Zechariah

[0:01] Seeking the Lord's help, I direct your attention this evening to the prophecy of Zechariah chapter 13 and verse 9. Prophecy of Zechariah chapter 13 and verse 9.

[0:20] And I will bring the third part through the fire. And will refine them as silver is refined and try them as gold is tried.

[0:34] They shall call on my name and I will hear them. I will say it is my people and they shall say the Lord is my God.

[0:49] And I will bring the third part through the fire and will refine them as silver is refined and will try them as gold is tried.

[1:02] They shall call on my name and I will hear them and I will say it is my people. They shall say the Lord is my God.

[1:14] We spoke at Bunsdon on Sunday from the sixth verse.

[1:28] What are these wounds in thy hand? And our heart was drawn to this last text, this last verse of this chapter in connection with the context.

[1:47] The context is the previous verses. And when we read, I will bring the third part through the fire.

[1:58] We are also reading that he himself has passed through the fire. What are these wounds in thy hands? These are the wounds which I receive, says Christ, in the house of my friend.

[2:19] That is in the house of the election of grace. Wounded by the church.

[2:34] Wounded for the church. Wounded because of the church and the church's sin. Wounded because of the election of grace.

[2:47] These were the wounds he received in the house of his friends. They were for his friends. Call you not servants, I call you friends. For the words of Christ.

[3:01] He told them all things. And it is as though the church is asking this. What are these wounds? They are for you. They are the wounds I received when I died.

[3:15] My people might reach glory. Then we hear the voice of the Father in heaven. Awake, O sword, against my shepherd.

[3:27] Against the man that is my equal. Smite the shepherd and the sheep shall be scattered. And we see here the vetted truth of the words of the gospel.

[3:42] That God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. That whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

[3:54] And we see the opening of the truth in the councils of eternity path. That the Lord Jesus Christ came here into this world to die for sinners.

[4:10] What are described here as wounds in the house of his friends. Those whom he had eternally loved and ordained to glory. Those whom he came to gather out of time into eternity.

[4:26] To worship him before his throne. Those whom he had eternally loved. And to do that the Father speaks. Awake, O sword. The sword of God.

[4:37] Divine wrath and justice. Against the sins of his dear people. This is the context of the words before him. Smite the shepherd and the sheep shall be scattered.

[4:53] And I will turn mine hand upon the little one. And it shall come to pass that in the land saith the Lord. Two parts therein shall be cut off and die. Solemn.

[5:08] But the third part. Shall be left. Oh how we see it upon the cross. One thief was saved.

[5:21] One thief was lost. Two parts shall be cut off and die. That is eternally. Lost forever. Cast into a never ending eternity.

[5:32] But one part shall be left. Saved. Redeemed. It is in this.

[5:44] Blessed context. We come to the. Opening words of our text. I will bring the third part. The Lord Jesus Christ. Here speaks with.

[5:56] Power. He speaks in love. He speaks in his divine will.

[6:08] Father I will. Those whom thou hast given me be with me where I am. I will bring the third part through the fire. And all here we see in the context that these words are spoken by one who himself has passed through the fire of Calvary.

[6:29] Passed through the fire of the wrath of Almighty God against the sins of his church. Who he himself was made a propitiation for their sins.

[6:40] That is. One who bore the wrath of his father against their sins. A waco sword against my shepherd and against the man that is my equal.

[6:52] Here we see the Trinity. Man that is my equal. Here we see the eternal Son of God incarnate.

[7:03] Coming here into this world. The one that is my fellow. And here he comes into this world to die. And the purpose I will bring.

[7:17] The third part through the fire. I thought when this word was upon my mind. Of that word in the New Testament. Think it not strange.

[7:28] Think it not strange. Concerning the fiery trial that is to try you. As though some strange thing had happened unto you. Strange. Not strange in this respect. Our captain.

[7:41] Stood the fiery test. We shall stand. Through him. Oh.

[7:51] The Lord is going to bring. His dear church. This third part. That is left.

[8:03] He is going to bring them. In everlasting loving kindness. Through the fire. No chastening we are told.

[8:14] For the present theme is to be joyous. But rather grievous. And nevertheless. And nevertheless. Afterward it. Yieldeth the. Peaceable fruits. Of righteousness.

