The Gospel as a Witness: full transcript and answers

▶ 0:00 We thank you again for joining us and another session of present truths out of 2 Peter 1:12. Remember in Ecclesiastes 3 it says that God has a purpose under the heaven and he does it in times and seasons and 1 Chronicles 12:38 it said the children of issachar had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do and we’re trusting that you who through these sessions will get understanding of the times to know what God’s people should do in Matthew 24:14 this present truth of the gospel of the kingdom shall be in that word shall means nothing can prevent it from happening shall be preached to all nations emphasis on all nations they we didn’t know all nations when this was spoken all nations weren’t revealed till after the 1500 ad but not only that the gospel going to be preached as a witness then shall the end come not just preach but as a witness and remember in Luke 24:47 Jesus said repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all nations so the message that’s going to usher in the end time is the gospel of the kingdom and the gospel of repentance and remission of sins not

▶ 1:31 prosperity not the second coming not possibility and positive thinking not personal prophecy not poverty none of these things are going to usher in that we get distracted with. Then the gospel of the kingdom and repentance and remission of sins Acts 17:6 these that have turned the world upside down have come here also how did these apostles turn the world upside down now we know it was their local world the local human beings because.

▶ 2:05 Again they didn’t know there were other people out there on the earth well first Jesus gives them orders. The king of the kingdom of God he gives them some orders to follow and they followed them and that order was in Mark 16:15 go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature that gospel of the kingdom and repentance from confess sins kingdom and repentance from confess sins he that believes in his baptized shall be saved and he that believes not shall be damned and I just want to take a side issue here there’s a lot of people that say you don’t have to be baptized to be saved and they used this scripture because he didn’t repeat be baptized he just repeated belief but unbelievers aren’t going to be baptized because they don’t believe so it’s a foolish [unclear] that’s a baby Christian argument and unbelievers aren’t going to go to the next step unbelievers they’re not going to go to the next step and get water [unclear] because they don’t even believe in Christ don’t believe in any other so you didn’t have to repeat water baptism repenting and being baptized is imperative in the Bible for salvation the supernatural witnesses of believers the supernatural proof.

▶ 3:27 That followed these guys and this is what he says these signs shall follow them that believe now this is just believers how many of you out there are believers okay these signs will follow you in my name they shall cast out devils no problem they shall speak with new languages a lot of us don’t even believe in speaking in languages in acts chapter 2 on the day of Pentecost they spoke in 15 different languages and the people that heard him say how can these people be speaking in our language the mighty works of God and also at azusa street in 1906 the immigrants from portugal and from spain and from germany and so forth heard these people speaking in their languages and that outpouring of the Holy Spirit not just a heavenly tongue but an earthly language is it so that’s already been restored and they shall take up serpents well Paul did this on the island the barbaric island when he picked up some sticks and a viper came out and bit him and the barbarians the natives thought he’s going to die, he because he’s a bad guy and then he didn’t die then they said man this is a God.

▶ 4:45 You don’t go picking up snakes it just happened all right and if they drink any deadly thing I was in salvador and I asked for a glass of water where they went over to the ox trough dip the glass in and brought my glass of water there was green now I’m not going to drink that because I’m no better but my interpreter brother [unclear] he drank it because the Bible says eat what’s put before you I said you’re insane he almost died on me down there and then we were at another place in salvador where they gave us water and it was nice and clear and I drank some of it and then I noticed it was moving and I tell my interpreter don’t drink at this this water is alive it had mosquito larvae in it but I didn’t get sick from it and that is an example if it accidentally happens God can protect you you understand but you don’t test God and pick up snakes and you don’t test God and drink cyanide poisoning and even in africa when I was in africa the locals there when they went into a different region in africa they would get sick from the water because it was a different water and so God is seeing here when these natural things happen I’ll help you out and they will lay hands on the sick and they shall recover now this is promised to believers but then we have the apostolic witness Matthew

▶ 6:17 10 1 he gave his twelve apostles power to cast out evil spirits and they weren’t filled with the Holy Ghost yet so don’t give me this stuff that you got to be filled with the Holy Ghost to do great things God can give you power period and. They could cast out devils and they could heal all manner of sickness and diseases and he gave [unclear] to preach the gospel. Second chronicles I mean Corinthians 12:12 the signs of an apostle were worked among you see Paul is telling you what the indications of an apostle is what the miraculous indication is they have patience they have signs wonders and mighty deeds that’s what an apostle has an ambassador of God and if you don’t have this you just have a title you can’t go but the definition of apostle which is a messenger or one sent, and we’re all messengers and we’re all sent he told us all to go and preach the gospel but the apostle is different and you can tell an apostle.

