Isaiah

[0:00] Seeking the Lord's help, I direct your attention this evening to the prophecy of Isaiah, chapter 25, reading verses 6, 7 and 8.

[0:13] 25th chapter of the prophecy of Isaiah, reading verses 6, 7 and 8. And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the leaves, a fat things full of marrow, of wines on the leaves well refined.

[0:35] And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, the veil that is spread over all nations. And he will swallow up death in victory.

[0:48] And the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces, and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth. For the Lord hath spoken it.

[1:01] And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the leaves, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the leaves well refined.

[1:16] And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations. And he will swallow up death in victory.

[1:30] And the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces, and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth.

[1:41] For the Lord hath spoken it. Here before us is the subject of prophecy, a very remarkable work of God in his holy word that he should see fit to record under divine inspiration, through the lips and the pens of the prophets, those events which were to take place many years later.

[2:11] Our mind goes to Christ in his journey to Emmaus, after his resurrection, and how he put his seal upon that work of prophecy, when we read of the sermon that he preached to those disciples, beginning at Moses and all the prophets.

[2:39] He expanded unto them in all these scriptures the things concerning himself. The Lord put his seal on so much in his holy word. What men laugh at and mock, Christ said, as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the well, so must the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the belly of the earth.

[3:01] And he put his finger on what the wisdom of this world laughs at. But he put it on it in the way of a most remarkable pointing to his own death and resurrection.

[3:16] And it gives such an authenticity to both in the work of Christ as he speaks of the scriptures and uses them.

[3:31] And here we see in the prophet Isaiah again and again the beauties of prophecy.

[3:43] And the church gives a credence to them. We hear in the services of the church these beautiful passages of scripture are read, I quote, Beautiful prophecies relating to the Lord Jesus Christ.

[4:27] If I say religious men give a semblance to these things, they read them at Christmas in the services, we hear them and they're used. But all the blessedness of the miracle that is lying there, that those words relative to Christ were prophesied in those early days.

[4:47] And one of the most striking prophecies in this book of Isaiah is the record of Cyrus many years before he was born, many centuries before he was born. His name is recorded here in this prophecy of Isaiah.

[5:02] The Lord would use him in the rebuilding of Jerusalem. Now here tonight we have a prophecy regarding Christ. And it refers to Jerusalem.

[5:17] Quite clearly. I had a look this afternoon when I was looking at this text and it was on my mind. I took an ordinary Bible dictionary down and I looked at the topography of Jerusalem.

[5:35] Two and a half thousand feet above the Mediterranean. And if you go on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho you drop three thousand feet. Within thirteen miles.

[5:46] It is a city indeed set on a hill. On a mountain. Just beyond the city of Jerusalem. Outside is the Mount Olives.

[6:00] Slightly higher than the city of Jerusalem. But you know. We know in the scriptures the references to Mount Zion. The temple.

[6:11] Here was this city of Jerusalem set on a hill. And as you approached it. Whether you came from Mediterranean or whether you came from Jordan. This city met your eye.

[6:22] Standing on the top of this high hill. This mountain. And it stood out. It has ever been. The place that has stood out in history.

[6:36] And in the opening verses of this prophecy of Isaiah. We read in the second chapter. That the word that Isaiah the son of Amos saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

[6:49] It shall come to pass in the last days. The mountain of the Lord's house. Shall be established. In the top of the mountains. And shall be exalted above the hills. And all nations shall flow unto it.

[7:02] And many people shall go and say. Come. Ye and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord. To the house of the God of Jacob. And he will teach us his ways. And we will walk in his paths.

[7:13] For eight of Zion shall go forth the law. And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And as we follow that prophecy. We come to the beautiful words of the 54th chapter.

[7:27] He was wounded. For our transgressions. He was bruised. For our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace.

[7:38] Was upon him. And with his stripes we are healed. When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin. He shall see his seat. The pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

[7:54] Beautiful words. Oh how clear. And precise. The revelation. Is of the gospel.

