1 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:08,119 This is Living Waters of Grace, the teaching ministry of Clark 2 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:12,240 Wofford, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel of Westmoreland, 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:16,400 County of Greensburg, PA. Now here's Pastor Clark as he 4 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,720 continues teaching through God's Word. 5 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:38,960 Why would we want to hurt one another? 6 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,640 Why would we want to say evil things about one another? 7 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,280 Why would we want to be unforgiving and bitter and 8 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:51,600 hateful and spiteful and lustful and, and just all these 9 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:56,160 characteristics that come out of the depraved human heart when 10 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,400 God is the way he is and we see him in that throne room and 11 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:04,160 pictured as the Holy One who loves us and. 12 00:01:04,599 --> 00:01:08,320 Who's given everything for us? Last time on Living Waters of 13 00:01:08,320 --> 00:01:11,560 Grace, Pastor Clark shared with us how Jesus is called the Lamb 14 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,320 of God. We learned that Jesus was called 15 00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:17,120 the Lamb of God because of the correlation to the Passover 16 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,840 lamb. Today, Pastor Clark will focus 17 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,640 on the love of God that was displayed through the life of 18 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,200 Jesus and this should be our example. 19 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,960 Our lives, like the life of Jesus, should be for the sake of 20 00:01:29,960 --> 00:01:33,280 others. Our love for God should be seen 21 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:37,480 in how we love the people around us, including those we might 22 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,720 define as enemies. Now here's Pastor Clark in 23 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,640 Revelation Chapter 5 with today's edition of Living Waters 24 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,360 of Grace. And no one in heaven are on 25 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,320 earth or under the. Earth was able to. 26 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:53,760 Open the scroll or. To look at it and the reason 27 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,240 that is, is that. We're all sinful people. 28 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,720 There's only one. That has the power and the 29 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,000 ability and the right to cast judgment. 30 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,560 Right now, you and I aren't to judge. 31 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,920 The Bible says judge not lest she be judged. 32 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,400 One of my prayers every day is Lord help me to judge my own 33 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,080 sins. And not the sins of my brothers 34 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,040 and sisters. It's easy for us to judge, but 35 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,920 our judgments have no power. They have no authority. 36 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,280 And I'm not talking about the judgments. 37 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,800 Of sin or church discipline those have been given to us that 38 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,080 authority by. The word of God. 39 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:31,400 But in regard. To judging sinful people, well, 40 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,440 this person deserves to go to. Hell, because of. 41 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,720 This and this and that. Well, if that's the case, we all 42 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,160 deserve to go to hell, right? There's none of us that are 43 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,160 worthy. Praise God that when you look at 44 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,200 someone who's messed up that your heart would pray for the 45 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:46,440 Lord. To save them and. 46 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,400 Work in their lives as he's worked in yours, and that you 47 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,160 wouldn't be casting judgment. But John's weeping. 48 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:57,200 This was so broken understanding that we are so unholy. 49 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,520 Compared to the greatness. Of our God our. 50 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:04,280 Savior Jesus Christ. In John 87 it says He that is 51 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:08,400 without sin among you, let him. Cast the first stone. 52 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,000 Who of us here today can pick up a stone and throw it at each 53 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,760 other? None of us. 54 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:21,600 God's our judge the Scripture. Reminds us about this. 55 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,200 Picture of the scepter. Of God's righteousness. 56 00:03:25,640 --> 00:03:31,040 That only is given to the one. From the tribe of Judah, Jesus 57 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:37,040 Christ himself in Genesis. 44910 It says a scepter shall not 58 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,680 depart from. Judah, nor a lawgiver from 59 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,880 between his feet, until Shiloh come, and unto him shall the 60 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,080 gathering. Of the people be. 61 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:51,480 And we see that verse 4 says he wept so much that no one was 62 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,400 found worthy to open and read the scroll or to look at it. 63 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,640 But one of the elders said to me, do not. 64 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,320 Weep, behold the lion. Of the tribe of Judah, the root 65 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:03,520 of David has prevailed to open the scroll and to lucid 7 seals. 66 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:08,320 And so the the beauty of this is Jesus isn't only the descendant. 