Speaker 1are you ready for god's word you know we come we come once every year so this must be a very special day to god and to you hallelujah so i want you to open your heart to receive all that god has for us hallelujah can you just raise your hands towards god we give him the glory thank you jesus now i come to thee lord thank you jesus we behold your glory but we all with an unveiled face beholding us in the mirror the glory of the lord we are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as by the spirit of the lord wonderful jesus thank you for the privilege to behold your wonders and your glories and your splendor your magnificence your beauty we behold you you said look unto me and be saved all the ends of the world they looked unto you and they were radiant and their faces were not ashamed this blessed morning we behold your glory as the scriptures are unfolded to us we see your beauty and your riches and your glory blessed holy spirit thank you for moving amongst us and bringing us light and understanding that our father may be glorified in the son jesus name we call it that amen hallelujah come on let's pray please be seated now turn with me to the book of revelation chapter one the book of revelation chapter one now i'm speaking about god's perfect alphabet hallelujah god's perfect alphabet i want to show you how how that jesus is the alphabet of god jesus is the alphabet of god the book of revelation apostle john lived at ephesus but he lived on a hill at ephesus in asia history tells us that he actually lived there with mary the mother of god and jesus was the mother of jesus and jesus was the father of jesus mary the mother of jesus for many years before mary died and ephesus i know you know ephesus the ephesians the city is ephesus and it was in asia that is where john actually lived and john lived in ephesus and one day he was summoned by the emperor the caesar at that time was called domitian he was summoned by him to appear before him in rome at that time john was the last of the apostles all the apostles of our lord jesus christ had died and all of them had been martyred so john was the last and john was summoned to stand before domitian domitian was the world leader at that time he was the emperor of rome and when he stood before domitian he wanted john to denounce christ what what do you think john would do of course he wanted john to denounce christ and john didn't do that of course john will not do that then that's what they did they tied he tied him and they hanged him and they there was a cauldron of oil boiling oil hot oil and they tried to bring him down with this wooden mechanism that held him so they brought him down and his feet entered into the oil so his feet was being boiled so he could denounce christ he didn't denounce christ so they brought him out they brought his legs out then they lowered his body back again this time to his knee for his knee to be boiled he didn't denounce christ they brought him up again and they pushed him down this time to his waist he didn't deny christ until they put his whole body into the hot oil the whole body into the hot oil they thought john should die they were expecting skeletons after a while expecting a dead man john just came up so happy john was smiling so happy smiling face glorifying god so the emperor was on his throne and he shook domitian literally shook he was afraid so john was banished into an island called patmos it was a very crazy island animals couldn't survive there it was a very crazy island it was a very crazy island it was a very crazy island animals couldn't survive there animals couldn't survive there it was a very crazy island it was a very crazy island it was difficult for animals to survive in patmos and in patmos he actually lived in a cave it came to be called the cave of revelation so in that cave where he was that is when the heavens were opened and he began to see the visions of god and he began to have rich encounters of the god kind praise god so that is how the book of revelation came so it started to be called the cave of revelation so it started by saying shall we go to revelation chapter 1 verse 1 the revelation of jesus christ which god gave unto him to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant john first of all i want you to understand that i know some people don't like the book of revelation at all but you know the name of it is called the revelation of jesus christ it is not the revelation of the antichrist the emphasis is not even the revelation of the great tribulation the emphasis is the revelation of a person that is what we miss it's about jesus christ so it is called the revelation of what jesus christ so the whole book is about a person and his administration so when you read the book of revelation it's actually the unveiling of a person and his administration hallelujah that is why it is called the revelation of jesus christ now john from verse 1 to verse 7 we see the introduction of the book of revelation now let's read i want us to read to verse 8 now verse 2 who bear record of the word of god and of all things of the testimony of jesus christ and of all things that he saw blessed is he that readeth so when you read the book of revelation you are blessed because there is a pronouncement of blessing blessed is he that readeth and they that hear the word of this prophecy and keep those things which are written therein for the time is at hand john to the seven churches which are in asia grace be to you and peace to you and peace from him which is and which was and which is to come and from the seven spirits which are before his throne and from jesus christ who is the faithful witness and the first begotten of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins his own blood oh hallelujah the word says he washed us from our sins with his own blood in fact the greek says he loosed us or he released us it's like someone in bondage someone who is chained he loosed us someone who was washed from our sins was loosed so the sins you are forgiven of does not have the power to enslave you you can be free from it because we have been washed hallelujah let's go on and has made us kings and priests unto our god unto god and his father to him be glory and dominion forever and ever amen behold he cometh with clouds and every eye shall see him and they also which pierced him and all the kindreds or the families of the earth shall wail or shall mourn because of him even so amen so the first seven verses we see john's introduction he's telling us where the book came from that the whole thing is by revelation which god sends his angel to signify how do you call it to give to him by signs so the first seven verses john in Introduces the book. Hallelujah. Verse 8, Jesus steps forward to introduce himself. So, verse 8, Jesus himself introduces himself. In all the verses, Jesus has not spoken. So, this is the very first words Jesus spoke in the book of Revelation. So, when you read it in your King James, it is red-lettered. It's in red letters. It says, I am Alpha and Omega. This is when Jesus is speaking for the first time. I am Alpha and Omega. The beginning and the ending. Says the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Hallelujah. Can you imagine that? The very first thing Jesus said. I told you that this book is about the revelation of what? Jesus Christ. So, the first thing he said was to reveal himself. So, we can miss the emphasis of who he is and just be focused on. The event. If we understand who he is, we'll understand everything. Hallelujah. So, we need to understand who he is. And the first thing he said is, I am Alpha and Omega. In the whole book, that's the first thing Jesus said. So, that's very important. And do you know that? How many times did he say, I am Alpha and Omega? Because in the Bible, there's a principle of interpreting the Bible. If something is repeated twice, it speaks of emphasis. So, when something has been repeated, we need to pay attention to it. That is emphasis. So, let me show you where this, Jesus claimed as Alpha and Omega, where it is repeated in the Bible. Now, let's see verse 11. Verse 11. Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last. Let's go to verse 21. Verse 6. Revelation 21. And he said unto me, it is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. You understand? There's a third one, right? Now, let's go to chapter 22, verse 13. Have you ever noticed the repetition? That he said it so many times. The beginning and the end. The first and the last. So, in the King James Version, he said, I am Alpha and Omega four times. Four times. Hallelujah. But let me just clarify something. He says, I am Alpha and Omega. And I will understand why Jesus introduced himself that way. And in the King James, it is repeated four times. In fact, in chapter 1, verse 11. King James says, Jesus says, I am Alpha and Omega. But you cannot find that in other versions. So, when you read other versions, they appear three times. But in King James, they appear four times. Praise God. So, many people will say that Alpha and Omega appears three times in the book of Revelation. But in King James, it appears four times. Hallelujah. Okay, give me another version. You see, NLT says, it said, write in a book everything you see and send it to the seven churches. So, other versions. Hallelujah. The reason is because of, do you want to know the reason? Yeah. Yeah. So, you know, in James Version, New King James Version, YLT, they all use, Jesus said, I am Alpha and Omega. But the recent. Translations of the Bible doesn't say that. Yeah. It's not because there's a mistake or something like that. It's because of the manuscript from which the King James was written from. And the King James was written from a textus receptus. That's the name of the manuscript. And the manuscript dates back to the 10th century. And the 10th century manuscript says, Alpha and Omega. But the earliest manuscripts. So, the modern versions actually are from the earliest manuscripts. That manuscript that were earlier than King James. Aha. Aaliyah. It is called the Codex Sinaiticus. Yes. So, you can research into it. As early as the 10th century. So, it was written in the 11th century. It was written in the 11th century. midst of the 24 elders and in the midst of the living creatures and he went and took the book from the one who sits on the throne. You understand? The father who was sat and Jesus took the book from his hands. Until then, he's a father who sits seated. Praise God. Back to 22. Let's go back to our verse. Look at verse 7. He that overcometh shall inherit all things and I'll be his God and he shall be my son. Have you realized that in the New Testament, father-son relationship is always the God of father. Jesus doesn't really refer to us as that. I'll be to you a father and you