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‘Present & Great Truths’
STRONG MEAT Present & Great Truth
Hebrews 5:11 – 6:2
Eternal Judgment Resurrection of the Dead
Laying on of Hands Doctrine of Baptisms Faith Towards God
Repentance from Dead Works
“Strong Meat”
Hebrews 5:11 – 6:2
Eternal Judgment Resurrection of the Dead
Laying on of Hands Doctrine of Baptisms Faith Towards God
Repentance from Dead Works
(Hebrews 6:20 & 5:10)
“Strong Meat”
Hebrews 5:11 – 6:2
Eternal Judgment Resurrection of the Dead
Laying on of Hands Doctrine of Baptisms Faith Towards God
Repentance from Dead Works
…Jesus, made an high priest for ever… (Hebrews 6:20 & 5:10)
“Strong Meat”
Jesus Our High Priest
Hebrews 8:1-‐5; 9:11-‐12,23-‐24
The Order of Melchisedec
compare Gen. 14:18-‐20 & Heb. 7:1-‐11
The superiority and significances of the Melchisedec priesthood (relaNve to the LeviNcal): • Both King and Priest (v.1) • Interpreted King of righteousness and peace (v.2) • Genealogy is not recorded (v.3) • Death is not recorded (v.3) • Great enough to receive Nthes from Abraham (vs.4,6) • Great then Abraham for he blessed Abraham (v.7) • Levi can be considered as paying Nthes through Abraham (vs.9-‐10)
Present Truth There are many precious truths contained in the Word of God, but it is "present truth" that the flock needs now. I have seen the danger of the messengers running off from the important points of present truth, to dwell upon subjects that are not calculated to unite the flock and sancNfy the soul. Satan will here take every possible advantage to injure the cause. EW 63.1
Present Truth But such subjects as the sanctuary, in connec:on with the 2300 days, the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, are perfectly calculated to explain the past Advent movement and show what our present posiNon is, establish the faith of the doubNng, and give certainty to the glorious future. These, I have frequently seen, were the principal subjects on which the messengers should dwell. EW 63.2
Eternal Judgment Resurrection of the Dead
Laying on of Hands Doctrine of Baptisms Faith Towards God
Repentance from Dead Works
“Present Strong Meat”
Eternal Judgment Resurrection of the Dead
Laying on of Hands Doctrine of Baptisms Faith Towards God
Repentance from Dead Works
…the sanctuary… …in connection with the 2300 days…
…the commandments of God… …and the faith of Jesus.
“Present Strong Meat”
Essential to the Plan of Salvation The intercession of Christ in man's behalf in the sanctuary above is as essen:al to the plan of salvaNon as was His death upon the cross. By His death He began that work which aber His resurrecNon He ascended to complete in heaven. We must by faith enter within the veil, "whither the forerunner is for us entered." Hebrews 6:20. There the light from the cross of Calvary is reflected. There we may gain a clearer insight into the mysteries of redempNon… GC 489.1
Three Angel’s Messages 1st Angel (Rev. 14:6-‐7)
• EverlasNng gospel. • Fear God and giving glory. • Hour of his judgment is come. • Worship him that made.
2nd Angel (Rev. 14:8)
• Babylon is fallen. • Wine of the wrath of her fornicaNon.
3rd Angel (Rev. 14:9)
• Worship the beast and his image. • Receive his mark
Greatest Importance The theme of greatest importance is the third angel's message, embracing the messages of the first and second angels. All should understand the truths contained in these messages and demonstrate them in daily life, for this is essenNal to salvaNon. We shall have to study earnestly, prayerfully, in order to understand these grand truths; and our power to learn and comprehend will be taxed to the utmost. Ev 196.1
Promises
Proverbs 2:1-‐5
Matthew 7:8-‐11
Should Not Rest
Eyes Fixed on Sanctuary.-‐-‐As a people, we should be earnest students of prophecy; we should not rest unNl we become intelligent in regard to the subject of the sanctuary, which is brought out in the visions of Daniel and John… Ev 222.3
SHARING IN HIS WORK Present & Great Truth
Co-‐Workers God might have commihed the message of the gospel, and all the work of loving ministry, to the heavenly angels. He might have employed other means for accomplishing His purpose. But in His infinite love He chose to make us co-‐workers with Himself, with Christ and the angels, that we might share the blessing, the joy, the spiritual uplibing, which results from unselfish ministry. MC 9.1
Co-‐Workers
Every one of us can do something, if we will only take the posiNon that God would have us take. My brethren, every move that you make to enlighten others, brings you nearer into harmony with the God of heaven. MC 9.2
World Religions by Percentage
Isaiah 42:8-‐9 (see, Isa. 41:26; 45:21; 46:9-‐10; John 13:19) [NIV] I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I
announce them to you.
