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The Angel of The LORD

The Angel of The LORD (AKA The Angel of God) is a mysterious and frightening being in the Old Testament. Is he a regular angel? Is he a special angel? Is he an angel at all? What is he? If he is a special angel, then what are angels? Is he a member of the Trinity? Is he a false god? Join ArieRashelle as she strives to answer these questions in our video The Angel of The LORD.

Luke 1:11-13
Luke 1:26-31
Judges 6:20-24
Judges 13:21-22
Genesis 16:7-16
Genesis 32:22-32
Revelation 19:10
Revelation 22:8-9
Judges 6:20-22
Judges 13:15-20
Genesis 32:24-30
Judges 13:18
Revelation 19:12

The Angel of the LORD

7 The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. 8 And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.” 9 The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her.” 10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” 11 And the angel of the Lord said to her,

“Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has listened to your affliction. 12 He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.”

13 So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”

Genesis 16:7-13

1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

Exodus 3:1-6

The Summary

Just to clarify, we believe that the Angel of The LORD is Jesus because of the way people react to Him, He accepted worship, and both of their names are Wonderful. The reason these things are important is because these are all attributes unique to God. We believe that The Trinity is made up of three separate beings (Yahweh, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit) that make up one being, God. We believe that the Angel of The LORD is another name for Jesus, as is, The Christ, The Son of God, Prince of Peace, The Word of The LORD, and more.

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AI: The City of Adultery and Idolatry

At some point in time, we all will have a battle with AI (Adultery and Idolatry). For some of us, this is a battle we have to face every single day. For others, it will only be once or twice; nevertheless, the battle at AI is an important one. Most people don’t believe that you can overcome adultery and/or idolatry, but is that true? How do you overcome idolatry and adultery? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he brings this fiery message opening our eyes to the Do’s and Don’ts when fighting AI.

Joshua 7:2-5
1 Peter 3:20-21
Romans 5:14
Hebrews 10:1
Hebrews 8:5
Joshua 4:19
1 Corinthians 10:2
Joshua 5:2-3
Joshua 7:2
1 Corinthians 5:6
Proverbs 24:33
Ezekiel 32:17-21
Ephesians 6:13-18
1 Corinthians 6:18
1 Corinthians 10:14

AI: The City of Adultery and Idolatry

Recap: How Do You Defeat Adultery and Idolatry?

    • Joshua laid an ambush between AI and Bethel, that way, he included God (God must always be involved with our spiritual fight and tactics)
    • Then the army fled from AI (We are always instructed to flee AI, ALWAYS!)
    • Once the way is cleared, by fleeing, then God’s ambush swoops in, destroying and burning AI to the ground

The Armor Of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.

14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

Ephesians 6:10-20
    • Helmet of Salvation
    • Sword of The Spirit
    • Shield of Faith
    • Belt of Truth
    • Breastplate of Righteousness
    • Shoes of Peace

Just To Clarify

Reverend Kenny Yates does not believe that only men struggle with AI, nor does he believe that only men read into things and turn them sexual. He was simply speaking, at that time, from a man’s point of view to those type of men, since he is a man. We, as The HoldToHope Family, believe that Adultery and Idolatry see no gender, but leech on to any unsuspecting, unshielded person that they can.

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Second Chances Pt. 2: The Second Touch

Sometimes we expect our second chance to happen immediately. Our miracle we expect to happen at the very first touch. An instant healing, but it doesn’t always happen that way. Sometimes it takes a second touch. Sometimes it takes a second touch. Sometimes we have to try again in order to receive our healing. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he brings the fiery message entitled Second Chances Pt. 2: The Second Touch.

Mark 8:22-25
Matthew 23:37
Matthew 11:21
Mark 8:22
Exodus 33:70
Hebrews 13:12-13
Leviticus 4:21
2 Corinthians 2:11b
John 10:10
Acts 19:1-2, 6
Acts 8:14-17
Acts 2:33
Acts 10:47
1 Corinthians 6:19
John 20:22
Acts 1:8
Acts 2:38
2 Kings 8:1-6

Second Chances Pt. 2: The Second Touch

1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages He might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Ephesians 2:1-9

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What Happens When You Die?

