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It's Time to Act Like Men: full transcript and answers
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Pastor David G. Kincer uses Ezra as an example for the last-day church. God stirred Cyrus, raised leaders and people, restored the robbed vessels and united them as one man. Zerubbabel refused builders who feared the Lord but served other gods. Despite legal opposition the house was finished through the prophets. Ezra fasted for adults, children and livelihood, and Revelation 21 shows the bride descending.
Why study Israel’s history?
Short answer: 1 Corinthians 10:11: these things happened as examples and were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. Ezra 1: the Lord stirred up Cyrus to build him a house at Jerusalem; Jesus says I will build my church.
▶ 0:00 Today we’re going to look into another. Section of the Bible about. Acting like a man. And before we get into it I want to remind you that first Corinthians 10 says all these things that happened to God’s people Israel. Happened to them as examples and were written for our admonition upon whom the ends of the ages have come so these things aren’t just historical stories they are illustrations they are teaching of what God is going to do in the last generation amen. The ends of the ages the ends of the world and we are in the ends and so this teaching is for us we’re going to go to Ezra this time instead of Jeremiah and first Chronicles and kings we’re going to go to Ezra and the lord’s going to say the same thing that he did in those other books the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia the Lord stirred up a heathen king that didn’t even know him to make a proclamation a law.
Scripture in this part
1 Corinthians 10:11 (NKJV)
Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
— 1 Corinthians 10:11 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 0:15Ezra 1:1-2 (NKJV)
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah.
— Ezra 1:1-2 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:16 (quoted; reference not named in the message)Matthew 16:18 (NKJV)
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
— Matthew 16:18 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:26 (quoted; reference not named in the message)Psalm 127:1 (NKJV)
Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.
— Psalm 127:1 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:26 (quoted; reference not named in the message)Who rose up to build?
Short answer: Ezra 1:5–6: the chiefs, priests and Levites, with all whose spirit God raised. Leaders are worthless without people; it takes God to stir you. They gave freewill offerings besides.
▶ 1:27 That the Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem in Judea. Now he is a heathen king but we have the king of kings that Jesus said the king of kings I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it amen the Bible says in Psalms unless the Lord builds the house they labor what in vain that build it so Jesus the real king has a plan to build a spiritual house out of people living stones living people. Then rose up the chiefs the rulers of Judah Benjamin the priests and the Levites and so the leaders here they’re acting like men they have understanding of what to do but leaders are worthless without people.
▶ 2:38 what good is a leader if there’s no one following if there’s no one cooperating and working to get the job done what good’s a leader and so he says with all those whose spirit God raised oh yeah how many would raise your hand say God raised my spirit to be a builder yes it takes God you know you can’t get these things in Bible college and stuff God has to come to you God has to move upon you and so both the leaders and the people. Raised up and went to build the house of God. Then it says all of these whose spirit God raised up strengthen their hands with vessels of gold silver goods beasts precious things besides the peace offerings now the peace offering is a free will offering you don’t have to give it it’s a praise offering it’s a thank offering you don’t have to do it the burnt offering you got to do the trespass offering you got to do the sin offering you got to do the guilt offering you got to do the meat offering you got to do but the.
Scripture in this part
Ezra 1:5-6 (NKJV)
Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits God had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem. And all those who were around them encouraged them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.
— Ezra 1:5-6 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 2:50 (quoted; reference not named in the message)Did God provide for them in captivity?
Short answer: Yes—after 70 years they had wealth for the trip, homes, work and building God’s house. He says God cares for families, but never mistake financial blessing for his approval.
▶ 3:57 Peace offering is. Something you don’t have to do you do it because you appreciate God you thank him for what he’s done for you ain’t that beautiful so. Here they are they’re in captivity and they are blessed with all of this wealth as. We showed you before God cares about the family and he sustains them even when he’s corrected his people he sustains the family are you with me and these guys have been in captivity for 70 years most of the old people are dead and gone. And their descendants are going to do this and they have a lot to draw from a lot of wealth and they need it not just to support their family but they’re going on a long trip how you know it takes money to go on a long trip I mean we’re talking about hundreds of miles here on slow camel speed and this takes time it takes money and then when they get back to Judah they got to build another house to live in.
