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Robert Jeffress - Jesus, The Judge (Part 2)

October 28, 2025 | 29:0

Robert Jeffress - Jesus, The Judge (Part 2)
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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - Jesus, The Judge (Part 2) | October 28, 2025
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • Male announcer: from the pulpit of the first baptist church of
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  • Dallas, texas, this is pathway to victory with
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  • Dr. robert jeffress.
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  • Dr. robert jeffress: hi, i'm robert jeffress.
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  • Welcome again to "pathway to victory."
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  • People often say that the wicked will meet their just rewards.
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  • So is there really going to be a day of reckoning?
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  • And if so, who will be the judge?
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  • Today we're going to examine what the bible says about the
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  • Various judgments that will occur at the end-time, and we'll
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  • Also discover why jesus christ has been appointed as the
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  • Ultimate judge of all humanity.
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  • My message is titled "jesus the judge" on today's edition of
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  • "pathway to victory."
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪ it's not conservative or liberal, ♪
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  • ♪ however they're defined. ♪
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  • ♪ it's not about interpretation ♪
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  • ♪ or the judgment of the mind. ♪
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  • ♪ it's the opposite of politics, power, or prestige. ♪
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  • ♪ it's about a simple message ♪
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  • ♪ and whether we believe. ♪
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  • ♪ it's still the cross. ♪
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  • ♪ it's still the blood of calvary. ♪
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  • ♪ that cleanses sin ♪
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  • ♪ and sets the captive free. ♪
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  • ♪ it's still the name. ♪
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  • ♪ the name of jesus ♪
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  • ♪ that has power to save the lost. ♪
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  • ♪ it's still the cross. ♪
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  • ♪ and some may say it's man's religion ♪
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  • ♪ or an ancient history. ♪
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  • ♪ the cross of jesus still remains ♪
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  • ♪ the price for sin ♪
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  • ♪ that sets us free. ♪
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  • ♪ it's still the cross. ♪
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  • ♪ it's still the blood of calvary. ♪
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  • ♪ that delivers us and cleanses us ♪
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  • ♪ and sets us free. ♪
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  • ♪ it's still the name of jesus ♪
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  • ♪ that has power to set us free. ♪
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  • ♪ it's still the cross. ♪
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  • ♪ it's the cross. ♪
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  • ♪ the cross. ♪
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  • ♪ thank god for the cross ♪
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  • ♪ hallelujah. ♪♪
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  • [congregation applauding]
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  • Male announcer: jesus is the most talked about person in
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  • Human history, but we can't fully grasp who jesus is until
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  • We understand both his first and his second coming.
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  • In his book, "jesus revealed in the end times,"
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  • Dr. robert jeffress unveils the glorious return of our savior.
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  • Learn what his triumphant return means for your life today.
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  • Request your copy of "jesus revealed in the end times" when
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  • You give a generous gift to support the ministry of "pathway
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  • To victory."
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  • Jeffress: there's one way to heaven, it is through faith
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  • In jesus christ.
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  • And so before the millennium, it is important to separate
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  • Righteous jews, those who have trusted in christ, and the
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  • Unrighteous rebels that need to be judged, those who have
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  • Opposed the messiah, and that's what happens during the judgment
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  • Of israel.
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  • "it is a time to separate the righteous from the unrighteous.
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  • I could point to many scriptures.
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  • Isaiah was one.
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  • Another one is ezekiel 20, verses 37 to 38.
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  • God's talking to israel.
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  • He said, "i will make you pass under the rod, and i will bring
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  • You into the bond of the covenant."
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  • In other words, they're outside the covenant if they're jews and
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  • Not believers.
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  • Abrahamic covenant, that was for believing jews, not for every
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  • Jew, for believing jews.
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  • Paul said, not all those who claim to be israel are
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  • Really israel.
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  • The only way you can be a true israelite is to believe in
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  • Christ and be a descendant of abraham.
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  • But he's saying here, "i will make you pass under the rod, and
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  • I will purge you from the rebels, those who transgress
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  • Against me, and i will bring them out of the land where they
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  • Sojourn, but they will not enter the land of israel."
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  • Here's a group of jews who will not enter the land, and it's
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  • Those who have rebelled against the gospel.
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  • "i will bring them out of the land where they sojourned; they
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  • Will not enter israel.
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  • Thus you will know that i am the lord."
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  • Jeremiah 23:6.
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  • "in his days judah will be saved, and israel will
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  • Dwell securely."
