to gather here tonight to hear again preaching from the Word and the same
praises unto you. I pray that you be with those seeds that were planted this
afternoon also that you would just continue to be with those who are not
feeling well and those that are traveling and also Lord that you have
your hand of protection on us as we go our separate ways after the service
these things we pray in Jesus name amen for our next 424 right there on the
next page Oh come all ye faithful 424 come all ye faithful... inside we do have
service times listed Sunday morning at 1030 Sunday evening at 430 and our
Wednesday Bible study through Romans at 7 o'clock below there we have all of our
soul winning times and all those meet at the church building first then go out
to the community we do have our soul winning statistics for the month and
year there I want to say there was four total today which I'm glad to hear
because me and Cameron had a rough area for sure sometimes you go to a place if
it just has the word condo in it that could be a little rough so lots of white
people hence why it was unreceptive so good good job to the rest of you we do
have our upcoming events December 20th is Christmas caroling at 7 o'clock in
Yukon December 24th we'll have the kids choir perform before the service and
then after the service we're going to have a cookie bake-off and just as a
reminder you can enter as many different types of cookies as you would like into
that competition so please do bring something there December 31st will be
our New Year's Eve party so it'll be a men's preaching night and food and
fellowship like we normally do but of course you're welcome to stay till
midnight or later than that it's great to be kicking off the New Year with
God's people and being in church and it's certainly better than a lot of other
ways people bring in the New Year and this is very dangerous time as far as
driving and stuff like that so it's good to be in God's house then on the right
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number 425 no room in the end 425 425 no room in the end 425 there on the first
these are being pattern number 15 the Bible reads pilot therefore took Jesus
and scorched him and the soldiers planted a crown of thorns and put it on
his head and they put on him a purple robe and said hail king of the Jews and
they smote him with their hands pilot therefore went forth again and sayeth
unto them behold I bring him forth to you that ye may know that I find no fault
in him then came Jesus forth wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe and
pilot saith unto them behold the man when the chief priests therefore and
officers saw him they cried out saying crucify him crucify him pilot saith unto
them take ye him and crucify him for I find no fault in him the Jews answered
him we have a law and by our law he ought to die because he made himself the
Son of God when pilot therefore heard that saying he was the more afraid and
went again into the judgment hall and saith unto Jesus whence art thou but
Jesus gave him no answer then saith pilot unto him speakest thou not unto
me knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee and have power to release
thee Jesus answered thou couldst have no power at all against me except it were
given thee from above therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater
sin and from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him but the Jews cried out
saying if thou let this man go thou art not Caesar's friend whosoever maketh
himself a king speaketh against Caesar when Pilate therefore heard that saying
he brought Jesus forth and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is
called the pavement but in the Hebrew Gabbatha and it was the preparation of
the Passover and about the sixth hour and he saith unto the Jews behold your
king but they cried out away with him away with him
crucify him Pilate saith unto them shall I crucify your king the chief priests
answered we have no king but Caesar then delivered he him therefore unto them to
be crucified and they took Jesus and led him away and he bearing his cross went
forth into a place called the place of a skull which is called in the Hebrew
Golgotha where they crucified him and two other with him on either side and
Jesus in the midst and Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross and the
writing was Jesus of Nazareth the king of the Jews this title then read many of
the Jews for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city and it
was written in Hebrew and Greek and Latin then said the chief priests of the
Jews to Pilate right not the king of the Jews but that he said I am the king of
the Jews Pilate answered what I have written I have written then the soldiers
when they had crucified Jesus took his garments and made four parts to every
soldier a part and also his coat now the coat was without seam woven from the top
throughout they said therefore among themselves let us not rend it but cast
lots for it whose it shall be that the scripture might be fulfilled which saith
they parted my remit among them and for my vesture they did cast lots these
things therefore the soldiers did now they're stood by the cross of Jesus his
mother and his mother's sister Mary the wife of Cleophas and Mary Magdalene when
Jesus therefore saw his mother and the disciples standing by whom he loved he
saith unto his mother a woman behold thy son then saith he to the disciple
behold thy mother and from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home
after this Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished that the scripture
might be fulfilled saith I thirst now there was set a vessel full of vinegar
and they filled a sponge with vinegar and put it upon his up and put it to his
mouth when Jesus therefore had received the vinegar he said it is finished and
he bowed his head and gave up the ghost. The Jews therefore because it was the
preparation that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath
day for that Sabbath day was in high day to saw a pilot that their legs might be
broken and that they might be taken away then came the soldiers and break the
legs of the first and of the other which was crucified with him but when they
came to Jesus and saw that he was dead already they break not his legs but one
of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side and forthwith came there out blood
and water and he that saw it bear record and his record is true and he knoweth
that he saith true that ye might believe for these things were done that
scripture should be fulfilled a bone of him shall not be broken and again
another scripture saith they shall look on him whom they pierced and after this
Joseph of Arimathea being a disciple of Jesus but secretly for fear of the Jews
that sought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus and Pilate gave
him leave he came therefore and took the body of Jesus and there came also
Nicodemus which at first came to Jesus by night and brought a mixture of myrrh
and aloes about an hundred pound weight then took they the body of Jesus and
wound it and linen clothed the cloths with the spices as the manner of the Jews
is to bury now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden and in the
garden a new sepulcher where never where was never man yet laid there lay they
