WEBVTT 00:00:01.159 --> 00:00:06.639 Welcome to NECF Sermons. Each message here is 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:09.660 designed to uplift and strengthen you in your 00:00:09.660 --> 00:00:13.939 walk with God. Don't miss out. Stay with us until 00:00:13.939 --> 00:00:17.879 the end for a rewarding experience. Let's dive 00:00:17.879 --> 00:00:55.799 right in. for the prayers. Amen. So, Hebrews 00:00:55.799 --> 00:01:10.709 1. I'll read from verse 1. God, who at various 00:01:10.709 --> 00:01:15.609 times and in various ways spoke in time past, 00:01:15.810 --> 00:01:23.390 the fathers by the prophets, has in these last 00:01:23.390 --> 00:01:31.769 days spoken to us by his Son, whom he has appointed 00:01:31.769 --> 00:01:41.030 heir of all things, made the worlds. Verse three, 00:01:42.409 --> 00:01:47.209 who being the brightness of his glory and the 00:01:47.209 --> 00:01:53.370 express image of his person and upholding all 00:01:53.370 --> 00:01:59.989 things by the word of his power, when he had 00:01:59.989 --> 00:02:03.769 by himself put our sins, sat down at the right 00:02:03.769 --> 00:02:09.629 hand of the majesty. on high, having become so 00:02:09.629 --> 00:02:16.669 much better than the angels as he has by inheritance 00:02:16.669 --> 00:02:25.330 obtained a more excellent name than they. So 00:02:25.330 --> 00:02:38.830 we stopped last Sunday trying to look at the 00:02:38.830 --> 00:02:46.650 difference or what we noted that God is known 00:02:46.650 --> 00:02:55.310 through his son. And we ended by looking at this 00:02:55.310 --> 00:02:59.050 text, especially when we move to chapter two, 00:02:59.129 --> 00:03:06.889 we are going there. So today I want to just Look 00:03:06.889 --> 00:03:15.050 at more difference between angels and God. And 00:03:15.050 --> 00:03:18.789 of course, Jesus particularly, that is God through 00:03:18.789 --> 00:03:22.789 Christ. And the essence why we are doing this 00:03:22.789 --> 00:03:28.490 is to further in our studies, because we know 00:03:28.490 --> 00:03:35.039 that the law was given. through the appointment 00:03:35.039 --> 00:03:38.360 of angels or through the directions of angels. 00:03:40.199 --> 00:03:46.439 And we knew, of course, by now, or we have known 00:03:46.439 --> 00:03:56.939 that the law came because of transgression. It 00:03:56.939 --> 00:04:00.620 is a law was given because of transgression. 00:04:00.740 --> 00:04:04.629 In fact, not just given, He said it was added. 00:04:05.449 --> 00:04:10.090 That means it was an addition. Hallelujah. And 00:04:10.090 --> 00:04:14.389 we saw also that the mediation of Moses was also 00:04:14.389 --> 00:04:22.189 an addition. And all came because of unbelief 00:04:22.189 --> 00:04:25.829 or because of sin or because of transgression. 00:04:27.250 --> 00:04:34.439 Now, just look at verse 1. Verse 1. That's God 00:04:34.439 --> 00:04:39.720 who at various times and in various ways spoke 00:04:39.720 --> 00:04:47.079 in time past to the fathers by the prophets. 00:04:47.620 --> 00:04:52.560 So that verse 1 is talking about that is God's 00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:58.060 words to the fathers because he spoke in time 00:04:58.060 --> 00:05:06.430 past to the fathers. by the prophets. What did 00:05:06.430 --> 00:05:10.870 he speak? What did God spoke to the fathers through 00:05:10.870 --> 00:05:16.449 the prophets? What he spoke is concerning his 00:05:16.449 --> 00:05:22.250 son. So God at various times and in various ways 00:05:22.250 --> 00:05:27.790 spoke in time past to the fathers. He spoke to 00:05:27.790 --> 00:05:31.500 the fathers. to the prophet concerning his son. 00:05:33.620 --> 00:05:36.680 So it's not that he spoke to them something different 00:05:36.680 --> 00:05:40.439 from what he spoke to the son in this last days. 00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:52.800 Are we together? Just look at Luke 24. Luke 24 00:05:52.800 --> 00:06:01.569 verse 25. By now, that text, someone was supposed 00:06:01.569 --> 00:06:08.430 to memorize it. Hmm? Verse 25. Then he said to 00:06:08.430 --> 00:06:13.569 them, all foolish ones and slow of heart to believe 00:06:13.569 --> 00:06:19.629 all that what? The prophet hath spoken. Remember 00:06:19.629 --> 00:06:22.670 he said he spoke to the fathers by the prophets. 00:06:22.930 --> 00:06:25.790 So this is what the prophet spoke to the fathers. 00:06:26.529 --> 00:06:33.240 Huh? Verse 26, ought not Christ to have suffered 00:06:33.240 --> 00:06:37.899 these things and to enter into his glory? And 00:06:37.899 --> 00:06:42.259 beginning at Moses and in all the prophets, he 00:06:42.259 --> 00:06:48.279 expounded to them in all scriptures the things 00:06:48.279 --> 00:06:54.879 concerning who? Himself. So in all the scriptures, 00:06:55.120 --> 00:07:00.540 what he spoke, through the prophet to the fathers. 00:07:02.259 --> 00:07:06.379 Of course, he's talking about those days. You 00:07:06.379 --> 00:07:09.360 will see this word to the fathers, to the fathers 00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:12.639 several times in the book of Hebrews. He's referring 00:07:12.639 --> 00:07:15.420 to the children of Israel, especially the first 00:07:15.420 --> 00:07:23.399 generation. Amen? Are we together? Yes. So, now 00:07:23.399 --> 00:07:31.660 look at verse 4. And it is important for us to 00:07:31.660 --> 00:07:33.879 note, you see, in these last days, I know that 00:07:33.879 --> 00:07:37.000 most times when we use the word last days, our 00:07:37.000 --> 00:07:41.839 focus is in the evil. You understand? Our focus 00:07:41.839 --> 00:07:46.540 is on the evil. No. Benevolent must have a different 00:07:46.540 --> 00:07:50.899 mindset concerning last days. Last days is not 00:07:50.899 --> 00:07:54.800 about evil. Evil will happen. But it's not about 00:07:54.800 --> 00:08:00.470 evil. Last days is the days of the spirit. Hallelujah. 00:08:00.790 --> 00:08:04.589 What did I say? The last days is the days of 00:08:04.589 --> 00:08:08.889 the Spirit. The days where you will see mighty 00:08:08.889 --> 00:08:14.149 works by the Spirit. When did the Bible say that 00:08:14.149 --> 00:08:18.889 he will pour out his Spirit? In what? In the 00:08:18.889 --> 00:08:24.629 last days. That was what Peter was quoting in 00:08:24.629 --> 00:08:27.610 Acts chapter 2 from verse 17. He was quoting 00:08:27.610 --> 00:08:31.939 Joel. He called Joel. In the last days, God will 00:08:31.939 --> 00:08:36.360 pour out his spirit. That's supposed to be the 00:08:36.360 --> 00:08:40.039 mindset of the believer, not the mindset of evil. 00:08:40.980 --> 00:08:43.820 Immediately you see an evil done. What is supposed 00:08:43.820 --> 00:08:46.700 to provoke? You say, no, this is an illegality. 