[8:25] To them that exercise thereby. What son is he whom the father. Chasteneth not. The fire is not the fire of hell.

[8:37] The fire is not the eternal wrath of God. That will destroy forever. The fire is the. Refiner's fire. That is the.

[8:48] Chastening fire. And the Lord says. Thinking not strange. Because he himself. Has gone this way. And he calls his dear church.

[9:00] To walk through the. Fire. And he said. I'll bring them. Through the fire. We have many. Examples of God's dear church.

[9:12] Brought through the fire. Let me go back. Through the scriptures.

[9:22] And see his dear saints. Who came through the fire. To heaven. Abel. Came through the fire. To heaven. Hated by his brother.

[9:34] God. Murdered by him. Noah came through the. Solemn fire. Of iniquity. Of his day. As the Lord dealt.

[9:45] With the whole. Human race. About him. And spared him. Showing him. How to escape. That. Awful wrath.

[9:57] Of God. Against mankind. There's a lovely word. In the Proverbs. I believe it is. Regarding the. Remnants. That are left.

[10:08] Thou. Bindest the floods. From overflowing. His remnant are not. Swept away. By the flood. And Noah wasn't.

[10:19] And his family. He was instructed. In an ark. And was preserved. By him. When the Lord. Brought his dear servant.

[10:30] Jonah. Through the fire. Of his wrath. He prepared. A way of escape. In that furnace. Of his anger. Even the whale. And you know.

[10:41] It's a very. Lovely coming together. Of Jonah. And Christ. As Jonah was three days. In the belly of the whale. So must the son of man. Be three days. And three nights. In the belly of the earth.

[10:54] For the Lord's. Purpose. Is to bring his dear children. Through the fire. He has gone. Before them. Through that fire. He was tempted.

[11:06] In all points. Like as they are yet without sin. He has walked this earth. It was to him. Who humbled himself.

[11:18] And became obedient. Under death. Who took not on him. The nature of angels. But he took on him. The seed of Abraham. Wherefore it behoved. Him in all points. To be made like unto his brethren.

[11:29] And in doing so. He walked through. A solemn fire. And you know. He watches over his dear children.

[11:40] As he brings them through. Those fires of darkness. And temptation. In this world. The solemn fires. Of the trial. Of their faith. The solemn fires.

[11:52] Of sorrows. That he lays upon them. Wounds that they receive. In the house. Of their friends. The Lord brings them through. I will bring.

[12:03] He says. The third part. Through the fire. We think of Shadrach. Meshach. And Abednego. How literally. Physically.

[12:15] God brought them. Through a fire. A solemn fire. A solemn fire. Of hatred. And malice. To their faith. A solemn fire. Of conscience.

[12:26] As they stood. For the truth. Sake. God enabled them. To stand. And they entered. The fire. Cast in. In vengeance. Because they would not.

[12:38] To the idol. But you know. The Lord brought them. Through the fire. And the only way. You and I. Will ever come through. Our fire. And there are many. And great.

[12:49] They are appointed of God. They don't come by chance. But the only way. We shall ever pass through them. Will be. As Jesus is with us. In the fire. As he was with Shadrach.

[13:00] Meshach. And Abednego. That is the only way. We shall ever. Come through these fires. This word. Is a promise. To the church.

[13:12] Of God. To the members. Of his body. That he. Who himself. Passed. Through the unutterable. Fiery furnace. Of it.

[13:24] Of Gethsemane. And Calvary. Will himself. Who has walked. The way. Bring his dear church. Through. And he.

[13:36] Went that way. Tempted. In all points. Like as she is. That is the church. That he might. Be a merciful. And a faithful.

[13:47] High priest. And that he might. Be touched. With a feeling. Of her infirmity. Lovely word. Only as the Lord. Has passed. This way.

[13:58] Was he made. Perfect. Through suffering. And in that. Made. A merciful. And a faithful.

[14:08] High priest. It behoved him. In bringing. Many sons. Under glory. That is God. The father. To make the captain. Of their salvation. Perfect.

[14:18] Through suffering. One. There is above. All others. Well deserved. The name of friend. He has walked.

[14:30] This way. And he will. Bring. The third part. Through the fire. The best.

[14:40] It word. This is. Bring. The connotation. Seems to be. As I understand. It carried.

