The Whole Gospel In One Verse

Q: What does the Bible say about the wrath to come?

The Bible teaches that the wrath to come is God's judgment against all unrighteousness and sin. The wrath to come refers to God's righteous judgment against sin, which will culminate in the final condemnation of all evil. In Romans 2:5, it is described as a treasure of wrath built up against those who are disobedient. It is essential for believers to understand that we are under this wrath because of our fallen nature inherited from Adam. Unless someone faces this wrath on behalf of sinners, they will stand condemned before God. However, in Christ, we find deliverance from this wrath, proving that His sacrifice was effectual for those who believe.

Q: How do we know Christ's sacrifice was accepted by God?

God's acceptance of Christ's sacrifice is demonstrated by His resurrection from the dead. The resurrection of Jesus serves as the ultimate confirmation that His sacrifice was accepted by God. Romans 4:25 states that He was raised for our justification, indicating that His death satisfied God's justice and righteousness. The resurrection not only verifies Christ's divine approval but also provides believers with hope of eternal life. As Paul emphasizes, the assurance we have rests squarely on the fact that God raised Jesus from the dead, signaling that the atonement was effective for all those who believe.

Q: Why is the concept of election important for Christians?

Election assures Christians that their salvation is rooted in God's sovereign choice rather than human effort. The doctrine of election is significant because it highlights God's sovereignty and grace in the salvation of sinners. It is articulated in Ephesians 1:4-5 where it mentions that God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world. This truth assures believers that their standing before God does not rest on their works or decisions but solely on God’s loving and purposeful choice. Understanding election cultivates assurance, fosters humility, and promotes devotion among Christians, recognizing that they are recipients of grace and not products of their own merit.

Q: What does the Bible say about waiting for the return of Christ?

The Bible encourages Christians to wait for the return of Christ with hope and anticipation. In 1 Thessalonians 1:10, believers are instructed to 'wait for His Son from heaven,' highlighting a hopeful anticipation for Christ's return. This act of waiting is not passive but involves active faith and perseverance in the midst of trials. The promise of His return gives believers assurance that they will be united with Him eternally, and it urges them to live in a manner worthy of their calling. Waiting for Christ’s return also serves as comfort amidst sufferings, reinforcing the reality that He is preparing a place for His followers and will come again to liberate them from all sin and death.

I would like for you to open
your Bibles with me, first of all, to the book of Acts. I'm going to read four verses
from the seventeenth chapter of Acts. Now, Paul and Silas came to Thessalonica
from a place called Philippi. They had been preaching in Philippi,
and they came to Thessalonica, and there Paul preached for three
weeks. And the foundation of this church
at Thessalonica was laid during these three weeks of preaching,
Acts 17, verse 1. And now when they had passed
through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where
there was a synagogue, a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul, as his
manner was, went in unto them, and three Sabbath days, three
weeks, reasoned with them out of the scriptures, opening and
alleging that Christ's must needs have suffered and risen again
from the dead, and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you,
is the Christ. Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ. And some of them and consorted with Paul and Silas
and of the devout Greeks, a great multitude, and of the chief women,
not a few. There were many of them. Now
that's when the foundation was laid for this church at Thessalonica. Now if you'll turn to 1 Thessalonians,
the first epistle to the Thessalonians. You see, Timothy, Paul sent Timothy
down to visit this church at Thessalonica to establish and
comfort the people. And Timothy returned and told
Paul of their faith in Christ. He returned to Paul and he brought
a good report. He said these people love Christ
and they love one another, and they are faithful people. And
that's when Paul wrote, when Timothy had come to him and reported
the good things that God had done at Thessalonica, that's
when he wrote this first epistle. Now, a lot of people think this
