Saturday Sept 16 730 8pm William Bell Swallow Up Death 3

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There should be maybe a little bell that you can click on that will give you a notification every time that you we upload a new video and that way you'll be able to not miss anything that we share with you in this series of lessons. We are grateful for the opportunity to talk about these things because they came up during a discussion that we held on August the 18th with Sam Frost on the resurrection of the dead particularly first Corinthians 15 and whether or not those dead ones were the pre-cross Saints and whether that resurrection has been fulfilled or whether it's something in the future. We saw where during that discussion that Sam Frost took a Universalist position because he wanted to claim that all the dead would be raised in connection with Isaiah 25 6 through 8 or 6 through 10. And from that perspective it created some problems because that's not what the text says. And so we're going through and sharing with you some of the charts. We had prepared for the debate but did not use because we just didn't have enough time to give a adequate affirmative in my judgment. Of course, I could have made different choices regarding what I used but because I wanted to spend time to explain these charts and already this is the third I think or let's see or is it the fourth? This is the fourth lesson just from maybe two or three of the charts and each one of these has been longer than my first affirmative. So that ought to tell you just how much time it takes to do an adequate or thorough job of presenting this now. Yes, you can kind of skip through it real quick in the debate and say that but you know, if people don't really follow what you're saying is not going to be that effective in and sharing it a few will get it because they already know the concepts and this will just help them. But for those who are not familiar, they will not be able to pick it up if you go too fast on that. 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In the meantime, we're going to get underway with our study and in the previous lesson, we were about to introduce the concept of the wedding. That's a very very important point in Isaiah 24, but that doesn't exhaust the text. There's still another aspect of it that we haven't touched on and we're going to cover that as well just using these same charts. And so you'll see how versatile the chart is as we discuss these things now in Isaiah chapter 25 verses 6 through 8. We're talking about swallowing up death and our position is that death was being swallowed up in this mountain in the kingdom of God from Isaiah 2 to the mountain of the Lord's house should be established in the top of the mountains and exalted above the hills and all Nations shall flow to it. They're not going to just be wondering generalities and be saved as a result of that. In addition, the scripture says in Daniel 2, this was the stone cut out of the mountain without hands and it smoked the image and then it filled the whole earth. And so it was the stone and therefore that grew into this great mountain we have in Hebrews chapter 12. They had come to the mountain the New Jerusalem the city of the Living God. They were doing that in the first century. They didn't wait until today and sometime after to get access to that mountain. They were already doing it in the first century and this was the day of Salvation that Isaiah talked about and that we should be focused on now when he talked about the wedding the wedding motif is found in Isaiah 25 because you know, at the time of the new heavens and new Earth, that's the time of the wedding. Remember God said they would be married to him. And so this is what this text is all about the marriage or the eschatological marriage that consummates the betrothal that he mentions in second Corinthians 11 and verse 2 and that we find in Matthew 25 and Matthew 22 and also in Ephesians chapter 5 and we will talk about Revelation 19 and 21 just briefly in or rather in a brief moment. So let's go back to the text in Isaiah 25. We're saying that these things happened at that great day of the feast that last day of the feast not the last day of time but the end of the age Harvest that Matthew 13 39 and 40 spoke about and as we consider this let's look in the text in verse 9. Now, we're going to back up in a moment because there's something else we need to talk about as I said, but we're going to skip that for now. We're going to go ahead and talk about this because that's what was emphasized in the chart. So in verse 9, it says and it will be said in that day. What day is that? That's the feast of tabernacles. That's the last day the great day of the feast not the last day of time as I said once before Israel had seen 1500 approximately feast days in their existence during their national existence. It came every single year. Do you think they were saying? Okay, the last day of time is coming again this year. It came last year. Well, that's kind of strange. Isn't it? How do they have the last day of time the previous year and then have another last day of time this year and another one after that for 1500 years ladies and gentlemen, the last day meant the last day of Israel's festival calendar their harvest and that's the great day of the feast when Jesus said, you know, come to me and drink and out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water. It's also temple typology because all of that happened in a temple setting from that perspective and was done by the high priest. So we need to keep that in the context of Israel's culture and that paradigm. So he says in verse 9 and it will be said in that day. Behold. This is our God. We have waited for him and he will save us. We have waited for him and we will this is the Lord. We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. Now, and by the way, let me just read the first part of verse 10 for on this mountain. So again, all of this is happening in this mountain on this mountain, etc. We cannot move the mountain from that perspective. We cannot move the eschatological Mountain of God and we quoted from Luke chapter 14 where Jesus had talked about blessed is he who will eat bread in the kingdom of God at least one of the guests at the feast where Jesus was attending and he said blessed is he who will eat bread in the kingdom of God. So they understood that the feast was to take place in the kingdom of God. And even when all people were invited on at least two or three invitations, they still did not come and there was still room in the house as one preacher said yet there is room and so we need to recognize that I think that was a Charles Spurgeon and one of his sermons. I read when I was a young man. He said yet there is room and so there was still room because not everybody came and so they were not going to be a part of the feast now when he says we will be glad and rejoice in his Salvation. I want to just reiterate some points. So those of you who've watched