Jesus therefore because of the Jews preparation day for the sepulcher was
nigh at hand let's bow our heads for prayer father God we thank you for this
day we thank you for saying your son to die on the cross for our sins to pay
for all their sins we love you thank you for salvation then John chapter number 19 we've
been going through the series of the sayings of Jesus on the cross and we're
actually at the second to last saying which is it is finished let's start
reading in John 19 verse 28 Bible says after this Jesus knowing that all things
were now accomplished that the scripture might be fulfilled sayeth I thirst now
there was set a vessel full of vinegar and they filled a sponge with vinegar
and put it upon his up and put it to his mouth verse 30 when Jesus therefore had
received the vinegar he said it is finished and he bowed his head and gave
up the ghost now I want to teach some doctrine regarding what this phrase is
saying what it is not saying because there's some weird false doctrines that
are really prevalent in the old IFB regarding this statement it is finished
and then we'll make some application to our lives at the end but number one I
want to say this Jesus's earthly works were finished because when he says it is
finished we have to ask this question what is finished what is finished that
Jesus is talking about here because this can't just be saying that every single
act that Jesus would ever do is a hundred percent finished because he
hasn't even been buried yet he hasn't even gone to hell he hasn't risen again
from the dead so there's some things that he has to do but what this is
teaching is that Jesus's earthly works has been finished has been fulfilled go
to Luke chapter 7 and keep your place there Luke chapter number 7 and of
course when we've been going through this series I've been showing you how
much Jesus has been fulfilling scripture while he's on the cross with the sayings
that he's been giving on the cross he's constantly just fulfilling the
scripture he's finishing his work Luke 7 verse 19 the Bible says and John that's
John the Baptist calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus saying
art thou he that should come but look we for another so if you remember this is
when John is in prison and he's kind of having a down moment in his spiritual
life where he has some doubt and he asks this question like man is Jesus really
the one that we're looking for or should we look for another one has this moment
of a lapse of faith notice the answer in verse 20 when the men were come unto him
they said John Baptist hath sent us to unto thee saying art thou he that should
come or look we for another and in that same hour he cured many of their
infirmities and plagues and of evil spirits and unto many that were blind he
gave sight verse 22 then Jesus answering said unto them go your way and tell John
what things ye have seen and heard how that the blind see the lame walk the
lepers are cleansed the deaf hear and the dead are raised to the poor the
gospel is preached so notice when John the Baptist was having doubts about
whether or not Christ was the Messiah what was it that Jesus pointed to to
authenticate the fact that he actually is the Messiah it was his works right
and because of the fact that his whole life is characterized by doing the works
that he was sent to do of the father doing his father's will and these works
specifically were fulfilling very specific prophecies so it's like hey if
you're looking for the Messiah if you're in the Old Testament and you're looking
for the Christ to come well a man that goes and heals the blind makes the walk
the lame walk cleanses the lepers makes the deaf hear raises the dead preaches
of the gospel to the poor this is just gonna be screaming to you this is the
Messiah because the Old Testament is absolutely full of these things let me
show you some of that in Isaiah 35 good Isaiah chapter 35 and of course I've
done a much more in-depth sermon called Jesus the Messiah showing all the
prophecies not even all but a lot more of the prophecies that Jesus fulfilled
but let's look at a few specific ones because these are the ones that Jesus is
highlighting when John is questioning if he is the Christ Isaiah 35 verse 4
notice say to them that are of a fearful heart be strong fear not behold your God
come will come with vengeance even God will come sorry even God with a
recompense he will come and save you then the eyes of the blind shall be
opened right so Jesus is talking about how he is going to cause he has been
causing the blind to see whereas in Isaiah 35 notice it's saying that God is
going to come and he's going to make the blind see so this idea of Jesus being
the Messiah is found in the Old Testament and the fact that the Messiah
will be divine the Messiah will be God that's very clear in Isaiah 35 that God
is going to come verse 5 then the eyes of the blind shall be open notice and
the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped now just those two things alone is just
incredible and are absolute miracles and if you saw a guy walking around causing
people that are blind to suddenly be able to see and people who are deaf to
suddenly be able to hear you'd say like this is the Messiah this is the Christ
but yet these are just two things that Jesus fulfilled of a long list of
prophecies how about the lame walking look at verse 6 of the same chapter
then shall the lame a man leap as an heart and the tongue of the dumb sing
for in the wilderness shall he break waters out and streams in the desert hey
why is Jesus highlighting all of the works of his earthly ministry because
that's what's authenticating the fact that he is the Messiah so when he dies
on the cross and he says it is finished what he's saying is hey I fulfilled it
all I fulfilled all the prophecies I did all the works that the father has called
me to do look no one can do that by coincidence you know some people have
postulated well could Jesus have by coincidence met some of the you know
parameters of what the Old Testament Messiah would look like absolutely not
there's no way that's possible he's saying hey I am the Messiah I finished
all the works that God called here's some other prophecies Christ fulfilled
not just read these for you how about his ancestry being a descendant of
Abraham and being of the tribe of Judah checked he fulfilled that right his
bore his birth being born of a virgin I mean that's pretty clear his birthplace
being Bethlehem being divine right being from everlasting how about having a
forerunner go before him in John the Baptist like these are some of these
things you can't even control I mean this is happening before Jesus is even
being born the fact that John the Baptist went as his forerunner
performing miracles teaching and parables being rejected and betrayed by
a friend as Psalm 33 talks about being sold for 30 pieces of silver that's
very specific that you're not gonna just accidentally fulfill being silent before
his accusers being given vinegar to drink having his hands and his feet
pierced not having any of his bones broken having people cast lots for his
garments being buried among the rich I mean there's just so many prophecies
that had to line up and you know people have this idea that oh you know being a
Christian is so you know fantastical and you believe in this fairy tale but it's
