Passover Pentecost Tabernacles Barley Harvest Wheat Harvest Grape Harvest Unleavened offering Offering mixed with Leaven New Wine Justification Sanctification Glorification Salvation Witnessin Heaven (not sensed in the earth ) Audible Salvation Witness in the Earth Visible Salvation Witness in the Earth Outer Court Inner Court Holy of Holies The Way The Truth The Life Imputed Righteousness Seeking / Learning Righteousness Removal of iniquity - and revealing of Christ's righteousness within us Hearts that Perceive Ears that Hear Eyes that See God is our witness in Heaven Jesus is our witness before God We are God's Witnesses in the world
NAS Psalm 24:1 The earth is the LORD's, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. Prov. 16:4 KJV 4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. Romans 9:20-23 KJV 20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? 21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? 22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, Isa. 46:10 KJV 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying,.. My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure
Ephesians 1:9-10 9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: 1 Peter 4:11 KJV 11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Corinthians 15:28 KJV 28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. God s good pleasure / Purpose: To Bring Together All Things in Heaven and in Earth to be glorified in and through Jesus Christ That God may be All in All
THINGS were created BY GOD and THROUGH Jesus God will be Glorified in THINGS All things WERE created BY GOD THROUGH JESUS John 1:3 Separate from Jesus NOTHING WAS MADE John 1:3 All things includes all things in the Heavens Colossians 1:16 All things includes All Things that are in the Earth Colossians 1:16 All things includes All Things that are visible Colossians 1:16 All things includes All Things that are invisible Colossians 1:16 All things were MADE FOR Jesus Colossians 1:16 All things were delivered by the Father into the hands of Jesus Matthew 11:27 All things belonging to God Belong to Jesus John 16:15 All things are being gathered together IN Jesus Ephesians 1:10 All things consist (or are held together) by (or Through) Jesus Colossians 1:17 All things are reconciled to God by / through Jesus 2 Corinthians 5:17 All things are under the headship of Jesus Ephesians 1:22 All Things are under the Feet of Jesus Ephesians 1:22 Jesus is before (or above) Things Colossians 1:17 Jesus will FILL All Things Ephesians 4:11 In All Things God will be GLORIFIED THROUGH JESUS 1 Peter 4:11 4
God s Sovereignty Sampling of Verse Witnesses Created All things for his purposes Psalm 24:1, Proverbs 16:4, Isaiah 46:10; Romans 9:20-23 Declarations that there is none beside HIM Deut. 4:35, 4:39, 1 Kings 8:60; Isaiah 45:5,6,14,18, 21,22, Isaiah 46:9, Is 47:8,10 Controls what, to us, appears to be random Proverbs 16:33, Numbers 27:21, Luke 12:7 His plans set before the foundation of the world Matthew 13:35, Matthew 25:34, Ephesians 1:4, Hebrews 4:3, Revelation 17:8 Spans all of time Declares end from beginning Isaiah 46:9-10, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Romans 9:20-23 Controls fertility / Conception Genesis 16:2, Genesis 17:19, Genesis 29:31, Luke 1:30-31 Shapes our development in our mother s womb Psalm 139:13, Exodus 4:11 Sets our afflictions from birth and through life Psalm 66: 10-11, John 9:1, 2 Corinthians 12:7,8-9 Controls the outcome of what we say and do in spite of what we planned in our hearts Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 16:9, Isaiah 57:19 Shapes the intent of our hearts / minds / thoughts Proverb 16:3, Proverbs 21:1, Job 4:10, Psalm 33:13, Jeremiah 32:40, 1 Kings 8:57 Establishes who is rich/powerful vs. poor/weak 1 Kings 4:29 Job 1:21; Proverbs 13:22, 1 Samuel 2:7, Isaiah 40:29, Romans 13:31 Determines who receives wisdom / understanding 1 Chronicles 22:12, Daniel 2:21,4:34, Proverbs 2:6, Ephesians 1:17. 2 Peter 3:15 Determines who will lose their understanding Job 12:20, Daniel 4:31, Isaiah 44:18, John 12:40; 2 Corinthians 3:14 Controls Nature: Weather Job 37:3,Jeremiah 14:22,Psalm 147:8,15-18,Mark 4:39, Genesis 6:17, Exodus 14:21 Controls Nature: Geophysical calamities Judges 5:4-5, Psalm 60:2, Job 9:5-6 Controls Nature: Animal kingdom 1 Kings 17:4, Daniel 6:22, 2 Kings 17:25, Numbers 22:28, Matthew 10:29 5
