WEBVTT 1 00:00:16.129 --> 00:00:19.156 Good morning once again. 2 00:00:19.166 --> 00:00:28.620 We have been studying the theme of the Two Witnesses for several weeks now, 3 00:00:28.630 --> 00:00:38.829 and we're going to continue that study today with the Faithful and True Witness. 4 00:00:39.689 --> 00:00:47.679 We see Jesus described in these terms in his letter to the Church of Laodicea. 5 00:00:49.159 --> 00:00:54.209 This was the church that had nothing good written about it. 6 00:00:54.219 --> 00:00:57.727 Jesus had nothing good to say about them. 7 00:00:57.737 --> 00:01:07.393 Unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, 8 00:01:07.403 --> 00:01:10.640 the beginning of the creation of God. 9 00:01:12.709 --> 00:01:23.763 So we're going to look at what that means, that he is faithful and true, that he is a faithful and true witness. 10 00:01:23.773 --> 00:01:31.960 We see the expression again toward the end of Revelation in that part of Revelation 11 00:01:31.970 --> 00:01:39.950 chapter 19 that describes Jesus' second coming when he comes on the white horse. 12 00:01:40.540 --> 00:01:45.680 And it says in verse 11, And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. 13 00:01:46.730 --> 00:01:54.273 And he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True. 14 00:01:54.283 --> 00:02:00.988 And in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 15 00:02:00.998 --> 00:02:04.750 So Jesus comes to make war. 16 00:02:06.500 --> 00:02:11.615 That's an important point that we will be looking at. 17 00:02:11.625 --> 00:02:24.656 When we look at the sign of the Son of Man, we have the two heavenly witnesses, and the faithful and true witness, of course, is Jesus. 18 00:02:24.666 --> 00:02:28.913 So we're looking at Orion and/or Horologium. 19 00:02:28.923 --> 00:02:33.719 Those are two witnesses that both represent Jesus. 20 00:02:34.770 --> 00:02:46.352 So we're going to look at what it means, this faithful and true witness, this description of Jesus, 21 00:02:46.362 --> 00:02:52.553 and how we apply that to the sign of the Son of Man, 22 00:02:52.563 --> 00:02:57.818 to the two heavenly witnesses of the clocks. 23 00:02:57.828 --> 00:03:00.860 We get a clue in Psalm 89. 24 00:03:02.310 --> 00:03:13.728 This psalm has many relations to the sign of the Son of Man, but I'm just going to look at this verse. 25 00:03:13.738 --> 00:03:21.462 Verse 14 says, Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne. 26 00:03:21.472 --> 00:03:25.370 Mercy and truth go before thy face. 27 00:03:26.689 --> 00:03:29.647 So we have a contrast. 28 00:03:29.657 --> 00:03:41.487 We have justice and judgment on one side, and we have mercy and truth on the other side. 29 00:03:41.497 --> 00:03:46.471 Which side would correspond to which? 30 00:03:46.481 --> 00:03:55.189 The justice and judgment, that's corresponding to the Horologium. 31 00:03:55.189 --> 00:04:03.329 That's the time when Jesus is wielding his sword, the rod of iron, his weapons of warfare. 32 00:04:03.339 --> 00:04:06.504 On the other hand, mercy and truth. 33 00:04:06.514 --> 00:04:09.318 Which side is that pointing to? 34 00:04:09.328 --> 00:04:11.650 Obviously, the other side. 35 00:04:12.270 --> 00:04:13.951 Does it fit? 36 00:04:13.961 --> 00:04:23.771 It fits the symbolism because Orion represents Jesus in what capacity? 37 00:04:23.781 --> 00:04:26.724 He's the high priest. 38 00:04:26.734 --> 00:04:33.040 So the high priest ministers mercy and truth. 39 00:04:33.050 --> 00:04:42.399 This truth is the connecting link to our faithful and true witness. 40 00:04:42.769 --> 00:04:53.744 So we have the first indication that he is represented in Orion with the truth. 41 00:04:53.754 --> 00:04:59.867 But we will see more about that as we go on. 42 00:04:59.877 --> 00:05:17.500 Another verse in the same psalm, David is remembering in his current distress, he's remembering God's former loving kindnesses. 43 00:05:17.899 --> 00:05:29.886 And he says, Lord, where are thy former loving kindnesses, which thou swearest unto David in thy truth? 44 00:05:29.896 --> 00:05:34.551 So the truth is connected with swearing. 45 00:05:34.561 --> 00:05:40.729 Jesus swore to David that he would give him a throne. 46 00:05:40.739 --> 00:05:43.269 An everlasting throne. 47 00:05:43.769 --> 00:05:48.747 And David, in his distress, was reminding God of that. 48 00:05:48.757 --> 00:05:53.643 But for our purposes, we see this swearing and truth. 49 00:05:53.653 --> 00:06:01.930 When you swear an oath, you want to emphasize that this is the truth and you're not lying. 50 00:06:02.389 --> 00:06:04.673 And so you swear. 51 00:06:04.683 --> 00:06:15.697 And when a person swears, it's normally done, like in Orion, with an upraised arm. 52 00:06:15.707 --> 00:06:27.910 So there again, we see the swearing and the truth, swearing the truth connected with Orion. 53 00:06:29.529 --> 00:06:46.850 In the introduction to Revelation, chapter one, beginning with verse four, we see a little bit about Jesus and how he describes himself. 54 00:06:48.079 --> 00:06:58.139 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia, grace be unto you and peace from him which is and which was and which is to come, 55 00:06:58.149 --> 00:07:02.540 and from the seven spirits which are before his throne. 56 00:07:04.079 --> 00:07:14.529 And we've talked about that before, the seven spirits moving through the hand of Orion along the ecliptic. 57 00:07:15.069 --> 00:07:20.322 So we're generally looking at Orion in this setting. 58 00:07:20.332 --> 00:07:32.149 And he continues and he says, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead. 59 00:07:32.159 --> 00:07:43.250 And the prince of the kings of the earth, unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood. 60 00:07:44.699 --> 00:07:57.291 Now here we have another clue, mentions the faithful witness without saying the true. 61 00:07:57.301 --> 00:08:04.412 When a witness is faithful, what does that mean? 62 00:08:04.422 --> 00:08:14.495 You can trust it, and in many respects, it's telling the same story. 63 00:08:14.505 --> 00:08:19.660 A faithful witness tells the truth. 64 00:08:21.189 --> 00:08:43.311 Okay, but there's another way to be faithful, because when the witness is not just in words, but in our life, then our life is that witness. 65 00:08:43.321 --> 00:08:53.750 And when our life is a faithful witness, then what does that mean? 66 00:08:53.760 --> 00:09:06.539 What did Jesus say, or whom did Jesus say and encourage to be a faithful witness? 67 00:09:08.820 --> 00:09:15.353 Who did he encourage to be faithful and for how long? 68 00:09:15.363 --> 00:09:16.226 Smyrna. 69 00:09:16.236 --> 00:09:31.379 In the church of Smyrna, his letter, Jesus said, be faithful unto death, because our life should be a life of faithfulness. 70 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:38.624 And as long as we're living, that faithfulness should continue. 