so logical when you think about how all these were fulfilled like how could this
not be the Messiah how could this not be God in the flesh go to Luke 24 Luke
chapter number 24 and look I'm just showing you a very small sample of all
the prophecies that Jesus fulfilled because really it would just be the
entire Old Testament and that's what Jesus even says look at Luke 24 verse 44
and he said unto them the walk to Emmaus here these are the words which I spake
unto you while I was yet with you notice that all things must be fulfilled which
were written in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the Psalms concerning
me right so the prophecies of Jesus are found in the laws found in the prophets
it's found in the Psalms and he's saying hey I fulfilled all of those things all
those things must needs be fulfilled then open he their understanding that
they might understand the scriptures and said unto them thus it is written and
thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day and
that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all
nations beginning at Jerusalem and ye are witnesses of these things so of
course these men they're familiar with the Old Testament they're familiar with
the law with the prophets with the Psalms but now that Jesus has actually
fulfilled these things Jesus opens their eyes and gives them understanding of the
Old Testament and it kind of clicks with them just like how us now you know the
Old Testament to us is so much more clear looking back having had Jesus
already come having had his ministry is death, burial, and resurrection you know
the Old Testament is a lot more clear to us with the enlightenment of the New
Testament. I was talking to Brother Cameron about this before the service how
there's been billion there's probably been billions of sermons preached on
the seven sayings of Christ on the cross why because it's the most important
event in human history it is the foundation of our faith is the death
burial and resurrection of Christ and you know since the first century AD every
church has been preaching probably yearly on the seven sayings of Christ on
the cross and then Cameron brought this up and all the Old Testament prophecies
- they were preaching about the sayings of Christ on the cross without even
fully realizing it right so all these sayings of Christ being thirsty all
these things that we're talking about that Jesus has fulfilled man people
have been preaching this for thousands and thousands and thousands of years so
we have that blessing of looking back having our understanding enlightened
Jesus enlightened these people's eyes showing how Jesus fulfilled all these
scriptures go to John 10 John chapter number 10 so I submit to you and Jesus
is about to die and he says it is finished that he's talking about his
earthly works John 10 37 says if I do not the works of my father believe me
not but if I do though he believed not me believe the works that ye may know
and believe that the Father is in me and I in him see the works of Christ are
such a powerful reason to believe on Christ yeah never a man spake like this
man and Jesus's words are powerful but you know what he was a prophet mighty in
word and deed and so he's saying hey though you believe not me believe the
works because the works testify that he is actually sent from God today and you
know what it's no different in authenticating a real man of God or a
real church today those churches who are actually on fire for God who actually
love Jesus Christ who are actually following his commandments you know what
you're gonna see you're gonna see a lot of works being done and if there's a
bunch of churches out there that claim to love Jesus be on fire you know be
super zealous but there's no works it's like how is this a legit thing here it's
not right so Jesus is saying hey though you don't believe in me look at the
works that I'm doing and believe the works because that is proof that the
father is in him and I in him go to 1st Corinthians 15 now here's the thing I
said that there's some weird doctrine associated with this statement especially
from the old IFB where people will take this phrase it is finished and they will
say see this is proof that Jesus did not go to hell because Jesus said it is
finished and that I believe he actually meant it yet it is finished and I've had
conversations with IFB pastors in person about this idea and when they look at
clear verses about Jesus going to hell they say nope because Jesus said it is
finished now that's a really weird way to interpret the Bible because there
was still works in the future that Jesus had to do okay and everyone
acknowledges this because of the fact when Jesus said it is finished had his
body yet been buried no okay read first Corinthians 15 verse 1 moreover
brethren I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you which also you
have received and wherein you stand by which also you are saved if you keep in
memory that which I preached unto you unless you have believed in vain for I
delivered unto you first of all that which I also received how that Christ
died for our sins according to the scriptures even that hadn't happened yet
when he said it is finished you can't say it is finished after you're dead he
said that before he died so everyone agrees that there's still stuff Jesus
has to do he had to die folks I delivered unto you first of all that
which I also received how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures and that he was buried so he had to die he had to be buried this is
really difficult stuff here and that he rose again the third day according to
the scriptures right so it is a completely dishonest view of the Bible
to say yeah you know let's just ignore all those crystal clear verses that say
that Jesus went to hell cuz it is finished so did he not die did he not
get buried did he not raise again of course he did and you know that but
they're just ignoring that fact here's some other things he had to do go to
Acts chapter number two I'm gonna read some verses for you Hebrews 9 12 says
neither by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood entered he once
into the holy place having obtained eternal redemption for us you know the
tabernacle on earth was a figure of the true tabernacle that exists in heaven
and the Bible says that Jesus went in to the holiest of holies with his own
blood did that happen yet when he said it is finished no it had not I'll read
another verse for you Hebrews 725 wherefore he is able also to save them to
the uttermost that come unto God by him seeing he ever liveth to make
intercession for them there's another work that Jesus was still going to do
in the future and still does now is he's continually making intercession for us
there's lots of works in the future how about his return I mean how about the
millennial reign of Christ how about the battle of Gog and Magog how about the
eternal state I mean there's a lot of things that Jesus are gonna do in the
future this can't just be a carte blanche statement anything that Jesus
ever does has been done when he said that I told you go to Acts chapter
number 2 let's start reading verse 22 you men of Israel hear these words Jesus
of Nazareth a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs
which God did by him in the midst of you as he yourselves know him being
delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God you have taken and
