Gospel—R. Reeves
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I'm glad to see that many of you have brought your Bibles with you tonight.
I trust that you will turn to the various scriptures that we read.
That you may see for yourself.
What God has recorded in his word.
Please forgive me for turning to a number of scriptures.
But I don't know how to present the message that has been laid upon my heart.
Without turning to a number of passages in the Word of God.
This afternoon, a number of us had the privilege of sitting in this room.
And hearing a message given to young people.
In that message, we were reminded.
Of a young boy by the name of Samuel.
And it's said about Samuel.
Samuel did not yet know the Lord.
Do you know?
The Lord Jesus Christ.
I would like to introduce.
You tonight.
To the Lord Jesus Christ. That's the subject of my little message.
I would like to tell you who he is.
I would like to tell you.
What he has done?
I would like to tell you.
What he is now doing.
And I also would like to tell you.
What he is yet going to do.
And I hope in the few minutes that we're together.
That there will be created in your heart.
A desire to know him.
I have known him for a number of years.
And I can say by the grace of God that I love him.
I have never had a friend like Jesus.
One who knows all about me and loves me just the same.
So I do hope, dear friend, that tonight.
You will have a desire to get acquainted with my Savior.
Now, since you brought your Bible, would you kindly turn first to Philippians chapter 2?
Philippians chapter 2.
We'll begin reading from the latter part of verse 5.
Philippians chapter 2 and verse 5, The latter part.
Christ Jesus.
Who being in the form of God.
Thought it not robbery to be equal with God.
What made himself of no reputation?
And took upon him the form of a servant.
And was made in the likeness of men.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself.
And became obedient unto death.
Even the death of the cross.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him.
And given him a name which is above every name.
That at the name of Jesus.
Every knee should bow.
Of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.
And that every tongue should confess.
That Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
Now, dear friends, in this short passage in the Holy Word of God, which we have just finished reading.
We have covered all of the things.
That I want to share with you tonight.
In this passage, we find out who Jesus is.
We find out what he has done.
We find out what he is now doing.
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And we learned something about what he yet.
Will do.
Notice what it says in verse 6.
Who being in the form of God.
Dear friend of Jesus.
Is more than a man.
We have him mentioned first in the Bible will not turn to it.
But.
We have him mentioned first in the Bible in Genesis chapter one and verse one.
Where we have those majestic words in the beginning, God.
Created the heavens and the earth.
The word for God in that verse is plural Elohim, and it includes all the persons of the Godhead.
And so our Lord Jesus Christ is mentioned in the very first verse of the Bible. You'll see, dear friends, Jesus.
Is God.
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.
It states it that way because there was number reason for him to grasp at equality with God, because he already had that position.
Satan.
One of God's most beautiful.
Angelic creatures did grasp at equality with God.
But had no right to it.
But in contrast to that, our Lord Jesus Christ was always God.
Uncreated the eternal Son of God, and he always had that position as the eternal Son in the bosom of the Father.
Would you kindly turn with me now to Isaiah Chapter 9, verse 6?
Isaiah 9, verse 6.
A verse that we love to hear.
For unto us a child is born.
Unto us a son is given.
Here we have the majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ as a Son who was given by his Father.
God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.
A son is given.
We see there His Majesty.
And the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called wonderful.
Counselor the Mighty God.
Who is this friend?
This glorious person that I'm speaking about is none other than Jesus Christ.
The Lord, the Mighty God.
There is no doubt in the word of God.
Has to his being.
He is true God.
Now if you'll turn with me to Luke's Gospel, chapter one.
We'll notice a wonderful verse.
Concerning his coming into this world.
True God, Absolutely.
Scripture bears clear record to this fact uncreated the.
God, the eternal Son.
Luke's Gospel, Chapter One.
We'll read verse 34 to get the connection.
And said Mary unto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
And the Angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the highest.
Shall over shadow the therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God.
Jesus was born of a virgin.
Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and shall bear a son, and thou shalt call his name. Emmanuel.
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Which is being interpreted God with us.
That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the sun of God.
Yes, this was a different man.
The Son of God.