67 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:10,360 Of the throne of. David. 68 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,000 But he's the one who established the throne before the earth was 69 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,959 made. So David truly is a descendant 70 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:19,360 of our Savior, the Messiah Jesus. 71 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:24,640 Christ, but in Jesus humanity he is a descendant of this lineage. 72 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,200 Through David. 'S father, Jesse. 73 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:32,080 And the Messiah is. This word Shiloh is taken from 74 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:35,400 the word. Meaning Messiah, and he takes 75 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,880 the scepter the. Symbol of the right. 76 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,800 To govern, There's only one that has the authority to govern the 77 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,080 universe and the whole. World and that's our Savior 78 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,480 Jesus Christ and all those in the. 79 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,400 Line of Judah David. And Solomon and Rehoboam were. 80 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:55,760 Actually kings from the line of Judah, but Jesus himself is. 81 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,480 Truly the king of. Kings and the Lord of Lords that 82 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:03,720 was preordained and prophesized by the Old Testament Saints and 83 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:07,440 the Prophets. In Acts 13 is an interesting 84 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,200 verse that ties into this if you got your. 85 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,760 Bible to flip over there to Acts 13, it's amazing. 86 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,600 How all these things connect together. 87 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:21,280 Acts 13 verse 22 and 23 it says. And when he had removed him, he 88 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:25,640 raised up for them David as king, to whom also he gave 89 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:29,880 testimony and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man 90 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:34,560 after my own heart, who will do my will from this man's seed. 91 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,960 Referring to David, according to the promise God raised up for 92 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,560 Israel a Savior Jesus. And so Jesus is. 93 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,680 This one that's being. Spoken about in the Book of 94 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,440 Revelation, the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of 95 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,800 David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven 96 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,360 seals. Jesus is seen as he looks in 97 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,160 verse 6. And behold, in the midst of the 98 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,560 throne, and are the four living creatures. 99 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,040 Into the midst of the elder stood a lamb as though it had 100 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:09,400 been slain, having 7 horns and seven eyes, which are the seven 101 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,640 spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 102 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,880 Then he came and took the scroll out of the right hand of him who 103 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:20,240 sat on the throne. Again, when we study the Book of 104 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,440 Revelation. Some of these things are quite 105 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,760 graphic and strange. You know that we would think, 106 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,640 OK, here's here's the Lord here referred to as a lamb, the Lamb 107 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,360 of God. Who taketh away the? 108 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,200 Sin of the world. That's what John the Baptist 109 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,640 said whenever he saw Jesus walking at him. 110 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,800 He said, behold, the Lamb of God. 111 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,880 Now Jesus was not coming down the road as a lamb, but he's 112 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,240 pictured in type and the old. Testament is a Passover. 113 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:50,560 Lamb that he is the true Lamb of God that has the ability to take 114 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:54,280 away the sins of the world. Well, John is. 115 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:56,960 Giving us a. Picture as though. 116 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:01,200 It had been slain and he's describing what he's seeing in 117 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:07,200 this this vision and the lion is referring to the one who judges 118 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,680 the sins of the ungodly, the lion of the tribe of Judah. 119 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:15,280 And the seven horns represent the complete omnipotent power of 120 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,840 God. 7 is always a number of completeness and perfection. 121 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:23,720 The seven eyes show the. Omniscience of God, that God is 122 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:25,640 all seeing. He's everywhere present. 123 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:27,880 And knows all things I mean today he. 124 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,400 Looks into your heart and mine. He sees it all. 125 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:32,240 We can't see each other's hearts. 