BGBC 060224 SS final
Summary
TLDRIn this lesson, the speaker reflects on the conclusion of their spring quarter series about the deity of Jesus and the Trinity, emphasizing the importance of understanding and accepting these teachings. The upcoming summer quarter will focus on 'God's Work Through Women,' highlighting significant female figures in the Bible and their contributions. The lesson draws from the Book of Revelation, discussing its themes of prophecy, the second coming of Christ, and the importance of keeping the prophecies of the book. The speaker also underscores the necessity of knowing and understanding the Bible to fully appreciate its messages.
Takeaways
- 📘 The lesson begins with a prayer emphasizing thankfulness and a request for understanding of God's word.
- 📖 The lesson is bittersweet as it marks the end of the spring quarter series focused on 'Jesus Is God' and the concept of the Trinity.
- 🙏 The next quarter will focus on 'God's Work through Women,' highlighting women's roles in biblical history and addressing gender issues in Christianity.
- 📚 The final lesson of the spring quarter is titled 'Alpha and Omega,' discussing Jesus as the beginning and the end.
- 🔍 The Book of Revelation is explored, emphasizing its importance despite its complexity and symbolic nature.
- 💬 John, the apostle, is the source of the revelation, given to him by an angel, emphasizing the reliability and truth of the prophecy.
- ⚠️ The lesson includes a warning against worshiping angels, highlighting that only God should be worshiped.
- 🔔 The importance of understanding and adhering to the prophecies in the Book of Revelation is stressed, as they are faithful and true.
- ⏳ There is an emphasis on the urgency and imminence of Jesus' return, urging readiness and adherence to God's word.
- 🌟 The lesson closes with a reminder of the necessity of spreading God's word and not altering the prophecies, ensuring they remain true and faithful.
Q & A
What is the main theme of the spring quarter lessons?
-The main theme of the spring quarter lessons is 'Jesus Is God,' focusing on the concept of the Trinity.
Why does the speaker describe the lesson as 'bittersweet'?
-The lesson is described as 'bittersweet' because it is the last lesson of the spring quarter, but the speaker looks forward to the new series starting next week.
What is the topic of the new summer quarter series?
-The new summer quarter series will focus on 'God's work through women' and later on the youth.
Why does the speaker emphasize understanding the concept of the Trinity?
-The speaker emphasizes the Trinity because it is central to the belief that Jesus is God, a concept that can be confusing but is fundamental to the faith.
What is the significance of the terms 'Alpha and Omega' in the lesson?
-The terms 'Alpha and Omega' signify the beginning and the end, highlighting that God is eternal and all-encompassing.
Why do some people avoid reading the Book of Revelation?
-Some people avoid reading the Book of Revelation because it is filled with symbolism, talks about end times, and can be seen as frightening or confusing.
What does the angel tell John when he falls down to worship him?
-The angel tells John not to worship him, as he is a fellow servant, and that worship should be directed to God alone.
What does the speaker mean by saying that God's time is different from human time?
-The speaker means that God's perception of time is not the same as humans'; what seems long to us might be short to God.
What is the purpose of the Book of Revelation according to the speaker?
-The purpose of the Book of Revelation is to reveal or uncover the future events and the second coming of Jesus, providing important prophetic insights.
What warning does Revelation 22:18-19 give about altering the text of the prophecy?
-Revelation 22:18-19 warns that anyone who adds to or takes away from the words of the prophecy will face severe consequences, emphasizing the importance of preserving the integrity of the scripture.
Outlines
🙏 Opening Prayer and Lesson Introduction
The speaker opens the session with a prayer, expressing gratitude for the Sabbath and seeking wisdom for the day's lesson. He explains the bittersweet nature of the lesson, as it is the last one of the spring quarter, focusing on the theme 'Jesus Is God' and the concept of the Trinity. The speaker looks forward to the next quarter, which will focus on 'God's Work Through Women'.
📜 The Final Lesson: Alpha and Omega
The speaker delves into the final lesson of the spring quarter, which is about Jesus being the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. He references Solomon's wisdom and his writings in Ecclesiastes to illustrate the concept of beginnings and ends. The lesson emphasizes that God, unlike everything else, has no beginning and no end.
📖 Understanding Revelation
The speaker discusses the Book of Revelation, highlighting its significance in Christian eschatology and its often-overlooked status. He explains that Revelation is crucial for understanding the end times and Jesus' second coming. The speaker addresses common misconceptions and fears about Revelation and emphasizes its importance despite its complexity.
👼 Who is Speaking? Angel or God?
The speaker explains the confusion that can arise in Revelation regarding who is speaking—God, Jesus, or an angel. He clarifies that regardless of the intermediary, the message is ultimately from God. The speaker stresses the importance of understanding that all words in Revelation are God's words.
⚖️ Faithfulness and Truth of God's Word
The speaker affirms the faithfulness and truth of God's word in Revelation. He discusses the nature of the Bible as a book of transformation, not just information. The reliability of God's word is contrasted with the fallibility of human history and other books.
🚀 Behold, I Come Quickly
The speaker discusses the phrase 'Behold, I come quickly,' explaining the difference between God's time and human time. He emphasizes the importance of being prepared for Jesus' return, despite the seeming delay from a human perspective. The speaker uses personal anecdotes to illustrate how perceptions of time can vary.
👂 John's Testimony
John's firsthand testimony of what he saw and heard in Revelation is emphasized. The speaker underscores the importance of this testimony as direct and reliable. The concept of testimony in a legal sense is used to highlight the authenticity and significance of John's words.
🚫 Worship Only God
The speaker addresses the issue of John mistakenly worshiping the angel. He explains that angels are ministering spirits and should not be worshiped. The speaker references previous instances in the Bible where angels corrected humans who attempted to worship them, reinforcing the idea that only God is to be worshiped.
