Manifesting the Kingdom of God pt. 6

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right in. Manifesting the kingdom of God, priesthood,

and we're going to continue. So I'll just do

a bit of recap and then we'll just continue.

In Exodus chapter 19, Exodus chapter 19, from

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verse 3 to 6, we see the plan of God or the original

plan of God or the desire of God consigning the

children of Israel and the kind of priesthood

that he wants them to have. to have right and

he says in from verse 3 he said that moses went

up to the lord and the lord called called to

him from the mountain and said those you shall

say to the house of jacob and tell the children

of israel and tell the the children of israel

you have seen what i've what i did to the egyptian

and how i bore you on eagle wings and brought

you to myself now therefore if you will indeed

obey my voice and keep my covenant then you shall

be a special treasure to me above all people

from all the earth for for all the earth is mine

and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and

a holy nation these are the words which you shall

speak to the children of israel so we saw that

this is the original plan of God consigning his

children that there will be a nation of priests

there will be a nation of priests the kingdom

of priests a special people to him people that

he desires people that are special to him a country

of priesthood this is what he is God has ordained

and this is what God intended to have with the

children of Israel but if you see in Numbers

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chapter 18 that he then went to Aaron and his

children and his brethren, which are the Levites.

So we were trying to find out why that went to

them. Was it that the children of Israel did

not follow the things that God wanted them to

follow? Why did it go to them? Praise the Lord.

And we see in Exodus chapter 20, we see that

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God was speaking to the children of Israel as

they have come to the mountain. 18 to 19 says

and the people witnessed the thunderings and

the lighting flashes and the sound of the trumpets

and the mountain spoken when the people saw it

they trembled and stood afar off and they said

to Moses you speak with us we will hear but let

not God speak with us lest we die praise the

Lord so this is the confession of what the children

of Israel desired or what they wanted because

they were afraid and they were trembling and

all those things but this is not the intention

of God the intention of God was that he has fellowship

with them that he's not just speaking to Moses

that he's not just speaking to somebody else

before them but we saw that he they did not accept

the proposal of God for fellowship they did not

accept the proposal of God to have fellowship

with him to come and hear him that no longer

should somebody else speak to them consigning

the things of God. So God wanted to have fellowship

with them, but they rejected this proposal or

they didn't want this proposal. Or we can call

this wanting Moses to speak to them rather than

God, an act of unbelief because they have not

believed or they don't believe in what God has

intended for them or the proposal of God. so

there was an unbelief there in their side and

so this unbelief i mentioned on sunday was what

brought about a was brought about the moving

of the priesthood from the children of israel's

entirety to moses who is a levi and the aaron

and his brethren but with correction and also

looking more into the world it wasn't just that

it wasn't that the children of israel they said

the levi accepted this invitation praise the

lord so it wasn't that the children of levi affected

this invitation that's why it was given to them

the whole of israel rejected this the whole of

israel reject rejected the proposal of god so

the giving of the priesthood The Levite was not

as a result of their belief. It was not as a

result of their belief because of what God has

said. Right. It was allotted to them. Praise

the Lord. So they refused the proposal of God.

Like I said, we can call that unbelief. Even

the Levite did not believe. They didn't want

to have that fellowship. Right. So it was the

unbelief that made it was the same. And we can

also see a pattern afterwards. is because of

unbelief, because if the Levite has believed,

I think that Aaron would have had a different

opinion when the children of God asked him to

make a golden calf, right? So we see that in

Exodus chapter 32, from verse 1 to 6. So Moses

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has come from the mountain, Moses has gone to

the mountain, the instructions has been given,

he is receiving instruction concerning the different

things that the children of Israel... would have

to abide by the treatment of servants right the

the personal requirements that god wants from

them the responsibility and how the people should

function as a nation he was receiving the laws

and the rules and the regulation of oppression

on how the children of israel should operate

so but then moses was taking too long and so

they told aaron to make a calf for them we see

that in exodus chapter 20 32. So we also see

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clearly here a clear sign of unbelief. Again,