126 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:36,360 But God sees it all. He's receiving now, taking into 127 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:40,960 his own hands the title. D to the universe, the beautiful 128 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,360 picture. Is that only the father has the 129 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:44,760 authority? To give this. 130 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:50,640 Scroll and only the Son has the power and the authority to 131 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,880 receive it, no one else. And what happens in verse 8 when 132 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,480 he takes this scroll the the living creatures, the four 133 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:02,040 creatures and the 24 elders, they fall down before the lamb. 134 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:06,080 They fall down and adore him and worship him do. 135 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,360 You ever experience in your life? 136 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,000 I'm sure you have certain times in your life. 137 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,800 And I sense that at times here when our worship team leads us, 138 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:19,080 and sometimes I just want to throw myself on my face on the 139 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,880 ground. And I would tell you that that 140 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:23,560 would never be inappropriate here. 141 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:27,040 If you ever are inclined to get on your knees during the 142 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:28,800 worship, there's nothing wrong with that. 143 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,840 And it isn't body language that gets the heart of God, it's our 144 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:35,440 heart. I mean we could be on our knees 145 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,320 and our heart could be 1,000,000 miles from God, but what God 146 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,039 wants is those who worship Him in spirit and truth. 147 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,720 And sometimes our physical ways about us represent what's going 148 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,720 on in our heart. Whether we raise our hands or 149 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,600 bow on our knees. But I find that in my home, in 150 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:53,240 my own prayer closet, that's where I'm most comfortable 151 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:54,960 getting on my face with God, right? 152 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,400 No one can judge me saying, why is he doing that? 153 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,880 Is he trying to be spiritual or trying to act like he's 154 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,360 something? No, but God sees me alone, 155 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,280 right? And at times I'm just thrown to 156 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,800 to be on my. Face before the Lord. 157 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:09,120 And that's what's happening here. 158 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:10,520 All this. Beauty. 159 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,520 Can you imagine? Seeing the Lord Jesus grabbing 160 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,600 this, taking the scroll. And his hand from the father, 161 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,400 and knowing there as John knows that he's the. 162 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,560 Only one that's. Worthy and the elders see. 163 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:26,200 Worthy as a lamb. And the creatures that God has 164 00:09:26,560 --> 00:09:29,080 manifests and created, they're worshipping. 165 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:30,800 It's astounding. It's overwhelming. 166 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,600 How could one not be on their face? 167 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:37,080 Before the Lord. And I love this part here which 168 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,640 says they have these golden balls full of incense which are 169 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,760 the prayers of the Saints. All the prayers that you and I 170 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,840 have sent up to the Kingdom since we've known the Lord. 171 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,480 Many of. Them are still unanswered, but I 172 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:52,800 believe one day that God will take those prayers that we've 173 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:56,440 given to him and and bring a conclusion to those prayers. 174 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,840 Some of the answers will be yes, some of the answers will be no. 175 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:01,720 But one of the big. Answers. 176 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,520 That He will give us is the prayer that the Lord gave his 177 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,400 disciples, where He said our. Father who art in. 178 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:14,040 Heaven hallowed be thy name thy. Kingdom come on earth as it is 179 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:15,320 in. Heaven, this is the. 180 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:19,440 Beginning of the. Kingdom of God eventually coming 181 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:23,920 to this earth and being established in in Jerusalem and 182 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,840 Jesus will roll with an iron hand for a. 1000 years and 183 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,120 forever and ever and ever and we'll roll with him. 184 00:10:29,560 --> 00:10:34,240 But the beauty of this incense of the prayers of the Saints are 185 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:38,360 like sweet smelling incense to his heart, is that the prayers 186 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,520 that you and I give up to the Lord are never forgotten by God 187 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,480 and God. Has those prayers. 188 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:48,240 They're not wasted. I I find it amazing that all the 189 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:53,240 prayers are put in a bowl. Not one of them are worthless. 