"What Kind of Love" By Brother Parrish Lee March 27th,
2016
Amen. Amen.
Well, our Children’s Church department came up here, and, basically,
preached a lot of the message, and, if that wasn’t enough, old Brother Kirk, he
came up, and he talked about some of the message. And, then, Andy came up, and, as if that
wasn’t enough, he kicked it in, and he talked about the message today. But, the truth of the moment, the truth of the
day, the truth of the matter is, the message has been being preached for over
two-thousand years. So, it won’t be an
unfamiliar message, but it will be a happy message. Amen. Giving honor to God, who is the
author and finisher of our faith, who is our Lord and Master, our Savior and
Redeemer, who is our Bridge over troubled waters, and our Way out of dark
places. Giving honor to the God who
always makes a way when we feel like we don’t know where the way is going to
happen. Giving honor to the miraculous
One. Giving honor to the eternal
One. In this ministry, giving honor to
those who have gone on before us: To our
founding pastor, he and his family, who paved the way, to our pastor, he and
his family, on whose shoulders the ministry now sits. And, giving honor to all those who have come,
and stood in the gap to make up the hedge, taking the burden upon themselves,
and, really, supplying the need as God would direct them in that direction. Our theme for the month has been
about the Word of God: Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass
away. And, as we delve into the Easter
message, which I wanted to say, make sure I said it, “Happy Easter,
everyone.” As we delve into the message,
our hope and prayer is that a blessing, truly, will permeate our hearts and
lives. Our scripture thought for today,
and I’d like to ask if, on Easter, we could stand for the reading of the Word. John 10:17-18 Therefore doth my
Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down
of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This
commandment have I received of my Father. If we could remain standing for
just a moment, and just bow our heads.
Lord, we thank You, Almighty God, as the prayer that went forth earlier
today, saying, what words could we bring to match such a sacrifice, such a
precious gift? Such a life that You have
given for us, Almighty God. We know,
truly, we fall short in that matter, yet, we come, anyway, to say thank
You. We come, anyway, to look at all the
wonderful, good and perfect things that You have done for us, and we say, bless
Your name, Savior and Master. We thank
You for the blood that was shed on Calvary’s cross. God, we thank You for every price, and every
time that You look at us, that You would hold us in Your hands. We thank You for this worship time we have
had with You, so far, God, because we esteem to bless You. And, God, we ask, right now, that You would
allow it to be so, that, as You said in Your Word, that it would not return
unto You void, but that it would accomplish that to which You sent it, and You
send Your Word to bless our lives. You
said Heaven and Earth will pass away before one jot or tittle of your Word
shall pass. And, so, we subject and
submit ourselves to You at this time, our Lord and Master, that You give unto
us our daily bread, as it pleases You.
And this we pray and claim in Jesus’ name, and everyone said amen. You may be seated, Saints. The title of our message, today, our Easter
message, today, is, “What Kind of Love.”
You know, we had a—it’s Easter, and, just to show you that the devil
don’t like it when we gather together in His name. I was talking to Brother Andy today, and I
grabbed a pulpit that somebody bought, that a brother bought, and said, “We can
get that wonderful pulpit,” and, obviously, I didn’t have the skills to move a
pulpit, ‘cause then things started getting unsettled, and then a few brothers
came up and said, “Oh, we’ve got to make sure this thing works. And they came up and tried to fix it, and I’m
looking, and, they said, “Wow, this looks like it’s going to be a
problem.” And I thought, “Ain’t that
just like the devil?” And then the
brothers around said, “Hey, we’re going to have service, no matter what it
takes.” Isn’t that the heart of a
believer? We’re going to come before
God, and we’re going to give our worship and our offering to Him. That’s just amazing. But, back to the message. The title of the message, today, is, “What
Kind of Love.” What kind of love. Part 1: A Love Story We’re here, today, this morning,
to talk of a love story. Not one of
those harlequin romances, you know, those big thick ones that never say
anything. Not some Romeo and Juliet