▶ 7:27 By the signs and wonders Hebrews 2:3 through 4 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by them the apostles that heard him God also bearing witness with the apostles both with signs wonders different miracles and gifts of the Holy Ghost according to his own will the apostles had authority to lay hands on people and they receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost as well as miracles and signs a jail doors open angels coming getting out of jail and [unclear] from being stoned and all the rest the apostles had that and this is what you call the gospel being preached as a witness God supernaturally backs up his word and shows that not only the word is supernatural but God can perform things that humans cannot perform it’s called a miracle.

▶ 8:27 Now the results in Mark 16:20 they the apostles went forth and preached everywhere and the Lord working with them now the word them is not in the text they put it there for your understanding it could easily have put in the word word see they went and preached everywhere in the Lord working with the word, confirming the word with signs following and remember Moses spoke with signs as a witness down there in Egypt the magicians as Paul said do lying wonders not real wonders not real signs not real miracle you see they weren’t turning rods into snakes and water into blood and all that till Moses came down then God allowed them to do some things but they didn’t need water to blood they need blood back to water they need the frogs to go back into the river you see they need [unclear] snake they need a mongoose not another snake [unclear] a mongoose to kill Moses his snake but see they couldn’t do anything God just showed up and allowed them to do certain things don’t be fooled by the occult area they’re still under control of God all right and beyond after the lice came they couldn’t do anymore and they got the boils and they suffered the firstborn died, the magicians were worthless supernatural

▶ 9:59 doers lying wonders Acts 2:43 and 47 many wonders and signs were done by the apostles and the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved when this gospel is going out with power and authority like John the baptist even though he didn’t do any miracles the word was a rhema word a living word and it brought people [unclear] salvation. So is this ministry of an apostle when they preach that gospel of repentance in the kingdom of God confess sins and they do signs and wonders people will come to Christ and that’s the whole point of it. More results Acts 5 verse 12.

▶ 10:52 By the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders among the people multitudes of [unclear] sick folks and them that were vexed with the unclean spirits troubled by unclean spirit not possessed just troubled they were healed everyone everyone not two percent not ten percent not ninety percent everyone that came to these apostles for a encounter with God were met with that encounter so much so the Peter shadow would heal people and multitudes the Bible says was added to the Lord again in Acts 14:3 the apostle spoke boldly in the Lord who gave testimony to the word of his grace granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands not his.

▶ 11:44 Company of helpers and aids but by the hands of the apostles this apostolic witness is powerful just powerful more results Acts 6:7 through 8 the word of God increase the number of disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly a great company of priests obeyed the faith Stephen a believer a believer not an apostle he’s a believer he’s a deacon full of faith and power did great wonders and miracles among the people. And remember the church was praying for Peter in prison and God answered their prayer and released Peter from prison and when Peter came to the prayer meeting they go no it can’t be Peter he’s in prison so don’t think you got to have a lot of faith for this just obedience amen.

▶ 12:36 Acts 21:10 Agabus a prophet correctly predicted a famine and Paul’s arrest with a sign the girdle, the belt who this belongs to is going to be arrested and and going to be persecuted and many thousands were added to the Lord that’s the apostolic witness of the gospel. Haggai 2:17, I mean 2:7 God promised to do this thing again I will shake all nations when did we begin to discover all nations after 1500 ad I will shake all nations the desire of all nations shall come God’s after all nations and where they come into I will fill this house they’re coming to the house of God and he says I’m going to fill it with glory and the glory of this latter house or last day house will be greater than the former that would be the early church and I submit to you we have not seen a visitation of God yet that has been greater than the early church but I submit to you it’s coming it’s on the horizon God is not done with this world yet or finished with his church 1 Peter 2:5 you are living stones you are built up a spiritual house Acts 17:24 God does not dwell in temples made with hands don’t get wrapped up in a temple being built over there

▶ 14:07 in Jerusalem and then Israel get wrapped up in the real temple of God human beings 2 Corinthians 6:16 you are the temple of the living God and the spirit of God dwells in you hallelujah and so. This thing God is doing in the last days is going to be greater than what happened in the early church. Remember we are living in the last days Acts 2:17 in the last days I will pour out my spirit on all flesh and again he goes on and says in these days I will pour out of my spirit so he emphasizes a visitation of the outpouring of the baptism [unclear] move of the spirit of God and we are living in the last days it’s been going on for two thousand years.

