WEBVTT 00:00:00.110 --> 00:00:07.089 We are now in a discussion regarding the resurrections. 00:00:07.389 --> 00:00:12.390 And I do pray that these heart -to -heart talks 00:00:12.390 --> 00:00:14.550 that you and I are going to have together regarding 00:00:14.550 --> 00:00:19.250 the resurrections will be most enlightening to 00:00:19.250 --> 00:00:23.809 you and shall prove to be a definite blessing. 00:00:24.469 --> 00:00:27.789 Well, sir, I have just finished in the last broadcast. 00:00:28.410 --> 00:00:34.229 regarding the national resurrection. For remember, 00:00:34.409 --> 00:00:39.369 the Bible clearly teaches three kinds of resurrections. 00:00:39.590 --> 00:00:44.549 A national resurrection, a spiritual resurrection, 00:00:44.750 --> 00:00:51.130 and a material resurrection. And I left you in 00:00:51.130 --> 00:00:55.630 our last broadcast regarding the national... 00:00:56.140 --> 00:00:59.299 resurrection, which of course refers to Israel. 00:01:00.479 --> 00:01:03.079 If it were suggested that we were to discuss 00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:05.780 the future of any other nation than the Jewish 00:01:05.780 --> 00:01:11.340 nation, I for one would not attempt it, for the 00:01:11.340 --> 00:01:18.200 task would only be based on probabilities that 00:01:18.200 --> 00:01:22.159 would be likely to be upset by unforeseen circumstances. 00:01:23.019 --> 00:01:26.829 But do you want to know something? Jewish nation 00:01:26.829 --> 00:01:33.150 has the unique distinction of having for its 00:01:33.150 --> 00:01:42.349 historian the Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit, who 00:01:42.349 --> 00:01:45.629 has not simply recorded the past history of that 00:01:45.629 --> 00:01:50.790 nation but has outlined its future. And you and 00:01:50.790 --> 00:01:55.790 I indulge then in no idle and profitless speculations 00:01:55.790 --> 00:01:58.810 when we attempt to forecast the future of the 00:01:58.810 --> 00:02:03.069 Jewish people. No. All we have to do is to gather 00:02:03.069 --> 00:02:09.030 together and place in their logical order that 00:02:09.030 --> 00:02:11.810 which the Holy Spirit, through the prophets, 00:02:12.090 --> 00:02:18.610 has foretold regarding the future of the Jewish 00:02:18.610 --> 00:02:23.870 people and the future of Israel. The method is 00:02:23.870 --> 00:02:31.750 as simple as the result is sure. And in our generation, 00:02:31.870 --> 00:02:35.030 in the generation in which you and I are now 00:02:35.030 --> 00:02:40.090 living, we have seen prophecy fulfilled regarding 00:02:40.090 --> 00:02:44.550 the Jewish people. During this present generation, 00:02:44.789 --> 00:02:48.590 they have been brought back as an established 00:02:48.590 --> 00:02:55.370 nation. And as surely as God has kept His promise 00:02:55.370 --> 00:03:01.389 regarding the resurrection, the national resurrection 00:03:01.389 --> 00:03:07.449 of the Jewish people, so surely will He keep 00:03:07.449 --> 00:03:11.509 His word regarding the spiritual resurrection 00:03:11.509 --> 00:03:16.150 and the material resurrection of men and women. 00:03:16.349 --> 00:03:22.689 All right? Now we will go into the study of the 00:03:22.689 --> 00:03:30.310 spiritual resurrection. Paul, writing to the 00:03:30.310 --> 00:03:38.229 Ephesians, wrote these words, And you hath he 00:03:38.229 --> 00:03:43.110 quickened, you who were dead in trespasses and 00:03:43.110 --> 00:03:49.099 sins. and hath raised us up together and made 00:03:49.099 --> 00:03:52.620 us sit together in heavenly places in Christ 00:03:52.620 --> 00:03:56.840 Jesus. That portion of the Word of God is found 00:03:56.840 --> 00:04:01.860 in the second chapter of Ephesians. Now, to quicken 00:04:01.860 --> 00:04:06.360 means to give life. If we're dead, we need life. 00:04:06.919 --> 00:04:10.379 And that's exactly what is given when man accepts 00:04:10.379 --> 00:04:13.909 Christ as his Savior. God does not patch up the 00:04:13.909 --> 00:04:17.949 old life. He gives a new life to that individual 00:04:17.949 --> 00:04:22.129 through the new birth. That which is born of 00:04:22.129 --> 00:04:28.649 the flesh is flesh. That's the first birth. That 00:04:28.649 --> 00:04:33.589 is the birth that every human being experiences. 