Just to me are your thoughts, God.
How vast is the sum of them.
Were I to count them, they would be outnumbered.
The sands of this, the grain, they would outnumber this grains of sand.
And when I awake, I am still with you.
In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus,
who while testifying, oh, that was the next one.
So this sums up.
This is a picture of God.
Knowing everything about us.
He knows about us before we are born.
He knows our thoughts, what our thoughts are before we have them.
He knows all the events in our lives before they happen.
He sees all events of everything at all time.
You know, if you remember what a reel-to-reel movie was,
does anybody have that?
It's like God could take that film, put it out on a table,
and look at the whole thing all at once.
Every slide.
Every slide of every minute of our lives.
Of every person.
Of all their thought.
He sees it all from end of the reel, you know, start to finish.
That is who God is.
He knows us.
1 Timothy 16, 13-17.
In the sight of God, who gives life to everything,
and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate,
made a good confession,
I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame
until the appearing of our Lord Jesus,
which God, while bringing about in his own time,
God, the blessed and only ruler,
the King of kings, the Lord of lords,
who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable life,
whom no one has seen or can see,
to him be honor and might and glory forever.
Amen.
So this verse declares that God is the ruler
and alone is immortal.
He created all other living beings.
This is the declaration of our God that he is the creator
and he is the only one that has lived from beginning to end.
The beginning and the end.
Jesus, and when we're going through revelations,
it refers to Jesus as the beginning and the end.
Psalm 102, 25-28.
In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but you remain.
They will all wear out like a garment, like clothing.
You will change them and they will be discarded,
but you remain the same and your years will never end.
So the earth will end,
but God has a plan for a new heaven and a new earth.
And this includes believers in Christ.
So as we have hope that the things that are on the world now
are not just the way they will be.
We have an eternal home.
And it's going to be different than right now.
That Deuteronomy?
Okay.
You were shown these things so that you might know
that the Lord is God and beside him there is no other.
This verse declares there is no God but God.
You know, we look at the Buddhists and they have their idea
or Muslims, they have their ideas and they have this.
The Romans, they had their pantheon of gods,
but you alone are God.
There is none beside you.
So this is just a declaration
that there is none other than the Lord God.
1 Kings 8, 27.
But will God really dwell on earth?
The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain you,
how much less this temple I have built.
So will God really dwell on earth?
Like is he confined?
Is our God confined to this earth?
Is he confined to the temple?
Was he confined to the tent out in the wilderness with Moses?
He's not contained to the farthest regions.
He's, you know, the edge of the universe is over 20 billion light years
from where your seat is right now.
So God is in that, his presence is there.
You know, and some claim Gaia, that the earth is God.
But the Bible declares that he is not part of anything created.
God is not part of the earth,
but his presence is everywhere, even hell.
So there is, so God's presence is everywhere,
but he's not confined to anywhere.
Matthew 28, 19 and 20.
Again, this is God telling the people to go out and baptize.
Therefore, go and make disciples in all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to obey everything,
and I have commanded you.
And surely I am with you always
to the very ages of the earth,
or to the very end of the age.
So this is just declaring the Trinity,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
So God is, Jesus is telling them,
you must, when you baptize,
you must declare the Trinity.
And again, you know, this is more for younger people,
but you know, if you look at a hard-boiled egg,
there are three parts in it.
The shell, the egg white, and the yolk.
They're each as a separate piece,
but they're all one egg.
The same with God.
There's, he is, there's three parts to our God.
Revelation chapter 4, 8 to 11.
Each of the four living creatures had six wings
and were covered with eyes all around,
even under his wings.
Day and night, they never stopped saying,
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,
who was and is and is to come.
Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor
and thanks to him who sits on the throne,
who lives forever and ever,
the 24 elders fall down before him,
who sits on the throne and worship him,
who lives forever and ever.
They lay their crowns before the throne and say,
You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power.
For you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.
So this focuses that God is holy.
We read some of the song this morning,
holy, holy, holy.
And that's what the angels,
that's one of their roles in heaven.
They are declaring praises to God,
and he alone is to be worshipped.
And as imperfect people,
we cannot just walk into the presence of a perfect God.
There are very strict rules
that we must follow to enter heaven.
Hebrews,
next we want to look at,
the next entity,
are angels.
Angels have a
very big role in
our
picture of God,
why we need salvation.