190 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,080 Not one of them to God are senseless or. 191 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:00,480 Unimportant and it. Says they're going to sing a new 192 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,000 song in verse 9, a new song they're going to sing not 193 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,400 something they remember when they sang the Hellel songs in 194 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:11,520 the Psalms of the Old Testament that were very symbolic of the 195 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:15,360 nation of Israel and worship to God or in the in the in the 196 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,240 garden at the time that Jesus was. 197 00:11:17,680 --> 00:11:19,800 Being. Prepared to give his life There 198 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:24,520 was some hymns that were sung but this is a brand new song and 199 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,160 you know Rick and the. Guys, if they wanted to, they 200 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,040 could write the music to the song. 201 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:34,440 You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, 202 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,840 for you were slain and have redeemed us to God by your 203 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,560 blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 204 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:45,760 and it made us kings and priests to our God, and we shall reign 205 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:49,080 on the earth. That's a brand new song. 206 00:11:49,680 --> 00:11:53,160 You know when the gospel goes out and we support missionaries, 207 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,240 especially some. Who are in unreached? 208 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,960 People groups like the Dawsons in Venezuela, the beauty of 209 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,360 missions and the beauty of being involved. 210 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,800 As a. Church in Missions is that we 211 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:05,680 are all part of what's happening. 212 00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:08,880 On the mission field here from this local church and as they 213 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,840 are out there laboring and being faithful to give the gospel and 214 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,960 and these. Tribal Indians come to know the 215 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,320 Lord. They'll be in the Kingdom of 216 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,800 heaven one day at the same table that you and I will be. 217 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:21,360 At the marriage supper of the lamb. 218 00:12:21,680 --> 00:12:24,440 It says there will be representatives there from every 219 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:28,840 tongue, every language group, every tribe, every people in 220 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:29,680 every. Nation. 221 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:35,480 No sectarianism in heaven, No prejudice believers made-up of 222 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:39,280 every tongue. Tribe, kindred and nation. 223 00:12:39,680 --> 00:12:43,160 And they'll sing this new song. You have redeemed us, He has 224 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:47,240 bought us with His blood, and now we see that there is true 225 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:51,720 dominion because He's making us kings and priests to our God, 226 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:56,520 and we shall reign on the earth. That's hard to fathom that 227 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:58,240 whenever we come. Back with. 228 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,240 Christ at the second coming that we're going to have positions of 229 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,200 authority in the earth during that 1000 years. 230 00:13:04,560 --> 00:13:07,200 We're going to. Have roll and reign. 231 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,920 As kings and priests for our God on the face of the earth. 232 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,160 I don't know some of you you. You might be. 233 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,520 The new mayor of. Greensburg or something, I don't 234 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:19,000 know, but we're going to have amazing titles and, and just to 235 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,320 encourage you, there is no one unimportant. 236 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,400 In the body of Christ. Guys, there is no one here and 237 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,760 no one down here. We're all the same. 238 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:32,400 Christ is ahead and He loves us and accepts us the same way. 239 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:38,560 There's no one insignificant. We are precious in His sight, so 240 00:13:38,560 --> 00:13:41,200 precious that even the very hairs of our head are numbered. 241 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,840 He has a specific purpose for you during that millennial 242 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:49,080 reign, already chosen, already picked out, already described to 243 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,680 fit your temperament, your personality, how God's made you 244 00:13:52,680 --> 00:13:55,720 and created you to be. You're not to be like me and I'm 245 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,280 not to be like you. We're all different and unique 246 00:13:58,560 --> 00:14:01,400 and. Precious in his sight, the body 247 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,960 of Christ. Not one member can say to the 248 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,120 other member I have. No need of you can we? 249 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,880 We all need each other and the parts that seem to be the less. 250 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,640 Important in the eyes. Of man, God. 251 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:16,280 Chooses them to be. The most important, the most 252 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:22,120 quietest, loving, godly, meek, prayerful person in our church 253 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:26,440 is seen by God to be so much greater than the person who's 254 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,240 speaking and talking all the time. 255 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:30,640 The Kingdom is upside down, isn't it? 256 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,440 The world looks for. Fame and fortune and. 257 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,880 Personality and popularity, and the Kingdom of God looks for 258 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:40,400 humility and meekness. And quietness. 