1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:05,100 Thank you, turn in your Bible to Luke chapter 16. 2 00:00:07,900 --> 00:00:10,100 We've been using the Apostles Creed to study. 3 00:00:10,100 --> 00:00:14,200 The Bible, the Apostles Creed is not the Bible, but the Apostles 4 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,700 Creed is a summary of a Central Christian doctrine. 5 00:00:16,700 --> 00:00:19,100 So we said it's super helpful to have Clarity on. 6 00:00:19,100 --> 00:00:21,700 Hey, what really matters. Well, I believe of a bit here 7 00:00:21,700 --> 00:00:23,900 and a bit there, well, there's plenty of freedom and there's 8 00:00:23,900 --> 00:00:27,600 plenty of open discussion or hot debate among Christians on 9 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:29,600 different subject matter. But there's some things that are 10 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,600 core that that to say you're a Christian means you believe 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,100 these things, or if you don't, you will soon because you're 12 00:00:35,100 --> 00:00:37,200 just new and you're still learning and that's okay, too. 13 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,300 But we've been walking through the Apostles, Creed to see, what 14 00:00:40,300 --> 00:00:42,400 do we. What does a Believer supposed to 15 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,000 believe? I'm going to read it right now, 16 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,600 to you, the entire Creed, at the end of the service will read it 17 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,900 together. I believe in God, the Father 18 00:00:48,900 --> 00:00:51,300 Almighty creator of Heaven and Earth. 19 00:00:51,700 --> 00:00:55,100 I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son our Lord, who was 20 00:00:55,100 --> 00:00:58,900 conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. 21 00:00:59,100 --> 00:01:03,100 He suffered under Pontius Pilate was crucified died and was 22 00:01:03,100 --> 00:01:04,900 buried. He descended to Hell. 23 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:07,600 The third day. He rose again from the dead. 24 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,700 He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God, 25 00:01:10,700 --> 00:01:13,900 the Father Almighty from there, he will come to judge the living 26 00:01:13,900 --> 00:01:17,400 and the dead, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic 27 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,800 Church. The communion of saints, the 28 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,800 Forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the 29 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,700 life Everlasting. Amen. 30 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:30,000 Do we bring my water? Bubba, can you go get it? 31 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,900 Thank you, son. So today where we are in the 32 00:01:33,900 --> 00:01:36,200 Creed. We're at he descended to Hell 33 00:01:36,300 --> 00:01:39,500 the third day. He rose again from the dead. 34 00:01:39,700 --> 00:01:43,000 So he descended to hell is one that's, you know, important to 35 00:01:43,008 --> 00:01:45,300 explain because there's been a lot of confusion around it. 36 00:01:46,500 --> 00:01:49,700 As the as the language has been changed over the years, in the 37 00:01:49,700 --> 00:01:52,500 original writing of it. It was he descended into Hades 38 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:54,500 but even then what are we talking about? 39 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:56,400 What does that mean? We're not going to do a super 40 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:57,800 deep dive here. Why? 41 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,600 Well, because the scripture doesn't give us a ton to work 42 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,400 with on the subject matter. But we have enough so we might 43 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,400 be like a rock skipping across the top of the water on this 44 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,199 particular portion but we're going to put our emphasis on the 45 00:02:09,199 --> 00:02:11,000 most important thing which is Jesus's. 46 00:02:11,300 --> 00:02:19,900 Resurrection thank you man. So I want you to turn in your 47 00:02:19,900 --> 00:02:22,300 Bible to Luke chapter 16, did I already tell you that? 48 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:30,000 I'll go there too now. Luke chapter 16 and verse 19 to 49 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:36,000 read verses 19 through 31 The rich man and Lazarus is the is 50 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,100 the story that Jesus is telling here. 51 00:02:38,300 --> 00:02:40,900 There was a rich, man. So Jesus is talking. 52 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,800 There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine, 53 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,900 linen, and who feasted sumptuously every day and at his 54 00:02:47,900 --> 00:02:50,100 gate was laid. A poor man named Lazarus, 55 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:54,800 covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from 56 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,700 the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and 57 00:02:58,700 --> 00:03:01,500 licked. His sores is a miserable 58 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:03,300 scenario. The poor man died. 59 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,900 Died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. 60 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:11,900 The rich man also died and was buried and was in Hades being in 61 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:14,400 torment. He lifted up his eyes and saw 62 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:19,100 Abraham far off and Lazarus. That's the poor man Lazarus at 63 00:03:19,100 --> 00:03:21,800 his side. So already you might be saying 64 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,000 what's going on here. Well, that's a great question. 65 00:03:24,100 --> 00:03:25,800 What in the world is going on here? 66 00:03:26,900 --> 00:03:29,700 We've got Abraham, we've got Lazarus. 67 00:03:29,900 --> 00:03:32,800 So if we've got Abraham, we also know we have all of the Old 68 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,200 Testament. Thanks anybody who believed in 69 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:41,800 in, in the Messiah by faith who was saved, they didn't go to 70 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,700 heaven, they went to this place that's come to be known as 71 00:03:44,700 --> 00:03:46,800 Abraham's side. It's been called Abraham's 72 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,600 bosom, it's been called Paradise. 73 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,800 This is a place of comfort is a place of Peace. 74 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,200 This was a place of security was a place for God's people, 75 00:03:53,300 --> 00:03:57,000 they're absolutely secured by Faith by the grace of God and 76 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,700 they're comforted but they can't yet enter into heaven. 77 00:03:59,700 --> 00:04:01,500 Well why not? Well you can't enter into the 78 00:04:01,508 --> 00:04:04,700 presence of God yet because the Blood of Christ hasn't yet been 79 00:04:04,700 --> 00:04:06,400 shed. He has not yet opened the way 80 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:10,000 nobody goes to the father. Except through him. 81 00:04:10,500 --> 00:04:12,500 So they had by faith that taking that place. 82 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,300 So this is a temporary thing is not to be confused with some 83 00:04:15,300 --> 00:04:17,700 Purgatory. You can't change your destiny at 84 00:04:17,700 --> 00:04:21,500 this point wherever you are. When you die, you will be. 85 00:04:21,700 --> 00:04:24,700 You're either secure in the old Covenant, you were secure and 86 00:04:24,700 --> 00:04:27,400 Abraham's bosom to be later delivered all the way into 87 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,300 heaven with the Lord Jesus himself or you're going to be in 88 00:04:30,300 --> 00:04:32,300 torment. So this is what we see, the rich 89 00:04:32,300 --> 00:04:35,200 man is in torment and Lazarus who had put his faith in the 90 00:04:35,208 --> 00:04:38,500 Lord. We see them separated. 91 00:04:38,500 --> 00:04:40,200 So the rich, man. He calls out. 92 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:45,600 Father, Abraham and verse. 