It says,
Hebrews 1,
13 and 14.
To which of the angels
did God say,
Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.
And are not all angels
ministering spirit
sent to serve
those who will
inherit salvation.
So,
angels are not
equal to God.
It says,
which of the,
which,
which of the angels
have I made
your enemies
a footstool?
Like,
he didn't,
Christ alone
does,
he has,
will be in that place.
But angels will not.
Angels
are ministering
spirits sent to serve
those who will
inherit salvation.
Luke 15,
10.
In the same way,
I tell you,
there will be rejoicing
in the presence
of angels,
of God,
over one sinner
who repents.
So,
angels have emotions.
They are excited.
They,
you know,
they see,
they are able to see
like God
that things
that are happening
on the earth.
And,
there is more
rejoicing in heaven,
you know,
over the repentance
of one sinner.
So,
that's great.
Revelation 4,
6 to 8.
Also,
in front of the throne,
there was,
looked like a sea of glass,
clear as crystal.
In the center,
around the throne,
were four living creatures.
And they were covered
with eyes,
in front and in back.
The first living creature
was like a lion,
the second like an ox,
the third had a face
like a man,
and the fourth
was like a flying eagle.
Angels
don't look like
valentine cherubs.
You know,
those little babies
that have wings on,
they're so cute.
They are terrifying.
Literally,
angels
are powerful
entities
and,
you know,
they have wings
and,
you know,
they have different roles,
they have different looks,
but,
they don't look like
little babies.
Also,
they're not humans
that have gone to heaven
and now become angels.
Angels are angels,
humans are humans,
and they never,
one doesn't become the other.
Okay,
Revelation
5,
11,
and 12.
Then I looked
and heard the voice
of many angels,
numbering thousands
upon thousands
and ten thousand
times ten thousand.
They encircled the throne
and the living creatures
and the elders.
In a loud voice
they were saying,
Worthy is the Lamb
who was slain
to receive power
and wealth
and wisdom
and strength
and honor
and glory
and praise.
this is a number.
This is a number
declared in the Bible.
Other verses
don't quite have,
like the NIV
declares
ten thousand
times ten thousand
and thousands
of thousands.
That's over
a hundred million
angels.
A hundred million angels.
You know,
in perspective,
there's
eight billion people
on earth,
so a hundred million
isn't a lot
in comparison,
but it is
a lot of angels.
Luke 20,
34 to 36.
Jesus replied,
The people of this age
marry and are given
in marriage,
but those who are
considered worthy
of taking part
in the age to come
and in the resurrection
from the dead
will neither marry
nor be given
in marriage.
and they
can no longer
die,
for they are
like the angels.
They are God's
children,
since they are
children of the
resurrection.
Angels cannot
marry
and they cannot
die.
So,
we will be,
our form
will be like
the angels
when we are
in our new
resurrection body.
But we have
to realize
that angels
have a life
that doesn't
end.
So,
they were created
and it goes
onwards from there.
And they never
marry.
Revelation 19,
9 and 10.
Then the angel
said to me,
Write this,
Blessed are those
who are invited
to the wedding
supper of the Lamb.
Then he added,
These are the
true words
words of God.
And at this,
I fell
at the feet
to worship him.
But he said to me,
Don't do that.
I am a fellow
servant with you
and with your
brothers and sisters
who hold to the
testimony of Jesus.
Worship God,
for it is the
spirit of prophecy
who bears testimony
of Jesus.
So,
as we look
at true angels,
they will reject
worship.
They will only
focus the worship
onto the
spirit of prophecy
who bears testimony
to Jesus.
So,
these are
important things.
For us to put
a context
on why Jesus
died,
we have to
understand
who the angels
are,
who God is.
and the
next is
the most
notorious
angel,
Satan.
Ezekiel 28,
12 to 18.
Son of man,
take up a lament
concerning the
king of Tyre
and say to him,
actually this is
written about
Satan and you'll
see why.
This is what the
sovereign Lord
says,
you were the
seal of
perfection,
full of wisdom
and perfect
in heart and
beauty.
You were in
Eden,
the garden of
God.
Every precious
stone adorned
you,
carmelin,
crystallite,
emerald,
topaz,
onyx,
jasper,
lapis,
lazuli,
turquoise,
and beryl.
Your settings
and mountings
were made of
gold.
On the day
you were
created,
they were
prepared.
