Get Your Laundry Done

As usual want to say thanks to all the men who let in worship before I got here.

You know, it is always good when? Ask questions we can. We can sing and think about the times then. When sometimes I was thinking is what really lives. Or singing is really what sort of Energizer. And to hear God's word is always a beautiful thing. And certainly to join with one who leads in prayer. Is always a blessing as well? And so we thank God for the small. but significant and weight Mercy's that you had given to men human beings to participate in Divine activities is truly truly a blessing. Truly a blessing. Revelation chapter 12 and I will not read the whole section for now. I'll just be between verse number 12. And two brass number 15 and we'll talk about the rest. a little more I realize David posted the sermon.

But last week and I say boy I really abused you. That's what I might win for over an hour. About an hour and 10 minutes and I was listening to it and I see I have to I have to apologize to you for abusing your time. I really want to try and get you some money in between half an hour 40 minutes answer. Gone are the days when you were allowed to do that and people didn't complain. No. Set a reminder in half an hour 35 minutes for some people's way too long. I'm so awesome. Even that way. The American culture is affecting us.

So I want to be at in mine and try to be shorter mugshots of this morning.

Revelation chapter 12 verse number revelation 22 verse number 12 verse number 15

Behold, I am coming soon. Bringing my recompense with me. To repair each one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega. The first and the last the beginning and the end. Blessed are those who wash their robes so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gate. Outside the dogs and saucer has on the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters and everyone who loves done practice is false. Made in Chelsea amen

some of us certainly more than others probably. We do truly enjoy.

Doing your own laundry. Sister Louise recognized some of us regularly

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Yes, it's the cover as a matter of fact if I see a little business. I hope that my wife is in physical church today. That's a no. When I am not in Jamaica. Once they see Sophie outside hanging out clothes and washing. I'm not there. Because they all understand I know I'm the one who do the washing. And so I do enjoy washing. I have to learn to wash my very early or where I went to secondary school or uniform was white bush jacket. And cocky frontispiece secondary.

On our way to and from school because we walk to school those days about the crimes. You have. No one woman girls walk by themselves guys walk or how times have changed.

But on our way to and from school. We have the government conceal. And we have the government Canfield. So everybody boy from my community in our school bag was a little vial of oil kerosene oil and matches. because of our way back from school we are going to be going to the canteen and eating cayenne and we are going to go in the government control and pick some corn or worse than before we get to Do you know what the all-white was jacket look like?

Answer my mother my grandmother decided she not washing them no more. And I have to learn to wash whites. I started wash in learning to wash white. I think I do a very good job at it.

Some of us don't like to do or not.

But here is a question. Here is a question. What do you like to do your laundry or not? But especially for those who like to do laundry.

Who are what? Wash your clothes.

Who are what? Washington close

is if you got to wash your clothes or the machine that wash your clothes.

Is it you that wash your clothes or is it detergent that wash your clothes?

Is it you got to wash your clothes are in the water. And I think about it and I heard some people saying it because if the question is multiple choice question. Then the best answer would be.

They both you and the Machine that are involved in the process of washing your clothes both you and the detergent involved in the process of washing it.

I thought you know what text for this morning. Christian Living is metaphorically viewed. as the practice of doing laundry

what is viewed as the practice of doing laundry continuously? This is important especially for the sermon. continuously Is it some people do laundry once and that's it?

But the message this morning in this in this text is about doing our laundry metaphorically continuously. I am not one to like spiritual ice text. But if the text is a text that is figurative then so be it revelation we know is that text is a letter that is written in symbolic figurative language answer many of the images Revelation. I understood expected to be taken as metaphorical. Language the laundry is not your little laundry, but it takes the washing of clothes and it applies it in a metaphorical sense to say that Christians are to be involved in the business of doing laundry.

Which means that Christians are to be involved with the business of washing. I say we take this way this morning.