We all often wonder what happens when we die. It’s common for people to wonder about the afterlife. Eternity is a difficult concept to grasp. Do we all spend eternity in Heaven with God? Do we spend eternity somewhere else? Do we become ghosts? Do we roam the Earth if we have unfinished business? Does everyone go to a better place? Does the Bible actually give us an explanation? Join ArieRashelle as she searches the Bible for the answers to these questions in her video What Happens When You Die?

Matthew 11:28
Revelation 14:13
Hebrews 12:1
1 Corinthians 9:24
Luke 16
Psalms 68:18
Ephesians 4:8
Acts 2:10-11
Psalms 16:8-11
Psalms 139:8
1 Corinthians 15:20-21
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
Revelation 6:10-11
Revelation 20:4-5; 11-15
1 Corinthians 15:50-55
Revelation 6:10-11
John 9:60
2 Corinthians 12:2
John 14:2
2 Corinthians 5:1-10
1 Corinthians 10:52-53
2 Corinthians 4:13-14

What Happens When You Die?

What Happens When You Die?: The Afterlife

22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. 24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’

25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’ 27 And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house— 28 for I have five brothers—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’

29 But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”

Luke 16:22-32

What Happens When You Die?: Eternity

Eternity With God

1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Revelation 21:1-4

Eternity In Hell

5 And He who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also He said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Revelation 21:5-8

What about the rest for those who won’t die, but are raptured?

Those who go up in the rapture receive their rest during the Millennial Reign of Christ.

4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.

Revelation 20:4-5

Now how can we be so sure? Keep in mind, the rapture and pre-first resurrection has already happened, this is the first official resurrection referring to the rest given to those who go through Tribulation and do not take the mark nor worship the beast or its image.

As explained in the video above, rest refers to a time of peace without temptation or suffering. This would be that time for those who went through the Great Tribulation because the Devil or Satan is chained up for the full thousand years.

1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be released for a little while.

Revelation 20:1-3

So the Millennial Reign of Christ is the rest for those who went through The Great Tribulation, which would include those who were raptured up. For more on the rapture and when it occurs, check out our Rapture video. Until next time, God Bless.

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Leaving A Legacy

As we live our lives, we are creating a legacy. Whether we want to or not, we are leaving an impression on the people we meet and encounter. You don’t have to be a celebrity, a pastor of a mega-church, a best-selling author to touch the lives of others and leave your mark on this world. Many ask the question, ‘Should Christians leave a legacy?’ Join us today as Reverend Kenny Yates enlightens us on the importance of Leaving A Legacy and how to leave a legacy.

Psalms 78:1-7
Deuteronomy 6:5-7
Proverbs 22:6

Leaving a Legacy

Should Christians Leave a Legacy?

5 For He issued His laws to Jacob; He gave His instructions to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, 6 so the next generation might know them—even the children not yet born—and they in turn will teach their own children. 7 So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying His commands.

Psalms 78:5-7NLT

22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,

Proverbs 13:22a

How to Leave a Legacy

6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6

10 Things you can learn from The Edwards Family

    1. Make a conscious effort
    2. Pray together
    3. It’s our ministry
    4. Teach your children the ways of God
    5. Value people
    6. Live an exemplary life
    7. Treat people with love and respect
    8. Strive to make your mark on the hearts of people
    9. Be a true friend
    10. Value hard work

Leaving a Negative Legacy

During our ministry, we met a lady who was on the streets. She lived in a tent towards the front of a forest. When asking if there was anything we could pray for her about, she responded by saying, “I’ve been on the streets my whole life. My mom was on the streets. Her mom was on the streets. This is all I’ve ever known, and this will be all I ever will be. I don’t need any prayer; please pray for my dog to feel better.” This took us back. We were stunned and saddened because we were never able to help her. To this day, she is still living on the streets. This isn’t a story we heard, but a story we witnessed and was a part of first hand. Don’t allow generational curses to keep you down. It isn’t impossible to break strongholds because any and every stronghold/generational curse can be broken in the name of Jesus Christ.

If there is any stronghold you need help with or desire prayer for, please contact us by clicking the link below or going to our “Contact Us” page. May the LORD bless you and keep you.

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Spiritual Triage

The number three is a number of Divine Perfection. We are three: Body, Spirit, Soul. God is three: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. We have three main weapons of warfare: Prayer, Fasting, and Giving. Join Rev. Kenny Yates this morning as he goes through our Three Cord Spiritual Weapon’s importance and impact on our lives and society.