24 have mercy on me and send 93 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,000 Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool. 94 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:54,500 My tongue for, I am in anguish in this flame so they can see 95 00:04:54,500 --> 00:04:57,100 each other. They can communicate with each 96 00:04:57,100 --> 00:04:58,500 other. This is a bit weird. 97 00:04:58,500 --> 00:05:00,800 Let's be honest, right? It's a bit strange. 98 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:04,100 And yet Jesus is talking and this is exactly what the 99 00:05:04,108 --> 00:05:06,500 scenario was. We don't know what the realm. 100 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:08,800 Is were like we don't know what the chasm was like, we don't 101 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,000 know what the Divide was like, but we know that there was a 102 00:05:12,008 --> 00:05:14,200 degree of interaction that could take place there. 103 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:15,900 So this is the realm of the dead. 104 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:18,200 As the old town has the Old Testament Saints would have 105 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,600 understood it so they weren't unconscious when you die. 106 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,900 You're not unconscious your physical body obviously is but 107 00:05:24,900 --> 00:05:26,700 your you don't lose Consciousness. 108 00:05:26,900 --> 00:05:29,200 You're still aware and you're still somewhere. 109 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,600 Everybody is somewhere at all times and they're conscious of 110 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,500 it. And this is what we see 111 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:36,600 happening. So, the rich man is begging for 112 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:41,400 mercy, he's pleading to Father Abraham, but Abraham said, child 113 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:45,900 verse 25, remember that you and your lifetime, you received your 114 00:05:45,900 --> 00:05:49,000 good things and Lazarus in like manner, received bad things. 115 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,500 But now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. 116 00:05:52,700 --> 00:05:56,300 And besides all this between us and you as a great Chasm, has 117 00:05:56,300 --> 00:06:00,700 been fixed in order that those who would pass from here to you 118 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,300 may not be able and none may cross from there. 119 00:06:03,700 --> 00:06:06,900 To us and he said, then I beg you father. 120 00:06:07,900 --> 00:06:12,300 So the rich man I beg you send send Lazarus to my father's 121 00:06:12,300 --> 00:06:14,000 house. This is not the Lazarus who 122 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,500 Jesus was raised from the dead. This is a different Lazarus but 123 00:06:16,500 --> 00:06:19,400 send Lazarus to my father's house for I have five brothers 124 00:06:19,700 --> 00:06:22,700 so that he may warn them. Lest they may also come to this 125 00:06:22,700 --> 00:06:25,700 place of Torment. So he's saying, please lie, let 126 00:06:25,700 --> 00:06:29,000 Lazarus be resurrected, go warn my brother's so that this 127 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,600 wouldn't happen to them. Inhale, people are even pleading 128 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,000 still for Mercy for others. To go. 129 00:06:34,300 --> 00:06:36,800 I deserve this. I know that but let somebody 130 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:41,500 else be spared from this, but Abraham said they have Moses and 131 00:06:41,500 --> 00:06:44,200 the prophets will Moses is literally with Abraham. 132 00:06:44,700 --> 00:06:46,300 Moses is over there with all the old test. 133 00:06:46,300 --> 00:06:49,000 David is over there. Every Old Testament saying, who 134 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,600 put their faith in the Lord Rahab. 135 00:06:50,700 --> 00:06:53,000 They're all over here with Abraham. 136 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,000 He says, but they have Moses. What does he mean? 137 00:06:55,100 --> 00:06:56,400 He means they have the scriptures. 138 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,400 The scriptures from Moses, they have Moses and the prophets, all 139 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,600 the prophets are literally technically with Abraham and He 140 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,500 needs to have the writings, they have the word of God. 141 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,100 Is what Abraham is telling the rich man, they have Moses and 142 00:07:09,108 --> 00:07:12,200 the prophets. Let them hear them and he said, 143 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:15,000 no Father Abraham. But if someone goes to them from 144 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,800 the dead, they will repent Abraham. 145 00:07:18,900 --> 00:07:21,900 He said to him, if they do not hear Moses and the prophets, 146 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,600 neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the 147 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:28,700 dead? So what do we see here? 148 00:07:28,900 --> 00:07:30,200 There's a lot. We could teach, but we're going 149 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,100 to focus on specifically. We're talking about Jesus 150 00:07:32,100 --> 00:07:33,700 descending to the realm of the Dead. 151 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,800 We need to clarify immediately. When Jesus went to hell, Jesus 152 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,300 did not suffer in Flames. Jesus did not suffer torment. 153 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,100 After the cross, when Jesus said it is finished. 154 00:07:44,100 --> 00:07:46,800 He meant it is finished because it was finished. 155 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,300 So, Jesus did not go into torment. 156 00:07:48,300 --> 00:07:52,400 He did not go suffer anguish at the hands of demons or anything 157 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,600 or Flame or anything like that when Jesus went to hell, jeez. 158 00:07:55,700 --> 00:07:59,400 This went to this realm of the Dead, this realm where we've got 159 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,700 torment is taking place and over here. 160 00:08:01,700 --> 00:08:04,900 We also see that Abraham side, Abraham's bosom. 161 00:08:05,100 --> 00:08:06,900 This place is Paradise. But what else do we see about 162 00:08:06,900 --> 00:08:08,500 this place? We see that Abraham was 163 00:08:08,500 --> 00:08:12,300 conscious, Abraham could see and communicate with those in hell. 164 00:08:12,500 --> 00:08:15,100 We see that there was a separation and like I said, this 165 00:08:15,100 --> 00:08:18,200 has been called Abraham's bosom, or Abraham's side, or Paradise. 166 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,800 This was the place that Old Testament believers who were 167 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,600 saved by faith were waiting for the Messiah. 168 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:25,500 They didn't go into heaven before us. 169 00:08:25,900 --> 00:08:28,900 We would go in together through Christ as Hebrews tells us. 170 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,600 So Jesus opened the way to God through his death and now those 171 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:37,900 Saints could have sinned with Jesus to the father Go to Luke 172 00:08:37,900 --> 00:08:40,500 chapter 23, turn a couple pages to the ride. 173 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,200 Some have argued that Jesus had to go to hell, and Jesus had to 174 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,800 suffer torment in hell in our substitute in our place. 175 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:03,300 Because if he didn't, if Jesus didn't go there, that seems like 176 00:09:03,300 --> 00:09:05,600 a logical point of Jesus didn't go to hell and suffering 177 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,800 torment, then don't we still need to? 178 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,100 And the answer is no, because the full wrath and fury of God, 179 00:09:11,100 --> 00:09:13,800 was satisfied with the torment. That Christ went through on the 180 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,200 cross. It was it was complete. 181 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:18,200 It was thorough, it was absolute. 