Why is it important for this morning to is that human beings people on hole? We generally feel or see no need to do our laundry. We don't think it is something we should do. I so we prefer to have somebody else do it. We're not concerned about doing okay. but even Christians too often fail to keep doing deal with laundry Say the word part of the problem that the world is in such a mess today is that human beings are not doing laundry? metaphorically Arabic Christian songs in real life tend to forget that we ought to be involved in the business of doing laundry continuously just as we have been washed in the blood. But that's past tense. But a text here is not the past 10 steps to texture is a text that suggests that we ought to be doing laundry continuously. So we are not serious. This is the last sermon in the series. We have been looking at the seven blessings in Revelation. And this is the last one that we find in the steps. At 11 remind you again on for those who have just dry and also may not have this information that Revelation was written to Christians who are having it really hard. They're having to sacrifice. Not only their property. But also realized not only their status in society. Not one of their positions the opportunities they have to because they decide they will not join with others in the Roman Empire. Who is Radha dad worshipping Jesus and the lamb decide that they are going to join with the powers-that-be and worship room the gods of Rome? I need a referral but that literally died. but that Christians were tried and put that Christians were brought before a magistrate magistrate stand Governors and when found guilty of today may not seem like such a big thing for us today because so far we have been spared that in our world. But as I said early on their part in the world where Christians and Jews are the same type of thing.

and if seventh blessing Is found in the last part of Revelation it is the epilogue the closing remarks section. You might want to call. So John is wrapping up the message out to all that. You just said all that he has written and the way he saw it begins this inverse number 12 is the Heart of Jesus and behold I am coming soon. So after all that is written after all that has been written to inform Christians about how this conflict between Rome and the church will turn out because the Christian woman, who is this going to end will the Empire win? Will the world win? And as the source of the oil to fry how long before you have been the source of all bredrin how long I remember that God says to them. Hold on a little longer. Circulation was introduced to provide information to Christian to say God has the same control. It may not look so no, but rest assured that God has it all in control. It is also written to encourage Christians to be 20 or 22 persevere. To keep going to not give up do not compromise. resist it is also written to comfort Christians. Who are suffering? And for those who have lost loved ones already in this conflict to comfort them. It is also written to confront Christians to say that if you profess to be a Christian, they are things that are expected of you and if you are not doing those things then Jesus will come against you two. Indica Stephanie Jesus comes as a wall-eyed figure not only against his enemies outside the church, but he comes as a war against evil in the truck. I'm not behaving right?

Exodia. Message to Juan one human being 1 people in the world friendship with the world that destroys our relationship with God is a dangerous thing. It is also the one Christian that if you know being the name of Christ. Are you dense or come to the pressures of the world that you turned away from price? So we call it box light? The fancy word for its independence in the language is a apostasy is no excitement. I can't find a husband. I can't find a wife is no man or woman in the Detroit. There's no excitement in there. I can get more excitement out in the club when I go with my friends to the beach. We started out as a warning Revelation is a warning to say to such people. Look out. There's going to be a reckoning. I'm so when Jesus starts Universal to behold I am coming soon. There's no time frame given.

I'm still here then is in the context of God Jesus responding to the needs of his people in a time that he sees fit. Remember God does not exist in time time is a human construct. God does exist in time for us. It's a long time but I remember what we are told that a thousand years with the Lord.

So one day is as a thousand years as it turned out he just no time with him. He says behold, I'm coming soon. But he says I'm bringing my recompense with me. I'm bringing my reward with me.

Who repairs each one for what he has done?

So what you have here then is this promise of Jesus that he's coming? Yes, Christians are dying their software and Empire seems to be winning the battle. But Jesus informs the church through John I am coming soon and when I come and bring in my reward with me. I'm bringing my recompense with me. I'm not just showing up but I'm showing up and I have my bag of things to distribute. I didn't know Bible things to distribute your C. I think that those who do booty like Santa coming. And you better do good. So you get goodies? And it says Jesus I'm coming and I'm bringing my bag of recompense with me so to speak.

What is contained here is this this has to involve rewards for the righteous? But it also involves punishment for the wicked. since I'm coming what day is going to be recompensed?

That's going to reward reward for those who do good for those who do well for those who did not compromise, but there's also going to be punishment and a reckoning for those who have not responded well to the message of Christ.

Where would we be?

