35:42.659 --> 00:35:47.299 that it only takes one demon to control the government of one nation 00:35:50.579 --> 00:35:52.739 kindly notice he uses a singular word 00:35:54.019 --> 00:36:03.219 but the prince of the kingdom of persia a reference to an evil angel a demon appointed by satan to control 00:36:03.219 --> 00:36:04.420 the persian government 00:36:04.420 --> 00:36:06.260 the government 00:36:06.260 --> 00:36:08.980 now you've got two things and i don't want to confuse you 00:36:11.300 --> 00:36:15.059 did daniel live through the rule of the medes and the persians 00:36:16.260 --> 00:36:22.900 all right so you are talking about eye observation of a government of where daniel stood true 00:36:22.900 --> 00:36:36.260 so he is talking about the ruler of persia the government of persia of which he could see was idolatrous and heathen and etc 00:36:39.940 --> 00:36:43.700 going with that in the atmosphere in the heavens 00:36:44.980 --> 00:36:48.420 is an evil angel or a demon i prefer to refer to a demon 00:36:48.420 --> 00:36:55.220 that controls from there although coming to here the government of persia 00:36:56.740 --> 00:37:00.180 it is hard for us to see that what's going on on earth 00:37:00.820 --> 00:37:05.700 is being influenced by what comes down from the prince of the power of the air 00:37:08.099 --> 00:37:17.139 the prince of the kingdom of persia withstood me one and twenty days daniel prayed and he prayed and he prayed and he prayed and he prayed 00:37:17.139 --> 00:37:23.539 and then in very imagery god sent an archangel to help him why 00:37:25.779 --> 00:37:26.500 because 00:37:27.460 --> 00:37:28.739 of daniel's prayer 00:37:32.019 --> 00:37:37.859 now daniel's angel could not be defeated and destroyed because they now cannot change the bible 00:37:37.859 --> 00:37:44.819 gives us this by good conviction that wherever the angel is in authority or rank now it will never change 00:37:44.820 --> 00:37:49.780 but he can be defeated in his mission 00:37:50.900 --> 00:37:54.900 now i say that with reservation because some of you can become so emotional 00:37:55.460 --> 00:38:00.180 that you'll become more involved with angels than you are with god and i don't want that to happen 00:38:01.300 --> 00:38:08.580 now read further with me but lo michael one of the chief princes came to help me and i remained there with 00:38:08.579 --> 00:38:14.739 the kings of persia now he refers to the plural rulership of the princes that he came through 00:38:17.059 --> 00:38:23.779 again you see rank you follow me one is called the prince but over the prince are kings 00:38:27.619 --> 00:38:31.299 now you drop over so we will not forget our lesson to verse 20 00:38:31.300 --> 00:38:38.019 the angel is speaking again now there's a discrepancy here with a lot of people i do not again believe 00:38:38.019 --> 00:38:44.500 that this is christ in form speaking i think this is an angel then said he knowest thou whereof i come 00:38:44.500 --> 00:38:50.980 unto thee and now i will return to fight with the prince of persia again i got to go back through that mess 00:38:50.980 --> 00:38:59.940 all i'm doing is imagining class to get daniel's answer down he had to fight through that mess and 00:38:59.940 --> 00:39:04.099 he had to get michael's help all right now the angel has to go back 00:39:08.019 --> 00:39:13.300 why doesn't he why doesn't the demonic force want him back in heaven 00:39:13.300 --> 00:39:20.260 because if he gets back in heaven and daniel prays again he can send back with another answer 00:39:24.260 --> 00:39:30.260 now he goes further than this now will i return to fight with the prince of persia and when i'm gone 00:39:30.260 --> 00:39:36.980 forth when i'm victorious over him and we get persia you remember that the medes and persians one came 00:39:36.980 --> 00:39:41.780 over the other and then we had alexander the great who came over the whole mess so fast that nobody he 00:39:41.780 --> 00:39:45.700 got sick of fact he couldn't have any more kingdoms to get rid of so he just killed himself 00:39:48.260 --> 00:39:52.100 all right now he compares the world again with the demonic force and he says 00:39:52.740 --> 00:39:57.860 and when i am gone forth victorious over the prince of persia then i'll have to um 00:39:58.980 --> 00:40:05.300 work through the prince of greece what's he say if you got persian rule today daniel 00:40:06.260 --> 00:40:11.460 and the persian king goes out of office because of the overrunning of the