You were
anointed as
a guardian
cherub.
So he was
a very,
very powerful
angel.
So I
ordained you.
You were
on the
holy mount
of God.
You walked
among the
fiery stones.
You were
blameless in
your ways
before the
day you
were created
till wickedness
was found
in you.
So Satan
was the
perfect angel.
He was the
highest
angel there
was.
He was,
you know,
as far as
rank,
he was the
top angel.
through your
widespread trade
you were
filled with
violence
and you
sinned.
So I
drove you
in disgrace
from the
mount of
God
and I
expelled you
guardian
cherub
from among
the fiery
stones.
Your heart
became proud
on account
of your
beauty
and you
corrupted
your wisdom
because of
your splendor.
So I
threw you
out,
threw you
to the
earth.
I made
a spectacle
of you
before kings.
By your
many sins
and dishonest
trades
you have
desecrated
your
sanctuaries.
So I
made a
fire come
out from
you and
it consumed
you and
I reduced
you to
ashes on
the ground
in the
sight of
all who
were
watching.
That
was the
problem.
Satan
was proud.
He was
the most
beautiful
created
angel.
He was
the most
beautiful
angel.
And a
model of
perfection
until
wickedness
was found
in him.
He became
proud and
arrogant
because of
his beauty
corrupting
his sanctuaries.
So this
is
Satan.
It doesn't
ever say
I guess
that's kind
of prophetic
that he will
be thrown
ash.
But he's
still in
the presence
of God
as we'll
see later
on.
Genesis
3,
1-7
very
well-known
scripture
very well-known
about the
temptation.
Now the
serpent
was more
crafty than
any of the
other wild
animals the
Lord God
had made.
He said to
the woman
did God
really say
you must
not eat
from any
tree in
the garden?
The woman
said to the
serpent
we may
eat fruit
from the
tree in
the garden
but God
did say
you must
not eat
from the
tree that
is in
the middle
of the
garden
and you
must not
touch it
or you
will die.
This is
the serpent
Satan.
You will
not certainly
die the
serpent said
to the
woman for
God knows
that when
you eat
from it
your eyes
will be
opened and
you will
be like
God knowing
good and
evil.
When the
woman saw
that the
fruit of
the tree
was good
for food
and pleasing
to the
eye and
also desirable
for gaining
wisdom she
took some
ate it and
she gave
some to her
husband who
was with
her and
he ate
it.
Then the
eyes of
both of
them were
opened and
they realized
they were
naked so
they sewed
fig leaves
together and
made coverings
for themselves.
So this
is what
Satan does.
Satan
became evil.
He hated
humans because
he knew
that he was
no longer
perfect,
that he was
doomed.
He did not
want humans
to have that
fellowship with
God.
He hates
humans.
He does
everything he
can to
keep humans
from having
a relationship
with God.
God.
So after
Satan became
evil he
used lies to
deceive Adam
and Eve.
He was not
totally wrong.
He took
what God
had told
them and
just twisted
it a little
bit and
kind of omitted
things.
He was not
totally wrong
he said but
they would
not die.
It took over
900 years for
Adam to
physically die.
But Satan
did not
explain what
knowing what
good and evil
would do to
them.
He did not
explain that
that would
break
fellowship.
Perfect
fellowship.
Because God
would come
down and
walk with
Adam and
Eve in the
cool of the
day.
Just like
friends.
Like the
perfect fellowship
that God
desired.
That was
broke.
We don't
have that
kind of
fellowship.
We can't
because sin
has blocked
it.
Most
amazing is
that Satan
deceived about
a third of
all the angels
in heaven.
They knew and
worshipped God
but were
deceived.
So you know
like Adam
and Eve
you know you
think well
you know no
one had ever
lied in their
presence.
and Satan
told them a
partial truth
and kind of
made it sound
oh you'll be
like God.
You'll be so
much more
powerful.
You'll be so
much you'll be
like God.
Wow that's
something to be
desired.
Didn't you
know and
they were
deceived because
he hates us.
First Peter
5 8 and
9.
Be alert and
sober minded.
Your enemy the
devil prowls
around like a
roaring lion
looking for
someone to
devour.
Resist
them.
Stand firm
in the
faith because
you know that
the family of
believers throughout
the world is
undergoing the
same kind of
sufferings.
So this is a
picture of
Satan.
He is a
roaring lion.