story that’s so old, so long time ago, that’s supposed to reach deep, and some
sort of sad, sappy… and not even one of those teenage romance story, whether
they talk about they’re vampires or werewolves or whatever they talk about, the
tree people, they talk about all kinds of goofy things. Not any of those types of love stories, but the
love story we’re going to talk about today is a love story that has been going
on since the beginning of time. A love
story that’s as powerful today as it was from the very beginning, thousands and
thousands of years ago. And, I dare say, it is the original love story. It is the original love story. And, for this, we’re going to go to a very
famous verse; I believe it’s the most famous verse in the Bible, in the
Bible. If you ever watch a sports show,
usually there’s somebody with a big old sheet that’s spray-pained, and they put
it up there. But, in going over this
one, I’m going to need a little participation, and, so, could you read it with
me? John 3:16 For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life. I didn’t warn people, I didn’t
give anybody no pre-warning on this one, but I’m going to ask Brother Arman if
he would come—I know you did a wonderful job speaking. I’m going to ask you to come back up
here. I’m going to ask Sister Becky—is
she in here, or is she in class? She’s
in class? I’m going to ask Sister Sonia,
if you would come, yeah. I’m trying, I’m
trying to get people who speak different languages, here. John 3:16, (to Arman) you don’t have to say
that perfectly, but could you say that in Tagalog for us? It don’t have to be perfect, Bro. Arman: Sapagka't
gayon na lamang ang pagsinta ng Dios sa sanglibutan, na ibinigay niya ang
kaniyang bugtong na Anak, upang ang sinomang sa kaniya'y sumampalataya ay huwag
mapahamak, kundi magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. That’s great, Bro. Sister Sonia, you speak Spanish, can you read
that in Español for us? ##8:30## Sonia: Porque
de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado á su Hijo unigénito, para que todo
aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eternal. Amen. Thank you.
Thank you. The same Word in every
language, in every language. God so
loved the world the he gave, he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. What kind of Love, what kind of love is
this? What kind of love is it that
sends, or a man comes to die? What kind
of love? In John chapter
three, verse eighteen, we read it; it’s part of our scripture thought for the
day: John 10:18 No man taketh it
from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have
power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. This commandment have I received
of My Father. No man can take it from
me; not Herod when he sent all the baby killers out there to wipe out all the
male children of Bethlehem. It wasn’t
those people in John chapter eight, and they were around the treasury, and the
Pharisees said, “Go, lay hold on Him, because we’ve got to take Him and kill
Him.” (John 8:58-59) It wasn’t those in
Luke chapter four, when He had talked with them and shared with them and told
them who He was, and they sought to lay hands on Him and take Him and throw Him
off of a cliff (Luke 4:28-30). Not even those
who came and saw Him in the garden, the Garden of Gethsemane, the guards who
came to take Him, and the Lord said, “Who do you look for?” and they said, “We
are here to find Jesus of Nazareth, and He spoke the words, “I am He.” And the Bible says they all went back, they
fell backwards is how it actually says it (John 18:5-6). They couldn't even do it. But he says, “I give. I lay it down.” No, they couldn’t take it from Him- He gave His
life. He offered Himself. He freely gave. What kind of Love? Some years ago, when I was young, my
mom had gone to church, and, when she had come back—I was real little—she was
kind of, you know, looking off into space about something that was said in the
message. And she said, “You know,
Parrish, the preacher said that God's love is more than a mother's love. And then she looked at me and said, “How can
that be?” I was just a little kid; what
was I going to say? “How can that
be? How can anybody love anything more
than I love you?” I was just a little
kid; I didn’t know. But, I just
remembered that instance. But if I could
go back in time, I would say, “Mom, I’ve got an answer for you. It started all the way back in Creation. It started all the way back in Eden, where He
started that kind of love, and it came all the way up to Calvary’s mountain,
Mom.” That’s the kind of love. It’s waited, and it’s percolated, and it’s
been used, and it’s never been forgotten.