shall be to me a son. Because Jesus came to introduce us to the father. So father-son relationship is always God of father. Praise God. So here, the highest probability is that it's God of father who is speaking. So Jesus says, I'm Alpha and Omega. Then the father also says, I'm Alpha and Omega. What does it mean? Who then is Jesus? Okay, let's go back. I want you to see who really Jesus is. Let's go back to Revelation 1 verse 8. Jesus says, I'm Alpha and Omega. The father too says, I'm Alpha and Omega. Now, the first introduction, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending. I like the time, the beginning and the ending. These are related times to Alpha and Omega. Beginning and ending, the Greek says, ake and telos. Ake and telos. That means that he is the source of everything. He's the source and the origin of everything. Ending means he's the one who completes everything. Hallelujah. He's the one who completes everything in your life. That's who Jesus is. Of him, through him, and to him are all things. But look at, the description of Jesus. Sayeth the Lord, which is, which was, and which is to come. Look at how Jesus is described here. So, what does it mean? How Jesus is described, which is, which was, and which is to come. Which is, which was, and which is to come. What does that mean? This is how Jesus is introduced here. Now, let's go back to chapter 4. Chapter 4. So, Jesus is called, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending. Which is, which was. This is Jesus. But let's see from this. Chapter 1, verse 4, please. The same chapter. Now, John to the seven churches, which are in Asia. So, this is the introduction. Grace be to you and peace. Listen, where's the letter coming from? Grace be to you and peace from him, which is, and which was, and which is to come. Who is this person? Number two. And from the seven spirits which are before his throne. Let's go on. And from Jesus Christ. Who is the faithful witness? Are you following? So, the Trinity. We have the mention of the Trinity here. So, the letter came from, number one, the Father. Number two, the Holy Spirit. Number three, Jesus Christ. So, in this verse, the Father is the one referred to us. The one which is, which was, and which is to come. The Holy Spirit is referred to us. The seven spirits which are before the throne. And Jesus Christ is referred to us. Jesus Christ. Hallelujah. So, we have the mention of the blessed Trinity. The Father is called the one which is, which was, which is to come. The Holy Spirit is called the seven spirits which are before the throne. And Jesus Christ is called Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness. Hallelujah. So, the Father is the one which is, which was, which is to come. Then, in verse eight, Jesus says, I'm Alpha and Omega. Which is, which was, which is to come. I follow him. Now, the term, which is, which was, which is to come, means God is eternal. It speaks of the eternality of God. God is eternal. So, at the beginning of the verse, the Father is introduced as the eternal one. Yet, in verse eight, when Jesus introduced himself, he's also the eternal one. So, you should understand that such the Father is, so is the Son. They are co-equal in glory and co-equal in majesty. It is to show us that the Jesus we are talking about is God. So, Jesus, which is, which is, which was, which is to come. He's, you know what it means. That is what it's actually called. We say Jesus is the everlasting contemporary. Or Jesus is the eternal now. Now, Jesus is anciently modern. He, every, he self-exists and he ever exists. That's Jesus. So, Jesus is eternal. The Father is also eternal. That's the idea of this verse. And it says the almighty. So, here Jesus is called the almighty. Now, I have someone saying, no, Jesus is the mighty God. He's not almighty. I say, you don't know what you're talking about. In fact, the mighty God is El Gibor. He's different from, you're trying to use English to, no, the mighty God is El Gibor. Almighty is El Shaddai in the Hebrew. And Jesus is both. Jesus is both. So, here Jesus is introduced as the almighty. Now, the term almighty is mentioned 10 times in the entire New Testament. It's mentioned nine times in the book of Revelation. Nine times in the book of Revelation because he is introduced as the almighty. And only once in Corinthians, 2 Corinthians. So, here Jesus is called the almighty because this is about Jesus. But look at Revelation 21 verse 22. The last time the term almighty is used. Look at it. Look at this. And I saw no temple therein, the new Jerusalem, for the Lord God almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. So, here, who is the almighty? The Father is referred to as almighty. But at the beginning, Jesus is referred to as what? Almighty. Are you following? So, the almighty here refers to the Father who is almighty. But in Revelation 1, it's the almighty is who? Jesus Christ. So, Jesus is almighty. The Father. The Father is almighty. So, what it means is that we are talking about the unity of the Godhead. Or we are describing the Godhood of God. That the Father is almighty. Jesus is almighty. The Father is eternal. Jesus is eternal. The Father is alpha and omega. Jesus is what? Alpha and omega. And I like the word almighty. You know what it means? Have you ever heard of the word El Shaddai? The word almighty in Hebrew is El Shaddai. So, the Father is El Shaddai. Jesus is El Shaddai. The one who is more than enough. He can take care of you. He's a multi-breasted one. He's more than enough. In Latin, it's the same word. It's the word omnipotent. For the Lord God omnipotent reigns. The same word. That means he has all potence. He has all power. The Jesus we save has all power. Praise God. When you know Jesus has all power, and this Jesus lives in you, and you believe in him, there is no power that can fight against you. There is no power. And you'll be free from fear. Because he has, he's the omnipotent. He has the all. The omnipotent means all. Potence. Power. He has incomprehensible plenitude of power. That's Jesus. In fact, the Greek actually says the pantocrator. The one who has his hands on everything. The one who holds the sway of the universe. This is Jesus. The one who opposes all things by the word of his power. He's the force behind centripetal, centrifugal, the earth imaginary axis. He's the power behind the earth. The earth is not, you know the earth is hanging. The stars are hanging. Who is keeping the universe every day? It's by the word of his power. Yeah. So this Jesus, you shouldn't fear. You shouldn't fear the word of his power. Which is from your hometown. Yeah. I'm telling you that, you know where Jesus is far above all principality and power. Might and dominion and every other name that is named. Not only in this world, but in that also which is to come. And has put all things under his feet and gave him to be the head of all things to the church, which is his body. Listen, and has raised us up together. The Greek says, and enthroned us together in heavenly places in Christ. So you and Jesus are enthroned. One version says, we are co-sitted in his executive authority. So we partake in the authority the throne represents. So if you say in the name of Jesus, know in your heart that things are happening. Every witch will bow, every wizard will bow, every power will bow. Just in the name of Jesus, you are speaking from your jointly seated position in Christ. You are speaking heavenward. You are not speaking earthward. See yourself, enthroned and speaking from we are kings and priests and where the word of the king is, there is power. So we have double speaking power. Because by the word of the priest shall every controversy and every assault be settled. Hallelujah. It is so comforting to know that Jesus, this Jesus, who is your savior, is the almighty. So you realize that. I'm telling you, how you see Jesus is very important. You may think he's a small boy. He's not a small boy. Yeah, baby Jesus. Of course, he's a baby. He was a baby when he came to the earth. But that baby was also God. Praise God. And he also referred to himself as I am Athol and Omega, the first and the last. In Revelation 1.11 and Revelation 22 verse 13, he calls himself first and last. Nobody can call himself first and last. First and last. First and last. Only one person calls himself first and last. Look at the book of Isaiah. The book of Isaiah chapter 44, verse 6. Isaiah chapter 44, verse 6. Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts, I am the first. This is Jehovah speaking. I am the first and I am the last, and beside me there is no God. We have 48 verse 12. Harken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel, my called. I am he. I am the first. I also am the last. And Revelation 22 verse 13. Now this is Jesus speaking. So Jesus says he's the first and the last. Now the Father says, I am the first and the last. So my question is, who is Jesus? You see the unity of the Godhead. Yeah. Many, many centuries ago, someone rose and said, Jesus is not God. Yeah. Yeah. Half of the church in the world followed him. Yeah. He's called Arius. When God raised someone to contest, to contend for the faith, Athanasios, he says, they are not three almighties, but one almighty. And they are not three eternals, but one eternal. And they are not three incomprehensibles, but one incomprehensible. Such as the Father is, so is the Son. And such as the Son is, so is the Spirit. I know you may be thinking, so where is the Holy Spirit? You know, the Holy Spirit is God. He's not a small. The Holy Ghost is the servant of the church. The Holy Ghost. I've heard someone saying that the Holy Spirit is God. Yeah. The Holy Spirit is God. Yeah. Yeah, he's God. You see, Alpha and Omega are Greek letters. You know that. Unlike English, the Greek and the Hebrew alphabets have numerical value. Have numerical value. There are numbers they represent. So, when you write Alpha, Alpha means one. It stands for one. And when you write Omega, Omega is 800. So, the Greek and the Hebrew words are very rich. So, when you say Alpha, Omega, it is one plus 800. So, it is what? 801. The ancient fathers, there's something they knew. The Holy Spirit is emblemized by dove. You know a dove? The emblem of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is not a dove. It's an emblem. Like Jesus is not a lamp. It's a symbol. When they say the lamp sat, don't think it's a lamp. That is sat sitting. Don't think it's an animal. No, no, no. It's representing him. His characteristics and who he is. So, dove speaks of the Holy Spirit. The Greek word is peristera. Dove, which is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, when you spell it in the Greek, the numerical value is 801. Which equals Alpha and Omega. Because Alpha and Omega is 801. So, the Father is Alpha and Omega. Jesus is Alpha and Omega. The Holy Spirit is also what? Alpha and Omega. Praise the Lord. Hallelujah. Praise God. So, this is who Jesus is. I just wanted you to know that Jesus is God. So, the unity of the Godhead. There is only one God. There are not three Gods. One God in three persons. That's the mystery of the blessed Trinity. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. So, what is Alpha and Omega? I said Alpha and Omega means A and Z. But the idea is that when Jesus said, I'm Alpha and Omega, he's actually saying, I'm all the letters of the alphabet. From A to Z. That's who I am. Okay. Now, understand that Jesus was a Jew when he was on earth. He wasn't even a Greek. He was a Jew. The New Testament, those who wrote the New Testament were Jews. They were Hebrew guys. Luke was a Gentile. So, but the official language at that time was Greek. So, it is said that the New Testament is a Greek. They are Greek words in Hebrew dress. No, rather, Hebrew words in Greek dress or something like that. Because they spoke Hebrew. Those who were involved spoke Hebrew. But it was written in Greek. They spoke Hebrew. So, it's Hebrew. And the Hebrew language is the most exact. It's so rich. So, Alpha and Omega, when you speak it in Hebrew, it is Aleph, Tab. Okay. In the Hebrew, the first alphabet is called Aleph. It is spelled A-L-E-P-H. That's Aleph. Say Aleph. Jesus said, I am Aleph. I am the Aleph Tab. Because Jesus spoke Hebrew. Understand? I am the Aleph Tab. If Jesus was speaking English, he would have said, I am the A and Z. Alpha and Omega. Are you here with me? So, Aleph is the first of the Hebrew alphabet. Tab is what? The last. Now, the rabbis tells us that Aleph Tab, it appears a lot in the Old Testament. Aleph Tab means the totality or the whole. So, whenever you see Aleph Tab, it means the whole or the totality. It means all the alphabet from Aleph to Tab. So, when you see it together, Alpha and Omega, Aleph Tab, all the letters from Aleph to Tab. All the letters. So, when Jesus says, I am Alpha and Omega, I am A and Z, it's not just the A and the Z. He's saying, I am A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L. Do you remember all of them? Or have you forgotten some? M, N, O, P. He's everything to the end. So, if Jesus says, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, can you show the letters of the alphabet? Yes. So, Jesus, everything. Jesus is A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. That is Jesus. The whole alphabet is him. Aleph Tab means all the letters of the alphabet from the beginning to the end. Jesus is literally saying, I am everything from start to finish. That's what he's saying. I am everything from start to finish. You know, Jesus is everything. You know, Jesus is the reason for Genesis. Jesus is the reason for Exodus. Jesus is the reason for Leviticus. Jesus is the reason for Namas. Jesus is the reason for Deuteronomy. Jesus is the reason for Habakkuk. Everything is about Jesus, actually. Yeah. Everything testifies of him. The scripture is a testimony of actually who he is. Praise God. So, he's everything. Now, when Jesus said, I am alpha and omega, I am A and Z, he's literally saying, I am the alphabet of God. Jesus is saying, I am the alphabet of God. I am the alphabet of God. Now, what is the alphabet of God? Jesus is God's perfect alphabet. Do you know that, literally, when Jesus says, I am the alphabet of God, another way of saying it is to say, I am the word of God. Because, hallelujah. Thank you. The alphabet contains all the letters that are needed to form every word. You understand? Yes. They contain all the letters that are needed to form every word. And they can express every thought through the composition of the letters. Jesus literally is the word of God. Praise God. The word of God is the truth. You remember John 17, 17? Sanctify them by what? By word. Thy word is truth. Or through thy word. Through thy truth. Thy word is truth. So the word truth and the word of God are the same. The word is truth. Are you here? Okay. Now, the word is the truth. Jesus is the word. He's the alphabet of God and he's the truth. Now, in the Hebrew language, the word truth is spelled emet. Follow me carefully. E-M-E-T. You can write it down. That's how it is spelled. Emet. That's the word truth. E-M-E-T. Truth. And you know how you spell truth in the Hebrew? Only three letters. Only three letters. It is spelled this way. Aleph. That's like A in the Hebrew. Aleph. The first word is aleph. The last word is tav. But the middle word is mem. M-E-M. So we are spelling the word truth in the Hebrew. Okay. It is aleph, mem, and what? Tav. I've already said that aleph is the first letter and tav is what? The last letter. The Hebrew alphabets are 20. There are 22 letters. The middle letter is mem. M-E-M. So it is spelled aleph, the first letter. Mem, the middle letter. Tav, the last letter. That's the word for truth. Jesus is the first. Jesus is the middle. Jesus is the last. You know what he is? He is the truth. He is the truth of him, through him, and to him are all things. So he is the source. source. He's a sustainer. He's the completer. That's Jesus. Everything reveals who he is. That's Jesus. So the truth means he's the first letter, he's the middle letter, and he's the last letter. That's the truth. Now you have to know that and when I say Jesus is the truth, he says I'm the way, the truth, and the life. The truth. Have you ever, I know you know the scripture that he shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. John chapter 8 verse what? 36. Is that not so? You shall know the truth and the truth shall what? Okay. Now let's see that verse. John 8 32. Okay. Now let's see. He said he shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. So who is the truth or what is the truth? Let's go to verse 36. If the son therefore shall make you free, he shall be free indeed. That's a few verses. Now Jesus said the truth will make you free. Then he explained what it means. Then he says the son will make you free. So what does it mean? So the son is the truth who will make you free. So the more you know the son, the more your liberty. The more you know the son, the more your liberation from oppression. You cannot know the son fully and be under oppression. That is why we need to emphasize on the truth. Now there's a difference between truth and fact. Facts are temporal. Truth is eternal. The truth, the fact speaks of the satisfaction of the senses. Fact is what you can see. But the truth in the one we say fact, you can see it, you can feel it, you can hear it. You have the evidence, the fact. But the truth is beyond that. It is that which is seen is temporal. And that which is not seen is eternal. For instance, you know you are sick because you can feel the sickness. You can feel you are sick. And you have physical symptoms to show you are sick. In fact, I can see. This is it. This is it. This is it. You go to the hospital. The doctor says you are sick. And it's true. Or is it false? You can feel. Now, you went and went through the scan or the x-ray. Everything says that you are sick. Is it true? Is it true? Is it true? And feel it. You can see it. There is an evidence that you are sick. It can be proven. That's the fact. That's not the truth. What is the truth? Are we to hold on to the fact or the truth? What is the truth? The truth is that himself took your infirmity and bore your sicknesses. That's the truth. The truth is that surely, it begins by saying surely. There's no doubt about it. He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Yet we did esteem him smitten, stricken of God and afflicted. But he was wounded for your transgression. He was bruised for your iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon him and with his stripes we are healed. It depends on how you live. To live by faith is to live by the truth. A certain man went to the hospital and the doctor said this is a proof you are sick. You are suffering from this, this, this, this, this, this. And he told the doctor I'm healed. And the doctor said I'm healed. I'm sure you have a reading problem. Can't you read? And he told the doctor I think I can read better than you do. Then the doctor said you are sick. He says I'm not sick. Okay. Now he didn't want to accept it. You are sick. I'm not saying go and fight with doctors. That's not what I'm saying. Then he asked the doctor a very interesting question. He said you say I'm sick but the one whose name is called the truth says I'm healed. So which one of you should I believe? The one who says I'm healed his name is the truth. What is your name? Because sometimes you get some diagnosis and you go home. Your heart is already broken. If you don't take time you settle for it and put the sickness up. And tag yourself with that sickness. That this is who I am. This is what I have. This is me. This is my sickness. But that is the fact. But what has the word said? You know just what has the word said? Your healing may not be instant. It may be progressive. Yet it will manifest if you hold on to the truth. If you hold on to the truth. He said himself not an angel. Himself. Not angel Michael. Not a cherub. This is Jesus. The one I've described who he is. Can you imagine? Himself took your infirmities and bore your sicknesses. Wow. That is the truth. So you see your senses can maybe you woke up today and you woke up discouraged. And sometimes when you wake up from bed if you don't take time you program your day by how you are feeling. You know you slept well but it's as if in a way you are not feeling well. In a way you are not feeling well. When you're waking up you are waking up depressed. Sometimes you wake up and you don't really know what is happening. You just woke up downcast, sad, worried, depressed. You feel down. You don't feel worthy. You feel disqualified. Those feelings are not you. That's factual. But you should know the truth. You may even feel rejected. You may even feel rejected and ready to talk to God. That is your feeling. But what is the truth? To the praise of the glory of his grace. Wherein he has made us accepted in the beloved. We were accepted as the righteousness of God in Christ. We hold on to. So you hold on to the eternal truth. And the fact will change. Hallelujah. His name is God, the truth. So I spelled. Thank you. Truth in the Hebrew. How many of you can remember the name truth? It's the word emet, right? Emet. How is it spelled? Aleph? Memtav. Okay. Three words. Now, aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It means, that word means beginning or leader. It's better for leadership. Leader or something beginning. Now, when you take the word aleph out, if you take aleph, you have the word met. Okay. If you take the word aleph out, you have the word met. And that's the Hebrew word for dead.