71 00:09:38.634 --> 00:09:52.063 So now we see another characteristic of the faithful witness that's, I believe, contrasted here in this verse, because he says, 72 00:09:52.073 --> 00:09:54.072 from Jesus Christ, 73 00:09:54.082 --> 00:10:00.840 who is the faithful witness and the first begotten of the dead. 74 00:10:01.850 --> 00:10:09.590 So he was faithful till death, and he was the first begotten from the dead. 75 00:10:10.950 --> 00:10:24.900 So Orion shows us his resurrection, that first begotten from the dead, and in the Horologium, we have the representation of his cross, 76 00:10:24.910 --> 00:10:26.045 his death, 77 00:10:26.055 --> 00:10:30.730 where he showed himself faithful unto death. 78 00:10:30.740 --> 00:10:39.173 So we have both witnesses encapsulated in that expression, the faithful and true. 79 00:10:39.183 --> 00:10:41.870 That's what describes him. 80 00:10:41.919 --> 00:10:45.649 He is faithful, and he is true. 81 00:10:45.659 --> 00:10:52.638 He's faithful unto death, and he's true even with an oath. 82 00:10:52.648 --> 00:10:56.840 Notice the last part of this verse. 83 00:10:56.840 --> 00:11:05.958 It says, unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins, in what? 84 00:11:05.968 --> 00:11:08.214 In his own blood. 85 00:11:08.224 --> 00:11:22.232 Of course, we see that in the river of the sign of the Son of Man, representing that blood, his own blood. 86 00:11:22.242 --> 00:11:26.970 He washed our sins in his own blood. 87 00:11:29.080 --> 00:11:35.151 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father. 88 00:11:35.161 --> 00:11:39.895 To him be glory and dominion forever and ever. 89 00:11:39.905 --> 00:11:40.399 Amen. 90 00:11:43.370 --> 00:11:51.418 In this verse, he mentions that he makes us kings and priests. 91 00:11:51.428 --> 00:11:56.102 Orion shows Jesus as in what office? 92 00:11:56.112 --> 00:12:05.179 The priest, the high priest, and the Horologium shows him as the king. 93 00:12:06.870 --> 00:12:17.854 But not only is Jesus the king and the high priest, or I should say the king of kings and the high priest, 94 00:12:17.864 --> 00:12:22.309 but he makes us kings and priests as well. 95 00:12:24.090 --> 00:12:29.902 So, I want to explore that a little bit further. 96 00:12:29.912 --> 00:12:32.334 What would kings do? 97 00:12:32.344 --> 00:12:38.641 In historical times, the king would fight in battle. 98 00:12:38.651 --> 00:12:47.340 He would avenge the enemies of the nation, of the people, of his people. 99 00:12:48.299 --> 00:12:51.310 And he would also judge the people. 100 00:12:51.320 --> 00:12:56.138 And they would have a difficult problem with the elders. 101 00:12:56.148 --> 00:13:03.870 He would gather and they would bring their questions to the elders or to the king as well. 102 00:13:04.320 --> 00:13:11.749 And he would give, if he is a righteous king, a righteous judgment. 103 00:13:11.759 --> 00:13:15.418 That was the main role of a king. 104 00:13:15.428 --> 00:13:24.279 Defense, fighting their battles, avenging their enemies, and judging the people. 105 00:13:25.909 --> 00:13:32.204 On the other hand, the priests, they would teach the law of God. 106 00:13:32.214 --> 00:13:39.198 And they would serve in that ministry of reconciling the people to God. 107 00:13:39.208 --> 00:13:46.269 They would offer their offerings and process the blood in the sanctuary. 108 00:13:47.809 --> 00:13:52.438 They would exhort the people to live a holy life. 109 00:13:52.448 --> 00:13:55.942 And the priests were above the kings. 110 00:13:55.952 --> 00:14:03.299 They would anoint the king, not the other way around, at least in God's order. 111 00:14:03.750 --> 00:14:13.988 There are examples where the kings took the prerogative to anoint a priest, but that wasn't recognized in God's sight. 112 00:14:13.998 --> 00:14:18.596 It was Samuel who anointed the first kings of Israel. 113 00:14:18.606 --> 00:14:21.450 Samuel the prophet or the priest. 114 00:14:22.649 --> 00:14:31.162 But let's remind ourselves that in the sign, in the central part of the sign, these 10 constellations, 115 00:14:31.172 --> 00:14:34.918 as we have talked about before in the video, 116 00:14:34.928 --> 00:14:36.587 the yoke of heaven, 117 00:14:36.597 --> 00:14:45.100 I described how those 10 commandments are represented in the symbolism of the sign of the Son of Man. 118 00:14:46.820 --> 00:14:52.087 So, looking at the kings, they would fight in battle. 119 00:14:52.097 --> 00:15:01.529 So, let's look at Revelation chapter 19, because this is where the Lord is coming as a warrior. 120 00:15:01.929 --> 00:15:11.042 He's coming as a king, and he's described exactly in those terms, fighting a battle. 121 00:15:11.052 --> 00:15:14.740 We know where that sharp sword is. 122 00:15:14.750 --> 00:15:26.879 All symbols in the horologium, in the pendulum clock, the rod of iron, the wine press, the entire constellation. 123 00:15:28.169 --> 00:15:50.043 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried with a loud voice saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven. 124 00:15:50.053 --> 00:15:58.148 We'll see this in the heavens in just a second. 125 00:15:58.158 --> 00:16:15.190 But they say, the angel says, come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God. 126 00:16:16.570 --> 00:16:27.829 So, when we look at the heavens, we want to see where are those fowls that he's calling to. 127 00:16:27.839 --> 00:16:31.675 The fowls are like the spirits. 128 00:16:31.685 --> 00:16:35.129 They fly along the ecliptic. 129 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:43.183 And so, along the ecliptic, we have all the planets and the sun and the moon. 130 00:16:43.193 --> 00:16:45.048 Those are the fowls. 131 00:16:45.058 --> 00:16:49.769 And the angel that stands in the sun is that comet. 132 00:16:51.070 --> 00:16:54.596 You can't see it, but it's up here. 133 00:16:54.606 --> 00:16:56.219 12P Pons/Brooks. 134 00:16:56.229 --> 00:17:00.240 As we're recording this, it's April 6th. 135 00:17:00.519 --> 00:17:05.417 In two days, there will be a solar eclipse. 136 00:17:05.427 --> 00:17:12.370 And I captured this image representing that day on April 8th, 137 00:17:12.380 --> 00:17:22.160 when the sun and the moon are in conjunction at the time of that total solar eclipse. 138 00:17:22.710 --> 00:17:34.818 And it happens that at the time of totality, when the sky goes dark, there's at least a possibility that this comet, 12P Pons/Brooks, 139 00:17:34.828 --> 00:17:36.730 will become visible. 140 00:17:39.119 --> 00:17:48.349 At any rate, it's a comet, an angel, who's standing in the light of the sun. 141 00:17:48.359 --> 00:17:59.168 And at the time of the eclipse, then this will become visible for a brief period of time. 142 00:17:59.178 --> 00:18:01.829 Now, it's interesting. 143 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:07.541 The passage specifies, in his call to the birds, 144 00:18:07.551 --> 00:18:15.636 that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of captains and the flesh 145 00:18:15.646 --> 00:18:22.967 of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of them that sit on them. 146 00:18:22.977 --> 00:18:25.012 That's five so far. 147 00:18:25.022 --> 00:18:32.180 And the flesh of all men, both free in bonds, both small and great. 