land by another king 00:40:11.780 --> 00:40:17.460 then the evil person or the demonic force of that government i'll have to fight with him 00:40:17.460 --> 00:40:22.820 and when that's finished if the area of greece comes into governing power then whoever is the evil 00:40:22.820 --> 00:40:27.860 angel in charge of the government of greece i'll have to get through him every time to get victory 00:40:29.540 --> 00:40:32.660 it's the only smattering of scripture that we've got about this type of teaching 00:40:32.659 --> 00:40:36.179 so what do we have 00:40:38.819 --> 00:40:43.460 we have a creative force that came before god's creation 00:40:44.980 --> 00:40:52.179 now broken up into possibly three areas good angels evil angels that's a hard one to look at and demons 00:40:52.179 --> 00:41:01.299 they're incalculable in number they seem to have rank now let's look at that for a second 00:41:02.339 --> 00:41:05.859 turn to ephesians chapter one and you will disagree to start with 00:41:09.139 --> 00:41:13.299 we will not go too much further because you must have time to digest 00:41:13.300 --> 00:41:16.740 ephesians chapter one 00:41:21.620 --> 00:41:29.460 again speaking of the lord jesus christ you come to verse maybe 19 let's start there and get the flavor 00:41:29.460 --> 00:41:35.940 all right and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us word who believe according to the 00:41:35.940 --> 00:41:40.820 working of his mighty power which he wrought in christ when he raised him from the dead and set him at his 00:41:40.820 --> 00:41:46.980 own right hand in the heavenly places now let's stop and be simple where is christ today class 00:41:48.260 --> 00:41:51.780 where he's in heaven you all agree with that 00:41:53.539 --> 00:41:58.260 he's sitting at the right hand of the father you agree with that all right now you notice verse 21 00:42:00.420 --> 00:42:04.580 far above now you got a little word it's the next word 00:42:04.579 --> 00:42:08.980 all principality 00:42:10.659 --> 00:42:14.579 and power and might and dominion 00:42:18.579 --> 00:42:19.860 no reference to earth 00:42:23.619 --> 00:42:29.299 right now nothing is said here about any human beings 00:42:29.300 --> 00:42:36.019 all it says is that christ sits in the heavenly seas in heaven and we know this from hebrew 00:42:36.740 --> 00:42:44.340 and christ is presently above principality and power and might and dominion all i'm saying to you is 00:42:44.340 --> 00:42:49.940 our best thinking seems to indicate that those are ranks of angels 00:42:49.940 --> 00:42:59.940 look at colossians chapter one and you'll see it easier in a minute on the other side of the fence 00:43:02.900 --> 00:43:04.579 begin with me at verse 15 00:43:07.619 --> 00:43:12.659 who is the christ again who is the image of the invisible god the firstborn of every creature for 00:43:12.659 --> 00:43:17.780 by him were all things created that are in heaven that are in earth visible and invisible 00:43:17.780 --> 00:43:26.500 now you have a designation again whether they be thrones now let me stop there is no doubt that 00:43:26.500 --> 00:43:34.180 lucifer was created with a special position and a special operation in god's economy before creation of 00:43:34.180 --> 00:43:37.300 heaven and earth i have my own theory on this 00:43:39.860 --> 00:43:43.540 we'll read it maybe next week in isaiah 14 my personal conviction is 00:43:43.539 --> 00:43:48.900 is that lucifer in his original created form as an angel was a merchandiser 00:43:51.779 --> 00:43:54.259 and if you read isaiah 14 you'll find it out 00:43:55.860 --> 00:44:02.500 his purpose was to take all the glory of the angels and hand it to god he merchandise 00:44:03.300 --> 00:44:10.420 the go-between between he and god the angel to give glory and honor and worship that was the creation 00:44:10.420 --> 00:44:17.139 and lucifer's rank was such that he took all the glory and the worship of the angels and he delivered it to god 00:44:17.139 --> 00:44:23.700 that was the purpose then he decided to merchandise some of it for himself 00:44:26.260 --> 00:44:33.460 and keep it so that if he got enough of the glory and the worship of the angelic force 00:44:33.460 --> 00:44:44.579 he could merchandise himself as god now my personal conviction is that the angels that allowed him to 00:44:44.579 --> 00:44:51.539 keep their glorious merchandise are the ones that fell with him because they were cohorts in the merchandising 00:44:51.539 --> 00:45:03.139 