Ecclesiastes 4:12
Deuteronomy 6:4
1 Corinthians 13:13b
Isaiah 62:7
Matthew 9:15
Matthew 6:17
Acts 10:4b
Psalms 50:23
Malachi 3:8-9
Mark 12

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Is Suicide a Sin?

Every 40 seconds, someone dies from suicide (World Health Organization statistic). Many of these are bible-believing Christians who couldn’t find hope in this world and thought it would be better if they were dead. So many believe that the only way they will ever find peace is if they take their own lives. As a Church, we have failed to address this and find a way to help those who struggle with Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide, which leads us to ask the question: Is suicide a sin? Is there such a thing as a spirit of suicide? Join ArieRashelle as she searches through Scripture to find answers to these questions in our video, Is Suicide a Sin?

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Galatians 2:20
Exodus 21:12
Exodus 21:14
Numbers 35:11-12
Joshua 20:1-3
Philippians 4:13
John 1:5

Is Suicide a Sin?

The Spirit of Suicide

We believe that suicide is a spirit, as we believe every sin has a spirit behind it. 1 John 4:1 tells us, “4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” We believe that it is a Spirit of Suicide that plants the seed that someone is worthless, hopeless, doomed, or disgusting, in their head. Therefore, finding relief would begin in the mind. It all starts with changing your thoughts. But how do you do that? You have to make a conscious decision to change your thoughts. Then you fill your mind with scripture to tell you the truth. That you are not worthless. That you are loved. You are beautiful. You are wanted. You are not disgusting. You are a Child of God.

Encouraging Verses

God Knows You and Hears You

17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. 18The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. 19The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;

Psalms 34:17-19

22 Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.

Psalms 55:22

13 For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well.

Psalms 139:13-14

‘11 For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’

Jeremiah 29:11

God is With You

20 We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. 21 In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. 22 May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in You.

Psalms 33:20-22

4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

1 John 4:4

13 I can do all this through Him who gives me strength.

Philippians 4:13

For immediate, free, confidential help, call the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Chat with a counselor online? Educate yourself on suicide prevention? Get involved? Should I call? What happens if you call?

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The Trinity: The Holy Spirit

Is the Holy Spirit really God? Is the Holy Spirit even a person? Does the Holy Spirit have His own thoughts? How do we know it’s not just the manifestation of The Father’s presence? Join ArieRashelle in the final video, The Spirit, of our three-part series, The Trinity, as she explains who the Holy Spirit is and what His role is in the Trinity.

Psalms 51:11
Luke 1:19
Hebrews 9:24
John 16:7
2 Timothy 1:14
Matthew 28:19
Matthew 3:11
Mark 3:28-29
Jude 1:8-10
John 3:5-6
Romans 8:26
1 Samuel 10:10
1 Samuel 10:12
Luke 1:67
1 Corinthians 12:1
Acts 1:8
Romans 15:13
John 1:32
Luke 24:29
2 Kings 4:18-37
2 Kings 2:19-22

The Holy Spirit’s Role In The Trinity:

We explained the Trinity as being a body: The Father as the brain, directing the arms and legs, which is Jesus, which means the Holy Spirit makes up the blood, veins, nerves that connect the Father and the Son. For instance, in the video above, we explained that Jesus could not begin His work on Earth until He was baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit.

32 And John (John the Baptist) bore witness: ‘I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him.’

1 John 1:32

Therefore, the Holy Spirit is the one who gives out the Spiritual Gifts.

When Jesus was explaining who the Holy Spirit is to His disciples, He explained that He would bring conviction to the World.

8 And when He comes, He will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

John 16:8-11

So, we can see that it’s the Holy Spirit’s role to be our conscience. Jesus never said that it was just the Church that He would do this for, but the world, which means that the world has no excuse for the Spirit has personally convicted everyone of sin, righteousness, and judgment.

Fun Fact:

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1-2

Moses tells us that God (Elohim) created the heaven and the earth, but not the specific God-Head being because it took all three of them to create. So, the first God-Head being mentioned is the Holy Spirit.