You know
in Canada we
don't we
don't really
appreciate that
but anywhere in
the wild where
there are lions
and they hunt
at night and
they still do
come into
villages.
and they
still kill
people.
So he's
powerful.
He's hungry
and he will
do everything
to take us
down.
People are no
match for his
power.
Even angels
do not go
looking for a
fight.
And our
defense is
resistance to
the Holy
Spirit.
Stand firm and
resist the devil
and he will flee
from you.
But we have to
do that through
the Holy Spirit.
it's not us
our own
power.
It's God's
power.
Revelation 12
7-10 and
11-12.
Then war broke
out in heaven.
This is in
Revelation.
Michael and his
angels fought
against the
dragon, Satan,
and the dragon
and his angels
fought back but
he was not
strong enough
and they lost
their place in
heaven.
The great
dragon was
hurled down,
the ancient
serpent called
the devil or
Satan, who
leads the
whole world
astray.
He was
hurled to
the earth and
his angels
with him.
Then I heard
a loud voice
in heaven
saying,
Now I have
come, the
salvation and
the power and
the kingdom of
our God and
the authority of
his Messiah for
the accuser of
our brothers and
sisters who
accuses them before
our God day and
night has been
hurled down.
Satan is not
in hell yet.
Satan is in
heaven, still
is.
He accuses
brothers and
sisters day and
night before
God.
He's pointing
out our faults.
He's pointing
out what we've
done wrong.
He wants God
to remember
that this
person gossiped,
that person did
something wrong,
this person
stole, this
person did
that.
You know, we
as believers,
yeah, we have
forgiveness.
But Satan wants
to accuse us,
wants God to
reject us because
Satan knows
his, that he's
doomed, but he
doesn't and he
wants man to be
doomed too.
Job 6, 1, 6-12.
On the day the
angel came to
present themselves
before the Lord
and Satan came
also with him.
The Lord said
to Satan,
where have you
come from?
And Satan
answered to the
Lord, from
roaming throughout
the earth, going
back and forth
on it.
Then the Lord
said to Satan,
have you
considered my
servant Job?
There is no
one on earth
like him.
He is blameless
and upright, a
man who fears
God and shuns
evil.
Does God, does
Job fear God
for nothing?
Satan presents
himself to God
seeking permission.
Satan can't do
anything unless
God gives him
the okay to
cause pain and
suffering.
He cannot do
this on his own.
Now, Isaiah 14,
13, and 14, this
is the big I
problem.
This is Satan.
You have said in
your heart, I will
ascend to the
heavens.
I will raise my
throne above the
stars of God.
I will sit
enthroned on the
mount of assembly,
on the utmost
heights of the
mount Zatham.
I will ascend
above the tops of
the clouds.
I will make
myself like the
most high.
But you were
brought down to
the realms of
the dead, to the
depths of the
pit.
So here is
Satan saying, I
will ascend.
I will raise
my throne.
I will sit
enthroned on
above the most
high.
So this is the
problem with
Satan.
He figures he's
more to be
praised more than
God.
And this is the
problem with
Satan.
So he
decides many
with false
gods to take
the holy glory
of God away.
But his fate is
already assured.
God's
Lord.
We can think of
demons.
I haven't talked
about demons, but
they do possess.
And Jesus cast
out the demons.
Picture of man.
And I'm running
a little long
here.
Genesis chapter
2, 16 and
17.
And God
commanded the
man, you are
free to eat from
any tree in the
garden.
But you must
not eat from
the tree of
knowledge of
good and evil.
For when you
eat from it, you
will certainly
die.
Right from the
start.
This is one of
the defining
things that God
has given both
angels and men.
Right from the
start of humanity,
God has let us
have free will.
We have the
ability to make
choices and are
not forced by
God to do
anything.
we can believe
that Jesus is
God and took
our punishment
or we can
reject God,
reject Christ,
and spend
eternity in
hell.
This is right
from the start.
I think I'll
pass on that
one.
Let's go to
1 John 1
to 7.
To which was
from the
beginning, which
we have heard,
which we have
seen with our
eyes, which we
have looked at
with our hands,
have touched.
This we
proclaim concerning
the word of
life, the
life appeared
and have seen
it and testify
it, and we
proclaim to you
the eternal life
which is with
the Father and
has appeared to
us.