148 00:18:33.049 --> 00:18:40.729 Ten different classes of flesh that the birds are called to feast on. 149 00:18:40.739 --> 00:18:54.317 Now, it's remarkable that in the sky, at least in some parts where the eclipse is visible, in addition to 12P Pons/Brooks, 150 00:18:54.327 --> 00:18:57.767 the angel standing in the sun, 151 00:18:57.777 --> 00:19:01.551 if we count the number of bodies, 152 00:19:01.561 --> 00:19:03.332 we have Uranus, 153 00:19:03.342 --> 00:19:04.333 Jupiter, 154 00:19:04.343 --> 00:19:05.335 Mercury, 155 00:19:05.345 --> 00:19:08.674 we have the sun and the moon. 156 00:19:08.684 --> 00:19:10.000 That's five. 157 00:19:10.430 --> 00:19:14.191 Then we have Venus and Neptune. 158 00:19:14.201 --> 00:19:17.113 We have Saturn and Mars. 159 00:19:17.123 --> 00:19:17.710 Mars. 160 00:19:18.759 --> 00:19:30.945 And then, last but not least, the tenth little dwarf planet, Pluto, is even there in the sky as well. 161 00:19:30.955 --> 00:19:42.769 Ten planets representing the ten classes of flesh that the birds of heaven are called to feast on. 162 00:19:45.019 --> 00:19:57.569 So that's how that scene is represented in the heavens at this time on the 8th of April, 163 00:19:57.579 --> 00:20:10.690 pointing to a short time ahead when there will obviously be a great supper for these birds. 164 00:20:10.769 --> 00:20:14.298 In other words, a lot of carnage. 165 00:20:14.308 --> 00:20:18.265 That's what's being represented here. 166 00:20:18.275 --> 00:20:24.349 The Lord is going to be avenging the blood of his saints. 167 00:20:26.700 --> 00:20:42.747 Now, if we look a little bit more closely at the sun and the moon at this time of eclipse, you'll notice they're at a significant location. 168 00:20:42.757 --> 00:20:51.059 They're there at the band of the fish that's lying down on the ecliptic. 169 00:20:51.789 --> 00:21:04.769 One is lying down, the other one is upright, representing the living and the dead among God's people, the fish that have been caught. 170 00:21:06.299 --> 00:21:12.159 And here we have the comet, that angel standing in the sun. 171 00:21:12.169 --> 00:21:15.546 And by the way, it has a nickname. 172 00:21:15.556 --> 00:21:18.437 Who can tell me the nickname? 173 00:21:18.447 --> 00:21:20.900 It has two nicknames now. 174 00:21:23.180 --> 00:21:35.896 It's been called the Devil Comet because it had two emissions that looked like horns of the devil. 175 00:21:35.906 --> 00:21:41.355 And now it's called the Mother of Dragons. 176 00:21:41.365 --> 00:21:49.779 So that points to something contrary to what the lamb represents. 177 00:21:50.180 --> 00:21:58.915 We have Christ in the background and we have the devil represented in the comet. 178 00:21:58.925 --> 00:22:10.606 And then we have this solar eclipse pointing to those who have died in the Lord, those who gave their life, 179 00:22:10.616 --> 00:22:18.743 signifying this war with the lamb when he takes vengeance for the blood of 180 00:22:18.753 --> 00:22:26.980 the saints and the prophets and all the martyrs who have died in the ages. 181 00:22:28.240 --> 00:22:36.809 So this is a very significant sign pointing to a time of vengeance. 182 00:22:36.809 --> 00:22:45.995 And we know that time, it's the time that is represented in this additional year. 183 00:22:46.005 --> 00:22:51.902 At the same time, we have the enemy also waging war. 184 00:22:51.912 --> 00:23:07.208 And we see that, like we saw last week, the comet path crosses the six o'clock line on the pendulum three times, pointing to the beast, 185 00:23:07.218 --> 00:23:10.040 the number of the beast, 186 00:23:10.050 --> 00:23:13.440 as it's written in the Bible. 187 00:23:15.680 --> 00:23:23.405 And we connected that with the World Health Organization logo from the spiral. 188 00:23:23.415 --> 00:23:28.565 Spiral goes once, twice, and then has a little tail. 189 00:23:28.575 --> 00:23:33.309 And here we have once, twice, and a little tail. 190 00:23:35.089 --> 00:23:40.286 But there are dates associated with those crossings. 191 00:23:40.296 --> 00:23:44.393 The first, February 20th, already passed. 192 00:23:44.403 --> 00:23:54.686 The second, May 28th, a little in the future, when this time of the feast of the birds can be expected, 193 00:23:54.696 --> 00:23:58.978 at least the year of that feast beginning, 194 00:23:58.988 --> 00:24:04.069 not to say that it has to all happen on that date. 195 00:24:05.089 --> 00:24:14.592 And then the third crossing is later in 2025, about a year later, 372 days later, as we've talked about. 196 00:24:14.602 --> 00:24:22.460 But the interesting thing about this is the relation to the World Health Organization. 197 00:24:22.470 --> 00:24:26.380 And that's what I didn't mention last week. 198 00:24:26.380 --> 00:24:30.715 And so I want to mention that now. 199 00:24:30.725 --> 00:24:43.731 On February 20th, it was a big day for the Digital Health Initiative of the World Health Organization. 200 00:24:43.741 --> 00:24:56.987 And this is basically a way that they can track who has what government-regulated injection, concoction, 201 00:24:56.997 --> 00:25:01.700 or whatever they might have for you. 202 00:25:02.059 --> 00:25:12.002 If they can get it digital, then they have much greater control and ability to monitor and segregate the population, 203 00:25:12.012 --> 00:25:15.259 those who comply and those who don't. 204 00:25:16.609 --> 00:25:29.707 So on February 20th, 2024, was the day when this global initiative on digital health was launched. 205 00:25:29.717 --> 00:25:37.859 The next date, May 28th, is during the World Health Assembly. 206 00:25:38.339 --> 00:25:48.760 That's the gathering of the World Health Organization, which happens on May 27th until June 1st. 207 00:25:48.770 --> 00:26:03.206 So just as they are underway with that, with the 77th World Health Assembly, then that's when we enter into that year of recompenses. 208 00:26:03.216 --> 00:26:11.880 And then the last one, there's no specific dates in 2025 that have been set yet. 209 00:26:12.519 --> 00:26:22.976 But the World Health Organization's global strategy on digital health that was begun in 2020, 210 00:26:22.986 --> 00:26:31.296 and I don't need to mention what happened then that promoted all of this, 211 00:26:31.306 --> 00:26:34.220 but it concludes in 2025. 212 00:26:34.750 --> 00:26:49.124 So these three dates are directly or indirectly connected with this digital health initiative of the World Health Organization. 213 00:26:49.134 --> 00:27:00.670 It represents essentially the snake taking control over the whole world, envenomating the whole world. 214 00:27:01.390 --> 00:27:07.716 That would correspond with the third woe of revelation. 215 00:27:07.726 --> 00:27:16.009 All right, so that's just to illustrate the war that we see building up. 216 00:27:16.019 --> 00:27:31.187 There's a lot of emphasis on the contrast between God's kingdom and the enemy's kingdom, especially during this time, a time of war, 217 00:27:31.197 --> 00:27:33.829 a time of retribution. 