Speaker 2I mean death, death, death.
Speaker 1So, if you take aleph, you have mem and tav. That's the word for death. Jesus is the beginning. So, aleph speaks of Jesus as the beginning or as the leader. Anything that does not begin with Jesus dies. Anything that does not begin with Jesus is actually dead. Listen, if you don't begin your relationship with Jesus, it will die. If you don't begin your marriage with Jesus, it will die. If you don't begin your business with Jesus, the end is death. If you don't begin your career with Jesus, you are going to face death. You want to do master's abroad, you want to travel, you want to. Death. Death. To begin with Jesus is death. If Jesus does not lead you, because aleph actually means the leader. So, if you take the leader out, what you have is death. If Jesus is not the leader in your life, in your decision making, there is a way that seemeth right to a man. By the end thereof are the ways of death. Proverbs 14, verse 12. Proverbs 16, verse 25. It seems to write in your eyes. Oh, that lady is nice. If you take away the Aleph, the leader, if Jesus does not lead you in life's decisions, there will be consequences. Because it may seem all right. It may seem nice. Oh, this is that person to marry. Wow. But the end thereof, if you take the Aleph, the leader, to begin with, you experience death. So, you are planning to travel. Has he sent you? Is it the will of God? Have you prayed about it? Not every open door is from the Lord. Is it from Jesus? You need to understand these things. Some years ago, there was this guy who was a friend. And he wanted to. He was pursuing a course. He had not even finished the university. He was in the third year, getting into the fourth year. He said he terminated his course. And said, he's going to continue abroad. So, I asked him, is this from you or from the Lord? He didn't defer it. He terminated it. You know, and said, he's going to continue abroad. So, I started to pray about it. And as I was praying, the Lord showed me that I saw he was traveling and he was going into Babylonian captivity. That's what I saw. Babylonian. Babylonian captivity. I spoke to this guy. He said, no, he's met a prophet and the prophet said you should go. So, I knew someone in that country. So, we wrote a number of the person. And at the airport, he wouldn't even give attention to us. I managed to slip the number of the person into his pocket. Apparently, a white man had promised him accommodation, school fees, sent him pictures of the house he's going to live in. He was so happy. Now, when he arrived in that country, he called the white man. He was nowhere to be found. And he was stranded on the street. He didn't know anywhere to go. Can you imagine? So, the Babylonian captivity had begun. On the first day. Then he remembered, I slipped something in his pocket. And he removed it and called that number. I had to travel to go and be with that person. And the person who had the very little room and he had to now survive in that place. Yeah, because I saw he was going into Babylonian. I said, no, it's not the will of God. At the end of the day, he was deported back. Deported back. And he didn't get to do the course. Because the one to sponsor him was nowhere to be found. And when he came, he also, not the Pharaoh, terminated his course. That is it. And his faith in the Lord had been affected. So he wasn't also even working with the Lord. So there is a way. I know a sister. She said someone had proposed to her online. Online. And when she showed me the picture of this guy, that guy had six packs, had six packs. A very nice South African guy. He's from South Africa. And the guy was wealthy. So the guy's car, everything. And when she was going, the Lord showed me a vision ten times about her. The Lord loves her. And she was working on hot fire, coal. She was burning. But she still was going. So not everyone even sees. There are people who don't even know the will of God. But God has shown you not to go. She still went. Because she said, I can't lose this guy. I can't lose this guy. And when he got to South Africa, the guy locked her in a room. She couldn't go anywhere. She couldn't even have access to her own phone. So she was house at rest. The guy only came to her house. The guy only came to sleep with her. And go to work. So she became like a sex tool. Now she didn't know how to live. And she managed to get a phone and call me for me to pray with her.
Speaker 2Oh! By the time she came back, because she was in school at that time,
Speaker 1it's a whole year, so she had to now actually repeat for a whole year. And it was never the same. So there is a way that's similar to right to a man. By the end thereof. So, better hold on to the inmate. Never take that life out. Jesus is our leader. If you take him out, what you're experiencing is death. Now, you may not see death at the beginning, but somewhere you realize that you miss the Lord. In this life, but when you hold on to the truth, you know what happens? You know what happens? The beginning may be little and small. The beginning may not even be appealing. I know how your end will be. Isaiah 42 verse 3. Isaiah 42 verse 3. A bruised reed shall he not break, and a smoking flask shall he not quench. He shall bring forth judgment unto truth. Now look at the last sentence. He shall bring forth judgment unto what? Truth. Now what is truth? Now this verse is quoted again in Matthew chapter 12 verse 20. Let's see how it is worded. The same thing, a quotation from Isaiah. A bruised reed shall he not break, and a smoking flask shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. Truth is substituted for victory. So when you hold on to the truth, you have held on to victory. The way to enjoy victory is to hold on to the truth. And Jesus is the truth. If you allow him to lead you step by step, you will experience victory. You will experience victory. Whether in the area of business. Now Jesus can lead you to make the right connections and the right investment. He will lead you. He will lead you. Last year there was this lady. She, the Lord spoke to her. That there is a job coming her way. But the Lord said, it's not from me. but there's a second one who will come after. The second one will come after the first one. That is for me. So the Lord spoke to her personally. The Lord said, wait. She said she saw an open vision. She's never seen an open vision before. And the first job, God said, is not for me, but the second one will come. That is mine. But she had waited for a long time, years, looking for a job, and it wasn't coming. So when the first one came, she heard of the salary. It was so appealing, so powerful. So she's going to receive a lot, a lot of money. And she's never dreamt of receiving that kind of money. And she accepted it.
Speaker 2And she was happy to begin with.