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  • That's believing judah, believing israel will
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  • Dwell securely.
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  • "and this is his name by which he should be called 'the lord
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  • Of righteousness.'
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  • And that closely fits in with the fourth judgment.
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  • Not only will israel, not only will the jews who survived the
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  • Tribulation be judged to separate the righteous from the
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  • Unrighteous, the gentiles will be judged at this time, as well.
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  • The judgment of the gentiles in many ways similar to the
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  • Judgment of israel, and that is it occurs in the interim period
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  • Before the millennium and it's a way of separating the righteous
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  • From the unrighteous.
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  • Only the righteous will enter into the millennium.
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  • Jesus talked about this judgment of the gentiles in matthew 25:31
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  • To 33, part of the olivet discourse.
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  • "when the son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels
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  • With him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
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  • All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate
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  • Them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep
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  • From the goats, and he will put the sheep on his right and the
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  • Goats on the left."
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  • Now when we talk about the judgment of the nations, listen
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  • To this; it's not what we think.
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  • I used to think, used to hear people say, "well, god's gonna
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  • Judge the united states of america and he's gonna judge
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  • Great britain and scandinavia, there's gonna be a judgment of
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  • Nations because after all, that's what it says."
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  • And you press them, "well, why are these nations?"
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  • "well, they're primarily non-jewish.
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  • There are a few jews, but mainly it's non-jews, and so we're
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  • Gonna be judged by nations."
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  • No, that's not what it's saying.
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  • That's impossible.
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  • First of all, there are no eternal judgments of nations.
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  • We are judged individually, by our relationship with god.
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  • Now, a nation can be under god's judgment.
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  • We see that in the old testament, babylon.
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  • Because they practiced child sacrifice, and israelites,
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  • Because they imitated that, they were judged by god, they had
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  • Dire consequences.
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  • I believe the same thing is true in america.
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  • I believe as long as we allow the murder of millions of unborn
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  • Babies in the womb, we're going to experience god's judgment.
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  • And even righteous people, those who believe the right thing
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  • About life, have to suffer the fallout of living in a nation
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  • That doesn't believe that.
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  • But that's not what this is talking about.
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  • The best way to understand the nations, the word is "ethne"
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  • In greek.
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  • It's simply referring to individual gentiles, non-jews.
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  • God is going to judge gentiles just like he judged the
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  • Israelites, and joel 3:2 talks about that.
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  • What will be the basis upon which he judges the gentiles?
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  • That this is so misunderstood.
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  • Look at matthew 25:34 40.
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  • He has just said, "i'm gonna separate the sheep from the
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  • Goats, believers from unbelievers."
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  • Verse 34.
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  • "then the king will say to those who are on his right, 'come, you
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  • Who are blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom which i
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  • Prepared for you; for i was hungry, and you gave me
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  • Something to eat; i was thirsty, and you gave me something to
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  • Drink; i was a stranger, and you invited me in; naked and you
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  • Clothed me; i was sick and you visited me; i was in prison and
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  • You came to me.'
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  • Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'lord, when did we
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  • See you hungry or feed you or thirsty and give you something
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  • To drink?
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  • When did we see you a stranger and invite you in or naked and
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  • Clothe you?
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  • When did we see you sick and in prison and come to visit you?'
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  • And the king will answer and say to them, 'truly i say to you, to
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  • The extent that you did it to one of these brothers of mine,
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  • Even the least of them, you did it to me.'"
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  • Now, some people rip this passage out of context and say,
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  • "well, that's the mission of the church: feed the hungry, clothe
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  • The naked, visit those in prison.
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  • That's what we're supposed to do.
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  • That's what jesus said, and if you do that enough times, you
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  • Get to go to heaven."
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  • Is that what jesus is saying?
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  • No, remember the context.
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  • He's talking about how gentiles will be judged who live during
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  • The tribulation, and jesus is saying how they treat the
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  • Brothers of jesus.
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  • Who are the brothers of jesus?
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  • Jews who are saved.
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  • He's talking about the 144,000 witnesses.
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  • They're the ones who are imprisoned and kept from eating
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  • Because they won't take the mark of the beast.
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  • He said, "to the extent that you show mercy to them and love for
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  • Them, you're showing love for me."
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  • How they treat the 144,000 witnesses is a proxy for their
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  • Relationship to jesus.
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  • That's what he's talking about here, the judgment of
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  • The gentiles.