It’s so powerful; He knew He was going to come to die, and, yet, He
still came. Our next point that we’d like to
talk about, as we talk about a love story, we want to go to a very familiar Scripture,
talking about the woman caught in the act of adultery. John 8:4-11 They say unto him, Master, this woman was
taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that
such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that
they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger
wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking
him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among
you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on
the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience,
went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was
left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up
himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those
thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus
said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. Here she was, caught in the very act
of adultery. Never mind where the man
was, why he wasn’t brought? Never mind
what were they doing watching? Never
mind that! They brought her up to Jesus,
and they surely thought—see, Kirk, you were teaching the message—surely they
thought, “Hey, we got one. We got Jesus
in a bind, and we’ve got some rocks to really act out some vengeance. We got it, now; we got it now.” What kind of, what kind of love was this? So they brought her to Jesus, to be judged of
the Law, and what kind of love was going to be shown? The kind of love that writes a new way in the
very face of sin. What kind of love was
this going to be? As we look, we see, He
wrote on the ground, and, as He wrote on the ground, we know, well, how many’s
wondered what he wrote? I can tell you what he wrote. It’s been a question, own through the
ages. You know what Jesus wrote? “Love one another.” That’s what he wrote. You know what else He wrote on the
ground? “Seek ye first the kingdom of
God and His righteous and all these things shall be added unto you.” You know what else He wrote on the ground? “Let not your heart be troubled you believe in
God believe also in me. In My father’s
house are many mansions. If it were not
so, I would have told you. Behold, I go
to prepare a place for you.” Yeah. When he wrote on the ground, He was showing
them that He was writing a new way, a new testament. Do I know the exact words, the exact
letters? No, I don’t, I don’t know, but
I do know that He wrote, in the face of sin, a new way. And the Bible says that when he lifted His
eyes up, He asked the woman, “Where are your accusers? I spoke, I spoke, ‘You who is without sin,
the first one of you, you can cast a stone.’”
The Bible says that they all left.
But Jesus, he stayed, and he said, “Where are thine accusers?” and she
said, “I have none, Lord,” and He said, “Neither do I accuse thee.” He never left. He was the one that was without sin He was
the one that could have cast a stone, yet, he wrote a new way. That kind of love is this kind of love. This is the kind of love that
rejoices over judgment. The kind of love
that gives us a second chance, and it gives us a third chance, if you’re kind
of like myself, or, if you’re a little more like me, it gives us a fourth or
fifth chance. And, if you’re really like
me, it gets up into the hundreds, and maybe even into the thousands. That kind of love. The kind of love that keeps coming on, keeps
giving. They call it the gift that keeps
giving. Hallelujah. “Neither do I condemn thee.” That's love. Part 2: He Came Anyway We celebrated Palm Sunday, last
week, as Andy was preaching that part of the message. We celebrated Palm Sunday, and that gives us
the day that they rejoice, and celebrated, and crowds prepared the way as He made
His triumphant entry into the city, and, the whole time He was coming, He knew. He knew that he was coming into the city, and
he knew what was going to happen a week later, and, you know what? He came anyway. He knew that one of His disciples was going to
actually betray Him, and turn Him over—turn Him over! Turn Him over to be beat!—He knew that. He knew He was going to be betrayed by
somebody that He loved, and He came anyway. He knew that they were going to beat him. Beat Him so bad, the Bible says: Isaiah 52:14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage
was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: He knew they were going to beat
Him so He would be unrecognizable, nearly; He came anyway. He knew they were
going to put a crown of thorns on Him, and mock Him, and scorn Him, digging
deep into His scalp, and our Lord and Master came anyway. That kind of love. He knew that they were going to make a cross.
He knew that there was going to be a
cross, and He was going to have to carry it. He had to refer to it several times in His
life: “If I, if I be lifted up, I will
draw all men unto me.” (John 12:32) “If
any man come after Me, and deny not himself, and take not up his cross, he is
not worthy of Me.” (Matthew 16:24, Matthew 10:38) Take not up his cross, he said. He knew it was going to be about Him being
crucified, and He came anyway. In fact, in the Gospel of Mark it says: Mark 15:21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who
passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to
bear his cross. They compelled this guy named
Simon to help Him bear His cross, and I asked, I asked the Lord, "Why? That doesn’t even make sense! Why did somebody else have to be part of
that? Wasn’t it supposed to be about the
Lord Jesus, just, you know, humping it out?
