Aren't you thankful that you know, that you believe, yea, know that our God reigns over this earth and everything. These days, trouble filled days, wars and rumors of wars. Does this trouble you? It is troubling. We worry about those who don't know our Lord. We worry about our children and grandchildren.

I remind you, let me remind you, our Lord speaking to his disciples right before an era, a time, after he left, there's a short time there, he says there's those days of tribulation were like never ever before. And the Lord promised them great tribulation that things would happen to them and be hated and be killed. And they said, but not a hair of your head will perish until the Lord says so. Your hairs are numbered and not one hair shall fall like the birds, not one of those. seemingly insignificant creatures falls to the ground unless God does it. You believe that?

What peace could you possibly have with bullets and bombs flying through the air? I remind you, maybe I ought to deal with these things Sunday, but might not make it to them. Wouldn't that be good? I remind you of back in World War II and Martin Lloyd-Jones, pastor of Westminster Chapel, downtown London, England. Forty-four, some hundred thousand buildings or something like that were bombed and destroyed.

They kept meeting. He insisted they keep worshipping. Bombs fell all around, even some of the ceiling tiles fell down on their heads while they were worshipping. They kept right on. Pergamos means protected, fortified, pergamos. Our Lord, let me continue reading it. He said, in your patience, possess your souls, believing, trusting him, patient. And he said, you're going to see these things. Men's hearts will be failing them for fear, for all these things that are coming on the earth. And he said, but to his disciples, when you see these things, look up, lift up your heads.

Your redemption draweth nigh. Is this the big one? Except for some that don't know the Lord. I hope so. What are you talking about, Preacher? I have a desire to depart from the Lord, don't you? It's just far better. If you have hope in Christ, you will too.

Revelation 2, this is to each and every church. The Lord writes these letters to his church, it's not to the world, is it? Seven times, each letter ends with, he that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches, these warnings, these promises are to God's people, not to the world.

False religion applies it to everyone without exception. That's how you know they're false religion. Right? That's one of the many ways. This is to the church. How many times does he have to tell us that? Well, he only has to tell his people once. He says it seven times, never mind. This is to the church.

To God's chosen people who are given ears to hear. We wouldn't hear this, we wouldn't believe this, if he hadn't given us ears to hear. Blessed are your ears, they hear. While the world is turning away their ears from the truth and the fables, God has given his people hearing ears, receiving believing hearts. The greatest blessing on earth. Most do not hear.

You remember how this began? Blessed is he that readeth the words of this book. Mandy was talking about how much she enjoyed reading in the morning, reading God's Word. You do too, don't you? What a blessing if you've been given a desire, a hunger, and a thirst for this manna, this hidden manna. That's God's people. Oh, we're so blessed. Pergamos, as I said, in verse 12, to the angel of the church in Pergamos. Pergamos means fortified. It means a fort, fortified, fort, protected, a place of safety. His church, his people, let me read it to you again. And right now would be a real good time to read Psalm 91, wouldn't it? Thou shalt not be afraid for the air that flyeth by day. Wouldn't it be a real good time? Why?

Because we dwell in the secret place of the Most High and we abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress. My God in Him will I trust. Not a hair of your head will fall to the ground unless He says so. And there's nothing you can do to stop it. And we bow to that and we love it to be so. Surely he shall deliver the... I'd love to go on and read that. This is to Pergamos. This is to the church that's fortified, that's protected.

Listen to David. David, our trust is not in Egypt. Our trust is not in our rulers. I don't trust any of them. You're a fool if you do. David said, the Lord is my rock and my fortress, my deliverer, my God, my strength in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

I started to read through the first 10 Psalms, and it talks about the enemies, the enemies, the enemies, and David kept saying, you're the one that makes me dwell in safety. You're my shield. All the way through there. Yeah, smile. God is our refuge, our strength. We're protected, we're hedged about just like Job. Why hasn't Satan destroyed this place? He can't. He can't do anything unless God gives him permission. Aren't you glad? His church is protected. His church is fortified. It's in a fort. Fortress. God. Verse 12. Write these things. Write. See who this is written to? Write. Give to my servant.