📜 Unsealing the Prophecy
The speaker discusses the significance of not sealing the words of the prophecy in Revelation. He explains that the time for revealing God's word is now, and it should be shared and understood by all. The speaker encourages studying Revelation despite its complexity, as it contains crucial information about the end times.
💼 Rewards According to Works
The speaker talks about the rewards that will be given according to one's works as mentioned in Revelation. He emphasizes that these rewards are based on faith and actions. The speaker reiterates Jesus' declaration as the Alpha and Omega, reinforcing the totality and completeness of God's nature.
📚 Next Quarter Preview and Closing Prayer
The session concludes with a preview of the next quarter's lessons, which will focus on 'God's Work Through Women'. The speaker encourages attendees to study the lessons and understand the powerful roles women played in the Bible. The session ends with a closing prayer, asking for blessings and wisdom for the upcoming studies.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Revelation
💡Trinity
💡Alpha and Omega
💡Prophecy
💡Eschatology
💡Angel
💡Testimony
💡Faithfulness
💡Second Coming
💡Symbolism
Highlights
The lesson begins with a prayer asking for wisdom and understanding of God's word, emphasizing the importance of collective prayer and worship.
The teacher introduces the topic of the Trinity, explaining the concept of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit operating as one.
The lesson marks the end of the spring quarter, which focused on 'Jesus Is God' and trinitarianism, and announces a new series on 'God's Work Through Women.'
The upcoming summer quarter will feature 13 lessons divided into two units, focusing on women's roles in the Bible and the involvement of youth.
The teacher highlights the importance of studying the Book of Revelation, despite its complexity and the fear it often induces in readers.
Revelation is described as a book that deals with eschatology, the study of end times, which includes symbols and prophecies about the future.
The teacher stresses that the Book of Revelation is often avoided due to its symbolic nature and the confusion it can cause, but it is crucial for understanding Jesus' second coming.
The lesson emphasizes the reliability and truth of God's word, noting that everything in the Bible is faithful and true.
John's firsthand testimony of his visions and the revelations he received on the island of Patmos is highlighted as an important source of information.
The teacher discusses the significance of the phrase 'Alpha and Omega,' explaining that it signifies God as the beginning and the end.
The angel's rebuke of John for attempting to worship him is used to illustrate that only God should be worshiped, not angels.
The lesson includes a warning from Revelation not to add to or take away from the prophecies of the book, emphasizing the sanctity of scripture.
The teacher encourages the study of Revelation to understand the signs and events leading to Jesus' second coming.
The teacher concludes by stressing the importance of being ready for Jesus' return and the role of Revelation in providing guidance for this preparation.
The session ends with a reminder to study the new series on 'God's Work Through Women' and a closing prayer asking for continued guidance and understanding.
Transcripts
all right well good morning
everyone I trust everybody's ready for a
wonderful lesson this
morning okay a little quiet this morning
but this is a good lesson that we had
before us but also too it's a it's a bit
of sweet lesson and I'll explain that
after we have our opening word of prayer
so since Lonzo has led us off by
standing to his feet we ask that we all
might also join in and as we pray this
morning let's pray together as one that
God would give us some insight and
understanding of what this word is
saying to us not only this day but what
it was being said to John back during
his time so shall we pray father it's
once again upon this hour and upon this
day that each and every one of us come
to you now with thankful Hearts we come
right now dear Lord just thanking you
for allowing us to see yet another
Sabbath day a day truly of rest but also
a day of worship a day in which you have
given us once again another opportunity
where we are able to set foot inside
these walls to go over what thus sayith
the your word and as always dear Lord we
ask that you may give us just a portion
of wisdom from on high that we all may
be able to understand this lesson in a
clear fashion dear Lord that we may
leave here with more than we came with
with knowledge and understanding of your
word that we can not only use for our
benefit but also for the benefit of
others we ask right their blessing upon
those that are here and those truly that
still yet may be on their way for it's
in that precious and adorable name of
our Lord and savior that we give this
prayer it's in Jesus name that we pray
amen amen once again with have another
wonderful lesson that's laid before us
but it's a I call it a Bittersweet
moment it's bitter in the fact that this
is the last lesson that we have for this
our spring quarter as you know we've had
thus far 13 lessons and all 13 lessons
deal with the subject matter of that of
Jesus Is God and throughout this whole
concept we've been studying on the one
Central thought and that is a thought
known as trinitarianism other words that
of the Trinity speaking to that which is
called the godhead the Father the Son
and that of the Holy Spirit we've been
dealing with how you have the three into
one the one into three and operating yet
in unity as that of one it is a subject
matter that is baffling for those
outside the faith and it can be
confusing for those that are in the
faith but in the end we've learned that
no matter how we may see this we have to
accept it as it is because the word
tells us it is what it is and that makes
it bitter because guess what we're
ending the session
but it's a sweet moment because guess
what we're about to start next week a
whole new series and each and every qut
I look forward to the new series of
lessons being started and we have the
books which we'll pass out a little bit
later but the thing that makes me so
excited about this next um summer
quarter series lesson we're dealing with
we're dealing with a subject matter
that's extremely important and I have
never in my years of standing before you
had a whole series dealing with the
subject matter guess what it deals with
folks it is dealing with God's work
through
women God's work through women is what
we're dealing with the next quarter
lesson 13 lesson is different because
also you know normally we have 13
lessons divided into three units this
one's a little bit different we have 13
lessons but they only divide them into
two units our first 10 lessons dealing
with one subject and that is the women
and then the last three deals with our
youth because often times these two can
be slighted and we know there's various
gender things that go on unfortunately
in Christianity or with people in their
interpretations but we going to bring
some clarity to this thing coming in our
summer quarter and it's a quarter I
really have to do some serious studying
on because the women in here far
outnumber me so I got be very careful
what I say but it should be a wonderful
session
Helen It's a Wonderful session but
that's coming up next week and we'll
pass the books out a little bit later
but still we have to finish this
particular quarter series of lesson
today our lesson is the last lesson of
our spring quarter and we're dealing