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  • There is a final judgment.
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  • And that is the great white throne judgment, and it is the
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  • Judgment of all unbelievers from the beginning of time.
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  • I thought for a long time yesterday afternoon, how to
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  • Explain this to you.
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  • But in the bible there are two resurrections.
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  • The first resurrection, the resurrection of all of
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  • The believers.
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  • Every believer is a part of the first resurrection.
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  • "as in adam all die, so in christ all shall be made alive,
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  • But each according to his order."
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  • The first resurrection isn't one event at a time in history, it's
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  • A series of things that occurs.
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  • There's a resurrection parade.
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  • Jesus is at the head.
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  • He was the first one raised from the dead.
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  • Following jesus is the church.
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  • That's you and i, when we are raised and given our new bodies
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  • At the rapture of the church, and then the old testament
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  • Saints will be raised, along with the tribulation martyrs.
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  • They get their new body at the end of the tribulation and then
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  • Some in the millennium.
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  • Yet, there's at the end of the millennium four different times,
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  • Four different groups of people received a resurrection body,
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  • But they're all part of the first resurrection.
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  • "blessed is he who is part of the first resurrection, for over
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  • Him the second death has no power."
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  • But there is a second resurrection that it occurs one
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  • Time, and it's when all unbelievers who have ever lived
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  • Are raised in judgment.
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  • Now listen to this.
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  • When believers die, they immediately go into the presence
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  • Of jesus to be absent from the bodies, to be at home with
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  • The lord.
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  • Doesn't matter whether you're an old testament saint.
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  • You lived in jesus time, you're in the church age, whether
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  • You're in the tribulation, when a believer dies, he goes to be
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  • With christ, but his body awaits a resurrection at the
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  • Appointed time.
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  • When a non-christian dies, since the day of adam, he goes to
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  • Another place called hades.
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  • It is a temporary holding place for unbelievers.
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  • It is a place of terrible suffering.
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  • Jesus talked about it in the parable of the rich man in
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  • Lazarus in luke 16, but that's not their final destination.
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  • They are awaiting the one judgment, the great white throne
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  • Judgment, that will dispatch them to their
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  • Ultimate destination.
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  • So there are two resurrections.
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  • The first resurrection and then the second resurrection that
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  • John describes in revelation 20, verses 12 to 13.
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  • Now you listen closely for the next eight minutes because what
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  • I'm about to tell you, will change your eternal destiny.
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  • Many of you, it determines your eternal destiny.
  • 00:13:32.067 --> 00:13:35.070
  • So listen carefully.
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  • Revelation 20, verses 12-13, john says, "i saw the dead, the
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  • Great and the small, standing before the throne,
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  • And the books--"
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  • Underline that, "the books were opened; and another book--"
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  • Underlying that singular book, "--was opened, which is the book
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  • Of life, and the dead were judged from the things which
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  • Were written in the books--" the books plural, "--according to
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  • Their--" what?
  • 00:14:00.729 --> 00:14:02.097
  • "--their deeds, and the sea gave up the dead which were in it,
  • 00:14:02.097 --> 00:14:05.601
  • And death and hades gave up the dead which were in them; and
  • 00:14:05.601 --> 00:14:08.938
  • They were judged, every one of them, according to their
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  • Deeds," plural.
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  • What does it mean, "death and hades gave them up."
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  • At the great white throne judgment, all unbelievers who
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  • Have been waiting in hades, perhaps for thousands of years,
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  • They will be raised in order to be judged.
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  • Now, what is the basis?
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  • How will non-christians be judged?
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  • Notice, god keeps two sets of books.
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  • There is the book, singular, the book of life, that records the
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  • Name of every person who's ever trusted in christ as
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  • Their savior.
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  • If you are a christian today, your name is written in
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  • Indelible ink in that book of life.
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  • There is the book of life, but there are also the books.
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  • There is a set of books that records your every thought, your
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  • Every word, your every action.
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  • It records that for every human being who has ever lived.
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  • Now, when an unbeliever stands before jesus christ at the great
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  • White throne judgment, he will be judged not by the book.
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  • His name isn't in the book, he will be judged by what's in
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  • The books.
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  • You see, the unbeliever has his name not written in the book of
  • 00:15:25.447 --> 00:15:29.718
  • Life out of his own choice.
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  • He has said, "i don't need jesus christ to go to heaven.
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  • I don't need god's grace.
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  • I'm good enough.