▶ 15:04 Isaiah 2:2 and Micah 4:1 identical scriptures word by word it shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains and the exalted above the hills and all nations shall flow into it there’s that emphasis of all nations it’s going to come to pass when in the last days and. Mountains in the Bible is used for kingdoms it’s also used for [unclear] for idolatry and religious idolatry and mountain is also used for opposition but he’s not talking about your obstacles he’s talking about a move of God up on the nations of the earth and the religions of the earth with a witness of the gospel of signs and wonders and it’s going to be exalted above everything and right now we’re not we’re looked up on as second-class citizens in the world but there is coming a day when that won’t be the outlook hallelujah.

▶ 16:16 Mi— Matthew 23:34. Here’s Jesus talking prophetically okay I send to you prophets, Agabus was a prophet that correctly predicted thing I send to you wise men Stephen the Bible says they could not resist the wisdom in the spirit by which he spake okay and I send to you scribes teachers Paul was a great teacher of the gospel and some you shall kill crucify, beat in your synagogues and persecute and all of these men from the beginning of time their blood will be required of this generation which was fulfilled in 70 ad when Jerusalem and the temple was destroyed and over a million Jews were slaughtered okay and folks if you want to make your life miserable just go against God and remember the the Jews have been disobedient for hundreds of years and now they’re paying the price and they paid it for two more thousand years so.

▶ 17:24 Don’t think you’re going to get away with stubbornly rejecting the things of God Luke 11:49 I will send them prophets and apostles here Luke adds the apostle to it and some of them it goes on you shall slay and persecute and their blood will be [unclear] of this generation that generation living not don’t be twisting the scriptures there was a generation present at the time that’s baby teaching grow up alright, grow up now who today are being slain, persecuted and beaten and for the message rick warren Joel osteen [unclear] Dollar the pope. The head of the southern baptist the head of the pentecostal churches as independent leaders.

▶ 18:16 Not going on is it. For preaching repentance and confession of sins and the kingdom of God nobody. Nobody why we’re teaching on family we’re teaching on prosperity we’re teaching on faith or teaching on grace we’re teaching on everything and we have. Moved away from. The important teaching of confessing your sins repenting from your sin and the teachings of the kingdom of God the kingdom of God is not meat and drink but righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Ghost and the kingdom is in power we should be talking about the power the kingdom we should be talking about the righteousness the kingdom the peace of the kingdom and the Holy Ghost that makes it work in the kingdom can I hear an amen people are scared to death of the Holy Ghost just blows my mind.

▶ 19:15 So. Jesus said or the Bible says he will be retained in the heavens until the times of restoration of all things okay I submit to you that. Jesus will not return till all things are restored and I submit to you that Jesus has a world-shaking. Future event that will distinct the followers of Christ from the humanists liberal same-sex communist evolutionists free thinkers atheist agnostic religionist values and their philosophies and. Many of these opponents will join Jesus through the preaching of the gospel of repentance from confession of sins and the gospel of the kingdom with signs and wonders and mighty deeds follow them because Jesus is going to restore the ministry of the apostle.

▶ 20:24 Hallelujah. Yes and he’s going to restore the prophet hasn’t been restored yet we correctly predict future events and they happen. Hallelujah we’ve got something great to look forward to but remember believers can still lay hands on the sick and they recover we can still speak in languages we can still. What was the other one anyway we can do these things all right cast out demons all right I’ve cast out a few demons and now you cast them out when you encounter them most of the demons I encountered weren’t demons at all just people thinking they had one and that’s the hardest thing you got to teach them through the Bible that they’re just wrong. So again I present to you that Bible morality may be unpopular but folks the results are indisputable and they are supernatural.