with what's known as the Alpha and the
Omega if I might start it off I guess I
would
say in the Old Testament there was a man
by the name of Solomon do anybody
remember a title that was placed upon
Solomon we know he was King but there's
something else they always said about
Solomon
he was honest but wisdom you know many
called him the wisest man that there
ever was but you know Wise people can
make bad decisions can't they because we
know in the end Solomon converted over
to adultery other words worshiping idols
and so on from there but he was a wise
man and one of his writings you'll find
in Ecclesiastes he gives some very
powerful words and those words they are
that that to everything there's what a
season and a Time to every purpose under
the heavens and he goes in a Litany of
things but he starts off by say there's
a time to be born and then he says a
time to die what he speaks of when he
says he talks about a beginning and that
of an end and most things have a
beginning with our Spring quarter series
of lesson we started off with that of
Jesus Is God and we turned that thing
around and said that God is Jesus and
the first lesson dealt with Jesus deity
in other words the position that he
holds that God had set him in in unit
two our first lesson dealt with that of
Jesus first miracle and what was the
first
miracle turn water that into wine but
today we're in the last Les lesson which
is fitting because today's lesson is
titled
Alpha and Omega it deals with a
beginning and an end but we have to
understand something about that phrase
when he speaks of God say I am the Alpha
and Omega that is given to us so that we
can understand it
because when you say Alpha you're
talking about the Greek alphabet which
is the first letter the Omega which is
the last letter in his totality but
you'll find with God there is no
beginning and there is no end but we
can't without finite thinking fathom
that thought to how can not have a
beginning everything is beginning you
know you had a mother your mother had a
mother that mother had a mother mother
keeps going on continually but when I
read that I thought about Pastor Jackson
and we all know the story I'm not going
to go through it
of the man who said he can make man
better than God remember you reached
down to and grab some dirt off the
ground and God said get your own dirt it
shows you that God always has existed
but with God there is no beginning and
there is no end that say is given so man
can relate to God in some form or
fashion it's no more different than when
you talk of um God in the realm of in
physical terms what we say about God the
hand of God
the Breath of God the the footsteps of
God and so on but God's a spirit Spirit
doesn't have these things but man can't
begin to contemplate on that level so
here they give us he's the Alpha and the
Omega just so we can understand in this
totality God is everything he is all now
in our lesson today we're coming out of
an interesting
book it's a book that some people may
not can find in the Bible because very
rarely do anyone ever ever comes from
this book it is known as
Revelations how of you see somebody say
turn to the Book of Revelations it's
extremely rare now I don't know if we
can put Dr red the books in a let's say
a category of what's more important than
the other because all of it's important
but Revelation is extremely important
book because it deals with what's known
as eschatology it deals with the end
time the second coming and so on from
there it tells you of a lot of things
that shall come to
pass but guess what most time people
don't go there they go to other books
and use other tis but very few things
come from Revelations and we all have I
guess reasons
why some I would give you as I think
people don't come from Revelations one
because of
fear when they read Revelation you know
it talks about war it talks about
pestilence it talks about disease it
talks about famine it talks about a
third of the earth scorched with fire
and so on and people go I don't want to
read nothing about that I just want
erity you know Good Will and all these
type things so they deviate from
that talks about the church there's many
things that we need to know you'll find
that also in this realm that people stay
away from it because we try to how can I
put this we put too much into our
thought sometimes you know you read too
much into things in that the Book of
Revelation is full of a lot of
symbolisms you know he talks about
mosquitoes with metal and stinging and
so on there and people say oh that's a
patch helicopters it talks about the
Earth being scorched with fire they say
that's nuclear weapons we don't know
what it may be but we do know the aath
of what shall come from it it talks
about certain countries U rising up the
Panther and the lion doing so and so and
people say well that's China That's
Russia that's this one no one knows but
we do know the a the map of what going
to come from it but the confusion comes
about is because Al says this Michael
says that and this one says this and
people go I'm too confused because I
don't know what what the book is talking
about but but the aftermath is very
important you'll find another reason
people don't come from Revelation is
because I would say I'll put this on the
teachers because often
times they don't let you know the
confusion comes about because Revelation
is not in a chronological order the
chapters are not in order you'll find
they're com in like a series give you
example I think like one and five are in
order then to stay in that order you
need to go then to like the 9 through 12
then you finish 9 through 12 you have to
go back and catch 6 through 8 to see
what's going on the writer has put it in
different spots so guess what it causes
confusion so people tend to stay away
from it it's kind of like um anybody
heard of the actor producer Quint
terino Quinton ter makes a lot of movies
I guess one of his more famous ones was
a book called pul book a movie called
Pulp Fiction and in Pulp Fiction you
watch it once you get into it you'll
find that it starts off in the middle
then it jumps to the end then it comes
back to the beginning then it jumps back
to the middle but as you into the movie
you understand how it flows and you know
what is going on but it can't be
confusing if you just walk into it the
Book of Revelation is no different once
you get into it and start reading it
then you understand how all the pieces
come together but by being a book of
fear a book of confusion people tend to
stay away from it but today we're going
to dive into it because it brings up
some very very important things dealing
with a subject matter that we always
talk about and that's Jesus second
coming but with his second coming guess
what a whole lot of things come with
that a whole lot of things come with
that from This Book of Revelation The
Book of Revelation in and of itself it
means to reveal or that which is
uncovered other words when you reveal
something you uncover something you're
showing them something you'll find in
this text what it is is God gives Jesus
this revealing this revelation who Jesus
now gives it to an angel to present it
to John the Apostle as he's on the
island of pamus he is there for exile
for preaching the gospel and therefore
he is put you could say really in prison
there but he writes this epistle that is
given to him by the angel of
God another ER of confusion is that
people will say Revelations uh it means
reveal uncover and then we deal this
word called the
apocalypse and when the question put
forth what is the apocalypse know I Comm
here Doom Gloom destruction war and so