Nothing like this had ever happened in the history of this world.
People today.
Sometimes voiced.
A little confusion, and they say we don't know what he meant when he called himself the Son of God.
But my friends, let me tell you.
That when he called himself the Son of God, there was number doubt in the minds of the religious leaders. What he meant? Turn with me, please, to John's Gospel, chapter 10, and we'll see that.
They understood very well what he meant.
When he called himself the Son of God.
John's Gospel chapter 10 and verse 30.
I and my father are one.
Now notice what happens in verse 31.
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them many good works. If I showed you from my Father, for which of these works do you stone me?
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy.
And because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
In another passage in this book of John, we see that they criticized him because he made himself the Son of God. Yes, these religious leaders understood very well what he meant, and they did not want that truth.
But all my friends.
I'm here tonight.
With the desire to soberly present to you the truth.
That Jesus is truly the Son of God. He is God.
The stun.
And all as such, he demands our allegiance.
Our respect, our worship, our admiration, and every good thing that we can imagine to come from our soul.
Turn with me now to Romans chapter one.
Not only one person in the Bible speaks of this glorious truth.
But we find this truth in the writings of servant after servant that was used to pen holy scripture.
Romans chapter One verse one Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh.
And declared to be the Son of God, with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.
Now.
I don't know how the English language or any other language could be any more clear about this truth declared to be the Son of God.
So it is.
Turn with me now to Colossians Chapter 2.
There is a brightness.
To his person, that makes me want to speak softly and reverently.
And in the language of Scripture, it makes a believer want to take the shoes from off his feet.
Feeling that even in mentioning his precious name, we are standing upon holy ground Colossians chapter 2 and verse 9.
These also are the words of the Apostle Paul given by the Spirit of God.
Notice the previous word.
The last word of verse 8 in chapter 2 of Colossians Christ.
For in him dwelleth all the fullness.
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Of the Godhead bodily.
In him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
Now kindly turn to Hebrews chapter one.
I realized, dear friend, that it's not necessary to.
Bring out a large number of scriptures to show his deity.
One scripture is enough for the believing heart, but I thought you would enjoy tonight seeing a number of scriptures.
That proved this wonderful truth.
In Hebrews chapter one we have another.
Let's read the 1St 3 verses. God, who at sundry times and in divers manners speak in time pass under the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son.
Whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the world's.
Who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person.
Oh, the brightness of his person.
It is as though the language is exhausted, telling of the glories of this man, this person, Jesus.
Putting the brightness of his glory, the expressed image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power when he had by himself purged our sins, Here's the only purgatory that the Bible knows anything about.
When he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand.
Of the majesty on high.
Now one last verse.
In the 22nd chapter.
Of the book of Acts.
Acts, Chapter 22.
It has been my pleasure, friend, to share with you the truth.
That Jesus is God the Son.
The brightness of the glory of God in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
Oh, what a majestic person he is.
But now in the 22nd chapter of Acts.
We have an interesting.
Report given by the Apostle Paul concerning his conversion in verse seven it says.
I fell onto the ground and heard a voice unto me. Saw. Saw.
Why persecutest thou me Had he answered, And I answered, Who art thou, Lord?
Now that was an honest question.
I wonder if someone has come here tonight to this meeting with that honest question.
You wonder who Jesus is.
Or it is the longing of my heart.
As a servant of Christ, that I may help you know who he is.
Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth.
Whom thou persecutest.
So we see that this majestic person that we have been talking about.
The uncreated.
Son of God.
Now calls himself Jesus of Nazareth.
Yes, he became a man.
He became a man.
God was manifest in the flesh, and he said I am Jesus of Nazareth and all how he loves to take that title.
And for you Bible students, I know there are some Christians here. And you.
Like to read the Bible when you come to that verse in Matthew where it says he shall be called a Nazarene.
You will find that.
You won't be able to find that quotation. He should be called a Nazarene.
Because it doesn't occur just that way in the Old Testament.
But what you will discover as you penetrate?
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You will discover that the word Nazareth means a branch.
And then when you learn that, you see that he should be called a branch.