182 00:09:18,300 --> 00:09:22,000 And it was enough, which is why Jesus gave up his life at the 183 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:25,900 right time and said, it's now finished, it's done, I have 184 00:09:25,900 --> 00:09:28,700 completed the work mission accomplished. 185 00:09:28,700 --> 00:09:32,900 I have absorbed the full Fury and the wrath of God and 186 00:09:32,900 --> 00:09:35,500 shielded everybody else from it. So how else do we know? 187 00:09:35,500 --> 00:09:40,700 Jesus didn't go into torment. Luke, 23, verse 39, Jesus is on 188 00:09:40,700 --> 00:09:46,900 the cross. One of the criminals who are 189 00:09:46,900 --> 00:09:51,000 hanging railed at him saying, are you not the Christ? 190 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:57,100 Save yourself and us, but the other man on the cross rebuked 191 00:09:57,100 --> 00:10:00,900 him saying, do you not fear God, since you are under the same 192 00:10:00,900 --> 00:10:05,200 sentence of condemnation? We indeed, justly. 193 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:07,700 He's like, we're suffering for the right reason we deserve it. 194 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,300 We're receiving the due reward for our Deeds. 195 00:10:11,500 --> 00:10:13,400 But this man, And has done nothing wrong. 196 00:10:13,700 --> 00:10:17,000 And he said to Jesus. Jesus, Remember me. 197 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:21,000 When you come into your kingdom, and Jesus said to him, truly, I 198 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:27,200 say to you today, you will be with me in Paradise. 199 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:32,200 He didn't say today, I've got some other work to go do still 200 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,600 I've got to go suffer, the torment of no, but today, you 201 00:10:36,100 --> 00:10:39,300 will join me in Paradise. So the Lord Jesus is talking. 202 00:10:39,300 --> 00:10:44,200 We know that today, this man was going to be with Jesus the same 203 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:45,800 exact day that they were hanging on the cross. 204 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,400 He Comforts him and says, you've been saved. 205 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,000 You've put your faith in the Messiah and you have been 206 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:55,400 rescued by God's Wonderful Grace, through your faith. so, 207 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:58,300 we see that this paradise that Jesus is mentioning, we know 208 00:10:58,300 --> 00:11:01,600 that this is the same places, Abraham's bosom, this Abraham's 209 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,500 side, this place of comfort, I'm going to take you one more 210 00:11:04,500 --> 00:11:08,100 place, and then we're moving on to the resurrection, go to 1st 211 00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:29,900 Peter, First Peter chapter 3. Verse 18 through 20 for Christ. 212 00:11:29,900 --> 00:11:34,700 Also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous 213 00:11:34,900 --> 00:11:37,700 that he might bring us to God. Praise God. 214 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,400 Being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit in 215 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:46,300 which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison because 216 00:11:46,300 --> 00:11:49,700 they formerly did not obey when God's patience waited in the 217 00:11:49,708 --> 00:11:52,600 days of Noah. While the ark was being prepared 218 00:11:52,900 --> 00:11:55,700 in which a few that is is eight persons were brought slate 219 00:11:55,700 --> 00:11:58,600 safely through water. So what do we what else? 220 00:11:58,600 --> 00:11:59,500 Do we see? Happen here. 221 00:11:59,500 --> 00:12:03,200 So when Jesus goes down and he descended, we know that he 222 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,900 descended into the underworld. He descended into this place of 223 00:12:06,900 --> 00:12:09,400 comfort. He descended into this place of 224 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,900 also hell. Because how do we know? 225 00:12:11,900 --> 00:12:14,900 Well, he preaches to the spirits that are in prison. 226 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,300 So why are we not going super deep and all this again? 227 00:12:17,300 --> 00:12:19,500 Because the scriptures don't give us a ton of detail. 228 00:12:19,700 --> 00:12:22,000 So we're wise to say, well here's what the word says, 229 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,400 here's what the word doesn't say and they're still Plenty of 230 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:26,700 interpretation or well. I think it meant this, I think 231 00:12:26,700 --> 00:12:30,700 he went there, but here's what we know, we know that Jesus went 232 00:12:30,700 --> 00:12:34,000 and he preached to those who are in prison, why? 233 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:35,600 Because they formerly did not obey. 234 00:12:35,700 --> 00:12:39,000 So he preached to someone who had sinned during the days of 235 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,700 Noah there is, it's Up For Debate as to whether or not. 236 00:12:41,700 --> 00:12:44,900 Did he preach to the particular demon spirits that were most 237 00:12:44,900 --> 00:12:46,500 responsible for the wicked Rebellion? 238 00:12:46,500 --> 00:12:49,300 At that time, that would have been a unique thing because we 239 00:12:49,300 --> 00:12:51,600 know the demon Spirits aren't yet imprisoned, right? 240 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,900 They're free to roam about and yet. 241 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,000 Maybe some are imprisoned, the ones who joined with human 242 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,400 women, or maybe he's preaching to all of them. 243 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,000 We do know that what his message was to those in hell. 244 00:13:02,100 --> 00:13:04,100 It was not a message of good news to them. 245 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,700 It was not a, hey guys, I broke you out. 246 00:13:07,900 --> 00:13:10,300 That was not, it was a message of Victory. 247 00:13:10,500 --> 00:13:13,500 It was a message of his conquering of sin. 248 00:13:13,700 --> 00:13:17,200 This is probably part of him. The triumphing over them in. 249 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,800 It, triumphing over the evil, spirits triumphing over death, 250 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,300 hell, and the grave because he has the keys to them all. 251 00:13:23,300 --> 00:13:26,300 Now, So what does it mean? When we say, Jesus descended 252 00:13:26,300 --> 00:13:28,800 into hell? That's that's all that's about. 253 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:32,200 As far as I'm willing to go as a Christian and as a pastor. 254 00:13:32,300 --> 00:13:34,900 But like this is not a subject while pound the pulpit and say 255 00:13:34,900 --> 00:13:37,800 we can do this and this and this we know God's word is true. 256 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,700 We know God's word is safe. We know guys weren't as good, 257 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,400 that's what I'm sure of and beyond that, we know that he 258 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,700 descended and we know that he released all the saints and that 259 00:13:46,700 --> 00:13:49,700 he made the way to the father. There is no more Abraham side. 260 00:13:49,700 --> 00:13:51,100 There is no more Abraham's bosom. 261 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:56,700 All of the Saints old new and All to come are with the Lord. 262 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,500 This is why Paul does it say to be absent from the body is to be 263 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:03,400 by Abraham and the rest of the rest of the Believers. 264 00:14:03,700 --> 00:14:06,900 For now in the New Covenant to be absent from the body is to be 265 00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:11,100 present with the Lord. When we die, we never die. 266 00:14:11,300 --> 00:14:13,900 We will live forever because of what Jesus has done. 267 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:18,500 Amen. Turn to Luke chapter 9 The 268 00:14:18,500 --> 00:14:21,800 Resurrection, the Cornerstone of everything. 269 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:23,900 If there's no Resurrection, then there's no nothing. 270 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,300 If Jesus was not raised from the dead. 271 00:14:26,500 --> 00:14:29,300 Then everything is pointless. Because, as we've often said, if 272 00:14:29,300 --> 00:14:31,100 it's not Jesus, it's not anybody. 