and that's why lucifer fell in his ranks now all god does in ephesians colossians is to show us how above 00:45:03.139 --> 00:45:11.460 christ is about any other creative force thrones and dominions and principalities or powers christ is 00:45:11.460 --> 00:45:16.500 above that and these are ranks i remember in college i had an argument with a professor on this and i know 00:45:16.500 --> 00:45:19.460 he is right now and i should go back and apologize to him but he's died 00:45:24.099 --> 00:45:31.940 i never could see it i always look at thrones on earth well any dummy knows christ is above any throne 00:45:31.940 --> 00:45:39.699 on earth right power on earth any dummy knows that christ is above power on earth but why does he write 00:45:39.699 --> 00:45:46.259 it twice through paul by the holy spirit that christ is above thrones and dominions and principalities 00:45:46.259 --> 00:45:52.099 and powers because he's giving to us a picture of a rank of something that's not on earth now you turn 00:45:52.099 --> 00:45:55.299 to ephesians 6 and you all fall into place 00:45:58.259 --> 00:45:58.899 verse 10 00:45:58.900 --> 00:46:09.380 finding in my brethren be strong in the lord in the power of his might put on the whole armor of god 00:46:09.380 --> 00:46:16.260 that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil for we wrestle not against flesh and blood 00:46:16.500 --> 00:46:23.860 people right now i don't like this verse my greatest problem is people 00:46:23.860 --> 00:46:32.660 all if i could get rid of people i could have a happy life your greatest problem is people or is it 00:46:35.140 --> 00:46:40.900 or is it people touched by a power outside of the human realm 00:46:45.539 --> 00:46:50.500 look at it he says to you i am not describing people 00:46:50.500 --> 00:46:58.900 what are you describing paul by the holy spirit why do i need the whole armor of god to help me with 00:46:58.900 --> 00:47:01.219 people no i don't need any help with people 00:47:03.460 --> 00:47:12.179 now you know what the rest is but we do wrestle against same words again principalities and powers 00:47:12.179 --> 00:47:19.139 and here he adds to us where the principalities and powers are and daniel's angels tell us where they 00:47:19.139 --> 00:47:23.059 are i had to come through that for 21 days 00:47:25.059 --> 00:47:28.819 and the angel was conditioned on daniel's prey 00:47:31.779 --> 00:47:37.779 for we wrestle not against flesh and blood but we wrestle against principalities against powers 00:47:37.779 --> 00:47:44.739 against the lords of this world against spiritual wickedness in the heavenlies that's exactly what daniel's 00:47:44.739 --> 00:47:54.179 teaching us and there are ranks some are princes and some are kings and when he came through and 00:47:54.179 --> 00:48:00.019 argued and fought with the prince of persia and michael helped him he got to daniel but he says when i go 00:48:00.019 --> 00:48:05.699 back and if the evil angel of persia is defeated because persia is no longer in government then i'll 00:48:05.699 --> 00:48:10.659 probably have to fight with the evil angel of greece to get victory over him to come back 00:48:10.659 --> 00:48:22.420 so there are ranks all angels do not have the same position all demons do not have the same position all 00:48:22.420 --> 00:48:29.859 evil angels do not have the same position we see gabriel and michael referred to in the word of god 00:48:29.859 --> 00:48:36.500 especially in the light of the nation of israel it would seem if you'd like to read it that michael is the 00:48:36.500 --> 00:48:45.940 guardian angel of the guardian angel of the nation of israel one angel not a whole lot of them just one 00:48:47.380 --> 00:48:56.500 gabriel of course is always connected in revelation as an archangel so we seem to have ranks we have lucifer 00:48:56.500 --> 00:49:04.820 who had a rank and who presently has a rank above all the other evil angels and demons right he is called notice the phrase 00:49:04.820 --> 00:49:11.860 the prince of the power of the air that part between here and heaven which there is some space of which 00:49:11.860 --> 00:49:16.100 the angel has to go through now kindly remember something angels have bodies 00:49:19.220 --> 00:49:19.860 yes they do 00:49:22.980 --> 00:49:26.660 may i just give you this and we'll stop i'll pick it up next week and one more week on this and then i'm 00:49:26.660 --> 00:49:32.660 in daniel 11 okay 10th chapter of daniel's most important