Speaker 1Can you imagine that after three months, what she saw the second time, the same thing she saw, came to pass. That company called him, called her, that we want you. But there was an agreement with the first company which cannot make you leave. And the second company was going to pay her ten times more than the first company. Ten times more. And now she was weeping. Crying, crying, crying, crying, crying, weeping. Ten times more. The first amount was heavy, but, ten times. Man, it was in Dallas. It was in Dallas. When you hold on to the truth, you hold on to victory. Jesus is the truth. Jesus is the victory. So don't take the Aleph out, the leader. Begin your life with him. Begin your parenting with him. Begin your marriage with him. Begin your relationship with him. Let Jesus be your first concentration in everything. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Jesus is the alphabet of God. He's God's perfect alphabet. He's the truth. He's the image. Let me say something else about the truth. Let's go to Colossians chapter 2 verse 16. Colossians chapter 2 verse 16. The Apostle Paul says, Let no man therefore judge you in meat or in drink or in respect of an holy day or the new moon or the Sabbath days, the next verse, which are a shadow, of things to come, but the substance is Christ. You know, in the Old Testament, we had all of these things. When we read the Old Testament, we had meat and drink. We have the Sabbath. We have all of these days. And Paul is saying that all of the observances and the rituals and the ceremonies in the Old Testament, let no man judge you in these things. They were all symbolic, but the substance is Christ. Christ is the fulfillment of all of those things. And Christ is the fulfillment of the meat, the drink, and everything. Hallelujah. Now let's go to verse 16 again. He says, Let no man judge you in meat or in drink. Now understand that meat and drink are for daily consumption. It's daily. Meat and drink is for every day. It's daily. So he mentions meat and drink or drink, which is daily. Then he mentions Sabbath days. The Sabbath is weekly. Then he mentions the new moon. The new moon happens every month. It's monthly. Then he mentions on holiday. The holiday is a feast day, which happens every year. Are you following me? So in this verse, we have meat and drink, which is daily. Sabbath, which is weekly. New moon, which is monthly. The festive days or the holidays, which is yearly. He says, don't let anyone judge you in these things because Jesus is the substance. He's the fulfillment of all of these things. He's literally saying that since Jesus is the fulfillment and the substance and the body of all of these things, today Jesus now, today Jesus is our day, Jesus is our week, Jesus is our month, and Jesus is our year. Because in this verse, we have what happens daily, what happens weekly, what happens monthly, and what happens yearly. He says, all those things, notice, those things are not the real stuff. But the substance, everything is about Jesus. Now, Jesus becomes your day, Jesus becomes your week, Jesus becomes your month, Jesus becomes your year. Hallelujah. He's telling us how Jesus is to be enjoyed. You see, as my day, Jesus is my meat and drink. As my week, Jesus is my Sabbath. As my month, Jesus is my new beginning. That's the new moon. As my year, Jesus is my festive day. Listen. He's giving us how, how do we enjoy? Enjoy Jesus. Do you know that we are made, we are made, we have to feed on Jesus every day? Now, listen. So, first of all, let no man judge you in meat or in drink, which is daily consumption, consumption, meat and drink. We feed on Jesus every day. True or false? As a living father has sent me, and I live by my father, so he that feedeth on me shall live by me. John 6, 57. Now, so, this is it. This is it. If every day you can feed on Jesus, now, how do you feed on Jesus? Through the Word. If every day you can feed on Jesus, how many of you eat every day? Yeah. You eat every day, right? So, if Jesus can be your food and drink every day, you start on Monday, you eat. Tuesday, you feed on Jesus through the Word. By the time you feed on Jesus after six days, by the seventh day, you begin to enjoy Sabbath. You begin to enjoy rest. Now, you begin to enjoy Christ as your rest. What it means is that you can begin your week depressed. You can be full of depression. You can be full of worry. You can be full of anxiety. Things are not working. You can have many negative emotions. Maybe you are sick or you hear something negative. Your week has not begun well. You have negative emotions. You have ill feelings. Let me show you the way out. Take Jesus as your meat and drink. Feed on Jesus. Every day. By the time you do it, first day, second day, by the time you come to the Sabbath, you begin to experience rest. You know rest? Rest means that before you realize as you feed on Jesus, the worry is gone. The depression is gone. You are now experiencing peace. You are experiencing joy. You are experiencing calmness, tranquility, sound mind. The fear is gone. You can have fear to begin with. You can't take away fear by sacking yourself. You can take away fear by feeding. You feed on the word. You feed on Jesus daily. By the time you do it six days, the seventh day, Jesus becomes your rest. I'm telling you that Jesus becomes your rest. You don't strive to make things happen in your life. Things happen by themselves. See, when you enter into rest, things happen for you. You are not struggling for money. Money chases after you. You are not struggling to get healed. Health chases you because you have sound mind. Our healing begins from the mind. The word gives you calmness, sound mind. So, you have to feed on Jesus every day. And, as we begin to enjoy him as the Sabbath, the rest. If you continue feeding on Jesus well, by the end of the, by the time a new month is beginning, Christ becomes your new moon. Now, new moon means new beginning. You know, you can have a new beginning. If, what I'm saying today, if you can do it well in this month, by the time next month comes, there's a new beginning. I read in my Bible, in my Bible, I read that there was a tree of life that produces 12 manna of fruit every month. Do you know that we are supposed to be fruitful every month? You can bear fruit every month. Fruit every month. So, we have to just feed on Jesus. Jesus is your daily food. By the time you continue in the world, by the time the next year comes, you begin to enjoy a holy day or a feast day. You know, feast, feast has to do with celebration. He that has a merry heart has a continual feast. Your whole life is full of joy and peace. And when we see your face, there's something about your face. There's kind of radiance about your face. Those who seek Jesus, there's radiance about their faces. Those who are in love with Jesus, there's kind of radiance. But when I see you, I see someone who is in the cauldron of depression.
Speaker 2You know what? There's no shortcut.
Speaker 1There's no shortcut. Every shortcut will give you temporary relief, but it will come again. God's cut is to feed on Jesus. As you feed on him, he will give you rest. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. He says it's the alphabet of God. Hallelujah. He says Jesus is the alphabet of God.
Speaker 2Hallelujah. Let me show you something about the alphabet. Can I display the alphabet? A, B, C, D.
Speaker 1E, F, G, H. Do you know that? This is Jesus. This is the alphabet of God. He is everything from start to finish.
Speaker 2Okay, I'll zoom in. How do you get,
Speaker 1I want to get peace from this word. How do I get it? Can you display it for us? I want to get peace from this word. You know how to get it? That is it. Have you seen it? You get peace. You get it from the alphabet. You get P, then you get what, E, then you get what, A, then you get what, C, then there's E. So you know what it means? You can get peace from the alphabet. How about joy? How about joy? I hope you can get joy from it. From the alphabet. Whatever you want, you can get joy from it. How about health? Health. You can spell health from it. You can get health from the alphabet. Okay, how about, what word again? Fever. You can get fever from it. You can get fever from the alphabet. What word again?
Speaker 2What about hope?
Speaker 1You can, H-O-P-E. You can get hope from it. So now, when Jesus says, I am the alphabet of God, I am A to Z, he's saying every positive thing comes from me. Every positive thing comes from me. He is the source of every positive thing. He is the initiator, the source of it. He is the one that comes from him. If we're looking for peace, he is our peace. Who has made both one and has broken down the middle wall of partition. He is the prince of peace. If you want hope, Jesus Christ, which is our hope. Whatever you want, you are looking for, it is in him. It is every positive thing. It's actually in him. He said, I am the bread of life. I am the resurrection and the life. I am the door. I am the good shepherd. If you want strength, strength comes from him. If you want health, health comes from him. Because he is the source. He is the source. The source of every positive thing in the universe. So to say, I am the alphabet of God. I am the alpha and omega. Whatever you can spell out positively. He is a source. It emanates from him. Because he says, I am that I am. Whatever you want, he says, I am that thing for you. If you are blind, if you are blind, he is the light of the world. If you are dead, he is the resurrection and the life. If you are without care, he is the good shepherd. If you want doors open, he says, I am the door. Whatever you are looking for, Jesus is that thing to you. Jesus is the source of everything. God gives him the praise and the glory. So I am telling you that Jesus is the very alphabet of God. Whatever you have been looking for from God can be spelled. If it can be spelled, I am telling you that Jesus is the alphabet. He is the one to give it to you. Come on, spell it out. Whatever you want. Can you spell it out right now? What are you looking for? Spell it to yourself. Can you spell it? You can find it in Jesus. Spell it. Whatever you are spelling, he says, I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end, the start to the finish, the unleft and the top. If you can spell it, it is in Jesus. If you can spell it, he is the source. If you can spell it, he is the originator. If you can spell it, he will bring you to pass. It is in Jesus. It is in Jesus. It is in Jesus. It is him. It is him. Of him. Through him. To him are all things. He is the beginning. He is the amen. He is everything. That is Jesus. Come on, give him the praise and worship him. Hallelujah. God has ordained that everything will come from him. So if you have Jesus, you have everything. In him dwelleth the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him. So I am telling you that whatever you spelled, I declare in the name of Jesus that it is coming from him to you. You are going to experience it.
Speaker 2Now when Jesus says, I am Alpha and Omega,
Speaker 1I said it earlier that all the letters of the alphabet that is needed to form any word is within the alphabet. And that's every thought you can ever express. It can be found in the alphabet. So when Jesus is that, if Jesus is the alphabet of God, you know what it means? It means that all that the Father has to say or will ever say is embodied in the alphabet, in the person of Jesus. So the idea is that Jesus actually is the language of God. Jesus is the summation of everything God has to say. That anything God has to say is found in he, being the alphabet of God. Because he, is the alphabet of God. He is the one who can compose words. He is the alphabet for the composition of everything the Father has to say. You understand? Thoughts are words clothed in vocabulary. And we express them by letters. And Jesus, he is the letters. So whatever the Father can say or will say or have to say is embodied in the person of Jesus Christ. So, what does Jesus have to say? What is God saying? Look at Jesus. Look at Jesus. Hebrews 1 verse 1 and 2. God who at sundry times and in diverse. Can you give me ASV? God, haven't of old times spoken to the fathers in the prophet by diverse portions and in diverse manners. Verse 2. Hath at the end of days spoken unto us in his son. So in the Old Testament he spoke by the prophet. But now he has spoken to us in his son. If you have your Bible, you realize the word his is in italics. This one is not showing it well. But if you have the word his is italicized. Have you seen it in your versions? It's italicized. H-I-S. It's slanted. Or it's in parenthesis. When you say a word in parenthesis or slanted it means it is not part of the original Bible. There's translated supply it to make it readable. Because to them it is not grammatically expedient. Because the original is this way. Hath at the end of these days spoken to us in son. So it is not readable, right? It doesn't seem to make sense. So they just put in the right grammatical construction to complete it. But sometimes it can be a distortion. But by their wisdom they put it in parenthesis for us to know that it's not inspired. So I want us to read it without the parenthesis. So God has in this last day spoken to us in son. That's what is correct. Let me explain. Assuming you go home and your friend tells you that oh, today the service was nice. The preacher spoke to us in German.