When such a timer right? I'm so he says in verse number 14. Blessed are those who wash their robes?

Blessed are those who wash table? So this metaphorical washing? Is speaking about those who have responded? did the message of Christ they have responded to the gospel of the church and they have conducted themselves live their lives in a way that comes to Holiness and righteousness their garments there for I kept clean. I want to know what this something look at the one who speaks in 13. He says I am the Alpha and the Omega. These are the American desert titles associated with God in heaven. But here they are associated associated with Jesus and the Alpha and the Omega be described as the first of the last what hear Jesus is also described as the first and the last the beginning and the end God is described as the beginning of the end. Jesus is described as in the beginning the one in the beginning and the end.

Certainty Authority is ascribed to God to speak to us. Ascribe to God so that we understand who we are dealing with and just our warrant for us to listen. dual-sim Galaxy rule do Saint Rows so to speak Describe Jesus.

So whatever God is Jesus is

I say he says blessed are those who watched imagine it says when he says I'm coming. I just won't be recompensed. But let me tell you blessed. Are those who wash their robes? the word blessed conveys the idea of being happy conveys the idea of being fortunate it conveys the idea of flourishing it conveys the idea of being privileged. It's basically as I said last week, It is celebrated. Celebrated well-being well-being. You can celebrate that. You can celebrate that you are in. This is what it means to be blessed. The beatitude blessed are the poor in spirit blessed are the peacemakers meaning that they are the ones whose well-being is worth celebrating.

Answer who is blessed. Are those who wash their robes?

Isaiah hinted at before It did not say.

Thank you. It did not stay blessed. Are those who washed? the rules

it says blessed. Are those who? wash washed not washed and I think all of us he has graduated from primary school English.

Didn't say washed.

So this is your active form of the verb? It means that some of you noticed but in the Greek language is probably the preciseness of the Greek language the Greek present tense. also conveys continuous continuous activity blessed are those who wash can equally be translated blessed are those who are washing?

Blessed are those who are washing their robes? continuous So this is. We have been washed and done.

Of course, we have been washed for sister Church in points or some of you some of you were teeth and busybody know the people business some of you were murderers and all that kind of stuff but you up in what you have been washed. That is the point of your conversion when you were washed.

John is not in past tense.

Blessed are those who are perishing? This is a message to the truck. If you are washing if you are in continuously keeping your clothes clean.

You're washing your road and this is important.

So this is not pass this is not completed option. This is action that is taking place. No repeated. I want to use a Smith remember, this is Luke at first John chapter 1 verse number 7. This is what the John says and if it's the same John who wrote Revelation and John understand this concept very well. Where John says if we walk in the light? As he's in the night, we have Fellowship one with another and King James says his blood cleanses us cleanseth us where that is Old English English button.

Glenn's death, it means continues to cleanse Modern translations, no doubt don't speak Old King James.

Continues to cleanse of art music lenses meaning that this is still going on. So you may have been baptized 10 years ago 20 years ago. Revelation expect you to still be doing what getting your laundry done? Revelation expected to be keeping your garments clean. So for those who rejoice in the fact that we are baptized 1981 or 1982 or 2001 2000 whenever I would think that that means forever. No. You. That is not the blessing pronounce hear the blessing pronounce are those who are actively actively doing laundry.

very important So those who are blessed. The passage says we have access to the Tree of Life. I'm the city. I did have this app safe by actively participating in their salvation through our by repenting of distance. having faith and belief in Jesus Christ and loyalty you see saddest the church in Sardis chapter 3 the church in Sardis Revelation chapter 3 and verse number

It says yes, you have still a few names inside his people were not what who have not soiled their damn it. This is a Christian Church. This letter was written to Christian churches literal Christian churches existed in real time in real place.

I need messages to the church in Sardis you dead.

you you are the church.

Jesus pronounced a congregation dead meaning spiritually.

And I was like to make this point here. Telugu serial you can have a congregation that in the eyes of Jesus who sees everything knows that. Congregation is a Dead Congregation. But yes, he says you have you have inside that have not what they have not Fired the gamut meaning. They have kept their garments clean.

