Journey to the Celestial City: Faith and Redemption

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The journey is made down here on Earth, surrounded by trials, temptations, the opposition of a real devil. You make your journey on terraferma upon the Earth in this life, in this flesh. You embark on this journey searching for a city, but this side of Eternity, this side of death, you'll never reach that City. [00:35:52]

There is a city that we are journeying towards, that we are seeking after. It's a city that is built by your own hand, nor God, whose foundations have been laid by you, oh God, by the very precious blood of the lamb. And Lord God, we thank you that every citizen, Lord God, every dweller in that City will have had an experience of being redeemed and washed in the blood of the Lamb. [00:41:28]

The Lamb's Book of Life plays a prominent part here. We've actually read in Revelation chapter 21. We have been dealing with this chapter week after week after week. It's about a city, about the city of God. It's about the New Jerusalem, a city that's coming down out of heaven. [00:57:48]

No one will enter into that City, dwell there, or be a citizen of that City. Listen to what it says: enter into it anything that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh Abomination or maketh lie. The scripture is very clear: no, nothing of sin, of Flesh, of man is going to enter that City. [01:02:44]

The Bible is clear: none is good. I've met lots of Sinners to say, oh, I'm pretty good. I'm a likable guy. I try my best. The Bible says None is good. It goes further: none is righteous. It goes further: it says None feareth God, not naturally. No one fears God. It says None seeketh after God. [01:16:03]

But listen to what it says right at the end of this verse, talking about this great glorious City, talking about heaven, eternity, the new heaven, the new Earth, the world to come where you can go when you die or at the end of time. It says None of these sinful things can enter the city. [01:36:00]

There is access to that City. There's a certain kind of person gets into the city. There's a certain kind of person will receive a reward or be blessed eternally or dwell with God eternally. It tells you here they which are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. There is an actual book called the Lamb's Book of Life. [01:41:12]

The Bible talks about books, not just one book, not just two books, but a number of different books being written All Through Time concerning you. It says at the last judgment, when every sinner from every generation and every nation stands before God, I mean every single sinner that's ever lived for 6,000 years all standing before God. [02:07:00]

God records every person in these books by name. Every single person, Dead or Alive, Saint or sinner, have their names written in these books. Every single person, the Obscure person and the most famous actors and politicians of our world, the great men of history have their names written there. [02:29:09]

The names of the redeemed are recorded in a book in heaven. We read in Psalm 87:6, the Lord shall count. Do you know the Lord counts? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 100, 200, 300. The Lord counts. The Lord shall count when he writeth up the people. So look, his people, he writes them up. [04:03:00]

The most important book is called the Lamb's Book of Life. Don't confuse that with the book of life. It's two different books here. The Book of Life records everyone. The Lamb's Book of Life doesn't. It's select, limited, restricted. It's a unique book. This book in Revelation 21, it says your name has to be in this book. [04:41:39]

You better find an experience of being washed in the blood of the Lamb. The only thing that will forgive you and cleanse you and put you in right standing is the blood of Jesus Christ. There Is Power in the Blood of the lamb. And so Paul writes through faith in his blood. Put your faith in the blood of the Lamb. [05:58:37]

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