Evidence and Faith
God never asks us to believe, without giving sufficient evidence upon which to base our faith. His existence, His character, the truthfulness of His Word, are all established by tesNmony that appeals to our reason; and this tesNmony is abundant. SC 105
The Remnant
“…the remnant of her seed…” (Rev. 12:17) Remnant. Gr. loipoi, “remaining ones,” from leipō, “to leave,” “to leave behind.” The Seventh-‐day AdvenNst Bible Commentary, Volume 7. 1980 (F. D. Nichol, Ed.) (812). Review and Herald Publishing AssociaNo
Ini:al Calamity/Apostasy Remnant Reference Abraham decedents
EgypNan famine Jacob’s family (twelve sons)
Gen 45:7
Israel (twelve tribes)
General apostasy Elijah plus seven thousand
1 Kings 18:22; 19:14; Rom 11:4, 5
Israel (twelve tribes)
Assyrian invasion Judah (two tribes) 2 Chron 30:6; 2 Kings 17:18; Isa 10:22
Judah (two tribes)
Sennacherib invasion Jerusalem 2 Kings 19:4, 30, 31; Isa 37:4, 31, 32; 4:2; 10:20; 11:11, 12, 16
Jerusalem Babylon invasion Reaming capNves 2 Kings 25:22; Eze 14:22; Jer 40:11; Jer 42:2; Eze 7:16; Eze 24:8, 9; Eze 44:14
Jerusalem Babylon invasion Released capNves Eze 6:8, 8; Jer 23:3; Jer 31:7; Jer 50:28; Jer 1:2, 3; Zech 8:12; Ezra 9:14
The Remnant
The Remnant The “remnant” of OT Nmes is thus composed of successive generaNons of Israelites—God’s chosen people. Again and again the majority apostaNzed, but each Nme there was a faithful “remnant” that became exclusive heirs to the sacred promises, privileges, and responsibili:es of the covenant originally made with Abraham and confirmed at Sinai. The Seventh-‐day AdvenNst Bible Commentary, Volume 7. 1980 (F. D. Nichol, Ed.) (814). Review and Herald Publishing AssociaNon.
The Remnant
“…it cast down the truth to the ground…” (Dan. 8:12)
“…knowledge shall be increased.” (Dan. 12:4)
1260-‐years
538 AD
1798 AD
(Rev 12:6,14)
Responsibility
Romans 1:14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the
Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
Jeremiah 23:30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one
from his neighbour.
God-‐Given Message …We are not only to read and understand this message, but to proclaim it with no uncertain sound to the world. By presenNng these things revealed to John, we shall be able to s:r the people. 19MR 41.1
God-‐Given Message The usual subjects on which the ministers of nearly all other denominaNons dwell will not move them. We must proclaim our God-‐given message to them. The world is to be warned by the proclamaNon of this message. If we blanket it, if we hide our light under a bushel, if we so circumscribe ourselves that we cannot reach the people, we are answerable to God for our failure to warn the world. 19MR 41.2
MOST CONVINCING EVIDENCE Present & Great Truth
Most Convincing Evidence Many take it for granted that they are ChrisNans, simply because they subscribe to certain theological tenets. But they have not brought the truth into prac:cal life. They have not believed and loved it, therefore they have not received the power and grace that come through sancNficaNon of the truth. Men may profess faith in the truth; but if it does not make them sincere, kind, paNent, forbearing, heavenly-‐minded, it is a curse to its possessors, and through their influence it is a curse to the world. AG 263.2
Most Convincing Evidence
A true, lovable Chris:an is the most powerful argument that can be advanced in favor of Bible truth. Such a man is Christ's representaNve. His life is the most convincing evidence that can be borne to the power of divine grace. AG 263.5
Spirit and Truth
John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth. Seal Is a Sehling Into Truth.-‐-‐Just as soon as the people of God are sealed in their foreheads-‐-‐it is not any seal or mark that can be seen, but a sehling into the truth, both intellectually and spiritually, so they cannot be moved... 4BC 1161.6
Great Truth
The sacrifice of Christ as an atonement for sin is the great truth around which all other truths cluster. In order to be rightly understood and appreciated, every truth in the word of God, from Genesis to RevelaNon, must be studied in the light that streams from the cross of Calvary… GW 315.2
Grow in Grace and Knowledge 2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for
ever. Amen.
Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Psalms 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Religious Experience When the books of Daniel and RevelaNon are beher understood, believers will have an en:rely different religious experience. They will be given such glimpses of the open gates of heaven that heart and mind will be impressed with the character that all must develop in order to realize the blessedness which is to be the reward of the pure in heart. The Lord will bless all who will seek humbly and meekly to understand that which is revealed in the RevelaNon... FLB 345.3
‘But Daniel purposed in his heart…’ (Dan. 1:8)