[14:52] Certainly. Take them. Through. And take them. Out. That they might be like. Those three men. In the furnace. They came forth.

[15:03] Without so much. The smell of burning. Upon them. There is a purpose. In the fire. That we might. Walk with him.

[15:13] And have a measure. Of fellowship. With him. In the sufferings. He passed. Through for us. When he calls us. Into the fires. Of sorrow.

[15:27] Remember this. In that lovely chapter. Of the 53rd. Of Isaiah. He. Was a man. Of sorrow. And acquainted. With grief.

[15:39] Who his own self. Bore our sins. In his own body. Amidst all his sorrow. And his suffering. Surely. Surely.

[15:50] Says the prophet. He has borne our grief. And carried our sorrows. Yes he has. In that he has. Gone the way. Of sorrows himself. Entered into that pathway.

[16:04] Where they all. Forsook him and fled. That seems to lie. In that word. What are these wounds. In thy hands. The wounds. I received. In the house of my friend.

[16:15] From my dear disciples. When they all. Forsook me and fled. There is much more to it. Than that. But that is one aspect. Of it. That was one of the wounds.

[16:27] That were in his dear body. In his dear soul. He was wounded. We read. For our transgression. He was bruised.

[16:38] For our iniquity. Here it is. I will bring the. Third part. Through the fire. This. Same Jesus.

[16:49] Who walked this earth. Now in heaven. As that merciful. And faithful. High priest. Who lives. To intercede.

[17:00] On behalf. Of his dear church. Whom it is said. It became him. To be made like. Unto his brethren. There was something.

[17:14] Necessary. About it. It became him. In bringing many sons unto glory.

[17:26] It became him. And we see it here. That the Lord. Walked this way. For that very reason. That he might bring. The third part. Through the fire.

[17:37] Feelingly. To enter into their pathway. As they walk. In the fiery furnace. Of his dealings with them. That they might approach.

[17:48] In understanding. As led by the spirit. Revealed in their hearts. To some measure. Of fellowship with him. In his suffering. And to catch a glimpse.

[17:59] That if he leads them. In that fire. It is that they might. Have fellowship with him. The only way. To have fellowship.

[18:10] With Jesus. In his suffering. Is to pass. A God ordained way. Into the fire. As led by him. And brought there. That we might.

[18:22] There in the fire. In the furnace. Have fellowship with him. In his suffering. Not. Something. We shall ever do. Ourself. God. Orders.

[18:34] The footsteps. Of his dear people. The steps. Of a good man. Are ordered. By the Lord. And well. We might say. They lead. To the fire. He does it.

[18:49] In love. And he does it. With a purpose. That there. In the fiery furnace. They might walk. With Jesus.

[19:00] And have precious. Fellowship with him. And catch a glimpse. Of the way. He went. For them. I will bring. The Lord speaks.

[19:11] As he did in Gethsemane's garden. Father. I will. I have walked this way. My flock. Is going to walk. The same way.

[19:24] They're going to go down. Into the valley. And there. Learn of me. Lovely word.

[19:36] You know. In the psalm. Twenty third. Yea. Though I walk. Through the valley. Of the shadow. Of death. I don't take that.

[19:48] Necessarily. To mean. Natural death. It can be. The valley. Of the shadow. Of death. Of all your hopes. Of all your peace.

[20:00] In this world. Death. Can be put upon. Your life. And circumstances. And you can be brought. Into a veil of sorrows. Which to you is death. A bitter cup.

[20:12] Is put in the hands. Often of God's dear children. To walk out. Yea. Though I walk. Says the dear psalmist. David knew. The bitter.

[20:22] Fiery furnaces. In his youth. He walked. In the veil of sorrow.

[20:34] What a bitter cup. Was put in his hands. Joseph did exactly. The same. In his youth. As a lad of seventeen. The Lord took him. Into the valley. Of the shadow of death. Sent away.

[20:46] Sold into slavery. Despised. Hated. By a jealous. Brother. Cast out. Forgotten. But not of his father.

[20:59] But you know. God does do this. Calls his dear church. To walk. Through this valley. Of the shadow of death. It's the ground. In which the Lord.

[21:10] Trains them. Hardens them. As good soldiers. Of Jesus Christ. They're brought. To endure hardness. They're brought. To learn.