God s Sovereign Influence in specific events to shape History Sampling of Verse Witnesses Shapes thoughts of Nations of People Exodus 12:36, Ezra 1:5, Exodus 32:24, Exodus 35:5 Controls allocation of lands to Nations of People Genesis 12:7, Deuteronomy 2:9, Ezekiel 29:19 Selects the leaders of Nations of People Daniel 2:21, 2:37,4:17,5:18, 1 Samuel 9:15-17, 16:7-12, Isaiah 44:28, 45:1, Romans 13:1 Directs the hearts of Kings in their decisions Genesis 20:3-6, Exodus 4:21, 2 Chronicles 36:22-23, 2 Samuel 17:5-7, 4, 1 Kings 12:6-8,5, Matthew 2:12 Determines selections of leaders beneath Kings and Directs their decisions as well By determining outcome of the casting of Lots (Proverbs 16:33) Determines victors in Battles and shapes how enemies will treat us 1 Chronicles 24:4-5, Nehemiah 11:1 ; 1 Chronicles 25:8, Joshua 18:10, 1 Samuel 14:37-42, Jonah 1:7, Acts 1:26, Deuteronomy 2:24, Joshua 8:1, Judges 7:9, 1 Samuel 17:37, Daniel 5:28, Isaiah chapters 9 & 10, Ezra.5:12, Jeremiah 15:11 God uses Nature / Weather / Animals etc. to directly affect historic events Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:11-12, Exodus 9, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 22:28 Joshua 10:11; 1 Samuel 7:10, Jonah 1:4, Jonah 1:17,Jonah 2:10,1 Kings 17:4, 2 Kings 17:25, Daniel 6:22, Matthew 10:29 6
Passover Acknowledging God s Pentecost complete Sovereignty in Tabernacles all things relates to the death of our Self Will which : Barley Harvest Wheat Harvest Grape Harvest Unleavened offering Offering mixed with Leaven New Wine 1. Is fundamental to Completely Trusting God Justification Sanctification Glorification Salvation Witness in 2. Heaven Enables us to Walk in Agreement with God Audible Salvation Witness in the Earth Visible Salvation Witness in the Earth (not sensed in the earth ) 3. Enables us to enter into a Rest-Work way of living Outer Court Inner Court Holy of Holies Removal of iniquity - and revealing of Imputed Righteousness Complete Trust Seeking / in Learning God Righteousness is the Final Frontier Christ's righteousness within us to a Tabernacles Anointing God is our witness in Heaven Jesus is our witness before God We are God's Witnesses in the world
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God told us he was sovereign over God told us HIS Good Pleasure all of HIS Creation and would do was to bring all things together in Christ and to be All in All HIS good pleasure God told us how he uses his Sovereignty to ORCHESTRATE the events of history of his Creation God told how his Sovereignty touches every aspect of HIS creation. God told us that HIS Good Pleasure was to complete the work He started within us from the beginning that is IN CHRIST We do nothing to earn salvation!. we are TRANSFORMED God told how he has GIVEN us the Gifts of Belief, Repentance, Sanctification, and Faith.
God told us he was sovereign over God told us HIS Good Pleasure all of HIS Creation and would do was to bring all things together in Christ and to be All in All HIS good pleasure God told us how he uses his Sovereignty to ORCHESTRATE the events of history for his Creation God told how his Sovereignty touches ever aspect of HIS creation. God told how he has GIVEN us God told us that HIS Good Pleasure the Gifts of Belief, Repentance, was to complete the work He started within us from the Sanctification, and Faith. beginning that is IN CHRIST. we are TRANSFORMED 11