[8:04] In this evangelical prophet. Isaiah. The Lord used him to speak of his incarnation. And he used him to speak of the purpose. Of his life and death.

[8:16] Upon the cross. At Calvary. And in the chapter we read here tonight. A striking text. Thy dead men. Shall live.

[8:27] Together with my dead body. Shall they arise. Beautiful verse. Referring to the. Unregeneracy. Of fallen man.

[8:39] In Adam. His death. As in Adam. We read all die. So in Christ. Shall all be made. Alive again.

[8:51] Thy dead men. Shall live. Jesus said. Except a man. Be born. Of water. And of the spirit. Cannot enter.

[9:02] The kingdom of God. And he said. Except a man. Be born again. Cannot see. The kingdom of God. Oh the. Glorious revelation.

[9:13] That. Lies here. Thy dead men. Shall live. They'll be like Nicodemus. They'll come. To the cross. As Nicodemus came.

[9:24] To take down. The body of Jesus. Why? Because he loved him. Because he saw. In his death. The atonement. And just as our.

[9:35] Joseph of Arimathea. Came. Seeing exactly the same. To take the body. Of Christ. To the tomb. So those. Five hundred witnesses. Of Christ. In his resurrection.

[9:46] Had a sacred sight. Of the glory. And the majesty. Of the work. Of Christ. Upon the. Cross of Calvary. And the beauty.

[9:56] Of this word. Together. With my dead body. Shall they rise. And that refers. Directly. To the morning. Of the resurrection. When Christ.

[10:08] Rose. In the tomb. He was the first begotten. Of the dead. And his church. Will rise with him. We most. Assuredly. Believe it. Sown.

[10:20] Sown. In corruption. Says the. Word of God. Raised. In. In corruption. Sown. A mortal body. It will be raised.

[10:30] An immortal body. And it is the. Mighty work. Of Christ. Upon the cross. Which we read of. In our text. Here. Tonight. Death.

[10:41] Swallowed up. In victory. And it will be. Together. With my dead body. Shall they arise. There is a.

[10:52] Beautiful. Certainty. In these. Sacred. Prophetic. Scriptures. Recorded. In that. Lovely word. Surely.

[11:03] Shall one. Say. In the Lord. That is Christ. Have I. Righteousness. And strength. There is a certainty. In that. Prayer.

[11:13] That the Lord. Offered. After the last supper. Before he entered. Into the. Garden of Gethsemane. That prayer. Recorded. In the 17th of John. Father.

[11:24] I will. He said. Those whom thou hast given me. Be with me. Where I am. That they may behold my glory. That includes the entire church of God. In all time.

[11:37] He said. I pray not for the world. But for those. For them whom thou hast given me. For they are thine. I say that. In the light of our text. Here tonight.

[11:48] In this. Mountain. This. Refers to Jerusalem. Mount Zion.

[11:59] It is there. At Jerusalem. At Golgotha. That the Lord. Opened this. Blessed fountain. That is spoken of here.

[12:09] And this. Glorious. Feast. This figure. You. Is a. Is figurative language. It refers to divine. Blessings. Beautifully spoken of here.

[12:22] In the. Wine on the leaves. Well refined. A feast of fat things. Full of marrow. Wine on the leaves. Well refined. It is the. Most.

[12:35] Precious. Blessings. That God. Can. Ever give. To mankind. And to his church. And in this mountain. It is at Jerusalem.

[12:48] At Golgotha. At Calvary. That. This. Prophecy. Was fulfilled. And here. We. See. The. Blessed truth.

[12:59] Of it. Shall the Lord. Of hosts. Make. Unto all people. That is all nations. Throughout the world. The scriptures show. So blessedly. That the church of God.

[13:10] Is every nation. Kindred. Tribe. Tongue. The races of humanity. Will be represented. In the. Glories of heaven. And he will make.

[13:22] A feast. Of that thing. I would. Look at the. Solemnity. Of that. Not.