218 00:27:37.630 --> 00:27:49.516 So going back to the kings, they would not only fight in battle like we see the Lord preparing to fight for us in battle, 219 00:27:49.526 --> 00:27:53.250 but they would also judge the people. 220 00:27:54.859 --> 00:28:04.092 And they judge the people according to a standard, according to the Ten Commandments, the law of God. 221 00:28:04.102 --> 00:28:11.039 That is the standard on which the judgments are given, a righteous judgment. 222 00:28:14.140 --> 00:28:24.730 In the book of Zechariah, chapter 8 and verse 16, the Lord is giving counsel through the prophet, and he says, 223 00:28:24.740 --> 00:28:28.485 These are the things that ye shall do. 224 00:28:28.495 --> 00:28:33.020 Speak ye, every man, the truth to his neighbor. 225 00:28:33.030 --> 00:28:38.210 Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates. 226 00:28:39.750 --> 00:28:54.347 So he's talking about truth and the judgment of truth, giving a righteous judgment, a true judgment, one that meets the standard of the law. 227 00:28:54.357 --> 00:29:03.422 You know, in ancient times, it was at the gate where they would gather with the elders, 228 00:29:03.432 --> 00:29:10.299 and that's the picture that we see in the sign of the Son of Man. 229 00:29:10.920 --> 00:29:25.450 We see the gate in this open part, and the elders are represented in the constellations of the Horologium and Orion. 230 00:29:26.680 --> 00:29:33.272 But let's look at the priests, because they teach the law. 231 00:29:33.282 --> 00:29:38.170 And in John, chapter 7, it speaks of Jesus. 232 00:29:38.180 --> 00:29:46.799 Now, about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught. 233 00:29:47.940 --> 00:29:58.014 So he went to the temple, represented here in the sign of the Son of Man, and he taught the people. 234 00:29:58.024 --> 00:30:03.213 So like the priest, they would teach in the temple. 235 00:30:03.223 --> 00:30:06.460 They would teach the law of God. 236 00:30:09.890 --> 00:30:22.477 In Hebrews, it mentions that process of reconciliation, and there's an important aspect that he mentions that we will talk about further. 237 00:30:22.487 --> 00:30:31.849 He says, Wherefore, in all things it behooved him, that is, Christ, to be made like unto his brethren. 238 00:30:33.829 --> 00:30:45.441 This comes from Hebrews, chapter 2, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, 239 00:30:45.451 --> 00:30:50.799 that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest. 240 00:30:51.190 --> 00:30:59.254 So we have the high priest there, and his role is to be merciful. 241 00:30:59.264 --> 00:31:05.096 That's what the priest is for, to extend mercy. 242 00:31:05.106 --> 00:31:14.019 And being faithful to the commandments and faithful in judgment as well. 243 00:31:17.450 --> 00:31:22.809 To make reconciliation for the sins of the people. 244 00:31:22.819 --> 00:31:33.858 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor to help them that are tempted. 245 00:31:33.868 --> 00:31:44.460 So he's saying that Jesus endured the suffering, endured temptation, so that he could relate to us. 246 00:31:45.339 --> 00:31:54.536 Because as God in heaven, not being tempted or suffering, there was a distance. 247 00:31:54.546 --> 00:32:10.612 But he made himself to be subjected to that suffering, to be subjected to temptation, so that he could understand where we're coming from, 248 00:32:10.622 --> 00:32:13.639 and we can relate to him. 249 00:32:13.649 --> 00:32:22.710 Because he then did that without sin, and gave us the way out of that bondage. 250 00:32:25.349 --> 00:32:28.551 But how did he reconcile us? 251 00:32:28.561 --> 00:32:43.196 In Romans, chapter 5, he explains, But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 252 00:32:43.206 --> 00:32:55.420 And he continues much more than being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 253 00:32:56.220 --> 00:33:08.890 So while we were yet sinners, do you see sinners represented in the sign of the Son of Man? 254 00:33:08.900 --> 00:33:09.736 Where? 255 00:33:09.746 --> 00:33:10.442 Yeah? 256 00:33:10.452 --> 00:33:11.984 In the dog? 257 00:33:11.994 --> 00:33:13.525 Where else? 258 00:33:13.535 --> 00:33:20.029 This dates back to one of our earlier messages. 259 00:33:20.029 --> 00:33:23.733 We haven't talked about it for a while. 260 00:33:23.743 --> 00:33:24.882 The enemies. 261 00:33:24.892 --> 00:33:26.981 Where are the enemies? 262 00:33:26.991 --> 00:33:27.846 The hare. 263 00:33:27.856 --> 00:33:28.616 Exactly. 264 00:33:28.626 --> 00:33:37.141 The enemies who are made the footstool, Jesus' footstool, they're represented in the hare, 265 00:33:37.151 --> 00:33:42.250 where they're blotted out with the path of the comet. 266 00:33:46.359 --> 00:34:00.407 Of course, the sinners are represented in all of the constellations outside the sign, but specifically those, in fact, in the next verse, 267 00:34:00.417 --> 00:34:02.663 I don't have it here, 268 00:34:02.673 --> 00:34:07.380 but he mentions while we were enemies of God. 269 00:34:07.920 --> 00:34:16.737 And as we were enemies, he died for us, even in that condition. 270 00:34:16.747 --> 00:34:32.844 And so we see the enemies here in the hare, and he commendeth his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners, 271 00:34:32.854 --> 00:34:37.462 Christ died for us on the cross. 272 00:34:37.472 --> 00:34:50.050 Much more than being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 273 00:34:51.010 --> 00:35:00.802 So his wrath is represented in the Horologium, and through him and Orion, we're saved, 274 00:35:00.812 --> 00:35:08.658 where we have that life of his resurrection as represented in Orion. 275 00:35:08.668 --> 00:35:17.208 So we see this process, this relationship between Orion and the Horologium. 276 00:35:17.218 --> 00:35:19.019 We were enemies. 277 00:35:19.750 --> 00:35:35.300 He died for us, and we're justified by his blood, and we're saved through his resurrection. 278 00:35:35.310 --> 00:35:36.164 Amen. 279 00:35:36.174 --> 00:35:56.659 In 2 Corinthians, Paul continues in this theme or mentions this theme of reconciliation as well with an important twist. 280 00:35:57.679 --> 00:36:06.507 And all things are of God who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ. 281 00:36:06.517 --> 00:36:14.647 And then he says, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation. 282 00:36:14.657 --> 00:36:25.440 So Jesus reconciled us to himself, but now he has given to us the ministry of reconciliation. 283 00:36:27.429 --> 00:36:40.518 He continues to wit that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them. 284 00:36:40.528 --> 00:36:49.019 And again, he emphasizes, hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 285 00:36:49.880 --> 00:36:57.513 What does it mean that he didn't impute their trespasses unto them? 286 00:36:57.523 --> 00:36:59.574 Where did they go? 287 00:36:59.584 --> 00:37:08.813 Where did the trespasses of the world go when he reconciled the world to himself? 