273 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,700 And if Jesus didn't rise from the dead, we have nothing, you 274 00:14:34,700 --> 00:14:37,100 have, no hope. You have no future, eat drink 275 00:14:37,100 --> 00:14:38,900 and be merry for tomorrow. You die. 276 00:14:39,300 --> 00:14:42,800 And you will enter into Oblivion all of this apparently came from 277 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,100 nothing which came from nothing which came from nothing. 278 00:14:45,500 --> 00:14:48,000 That's its own eternity. That you know, secularist. 279 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,200 Oh. They're dealing with in their, 280 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:55,700 in their, in their pride and their so-called logic, but we 281 00:14:55,700 --> 00:14:58,000 Rejoice, because Jesus really is alive. 282 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,200 And he really did come back from the dead Luke 9:22. 283 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:08,200 Saying the son of man, this is Jesus talking to son of man must 284 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:11,300 suffer, many things and be rejected by the elders and the 285 00:15:11,308 --> 00:15:14,000 chief priests and the scribes and be killed. 286 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:18,200 And on the third day, be raised everybody, Jesus predicted his 287 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:22,500 resurrection multiple times, he didn't Blindside anybody with 288 00:15:22,500 --> 00:15:24,700 it. He told his disciples over and 289 00:15:24,700 --> 00:15:26,800 over and over. We have multiple occasions in 290 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:30,700 the gospels where he says, hey, I'm going to be crucified, but 291 00:15:30,700 --> 00:15:32,700 I'm going to be raised on. The third day, I'm going to be 292 00:15:32,700 --> 00:15:34,500 crucified. I'm going to be raised on the 293 00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:35,500 third. Third day, I'm going to be 294 00:15:35,508 --> 00:15:36,800 crucified. I'm going to be raised on the 295 00:15:36,808 --> 00:15:41,000 third day and sometimes they're like, what could this mean it 296 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,400 means I'm going to be crucified and I'm going to be raised on 297 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,800 the third day in accordance with the scriptures. 298 00:15:46,300 --> 00:15:50,100 I'm not making up something new. I'm fulfilling something old but 299 00:15:50,100 --> 00:15:52,000 still unfortunately. On the third day they weren't 300 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,500 waiting with their welcome back Jesus posters or anything. 301 00:15:54,900 --> 00:15:57,500 They were like, no way he's come back from the dead. 302 00:15:57,900 --> 00:16:01,500 Yeah, just like he said he would because all of his promises are 303 00:16:01,500 --> 00:16:04,600 true and he keeps his word Jesus. 304 00:16:05,300 --> 00:16:07,800 Was resurrected. Jesus came back from the dead, 305 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,900 he predicted his resurrection and then he follows through. 306 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,300 We believe Jesus rose from the dead on the third day. 307 00:16:13,500 --> 00:16:16,300 And because of that, we believe that all of his other promises 308 00:16:16,300 --> 00:16:18,500 are true. Everything he said, everything 309 00:16:18,500 --> 00:16:21,400 he's done, we're secure, we take great comfort. 310 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,600 And we know that, if that one comes, then all the rest will 311 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:28,200 follow anybody can prophesy, right? 312 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,500 And he got, anybody can say, I'm from God, anybody can say 313 00:16:31,500 --> 00:16:34,400 anything. But Jesus did things Jesus had 314 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:35,400 acts of power. Power. 315 00:16:35,900 --> 00:16:38,900 He had the confirmation of literally, the father's voice. 316 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,300 He had the presence of the holy spirit, so he had his Earthly 317 00:16:42,300 --> 00:16:44,400 Ministry and they said, give us a sign. 318 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,200 Give us a sign and you're thinking he's giving plenty of 319 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,300 signs. He says no sign will be given. 320 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,000 No sign will be given to this Wiccan adulterous generation 321 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:57,300 except for the sign of Jonah. The sign of Jonah who descended 322 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,300 into the depths of the Earth for three days. 323 00:17:00,900 --> 00:17:03,300 And then comes back out. That's what he said that he said 324 00:17:03,300 --> 00:17:04,700 that's the sign that I'm going to give you. 325 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,200 And he gave that one as well, no sign will be given except the 326 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,300 greatest sign ever. The most important sign of all 327 00:17:11,300 --> 00:17:20,700 time Go to John chapter 20. John chapter 20, I'm going to 328 00:17:20,708 --> 00:17:25,300 read to you from verse 1. We're going to read the whole 329 00:17:25,300 --> 00:17:27,300 narrative here of the Resurrection. 330 00:17:28,300 --> 00:17:31,000 Now, on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the 331 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:32,300 tomb early. Why are we reading the whole 332 00:17:32,300 --> 00:17:33,700 portion? Because the word of God is 333 00:17:33,900 --> 00:17:35,000 powerful. It's alive. 334 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:39,100 It's active and it will bring you Faith better than my sermon 335 00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:41,500 or my bullet points and I could say well the Bible Jesus is 336 00:17:41,500 --> 00:17:42,900 Alive. And now let me put it in my own 337 00:17:42,900 --> 00:17:47,100 words, the word of God will actually bring along with it. 338 00:17:47,100 --> 00:17:50,800 Faith for you to believe it, to be encouraged to be refreshed. 339 00:17:50,900 --> 00:17:54,100 And to say that is solid, I can sink my heart into that. 340 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,700 I'm now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the 341 00:17:56,700 --> 00:18:00,100 tomb early while it was still dark and saw that the stone had 342 00:18:00,100 --> 00:18:03,200 been taken away from the tomb. She ran, and she went to Simon 343 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,800 Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved and 344 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,800 said to them, they have taken taken the Lord, out of the Tomb 345 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,300 and we don't know where they have laid him. 346 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,400 So Peter went out with the other disciple and they were going 347 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,800 toward the tomb, both of them were running together. 348 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,000 But the other disciple outran, Peter and reached the tomb, 349 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,400 first stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloth lying there, 350 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:24,500 but did not go in, then Simon Peter came following And went 351 00:18:24,500 --> 00:18:27,700 into the tomb, he saw the linen cloths lying there and the face 352 00:18:27,700 --> 00:18:29,800 cloth which had been on Jesus head. 353 00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:32,200 Look at all the detail that John gives here is, he's given the 354 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,900 account of it happened. I was there that day. 355 00:18:35,700 --> 00:18:38,300 This is why. John the one writing this gospel 356 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:42,200 was willing later to be boiled in oil for the glory of God. 357 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,000 They're saying stop preaching Jesus. 358 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:50,100 He's saying, I can't, I can't, I was there, I was there. 