[13:35] Without. Suffering. Not. Without. Sorrow. Was this. Blessed feast. Of the atonement. Made. For his dear church.

[13:46] It was in the shedding. Of his own heart's. Blood. That his. Church. Was to be redeemed. It was to be.

[13:57] As we read. In the apostle. One. Offering. For sin. Forever. Beautifully. Spoken of.

[14:08] In this prophet. He was wounded. For our. Transgressions. Here it is. Upon the cross. At Calvary. Bruised.

[14:19] For our. Iniquity. Here we. See. The. Mighty. Work. Of God. Upon the cross. At Calvary. In this one word.

[14:32] Make. Or. When we look. At what happened. We see this. That God. So loved the world. That he gave. His only begotten son.

[14:42] It behoved him. That is God the father. We read in the prophet. In the. Paul's epistle. To the Hebrews.

[14:53] It behoved him. In bringing. Many sons. Unto glory. To make. The captain. Of their salvation. Perfect. Through suffering. And there we see. Upon the cross.

[15:04] At Calvary. An intercessor. An advocate. A great. High priest. Read. The whole. Of the. Epistle. To the Hebrews.

[15:15] In all. Its. Blessiness. And beauty. And you will trace there. To the lips. Of a man. Who had studied it. In his life. In his natural mind. But was shown. The glories of it.

[15:26] In the revelation. On the road. To Damascus. How he saw. What he had seen. In the old testament. Order. That he had studied. Again and again. He saw the. Glories of the fulfillment.

[15:37] Of it. On Calvary. He saw that. Those things. He had originally studied. Were but a pattern. Of the things. In the heavens.

[15:48] And he had such a sight. That the blood. Of bulls and of goats. Couldn't take away sin. They could. Cleanse to the purifying. Of the flesh. As a God ordained means.

[16:00] But then he went on. To say. How much more. Shall the blood. Of Christ. Who through the eternal spirit. Offered himself. With a. Spot to God. Purge.

[16:10] Your conscience. From dead works. That is works. Which will bring you. To eternal death. To serve the living God. And we see. That the apostle Paul.

[16:23] In that epistle. To the Hebrews. Was showing them. From their own scriptures. Their own order. In their own temple. Those very things.

[16:34] Which had been finished. When the veil of the temple. Was rent in twain. When Christ died. And now. As the Passover. Was ended. And Christ ordained. That last supper. Of the breaking.

[16:45] Of the bread. And the wine. The church. Went forward. From the patterns. To the glorious reality. Of Calvary. One. Sacrifice. For sins forever.

[16:55] Beautiful sight. We have. It took. The reformers. Dear Cranmer. And Latimer. And Ridley. And Hooper. It took. Them to the stake.

[17:08] That truth did. When they had such a sight. Of the patterns. Why the patterns. Were there. Pointing. To Calvary. And the bread and the wine.

[17:20] As often as you eat this bread. And drink this cup. You do show the Lord's death. It's a pattern. The great. One. Sacrifice. For sins forever.

[17:30] Is spoken of here. In our text. And the. Truth of it. So blessedly put. In this mountain. That is. At Jerusalem. There. On Golgotha.

[17:42] Shall the Lord of hosts. Make. Unto all people. A feast of fat things. Wine. On the leaves. Well refined. Oh dear friend.

[17:54] There we see. The furnace. That Christ. Was called. To pass through. We cannot comprehend. Only as he gives us. A glimpse.

[18:06] From time to time. A precious glimpse. As his dear. People are called. To follow him. In their little measure. In his sufferings.

[18:17] Do they. Have a sight. Of what he suffered. For them. As they are brought. Into darkness. And into sorrow. And to be despised.

[18:30] In the 54th chapter. Of this prophecy. Speaks of him. He was despised. And rejected. Of men. A man of sorrows. And acquainted. With grief. And we hid.

[18:40] As it were. Our faces. From him. He was despised. And we esteemed. Him not. Surely. He has borne. Our griefs.

[18:51] And carried. Our sorrows. Yet we did. Esteem him. Stricken. Smitten of God. And afflicted. Oh how we see. The church. That had. Walked in darkness.