is the very first epistle Paul ever wrote, about A.D. 51. I can't prove that, but that's
what they say, that this is the first epistle that Paul ever
wrote. Now, my text is verse 10. I'm taken up tonight with verse
10. I call this message the gospel
in one verse. The gospel in one verse. Mr. Spurgeon called it a body of
divinity in a nutshell. The body of divinity in a nutshell. I want to show you, let's just
read verse 10, "...and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom
he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who," the word which is
who, "...delivered us from the wrath to come." That's the gospel
preacher, yes sir. That's the whole gospel in one
verse. That's the bold body of divinity. That's my whole creed
in one verse. It's amazing the power of one
verse of Scripture. This is no ordinary book. This
is God's Word. And you can read it over and
over and over again. You'll never exhaust one verse. I want to show you tonight the
power of one verse, the glory and truth to be found in one
verse, the inexhaustible riches and treasures to be found in
just one verse of God's Word, just one verse. I wish that we were burdened
to commit some of the scripture to memory so that we could dwell
on a verse here, a verse there, quote it, quote it. Now let's start, let's make our
way down to this first. Let's begin at verse 1 and just
make our way down to verse 10. It says, Paul and Silvanus, that's
Silas, Paul and Silas, and Timothy. See, Timothy had come back and
told Paul about this church, about how well they were doing,
how God had blessed. Paul, Silas, and Timothy, under
the church of the Thessalonians, which is in God the Father. The Church is in God the Father
and in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Church is in Him. Grace be
unto you and peace. Which comes first? There can
be no peace without the grace of God. Grace always precedes
peace. There's not a person in this
building or out yonder tonight who has real peace, the peace
that passes understanding, the peace of God, who is not a partaker
of the grace of God. It can't be. You can't be at
peace in here and you can't be at peace with others if you don't
have His peace. His peace. Grace and peace. You can't rest in Him until you
cease from your own labors. grace and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Now watch verse 2. We give thanks
to God always for you all. He says, I thank God for all
of you, male and female. I thank God for all of you, old
and young. I thank God for you all, Jew
and Gentile. I thank God for all of you. But
you notice Here and also in the second epistle to the Thessalonians,
the Apostle Paul does not ascribe any glory to them. He says, I
thank God for you. I thank God for you. He doesn't
ascribe anything to their free will. He doesn't say, I'm thankful
that you've made your decision. He doesn't say, I'm thankful
that you're laboring and working down there. He said, I'm thanking
God for you. He doesn't ascribe anything to
their profession or their decision, but all of it to God. All of
it to God. He doesn't ascribe anything to
himself or to his companions who preach to them. He didn't say, I'm thankful that
I came down there and won you to the Lord. He said, I thank
God for you, brethren. I give thanks unto God for you,
beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen
you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the
truth." I tell you this, if we are a work of grace, we're his
work of grace. If we're in grace, it's not because
we found our way there, he called us to grace. It's not because
some fast-talking preacher came our way either. We give thanks
to God always, for you all. And I make mention of you in
my prayers. I pray for you. I pray for you. Brethren, he said, pray for me.
Pray for me. And I pray for you. And as Charles
pointed out in verse 3, now watch this. He said, remembering without
ceasing. That is, I constantly remember. I constantly remember three things
about you. I constantly remember three things
about you. I give thanks to God for all
of you. I make mention of you in my prayers. I thank God for
you. And I remember always, without ceasing, three things about you.
The first one is this, I remember your work of faith. I tell you
this, true faith always produces good works. Now you can write
that down. Faith without works, James says,
is dead. It's dead. And I know, we talk
like this, people say, well, you don't think I'm saved? People
that have no convictions or continuance or dedication or consecration
or commitment They have no evidence of loving
Christ, being separated to Christ and devoted to Christ, and they
say, well, you don't think I'm saved? No, I don't. No, I don't. I really don't. James didn't think so either.