We proclaim to
you that what
we have seen
and heard, so
that you also
may have
fellowship with
us, and our
fellowship is
with the Father
and with the
Son, Jesus
Christ.
We write this
to make our
joy complete.
This is the
message we have
heard from him
and declare to
you, God is
light in him,
there is no
darkest at all.
This is what
God started in
the Garden of
Eden, was a
fellowship.
This is the
goal of people
that believe in
God, is to have
fellowship with
God.
So if we walk
in the light, as
he is in the
light, we have
fellowship with
one another.
This is the
key.
This fellowship
can only be
obtained by
believing that
Jesus took
our sins and
purified us from
all unrighteousness.
This is the
strict rule from
God.
Romans 3.23,
For all have
sinned and fall
short of the
glory of God.
Very, there is
no ifs, ands,
or buts.
All have
sinned, fall
short of the
glory of God.
There is no
debating.
This is what the
Bible declares.
Other people
declare different
things.
So there is no
one that gets to
heaven because you're
a nice person.
All have sinned.
John 3.16-18.
You know, a lot of
people do John 3.16,
but you have to
read the three
verses together.
For God so
loved the world
that he gave
his one and
only Son,
that whoever
believed in
him shall
not perish,
but have
eternal life.
For God
did not send
his Son into
the world to
condemn the
world, but to
save the world
through him.
Whoever
believes in
him is not
condemned, but
whoever does
not believe stands
condemned already,
because they have
not believed in
the name of
God's one and
only Son.
So again,
this defines
who, you
know, that God
came to the
world to save
everyone, but
only those who
believe in him
are not.
Whoever does
not believe
stands condemned.
So we're all
condemned, and
the only way to
go from condemned
to not
condemned is to
believe in
Jesus.
God didn't,
it's our
choice, it's
our free will
to choose to
believe in
Jesus.
It's the
default is
rejecting
Christ, we
have to take
this step of
accepting him
and believing
in him.
Okay,
2 Thessalonians
verse 1, 8,
and 9.
He will
punish those
who do not
know God and
do not obey
the gospel of
our Lord Jesus.
They will be
punished for
everlasting
destruction and
shut out from
the presence of
the Lord and
from the glory
of his might.
This is a
picture of
what happens
to those who
reject.
They will be
punished with
everlasting
destruction.
This is a
picture of
why God
didn't just
wipe out
Adam and
Eve.
You know,
take Fred
and Julie.
Fred and
Julie will be
the next
couple.
No, because
we have
eternal
spirits.
Everlasting.
So those who
reject God,
their spirit
doesn't die.
They will
have, they
will be
punished with
everlasting
destruction.
And I
think I'll
pass on the
next one.
The promise
of God is
that we
will have
eternal
fellowship
with God
in
Revelations
21, 1-7.
So,
again,
we have an
eternal spirit.
God didn't
just make
it for a
short time.
We have an
eternal spirit
that lives
from now on.
So anyone
who is even
conceived
has
the
everlasting
spirit.
Now, a
picture of
Jesus.
Genesis
7,
17,
18,
and 23.
This is a
picture of,
now we're
going to go
and look at
the last
entity,
Jesus.
He did
the great
reset.
For 40
days, the
flood kept
coming on
the earth
as the
waters
increased.
They lifted
the ark
high above
the earth.
The waters
rose and
increased
greatly on
the earth,
and the
ark floated
on the
surface of
the water.
Every living
thing on
the face
of the
earth was
wiped out.
People
and animals
and creatures
that moved
along the
ground and
the birds
were wiped
out from
the earth.
Only Noah
was left
and those
with him
on the
ark.
So God
did a
reset.
He wiped
out evil.
Noah was
a righteous
man and
his family.
He saved
them.
And it
took
less than
almost no
time at
all.
And then
there was
sin again.
So he
didn't wipe
sin out
just by
wiping out
most of
humanity but
keeping
humanity.
So he
did that
and it
didn't work.
We look
at Exodus
12 and
this is a
picture of
Israel coming
out of
Egypt.
The
Passover
lamb.
Exodus
12, 3,
7 and
23.
Tell the
whole
community
of Israel
that on
the tenth
day of
this month
each man
is to
take a
lamb
for his
household,
one for
each
household.
Then they
are to
take some
of the
blood,
put it
on the
sides and
tops of
the door
frame of
the homes
where they
will eat
the lambs.