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  • I'm not perfect, but i'm good enough to make it to heaven on
  • 00:15:38.560 --> 00:15:41.096
  • My own.
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  • I don't need god's grace."
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  • God says, "fine.
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  • If you want to be judged by your works, we'll judge you by
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  • Your works.
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  • Let's open them up and see what they are."
  • 00:15:50.339 --> 00:15:52.975
  • And every unbeliever will see a list of everything he's ever
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  • Done, said or thought.
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  • And he will come to an understanding.
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  • That the perfect standard of righteousness, jesus christ,
  • 00:16:02.051 --> 00:16:06.488
  • Means that he has fallen short of that perfect standard
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  • Of righteousness.
  • 00:16:09.792 --> 00:16:11.593
  • And the bible, says because of his own choice, he will be
  • 00:16:11.593 --> 00:16:14.930
  • Judged by his works.
  • 00:16:14.930 --> 00:16:17.699
  • And the bible says if any man's name was not found written in
  • 00:16:17.699 --> 00:16:21.804
  • The book of life, look at verse 14.
  • 00:16:21.804 --> 00:16:25.507
  • "if anyone's name--" verse 15, "was not found written in the
  • 00:16:25.507 --> 00:16:28.577
  • Book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."
  • 00:16:28.577 --> 00:16:32.948
  • What is the lake of fire?
  • 00:16:32.948 --> 00:16:34.583
  • It is the eternal destination of those who are unsaved.
  • 00:16:34.583 --> 00:16:40.022
  • If a person's name is not written in the book of life,
  • 00:16:40.022 --> 00:16:43.125
  • He will be cast into the lake of fire.
  • 00:16:43.125 --> 00:16:45.694
  • Remember, it's that place where the beast and the false prophet
  • 00:16:45.694 --> 00:16:48.730
  • Were cast at the second coming of christ.
  • 00:16:48.730 --> 00:16:51.467
  • It's a place where 1000 years later satan was cast.
  • 00:16:51.467 --> 00:16:56.004
  • It is a place of darkness, of solitude, of loneliness, of the
  • 00:16:56.004 --> 00:17:00.175
  • Weeping and gnashing of teeth, matthew 13:42, but the worst
  • 00:17:00.175 --> 00:17:04.880
  • Thing about the lake of fire is this.
  • 00:17:04.880 --> 00:17:08.417
  • Jesus said in matthew 25:46, it is an eternal destination.
  • 00:17:08.417 --> 00:17:16.258
  • He was cast into the lake of fire and tormented day and night
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  • Forever and ever.
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  • You know that word forever is "aionios" in greek, and it's
  • 00:17:24.766 --> 00:17:29.238
  • A word that describes the eternality of heaven.
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  • If you're a christian, you're gonna be with the lord forever.
  • 00:17:33.108 --> 00:17:36.445
  • 1 thessalonians 4, on and on and on and on, no end to it, but the
  • 00:17:36.445 --> 00:17:42.217
  • Same word that describes the eternality of heaven is a word
  • 00:17:42.217 --> 00:17:46.788
  • That's used to describe the eternality of hell.
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  • Ladies and gentlemen, here's the terrible truth about hell.
  • 00:17:50.792 --> 00:17:55.664
  • When a person has spent 10 billion trillion years in that
  • 00:17:55.664 --> 00:18:01.603
  • Horrible place, he will not have lessened by one second the time
  • 00:18:01.603 --> 00:18:08.410
  • He has left to spend there.
  • 00:18:08.410 --> 00:18:12.247
  • "i don't believe that, pastor.
  • 00:18:12.247 --> 00:18:14.917
  • I can't believe in a jesus christ who would
  • 00:18:14.917 --> 00:18:19.888
  • Sentence somebody to an eternity of suffering.
  • 00:18:19.888 --> 00:18:23.091
  • I can't accept that."
  • 00:18:23.091 --> 00:18:25.894
  • Then you don't believe in the jesus of the bible.
  • 00:18:25.894 --> 00:18:28.931
  • You believe in the jesus of your own imagination.
  • 00:18:28.931 --> 00:18:32.634
  • Because the jesus of the bible said, "hell is a place of
  • 00:18:32.634 --> 00:18:35.837
  • Eternal damnation."
  • 00:18:35.837 --> 00:18:37.673
  • Jesus spoke more often of hell than he did about heaven because
  • 00:18:37.673 --> 00:18:41.643
  • It's a reality, and it's a reality from which every sane
  • 00:18:41.643 --> 00:18:46.715
  • Person would find a way of escape if they could.