These things saith he, he who cannot lie. He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. This is spoken of several times in Scripture. What is that? Chapter 1, look at it, verse 16. And notice every letter he brings out something he said about himself in chapter 1, a description to each letter. A different aspect of his person. In verse 16, he had in his right hand the seven stars. That's his preachers in his hand. A candlestick is in the midst of. And out of his mouth, out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword. Out of his mouth.

You do understand that nearly everything in this book is symbolic. It's like a parable. The Lord spoke in parables. And the disciples said, why are you speaking in parables? He said, it's not given to them. It's hidden to them. They can't figure it out. But then he told them the meaning of these parables. It's all symbolic. And you see false religion make these films, and they make all these gargoyles and monsters and all this stuff. It's all symbolic. Symbolic, parabolic.

Look at verse 12, it says, he that hath a sharp two-edged sword that comes out of his mouth, that's how he rules the world. Look, Psalm 17, I quote this all the time. Psalm 17, in light of what we were just talking about, wars and rumors of wars. Who's the first cause of all things? Who's the first and who's the last? Who's the one that makes wars to cease? A piece of cord by men, uh-uh. God, he's the first cause. Look at Psalm 17, verse 13. Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, my enemy, cast him down, deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword. See that, read on. Deliver me from men which are thy hand. When Israel got filled with idolatry and false religion, God sent enemies. Didn't he? God sent enemies. Didn't he?

Men don't do what they want to, they do what God tells them to do. And according to his purpose. So, All right, this is he which hath a sharp sword with two edges that comes out of his mouth. He rules by his word. We are protected. We are hedged about him who all he has to do is speak and it's done. Isn't that great? He just speaks and it's done. Let there be light.

Religion, you know, God has no hands but your hand. He really doesn't need hands, does he? He has hands and they're not yours. They're Jesus Christ's. But in the beginning, God said, let there be light. What happened? There was light. He creates all things. He upholds all things by the word of his power. He speaks and it's what? Done.

I taught you some Latin one time. Do you remember our Latin lesson? I gave you two words. You weren't there? Here's all the two words you need to know in Latin. Okay? Just two words. Dictum, factum. Dictum, factum. You know what that means? Said, done.

That's our Lord. That's our Lord. That's who protects us. He has his sharp, two-edged sword. That's symbolic. The Lord is a man. He's flesh and bones. He has a sword come out of his mouth. But his word is so powerful, quick and powerful, and sharper than a two-edged sword.

Hebrews 4.12. Able to kill, to make alive, to wound, to heal. Sharp, two-edged sword. create, destroy, wound and heal, kill and make alive, raise up, cast down, save the dam, isn't it?

With his word, with his word. And that's what happened to us when he saved us. He pierced our hearts and then he healed it with the same word, same gospel. God's word is everything. Everything is how he does everything with his word. And his word is everything to his people, isn't it? All our hope, all our comfort, all our help, all our strength, because it speaks of a person who is called the word. The word of God is everything to his people and nothing to the world. It's nothing to them. This building ought to be full. That's all we do is preach God's word. That's all we do, isn't it? Line upon line, line upon line, every message, every message, preach the word, and more specifically, Christ the word, who is the hidden manna.

And again, he commends the faith of his church, verse 13. I know thy works. I know thy works of faith and labor of love. God is not unrighteous. Forget the labor. of God's people, of love to his name, and that they minister to his cause, his glory, and to one another. He is not unfaithful. He said, as much as you've done it to one of the least of my brethren, you've done it unto me, either good or bad. I know thy works, works of faith. He said, you know, a work of faith is a work that we acknowledge it's His work. It's for Him, it's to Him, for Him, by Him, through Him.

It's not by works of righteousness, which we have done. We don't take any credit. God's true people take no credit for anything they've done. Like David was so glad the Lord made the people willing to give willingly to the cause of the temple, didn't they? And he said, we haven't done anything. We've just given back what you gave to us. We haven't given anything. You loaned it to us and we're giving it. Bringing it back. It belongs to Him.

We don't acknowledge anything we've done as being a good work because we know no man is justified by works or even accepted by works or anything like that. We do it willingly, lovingly for him out of love and thankfulness to our God. Out of love to one another. Works of faith, labor of what? Love. Love. All other religious works, if they're not works of faith, are sin. Know what the scripture said? Whatever's not of faith is sin? That's what it meant. And God knows. He looks on the heart.