by wicked hands have crucified and slain whom God have raised up having loosed
the pains of death because it was not possible that he should beholden of it
so notice according to the Bible when at what exact moment was Jesus loosed from
the pains of death when was it when he rose again from the dead Jesus was not
loosed from the pains of death the moment that he shed his earthly body
because when the Bible says for the wages of sin is death let me tell you
what that's talking about it's talking about hell and so Jesus is in hell and
when he rises again from the dead at that moment he's loosed from the pains
of death because guess what once you're dead there is no pain in your physical
body and the pain that you experience up to death is not death because you're
alive right so death is just a moment it's twinkling of an eye it's shedding
you know going from life to being dead obviously but here's the thing being in
hell is eternal conscious torment being in hell actually hurts being in hell
there's fire there's agony there's weeping there's gnashing of teeth and
so if Jesus is in hell it makes sense how when he raises up from the dead how
he's loosed from the pains of death now it's not my opinion because the Bible's
gonna elaborate more on this verse 25 for David speaketh concerning him so
everything David's saying now is about Jesus I foresaw the Lord always before
my face for he is on my right hand that I should not be moved therefore excuse
me therefore did my heart rejoice and my tongue was glad moreover also my flesh
shall rest in hope because thou will not leave my soul in hell neither will thou
suffer thine holy one to see corruption now David here is quoting Psalm chapter
number 16 and the Bible the commentator of the Bible here just told us that
David is speaking of Jesus so very clear statements so far let's keep
reading 28 thou's made me thou has made known to me the ways of life thou shalt
make me full of joy with thy countenance men and brethren let me freely speak unto
you of the patriarch David that he is both dead and buried and his sepulcher is
with us unto this day therefore being a prophet and knowing that God had sworn
with an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins according to the flesh he
would raise up Christ to sit on his throne so David knew that the Messiah
would be coming of his lineage verse 31 he's seeing this before spake of the
resurrection of Christ that his soul was not left in hell neither his flesh did
see corruption this Jesus hath God raised up whereof we are all witnesses
so we have Jesus being loose from the pains of death we have the Bible saying
that Jesus' soul was not left in hell had his flesh did not see corruption and
then this Jesus hath God raised up this is crystal clear that Jesus went to hell
now this does not say that Jesus stayed in hell Jesus is not in hell right now
Jesus did not burn for all of eternity in hell like the unsaved will but he did
go to hell that's why it says that his soul was not left in hell now here's the
thing you got a bunch of silly people today that want to just discount what
the Bible says they want to lean on their own understanding and they
constantly want to go to where the Bible says the word hell and say oh wow you
don't even know what Hades is you don't even know what Sheol is you know you're
a pastor and you don't even know these words it's like yeah I do and guess
what it means hell that's why the 54 experts scholars who translated the King
James Bible wrote the word hell and it makes no sense to use these words that
nobody understands today and people want to like you know get all prideful and be
like well you got to understand there's a difference between hell and the lake
of fire yeah no duh everyone knows that everyone knows that people that are in
hell are going to be relocated into the lake of fire but guess what doesn't make
that big of a difference to them because they're burning in agony and torture and
just the worst possible thing you could think of and then they get moved to
another place where they're in agony and torture and burning in the worst
possible thing you could think of and so like oh well you got to understand
sometimes it's talking about she'll sometimes it's talking about Hades guess
what the English word is for that hell and you know it's totally accurate to
say that the unsafe will be burning in hell for all of eternity because hell
the dead and hell are gonna be delivered up and it's gonna be cast in the lake
of fire they're still in hell they're in the lake of fire obviously the location
is gonna be moved to lake of fire but let's be honest it's the same exact
characteristics you're burning for all of eternity it's not a good place and so
hell you know what hell means hell means hell and don't let these people try to
you know snow you into going back to the Greek oftentimes these people don't
speak Greek they don't speak any second language they just used Google and all
of a sudden think they're smart here's the thing all throughout the Bible there
are illusions and clear statements to the fact that Jesus would go to hell not
the grave everyone knows his body was buried but there's illusions to the fact
that he would go to hell let me show you some of those go to Matthew 12 as you're
turning there I want to read Revelation 1 verse 15 and his feet it's describing
the glorified Lord Jesus Christ and his feet like unto fine brass as if they
burned in a furnace and his voice as the sound of many waters now why is it in
Jesus's glorified state that his feet are likened to fine brass as if they
burned in a furnace what is the picture that God is trying to exude to us with
that you know it doesn't make sense that it's just like oh this is only symbolic
okay what is that symbolic of it's the fact that Jesus went to hell it's the
fact that he did burn in a furnace and of course if you understand the debt
that is owed for our sin for the wages of sin is death if you understand the
fact that we deserve hell well it makes sense that Jesus would pay that price
that we owe for us that he would go to hell for us Matthew 12 verse 38 then
certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered saying master we
would see a sign from thee but he answered and sent unto them an evil and
adulterous generation seek it after a sign and there shall no sign be given to
it but the sign of the prophet Jonas that's Jonah in the Old Testament for
us Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly so shall the Son of
Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth when you read
the book of Jonah what do you hear Jonah saying hey out of the belly of hell
cried I right and of course if you read Jonah it kind of like skips around
between things that Jonah is immediately experiencing about the sinews wrapped
around his head about him being in the belly of the whale then it'll be like
out of the belly of hell cried I the earth and her bars were about me forever
by the way you know that alludes to a spherical earth as well because hell is
in the center of the earth and so if you're in hell if you're in the heart of
the earth the earth and her bars are around you forever no matter which
direction that's kind of another thing about hell that sounds super terrifying
is like this feeling of never you know having sure footing you're just in the
