God’s Only Provided Place
of Worship # 20
Wednesday Evening
Character of Three Exoduses
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Now, let's take for our text...
I want to read from the Book of Deuteronomy, the Old Testament, just for a setting of Scripture. I have a few notes I wrote out quickly
after I'd come back from breakfast with Brother Vayle.
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Now, in 16th chapter of Deuteronomy, it's the Passover observance.
So we wish to read about the first few verses, first four or five, six verses
here:
Instead of reading all 6
verses of scripture that Brother Branham used for his text, I would just like
to focus on verses 5 and 6 tonight.
" Thou may not sacrifice the Passover within any of the gates, which the LORD thy God giveth
thee: But at the place which the LORD
thy God has chosen to place his name in, there thou shall sacrifice the
Passover at evening, at the going
down of the sun, at the season that thou comest
forth out of Egypt."
Now, remember, we spoke on Sunday
that this scripture points to God choosing both the place and the season for
worship. Now, a season has earmarks
which are certain characteristics that make it known. Fall has certain things about it that spring
does not. Summer is different from winter.
EXPLAIN: ==>
I). The First EXODUS.
Here we are looking at the
season of the 1st EXODUS. What were the earmarks of the first EXODUS?
Ecclesiastes 3: 1 "To everything there is a season and a time for everything under the
Sun."
An exodus is not only a
going out, but it is also an entering in. So there has to be something happen to build up to an exodus. No need for an exodus if
everything is just great.
A. People in bondage to a
system ...there seems no way of escape.
B. So God sends His prophet to
deliver the people.
C. God backs him up and
vindicates him by showing His own presence.
D. The prophet's message is
rejected, and God sends judgment.
E. Because the message is
rejected, those who follow it are squeezed, pressure put upon them.
F. This brings on an exodus.
G. During the exodus the
pressure remains in variouos ways called trials and testings.
H. Attrition sets in for those
who are not made for the journey.
I.
Finally an entering takes place under the Leadership and guidance of
the Pillar of Fire.
Now then, what were the
earmarks of the 2nd exodus in Jesus and Paul's day?
II). The
2nd EXODUS
There were people also in bondage, this
time to a Roman system. There seemed to be no way out. God again comes down on
the scene and uses the body of a prophet. This time it is not Moses but the bOdy of His own Son. This prophet ( Jesus
) has three stages of His Ministry just like Moses. There are three pulls.
1. Ist pull, miracles, acceptance, open doors.
2. 2nd pull, discernment, shows
vindication of God's Presence
3. 3rd pull, the Word goes
forth - rejection manifests itself among the makebelieveres.
4. Finally they crucify the
Word made flesh. To put away the Word from among them.
As
you see here they separate themselves then from the vary presence they say they
are
longing for.
Now, the exodus begins
again. God remains as the Pillar of Fire, a teaching season begins. The people
are positionally placed under the ministry of the
Pillar of Fire. A testing season begins and attrition sets in once again. The
make believers are once again worn down and fall away.
III). The
Third Exodus.
What then are the
characteristics of the 3rd Exodus? Or
shall we say the end time ministry of God Himself?
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1) Matt 16:3 |
10) Luke 17: 30 |
19) Acts |
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2) 2Thes2:1=>falling away |
11) Mal 4: 1 - 6 |
20) 1 Cor 4: 5 |
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3) Hebrews 6: 1 - 7 depart |
12) Rev 10: 1 - 7 |
21) 1 Cor 1: 4
- 10 |
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4) 1 Tim 4: 1 |
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22) Eph 1: 10, 15 - 17 |
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5) Jude 4 |
14) 1 Thes 4:
15 - 18 |
23) 2 Thes 2: 6 |
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6) Acts |
15) 2 Thes 1: 7
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24) 2 Cor |
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7) 2 Peter 2: 1 - 4 |
16) 2 Thes 2: 1
- 13 |
25) Thes 5: 1 -
5 |
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8) 2 Tim 3: 1 - 9 |
17) 1 Peter 1: 5, 11, 13 |
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9) 2 Tim 4: 1 - 8 |
18) Matt |
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