  • 00:18:46.715 --> 00:18:50.018
  • And jesus christ is not just one way, he is the only way
  • 00:18:50.018 --> 00:18:54.122
  • Of escape.
  • 00:18:54.122 --> 00:18:56.091
  • What does that mean for us today?
  • 00:18:56.091 --> 00:18:58.560
  • Revelation 22:12, jesus said, "behold, i, the judge, am coming
  • 00:18:58.560 --> 00:19:04.233
  • Quickly, and i bring my reward with me to recompense every
  • 00:19:04.233 --> 00:19:09.438
  • Person for what he has done."
  • 00:19:09.438 --> 00:19:14.142
  • For some people, that's a rejoicing thought.
  • 00:19:14.142 --> 00:19:17.145
  • That's something to anticipate.
  • 00:19:17.145 --> 00:19:19.281
  • If you're living for christ and your name is written in the
  • 00:19:19.281 --> 00:19:21.984
  • Lamb's book of life, you can look forward to rewards.
  • 00:19:21.984 --> 00:19:25.420
  • But again, whatever they are, paul said they're worth
  • 00:19:25.420 --> 00:19:28.056
  • Sacrificing for and worth living for.
  • 00:19:28.056 --> 00:19:31.493
  • Jesus is coming to reward the righteous, but don't forget he's
  • 00:19:31.493 --> 00:19:35.697
  • Also coming to judge the unrighteous at the great white
  • 00:19:35.697 --> 00:19:40.035
  • Throne of judgment.
  • 00:19:40.035 --> 00:19:41.737
  • The best thing you can do to be ready is to trust in
  • 00:19:41.737 --> 00:19:46.575
  • Jesus christ as your savior today, because the judge
  • 00:19:46.575 --> 00:19:49.645
  • Is coming.
  • 00:19:49.645 --> 00:19:52.314
  • One of the most popular judges in america today is judge frank
  • 00:19:52.314 --> 00:19:57.252
  • Caprio, who served as the chief judge of the municipal court of
  • 00:19:57.252 --> 00:20:01.723
  • Providence, rhode island until recently.
  • 00:20:01.723 --> 00:20:04.926
  • His rulings are televised on the program "caught in providence."
  • 00:20:04.926 --> 00:20:08.964
  • You may have seen it on television.
  • 00:20:08.964 --> 00:20:11.600
  • He's known as a judge who's especially merciful and
  • 00:20:11.600 --> 00:20:14.469
  • Compassionate, trying to offer help to those convicted to start
  • 00:20:14.469 --> 00:20:19.808
  • A new way of living.
  • 00:20:19.808 --> 00:20:21.476
  • But he wasn't always a compassionate judge.
  • 00:20:21.476 --> 00:20:24.346
  • In fact, on his first day as a judge, first day on the bench,
  • 00:20:24.346 --> 00:20:28.884
  • A woman was brought to him who had $300 in parking tickets, and
  • 00:20:28.884 --> 00:20:34.222
  • He tried to offer her a repayment plan.
  • 00:20:34.222 --> 00:20:38.060
  • She said she didn't have any money to repay the fine, and he
  • 00:20:38.060 --> 00:20:42.297
  • Grew so angry at her that he ordered that her car be seized
  • 00:20:42.297 --> 00:20:46.335
  • And sold at an auction.
  • 00:20:46.335 --> 00:20:48.970
  • After he finished that case, he was feeling pretty good
  • 00:20:48.970 --> 00:20:51.606
  • About himself.
  • 00:20:51.606 --> 00:20:52.974
  • His dad happened to be in the courtroom that day to watch his
  • 00:20:52.974 --> 00:20:55.410
  • Son and his first day as judge.
  • 00:20:55.410 --> 00:20:58.447
  • Judge caprio came up to his father.
  • 00:20:58.447 --> 00:21:00.248
  • "well, how do you think i did, dad?"
  • 00:21:00.248 --> 00:21:02.484
  • His father said, "lousy, you didn't do too good at all."
  • 00:21:02.484 --> 00:21:07.022
  • Frank said, "what do you mean?"
  • 00:21:07.022 --> 00:21:08.857
  • He said, "frank, that woman was scared.
  • 00:21:08.857 --> 00:21:11.960
  • She had no hope.
  • 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:13.762
  • You intimidated her.