288 00:37:08.823 --> 00:37:10.730 They went on him. 289 00:37:11.750 --> 00:37:15.051 He took their trespasses. 290 00:37:15.061 --> 00:37:26.552 Like Moses said, if you won't take the people into the promised land, then blot me out. 291 00:37:26.562 --> 00:37:29.579 He said, put their sin. 292 00:37:29.940 --> 00:37:33.806 He said, forgive their sin, if you will. 293 00:37:33.816 --> 00:37:36.136 But if not, blot me out. 294 00:37:36.146 --> 00:37:38.059 Put their sin on me. 295 00:37:40.329 --> 00:37:49.430 And that is how we fulfill this second part, where we do the reconciliation. 296 00:37:49.440 --> 00:37:51.955 We can't forgive sin. 297 00:37:51.965 --> 00:37:54.579 The Lord forgives sin. 298 00:37:56.179 --> 00:38:06.265 But we can not impute the trespasses of those who trespass against us. 299 00:38:06.275 --> 00:38:21.969 You understand, we can not impute them to the offender, but take them on ourselves in the way that Moses did. 300 00:38:27.309 --> 00:38:41.289 In Galatians, Paul says, Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness. 301 00:38:42.300 --> 00:38:47.479 Considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 302 00:38:47.489 --> 00:38:54.542 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 303 00:38:54.552 --> 00:39:03.789 For if a man think himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 304 00:39:06.840 --> 00:39:20.436 So Paul is telling them that this reconciliation, it's about restoring somebody who has been overtaken in a fault. 305 00:39:20.446 --> 00:39:27.841 And he mentions specifically doing it in a spirit of meekness. 306 00:39:27.851 --> 00:39:30.952 And why is that important? 307 00:39:30.962 --> 00:39:41.070 Why is it important that we, besides the obvious, it's good to be meek, to be humble. 308 00:39:41.860 --> 00:39:46.419 But why is it really important? 309 00:39:46.429 --> 00:40:02.609 The reason is because we have to consider ourselves understanding that Jesus is the one who died for our sins. 310 00:40:02.619 --> 00:40:06.149 And we are all brethren. 311 00:40:06.159 --> 00:40:08.630 We are all equal. 312 00:40:09.869 --> 00:40:15.485 We're all equally in need of salvation. 313 00:40:15.496 --> 00:40:22.264 We're equally in need of the mercy of the Lord. 314 00:40:22.274 --> 00:40:27.150 And so he says, consider yourself. 315 00:40:27.469 --> 00:40:32.782 You also are in the same position. 316 00:40:32.792 --> 00:40:36.854 Lest thou also be tempted. 317 00:40:36.864 --> 00:40:45.750 And so with that, he says, bear ye one another's burdens. 318 00:40:48.039 --> 00:40:55.390 And in so doing, we fulfill the law of Christ. 319 00:40:55.400 --> 00:41:04.189 We follow the same path that Jesus leads the sinner on. 320 00:41:04.199 --> 00:41:11.369 From the enemies, to the cross, to salvation. 321 00:41:13.349 --> 00:41:16.816 We bear one another's burdens. 322 00:41:16.826 --> 00:41:19.830 We take, that's our cross. 323 00:41:19.840 --> 00:41:21.900 That's our burden. 324 00:41:22.099 --> 00:41:24.839 We bear one another's burdens. 325 00:41:24.849 --> 00:41:26.584 We bear that cross. 326 00:41:26.594 --> 00:41:31.869 Nothing like Jesus's cross, who bore the sin of all of us. 327 00:41:32.480 --> 00:41:34.941 But we bear a cross. 328 00:41:34.951 --> 00:41:38.644 We bear one another's burdens. 329 00:41:38.654 --> 00:41:47.250 And in so doing, we fulfill the law of Christ, which is a law of love. 330 00:41:51.670 --> 00:41:55.338 Now what is this that he's saying? 331 00:41:55.348 --> 00:42:04.410 If a man thinketh himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 332 00:42:04.420 --> 00:42:07.656 Much like I mentioned already. 333 00:42:07.666 --> 00:42:14.110 If you think yourself to be able, then beware lest you fall. 334 00:42:15.380 --> 00:42:24.862 But in Corinthians, he mentions something that should give us all pause for reflection. 335 00:42:24.872 --> 00:42:29.450 1 Corinthians 13, in the first two verses. 336 00:42:29.460 --> 00:42:37.070 Because he says, though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels. 337 00:42:37.920 --> 00:42:41.855 Do we speak with the tongue of angels? 338 00:42:41.865 --> 00:42:45.593 I think it can be argued that we do. 339 00:42:45.603 --> 00:42:57.617 And though we do, if we have not charity, if we don't have love, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. 340 00:42:57.627 --> 00:43:04.639 And though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries. 341 00:43:06.440 --> 00:43:12.644 Many of the mysteries of the revelation we understand. 342 00:43:12.654 --> 00:43:25.981 And have all knowledge, though I have all faith so that I could remove mountains and have not charity, I am nothing. 343 00:43:25.991 --> 00:43:27.579 He defines it. 344 00:43:28.510 --> 00:43:30.037 I am nothing. 345 00:43:30.047 --> 00:43:33.103 That's what he was saying. 346 00:43:33.113 --> 00:43:47.900 If you think yourself to be something, when you're nothing, when you don't have that love in your heart, you deceive yourself. 347 00:43:50.360 --> 00:44:14.920 Now I ask the question, if one who is deceived or is in that state of self-deception, is that person able to make a righteous judgment? 348 00:44:14.930 --> 00:44:17.841 No, they're not. 349 00:44:17.851 --> 00:44:22.763 We'll talk more about that. 350 00:44:22.773 --> 00:44:31.840 In Proverbs, in the mouth of the foolish is a rod. 351 00:44:35.280 --> 00:44:43.400 We know where the rod is, but it's a rod of pride. 352 00:44:43.410 --> 00:44:52.342 That's the rod that the World Health Organization uses. 353 00:44:52.352 --> 00:44:55.579 It's a rod of pride. 354 00:44:58.329 --> 00:45:01.539 That's not God's rod. 355 00:45:01.549 --> 00:45:08.425 But the lips of the wise shall preserve them. 356 00:45:08.435 --> 00:45:11.339 Where are the lips? 357 00:45:11.349 --> 00:45:14.070 We have an animal. 358 00:45:15.340 --> 00:45:16.780 What animal? 359 00:45:16.790 --> 00:45:17.870 The fish. 360 00:45:17.880 --> 00:45:24.720 The mouth and the lips of the fish, and they form a path. 361 00:45:24.730 --> 00:45:29.019 We've talked about that path before. 362 00:45:30.789 --> 00:45:41.069 In contrast with the rod of pride, which is on the 666 line, we have the lips of the wise. 363 00:45:41.079 --> 00:45:54.436 They have the path for the righteous, that 777, the seven o'clock hour, and then seven weeks until the solar eclipse, 364 00:45:54.446 --> 00:46:00.829 another seven weeks until the crossing of the pendulum. 365 00:46:03.170 --> 00:46:11.510 The lips of the wise shall preserve them, like coming into the arc of safety. 366 00:46:17.699 --> 00:46:38.238 Jesus told the church of Thyatira that he that overcometh and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations, 367 00:46:38.248 --> 00:46:44.780 and he shall rule them with a rod of iron. 368 00:46:44.969 --> 00:46:51.656 So Jesus gives the overcomers this rod of iron. 369 00:46:51.666 --> 00:47:05.030 As the vessels of the potter shall they be broken to shivers, even as I received of my father. 