Speaker 2The preacher today spoke to us in French.
Speaker 1What does it mean? French was the medium of communication. Now God in this last day has spoken to us in son. The son is the communication or the language of the father. So he has spoken to us in son. Whatever the father is saying is in son. So the son is the father's dialect or the father's language. So what is the father's language? The father's saying he's spoken to us in son. Like we have said he spoke to us in German. But now he's spoken to us in son. So the son is his language. You understand? The son is his communication. So if you want what God I've heard some people say that God can make you sick.
Speaker 2Yeah. God can make you sick. The preacher even said that God can make you sick.
Speaker 1God gave him a heart disease to serve him well. The preacher said that. God gave him a heart disease so he could serve him. And someone was sitting in the congregation and the person also believed it. Believed it and went home and said Lord if I want to serve you with my whole heart so if it be that I can serve you with a sickness give me that sickness so that I'll serve you well. That same day the lady had a heart disease. But is it from God? And in a few days other two or three days
Speaker 2she died. Okay.
Speaker 1Does God God doesn't impact sicknesses and diseases. Look at Jesus' life. When Jesus was on earth Jesus never at one time said you are too healthy receive a little tuberculosis. He said, "You come here, you come here." here you come here for you to work in humility in humility for it to work in humility receive electric cancer you you become proud there's pride ahead of you so receive some also so he didn't do that so if you want to know god's will how god anointed jesus christ of nazareth with the holy ghost and with power who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil so sickness is an oppression of the devil healing all that we're oppressed so jesus came healing hallelujah that's the will of god so that's what the father is saying acts intended it he went about doing good now doing good is different from healing we think that the doing good is the interpretation for the healing no there are two different words the word doing good is the word for a philanthropist who is so endowed and rich but who has decided to use all his resources to help the needy ones the word is your justice a well-endowed beneficiary of philanthropist who distributes his goods to the poor so that's what jesus was doing he was caring for the poor so he went about caring for the poor and the needy number one number two healing the sick that's what good it's not don't interpret it like he went about doing good and how did he do the good by healing no there are two different words hallelujah he went about doing good and how did he do the good by healing no there are two different words hallelujah carrying for the poor and healing the sick so if you want to know what jesus the father is saying look at jesus
Speaker 2anytime you feel condemned it's
Speaker 1not from god god never condemns god will correct you but not condemn you you understand who is he that condemneth it is christ who died so he cannot condemn you because he took your place he doesn't condemn the pharisees will condemn but jesus never condemns the woman who was caught in adultery you know what jesus said neither do i condemn you go and sin no more jesus gave her two two food blessings number one the gift of no condemnation number two go and sin no more which one came first he says neither do i condemn you you know what jesus said when she knew she was not condemned she had the power to go and see no more but you can reverse it you can say go and see no more so that you'll not be condemned telling you that if the person goes with guilt it is going to be repeated because condemnation will weaken you to repeat the very sin but when she knew she was not condemned and she felt love whenever you experience love whenever you experience love whenever you experience love whenever you experience his love his love his love it is hard for you to step into someone you it is hard for you to step into someone you it is hard for you to step into someone you are in love with him are in love with him are in love with him you understand so jesus says neither do i you understand so jesus says neither do i you understand so jesus says neither do i condemn when she embraced the gift of condemn when she embraced the gift of condemn when she embraced the gift of he be not condemned she now has the he be not condemned she now has the he be not condemned she now has the power to go and sin no more power to go and sin no more power to go and sin no more hallelujah so we see hallelujah so we see hallelujah so we see when you see the what jesus's life when you see the what jesus's life when you see the what jesus's life whatever jesus did is what the father is whatever jesus did is what the father is whatever jesus did is what the father is saying saying saying hallelujah so when you read the gospels hallelujah so when you read the gospels hallelujah so when you read the gospels is what the father is saying is what the father is saying is what the father is saying praise the lord so jesus is god's praise the lord so jesus is god's praise the lord so jesus is god's perfect alphabet perfect alphabet perfect alphabet where is god as god's alphabet where is god as god's alphabet where is god as god's alphabet you know you know jesus is god's letter you know you know jesus is god's letter you know you know jesus is god's letter this is god's letter if jesus is god's this is god's letter if jesus is god's letter if jesus is god's letter if jesus is god's epistle he's the living epistle epistle he's the living epistle epistle he's the living epistle he is the alphabet for the composition of he is the alphabet for the composition of he is the alphabet for the composition of the story of the universe the story of the universe the story of the universe do you know that when you're writing a do you know that when you're writing a do you know that when you're writing a letter you need a lot of alphabet letter you need a lot of alphabet letter you need a lot of alphabet the composition of the of the letter the composition of the of the letter the composition of the of the letter god is writing his story in the universe god is writing his story in the universe god is writing his story jesus is the very alphabet jesus is the very alphabet jesus is the very alphabet for the composition of the story of the for the composition of the story of the for the composition of the story of the universe that is why history is his story i'm telling you that there's a story god i'm telling you that there's a story god i'm telling you that there's a story god is writing is writing is writing that is why the book of acts we see the that is why the book of acts we see the that is why the book of acts we see the book of acts never ended because it is book of acts never ended because it is book of acts never ended because it is continuing continuing continuing all that has happened you may think that all that has happened you may think that all that has happened you may think that history is about this person it's about history is about this person it's about this person it's about this person it's about this person it's about israel or isaba actually the truth is israel or isaba actually the truth is israel or isaba actually the truth is that history is about that history is about that history is about him history is his story him history is his story him history is his story it's about him so at the end of the day when we all so at the end of the day when we all so at the end of the day when we all we're all in heaven we'll look back into we're all in heaven we'll look back into we're all in heaven we'll look back into time and realize that oh so time and realize that oh so time and realize that oh so it was all about him wow it was all it was all about him wow it was all it was all about him wow it was all about him about him about him there's something i like in history in there's something i like in history in there's something i like in history in ancient times if a kingdom conquers ancient times if a kingdom conquers ancient times if a kingdom conquers another kingdom another kingdom another kingdom you know what they did what is the proof you know what they did what is the proof you know what they did what is the proof that you are you are a conquered that you are you are a conquered that you are you are a conquered kingdom or you are a vanquished kingdom kingdom or you are a vanquished kingdom kingdom or you are a vanquished kingdom there's one proof if you are vanquished there's one proof if you are vanquished there's one proof if you are vanquished if i conquered you you have to use my if i conquered you you you have to use my if i conquered you you you have to use my calendar calendar calendar kingdoms had their own calendars so if kingdoms had their own calendars so if kingdoms had their own calendars so if you are conquered you have to use my you are conquered you have to use my you are conquered you have to use my calendar calendar calendar you you see my calendar means you you are you you see my calendar means you you are you you see my calendar means you you are subdued subdued subdued you are conquered and subjugated i i have you are conquered and subjugated i i have you are conquered and subjugated i i have dominion over you dominion over you dominion over you that's what it meant that's calendars that's what it meant that's calendars let's say we go out the calendar is let's say we go out the calendar is let's say we go out the calendar is divided into two ad and bc divided into two ad and bc divided into two ad and bc what is ad in the year of our lord what is ad in the year of our lord what is ad in the year of our lord are not dominion which is dated to when are not dominion which is dated to when are not dominion which is dated to when jesus was born now ad is not after jesus was born now ad is not after jesus was born now ad is not after death no it's i'm not dominating yes yes yes because of a d after no it's i'm not because of a d after no it's i'm not because of a d after no it's i'm not dominating in the year of our lord dominating in the year of our lord dominating in the year of our lord so it's the county start from when jesus so it's the county start from when jesus so it's the county start from when jesus was born was born was born not when jesus died not after his death not when jesus died not after his death not when jesus died not after his death the church was born after his death the church was born after his death the church was born after his death that's why the church is not yet 2 000 that's why the church is not yet 2 000 that's why the church is not yet 2 000 years years years the church is now getting closer to 2 000 the church is now getting closer to 2 000 the church is now getting closer to 2 000 years years because