[19:01] And ignorance. Hating Christ. As the apostle Paul did. Yet coming. To esteem Christ. Stricken. Smitten of God. And afflicted. And to see him.

[19:12] Suffering there. My God. My God. Why. Has thou forsaken me. And then. To have a sight. Surely. He hath borne our griefs.

[19:23] And carried our sorrows. But he was wounded. For our transgressions. He was bruised. For our iniquity. Here. Is the wine on the leaves.

[19:36] Well refined. We see it in Gethsemane's garden. Father. Father I will. He said in his prayer. That those whom thou hast given me. Be with me where I am.

[19:47] But there was a work. To be finished. He speaks of it. I have finished the work. Which thou gavest me to do.

[19:58] And now come I to thee. Oh Father. There was a work. To be accomplished. His prayer. Could not be answered. Until that work. On the cross. Was finished. And when he had offered.

[20:10] That sacrifice for sins. He shall see. We read. Of the travel of his soul. And shall be satisfied. And we see. The sacred travel of his soul.

[20:22] And his sufferings. And sorrows. And the bitter cup. Which he drank. For his dear church. And it all lies here. In this one word.

[20:33] Before us tonight. In this mountain. Shall the Lord of hosts. Make. Unto all people. A feast of fat things. A feast of wines on the leaves.

[20:44] A fact things. Full of marrow. A wines on the leaves. Well refined. Let us look for a moment. At some of those. Fat things. That the Lord has.

[20:56] Made. Through his sacrifice. Upon the cross. At Calvary. He has delivered. His dear church.

[21:09] From the darkness. Of eternal wrath. Forever. Into the glorious. Peace. Of heaven. How many.

[21:21] A grave we see. With the words. Rest. Rest. In peace. In peace. Upon him. I often wonder. Whether. That soul. Does in fact. Rest in peace.

[21:38] Whether in fact. There has been. In this life. A knowledge. Of the peace. Speaking. Blood. Of.

[21:48] Jesus Christ. We. Often. Often. Go to Holland. And often. When we're there. We go to visit the. Military cemetery. At Arnhem.

[21:59] And go around the graves. We happen to know. One godly padre. Who lies there. One of the Anglican. Padres. Lying there. Is a. Young man.

[22:10] Who died. The age of 28. Named James Irwin. He was a New Zealander. We have in our possession. Some. Copies. Of some of his last letters.

[22:21] To his mother. Back in Christchurch. New Zealand. He wrote to her. Just before. He parachuted into Arnhem. To the effect.

[22:32] That. When you receive this letter. I may be gone. Into eternity. But he said. Mother. In a way. That I have never known it before. I now. Can truly say.

[22:42] I know. That my Redeemer. Liveth. And I do not fear death. And on his. Grave. Where his. Precious dust lies.

[22:53] Is the words. Of his. Of his letter. To his mother. I know. That my Redeemer. Liveth. Here was one of the. Feasts. Of fat things.

[23:04] Redemption. All to be brought. In a dying hour. Here on Calvary. Was.

[23:15] The work. Of redemption. Accomplished. Job. In his great trial. Was brought. To that. Beautiful place. Where he could truly say.

[23:27] I know. That my. Redeemer. Liveth. God. He says. In the end. Of his book. I have heard of thee. By the hearing of the ear. But now mine eyes.

[23:38] Seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself. And repent. In dust and ashes. Jesus. Oh. Can we measure. This feast.

[23:49] Of fat things. This wine. On the leaves. Well refined. This atoning. Blood. And love. Of Jesus Christ. Shed abroad. In the hearts.

[24:00] Of his dear church. That they may die. In peace. That lovely peace. We read of. In the 26th chapter. It is the origin.

[24:11] Of that. Him. They will keep him. In perfect peace. The original reads. Peace. Peace. And him writer.

[24:22] Penned that lovely hymn. Peace. Perfect peace. In this. Dark. World of sin. The blood of Jesus. Speaketh peace within.