And then you'll see that he's the fulfillment of the branch prophecies that occur so wonderfully in the Old Testament. He is the branch. He is that new life.
That is going to bring blessing to this world. He is the Nazarene. He is the branch, and in him dwells all the hopes of this poor, sad world. Jesus of Nazareth. And again for you dear believers that like to study your Bible, it it would be very interesting for you to study how often the word Nazareth occurs. It's as though God wants us to know about it.
And don't forget that Nazareth means a branch.
And so our Lord Jesus is the branch that fulfills the prophetic scriptures. He became a man.
Well, I have told you a little bit now about who he is.
Do you want to know him?
I would like to have you know him.
Now let's talk a little bit about what he has done.
In the passage in Philippians that we read initially.
We found that he made himself of no reputation.
And took upon himself the form of a servant was made in the likeness of men.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself.
And became obedient unto death.
Even the death of the cross.
I would like to say a little word about his youth.
Our Lord Jesus Christ was born.
About 19185 years ago. The historians are not sure about the calendar so.
It might be that this is not 1985, this might be 1989.
God has seen to it that the calendar is confused, so you can't depend on it.
And listen, dear fellow mortal, on your way to eternity.
It's later than you think.
It's later than you think.
But our Lord Jesus was born about 19185 years ago.
And as a youth.
We know little about him, but at the age of 12 we saw that he was subject to his parents. Certainly an admirable.
Condition.
He grew up to be a man and we have reason to believe that.
Joseph, the husband of Mary.
Died at quite an early age and was number longer able to support that big family because you see, Jesus had at least.
Six brothers and six sisters that were born after he was, Mary had six boys and six girls.
Well, excuse me, that's not. I don't mean that Mary had six children, at least after the birth of Jesus.
But I want to restate the fact that the Lord Jesus was born.
While Mary was a virgin, she had no relationship with man. But after his birth, Mary gave birth to at least six other children and their names. Some of their names are given in the scriptures if you want to check on it. Well, we have reason to believe that Jesus, our blessed Lord, took over the responsibility of supporting that family after Joseph had died.
Because God gently phases out Joseph early in the history, and we see that Jesus is called a Carpenter, and so no doubt he did support that family. He was a Carpenter. And then the time came when he was about 30 years of age, when he was called to his public ministry and the door was opened to him by the Spirit of God that he might enter into his public ministry.
And seek to bring.
Souls into a living relationship with his father personally.
He was early rejected in his public ministry.
But he was a servant doing the will of God. He was born king of the Jews.
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And yet he was rejected as king.
But he told his disciples that he must die.
In John's Gospel, the favorite passage that we so often read it, our Lord Jesus told Nicodemus that as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, Even so must the Son of Man be lifted up. Jesus came here to die.
He came here to accomplish a sacrifice that would make it possible for you to be saved, and for me too.
Now kindly turn to 1St Corinthians chapter 15.
We're talking about what Jesus has done.
The last verse of John's Gospel says if everything that he has done should be written, Why? I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written, so it will not be possible for us to speak of all the things that he has done.
But I would like to point out in First Corinthians chapter 15 something vital that he has done.
That affects you and me.
1St Corinthians 15 and verse 3.
For I delivered unto you, first of all, how that first of all that which I also received.
How the Christ died.
For our sins according to the scriptures. Now my friend, this is something that he has done.
He was put upon a cross, and he died for your sins. He died for my sins.
Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures.
Human language cannot describe the sufferings of Christ.
God thought to it that the sun refused to give light during those three hours of darkness when the Lord Jesus Christ was hanging on that cross.
Suffering for sin.
The word of God says, For He has made him to be sin for us who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Dear friends on Calvary's cross.
The spin question was faced square.
And God dealt with Jesus Christ about spin.
Sin must be punished. The word of God had said this. All that sinneth it shall die.
The word of God had further stated without shedding a.
Must be punished. The word of God had said this whole that sinneth it shall die.
The Word of God had further stated, without shedding of blood, he has no remission.
Christ died for our sins. No amount of His good works could put away sin. No amount of his kindness could put away sin.