00:08:47.740 --> 00:08:50.639 It is the things of the spirit we're supposed 00:08:50.639 --> 00:08:54.419 to be saying. Are we together? And that's why 00:08:54.419 --> 00:08:59.659 anywhere you see evil, actually multiplying, 00:08:59.860 --> 00:09:03.600 that means there is need for preaching there. 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:09.120 There is need for an order. Amen. Look at verse 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:14.600 4. He said, having obtained or having become 00:09:14.600 --> 00:09:24.059 so much better than angels as he has by inheritance 00:09:24.059 --> 00:09:28.269 obtained a more excellent name than they. For 00:09:28.269 --> 00:09:33.970 to which of the angels did he say, You are my 00:09:33.970 --> 00:09:39.190 son, today I have begotten you. And again, I 00:09:39.190 --> 00:09:42.610 will be to him a father, and he shall be to me 00:09:42.610 --> 00:09:49.149 a son. But when he again brings the firstborn 00:09:49.149 --> 00:09:54.549 into the world, he says, Let all angels of God 00:09:54.549 --> 00:09:59.340 worship him. And of the angels, he says, who 00:09:59.340 --> 00:10:03.000 makes his angel spirit and his ministers a flame 00:10:03.000 --> 00:10:08.480 of fire? But to the son, he says, your throne, 00:10:08.600 --> 00:10:14.600 O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of righteousness 00:10:14.600 --> 00:10:18.279 is a scepter of your kingdom. You have love righteousness 00:10:18.279 --> 00:10:23.019 and heat lawlessness. Therefore, God, your God 00:10:23.019 --> 00:10:26.460 has anointed you with the oil of gladness. more 00:10:26.460 --> 00:10:29.820 than your companions. And verse 10. And you, 00:10:29.960 --> 00:10:35.019 Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of 00:10:35.019 --> 00:10:37.899 the earth and the heavens. At the works of your 00:10:37.899 --> 00:10:42.980 hands, they will perish, but you remain and they 00:10:42.980 --> 00:10:49.779 will all grow old like the garment, like a clock. 00:10:49.919 --> 00:10:54.690 You will fold them up and you will... and they 00:10:54.690 --> 00:10:59.490 will be changed, but you are the same, and your 00:10:59.490 --> 00:11:04.090 years will not fail. But to which of these angels 00:11:04.090 --> 00:11:10.389 has he ever said, Sit at my right hand till I 00:11:10.389 --> 00:11:15.549 make your enemies your footstool? Verse 14. Are 00:11:15.549 --> 00:11:19.429 they not all ministering spirits sent forth to 00:11:19.429 --> 00:11:25.780 minister for those who will inherit? salvation. 00:11:25.780 --> 00:11:29.539 Now look at, go back to verse 4. I want you to 00:11:29.539 --> 00:11:33.179 note that word better. Having become so much 00:11:33.179 --> 00:11:37.879 better than angels, that word better is an adjective. 00:11:38.500 --> 00:11:45.600 It's kryton. That word better in Greek, kryton, 00:11:45.639 --> 00:11:55.179 that is k -r -e -i -t -o -n. K -R -E -I -T -T 00:11:55.179 --> 00:12:00.440 -O -N. Krypton. Which means, or which implies, 00:12:00.779 --> 00:12:08.700 superior, greater, more excellent. It is not 00:12:08.700 --> 00:12:11.519 mere comparison of the same, just like we said, 00:12:11.679 --> 00:12:17.299 but of a different kind. It's not just to say... 00:12:17.559 --> 00:12:20.039 They are of the same kind. So this is better 00:12:20.039 --> 00:12:22.759 than this in terms of either mass, strength, 00:12:23.120 --> 00:12:28.740 whatever. No. It is of a different kind. So superior 00:12:28.740 --> 00:12:31.539 of a different kind. That's what we're talking 00:12:31.539 --> 00:12:36.000 about. And that word appears in the book of Hebrews 00:12:36.000 --> 00:12:39.600 several times. Let me mention some of those parts. 00:12:40.980 --> 00:12:46.299 Hebrews chapter 6, verse 9. That word better 00:12:46.299 --> 00:12:50.379 is there. He said, you are confident of better 00:12:50.379 --> 00:12:54.679 things concerning you. And then Hebrews chapter 00:12:54.679 --> 00:13:01.320 7 verse 7 as well. That is, the lesser is blessed 00:13:01.320 --> 00:13:09.500 by the better. Hebrews 7 verse 19. Bringing in 00:13:09.500 --> 00:13:18.559 of the better hope. Hebrews 7 .22, a shoti of 00:13:18.559 --> 00:13:21.500 a better covenant, that word better, covenant. 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:30.299 Hebrews 8 .6, Hebrews 8 .6, a mediator of a better 00:13:30.299 --> 00:13:33.840 covenant, which was established on better promises. 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:39.080 Again, let me repeat, Hebrews 6 .9, Hebrews 7 00:13:39.080 --> 00:13:45.169 .7, Hebrews 7 .19. Hebrews 7, 22. Hebrews 8, 00:13:45.289 --> 00:13:52.370 verse 6. More on that, Hebrews 9, 23. Better 00:13:52.370 --> 00:13:59.110 sacrifice. Hebrews 9, 23. Hebrews 10, 34. A better 00:13:59.110 --> 00:14:03.730 and enduring possession. That's Hebrews 9, 34. 00:14:04.169 --> 00:14:09.710 Hebrews 11, 16. They desire a better, that is, 00:14:09.710 --> 00:14:16.559 a heavily. A better. That's Hebrews 11 .16. Hebrews 00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:23.159 11 .35. A better resurrection. A better resurrection. 00:14:24.700 --> 00:14:30.740 That's Hebrews 11 .35. Hebrews 11 .40. God having 00:14:30.740 --> 00:14:36.860 provided something better for us. Something better 00:14:36.860 --> 00:14:41.100 for us. With what we have already defined, better, 00:14:41.159 --> 00:14:46.080 that means of a different kind. So, better resurrection. 00:14:47.179 --> 00:14:53.200 Better sacrifice. Better promises. Better covenant. 00:14:53.759 --> 00:15:01.360 Better hope. Amen. Better things. So, it's showing 00:15:01.360 --> 00:15:08.529 something about what Christ provides. Let me 00:15:08.529 --> 00:15:11.950 add one more, which we are coming to that. Hebrews 00:15:11.950 --> 00:15:19.110 12, 24. Hebrews 12, 24. The blood of the sprinkling. 00:15:19.610 --> 00:15:25.149 We have looked at that text. That speaks better 00:15:25.149 --> 00:15:32.269 things. Not done, but from Abel. Is that correct? 00:15:32.690 --> 00:15:38.269 Yes. Now, aside that word there, In verse 4, 00:15:38.309 --> 00:15:44.129 beta, we have also another word there, excellent. 00:15:44.590 --> 00:15:47.769 He said, having become so much better than the 00:15:47.769 --> 00:15:53.649 angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more 00:15:53.649 --> 00:15:58.049 excellent name than thee. Excellent, that word, 00:15:58.250 --> 00:16:03.169 more excellent. It was translated from the Greek 00:16:03.169 --> 00:16:15.799 word. Dear Pharaohs, that is D -I -A -P -H -O 00:16:15.799 --> 00:16:28.919 -R -O -S. Dear Pharaohs, it implies surpassing. 