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A study of the end of daysA study of the end of days

Part 14Part 14 –– ““When God Redeems When God Redeems Planet Planet Earth”Earth”

WWhat will we hat will we do do our our first day in first day in heaven?heaven?

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4:4 4:4 –– The The 24 elders24 eldersRevRev.. 44::44 AroundAround thethe thronethrone werewere twentytwenty--fourfour thrones,thrones, andand ononthethe thronesthrones II sawsaw twentytwenty--fourfour elderselders sitting,sitting, clothedclothed inin whitewhiterobesrobes;; andand theythey hadhad crownscrowns ofof goldgold onon theirtheir headsheads..

MattMatt 1919::2828 AssuredlyAssuredly II saysay toto you,you, thatthat inin thethe regeneration,regeneration,whenwhen thethe SonSon ofof ManMan sitssits onon thethe thronethrone ofof HisHis glory,glory, youyou whowhohavehave followedfollowed MeMe willwill alsoalso sitsit onon twelvetwelve thrones,thrones, judgingjudging thethetwelvetwelve tribestribes ofof IsraelIsrael..

•• crownscrowns::22::1010 BeBe faithfulfaithful untiluntil death,death, andand II willwill givegive youyou thethe crowncrown ofof lifelife..

11 CorCor 99::2525 AndAnd everyoneeveryone whowho competescompetes forfor thethe prizeprize isistemperatetemperate inin allall thingsthings.. NowNow theythey dodo itit toto obtainobtain aa perishableperishablecrown,crown, butbut wewe forfor anan imperishableimperishable crowncrown..

22 TimTim 44::88 Finally,Finally, therethere isis laidlaid upup forfor meme thethe crowncrown ofofrighteousnessrighteousness,, whichwhich thethe Lord,Lord, thethe righteousrighteous Judge,Judge, willwill givegive totomeme onon thatthat Day,Day, andand notnot toto meme onlyonly butbut alsoalso toto allall whowho havehavelovedloved HisHis appearingappearing..

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JsJs 11::1212 BlessedBlessed isis thethe manman whowho enduresendures temptationtemptation;; forfor whenwhenhehe hashas beenbeen approved,approved, hehe willwill receivereceive thethe crowncrown ofof lifelife whichwhichthethe LordLord hashas promisedpromised toto thosethose whowho lovelove HimHim..

11 PetPet 55::44 andand whenwhen thethe ChiefChief ShepherdShepherd appears,appears, youyou willwillreceivereceive thethe crowncrown ofof gloryglory thatthat doesdoes notnot fadefade awayaway..

4:64:6--8 8 –– Before the throneBefore the throneRevRev 44::66--88 BeforeBefore thethe thronethrone therethere waswas aa seasea ofof glass,glass, likelikecrystalcrystal.. AndAnd inin thethe midstmidst ofof thethe throne,throne, andand aroundaround thethethrone,throne, werewere fourfour livingliving creaturescreatures fullfull ofof eyeseyes inin frontfront andand ininbackback.. 77TheThe firstfirst livingliving creaturecreature waswas likelike aa lion,lion, thethe secondsecondlivingliving creaturecreature likelike aa calf,calf, thethe thirdthird livingliving creaturecreature hadhad aa facefacelikelike aa man,man, andand thethe fourthfourth livingliving creaturecreature waswas likelike aa flyingflyingeagleeagle.. 88TheThe fourfour livingliving creatures,creatures, eacheach havinghaving sixsix wings,wings,werewere fullfull ofof eyeseyes aroundaround andand withinwithin.. AndAnd theythey dodo notnot restrest daydayoror night,night, sayingsaying:: ““HolyHoly,, holy,holy, holyholy,, LordLord GodGod AlmightyAlmighty,, WhoWhowaswas andand isis andand isis toto come!come!””