[24:33] Oh. That that. Message. Might go forth. Today. In our land. And amongst our young people. In all their. Drug addiction. There seeking peace.

[24:45] We watched a young man. Only this afternoon. In our town of Trowbridge. Sitting on a wall. Obviously smoking. Some drug. He was in rags. And filthy. His hair was all over the place.

[24:58] And we thought. As we looked at him. Where's his mother? Where's his father? Where's his brothers? His sisters? His grandparents? Does anyone love him?

[25:08] Oh. We know. Of some. Whom the Lord. We think of Pastor Xi. In China. Why.

[25:20] When the English. Were selling opium. And forcing opium. On the Chinese. In the opium war. In 1842. And these poor Chinese.

[25:30] Were brought into opium addiction. The Lord sent his missionaries. Like Hudson Taylor. Into that country. To take the gospel. And there was this. Poor opium addict. Pastor Xi.

[25:42] And the Lord sent the gospel to him. Through the Methodist missionary. David Hill. And we read in. Pastor Xi's life. Of the way. He was delivered. By the gospel.

[25:53] From opium addiction. Brought out. Into a fiery furnace. And then delivered. To the peace of the gospel. And go forth. And preach the gospel.

[26:05] Amongst other opium addicts. Addicts in his land. You know. We look at the power of God's holy word. And we see it here in this text. I will make.

[26:15] I love the words. I will make. The Lord will do it. He will bring sinners. Out of the darkest bonds. And chains of sin.

[26:29] An addiction to sin. Into the sweet and glorious liberty. Of the children of God. Into the precious freedom. Of the gospel.

[26:41] And he will destroy. In this mountain. The face. Of the covering cast. Over all people. And the veil. That is spread over all nations. Comprehensive word.

[26:53] You know this. We are born. Dead in trespasses and sins. The. Great teaching of Christ. Was this. Ye must. Be born again.

[27:03] The blindness. Must be taken. From our eyes. When blind Bartimaeus.

[27:16] Sought Christ. And cried out. Jesus. Thou son of David. Have mercy on me. Before his natural eye. Was opened. His spiritual eye.

[27:27] Was opened. When Jesus of Nazareth. Passed by. He knew. That the eternal son of God.

[27:39] Was going by. Though he couldn't see him. Because he was blind. But he cried out. For mercy. We have such a glorious sight. There. Of the work of God.

[27:49] We see the. Divine will. And purposes. Of God.

[28:00] He must needs. Go through Samaria. There was a woman at the well. He must speak to her. And we read. He being weary. Sat thus on the well. He stopped there.

[28:11] Because of his natural weariness. In his incarnation. But oh how. He preached. To that one woman. And many many times.

[28:21] In Christ's lifetime. He laid down. The glorious principle. Of. Dealing with one person alone. Individually.

[28:33] Personally. Divine dealings. And he spoke to her. And communicated with her. Until she came. To the point. Where she said. Evermore give me this water.

[28:44] He had spoken to her. Of the water of life. Come she said. See a man. That told me. All things that ever I did. Is not this the Christ. Take away the veil.

[28:56] The lovely example of it. The face of the covering. Over all people. Born. Into this world. Dead. In trespasses and sins. And the.

[29:10] The great. The great. Example in scripture. Is the apostle Paul. How that veil. Was taken from his dear eyes. We see how the Lord.

[29:23] Uses. Human instruments. In his purposes. In the case of the eunuch. There are two eunuchs. In scripture. One. One. In the days of Jeremiah.

[29:35] Ebed. Melech. A colored man. Of Ethiopia. And the other. In the days of Philip. Their veil. Was taken away. From their eyes. And they saw Christ.

[29:47] How good it is. When. We meet those. Of other lands. We often see. Gurkha soldiers. From Nepal. And we have. Communed with them. We well remember.

[29:58] Speaking to one young man. Many years ago. Whom the Lord. Had worked in his heart. We asked him. How did the Lord. Begin with you. And he told us. When he was 14.