from the children of Israel, concerning the things

that God is doing in their midst and concerning

the proposal and the things that God intends

to do with them. So we see that a little bit

of delay forced them to begin to seek for another

God. Maybe somebody else brought them out of

Egypt. They say that they should make a God for

them, right? They don't know what has become

of Moses. And then Eros said to them, break off

the golden earrings which are in your ears. ears

of your wife your sons and your daughters and

bring them to me so all the people broke up the

golden earrings which were in their ears and

brought them to aaron and he received the gold

from their hands and he fashioned it with an

engraving tool and made a mold calf and they

said and then and then they said this is your

god o israel that brought you out of the land

of Egypt. So Aaron saw it and he built an altar

before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and

said, tomorrow is a feast of the Lord. Then they

arose on the next day, offered burnt offerings

and brought these offerings. And the people sat

down and ate and drank and rose up to pray. Praise

the Lord. So when the people as well spoke to

the priest, or supposedly the people who should

lead them, we see also instead of instead of

saying no this is not the the priest should know

the the instruction of god right he went on to

agree or to listen to what the people were saying

praise the lord so that i brought that up to

point towards that it wasn't just that the the

levite accepted this priesthood as a result of

belief it wasn't because there were people that

were separate from the israelite or the attitude

were separate because that was i love her to

them that was given to them by god and by moses

praise the lord so we saw that aaron as well

displayed a sign of unbelief in the things that

god was doing praise the lord so after so the

priesthood was given to them as as as an instruction

was given we can see in numbers chapter 18 read

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numbers chapter 18. Numbers chapter 18. Then

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the Lord said to Aaron, you and your sons and

your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity

related to the sanctuary and your sons with you

shall bear the iniquity associated with your

priesthood. Also bring with you your brethren

of the tribe of Levi or the tribe of your father

that they may join with you and serve you while

you and your sons are with you before the tabernacle

of witness. They shall attend to your needs and

all the needs of the tabernacle, but they shall

not come near the articles of the centuries and

the altar lest they die. Then they and you also,

they and you also, they shall be joined with

you and attend the needs of the tabernacle of

meeting for all the works of the tabernacle.

But an outsider shall not come near it. You shall

attend to the duties of the sanctuaries and the

duties of the altar, that there may be no more

rot on the children of Israel. Behold, I myself

have taken your brethren, the Levites, from among

the children of Israel. They are gifts to you

and given to the Lord. Do not to do the work

of the tabernacle of meeting. Therefore, you

and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood

for everything at the altar behind the veil,

and you shall serve, and I will give your priesthood

to you as a gift for service. But the outsider

who come near shall be put to death. Praise the

Lord. So we see that this was given to them.

Praise the Lord. So it wasn't that, okay, they

believed what? what God intended for them or

what God intended for the nation. It was given

to the children of, it was given to Aaron and

the children of Levi, praise the Lord, and the

tribe of Levi. So, so God, so we saw also this

from on Sunday, we also saw the example or the

sample of what the kingdom priesthood looked

like in the life of Melchizedek right the king

a king who is a priest right that is able to

bless and he's also to he's able to execute right

so that is the intention of God and so today

we're going to try to see some because there

were kings also in the scriptures that offered

sacrifice they were not from the tribe of Levi

neither were they associated with Iran and then

there were some that they offered sacrifice and

they did so many things around the altars and

the tabernacle and nothing happened to them but

then there were some who did that and there was

declaration of punishment to them praise the

lord so why were why was that the why is there

differences between these two set of people whether

kings or people who mistakenly came near either

the ark of the covenant than dying because that

was not their responsibility to carry praise

the lord so let's go to first chronicles first

chronicles so we're going to look at what made

david different from souls offspring so the offering

that david gave or offered to the lord what made

it different from the offering that saul in first

sabbath offered to the lord praise the lord So,

in 1 Chronicles chapter 11, right? In 1 Chronicles

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chapter 11, this is after the death of Saul.