the church was born after he because the church was born after he because the church was born after he ascended and he lived on earth for 33 ascended and he lived on earth for 33 ascended and he lived on earth for 33 years years years you understand so the beginning of the you understand so the beginning of the you understand so the beginning of the a.d is when jesus was born are you following me so that means that are you following me so that means that are you following me so that means that all who have used the calendar 80 all who have used the calendar 80 all who have used the calendar 80 to now are actually unconsciously to now are actually unconsciously to now are actually unconsciously acknowledging acknowledging acknowledging that jesus christ is a sovereign and the that jesus christ is a sovereign and the that jesus christ is a sovereign and the lord of all ages and the monarch of the universe so for the past two thousand years a.d so for the past two thousand years a.d so for the past two thousand years a.d is a declaration that every king every is a declaration that every king every is a declaration that every king every caesar every kingdom every monarch they caesar every kingdom every monarch they caesar every kingdom every monarch they are all subjugated under his sovereign are all subjugated under his sovereign are all subjugated under his sovereign rule and that jesus is the absolute rule and that jesus is the absolute rule and that jesus is the absolute monarch of the universe king of kings monarch of the universe king of kings monarch of the universe king of kings and lord of lords which in his time and lord of lords which in his time and lord of lords which in his time he shall show who is the blessed and the he shall show who is the blessed and the he shall show who is the blessed and the only potentate he's the king of kings only potentate he's the king of kings only potentate he's the king of kings and lord of lords that's jesus he's and lord of lords that's jesus he's and lord of lords that's jesus he's overall overall overall he's overall but i also realized that he's overall but i also realized that he's overall but i also realized that even before he was born we call it we even before he was born we call it we even before he was born we call it we called the calendar bc called the calendar bc called the calendar bc before christ which is dated back to before christ which is dated back to before christ which is dated back to adam that means from all those ages adam that means from all those ages adam that means from all those ages everything also was subdued and everything also was subdued and everything also was subdued and under his rule hallelujah so the under his rule hallelujah so the under his rule hallelujah so the calendar we use calendar we use calendar we use reveals that jesus is lord of all reveals that jesus is lord of all reveals that jesus is lord of all hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah jesus is lord of all jesus is lord of all jesus is lord of all jesus jesus jesus is everything is everything is everything it's all powerful it's all powerful it's all powerful so now after an omega means you you so now after an omega means you you so now after an omega means you you are not hopeless are not hopeless are not hopeless that means you have the future now imagine the one who loves you and who imagine the one who loves you and who imagine the one who loves you and who saved you saved you saved you is that it's not just your alpha but is that it's not just your alpha but is that it's not just your alpha but your omega your omega your omega you should you should work in laughter you should you should work in laughter you should you should work in laughter because you have a future because you have a future because you have a future do you understand the one who has do you understand the one who has do you understand the one who has purchased who loves you you have a purchased who loves you you have a purchased who loves you you have a future future future i read in revelation 3 verse 14 you i read in revelation 3 verse 14 you i read in revelation 3 verse 14 you know how he introduces himself know how he introduces himself know how he introduces himself these things say it the amen these things say it the amen these things say it the amen and he calls himself you know amen is a and he calls himself you know amen is a and he calls himself you know amen is a name normally we say amen but we are name normally we say amen but we are name normally we say amen but we are it's also his name this is what the amen it's also his name this is what the amen it's also his name this is what the amen is saying say amen is saying say amen is saying say amen you just mentioned his name because he's you just mentioned his name because he's you just mentioned his name because he's called amen called amen called amen you see these things says the amen the you see these things says the amen the you see these things says the amen the true and the faithful witness the true and the faithful witness the true and the faithful witness the beginning of the creation of god beginning of the creation of god beginning of the creation of god the first word in the bible is what the first word in the bible is what the first word in the bible is what beginning beginning beginning the english bible says in the beginning the english bible says in the beginning the english bible says in the beginning but the hebrew bible says beginning but the hebrew bible says beginning but the hebrew bible says beginning it's beginning in the hebrew bible the it's beginning in the hebrew bible the it's beginning in the hebrew bible the first word the last word in the bible is first word the last word in the bible is first word the last word in the bible is amen amen amen beginning always comes before the amen is beginning always comes before the amen is beginning always comes before the amen is that not so that not so that not so introducing himself as a beginning so he introducing himself as a beginning so he introducing himself as a beginning so he first revealed himself as amen before first revealed himself as amen before first revealed himself as amen before revealing himself as the beginning you revealing himself as the beginning you revealing himself as the beginning you know why he finishes before he begins know why he finishes before he begins know why he finishes before he begins yeah he finished before he begins so yeah he finished before he begins so yeah he finished before he begins so so as you are here so as you are here so as you are here your life your life your life is hit with christ in god is hit with christ in god is hit with christ in god so you can never say you are a value of so you can never say you are a value of so you can never say you are a value of dry bones dry bones dry bones ephesians 2 verse 10 ampc ephesians 2 verse 10 ampc ephesians 2 verse 10 ampc let's just read and see let's just read and see let's just read and see your life if things are not happening your life if things are not happening your life if things are not happening now now now that is not the end there is something that is not the end there is something that is not the end there is something beautiful because he already wrote it beautiful because he already wrote it beautiful because he already wrote it down down down i want us to read ephesians 2 verse 10 i want us to read ephesians 2 verse 10 i want us to read ephesians 2 verse 10 for we are god's handiwork workmanship for we are god's handiwork workmanship for we are god's handiwork workmanship recreated in christ jesus born anew recreated in christ jesus born anew recreated in christ jesus born anew that we may do those works which god that we may do those works which god that we may do those works which god predestined predestined predestined planned beforehand for us taking path planned beforehand for us taking path planned beforehand for us taking path which he prepared ahead of time that we which he prepared ahead of time that we which he prepared ahead of time that we should should should work in them living the good life which he prearranged and made ready for us to live. I'm telling you that there's a good life. All of you, there's a book about your life and there's a good life. There's not one bathroom inside. There's a good life which the devil tried to bring, make it bad. You understand? But God pre-designed the good life in his books. All of us, there's a book about your life. He prearranged and pre-ordained and pre-designed and prepared the good life. Hallelujah. So, never be discouraged. The life ahead of you is planned by God. It is good. Just align with him. Can I hear believing? Amen. Hallelujah. Are you here? We'll close very soon, but let me. Hallelujah. You love the word of God. Revelation 1. Now, I want us to read verse 7 before verse 8. Revelation 1. Let's go back to our original text. Behold, he cometh with clouds. Now, understand this. We've seen that Jesus is what? Alpha. He has introduced himself as Alpha and Omega, beginning and ending, the first and the last. They are not the same, but they are relatable. Listen. Alpha and Omega is about what he sees. Beginning and ending is about what he does. First and last is about who he is.
Speaker 2I don't know where you got that.
Speaker 1But what we have read, Alpha and Omega is about what he sees. When he said, I'm first and last, that means before him, there was no one, and after him, there is no one. So it's about who he is. Beginning and ending is to begin something. So we read the Bible, and he began everything. It's about what he does. And Alpha and Omega is about what he sees. So when Jesus said, I am Alpha and Omega, actually, what it means is that he is the one, he has the first say and the last say in your life. It's not the doctor. Jesus has the first say and the last say. It's not the lawyer. It's not the judge. It's not your parent. It's not your teacher. He has the first say and the last say in your life. It's not people's opinion. I want you to know that Jesus' opinion matters more than any other person's opinion. It doesn't matter what the doctors are saying and how they conclude on your life. Doctors can make mistakes, and they do make mistakes. But Jesus has the first say and the last say in your life. So your life and destiny belongs to him, and it's in his hands. It doesn't matter even what your family members are saying about you. Sometimes you are in a family and they can say that you are going nowhere. You don't even matter. It doesn't even matter what they say. When I was in secondary school, my class, I think my class was the most unserious of all the class. Probably can't testify. I think so. It's the most unserious of all the class in the whole school. And there's this teacher who come to class, and one day he came to class and somebody visited us, an old student, and the teacher said, this person will make it. This person will make it. Hey! Obviously I was not part.