[21:20] To learn. Of him. This is the way. He will bring them. And mark this. He's going to bring them. Through the fire. They're not going to die.

[21:31] In him. They often think. They may. Be brought. To their end. Under a furnace. Of sorrow. Furnace. Of affliction. It may be in body.

[21:42] In health. In circumstances. A mind goes. To the. Thorns in the flesh. The thorn in the flesh. That the Lord gave. To his servant.

[21:53] The apostle Paul. Never left him. For the rest of his day. In that fiery furnace. The Lord.

[22:05] Took him. Through. With that. Precious promise. Which was his forever. My grace. Is sufficient for thee. I wonder.

[22:16] What thorns. In the flesh. Some of you. Are carrying. Tonight. God's dear children. Carry thorns. In the flesh. There would have been. No. Use. The apostle Paul.

[22:26] Writing. As he did. If they didn't. All scripture. Is given. By inspiration. Of God. Is profitable. And the Lord. Traces out.

[22:36] And delineates. The footsteps. Of the flock. They include. Solemn. Thorns. In the flesh. The messenger. Of Satan. To buffet him. But in it.

[22:49] Was there. Bringing through. And the bringing through. Was via. The giving. Of the precious promise. My grace. Is sufficient for thee. And then. The sacred wisdom. To bow under it.

[22:59] Most gladly. Therefore. Will I glory. In my infirmity. Why? That the power. Of Christ. Might rest upon me. This is what.

[23:10] The. Servant of God. Desired. Under his. Cross. Under his thorn. In the flesh. He had such an understanding. Of it. The messenger of Satan.

[23:22] To buffet him. But the Lord. Was going to use it. To his. Benefit. And he was brought. To bow under it. Like a yoke. Not to fret. Against it. But to see it.

[23:32] As the hand of God. And know. That in that. Thorn in the flesh. The power of Christ. Will rest upon him. And enable him. To go forth.

[23:43] And out of weakness. To be made. Strong. To know. That he was mighty. In the. Presence of the mighty. God of Jacob. Who was his help. And who had promised.

[23:55] He would never leave him. Nor forsake him. I'll bring. The third part. Through the. Fire. Human nature.

[24:06] Doesn't like it. Human nature. Would devoid the fire. God doesn't tell us. Where the fire. Is going to come. Or when. Left to ourselves.

[24:22] We would. Take steps. To. Go another way. I'll give you. An example of it. God. Led ancient Israel. By a cloudy pillar.

[24:32] Where did he take them. Not along the coast road. To Israel. Straight to the Red Sea.

[24:49] Into trouble. What a strange pillar. But it was the hand of God. Led them up against. An absolute.

[24:59] Impossibility. And they halted there. Surrounded by the presence of God. In their trouble. Pillow before.

[25:10] And the fire behind. And there they halted. And there we have such a lovely sight of Moses. All the beauty of the words.

[25:24] He uttered in that hour. As under the hand of his God. He led the way. And there before that. Impossibility. That fire to him.

[25:40] Shut up in the hands of God. And in that fire. He said. Stand still. And see the salvation. Of the Lord. For the Lord will fight for you.

[25:52] And you shall hold your peace. What was in his heart? You know. I've often commented on this. Because it has been.

[26:03] Very precious to me. What was in his heart? The Lord shows us. What was in his heart. The Lord said. Why criest thou unto me?

[26:16] There he was saying. Stand still. And see the salvation of the Lord. What did he then do? He wrestled with God in prayer. In this fiery furnace. Bring me through.

[26:27] Honor me. In the eyes of ancient Israel. Stand up for me now. In this hour. I need thee. Why criest thou unto me? Command the children of Israel.

[26:38] They go forward. Lovely words you know. That was the answer of his prayer. The man who had stood at the burning bush.

[26:50] And said he couldn't speak. Now went forward. To the Red Sea. All the faith. And raised his staff.

[27:01] And the waters party. And what a fire. They went through. And there the other side. They stood and looked. As the Egyptians. Were drowned in the flood.

[27:13] And then he could rejoice. And then he had the. Sweet experience. You know. Tribulation. Work is patient. And patient experience.

[27:25] And experience hope. He stood on the shores of the Red Sea. For the glorious hope in his God. Experience was before his very eyes. What have you got.