  • 00:21:13.762 --> 00:21:15.130
  • You can't treat people that way."
  • 00:21:15.130 --> 00:21:18.300
  • And from that point on, judge caprio decided to be
  • 00:21:18.300 --> 00:21:22.637
  • A compassionate, a kind judge, but in a recent interview,
  • 00:21:22.637 --> 00:21:27.776
  • He said, "nevertheless, my primary role is to do justice."
  • 00:21:27.776 --> 00:21:35.617
  • You know, we have a compassionate savior named
  • 00:21:35.617 --> 00:21:39.154
  • Jesus christ who loved you and me so much, he voluntarily came
  • 00:21:39.154 --> 00:21:45.594
  • And gave his life for the forgiveness of our sins.
  • 00:21:45.594 --> 00:21:49.297
  • He's a compassionate savior, but he's always a just judge,
  • 00:21:49.297 --> 00:21:55.370
  • As well.
  • 00:21:55.370 --> 00:21:56.838
  • And one day he's coming to render justice to everyone who
  • 00:21:56.838 --> 00:22:01.843
  • Doesn't know christ as savior.
  • 00:22:01.843 --> 00:22:04.579
  • How can you be ready for the coming judge again?
  • 00:22:04.579 --> 00:22:08.850
  • Do you know for sure your name is in the book of life?
  • 00:22:08.850 --> 00:22:12.554
  • Do you know for sure you've trusted in jesus christ as
  • 00:22:12.554 --> 00:22:15.690
  • Your savior?
  • 00:22:15.690 --> 00:22:17.125
  • Trust in him today.
  • 00:22:17.125 --> 00:22:19.194
  • Accept him today.
  • 00:22:19.194 --> 00:22:21.396
  • Because ladies and gentlemen, the truth is you either accept
  • 00:22:21.396 --> 00:22:24.966
  • Him as your savior today or you face him as your judge one day.
  • 00:22:24.966 --> 00:22:32.140
  • Jeffress: the reality that jesus christ will one day judge
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  • Every person who has ever lived should fill us with both
  • 00:22:39.714 --> 00:22:44.052
  • Reverence and a sense of urgency, and i hope today's
  • 00:22:44.052 --> 00:22:47.456
  • Message has given you a clearer understanding of what the bible
  • 00:22:47.456 --> 00:22:51.126
  • Teaches about judgment and eternity.
  • 00:22:51.126 --> 00:22:54.663
  • Now before we conclude our program today, i want to say
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  • A special word of thanks to our pathway partners and anyone who
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  • God's word.
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  • Now stay right there.
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  • Natural disasters, and economic turmoil, but the end-times
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  • Shouldn't scare us.
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  • They should bring us hope.
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  • In his book, "jesus revealed in the end times,"
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  • Dr. robert jeffress takes a radically different approach to
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  • Prophecy, helping you see the end-times through the lens
  • 00:23:52.687 --> 00:23:56.424
  • Of jesus christ.
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  • Jeffress: in my book, i share why the bible's prophecies
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  • About the last days should fill us with joy and peace as we
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  • Anticipate the return of our savior jesus christ.
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  • Jeffress: the truth is sobering.
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  • Jesus christ will one day judge everyone, both believers
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  • And unbelievers.
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  • Christians will receive rewards for faithful service, while
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  • Those without christ will face the great white throne judgment.
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  • Our eternal destiny hinges on whether we trust in christ for
  • 00:25:19.908 --> 00:25:24.112
  • His offer of salvation in this life, and next time we're going
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  • To discover that this exalted judge also wants to be our
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  • Closest friend.
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  • We'll learn how jesus demonstrated friendship
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  • Throughout scripture and what that means to us today.
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  • Stay tuned for a preview of what's coming up next in our
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  • Series "jesus revealed in the end-times."
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  • Jeffress: would you like to have a best friend?
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  • Well, we have such a best friend, though few of us really
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  • Know it.
  • 00:25:54.776 --> 00:25:56.111
  • "he's a friend," proverbs 18:24 says, "who sticks closer than
  • 00:25:56.111 --> 00:26:00.615
  • A brother."
  • 00:26:00.615 --> 00:26:02.017
  • His name is jesus.
  • 00:26:02.017 --> 00:26:04.519
  • And throughout eternity we will have the distinct pleasure of
  • 00:26:04.519 --> 00:26:08.857
  • Knowing him forever and ever as our eternal friend.
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