They have not started Gamez and he says because they have not soil their garments day will walk with me.

Babylon the great City Babylon chapter 17 Barbie land Barbie land because of her since she was described as existing in a state of uncleanness because of her in Morality and all the atrocities and the wickedness. She's existing detectors in uncleanness. She's unclean because of the thing that she's doing

as a Christian do not participate in the activities of Babylon not participate in the activities of the empire. Because when you participate in the activities of the employer essentially being what you are keeping your Garmin dirty, you are keeping your garments soil.

eye doctors why revolutions messages to say DIY From getting too much in bed with Babylon with the world with the Empire with the systems that beat.

That is a warning.

repentance Revolution keeps echoing the church in Ephesus was told to repent and there's so many places in Revelation with his idea repentance because with pension 60 is one of the things that we do to keep our garments.

Repenting if we have done wrong repent. The criticism of the Empire and all those who worship the Beast is that they did not repent after everything that God has done after all the plagues. They still did not what repent that is. What Revelation is trying to get people to do is to say look at what is going to happen.

Underwear, you want to avoid falling on the wrong side. When Jesus Come Again is to repent. It is the turn from sin and to claim the benefits of Jesus's death.

fit is another one of the things that we do to keep organs clean. Way back then John 3:16. The word is for God so loved the world that he what that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life. This is Revolution that was killed this lamb that died and to believe that he's gone to believe that he saved the beanie that he's worthy of all praise to believe that is worthy of a while Legions in this world and too many voices in our world today are trying to tell us that God damn Christianity and Jesus a white man makeup religion.

one thing I know When a man is alive and healthy he can see what he want. But when a man is in pain and lying down in the hospital bed is a difference to him singing.

Zombies some of these people they talk and perceived as successful in the world. I did get invited have things that they have helped and so they can talk this way about God and Christ.

Are you ask any surgeon who has to deal with anybody who's physically ill going in for surgery or a sudden everybody want prayers?

The winning money is healthy and doing what he can say what he want and that is what we put in the world. So many people become so independently Rich also independently wealthy and they seem to have gotten no God no church. but you with

just yesterday. I got word that there's a brother. I want to hear some brothers who graduated from the school of preaching about 2 years ago. 30 years old just died in the hospital. 30 years old just died in the hospital was diagnosed just about one month ago. stage 4 liver cancer

diagnose just about one month ago. He died a day or two ago.

Turkey is on.

We don't know what is in stew.

When did loyal body in the grave?

It's your garden.

Dual person. No teacher no influenza go help you then. no preacher The only thing that is going to matter to you then when your body is laid in the in the in the in the Box, I will put dirt and worm have their feast with you. The only thing I'm going to Macedonia is whether or not while you live you believe in Jesus as Lord you believe in Jesus as God and you sought to worship and honor him and give him the praise of Lord and savior of your life. That is the only thing that's going to match up.

I'm so Jesus is I'm coming so we didn't agree if you see me. What are you still on Earth used in it?

I am coming with my recompense. I'm going to pay every man every woman for what she has done. So for those who persecuted the church off of those who are still persecuting the church and talking all sorts of blasphemy about God and Christ and the church. Jesus says I'm coming. When I'm coming, I'm coming to repay to repay. There's not going to the Christian. So going to receive from the Lord when he comes those who are not Christians are going to receive two. But why did receiver going to be different things? And that is a big part of the message of Revelation loyalty. These are the ways that we keep our garments watched. We keep our garments wash by staying in a repentant state of mine. We prividence the Lord forgive me for things. I have done since I don't even think that I've done, but give me

Always dying daily. Paul says we die daily for the sake of Christ. Dying daily giving up self daily for God. Living Our Lives not for ourselves, but for God. That's why the early church did. And those who are faithful. But a testimony of Christ they gave their life rather than rather than walking away from Christ as much as the old lives were on the line. They hang in there. This is the message of Revelation the other ones because they keep in their garments clean.

You remember if you look in shop the Revelation 7:14 for those remember? This 144000 this great multitude Amerigroup. Who are they they are described so the 144,000. Let me just so the 144,000. Is the same group as the Great Mall mall mall multi-hued is the same same group from two different perspectives.