Faith without works is dead. And he says here, I remember
constantly, without ceasing, your work of faith. Your work
of faith. True faith always produces works. Works of obedience. Works of
thanksgiving. Works of faith. Always does. I can say this, a man's not saved
by praying. But a man who doesn't pray is
not saved. People aren't saved by giving, but a man who doesn't
give is not saved. People aren't saved by attending
church and worshiping God and reading the Bible and singing
praises to God, but a man who doesn't do those things is not
saved. Now that's just so. I thank God for you, he said,
and I remember constantly your work of faith. And the second
thing he remembers is this, your labor of love. Your labor of
love. You see, work and labor in the
name of God on the part of a believer is motivated by love. It's not
motivated by law, but by love. We don't serve God because it's
a duty. We don't worship God because
it's a duty. We don't read God's Word because
it's a duty. We don't help one another because
it's a duty. We do it because we love God
and love one another. It's a labor of love. You see
that? It's a labor of love. I thank
God for your work of faith, for your labor of love. Now watch
this. And thirdly, for your patience
of hope. in our Lord Jesus Christ. These
are marks of conversion. These are marks of faith. These are marks of salvation.
What is this? What does it mean, patience of
hope? I know what work of faith is. I know it's faith that produces
obedience and godliness and fruit. We know what that is. We know
what labor of love is. We labor because we love God.
But what is this patience of hope? It's simply resting in
Christ. Patience of hope. It's waiting
upon the Lord. It's continuing in the gospel.
It's continuing in the things of God. Patience of hope. Real hope gives a man patience. He can take the rough spots and
the low spots and the high spots and the other spots because he's
resting in Christ. Here's a verse, let me show you
this, over in Romans chapter 2. Romans chapter 2. Like I told the man in the study,
I rejoice when a person, I rejoice when a person makes a profession
of faith. Somebody comes to me or comes
to the church and says, I'm saved. God has saved me. I believe the
gospel. Baptized me. All right. And I
rejoice. And I thank God. And I don't
want to be a pessimist. But deep down in here and way
back in here, because of all the experience I've had through
these 40 years, this is the question that's going through my mind.
I wonder when he's going to quit. Wonder when she's going to quit.
Wonder when they're going to lay the banner down. Wonder when
they're going to find the way too rough. Wonder when they're
going to become offended by the Word, or offended by somebody
else, or offended by the message, or offended with Christ, and
drop along. Ten years from now, twenty? Well,
this patience. He said three things about you.
Your work of faith. You've got a faith that works.
And you got a love that labors, and you got a hope that can wait. If it's 40 years, if it's 50
years, I can wait, patiently continuing in the grace of God
till He calls me home. Romans 2, listen. Verse 5, Romans
2, 5. But after your hardness and impenitent
heart, treasureth up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath
and the revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who shall render
to every man according to his deeds." According to his deeds. What's that mean? Saved by works?
No, sir. Your works has something to say about what you really
are and have. To them who by patient continuance to them who by patient continuance
in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality and
eternal life. But unto them that are contentious
and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation,
and wrath, God's going to render to both of them according to
their works." Is that what he said? Patience in hope. All right, let's go on. First
Thessalonians 1. Knowing, brethren beloved, your
election of God. Now why in the world would a
man make such a statement? Why in the world would a man
make such a statement? I know you're God's elect. I
know you're God's I know that God has set his favor upon you. Why would a man make a statement
like that? Does he really know who's saved and who's not saved?
Says he does. Says he does. He says, I know
that God set his love upon you. I know you've been made an object
of his love. I know you have. And then he
gives some reasons. How can you say such a thing,
Paul? Well, he says, I know because of several things. Verse 5, he
said, For our gospel, our gospel of grace, our gospel of the mercy
of God, our gospel of Jesus Christ the Lord, our gospel, it came
to you, it came to you by the mercy of God, by the providence
of God, by the purpose of God, but it didn't come to you in
word only. Oh, how that terrible, terrible,
Terrible condition is to be aborted. Religion
and word only. Doctrine and word only. Profession
and word only. How that terrible, terrible pitfall
is to be aborted. Word only. But he said, I know
you're elect of God because my gospel didn't come to you in
word only. It didn't come to you in letter, in doctrine, in
words, In creeds, in catechisms, in books, in words on paper,
it came to you how? It came to you in power. Convicting
power, quickening power, converting power came to you in power. Transforming
power. Power that turns your wrong side
out. Power that gives a new heart.