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•• CrystalCrystal seasea:: 11 KingsKings 77::2323

RevRev 1515::22 AndAnd II sawsaw somethingsomething likelike aa seasea ofof glassglass mingledmingledwithwith fire,fire, andand thosethose whowho havehave thethe victoryvictory overover thethe beast,beast,overover hishis imageimage andand overover hishis markmark andand overover thethe numbernumber ofofhishis name,name, standingstanding onon thethe seasea ofof glass,glass, havinghaving harpsharps ofofGodGod..•• 44 livingliving creaturescreatures:: EzkEzk 11::44--2525,, 1010::1515IsIs 66::22 AboveAbove itit stoodstood seraphimseraphim;; eacheach oneone hadhad sixsix wingswings:: withwithtwotwo hehe coveredcovered hishis face,face, withwith twotwo hehe coveredcovered hishis feet,feet, andandwithwith twotwo hehe flewflew..•• HeavenHeaven’’ss worshipworship::IsIs 66::33 AndAnd oneone criedcried toto anotheranother andand saidsaid:: ““Holy,Holy, holy,holy, holyholy isisthethe LordLord ofof hostshosts;; thethe wholewhole earthearth isis fullfull ofof HisHis glory!glory!””

4:94:9--11 11 –– Casting crownsCasting crownsRevRev 44::99--1111 WheneverWhenever thethe livingliving creaturescreatures givegive gloryglory andandhonorhonor andand thanksthanks toto HimHim whowho sitssits onon thethe throne,throne, whowho liveslivesforeverforever andand ever,ever, 1010thethe twentytwenty--fourfour elderselders fallfall downdown beforebeforeHimHim whowho sitssits onon thethe thronethrone andand worshipworship HimHim whowho liveslivesforeverforever andand ever,ever, andand castcast theirtheir crownscrowns beforebefore thethe throne,throne,sayingsaying:: 1111““YouYou areare worthy,worthy, OO LordLord,, toto receivereceive gloryglory andand honorhonorandand powerpower;; forfor YouYou createdcreated allall thingsthings,, andand byby YourYour willwill theytheyexistexist andand werewere createdcreated..””

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ColCol 11::1616--1717 ForFor byby HimHim allall thingsthings werewere createdcreated thatthat areare ininheavenheaven andand thatthat areare onon earth,earth, visiblevisible andand invisible,invisible, whetherwhetherthronesthrones oror dominionsdominions oror principalitiesprincipalities oror powerspowers.. AllAll thingsthingswerewere createdcreated throughthrough HimHim andand forfor HimHim.. 1717AndAnd HeHe isis beforebeforeallall things,things, andand inin HimHim allall thingsthings consistconsist..

•• TheThe elderselders fallfall downdown andand worshipworship::RomRom 1414::1111 ForFor itit isis writtenwritten:: ““AsAs II live,live, sayssays thethe Lord,Lord, everyeverykneeknee shallshall bowbow toto Me,Me, andand everyevery tonguetongue shallshall confessconfess totoGodGod..””

EphEph 33::1414 ForFor thisthis reasonreason II bowbow mymy kneesknees toto thethe FatherFather ofofourour LordLord JesusJesus ChristChrist

22 CorCor 55::1010 ForFor wewe mustmust allall appearappear beforebefore thethe judgmentjudgmentseatseat ofof Christ,Christ, thatthat eacheach oneone maymay receivereceive thethe thingsthings donedone ininthethe body,body, accordingaccording toto whatwhat hehe hashas done,done, whetherwhether goodgood ororbadbad..

11 CorCor 33::1212--1515 NowNow ifif anyoneanyone buildsbuilds onon thisthis foundationfoundation withwithgold,gold, silver,silver, preciousprecious stones,stones, wood,wood, hay,hay, straw,straw, 1313eacheach one’sone’sworkwork willwill becomebecome clearclear;; forfor thethe DayDay willwill declaredeclare it,it, becausebecauseitit willwill bebe revealedrevealed byby firefire;; andand thethe firefire willwill testtest eacheach one’sone’swork,work, ofof whatwhat sortsort itit isis.. 1414IfIf anyone’sanyone’s workwork whichwhich hehe hashas builtbuiltonon itit endures,endures, hehe willwill receivereceive aa rewardreward.. 1515IfIf anyone’sanyone’s workwork isisburned,burned, hehe willwill suffersuffer lossloss;; butbut hehe himselfhimself willwill bebe saved,saved, yetyetsoso asas throughthrough firefire..

