1. No Rest For The Wicked? More About Jesus Seminar #17 Guide To
see the 26 Video seminars complete links list, visit
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Morris tells the story of his pole vaulting accident that forced
him into a week of bed rest. The odd thing is, he had just
mentioned to friend before it happened that he wished he could
sleep for a week. LOL, watch what you ask for brother! So, the
first half day was okay, but after that he found out that he had to
really work at resting. The old adage, No rest for the wicked &
the righteous don't need it is not right, because that's what the
righteous need, and what they're looking for. 2. So far we have
recognized the warning against self worship, ie. living a self
centered life apart from God. Also we have appreciated the
invitation to salvation by faith alone. If there is anything worse
than a person worshiping themselves, it would be two people doing
it, or worse yet, millions of them worshiping themselves in
organized worship! This is exactly what is happening here. You've
noticed that we have approached this topic from both historical and
prophetic interpretations. Now let's take a look at the
experiential point of view. 3. Did you see the beast, his image or
his mark anywhere in those statements? This is a far cry from the
traditional prophetic interpretations shared from the pulpits. It's
obvious there is much that we can talk about in the third angels
message without ever even mentioning the beast, the image, the mark
or Rome. If we would pay close attention we would see that when we
point the finger at Rome we end up with more fingers pointing back
at us. It's very possible for us to get caught in the very trap we
are warning the world about, because we've been caught by the do it
yourself trap. Let's break down this statement. First, it has
uplifted Jesus as the sacrifice for the sins of whole world. What
does the Bible say about that? That is certainly great news. God is
not willing that ANY should perish, and He's making it as difficult
as He possibly can for people to be lost! Next is presented
Justification by Faith and the Blessed Assurance. The text for it
is... 4. Next presented is the Righteousness of Christ imputed unto
us by the power of His Holy Spirit in us, the results of which
provide the power for our obedience to the commandments of God. The
text for this is... So that sums it up. The two attributes of the
righteousness of Christ are both covered here. Justification, the
Righteousness of Christ covering our sins & Sanctification, the
Righteousness of Christ in us & the Holy Spirit working to
transform our lives into victorious lives of obedience. In the
original thought it mentioned that Many had lost sight of Jesus,
which is exactly what happens when they believe they need to do it
themselves, & They needed their eyes directed [back to Him].
Then they are able to receive the priceless gift of Christ's
Righteousness. 5. Grace, Faith & Salvation. None of it comes
from us, but comes to us as a gift of God. It's talking about all
three of them. Grace, Faith & Salvation. ALL are gifts. That's
the only way that we can receive the priceless gift of Christ's
Righteousness. That takes us back to this text... How do we get to
the place where we are helpless? You cannot simply declare yourself
as helpless. You don't just simply say the words I surrender. If it
was that simple we would be right back to the do it yourself-re's
religion. Here's a quick reminder of the 5 steps we all must take
when coming to Jesus. 6. The First Step, is Desire. A desire for
something better in your life. Everyone in the world always seems
to have a desire for something better. Many just don't realize that
it is a relationship with God that they desire. Second is
Knowledge. The Holy Spirit is anxious to take us to the place where
we can gain a knowledge of what IS better. Then is when we go to
the Bible and the plan of Salvation. When we do that we are taken
to the cross where we see the Savior, Our Redeemer. Many will get
side tracked by trivial things that don't even matter.
'Intellectuals' will get into debates about the nature of God or
issues like abortion or other world issues that take them
completely away from the Savior and Salvation. We need to go strait
to Jesus, and a knowledge of the plan of salvation, & then go
right back to more about Jesus & stay there. Third is
Conviction. Another word would be convinced. To be convinced that
something is right and true. If we really look at Jesus, His Life
and His death on the cross for our sake, then we are going to feel
like sinners we are going to feel a need for a Savior. We are going
to feel the need for forgiveness! Now is where a lot of people get
side tracked. They see their sins and get busy trying to do
something about them on their own. Instead, they need to get to the
next step. Fourth is Helplessness. We must all realize that there
is absolutely NOTHING we can do about the sin in our lives.