[30:09] In the hills of Nepal. How the Lord. Had brought him. Into darkness. Taken away. The happiness. Out of his life. As a lad. He knew no Lord.

[30:19] He was a Hindu. But he told us. So clearly. When we asked him. How he began with him. Exactly what had happened to him. And all the other village boys. Were happy.

[30:29] But he couldn't. Becover his happiness. And he began to seek. For light. In his darkness. And he told me. That. As he sought. He had such a feeling.

[30:41] That when he found. That light. He would know it. And eventually. Like his father. Who had been a Gurkha. Sergeant. In the British army. He came down. Onto the plains.

[30:52] Of Duran. From the hills. And he joined the army. Of the 6,000 Gurkha troops. There then were. There were about 100. Christians amongst them. And he was put.

[31:04] In a bed. Beside one. And this man. Gave him a Bible. He told me. That. As he sat. Reading the Gospels.

[31:14] For the first time. In his own language. He had. Such a sweet. Realisation. This is what he'd been seeking. Since he was 14. A light.

[31:25] Shone in his dear heart. We have walked with him now. Over many years. And are still in contact with him. He's back in his home country. The veil. The covering. Shall be taken away.

[31:37] All there will be a sight. Of Christ. The blindness. Will be removed. What will they. That I should do. Unto thee Lord. That I might. Receive.

[31:48] My sight. Oh what a sacred truth. Lies. In that word. The veil. Taken away.

[31:59] It was done. In the case of the Apostle Paul. It's done today. I do ask you. A question. Here. Tonight. Has the veil. Been taken.

[32:10] From your eyes. Has the. Face. Of the covering. Cast. Over all people. Been destroyed. The Lord says.

[32:20] It was destroyed. In that mountain. At the cross. Of Calvary. It was indeed. The Apostle Paul. Very beautifully. Refers to this. When he says.

[32:32] Whilst. We were yet. In our sins. Christ. Died. For us. He saw. That whilst.

[32:42] He was standing. By. Consenting. To the death. Of Stephen. Christ. Had died. For him. And he saw. As he wrestled. With his God.

[32:53] On the road. To Damascus. Damascus. And kicked. Against the pricks. He saw. That Christ. Had died. For him. And was. Coming. To speak. To him. It is hard.

[33:04] For thee. To kick. Against the pricks. Why. The Lord. Brought his dear. Servant. In a moment. With one word. Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul.

[33:15] Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul. Saul. My mind goes to dear Martha. Thou art careful. And troubled. About many things. He said to her. But one thing is needful.

[33:26] And Mary has chosen that good power. Which shall not be taken from her. It is to be brought as clay. In the hands of the heavenly potter. To sit at the feet of Jesus.

[33:37] As Mary did. And to learn of him. To listen to his voice. To listen to his voice. And to know his sweet power in our lives.

[33:48] Like Elijah knew it in the cave. The still small voice of God. In our heart. Calling us. The face of the covering.

[34:02] Shall be taken away from all nations. It has been. It is being. It is done through the foolishness of preaching. The gospel.

[34:13] The Lord has ordained their sacred means. In its absolute simplicity. There is nothing complex about the gospel. It is in the sweetest simplicity.

[34:30] When we think of the teaching of Christ. In his own day. There is a glory. In the simplicity. Of the gospel.

[34:44] And here. There is in this prophecy. The simplicity of it. It refers to the work of Christ. Upon the cross of Calvary.

[34:55] And how his death. Is the foundation. Of the going forth. Of the Holy Spirit. To open the eyes of the blind. And to unstop the deaf ears.

[35:07] Spiritually. And to bring. To the footstool of Christ. And he will. Destroy in this mountain. The face of the covering. Cast over all people.

[35:19] And the veil that is spread. Over all nations. And he will swallow up. Death in victory. And the Lord God. Will wipe away tears. From off all faces. And the rebuke of his people.

[35:30] Shall he take away. From off all the earth. For the Lord has spoken. Now. Here is some of the wine. On the leaves. Well refined.