259 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,160 And so we see these songs being sung. 260 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,840 And the true dominion is beautiful because as God 261 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:51,760 intended this world to be when he created Adam and Eve, one day 262 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,080 it'll be. Restored to that place that it 263 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,720 was. Before the fall and that 264 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:00,920 original part of creation where? God had that beautiful. 265 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:02,800 Garden and that scene. Where? 266 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:06,520 Man and woman could talk to God audibly and they could hear his 267 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:08,800 voice and all the heavenly hosts. 268 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:12,240 In verse 11 it says I heard the voice of many angels around the 269 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:15,520 throne and living creatures and the elders, and the numbers of 270 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:20,000 them were 10,000 * 10,000 and thousands of thousands saying 271 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,920 with a loud voice, Worthy is a lamb who is slain to receive 272 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:27,520 power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and 273 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,480 blessing. How many have the new King James 274 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,200 Version in here? Read Raise your hand. 275 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,920 I want you to read this with me in unison. 276 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:40,680 Worthy is a lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and 277 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,200 wisdom and strength and honor and. 278 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:47,040 Glory and blessing. We have maybe 30 people that 279 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:48,240 read that with me. OK? 280 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:53,480 Can you imagine 10,000 * 10,000 the myriad of angels and the 281 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,680 heavenly hosts? It's going to be this deafening 282 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,400 the sound. And the glory of God. 283 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:04,600 True dominion where Christ will. Truly reign and roll and we will 284 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:07,680 roll with him and this heavenly host in verse 11. 285 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:11,680 They're going to break out and this voice and John hears this 286 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:13,880 and the wicked. Will no. 287 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:18,280 Longer have an opportunity to prosper as the judgment is about 288 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:21,280 to be poured out on the earth. The Dominion of the. 289 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:24,360 Evil one will be destroyed. In other words, the title. 290 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,040 Deed of the Earth. Right now, the enemy. 291 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:27,760 Is the Prince of the power? Of the air. 292 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,880 He's the small G God of this. World that has. 293 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:33,880 A degree of dominion for a period of. 294 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:37,160 Time only under the authority. Of God, but. 295 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,120 One day he will have, absolutely. 296 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:42,840 No more influence and no more. Ability to dominate. 297 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,560 The evil one will be destroyed. Now we. 298 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,640 Look at the. Throne of God and all these 299 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,760 angelic beings. And angels are very, very 300 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,040 fascinating because they're here with us today. 301 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,480 We can't see them. But they're in our. 302 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:59,200 Midst they're listening. The Bible says that every time 303 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,840 the Word is preached, the angels are in anticipation of wanting 304 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,400 to hear. Something new to learn. 305 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,720 Something more the heavenly host. 306 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,160 I love the artwork of the picture of the. 307 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:11,839 Mother and father at the bed. Of their child. 308 00:17:11,839 --> 00:17:14,520 And they're praying and asking God to work in their. 309 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,440 Heart of their. Children so that they'll come to 310 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,040 know the. Lord and the Evil. 311 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,079 One is wanting to come in and just destroy the. 312 00:17:20,079 --> 00:17:23,880 Family, but the heavenly. Hosts The Archangels are 313 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,440 surrounding outside the window and they're. 314 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:30,600 Preventing evil and ungodliness and and darkness to enter into 315 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:32,360 the life of. The family as the parents are 316 00:17:32,360 --> 00:17:35,400 praying for their home and for their family and for their. 317 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:37,760 Children, what a beautiful, beautiful picture. 318 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,400 But you have these three spheres of heaven. 319 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:44,440 Paul was taken up into that place where John was, and he saw 320 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:48,000 things he said he couldn't even describe with human words. 321 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:52,480 But we have in that first realm the Seraphim and the Cherifim. 322 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:58,000 And the Thrones, the principalities of God that are. 323 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,920 Designated to be in that particular domain of heaven, 324 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:02,960 they're the. Guardians. 