Nothing. The ONLY way we are going to see a change for the better
is to give up trying and simply rely on that daily growing
relationship with Jesus in order to enjoy the power of God working
in our lives. That requires us to take the next step. 7. Fifth is
Surrender. We aren't talking about giving up our sins here, we are
talking about giving up on thinking we can do anything about them
at all! We're talking about giving up on ourselves, and taking the
focus entirely off of ourselves and placing that focus on
developing a friendship with Jesus. This is painful because we
can't accomplish it by ourselves! Only God can take us to the point
of surrender. So, what can I do? Do I have to sit here and wait
until God is ready to take me there? No, I can put myself in a
place WHERE HE IS! I can put myself in an atmosphere where it
happens. In Bible Study and prayer, and in joining with others of
like interest in meetings and seminars about God I can be brought
closer to Him. Once we've given up on ourselves and surrendered to
His will, that is how we come to Christ. So, how do we come to
Christ? Through prayer & the study of God's word. This is the
third angel's message that God commanded us to give to all the
world! All power is given into His hands, so that He may dispense
rich gifts unto man, imparting the priceless gift of His own
righteousness to the helpless human agent, so that they may partake
of the riches of the Kingdom of Heaven and live with God for ever
and ever! What a message indeed! The Righteousness by Faith message
IS The 3rd Angel's message. 8. This message is to be presented with
a loud voice, and with an outpouring of the Holy Spirit! Do you
want to see the Holy Spirit working in your life? Then Proclaim
This Message To The World! Get on the internet and share the Hope
that this message brings to a world full of people who are racing
through life toward destruction. Tell your Friends & Family.
Make them aware of the wonderful plan God put together from the
beginning of time. Direct them to these seminars! The Plan of
Salvation had to happen so that sin could be done away with once
and for all! I cannot wait for that day! I'm tired of the evil that
surrounds us, but I am thankful for the great mercy God has shown
me by not giving up on me. I am thankful for the prayers that those
who love me have continued to send up to The Thrown of Mercy &
Grace. Help me to send this message by forwarding the links to
these notes to your friends and family. This is the loud cry
message! Help me to shout it out! 9. This message is to be
accomplished during the latter rain of the Holy Spirit. There is
very little time left. In a very few short years this planet will
have reached it's 6,000th year past creation. People need time to
develop that saving relationship with God, the kind of relationship
that will build the strength of the faith they will need to face
the troublesome times ahead. God has promised to shorten those last
days & so many will be caught by surprise at the rapid flow of
events leading up to the Advent of Our Savior Jesus Christ. Don't
be one of them, and don't allow a single member of your circle of
love to be left out. Don't forget that ROME is not even mentioned
in this message! What is of vital importance in the full scope of
knowledge that this world needs? A Savior. Salvation will come only
through a knowledge of what God through His Son Jesus has done to
provide a way of escape from sin forever! That is the loud cry
message. That is the message of HOPE! Shout it out! Now for the
text that follows, the tough text. 10. Torment & No Rest. My,
what an image this portrays. Morris used to wish he could avoid
these words while giving bible studies on this text. But, we don't
have to go to the doctrine of Hell to discover torment in the human
life. Torment can be an experiential thing, a psychological thing,
a state of mental anguish that makes a person desire death as a
relief! I know first hand that kind of torment. The devil loves to
put us through those paces! He loves for us to be drowning in
despair. Remember the two men possessed by the devils and Jesus
cast the devils out into a herd of pigs? The UN-Godly are always
tormented in the presence of the Godly. Morris gives the example of
two people in a marriage relationship where one has a genuine
relationship with God and the other does not. The UN-Godly one is
tormented and it continues until the Godly one backs off of their
status or the other is converted. 11. Morris checked the original
language on this text and it actually says that they have no rest
day or night who keep on worshiping the beast and his image. So is
this talking about something other than, or more than, the lake of
fire and hell? Well, the reasoning is that if I, & the beast
& his image (the false prophet) are all in hell together, then
I don't think I'm going to be worshiping them in there. I would
think that instead of worshiping I'd be screaming out against them!