Muscling it through? I mean, He
was a carpenter, He was strong, He was the Son of God He could have called… He could have done any of that!” And the Lord actually gave me an answer on
that one the Lord actually gave me an answer, He said, “I choose to use imperfect
people for part of My perfect plan. I
choose to have other people carry some of this load to other people that they
might be saved. I choose the foolishness
of preaching to help convince those that believe. I choose that. I choose to use My believers, My followers,
those who come after me. I choose for
them to also bear part of what I give God.” That's a special kind of love, Saints. That's a special kind of love. Part 3: He Is the Resurrection
We’re going to read a couple of
instances, here. Mark 5:35-43 While he yet spake, there came from the
ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why
troublest thou the Master any further? As soon as Jesus heard the word that was
spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the
brother of James. And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and
seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come
in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead,
but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out,
he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him,
and entereth in where the damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by the hand,
and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say
unto thee, arise. And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of
the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that
something should be given her to eat. Luke 7:11-15 And it came to pass the day after, that he
went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much
people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead
man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people
of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her,
and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that
bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he
that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. John 11:21-26 Then
said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he
shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he
that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever
liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? And, so, we have a spectrum,
here. We have a little one, a little
maid, a damsel they called her, twelve years old, that the Lord went into, and
everybody knew she was dead. And when
the Lord said, “Weep not, she sleepeth,” they laughed Him to scorn and He put
them out. Then he went over and told the
young maid, young lady, “Arise,” and she rose up from the dead. And we have another one where there was a funeral
procession was in place. It doesn’t tell
you how old the young man was, but it says he was the only son of a
mother. I don’t know where the father
was, but it says there was a procession, and He touched the bier and told them,
“Weep not,” and he told the young man, “Arise,” and another one rose from the
dead. And then they talk about the one
that’s most famous, most quoted in the Bible studies and through histories. And it’s a long one, but it’s an awesome one,
Lazarus. With Lazarus, He gave him the
whole description. Don’t know how old
Lazarus was, but he was obviously well known, he had his whole family around,
it was four days, and He said, to teach everybody, “I need to tell you
this: I am the Life and the
Resurrection. You’re looking at it. Not the last day. You’ve got to understand, you’re looking,
actually, at the Resurrection of the dead.
When we talk, you’re talking to the Resurrection. When I touch it, and eat, you’re eating and
talking with the Resurrection. So, our
Lord came to show that He had power to raise the dead, for the young, and the
lonely, and the forgotten, and the faithful.
He had to show them He had power.
And, for the forgiven, He had to show them. And He rose up a whole wide spectrum,
here. He showed parents, and He showed
relatives. He showed those that are
hurting, and those that are destitute, those that don’t have any more hope, or
think that they don’t have any hope. He
showed them, “I come to bring you hope.”
He showed them all. He showed
them all. And then He came and said
that, “I am the Life and the Resurrection.”
In other words, “This isn’t just a one-time occurrence. This isn’t just being singled out to the
people you saw being dead; I come to bring this life to all of you. I come to bring
this kind of resurrection to all of you.”
Now, the truth of the matter is, all of those—the young damsel, and the
only son of the mom, and Lazarus, they all died again, they all died eternally,
they all died for good, but, one thing they all knew: “If I’m in Jesus, He can
do something about this. If I trust in
Him, and go His way, I might not understand it, but I now He’s got the power
over this death thing! He can speak, and
death will flee!” That’s one thing they
all knew. That’s one thing they could
all trust in. ##26:20## maid
and the only Son all died again but what they all knew is that if anyone could
raise them up from death it was the Lord Jesus. John 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me,
that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting
life: and I will raise him up at the last day. Part 4: A Day like No Other Matthew 27:50-51 Jesus, when
he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the
veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth
did quake, and the rocks rent; Just a little sidebar: When Kirk was up here talking about the
rocks, and about how, if we had the sins, how many rocks that might be, to
stone us for each one of the sins that we might have, according to the
Law? But, it says here that, when He had
cried out, that the rocks broke. He took
away the actual punishment, in Jesus.
That’s acts of God. Just adding
to what Kirk started on. It’s something
when you’ve got a Bible Study teacher talking, and somebody else listening, it
just keeps going. But, anyway: Matthew 27:51-54 And, behold,
the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the
earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many
bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his
resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when the
centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and
those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the
Son of God. After three days. Well, what kind
of morning was this? What kind of
morning was this, on the Resurrection Day? Well, we see what of kind of day it was; three
days ago, it was such a day. It was such
a day that, the Bible says, the whole earth turned dark for three hours, the
whole earth. The Bible says that there
was a great earthquake. You know, here,
two-thousand years later, you know, we don’t know. Those things in the past, we can’t feel, we
feel like we have to choose whether we want to receive them or not. But, at the time, it was a great earthquake and
the earth was dark! And then it says that
the rocks rent, the rocks rent, which means they broke into pieces. The Bible doesn't tell us if it was raining or
snowy, or a great big windy day, but it did say that fear was upon them all. It seemed to be a day of lost hope, for this
was the day that they crucified the Lord. What kind of morning was it three
days later? For some it was a day of
anticipation: for the soldiers, whom the Jews, or the priests had gone to
Pilate and said, “Hey, you know, the followers of Jesus, they always talked
about he would raise again in three days.
