<TITLE>21. Par 185-193</TITLE>L-185 Sea of glass, where the sacrifice was washed... And we are washed. Oh, don't forget that; we're coming back to it after while, "Washed by the water of the Word..." Then you've got to hear the Word before you can enter there, because only one way you can approach God; that's by faith. Is that right? "Faith cometh by hearing, hearing of the Word," washing our conscience. Not to meet a man, not to meet father, not to meet mother, not to meet baby (Them's all true, we will do that.), but the first thing we got to come is God's avenue of approach to be washed when we hear the Word of God.

L-186 By faith we're walking. Grace, what God did for you... That's right. You believed God. You believe on God; and as soon as you are sorry, you're already forgiven.
As I was speaking to a brother yesterday, kinda got a little mixed up on it, and I said, "Look, brother, if you said something to hurt your wife's feelings, immediately you'd feel sorry for her; you're sorry you did it; you're already repented in your heart. That's right. But you got to go tell her about it. You got to go and say, 'Honey, I--I'm sorry I said that.' Then you've thoroughly repented." Now, that's the way it is with God.
A man that would go and say, "I hurt her feelings; don't make any difference; I'll tell her I'm sorry but really I'm not," you're a hypocrite. See? That's right. That will never be received by God.
You've got to thoroughly be sorry for your sins. Then when you know that you're sorry for your sins, and then repentance, and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive forgiveness, receive the Holy Ghost. See, just simple, God's made it so simple.

L-190 Here the... We notice here in the sea of glass, it was likened unto crystal. Now, the sea of glass is symboled, typed by the brass sea. This is the glass sea in heaven. Moses saw it as a glass sea and made what was called the "brass sea," a brazen altar, brazen sacrifice--brazen altar, rather.
You know what brass speaks of in the Bible? Judgment. He made a brass serpent. What does a serpent mean? The symbol of serpent meant "sin already judged," in the garden of Eden, when, "Thy heel shall bruise its head; his head shall bruise the heel."
And brass represents Divine judgment, the brass altar, where the sacrifice was burnt; brazen laver, where it was washed by the water of the Word. See? Elijah in his days went out and looked up and said, "The sky looks like brass (Divine judgment upon a rejected nation)." Oh, my. Brass, brazen. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]

L-193 Now, we're at the laver. And you notice this laver was empty and was as clear as crystal. Why? The church had already been redeemed.
Now, now, we notice a little later on though, when the tribulation saints comes up, we find it again full of fire. Did you know... Would you like to read that? Let's go over to Revelations now, 15th chapter, the 2nd verse, and read where we see this brassy fire again. All right.
And I saw another angel... I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having... seven last plagues; for in them is filled up with the wrath of God.
Now, the wrath of God... Watch.
And I saw as it was a sea of glass mingled with fire:... (Now, watch.)... and they that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over the mark, and over the number of his name, stood on the sea of glass, having... harps of God.
And they sang the song of Moses the servant of God,...
Oh, do you see it? Tribulation period. Oh. Are you in a hurry? [Congregation answers, "No."--Ed.] All right, listen, let's notice something here.


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