359 00:18:50,300 --> 00:18:53,100 I saw the empty tomb. Yeah, but maybe somebody stole 360 00:18:53,100 --> 00:18:56,400 away and then I I spent the next 40 days with him. 361 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:03,300 And then what happened and then he flew up into heaven and then 362 00:19:03,300 --> 00:19:06,000 he continued to work miracles. As he poured out the Holy 363 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:10,000 Spirit, I can't shut up. Well then we'll kill you. 364 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,200 You may, you may try. They were unsuccessful and 365 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,900 finally, they kept trying to kill John eventually, just sent 366 00:19:15,900 --> 00:19:19,400 him off to an island there like just chain him up on some Island 367 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,200 where he can't get to anybody else. 368 00:19:21,300 --> 00:19:26,100 That was the best they could do. This is John He believed in the 369 00:19:26,108 --> 00:19:31,000 resurrection of Jesus. Verse 8, then the other 370 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:32,000 disciple. Peter. 371 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:33,700 Oh sorry. Then John. 372 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,700 Then the other disciple that's John talking about himself who 373 00:19:36,700 --> 00:19:39,600 had reached the tomb. First also went in and he saw 374 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:44,600 and believed For as yet, they did not understand the scripture 375 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,800 that he must rise from the dead. Even though he'd been teaching 376 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:49,900 there still, they couldn't see it. 377 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,100 They were still expecting the Messiah who was just going to 378 00:19:52,100 --> 00:19:54,900 come raise up an army crush the Romans and go. 379 00:19:54,900 --> 00:19:58,100 Okay, it's Jewish World. Now that's what they were 380 00:19:58,100 --> 00:19:59,800 looking forward to. That's what they wanted. 381 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:01,700 They wanted the that kind of dominance. 382 00:20:02,100 --> 00:20:05,000 Oh, the Lord is dominant, but they didn't understand the 383 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,100 subversive Kingdom. The way it was going to grow 384 00:20:07,100 --> 00:20:09,800 like a mustard seed. They didn't understand it yet, 385 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:11,400 even though he had told them and shown them. 386 00:20:11,500 --> 00:20:14,000 Them and how it starts small, it's the smallest seed in the 387 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:18,400 garden but eventually it covers everything and all the birds can 388 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,200 come and it put shade on everybody. 389 00:20:22,300 --> 00:20:25,600 Then the disciples went back to their homes, verse 11, but Mary 390 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:29,100 stood weeping outside the tomb. And as she wept, she stooped to 391 00:20:29,100 --> 00:20:32,100 look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white 392 00:20:32,100 --> 00:20:35,000 sitting, where the body of Jesus had been laying one at the head 393 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,900 and one at the feet and they said, to her woman, why are you 394 00:20:37,900 --> 00:20:40,400 weeping? She said to them, they have 395 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,700 taken away my Lord and I do not know where they have laid him. 396 00:20:43,900 --> 00:20:47,200 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, 397 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:48,900 but she did not know that. It was Jesus. 398 00:20:49,100 --> 00:20:51,000 Jesus said to her woman, why are you weeping? 399 00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:54,100 Who are you? Seeking supposing him to be the 400 00:20:54,100 --> 00:20:56,500 gardener she said to him, sir, if you have carried him away, 401 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,800 tell me where you've laid him. I'll take him away. 402 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:03,200 Jesus said to her Mary. She turned and said to him in 403 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:06,300 Aramaic rabboni which means teacher, Jesus said, don't cling 404 00:21:06,300 --> 00:21:08,400 to me for. I have yet I have not yet 405 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,400 ascended to my to the father, but go to my brothers and say to 406 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:15,500 them, I am ascending to my father and your father to my 407 00:21:15,500 --> 00:21:18,200 God, and your God. Mary Magdalene went and 408 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:21,700 announced to the disciples. I have seen the Lord and that he 409 00:21:21,700 --> 00:21:24,000 said these things to her and that he had said these things to 410 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:28,200 her on the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the 411 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,700 doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the 412 00:21:30,700 --> 00:21:33,400 Jews, Jesus. This came and stood among them 413 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:36,800 and said peace be with you. When he had said this, he showed 414 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:41,000 them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad 415 00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:43,400 when they saw the Lord. Yeah, I bet they were. 416 00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:48,700 Jesus said to them again, peace be with you as the father has 417 00:21:48,700 --> 00:21:53,400 sent me even, so I'm sending you and we had when he had said 418 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,900 this, he breathed on them and said to them receive the Holy 419 00:21:56,900 --> 00:21:59,100 Spirit. Many theologians believe, this 420 00:21:59,100 --> 00:22:00,700 is the moment that they were born again. 421 00:22:00,700 --> 00:22:04,300 This is the Time anyone was born again, do we know for sure. 422 00:22:04,300 --> 00:22:08,200 I don't know, but it's possible. We know it's some point that 423 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:12,000 they were made brand new just like we all have to be when he 424 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,700 had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, receive 425 00:22:14,700 --> 00:22:17,100 the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, 426 00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:19,500 they are forgiven them. If you withhold forgiveness, for 427 00:22:19,500 --> 00:22:22,500 many it is withheld. It's hard to imagine the joy in 428 00:22:22,508 --> 00:22:26,000 the Ecstasy that they we would have been experiencing. 429 00:22:26,700 --> 00:22:29,400 Are you kidding me? Is this real, we've spent the 430 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,400 past three years with you, you died. 431 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:32,300 It was all. Over. 432 00:22:32,300 --> 00:22:35,100 We've seen a lot of people crucified, but now you're with 433 00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:37,000 us. Again, this is happening. 434 00:22:37,300 --> 00:22:39,900 And not only is this happening, this one that we love so dearly 435 00:22:39,900 --> 00:22:44,600 like, how crazy must it have been for those in the front row, 436 00:22:44,900 --> 00:22:48,300 to realize the significance of this moment of History, like the 437 00:22:48,300 --> 00:22:53,000 whole universe was built by you and here you are with me and I 438 00:22:53,008 --> 00:22:55,400 get to be. I've walked with you, I know 439 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:56,500 you. I love you. 440 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:57,900 You're calling me in your mission. 441 00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:00,400 It's so significant. It's so overwhelming. 442 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:01,800 This is the same joy that you feel. 443 00:23:01,900 --> 00:23:06,300 Our hearts, because Jesus is Calling You, he draws all men to 444 00:23:06,300 --> 00:23:09,100 himself as he is lifted up. He calls everybody and says, 445 00:23:09,100 --> 00:23:12,500 yeah, I love you like that. I love you. 446 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:18,300 Like the 12. Now, Thomas, one of the twelve 447 00:23:18,300 --> 00:23:21,400 called the twin was not with them when Jesus came. 448 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,600 So, the other disciples told him we have seen the Lord, but he 449 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:28,000 said to them, unless I see his hands, the mark of the nails and 450 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,400 place my finger into the mark of the nails and place in place my 451 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:34,300 hand into his side. He's saying, because I know what 452 00:23:34,300 --> 00:23:37,200 they did with that spear, unless I can see all that, I will never 453 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:41,900 believe eight days later his disciples were inside again and 454 00:23:41,900 --> 00:23:44,400 Thomas was with them although the doors were locked. 