1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,120 Good morning. Good to see you all this 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,280 morning, Luke. Chapter 23 is where we're going 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:09,480 to start and we're going to be bouncing around to a lot of 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:14,000 passages this morning, so hopefully you can keep up as we. 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,680 Go through those, I hope. You have a good week. 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,760 We we were busy at work this week. 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:22,680 But I I had a problem this morning. 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,360 I haven't been able to run for like the last six or seven 9 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,520 weeks. Not that I that not that I'm 10 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:33,480 super diligent about it anyways, but it at least it at least 11 00:00:33,480 --> 00:00:35,720 keeps me. A little bit fit. 12 00:00:36,160 --> 00:00:38,160 For some of the Spartan races and things we were doing. 13 00:00:38,160 --> 00:00:40,360 But the problem I had this morning is I haven't been able 14 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,000 to run and I woke. Up or I put this. 15 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,520 Shirt on this morning and I think this button shrunk so I'm 16 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,800 going to have to. Have to figure out what's. 17 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,480 Going on, I'm afraid to put the rest of my shirts on. 18 00:00:51,480 --> 00:00:52,640 They might have shrunk too. So. 19 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,160 Anyways, Luke chapter. 23 is where we're going to be. 20 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,840 We are on lesson #6 Mountain number Six. 21 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,640 And remember this series we're doing mountains and valleys in 22 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,240 the Bible in the mountains are meant to be an inspiration to 23 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,640 us. So a lot of encouragement. 24 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,960 A lot of helps for. Us and when we get to the 25 00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:15,120 valleys, which will be after next week, we're going to start 26 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,680 talking about some of the valleys which are meant to be a 27 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,880 place of instruction for us. So a little bit more 28 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,480 instructional teaching, maybe some some helps on maybe things 29 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,160 that we're dealing with in our lives and we need to to work on 30 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:28,960 and so. That's what the valleys will be. 31 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:30,800 But. We got two more mountains before 32 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,360 we get to that. And this morning in Luke chapter 33 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,880 23, we are going to talk about Mount Calvary, the Mount of 34 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,840 Provisions. So very, very exciting mountain 35 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,280 for us, probably one of the most important ones, I shouldn't say 36 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,560 one of probably the most important one that we will talk 37 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,640 about and what. Jesus Christ did for us there. 38 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,440 On Calvary but Luke chapter 23 I'm going to start. 39 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:59,200 The whole passage is about. Christ going to the cross, but 40 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,520 we'll start in verse 3033 and when they were come to the. 41 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,120 Place which is called Calvary. There they. 42 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,039 Crucified him and the malefactors, one on the right 43 00:02:09,039 --> 00:02:12,440 hand and the other on the left. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive 44 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:13,960 them, for they know not what they do. 45 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,360 And they parted his raiment and cast lots. 46 00:02:16,640 --> 00:02:20,320 And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also with them. 47 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,440 Derided him saying He saved others, let him save himself. 48 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,280 If he be. Christ the chosen of God, which 49 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,640 I think is very interesting. These are the the rulers. 50 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:31,360 This is not the Romans. This is the. 51 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,920 Jewish leaders, The chief priests. 52 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,520 Mocking and ridiculing God. And you know what? 53 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:42,360 The fact that they think he is a blasphemer, calling himself God 54 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,760 when he is not. I it's probably the proper 55 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,240 reaction. OK, save yourself if you're God. 56 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,760 They did not think he was the Messiah. 57 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,680 They refused to to accept. That. 58 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:57,640 But anyways, that's the response they had and verse 36 And the 59 00:02:57,640 --> 00:03:00,920 soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar 60 00:03:00,920 --> 00:03:02,680 and saying if thou be the king of the Jews. 61 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,200 Save. Thyself and a superscription 62 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,960 also was written over him in letters Greek and Latin and 63 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,600 Hebrew. This is the king of the Jews, 64 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,760 and this passage doesn't record it, but one of the. 65 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,160 Other gospels says that the. The chief priest came and said, 66 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:18,840 don't say that he's the king of the Jews. 67 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,720 Say he said he's the king of the Jews and and, Herod said. 68 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,360 Our pilot said what I wrote, that's what. 69 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,000 We're leaving it as and he and he left. 70 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,040 It at that so. But this is the king of the 71 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,200 Jews. And then this then the the 72 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,640 passage goes on talking about the the one thief that was 73 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,160 hanged with him that ends up in paradise. 74 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,000 But anyways, Mount Calvary, I wanted to read those verses and 75 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,680 we probably won't be back in Luke chapter 23, but we're going 76 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,680 to be all over the Bible looking at different prophecies and 77 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:50,880 things about Calvary and and the coming crucifixion of Jesus 78 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,160 Christ. But let's pray. 79 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:53,960 And then we'll get right into this lesson. 80 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:56,200 Father, I thank you for this day you've given us. 81 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,720 Thank you for the opportunity again that we have to open your 82 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:00,200 word. God, I thank you. 83 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:05,000 For the sacrifice of Christ. On on Mount Calvary, God and 84 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,240 what it means to us. It's changed our lives. 85 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:11,040 It's changed our generations. And so, God, I thank you for it, 86 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,280 and we praise you for. It and God I pray. 87 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,880 As we look at it this morning, just be a reminder. 88 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:20,320 Of the great sacrifice that you gave of yourself for us. 89 00:04:20,399 --> 00:04:22,400 And God, I just thank you again for. 90 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,280 It pray that you bless. This time we have together, in 91 00:04:24,280 --> 00:04:28,840 Jesus name I pray. Amen, Calvary. 92 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:31,640 Is also called Golgotha. And does anybody remember? 93 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,880 What that means? What is Golgotha? 94 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,800 The place of the skull? Place of the skull. 95 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:42,480 And we're not told in the Bible exactly where this is, and I 96 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,920 believe the reason for not knowing exactly. 