[27:36] In your experience. For coming through a fire. God gives fire. He can give fires. Fires in the life and soul.

[27:48] To his dear church. The fire of weakness. The fire of temptation. All how I've known it in my life. Years of.

[27:59] A fiery furnace. Of weakness and temptation. But is it. Precious promises. That have never been taken from. Promises I've had to use.

[28:10] In preaching the gospel. Promises that lie at the root. Of my ministry. As I speak of him. As Moses. Could speak of him. I will bring. The third part.

[28:21] Through the. Fire. They'll profit. By the fire. Spiritually. They will benefit. From the fire. I think of Job.

[28:32] And the. Way the Lord brought him. I think of Jeremiah. And the way the Lord brought him. A life of sorrow.

[28:43] And persecution. A life of the most. Bitter cup. The Lord could put in his hand. His life. Began in sorrow. And ended in sorrow. Strange you know.

[29:00] That some of those prophets. Their footsteps. Are identical. At the beginning and the end. There's no. Improvement. I'll give you one example.

[29:10] Jonah. Jonah began his book in anger. And he ended it in anger. His poor fallen human nature. Hadn't changed. He'd said salvation was of the Lord.

[29:21] But he still. Out came all his anger. And when we look at these dear men of God. Jeremiah. All the life of sorrow. No prophet in his ministry.

[29:32] And died in Egypt. For God was honored. For God was honored. All how we see the mercy of God. In the life of Jonah.

[29:43] And how we see. The blessedness of God. In the life of Jeremiah. Something sacred about. The fiery furnace. Of his whole life. The fire. A dear friend of mine.

[30:00] Just passed away. And a few months ago. In the midst of all her sorrows. She said. I dwell. With Jeremiah and Job.

[30:18] I'll bring the third path. Through the fire. And. What is the Lord going to do? I will refine them.

[30:29] As silver is refined. And will try them. As gold is tried. We read in the epistles.

[30:42] Of. Apostle Paul. We read of the. Work of God. In the soul of the man. And we read. Of that solemn.

[30:55] Light. Empty. Useless. Profession. Wood. Hay. Stubble. We equally read.

[31:06] Of that. Gold. Silver. And precious stone. When I come to speak of this. My mind goes. Perhaps you remember him. To dear old.

[31:17] Harvey Carr. Of Chippenham. Who was a golden silversmith. In Sheffield. In his day.

[31:28] I remember him well. In my youth. A love. That pervaded. The ministry. That he preached. The savour.

[31:39] And sweetness. Tenderness. Gentleness. Of that dear man of God. I remember some of the. Stories he used to tell. He was the one minister.

[31:50] When I was young. As a child. Of 12. 13. I used to sit and listen to. Many people used to say. Oh. He keeps repeating himself. I used to hear the adult. Saying that. But.

[32:02] It didn't worry me in the slightest. I liked to hear. The precious stories. He could tell. Over and over again. He could tell them. As often as he liked. I could listen. And listen.

[32:13] One of the stories. He used to tell. Was if it worked. As a refiner. And he used to speak. In great detail. Of the refining furnace. And how it worked.

[32:24] On the gold and silver. And the dross. That came to the surface. And had to be cleaned on. And the pure metal. How it shone. And isn't this.

[32:34] What lies at the roots. Of this lovely text. God is working. In the heart. Of his dear church. In the silver and gold. He has named it.

[32:45] It's the real work. Of God in the soul. It's the living work. Of a living God. In a living. Member of his body. And he has said.

[32:57] That he will refine them. And he'll try them. What is he doing? In refining. He is getting rid of the dross. And in trying.

[33:07] He is making certain. It is gold. Gold in the furnace. Try. Near. Loses all. But dross. So is the Christian. Purified. And bettered.

[33:18] By the cross. And the Lord. Is going to put his people. Through the furnace. To see whether they are. Silver and gold. Wood hay and stub. Will go to ashes. In a second. Oh how solemn.

[33:29] To have a religion. Which in the furnace. Of death. Is burnt to nothing. How vital. Essential. That we have a religion.

[33:41] That will stand. The fiery furnace of death. I tell you. The only religion. That will stand there. Is one. Of whom. God himself.