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•• TheyThey castcast theirtheir crownscrowns beforebefore HimHim::11 CorCor 33::1414 IfIf anyoneanyone’’ss workwork whichwhich hehe hashas builtbuilt onon ititendures,endures, hehe willwill receivereceive aa rewardreward..

•• CreationCreation mattersmatters inin eternityeternity::RomRom 88::2020--2222 ForFor thethe creationcreation waswas subjectedsubjected toto futility,futility, notnotwillingly,willingly, butbut becausebecause ofof HimHim whowho subjectedsubjected itit inin hopehope;;2121becausebecause thethe creationcreation itselfitself alsoalso willwill bebe delivereddelivered fromfrom thethebondagebondage ofof corruptioncorruption intointo thethe gloriousglorious libertyliberty ofof thethe childrenchildrenofof GodGod.. 2222ForFor wewe knowknow thatthat thethe wholewhole creationcreation groansgroans andandlaborslabors withwith birthbirth pangspangs togethertogether untiluntil nownow..

That’s That’s what what we’ll we’ll do do our our first day in first day in heaven.heaven.

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1. How do we know 1. How do we know that God intends to that God intends to redeem planet earth?redeem planet earth?

RomRom 88::1919--2323 ForFor thethe earnestearnest expectationexpectation ofof thethe creationcreation eagerlyeagerly waitswaitsforfor thethe revealingrevealing ofof thethe sonssons ofof GodGod.. 2020ForFor thethe creationcreation waswas subjectedsubjectedtoto futility,futility, notnot willingly,willingly, butbut becausebecause ofof HimHim whowho subjectedsubjected itit inin hopehope;;2121becausebecause thethe creationcreation itselfitself alsoalso willwill bebe delivereddelivered fromfrom thethe bondagebondage ofofcorruptioncorruption intointo thethe gloriousglorious libertyliberty ofof thethe childrenchildren ofof GodGod.. 2222ForFor weweknowknow thatthat thethe wholewhole creationcreation groansgroans andand laborslabors withwith birthbirth pangspangstogethertogether untiluntil nownow.. 2323NotNot onlyonly that,that, butbut wewe alsoalso whowho havehave thethe firstfruitsfirstfruitsofof thethe Spirit,Spirit, eveneven wewe ourselvesourselves groangroan withinwithin ourselves,ourselves, eagerlyeagerly waitingwaitingforfor thethe adoption,adoption, thethe redemptionredemption ofof ourour bodybody..

RevRev 2121::11 NowNow II sawsaw aa newnew heavenheaven andand aa newnew earth,earth, forfor thethe firstfirstheavenheaven andand thethe firstfirst earthearth hadhad passedpassed awayaway..

RevRev 55::11 AndAnd II sawsaw inin thethe rightright handhand ofof HimHim whowho satsat onon thethe thronethroneaa scrollscroll writtenwritten insideinside andand onon thethe back,back, sealedsealed withwith sevenseven sealsseals..

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2. The 2. The scroll: scroll: “the title deed to planet “the title deed to planet earth”earth”•• TheThe conceptconcept ofof thisthis scrollscroll isis mostmost likelylikely takentaken fromfrom thethe

JewishJewish cultureculture && representsrepresents thethe titletitle deeddeed toto aa family’sfamily’s landland..•• TheThe redemptionredemption ofof thethe landland involvedinvolved thethe “kinsman“kinsman

redeemer”redeemer”:: RuthRuth

•• TheThe informationinformation onon thethe insideinside andand outsideoutside detaileddetailed thethereasonsreasons forfor forfeitureforfeiture andand thethe termsterms ofof redemptionredemption..