▶ 5:18 And I right and then they got to find another occupation they got to become a farmer or a herder or a business man they got to be something because they got to sustain the family in Judah don’t they yeah so they need a nest egg to get things started and then be above all that God wants them to build him a house and they it takes money to build his house and even in captivity God blesses them with the things they need to get done after 70 years the money the wealth to get all this done ain’t that beautiful alleluia so never mistake God’s blessing you financially as his approval of you. He cares for the family he cares for those kids so he wants you to have food and clothing and shelter amen.
What do the returned temple vessels picture?
Short answer: Ezra 1:7–11: Cyrus brought back the vessels Nebuchadnezzar took. We have this treasure in earthen vessels; even those Satan robbed God will restore, building with old stones and new.
▶ 6:20 Now. We’re going to find that the old robbed vessels are going to be restored and it’s going to be a new unity in verses 7 through 11 king Cyrus brought forth the vessels of the lord’s house which Nebuchadnezzar brought out of Jerusalem and put them in the house of his gods so Nebuchadnezzar stole the vessels of the Lord now the Bible says in 2nd Corinthians that we preach Christ and we have this treasure in earthen vessels. Okay what’s the treasure Christ that they preached and who has him the people that accepted and hear the message we are earthen vessels alleluia some of us have let Satan rob us of our Christian innocence they’ve we’ve let him rob us of our truth and God is showing us here that in spite of you messing up and letting sin back into your life God is going to restore you he’s going to bring forth those old vessels.
Scripture in this part
Ezra 1:7-11 (NKJV)
King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the temple of his gods; and Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. This is the number of them: thirty gold platters, one thousand silver platters, twenty-nine knives, thirty gold basins, four hundred and ten silver basins of a similar kind, and one thousand other articles. All the articles of gold and silver were five thousand four hundred. All these Sheshbazzar took with the captives who were brought from Babylon to Jerusalem.
— Ezra 1:7-11 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 6:322 Corinthians 4:7 (NKJV)
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
— 2 Corinthians 4:7 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 6:59 (quoted; reference not named in the message)What kind of leaders will God raise?
Short answer: Like Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah—courageous men who won’t take bribes or be discouraged or distracted, and won’t violate God’s word.
▶ 7:44 Amen. It’s awesome yes it is alleluia God doesn’t give up on you because Satan’s tricked you back into his kingdom of darkness he’s going to come and when he builds his house he’s going to build you alleluia and remember when they got to Jerusalem and started building a temple they built it out of the old stones. Plus new ones. Amen. So those of us who think God has passed us by no way when God moves he takes the old he takes the new he takes the the vessels that have been robbed of their innocence of their truth and he brings us all together alleluia don’t ever let Satan or anybody tell you that it’s over for you God is going to take the old the new the worn-out everybody and he’s going to build his house amen and make us all glorious now also we find that these things were numbered unto Zerubbabel the prince the leader of Judah Zerubbabel was just a courageous.
▶ 9:03 Brave. Man that acted like a man we got a real ruler here he won’t take bribes he won’t let people discourage him he won’t let people distract him and then. He sticks with his guns and that’s the kind of rulers God is going to raise up in this last day church he’s going to raise them leaders that know how to act like men amen they’re not going to to violate.
Will the church be united?
Short answer: Ezra 3:1: they gathered as one man. Paul asked that we all speak the same thing; the latter house will be more glorious. He says if Christ’s death could only produce what we see now, that’s not a powerful God.
▶ 9:37 God’s word and let people talk them out of things and just like the next two leaders the next leader coming up will be Ezra and then the next one will be Nehemiah and all three of them were courageous strong leaders that acted like men they refuse to budge amen and that’s the kind of leadership that’s going to arise in the church this last day church that God isn’t through with yet now in Ezra chapter 2 verse 64 the whole assembly together was [unclear] and a lot of them are still back in Babylon they didn’t come on the first trip some of them thousands of them are going to come with Ezra on his trip and then there’s Nehemiah coming up all right so God is just blessing his people in this land of captivity that’s some captivity in.