Power that takes the stony heart out and gives you a heart of
flesh. Power. It came to you in the Holy Ghost. It came to you in much understanding
and much confidence and much assurance. Like I was talking
about recently in a message, our Lord said, no man can come
to me except my Father draw him, draw him in power, single him
out, set his love upon him. Make him an object of favor and
draw him, except he's taught of God. Can you imagine God himself teaching
somebody? I believe if, you know, we've
got some teachers in here. There's a teacher, here's some
more teachers around here, and they're good teachers. I believe
I could learn something in your class. I believe I could. I believe
you're a good teacher. I believe some of them are good
teachers. If I went to your class and sat down a little while and
listened to you, I believe I'd come away knowing something about
economics. Can you imagine being taught
of God? Taught of God. Come on now. Taught of God Almighty. That's something. Think about
it. Taught of God. Folks ought to listen to me preach
if I've been taught of God. And if I hadn't been taught of
God, folks ought not listen to me preach. And if I hadn't been taught of
God, I'll keep my mouth shut, because I ain't got nothing to
say. Because these men teachers and
men pleasers can't teach you anything. God can teach you something.
And if he ever singles you out and draws you and teaches you
and you hear from God and learn of God, he said, you'll come
to me. You'll come to me. And that's
what he's saying here. I know you're God's elect because
you've been singled out. And my gospel didn't come to
you from a man. It came to you in power. It came
to you in the Holy Ghost. It came to you from God Almighty.
You were taught of God. And you know, you're not just religious. You're
not playing church. You know what manner of men we
were among you. You know why we came. You know
who sent us. You know the message we brought.
You know it was for your sake. Paul said, I endure all things
for the elect's sake. I'm not out here trying to change
goats into sheep, looking for the sheep. Got no business with anybody
else, except to add to their condemnation. But I've got a
message for the sheep. You know what manner of men we
were among you. Our dedication and consecration
to one, one, one note. Christ and Him crucified. He
said, I determined to know nothing among you, save Jesus Christ
and Him crucified. You know that. I know you're
God's elect, because you heard it. And then he said, watch this,
and you became, or you came to be, followers of us. I hear people say, well, I'm
not going to follow a man. Well, that sounds real religious. That sounds real spiritual. But I'm telling you this, there's nothing wrong with following
a man who's following Christ. Because if you're following Him
and He's following Christ, you're following Christ too. Isn't that
right? What I've read in the Scripture
here, if a person hears from God, he'll hear through a man.
That's what I find in the Word of God. The eunuch heard a man. Cornelius heard a man. Lydia
heard a man. The jailer heard a man. Nothing wrong with following
one who preaches the gospel. If you're following a man who's
following Christ, you're both following Christ. And he said,
you came to be followers of us and of the Lord. And of the Lord. Having received the word of God
in much affliction, in spite of affliction and persecution
and trouble, you receive that word with joy. I don't mind the persecution
and harassment. I don't mind that at all, as
long as I know that that persecution and affliction is because of
the gospel, I believe. Don't mind it at all. Delighted to bury in our body
the marks of our Lord Jesus Christ. And then the next sign, he said
this. He said, I know your election. Our gospel came to you in power.
You became followers of us. You listened to us. You encouraged
us. You helped us along the way.
You made our way easier. You ministered to us as we ministered
to others. You became followers of us. I'll tell you this, if God sent
a man my way, I wouldn't make his way more
difficult. Would that be wise? I wouldn't
make his way more difficult. I'd follow him. I'd follow him,
if he's following Christ. And then he said, verse 7, and
you became examples. You became an example. Are we examples? These people
were examples. They were examples in faith.