[35:41] This solemn foe. Which faces us all. He will swallow up death. In victory. Oh death.

[35:56] Says the apostle Paul. In one of his epistles. Where is thy sting? Oh grave. Oh grave. Where is thy sting?

[36:08] Oh death. Where is thy victory? I thank God. Through Jesus Christ. My Lord. He will swallow up death. In victory. We see it. In his resurrection.

[36:21] We do not need. To go. To Jerusalem. Or to find the place. Of that tomb. As many do.

[36:34] We do not need. To go. To Mount Olivet. To see the place. Of the ascension. Oh how clearly. The word of God.

[36:45] Speaks. By faith. We believe. We do indeed. That the world.

[36:56] Worlds were formed. By the word of God. So that the things. Which are seen. Were not made. For the things. Which do appear. And by faith. As under the teaching.

[37:06] Of the spirit. We believe. In that glorious. Resurrection. And in the ascension. Of Christ. To the right hand. Of his father.

[37:19] Hymn writer says. Very beautifully. Faith. In the. Only sacrifice. That did. For sin atoned. To cast our eyes. To fix.

[37:30] Our hopes. On Christ. On Christ. Alone. O death. Where is thy sting. O grave.

[37:41] Where is thy victory. I thank God. Through Jesus Christ. My Lord. The apostle knew. And could say. For me to live is Christ.

[37:52] And to die is gain. I'd rather depart. To be with Christ. He said. Which is. Far better. Here. Here. Is the glorious.

[38:06] Theat of. Christ. Here. He will swallow up death. In victory. He has conquered the grave. Beautifully spoken. In his own day.

[38:18] He is not here. Said the angels. He is risen. Blessedly. His disciples. Saw him. His dear people.

[38:29] Like the apostle. Paul. Saw him by faith. His church. Does the day. She can say. As the apostle.

[38:39] Did I know. In whom. I have believed. And am persuaded. That he is able. To keep that. Which I have. Committed unto him. Against that day.

[38:53] He wiped away. All tears. We read that again. In the revelation. In the seventh chapter. God himself. Shall wipe away.

[39:04] All tears. From their eyes. What are these tears? I believe. They are the tears. Of God's dear people.

[39:16] That are. Spoken of. Regarding the. Church of God. Are broken. Says the psalmist.

[39:27] David. In the 51st psalm. And a. Contrite heart. Oh God. They will. Not despise. They are the tears. Of. Sinners.

[39:38] Who are brought. To. Godly sorrow. And repentance. They are not. The natural tears. Of the. Sorrows. Of this world. When we read. In that 54th chapter.

[39:48] Surely he has borne. Our griefs. And carried. Our sorrows. Why the world. Has their griefs. And sorrows. The godless world. These are the sorrows. Of the children. Of God. The dear.

[40:01] Apostle Peter. Who went out. And wept bitterly. It's these tears. The tears. That the psalmist. Speaks of. Which God. Puts in his bottle. They are throughout.

[40:12] The pages. Of scripture. But they are. Recorded. Here. So. Clearly.

[40:24] God himself. Shall wipe away. All tears. From their eyes. No more sin. No more sorrow. No more repentance.

[40:35] I was going to say. No more faith. Faith. Will be consummated. In sight. When the church of God. Are brought. To glory. And see him.

[40:46] Face to face. Now we know in part. Says the apostle. But then. Shall we know. Even as we are known. That is here below. Knowing each other.

[40:59] Now. We see. He says. Through a glass. Darkly. But then. Face. To face. Beautiful words. God himself.

[41:10] Shall wipe away. All. Tears. From their. Eyes. And he will take away. The. Rebuke of his. People. From off. All the earth. Who is the accuser.

[41:25] Of the brethren. What is the rebuke. Of God's dear church. I tell you this. Accuser of the brethren. Is Satan. What did Christ say.

[41:37] To Peter. Satan. Hath desired. To have thee. That he may sift thee. As we. But I have prayed. For thee. That thy faith. Fail not. There is the accuser. Of the brethren.