One time, He saw the rich men casting their riches into the treasure, didn't He? And they liked to do that. That's what he said about the Pharisee. People love to have their picture in the paper with a big old check they're giving to the goodwill or something like that. Church of so-and-so is giving $138.53. and get our picture in the paper.

To be seen of men, God knows that. But there was one little widow woman that cast in two mites, equivalent of her penury, of her poverty she gave willingly, lovingly, sacrificially. It was sacrificial down here. And the Lord said she gave more than all of them. The Lord knows. He knows works of faith that are done for his glory and his honor and the motive of Thanksgiving and praise. He knows, you know, I know that works.

And he said in verse 12, again, or verse 13, again, I know where you live. I know where you dwell. Satan's seat. Now you're right in the middle of it. He knows it. Well, cause he was here. Well, where Satan's seat is people five times. He's mentioned Satan in seven letters. Five times. Satan's realm, and that's why I keep dealing with this, because he does.

And we're right in the middle of it, and the thing is, The world is held captive by the God of this world and doesn't know it. And his realm, like he's saying here, is religion. Religion. I know where you dwell. Satan's seat. His realm is this world and he entices with flesh. Now listen to it.

The lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. And this modern religion today is all about food, family, and fun. Flesh, isn't it? What is our food? Christ. Who is our family? This is my family. Christ's bread. How do we have fun? What gives us joy? All right, here it is.

The three marks, Philippians 3.3. The three marks of God's true Jews. Some say they are, and then not.

Three marks, Philippians 3.3. We worship God in spirit. From the heart, we worship God. Not here to be seen, but to worship God.

Rejoice in Christ Jesus. You can't know God apart from Christ. You rejoice in his gospel. You need to hear it. That's how you're born of God. You rejoice in Christ Jesus, who he is, what he did, that he did it for you, and where he is now, and he's coming back. You rejoice in Christ Jesus. He's your joy and your rejoicing. He's your hope, He's your peace, He's your comfort, He's your confidence, He's your salvation, He's all you need to hear. And every time you hear, you hold fast the confidence and rejoicing to the end. You don't ever quit rejoicing in the gospel of Christ. If you do, you're not one of His. You worship God in spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and what?

No confidence in the flesh. No! Confidence in the flesh, not yours, not the preacher. You don't use flesh. You don't use fleshly tactics. Gimmicks, tricks, dinners, you have it to try to bring people in. That's flesh, that's not spirit. You know, so, and we dwell in the midst of where this is, it's, show me a church that that's not what it's about. A so-called church. It's not about money and numbers and fun and entertainment and bringing people in. Just make them members of the church. It ain't about God's glory. It ain't about Christ. You know it so, don't you? We dwell here in the world, the religion.

And it says in verse 13, you have held fast my name. There it is again. You hold fast my name. Look at verse three. You've had borne and has passion for my name's sake, has labored. Chapter three, verse eight. I know thy works. Behold, I've set before thee an open door as if you kept my word and has not denied my name. I can't emphasize this enough, people. Let me read something to you. You don't have to turn. It's in Revelation 15. Let me read a couple places to you for time's sake. Listen to this. They sing a new song. This is people in glory. Song of Moses, servant of God. You know what that song is, don't you? Exodus 15, where he delivered us from Egypt. The song of the Lamb. That's what they're singing right now.

Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? Listen, Revelation 19. Listen to this. I heard a voice in heaven saying, praise our God, all ye servants. Fear him, ye that fear him, small and great, I heard, as it were, a great, a voice of a great multitude, a voice of many waters, the voice of mighty thunder and said, hallelujah. That means praise the Lord. How many people take his name in vain just saying that?

That's why I hate that modern song. I hate it. That's what you win American Idol singing. I hate it, don't you hate it? Hallelujah means praise the Lord. Not the singer, the Lord. He goes on, hallelujah for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Omnipotent.