the previous videos, you will see that this is being reiterated, but it's a very very very important point in Isaiah chapter 65 Isaiah chapter 65 in connection with the new Heavens and the new Earth because that's when death has been swallowed up in this mountain. He says for behold, I create new Heavens and a new Earth and the former shall not be remembered or come to mind but be glad and rejoice. Those are those two words be glad and rejoice forever in what I create will be whole I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing and her people a joy. I will rejoice in Jerusalem. Where is he going to rejoice in Jerusalem not outside of Jerusalem in Jerusalem and joy in my people the voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her nor the voice of crying. So will you talk about no more crying and no more sorrow and no more pain and no more tears. Where is that? It's in the new Jerusalem. It's in a specific place. Ladies and gentlemen, and therefore not just any and everywhere. It's got to be in the place God designated. It's in the new Jerusalem where all this is taking place even in verse 25 when he says the wolf and the lamb shall feed together. The lion shall eat straw like the ox and the dust shall be the serpents food. They shall not hurt nor destroy where in all my Holy Mountain says the Lord. Well, if they're not going to hurt or destroy in that that means there's no death there. That means there's no pain there. If it doesn't hurt not painting, right? But where is that? That's in the kingdom. That's in the new Jerusalem in Isaiah 66 and the verses 10 the text says rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad with her all you who love her rejoice for you your joy for joy with her all you who mourn for her. What were they mourning for see when the Bible says, excuse me when the Bible says blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted. Jesus is talking in that text about the ones who are being persecuted for their faith. He's not talking about everybody. He's not even talking about people who are losing loved ones and are mourning at a funeral, which is how most people apply that text. No, these are Beatitudes that are related to the coming of the kingdom of God. And what did Jesus say or Paul say in Acts 14? He says and that we through many or much tribulation must enter into the kingdom of God. So if someone's attacking you persecuting you oppressing you Etc. That's not going to make you feel happy. Is it? No, it's going to make you mourn. It's going to make you sad. It's going to make you grieve. It's going to make you cry and weak. So when you look at the Beatitudes in Matthew 5, you will see persecution and mourning in the context. What does he say in verse 4 blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted. Now, what are they mourning for? Look down in verse 10 blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. So the morning that is spoken of in Isaiah chapter 66 in verse 10 when he says rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad with her all you who love her rejoice for joy with her all you who mourn for her. Wait a minute. Does everybody love God? Does everybody love the Lord Jesus Christ? Does everybody love the new Jerusalem? A lot of people hated particularly in the first century. Even Paul before his conversion. He certainly hated it because he was trying to lock them all up in prison put him to death. He says rejoice that you may feed and be satisfied with the consolation of her bosom that you may drink deeply and be delighted that you may be happy and rejoice with the abundance of her Glory. This is talking about the comfort now watch. But thus says the Lord behold. I will extend peace to her like a river and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream. Then you shall feed that's the feast on her sides. You shall be carried and be dandle on her sides as one whom his mother comforts. So will I comfort you blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. That's the new Jerusalem. So we don't need to be walking around talking about death is being destroyed for everybody. He's going to swallow up death of up for all the nations. Yes, he did but there's a place where it was done and that's in Jerusalem. Hopefully you got that that's significant now. When we go to Revelation 19, he tells us when this would take place because he speaks about mystery Babylon and mystery Babylon is just a code name or apocalyptic reference to the city of Jerusalem the old National City of Jerusalem in verse 8 of chapter 11 John said and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt where also our Lord was crucified. Now Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem. He said Oh Jerusalem Jerusalem the one who stones the prophets and or kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her how often I wanted to gather your children as a hen gathers your chicks under her wings, but you were not willing you see they weren't willing to come to Christ. They weren't willing to come to the Lord. They said we will not have this man to reign over us. So when he said I'm going to send you wise men prophets and scribes some of them you're going to scourge in your synagogues persecute from city to city Etc. And you're going to kill and crucify that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth from the blood of righteous able to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barakaya whom you murdered between the temple and the altar assured. I say to you all these things will come upon this generation. Well, guess what if that was going to happen to all the nations then all the nations had to live in that time. He had to be talking about all the nations in that time, but see he was only talking about Jerusalem for the matter of the ones who killed the prophets and that's what Paul said and he said the wrath was coming upon them to the uttermost. So when you look at Revelation 18 and verse 20, he says rejoice over her or heaven and you holy apostles and prophets for God has avenged you on her. That's the vengeance spoken of in Matthew 24 23 and in Matthew 24 for that matter Luke 21 Etc, but it was for their killing the apostles and prophets as Jesus has stated in Matthew 23 then in verse 24. He says and in her that's National Jerusalem. That's the city of Jerusalem in her was found the blood of prophets and Saints and of all who were slain in the earth. Why because they were getting those commands from the authority of Jerusalem to do the killing and the murder and the persecuting now after these things Revelation 19. I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven saying hallelujah and salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God. So we're talking about the time of salvation for true and righteous are his judgments because he has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants shed by her now. They were asking back in Revelation 6 and verse 9 Lord. How long will you not avenge our blood or verse 10? How long will Lord