“ Destroy this Temple! ”

2Chron 36:1-23/ John 2:13-19

 

The temple by Solomon: 960Bc - Leveled by Nebuchadnezzar

587 bc.       Several lessons:

 

(1)   God’s patience is the hardening of the heart of rebel sinners:

Vs 15:16  /  Ecc 8:11/  Ezek 8:12 / 9:9 

 

(2) Who was Jeremiah: Vs 12,21/ Jer 1:3 He was the pleading voice of God: The weeping prophet!    Jer 26:1-11read

 

“ It’s not about God’s glory, it’s about them”  The inherit danger of sin!  And the man of sin, in the temple! 2Thess 2:3-11

 

 (3) a revelation of God’s distinguishing grace: Jer 24:1-7.

Figs= fruit / good & bad: repentance - rebellion: God’s sees!

The righteous will never perish with the wicked. Psalm 1

 

(4)   A foreshadow of Christ crucified: John 2:13-25, (19):

    Destroyed again by Titus 70AD, almost 2000yrs now~

 

The necessity of the old system terminating in Jesus!  Heb 9:10-18

And the eternal founded in His resurrection  Heb 10:9

 

 (5) Entering Babylon, with the gospel of God’s glory: A for3shadow of the sending forth of the gospel, into all the world. A precursor to the NT Churches,  task in the time of tribulation:  

John 16:33/ 2Thess 1:4-10 / Rev 1;9 /   

 

 

 

 

 

                                     “ CHANGE ”

And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. Dan 7:25

 

The enemy always works to outlaw the truth. His incessant efforts have been to make the word of God an offence punishable by human courts. All our early Fathers, from the Apostles to this hour have been criminalized by the beast. Bunyun, wrote most of His works  behind bars. He was bound but the Word of God was not, nor will it ever be bound, by men!

The legislation, policies and populous attitude which has permeated our land for the last hundred years, and more so the last 50, has given rise to a culture of idolatry, paganism and death.

 

It is said, He shall wear them out, by afflictions, assaults, waves and floods of constant attack!

 

I have heard of our young ones assaulted by the perverse agenda’s of the government propaganda schools; marginalized, ridiculed and mocked, for their convictions about creation, God, morality, biblical gender principles,  the human condition of man, the need for redemption etc.

 

And they are standing! Hallelujah. Hallelujah! By Gods grace, our funny looking teens, with their weird music, and strange clothing, like we’ve not been there, still know the truth, and demonstrate a level of grace, that some adults lack, when it comes to the cost of coming out as a believer in the truth of God’s Word.  

 

This is the blessing, of being under the gospel, and having it set forth week after week after week, in an uncompromising fashion. This is God’s blessing upon His promise!           

But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. Dan 7:26

         The Pastor’s Commentary and Outline

 

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 8  Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

Eccl 9:7,8

 

The labors of all God’s people are accepted , when done for Him and wrought by His Spirit. What a gracious Savior, to give us gifts, employ them by His grace and then, receive them from his people as if they were ours.  Phil 2:12 

 

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.  Isa 26:12

 

I thank God for such an effusion of his presence this conference. The  joy , diligence and care, that all of you, who labored to make this conference work, was a tremendous testimony to the mercy of God, in the life of His feeble people.  Nothing went unnoticed! Not from the  guest, to the Pastor’s, certainly not our Worthy Sovereign for whom these things were performed, nor His angels, and I’m sure some devils, but mostly by me. I saw a measure of Grace in your cooperation and service that truly adorned the gospel!

 

I was especially humbled to see so many faces , which were the product of your accepting the charge to bring the lame, the blind, the halt, the ignorant, the unlearned, of friends, family, co-workers, who never heard the gospel, let me know that God was gracious to answer our prayers. Titus 2:9-15

 

Pastor Don and Shelby, Pastor Gene and Judy, insisted that I let you know how well served they were and that they too were privileged to join us in this years convocation.          

 

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: 25  The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 26  The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27  And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

 

 

                       Hot with Infinite Affection!

(Him) Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. 5 (Her) Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: So,so 6:4,5


I tell you, redeemed soul, that God sees you as much as
if there were no others for his eyes to look upon!

And he cares for you as infinitely, and with as undivided a heart,
as if you were the only soul that he ever bought with his blood!

If you were his only elect one, his only redeemed one,
his only loved one, he could not deal with you more
tenderly and more lovingly than he is dealing with you now.

He can always see you, though you cannot always see him.
When your eye of your faith is dim, his eye of his care is not.

When your heart seems dead and cold toward him, his
heart is still Hot with Infinite Affection Toward You

 

 

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25  To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.