97 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,200 Where it is. Now you have in the Gospels. 98 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:52,200 Very pretty clear. Description of where it is. 99 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,400 I'm going to look at this here in just a second, but I don't 100 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,040 think. God tells us exactly. 101 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:57,880 Where it is because he knows man's heart. 102 00:04:58,200 --> 00:04:59,520 What's the first thing man would do? 103 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,320 They'd go build something on it and worship that place instead 104 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,880 of worshiping the one that was crucified. 105 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,320 At that place. And so we're not told. 106 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,360 Exactly where it's at, but we are. 107 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:15,120 Told some pretty some specifics about it and so in Hebrews 108 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,080 chapter 13 verse 12, I'm not going to. 109 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,240 Read these verses, but you. Can write them down if you would 110 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,920 like, but Hebrews chapter 13 verse 12. 111 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,920 Tells us that this site had to be outside the city gate now. 112 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,840 Remember in the Old Testament when they have the scapegoat? 113 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,720 They would take that scapegoat outside. 114 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,720 The city gates. And so that was, remember, we 115 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,400 talked. About that was a picture of 116 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,240 what? Was going to happen with Christ 117 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,920 and so it was very clear and Hebrews even tells us that it. 118 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,520 Had to be outside the city gate. John chapter 19 and verse 20. 119 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:46,600 Tells us it had to be. Near the city, Matthew chapter 120 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,680 27 verse 39 says it had to be near a road or a thoroughfare 121 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:54,720 upon which people traveled, and then John chapter 19, verse 41. 122 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,040 Tells us it. Had to be in the vicinity of a 123 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:01,320 garden or a tomb area. Now why is that important? 124 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:06,960 Because. Calvary or where we we believe 125 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,120 Calvary was, fits all those descriptions. 126 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:12,040 Now there's a couple places that do that and I'm not going to go 127 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:13,000 through. A description. 128 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,080 Of all this, I'm not going to go through the arguments on it 129 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,320 Pastor did a whole video on it when we. 130 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,240 Did Bible geography had? PowerPoints and everything. 131 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,960 I would encourage you to go back and look at that. 132 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:28,800 Because there are a lot of people, Baptists on both sides. 133 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,800 Some believe. It's a place called Gordon. 134 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,720 'S tomb and then some. Believe it's at the place of the 135 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,600 Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which is the the Catholics. 136 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,760 Built the church on top. Of this other site. 137 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,040 Thought to be actual Mount Calvary. 138 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:48,280 Now, the Gordon's Tomb very quickly because mostly because 139 00:06:48,280 --> 00:06:49,360 it. Looks like a skull. 140 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,080 So in your Easter pictures, in your Sunday. 141 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,200 School. Lessons that mountain that you 142 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,080 see that kind of. Looks like the two eyes. 143 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,160 And the and the nose. Of a skull that's. 144 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:04,880 Gordon's tomb and I I I was studying this and I texted 145 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:08,400 pastor and I said was Gordon's tomb wasn't the place that you 146 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,360 that when he because he went to the Holy Land. 147 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:14,680 He said no, almost almost for sure it's not Gordon's tomb. 148 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,240 He said a Gordon was. A British. 149 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:24,400 Explorer and when he got there they saw this and said wow that. 150 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:25,960 Looks like a skull. That's got to be. 151 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:27,200 The place and that's kind of how they. 152 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,640 Decided that's the place of. Calvary and then they. 153 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,720 Tried to make everything fit. Around that. 154 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,120 Because that's what they decided. 155 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,520 It was, and believe it or not. There's a Baptist association. 156 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,280 That believes Gordon's tomb is the place of. 157 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,160 Calvary so they are there. In Israel, getting tourists to 158 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,000 come to it and trying to make a case. 159 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,840 For it but but but I was. Talking to pastor, I've not been 160 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,560 there, but he said almost, almost certainly that is not 161 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,600 the. Place of Calvary. 162 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,520 So which one is it? And he said the study that I've 163 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:02,400 done and based on his Bible geography lesson and I do agree 164 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,240 with him. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre 165 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,360 that is built on. Built there in. 166 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,440 Israel is probably the place. Of Calvary and like I said, I'm 167 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,240 not going to go into all the reasons why, but a couple of the 168 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:18,600 specific reasons is within 100 with within. 70 years of Christ 169 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:23,280 dying. A temple was built to Venus in 170 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:24,000 the place. Where? 171 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:25,560 Where the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. 172 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,240 Is now a temple was built to Venus to. 173 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,680 Desecrate this place. Why would they want to desecrate 174 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:32,840 it? It's only 70. 175 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,919 Years after Christ died. They know. 176 00:08:34,919 --> 00:08:36,520 Where Christ? Where this happened? 177 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,480 And and, and so they built this temple. 178 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:44,960 And then later when Constantine comes and he is emperor, his mom 179 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:46,680 has. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre 180 00:08:46,680 --> 00:08:49,040 built. In the place of that, Temples of 181 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:50,560 Venus tears that down and builds. 182 00:08:50,560 --> 00:08:53,440 The Church of the Holy Sepulchre still, because it was such a. 183 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:57,680 Venerated place, so very likely. And that's all. 184 00:08:57,680 --> 00:08:59,920 I'll say about that, but very likely the Church of the Holy. 185 00:08:59,920 --> 00:09:02,840 Sepulchre, even though we don't agree with them. 186 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,000 Is is where Calvary? Was at and now they've started 187 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:11,200 excavating underneath the church and they've actually found, you 188 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,640 know, well near. The church they've also. 189 00:09:14,680 --> 00:09:16,720 They've excavated and found garden area. 190 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,440 Because at that up to. That time it was. 191 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,040 Just a quarry. And So what they believe. 