00:04:34.069 --> 00:04:37.389 That which is born of the flesh is flesh. And 00:04:37.389 --> 00:04:42.319 that which is born of the spirit is spirit. Spirit. 00:04:43.500 --> 00:04:46.899 That's the second birth. The Lord said to Nicodemus, 00:04:47.060 --> 00:04:52.660 ye must be born again. This he said to explain 00:04:52.660 --> 00:04:56.579 how the new birth takes place. Christ did not 00:04:56.579 --> 00:05:00.899 explain the how to Nicodemus. The process is 00:05:00.899 --> 00:05:05.019 a mystery as seen in the third chapter of John. 00:05:05.500 --> 00:05:08.899 The wind bloweth where it listed. And thou hearest 00:05:08.899 --> 00:05:10.839 the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence 00:05:10.839 --> 00:05:14.259 it cometh and whither it goeth. So is every one 00:05:14.259 --> 00:05:18.339 that is born of the Spirit. And when Nicodemus 00:05:18.339 --> 00:05:23.339 asked, How can these things be? Christ answered 00:05:23.339 --> 00:05:26.879 by just placing before him the means by which 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:31.509 it is accomplished. As Moses lifted up the serpent 00:05:31.509 --> 00:05:34.649 in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man 00:05:34.649 --> 00:05:37.410 be lifted up, that whosoever believeth in him 00:05:37.410 --> 00:05:43.110 should not perish, but have eternal life. Now 00:05:43.110 --> 00:05:48.209 watch something a little further. He goes on 00:05:48.209 --> 00:05:55.990 to say, here it is, And hath raised us up together, 00:05:56.370 --> 00:05:59.610 and made us sit together in heavenly places in 00:05:59.610 --> 00:06:03.990 Christ Jesus. God does not save us to leave us 00:06:03.990 --> 00:06:09.949 down in the old mire of the old life. No. Every 00:06:09.949 --> 00:06:13.490 believer is not only quickened, but he is raised. 00:06:14.370 --> 00:06:17.649 The quickening refers to the impartation of a 00:06:17.649 --> 00:06:21.750 new life to the dead sinner's soul. The raising 00:06:21.750 --> 00:06:25.970 speaks of a new realm into which he is taken 00:06:25.970 --> 00:06:30.329 or into which he is lifted. A saved one is no 00:06:30.329 --> 00:06:34.490 longer in the realm of Satan and under his domination. 00:06:34.889 --> 00:06:37.569 He's no longer walking according to the course 00:06:37.569 --> 00:06:40.689 of this world. A saved person, a regenerated 00:06:40.689 --> 00:06:44.769 person, is translated into the kingdom of God's 00:06:44.769 --> 00:06:48.170 dear Son and is under the domination of the risen 00:06:48.170 --> 00:06:53.050 Lord. This is illustrated in the case of Lazarus. 00:06:54.689 --> 00:06:59.240 Lazarus was not only quickened, But he was raised 00:06:59.240 --> 00:07:04.379 from the sphere of the dead. He came forth from 00:07:04.379 --> 00:07:07.720 the cemetery. His grave clothes were taken from 00:07:07.720 --> 00:07:11.120 him. I believe that even the smell of the grave 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:16.300 passed away. He took up his abode with people 00:07:16.300 --> 00:07:20.639 who were alive. Now in this manner the Lord works 00:07:20.639 --> 00:07:24.339 in the human heart when he quickens it. He says, 00:07:24.459 --> 00:07:30.610 Lucian. Lose him. He was dead, but he now lives. 00:07:30.689 --> 00:07:36.610 He's alive. Lose him. Let him go. He now liveth. 00:07:38.629 --> 00:07:43.629 That is an illustration of what happens to one 00:07:43.629 --> 00:07:47.949 who is dead in trespasses and sins. There's a 00:07:47.949 --> 00:07:56.089 resurrection. A spiritual resurrection. Let's 00:07:56.089 --> 00:07:58.069 go further in the fifth chapter of Ephesians. 