In-samples is examples. You became examples to all the
people in Macedonia and Achaia. You became examples in your works.
You became examples in your love. You became examples in your worship.
You became examples in your conduct, in your conversation. Your love
was not in word only, it was in deed and truth. And you were
examples. Follow my example. That's the elect of God. We're
not perfect examples by any stretch of the imagination. No one claims
to be, but we are examples. He became example. And then verse
8, watch this. And he said, the reason I know
you are elect, he said, from you, for from you sounded out
the word of the Lord. Not only in Macedonia, not only
in Achaia, but also in every place. You were a missionary
church, like this church is. Sending forth the gospel, not
only in your own area, but over the world. Your congregation. He says this, he said in every
place, Also, in every place, your faith to God is spread abroad. People everywhere have heard
about that congregation and their gospel and their love for Christ.
It's spoken of all over the world. It's spoken of abroad. I passed
down the highway to see these signs. Missionary Baptist Church.
You say, you don't have that out here. It's a missionary Baptist
Church. I tell you, if you're a missionary
Baptist Church, you don't have to put the word out there. The
word will get out. Isn't that right? The word will get out. That's
what Paul is saying here. They didn't call themselves the
Missionary Baptist Church of Thessalonica, but they were a
Missionary Baptist Church. They got the word out. Missionary not in name only.
So that he says we need not to speak anything, I don't need
to add anything. about you. Everybody knows about
you. And then he says in verse 9,
now watch this. For they themselves show of us
what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how you turn
to God. You turn to God from idols. You turn from your idols to serve
the living God. What is an idol? To serve the
living and true God. the living and true God. Everybody
has a God, but you turn to serve the living and true God. Idols
come in various shapes and forms and manifestations. There are
all kinds of idols. First of all, there are internal
idols, self, self-love, pride, We get our feelings hurt. Our
pride gets in the way. Greed, selfishness, ambition,
those are idols that I set up and I worship those idols. And
I don't let anybody transgress against those idols. That's the
idols in here, selfish idols. Self-love, self-praise, self-serving,
that's internal idols. You see, idols are not just the
crosses and statues, people, I wouldn't worship an idol. Well,
they come in different forms. Maybe self-worship is just as
bad as worshiping a statue. And then there are religious
idols. Religious idols such as an experience. And old Barney
used to talk about that old experience that stays old. Worship that
experience. Or there's the religious idol
of tradition, the idols of days and ordinances, duties and devotions
and doings and works, these idols. And then there are material idols.
Our children can be idols, did you know that? Our families, our houses and
lands, materialism. I'll tell you what an idol is,
I'll just sum it up In one sentence, an idol is anything, anyone,
or any attitude that hinders my relationship with my Lord. That's an idol. Would you buy
that? That's an idol. Anything, anyone, any attitude,
any condition that hinders my walk with my God. And you turn
from these idols to the living God. Now watch this. Now verse
10. Here's that body of divinity
in one verse. And to wait, and to wait for
his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus,
which delivered us from the wrath to come. And you know what I see in this
one verse quickly? I see first of all the deity
of my Lord. He says here to wait for His
Son. His Son. That's the deity of
our Lord Jesus Christ. God has but one Son in the highest
sense. One Son. This is my beloved Son
in whom I'm well pleased. This is my Son. Hear ye Him. The Lord Jesus Christ came to
give us the right and the power to become sons of God, but not
in the sense that He's the Son of God. God has but one Son in
the highest sense. To which of the angels said He
at any time, Thou art my Son? We believe that Thou art the
Christ, the Son of God. Yes, one God. Son and Holy Spirit. His Son. All right, secondly,
I see not only the deity of our Lord, but I see the humanity
of our Lord. It says, "...and to wait for
his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead." His Son,
very God of very God, with God, was God, by whom all things were
made. He raised him from the dead. It's man that dies and not God. God can't die. God absolutely considered cannot
die. God is life. But it says here,
this one he raised from the dead. Then he became a man that he
might die. That's what it says. He took
upon himself the likeness of sinful flesh. took upon himself
the form of a servant and became obedient unto death, even the
death of the cross. Yes, sir, his Son, God, whom
he raised from the dead, a man. But now watch this. I see here
the unity. Now this is so important. I see
here the unity. The unity. Oh, I wish I could
teach this like it ought to be taught. The unity of God the
God-man, the divine person of my Lord. It says here, to wait
for his Son from heaven whom he raised from the dead, even
Jesus, one. One. God and man in one undivided
person, even Jesus. Although he is God and he is
man, he's not two, he's one. Are you with me? This is unbelievable. This is the mystery. Great is
the mystery of godliness. God was manifest in the flesh.