Death was necessary. A sacrifice must die.
Christ died for our sins.
Oh, I wish I knew how to tell you something of his sufferings for you.
And then you would say to me, oh, did he love me that much, that he would suffer that much for me?
Yes, he did.
In first Peter chapter two we read these words.
Who his own self.
Bear our sins in his own body on the tree.
And every believer can say.
My sins, one after the other, were laid upon Jesus during those dark hours on Calvary's cross. He bore them all. He suffered their penalty, and my friend, that penalty cannot be described by man.
The Holy God has been offended.
And the penalty is large. But Christ died for our sins.
Have you ever had a foolish thought?
Have you ever said a naughty word, a dirty word?
Have you ever had an unbelieving thought or spoken an unbelieving word? Have you ever taken something that does not belong to you? Have you ever wanted to have something that belonged to someone else?
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Have you ever taken the name of the Lord in vain? Have you ever thought a foolish thought?
You are a Sinner and so am I. The word of God says, oh, I'll have sinned and come short of the glory of God. The only way that sins could be put away is that a pure sacrifice could be offered, and that's what Jesus was on Calvary's cross. Christ died for our sins.
And all how we love those words in first John chapter one.
Which say the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin. My friend, there is only one remedy for sin, and that's the blood of Christ. And every believer here tonight can say my sins are gone.
They're washed away in the precious blood of Christ. Christ died for our sins. That is something that he has done.
And that he was buried.
And that he rose again the 3rd day according to the scriptures.
Now, would you kindly turn with me to Acts Chapter One?
We're still talking about some things that Jesus has done.
You see, friends, I would like to introduce you tonight to Jesus Christ the Lord. I want you to know him.
I have told you a little bit about who he is and I am trying to tell you now.
About what he has done.
And so to continue that we'll notice in acts.
Let's read the first verse of Acts one the former treatise have I made, or Theophilus of all that Jesus began both to do and to teach until the day in which he was taken up. After that he threw the Holy Ghost, had given commandments under the Apostles whom he had chosen, to whom he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs being seen of them 40 days, and Speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
Now let's go on down that chapter and read verse 9. When he had spoken to these things, behold, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight, while they looked up steadfastly toward heaven. As he went up, behold, 2 men stood by them in white apparel, which also said, You, men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven, this same Jesus?
Which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner.
As ye have seen him go into heaven, friends, this is something also that Jesus has done. He has gone back to heaven.
Another part of the Word of God puts it so wonderfully. It says he was received up in glory.
Oh, what a welcome he must have received on the other side of the cloud. He was received up in glory.
Yes, Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures. He was buried and he rose again the 3rd day according to the scriptures. These are things which he has done.
Does not make you want to know him.
Now let's talk a little bit this evening about what he is doing now.
We have just mentioned that he went back home to his father's house. He was received up in glory.
What's he doing now?
Turn to Hebrews chapter 10. We'll see what he's doing.
Be interesting to find out what he's doing right now, wouldn't it?
And when you find out what Jesus is doing right now, I think you want to know him.
Hebrews, chapter 10.
Verse 12 But this man.
After he had offered one sacrifice for sins, forever sat down on the right hand of God from henceforth expecting.
He's expecting.
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Another translation says he's waiting from henceforth expecting.
Tell his enemies be made his footstool.
In the prophetic Psalm it says quoting.
David is quoting there. We're quoting David, it says. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand until.
I make thine enemies, thy footstool, and in this verse we see that he is expecting. He's waiting.
Dear friend, Jesus is in heaven tonight waiting.
What's he waiting for?
I think he's waiting for you.
To accept him as your Lord and savior.
How long has he been waiting for you?
He is waiting for you. He's expecting. He's expecting that tonight.
You'll yield your heart and life to him, confess him as Lord and have the joy of salvation. He's expecting, He's expecting you. Isn't it nice to go to somebody'd house and knock on the door and the door opens right away? Or they say I've been expecting you.
Dear friend, the Lord Jesus has been expecting you. He's been waiting for you quite some time now. He's the one that said, come unto me, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I'll give you rest. He's expecting.