00:07:59.009 --> 00:08:03.589 Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the 00:08:03.589 --> 00:08:10.810 dead, and Christ shall give thee light. Is he 00:08:10.810 --> 00:08:15.750 speaking of the body? No. He is speaking of the 00:08:15.750 --> 00:08:20.730 soul. He is speaking of a spiritual resurrection. 00:08:21.629 --> 00:08:25.029 Again, Paul in Romans says, reckon ye also yourselves 00:08:25.029 --> 00:08:31.389 to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God 00:08:31.389 --> 00:08:37.210 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Now, the resurrection 00:08:37.210 --> 00:08:42.029 referred to in these passages is spiritual and 00:08:42.029 --> 00:08:46.590 is a present resurrection and is going on constantly, 00:08:46.809 --> 00:08:51.389 continually. Every time a soul is born again, 00:08:51.610 --> 00:08:58.429 there is a passing from death unto life, a spiritual 00:08:58.429 --> 00:09:04.269 resurrection. Oh, to me, that's marvelous. That's 00:09:04.269 --> 00:09:12.309 right. I think one of the grandest passages regarding 00:09:12.309 --> 00:09:16.029 the passing from death unto life, regarding the 00:09:16.029 --> 00:09:20.620 spiritual resurrection. is found in John, the 00:09:20.620 --> 00:09:26.299 fifth chapter. Verily, verily. And I know immediately 00:09:26.299 --> 00:09:33.139 it's something most important. I say unto you. 00:09:34.179 --> 00:09:38.960 Oh, and look who's speaking. Look who is speaking. 00:09:39.059 --> 00:09:41.440 This comes from the highest authority in heaven 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:46.659 and earth. It's Jesus himself. I say unto you. 00:09:47.659 --> 00:09:53.200 He that heareth my word and believeth on him 00:09:53.200 --> 00:10:02.039 that sent me. Half everlasting life now. He doesn't 00:10:02.039 --> 00:10:06.179 have to wait to have everlasting life after he's 00:10:06.179 --> 00:10:11.220 dead. It's not beyond the grave. It's now, this 00:10:11.220 --> 00:10:15.100 moment, at this present time. Half everlasting 00:10:15.100 --> 00:10:21.429 life. and shall not come into condemnation, but 00:10:21.429 --> 00:10:29.309 is passed from death unto life. There you have 00:10:29.309 --> 00:10:36.169 a spiritual resurrection. The raising from the 00:10:36.169 --> 00:10:40.870 dead. Every man, every woman, every individual 00:10:40.870 --> 00:10:45.220 is very moment who has not been born again. who 00:10:45.220 --> 00:10:47.580 has not passed from death unto life, who've never 00:10:47.580 --> 00:10:50.940 had that regenerated experience, who has never 00:10:50.940 --> 00:10:54.779 accepted Christ as a personal savior, even though 00:10:54.779 --> 00:11:00.200 there's life in his body, is walking around dead 00:11:00.200 --> 00:11:06.620 in his trespasses and sins. Oh, don't get angry 00:11:06.620 --> 00:11:09.360 with me. Don't take issue with me. I'm only giving 00:11:09.360 --> 00:11:12.340 the word of God. And a fool is the man or the 00:11:12.340 --> 00:11:14.590 woman who will take issue with God's word. I'm 00:11:14.590 --> 00:11:19.809 giving you the scripture. You may be most important 00:11:19.809 --> 00:11:23.970 to your community. You may be a very vibrant 00:11:23.970 --> 00:11:28.830 person. You may have energy in that body of yours 00:11:28.830 --> 00:11:34.309 to burn. You may feel you are very much alive, 00:11:34.549 --> 00:11:38.399 but... If you have never accepted Christ as your 00:11:38.399 --> 00:11:40.440 Savior, if you've never been born again, you 00:11:40.440 --> 00:11:47.000 are dead in your trespasses and your sins. But 00:11:47.000 --> 00:11:51.100 the very moment that you accept Christ as your 00:11:51.100 --> 00:11:54.820 Savior, that moment you pass from death unto 00:11:54.820 --> 00:11:59.919 life and you are raised in newness of life in 00:11:59.919 --> 00:12:04.419 Christ Jesus. That, my friend, is the spiritual. 00:12:05.210 --> 00:12:05.889 Resurrection.