00:16:30.139 --> 00:16:35.529 Surpassing or something different. of varying 00:16:35.529 --> 00:16:42.309 kinds, surpassing, different. That same word 00:16:42.309 --> 00:16:47.769 in verse 4 that is more excellent is also used 00:16:47.769 --> 00:16:55.490 in Hebrews 8 verse 6. He has obtained a more 00:16:55.490 --> 00:16:59.850 excellent ministry. A more excellent ministry. 00:16:59.929 --> 00:17:06.680 Hebrews 8 verse 6. So what the writer of Hebrews 00:17:06.680 --> 00:17:12.319 is saying is that what we find and have in Christ 00:17:12.319 --> 00:17:18.359 is different from what we find in angels. By 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:21.140 using the word better, that is, we are assured 00:17:21.140 --> 00:17:27.799 of better things for you. Better sacrifice, better 00:17:27.799 --> 00:17:32.839 ministry, better covenant. Are we together? He's 00:17:32.839 --> 00:17:36.619 talking about things in Christ that are different 00:17:36.619 --> 00:17:44.220 from what you find in angels. A more excellent 00:17:44.220 --> 00:17:49.160 name. Look at that in verse 4 of Hebrews 1. That 00:17:49.160 --> 00:17:52.720 is, he has obtained a more excellent name than 00:17:52.720 --> 00:18:01.059 they. The they are the angels. Than they. Remember 00:18:01.059 --> 00:18:04.180 I've already treated in this house a name. We 00:18:04.180 --> 00:18:07.579 said a name is not a tag. A name is authority. 00:18:09.039 --> 00:18:13.880 Reputation. A person's position. Authority. So 00:18:13.880 --> 00:18:16.819 more excellent name means Christ's authority. 00:18:17.660 --> 00:18:25.380 Are we together? And dominion. Meaning Christ's 00:18:25.380 --> 00:18:29.809 authority and dominion. are over angels. It's 00:18:29.809 --> 00:18:33.470 not just that he's of different than them, of 00:18:33.470 --> 00:18:37.230 course, just like we have said, better. But now 00:18:37.230 --> 00:18:39.650 we're talking about, by the time you say more 00:18:39.650 --> 00:18:43.430 excellent, again, he's talking about that he's 00:18:43.430 --> 00:18:48.109 over, over angels. That is, they are creatures 00:18:48.109 --> 00:18:53.710 designed to worship and serve the Son. So that 00:18:53.710 --> 00:18:59.799 means That's the implication to say, have a name, 00:18:59.900 --> 00:19:03.279 an authority. So they are meant to serve the 00:19:03.279 --> 00:19:08.779 son. Look at verse five. Verse five, it says, 00:19:08.980 --> 00:19:14.759 for to which of these angels did he ever say? 00:19:15.460 --> 00:19:17.819 He's just trying to make a comparison. That is, 00:19:17.940 --> 00:19:22.700 you are my son today, I have begotten you. And 00:19:22.700 --> 00:19:26.799 again, I will be to him a father. he shall be 00:19:26.799 --> 00:19:30.599 to me a son. But when he again brings the firstborn 00:19:30.599 --> 00:19:34.700 into the world, he says, let all the angels do 00:19:34.700 --> 00:19:38.319 what? Are we together? Did you see that? Yes. 00:19:39.859 --> 00:19:44.180 Because it is at the resurrection, Philippians 00:19:44.180 --> 00:19:47.680 2, that he was given the name. Are we together? 00:19:48.480 --> 00:19:54.359 Hallelujah. So this, if you look at verse 5 and 00:19:54.359 --> 00:19:59.700 6, That word, I have begotten you. And in verse 00:19:59.700 --> 00:20:04.740 6, bring the firstborn into the world. He's talking 00:20:04.740 --> 00:20:08.380 about Christ's resurrection. He said, you are 00:20:08.380 --> 00:20:11.500 my son today. Of course, he's not talking about 00:20:11.500 --> 00:20:17.359 today, today. Have I begotten you? He's talking 00:20:17.359 --> 00:20:21.579 about Christ's resurrection from the dead. And 00:20:21.579 --> 00:20:25.990 that is why at his resurrection, He has obtained 00:20:25.990 --> 00:20:30.690 a more excellent name than be. Such authority 00:20:30.690 --> 00:20:36.750 is above angels. Again, not just above, but such 00:20:36.750 --> 00:20:41.769 authority is also over angels. Which means also 00:20:41.769 --> 00:20:46.829 that angels are to serve him. That's why he says, 00:20:47.029 --> 00:20:54.230 and let all the angels of God worship you. Worship 00:20:54.230 --> 00:21:01.069 him. Worship him. So verse 13, look at verse 00:21:01.069 --> 00:21:04.809 13. He said, but to which of these angels has 00:21:04.809 --> 00:21:09.190 he ever said, sit at my right hand till I make 00:21:09.190 --> 00:21:12.789 your enemies your foes too. This was a quotation 00:21:12.789 --> 00:21:19.650 from Psalms 110 verse 1. Explaining the prophecy. 00:21:21.750 --> 00:21:25.970 concerning the resurrection of the son. Are we 00:21:25.970 --> 00:21:29.470 together? The right hand of the father, we have 00:21:29.470 --> 00:21:33.089 taught in this place, is a position of authority. 00:21:35.329 --> 00:21:39.529 It was designed for the son and not angels. Please 00:21:39.529 --> 00:21:45.150 note that. It is designed for who? The son and 00:21:45.150 --> 00:21:49.769 not who? And not angels. Angels are not in God's 00:21:49.769 --> 00:21:56.559 right hand. So what is the position of angels? 00:21:59.140 --> 00:22:05.299 Verse 14. And are they not all ministering spirits 00:22:05.299 --> 00:22:09.799 sent forth to minister to those who will inherit 00:22:09.799 --> 00:22:15.980 what? Salvation. Salvation. So verse 14 is saying 00:22:15.980 --> 00:22:19.220 that they are ministering spirits. They are created 00:22:19.220 --> 00:22:24.279 to minister to them, that is to man. who shall 00:22:24.279 --> 00:22:30.480 inherit all their hairs of salvation. So while 00:22:30.480 --> 00:22:37.779 man worship God, you can see that here, angels 00:22:37.779 --> 00:22:45.359 worship man. Look at verse six, it says, let 00:22:45.359 --> 00:22:50.240 all the angels worship him. Now in the resurrection, 00:22:52.589 --> 00:22:59.309 It's not just only Christ, but also hairs of 00:22:59.309 --> 00:23:03.670 salvation. Hallelujah. Are we together? Yes. 00:23:04.069 --> 00:23:10.690 So by the reason of what Christ did, you understand? 