center of the earth and the earth is just about you forever and so the sign
of Jonas was gonna be the sign that these people got what that the son of
man would be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth oh that just
means six feet under how is six feet under the heart of the earth you know who
likes artichokes am I the only person all right one other person God bless you
I see that hand but like you know artichoke heart is so good but can I say
like can I just peel one layer and say like I've got the heart of the artichoke
here no just like six feet under the ground like that is not the heart of the
earth folks you know what the heart of the earth is the core and isn't it
interesting how the core of the earth is magma and fire it's hellfire is what it
is now of course hell is a spiritual thing so you know of course this can
never even happen I don't believe this will ever happen but you know if science
were to dig down to the core of the earth I don't think you're gonna see
people burning in hell there because it's a spiritual realm but let me tell
you hell is real and hell does exist in the center of the earth and you know
what the people who are there they know it's real they could see it for sure so
number one what was finished Jesus's earthly works were finished number two
the Old Testament is finished that's one thing that is finished when he says hey
it is finished what the Old Testament's finished let me show you that Hebrews
9 Hebrews chapter 9 Hebrews chapter number 9 and again people would have to
admit that this is the case because what is the separation between the new and
the old well right here Hebrews 9 verse 15 and for this cause he is the mediator
of the New Testament that by means of death for the redemption of the
transgressions that were under the first testament they which are called
might receive the promise of eternal inheritance for where a testament is
there must also of necessity be the death of the testator for a testament is
a force after men are dead otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator
live it so I understand that when you open your Bible when you get to Matthew
chapter number one your Bible says new testament and I like that the divisions
are made that way but in reality the New Testament began the moment Jesus Christ
died that is the exact moment in history that the Old Testament ended and the new
began when Jesus was doing his ministry he's in the Old Testament that's why he
talks about you know hey you know he talks about the gifts on the altar how
if you have something odd against your brother leave your gift at the altar
and go and make things right with your brother it's like why is he talking
about the altar why is he going into the temple why is he doing all these things
like because they're in the Old Testament still the testament the New
Testament is the force when the testator is dead and so hey it is finished he's
talking about the Old Testament now that brings us to another question what about
the Old Testament is finished because you have some people today some churches
that want us to just reject the Old Testament outright and say that we
shouldn't teach out of the Old Testament you don't need to read the
Old Testament the Old Testament law has no applicability to our lives that is
not what we believe here is specifically what we believe about what was done in
the Old Testament is that the Levitical priesthood has been finished that's one
aspect of it Hebrews 7 go there if you would Hebrews chapter number 7 it says
in verse 11 if therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood for under it
the people received the law what further need was there that another priest
should rise after the order of Melchizedek and not be called after the
order of Aaron for the priesthood noticed being changed there is made of
necessity a change also of the law but this man because he continueth ever
hath an unchangeable priesthood wherefore he is able also to save them to
the uttermost that come unto God by him seeing he ever liveth to make
intercession for them for such and high priests became us who is holy harmless
undefiled separate from sinners and made higher than the heavens what has
changed in the New Testament well in the Old Testament you had the Levitical
priesthood you had the sons of Aaron that were dedicated to the service of
the temple and their full-time job was to do the work pertaining to the temple
killing animal sacrifices making offerings unto the Lord you had people
that were full-time singers people who were full-time porters people who were
just involved in the work of the temple but in the New Testament the priesthood
has been changed why because we now do not have Aaron the high priest we have
the high priest the Lord Jesus Christ whereas Aaron is going into the holiest
of holies once a year right first to make make offering for his own sin and
for those of the people Jesus went into the real holiest of holies and once put
his blood on the altar making that eternal offering for the sins of
mankind and so everything in the Old Testament the animal sacrifices the
temple work all that stuff was a picture of the truth to come Jesus being the
chief and so this is also why it makes no sense to have a temple today there
will there will be no God sanctioned temple in the future that is just not
happening if there's a temple rebuilt in Jerusalem that is not of God okay that
is something that the Jews want to do because they reject the Lamb of God they
reject the fact that he is the high priest that the priesthood has been
changed and they would love to bring those animal sacrifices back and you
know what they will someday and of course the Antichrist is gonna have that
abomination of desolation where he sets up that image in the temple and causes
the whole world to worship him but look any any temple today in 2026 if someone's
building a temple that's blasphemous if anyone's sacrificing animals that's
blasphemous if anyone's telling you they're a Levitical priest that's
blasphemous and they're liars that doesn't exist go to Hebrews 10 Hebrews 10
so the Levitical priesthood is finished the animal sacrifices are finished look
at Hebrews 10 verse 10 by the which will we are sanctified through the offering
of the body of Jesus Christ once for all by the way Calvinist Jesus died for all
right there and every priest standeth daily ministering and offering
oftentimes the same sacrifices which can never take away sins but this man
after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever sat down on the right hand
of God from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool for by
one offering he hath perfected forever them that are sanctified look I realize
this a little more of a Bible study but I think it's very important for God's
people to know what exactly about the Old Testament has changed what is it
about the Old Testament that is no longer in force because I don't want us
to fall into the trap of either becoming a legalist becoming a Judaizer and
bringing back aspects of the Old Testament that have been done away with
that have been fulfilled and we also don't want to fall into the trap of
being like the hyper grace types that just says we don't need the law we don't
need the commandment you can't judge me we don't need the Ten Commandments or
anything like that because that's an error as well so hey what's changed the