[41:49] What is the rebuke. It's the rebuke. Of God's holy law. That condemns them. They know it. In their hearts. Why.

[41:59] Bunyan in his. Pilgrim's progress. Puts it. So. Simply. And so. Succinctly. There he saw. The pilgrim. With a load. On his back. It was a curse.

[42:11] Of God's holy law. In his conscience. The condemnation. It was guilt. He carried it. As a weight. In his soul. Sins. Against a holy God.

[42:23] Sins. Against his love. His blood. Sins. Immense. As is the sea. He carried them. And Bunyan. So beautifully. Saw him lose them.

[42:35] At Calvary. When he had a sweet sight. Of the love. Compassion. Mercy. Pity of Christ. Who looked down. Upon him.

[42:46] And his load. Fell from his back. Worldly wise men. Had told Pilgrim. On his journey. That. That load. Was a nuisance. And he better. Get rid of it.

[42:56] And Pilgrim. Had responded. Is bound on. In such a way. I cannot. Get rid of it. And that is conviction. You can get rid of it. It's never come. From God. But when it comes.

[43:08] From God. Under the application. Of his holy law. It can only be removed. Through the atoning. Love and blood. Of Jesus. At Calvary. And I ask you tonight. What do you know of it? Can you say.

[43:21] With the hymn writer. Jesus. Thy blood. And righteousness. My beauty are. My glorious dress. Mids flaming worlds. In these array.

[43:31] With I. With joy. Shall I lift up my head. Who are these? Whence came they? These are they. Which came out of great tribulation.

[43:42] And have washed their robes. And made them white. In the blood of the Lamb. And therefore are they. Before the throne of God. And they worship him. Day and night. In his temple. What could be more simple? He'll take away the rebuke.

[43:55] He will wash them. In his precious blood. Christ said. When he washed his disciples feet. At the time of the last supper. If I wash thee not.

[44:10] Thou have no part with me. It's a beautiful gospel truth. Peter said. Not only my feet. But also my hands and my head.

[44:21] And Jesus said. So beautifully. Regarding his atoning blood. He that is washed. Needeth not save to wash his feet. And he is clean every wet. And ye are clean.

[44:33] Through the words that I have spoken unto you. Abide in me. And I in you. So shall you bring forth much fruit. He'll take away.

[44:44] The rebuke of his people. Never to be rebuked again. Thy sins. Which are many. Are all forgiven thee. Cast.

[44:55] Said Christ. Into the depths of the sea. Remembered no more. And finally. As it were. The seal put on it.

[45:05] The divine stamp. Of approval. The seal put on the whole of this. Blessed truth. The Lord has spoken it. We know then.

[45:19] What prophecy is. Not the words of Isaiah. The Lord has spoken it. The Lord has spoken it.

[45:31] Oh the. Beauty of the. Truth. As revealed in God's. Holy word. By faith.

[45:44] The church of Christ. Is. Led into these. Precious truths. And here. She rests. For. Eternity. And can truly say.

[45:55] My hope. Is built on. Nothing less. Than Jesus blood. And righteousness. I dare not trust. The. Sweetest frame.

[46:07] But wholly lean on. Jesus name. On Christ. The solid rock. I stand. All other ground. Is sinking sand. Where do you stand.

[46:18] Tonight. Blessed mercy. If you have been brought. Into. These sacred truths. Tasted something. Of the. Wine on the leaves.

[46:30] Well refined. Know. The precious blood. Of sprinkling. Of Jesus Christ. Upon your. Heart and soul. Can. Be persuaded.

[46:42] By. Sweet experience. In your heart. That your eyes. Have been opened. And the veil. Has been taken away. And come into this.

[46:56] Blessed place. Where. In the face. Of death. And eternity. Your hope. Is in one. Who is risen. And ascended.

[47:07] Earth. And. His. Come. Ho perimeter. The door. The door. The door. The door. Are voltages. Hum ellos.

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