00:23:10.950 --> 00:23:19.730 So angels don't just worship the son. They worship 00:23:19.730 --> 00:23:28.450 the sons. That is, they serve also who hears 00:23:28.450 --> 00:23:35.069 of salvation. And this privilege is by reason 00:23:35.069 --> 00:23:40.029 of what Christ did. Just the same way you are 00:23:40.029 --> 00:23:44.890 Christ, you understand? At the right hand, we 00:23:44.890 --> 00:23:51.390 are also there. Where he is, there we are. You 00:23:51.390 --> 00:23:56.559 understand? Are we together? Yes. In him, we 00:23:56.559 --> 00:24:02.660 are where he is. Hallelujah. So the writer of 00:24:02.660 --> 00:24:07.039 Hebrews continue in this distinction. I'm just 00:24:07.039 --> 00:24:10.619 trying to lay this foundation and somebody needs 00:24:10.619 --> 00:24:15.599 to be, his self -esteem needs to awoke. You need 00:24:15.599 --> 00:24:18.880 to come into the reality of who you are. You 00:24:18.880 --> 00:24:25.579 understand? So brother, By reason of your sonship. 00:24:26.180 --> 00:24:30.400 You understand what I'm saying? Don't feel privileged 00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:35.819 that you see angels beyond the privilege in Christ. 00:24:36.220 --> 00:24:38.799 Did you understand what I'm trying to say? Are 00:24:38.799 --> 00:24:45.940 we together? That is a better. Better. Better. 00:24:46.680 --> 00:24:55.740 That is better. Amen. Now look at Hebrews. Therefore, 00:24:55.940 --> 00:25:03.859 we must give the more earnest heed to the things 00:25:03.859 --> 00:25:10.640 we have heard, lest we drift away. For if the 00:25:10.640 --> 00:25:15.880 words or the word spoken through angels prove 00:25:15.880 --> 00:25:19.740 steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience 00:25:19.740 --> 00:25:28.700 receive a just reward, How shall we escape? How 00:25:28.700 --> 00:25:33.039 shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation 00:25:33.039 --> 00:25:39.279 which at the first began to be spoken by the 00:25:39.279 --> 00:25:48.099 Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard 00:25:48.099 --> 00:25:51.440 him? First and foremost, whoever is a writer 00:25:51.440 --> 00:25:55.039 of the Hebrews is acknowledging that he was not 00:25:55.039 --> 00:25:59.220 among the apostles who were working with Jesus. 00:25:59.539 --> 00:26:01.599 Did you understand what I'm saying? He said what? 00:26:01.700 --> 00:26:05.920 They were confirmed to who? To us. Are we together? 00:26:07.180 --> 00:26:14.440 Amen. Yes. Confirmed to us by those who heard 00:26:14.440 --> 00:26:19.539 him. So whoever is a writer of Hebrews, heard 00:26:19.539 --> 00:26:23.180 about what the Lord began to preach. He was not 00:26:23.180 --> 00:26:26.859 there. Secondly, because what was he talking 00:26:26.859 --> 00:26:31.339 about? Salvation. Again, this, many people thought 00:26:31.339 --> 00:26:34.119 that the writer of Hebrews is Apostle Paul. But 00:26:34.119 --> 00:26:36.640 this again shows that it could not have been 00:26:36.640 --> 00:26:39.519 Apostle Paul. Why? Because Apostle Paul says 00:26:39.519 --> 00:26:43.140 that the gospel which I preach, that is the salvation 00:26:43.140 --> 00:26:49.359 which I preach, was not taught to me. You do 00:26:49.359 --> 00:26:51.859 understand what I'm saying? It was by the revelation 00:26:51.859 --> 00:26:56.839 of Jesus Christ. Galatians. Galatians chapter 00:26:56.839 --> 00:27:01.059 1. So which means is that whoever is this one 00:27:01.059 --> 00:27:03.779 is saying that we have been taught because it 00:27:03.779 --> 00:27:08.299 was presented to us by those who heard him. You 00:27:08.299 --> 00:27:12.140 understand? So Paul says, I did not receive it 00:27:12.140 --> 00:27:17.000 by any man. I received it by the revelation. 00:27:17.099 --> 00:27:20.809 Hallelujah. Are we together? Okay. That's all 00:27:20.809 --> 00:27:29.650 we are doing today. So, look at verse 2. In verse 00:27:29.650 --> 00:27:35.509 2, he said, the word spoken by angels. Right? 00:27:35.910 --> 00:27:38.829 This definitely is talking about what we have 00:27:38.829 --> 00:27:44.109 already noted. Again, confirming that what we 00:27:44.109 --> 00:27:49.619 have read, Galatians 3 .19. Acts chapter 7, verse 00:27:49.619 --> 00:27:56.720 53, that the word that is the law came through 00:27:56.720 --> 00:27:59.420 the appointment of angels. You understand what 00:27:59.420 --> 00:28:03.160 I'm trying to say? Amen. The Bible says the angels 00:28:03.160 --> 00:28:08.920 spoke about transgression. Listen, here is us 00:28:08.920 --> 00:28:11.660 trying to say that both Jesus and the angels 00:28:11.660 --> 00:28:16.420 spoke, but their emphasis is not the same. You 00:28:16.420 --> 00:28:18.920 understand what I'm saying? The words spoken 00:28:18.920 --> 00:28:23.259 through angels, proofs, testifies, and the transgression 00:28:23.259 --> 00:28:27.400 and disobedience receive a just recompense reward. 00:28:27.960 --> 00:28:30.140 But look at what is the emphasis of the Lord. 00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:33.160 Is it about transgression and just recompense 00:28:33.160 --> 00:28:38.160 reward? No. He said, how shall we escape if we 00:28:38.160 --> 00:28:43.960 neglect so great salvation, which at first... 00:28:44.220 --> 00:28:47.680 Began to be spoken by who? The Lord. So the emphasis 00:28:47.680 --> 00:28:52.380 here is salvation. Hallelujah. Are we together? 00:28:53.299 --> 00:29:02.220 Amen. Yes. Very important. So, in verse 3, he 00:29:02.220 --> 00:29:05.940 talks about how great is salvation. So Jesus 00:29:05.940 --> 00:29:11.140 came to offer salvation. Jesus came to offer 00:29:11.140 --> 00:29:14.039 salvation. If you read, Marowar started taking 00:29:14.039 --> 00:29:19.019 us through the teachings of Jesus Christ. So, 00:29:19.019 --> 00:29:29.859 you can see that the word spoken, as we are noting, 00:29:30.019 --> 00:29:37.359 is that Jesus focused on speaking about salvation, 00:29:37.640 --> 00:29:41.059 what he would do. So, through his healing, is 00:29:41.059 --> 00:29:44.420 pointing to what he will do. Through what he 00:29:44.420 --> 00:29:49.039 said, is pointing to what he will do. Amen? Look 00:29:49.039 --> 00:29:56.940 at verse 5 of that same chapter 2. For he has 00:29:56.940 --> 00:30:03.980 not put the world to come of which we speak in 00:30:03.980 --> 00:30:08.759 subjection of angels. But one testifies in a 00:30:08.759 --> 00:30:12.730 certain place, saying, What is man, that you 00:30:12.730 --> 00:30:17.630 are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you 00:30:17.630 --> 00:30:21.950 take care of him? You have made him a little 00:30:21.950 --> 00:30:27.150 lower than angels. You have crowned him with 00:30:27.150 --> 00:30:31.089 glory and honor and set him over the works of 00:30:31.089 --> 00:30:35.549 your hands. You have put all things in subjection 00:30:35.549 --> 00:30:41.430 under his feet. all things in subjection over 00:30:41.430 --> 00:30:45.789 under his feet. For in that he put all things 00:30:45.789 --> 00:30:48.230 in subjection under his feet, he left nothing 00:30:48.230 --> 00:30:53.930 that is not put under him. But now we do not 00:30:53.930 --> 00:31:01.869 see, not yet see all things, but put under him 00:31:01.869 --> 00:31:07.670 was nine. But we see Jesus who was made a little 00:31:07.670 --> 00:31:12.460 lower. than angels for the suffering of death, 00:31:12.640 --> 00:31:18.380 crowned with glory and honor. And he, by the 00:31:18.380 --> 00:31:22.779 grace of God, might taste death for everyone. 