Circumstances and Consequences

Seminar 216-01

June 3-6, 2009
Seminar Topic:
 
The Two Witnesses – Part I

Larry Wilson

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Example #3

 

Exodus 35:3   Do not light a fire in any of the dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

 

Numbers 15:32   While the Israelites were in the desert, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

 

Numbers 15:33   Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly,

 

Numbers 15:34   and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him.

 

Numbers 15:35   Then the Lord said to Moses, “This man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.”

 

Numbers 15:36   So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses.

 

Why was this man stoned?

 

Numbers 15:30   “’But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or alien, blasphemes the Lord, and that person must be cut off from his people.” 

 

When a person sins defiantly against the Word of God, he willfully violates the first law of the universe, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, mind and soul…”

 

Defiance is the opposite of submission. Defiance is willful and determined rebellion.

 

Consider this: God will not destroy the wicked at the end of the 1,000 years because they offended Him or disobey Him. No!!!

 

If the rule of law is present, a judge cannot sentence a criminal to death because the criminal defied the judge.

 

No, a judge sentences a criminal to death because the law requires or permits the death sentence according to the crime.

 

In a similar way, God will lawfully extract restitution and destroy those who willfully refused to live by the two laws that everyone, including Himself, must live by.

 

If anyone willfully defies these two laws, the death sentence is required.

 

The two laws of love demand that all defiant sinners be eliminated from the universe.

 

If someone refuses to love God first and his neighbor as himself, that person is defiant and all defiant people must be cut off from the society of the universe.

 

Numbers 15:30   “’But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or alien, blasphemes the Lord, and that person must be cut off from his people.

The two lamp stands that stand before God’s throne represent these two eternal laws which the Godhead put in place before anything was made.

 

There are two living olive trees that produce oil for these two lamp stands. The two olive trees enable the two lamp stands to burn as eternal flames.

 

Isaiah 51:4   “Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: The law will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations.

 

Isaiah 51:5   My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm.

 

Isaiah 51:6   Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But, my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.”

 

The two laws that govern the universe are separate and distinct from the Word of God.

 

What I am about to say will be controversial. It will be simplistic. Although I believe these matters are true, I do not have the time to prove these things in this seminar.

 

Therefore, just listen to the following story with both ears open and that way, it can go in one ear and out the other… :--)

 

For many years, I have said the book of Revelation is a drama that describes a process. This process is the revealing of all that Jesus Christ really is.

 

However, the Father has determined that Jesus Christ must be taken out of the closet and fully exposed as to who and all that He really is.

 

This process of exposing Jesus is called “the revelation of Jesus Christ” and the last book is dedicated to this amazing process.

 

If your interpretation and understanding of the book of Revelation does NOT produce this central story – e.g., the revealing of all that Jesus Christ really is – your understanding of the book of Revelation needs to be changed!

 

The seven seals, the 144,000, the seven trumpets, seven bowls, four beasts and Two Witnesses produce one amazing story: The revelation of Jesus Christ for all that He is!

 

One more huge point, the revelation of Jesus Christ is not limited to Earth. The whole universe is learning -- all about Jesus as we are.

 

This story began about five billion years ago (assuming the universe is about 4.5 billion years old)….

Before anything physical existed, three separate and distinct Gods existed.

 

These co-eternal Gods are equals in every way. They have the same powers, authority and substance.

 

They also have the same characters of humility, love and generosity. 

 

Three lonely Gods found each other and fell in love.

 

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