chapter in the bible when it comes to 00:49:32.659 --> 00:49:40.019 practical things of the word of god turn to luke chapter 24 we don't see it quite as clearly here 00:49:40.019 --> 00:49:42.099 as we will in a moment but i want you to see something 00:49:45.779 --> 00:49:52.099 angels do have bodies now my theology class understands this already so they have no problem 00:49:53.779 --> 00:49:56.259 in luke 24 i'm at verse 36 00:49:56.260 --> 00:50:02.980 and as they thus spake jesus himself stood in the midst of them and saith unto them peace be unto you 00:50:02.980 --> 00:50:08.020 but they were terrified and affrighted and supposed that they had seen a spirit 00:50:09.860 --> 00:50:11.620 now that very often designates an angel 00:50:14.500 --> 00:50:21.460 and he said unto them why are you troubled why do thoughts arise in your hearts behold my hands and my 00:50:21.460 --> 00:50:28.900 feet that it is i myself handle me and see now notice what he says a spirit hath not flesh and bones 00:50:28.900 --> 00:50:30.579 but parentheses he asked something 00:50:33.220 --> 00:50:34.420 a spirit is not nothing 00:50:37.860 --> 00:50:44.260 in my theology class i always say when you say take this body away my spirit falls on the ground as a blob 00:50:44.260 --> 00:50:50.500 no it doesn't turn to first corinthians 15 00:50:57.860 --> 00:51:06.100 now it's very possible because most of you are scholars that fallen angels or demons are disembodied 00:51:06.820 --> 00:51:07.380 spirits 00:51:07.380 --> 00:51:15.300 therefore in order to operate they have to have a body of some kind 00:51:19.780 --> 00:51:24.820 why did satan pick up the body of a serpent because he can't operate without some kind of a body 00:51:26.820 --> 00:51:30.579 first corinthians 15 with this we close we've come through the creation we've come through 00:51:31.220 --> 00:51:36.019 what the angels did at creation we've come through the number of them we've come through their ministering 00:51:36.019 --> 00:51:41.139 spirit we've come through their rank we've come through their bodies first corinthians 15 verse 38 00:51:45.460 --> 00:51:51.380 but god giveth it a body as it hath pleased him and whoever exceed his own body all flesh is not the same 00:51:51.380 --> 00:51:58.820 flesh but there is one kind of flesh of men another flesh of beast another of fishes and another of birds 00:51:58.820 --> 00:52:02.019 there are also celestial bodies 00:52:02.019 --> 00:52:03.619 bodies 00:52:03.619 --> 00:52:06.739 and terrestrial bodies but i want you to see something 00:52:08.340 --> 00:52:11.780 celestial or heavenly bodies are still bodies 00:52:16.980 --> 00:52:25.139 why didn't he just say there are celestial and terrestrial that's not what he said he added to it 00:52:25.139 --> 00:52:33.859 the word soma body there is a heavenly body although it's not flesh and bone he just said that how can 00:52:33.859 --> 00:52:38.980 a spirit have flesh and bone but he does say a spirit and angel if you allow me to take that translation 00:52:39.859 --> 00:52:40.659 has a body 00:52:45.299 --> 00:52:46.500 a spirit is something 00:52:46.500 --> 00:52:54.019 now the problem you have is the only kind of body you can realize is this kind of a body he calls that a 00:52:54.019 --> 00:52:54.739 fleshly body 00:52:56.500 --> 00:52:57.699 but there is a heavenly body 00:52:59.300 --> 00:53:01.219 and i might say to you that you all have one too 00:53:02.500 --> 00:53:05.300 if this earthly house of this tabernacle be dissolved 00:53:05.300 --> 00:53:09.460 we have a house not made with hands eternal in the heaven 00:53:10.100 --> 00:53:11.060 i'm being facetious 00:53:12.180 --> 00:53:14.260 if you die tonight and we put you in a box 00:53:16.900 --> 00:53:17.860 are you in the box 00:53:20.100 --> 00:53:20.660 yes or no 00:53:21.940 --> 00:53:22.420 where are you 00:53:24.019 --> 00:53:26.420 what what went there a blob 00:53:29.300 --> 00:53:29.539 huh 00:53:29.539 --> 00:53:32.980 and your spirit is not a blob 00:53:34.980 --> 00:53:36.500 your spirit has a heavenly body 00:53:38.659 --> 00:53:39.219 angels 00:53:40.019 --> 00:53:40.820 have bodies 00:53:43.539 --> 00:53:48.259 now i'll go on from that next week the angel came to daniel and said i had the word from the first day 00:53:49.219 --> 00:53:54.019 but i had a problem getting through the atmosphere with the prince of persia until michael came to help me 00:53:54.019 --> 00:53:57.779 i wasn't going to make it now i'm here but