What's that mean? All power is given unto me in heaven. You have denied my name. What's his name? God Almighty. Jesus Christ, God Almighty, Lord God Almighty. You haven't denied my name. His name is His person. God's people, God's elect, true believers are the only people on earth that really believe God is God. Don't they? Don't you? We really believe God is God. He's not trying to be God. He's not running for election. He does elect Him. That's what makes Him God. Free will. Whoever has free will is God. Isn't that right? That is what Satan tempted the woman with and enticed her and she fell for it. You'll be like God. Oh, and that's what he does in religion today. You haven't denied my name. You've held fast my name. We make mention his name is exalted. Don't we? Oh, how his name is blasphemed, and that's what he said to the Ephesians. You can't bear them that use his name, and they can't bear it.

Hmm. I went over to the Y, Max, and the first thing I do is go out and shoot a little basketball. I can't make a three-pointer. Can't hardly get it there. I take it back. I made one out of 10 the other day. One out of ten. Anyway, I was playing basketball one end, and down at the other end was a young boy, and he had on the back of his shirt, Jesus is alive. Big, great, big letters. You really think he's exalting Jesus Christ? You really think that? If he knew Jesus Christ, he wouldn't have had his blessed, holy, high and holy name on the back of his sweaty t-shirt. He wouldn't be calling him Jesus, he'd be calling him Lord!

Fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Our Lord said to his disciples, you call me Lord and Master and you say well, for so I am. His enemies called him Jesus. Lord, that's who he is. We hold fast his name. If you're gonna mention that name Jesus, say Lord before you say it. At the name of Jesus, every mouth will confess he's Lord. Every knee will bow, tongue confess, he's Lord, Lord Jesus. That's not just ignorance wearing his name, it's no fear. We fear his name. That's a phylactery. That's what that is, wearing a phylactery so men will see that you're religious. If you want to exalt his name and say something, and profess his name, tell him who he is. Talk to him about the sovereign law.

I had a friend in the church, an older fellow. He was a manager of a body shop, car automobile body shop, and I loved cars, and he let me come in after school every day, And he'd just teach me how to work on a body, auto body. And he's a member of the church, a devout man. I loved him. I'd go over to his house and he'd teach me. I had good fellowship with him. He's always talking about the Lord.

And one time he was in that body shop and some men were taking God's name in vain. Just, God, dear, so for Christ's sake, you know. Oh, for the love of God. That's a British statement. It's awful. And he went over to that bunch of men. He said, men, if you stay out of hell, it'll be about you calling on that name. You're blaspheming right now. He didn't deny his name. We make mention his name is exalted. Who would not fear his name? I read that to you.

And those boys were from Christian heritage, where they from. That ain't a Christian school. That's an Arminian, free will, works, false religion. But it is. If you preach what I preach over there and teach what I preach over there, you'd have five students. You wouldn't fill that place up. Nuh-uh. Parents wouldn't bring their children to hear this. You would.

They do it to be seen, to be heard. No, no, that's not what we're about. We exalt His name. This is all about His glory and honor. We hold fast His name. We fear His name. We reverence His name. We use it only in respect and honor and glory. That's not ignorance to use His name. It's no fear.

You don't know God if you use His name like that. Is that too hard? It's just so. And you have not denied, verse 13, let's see, denied my faith. You have not denied my faith. This is good. My faith. I gotta hurry. Are you glad I said what I've said so far? Needs to be said, doesn't it? Now more than ever. It's the most blasphemous generation in the history of the world.

Our Lord's just right at the door. These things prove it. You have not denied my faith, my faith, the faith that is of God, not ourselves. Faith that God's gift. Faith is the gift of God. It's not an act of the human will, an act of a human decision. It's a gift of God according to the working of His mighty power. This is God's faith and God's to give. You have denied that.

Where'd you get your faith? God gave it to you. When did you believe? When God revealed Himself to you. My faith, his faith is one faith, one God, one Lord, one faith, one hope of your calling. And that faith is what? Jesus Christ, one person, one way, one truth, one life, one. My faith, God's calling. That's God's faith, faith of God's elect. It's the faith that God gives them. It's the faith that all of God's people believe.

And it's the faith, he says, my faith. Christ is speaking. John, we're saved by the faith of Christ. He says, it's my faith. You're saved not by your faith, but my faith. How many times does he say that in the scripture? Isn't it? You're saved by my faithfulness to God. You're saved by my keeping the law. You're saved by my sacrifice. You're saved by me, not you.

