24-0510A_THE IDENTIFIED CHRIST OF ALL AGES PT-23 (LOOK TO HIM, IN HIS IDENTIFIED WORD)

Heb 9:24  For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: 

Heb 9:25  Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; 

Heb 9:26  For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. 

Heb 9:27  And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 

Heb 9:28  So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. 

*GOD SAID, "LOOK TO ME."

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6      That's been the call for years, "Look unto Me, ye ends of the earth." I would like to kind of turn that just a little bit, and, "Look especially unto Me at the end of each world system," because He always makes Hisself known so real at the end of a world system when it's coming to its end. "Look unto Me, all ye ends of the world," I might say. The Scripture says, "The ends, ends of the earth," ends is in plural, "ends of the earth."

7    Many say, "We've heard this for many years, 'Look unto Me. Look unto Me.'" Well, that's true. But the thing, the question is, is what do you see when you look? You've been asked that for a long time, "Look unto Me."

AND I WONDER, IN A TIME THAT WE ARE LIVING IN NOW, WHAT COULD WE LOOK TO THAT WOULD BE MORE SOLID THAN GOD?

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  8      Hear people say, "Look." If they mention the word look, means, "to pay attention, look up, or to look at, and look out."

9    And now God is saying here, "Look unto Me. I am God, and there is none other."

10    And I wonder, in a time that we are living in now, what could we look to that would be more solid than God? And God is the Word, so look to the Word of God, today, for your answer. The Bible has the answer for this day. It's had it for other days. It's got it forever, because it is Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever.

11    The Bible has the answer, because the Bible is the revelation of Jesus Christ, being revealed since the foundation of the world. He has been revealed in the form of prophets, He has been revealed in the form of kings, He has been revealed in the form of law-givers, because that's what He is: King, Prophet, Law-Giver, and God.
Now, He said, "Look to Me."

IT ONLY DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU LOOK FOR, THAT'S WHAT YOU FIND.

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 12      And you say, "I've done that." It depends on what you looked at, determines what you look at, is where and what you look for Him for. What are you looking at? What purpose do you have in looking at Him? It only depends on what you look for, that's what you find.

13    Usually, people come to a meeting, a religious gathering, some of them go to find a big crowd of people to set with. Some... Oh, I hate to say, but it's true. Some go to church just to show their clothes they're wearing. Some goes to church because they say, "This is the biggest church in the city; or it's--it's got the best name; a certain class of people goes to this church," then that's--that's wrong. See? You're not looking to the right thing that the church is established for.
God said, "Look to Me."

14    Many people go to the services and just to be seen. And sometimes people go to services... This is too bad to say this, and we linger on it a long time. But they go to church with their mind already made up before they go. If certain things is said, or something just against their idea, they'll get right up and walk out. They just simply will not stand, because they've got their own idea what it must be.

*AND EACH GENERATION REVEALS HIM IN THE FULL REVELATION THAT'S LOTTED FOR THAT TIME.

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  15      That's the very reason that Jesus was not understood when He came to the earth. If they would have only looked into the Word of God, instead of their--of their tradition of that day, they would have known He was the Son of God. Because, the Bible plainly declared His full coming, and He come in full revelation of the Word.

16    And each generation reveals Him in the full revelation that's lotted for that time.

17    This generation must reveal Jesus Christ. That's the revelation of Him that's promised in the Word, must be revealed to this generation. If the churches won't receive It, somebody will rise up and do It.

18    Cause, John said, "God is able of these stones to rise children unto Abraham. Don't think to say within yourself, 'We have Abraham to our father,' for God is able of these stones to rise children to Abraham."

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  19      "For what God has said, God is fully able to perform what He has promised to do. Our father Abraham realized that, and against hope he believed in hope; and staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong, giving praise to God, because God made him the promise."

20    He has made us a promise for this day. He has made us a promise. And our promise today is just as sure to be revealed as it was to Abraham, for we are the children of Abraham, "Being dead in Christ, we are Abraham's Seed, and heirs with Him according to the promise."

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  21      So many people come in, drawed up their opinion, set in a Full Gospel meeting, or any other meeting, and they'll just wait just for a few moments until something is said that they don't agree with, then up and out. They just won't stay to hear any more. They got... They won't stay to see if there was, and what the Truth of it is.

22    Now we say, "Is that spirit? Where did that come from?" It's always been. That come from Genesis. It was down through the Scripture. Many time...

23    When Paul was speaking one time, rather, to a group of people, why, they--they listened at him closely as long as he stayed in the law. But when he begin to tell about the revelation, the Heavenly vision, quickly it changed the congregation. They rose up, to screaming. If they'd just listened to what the man said, he was revealing the Truth of God, by the Word.

*WHAT DO YOU SEE IN HIM WHEN YOU LOOK?

232    What do you see in Him when you look? Do you see that? Do you see that, "He was wounded for our transgressions; with His stripes we were healed"? When you look away, can you see that, or can you just see one side of the Atonement? Can you see both sides of it when you look?

If you look at it through the creed, they'll tell you, "The days of healing is passed."
But if you look at it through the Word, you'll see, "He is the same yesterday, today, and forever." See?
 
*PEOPLE CAN LOOK AT THE SAME THING TODAY…..

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248      The woman at the well, she got a look one time, and what did she see? She expressed it in the city. She said, "Come, see a Man Who told me the things I've done. Isn't this the very Messiah?" When she took her first look at Jesus Christ, she saw the Messiah.

249    People can look at the same thing today, and call It "mental telepathy." They'll call It "spiritualism." They'll call It any kind of a devil name they can call It, because they don't know what they're looking for. Amen. They don't understand. They're looking for a creed. They're looking for a genius to set the church in order. They're looking for more members, and fail to see the blessed Lord Jesus Christ in His identified Word. Right.
 
*DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THE PROMISE OF TODAY, YOU'LL SEE IT.

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  250      Depends on what you're looking for. If you're looking for the fulfillment of the promise of today, you'll see it. But, if you're looking for some intellectual, or something that they've always looked for, some great founder, some historian, some other person, something else, you'll fail to see It. But when you look at Him through the Word, the Word declares Who He is.

251    He challenged the people of His day to do the same. They couldn't see Him. He said, "You blind leaders of the blind. You claim Moses to be your prophet. If you would a-knowed Moses, you would know Me. Moses wrote about Me." And they were too blind to see It. Looking right at It, and too blind to see It.

252    I'm dove-tailing that "glare," this morning, for a few minutes, you see. They're looking, and don't know what they're looking for, because they've got the wrong conception of what they're trying to find. How would you know what you wanted to find, if you didn't know what you was looking for?
 
*AND THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU'LL EVER KNOW…..WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR; IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR JESUS, YOU WILL LOOK TO THE WORD, FOR HE IS THE WORD.

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  253      How would you go hunt for a pumpkin, and you had never seen one and never heard of one? How would you go find a watermelon, if you never knowed there was such a thing, and how it looked? Why, you could find a tub, and think it was a watermelon. You could find something else, you could find a block, and think it was a watermelon.

254    But you've got to know what you're looking for. And the only way that you'll ever know what you're going to, what you're looking for; if you're looking for Jesus, you will look to the Word, for He is the Word. "They are They that testify of Me. Search the Scriptures."

Joh 8:23  And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 

Joh 8:24  I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 

Joh 8:25  Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.

2Pe 3:11  Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 

2Pe 3:12  Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 

2Pe 3:13  Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 

2Pe 3:14  Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 

2Pe 3:15  And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 

2Pe 3:16  As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 

2Pe 3:17  Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. 

2Pe 3:18  But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.