[33:56] Is what we read. In the. Epistle to the Ephesians. Ye. Are. His. Workmanship. Created. In Christ Jesus.

[34:07] Under good work. At his spiritual works. Which God. Hath before ordained. That you should walk in them. Oh how the fiery furnace.

[34:18] Of God. Justice. And wrath. And anger. Will manifest. A child of God. Because when the Lord's.

[34:30] Wrath and anger. Comes down. It is not to destroy. It is to refine. It is to try. And when he chastens. His dear people. His living family.

[34:41] Will not be consumed. I remember going. With my father. Some. Many years ago now. To see a dying woman. Brought up in our chapels. Used to attend.

[34:52] Stony naps. Near charred. Long gone. That little church is. But that is where she attended. And was brought up. Her sister. Was a very godly woman.

[35:03] Who was a member. Of the Bournemouth church. He was Hodder. But you know. This woman. Brought up in our churches. The Lord. Took her husband. And her only daughter.

[35:14] Her only child. Within a year. And left her a widow. And she. Very ill. And I went to stay. With my father. I never forget.

[35:24] That scene. Her words were these. If there is a God. He must be an awful God.

[35:35] To deal with me like this. All the anger. That she manifested against God. How different. To Joe.

[35:47] Under his fiery furnace. When the Lord. The Lord dealt with him. And afflicted him.

[36:01] In body and soul. And family. And what did he say? Oh. The manifest gold. The Lord gave.

[36:13] And the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. It's only grace. Divinely given. And ever bring.

[36:23] A poor fallen creature. To that place. To bow. Beneath the hand of God. When the Lord brought. Hezekiah down. In his health. And to the very doors.

[36:38] Of death. To wrestle with his God. In that fiery furnace. Then he could speak.

[36:51] By these things. Men live. Either crane or a swallow. He said. So did I chatter. But he added this. By these things. Men live. And in all these things.

[37:01] These fiery furnaces. Is the life of my spirit. Oh what gold. And the psalm we read. What a psalm.

[37:14] Whoso is wise. And will observe. These things. Even they. Shall understand. The loving kindness.

[37:25] Of the Lord. What gold. What gold. What gold. What gold. In those precious words. And you know. When we look at the end. Of the life of Job. In that last chapter.

[37:37] I have heard of thee. By the hearing of the ear. But now. Mine eyes seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself. And repent.

[37:48] And repent. In dust and ashes. That was the substance. Of his fire. When he came out of it. And in it. What did he get?

[37:59] I know. That my redeemer lives. And though worms destroy this body. That was the prophet. Of his affliction.

[38:11] Yet. In my flesh. Shall I see God. Whom I shall see for myself. And mine eyes shall behold. And not another. Though my reins be consumed within me.

[38:24] God's dear servant. Was profited. By his affliction. He was benefited. By his cross.

[38:36] His thorn in the flesh. Was good to his soul. And he walked. In sweet. Fellowship. With his God. And now we come to the last part of this.

[38:50] They shall call upon my name. And I will hear them. Very beautiful you know. Precious promise. The fire. Will make them.

[39:00] Call upon my name. The fire. Will bring them. To wrestle with me. When Jacob wrestled at Jabbok. What a fire he was in. The fire was this.

[39:11] Of his own ordering. He done it himself. His brother. Would never be coming to kill him. Unless he had dealt with him. As he did. So. The guilt was his. What could he plead.

[39:26] Only the promise God gave him. When he fled from his home. And that. We believe. He preeded at Bethel. To Jabbok. The promise of Bethel.

[39:37] And there. He wrestled with his God. And there. At the break of day. He came to that point. In wrestling. I will not let thee go. Except thou bless me.

[39:49] And that lovely word. He blessed him there. They shall call upon me. And I will answer them. Oh.

[40:01] What do you know about. God answering you. Precious promise. I will answer them. Out of the belly. Of hell. Cried I.

[40:12] And thou heardest me. Said dear Jonah. You see. The rich man in hell. Uttered his first prayer.

[40:24] Unanswerable. Unanswerable. What a solemn thing.

[40:36] He uttered his first prayer. In hell. Unanswerable. But. Jonah. Prayed. In the belly of the well.

[40:48] In the fire. They shall call upon me. And I will answer them. Do you know it? Precious power. To be in the fiery furnace.