on and so on but guess what it doesn't
mean that but we always say that this
where this thing of atmology the state
of words come into place because you'll
find if you look up that word apocalypse
it doesn't mean Doom and Gloom and hate
some people say the Great Apocalypse uh
know what it means apocalypse means to
reveal of that which is uncovered So
when you say Revelations you're saying
the Apocalypse is what revealed now what
is dooming Gloom that's called
Armageddon but see how we confuse those
words most time people say oh the
apocalypse that's when everything is
scorched no the apocalypse just means
that's the story of what's being told
the Doom and Gloom part if you want to
use that terminology that is what's
known as Armageddon the Great War this
is why you'll find in some writings it
doesn't call it the Book of Revelations
they will say the book of the Apocalypse
because it's the exact same word just
that's saying it in a different
way but here you'll find John's going to
reveal things to us as it has been
revealed unto him now we're in
Revelation what
chapter 22 y'all realize that is the
last chapter of
Revelations and typically you have to
have a backdrop right to get you where
you're at know what's being said but
there's no way in the world we can cover
21 chapters to get to where we had to
get this understanding but just
understand this this is a word that God
has given to Christ Christ has now given
it to his Angel which is his ministering
Spirit to pass along to John himself and
many things have come about somewhat
leading into this they talk about the
great City the New Jerusalem coming down
from heaven and this where you hear
people quote those saying at the
funerals they said no more pain no more
suffering No More Tears and all these
things and all these words they are true
of themselves and but then he rolls into
what he's saying here now in Revelation
2 I'm sorry 22:6 and he says these word
and he said unto me now this expository
Exposition style of presenting a lesson
like to break down every part of the
verse because sometimes Millie a little
bit is written but guess what a whole
lot is being said now when you see here
it says and he said unto me the question
I have for is who's saying
what God said to John so when he says he
said who is he God says it is she
correct H Don't Be Afraid we here
talking right it's really correct my pin
falling
apart is she correct folks don't wor
Millie won't beat you up you say she was
wrong Millie is 100% correct now if I
said Jesus was speaking am I'm correct
yes oh beautiful even the angel is
speaking am I correct by saying that's
God speaking see here's a point we're
making here as you read through
Revelation remember we talk the thing
called confusion sometime the angel
talks in a manner you say just the angel
speaking and then when the Angel's
talking it's Jesus saying I say so it's
Jesus speaking some people say well who
speaking the angel or is it Jesus or is
God who speaking here I sum it up this
way to avoid confusion no matter who
speaking is all whose word it's God's
word so just look at it from that
perspective because once again it is God
who has given this word that's going
forth so God is actually the one who's
doing the speaking here now he says and
he said unto me so your Source here is
who God is given this word he didn't get
it from anyone else he didn't get it
from any straight word but it's God who
is now bringing forth this word he said
and he said unto me these things are
faithful and
true what does that
mean these words I'm saying to you
remember a lot of stuff came before this
and he's just summarizing that so he
saying what throughout those
Revelations exactly he said other words
Naomi he said you can believe these
things they are faithful and true all
these things I have told you they will
come to pass there's one thing you have
to understand about the Bible is this
the Bible always speaks truth no matter
what it speaks truth some people have
viewed it as let's say a book of History
which it is and it's full of information
yes it is but I would like to clarify by
saying yes it's a book of information
but it's not written Just for
information the book is written for
transformation to bring about a change
in your life and each and everything you
see that you'll find guess what is
true unlike AR books you know have books
not even those books are true a lot of
things are being held back from you
you'll see the history books you know we
talked about I can't remember which one
it even is now which one the president
said he couldn't tell a lie a a and
something about the CH tree and all this
just give me a break will you but that's
history you look at the history of any
individual typically you'll find that
history is glorious they don't have a
spot they don't have a blemish right
everything is perfect about them they
even got a documentary coming on or
maybe tonight about Ronald Reagan
and bless his soul he's going on now but
they will always say of him the greatest
president that we've had in this modern
era and with all these things well I can
remember a whole lot of things that
wasn't great that he did a whole lot of
things that he repealed dealing with
people of color but those things guess
what you won't say it because that's
what's called man's history man history
always puts man in the best light and
everybody's always perfect it reminds me
of how you see um well the original
concept of back in the 60s Civil Rights
Movement when we were typically asleep
on a lot of things history and being
paid fair and all but then we became we
call it a woke we had conscious
awareness and knew what was going on and
it started that movement but now's been
hijacked and people use it for
everything other than what it's actually
intended for and especially with history
certain books guess what you can't read
those books critical race Theory we
can't have those books but you can have
this history black American history no
take out that's too divisive but you
found that history is always has its
flaws but you'll find with God's word is
always faithful and guess what and true
you know you look at the great uh you
can use let's say for example uh Hebrews
11 that's typically called the Roll Call
of the faithful you know they talk about
Noah they talk about
Abraham Isaac
Jacob
David Solomon
Jeremiah Isaiah the list goes on and on
but guess what when you read the Bible
Noah has some
issues you'll find Abraham had some
issues you'll find that Isaac had some
problems Jacob had some big problems
David the king himself after God's Own
Heart had his own problems Jeremiah he
was another one had issue other words
what I'm getting at is throughout the
Bible all these individual were great
individuals but God also showed you to
they weren't perfect so that's why you
can look at this book and say today
these things are faithful and guess what
true so what he's saying is everything I
set you up to this point is true have
not deviated from it at all you know in
the book of uh numbers it says that God
says God is not a man that he should lie
neither the son of man that he should
repent have he not said shall he not do
it has he not spoken and shall he not
make it good all he's saying is this my
word is bond
I speak truth so here even in this text
here today deal with Revelation he said
all these things I've said are true and
faithful even though they are those who
would read Revelations all there's no in
the world all this stuff's going to
happen that this is not going to happen
who are they that say what God has said
and God I let you know now they are