370 00:47:06.099 --> 00:47:20.121 Jesus gives a rod of iron to his people, to those who overcome, and it's a weapon. 371 00:47:20.132 --> 00:47:33.128 Now, for most weapons, not just anybody can go down and buy a weapon, right? 372 00:47:33.138 --> 00:47:36.880 You have to have what? 373 00:47:38.039 --> 00:47:44.764 You have to have a permit or a license to use a weapon. 374 00:47:44.774 --> 00:47:54.789 The license in this case is him that overcometh and keepeth my works unto the end. 375 00:47:54.789 --> 00:47:58.902 What are Christ's works? 376 00:47:58.912 --> 00:48:02.168 What are his works? 377 00:48:02.178 --> 00:48:10.060 As the priest, he has works of reconciliation. 378 00:48:10.070 --> 00:48:19.494 He that keeps my works of reconciliation until the end. 379 00:48:19.504 --> 00:48:26.489 Then he gives the power over the nations. 380 00:48:28.320 --> 00:48:44.147 That's then the work at the Horologium part, but that only comes at the end, after you've kept the works of reconciliation. 381 00:48:44.157 --> 00:48:59.460 So the reconciliation continues until May 28th, or not to set a specific date, but that's the crossing on the pendulum. 382 00:49:00.559 --> 00:49:13.640 And like we've seen before, I think the more logical point is the connection between Alnitak and Meissa, the head star, 383 00:49:13.650 --> 00:49:17.158 pointing to the crown of Orion. 384 00:49:17.168 --> 00:49:28.369 That's on May 19th, when his crown, the bride, the bride of Christ, that's his glory, is given to him. 385 00:49:30.280 --> 00:49:40.640 Then comes the time when he will give the power over the nations. 386 00:49:40.650 --> 00:49:54.030 And we can hope that his people will be able to use them properly, that rod of iron. 387 00:49:57.940 --> 00:50:07.911 Now he says, even as I received of my father, how did Jesus receive? 388 00:50:07.921 --> 00:50:13.054 Let's look at Revelation chapter 5. 389 00:50:13.064 --> 00:50:17.590 It's a familiar passage for us. 390 00:50:18.219 --> 00:50:31.677 This is where the Orion clock originally came from in the symbols of the Bible, but we're not looking so much at those details. 391 00:50:31.687 --> 00:50:36.869 But let's see how Jesus received from the father. 392 00:50:38.360 --> 00:50:46.496 In verse 6, and I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, 393 00:50:46.506 --> 00:50:48.929 stood a lamb as it had been slain. 394 00:50:49.829 --> 00:50:53.966 The setting here is about this sealed book. 395 00:50:53.976 --> 00:51:02.239 And they're looking for somebody who can open that book, and nobody can open the book. 396 00:51:05.769 --> 00:51:21.909 And it's important enough that John, who's seeing this, is weeping, because nobody is found worthy to open the book, 397 00:51:21.919 --> 00:51:26.917 because this is a book of judgment. 398 00:51:26.927 --> 00:51:38.893 It's a book that allows the end of all of the sin, and misery, and death in the world. 399 00:51:38.903 --> 00:51:44.170 And then comes the lamb who was slain. 400 00:51:44.920 --> 00:51:53.378 The lamb having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth. 401 00:51:53.388 --> 00:52:00.760 And he, that lamb, came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 402 00:52:02.320 --> 00:52:15.149 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts, and four and twenty elders, that's the judgment scene, the elders at the gate, 403 00:52:15.159 --> 00:52:18.382 they fell down before the lamb, 404 00:52:18.392 --> 00:52:21.614 having every one of them harps, 405 00:52:21.624 --> 00:52:24.342 and golden vials of odors, 406 00:52:24.352 --> 00:52:28.079 which are the prayers of the saints. 407 00:52:30.510 --> 00:52:34.830 What are the prayers of the saints? 408 00:52:34.840 --> 00:52:44.470 Okay, Moses's prayer, for example, there are many, many prayers of the saints. 409 00:52:44.480 --> 00:52:50.776 How would you categorize the prayers of the saints? 410 00:52:50.786 --> 00:52:54.829 What kind of prayers do you give? 411 00:52:57.429 --> 00:53:10.846 Do we give, there are intercessory prayers, how many parents pray for their children, for their salvation, 412 00:53:10.856 --> 00:53:15.402 or you might pray for your friends, 413 00:53:15.412 --> 00:53:19.073 you pray for various things. 414 00:53:19.083 --> 00:53:23.630 Those are the prayers of the saints. 415 00:53:25.940 --> 00:53:45.652 Prayers that, in one form or another, represent God's intercession, whether on behalf of somebody's salvation, or needs being met, 416 00:53:45.662 --> 00:53:53.234 that God would intervene and provide those needs. 417 00:53:53.244 --> 00:54:01.119 But that is a holy thing, and who has those prayers? 418 00:54:05.179 --> 00:54:05.395 No. 419 00:54:05.405 --> 00:54:13.593 It says, the four beasts and the four and twenty elders fell down before the lamb, having every one of them harps, 420 00:54:13.603 --> 00:54:15.892 and golden vials full of odors, 421 00:54:15.902 --> 00:54:18.550 which are the prayers of the saints. 422 00:54:19.650 --> 00:54:26.350 It's the elders, and these four beasts. 423 00:54:26.360 --> 00:54:33.575 The elders have the prayers of the saints. 424 00:54:33.585 --> 00:54:43.530 That's a precious thing that is entrusted to those elders. 425 00:54:45.639 --> 00:54:49.762 That's a weighty responsibility. 426 00:54:49.772 --> 00:55:00.851 You're handling the most intimate and close relationship that we have with the Father. 427 00:55:00.861 --> 00:55:10.889 He puts that in the hands of these elders, and what is the role of the elders? 428 00:55:12.050 --> 00:55:31.239 They're the judges, and they need to have righteous judgment, because they're handling most holy prayers. 429 00:55:34.449 --> 00:55:48.187 They sung a new song saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof. 430 00:55:48.197 --> 00:55:56.026 For, now here comes the answer to how Jesus received. 431 00:55:56.036 --> 00:55:57.365 The lamb. 432 00:55:57.375 --> 00:56:03.432 How did the lamb receive from his Father? 433 00:56:03.442 --> 00:56:10.639 For thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God. 434 00:56:11.480 --> 00:56:26.442 By thy blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation, and hast made us unto our God kings and priests, 435 00:56:26.452 --> 00:56:30.557 and we shall reign on the earth. 436 00:56:30.567 --> 00:56:35.670 So how did Jesus receive from his Father? 437 00:56:37.449 --> 00:56:39.738 What was the price? 438 00:56:39.748 --> 00:56:41.434 His sacrifice. 439 00:56:41.444 --> 00:56:48.409 Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood. 440 00:56:50.730 --> 00:56:57.412 That is how Jesus received from his Father. 441 00:56:57.422 --> 00:57:04.881 And he says, even as I received, so you receive. 442 00:57:04.891 --> 00:57:12.329 And therefore, we also shall reign on the earth. 443 00:57:17.150 --> 00:57:23.365 It continues, and I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels. 444 00:57:23.375 --> 00:57:33.119 So now not just the 24 elders, but many angels round about the throne, and the beasts, and the elders. 