455 00:23:44,500 --> 00:23:48,600 Jesus came and stood among them and said peace be with you. 456 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,500 Then he said to Thomas I like alcohols him out right away. 457 00:23:52,700 --> 00:23:54,500 He's like, Hey Thomas you weren't here the other day I 458 00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:57,100 love you, man. He's like, hey you've been, 459 00:23:57,100 --> 00:24:00,900 you've been saying some stuff you I know what you said, Hey 460 00:24:00,900 --> 00:24:03,900 Thomas, put your finger here. See my hands. 461 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,400 And put out your hand and place it into my side. 462 00:24:07,500 --> 00:24:09,500 No, I'm okay. I don't need to I'd rather not 463 00:24:09,500 --> 00:24:15,700 now do not disbelieve but believe Thomas answered him, 464 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,700 poor Thomas, always gets a bad rap, right? 465 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,500 But Thomas gets it right here. Thomas answered him, my Lord. 466 00:24:21,500 --> 00:24:25,200 And my God. Jesus said to him, have you 467 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:28,700 believed because you have seen me blessed are those who have 468 00:24:28,700 --> 00:24:32,800 not seen? And yet have believed blessed 469 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,000 are all those insult Church who have not seen, but they still 470 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,400 believe. Now, Jesus did many other signs 471 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,100 in the presence of the disciples which are not written in this 472 00:24:41,100 --> 00:24:44,000 book, but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus 473 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:48,000 is the Christ, the son of God, and that by believing, you may 474 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:52,300 have life in his name, Thomas also believed, and there are in 475 00:24:52,300 --> 00:24:54,100 the resurrection. In of Jesus so much. 476 00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:58,800 So that Thomas goes on to disciple and evangelize all of 477 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,300 India Thomas. If I remember correctly, he gets 478 00:25:01,300 --> 00:25:04,000 killed by. It wasn't pleasant. 479 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,300 I remember that. I think he gets shot with 480 00:25:07,300 --> 00:25:09,400 arrows. I think was Thomas is execution 481 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,100 why he did it joyfully. Why? 482 00:25:12,100 --> 00:25:13,700 So I can obtain a better Resurrection. 483 00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:15,900 Shut up. Quit talking about Jesus. 484 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,000 I can I was there. I put my fingers through his 485 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,900 hands thrust my hand into his side. 486 00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:25,600 The resurrection of Jesus is a logical event, it is a 487 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,700 historical event. It is an actual event. 488 00:25:28,700 --> 00:25:33,400 Jesus is body is not on the earth, Jesus is body ascended. 489 00:25:33,500 --> 00:25:37,900 He his feet left, the planet, and he ascended into heaven, and 490 00:25:37,900 --> 00:25:39,900 they watched, and then the Angels were there. 491 00:25:39,900 --> 00:25:41,600 And so why are you looking up into the sky? 492 00:25:42,300 --> 00:25:44,500 He said he's going to come back the same way that you've seen 493 00:25:44,500 --> 00:25:47,200 him going. All of his promises are true. 494 00:25:47,300 --> 00:25:49,200 Everything's going to happen exactly. 495 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,100 The way he said it will how do you know? 496 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:54,400 Because he proved it all With the Resurrection, The 497 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,900 Resurrection is the absolute stamp of approval for everything 498 00:25:57,900 --> 00:25:59,000 else. That Jesus is done. 499 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:02,100 Jesus is Alive. He stays on the earth, 40 days. 500 00:26:02,100 --> 00:26:05,000 After the resurrection, he appears to over 500 people. 501 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:08,000 During that time, then he ascends into heaven, while his 502 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,000 disciples are watching. From there, they go. 503 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:13,400 On to turn the world upside down because Jesus is present tense 504 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,100 alive. Proving his identity in earning 505 00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:20,500 victory over the, the last part of atoms curse, which is death 506 00:26:21,700 --> 00:26:24,900 So, the resurrection gives Jesus's death the Divine 507 00:26:24,900 --> 00:26:29,400 endorsement of God, the God had gives the Divine endorsement of 508 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,200 Jesus. Death will Jesus died for my 509 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:36,200 sins yet, but a lot of people died on a cross thousands and 510 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,800 thousands, and thousands and thousands of people died on the 511 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:40,500 cross. There wasn't just one person who 512 00:26:40,500 --> 00:26:43,100 died on the cross Jesus, the only person who ever died on the 513 00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:44,800 cross. Not true, not even close. 514 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,200 Tens of thousands of people. Hundreds, maybe of thousands of 515 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,200 people died on the cross. What made this guy? 516 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,300 So different? Well, It was the three days 517 00:26:52,300 --> 00:26:54,500 later thing that made him so different. 518 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,400 That's what proved that he died for my sins. 519 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:59,800 I don't know, but he sure died the three days later. 520 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:02,600 We now see the stamp of the father's approval saying his 521 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:07,500 sacrifice has been received. Your debt has been paid, so 522 00:27:07,500 --> 00:27:10,700 plenty died on a cross, but only one had the power to take up his 523 00:27:10,700 --> 00:27:13,000 own life again. Plenty of died on the cross, but 524 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,900 only one had innocent blood to cleanse us. 525 00:27:15,900 --> 00:27:21,200 All plenty died on the cross, but only one defeated death. 526 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:23,600 He'll and the grave and holds the keys to them all. 527 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,400 And only one Reigns on the throne to this day because of 528 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:30,000 the Resurrection, we believe our sins are forgiven because of the 529 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,300 Resurrection, we believe Jesus is gone to prepare a place for 530 00:27:33,300 --> 00:27:37,200 us because he told us, he said, if it wasn't, so I would have 531 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:41,300 told you, you can trust. Jesus is word because Jesus has 532 00:27:41,300 --> 00:27:43,400 been resurrected. We believe that he's coming back 533 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:46,100 again. Go to First Corinthians chapter 534 00:27:46,100 --> 00:27:49,900 15. I don't know where I left you, 535 00:27:49,900 --> 00:27:53,000 but that's where you're going. First Corinthians, 15. 536 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,100 Paul writing to the Corinthian Church. 537 00:27:59,100 --> 00:28:01,900 Bringing encouragement, bringing correction. 538 00:28:04,700 --> 00:28:08,300 There was question. He's almost suppose letters are 539 00:28:08,300 --> 00:28:10,700 dealing with correction false Doctrine. 540 00:28:10,700 --> 00:28:12,800 Hey, somebody is starting to say that Jesus wasn't really 541 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:15,200 resurrected bodily. He's like resurrected 542 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:18,700 spiritually, like he's resurrected but not really. 