▶ 10:36 God blesses you and and prospers you and multiplies you in captivity [unclear] he’s just out to correct you he’s not out to destroy he’s never out to destroy you he just got to correct you so the nations know all right and you know and so they came to build God’s house in Jerusalem and they were together as one man in the seventh month one man they were in unity and a new unity the leaders and the people they were together to work together to get this job done and that’s what you’re going to see in the last day church you’re going to see a unity remember Paul in first Corinthians says I would that you all speak the same thing and be the same in mind and in spirit didn’t he yeah well the apostles were the leaders of the early church were they were in unity they were one man they spoke the same thing and the latter house is going to be more glorious than what the former house so God’s going to raise up leaders he’s going to raise up his people and we are going to be unified people say it can’t happen then what good is his death on the cross if his death on the cross could only
▶ 12:06 produce what we see now that’s not a powerful God. are you with me but when he can change our thinking and move us to believe and speak the same thing that is a powerful powerful expression of God’s supernatural abilities amen so these people waiting for Jesus to come any minute they are missing this whole picture. They’re missing it. God’s up to something big and so we see we learn by what happened to Israel so somewhere we’re going to become one also because God is out to build a glorious house that the gates of hell cannot prevail against and he is going to keep his word could that be an amen he can’t lie he’s got to keep his word so.
Scripture in this part
Ezra 2:64 (NKJV)
The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
— Ezra 2:64 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 10:09Ezra 3:1 (NKJV)
And when the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.
— Ezra 3:1 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 11:02 (quoted; reference not named in the message)1 Corinthians 1:10 (NKJV)
Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
— 1 Corinthians 1:10 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 11:27 (quoted; reference not named in the message)What did Jesus pray for us?
Short answer: John 17:20–23: for those who believe through the apostles’ message, that they all may be one, perfect in one, so the world may believe and know that you sent me.
▶ 13:09 Remember in John 17:20 I pray also for those who believe in me through their message he’s talking about the apostles. So he’s saying I’m not only praying for the apostles but I’m praying for those who believe through their message that’s us ain’t that right that’s us I don’t know about you but my faith is in the apostles and Jesus is doctrine not in some church doctrine you know right that’s yes. that all of them may be what one now here’s Jesus Christ the son of God the only begotten son of God pray unto the father that we become one now is the father going to not answer that prayer is that just in the Bible so we can get fuzzy feelings from reading it oh. Or is God going to hear that prayer yes it was God that birth that prayer in him when you pray in the spirit it’s not you praying anymore the spirits giving you things to say that God knows you need to hear are you there.
▶ 14:21 Alleluia. That all of them you notice that all of them may be one all they hear the message and that’s us and the people around us and the people in the next generation I have given them the glory that you gave me that. They may be one as we are one Jesus was God in the flesh and Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit all three aspects of God were in Jesus Christ could I get an amen yeah and so like they were one we are to be one and. he plainly says I in them Jesus said I’m in them and God you’re in me that they may be perfect in one so how we going to come to complete unity.
▶ 15:17 By Jesus living in us. Okay empowering us infecting us with his righteous spirit hallelujah he didn’t come just for you can feel good or felt the presence of God today wonderful but he wants to do something miraculous in your life and he wants to unify you with the people of God and he has the power to do it. Now why. Why. So the world may believe and know that you sent me and loved them as you loved me see his ulterior motive is to get the attention of the world because when the world sees the church speaking the same thing united around the same thing it’s going to get their attention and they’re going to ask like Peter says of the hope they see in you.
Scripture in this part
John 17:20-23 (NKJV)
“I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
— John 17:20-23 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 13:10How did God show he is impartial?
Short answer: He says in the 1960s God filled Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists and others with the Holy Ghost and tongues; Pentecostals were no longer “the church on that other side of the track.” It didn’t last; a lasting move is coming.
▶ 16:17 Amen ain’t that exciting yes it is those things that happened to Israel happened to our for our example and our admonition on whom the ends of the world are come and we are looking for a tremendous move of God in his house and unity is going to be one of it all right. Now. When God moved back there in that fourth awakening he moved on the Catholics Episcopalians the Lutherans the Methodists he just came in and moved on all the denominations of churches. But it didn’t last long. There’s got to be a move that’s lasting.
▶ 17:10 But God showed us by the filling these people with the Holy Ghost and speaking in tongues he showed us he was impartial he visited the Catholics he visited all the denominations [unclear] I was there I saw it happen. And. The pentecostals who were considered the poor church the church on the other side of the tracks that you don’t don’t near are all a sudden brought to full attention and weren’t considered the church on that other side of the track anymore I. Mean if you went to a Pentecostal church in the 50s you were weird. Okay. But in the 60s when God started doing this they weren’t weird anymore. Because the Catholics were doing it the Lutherans are doing it the Methodists everybody God just came and just touch people’s lives hallelujah and I submit to you is going to do it again because this word is got to come to pass but the Bible says the house is going to be built in trouble as times all right.