192 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:24,200 Happened is these experts believe that this quarry was. 193 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,560 Dug and instead of just wasting the land they filled it back in 194 00:09:26,560 --> 00:09:30,480 with dirt and it became a garden or a farming area and they also 195 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,200 had tombs all the way around it. Go back to his Bible. 196 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:34,880 Geography lesson and he explains that. 197 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,320 Pretty. Well, but anyways, the Bible 198 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,280 doesn't tell us which one it is. And like I said before, I think 199 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,880 for good reason. Because exactly what happened, 200 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:47,120 God knew what happened. They'd go build a church or a. 201 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:52,000 An idol on top of it and start worshipping that place instead 202 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,240 of worshipping what Christ did in that. 203 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,440 Place all right so. Let's get into this lesson. 204 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:01,040 This Mount Calvary was a place of sovereign design, and we've 205 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:04,360 talked about this a few times, but go to Revelation chapter 13 206 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,640 and verse 8. Revelation 13/8. 207 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,120 This was a place of. Sovereign Design. 208 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,760 Remember I mentioned this a couple weeks ago. 209 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,280 God did not create Adam and Eve put them in the garden. 210 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,520 Satan comes and tempts them. They fall and then God said. 211 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,800 Oh, oh, I've got to. Redeem them somehow. 212 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,880 Hebrews chapter 13, verse 8 tells us when this plan for 213 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,160 redemption was made. And all that dwell upon the 214 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:37,880 earth shall worship him whose names are not written in the 215 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,840 book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation. 216 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,880 Of the world so. From the very beginning of 217 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:48,120 eternity, God had this plan for redemption. 218 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:52,160 Before Adam and Eve ever sinned before, before they even knew 219 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:55,120 that that was going to be a problem, God had planned this 220 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,360 redemption and he and Revelation chapter 13 tells us, but this 221 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:02,520 was this was planned and prepared by God from eternity 222 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:06,800 past God. Foresaw, like I said. 223 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:10,840 Long before Adam and Eve sinned, long before Satan fell from 224 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,160 heaven and ended up here on this earth to be the tempter. 225 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:18,520 Long before any of that, God had this plan for redemption go to. 226 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:20,800 Acts Chapter. Two, I told you we're going to 227 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,320 be flipping around a lot. If you can't get there in time, 228 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:27,040 just write them down. I'll read them and but I'm not 229 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:28,480 going to wait real long in between. 230 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:32,560 Passages but Acts chapter. Two verse 2023. 231 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:36,720 Peter says this about. The crucifixion of Christ, Acts 232 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:42,400 223 Him, Christ being delivered by the determinate counsel and 233 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,960 for knowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have 234 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,280 crucified and slain. And what Peter's saying is this, 235 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,920 This is not your doing. This is the determinate counsel 236 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,160 and foreknowledge. Of God has has made. 237 00:11:55,160 --> 00:12:00,400 All this come to this specific time in history and you just 238 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:03,560 happen to be the ones that. Are about to crucify Christ. 239 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:07,720 By wicked hands you have crucified and slain the Christ. 240 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:09,080 But. It was, but it was. 241 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,800 Planned with the from the foreknowledge. 242 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,360 Of God the Father, so it was. God foresaw. 243 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,440 What what needed to happen and what was coming. 244 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:21,320 But he also formed this Mount Calvary. 245 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,440 Think about it. I was reading. 246 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,160 Somebody talking about this? Who? 247 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:32,320 Believes that Gordon's tomb. Was the was the place of of 248 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,840 Christ's crucifixion. And I'll just read, read to you 249 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,640 what he says. God not only foresaw the need, 250 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:41,880 he formed the mountain when the rivers and oceans were carved 251 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:43,080 out and the mountains of the earth. 252 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,240 Were heaped up, God saw Calvary God deliberately. 253 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,120 Chose to shape a small skull shaped promontory. 254 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,360 Outside of what would? Become the city of Jerusalem all 255 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,880 the time, knowing that there his son must die to redeem mankind. 256 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:58,720 So he's saying this Gordon's tomb. 257 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,520 That looks like the shape of the skull. 258 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,400 When the mountains were formed and the. 259 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:07,000 Waters receded back. God formed that knowing his Son 260 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,680 would come not to die on that mountain. 261 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:13,320 Now if we don't believe that Gordon's tomb is the place of 262 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,200 Mount Calvary, then then what do we say? 263 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,720 Well, and by the way, if you believe, I don't know if 264 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,160 anybody's done enough research to to know one way or the other. 265 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:22,520 But if you believe it. Is Gordon's tomb. 266 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,320 I'm not saying you're wrong, I don't know either. 267 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:28,160 We're just These are the. Arguments, and more likely it. 268 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:30,480 Church of the Holy Sepulchre is probably the accurate. 269 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:31,720 One but. Like I said, the Bible. 270 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,680 Doesn't tell us. So does it really matter? 271 00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:36,160 No, what matters. Is that Christ did die. 272 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,880 On Calvary, but having with this in mind, God formed this 273 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:42,480 mountain. How about this? 274 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,080 So when pastor did his Bible geography? 275 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:49,160 Lesson. Where Christ was actually 276 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,800 crucified was a. Little Mountain, and I don't 277 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,600 believe it was actually a mountain like we saw with Mount 278 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:58,960 Sinai or any of those. It was a little hill that Christ 279 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,840 was crucified on. And what they believe happened. 280 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:06,360 Is they were. Hewing out this quarry using the 281 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,440 stone and everything else, and there was a section of rock in 282 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,920 there that was. Really poor rock, so they left 283 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:14,040 it there. And that eventually. 