They showed up during the interlude between the plates. And the reason they show up is God's message to inform Christian. That God has secured. the faithful ones Take me to 13 Revelation chapter 7.

Who are these in white robes? Who are these clothes in white robes? And from when from where have they come from?

Who are these in white? You notice Dairy? What and where they come from.

I said to him sir. You know. And he said to me. These are the ones. Coming out of what the Great Tribulation and what has happened to them. They have washed their robes and made them white but waited white hole in the blood of the Lamb.

Do you have done laundry? A John's messages. When Jesus comes he will be looking for those who is coming. They are doing laundry keeping their garments more than one. He talks about them having access to the Tree of Life. I sent an image to put a David. I hope you can find it. The Tree of Life what is the current score between of Life the tree of life is a commonly shared Concept in the ancient world.

Ice Age was a symbol of everything that is done and made for life in its fullness images that are circulated by the most ancient one. I did not speak out of the tree of life is depicted. Used to be a big sis. And typically eaten on this on the street. So they have the tree typical image for the idea of the Tree of Life. When God says that the people knew what was going on. They were not in images that the people understood. the Tree of Life 34 Moringa in Africa

long before morendo an idea of the Tree of Life As a matter of fact in Egypt the tree that they associated with us the tree of life is a sycamore tree.

The sycamore tree and I'll show you when we were in Israel. And yes, there's a big why I like this one is to show you why it's called the Tree of Life.

You see how everything around it is dry. it is the only one that stays we

I unfortunately I didn't I took some pictures that I exist or repairs done with this we were down. This was the truck. We were taking going out to where David is believe David. What's a 23? That's the same era. I'm so you have these pictures are good and you'll see them come. Undelete from this. But I want you to see the picture to call me. The righteous shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water.

Not far from here is a stream. That's where David was when he says leadeth me beside the Still Waters. but this

look at how every look at old is the earth is dry and everything around is dry, but that stuff is green. So they understood the concept of the tree of life. Even in Genesis When God says Adam and Eve were they bad from what? from the Tree of Life from the Tree of Life what else use

So the concept of the tree of life is a significant part of the new juice wrld dead. I'm John's Vitas understood this the when John says blessed are they who have kept their rules are keeping their roads white so that they may have what right to the Tree of Life. The tree of life then becomes a source of life in all its fullness. In Proverbs chapter 31 verse number 18, even the wisdom literature. The tree of life is poking up wisdom is spoken of as the tree of life that if a person partakes of wisdom he or she would have life.

the tree of life here Of course. It's salvation in Christ. That's life to be safe. I know you talked about the city. They will have not only access to the tree of life, but they will have access to the city enter the city. by the gates remember chapter 22 started with a description of the city and if you have time you can read that so distant is described. In a very significant way.

They just showed me the river of the Water of Life brightest Crystal flowing from the Throne of God of the Lamb through the middle of the streets of the city and also the side of the river the Tree of Life. What is 12 times of fruit in its fruit each month the leaves of the tree? We're for the healing of the nation. Dr. Sebi took this a way out up naturally.

Yeah, this is metaphorical language here.

No longer, will there be anything accursed but the Throne of God and the lamb will be in it and his servants would worship Him. Be able to see his face and his name will be on their foreheads to be in the presence of God with the name of God inspired on your part and they will need no lights or lamp or stand for the Lord. God will be daylight in what do I need this tedious safety. This is a place of perfect safety. It is a place of arrival Beauty and it's a place of serene piece, but it is also a place of unending Joy.

But those who have access to this tree of life and the city are the ones who are keeping their robes clean.

This image soccer comes to my diet and Isaiah chapter 62, and I just wanted to look at verse number 10.

Isaiah 61:10

He says go through go through the gates of God is sent to the faithful go through go to the gates prepare the way for the people being dropped bills off the highway clear. It's clear. Stone lift up a signal over the people. This is an image that John is drying on that God is faithful people in the New Jerusalem are told to go through through the gate enter into the city.