Who first opposed the building?
Short answer: Ezra 4:1–3: adversaries said let us build with you; we seek your God. Zerubbabel said no. God cares about the descendants—your children will be taught of the Lord.
▶ 18:24 First there’s a religious opposition. Ezra 4:1 the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard the descendants of the captivity were building God’s temple first of all we got some opponents to the building of God’s house and now what it’s saying and the second thing is he says who is building the house and it’s what the descendants I told you seventy years went by most of these old folks are dead. They died in captivity their children. God raised up God cares about your children and I’m telling you he isn’t leaving the children out of his visitation and the church has got to get that through their brain. could I get an amen yes.
▶ 19:17 Alleluia. Didn’t he say all your children would be taught of the Lord all your children man I tell you there is something on the horizon that’s going to revolutionize this whole world and Jesus is going to do it so they heard they were building God’s house so what do they do the adversaries to Zerubbabel Zerubbabel’s a good leader he’s a righteous I mean he’s strong he he’s a man and they come to the leader and says let us build with you yeah let us build with you and then they brag about themselves we seek your God as you do we have sacrificed to him since the days of the king of Assyria who brought us here so we’re talking about the people.
▶ 20:08 Israel was led away captive the northern kingdom and other nations were brought in their place when those nations came to Israel they serve their own gods and so God brought lions in their midst and the lions were attacking these people and God told him it’s because you got to learn how to serve me and so because they didn’t want to get eaten by lions anymore they brought the priests to teach him how to serve God all right so they had a fear of God. Because they didn’t want to be eaten alive. They didn’t want God dealing with him anymore like that and so they’re bragging about we sacrifice to him yeah they’re sacrificing because they’re scared to death going to send the lions again.
▶ 21:09 a lot of people serve God because they’re afraid to go to hell [unclear] that’s not a reason to serve God you serve God because he’s God. Amen. So anyway. Zerubbabel says no way you’re not building with us. We alone will build the descendants will build of the captivity as the king Cyrus said now our king Jesus has said he will build a house and that right oh. And he’s going to use the people of his descendants. Make sense alleluia yes so why did Zerubbabel say no.
Scripture in this part
Ezra 4:1-3 (NKJV)
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the descendants of the captivity were building the temple of the LORD God of Israel, they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers’ houses, and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do; and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.” But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel said to them, “You may do nothing with us to build a house for our God; but we alone will build to the LORD God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.”
— Ezra 4:1-3 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 18:24Isaiah 54:13 (NKJV)
All your children shall be taught by the LORD, And great shall be the peace of your children.
— Isaiah 54:13 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 19:21 (quoted; reference not named in the message)Why did Zerubbabel refuse them?
Short answer: 2 Kings 17:33: they feared the Lord yet served their own gods, after the manner of the nations—temple prostitution and child sacrifice. 2 Corinthians 6:16–17: what agreement has God’s temple with idols? Come out and be separate.
▶ 22:01 Second Kings 17:33 talking about these people they feared the Lord see I told you they were afraid of those lions man. They were afraid of the consequences but they what served their own God. Yeah they had a fear for God yeah they mentioned his name yeah they went through the routine. Because they were afraid of the consequences and they served after the manner the behavior of the nation’s they were from now these nations in their temple worship and their religion worshipped they used male and female prostitution because they believe that. Sexual act would cause the gods to favor them and so these temples made lots of money from both men and women prostitute who had sex in these temples they also sacrifice children are you there basically these people had sinned in their life they were behaving like the nation’s that they were from but they were afraid of these lions.
▶ 23:21 And so they they went through the motions of sacrificing to God to keep the lions away but they were still living in what sin you got it and Zerubbabel says no no you don’t have no part in this none. Now. Second Corinthians 6:16 says what agreement has the temple of God with idols you are the temple of God God’s spirit lives in you see where the temple of God therefore come out from among them and be ye separate Paul said and touch not what is unclean and I will receive you so what is the key to being able to work on the building.
Scripture in this part
2 Kings 17:33 (NKJV)
They feared the LORD, yet served their own gods—according to the rituals of the nations from among whom they were carried away.