Speaker 2Hey! Hey! Hey! We in our class was not serious.
Speaker 1In not a lot of schools, visual arts students are not very serious. Myself as a visual arts student, not serious at all. Actually, it's not our fault. Because you see, all the sports, all the people, they would buy people to come and run for the school. And some of them come with a very bad grade, and the only place they put them is visual arts. So, we're the most unserious of all the classes. And the master will come, and this master, I was wondering why he was doing that. Because he was also a believer. So I don't expect a believer to do that. And at that time, our emotions are, some of us were even battling with inferiority complex. And having neglected me, I knew Charlie. How can I make it? And he was just pointing hands. So people leave the class having a feeling that, Charlie, the master, this master, maybe he can see your head. So we now, we cannot make, he has disqualified us. But you see, that teacher is not alpha and omega. He doesn't have the first A, he doesn't have the last A. I read in my Bible that God has chosen the foolishness of this world to confound the wise. And God has chosen the base things. And the things which are despised and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things which are, that no flesh will glory in his presence. Have you read the Bible? You know what God does? He takes the beggar from the dunghill, and the poor from the dust. He sets him among princes to make him inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the laws. Hallelujah. So, maybe your own family, nobody looks at you. Nobody looks at you in your own family. They feel like, oh, you are despised, you are not a bright one. Don't live as if they are not writing your destiny. There is someone who has purchased you and who owns you. He says, I, I am alpha. I am omega. What he's saying is that what I say in your life matters. Not what your teacher said, not what the doctor said, not what your family member said, not what your classmate said. Maybe in truth, your life is really, really not worthy. But there is someone who has made your life worthy. And he can rearrange and he can put things in order.
Speaker 3He says, I am alpha and I am
Speaker 1omega. Alpha and omega. Hallelujah. That's Jesus. Jesus. Praise the Lord. Hallelujah. He says it's good. If you don't hold on to him, where?
Speaker 2Where again? Praise God.
Speaker 1Many years ago, I went to preach somewhere. You remember the back of our school, CS? There's a certain school there. CSR. You know, whilst I was preaching, the room was full. It said ladies or something. I don't know. But they were not looking at my face. They were all looking at my shoe. Just imagine, I'm preaching to you, but everyone is looking here. They were not looking at my face. They were all looking here. Because my shoe, I entered, my shoe was like this. So, the walking was this way. And there were big holes under the shoe. One day, I was in the service and the preacher called me for illustration. I should lie down. I said, Lord, let him change his mind. Lord, let him change his mind. Because if I lie down, hey.
Speaker 2Hey. Yeah. You see, yesterday when I was preaching,
Speaker 1my child, there was a big hole here and there's a big hole here. So, when I start preaching, I put my hands on it. So, the Bible says I'll be preaching. But when I get into the spirit, I forget. I
Speaker 3forget how I came. Without a little, oh, God is good. Then in the middle, in the midst, well, in the spirit, I remember. I remember. Yeah.
Speaker 1One day, I was going for lectures. Because I had only one trouser in school for the seven days. So, I have to wash it and lie on bed for it to dry. And for it to dry before I can, because it was one. And one day, I want to sit in a gum. You know, when you sit in a gum, if you want to remove the gum, you don't want to sit in a gum. You don't use blade. You can use a kerosene or something. I didn't know. And I tried to use blade and nothing got on. I had only one trowel. So, that day, I missed the lecture. I was in bed. Because I can't take boxers for the lectures. Hallelujah. God is good. Praise God. God is good. Jesus has the first say in your life and the last say in your life. then he says is the aleph all right so look at this one look at verse seven i said let's see verse seven first look at how he says behold he come out with clouds and every eye shall see him and they also which pierced him you know what it means to pierce his hands and his feet and all the families or the kin of the earth shall mourn shall will because of him even so amen that he says i am alpha and omega so you see that's how you read the bible you read it in context so in the previous verse he just spoke about a cross a cross that look those who pierced him because he's pierced jesus is the only his his hands and his feet are pierced and he says i am alpha and omega his sides are the only man-made imprint in heaven he carries the scars even in eternity jesus carries it and the bible said that those who pierced him would see him when he comes back that speaks of what reference to the cross then he said i am alpha and omega alpha and omega has a relationship with the cross because jesus spoke hebrew saying i am the aleph tab in hebrew every man-made imprint in heaven he says i am alpha and omega alpha and omega has a relationship with the cross jesus says i am alpha and omega has a relationship with the cross because jesus said i am alpha and omega has a relationship with the cross jesus says i am alpha and omega has a relationship with the cross financial lack, what are you considering? consider it you take your attention from the feeling from the negative emotion from the pain and you look to the cross consider him who endured such contradiction of sinners against himself they looked onto him and they were radiant and their faces were not ashamed you cannot look to him and be ashamed your faces will be filled with joy and look at what jesus said as moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness even so shall the son of man be lifted up so that serpent lifted is a symbol of jesus on the cross the next verse look at it that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but
Speaker 2have eternal life man for god so loved the world that he gave his only
Speaker 1begotten son that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish you see we use this verse only for salvation that is number one that is truth but it is it is all encompassing the word perish apolluma is not merely loss of life it's loss of well-being do you know that if you are working in depression you are losing your well-being if i'm working in worry you are losing your well-being if i'm working in anxiety in sicknesses in luck actually you are losing your well-being
Speaker 2but god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever
Speaker 1believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life now when are we supposed to have everlasting life that everlasting life is not futuristic it is present do you understand that first john 5 13 says it eternal life is not futuristic first john 5 13 these things have i written unto you that believe on the name of the son of god that he may know that you have eternal life yes this is you have to move from believing to knowing but you have it in the bible knowing speaks of intimacy you have to be intimate with it knowing that you have eternal life so listen for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believed in him he didn't say shall not perish should not perish let me ask you a question the bible says at the mention of the name of jesus every knee what every knee what see i hear sure that i hear shall the old testament said every knee shall bow but the new testament said every knee should bow the new testament doesn't say every knee shall bow but should bow shall is futuristic but the new testament says every knee shall bow but the new But should is a solemn decree. It has been said. It's the Father's solemn decree. That every knee should bow to the Son. That's the same force of the word in John 3.16. That whosoever believeth in him not shall not perish. Should not perish. Once you believe. And the word is you keep believing in him. You should not lose your well-being. If you believe in Jesus and keep looking to him. You will not lose your peace. You will not lose your joy. You will not lose your health. You will not lose your well-being. You will have a sound mind. You will walk in the riches of the glories of redemption. And what you give us should not, not shall not perish. That's a secondary interpretation. Hallelujah. So as we look to him. The cross. He's the Alpha. He's the Omega. Hallelujah. But seriously. Jesus. Is. Do you know why he has a first sin and a last sin in your life? Because of the cross. The cross has solved the issues of your life. He has a first sin and a last sin because he has solved it. He's answered it. Why are you afraid? Why are you living in fear? We just have to believe in him. So. Knowing who Jesus is. He's God. You cannot go from your savior. He's our savior. He's the one to pursue. He's the one to love. Praise the Lord. He's the Alpha and Omega. He's the alphabet of God. I know you can spell your name. You know where it came from. Oh, Jesus loves you. He's your source. Yeah. He calls you by your name. He's everything from start to finish. He's everything. He's all encompassing. Yeah. He has a first sin and a last sin in your life. And you are loved. And you are loved. And you are loved. You are loved. I want you to see the glories of our dear Jesus. The Jesus we have believed and received. It's not a little Jesus. He's a very God of very God. He's a great I am. Lift up your voice and glorify his holy name. Oh, Rimasho Kataya. This is the Jesus. Oh, Rimasho Kataya. Everything is in him. All things were made by him. And without him was not anything made that was made. For he is before all things. And in him all things consist. All things were created by him. Visible and invisible. Whether they be dominions, principalities, thrones, or powers. All things were created. Created by him and for him. I want you to see his majesty. The Jesus you have believed is the first and the last. The Jesus you have believed. He is the truth. He is the immense. He is the truth. He is everything. He is. He is God. He is omnipotent. Which is. Which was. And which is to come. The almighty. The eternal in being. Almighty in power. Just see his oneness. As you close your eyes. Jesus becomes bigger than your troubles. Jesus becomes bigger than your problems. Oh magnify the Lord with me. I want you to magnify him in your senses. Magnify him in your imaginations. When you magnify him. Your problems become little.
Speaker 3Your problems will dwindle. I'll see you next time.
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