Then when
the Lord
goes through
the land
to strike
down the
Egyptians,
he will
see the
blood on
the tops
and sides
of the
door frame
and will
pass over
the doorway
and he
will not
permit the
destroyer to
enter your
houses and
strike them
down.
So this
is the
differentiation
between
everyone else
and those
who believed
in the
lamb,
the blood
of the
lamb,
saved them.
This is
the picture
of Christ.
Only
those covered
by his
blood are
saved from
judgment.
John
1.29
The next
day,
John saw
Jesus coming
towards him
and said,
look,
the lamb
of God
who takes
away the
sin of
the world.
John
saw who
Christ was.
This is a
direct reference
back to the
Old Testament.
prophet.
And the
one we
passed on
was through
Exodus.
And it
was an
explanation
of the
sacrifices
that people
did.
They would
sacrifice a
bull as a
sin offering.
They would
do all
kinds of
things.
They would
bring pigeons.
There was
all kinds
of sacrifices
at the
temple.
This was
done as
a prepayment
for the
sin.
And when
Christ came,
he did
away with
that.
John
3,
3-7.
Jesus
replied,
very truly
I tell
you,
no one
can see
the
kingdom
of God
unless
you are
born again.
How can
someone who
has been
born when
they are
old?
Nicodemus
asked.
Surely
they cannot
enter a
second time
into their
mother's
womb to
be born.
And Jesus
answered,
very truly
I tell
you,
no one
can enter
the
kingdom
of God
unless
they are
born of
water and
of the
spirit.
flesh
gives
birth
to
flesh
but
the
spirit
gives
birth
to
spirit.
You
should
not
be
surprised
by my
sayings.
You must
be born
again.
So this
is where we
get the
phrase born
again
Christian.
It is
spirit.
It was
the spirit
that died
immediately
with Adam
and Eve.
Their
body lived
on but
the spirit
that fellowship
spirit with
God died
so now
it has
to be
reborn.
John 6
40
For my
father's
will is
that everyone
who looks
to the
son and
believes in
him shall
have eternal
life and
I will
raise him
up at the
last days.
This is
eternal
security.
Everyone
who looks
to the
son and
believes in
him shall
have eternal
life.
So this
is the
hope that
we have.
When we
have hope
in Christ
knowing
that he
took our
sins to
the cross
and we
don't have
to spend
eternity
in hell.
John 10
7 to
10 and
11
Therefore
Jesus said
again very
very truly
I will tell
you I am
the gate
for the
sheep.
All who
have come
before me
are thieves
and robbers
but the
sheep have
not listened
to them.
I am
the gate
whoever
enters through
me will be
saved.
They will
come in
and go
out and
find pasture.
The thief
comes only
to steal
and kill
and to
destroy.
I have
come that
they may
have life
and have
it to
the full.
Jesus
is the
only
gate.
Others
have
came
and have
been
false
gods
and false
deities
but only
God
only Jesus
is the
gate.
John 11
25
Jesus
said to
her
I am
the
resurrection
and the
life.
The one
who believes
in me
will live
even though
they die.
So this
is even
though we
physically
die we
can have
the assurance
that we
don't have
to spiritually
die.
John 14
6 and
7
I am
the way
the truth
and the
life.
No
one
comes
to the
father
except
through
me.
If
you
really
know
me
you
will
know
my
father
as
well.
From
now
on
you
do
know
him
and have
seen
him.
Again
it's a
declaration
I am
the
only
way.
There
is no
other
way.
As
Christians
this
is what
we
have
hope
in.