After the death of Saul and the Philistines have

looted and scattered the whole people. So, we

saw here from verse 1 to 3, it said, Then all

Israel came together at David, at Hebron, saying,

Indeed, we are your bone and your flesh. Also,

in time past, when even when saul was king you

were one who led israel out and brought them

in the lord your god said to you you shall be

you shall shepherd my people israel and be ruler

over my people therefore all the elders of israel

came to the king at hebron and david and made

a covenant with them at hebron before the lord

and they anointed David, king over Israel, according

to the words of the Lord by Samuel. Praise the

Lord. So this David, who is a king, after the

death of Saul, so they anointed him king over

Israel. So from chapter 11, after Naoti, chapter

13, it was discussing about the mighty men of

David, the people of war, the strong men that

he went out with. From verse 14, it talks about

how he defeated the Philistines. So this was

how he defeated the Philistines. So 11 to 13

talks about his mighty men, the men of battle

and all of those. And then 14 talks about how

he defeated the Philistines, which were the enemies

of Israel. And then in verse 15, we see something

that after David has built, so we're trying to

see some of the attributes. Whether David had

this priesthood or he has this priesthood calling

to him. So in verse 15 now, from verse 1 to 4,

we see that David built houses for himself in

the city of David. He prepared a place for the

ark of the Lord and pinched a tent for it. So

we see here that David... He built the house

and he was thinking about the ark of the Lord.

So he was thinking about putting the ark of the

Lord somewhere. So he built a tent for the house

of the Lord. And then verse 2 says, So David

said, No one may carry the ark of the Lord but

the Levite, for the Lord has chosen them to carry

the ark of the Lord and to minister before. before

him forever. So David says this because he understands

the law consigning who carries the act of the

covenant. So he knows the law of the temple.

He understands the precepts of the temple and

what should be done. Praise the Lord. So we see

a king here understanding what happens in the

house of the Lord. Praise the Lord. And verse

3, David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem

to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place,

which he had prepared. So David assembled the

children of Aaron and the Levite. Praise the

Lord. So we see here again that David gathers

the children of Israel, not just knowing who

should be in charge of what, regarding the work

of the Lord, or regarding the house of the Lord.

He also gathered the people because he knows

that. This is not just an ordinary location.

It wasn't a location of just carrying the Ark

of the Covenant and just bringing it to the place.

He knows that there has to be reverence. This

has to be something powerful and great. And so

the people need to come out. They need to come

out and experience this thing that is happening.

They need to come out and experience what is

happening. So the activity of the Lord is not

something that or the things that happen around.

the house of the lord it's not something that

just one man does but the nation has to come

out and celebrate it and see what is going on

praise the lord so he assembled the children

of aaron and the levite because he knows that

they are supposed to be carrying the ark of the

covenant giving the sacrifices so he knows the

law on what the children of israel to do and

some of these on who should carry it also he

knew that also from experience because somebody

tried to touch the the I can die, right? So he

knows what the children should do and he was

giving them instructions in the things they should

do. So we see in verse 12, from verse 12 now,

from verse 12, and he said to them, right? So

he was talking to the priests of the Levite,

right? And he said to them, you are heads of

your father's house of the Levite. Sanctify yourself,

you and your brethren. that you may bring up

the ark of the Lord, God of Israel, to its place,

to the place I have prepared for it. For because

you did not do it at the first time, the Lord

our God broke out against us, because we did

not consult him about the proper order. So the

priest and the Levites sanctified themselves

to bring up the ark. of the Lord God of Israel.

And the children of the Levites bore the ark

of the Lord on their shoulders by poles, as Moses

had commanded according to the word of the Lord.

Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites

to appoint their brethren to be singers accompanied

by instruments of music, string instruments,

harps. So we see here that David understands

what the people, He was giving instruction. He

gave them instruction on what they should do.

So he knows that the priest does not just go

into carrying the ark or doing the things of

the Lord without sanctification. They don't just

walk into that place. So he knows what they should

do and he was giving them instruction. So in

many senses, we can see here that it seems like

he's playing the role of Moses or what Moses

was doing with the children of Israel. Because

he was giving them instruction regarding the

things they should do. Praise the Lord. He appointed

leaders. He told them to sanctify themselves.

He knows what they should do. So he was more

like acting or suggesting to us that he's acting

the way Moses would act. Praise the Lord. To

know what Israel should do. Who should do what.

So he gives instruction, consigning administration

to the Lord. Praise the Lord. So in verse 25

now. So David, the elders of Israel and the captains

over thousands went up to bring up the Ark of

the Covenant from the house of Obed -Edom with

joy. And it was so when God blessed the Levite

who bore, sorry, when God helped the Levite who

bore the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, that

he offered seven bulls and seven rams. Divided.

Divided. Sorry, David was clothed with a robe

of linen, of fine linen, as were all the Levites

who bore the Ark of the Covenant and the singers.