And I've just given you this understanding that it's my faith. And you haven't denied that. Boy, if you know that, you're glad it's so. See, this is the only thing that really gives God all the glory. Not I decided, I gave my, no, no, no. That's blasphemy. That's taking glory away from God. Look at verse 13.

He said, you have not denied my faith even in those days where Antipas was my faithful martyr who was slain among you where Satan dwelt. Religion has killed, religion is the one that's killed all the prophets. You know that? You know it's so. Our Lord said to the Pharisee, which one of the prophets have not your fathers killed? We're of our father Abraham. No, you're not, you're of your father the devil. And which one of the prophets have not your father killed? That's what the Lord said. All the martyrs slain by Roman Catholicism, aren't they? We can't tolerate Roman Catholicism. Can't tolerate Southern Baptist religion. It's free will. It's no different. It's anti-Christ. Whatever is not all of Christ is anti-Christ. Hmm, can't tolerate. Antipas, who's Antipas? Do you know him? Know anything about him? Have you read anything in the scripture about him? There is nothing, just this. That's it, don't know anything about him.

God does. See, he's not unrighteous to forget your labor. God knows this man. Whoever he was, he laid down his life for the cause of Christ. He's known by God. Who else do we need to be known by? He's known by everyone in glory. We're going to meet him someday. As soon as we walk in, Antipas. Mike, he's going to know you. who know as we've been known, all who have this faith. Antipas and so many others, a great cloud of witnesses. Apparently it was a brutal, all the martyrs were brutally slain.

But I have a few things against it. Well, let's read on. Because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balaam to cast the stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, to commit fornication. Thou hast also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.

Balaam, Balaam describes modern religion, religion for hire. Jude talks about the way of Cain and Balaam and Korah. Balaam religion is religion for hire, it's religion for gain, it's religion for money, it's religion for reward. People doing things for reward. And that's false religion, isn't it? It really is. Money, entertainment, fleshly pleasure, idols, man-made God, a man-made Jesus, a man-made God, a made-up salvation. A God that's in their hands. Fornication is fleshly pleasure. I've already said that's what false religion is all about. Food, family, fun, pleasure. Feel good religion. Buddy, when you hear the truth, it doesn't make you feel good. Saul of Tarsus. Did Jesus make him feel good? I may preach on that Sunday, I think I will. Acts 22.

What happens when Christ reveals himself? He hit the dirt, buddy. He killed him, slew him, blinded him. Wretched man that I am. Isaiah, when he saw the Lord high and lifted up, did it make him feel good about himself? Did it? What did he say? I'm undone. Job, when the Lord revealed Himself to Job, He said, gird up your loin, let me, listen to me. Did it make him feel good? He said, I abhor myself. I hate myself.

You got to feel real bad about yourself before the Gospels good news tell you. You know that. You got to know you're a nothing, a nobody from nowhere, deserving of hell's fire, wrath of God. You got to feel that way about yourself. You got to know the plague of your heart. That's what he does. It's not feel-good religion. Not feel good about yourself.

Woman, that time we, in a restaurant, we asked her why she went to that big circus tent over there. It's a circus, all right. She said, because he, I said, why do you go there? She said, because she makes me feel like a better mother. That describes it. That's what Satan does, he's a flatterer. He does. That's not what God does. That's Balaam, reward. Nicolation, very quickly. Titus, go over there. And nearly everybody I have any confidence in knows the scriptures. Believe, it's clearly talking about A gospel of God's grace that leads to licentiousness, loose living. That's not what the grace of God teaches us. God says, I hate that. And Paul writes about it over and over and over again.

He said, let no man deceive you with vain word, no matter who it is. Don't let them deceive you, but because of these things cometh the wrath of God on the children of disobedience. And such were some of you, were some of you, but not now, you're washed. If not, then none of his.

Titus chapter two verse 11 says, the grace of God that brings salvation appeared to all men, teaching us denying ungodliness and worldly love. We should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world, looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of the great God and our savior Jesus Christ who gave himself for us. Why? that he might redeem us from all iniquity, save us from sin, not leave us in it, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, a purchased people, a strange people, zealous of good works. And he told Titus, speak these things, exhort these things, rebuke with all authority, let no man despise them.