325 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:04,960 Of the throne of. Guard of God. 326 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:08,680 And the second sphere is. We read about this in Ephesians 327 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,840 and the. Chapter 6 about the the weapons 328 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:14,520 of. Our warfare and the armor of 329 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,120 God. The dominions, the virtues 330 00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:18,800 meaning the might and the powers. 331 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,640 They're the heavenly governors of the Kingdom. 332 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,920 And then the third sphere is the Principalities, the Archangels 333 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:26,960 and the Angels. And these are the ones that are 334 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,040 the messengers. They're the ones that take the 335 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:32,360 message out to the far ends of the Earth, and they're. 336 00:18:32,360 --> 00:18:34,200 Also the soldiers. They're. 337 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:36,160 Guarding you and me. Today I love what? 338 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,400 It says in. Hebrews about the angels, are 339 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:42,200 they not ministering spirits sent forth to minister to them 340 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,400 who are the heirs of salvation? You have a guardian Angel. 341 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,240 I do too. And I think many times my 342 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:51,080 guardian Angel is saying, why did you assign me to Clark? 343 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:53,320 You know, he's just been a real problem. 344 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,280 I'll have to apologize to my Angel when I get to the Kingdom 345 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,600 one day for the things he's had to put up with me. 346 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:03,360 But the good news is, is that God has assigned angelic beings. 347 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,760 To watch over you and to protect you. 348 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:09,920 And then the last two verses and as we finish this chapter says 349 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:13,800 in every creature in verse 13 which is in heaven and on earth 350 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,240 and and under the earth, and as such are in the. 351 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:20,320 Sea and all that. Are in them are heard saying the 352 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:24,920 amazing thing the Bible. Says Jesus talks about the 353 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:28,120 descendants and the people who were proud because they were of 354 00:19:28,120 --> 00:19:31,840 the lineage of David. And Jesus tells them that, you 355 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:35,240 know, I could cause these rocks to rejoice and praise me if I 356 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,720 wanted to. The whole creation. 357 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:39,840 It says in Romans. Is waiting in earnest 358 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:43,960 expectation to praise and magnify God. 359 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:47,760 Waiting for the culmination of these things that we're studying 360 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:51,720 about in Revelation. And they're saying blessing and 361 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:55,040 honor and glory and power be to him who sits on the throne, and 362 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:59,920 to the Lamb forever and ever glorifying. 363 00:19:59,920 --> 00:20:03,200 The Lamb of God and the. Father, the four living 364 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:07,680 creatures, the 24 elders, and the numerous angels and all the 365 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,960 creatures of the universe, worshipping and giving. 366 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:15,000 Glory to God. And then the four living 367 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,120 creatures said Amen, It's. Good to say. 368 00:20:18,120 --> 00:20:18,520 Amen. Amen. 369 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:20,200 We can say. Amen. 370 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,000 They say it in heaven. We can say it here on earth too. 371 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,480 So be it. Lord and the 24 elders fell down 372 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:28,440 and worshipped Him. Who lives? 373 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:31,600 Forever and ever. So this scene. 374 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,320 That we're studying today is a prelude to the righteous 375 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:38,880 judgments from a holy God, which will begin to erupt. 376 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:42,240 Upon those still on the earth who have refused God's mercy and 377 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:46,280 love, holding on to their. Sin and rebellion against God 378 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:50,160 it's hard to fathom we. Hear these things today. 379 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:54,480 And God knows our hearts and some of us might be here today 380 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,280 and think, well, who cares? So what? 381 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:01,640 What's this mean to me? Well, if you're a believer in. 382 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,160 Christ, you wouldn't. Say that this means everything 383 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,880 to you. It's God's love letter to you, 384 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,360 His promises to you, but He's prepared for you. 385 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,480 But if you're lost and you can't see, this is bizarre. 386 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:22,520 It's strange, it's confusing, it's not drawing because you 387 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:27,400 hold on to something that has got you in bondage and that's 388 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:29,120 your. Sin and your rebellion. 