543 00:28:19,100 --> 00:28:21,100 So, Paul's bringing some correction and some rot 544 00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:24,000 reminders here. Now, I would remind you Brothers 545 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:29,400 15:1 the First Corinthians I would remind you Brothers of the 546 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:34,200 Gospel, I preached to you, which you received in which you stand 547 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,500 and by which, you are being saved, if you hold fast to the 548 00:28:37,500 --> 00:28:39,700 true word, which I preached to you, unless you believed in 549 00:28:39,700 --> 00:28:43,900 vain, for I delivered to you, as of first importance, what I also 550 00:28:43,900 --> 00:28:47,300 received that Jesus died for our sins in accordance with the 551 00:28:47,300 --> 00:28:50,300 scriptures that he was buried and that he was raised on the 552 00:28:50,300 --> 00:28:53,900 third day in accordance with the scriptures and that he appeared 553 00:28:53,900 --> 00:28:57,000 to cephas as Peter. And then the 12 and then he 554 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,100 appeared to more than 500 Brothers. 555 00:28:59,100 --> 00:29:02,400 At one time, most of whom are still alive, though. 556 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:06,400 Some have fallen asleep. He means died physically. 557 00:29:07,100 --> 00:29:10,600 Then he appeared to James. Then to all the apostles last of 558 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,900 all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 559 00:29:15,100 --> 00:29:17,300 So remember Paul had been murdering. 560 00:29:17,300 --> 00:29:20,200 He had been killing, he had been persecuting, and he's saying, 561 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:24,800 and Jesus in his Mercy. In his Sovereign will kicks. 562 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:29,600 Me all knocks me off of my high horse and saves me as well. 563 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,700 For I am the least of the Apostles, unworthy to be called 564 00:29:32,700 --> 00:29:36,800 an apostle because I persecuted the Church of God, but by the 565 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:40,800 grace of God, I am what I am. And his grace toward me, was not 566 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,400 in vain, on the contrary. I've worked harder than any of 567 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:44,600 them though. It was not. 568 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:48,600 I but by the grace of God, that is with me, whether then it was 569 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,800 I or they. So we preach. 570 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:54,800 And so ye believed His point is, I've preached the resurrection 571 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:58,200 to you. And remember all the others have 572 00:29:58,300 --> 00:30:00,800 seen the Lord. He says, I've seen the Lord to 573 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:05,000 he came to me, I was eagerly persecuting and harassing the 574 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:08,600 church and now I'm eagerly. Going to go give my head to Nero 575 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,200 in the name of Jesus, then nobody will shut me up either. 576 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,600 Do you think the disciples would die for a lie? 577 00:30:15,700 --> 00:30:17,800 Plenty of people die because they're deceived. 578 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:20,800 There are plenty of Muslims who have killed themselves because 579 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:23,300 they think they're going to receive Of a greater 580 00:30:23,300 --> 00:30:25,600 Resurrection, a greater life on the other side. 581 00:30:25,700 --> 00:30:27,500 That's deception. That's different. 582 00:30:27,500 --> 00:30:29,900 The disciples weren't deceived and they weren't confused. 583 00:30:30,700 --> 00:30:33,000 They didn't turn the world upside down, they didn't go give 584 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,000 their lives unto the death because of a lie. 585 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:38,200 Hey guys. Best prank ever. 586 00:30:38,500 --> 00:30:42,000 I have an idea gather around if you'll see the Babylon, be did a 587 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,400 piece. They did a sketch on that, it 588 00:30:43,408 --> 00:30:46,200 was the disciples after the resurrection like okay no, he's 589 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:48,600 dead, but check this out. I got an idea. 590 00:30:48,700 --> 00:30:51,900 Okay, okay and I forget which disciple buddy, sharing the 591 00:30:51,908 --> 00:30:54,100 whole story, like we're going to go around the world and then 592 00:30:54,100 --> 00:30:57,700 we're going to die a gruesome deaths while preaching this this 593 00:30:57,700 --> 00:31:00,900 fake story and the other side was like, why? 594 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:04,600 Like it's going to be awesome. Just trust me, but that's what 595 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:06,000 they did. They went around preaching. 596 00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:09,200 Teaching the truth, they die a gruesome deaths and they said, I 597 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:13,200 can't shut up, I won't shut up. He's worthy, Peter, Peter, the 598 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:16,200 one who was cowardly and denied the Lord, he eventually, when 599 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:17,700 they were going to crucify him, they said we're going to 600 00:31:17,700 --> 00:31:19,200 crucify. You just like your lord was 601 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,300 crucified. Then he says, I'm not worthy to 602 00:31:21,300 --> 00:31:24,700 be crucified like the Lord. Jesus crucify me upside down. 603 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:30,100 Ooh, that's a rough day man. It was already going to be bad 604 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:34,300 but Peters like hey guys I tell you what could you crucify me 605 00:31:34,300 --> 00:31:36,500 upside down. So I'm not worthy. 606 00:31:36,500 --> 00:31:41,200 Be crucified like the Lord. Jesus was Was he doing it for a 607 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,300 while? I know he was doing it because 608 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:47,200 he had seen the Lord, because Jesus Christ is alive. 609 00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:51,600 Lord, and Master of all Where were we? 610 00:31:52,400 --> 00:32:01,700 I got to preach in. Okay, 15:12 now Now if Christ is 611 00:32:01,700 --> 00:32:04,400 proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say 612 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,400 that there is no resurrection of the dead but if there is no 613 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:10,600 resurrection of the dead then not even Christ has been raised. 614 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,200 So there was also the false teaching that we're not going to 615 00:32:13,208 --> 00:32:16,800 be raised from the dead that when we die were in Abraham's 616 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,700 bosom at best but there's not going to be an ultimate 617 00:32:19,700 --> 00:32:21,500 Resurrection for us. So he's bringing that correction 618 00:32:21,500 --> 00:32:24,400 he said hang on, hang on if we're not resurrected then 619 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:27,700 Christ wasn't resurrected but he was the first to be resurrected 620 00:32:27,700 --> 00:32:31,400 verse 14 and if Christ has not been raised And then, our 621 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:34,200 preaching is in vain, and your faith is in vain. 622 00:32:34,900 --> 00:32:37,100 We are even found to be misrepresenting God because we 623 00:32:37,100 --> 00:32:40,600 testified about God, that he raised Christ whom he did not 624 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:42,500 raise. If it is true that we that the 625 00:32:42,500 --> 00:32:46,300 dead are not raised for, if the dead cannot be raised, not even 626 00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:48,400 Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been 627 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:51,300 raised, your faith is futile and you're still in your sins. 628 00:32:52,500 --> 00:32:55,600 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 629 00:32:56,500 --> 00:32:59,700 If in Christ, we have hope in this life only we have all 630 00:32:59,700 --> 00:33:04,100 people. We are of all people most to be 631 00:33:04,100 --> 00:33:05,900 pitied. He's saying if we only have hope 632 00:33:05,900 --> 00:33:08,800 in Christ, while we're alive on the planet, why our body is 633 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:11,300 alive? We're pitiful, we deserve we 634 00:33:11,300 --> 00:33:14,500 deserve, pity and mercy from people not mocking and Scorn, 635 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:19,600 we're helpless and hopeless. But if in fact, Christ has been 636 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:23,400 raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have 637 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:27,800 fallen asleep for as for sorry, let me read this again, but in 638 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:31,800 fact, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits 639 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:35,600 of those who have fallen asleep. So he is the first to be raised 640 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:38,200 from the dead and Resurrection, he resuscitated people. 