And he's not two, he's one, undivided person, the God-man. God is a
man, and that man is God. perfect God and perfect man,
and as such He is Jesus. Is that what he's talking about
over here in John 17? Turn over there to John 17 a
minute. A man is God, and God is a man, and He's one? John
17. Listen to this. Listen to this. In John 17, beginning with verse
20. John 17, 20. Listen. Neither pray I for these alone,
but for them also which shall believe on me through their word,
that they all may be one." That's not just talking about
us being in unity and not fussing and fighting. It means one. How? As thou, Father, art in me, and
I in thee. That they also may be one in
us, that the world may believe thou hast sent me, and the glory
which thou gavest me I have given them, that they may be one as
we are one. I in them and thou in me, that
they may be made perfect in one. That's what he's saying here.
That's what he's saying. The Son of God, the Son of Man
is one person. And one day, by His grace, through
His blood, by His righteousness, by His redemptive work, we're
going to be one with God. And we are now one with God.
That's right. And that's how we're going to
see Him face to face. Face to face. Can you? Oh, I
tell you to get a hold of something like that, And then fourthly,
I see this from this verse, I see here that men by nature can't
do this. I see that men by nature are
guilty, lost, helpless creatures. They cannot accomplish this oneness. They can't do it. They can walk
an aisle, they can cry and carry on, they can go in this pool,
they can change their habits. They can turn over a new leaf,
they can do all these things, but only God can become a man
and only God can make a man holy and spiritual and one with Him. Only God can do that. And if
God ever does that, you've got a situation on your
hands you can't understand by nature. You've got a mystery. the mystery of Christ in his
church. As a man and woman are one flesh, Almighty God and his
church are one flesh, one person. That's what it says. That's what
it says. And he says here, even Jesus,
who delivered us from the wrath to come. What is the wrath to
come? What is the wrath to come? Well, it's the wrath of God.
It's a judgment and condemnation of Almighty God against all evil. He said He's going to destroy
every enemy. He's going to destroy every enemy,
even death. He's going to destroy everything
that's contrary to God and holiness. Every thought contrary to God.
Every thought contrary to God. It's going to be wiped out of
this universe someday. It's not going to be a thought,
a movement, a finger lifted, a hand moved. It's in opposition
to God. Everything is going to be perfect
righteousness. He's going to get rid of all of it. That's
his wrath against sin. His wrath. Why were we under
this wrath? Our fall. Our fall in Adam. Our fall in Adam brought us under
this wrath and judgment and condemnation. These preachers can talk all
they want to about God's in love with everybody. Men are under
the wrath of God. It's because they don't know
God. God's angry with the wicked. God hates the workers of iniquity.
God Almighty's wrath is turned against all unrighteousness.