i had to fight him back to get back up there again 00:53:59.539 --> 00:54:00.179 it would seem 00:54:01.619 --> 00:54:04.820 that daniel teaches us a great deal about the construction of angels 00:54:05.860 --> 00:54:11.699 the ministry of angels the habits of demons and that which is above us 00:54:13.300 --> 00:54:20.420 called principalities power lords of the air and spiritual wickedness in the heavenly 00:54:22.099 --> 00:54:28.739 you have a ministering spirit because you are an heir of salvation 00:54:29.059 --> 00:54:29.779 heavenly father 00:54:31.059 --> 00:54:32.579 we have come very slowly tonight 00:54:33.299 --> 00:54:38.419 maybe to whet our appetites to realize that the bible has some things that maybe we ought to look at 00:54:40.179 --> 00:54:44.179 we are not here to become scholars on angels and demons 00:54:44.979 --> 00:54:46.339 but we ought to be aware 00:54:48.419 --> 00:54:51.539 that you have not only given us christ and the holy spirit 00:54:51.539 --> 00:54:58.099 but you have a myriad of messengers that's your beck and call for our benefit 00:54:58.099 --> 00:55:06.579 but we also realize in the economy of the present situation satan also has his messenger 00:55:06.579 --> 00:55:06.579 00:55:06.579 --> 00:55:13.460 direct our attentions as we study together for these that have been here tonight in the savior's name 00:55:14.579 --> 00:55:20.179 amen all day i wanted to sing the little chorus which is number one in your little green book great 00:55:20.179 --> 00:55:28.259 peace have they which love thy law and nothing shall offend them it sort of fits our singing part tonight of the word of god 00:55:29.059 --> 00:55:33.699 and faith and the anchor and the ground and the resting place 00:55:33.699 --> 00:55:40.019 that we've been singing about may we close the day by singing this a couple of times great peace have they which love thy law 00:55:40.019 --> 00:55:41.860 let's stand together and sing 00:55:47.539 --> 00:55:58.900 great peace have they which love thy law great peace have they which love thy law 00:55:58.900 --> 00:56:04.820 and nothing shall offend them 00:56:04.820 --> 00:56:28.420 we bow in a moment of prayer and then we're going to sing this as a benediction or an invitation 00:56:28.420 --> 00:56:33.700 i would not try to translate a teaching message such this into salvation 00:56:35.460 --> 00:56:40.500 but i would just say to you i don't want to ever leave this room on sunday morning or sunday evening 00:56:40.500 --> 00:56:46.820 if the lord leads to say to you if you have a spiritual decision to make you have opportunity to make it while you're here 00:56:48.500 --> 00:56:52.980 and i don't know what that might be we taught this morning that we sow the word and 00:56:52.980 --> 00:56:57.699 and we have to leave it with the lord and maybe the word's going to bear fruit tonight 00:56:59.219 --> 00:57:04.740 maybe something has grasped behold throughout this day in your life and you said i must do that tonight 00:57:04.740 --> 00:57:12.340 when i get to church i must make some inquiry i must make some decision and that's the opportunity you have 00:57:12.340 --> 00:57:19.619 our heads are bowed and we just ask the lord to do his work as we sing this little song once more through 00:57:19.619 --> 00:57:25.539 with our heads bowed we'll not sing again if you'd like to step from your seat with some need tonight 00:57:25.539 --> 00:57:33.619 some decision some testimony some praise just what's on your heart i'd remind you it's not of men 00:57:34.339 --> 00:57:39.779 it has to be of god this is our invitation just sing the little hymn with your head bowed as we begin to close 00:57:39.780 --> 00:57:42.780 they're with the great great great 00:57:42.780 --> 00:57:43.700 at the great day 00:57:43.700 --> 00:57:44.820 is 00:57:44.820 --> 00:57:45.460 so 00:57:45.460 --> 00:57:46.420 is 00:57:46.420 --> 00:57:47.620 is 00:57:47.620 --> 00:57:48.420 that 00:57:48.420 --> 00:57:48.900 in 00:57:48.900 --> 00:57:49.600 and 00:57:49.600 --> 00:57:50.100 lip 00:57:50.100 --> 00:57:50.260 and 00:57:50.260 --> 00:57:50.580 and 00:57:50.580 --> 00:57:51.060 and 00:57:51.060 --> 00:57:51.780 lip 00:57:51.780 --> 00:57:52.060 and 00:57:52.060 --> 00:57:52.420 and 00:57:52.420 --> 00:57:52.840 and 00:57:52.840 --> 00:57:53.280 and 00:57:53.280 --> 00:57:53.560 and 00:57:53.560 --> 00:57:53.700 and 00:57:53.700 --> 00:57:53.780 and 00:58:09.780 --> 00:58:39.760 Thank you. 00:58:39.780 --> 00:59:09.760 Thank you.