<TITLE>11. Par 40-42</TITLE>L-40 Here it is. Get it. Christ at the first resurrection, and made Hisself known to these apostles by something that He did when He was here on earth to prove to them that He was risen from the dead, and It was He, He's under the same obligations to move this morning in this tabernacle: to do things here in this church, this morning, that He did when He was here on earth in the same manner; He is obligated the same way to act when the same crisis arrives.
Now, for another few moments. I... If--if you'll stand it. I--I want to say--come to my other Scripture. Quickly. He is arisen from the dead. The highest of heaven became the lowest to earth. He passed through a city, Jericho, the lowest city in the world, and the littlest man in the city had to look down to see Him. That's right. How low did He come? Did you ever think of it?
He become me, that I through grace might become Him. He become sin, knowing no sin that I, by sin, might be righteous in the sight of God. That's what He did for you. That's what He did for you, sinner friend, this morning. How could you turn Him down?

L-41 Now, notice. Now, that was His... His earthly work was finished. At the resurrection He proved everything He said. Now, He's got another work to do that the world knows little about. That's right.
His next work in His ascension, we want to speak on that for a moment. After He's risen from the dead, after He's already here on earth, and proving Himself alive by infallible proofs, that He's doing the same thing that He did when He was here in flesh... And here He is walking, breaking bread, and eating with them. Oh, the same Jesus, He's proved it. Now the ascension comes. Now the time comes. Did you ever know the Bible said that He ascended upon high far above every, every through every heaven. This earth belonged to the devil. Through the fall this earth was given to the devil. Every kingdom of this world is governed by the devil. We hate to think that, but the Bible says it is.

L-42 That--that's the reason we have wars, and shooting, and fighting, and trouble is because the kingdoms of this world is the kingdoms of the devil. The Bible said so. And in the great millennium which is to come, the Bible said, "Rejoice all ye heavens and you holy prophets of the earth for the kingdoms of this earth have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and it--and He--He shall rule and reign forever.
Now, they will become. We'll have no more war then when He comes, no more sickness, nor more trouble. Now, notice. When He had died... There's so little spoke of this ascension. It's one of the greatest days when He ascended up, 'cause all over the earth since the day in the garden of Eden that sin was committed, all heavens was shut off from mankind. Satan is the prince of the power of the air. That's right. "Why art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer?" No man could see into glory. No man could understand because the power is just above us. Heaven means "atmosphere above" and then all these powers was shut off from mankind because of sin.


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