445 00:57:34.150 --> 00:57:45.360 And the number of them was 10,000 times 10,000, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, worthy is the lamb. 446 00:57:47.110 --> 00:57:48.887 Here it is again. 447 00:57:48.897 --> 00:57:51.511 They acknowledge it also. 448 00:57:51.521 --> 00:58:03.840 That was slain to receive power, or ability, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. 449 00:58:05.710 --> 00:58:13.519 Seven attributes corresponding to the seven horns of the lamb. 450 00:58:13.530 --> 00:58:15.293 His strengths. 451 00:58:15.303 --> 00:58:21.329 The horn is where the strength of the animal is. 452 00:58:21.329 --> 00:58:24.422 It represents his power. 453 00:58:24.432 --> 00:58:38.606 And Jesus's power is in his attributes of strength, and wisdom, and honor, and glory, and blessing, et cetera. 454 00:58:38.616 --> 00:58:43.880 But he was slain to receive those things. 455 00:58:44.929 --> 00:58:51.196 He didn't receive them before he was slain. 456 00:58:51.206 --> 00:59:00.096 And neither will we receive them before we take up our cross. 457 00:59:00.106 --> 00:59:16.849 You'll notice this path during this time of bloodshed, as it's described in the Bible, the supper of the great God, 458 00:59:16.859 --> 00:59:21.800 when he calls the birds together. 459 00:59:22.750 --> 00:59:37.527 And during this time, there is great loss of life. 460 00:59:37.537 --> 00:59:43.743 Notice where it ends. 461 00:59:43.753 --> 00:59:49.940 It ends at the heart. 462 00:59:51.550 --> 00:59:54.434 It strikes the heart. 463 00:59:54.444 --> 00:59:59.800 Do you think the Lord wants to do that? 464 00:59:59.810 --> 01:00:04.479 Do you think he wants this supper? 465 01:00:04.489 --> 01:00:12.455 Birds eating the flesh of the people that he died to save. 466 01:00:12.465 --> 01:00:18.880 He paid a high price so that they can be saved. 467 01:00:23.909 --> 01:00:33.448 And it strikes in the heart when you pay that price, and it's rejected. 468 01:00:33.458 --> 01:00:45.281 That's why it says in Isaiah chapter 28, For the Lord shall rise up as in Mount Perazim. 469 01:00:45.291 --> 01:00:52.929 That was when David was anointed king over all of Israel. 470 01:00:56.909 --> 01:01:03.203 And he shall be wroth, angry, as in the Valley of Gibeon. 471 01:01:03.213 --> 01:01:16.464 The Valley of Gibeon is when Joshua was fighting against his enemies, and the sun stood still, and God rained down hail. 472 01:01:16.474 --> 01:01:23.190 And more were killed by the hail than by Joshua and his army. 473 01:01:24.349 --> 01:01:36.079 And there's a hail that is prophesied to come at the end of this period on the wicked. 474 01:01:36.089 --> 01:01:40.180 So we see that correspondence. 475 01:01:40.190 --> 01:01:53.400 That he, that God, may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act. 476 01:01:54.329 --> 01:02:01.584 It's not God's desire to execute his wrath. 477 01:02:01.594 --> 01:02:06.317 It's a strange work for him. 478 01:02:06.327 --> 01:02:22.354 And this is brought out in Psalm 15, where David says, Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? 479 01:02:22.364 --> 01:02:24.190 The temple. 480 01:02:26.090 --> 01:02:28.299 Think Philadelphia. 481 01:02:28.309 --> 01:02:36.335 I will make you a pillar in the temple, and you shall never come out. 482 01:02:36.345 --> 01:02:40.300 Who shall abide in thy tabernacle? 483 01:02:40.310 --> 01:02:44.148 Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 484 01:02:44.158 --> 01:02:55.750 He that walketh uprightly, walketh uprightly, like through the law, in obedience, and not rebellion. 485 01:02:57.889 --> 01:03:09.795 He that worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart, not just with his lips. 486 01:03:09.805 --> 01:03:25.242 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor, 487 01:03:25.252 --> 01:03:30.737 in whose eyes a vile person is condemned, 488 01:03:30.747 --> 01:03:36.101 but he honoreth them that fear the Lord. 489 01:03:36.111 --> 01:03:39.099 So there's discernment. 490 01:03:40.349 --> 01:03:45.894 The vile, he sees they're vile, and they're condemned. 491 01:03:45.904 --> 01:03:48.574 He has righteous judgment. 492 01:03:48.584 --> 01:03:56.469 Those who fear the Lord, he honors, whereas those who are vile are condemned. 493 01:03:58.070 --> 01:04:07.294 He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 494 01:04:07.304 --> 01:04:15.624 And that's the example that Jesus left for us. 495 01:04:15.634 --> 01:04:18.869 He swore in Orion. 496 01:04:19.909 --> 01:04:23.009 You see, this is a covenant. 497 01:04:23.019 --> 01:04:25.565 A covenant has an oath. 498 01:04:25.575 --> 01:04:37.400 You swear to a covenant, and that covenant is in the Ten Commandments, represented in the Ten Commandments. 499 01:04:38.019 --> 01:04:45.923 But what else is a covenant relationship? 500 01:04:45.933 --> 01:04:48.053 A marriage. 501 01:04:48.063 --> 01:04:55.774 From the beginning, God sought a family. 502 01:04:55.784 --> 01:05:01.730 He made a covenant of marriage. 503 01:05:04.800 --> 01:05:18.553 And the problem was, his bride didn't keep her part of the bargain. 504 01:05:18.563 --> 01:05:23.285 She broke the covenant. 505 01:05:23.295 --> 01:05:28.016 So what does that mean? 506 01:05:28.026 --> 01:05:32.748 What is the Lord to do? 507 01:05:32.758 --> 01:05:37.849 He swore to his own hurt. 508 01:05:38.539 --> 01:05:51.809 That means he entered into this covenant, and the way that a covenant works is you commit to the agreement, 509 01:05:51.819 --> 01:05:57.018 and if either party breaks the agreement, 510 01:05:57.028 --> 01:06:06.320 then it's paid for in the life of the one who entered into that agreement. 511 01:06:08.030 --> 01:06:21.953 So Jesus swore into this covenant with his people, but the agreement was broken. 512 01:06:21.963 --> 01:06:29.090 That means not by him, but by his people. 513 01:06:31.150 --> 01:06:38.605 They broke the covenant, and therefore, he had a choice. 514 01:06:38.615 --> 01:06:53.261 Jesus could either abandon them and let them pay for breaking the covenant, or he could take the hurt himself. 515 01:06:53.271 --> 01:06:56.579 He swore to his own hurt. 516 01:06:57.090 --> 01:07:13.299 Now, what would lead Jesus to die on the cross in the place of the one who actually broke the covenant? 517 01:07:13.309 --> 01:07:18.188 What would lead him to do that? 518 01:07:18.198 --> 01:07:29.843 Okay, to fulfill his word, but in a more relational aspect, it's his love. 519 01:07:29.853 --> 01:07:37.849 Because he loved his people, he took it to himself. 520 01:07:37.849 --> 01:07:56.219 He took the penalty on himself, and so you have to ask, which is greater, the love or the justice? 