•• TheThe scrollscroll waswas oftenoften sealedsealed withwith sevenseven sealsseals..•• OnlyOnly thethe “kinsman“kinsman redeemer”redeemer” hadhad thethe authorityauthority toto breakbreak

thethe sealsseals andand executeexecute thethe termsterms..

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•• JesusJesus isis ourour “Kinsman“Kinsman Redeemer”Redeemer”::HebHeb 22::1010--1111 ForFor itit waswas fittingfitting forfor Him,Him, forfor whomwhom areare allall thingsthings andand bybywhomwhom areare allall things,things, inin bringingbringing manymany sonssons toto glory,glory, toto makemake thethecaptaincaptain ofof theirtheir salvationsalvation perfectperfect throughthrough sufferingssufferings.. 1111ForFor bothboth HeHewhowho sanctifiessanctifies andand thosethose whowho areare beingbeing sanctifiedsanctified areare allall ofof one,one, forforwhichwhich reasonreason HeHe isis notnot ashamedashamed toto callcall themthem brethren,brethren,

MattMatt 1212::5050 ForFor whoeverwhoever doesdoes thethe willwill ofof MyMy FatherFather inin heavenheaven isis MyMybrotherbrother andand sistersister andand mothermother..””

RomRom 88::1616--1717 TheThe SpiritSpirit HimselfHimself bearsbears witnesswitness withwith ourour spiritspirit thatthat weweareare childrenchildren ofof God,God, 1717andand ifif children,children, thenthen heirsheirs——heirsheirs ofof GodGod andandjointjoint heirsheirs withwith Christ,Christ, ifif indeedindeed wewe suffersuffer withwith Him,Him, thatthat wewe maymay alsoalsobebe glorifiedglorified togethertogether..

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3. Who is worthy to open the scroll?3. Who is worthy to open the scroll?RevRev 55::22 ThenThen II sawsaw aa strongstrong angelangel proclaimingproclaiming withwith aa loudloud voice,voice,“Who“Who isis worthyworthy toto openopen thethe scrollscroll andand toto looseloose itsits seals?”seals?”

•• AA searchsearch isis conductedconducted forfor aa manman ––EzkEzk 2222::3030 SoSo II soughtsought forfor aa manman amongamong themthem whowho wouldwould makemake aawall,wall, andand standstand inin thethe gapgap beforebefore MeMe onon behalfbehalf ofof thethe land,land, thatthat IIshouldshould notnot destroydestroy itit;; butbut II foundfound nono oneone..

IsIs 66::88 AlsoAlso II heardheard thethe voicevoice ofof thethe Lord,Lord, saying,saying, ““WhomWhom shallshall II send,send,andand whowho willwill gogo forfor Us?Us?””

•• TheThe rightright toto rulerule thethe earthearth isis inin questionquestion ––GenGen 22::1515 ThenThen thethe LordLord GodGod tooktook thethe manman andand putput himhim inin thethe gardengardenofof EdenEden toto tendtend andand keepkeep itit..

ExEx 99::2929 SoSo MosesMoses saidsaid toto him,him, “As“As soonsoon asas II havehave gonegone outout ofof thethe city,city,II willwill spreadspread outout mymy handshands toto thethe LordLord;; thethe thunderthunder willwill cease,cease, andandtherethere willwill bebe nono moremore hail,hail, thatthat youyou maymay knowknow thatthat thethe earthearth isis thetheLord’sLord’s..

PsPs 2424::11 TheThe earthearth isis thethe Lord’s,Lord’s, andand allall itsits fullnessfullness,, thethe worldworld andandthosethose whowho dwelldwell thereintherein..

LkLk 44::55--66 ThenThen thethe devil,devil, takingtaking HimHim upup onon aa highhigh mountain,mountain, showedshowedHimHim allall thethe kingdomskingdoms ofof thethe worldworld inin aa momentmoment ofof timetime.. 66AndAnd thethe devildevilsaidsaid toto Him,Him, ““AllAll thisthis authorityauthority II willwill givegive You,You, andand theirtheir gloryglory;; forfor thisthishashas beenbeen delivereddelivered toto me,me, andand II givegive itit toto whomeverwhomever II wishwish..