Levitical priesthood has changed the animal sacrifices have changed go to
John 4 I mentioned this earlier the worshipping of God in a temple has
changed it is finished go to John chapter number 4 verse 21 you know some
people speculate that in the millennial reign of Christ that there will be a
temple again that Christ will have a temple that he reigns from in the
millennial reign you know I reject that idea because the idea of a temple
implied like what is a temple for it's for sacrificing animals that's what a
temple is for that's what the temple in the Bible is for so like why would
Christ ever need a temple Bible talks about how we're the temple of God right
but Jesus being in an actual temple that doesn't make any sense that doesn't fit
with the things that we're reading here John 4 verse 21 says Jesus saith unto
her woman believe me the hour cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain
nor yet at Jerusalem worship the Father ye worship you know not what we know
what we worship for salvation is of the Jews but the hour cometh and now is when
the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth for the
Father seeketh such to worship him God is a spirit and they that worship him
must worship him in spirit and in truth here's a big change between the Old
Testament and the New Testament is that your geographic location no longer
matters whatsoever see there's been times throughout history of God's people
where the geographic location where you were at did matter a lot it's like hey
you got to go to Shiloh because that's where the worship of the Lord is or you
got to go to Jerusalem under King Solomon because that's where the temple
of the Lord is that's where you got to bring your offerings but you know what
he's saying now we worship the Father in spirit and in truth and though I don't
think anyone in here is going to be tempted to go to a temple or stuff like
that you also got to be aware of just superstition in general where some
people kind of get superstitious and be like you know I want to pray to God but
I want to come to church to pray right Catholics are kind of like this where
you know you got to go to this special place you got to go to church you got to
light the candle you know you can't just get baptized in a pool or in a hot tub
at a hotel or in a horse trough or whatever the heck we got going on here
it's like I got to go to Jordan I got to go to the River Jordan I got to go to
Israel I got to go to this special mystical place your geographic location
does not matter being in Jerusalem will not make you closer to God being even in
the ancient holy sites even if you went today and you visited the physical
locations where things happen in the Bible there is nothing special about
those places anymore those places are pieces of dirt and it's cool
historically I like history I think those places are cool but you are not
getting a special blessing by making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem don't don't waste
your money don't take your vacation time and do that unless you're just really
into history and geography you don't have to go there you don't have to say
pastor Oz can you unlock the church I need to pray and I need to do it at the
church you could do it from your house you know just beware of this really
superstitious attitude about location because guess what the Old Testament is
done and so your geographic location no longer matters here's another big thing
that's changed go to Romans 9 Romans 9 hey a physical nation of God's people has
been changed in the New Testament it used to be that Israel was God's chosen
people that is how it used to be but not anymore Romans 9 verse 25 as he saith
also in OC I will call them my people which were not my people and her beloved
which was not beloved and it shall come to pass that in the place where it was
said unto them ye are not my people there shall they be called the children
of the living God so in time past there's a group of people which were not
at once at one time God's chosen people who is that the Gentiles it was given to
the Jews it was given to the children of Israel but now you know what we are God's
chosen people those of us who have put our faith in Jesus Christ and so there
is no more physical nation of God's people it is a spiritual one go to
Hebrew or Colossus chapter 2 Colossus chapter 2 now here's another really big
one that's really important that everyone needs to know where to turn in
your Bible if you're talking to someone about this issue what has changed in
between the Old Testament to the new you need to remember Colossians chapter 2
because here's a big thing that has changed between the old and the new is
that the ceremonial laws have been abolished the ceremonial laws the
feasts the holy days these things are done in the New Testament and people
that try to still celebrate this stuff are weirdos and freaks and are unsaved
this the Seventh-day Adventists the Hebrew Israelites the the Judeo
Christian whatever they're called messianic Christians right that try to
bring these things back look at what the Bible says Colossians 2 verse 13 and you
being dead in your sins in the uncircumcision of your flesh hath he
quickened together with him having forgiven you all trespasses verse 14
blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us which was
contrary to us and took it out of the way nailing it to his cross and having
spoiled principalities and powers he made a show of them openly triumphing
over them in it notice verse 16 let no man therefore judge you in meat right in
the Bible in Leviticus chapter 11 there's all these different stipulations
on what is a clean and unclean animal right if it's got the cloven hoof and if
it chews the cud and it does all these different things hey this could be a
clean animal and if it doesn't meet all these qualifications it's an unclean
animal guess what all those stuff were those were pictures and in the New
Testament the Bible says let no man therefore judge you and me hey if you
want to eat shellfish and get paralytic shellfish poisoning you know you can go
to four star shoes sushi and do that and you know what you better pray for your
food if you go there I can tell you this from experience you know or hey bacon
all these different things that may have been outlawed in the Old Testament you
can now enjoy those things let no man judge you in those things let no man
judge you in eating meat by the way watch out for those people or in drink
or in respect of an holy day or of the new moon or of the Sabbath days look the
Sabbath day was simply a picture circumcision a picture these things are
done away in the New Testament and anyone that tells you you must observe
the Sabbath is a liar in his teaching false doctrine the seventh day have in
this church will teach that in order to be saved you must keep the Sabbath no no
no that was nailed to his cross that was done away those ordinances are gone
they're done away the Bible says not to let anyone judge you in those things
look if you want to take a break you know if you want to lay eight six days
shout that labor that's great work six days and rest today but you know this
idea of like strict observance to the Sabbath or you're not gonna go to
heaven that's garbage for why verse 17 which are a shadow of things to come but