So this time of worshiping is talking about our life now, and the
lifetimes of all who have lived. It is talking in the present
tense. It says that those who worship the beast & receive the
mark of his name, HAVE no rest day and night right now. It took a
distinct turn from the previous line which said, And the smoke of
their torment ascends up for ever and ever, & that line was
absolutely talking about hell. Hmm... So what's the point in making
an issue out of 'no rest now' and 'keep on worshiping'? Well, right
on cue Morris decided to talk in detail about rest. So, rest is a
gift, and the only thing you have to do to get it is to come to
Jesus. If I come to Him, I'm going to have rest, & if I don't
come to Him I'm not going to have rest. So if I don't have rest
then I'm not coming to Him! Pretty simple, Aye? 12. This means that
if those who worship the beast and his image have no rest, then
they obviously haven't been coming to Jesus. So that's what the
beast and his image is all about. It's about living life apart from
God. If I am not coming to Jesus then I am a victim of the beast
and his image and I will have no rest. Up to this point you can see
that the historical and prophetic concepts surrounding the 3rd
Angels Message have been left completely out of the picture. The
significance of this is that this message now leaps over all
boundaries and barriers of races, nations & religions, and
becomes an ongoing all inclusive concept for all ages & times.
Let us Labor 2 Rest? How can you labor to rest? Back to Matt 11, If
when I come to Jesus I have rest, then logic tells me that the
'labor' is in coming to Jesus! Is that really labor sometimes? It
certainly can be. The herd of rabbits show up and suddenly you find
yourself going off in 20 different directions, chasing rabbits,
with 40 more things to do after that, and then you realize you have
delayed the most important thing that you needed that morning. 13.
Now you're unable to break away from the 'obligations' of the day!
It happens to me, and when it does, I noticed that suddenly I
seemed to be drawn into temptations on some of those old habits
that I was once a prisoner to. (It's that old weak human nature
that Paul describes so well) I found that if I don't take the time
to say, Good morning Father. What are we doing today?, and then
take as much time as He needs for me to listen to everything He
want's to tell me, then I end up running off on my own and doing my
will instead of His. It's a bad idea every time. Sometimes you feel
like praying and sometimes you don't, but it's the times when you
don't that you need to the most! That's when you need to tell God
your problem, and so that is the 'labor' that Paul is talking
about. Thank God for the times when it isn't labor, but be prepared
for the times when it is. @37:30 Morris gives a great example of
his relationship with his wife & how sometimes it can be labor
to communicate on those days where you are worn out and just want
to veg. But, you can't have, maintain or improve on any
relationship if you don't communicate. In Hebrews 11 Paul was
talking about rest in the promised land, and how the children of
Israel didn't enter into that rest, but there is also and end- time
application. When we get to heaven are we going to rest? Morris
says, Come on now. When we get to Heaven we are going to all be
Juniors! When we were juniors at camp, what was the thing we hated
most? Rest period. The angels will sit back the first few days and
watch us all do 'touch and goes' on the sea of glass!: I love his
sense of humor. Then one day your Angel will come to you and say,
How about you and I take a trip? And you say, Where we going? He
answers, To a little planet on the outer rim of the universe.
They'd like to hear someone from Earth tell them what it's like to
be saved. 14. And you say, But I'm not a speaker. He says, Neither
was Moses. Oh, that's right, you reply, I forgot about that. Well,
okay I'll go, so what do I need to pack? Nothing, he replies. Oh,
that's right, you concede, I forgot about that. Well let me run and
tell my brother... You don't need to, he interjects, He'll be here
forever. How wonderful, you reply, I forgot about that too. And so
we wing our tireless flight to a little planet on the outer rim of
the Universe, and there the Angel calls the people together, and
then he sits on the back row while you tell what it is like to be
saved from a world of sin. But the Angel can never feel the joy
that our Salvation brings. What a shame. The Good fight of Faith is
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