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ColCol 11::1515--1818 HeHe isis thethe imageimage ofof thethe invisibleinvisible God,God, thethe firstbornfirstborn overover allallcreationcreation.. 1616ForFor byby HimHim allall thingsthings werewere createdcreated thatthat areare inin heavenheaven andandthatthat areare onon earth,earth, visiblevisible andand invisible,invisible, whetherwhether thronesthrones oror dominionsdominionsoror principalitiesprincipalities oror powerspowers.. AllAll thingsthings werewere createdcreated throughthrough HimHim andand forforHimHim.. 1717AndAnd HeHe isis beforebefore allall things,things, andand inin HimHim allall thingsthings consistconsist.. 1818AndAndHeHe isis thethe headhead ofof thethe body,body, thethe church,church, whowho isis thethe beginning,beginning, thethefirstbornfirstborn fromfrom thethe dead,dead, thatthat inin allall thingsthings HeHe maymay havehave thethepreeminencepreeminence..

ColCol 22::1515 HavingHaving disarmeddisarmed principalitiesprincipalities andand powers,powers, HeHe mademade aa publicpublicspectaclespectacle ofof them,them, triumphingtriumphing overover themthem inin itit..

•• WhenWhen thethe sealsseals areare broken,broken, disastersdisasters overtakeovertakethethe earthearth ––

11stst sealseal:: RevRev 66::11--22 –– thethe WhiteWhite HorseHorse22ndnd sealseal:: RevRev 66::33--44 –– thethe RedRed HorseHorse33rdrd sealseal:: RevRev 66::55--66 –– thethe BlackBlack HorseHorse44thth sealseal:: RevRev 66::77--88 –– thethe PalePale HorseHorse55thth sealseal:: RevRev 66::99--1111 –– thosethose slainslain byby thethe AntiAnti--CChristhrist66thth sealseal:: RevRev 66::1212--1414 –– thethe planetsplanets andand starsstars areare affectedaffected77thth sealseal:: RevRev 88 && 1616 –– thethe 77 TrumpetsTrumpets && 77 BowlsBowls ofof wrathwrath

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4. No one was found worthy4. No one was found worthyRevRev 55::33--44 AndAnd nono oneone inin heavenheaven oror onon thethe earthearth oror underunder thethe earthearth waswasableable toto openopen thethe scroll,scroll, oror toto looklook atat itit.. 44SoSo II weptwept much,much, becausebecause nonooneone waswas foundfound worthyworthy toto openopen ◙◙ andand readread thethe scroll,scroll, oror toto looklook atat itit..

•• ManyMany werewere willingwilling

•• NoneNone waswas worthyworthyRomRom 33::1010 ThereThere isis nonenone righteous,righteous, nono notnot oneone

•• JohnJohn waswas overcomeovercome withwith griefgrief

5. There is only One Who is 5. There is only One Who is worthyworthyRevRev 55::55 ButBut oneone ofof thethe elderselders saidsaid toto me,me, “Do“Do notnot weepweep.. Behold,Behold, thetheLionLion ofof thethe tribetribe ofof Judah,Judah, thethe RootRoot ofof David,David, hashas prevailedprevailed toto openopen thethescrollscroll andand toto looseloose itsits sevenseven sealsseals..””

•• TheThe LionLion ––AmosAmos 33::88 AA lionlion hashas roared!roared! WhoWho willwill notnotfear?fear? TheThe LordLord GODGOD hashas spoken!spoken! WhoWhocancan butbut prophesy?prophesy?

11 PetPet 55::88 BeBe sober,sober, bebe vigilantvigilant;; becausebecauseyouryour adversaryadversary thethe devildevil walkswalks aboutabout likelikeaa roaringroaring lion,lion, seekingseeking whomwhom hehe maymaydevourdevour..