— 2 Kings 17:33 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 22:012 Corinthians 6:16-17 (NKJV)
And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.” Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”
— 2 Corinthians 6:16-17 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 23:45Who does he say has no part in the building today?
Short answer: Those founded on the wrong source: he cites Mormonism’s Moroni and Islam’s account of Gabriel, atheists (the fool says there is no God), and churches embracing abortion, same-sex lifestyles, adultery and intoxication. They are the mission field, not the builders.
▶ 24:18 Do. What is not unclean and God will what. He’ll receive you he’ll accept you and he’ll make you a worker in the building. Amen so our conduct our moral standard is absolutely vital and they did not have it and Zerubbabel knew it now let me give you some examples of this today. The Mormons claim that an angel by the name of Moroni. Came to Joseph Smith and revealed the book of mormon. All right now this is an angel mentioned nowhere in the Bible except Joseph Smith Moroni you got to watch people seeing angels that are not mentioned in the Bible.
▶ 25:18 yeah because it’s adding to the Bible so when I was back in Florida with that so-called revival checking it out and they were seeing women angel. 10 foot tall women angels. There’s no women angels in the Bible. Angels don’t have sex their spirit beings oh yeah. When they did materialize they materialized as a male. But they did not have sexual organs they didn’t need them they are spirits but anyway my point is this Joseph Smith was told by Moroni that he could marry [unclear]’s wife.
▶ 26:13 all right and both [unclear] and him could have sex with [unclear]’s wife well how many know in the new covenant you’re supposed to be married to how many women one now. Merona if he was a real angel he wouldn’t have made that mistake would he. That’s what Joseph Smith and Brigham Young did they would come and say hey I’m going to marry your wife [unclear] and you know she’s going to be your wife and she’s going to be my wife and and these people were so dumb they just did it and that is not in the Bible I mean oh we the church are married to one a husband Jesus Christ it violates the whole principles of God now you can’t go back to the Old Testament they did [unclear] we’re in the what new covenant.
▶ 27:16 And we’re to be the husband of one wife now you think that an angel don’t know that yeah there’s something wrong with his angel didn’t it now there’s something wrong with his angel how many know there’s something wrong with this whole thing if they mess up in this little point there’s something wrong with the whole package and then they said he said in his book of mormon because I read it to find out what was going on that there were horses in America. And. There were the europeans brought the horses over. This angels really messed up. Are you there now how do you know that just throws the whole religion out big time so you know why the fundamentalists had a problem with Romney when he ran as a mormon for president.
▶ 28:10 Fundamentalist evangelicals know basic Bible truth and they know this religion is a false religion and so they stayed home and would not vote for Romney now maybe another example Muhammad. Gabriel who is in the Bible visited him and gave him the quran a new religion and he was allowed to marry other men’s wives and even marry a child and have sex with a child. Folks. That’s just basic. Doctrinal problems that. Paul plainly says that you don’t do anything until that young person reaches the flower of their youth till they grow up to adulthood you know right you know having sex with kids.
▶ 29:15 Amen and so that couldn’t have been Gabriel because Gabriel knows what’s going on [unclear].. Alleluia and so they have no part in this building yes they can live yes we can respect them but folks they can’t have a part in building the house of God why because they’re founded on the wrong source. They don’t have a part in this building. Are you with me. Hallelujah. I. Can tell you a lot of stories atheists. they are a religion when you say there’s no God automatically your religion when you say there’s no life after death you’re dealing with life after death you’re dealing with eternity you are a religion the Bible says the fool says in his heart what there is no God atheists have no part they are fools can I hear an amen yeah.
▶ 30:23 Hallelujah. Ha the same sex movement. Same-sex marriage is ok same-sex activities ok they can’t have a part in this building why. Because Bible says same sex is wrong in that right and you can’t have a part when you’re not following Bible morality now I’m not talking about making mistakes admitting them and getting up and getting going I’m talking about a lifestyle that embraces this stuff and and and promotes it now to live. so these churches and denominations since God poured out his spirit on them in the 60s they’ve turned backwards.