Turn now to Romans chapter 10 and verse 9 and we'll see what he's doing.
A little more clearly.
You see, this is the day of grace, This is the day of salvation, and Jesus is waiting for you to be saved.
Romans chapter 10 and verse 9.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Oh, I'm so glad that verse is in the Bible.
You see, Jesus waited quite a while for me.
And he's been waiting for you, too.
And now he tells you how to be saved.
Jesus is in heaven, on the throne of his Father and waiting for people to accept him as their Savior.
And dear friend, I'm so glad to tell you that if you'll come to him on these terms.
If you'll acknowledge him as Lord tonight with your lips.
If you'll believe the fact, and now you know whether you believe it or not won't change it, It's still the truth that God raised him from the dead.
If you'll acknowledge him as Lord and believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, you'll be saved.
Right away, no awaiting.
There's no such thing as being half saved.
No, no.
The moment we accept the Lord Jesus, we're saved right away. It's not a process, you know, It's an instantaneous salvation.
Thou shalt be saved. So that's what he's doing tonight, even as I stand here.
With you, he is on the throne.
Looking into your heart. And He has spent His Holy Spirit to convince you of your sin.
And make you feel your need. You know most people come to Jesus because they feel their need.
I hope you feel your need tonight, because you do need him. And if there is a desire in your heart and a sense of your need, it's because the Holy Spirit has pointed that out to you through His word, and He's waiting for you to be saved.
Had you ever thought, dear friend, that?
If there's going to be any singing in heaven.
It'll have to be done by people like you and me.
If people don't do the singing, who's going to do it?
I remember one man was asked, as he was going around preaching the gospel, what he was doing. Oh, he says. I'm looking for choir members.
I'm looking for choir members. I'm trying to find those that want to sing the praises of Jesus Christ.
The Lord, you know, I think that's why this Gospel meeting was scheduled tonight.
The people here in in Addison, they're looking for choir members.
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You know, I'd like to have you join me in the choir to sing the praises of Christ. All of that upgrades the work of a gospel preacher. I want you to join with me, one person said. I don't know how to sing, but he said I can sing also.
And you can sing also.
And there will never be anybody in heaven that Can't Sing.
Why not join me in that choir?
Jesus has been waiting for you.
We've talked a little bit about what he is now doing.
And I wonder just how long he will wait.
Do you have any idea? I wonder if I were to ask.
Some of the most respected Christians in this room.
How long they think Jesus is going to wait.
What do you think they would tell me?
I think some of our most respected teachers and helpers would say to me.
I really don't know.
I think they would even go further than that and would say, you know, I'm surprised that he hasn't come already. I'm surprised that the door still opened.
And I would not risk waiting any longer. And so, my dear friend, if you have been waiting.
And if you have not accepted the Lord Jesus yet?
You're running a terrible risk. You're running the risk of eternal damnation.
You're running the risk of hell, just as sure as there's a heaven.
There is a hell.
The same Bible that talks about heaven talks about hell.
And you know, friend hell is so awful.
That if it were not in the Bible, I wouldn't believe it.
It's so awful.
Weeping.
Wailing, Gnashing of teeth out of darkness.
Without Christ, without hope.
Someone has said that it's like a clock that ticks. Inhale with no hands on it and the ticking goes this way.
Ever. Never. Ever. Never.
Ever. Never.
Ever. Never.
There is no exit in hell.
This room has many exits, but hell has no exit. It's a lake of fire. A lake is confinement and fire is judgment, and God doesn't want you to go there. Was only made for the devil and his angels, and God will send you there only if he has to, because you won't have his offer of salvation.
Our Lord Jesus Christ spoke the most about hell of anybody in the Bible.
No, I don't know how long he's going to wait.
I cannot invite you with assurance to the Gospel Meeting tomorrow night. I realize that on the cards that have been printed up for this convention, for this conference or as some speaker, but this series of general meetings, I realized that.
Gospel meetings have been proposed for tomorrow night and for Sunday night, but I cannot promise you that you will be here to enjoy that gospel, and I cannot promise you that there will be a gospel.
Because.