284 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,920 Was what Christ was crucified? On and they've dug underneath 285 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:20,240 the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and they see that 286 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,440 Little Rock outcropping. And so with that in mind, it's 287 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:29,120 even more than just the waters, you know, push the stone around 288 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:32,480 and that's what was left. It's even more of a. 289 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:35,840 Of the Providence of God. That he had these men. 290 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:38,520 Take this quarry all the way down. 291 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,440 And leave just this one. Spot outside the city. 292 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,840 Near a garden tomb or near a garden where there are tombs and 293 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:46,360 all the things that. Fit the prophecy. 294 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,240 Of God, but he used mankind to do it, to make it. 295 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,480 So anyways, God. Formed this, though he knew 296 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,240 exactly what was going to happen. 297 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:57,720 But he also foretold. It and we see all of that all. 298 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,320 The way through the old. Testament and remember when 299 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:04,200 we're talking about. The shadows of Christ. 300 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,280 In the Old Testament, the pictures and the types. 301 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:08,920 That you have to. Look at the Old Testament. 302 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,880 Through the through the. Lens that of. 303 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,960 Christ, So what? We said. 304 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:16,880 Then is. Christ is the key. 305 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,360 That unlocks the Old Testament. If you don't look at through 306 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,240 that lens, it doesn't make sense. 307 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:26,000 It's a lot of weird rituals, a lot of weird sacrifices. 308 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,240 Happening, but when you look at it through the lens of. 309 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,440 Christ, that this is all. Prophecy pointing to Christ. 310 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,920 It makes sense. And this is what Doctor AT 311 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:38,160 Pearson says about the Old Testament from the Hour of Abel. 312 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,000 'S altar. Fire down to the. 313 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,520 Last Passover of the. Passion Week pointing as with a 314 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,360 flaming fingery finger. To Calvary's cross. 315 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:50,000 We see the emergence of 1000 lines of prophecy and indirect 316 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:54,600 forecast, as in one burning focal point of dazzling glory. 317 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:56,600 And that's exactly what the Old Testament is. 318 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:00,360 Yes, it's law. For for Israel, yes, it's. 319 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,680 The 10 commandments. That we see, yes. 320 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,720 It's the prophecy of what? Was going to happen to Israel in 321 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:08,480 Jeremiah and Isaiah and and some of the. 322 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,760 Other prophets, but what it? Is, is it's pointing to the 323 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:16,400 coming Messiah and then not just his birth, but pointing to what 324 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,560 would happen when he died on the cross. 325 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,920 And so we see that in in many, many places in the Old 326 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:27,360 Testament, Genesis chapter 22, that's Isaac on Mount Sinai 327 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:30,680 being sacrificed. Exodus chapter 12, Psalm chapter 328 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:32,080 22. And there's other psalms that 329 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:40,720 are that are messianic Psalms. Isaiah 53 Obvious prophecy of 330 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,800 what was. Going to happen with Christ and 331 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:47,040 and the redemption of mankind. But Matthew even tells us in 332 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,520 Matthew chapter 26. But all this was done that the. 333 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:54,320 Scriptures of the. Prophets the Old Testament might 334 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,160 be fulfilled. So all this was done. 335 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:59,400 Everything in the in the New Testament was done all. 336 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:01,960 The But the Gospels record for us. 337 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,680 All that happened to Christ, Matthew says, was. 338 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,079 Done that the. Scriptures of the Prophets. 339 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,319 Might be fulfilled, so this was. Definitely a place of. 340 00:17:10,319 --> 00:17:12,280 Sovereign design. This was not. 341 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:17,200 This was not man's doing. Man was. 342 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,240 Used to do it, but this was God's. 343 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,079 Design from the foundation of the. 344 00:17:21,079 --> 00:17:24,480 World that Christ would come. And be the sacrifice for 345 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,920 mankind. So it was a place of sovereign 346 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:28,800 design, but it was also. A place of the. 347 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:32,040 Savior's doing, going right along with that. 348 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:35,160 This was not man. That, that that was. 349 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,480 Deciding the fate. Of Jesus Christ. 350 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:42,160 Jesus did this. Turn to John chapter 10, if you 351 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,400 will, John chapter 10, and we see. 352 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,240 Everything with the with the priests. 353 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:53,080 On the Day of Atonement, all of that is pointing to Jesus Christ 354 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:55,960 as as the final. High Priest Leviticus. 355 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:59,200 Chapter 16 and verse 17. Tells us that the high. 356 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:01,440 Priest came into the. Holy of Holies. 357 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,080 With how many people? How many people were with him 358 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,760 when he went into the holy of holies that one day a year? 359 00:18:09,120 --> 00:18:11,760 How many? Just himself? 360 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,720 Right, he was by himself. Leviticus chapter 16. 361 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:16,920 I won't read it but. Verse 17 tells. 362 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:20,280 Us that he came in on the Day of Atonement alone. 363 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,040 For the sacrifice of the Jewish people. 364 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,920 And in John chapter 10 it tells us the same thing. 365 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:31,560 Christ comes in alone by himself to make the final sacrifice for 366 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,240 mankind, and he says this in verse 17. 367 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:38,880 John chapter 10, verse 17. Therefore doth my Father love. 368 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,320 Me because? I lay down my life that I might 369 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:45,400 take it again, no. Man taketh it from me. 370 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,120 But I lay it down of myself. I have power. 371 00:18:49,120 --> 00:18:51,400 To lay it down and I have power to take it again. 