And the charahana, the music masters with the

singers. David also wore a linen apron. So all

Israel brought up the Ark of the Covenant of

the Lord with shouting, with sounds of horns,

with the trumpet, making music with string instruments.

So we see here that he gathered the people from

where we saw initially, right? We saw here that

they had cymbals, that they have music instruments.

they have string instruments they have harps

right so they came up to worship god to to to

carry this thing the way traditionally they would

do it praise the lord so in many senses david

led the precision of the priest like as though

he was one of them because he was wearing a linen

a fine a fine linen clothes he was wearing a

linen what Moses has given instructions that

a priest or the children of Levi should wear,

right? In ministering to the Lord. So we see

him here clothed like this, like one of them.

So he was clothed like a priest. Praise the Lord.

So he led the procession of the priest who carried

the Ark of the Covenant, wearing the robe of

fine linen, right? Linen ephron, clothes of the

priest. And so in chapter 16, we also see that.

Chapter 16, we see that. Chapter 16, verse 1.

So, they brought the ark of the Lord and set

it in the midst of the tabernacle that David

had erected for them. And they offered burnt

offerings and peace offering before the Lord.

And when David had finished offering the burnt

offering and the peace offering, he blessed the

people in the name of the Lord. praise the lord

then he distributed to every one of israel both

male and female to everyone a loaf of bread and

a piece of meat and a cake of raisin so david

offered bond offering right and this offering

certainly involves the the levites so he offered

this thing and he was also he's in a group of

levites he was not just doing it alone They did

it, right? In verse one, he tells us. He said,

they offered burnt offering and peace offering

before the Lord. And then verse two tells us

that then when David had finished offering the

burnt offering and the peace offering, he blessed

the people. So he did this amidst the, he did

this amidst the Levites, right? Amidst the Levite

priests. And then verse two says that, says that,

then David went, David had finished offering

the belt offering and the peace offering. He

blessed the people in the name of the Lord. This

indicates that he had a lead role in what was

happening. So amidst what the Levites were doing,

he had a leading role in it. Praise the Lord.

Because he said that he offered. So David blessed

the people. In the name of the Lord. We see that

in verse 2. And this is not an unmistakable action.

It's not something that we can miss. He blessed

the people. So who are the people that usually

bless people? So in Numbers chapter 6. In Numbers

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chapter 6. Numbers chapter 6. Verse 24. Numbers

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chapter 6. Verse 24. 24 says, okay, let's start

from 22. 22 said, the Lord spoke to Moses saying,

speak to Aaron and his son saying, this is the

way you should bless the children of Israel.

Say to them, the Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make his face to shine upon you and

be gracious to you. The Lord lift up his countenance

upon you and give you peace. So they shall put

my name on the children of Israel and I will

bless them. Praise the Lord. So we see that at

the end of what David, after he has offered the

sacrifice, he blessed the people. Right? And

we said that it's not something that is just

by mistake or it's not a mistake that he blessed

the people. This was an instruction that was

given to God that the priest should do. which

Aaron and his sons should do. So God granted

Aaron and his son the role of blessing the people.

And we see here that David was doing the same

thing. We saw that this is what David was doing

as well. Because this role was just given to

the priest. But then David was also displaying

the same thing. So the blessings, and again,

the blessing came from the altar. This was after

the... the of the peace offering and this is

after the burnt offering and the peace offering

was given so he blessed the people so and usually

when these when the when the priest blesses the

people they bless them from the altar because

they have come and they have sacrificed so they

bless them from the altar and so we see also

david here blessing them from the altar which

the priest as well as their practice do so it

was the priest place to mediate blessings So

we see here again David blessing the people after

he has offered God's offerings. And then verse

3 tells us that then he distributed to everyone

of Israel, both male and female, to everyone

a loaf of bread and a piece of meat and a cake

of raisin. So David shared a meal with the people

of Israel. So we learn from Moses that only the

priest could eat the sacrifice, which Israel

as nation, sorry, only the priest could eat the

sacrifice. But when Israel as a nation offers

sacrifices during the various feasts, whether

the feast of Passover, various feasts, they function

as a kingdom of priests when they do all of that.

they function as a kingdom of priests thus eating

and distribution of bread meat and cake of reason

suggests that David suggests a priestly action

by David praise the Lord so we see here again

that suggesting that David was also acting in

that regards as a priest and then lastly from

this place in verse 17 now we see 1 Chronicles

17. We see here again that it says, Now it came

to pass, when David was dwelling in his house,

that David said to Nathan the prophet, See now,

I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the

covenant of the Lord is under a tent, the curtains.