faithful take them on faith and guess
what they're true it's just like we
started this series off remember dealing
with Jesus as God and God is Jesus and I
said no matter how you may try to think
of this thing and you're confused by it
you have to accept it on what faith
because the word says it is what it is
so he goes forth he says and he said to
me which means God is speaking here
these things are faithful and true and
the Lord God of the holy prophet sent
his Angel to show unto his servants of
things which must shortly be done it
says and the Lord God of the Holy
prophets Lord God here is the source of
all this information right
is this your source of information
important I would think it is typically
is always good to know your source of
information whether that person giving
you bad information or good information
it's always good to know your Source you
know it's like um you remember Fox News
this year last
year they paid out almost a billion
dollar over three4 of billion dollars
fine for giving out fake news now keep
in mind these when individuals said
every other news agency out there is
fake right but they admitted this that
yes they put forth fake news the CEO
Murdock of the compy says yes we were
deceptive in the news that we put out
several of their anchors were let go and
fired I don't know why they told the
truth they say yeah we told lies but
guess what people still consider them as
a good source after putting out fake
news you know if somebody gives you
let's say some they're not known to give
you the right information right you
always say this who you get that from
Mike N I got from Kenny they go you
better consider your source and that's a
good thing because you know where your
Source comes from it's also important
when someone gives you information that
they pretty much always are correct with
it and someone say can you believe that
and they said huh consider your Source
if this person has told you this OD is
probably true so your source is always a
good thing to believe in so starting out
God know that he is a sour he says the
Lord God of the Holy prophets send his
angels to show unto his servants the
things which must surely be
done God who the one over top the holy
prophets has some things that that
surely come what he's saying here in
this text is this if you look at it says
and the Lord God of the Holy prophets
sent his Angel to show his
what what does it say
what's the next
word servant or servants so he's talking
about more than one right so his
servants the things which must shortly
come to pass remember we talked about
prophecy or oh I take that back Prophet
last week and we say you can have a
couple of definitions for a prophet one
is that a prophet is one who proclaims
God's word now I can understand today's
worldwi a preacher pastors ministers may
use that term upon themselves I wouldn't
personally use it but use that to say
that they are Prophet which means truly
they are one who proclaims God's word
but also a definition for Prophet is one
who brings forth the future revelation
of God that have yet to transpire in
other words God has given you a vision
of something that's going to happen that
has not happened but guess what it's
faithfully and true that is going to
happen so there you'll find there's a
difference because in the Bible you'll
find there were individuals really that
were prophets who could Proclaim God's
word in other words they were more
preachers they proclaimed his word but
they didn't have prophetic prophecy as
far as what's going to happen in the
future then you'll find there were those
who were guess what prophets who God
would give them a future Revelations but
they weren't proclaimed of his word as
far as preaching they would just take
this is what God has said so sometimes
their words are different here what
we're dealing with is that he's not
speaking about a future prophets as far
as proclaiming something that's new he
basically this word that's going forth
now you are to give it to these servants
who shall tell people say things that
surely shall come to pass I guess the
best way I can say it is like I'm using
Miranda back here God has given Miranda
a word right saying that this this and
this this is going to happen God gave it
to her so she's
what she a prophet okay now what she has
just said now I'm telling everybody the
same thing she has said what would you
call me
I'm a messenger but I'm a prophet also
because all I'm doing mil is proclaiming
the word that she has given me but she's
the one who actually the prophet because
God gave her the vision all I'm doing is
spreading it the minister you seen the
pull pit you could say they're prophets
but God hasn't given them any new
revelation they're just proclaiming what
was already spoken of so what he's
saying here this message here that I
have given you now they are to go to the
service to be spread out to the world
because this is something that needs to
be known
and it's key to way he's speaking here
about this word going forth because as
we said earlier do people often come
from The Book of
Revelations no but they need to go to
Revelation to understand what's going on
other than saying Jesus is coming back
and like everything going to be peaches
and green I shall be caught up in there
oh some lot of problems when he comes
back you better hope you're one of the
first ones that's called up and don't
have to go through What's called the
Great
Armageddon but here he says once again
he said unto me
these things are faithful and true and
the Lord God of the holy prophet sent
his angels to show unto his servant the
things which must shortly be done he
says
behold I come
quickly when he says behold behold means
what small word here but he put a comma
there but he says behold for
what see how me some more adjetives
throw
some pay
attention basically command basic say
hey listen up pay attention to what it
is I have to say because in the Bible
you'll find nothing is put there
fulfiller you know sometime people just
throw words in there and drag things out
but doesn't mean anything every word in
the Bible has power and has Authority so
it's saying a message here so after he
get this first phrase then he says mike
listen up I want you to understand this
he says behold I come quickly so other
words he said I'm coming back when
quickly pretty
soon and what does those are outside of
my faith say he coming back pretty soon
huh how long has it
been it's some say it's been a while
because it's called the concept of time
but we have to understand that
everybody's time not the same you ever
noticed that some people say I've been
waiting here oh let me goodness gracious
I want to get into a tie rate here on
the job but people will tell me in a
minute I've been waiting over here two
hours like you ain't been there two
minutes but it's there of time you know
uh you'll find that your time might not
be their time you know some people look
at their time is totally different their
time even more important I give you a
little quick story the other week one of
our neighbors uh Sweet Soul John Harris
a man he passed
away and John how he laugh and L can
testy these things John had no concept
of your
time John always like to have me do
something to the car fix something or he
always want gu put accessories on cars
so he say I got this off Amazon can you
can you put it on the car you know I so
no problem John but anytime I would come
home let said could be a Wednesday
evening I walk the door Mike my door
hasn't shut I look he come drawing I
said what do you got for me today to do
so he would come say hey Kenny can you
put this on the car I said yeah I can