00:31:23.619 --> 00:31:30.319 For it was fitting for him, for whom are all 00:31:30.319 --> 00:31:34.240 things, and by whom are all things, in bringing 00:31:34.240 --> 00:31:38.359 many sons to glory. to make the captain of their 00:31:38.359 --> 00:31:43.160 salvation perfect through suffering. That word 00:31:43.160 --> 00:31:48.700 you see in verse 9, a little lower than angels. 00:31:49.299 --> 00:31:54.059 It refers to Christ taking the nature of men. 00:31:54.339 --> 00:31:58.680 You see, when he said he made him a little lower 00:31:58.680 --> 00:32:03.799 than angels, he's trying to say that Christ took 00:32:03.799 --> 00:32:10.069 the nature of men. The seed of Abraham. So he 00:32:10.069 --> 00:32:15.289 was talking about the nature of men. And the 00:32:15.289 --> 00:32:20.130 reason was for him to die. For him to die and 00:32:20.130 --> 00:32:24.910 bring many sons to glory. Because he had to die. 00:32:25.630 --> 00:32:33.950 Look at verse 9. Or let me read from verse 11 00:32:33.950 --> 00:32:37.769 since we have read 9. For both he who sanctify 00:32:37.769 --> 00:32:44.410 and those who are sanctified are all of one, 00:32:44.529 --> 00:32:48.869 for which reason he is not ashamed to call them 00:32:48.869 --> 00:32:51.970 brethren, saying, I will declare your name to 00:32:51.970 --> 00:32:54.190 my brethren, and in the midst of the assembly 00:32:54.190 --> 00:32:58.309 I will sing praise to you. Verse 13. And again, 00:32:58.529 --> 00:33:02.190 how could my trust in him? And again, here I 00:33:02.190 --> 00:33:07.130 am. Here am I. And the children whom God has 00:33:07.130 --> 00:33:11.309 given me. Verse 14. Look at that place. Inasmuch 00:33:11.309 --> 00:33:16.990 then as the children have partaken of flesh and 00:33:16.990 --> 00:33:21.250 blood, he himself likewise share in the same. 00:33:21.470 --> 00:33:25.329 Did you see that? He share in the same. He share 00:33:25.329 --> 00:33:30.289 the nature of them. He took their nature. That 00:33:30.289 --> 00:33:33.190 through death he might destroy him who had the 00:33:33.190 --> 00:33:36.680 power of death. That is the devil. and release 00:33:36.680 --> 00:33:40.359 those who through the fear of death were all 00:33:40.359 --> 00:33:45.240 their lifetime subject to who? To bondage. For 00:33:45.240 --> 00:33:51.839 indeed, he does not give aid to angels, but he 00:33:51.839 --> 00:33:58.839 does give aid to the seed of Abraham. Verse 17, 00:33:59.099 --> 00:34:05.650 Therefore in all things he... Did you see that? 00:34:06.049 --> 00:34:10.309 He had to be made like his brethren. Again, talking 00:34:10.309 --> 00:34:13.769 about that lower than angel. He had to be made 00:34:13.769 --> 00:34:17.449 like his brethren. That he might be a merciful 00:34:17.449 --> 00:34:21.750 and faithful high priest in the things pertaining 00:34:21.750 --> 00:34:28.690 to God to make propitiation for the sins of the 00:34:28.690 --> 00:34:35.969 people. Hallelujah. for the sins of his people. 00:34:36.550 --> 00:34:41.889 For in that he has shared, has suffered, been 00:34:41.889 --> 00:34:47.630 tempted, he is able to aid those who are being 00:34:47.630 --> 00:34:53.429 tempted. Hallelujah. Now move to chapter 12, 00:34:53.710 --> 00:35:01.230 Hebrews chapter 12. Hebrews chapter 12. So I 00:35:01.230 --> 00:35:06.219 want you to know that By the mercies of God and 00:35:06.219 --> 00:35:09.219 by his grace, we are not the same level with 00:35:09.219 --> 00:35:13.800 angels. Are we together? We are not of the same 00:35:13.800 --> 00:35:20.639 class. We are of a different kind. Amen. We don't 00:35:20.639 --> 00:35:26.739 feel important just when we see angels. Amen. 00:35:27.320 --> 00:35:32.980 Because we are already important in him. So there 00:35:32.980 --> 00:35:37.760 is no importance that you should feel above that 00:35:37.760 --> 00:35:44.039 which or above where you are and the position 00:35:44.039 --> 00:35:48.920 and the rights and the privileges you have in 00:35:48.920 --> 00:35:56.960 Christ. Chapter 12, verse 18. Chapter 12, verse 00:35:56.960 --> 00:36:10.960 18. For you have not come to the mountain. Now, 00:36:11.019 --> 00:36:14.380 he's talking, if you read behind, he's talking 00:36:14.380 --> 00:36:18.260 about, he's trying to distinguish, as we have 00:36:18.260 --> 00:36:20.139 noted earlier on, there's something I want to 00:36:20.139 --> 00:36:22.300 point out here, that's why I'm reading it again. 00:36:23.900 --> 00:36:28.000 Distinguish between where the believer is and 00:36:28.000 --> 00:36:33.969 where the old system was. This is why he's telling 00:36:33.969 --> 00:36:37.389 the believer, you have not come to the mountain 00:36:37.389 --> 00:36:45.769 that may be touched and that burned with fire. 00:36:46.869 --> 00:36:53.030 This mountain we have or we are is not a material 00:36:53.030 --> 00:36:58.170 mountain. It is an immaterial one. Are we together? 00:36:58.750 --> 00:37:04.320 Amen. That may be touched. and are bound with 00:37:04.320 --> 00:37:11.579 fire, and blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 00:37:11.639 --> 00:37:16.900 and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of 00:37:16.900 --> 00:37:24.500 words, so that those who heard it begged that 00:37:24.500 --> 00:37:29.280 the word should not be spoken to them anymore. 00:37:30.250 --> 00:37:34.550 for they could not endure what was commanded. 00:37:35.510 --> 00:37:39.670 And if so much as a beast touched the mountain, 00:37:40.250 --> 00:37:46.369 it shall be stone or shot with an arrow. And 00:37:46.369 --> 00:37:54.329 so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, 00:37:54.829 --> 00:37:59.860 I am exceedingly afraid and trembling. So it 00:37:59.860 --> 00:38:04.280 wasn't just only, even Moses, I engage the angels, 00:38:04.300 --> 00:38:15.460 was terrified. You understand? Verse 22, he said, 00:38:15.500 --> 00:38:19.460 but you have come to Mount Zion. Now this is 00:38:19.460 --> 00:38:23.820 where the believer is. You have come to Mount 00:38:23.820 --> 00:38:29.050 Zion and to the city of the living God. This 00:38:29.050 --> 00:38:31.989 is a city that Abraham was looking and waiting 00:38:31.989 --> 00:38:37.250 for, whose founder and builder is God. The heavenly 00:38:37.250 --> 00:38:41.070 Jerusalem, to an immurable company of angels, 00:38:41.309 --> 00:38:45.650 to the general assembly and the church of the 00:38:45.650 --> 00:38:50.409 firstborn, who are registered in heaven, to God 00:38:50.409 --> 00:38:55.469 the judge of all, to the spirit of just men made 00:38:55.469 --> 00:39:00.710 perfect. to the spirit of just men made perfect. 