Then Nathan said to David, Do all that is in

your heart, for God is with you. So we see here

again that David cared about the house of the

Lord. So it wasn't just that he was a king. He

cared about the house of the Lord. He gave instructions

regarding what a priest should do. He gave instruction

in regards to how they should perform what they

need to perform. He was there with them performing

the things they would perform. Praise the Lord.

So what then we now see, when we look at Saul

now, we now see that Saul totally did something

that was quite opposite to what David was doing.

Praise the Lord. So we're just going to look

at Saul briefly. So we see in Saul, 1 Samuel

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chapter 13. 1 Samuel chapter 13, verse 7. And

1 Samuel 13:7

some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to

the land of Gad. and Gilead. As for Saul, he

was still in Gilead. He was still in Gilgah,

and all the people followed him trembling. Then

he waited seven days, according to the time set

by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgah,

and the people were scattered from him. So Saul

said, bring me a bond offering and a peace offering

here to me. And he offered a bond offering. Now

it happened as soon as he had finished presenting

the bond offering that Samuel came and Saul went

out to meet him that he might greet him. Praise

the Lord. So Samuel gave an instruction that

he should wait for him. He gave him an instruction

that he should wait for him. in Gilgah but then

the people he was concerned about you know the

people were afraid so many things were happening

he needed to show that he's a king right so he

went and offered sacrifice that he shouldn't

be offering right and he said the time has passed

because obviously they were waiting for for Samuel

to come and offer the sacrifice so that they

will bless them just like we saw in in our previous

studies that when the people went out for war

and they are afraid when the priest comes to

them right he comes and he blesses them he tells

them not to be afraid right he we see that in

Deuteronomy chapter 24 verse 4 to 1 to 1 to 4

that he the priest speaks the promises of God

to his people he's strengthening the people right

he reminds the people of the presence of God

with them as they go to battle so he's not a

priest to come and do that Saul was more concerned

about, oh, these people are scattering, so many

things are happening, let me just offer and then

we can go. Praise the Lord. In essence, disobeying

the instruction of God. And then we see in verse

11, and Samuel said, what have you done? Saul

said, when I saw that the people were scattered

from me and that you did not come within the

appointed time, that the Philistines gathered

together at Mithmash. Then I said, the Philistines

will now come down on me at Gilgah, and I have

not made supplication to the Lord. Therefore,

I felt compelled and I offered bonds of faith.

Praise the Lord. And Samuel said to him, you

have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandments

of your God. which he has commanded you. For

now, the Lord will have established your kingdom

over Israel forever. But now your kingdom shall

not continue. The Lord has sought for himself

a man after his own hands. The Lord has commanded

him to be commander over his people because you

have not kept what the Lord has commanded you.

Praise the Lord. So in essence, he was telling

him that the instruction to wait is from the

Lord and you have not followed him. Praise the

Lord. so the two scenarios of David and what

David was doing and Saul was doing were completely

different there's one who received instruction

to wait for the Lord but then because of the

people and he did not trust God he did not believe

that God was going to help them in the battle

so okay I'm going to do this or maybe it's a

it's like a tradition it's a tradition obviously

but It doesn't matter who does it. Let's just

do it because God will accept that sacrifice.

Not knowing that God is looking for something

much more than just the sacrifice that he was

going to get. It's going to be offered to him.

So he cared about his reputation with the people.

So these two scenarios are different. That's

why we saw one was a blessing and one was pleasing

to God and the other one wasn't pleasing to God.

Praise the Lord. And so, so many examples like

that in the scripture where we see a priest,

a king who practices priesthood or an individual

who practices priesthood. And one is a blessing

in the Old Testament. One is a blessing and the

other one is not a blessing. There are many more

examples like that. So we're going to now look

at the... We're now going to now look at the...

The duties of the priest, as we said. So the

duties of the priest is to teach God's covenant

people. Leviticus chapter 10. Leviticus chapter

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10, Proverbs 10 to 11. Okay. It said that you

may distinguish between holy and unholy, between

unclean and unclean, that they may teach the

children of Israel all the statutes which the

Lord has spoken to them by the hand. of Moses.