John
19
16
to
18
finally
Pilate
handed
him
over
to
them
to
be
crucified
so
the
soldiers
took
charge
of
Jesus
carrying
his
own
cross
he
went
out
to
the
place
of
the
skull
which
is
in
Aramaic
called
Golgotha
where
they
crucified
him
and
with
him
two
others
one
on
each
side
and
Jesus
in
the
middle
this
was
a
public
death
Christ
it
wasn't
something
that
they
took
him
down
into
dungeon
and killed
him
he
was
on
a
hill
on
a
cross
with
people
many
people
around
saw
it
and
it
was
verified
he
died
when
a
soldier
stabbed
Jesus
with
a
spear
so
it
wasn't
you know
it
just
didn't
poke
him
he
stabbed
him
through
the
heart
broke
the
sack
of
water
around
his
heart
drained
so
Christ
there
is
no
question
did
Jesus
die
and
he
died
in
a
way
that
he
lost
all
his
blood
they
didn't
just
strangle
him
but
he
bled
and
that's
where
we
get
the
blood
from
his
death
was
the
will
of
God
foretold
in
Genesis
3
John
14
or
John
19
41
42
at
a
place
where
Jesus
was
crucified
there
was
a
garden
and
in
the
garden
a
new
tomb
in
which
no
one
had
ever
been
laid
because
it
was
the
Jewish
day
of
Passover
and
since
the
tomb
was
nearby
they
laid
Jesus
there
Jesus
was
laid
in
a
new
tomb
sealed
and
guarded
remember
there
was
legions
of
Roman
soldiers
not
just
one
but
a
legion
of
Roman
soldiers
that
were
there
guarding
the
tomb
John
20
14
at
this
she
turned
around
and
saw
Jesus
standing
there
but
she
did
not
realize
it
was
Jesus
so
this
is
Mary
Magdalene
seeing
the
resurrected
Christ
here
is
Christ
the
God
she
didn't
recognize
him
but
she
was
the
first
to
see
him
as
God
resurrected
from
the
tomb
Revelation
20
11
to
15
then
I
saw
a
great
white
throne
and
him
who
was
seated
on
it
and
heaven
and
earth
were
filled
with
his
presence
for
there
was
no
place
for
them
or
fled
from
his
presence
and
I
saw
the
dead
great
and
small
standing
before
the
throne
and
books
were
opened
and
another
book
was
opened
which
is
the
book
of
life
the
dead
were
judged
according
to
what
they
had
done
as
recorded
was
judged
according
to
what
they
had
done
then
death
and
Hades
were
thrown
into
the
lake
of
fire
the
lake
of
fire
is
the
second
death
anyone
whose
name
was
not
found
in
the
book
of
life
was
thrown
into
the
lake
of
fire
so
this
is
the
two
books
if
you're
not
written
in
the
Lamb's
book
of
life
you're
written
in
the
other
books
and
anyone
whose
name
is
written
in
the
book
of
life
that
they
will
be
judged
and
thrown
into
the
lake
of
Hades
and
into
the
lake
of
fire
so
this
is
the
same
Jesus
this
is
the
powerful
God
this
isn't
the
humble
carpenter
this
is
the
magnificent
mighty
judge
that
hundreds
of
millions
of
angels
swarm
around
worshipping
and
that
the
cherubims
fall
down
and
worship
this
sums
up
the
five
different
entities
found
in
the
Bible
God
angels
Satan
man
and
Jesus
we
see
that
God
did
not
destroy
man
but
made
a
way
for
us
to
enjoy
fellowship
with
him
for
eternity
we
also
realize
that
God
did
not
cover
over
our
sins
and
call
it
okay
much
like
this
carpet
the
brand
new
carpet
if
you
were
to
peel
it
back
there's
still
the
old
tiles
there's
still
the
scuzzy
horrible
things
God
didn't
just
cover
it up
and say
well
that's
good
no
he
dealt
with
it
destroyed
their
sin
nature
in
heaven
we
won't
we
have
chosen
those
that
have
chosen
to
have
fellowship
with
him
we'll
be
able
to
have
perfect
fellowship
we will
not
sin
again
when
we
get
to
heaven
on
earth
we're
still
human
we're
still
we still
have
the
ability
to
sin
and
but
when
we
get
to
heaven
we
will
have
he
God
has
dealt
eternally
with
sin
so
now
as
we
go to
the
final
verse
of the
morning
this
is a
communion
service
this
whole
time
was
trying
to
piece
together
why
do
we
have
communion
and
again
I
was
kind
of
aiming
this
at
some
of
the
younger
people
but
it's
still
good
solid
teaching
why
do
we
have
communion
and
it's
because
of
Jesus
and
he
took
bread
gave
thanks
and
broke
it
and gave
it to
them
saying
this
is
my
body
given
for
you
do
this
in
remembrance
of
me
in
the
same
way
after
the
supper
he
took
the
cup
saying
this
cup
is
the
new
covenant
in
my
blood
which
is
poured
out
for
you
so
Josh
will
pass
the
emblems
around
and
he'll
pass
out
the
bread
and
the
cup
and
we'll
pray
after
it's
been
passed
out
and
they'll
have a
time of
thought
care