put on the car but he was Me by time he
was say I'm in no hurry but can I have
by Friday
you feel mean people say he say I'm in
no hurry it's Wednesday but can you have
it ready for Friday other words because
that was his time but often time our
time is not quite the same and when you
deal with God we talked the Alpha and
the Omega the beginning and the end
that's given to us in that fashion so we
could somewhat understand what's being
said but God has no beginning and he has
no end you will find that if you look at
it this fashion when you say he shall
come quickly on our time it took a long
time right I think it's second Peter 3
says that have you be not ignor just one
thing that a day for God like a thousand
years but then he reverses that thing
and he said in a thousand years it's but
a
day you follow me so right now you can
say to God you might have long time to
come back God said what only been two
days we said just 2,000 years he said
for me it's two days our time and his
time are totally different look at
things different let me do a little
exercise
here who's in here
retired y'all you better stick both
hands up you'll be proud of that thing
you retired right a lot of you retired
now hopefully you won't you won't you
won't kill this little experiment
because this is what I had experienced
okay then help me out give your own
testimony if you can you guys that are
retired once again stick your hands high
let's see who retired in
here semi I'll give you that one you you
semi hopefully I'll get there soon Linda
soon um you'll find that I have seen
happen from wrong year that people are
retired often times you guys don't know
what day of the week it
is what day the week it
is because you have no concept of time
it used to be gotta work on Monday
Tuesday I gotta do this Wednesday do
this when you retired you go every day
is just another day you say thank God I
got another day but you don't remember
what day it is holiday is just another
day time has changed from you so you
look at things different but everybody
looks at from their own perspective
their time some people even tell you my
time is what valuable like mine's not
but you find with God his time is not
not like our so a man says he say it was
coming back quickly but Tak a mighty
long
time I said I haven't been gone but a
couple days we got a long ways to go
maybe but I shall come back quickly but
the thing of it is this
you better be ready but whatever time he
comes back this book even speaks about
that day and time that you better be
ready but once again it gives you all
the Insight of things we need to know
it's a road map right but guess what go
to Revelations everybody no Revelations
I'm not studying Revelations it is one
if you want to put in order one of the
most important books that you could
possibly ever read because it points to
the thing that we all talk about the day
is coming when Christ shall do what come
back and this book gives you all the
information of the things that going to
go on even before he comes back let you
know the time truly is at hand but
here's a question do anybody know when
he's coming back H but he does give you
signs of when he coming back so be you
ready but he says behold I come quickly
is he that keepeth I'm sorry blessed is
he that keepeth the SS of the prophecy
of this book that word blessed has
several meetings also but overall it
means highly favored it means to be
happy but it said blessed are the ones
that keep the prophecy of what of this
book question for you I don't want to
get ahead of
you to be blessed by keeping the
Prophecies of this book what is the only
way really or one of the only ways you
could say or the let me change this what
is the first way of keep the Prophecies
of this
book H be saved true true anything else
living
B all these things are right in what
you're saying but but I tell you what
you're really saying only way you keep
the Prophecies of this book is to do one
thing you have to know this book see
most time we go straight to we we need
this this this and that like first of
all you better know what this book's
even about but many people don't go
there they say it's too confused and all
these symbols and signs I always said
look beyond the sies inside and just
look at what they're pointing to and
what's going to happen you know I don't
care if it did say Russia will do this
or it could say the lion from the sea or
something like that all it's telling you
is guess what a nation going to come and
cause this this and that it doesn't
matter which one it may be but you're
seeing what is happening and what is
going on but the beautiful thing about
it all that even though even if you do
know the Book of Revelations your goal
is not to see any of it because if the
Rapture come all this stuff you have
nothing to worry about you said that's
for those that are left behind to endure
to go through that but if you can avoid
it here's your opportunity so what the
prophet does want once again is some
look at the prophet as we said before
they bring what Doom Gloom and
destruction The Prophet's not bringing
that the prophet here is bringing good
news he's telling you get your life
straight do this and that and guess what
you should be raptured up if not this is
what you're going to experience and see
that's going to go on in the world but
as it goes on it says and I John saw
these things and heard them easy
question who saw these
things did he hear them
he said I saw these things and
heard the key there he says I saw these
things I saw them the very first thing
we started off with is remember we said
consider what your Source initially God
is a source right now you'll find the
source of information we're getting at
this point from his perspective is
John's information John is Source when
he say I John saw and heard these things
John is now getting what we call guess
what testimony right and when you give
testimony testimony pretty much by
definition means that you speak on what
you know to be factually
true hopefully you know what I mean when
you get testimony you're supposed to be
speaking on that which you know to be
factually true and it's coming from
who yeah it's coming from you otherwise
you are speak you don't have that second
third hand information you know what I
mean you see I got this from this
individual you know think about a um a
court system when you're in the court
system you see where the judge let's say
or whoever the lawyer will call a
witness to come forth and that witness
is doing
what there you go witness give testimony
and often times that witness will come
forth and they even put that Bible in
front of them and I love those ones that
say I affirm and they sit down somebody
say what is affirm affirm basically
means see a lot of court they starting
to get away get rid of it you know they
pull out a Bible and they said put your
hand on the Bible to tell the whole
truth nothing but the truth so help you
who
God but that person a
non-believer that could be a Sports
Illustrated magazine far as he can put
his hand on it doesn't it doesn't mean
anything to them so sometimes they've
gotten away from that but for the
Christians they follow God's words when
say they do not have to square to
anything because your word is What bond
so when they bring the Bible for someone
say I affirm which means I affirm to
Solomon tell the whole truth but you're
going on just my word I don't have to
put my hand on the Bible cuz I'm a Child
of God so I just going to speak the
truth but then they sit down but to get
around that then the judge tells them to
give what
testimony now think about it I'mma pick