▶ 31:20 They’re embracing. Abortion as a contraceptive it’s okay they’re embracing same-sex. Lifestyles as okay they’re embracing adultery as though no one even talks about adulterer being wrong anymore. They embrace getting high getting intoxicated on marijuana and drugs and alcohol as okay. You say after God poured out his spirit on this group now they’ve gone back to the nations around them you get it. Alleluia. They say a marriage between a man and a man or a woman and a woman is okay you can marry a dog now everything’s fine you have a freedom to do whatever you want criminals it’s not their fault it’s society’s fault you can’t punish him.
▶ 32:20 [unclear]. No capital punishment Jesus was not born of a virgin they’ll say he was not one that did miracles he did not rise from the dead or die on the cross or coming again and the Bible is a book of myths and a lot of errors these people can’t build they are the mission field they are not the builders. could I get an amen and see God is telling us all this back there through his own people and we need the Zerubbabels to rise up and say this is the way walk in it could that be true yes and people following those Zerubbabels and build the real house of God now.
Scripture in this part
Psalm 14:1 (NKJV)
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.
— Psalm 14:1 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 30:13 (quoted; reference not named in the message)How did opponents use the law?
Short answer: Ezra 4:4–5: they discouraged the people and hired counselors to frustrate them through Cyrus’s reign to Darius. He compares removing the Bible and prayer from schools, and says a new president is now embracing Christian leaders.
▶ 33:12 He meets legislative opposition. Ezra chapter 4 verse 4 the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah they try to discourage oh no you can’t get this done and yeah yeah you you want to let us build with you so it’s not going to work and they try to discourage them when they couldn’t discourage them they went through the legislative process they troubled them in the building and hired counselors that is lawyers Against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia even to the reign of Darius king of Persia so they went through the court system to stop the building of God’s house and they stopped it for years and that’s what we saw in the 60s when God poured out his spirit the homosexuals and the atheist rose up they got the Bible out of the schools they got prayer out of the schools you couldn’t mention the name of Jesus from public places anymore and christianity was put in the back seat are we yes told to be quiet can’t preach sin on the tv or radio.
▶ 34:32 But I submit to you it looks like. It’s changing. The new president has good goals and he embraced the Christian leaders of America and gave them every concession they asked for hasn’t been done since bush senior rejected us Bush senior rejected the Christian right. [unclear] and it just kept going on now we see some light coming in oh yeah and we need to be thankful for this and rise up and build okay.
Scripture in this part
Ezra 4:4-5 (NKJV)
Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building, and hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
— Ezra 4:4-5 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 33:12How was the house finished?
Short answer: Ezra 6:14: the elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah, by God’s command and the kings’. We build on the apostles and prophets, Jesus the cornerstone; 1 Peter 2:5: living stones. Hebrews 8:5: build by the pattern.
▶ 35:17 The house is finished even though the religious opposition the discouraging opposition and the legislative opposition the house is finished in Ezra 6:14 the elders of the Jews built and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah now we have the prophets and we have Jesus and we have the apostles amen and we can rise up and build according to what they said not what Muhammad says not what Joseph Smith says not what some pastor says not what I say but we can rise up and build on the foundation of the apostles and prophets and Jesus Christ the cornerstone could that be amen yes and the Bible tells us to follow in the apostles doctrine doesn’t it yes watch these other people and he’s not talking about self-appointed apostles today he’s talking about the 12 amen.
▶ 36:14 Now they built and finished the building according to the law of the God of Israel they builded after the plan that God had told him to build amen and according to the command of King Cyrus Darius and Artaxerxes yes those are kings all through here these guys these. secular governments were for building the house of God God can turn the secular governments to our favor he’s God amen and then we got the Zerubbabels and we got the Ezras and we got the Nehemiahs [unclear] alleluia and the job will get done. remember first Peter 2:5 you as living stones are being built up a spiritual house hallelujah.
Scripture in this part
Ezra 6:14 (NKJV)
So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
— Ezra 6:14 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 35:171 Peter 2:5 (NKJV)
you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
— 1 Peter 2:5 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 36:14Hebrews 8:5 (NKJV)
who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
— Hebrews 8:5 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 37:11Does God stop at saving you?
Short answer: No—he beautifies you in holiness. Philippians 1:6: he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
▶ 37:12 God’s not interested in natural houses Hebrews 8:5 as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle see that you make all things according to the one pattern shown you on the mount who showed Moses the pattern God not Muhammad not Joseph Smith we have the pattern and that is what we used to build the church in the last days amen we got to know that pattern we got to believe in that pattern we got to follow that pattern. They did it back there they followed the pattern and so will the last day church. God’s house is now beautified Ezra is sent by the king to beautify the house of God God didn’t want to just save you he wants to make you beautiful worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness [unclear] he wants you.