00:39:01.630 --> 00:39:08.269 So you could see just a contrast. So in Mount 00:39:08.269 --> 00:39:13.590 Zion, there is no fear. You understand? There's 00:39:13.590 --> 00:39:18.670 no fear in Mount Zion. It's a city of the living 00:39:18.670 --> 00:39:23.530 God. So God revealed himself through the son, 00:39:23.670 --> 00:39:28.900 not through angels. Revelation. Please hear me. 00:39:30.460 --> 00:39:39.599 Revelation of God is to those who are sons. Amen. 00:39:40.460 --> 00:39:44.840 There is a moment before Jesus died and he told 00:39:44.840 --> 00:39:48.880 his disciples, I have so many things to tell 00:39:48.880 --> 00:39:54.019 you, but you cannot bear it. But he said, when 00:39:54.019 --> 00:39:59.969 the spirit is come. So there is a game changer. 00:40:00.889 --> 00:40:05.349 That means as we read and study the word, you 00:40:05.349 --> 00:40:08.429 have to be careful from who you pick your doctrine. 00:40:10.090 --> 00:40:18.409 Are we together? Amen. Yes. Because those who 00:40:18.409 --> 00:40:24.230 reveal or have the right to reveal God or the 00:40:24.230 --> 00:40:29.260 privilege, to reveal God are the sons. Amen. 00:40:30.019 --> 00:40:35.260 Are we together? So, the manifestation of God 00:40:35.260 --> 00:40:38.659 in the flesh, you can see that even in Mount 00:40:38.659 --> 00:40:41.639 Zion, he said, to immurable company of angels, 00:40:41.780 --> 00:40:45.179 I'm coming. You will see how even the angels 00:40:45.179 --> 00:40:50.179 now that are serving us, their minds is renewed. 00:40:51.480 --> 00:40:53.780 The way they used to behave, that's not how they 00:40:53.780 --> 00:40:59.190 are behaving now. There's a reason. Because there 00:40:59.190 --> 00:41:03.289 is a revelation of God through the Son, and they 00:41:03.289 --> 00:41:07.190 also learn, ah, that's not how to act. You understand? 00:41:08.050 --> 00:41:12.550 And so, their minds are renewed. You understand? 00:41:12.949 --> 00:41:17.190 We read last week about 1 Timothy 3 .16. We saw 00:41:17.190 --> 00:41:22.829 that the angels saw God when He revealed Himself 00:41:22.829 --> 00:41:29.969 in Christ. So since then, we have seen the behaviors 00:41:29.969 --> 00:41:34.389 of angels even changed over time. So what that 00:41:34.389 --> 00:41:37.230 means is that, which I'm going to do some little 00:41:37.230 --> 00:41:42.929 things here. Go back to 2 Kings. Now, just the 00:41:42.929 --> 00:41:47.349 same way before I go to 2 Kings. Listen, I'm 00:41:47.349 --> 00:41:50.110 trying to lay a foundation for us to understand 00:41:50.110 --> 00:41:54.309 something. Come to, let me read Ephesians first. 00:41:55.850 --> 00:42:02.289 Ephesians 3, verse 15. I'm just trying to let 00:42:02.289 --> 00:42:06.250 somebody to understand that you have a better 00:42:06.250 --> 00:42:10.369 position. Tell somebody close to you, you have 00:42:10.369 --> 00:42:19.309 a better position. Amen. Look at verse 10 first. 00:42:22.789 --> 00:42:28.900 Would I say, yes. It's 10 hours to go. To the 00:42:28.900 --> 00:42:34.000 intents that now, what happened? The manifold 00:42:34.000 --> 00:42:40.000 wisdom of God might be made known by the church 00:42:40.000 --> 00:42:44.280 to who? To principalities and powers in where? 00:42:44.880 --> 00:42:49.760 In the heavenlies. So even principalities and 00:42:49.760 --> 00:42:54.699 powers in the heavenly. are depending on you 00:42:54.699 --> 00:43:00.280 for revelation. This manifold wisdom is talking 00:43:00.280 --> 00:43:06.139 about revelation of God. Amen? The wisdom of 00:43:06.139 --> 00:43:14.579 God means the revelation of God. So, that means 00:43:14.579 --> 00:43:21.889 if they have been learning now, Which I'm coming 00:43:21.889 --> 00:43:28.730 back to this text. That means they also have 00:43:28.730 --> 00:43:33.389 been learning before now. That means the attitude 00:43:33.389 --> 00:43:37.590 of angels has been because of the attitude they 00:43:37.590 --> 00:43:45.710 see in men. Are we together? Amen. Amen. Look 00:43:45.710 --> 00:43:49.920 at 2 Kings. Let's go back to 2 Kings. Verse 1, 00:43:50.079 --> 00:44:20.210 2 Kings 1, 2 Kings 1, verse 12. So Elijah answered 00:44:20.210 --> 00:44:26.929 and said to them, if I am a man of God, let fire 00:44:26.929 --> 00:44:33.989 come down from heaven and consume you and your 00:44:33.989 --> 00:44:42.230 50 men. And the fire of God came down from heaven 00:44:42.230 --> 00:44:50.769 and consumed him. and his 50. Those of us who 00:44:50.769 --> 00:44:53.289 are in the training center, we started discussing 00:44:53.289 --> 00:44:56.989 how the Old Testament was written. So probably 00:44:56.989 --> 00:44:59.710 you must have started to get what we mean by 00:44:59.710 --> 00:45:04.789 phenomenological languages. You understand? Now, 00:45:04.849 --> 00:45:11.989 look at verse 13. And he, again, he sent a third 00:45:11.989 --> 00:45:15.750 captain of the 50 with his 50. And the third 00:45:15.750 --> 00:45:21.539 captain, of fifty went up and came and fell on 00:45:21.539 --> 00:45:26.940 his knees before Elijah and pleaded with him 00:45:26.940 --> 00:45:33.280 and said to him, Man of God, please let my life 00:45:33.280 --> 00:45:36.760 and the life of these fifty servants of yours 00:45:36.760 --> 00:45:40.500 be precious in your sight. I don't think the 00:45:40.500 --> 00:45:43.679 king understood what this man came to do. Because 00:45:43.679 --> 00:45:46.340 the king sent him to go and grab Elijah. When 00:45:46.340 --> 00:45:48.079 he saw what happened to the other one, he started 00:45:48.079 --> 00:45:55.920 begging. Verse 14. Look, fire has come down from 00:45:55.920 --> 00:46:00.300 heaven and burned up the first two captains of 00:46:00.300 --> 00:46:03.599 the fifties with their fifties. If you have been 00:46:03.599 --> 00:46:07.059 in the cell meeting, you know that once we say 00:46:07.059 --> 00:46:11.539 heaven in the sun does not mean where God dwells. 00:46:11.860 --> 00:46:15.050 Because you know, once you say heaven, Many people's 00:46:15.050 --> 00:46:18.710 mind goes to, but in heaven, we have principalities 00:46:18.710 --> 00:46:21.929 and powers. You do understand what I'm saying? 