up Miranda again Miranda's on on the
stand right says Miranda give me your
testimony of what happened and Miranda
was said well let me tell you I was in
Beauty Salon the other day and the girls
was talking about this thing and when
they said I heard this thing I said
that's interesting let me let me tell
Pooch about that so me and Pooch was
talking about it I got to tell Helen she
told Helen that Miranda said this
happened to barber shop this what I got
Helen said oh what go on girl let me
call Lyon and tell her about this so I
called Lyon and she told her this and
that and that's how it all happened that
judge would tell you if you don't get
out of here you know why that's not your
testimony you know that's going through
each and everybody to bring forth
something he just want to hear your
testimony
often time use Jesus quote you remember
when they bought him for caias and they
question him and says about your
ministry and what is it that you said
and did and Jesus basically did if I may
pray he did like this come the place was
crowded he said ask all them about what
I've
done other words you said that's my
testimony I lived it but it's firsthand
information here John gives you guess
what firstand he said this is what I saw
this is what I I heard so you can count
he say when I heard and seen he says
guess what I fell down to worship before
the feet of the Angel which show me
these things oh boy we have a
problem John heard these things and what
does he
do Fell In Worship what's the problem
though nobody sees
that how's the angel a problem come on
folks what the problem here there a
there's a huge problem just
happened he fell down and started
worshiping an
angel which Angels AR to be
worshiped give you a little bit Insight
remember last week
lesson when he talked about um Jesus
being higher than the Angels let me just
read a little something real quick here
last week lesson Hebrews 1:5 said For
unto which of the Angels said he any
time Thou Art my son this day have I
begotten thee and again I will be to him
a father and he shall be to me a son and
again when he bringeth in the first
begotten to the world he said and let
all the angels of God worship him so the
angel supposed to be giving worship he
said and of the angels He said who
maketh his angels spirits and his
ministers a flame of fire but unto the
son saith thy Throne of God is forever
and ever in other words he said an angel
is a ministering spirit
all they do is serve me you don't do
this but you know what's powerful about
this is that when it comes to the angels
I look at as more of a he's an awe the
angel he's probably given more respect
because the Angels stand in the presence
of God and often time you'll find they
always will fall to Angels but the angel
will say immediately don't worship me
the angel will say immediately do not
worship me but in their hierarchy you'll
find that this what they were taught by
the retical order is that you ship the
Angels they even had a belief that you
didn't go through Jesus Christ to get to
heaven they had various degrees in a
hierarchy of angels you go through this
Angel then you get to this Angel and
this Angel and that's how you got into
heaven but Christ and God each and every
time the angels are just ministering
Spirits they are just like you they are
fellow servant they are fellow prophets
they are not to be worshiped and the sad
part about this is guess what this is
the first time this has happened to
John if you have read your lesson
remember I often tell you read chapters
before and chapters after but back in
chapter 1910 this what it says 199 I'm
going read and he said unto me right
blessed are they which are called unto
the marage supp of the lamb and he said
unto me these are the true says of God
that's the angel speaking right then he
says this John says and I fell at his
feet to worship him and he said to me
see thou do it not I am thy fellow
servant and of thy Brethren that have
the testimony of Jesus worship God for
the testimony of Jesus is a spirit of
Prophecy so what I'm getting at this
folks earlier he did the same thing and
the angel told him you don't worship me
you are to rise up God is going to be
worshiped but once again he fall into
that same mode of worshiping Angels long
I had a couple conversation this morning
you know look at angels from a whole
different perspective wrong perspective
how many times you've been a funeral
somebody's passed away and they said
they got their wings
now I don't want to cause no problems in
here but there's no way in the Bible say
anybody getting wings nobody in the
Bible says that you're going to shall we
say go to heaven and you're going to
change that and have wings like an angel
it tells about you shall have a body not
know what what it shall be but it shall
be like his glorious you should be
changed in a moment in the twinkling of
an eye but guess what it say about the
Angels it said the day shall come when
you shall Rule and judge over the Angels
so how's it now we made to be that of an
Angel but you find that angels are just
his min in spirit that goes forth to
bring forth his word and the angel even
says fell well verse 8 and I saw these
things and heard them and when I heard
and seen I fell down to worship Him
worship before the feet of the Angel
which showed me these things then sayth
he unto me see thou do it
not early he told him that thing see
thou do it not other words don't do this
now we can interject what we like here
you know I often like to interject
things uh into scripture but I let you
know that I'm interjecting it is not
scriptor but if you look at that
situation do you think for a moment
that's how the angel might have handled
that earlier he told him don't do this
you know you can't worship me you only
worship God but you gonna say it again
here now this is happen now he does it
again he like Angel says please get up
you don't supposed to worship me you
think that's how has
happened think about it I know what I
think might have happened now once again
it's not in the scripture right I think
that angel man said something like if
you don't get up off that ground trying
to get me killed G strike me down other
way every time I turn around you bowing
down worshiping me this is more of a
form of rebuke so John you're not not
getting it each and every time you're
bowing down for the one who stand before
you but I stand only in the presence of
God for God to bring you this message
but yet you're not getting the message
because you keep bowing down to worship
the Angels so he said then sayith he
unto me see thou do it not he says for I
am what thy fellow what servant
throughout scripture it always speaks of
the angels as just being served
just like it says the prophets who bring
forth God's word not to be worshiped you
can say to be respected but not to be
worship he said I am thy feather servant
and of thy Brethren the prophets once
again we're all in this thing together
is what he's saying I am not above you
you're not above me we're all working
for God he says and thy brother the
prophet and of them which keep the same
this book worship God once again he G
that same statement again when you come
to Worship You worship who worship God
he said it earlier when it comes to
Worship You worship who worship God our
previous lesson if I go back to it said
that exact same thing you only worship
God the only ones to begin worship not
the Angels it says and he said unto me
seal not the sayings of the prophecy of
this book for what the time is at
hand this where the title I always say
came from of Revelation it's basically
to reveal something to you Revelation