372 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:55,360 This commandment have I received of my father, which is an 373 00:18:55,360 --> 00:18:59,520 interesting statement. This commandment of what lay 374 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:02,240 down your life and take it up again was given to him by the 375 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:03,600 Father. That's interesting statement, 376 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,600 but the point here is that nobody took. 377 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,920 The life of Jesus Christ it was his doing, he. 378 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:14,880 Decided when and where and how and he gave his life and, and 379 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:19,560 I'll say this again, but in the in the garden of Gethsemane, 380 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:20,520 when Christ. Was. 381 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,880 Praying to his. Father with the great sweat, as 382 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,880 it were, great drops of blood. Asking for this cup to pass. 383 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:32,880 It was not the the IT was not. The the the. 384 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,120 Torture that he would go through and the pain that he would go. 385 00:19:35,120 --> 00:19:37,080 That's not what he was asking to pass. 386 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,760 He was asking that if there was. Any other way? 387 00:19:40,120 --> 00:19:43,720 For mankind to be redeemed. Back to the Father, let's do it. 388 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:48,000 That way I don't want to have sin come between me and the 389 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,120 Father. It had never happened in in, in 390 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:54,000 in in all of eternity. Christ and the Father had always 391 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,280 been one. They'd never been separated by 392 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,640 sin like we are. To God. 393 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,200 When and we needed to be redeemed, that was never the 394 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:07,840 case with Christ and the Father. And now he's he knows these are 395 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,160 the last minutes before his crucifixion. 396 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:13,200 He's going to take on the sin of all mankind, and he's asking the 397 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,880 Father if there's any way we can make do this another way. 398 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:19,600 Let's do that because of the. Separation that's going to 399 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:25,280 happen and but not my will but thine be done and so that that 400 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:29,720 happens and that that agony. That Christ goes through is. 401 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,600 Is much more than the pain, the physical pain that. 402 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:34,920 Was that was put. On him it was the IT was the 403 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:38,280 spiritual pain of the Father turning his back on him. 404 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:39,960 That's one of the sayings on the cross. 405 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,680 My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me? 406 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:44,400 Why have you turned your back on me? 407 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,280 He knew the answer because He had the sin of mankind on him, 408 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:52,560 all of all mankind. But Jesus says in John chapter 409 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,560 10 verse 11 I am. The Good Shepherd The Good 410 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,240 Shepherd giveth his life. For the sheep, the Good 411 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,840 Shepherd, his life isn't taken. He gives it. 412 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:04,840 It's 100. Percent his choice and he. 413 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:09,400 Chose to give his life for us. But it's also a vital work that 414 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,880 the Savior does. And John chapter 3, you're not 415 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:13,560 far from there. Go to John chapter 3. 416 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,360 We look at verse 14 and 15, John 314 and 15. 417 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,240 Because we talked about this. Before and we overlap and and, 418 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:28,400 you know, all of these kind of have the same atone to them 419 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,800 these these mountains that we're looking at. 420 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:35,560 But without Christ's sacrifice on Calvary, there could. 421 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,640 Be no hope for mankind, and we see that in John 314. 422 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,760 Bible says and as Moses. Lifted up the serpent in the 423 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:45,040 wilderness, even. So must the son of. 424 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,480 Man. Be lifted up that whosoever. 425 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,640 Believeth in him should not perish, but have. 426 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:51,240 Eternal life. Remember the story? 427 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:56,800 Of Moses when he makes. This brazen serpent, the 428 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:59,520 serpent. Had to be lifted up for man to. 429 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:03,120 See right, that was the. Command to Moses lifted up and 430 00:22:03,120 --> 00:22:04,760 when people. Look on it, they'll be. 431 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:08,600 Saved if Moses had said, all right, then I'm just going to 432 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,320 walk around with it and. It had to be lifted. 433 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:15,920 Up for all of them to see they were dying and and it says that 434 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,440 in John 3 too. This is Jesus Christ. 435 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,160 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, the Son of 436 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:25,600 Man must be lifted up so man can look on him and and not perish, 437 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,400 but have eternal life. So it was a vital. 438 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:29,720 Work and. That's all we'll say. 439 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,600 About that for now, but. It was also a. 440 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:35,920 Victorious work again in John go to chapter 19, John chapter 19 441 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,160 and verse. 30. Sunday school is early in the 442 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,760 morning and it's about to get earlier on January 1st. 443 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:45,640 So I got to keep. You flipping to keep you awake 444 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,480 All right John chapter 19 and verse 30. 445 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:53,040 The coffee hasn't kicked in yet, but the cinnamon rolls are are 446 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:57,440 weighing heavy. John chapter 19 and verse 30 447 00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:59,520 when Jesus. Therefore, had received the. 448 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:04,640 Vinegar, he said it is finished, and he bowed his head and gave 449 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,680 up. The ghost was a victorious work. 450 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:13,400 Now we we hear songs about this. There's one in particular when 451 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:18,600 man sinned in the garden that sinned that sacrifices could not 452 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:23,160 take care of any more than Jesus Christ came and then it talks 453 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:26,120 about that he's he's he's in the grave. 454 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:31,560 Death thinks it has one, but he Could you imagine what the 455 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,920 disciples? Not just the 12 disciples, but 456 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,400 all the disciples were that followed Christ were going 457 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,760 through for those three days. This person. 458 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,800 That they followed, that they. Thought was the Messiah that 459 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:46,600 promised them he was going to. What they thought was. 460 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:51,040 Build a Kingdom and be be the one that reigned and they were 461 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,600 all going to be in this Kingdom. They didn't understand that it 462 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,640 wasn't earthly. But they thought he was. 463 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:58,920 He was the. One they were going to follow 464 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,600 till they died and now all of a sudden he's. 465 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:05,760 Dead the the high priests. Have won. 466 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:10,200 Satan has one. Rome has has defeated this 467 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,880 Messiah that they're following. I can only imagine what they're 468 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,480 thinking in their minds for these three days. 469 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,160 We have the benefit of hindsight. 