521 01:07:56.229 --> 01:08:13.840 John, in 1 John 3, verse 16, also tells us about this relation, because Jesus showed his love. 522 01:08:18.210 --> 01:08:30.661 And it's easy to remember, because we know John 3, 16, for God so loved the world, and then 1 John 3, 16 is our part. 523 01:08:30.671 --> 01:08:38.430 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us. 524 01:08:39.819 --> 01:08:52.069 We broke the covenant, he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 525 01:08:56.409 --> 01:09:04.044 That's the example that Jesus gave us. 526 01:09:04.054 --> 01:09:19.122 And that is what is required before we can receive that throne of judgment. 527 01:09:19.132 --> 01:09:38.600 Before he makes us a king to reign, we must first be willing to make that sacrifice on the cross. 528 01:09:39.720 --> 01:09:46.829 To lay down our lives for the brethren. 529 01:09:46.839 --> 01:09:54.314 There is no selfishness in God's kingdom. 530 01:09:54.324 --> 01:10:07.430 If we want to sit on a throne and judge, you know, a king has a scepter. 531 01:10:08.590 --> 01:10:17.708 That scepter is a stick that represents his authority. 532 01:10:17.718 --> 01:10:24.134 That stick is the rod of the pendulum. 533 01:10:24.144 --> 01:10:27.521 But what else is it? 534 01:10:27.531 --> 01:10:30.710 Well, it's a sword. 535 01:10:31.819 --> 01:10:33.318 What else? 536 01:10:33.328 --> 01:10:48.313 Before it's a rod of authority, before it's a sword with which you can take vengeance, it's a cross. 537 01:10:48.323 --> 01:11:03.593 If we don't take our cross first and lay down our lives for each other, we have no authority to judge, 538 01:11:03.603 --> 01:11:10.630 because we will not make a righteous judgment. 539 01:11:12.079 --> 01:11:19.819 It's a rod of pride that goes before the sacrifice. 540 01:11:19.829 --> 01:11:31.058 The rod of the Lord, the scepter that he gives, comes after our sacrifice. 541 01:11:31.068 --> 01:11:50.319 If we're not willing to carry that burden, that burden that comes not from us, but from somebody else that broke the agreement. 542 01:11:52.039 --> 01:12:05.140 If we're not willing to carry that burden, then we're not qualified to sit on any throne of judgment in God's kingdom. 543 01:12:12.869 --> 01:12:16.674 That's the important point. 544 01:12:16.684 --> 01:12:23.871 That's what the faithful and true witness tells us. 545 01:12:23.881 --> 01:12:34.430 That's his testimony that he gives us, is that he was willing to sacrifice. 546 01:12:34.920 --> 01:12:45.873 He was willing to give his life for somebody else's misdeeds. 547 01:12:45.883 --> 01:12:48.038 It hurt him. 548 01:12:48.048 --> 01:12:55.750 And we ought to do the same for each other. 549 01:12:59.420 --> 01:13:11.725 And so I ask, have you heard the testimony of the true and faithful witness? 550 01:13:11.735 --> 01:13:17.402 It's summarized in Micah 6 verse 8. 551 01:13:17.412 --> 01:13:36.341 He hath showed thee, O man, what is good, and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly, and to love mercy, 552 01:13:36.351 --> 01:13:41.680 and to walk humbly with thy God. 553 01:13:43.909 --> 01:13:50.051 To do justly, but to love mercy. 554 01:13:50.061 --> 01:14:05.020 If we don't love mercy, we can't walk humbly with God, and we can't do justly. 555 01:14:07.960 --> 01:14:12.998 Because then we're walking in pride. 556 01:14:13.008 --> 01:14:25.884 Then we execute judgment, not according to righteous judgment, but because we were offended, 557 01:14:25.894 --> 01:14:33.582 or because it caused us a great deal of inconvenience, 558 01:14:33.592 --> 01:14:39.321 or because we just simply don't want to, 559 01:14:39.331 --> 01:14:41.000 or like it. 560 01:14:41.010 --> 01:14:43.229 Selfish reasons. 561 01:14:44.789 --> 01:14:52.060 But there's no selfishness in God's kingdom. 562 01:14:52.070 --> 01:15:03.471 There's a cross, and that cross is borne because of a love for mercy. 563 01:15:03.481 --> 01:15:09.409 And so I leave you with those words. 564 01:15:10.800 --> 01:15:19.758 He has showed thee, Jesus showed the way, O man, that is good. 565 01:15:19.768 --> 01:15:34.796 And what does the Lord require of thee but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God. 566 01:15:34.806 --> 01:15:43.890 Walk humbly, taking your cross, your burden, to your own death. 567 01:15:46.159 --> 01:15:51.844 Because we are crucified with Christ. 568 01:15:51.854 --> 01:15:57.231 Our flesh is crucified with Christ. 569 01:15:57.241 --> 01:16:06.899 Then those who overcome at the end and not before will receive. 570 01:16:07.920 --> 01:16:29.530 The reward of being entrusted with the great responsibility of handling those sacred prayers, and of wielding God's rod of iron. 571 01:16:29.540 --> 01:16:48.439 That he can trust you, not to beat the people down in pride, but because they truly rejected the blood of Jesus. 572 01:16:49.560 --> 01:17:00.539 Because that's the only reason that anyone should be in that camp of the enemy. 573 01:17:00.539 --> 01:17:14.568 And so, when we follow that path, then he can trust us to make a right judgment. 574 01:17:14.578 --> 01:17:23.697 To be among the elders at the gate of the holy city. 575 01:17:23.707 --> 01:17:30.000 So let's stand for a word of prayer. 576 01:17:36.869 --> 01:17:54.614 Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for your great love, for your mercy that you have shown to us. 577 01:17:54.624 --> 01:18:05.195 Not one is worthy, not one could open the book, but you. 578 01:18:05.205 --> 01:18:15.189 And you, because of your love for us, give your life. 579 01:18:19.520 --> 01:18:26.840 That we might see your example and follow in the same way. 580 01:18:26.850 --> 01:18:31.016 Not looking at our own interests. 581 01:18:31.026 --> 01:18:41.229 Whether we can escape in a rapture, or we can enjoy the good gifts that you give. 582 01:18:43.399 --> 01:18:47.410 But looking rather to your lost sheep. 583 01:18:47.420 --> 01:18:51.957 To those who don't understand and know you. 584 01:18:51.967 --> 01:18:52.369 You. 585 01:18:56.869 --> 01:19:02.776 So Father, I pray for your people. 586 01:19:02.786 --> 01:19:13.904 Because when I look, at least in my limited view of your church, 587 01:19:13.914 --> 01:19:27.721 I see very few who really show that readiness and willingness to sacrifice that 588 01:19:27.731 --> 01:19:41.178 is necessary in order to sit on a throne of judgment that you have prepared. 589 01:19:41.188 --> 01:19:44.989 And the time is short. 590 01:19:47.840 --> 01:19:54.357 And so I ask that you will minister to your people. 591 01:19:54.367 --> 01:20:01.267 Send your spirit to convict the hearts of your people. 592 01:20:01.277 --> 01:20:06.880 That they may repent from their selfishness. 593 01:20:09.210 --> 01:20:15.242 And look to Jesus for our example. 594 01:20:15.252 --> 01:20:22.348 And not let his example out of our eyes. 595 01:20:22.358 --> 01:20:34.579 But to be sealed with that message in our foreheads and in our hands. 596 01:20:38.180 --> 01:20:45.644 That we may live your character in all that we do. 597 01:20:45.654 --> 01:20:54.612 I pray these things in the name as we see it in the heavens. 598 01:20:54.622 --> 01:20:57.140 Alnitak of Orion. 599 01:20:59.590 --> 01:21:00.309 Amen. 600 01:21:00.319 --> 01:21:06.210 Thank you and we will continue next week.