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The Trinity: The Son

How can Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Father all be God, if there is only one God? So is Jesus really God? Wasn’t Jesus born from a human woman? Didn’t He have an Earthly Father? How can we be sure that there is even a Trinity? Does the Bible ever actually say there is such a thing as the Trinity? Join ArieRashelle as she explains how Jesus fits into the Trinity through Scripture in this second video, The Son, of our three-part series, The Trinity.

John 10:30
John 1:1-5
John 1:14
Matthew 3:16-17
2 Peter 1:17
Isaiah 42:8
Isaiah 48:11
John 8:54
John 17:1
Isaiah 43:11
Hosea 13:4
Titus 3:4-7
Acts 5:30-31
Isaiah 44:6
Isaiah 48:12
Revelation 1:17-18
Revelation 2:8
Revelation 22:12-13
Exodus 7:14
John 8:58
John 1:1-2
1 Timothy 2:5-6
Hebrews 4:14
Hebrews 5:9-10
Hebrews 7:26-27
John 14:6
John 16:23
John 8:34
1 John 2:1
Romans 5:18-19
1 Corinthians 15:21
Hebrews 10:4-11
Galatians 5:1
Romans 6:6-7
1 Corinthians 10:13
James 4:7
John 15:15
Luke 7:34
Philippians 2:5-7
John 14:14
Hebrews 2:11
Matthew 12:49
Proverbs 17:17

The Trinity: The Son

Jesus’ Role in the Trinity as the Son

We truly didn’t get into Jesus’s role in the video, in fear of it being too long. One of Jesus’s primary roles, as being the Word of God, is fulfilling what The Father says. We see this throughout Scripture from Old Testament to New Testament. In our last video we explained that Yahweh, The Father, makes the plans and leads the Head of the Trinity. So then can we say Yahweh is more powerful or important than Jesus? No, it doesn’t. Because they balance each other.

Each member of the Trinity has a specific role to play. The Father plans, directs, and leads the Trinity. The Son fulfills the plans of the Father. Think of The Trinity as a body. The Father is the head, and the Son is the body. The body does as the head commands. The head is not more important than the body, and the body not more important than the head, for neither can be without the other; instead they complement each other.  

For example,

19 So Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.’

John 5:19

28 So Jesus said to them, ‘When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me. 29 And He who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.’

John 8:28-29

Jesus follows the lead of The Father not because He is weaker, not because He is less of God, but because He humbles Himself.

Paul explains it like this:

5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Philippians 2:5-8

So why would Jesus do this? If we keep reading, Paul tells us.

9 Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:9-11

So Jesus did this to glorify His Father. He took the sin, punishment, debt, and death that we could not bear so that we could have life and life more abundantly. And in doing this the Father glorified the Son, bestowing upon Him the name above all names.

Jesus is also the Righteous Judge. As any good society, there are laws. So if there are laws, there would need to be someone who decides whether the laws have been kept. Once the judge has spoken, someone must either reward or punish those whom the judge has judged.

We see this plainly when Jesus said,

21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He will. 22 For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

John 5:21-23

So the Father has given Jesus the task of being a righteous judge, so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The Father did this to make sure that all saw that the Son was honored as God, to ensure we saw that they are equal. Jesus explains when and whom He will judge.

31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And He will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.

Matthew 25:31-33

So at the final judgment, we will all stand before Jesus as He sits on His throne. He will separate us according to how we lived our lives. Jesus tells us that the Father carries out His righteous judgments.

1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

John 15:1-2

So Jesus judges and then the Father brings forth the judgment itself, whether it be a reward or a punishment.

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Throughout our lives, we’ve been taught that God makes Himself and His plans for us known in extravagant ways. Burning Bush. Extreme Storm. Swallowed by a big fish. Fire from Heaven. Rain from Heaven. But does God always speak to us like this? Or sometimes are there no significant features? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he explains that the voice of God may be subtle, no clouds may be in the sky, but the rain is on its way, in his message, No Significant Features.

1 Kings 18:41-44
Hebrews 1:1
Genesis 3:8a
Psalms 37:16
Isaiah 53:5
Hebrews 9:22
John 14:27
1 Peter 2:24
1 Kings 3:17

No Significant Features

How Does God Speak?

9 There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10 He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.”

11 And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper. 13 And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

1 Kings 19:9-13

There may not be any significant features that you can see, but if you do what God has commanded, and believe that it will be, you will see miracles happen!

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