470 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,080 OK, Just wait. He's he's going to resurrect. 471 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:23,720 This can be the most powerful thing that you've ever seen. 472 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,000 But for those three days. Even Thomas, one of his. 473 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:31,480 One of his closest followers. He's doubting it. 474 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,120 He doesn't. Believe that there there's any. 475 00:24:34,120 --> 00:24:36,920 Possibility that this. Christ that they're following is 476 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:38,120 going to come back from the grave. 477 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:43,040 But I think the whole world, including Satan, I think only 478 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,120 the Father knew what was actually coming. 479 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,720 But even Satan, I believe, thought he had won. 480 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,640 Why would he kill Christ? Why would he? 481 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,760 Why would? He make that happen. 482 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,000 If he didn't think it was going to make him victorious, 483 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:59,000 certainly he wouldn't have done it thinking if I can keep him 484 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,320 dead for three days, maybe he'll lose enough followers. 485 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,600 But if after. That three days when he rests 486 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,960 her act, it's going to be odd. I mean, he he certainly thought 487 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,800 he had he had won. And then after three days. 488 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:12,680 That's where we see this victorious work. 489 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:15,040 Bible even tells us. That Christ went down with the 490 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:18,600 keys of death and hell in his hand and and then he comes back 491 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:20,760 victorious after three days and remember. 492 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,600 We we just read it. I have power. 493 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:25,880 To lay down my life and I have power. 494 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:27,240 To, to, to take. It up again. 495 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:29,760 God gave him, the Father gave him that. 496 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,880 Power and after three days. Just long enough to make sure 497 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,200 people knew. This was an actual death. 498 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:39,560 Long enough for him to go and and take hell and death and the 499 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:41,920 sting of death and and conquer that. 500 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:45,960 Then he comes back. And he resurrects for us to. 501 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:50,240 See, so that we know this definitely is the Messiah again 502 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:54,440 that we've been following. Would this death, this sacrifice 503 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,920 of Christ on the. Cross be enough and when he 504 00:25:56,920 --> 00:26:00,680 resurrects from the dead we know it's enough, and the Bible even 505 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,840 tells us in Hebrews. That he takes the blood to the. 506 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:07,440 Father, and the Father is. Pleased with that sacrifice. 507 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:08,040 What a. What an. 508 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,520 Amazing thing. It's exciting. 509 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:13,840 To talk about, but thirdly. The mount. 510 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,120 Calvary is a place. For Sinners Deliverance and I'm 511 00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:18,280 going to spend just a few minutes. 512 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,000 Here we we've. Just got a few minutes. 513 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,760 Left, but this is. Exciting as well, but something 514 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:24,400 maybe we don't always think about. 515 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:29,880 You know the, the when we see Adam and Eve in the garden and 516 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:33,120 they sin, they cover themselves with fig leaves. 517 00:26:33,120 --> 00:26:35,800 And we talked about this not that long ago, but we they cover 518 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:39,200 themselves with fig leaves and what does God come down and do? 519 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,120 What does he say to them? The fig leaves are not enough. 520 00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:45,320 I'm going to kill a lamb. Most likely. 521 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:49,320 Kill a lamb and he makes clothes for them to wear because they 522 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:51,680 need to be. Covered OK, so we. 523 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:56,240 Talk about this often that. The blood of Christ is is the is 524 00:26:56,240 --> 00:27:00,320 the. Is enough for our sin, and it 525 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,360 is. But the Bible's pretty. 526 00:27:02,360 --> 00:27:03,800 Clear. And we'll look at this in Isaiah 527 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:08,160 chapter 53 that we need to be cleansed and we need to be 528 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:11,120 covered. And so there's. 2-2 pieces there 529 00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:12,360 and we're going. To look at them here in just a 530 00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:13,360 second. But first of all. 531 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,680 The cleansing was provided. By the shed blood of. 532 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,960 Christ and the Psalmist says this in Psalm chapter 51 and 533 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:21,360 verse 7. Now we know this. 534 00:27:21,360 --> 00:27:24,200 Is David, because this is. When he is pouring out. 535 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,600 His heart to God after. His sin with the Bathsheba and 536 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:28,800 he says. Purge me with. 537 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:32,960 Hyssop and I shall be clean. Wash me and I shall be. 538 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:34,640 Whiter. Than snow. 539 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,520 And we know these verses. We've memorized these verses, 540 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:39,560 but what does he mean when he's saying? 541 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,760 Purge me with hyssop. Did anybody have any any 542 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:44,680 thoughts? You're not going to be wrong. 543 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,560 OK so purge me. With hyssop and I shall be 544 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:48,120 clean. Anybody. 545 00:27:48,120 --> 00:27:52,800 Anybody have any ideas on what that phrase means or what he's 546 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:53,720 trying to say? Miss Taiwan? 547 00:27:55,200 --> 00:28:01,680 Was it like a stringent or? Something or something to clean 548 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:04,480 up germs, like if someone had a bone or whatever. 549 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,280 Yeah, so so. Remember when the Passover 550 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:09,480 happens. They are supposed to take. 551 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,680 Hyssop and and wipe that on the doorposts, right. 552 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:14,720 So it's always in conjunction with blood. 553 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:18,360 And then you also have do you remember when we talked about 554 00:28:18,360 --> 00:28:23,160 the two doves? Was it doves, the birds? 555 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:24,800 I don't remember if it says doves or not, but. 556 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:26,800 The birds. And they were supposed to kill 557 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,120 the one. Bird really, really strange 558 00:28:29,120 --> 00:28:32,000 sacrifices, but this was a picture of of Christ's 559 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,480 sacrifice. If you go back in and listen to 560 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:35,840 what? We what we talked about with 561 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:37,720 that, but. They would kill this one bird 562 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:39,760 and then they. 'D take hyssop. 563 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:44,200 And dip the. Blood of the of the dead bird on 564 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:45,600 to the live. Bird and then they. 565 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:49,480 Would set that bird free with the blood of the dead bird on 566 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,400 it. Very interesting sacrifice. 