641 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,800 He resurrected Lazarus only for Lazarus to die again. 642 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,200 He resurrected a little boys, little girls. 643 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,500 Other people who had died only for them to die again. 644 00:33:46,500 --> 00:33:49,800 For them to live out their natural life but Jesus is 645 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:53,600 resurrected with a resurrected body for as by 14. 646 00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:57,900 By One Man Came Death. So by one man came the 647 00:33:57,900 --> 00:34:00,700 resurrection from the dead so Adam got us into this mess. 648 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:05,600 Jesus gets us all the way out for as in Adam all die. 649 00:34:05,900 --> 00:34:09,300 So also in Christ, oh shall be made alive. 650 00:34:10,100 --> 00:34:14,300 The resurrection of Jesus turns scatter disciples into faithful 651 00:34:14,300 --> 00:34:17,500 apostles who joyfully died. For the name of Jesus. 652 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:22,400 The resurrection of Jesus turns dead men alive. 653 00:34:23,699 --> 00:34:26,900 The resurrection of Jesus feels cowards with Courage. 654 00:34:27,500 --> 00:34:30,600 The resurrection of Jesus makes Sinners into Saints. 655 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:35,800 The resurrection of Jesus makes selfish people generous The 656 00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:40,400 resurrection of Jesus sins, his people into the Harvest When You 657 00:34:40,408 --> 00:34:43,000 Believe in the resurrection of Jesus was so practical about 658 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:47,400 this, it's everything without the resurrection Friday doesn't 659 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:49,100 even matter. Well, he was beaten. 660 00:34:49,100 --> 00:34:51,699 He suffered. Yeah, but to the Lord accept his 661 00:34:51,699 --> 00:34:55,699 suffering is he actually King, is he actually Lord of Heaven 662 00:34:55,699 --> 00:34:57,800 and Earth? Does he have the power of death? 663 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,300 Hell and the grave because if he doesn't there's no chance for 664 00:35:00,300 --> 00:35:04,800 you and me but he is alive and he is raining. 665 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:11,700 Will close with this in Ephesians chapter 1, terms of 666 00:35:11,700 --> 00:35:17,000 the write a few pages. Ephesians 1. 667 00:35:19,700 --> 00:35:22,600 This is the prayer that Paul was writing to the Ephesians, he 668 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:24,400 saying, this is what I'm praying for you. 669 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:31,300 Verse 15 for this reason. Because I have heard of your 670 00:35:31,300 --> 00:35:34,300 faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints. 671 00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:36,500 I do not cease to give, thanks for you. 672 00:35:36,500 --> 00:35:39,800 Remembering you in my prayers, that the god of our Lord Jesus 673 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:42,000 Christ. The father of Glory, may give 674 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,400 you the spirit of wisdom and Revelation in the knowledge of 675 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:47,200 him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened. 676 00:35:47,300 --> 00:35:50,600 So that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you 677 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,000 and what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the 678 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,600 Saints. And what is the immeasurable 679 00:35:56,600 --> 00:36:00,900 greatness of his power toward us who believe according to the 680 00:36:00,900 --> 00:36:04,400 working of his great might that he worked in Christ. 681 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:08,300 When he raised him from the dead and seated him at his own right 682 00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:13,600 hand in the Heavenly places, far above all, Rule and authority 683 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:16,300 and power and Dominion above every name. 684 00:36:16,300 --> 00:36:20,200 That is named not only in this age but also in the one to come 685 00:36:20,208 --> 00:36:24,400 and he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over 686 00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:28,500 all things to Church, which is his body, the fullness of him 687 00:36:28,500 --> 00:36:31,600 who fills all in, all Jesus is Alive. 688 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:35,200 Paul knew it, the disciples knew it, they believed it and we 689 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:38,300 believe it. That's why we say what we 690 00:36:38,300 --> 00:36:41,500 believe. If you want a new life, Jesus 691 00:36:41,500 --> 00:36:43,700 tells you how to get it. Take up your cross. 692 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:47,200 Follow me in death and I will make you new. 693 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,600 I will bring you through Resurrection. 694 00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:53,700 Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life, 695 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:55,600 whoever, come whoever believes in, In me, though. 696 00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:57,000 He die. Yet shall he? 697 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:01,200 Live and everyone who lives and Believes In Me, shall never die. 698 00:37:01,700 --> 00:37:03,600 And then he asked the question, do you believe this? 699 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:07,100 So I'll churchy believe this stand to your feet. 700 00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:09,900 If you have a copy of the Creed, we're going to read it together. 701 00:37:09,900 --> 00:37:12,400 If you know it, that's great. If you don't have one, I'm 702 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:14,800 sorry. I didn't bring enough today so 703 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:19,100 I'll do better next week. Here we go together. 704 00:37:19,500 --> 00:37:23,400 I believe in God, the Father Almighty creator of Heaven and 705 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:26,100 Earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his 706 00:37:26,100 --> 00:37:30,500 only son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and 707 00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:34,600 born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate 708 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:37,200 was crucified died and was buried. 709 00:37:37,300 --> 00:37:40,000 He descended to Hell. The third day. 710 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:42,900 He rose again from the dead. He descended. 711 00:37:42,900 --> 00:37:46,400 He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God, 712 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:49,400 the Father Almighty. From there, he will come to 713 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:53,700 judge the living and the dead, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the 714 00:37:53,700 --> 00:37:57,200 Holy Catholic Church. The communion of saints, the 715 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:01,100 Forgiveness of sins. The resurrection of the body and 716 00:38:01,100 --> 00:38:03,500 the life Everlasting almond.