The wrath to come. Wrath, wrath, wrath to come. Oh, I tell you, if we could just
sort of, just a little bit, visualize. You know, none of you, like you
children, go home and your dad's angry. Boy, you hate to go in
the room. Or when your husband's come in
to your work and your wife's upset and mad, you'd just rather
stout in the garden. Or a wife, if the husband's mad,
he's mad at me. Boy, you ain't seen nothing like
the wrath of God. Go to Sodom and ask them about
it. Go to Calvary and see Christ
dying and know something about the wrath of God. Why did God
have to do all that? Because we couldn't deliver ourselves
from the wrath to come. We couldn't do it. And God couldn't
do it either, except in a way, in agreement with His righteousness
and justice. I'm telling you the truth. We
can play games all you want to, all this religion, but there's
wrath to come. Wrath to come. And every man
is going to face that wrath of God unless somebody faces it
beforehand for him in such a way that God's righteousness will
be honored and his justice satisfied and God can still be God and
justify that man. And thank God in Christ we have
such a sacrifice. That's just right. He delivered
us from the wrath to come. Deliverance. And that shows me
this. I see his death was effectual.
What did he do? He delivered us. It is no more. There is therefore
now no condemnation to them who are in Christ. He didn't say
he tried to deliver us or made a tempt to deliver us or made
us deliverable. He delivered us from the wrath
to come. Oh, this is a body of divinity
in a nutshell. Who is he that condemns? Christ
that died. Who shall anything to the charge
of God's attack? In Christ we don't fear the wrath
to come. But he that believeth not on
the Son, the wrath of God abideth on him. I'll tell you something
else I see here. I see the Father accepted him.
This sacrifice for our sins, this God-man, this strange, unusual,
mysterious person. The Godman who walked in perfection
and holiness before his Father, who died an ignominious, hateful
death, who was buried. Preacher, how do you know from
that verse that God accepted him? He said, He raised him from
the dead. Who raised him? He did. He did. And He gave word to this whole
world. that he's appointed a day in
which he'll judge the world in righteousness by that man whom
he raised from the dead. You've got a good hope for you
in Christ. You've got no good hope for you in Calvinism or
in the Baptist church or in a denomination or in the pulpit or in the ministry
or in the eldership or in anything else, but you've got a good hope
for you in Christ, in that God man. God and man in one. God and man in one. And God said,
I approve of him because he raised him from the dead. I see something
else here. I see our Lord's ascension and
His exaltation. He said, you're waiting for His
Son from heaven. Is that where He is? That's where
He is. Who is He now? He's the God-man. And what did you say He did?
He took our place and died for our sins. Why did He do that?
that God may be just and justify. Where is he now? The Father said,
sit thou on my right hand, that I make thee enemies of your footstool. He's in heaven. He's in heaven. What's he doing there? Well,
he's preparing a place. He entered as the forerunner
within the veil that you might enter and I might enter. I go,
he said, to prepare a place. And I see here His glorious return. It says we're waiting for Him.
We're not waiting in vain. He's coming again. He said, I
go to prepare a place for you, and if I go and prepare a place,
I'll come again and receive you unto Myself, that where I am
there you may be also. The angels said the same Jesus.
They stood and watched this unusual person, the Son of God. that man, even
Jesus. Oh, I tell you, there's hope
for folks like me and you in Him. In Him. That's the reason Paul said,
oh, that I may know Him, that I may win Christ, that I may
be found in Him. They watched Him go. And the
angels kind of shook him. He's gone. The clouds took him
up and the angels kind of shook him back to reality. The angels
stood there and said, you men of Galilee, us? Yeah, you. Why are you stand
gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, even Jesus,
which is taken up from you into heaven, is coming again. Coming again. He's coming for
us. You see, because it says here,
and I kind of hate to get on this point, this is my last one.
You may be glad, but I'm enjoying this. This is my life. This is my life. I'm getting
close to saying goodbye, and this is my life. Old Barnard
used to say, I remember the first few times I heard him, If he's
not Lord of all, he's not Lord at all. He used to tell us back
yonder years ago, we had the decision, we had all the rest
of the thing, but we said, you're missing one thing. The gateway
to the kingdom of God is the Lordship of Jesus Christ. And
he says that all the way through his word. It's not stand up and
be counted, it's bow down and worship.

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