567 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:55,360 But hyssop is almost. Always in the Bible connected. 568 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:57,800 With blood. So. 569 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,160 So what is that? And I actually have it. 570 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:01,560 I pulled something up on my phone. 571 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:07,560 I'm going to read in just. A second, but I believe that 572 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:10,000 this is what it's. Called and I had never heard of 573 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,680 it. So I only only just in my study 574 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,000 found this, but it's called a Let me see if I can mention 575 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:20,240 pronounce the right metonymy. Anybody ever heard of that 576 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:24,320 metonymy? OK, so this happens a lot in our 577 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,840 own English language and here's what I'm autonomy is. 578 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,560 Uh oh, it moved on me Where we at? 579 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:43,960 Uh oh, it's gone, I think. All right, so. 580 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:48,920 All right, it says. A metonymy. 581 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:50,920 Is a rhetorical device. In which a. 582 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:54,320 Word or phrase is used. As a substitute for another 583 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:57,640 closely related. Or associated word or phrase. 584 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:01,560 The word that replaces the initial concept is called a 585 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:06,040 metonym. So this is metonymy is used in 586 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:09,720 numerous written and spoken context, sometimes without even 587 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:11,880 realizing it. So here's some examples. 588 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:14,840 All right saying. The Oval Office will address. 589 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:18,320 The nation tonight uses the Oval Office in place of. 590 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:19,760 The president, right? Because the Oval. 591 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:23,480 Office isn't going to talk, but everybody knows when you say. 592 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:27,400 The Oval Office said. We know exactly what that means. 593 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:28,840 That's an autonomy. OK. 594 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,720 When we say please give me a hand, we're not asking. 595 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:36,320 For your actual hand, we're. Asking for assistance, that's an 596 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:39,720 autonomy. The phrase blood is thicker than 597 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:44,440 water. Blood is talking about your 598 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:49,960 family is is thicker than water, which is, you know, a friend or 599 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:54,760 an acquaintance. So non familiar familial ties, 600 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:56,760 but that's some autonomy it's using. 601 00:30:57,480 --> 00:31:00,440 A word that is. Known to mean something else, 602 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:02,280 but you're using it in place of it. 603 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:05,200 And there's tons and tons more examples. 604 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:10,600 Let's see, I got a new. Ride or I got new. 605 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:13,960 Wheels, right? Everybody knows that doesn't 606 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,480 mean you came to church. With a set of wheels you came 607 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:17,800 to. Church in a new vehicle, right? 608 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:21,560 So those are metonymies, so. This I believe. 609 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:24,800 Is a metonymy purge me. With. 610 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:29,480 Hyssop and I shall be clean. And so Hebrews Chapter 9, verse 611 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:31,560 22. I'll come back here to this in 612 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:34,600 just a second, says and almost all things. 613 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,000 Are by the law purged. With blood. 614 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:42,000 What does Psalm 51 seven say? Purge me with hyssop so I 615 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:46,280 believe. This metonymy is hyssop is 616 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:48,400 blood. That's what the Bible's trying 617 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:49,640 to. Show all the way through. 618 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,760 And so when David's saying purge me with hyssop, he's not saying 619 00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:57,480 purge me with a with a plant, He's saying purge me with the 620 00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:59,320 blood of Christ and I will be clean. 621 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:03,120 Wash me with that same blood and I'll be whiter than snow, which 622 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:06,320 then we see that principle, we see that truth all over in the 623 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:09,760 Bible that the blood cleanses us from all sin. 624 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,000 And so. You could you? 625 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,040 Could switch that hyssop. Out with blood. 626 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:17,120 And say purge me with blood and I shall be clean. 627 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:20,480 I'm autonomy in the Bible. I think that's very interesting. 628 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:23,400 Because Hebrews. Chapter 922 tells us that 629 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:27,160 without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin and 630 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,280 so we need to be purged, cleaned. 631 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:31,320 With the blood of Christ. So first of all. 632 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,600 We're cleaned. With the blood of Christ. 633 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:35,680 And then secondly, we're covered. 634 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:40,320 By the blood of Christ, Hebrews chapter 4, verse. 13 You know 635 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:41,800 Hebrews. Chapter 4, Verse 12. 636 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:43,920 The Word of God is quick and powerful. 637 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:46,280 And sharper than any 2 edged sword, piercing even to the 638 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,600 dividing asunder of soul and spirit. 639 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:50,760 And is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the 640 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,120 hearts heart. But then. 641 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:56,080 Hebrews chapter 4, verse. 13 tells us that all things are 642 00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:59,440 naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 643 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:03,040 All right, So what? Does that mean when we say God 644 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:05,120 sees what you're doing, you're not going to hide this from God? 645 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:07,640 That's what it's talking about. Everything is open. 646 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:11,760 Before the eyes of God. And so how then can a Sinner, 647 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:15,200 Yes, our sins are cleansed. By the blood of Christ. 648 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:17,160 But how does a Sinner then stand? 649 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:19,240 Before God, because he covers. Our sins. 650 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:21,920 And that's the example. Pastor always gives of the piece 651 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:24,280 of paper with all your. Sins written on it, and then 652 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,080 that's. Covered by the blood of Jesus. 653 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:28,840 OK, so he it. Cleanses us from all sin. 654 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,480 But it also covers us. And. 655 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:36,240 Go to Isaiah chapter 60. One, this will be the last. 656 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:38,920 Well, I'll probably have. You go to one more passage, but 657 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:40,960 it's right next to it. Isaiah chapter 53 but. 658 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:49,120 Isaiah chapter 61 and verse 10. It says this Isaiah 6110. 