Chapter one, verse 16 says, some profess they know God, but in work deny him. It'd be an abominable disobedience, and every good work reprobate. That's Nicolation doctrine. Nicholas was a proselyte in the book of Acts, one of those seven deacons chosen, along with Stephen.

But he was a proselyte, it said, proselyte. A proselyte is a mere convert. It doesn't say he was a saved man, he was a proselyte. The Pharisees went all over the world to make proselytes, didn't they? We're not proselytes of the Lord. We're redeemed disciples, followers of the Lamb. So this is the doctrine of the Nicolaitans.

You know better than this, don't you? You don't have this. Surely, you read the scripture. You just read it with me. You say, are you preaching Christian living? Yes, I am. If by that you mean the life of Christ, yes, I am. I insist upon it. If I don't, I'm not a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. I'm not a preacher of the gospel. Because when he saves, he saves you. You're no longer captive. He said, sin shall not have dominion over you. Tempted by it? Yes. Ruled by it? No. He rules us. Aren't you glad? The Lord says, I hate that. Repent, or else I'll come unto thee quickly and fight against thee with the sword of my mouth. Now, verse 17. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Remember what Brother Chapman said, this is serious business. I need to hear that. Now these three things deserve a sermon by themselves, but I gotta give them to you quickly. Why did I take so long to get there? Everything I said, I believe, needs to be said. He said, he that heareth, he that hath an ear, that God given ears to hear, he'll hear what the Spirit sayeth, and to that person the Lord that overcomes, what overcomes? Faith. Believe on me, Christ who overcame. I'll give to eat of the hidden manna. And what is that? Exactly. Christ said, I am the bread from heaven. Hidden. He's hidden from the wise and the prudent. You were in religion, Robin, weren't you? Were you in some kind of religion before? Did you know that Christ was Noah? Did you know that Christ was the Ark? Did you know all these things? No, you didn't.

It's hidden. Oh my, the Lord keeps opening these things up to, hidden, hidden. The blind shall see out of obscurity. Is that Isaiah 29? Hidden man of Christ, you have a hunger and a thirst for him and he'll keep revealing him to you and you keep eating his blood and drink his body and drinking his blood. And I'll give him a white stone. What's that? What's the most valuable white stone that you know of in scripture? A pearl of great price. What's that? Who? Who? This is a pearl that the poorest may wear. And they'll sell everything when they see his beauty, they'll sell everything to buy that pearl. But you don't buy it with wine, without money. And a new name written. which no man knoweth, save in he that receiveth it." A new name, hmm. Is it the name Christian? Well, yes, but what is it? Name of son of God?

Well, yes, but I believe it's what we've already been saying. Look over at Revelation 19, I believe it is. Lost my place here. Yes, Revelation 19, look at it. Oh my, I'd like to read so much of this. Read it for yourself, this is glorious. But it says that verse 12, right at the end is the same description of the one that was in the beginning. It hasn't changed. Verse 12, his eyes were a flame of fire, on his head many crowns. That's where we get that hymn.

And he had a name written that no man knew but he himself. And over there it says that no man knoweth that he that receiveth it. What is his name? Verse 13. He's clothed with a vesture dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word. That no man knows.

Say, he that receiveth it. The Word. As many as received Him, to them that gave Him the right, the privilege to become the sons of God, which were born, not of blood, not of the will of the flesh, not the will of man, but of God. The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. We know the Word is of the Word. It is Christ the Word.

That's His name. And we see him throughout this book, the hidden manna, and we feed upon him. That make sense? Oh, yeah. He's come and given us that understanding that we might know his name, and he's got his name written on us in our heart. Isn't that wonderful? You ever heard such a thing as that? It's wonderful, isn't it? Honestly, people, we're the most blessed people. We see Christ from cover to cover.

You know this book begins with his name? In the beginning God, that's his name. Malachi ends, a book was written for those that fear his name. Malachi 4, for those that fear my name shall the son of righteousness. Matthew 1 says the beginning of the generation of Jesus Christ. The very last words are the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. His name, from beginning to end, that's how it begins and that's how it ends. To the praise of the glory of his name. That name above every name. Okay, stand with me.