the body is of Christ so how do we approach the Old Testament today well
here's the thing we look at the law of God and we ask ourselves is this
commandment in the Old Testament is this a picture of Christ is this a
ceremonial law is this a holy day is this a feast is this a cardinal
ordinance is this a dietary restriction well in the New Testament all that stuff
is gone all that stuff is done away with you don't have to observe those
things there's spiritual lessons we can learn in those things it's still
profitable to read those portions of scripture but you do not have to observe
those things whereas in the Old Testament if there is moral laws if
there is criminal laws all of those things should still apply today and so
that's the difference that's the difference you should make between those
two things you know the Apostle Paul says hey do we make void the law through
faith God forbid yea we established the law so and he's the same one that wrote
Colossians chapter number two so he's not contradicting himself what does he
mean when he says we established the law well we established thou shalt not kill
we establish Leviticus 20 13 hey we establish Deuteronomy 22 5 all of those
things are still in effect today and people again that are very liberal type
Christians watered down they don't want to preach hard standards they're gonna
tell you we're in the New Testament bro leave the Old Testament alone well I'm
sorry when Jesus said it is finished he wasn't talking about the verse that says
thou shalt not prostitute thy daughter to cause her to be a whore he doesn't
say it is finished it's now okay to be a whore it is finished it's now okay to
murder people it is finished it's now okay for a man to dress like a woman and
be a tranny faggot freak he doesn't say it is finished and now you could blaspheme
God oh it is finished now you could just dishonor your parents what kind of a
stupid idea is that you know it's ridiculous you should look at you should
care about the laws of the Old Testament you should obey the laws of the Old
Testament you should care about the letter of what those laws say and you
should care about what the spirit of those laws say as well you look at
Deuteronomy 22 five in fact let's just turn there real quick it's just one
example Deuteronomy chapter number 22 verse 5 and this is a verse that's not
preached very much today in churches but this is not abolished in your Old
Testament notice it says in verse number five of Deuteronomy 22 the woman shall
not wear that which pertaineth unto a man neither shall a man put on a woman's
garment for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God God
looks at someone who's a crossdresser and says you're an abomination you're
disgusting you're vile and so what is the letter of the law ladies don't put
on a man's garment and don't put on a woman's garment that is the letter of
the law what is the spirit behind this law God wants there to be a clear
distinction between the genders so some people who are like the Pharisees they
try to get around what the commandments actually saying and they'll say no you
don't understand these genes some women will be like you understand these genes
that I'm wearing I bought them in the women's section they're women's genes oh
well forget Deuteronomy 22 5 then you know you're you're fine because you're
not wearing that which pertaineth unto a man what is the spirit behind that law
God wants there to be a clear distinction between the genders so you
know what I think that women wearing women jeans is wrong and simple whether
you bought it in the men's section and you got the Wrangler cowboy cuts on and
you got your belt buckle on or whether you're wearing them the miss me's or
whatever is popular nowadays you know they're both an abomination women
should wear skirts and dresses men should wear pants you say where do you
get that show me that in the New Testament no I'll show it to you in the
Old Testament because it still applies today that's still God's Word his laws
still in effect and Jesus didn't say it is finished please be a crossdresser now
no that's not what happened and so look men when people talk about the spirit of
the law and letter of the law boy oh boy what is the text saying and what is
God's desire behind that it's very clear to differentiate these things go to if
you would Romans chapter number four Romans chapter number four so we talked
about hey what's changed what is finished Jesus's earthly works are
finished he still had to go to hell he still obviously died he was buried he
went to hell for three days three nights he rose again from the dead he still had
work to do what else is finished the Old Testament is finished the Levitical
priesthood the animal sacrifices the temple a physical nation these
ceremonial laws these things are finished also what is finished well
number three salvation is by the finished work of Jesus Christ Romans
chapter number four verse 17 as it is written I have made thee a father of
many nations before him whom he believed even God who quicken at the dead notice
this and call it those things which be not as though they were even though
chronologically in the story when Jesus said it is finished he still had to die
he still had to be buried he still had to go to hell he still had to be risen
again from the dead it is still completely accurate for him to say it
is finished because of the fact that Jesus's sacrifice has been good for all
time in all ages and the promise of God sending his son the promise of the fact
that Jesus would die on the cross one day God's like calling that as if it
already had happened it's already as good as done even though he had not yet
physically died he's saying hey it is finished why because God calls those
things that be not as though they were when God makes a promise it's as good as
done whether chronologically it has happened yet or not I'll show you some
more verses on that Revelation 13 good Revelation chapter number 13 Revelation
13 when you're there look at verse number 8 it says and all that dwell upon
the earth shall worship him whose names are not written in the book of life of
the Lamb notice this slain from the foundation of the world so God looks at
the plan of salvation and God has not gone through seven different
dispensations where he keeps changing his mind about how to deal with mankind
right because if you're unfamiliar that's what dispensationalism teaches
that there's been these seven different ages throughout human history where God
comes up with a plan and man just screws it up and God has to go back to
the writing board and come up with a new plan so they'll say you know the the age
of law where oh man fell here's some commandments to get you to heaven no
that never happened God never intended the law to get you to heaven God never
intended the animal sacrifices to get you to heaven in fact Jesus was the lamb
slain from the foundation of the world look at Hebrew sorry Revelation 14 next
chapter Revelation 14 verse 6 it says and I saw another angel fly in the midst
of heaven having the what everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on
the earth the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only gospel that's ever existed it's
the one that got Adam saved it's the one that got Moses saved it's the one that
got Abraham saved it's the one that got David saved it's the one that got me