And if you look in chapter 26 chapter 26 and verse number to there's also a reference there from Bruce one in that day this song in the land of Judah. We have a strong City. He sets of Salvation has walls and open the gate. The righteous nation, that keeps faith.

Enter into it.

So when John talks about the tree of life and he talks about this city his readers. I'm not naive to the imagery understand what all is safe. We all is beautiful where there is peace and live there is joy, and he says the ones who have access to that City laundry regularly.

if you noticed an what he says after that. verse 15 outside outside those outside are the dogs. What is a strong language?

Those outside are the dogs and sorceress and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters and everyone who loves and practices Falls with them outside.

The Outsider The outside the city because they have not been keeping their garments. watched So, what does that mean for us today? I want to challenge just in prepping for those of you who are not Christian here today.

This is a challenge for you to make a decision about. what to believe about Jesus to believe that Jesus is the son of God to believe that salvation is in price to believe that Jesus through his blood. Has kept us clean. As I said, he's bored. Christians are saved and kept wash to the blood of Christ, but then there's a part for us today. So it's both. That is what Paul says in Philippines. He says work out your own salvation with fear and trembling but then he says but it is God who is working his will true you beautiful Paul capture. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling he says but then still know for certain that it is God who is working his will to you we can save ourselves but in our Salvation, we have a part to play and the part we play is to believe in Jesus as the Son of God and to be a witness for him to let people know that we believe in Christ to stand up for price to be a witness to testify through prices persevere feeling the heat of the word persevere. This is a card for perseverance and it's a card for patients.

Sometimes it's hard but we end you sometime. It doesn't look as if things are turning out the way we would like them even though we pray to God for meeting times. How we keep crying? Revelations messages that one of the ways you keep your garment clean is to persevere and be patient. persevere and the patient believe in Jesus witness concerning Jesus persevere be patient, but also to have hope and expectation. How cool that is City? That's a witch. Lost a few people is there for altos and a lot of part of this section give an invitation. Is he on the bright side walk?

I'm not the one who he is doing call. This is the invitation if you hear the message the spirit and the bride say what there's no need for you to be outside.

You can come. Call me in a Jamaica. Call Christian today the spirit and the bride is saying to you come. I need the one who here says come and let the one who's thirsty let him come and let the one who desires to take the Water of Life without price. Let him come to I want hey Google I want everyone. I want everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. If anyone asks the damages because I tell you is the Book of Revelation. If anyone asks the damn gone after him the plagues described in this book in the walk in the Tree of Life supposed to be talked into Christians here what tempted to disregard John's message?

Tell me what they're saying. But the one in here is that if you disregard John's message and take off take away from each other at it. He said I'm going to take away you are here.

Your fruit on the tree of life. Mega mcbrady

I'm going to take away your ship. from the Tree of Life the revelations message on the teleconference Christian as well. It's a warning to Christians to that. We have an obligation. To be Keepin our garments clean to be going to laundry regularly.

blessed are those

who are washing?

Gyros you can start laundry today.

We can we can decide in a what I have a whole Bangla to us. 20 ideas what up dirty clothes 30 ideas where the dirty clothes and I can bring them today. And then after that you can keep going to laundry Lewis would like to see who it was.

By the challenge for all of us. So this is the end of the blessings and I was want to say Brayden. Let us keep our faith in Christ. Let us continue to be a witness. the price they let us persevere. Let us be patient. Let us continue to have hope. a lot of cartoons of expectation that this is not the end of it. in this life, we have suffering will have heartache but this is not the end of it Jesus's I am coming and when I come I'm going to be rewarding and recompense in those who persecute we said I take care of them. That's why I said vengeance is what vengeance is mine says the Lord. I will recompense. Not you. Don't worry about it. You just be faithful you just person really patient and say that when the world fights against the world win that the world actually win. It doesn't. Satan will be defeated the Empire who defeated the piece will be defeated. The false prophet will be defeated and the all the ritual on John says in the Lake of Fire and the ones with the rules are the ones who will participate and enjoy this, New Jerusalem.

Avista nursing station song making a decision to be a Christian today. amen