Praise the Lord. So this was being told consigning

the priest, right? And we see that from verse

8. It says, Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying,

Do not drink wine or intoxicate on indiscating

drink. You know your sons with you when you go

into the tabernacle of the meat unless you die.

And there shall be a statue forever throughout

your generation that you may distinguish between

that which is holy and unholy, between unclean

and unclean, right? And they may be able to teach,

right? They might be able to teach. So he's telling

them, don't do this. Do not intoxicate yourself

with wine or be a drunkard, right? Because so

that you're able to distinguish that which is

clean and that which is not clean. Your head

is straight concerning the things you're doing

in the house of the Lord. And again, so that

you are able to give instruction to the children

of Israel. You're able to tell them the statutes

of the Lord. You're able to tell them the things

concerning... the kingdom of God. So the priest's

duty is to teach God's covenant people, is to

teach God's people. Praise the Lord. Is to teach

God's people. We also saw in Malachi 2 verse

Malachi 2:7

7 that he is to speak the word of God. Right?

The priest is to speak the word of God. He's

a messenger of the Lord. He's a messenger of

the Lord. in Numbers chapter 6 Numbers chapter

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6 Numbers chapter 6 verse Numbers chapter 6 verse

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Numbers chapter 6 verse 22 we also saw that right

Numbers 6:22

so he says to them we read that before right

Moses and then the Lord spoke to Moses saying

speak to Aaron and his son saying this is the

way you shall bless the children of Israel and

say to them, the Lord bless you and the Lord

keep you. The Lord makes his face shine upon

you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up

his countenance upon you and give you peace.

Praise the Lord. So we see here that the priest

is to communicate the blessing of God to the

people. He is to communicate the blessing of

God to his people. And then in Leviticus chapter,

from chapter one to chapter seven, we see also

that he is to apply the blood of sacrifice to

the altar right the sacrifice that people bring

that is to apply that blood to the altar so and

we said that the failure of the children of israel

in regards to the purposes of god did not stop

god he did not stop the plan of god he did not

stop the plan of god the plan of god was not

he stopped because of how they have decided or

whatever they have decided to do praise the lord

he didn't stop it because the plan of god prospered

in jesus right the kingdom of priesthood was

restored in jesus the kingdom of priesthood was

restored in jesus revelation chapter 5 the relations

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of the five from this the relations of the five

from his mind he says he said when he had taken

the school and the four living creatures and

his four elders fell down before the lamb each

one having a harp and a golden bowl full of incense

which was a prayer of the saint it's nine i said

and they sang the song saying you are worthy

to take the scroll and to open its seals. For

you were slain and have redeemed us to God by

your blood out of every tribe and tongue and

people and nation and have made us kings and

priests to our God. And we shall reign on the

earth. Praise the Lord. So the original plan

of God prospered. in Jesus. The original plan

of God prospered in Jesus because of what he

has done on the cross for us. He has made us

a kingdom of priests, of kings and priests. So

he has brought back the original intention of

God. Every child of God has this calling upon

their life. And then 1 Peter that we famously

know also tells us that We are a choosing generation

and a royal priesthood. We are a choosing generation

and a royal priesthood. God has called us who

we are not people, and now we are people of God.

Praise the Lord. 1 Peter 2, verse 4. He said,

1 Peter 2:4

coming to him as a living stone, rejected by

men, but chosen by God and precious. He said,

you also, a living stone, are built of a spiritual

house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual

sacrifice acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

And then verse 9 to 10 now tells us that while

you were a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,

a holy nation, his own special people, you should

proclaim the praises of he who has called you

out of darkness. Into his marvelous light. Who

were once not a people, but now are the people

of God. Who had not obtained mercy, but now have

obtained mercy. Praise the Lord. So the initial

plan and the original plan of God for a kingdom

of priesthood was restored in Jesus. So we are

able to have this. kingdom priesthood. We're

able to exercise this kingdom priesthood for

those that believe in what Christ has done on

the cross. Praise the Lord. We're able to exercise

it. We're able to demonstrate. We're able to

bring about the rule of God on the earth. Praise

the Lord. So in every child of God has received

this holy calling. A people that can serve God

and a people that manifest the power. of god

that is what the address is some of the things

that we have received that we can serve god and

we can also manifest the power of god a people

that can teach the world just as we saw in the

priests people that teach the world people that

bless these people that declare god's blessings

for lives and people and nations praise the lord

people that reminds people of of of the promises

of god strengthens the weak and bear one another's

burdens bring deliverance to those in need and

preach the gospel to the lost so we're able to

serve and we're able to execute the judgment

or the power of god on the earth because of what

christ has restored to us a kingdom of priests

to our god praise the lord and he says that we

shall reign on the earth so he says that part

of the duties of a priest is that they teach

The covenant people of God. Praise the Lord.