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•• RootRoot ofof DavidDavid

IsIs 1111::1010 ““AndAnd inin thatthat dayday therethere shallshall bebe aa RootRoot ofof JesseJesse,, whowho shallshallstandstand asas aa bannerbanner toto thethe peoplepeople;; forfor thethe GentilesGentiles shallshall seekseek HimHim,, andandHisHis restingresting placeplace shallshall bebe gloriousglorious..””

LkLk 11::3232 HeHe willwill bebe great,great, andand willwill bebe calledcalled thethe SonSon ofof thethe HighestHighest;; andandthethe LordLord GodGod willwill givegive HimHim thethe thronethrone ofof HisHis fatherfather DavidDavid..

RomRom 11::33 concerningconcerning HisHis SonSon JesusJesus ChristChrist ourour Lord,Lord, whowho waswas bornborn ofofthethe seedseed ofof DavidDavid accordingaccording toto thethe fleshflesh,,

MattMatt 1515::2222,, 3030--3131,, 2121::99

•• HasHas prevailedprevailed ––

JnJn 1919::3030 HeHe said,said, ““ItIt isis finished!finished!”” AndAnd bowingbowing HisHis head,head, HeHe gavegaveupup HisHis spiritspirit..

ColCol 22::1515 HavingHaving disarmeddisarmed principalitiesprincipalities andand powers,powers, HeHe mademade aapublicpublic spectaclespectacle ofof them,them, triumphingtriumphing overover themthem inin itit..

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6. Behold, a 6. Behold, a LambLambRevRev 55::66--77 AndAnd II looked,looked, andand behold,behold, inin thethe midstmidst ofof thethe thronethrone andand ofof thethefourfour livingliving creatures,creatures, andand inin thethe midstmidst ofof thethe elders,elders, stoodstood aa LambLamb asasthoughthough itit hadhad beenbeen slain,slain, havinghaving sevenseven hornshorns andand sevenseven eyes,eyes, whichwhich arearethethe sevenseven SpiritsSpirits ofof GodGod sentsent outout intointo allall thethe earthearth.. 77ThenThen HeHe camecame andandtooktook thethe scrollscroll outout ofof thethe rightright handhand ofof HimHim whowho satsat onon thethe thronethrone..

•• TheThe LambLambJnJn 11::2929 TheThe nextnext dayday JohnJohn sawsaw JesusJesuscomingcoming towardtoward him,him, andand said,said, ““Behold!Behold!TheThe LambLamb ofof GodGod whowho takestakes awayaway thethe sinsinofof thethe world!world!

•• TheThe LambLamb waswas slainslain –– ExEx 1212::33--66

•• The Lamb The Lamb ““takestakes”” the the scroll from the One on scroll from the One on the throne the throne

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7. The saints 7. The saints worshipworshipRevRev 55::88--1010 NowNow whenwhen HeHe hadhad takentaken thethe scroll,scroll, thethe fourfour livinglivingcreaturescreatures andand thethe twentytwenty--fourfour elderselders fellfell downdown beforebefore thethe Lamb,Lamb, eacheachhavinghaving aa harp,harp, andand goldengolden bowlsbowls fullfull ofof incense,incense, whichwhich areare thethe prayersprayersofof thethe saintssaints.. 99AndAnd theythey sangsang aa newnew song,song, sayingsaying:: ““YouYou areare worthyworthy tototaketake thethe scrollscroll,, andand toto openopen itsits sealsseals;; forfor YouYou werewere slainslain,, andand havehaveredeemedredeemed usus toto GodGod byby YourYour bloodblood outout ofof everyevery tribetribe andand tonguetongue andandpeoplepeople andand nationnation,,1010AndAnd havehave mademade usus kingskings andand priestspriests toto ourour GodGod;;andand wewe shallshall reignreign onon thethe earthearth..””