389 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:31,800 Of wanting to. Have your own way. 390 00:21:33,120 --> 00:21:35,040 And be part. Of the crowd that says. 391 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,400 We will not have this man to. Rule over us. 392 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:42,520 Let's crucify Him and we crucify Christ by our own sin. 393 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:47,920 As unbelievers, we basically are still driving nails into Him, 394 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:51,120 hating Him for what he represents and what he came to 395 00:21:51,120 --> 00:21:53,480 do. Why would we want to do that to 396 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:57,400 the one who loves us so much that he gave us his only 397 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,200 begotten Son? Why would we want to hurt one 398 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,680 another? Why would we want to say evil 399 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:06,320 things about one another? Why would we want to be 400 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:11,280 unforgiving and bitter and hateful and spiteful and lustful 401 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,880 and, and this all these characteristics that come out of 402 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:19,320 the depraved human heart when God is the way he is and we see 403 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:24,640 him in that throne room and pictured is the Holy One who 404 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,560 loves us and has given everything for us. 405 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:34,600 And John sees what it cost him when he's giving this vision to 406 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,280 the people that are listening and those who us today who are 407 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:40,480 hearing it. And where do we fit in with all 408 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:41,480 this? Where? 409 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:42,960 Where do we? Belong. 410 00:22:43,360 --> 00:22:46,920 Do we belong in that room, that throne room with John? 411 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,120 Are we still on the outside looking in? 412 00:22:50,120 --> 00:22:52,360 That's what we have to ask ourselves today. 413 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:57,480 And the heart is deep. The Bible says it's a very, very 414 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:01,160 unwielding part of the human psyche. 415 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:05,920 The heart is a vessel that is hard. 416 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:11,680 It is rebellious. The Bible tells us it's 417 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,720 desperately wicked, and it's only the. 418 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:16,480 Lord, who can? Try our hearts and know our 419 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:20,400 thoughts, right? And so I'd like to just conclude 420 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:25,400 today and giving the Lord again the opportunity to examine our 421 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,280 hearts. To see where. 422 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:32,120 We are with these wonderful things of God, will we? 423 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:33,440 Walk away from this. Today. 424 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,920 And just think, So what? Or will we walk away and a 425 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:40,720 deeper appreciation of the majesty and the greatness and 426 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,680 the glory and the dominion and the authority of our Lord. 427 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:46,960 That's what I pray will be a case for all of us. 428 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,840 We are digging into the Book of Revelation here on Living Waters 429 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,600 of Grace. Pastor Clark is tackling this 430 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:59,520 challenging book as we try to discern the messages that are 431 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,120 within its pages. There's so much imagery and at 432 00:24:03,120 --> 00:24:06,600 times you're not always sure what's literal and what's 433 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,440 metaphorical. At one point there's a reference 434 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,760 to an adulterous woman riding on a beast. 435 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,200 And as someone else mentioned, at one point it almost sounds 436 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:20,680 like a rodeo from hell. And in actuality it kind of is. 437 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:25,000 You learn about the downfall and demise of a sinful and 438 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:29,280 rebellious world, falling down in worship to someone who is the 439 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:36,200 anti hero, the enemy, Satan working his insidious ways into 440 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:40,880 the minds of fallen people. It's sad and it's heartbreaking, 441 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:44,600 but it's a classic story of good versus evil. 442 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:48,080 Thankfully, we know how this story ends. 443 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:55,360 Jesus wins, Jesus reigns, and evil is conquered once and for 444 00:24:55,360 --> 00:24:57,880 all. We pray and trust you've 445 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:02,920 received Jesus as your Savior. But if you haven't, don't wait 446 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,160 until the events in Revelation become what's happening on the 447 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:09,680 streets. None of us wants you to be there 448 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:13,000 at that time. Instead, we'd love for you to be 449 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:17,760 with us in heaven as we celebrate the marriage supper 450 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:23,240 with Jesus as his bridegroom. To get a better understanding of 451 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,400 where we are in the Book of Revelation, to listen to any 452 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:31,080 messages before or after this one, you can find them at our 453 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:34,680 website, calvarychapelonline.com. 454 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:38,400 That's it for today's edition, but we hope you'll want to hear 455 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,880 Pastor Clark teach more from the Book of Revelation. 456 00:25:42,360 --> 00:25:46,240 It can be exciting to think about the future for believers, 457 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:49,320 but it can feel a bit harrowing for those who don't believe. 458 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:53,480 Come hear more next time on Living Waters of Grace.