00:46:22.150 --> 00:46:25.789 Are we together? So heaven means from the immaterial. 00:46:26.650 --> 00:46:32.289 Amen? But let my life now be precious in your 00:46:32.289 --> 00:46:37.210 sight. Verse 15, And the angel of the Lord said 00:46:37.210 --> 00:46:42.530 to Elijah, Go down with him. Do not be afraid 00:46:42.530 --> 00:46:50.000 of him. So he arose and went down with him to 00:46:50.000 --> 00:46:52.760 the king. Now, when you read Olympia, attention, 00:46:52.900 --> 00:46:54.559 you would think it's only Elijah that is there. 00:46:54.659 --> 00:46:57.500 But who did you see another being there? The 00:46:57.500 --> 00:47:03.860 angel of God. So note in verse 15, the angel 00:47:03.860 --> 00:47:08.280 of the Lord said to Elijah, so an angels, you 00:47:08.280 --> 00:47:10.739 remember when we were making comparison between 00:47:10.739 --> 00:47:14.269 the two mountains. One that represents the law. 00:47:14.530 --> 00:47:17.110 What did you see on the mountain that represents 00:47:17.110 --> 00:47:24.170 the law? Fire, smoke, darkness. Did you hear 00:47:24.170 --> 00:47:29.869 that? Yes. So when Elijah was doing this, remember 00:47:29.869 --> 00:47:33.449 Jesus also, because of the discussion and the 00:47:33.449 --> 00:47:36.829 event that happened with the disciples, we understood 00:47:36.829 --> 00:47:42.590 clearly that fire never came from God. Understand? 00:47:43.590 --> 00:47:50.210 So, behind the scene, the angel was responsible 00:47:50.210 --> 00:47:53.210 for bringing down the fire and killing the people. 00:47:54.329 --> 00:47:59.289 How did the angel get involved again? How did 00:47:59.289 --> 00:48:05.050 the angel get involved? Elijah said, if I be 00:48:05.050 --> 00:48:10.469 a man of God, let fire come down. Understand? 00:48:12.650 --> 00:48:20.750 Let fire come down and consume these 50. When 00:48:20.750 --> 00:48:28.710 God created angels, we know that the intent of 00:48:28.710 --> 00:48:32.670 God is revealed more vividly by the revelation 00:48:32.670 --> 00:48:36.130 of Jesus. But when God created angels, it was 00:48:36.130 --> 00:48:39.230 actually to serve man. You understand what I'm 00:48:39.230 --> 00:48:44.300 saying? So, Whatever was the attitude of men, 00:48:44.519 --> 00:48:47.880 their lack of understanding of who God is also 00:48:47.880 --> 00:48:51.860 affected the attitudes and the actions of angels. 00:48:53.679 --> 00:49:00.099 As I said last Sunday, it's not just angels. 00:49:00.400 --> 00:49:04.400 Have you not seen men that are believers act 00:49:04.400 --> 00:49:07.699 as if they were unbelievers? What's the difference? 00:49:08.400 --> 00:49:13.289 Knowledge gap. The more they know about the God 00:49:13.289 --> 00:49:16.929 and the spirit they carry, the more they behave 00:49:16.929 --> 00:49:21.989 well according to their identity. Are we together? 00:49:22.769 --> 00:49:27.030 So, again, by the time you read Luke chapter 00:49:27.030 --> 00:49:31.250 19, which I said the events that happened, Jesus' 00:49:31.269 --> 00:49:36.130 rebuke from verse 51 to 56, you will see the 00:49:36.130 --> 00:49:38.900 events that happened. Because the disciples wanted 00:49:38.900 --> 00:49:43.260 to replicate what Elijah did. But Elijah told 00:49:43.260 --> 00:49:45.500 them, you do not, I mean, Jesus said, you do 00:49:45.500 --> 00:49:49.679 not know what manner of spirit you are. Which 00:49:49.679 --> 00:49:53.400 means that that spirit that did that to Elijah 00:49:53.400 --> 00:50:01.679 is not the same as the spirit of God. So, Jesus, 00:50:01.800 --> 00:50:07.079 we have seen a change. What I'm trying to say 00:50:07.079 --> 00:50:10.079 is that when you read where we read in this Ephesians 00:50:10.079 --> 00:50:15.300 3 .10, that means the attitudes we are responsible, 00:50:15.539 --> 00:50:21.400 the church, to reveal to the principalities who 00:50:21.400 --> 00:50:25.159 God is and they will behave well. You know, when 00:50:25.159 --> 00:50:27.139 we are talking about heaven, and I remember that 00:50:27.139 --> 00:50:29.400 time when we were looking at the issue of heaven. 00:50:30.159 --> 00:50:33.699 You understand? Many people said, but the angel 00:50:33.699 --> 00:50:38.420 said, Huh? What did the angel say in Acts? He 00:50:38.420 --> 00:50:41.920 said, The way you see him go up, that's how you 00:50:41.920 --> 00:50:45.119 will do it. That's how you will come. That's 00:50:45.119 --> 00:50:46.980 how many people pick their doctrine from there. 00:50:49.239 --> 00:50:53.679 What did we say? Who are supposed to be the one 00:50:53.679 --> 00:50:57.380 authorized to give doctrine, to give revelation? 00:50:58.760 --> 00:51:05.670 Sons of God. Men. Men. So it is important. Again, 00:51:05.929 --> 00:51:09.670 do you remember also in Acts chapter 2? You understand? 00:51:10.469 --> 00:51:13.070 Where we got the issue when people are saying 00:51:13.070 --> 00:51:19.489 tongues, speaking in tongues is of men. Like 00:51:19.489 --> 00:51:21.469 this is a language of men that you can speak 00:51:21.469 --> 00:51:26.070 in tongues and somebody can hear. Are we together? 00:51:27.210 --> 00:51:31.070 How did they come with that revelation? Is it 00:51:31.070 --> 00:51:34.250 revelation? Revelation. You understand? How did 00:51:34.250 --> 00:51:37.389 they arrive at that? Because they read Acts chapter 00:51:37.389 --> 00:51:42.769 2. Maybe because I'm finding somewhere too close. 00:51:43.849 --> 00:51:46.269 I don't want to move beyond this because we have 00:51:46.269 --> 00:51:48.690 other things. But this is the point. Go to Acts 00:51:48.690 --> 00:51:51.750 chapter 2. I'm trying to lay a foundation to 00:51:51.750 --> 00:51:54.610 see that. You have to be careful where you pick 00:51:54.610 --> 00:51:57.730 the knowledge about the things of God and of 00:51:57.730 --> 00:52:10.250 God. Look at Acts chapter 2. You see, by the 00:52:10.250 --> 00:52:15.130 time you read 4, and then you move and set verse 00:52:15.130 --> 00:52:20.030 5. And there were dwellings in Jerusalem, Jews, 00:52:20.250 --> 00:52:24.409 devout men from every nation under heaven. And 00:52:24.409 --> 00:52:28.630 when this sound occurred, a multitude came together 00:52:28.630 --> 00:52:34.230 and were confused because everyone heard them 00:52:34.230 --> 00:52:39.980 speaking in his own language. This was... Luke 00:52:39.980 --> 00:52:46.119 reporting. Then they were amazed and marveled, 00:52:46.139 --> 00:52:52.260 saying to one another, Luke, are not all these 00:52:52.260 --> 00:52:59.599 who speak Galileans? Verse 8. How and how is 00:52:59.599 --> 00:53:06.750 it that we hear each in our own language? In 00:53:06.750 --> 00:53:11.389 which we were born. Did you see that? So, who 00:53:11.389 --> 00:53:15.329 said that we hear everyone in his own language? 