saved it's the one that got Paul saved it's the one who got anyone saved who
is saved today not this garbage from dispensationalist that say well you got
to realize the gospel of Paul is different than the gospel of Jesus you're
such an idiot you know that mentality is so frustrating and annoying no no it's
the everlasting gospel let me show you one more example of that Hebrews chapter
number four if you will Hebrews chapter number four Hebrews chapter number four
when you get there look at verse 2 the author of Hebrews who I believe is the
Apostle Paul is calling back the reader to the children of Israel and he says
in verse number 2 for unto us was the gospel preached as well as unto them
speaking of people in the Old Testament but the word preach did not profit them
not being mixed with faith in them that heard it right so if someone heard the
gospel in time past but they didn't believe does that profit them
absolutely not you know today and and every day of our church we're out
preaching the gospel people are hearing the gospel and you know what sometimes
we go through a whole entire presentation and that person does not
call upon the name of the Lord that happened today that or that person does
not believe and it's like okay well they heard the gospel Jesus died for their
sins his his blood being shed was the finished work for their salvation but
you know what it doesn't profit them unless it's mixed with faith you got to
hear it you got to actually believe it last place we'll go to this evening is
second Timothy chapter number four second Timothy chapter number four so we
went over a lot of doctrine I think that's important just because of how
many people twist what this word is saying and twist the nature of the Old
Testament but this last application I want to make for us this evening is that
of course you know when Jesus was on his on his earthly mission if you will when
Jesus was on this earth he was sent from God and obviously he had a lot of work
to do he had a lot of tasks to fulfill and of course though we're not gonna
have the same exact ministry of Jesus we're not gonna be dying for anyone
sins we're not gonna be performing all this ministry the truth is that we still
have work to do in our life as well we still have a mission that God has given
us Jesus himself gave us the Great Commission to go out and preach the
gospel to every creature and you know what I would like to do is I would like
to actually get to the end of my life and say it is finished I would actually
not want to quit before that happens or get bogged down with sin or get
distracted by the cares of this world or get bitter and angry and become some
hater of church or something like that I actually want to get to the end of my
life whenever that is and say it is finished Jesus he made it all the way to
the end and of course he did so sinlessly he did so perfectly he
completely fulfilled his mission where he's on the cross and he says hey it is
finished you know who else did that the Apostle Paul did look at 2nd Timothy 4
verse 6 the Apostle Paul is at the end of his life he says for I am now ready
to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand I have fought a
good fight notice this I have finished my course I have kept the faith you
know the truth is that you and I don't know when the end of our life is coming
that could be tonight that could be in a year from now that could be 60 years
from now God willing but I'm telling you this I mean unless we live through the
tribulation and make it to the Rapture there is a day coming that is the end of
days for you that is the end of your life and you know what I would just like
to whenever that day is I would like to be able to say hey I have finished my
course I actually made it all the way to the end of my life serving God you know
a lot of people they go through all these phases in their life where they're
in church for a few months and then they're out for a few years and they're
in and they're out and they're in now don't live like that that's not how Jesus
was that's not how the Apostle Paul was these men were steadfast unto the end
where they reached the end and they said it is finished you know don't be don't
be like that ground that brings all these thorns and all these briars and
it's just like the cares of this life chokes the word don't be the person who
You can't finish you can't make it to the end of your life serving God because you just care about money
Because you care too much about your vacation because you care too much about the NFL because you care too much about your business
You know what? That's not a good way to finish your life. I
Here's the thing like I'm only 28 years old Lord willing
I'm gonna live a lot longer, but I would just hate to whenever the end of my life is to look back and be like
Okay, I did nothing for God in my 20s. Oh did nothing for God in my 30s
Oh, did nothing for God in my 40s. Oh, did nothing for God in my 50s. It's like but I'm saved. It's like well great
I'm glad you're saved. But you know what whenever that last day is for me
I want to actually say I finished the course that I fought a good fight. Don't get discouraged by persecution or tribulation
Make it all the way to the end being faithful. You see Jesus when he was faithful unto death
He didn't find a way to escape the cross. He didn't lie about who he was
He just was faithful unto the end. Look if you ever lived through a time of intense persecution or tribulation
And your faith is brought to question and you have that temptation to deny Christ
You know that that proverbial, you know got a gun to your head renounce Christ right now
You know what don't do it. Don't lie. Don't renounce Christ make it all the way to the end saying
Hey, I have kept the faith. I have finished what that would be such a sour way to end your life
Like even if you do serve God for decades and years, it'd be such a sour way to enter heaven
It's like oh, how'd you get here? Oh, I just you know lied about being a Christian
I just denied Christ like that's your last moment on earth. That's your last earthly waking moments
Is that really how you want it to be? No, you know what if you're gonna die for Christ just beat out faithful into death
Just take it don't be discouraged by persecution or tribulation
Don't get selfish and live for yourself and live for money
You know, we're towards the end of the year here where a lot of people oftentimes are winding things down at work
And sometimes people are getting a little lazy and a lot of times people aren't reading their Bible as much
Hey, don't fall into that trap keep working finish the year and then say hey if God's gonna give me another year
I'm gonna finish 2026 as well. Don't stop serving God make it to the end be able to say hey, it is finished
Let's pray Lord. Thank you so much for your word and thank you for the powerful testimony of our Lord Jesus Christ
Who endured the cross despising the shame help us Lord to finish the works that you've given us in our lives
We all have different works that you have given us some of us are mothers wives husbands bosses
Different areas of life you called us to do work in
Help us whatever that area is to be faithful to the very end help us to be able to finish our works
We love you juicy me pray
Him this evening will be number
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