That takes me to the next subject that I want to share with you.
We've been talking about what Jesus is now doing, but now I'm going to tell you about what he's going to do.
Will you kindly turn to 1St Thessalonians Chapter 4?
He's not always going to sit down on that throne.
And wait.
When his father gives the command.
He's going to come again, Jesus said. I will come again.
And none of his promises have ever been broken. None of them.
And when he said I will come again, he means what he says.
First, Thessalonians chapter 4 and verse 14. For if we believe that Jesus died.
And rose again, Even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive.
And remain.
Under the coming of the Lord.
Shall not prevent them which are asleep.
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For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God.
And the dead in Christ shall rise first.
Then we.
Would you allow me to insert in there these words then we which are in Christ?
Than we which are in Christ are you in Christ.
If you're in Christ, it applies to you. If you're not in Christ, it doesn't.
Then we which are in Christ, which are alive and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Yes, this is called the rapture. It means the snatching away from this world of all that belong to Christ. And that's what's coming next. That's what's coming next. That's the next event on God's schedule.
I'm surprised it has not happened before.
I didn't think I would get as old as I am.
I never thought I would see any grandchildren. I thought the Lord would come long before this, and I'm surprised that I'm here tonight preaching the gospel.
I thought the Lord would have come long before, and so may I warn anyone in this room who's still lost.
And in your sins.
It's a great risk that you're running to wait one more evening. Jesus may come again tonight, and when he comes, he'll take every believer home to heaven and those who are left behind.
Have only the judgment of God to face, and there will be no second chance for anyone who has heard the gospel like you have.
And rejected it.
So shall we ever be with the Lord.
Yes, that's something he will get do and then in first a second Thessalonians chapter one.
And verse seven it says unto you, that are trouble rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power. Do you want to be in that group?
I plead with you, with all it is within me that you not allow yourself.
To be a part of that group.
But you shall be if you refuse the salvation of God.
One more thing I want to tell you about.
That Jesus will yet do.
He will sit on the Great White Throne as found in Revelation chapter 20. Or maybe it's chapter 19.
And every person.
Is going to meet Jesus Christ face to face.
I remember a statement that was made some time ago by a brother preaching the gospel, and I want to share it with you tonight concerning.
The judgment.
He used this expression.
The in as capable Christ.
The Inescapable Christ.
Listen.
You must meet Jesus.
You must meet him. Every knee should bow.
If you meet him tonight. If you meet him in this day of grace.
It will be to meet him as a savior and to get the fullest possible blessing that God can give to man.
But if you wait until you leave this world, either by your own death.
The judgment of God.
You will meet him as a judge. As a judge you cannot escape and interview.
With the Lord Jesus Christ, What an awful thing it would be to walk up to that great white throne.
And have him say to you.
I don't know you.
We've never met.
Depart, he accursed, and to everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Yes, that's something he will yet do.
And I could go on to say about other things that he will do to glorify his Father. He will rule over this world as King of Kings and Lord of Lords and throughout an endless eternity.
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Our Lord Jesus Christ will glorify His Father in company with His people.
Dear friend.
If you get to know Jesus.
You can forget me.
I could ask these married couples here.
Who introduced you to your wife?
I could say to.
The wife who introduced you to the husband, your husband. And I think in many cases they would say, you know, I really don't remember.
Or maybe it's a everything was so cloudy at that time in my life. I really don't know.
Or maybe you say nobody, but really it didn't make any difference who it was.
That introduced you 2 together.
The important thing is that you got to know one another and it makes no difference friend.
Who has been speaking tonight? The important thing is that you get to know the Lord Jesus Christ.
I want you to know him. To know him is to love him.
I'm going to try to quote.
Part of a poem that I memorized. Hope I memorized it correctly.
But it goes something like this. What has robbed the seeming pleasures of the idols of the earth?
Not the sense of right or duty, but the sight.
Of peerless worth.
And dear friends, I have tried with all it is within me tonight to tell you about the peerless.
Worth of the Lord Jesus Christ. I'm so glad I've learned to know him.
I want you to know him too.
Let's pray our God and our Father.