[40:59] And God. Answer you. I believe. In this little remnant. This third part. That the one thing.

[41:10] They can mark. And cannot deny. Before God. Even though. They may feel. They know nothing. The one thing. They can't deny. Before God. Is they've got.

[41:21] One or two. Answers to prayer. Is that the beginning? They shall call upon me.

[41:32] They may be over natural things. But they shall. Call upon me. And I will. Answer them. Have you got those answers?

[41:46] And finally. We come into the. Words here. And I will say. It is my people. And they shall say. The Lord is my God.

[41:56] I will say. Here. Is. The sealing. Of the spirit. Which all of God's children.

[42:07] As under his teaching. Wait for. And are not satisfied. Until they. Receive it. They want. Definite.

[42:18] Evidence. God. Speaking to them. And calling them. His people. And they want. To be able. Under that.

[42:29] Ceiling. To say. The Lord is my God. To be able to say. Abba Father. Dear Anne Steele.

[42:41] Put it beautifully. In her hymn. In the sacred exercise. Of her soul. She said. My God. My Father. Blissful name. Oh. May I call thee mine.

[42:54] Well. In her. Dying hours. And I have a photocopy. Of the diary. At home. That her niece wrote. When she stood. By her aunt's bedside. Anne Steele.

[43:05] Her dying words were. As recorded. In that diary. I know. That my Redeemer lives. And in the church. The minister. That preached.

[43:16] After her death. Quoted those words. That she had uttered. I know. That my Redeemer lives. She wrote. That lovely hymn. May my God.

[43:26] My Father. Blissful name. Oh. May I call thee mine. The day came. In the twelfth hour. As it were. In this lovely prophecy. At eventide.

[43:37] It shall be night. Beautiful word. For her. The eventide. Was the hour. Of night.

[43:48] When she entered. Into the fullness. Of this blessed word. I will say. They are my people. That is crying. And they shall say.

[44:00] To crying. Thou art my God. Oh. Blessing mercy. When the Lord. Brings us to that place. It's a place.

[44:11] Where God. Comes to his people. They can't come to him. They have to wait. Like Queen Esther did. For the king. To extend.

[44:21] The scepter of mercy. And this is the extension. Of the scepter of mercy. I will say. They are my people.

[44:32] That's the third part. Who have been brought. Through the fire. And they shall say. Thou art my God. I tell you. That is a place.

[44:44] Where all God's dear children. Must come. They must be brought there. Ready to depart. When they come there.

[44:54] They will be ready. To depart. To be with Christ. Which is far better. A ray of sweet. Hope. Here is manifestation.

[45:06] It is as though. The gold and silver. Having come through. The refining. Refining furnace. And the trying furnace. That tries.

[45:17] The reality. Of what it is. Then has. The hallmark. Put on it. And this is the hallmark. And we read of it. In the book of the revelation.

[45:28] His name. Shall be in there. For him. And they shall see. His face. They won't carry.

[45:39] What the book of the revelation. Speaks of. The mark of the beast. They will carry. These dear children. Tried and tempted. Through the fire.

[45:50] Being brought by Christ. They will carry. His mark. He is the great. Desire. In that day. He will decide. And put that mark.

[46:01] Upon them. Come ye blessed. Will be. What they will hear. Enter ye in. To the joy of your Lord. Oh dear friends.

[46:13] We need that mark. Upon our forehead. We need this divine revelation. In our heart. We need the Lord.

[46:24] To. Come to us. Bring us. Bring us. Through the fire. And say to us. That we are numbered.

[46:36] Amongst his people. Then in that great day. When flesh and heart flow. It will be.

[46:52] To be. At peace. With God. Then. We shall pass. The valley.

[47:04] Singing. The honours of our God. Then. We shall truly be able to say. I am now ready. To be offered.

[47:17] At the time of my departure. At hand. I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. There is laid up for me. A crown of righteousness. Which the Lord.

[47:28] The righteous judge. Shall give to me. And not to me only. But to all them. That. Look. For. His. Appearing.

[47:39] And I will bring. The third part. Through the fire. And will refine them. As silver is refined. And will try them. As gold is tried. They shall call on my name.

[47:51] And I will hear them. And I will say. It is my people. And they shall say. The Lord. Is my God.

[48:01] Amen.