We need you to set a watch over there, set some guards over there, lest
they come and steal the body, and everybody belieeeeeeve that He
roooooose.” And Pilate said, “Okay, you
got your watch.” And the soldiers went
down there, anticipating to catch somebody, and, if they catch them, they could
beat them, they could throw them in jail, they could have a field day with
them. But they didn’t know they actually
were the audience, for something that was going to be great. For then, it says they saw the angel of the
Lord come down and roll the stone away. For some others, it was a day of
devotion. The Bible talks about the two
Mary's and Salome, how they ran down to the tomb, anticipating that they might anoint
the body with sweet spices. But, the
Bible goes on to talk about how, when they got there, the stone was rolled
away, and they saw the Angel of the Lord, and his appearance was like lightning,
and he was clothed in raiment whiter than snow, and he spoke, and told them,
“Fear not, you seek the Lord, He is risen, is not here.” And, for some, it was a day of
uncertainty. As one of the young people
came up and shared, yeah, at that time, the disciples, they were kind of
fearing for themselves. “Our Lord has
been taken away. You know? Next thing we know, them Romans is coming
after us, and do the same thing to us, and the same thing is going to happen to
us.” So, they were afeared; they were
affrighted. And they kind of wondered,
“What about all those things that the Lord told us? What’s going to happen with all that
stuff?” Until Mary and Martha went and
told them, “Come, see where He laid, for the angel spoke to us and said, “He is
risen.” And, for some, as we just read, it
was a day of glory. Some had been
waiting years, and some hundreds of years, and a few, thousands of years. And the Bible says many of the graves of the
Saints were opened, and they got up out of their graves—no matter how long they
had been there—and they walked into the holy city and testified, “Yeah, all my
hoping, and my praying, and my living was not in vain. He rose me up.” So, for some, it was a day of glory. Matthew 28:1-8 In the
end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was
a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came
and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was
like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers
did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the
women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is
not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and,
behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have
told you. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy;
and did run to bring his disciples word. We choose what that day is for
us. Glory, anticipation, despair,
insignificance. We choose what the day
of the Lord’s Resurrection is for us. Our last part: Part 5: The Reason He Came Apostle John tells a story as he
was on the island of Patmos. One of the
believers that the Lord had resurrected.
God showed him this vision, this revelation from the Lord. And, as he was in exile there, God showed him
this, what was actually going on. Revelation 5:1-3 And I
saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and
on the backside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming
with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open
the book, neither to look thereon. Just a quick note: There wasn’t an angel that was worthy to do
this. There wasn’t a spirit around that
was worthy to take the book. There was
none, as you look throughout all of creation and all of time, none was worthy. This is Apostle John talking: Revelation 5:4-8 And I
wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book,
neither to look thereon. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold,
the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the
book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst
of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a
Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the
seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the
book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And when he had
taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the
Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which
are the prayers of saints. Can you imagine what this must
have been like? Can you imagine the
vision that he had, to see that, finally, we have the opportunity… Not matter how good you think you are, you
still don’t have the power to overcome death.
As good as you think you might be getting close to, you can’t do a thin
about aging yourself, or victory over even one sentence. As good as you think you are, when the
trumpet sounds, you can’t do it on your own. Ad Apostle John says, “Oh, it’s
that guy that’s been talked about, the one that’s like a lion. He’s like a lion from the Tribe of Judah,”
and they call the lion the king of the jungle, but, when they turned around and
looked, and they saw, it was the lamb that was slain on Golgotha’s Hill, slain. The Bible says that He was the one who
prevailed, to both open the book and loose the seals. Worthy is the Lamb. And, after it talks about the
prayers of the Saints: Revelation 5:9-14 And they
sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the
seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood
out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto
our God kings and priests: [Hallelujah!
Thank You, God!] and we shall
reign on the earth. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round
about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten
thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud
voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and
wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature
which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in
the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and
glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb
for ever and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty
elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. And our Easter message today is a
message of life and resurrection for all who choose to follow Him, on that great
and wonderful day when we rise to meet Him in the air. Give the Lord a praise.
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