So the priest teaches the covenant people of

God. So we teach one another. We teach one another.

We teach one another. These are the duties of

priests. Colossians. Colossians. Colossians chapter

Colossians 3:6

3 verse 6. It says. Sorry, 3 verse 16. Colossians

Colossians 3:16

3 verse 16. It says, Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual

songs, singing with grace, singing with grace

in your heart to the Lord. Praise the Lord. we

see here that he tells us that he said let the

word of the lord dwell richly in you so the priest

is somebody who who who should allow or who the

word of the lord dwells richly in them right

so they they they receive the word they are eager

to learn the word they study the word they listen

to the word they hear the word so let it dwell

richly in you that you may be able to teach So

the world is a blessing to you, but it's also

that you are able to teach, that you're able

to instruct, right? That you're able to instruct

one another and admonish one another. That you're

able to warn, that you're able to exalt one another.

Praise the Lord. And he says that in doing that

in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. Praise

the Lord. So when the world dwells in you richly,

It means that psalms will come and that hymns

will come and spiritual songs will come. And

he's saying, singing with grace in your heart

to the Lord. Praise the Lord. So the priest is

somebody who keeps the word. So as we are children

of God, as we are people of God who have the

spirit of God in us, it is therefore our effort.

It is also needful for us to... Let the word

of Christ dwell richly. Let it dwell. Praise

the Lord. As we are receiving it, we should want

to receive more. We should go back to hear it

again. We should listen to it. We should not

be people that are just looking for, okay, what

is new? What is new? What are you saying that

is new? We should be people that allow the word

of the Lord to dwell richly in our hearts because

that helps us to teach. Praise the Lord. He blesses

us, but he helps us to teach. Romans chapter...

15 verse 14. Romans 15 verse 14. Verse 14 says,

Romans 15:14

Now I myself am confident concerning you, my

brethren, that you also are full of goodness,

full with all knowledge, able to admonish one

another. Praise the Lord. We're able to teach.

We're able to encourage. we're able to exalt

one another so we are filled with the knowledge

of we are filled with the knowledge of god so

that we can be blessed but at the same time we

are able to teach one another we're able to teach

our fellow believer we're able to teach one another

we're able to teach our families and friends

second timothy second timothy chapter two 2 Timothy

2 Timothy 2:2

chapter 2 verse 2 says, And these things you

have heard, and the things that you have heard

from me, among many witnesses, commit these things

to faithful men who are able to teach others

also. Praise the Lord. The word we have received

is also to be able to teach others, to be able

to teach one another. Praise the Lord. We teach

one another. We admonish one another. We teach

one another. Praise the Lord. Just as it is in

Deuteronomy. Just as we see in Deuteronomy that

they are supposed to be taught. Their children

that are growing are supposed to learn from what

God has done. Deuteronomy chapter 6, verse 6

Deuteronomy 6:6–9

to 9. It says, These words I have commanded you

today shall be in your hearts. and you shall

teach them diligently to your children, and they

shall talk with them when you sit in your house,

when you walk by the way, when you lie down,

when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign

on your hand, and there shall be a front light

between your eyes. Praise the Lord. And then

he said, you shall write them. on the doorpost

of your house and on your gates. So in essence,

saying that the word that you have received,

right, you should teach them diligently to your

children or the people that are around you. And

then he also says that a priest is somebody who

speaks, he tells us that they offer, they apply

the blood of sacrifice to the altar, right? So

a priest is somebody who... speaks, or who preaches

the word of salvation to men. They preach the

word of salvation to men. Acts chapter 8. Acts

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chapter 1. Acts chapter 1. Acts chapter 1, verse

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8. Acts chapter 1, verse 8. It says that, it