659 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:52,440 I will greatly. Rejoice in the Lord, my soul 660 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:54,360 shall be joyful in my. God. 661 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:57,960 OK, so why? For he hath clothed me with 662 00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:01,400 garments of salvation, and hath covered me with the robe of 663 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:04,640 righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, 664 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:07,400 and as a bride adorneth herself with jewels. 665 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:12,000 So this is now talking about covering us, not just the 666 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:13,320 cleansing part, but the covering. 667 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:15,120 Now go to Isaiah. Chapter 53. 668 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:21,960 I think this is where I've never really seen it as this, but I 669 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:25,520 think it's very interesting. Isaiah 53, seven. 670 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:30,800 Because why does I've always looked at this as a picture of 671 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:32,320 how? Christ came to the cross, and I 672 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,239 think it is that he came without a word, and we even see. 673 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:39,080 That with the the gospel. Accounts he, they, they gave him 674 00:34:39,159 --> 00:34:42,639 ample opportunity to to defend himself and he doesn't say a 675 00:34:42,639 --> 00:34:44,960 word. In fact, some of the only words 676 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:48,600 he says is I am, I am. I am who you're saying I am. 677 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:50,840 Or accusing me of being. Yes, that's who I am. 678 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:54,280 But Isaiah 53 verse. Seven says he was oppressed and 679 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:57,560 he was a feeling afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth. 680 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:00,200 He is brought as a. Lamb to the slaughter. 681 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:03,320 OK, we have. Blood lamb to the slaughter and 682 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:05,040 as a sheep. Before her shearers. 683 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:07,560 Is dumb so he openeth not his mouth so I think it's. 684 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:10,560 Definitely a picture of Christ. Not opening his mouth, but I 685 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:12,480 also think we have two things here. 686 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:14,480 A lamb to the slaughter. We have the blood. 687 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:16,240 And a sheep. Before her shearers. 688 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:18,440 They're going to. Make a covering with this. 689 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:22,520 Wool and and I think it's. Very, very important that that 690 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:26,000 these prophecies were fulfilled by Jesus Christ. 691 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:28,880 Christ is. Seen as a lamb, that would be a 692 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,680 lamb. Not a sheep, but a lamb 693 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:32,800 spotless. Lamb that would be sacrificed. 694 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:35,280 And then as a sheep. Whose wool would? 695 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:37,400 Provide covering and I think. That goes back to. 696 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:40,880 Adam and Eve, why it was so important that Christ covered 697 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:42,680 them? He didn't douse them with blood 698 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:48,960 when they sinned, He covered them with most likely a sheep's 699 00:35:49,240 --> 00:35:52,640 wool to to cover their nakedness. 700 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:57,240 And so interesting there the covering we we often. 701 00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:00,640 Kind of overlook or or look past but. 702 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:04,640 It's very important as as to what mankind needed, we needed, 703 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:08,440 we needed cleansed and we needed covered from the nakedness that. 704 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:12,200 We that we are before. God, our sin is open and and and 705 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:13,800 naked. Before the eyes of. 706 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:17,400 Him with whom we have to do. And I'll close with this very 707 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:19,200 familiar song at. Calvary but. 708 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:21,720 William Newell wrote it and he said this and I think this is 709 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:26,760 the the encouragement that we get from Mount Calvary. 710 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:29,080 The chorus says mercy. There was. 711 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:33,320 Great and Grace was free. Pardon there was multiplied to 712 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:36,480 me there. My burdened soul found liberty 713 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:39,800 at Calvary. And that's the that's the 714 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:43,440 exciting thing about Calvary. It's a It was a bloody picture 715 00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:49,240 of what Christ had to do for us. But there my burdened soul found 716 00:36:49,240 --> 00:36:52,440 liberty, and I, if you've. Accepted Christ as your Savior. 717 00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:56,600 You know that feeling. You know that experience of 718 00:36:56,600 --> 00:37:02,200 having your burdened soul find that liberty in Christ and I'll. 719 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:04,200 Close with this, Luke. Chapter 23 we already. 720 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:06,680 Read it but verse 30. 3 and when they were come to the. 721 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:09,320 Place which is called called Calvary. 722 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:12,560 There they crucified him. And the malefactors, one on the 723 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:18,680 right and one on the left. And Christ drank of that cup. 724 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:21,160 That the father had. Given him without trying to 725 00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:24,400 trying to pass it off on anyone else. 726 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:26,640 Or another way, he accepted the will of the Father. 727 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:30,200 And we are still benefiting from that now, and we will be into 728 00:37:30,240 --> 00:37:32,720 eternity. We have everlasting life because 729 00:37:32,720 --> 00:37:36,760 of this Mount, Mount Calvary, the mountain of provision. 730 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:39,880 All right, we'll have one last mountain next week and then 731 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:43,040 we'll get into some valleys. But let's pray and we'll be 732 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:44,880 dismissed. Father, I thank you for this day 733 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:48,040 you've given us got to thank you for this church and this place 734 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:50,560 that we can open your word and and preach it freely. 735 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:53,360 And I got to thank you for the freedoms we have in this country 736 00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:55,920 to still do that and got. To pray as we. 737 00:37:56,120 --> 00:37:58,720 Think on these things that we've heard this morning now that you 738 00:37:58,720 --> 00:38:01,200 would just encourage us in the fact that. 739 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:03,800 Your. Sacrifice on Calvary was enough 740 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:06,840 and God we need nothing else when we stand. 741 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:10,520 Before you, but the blood. Cleansing us and and the 742 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:14,280 sacrifice that you made covering us and so that we know we are. 743 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:16,960 Righteous before you got. To thank you for that fact, 744 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:18,760 Thank you for that. That that. 745 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:21,120 Experience that we've been able to have. 746 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:24,560 The salvation of our souls. Thank you for the burdens that 747 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:26,160 have been lifted off of us when we. 748 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:28,000 Accept you as our Savior and I pray. 749 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:31,120 That you be with this next hour. Fill Pastor with your power. 750 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:34,120 As he preaches and that you'd open our hearts to accept what 751 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:35,680 we need to hear. In Jesus name I pray. 752 00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:36,520 Amen.