•• EachEach hadhad aa harpharp•• AllAll ofof thethe believers’believers’ prayersprayers areare savedsaved ––HebHeb 44::1616 LetLet usus thereforetherefore comecome boldlyboldly toto thethe thronethrone ofof grace,grace, thatthat wewemaymay obtainobtain mercymercy andand findfind gracegrace toto helphelp inin timetime ofof needneed..

•• TheThe saintssaints singsing ––EphEph 55::1919 speakingspeaking toto oneone anotheranother inin psalmspsalms andand hymnshymns andand spiritualspiritualsongs,songs, singingsinging andand makingmaking melodymelody inin youryour heartheart toto thethe Lord,Lord,

•• ThereThere areare nono racialracial barriersbarriers toto salvationsalvation ––ActsActs 1717::2626 AndAnd HeHe hashas mademade fromfrom oneone bloodblood everyevery nationnation ofof menmen totodwelldwell onon allall thethe faceface ofof thethe earthearth

•• TheThe saintssaints willwill reignreign ––22 TimTim 22::1212 IfIf wewe endure,endure, wewe shallshall alsoalso reignreign withwith HimHim.. IfIf wewe denydenyHim,Him, HeHe alsoalso willwill denydeny usus..

RevRev 2020::66 butbut theythey shallshall bebe priestspriests ofof GodGod andand ofof Christ,Christ, andand shallshallreignreign withwith HimHim aa thousandthousand yearsyears..

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8. All 8. All of creation worshipsof creation worshipsRevRev 55::1111--1414 ThenThen II looked,looked, andand II heardheard thethe voicevoice ofof manymany angelsangelsaroundaround thethe throne,throne, thethe livingliving creatures,creatures, andand thethe elderselders;; andand thethenumbernumber ofof themthem waswas tenten thousandthousand timestimes tenten thousand,thousand, andandthousandsthousands ofof thousands,thousands, 1212sayingsaying withwith aa loudloud voicevoice:: ““WorthyWorthy isis thetheLambLamb whowho waswas slainslain toto receivereceive powerpower andand richesriches andand wisdomwisdom,, andandstrengthstrength andand honorhonor andand gloryglory andand blessing!blessing!”” 1313AndAnd everyevery creaturecreaturewhichwhich isis inin heavenheaven andand onon thethe earthearth andand underunder thethe earthearth andand suchsuch asasareare inin thethe sea,sea, andand allall thatthat areare inin them,them, II heardheard sayingsaying:: “Blessing“Blessing andandhonorhonor andand gloryglory andand powerpower bbee toto HimHim whowho sitssits onon thethe thronethrone,, andand totothethe Lamb,Lamb, foreverforever andand ever!ever! 1414ThenThen thethe fourfour livingliving creaturescreatures said,said,“Amen!”“Amen!” AndAnd thethe twentytwenty--fourfour elderselders fellfell downdown andand worshipedworshiped HimHim whowholiveslives foreverforever andand everever..

•• AngelsAngels worshipworship11 PetPet 11::1212 ToTo themthem itit waswas revealedrevealed that,that, notnot toto themselves,themselves, butbut toto ◙◙ usustheythey werewere ministeringministering thethe thingsthings whichwhich nownow havehave beenbeen reportedreported totoyouyou throughthrough thosethose whowho havehave preachedpreached thethe gospelgospel toto youyou byby thethe HolyHolySpiritSpirit sentsent fromfrom heavenheaven——thingsthings whichwhich angelsangels desiredesire toto looklook intointo..

•• EveryEvery earthlyearthly creaturecreature worshipsworships ––

LkLk 1919::4040 ButBut HeHe answeredanswered andand saidsaid toto them,them, “I“I telltell youyou thatthat ifif thesetheseshouldshould keepkeep silent,silent, thethe stonesstones wouldwould immediatelyimmediately crycry outout..””

RomRom 1414::1111 AsAs II live,live, sayssays thethe Lord,Lord, everyevery kneeknee shallshall bowbow toto Me,Me, andandeveryevery tonguetongue shallshall confessconfess toto GodGod.. ((IsIs 4545::2323))