▶ 38:14 To be beautiful by your righteous mouth and your righteous behavior could that be true yeah so don’t settle for just being a Christian let him beautify you hallelujah. Philippians 1:6 I learned this as a young Christian because I would make mistakes and I would fail and the enemy would come in and try to tell me to quit pretending and stop serving God but this verse said he who has begun to work in me will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ oh. He ain’t finished with me yet. Amen church there’s still hope for me [unclear] even when I fail I can rise back up and Jesus I submit to you is going to be beautifying his church until the second coming until the day of Jesus Christ he’s going to be working on the beauty of his church and he’s going to present to himself a beautiful bride.
Scripture in this part
Philippians 1:6 (NKJV)
being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;
— Philippians 1:6 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 38:14What did Ezra seek with fasting?
Short answer: Ezra 8:21: a right way for us, for our little ones and for our substance. Leaders will stand for adults doing right, for children, and for families’ livelihood; if adults reject God, harvest their children. The people had a mind to work.
▶ 39:19 Amen yeah why because we’re going to have leaders that act like men we’re going to have church people act like men they’re going to be courageous they’re going to be brave they’re going to be more than conquerors they’re going to know what to do and they’re going to have understanding of the time and this job is going to get done. The building was finished. In chapter 8 verse 21 Ezra proclaimed a fast before our God to seek of him three things and this is what the last day leaders are going to do. Are you with me three things. We want to know the right way for us the adults. We want the right way for our children you notice he brought in the children I keep telling you God cares about the children and he’ll take the descendants of wicked people and bring them into his presence and this is what this church has got to understand if the people out there want to reject God the adults we got to go and harvest their children.
▶ 40:37 Just can’t give up on that family because they don’t want to serve God okay that is their choice and God ain’t finished with them yet by the way but we can go after their children [unclear]. Folks it’s Bible. Zerubbabel Ezra Nehemiah had these visions and our substance our job our properties the things we got to live there’s three things that we need we need money to support our family but we need to know how to treat our kids right and we need to know as adults how to live right could that be an amen and I submit to you God’s going to raise up Zerubbabels Ezras and Nehemiahs that are going to bring that to the church just leaders righteous leaders are going to stand up for adults doing right none of this compromising stuff adult you have a responsibility to do right can I hear an amen supposed to act like men secondly they’re going to stand up for the kids rights.
▶ 41:49 Amen the kids aren’t going to be secondary they’re going to stand up for the kids right and they’re going to stand up for the financial rights of the family because the family needs to work and to provide. Alleluia and I’m trusting that this. Fresh direction America’s going will incorporate these three things is that a good is that a good thing yes and Nehemiah says the job was finished because the people had a mind to work I mean I know it’s going to take work to reach the kids it’s going to take work to reaching these messed up family it’s going to take some work. Amen but we need to act like men and get the job done. Now.
Scripture in this part
Ezra 8:21 (NKJV)
Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions.
— Ezra 8:21 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 39:40Nehemiah 4:6 (NKJV)
So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
— Nehemiah 4:6 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 42:24 (quoted; reference not named in the message)What does the last day church look like?
Short answer: Revelation 21:9–10, 22–24: the bride, the holy Jerusalem, descending from God; God and the Lamb are its temple and its light; the nations walk in its light and kings bring their glory. Psalm 50:23; Psalm 138:4: all kings shall praise you.
▶ 42:41 In closing I want to give you a glimpse of the last day church. Revelation 21:9 come and I will show you the bride the lambs wife who’s the lambs wife the church the bride of Christ is the church he’s going to show John the church. And he showed me the great city the holy Jerusalem descending out of heaven from God. Heavenly Jerusalem the bride the church the body of Christ is all the same terminology you understand that now he’s showing us the church and it’s descending from where. Heaven why is that important why is he showing him the church descending from heaven because in Jesus’s prayer the lord’s prayer he said our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name let your kingdom come let your what will be done where on earth as it is in heaven.
