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I Corinthians 15

  • I Corinthians 15:1-11 – Preaching Christ’s resurrection
    • See Luke 24:44.
    • I Corinthians 15:5 – See Luke 24:34. We do not have a direct record of Peter seeing the risen Jesus, but the two on the road also referenced this. “The twelve” here is a figure of speech (“adjournment”). There were not precisely twelve apostles at this time.
    • I Corinthians 15:7 – See Acts 1:2-3.
  • I Corinthians 15:12-19 – Everything depends upon Christ’s resurrection (and resurrection in general).
    • I Corinthians 15:12-14 – Apparently some in Corinth erroneously believed there was no resurrection.
    • I Corinthians 15:19 – If Christ is not raised, we are in a terrible spot!
  • I Corinthians 15:20-28 – Christ leads the way.
    • I Corinthians 15:24 – Compare John 1:1-5.
  • I Corinthians 15:29-32 – If the dead are not raised.
    • I Corinthians 15:29 – Facts:
      • Baptism is an individual’s response to the gospel. (Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38)
      • Each person will be judged according to what he or she has done, not based on what someone else has done. (Romans 14:12; II Corinthians 5:10; Ezekiel 18:20)
      • In Luke 16:19-31, the dead man was not able to switch places in the afterlife.
      • Baptism doesn’t always refer to water baptism. It can refer to immersion in persecution/suffering (Luke 12:50; Mark 10:39). Suffering is in the context of I Corinthians 15:30, 32.
      • Therefore, I Corinthians 15:29 CAN’T be teaching us to be baptized for the salvation of those who are already daed.

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Introduction

  • Summary of Romans:
    • Condemnation (Romans 1-3)
    • Christ (Romans 4-5)
    • Choice (Romans 6-8)
    • Children (Romans 9-11)
    • Conduct (Romans 12-16)
  • Romans 6
    • Romans 6:12-23

Dead to sin; do not let sin reign

  • We must put sinful habits to death.
  • We must consider our old selves as dead.
  • Psalms 97:10
  • What keeps drawing you back to sin? What do you like about it?
  • We’ll never be deaed to sin as long as we crave its passing pleasure.
  • Romans 6:12-14, 16-18 – We must choose who we want to obey.
  • Romans 6:21, 13 – Think about your sin and how it causes you spiritual death. You are not the person you would be if you were not enslaved to this sin.

Alive to God; slaves of righteousness

  • Ephesians 4:24-32
  • Psalms 15:4
  • Romans 6:11, 18
  • Acts 22:4
  • Is there something I still need to change so the old me stays dead?

In Christ Jesus!

  • Romans 6:11, 23
  • The only way to do this is with Jesus’ grace.
  • Colossians 3:15

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More on the Sabbath

  • Exodus 31:12-18
  • God is adamant about the Sabbath
  • Severity of punishment for profaning
  • Exodus 31:14
    • Punishment: death and cutting off
    • The same punishments or different?
  • Tablets of stone

The first commandments violated

  • Exodus 32:1-6
  • The demands of the people
    • Aaron’s acquiescence and demand
    • Makes a calf of gold – Psalms 106:19; Romans 1:22-25
    • Their declaration, Aaron’s proclamation
  • Day of sacrifice and play

Why make a god?

  • What motivated them?
    • Loss of leadership?
    • Loss of faith?
    • Loss of direction?
    • How could it have been avoided?
    • What lessons does this give us today?

Fallout

  • Exodus 32:7-24
  • God’s conversation with Moses
    • God’s anger
    • Moses’ pleading
  • Moses goes down from the mountain
    • Encounters Joshua
    • Tablets destroyed
    • Calf elixir
    • Aaron’s lie

Cleansing and blotting out

  • Exodus 32:25-35
  • Whoever is for the Lord
    • Levi steps forward
    • Punishment begins
  • Moses calls for dedication
  • Returns to the mountain
    • Pleads to God for their forgiveness
    • Blotting out from His Book
    • The people smitten

Time to leave

  • Exodus 33:1-6
  • God repeats His promise
  • Sending an angel before them
  • Drive out the occupants
  • He will no longer be in their midst
  • Moses told the Israelites, they mourned
  • The ornaments

Moving the tent of meeting

  • Exodus 33:7-11
  • Tent of meeting
    • Now pitched well outside the camp
    • God would not be among the people
  • People would watch
    • Moses went, entered, and pillar descended upon it
    • People would then worship, but at own tent
    • God would talk with Moses “as a man speaks to his friend”
  • Joshua – loyal and watchful servant

What Moses wants

  • Exodus 33:12-23
  • Favor in God’s sight
    • Already had it (Exodus 33:12)
    • Now he wants it (Exodus 33:13)
  • God’s presence
    • It shows they’ve found favor in His sight (Exodus 33:16)
    • God shows Moses graciousness and compassion
  • To see God’s glory

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Introduction

  • Ezekiel 38:1-3

Gog and Magog (Ezekiel 38-39)

  • I Chronicles :4; Genesis 10:2; Revelation 20:8
  • Ezekiel 38:4-6 – Gog is the leader of the army.
  • The army is going to attack Israel while they are living securely in unwalled villages – Ezekiel 38:11, 14-16
  • God will utterly defeat Gog – Ezekiel 38:18-20, 22; 39:3-4, 7-8
  • It will take seven years to burn all the weapons – Ezekiel 39:9
  • It will take seven months to bury all the dead – Ezekiel 39:12
  • All the birds and animals will eat the dead bodies – Ezekiel 39:17
  • God’s reputation will be upheld – Ezekiel 39:21-24
  • There will be hope for Israel – Ezekiel 39:25-29

Many think Ezekiel 38-39 is talking about modern-day Israel

  • Ezekiel 38:2
    • Rosh – Russia?
    • Meshech – Moscow?
    • Tubal – Tobolsk?
  • Luke 21:28-32 – This was referring to the destruction of Jerusalem.
  • Start with eh facts you know and build from there.

Biblically, here’s what we know for sure …

Promises regarding physical Israel have already been fulfilled.

  • Genesis 12:3; Acts 3:25-26
  • Genesis 12:7; Joshua 21:43-45

New Covenant Christians are the “Israel” of today.

  • Romans 2:28-29; 9:6—8
  • Galatians 3:7, 29; 6:15-16

God is not planning a physical battle.

  • John 18:36
  • II Corinthians 10:3-6

Spiritual struggles are often pictured figuratively as physical fighting.

  • Ephesians 6:11-17

We don’t know when the world will end.

  • I Thessalonians 5:2-3

Jesus will not return to earth.

  • I Thessalonians 4:16-17

So, what is Ezekiel 38-39 about?

  • This is a vivid, figurative picture of God’s spiritual victory in the New Covenant – all enemies are defeated and God wins!
  • Why do I think it’s figurative?
    • It would fit the context of Ezekiel.
      • Ezekiel 34 – shepherds
      • Ezekiel 37 – bones, sticks, “David”
      • Ezekiel 40-48 – temple
    • It explains why no one knows of Gog leading this battle any time in history.
    • It matches the imagery of the New Covenant.
    • It makes sense with Revelation 20.

What does all of this mean for us now?

  • The events in the news have nothing to do with Bible prophecies or indications that the world is about to end.
  • Pray for Israel (and everyone else in the world involved in wars and tragedies)!

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