Acts 1:8

says, But you shall receive power when the Holy

Spirit has come upon you. You shall be witnesses

to me in Jerusalem and in Judea and in Samaria

and to all the ends of the earth. And then chapter

10, verse 42, tells us that, And he commanded

us to preach to the people, to testify that it

is he who was ordained by God to be judge of

the living and the dead. To him all the prophet

witnessed that. that through his name, whoever

believes in him will receive the remission of

sin. Praise the Lord. So the Holy Spirit in us,

the Spirit of God in us, enables us to tell men

of the Christ. Praise the Lord. So a priest is

somebody who preaches the word to the lost. The

Holy Spirit in you enables you, gives you the

strength to preach to the lost, right? It gives

us the strength to preach about the Christ. And

then in Colossians, Chapter 4 tells us that he

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prays that the door will be opened. The door

of the world will be opened. Praise the Lord.

We see that as well. And then 2 Timothy tells

us that he desired that all men be saved. 2 Timothy

chapter Colossians. Colossians chapter 4. Verse

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3 to 4 says that. Meanwhile pray for us that

God will open for us a door. for the word to

speak the mystery of christ for which for which

i'm also in chain that i mean that i may make

it manifest as i ought to speak praise the lord

so we see here paul praying that a door be opened

for him for the word that he speaks it right

and then second first timothy first timothy chapter

two verse four He tells us that who desire all

men to be saved and come to the knowledge of

the truth. Praise the Lord. So God desire that

all men be saved and come to the knowledge of

the truth. We also see in 1 Peter. We also see

in 1 Peter chapter 3. 1 Peter chapter 3. 1 Peter

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chapter 3 verse 15. He tells us about... Sanctify

the Lord in your heart and always be ready to

give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason

for the hope that is in you with meekness and

fear. Praise the Lord. That is to defend the

gospel. So the priest as well encourages, encourages

the people. He gives the people strength. Praise

the Lord. Hebrews chapter 11. Hebrews chapter

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11. Hebrews chapter 11. Hebrews chapter 11, verse

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24. Hebrews chapter 11, verse 24. He said, I

Hebrews 11:24

think I have the wrong scripture. Let's read

Romans, Romans chapter 1. Romans chapter 1. Romans

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chapter 1, from verse 11 to 12. He said, For

I long to see you, that I may impact in you some

spiritual gift, so that you may be established.

That is, that I may be encouraged together with

you by the mutual faith, both of you and of me.

Praise the Lord. So that he may be encouraged

by visiting them, that when he comes to visit

them, that they will be encouraged, him too would

be encouraged. Praise the Lord. So that a priest

is one that encourages, we encourage one another.

We help to stay up love in one another. And then

1 Thessalonians 11 tells us, Therefore comfort

one another and defy one another, just as you

are also doing. Praise the Lord. The priest is

one that encourages one another. So to look for

ways to encourage one another, to share love

from the inside of us. So when we come together

as children of God, when we come together as

people of God, we come together to be blessed

by one another. We come together and we teach

one another. Praise the Lord. We come together

and we teach one another. There are a lot of...

There are a lot of... gathering that we might

just gather and then we're just talking about

something else which are very important for our

relationship but as children of God we need we

need time that we come together to encourage

one another praise the Lord and we see all these

things in these scriptures because God knows

that we need encouragement and the coming together

of each and every one of us we mean encouraging

for one another that we come and we stay up love

We come and we stay up low and we encourage one

another. That when we come together, somebody

is going through something or going through a

difficult time, that they will find encouragement

by speaking to us. Praise the Lord. They will

find encouragement by speaking to us. They will

find encouragement by speaking to us. The lack

of receiving encouragement from one another is

why a lot of maybe somebody will suggest to you,

you need to go and do therapy. which is very

good. But if we were encouraging each other,

there will be less cases where you will need

to go and do that. Praise the Lord. Because when

we gather, we need to be discussing on how to,

or we need to find ways to stay up love and to

stay up good works in each other. Praise the

Lord. To help us in the times of need, to help

us in the times where we are going through difficulties.

And also that we are going through issues should

also mean that we should also learn to share.

We should also learn to share with one another.

You see, these are the things that I'm going

through because the Bible tells us to bear one

another's burden. So in sharing, your burden

will be bared with somebody else. They will pray

for you. They will help you. And then all those

burdens will be lifted. Praise the Lord. We appreciate

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