▶ 43:57 So he’s showing John. The real church when God gets through with it. Amen. In heaven this is how God sees the church and he describes the twelve pillars and the twelve pearly gates and and the precious stones and all that and if I want to get you to the end of this description. The Lord God almighty and the lamb are its temple a temples a place where God dwells and we are the what temple of God see he dwells in his people alright that’s in heaven the glory of God illuminated the church the lamb is what it’s like Jesus is the light of the church I submit to you is he right now in most churches no.
▶ 45:01 Our popular leader our popular speaker are popular that’s what’s illuminating right now but he’s showing John the church that’s going to be in heaven it’s going to be done were on earth. Please tell me you understand what I’m saying. This is great stuff folks. All right the lamb is its light all right now he continues and says the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light what light. the Lamb Jesus they’re going to walk in his word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path ain’t that right so we’re going to be walking the last day church in God’s word Jesus’s word can I hear an amen.
▶ 45:59 Not Moroni s and false Gabriels coming down and with visions and all that we got the apostles we got the prophets and we got Jesus’s word and we’re going to stick to them and we’re going to walk in that light and there is going to be multitudes of the people going to get saved amen. And that’s not all. The kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it just like with Zerubbabel and Ezra and Artaxerxes God used the secular government. to open the door to build God’s house to cooperate with the building of God’s house God is going to come to these governments of the earth. They’re not going to be opposing anymore and they’re going to bring their glory and honor into it what is the glory of the kings of the earth you ever asked that question are you glad I asked it.
▶ 47:10 Psalm 50 verse 23 whosoever offers praise glorifies who me. So these kings are going to bring their glory their praise unto Jesus. Into God’s house. Things are going to change folks things are going to change the king of kings is going to change things. and who orders his conduct aright what greater honor can you have then conducting yourself in the right way and I right. And I will show them the salvation of God and so these kings are going to get saved these governments are not going to be opposing God’s work in the last days just as God turned the hearts of Cyrus Darius and Artaxerxes and overcome the religious opponents and I right and the legal opponents he is going to overcome all of this and it says in Psalms 138:4 all kings of the earth shall praise you o Lord.
▶ 48:27 Has that been fulfilled no. Has the unity the church been fulfilled no is Jesus too weak to do this no. Alleluia I submit to you today we need to act like men we need to understand our generation and we need to care about how adults act because God cares about them and we really need to be concerned about children’s rights because God really bless his children he really is concerned for children I mean if folks we need to learn how to weep for our children and other people’s children we need to learn. To get a mind to work and be a part of this great visitation that God’s going to bring up on the earth alleluia it’s time to act like men.
Scripture in this part
Revelation 21:9-10 (NKJV)
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
— Revelation 21:9-10 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 42:41Revelation 21:22-24 (NKJV)
But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.
— Revelation 21:22-24 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 44:29 (quoted; reference not named in the message)Psalm 50:23 (NKJV)
Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.”
— Psalm 50:23 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 47:10Psalm 138:4 (NKJV)
All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O LORD, When they hear the words of Your mouth.
— Psalm 138:4 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 47:10More questions this message answers
Short answers drawn only from what he says in this message, each with the moment in the video.
Were Israel’s events written for us?
Yes, as examples for those at the ends of the ages.
Why does Jesus want his people one?
So the world may believe that the Father sent him.
What three things did Ezra fast for?
A right way for adults, children and their substance.
About this transcript
This transcript comes from YouTube’s automatic English captions, which supply the timing and the words. Punctuation, capitalization and paragraphing were added from the speaker’s pauses and then corrected by hand, and obvious caption errors (names, Bible references) were fixed; his wording was not rewritten. “[unclear]” marks a word or name that was not clear. Editor notes: Points to check: Revelation 21:9 spoken as “Revelations 20 19”; “Paul says” for 1 Peter 3:15; Ezra 2:64 number garbled; Book of Mormon horses claim; 1960s outpouring on Catholics and Lutherans; women angels at a Florida revival. Sensitive content kept as spoken: Joseph Smith/Brigham Young marrying other men’s wives (a private name garbled and marked [unclear]); Romney and fundamentalists; Muhammad marrying another man’s wife and a child; atheists called fools; same-sex marriage, abortion, marijuana; homosexuals and atheists removing Bible and prayer from schools; new president gave Christian leaders “every concession”; Bush Sr. rejected the Christian right. Select any time to jump to that moment on YouTube.