00:53:17.309 --> 00:53:19.429 Oh, are you together with me? Are you not reading? 00:53:20.010 --> 00:53:26.070 Who said that statement? The people there. Who 00:53:26.070 --> 00:53:30.250 were not even born again at that time. But they 00:53:30.250 --> 00:53:34.280 are the ones that define the doctrine. about 00:53:34.280 --> 00:53:37.460 that when you speak in tongues, everybody's supposed 00:53:37.460 --> 00:53:40.079 to hear his own language. How did you know that? 00:53:40.559 --> 00:53:43.159 This is the only place that talks about that. 00:53:43.300 --> 00:53:46.920 And people pick it. Who said that we hear everyone 00:53:46.920 --> 00:53:50.219 in his own language? The people there. That was 00:53:50.219 --> 00:53:56.940 what they were reporting. And so a lot of people 00:53:56.940 --> 00:54:00.099 say that somebody's supposed to hear you and 00:54:00.099 --> 00:54:03.010 they interpret it. How did you know? Some people 00:54:03.010 --> 00:54:05.389 have even given testimony, sir, that they have 00:54:05.389 --> 00:54:07.150 gone to a place and they spoke in tongues and 00:54:07.150 --> 00:54:09.010 some people hear them in their own language. 00:54:10.769 --> 00:54:17.110 And then you neglected Peter himself. You understand 00:54:17.110 --> 00:54:23.369 what I'm saying? You neglected Paul who wrote 00:54:23.369 --> 00:54:27.429 a lot about it. If you read here, it was the 00:54:27.429 --> 00:54:30.510 people who said it where they are the one who 00:54:30.510 --> 00:54:33.630 said. How is it that we hear everyone in his 00:54:33.630 --> 00:54:36.809 own language? Now, because there's a lot that 00:54:36.809 --> 00:54:41.710 you don't know there. This where people, so the 00:54:41.710 --> 00:54:43.989 question I'm trying to ask is that, this where 00:54:43.989 --> 00:54:48.309 people without even the spirit, how could they 00:54:48.309 --> 00:54:53.269 have actually been able to give us a clarity 00:54:53.269 --> 00:54:57.730 on what that means? What I'm trying to say is 00:54:57.730 --> 00:55:01.139 that, There are people who spoke all kinds of 00:55:01.139 --> 00:55:04.480 things about the things of the Spirit, about 00:55:04.480 --> 00:55:08.920 the things of God. The question is that, who 00:55:08.920 --> 00:55:12.679 will you believe? Did you understand what I'm 00:55:12.679 --> 00:55:18.239 trying to say? So angels spoke. When we say angels, 00:55:18.360 --> 00:55:23.519 we don't say Sembe or we say Sembe. What we're 00:55:23.519 --> 00:55:25.360 trying to say is that you need to interrogate 00:55:25.360 --> 00:55:30.670 and understand. When Luke was to write about 00:55:30.670 --> 00:55:36.570 Jesus and about what he has done, began to do 00:55:36.570 --> 00:55:40.250 and teach, who did he go? Did he go to the bystanders 00:55:40.250 --> 00:55:42.909 around town and say, hey, I know you were there 00:55:42.909 --> 00:55:46.449 when Jesus was doing? What did he say? No. The 00:55:46.449 --> 00:55:49.650 Bible says he went to those who were ministers 00:55:49.650 --> 00:55:53.710 of the word. The word minister is not any kind 00:55:53.710 --> 00:55:59.159 of person. It's people who are authorized. And 00:55:59.159 --> 00:56:02.619 that is what we are saying. So as you study the 00:56:02.619 --> 00:56:07.820 word, for us to know greater things and to know 00:56:07.820 --> 00:56:10.559 the things Jesus did and the greater things, 00:56:10.780 --> 00:56:15.139 we have to be careful and study well. Who did 00:56:15.139 --> 00:56:20.980 what and by who? This is very important. Very, 00:56:21.000 --> 00:56:25.380 very crucial. Are we together? So many things 00:56:25.380 --> 00:56:32.210 happen. but the angels are depending on you to 00:56:32.210 --> 00:56:36.070 know the Lord. Tell your neighbor, the angels 00:56:36.070 --> 00:56:41.409 are depending on you to know the Lord. Hallelujah. 00:56:43.050 --> 00:56:45.889 Spirit's wings are also waiting for you to know 00:56:45.889 --> 00:56:51.989 the Lord. So, when Paul told Peter, and my sorry, 00:56:52.050 --> 00:56:56.190 when Paul told Timothy, take heed to yourself. 00:56:56.250 --> 00:57:05.750 First Timothy, 4 .16. Take it to yourself and 00:57:05.750 --> 00:57:10.250 to the doctrine. For in doing this, you will 00:57:10.250 --> 00:57:12.610 serve both yourself and to those who hear you. 00:57:15.570 --> 00:57:19.050 Please, you have to know the people included 00:57:19.050 --> 00:57:23.409 in those who hear you, include who? Include who? 00:57:23.889 --> 00:57:27.150 They are here hearing us. You understand what 00:57:27.150 --> 00:57:34.139 I'm saying? So the more you speak error, He will 00:57:34.139 --> 00:57:39.039 be confusing them too. What I'm trying to say 00:57:39.039 --> 00:57:41.000 is that don't look down on yourself. God has 00:57:41.000 --> 00:57:45.780 honored us and by his spirit and by his power 00:57:45.780 --> 00:57:51.320 and by his name, we are honored in him. We are 00:57:51.320 --> 00:57:55.079 honored in him. So as you go and as we continue 00:57:55.079 --> 00:58:01.280 studying to understand God, we know now that 00:58:01.280 --> 00:58:05.369 he revealed himself. Through the son. Are we 00:58:05.369 --> 00:58:08.449 together? He revealed himself through the son. 00:58:09.590 --> 00:58:15.989 And the son in us. Through him. That the apostles 00:58:15.989 --> 00:58:19.869 wrote revelation. This is the reason why if you 00:58:19.869 --> 00:58:24.989 read the Bible. You cannot ignore apostolic interpretation. 00:58:26.630 --> 00:58:31.989 Did you understand what I'm saying? Yes. And 00:58:31.989 --> 00:58:34.909 that's one of the biggest problems. That you 00:58:34.909 --> 00:58:37.590 cannot be a specialist of the Old Testament and 00:58:37.590 --> 00:58:39.389 then you are busy reading the Old Testament. 00:58:39.869 --> 00:58:42.349 To understand the Old, you have to bring it together. 00:58:42.929 --> 00:58:46.349 What the apostles taught. The passages you are 00:58:46.349 --> 00:58:49.269 saying you are reading, they have read it. How 00:58:49.269 --> 00:58:53.570 come nobody is saying what you are saying? You 00:58:53.570 --> 00:58:57.809 know what I'm saying? Yes. That was the only 00:58:57.809 --> 00:59:01.969 material they had. Time go, we have to complete 00:59:01.969 --> 00:59:07.590 the New Testament text now. Amen? Can you just 00:59:07.590 --> 00:59:29.920 pray? share this message with someone you care 00:59:29.920 --> 00:59:32.980 about. Until next time, stay blessed.