Holy and true until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth now watch then a white robe was given to each of them and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who would be killed as they were were completed and then following that comes the end of the old heaven and earth and a statement right out of Luke where they were crying out fall on us and hide us from the face of him that sits on the Lamb hide us from the wrath of the Lamb that was spoken in connection with the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD and here in Revelation 19. He's saying that harlot that had fallen fail because they were murdering the prophets the Saints and the apostles, but then after this judgment upon Jerusalem, the text says this is when salvation and power has come because he says in verse four who shall not fear you O Lord and glorify your name now watch remember back in chapter 13 when they asked who was it that could war against the beast and make war with him as if he was the big bad wolf. Well, he was too many but you see they were not to fear the beast. They should fear the one who could destroy the beast and the text says who shall not fear you O Lord and glorify your name for you alone are holy for all Nations shall come and worship before you for your judgments have been manifested in the fall of Jerusalem and the temple after these things I looked and behold the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened now. That's the new Jerusalem. That's the new tabernacle. That's the house not made with hands and out of the temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues clothed in pure bright linen and having their chest girded with golden bands then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven bowls up. Sorry. I'm reading in chapter 15. I want to go to chapter 19, excuse me for that. But that was a good reference over there to relate to the fall of the temple and the new temple being destroyed because that's what's happening at that judgment same judgment of here in Revelation 19, but notice he said and you can see the 24 elders and the four living creatures fell down and worship God who sat on the throne saying amen. Hallelujah. Why because he has avenged on her the blood of his servant shed by her now once that happens they go into praising of God all those who feared him small and great and he says and I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty Thunder saying hallelujah for the Lord God and omnipotent reigns. Let us be glad and rejoice. There's our words from Isaiah 25 9 from Isaiah 65. 17 and 18 and from Isaiah 66 verse 10 and following let us be glad and rejoice and give him Glory for the marriage of the Lamb has come and his wife is made herself ready. When did that marriage come after the fall of mystery Babylon after the fall of old Jerusalem after the fall of the temple to hurt was granted to be clothed in fine linen clean and bright for the fine linen is the righteousness of the Saints. Then he said to me right blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb. That's just like what the man said in Luke chapter 14 14 and 15 when he says blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God blessed are those who call are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb and he said to me these are the true sayings of God. So when you look at the time frame for the fulfillment of Isaiah 25 6 through 8 it's when Jerusalem is destroyed when the temple was destroyed. That's also when the wedding came that theme is in Matthew 22 a city is destroyed then comes the wedding Matthew 24 and 25 a city is destroyed then comes the wedding. It's in Ephesians 5 they are warring against the principalities and powers when that war ends and those enemies were destroyed at the end of the age then was the wedding the Lord presenting his bride to himself here in Revelation 19 Mystery Babylon is destroyed then comes the wedding that 70 AD. Well, if that's 70 AD that means that the events of Revelation 20 which Sam Frost tried to argue were for the future have likewise been fulfilled because they happened before the wedding as can be seen in Revelation chapter 21 and you know, I have gotten carried away here and haven't even flashed my chart on the screen. So let's go ahead and put that up now when we have just a few more minutes remaining in our in our study. Let me go ahead and get that up for you. And so this is what we've covered and we're just looking at these passages that talk about this last day feast the day of salvation, but it's also the time of the marriage and that's what we've just covered Matthew 22 1 through 13 Matthew 25 1 through 10 Revelation 19 7 through 9 and also verse 18 because in verse 18, he talks about this supper 17 and 18 then I saw an angel standing in the sun and he cried with the loud voice saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven come and gather together for the supper of the great God that you may eat the flesh of Kings the flesh of captains the flesh of mighty men the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all people free and slave both small and great. It's just a figurative expression, but it shows you that this supper comes after the war and then in chapter 21 after the new heaven and the new Earth has arrived verse 2 then I John saw the Holy City New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God prepared as a bride adorned for a husband and I heard a loud voice from heaven saying behold the tabernacle of God is with men. See it's come down out of heaven to be with men. God is with men and he will dwell with them and they shall be his people God himself will be with them and be their God now watch and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There shall be no more death nor sorrow nor crying. There shall be no more pain for the former things that passed away. He's quoting Isaiah 65. He's quoting Isaiah 25. He's quoting Isaiah 66. It is in the kingdom in this mountain where there is no more pain where the death is destroyed. Then he who sat on the throne said behold, I make all things new. That's that eighth-day feast so many odds are at when they enter into the new creation, right? He said to me for these words are true and faithful and he said to me it is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega the beginning of the end. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirst that's a quote from John 737. What did the text say on the last day that great day of the feast Jesus said he who was a thirst let him come to me and drink and out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. You see they had to come to Christ for that day of rejoicing for that day of Salvation for that day of life of the age that we call eternal life everlasting life. They had to come to Christ to get it. It wasn't for everyone everywhere. If they didn't come to the kingdom to get it. That's our time. I'm William Bell. You have a great evening and we look forward to being with you again on next week.