means to UNC cover earlier if you go
back to our previous lesson of the um
the lamb is worthy I think it is the
Lamb worthy worship you remember they
brought forth this book if you remember
in Revelation it was sealed and there
was a great cry who is worthy to open
the book I said nobody is Worthy open
the book but then he said I looked and
saw one as a lamb slain talk about
Christ came he was worthy that book was
sealed right now it's open no more to be
sealed because guess what this word has
to do what go forth this why he says and
he said unto me seal not the sin of
Prophecy of the book for the time is at
hand early talk the prophets remember
delivering this word um when it says
back in verse one he said unto me these
saying are faithful and true the Lord
God of the Holy prophets sent his Angel
to show unto his servants the things
which must shortly be
done at one time this word was not to be
presented the time wasn't right but now
now guess what Christ has gone back have
this word to be revealed he said now
it's uncovered it's open so in s of
Revelation in the whole Bible we to do
what close it up and put it in the back
of a car window put it on the coffee
table let it sit there it said now is to
be revealed is not to be seal to be open
up other words now is time for this word
to go forth this is why I say Revelation
people sh away from it the word says
here you better go to it you better look
at it these things are now revealed to
you to let you know what is coming what
shall transpire then he says in verse 12
again and behold which means listen up
he said I come quickly and my reward is
with me to give every man according as
his work shall be that deals with
rewarding you other words for what
you've done some people get greater
rewards than others but he's saying here
you all shall be rewarded but on an
earlier note even let you know for your
Works guess what you shall receive
reward but it's not the reward you're
looking for other words you you shall be
judged by faith and that of your works
but he goes back to verse 13 as I close
out here he says I
am Alpha what and Omega the beginning
and the end the first and the last once
again we know he is more than that based
upon other scriptures but for man to
understand he says in his totality he
said about one thing I am that I am I am
all things Jesus he says I Jesus have
sent my angel to test
ify unto you these things in the
churches I am the root and The Offspring
of David and the bright and the morning
star that deals back with the says of
Isaiah and talking about he's that
Bright Morning Star that they would
always see early in the morning and that
symbolizes also a new day and that of
the Messiah finally coming and that
Isaiah said that he would be a root of
David a offspring of David which Christ
was in his laly other words fulfilling
prophecy is what he speaks of now but as
we speed through this it say and the
spirit and the bride say come and let
him that hears say come and let him that
is a thirst come and whosoever will let
him take the Word of Life freely that
speaks to that the prophets going forth
and guess what spreading the word other
words it's an invitation that's
given what is the pastor going say when
when his sermon ends today he puts forth
what but wor but he puts forth the
invitation to come and all he saying now
you have to put forth that invitation to
come then he says for I testify unto
some
men oh I'm sorry Ellen he said for I
testify unto every man that Hearth the
words of the prophecy of the book now
here's where a warning comes also if any
man shall add unto those things God
shall add unto him the plagues that are
written in this book verse 19 says and
if any man shall take away from the
words of the book of this prophecy God
shall take away his part out of the book
of life and out of the holy city and
from the things which are written in
this book basically what it's saying is
you don't add to it and you don't take
from it cuz these fa sayings are
faithful and what true cuz when you
start adding your own things to the word
what tends to
happen it changes it and if you had
changed it from being God's word become
your word now it's become what we call
false prophecy so you can't change it
you can't add to it this is why I'm very
careful each time I say some say well
this is not scripture but this is what I
think might have went on or this is what
I think on the subject matter but I give
you the scripture and what he says but I
don't add to it or take away from it
this is why the King James in the
original translation would put in words
in italics the writer want you to know
that this is not in original writings
but I put it there to help you
understand things better but I don't
want to change this word because this is
what it says but in closing he says for
he which testify these things um sayth
surely I come quickly amen and what does
amen
mean you can say the end but amen means
something
in agreement it's so other words you
agree you know when you said something
oh yes did so so everybody say amen amen
that means you agree with it plain and
simple is what it says so he says amen
even so come Lord Jesus he said Grace
and of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you
all amen and then it also means there's
an end so it has multiple meanings but
depends on how you apply it there Lonzo
if you will Pastor the Sunday school
books I forgot all about it but that's
was our series that we've had for our
spring quarter March April and May we
have been discussing what
theme quick East review what's our
theme going once the theme for the whole
quarter was
what Jesus Is God we covered it every
single week I repeated myself over and
over and over we've been starting the
things deal with the Trinity but now
guess what move beyond that because now
we're deal with God's work next 13 weeks
through women
wo I gotta watch what I said up your mik
we're dealing with God's work through
women and also youth I like how the
writer put a lot of M6 we only have two
unises this time the first 10 lessons
are dealing with various powerful women
that God used in the Bible and then unit
two is three short lesson I would say
that deals with I'm not g to say kids
but young folks that God also used um in
the Bible so some very important studies
we have there but once again study that
for next week because once again we're
going into a powerful subject matter
dealing with the ladies of the
church is God's work I think it's God's
Works through women if you look at your
overall theme in your new book it'll
happen in they
gotcha yeah that's what we're dealing
with deal with me okay now with that
being said it's our closing hour shall
We rise to our feet for a closing word
of prayer and just remember your
homework for next week I'll tell you
what it is you know what it is read your
lessons sometime read the chapter before
and the chapter after to get a full
understanding of where it is we're
going so shall we pray father it's once
again this closing hour that we all come
to you with Humble Hearts thank you dear
Lord for all that we have heard all that
we have seen for ourselves upon this day
that we may give testimony dear Lord to
the things that we have learned and we
our desire is always to share it yet
with others and dear Lord at this time
even though this session of worship has
come to an end we ask that your Holy
Spirit truly be felt in the upand
cominging worship service we ask
blessing upon those that are here and
those that still may be traveling on
their way for it's in Jesus name we give
this prayer amen
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