Kadesh Barnea

Evangelical Services, September 17, 1978

1. Hebrews 6: 1, 2

"Therefore let us go on and get pass the elementary stage in the teaching of the doctrine of Christ, going on unto perfection, that belongs to spiritual maturity. Let us not again laying the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God.

verse 2: of the doctrine of baptism, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead and of eternal judgment. These are all matters of which you should have been fully aware long, long ago."

2. Like Israel coming up out of Egypt -- out of the world -- believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. Justified by faith.

Romans 5:1, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through Jesus Christ, our Lord."

First stage. Then going on into perfection we see another stage . . . Sanctification.

Ephesians 5:26, "That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of the water by the word."

Hebrews 13:12, "Sanctified through the offering of His blood.

1 Peter 1:2, "Washed from sins, and become a pilgrim. Then claiming and seeking a land, a city that's coming, our promise, our inheritance.

3. . . . like Israel led by the pillar of fire to the promised land where they settled. They walked right up to the spot where they could see the beauty of the land filled with clusters of grapes, and they turned back. Many have tasted the heavenly gifts -- the grapes, the milk and honey -- but many will settle for onions and garlic pots in Egypt.

4. We must not stop. We must go on unto perfection. The cloud stopped in Kadesh Barnea.
Numbers 10:12 -- 12:16

Promised Land
Abundant Life -- New Experience

Walled Cities Strong People
Strong Cities. . . . . . . . . . . . Giants

The Cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran

Old experience -- End of journey -- Kadesh Barnea

God's purpose--to lead the congregation till Kadesh Barnea. They stood before the door to enter the promises of God. they came to the crossroad of final decision. Israel had not yet received the promises of God, but they were on their journey.

5. Kadesh Barnea (Bitma), the place where they sent the 12 spies out, and they brought good reports. "The land was great." Listen, we have seen the miracles during our journey, we have seen the red sea part for us, we saw manna come down from heaven like rain, and water pour forth from a rock. We've seen so many supernatural happenings around us.

But some of them said; the cities are walled, they are great cities with strong people. We have seen giants.

Number 14:1, "We cannot take it. The cities are walled up. And all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried."

6. Then Caleb and Joshua tried to hold the peace. They witnessed to them and told them that God had given the land to them. "Let us go and take it (go unto perfection)," they said.

Don't stop at justification, sanctification, but go on to perfection. Don't look at the obstacles. The Lord promied us, no one will get hurt, you can tackle the giants. We can tackle lust, pride, selfishness, selfrightousness, and all that stops us from reaching the promises of God.

Peter said on the day of Pentecost . . .
7. Acts 2:39, "For the promise is to and for your children, and to and for all that are far away, even to as many as the Lord our god invites and bids come to Him.

verse 40, And with many other words did I testify and exhort, saying save yourself from this untoward generation."

The New Testament christian already have a God-given hope.

Hebrews 7:19, "the law make nothing perfect, but draw night to God and He will make you perfect."

Hebrews 8:6, "A better covenant with better promises, God is no longer above us nor with us, but in us."

Hebrews 10:34, "A better possession in heaven."

Hebrews 11:16, a better country and in verse 10 a better city whose builder and make is God.

8. But Israel cried all night. They didn't believe it. Though they received the knowledge of the truth, it could not take them into the promised land. The truth must be experienced. The Holy Ghost is the truth.

9. Why Kadesh Barnea?
God promised--enemies shall fall at our feet. No one will get hurt in the battle. Yet Israel wanted to return to Egypt.

Numbers 14:4, "And the Lord said, 'how long will this people provoke me? How long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?'

verse 28, "The Lord said; 'as truly as I live, so will I do.'"

verse 29, "Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness. Your bodies shall rot in this wilderness."

10. Back to Hebrews 6:5
"For it is impossible for those which were once enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gifts, and turned away from their faith."

It is impossible to enter in. For they have counted the blood of the covenant an unholy thing. They have nailed again God on the cross for a shameful public disgrace.

Shewbread or Bread of His Presence

Evangelical Services, September 3rd, 1978

Text: Matthew 26:26-28

1. "And as they were eating Jesus took the bread, and blessed it and brake it, and gave it to the disciples and said: 'This is my body.'

And He took the cup, and gave thanks and gave it to them saying: 'Drink ye all of it.'

For this is my blood of the New Testament which is shed for many for the remission of sins.'"

2. Jesus spoke these words to the believers -- to His disciples -- to you and me -- His followers -- His children. He said: "This body which is broken for you is food." It is living bread.

John 6:49
"Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness and are dead."

Jesus said: "This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof (verse 50) and not die."

Verse 63: "The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are life."

"Spiritual meat and spiritual drink" I speak as unto wise men.

3. To partake is to eat and drink in absolute faith; to believe that the sacrifice of the cross is able to meet every human and spiritual need, and is able to cure every human illness. So to partake is life and life is victory over death.

"God bless thy bread, and thy water, and take sickness away from the midst of thee" (Exodus 23:25).

There is healing in the Bread. There is healing in Jesus Christ if we partake in faith. "For faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1).

That bread taken in faith by the prophet Elijah gave him strength for forty days and forty nights (I Kings 19:4-8).

6. This covenant is made by God. It covers all sin, all sicknesses and all human failure if we take it in faith.

The Lord's supper gives us strength, life till the next communion. The more battles we have, the more spiritual energy we need, the more we need that Living Bread. The first christians had communion services every day. During the three and a half years of great tribulation, saints will be taken out of this world, having three and a half years of comunion services with the Lord--Feasting on the Lord.

5. Let us go back to the first communion service. Melchizedek served Abram with bread and wine.

Who is Melchizedek? Genesis 14:17-21 tells us that Melchizedek, King of Salem, brought forth bread and wine, served Abram, and strengthened Abram who then gained victory over the four kings.

Hebrews 7:2, 3 said that Melchizedek was the King of Righteousness, King of Peace, and was without father or mother, without decent--having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the son of God.

6. God made a body of flesh for Himself, dwelleth in it. Call Him Jesus, god with us, with one purpose to destroy the works of the enemy. God in Flesh. A body, composed of potash, cosmos, light and other elements to make up that temple, tent, body, and to fill it with the Spirit of Himself (the Living God).

But Abram always recognized Him. Once, he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day. And he lift up; his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door and bowed himself toward the ground and said: "My Lord." (Three men he called Lord.) God in flesh recognized by Abram (Genesis 18:1-4).

7. Abram dwelleth in the land of Canaan. And because of that, the Lord said in verse 14, "Lift up thine eyes and look for all the land which thou seest, to thee (to thy seed I will give it) forever.

Now, then the Bible tells me that Abram was involved in a battle between four and five kings.

The four Kings:
1. Amrafel
2. Arich
3. Kadar-Laomer
4. Tideal

The five Kings:
1. Bera
2. Birsa
3. Sinab
4. Semeber
5. Bela

And the four kings made war against the five kings. And the four kings represents the world in its fullness (four is the number of the four winds: the North, South, West and the East.) The powers of darkness--used to oppress, to depress, trying to occupy the five senses.

It is always warring against the Spirit. The person ruled by the senses is alway trying to overcome, but it cannot.

8. We need to put our senses (James 4:7) under control.
Submit yourselves, therefore, to God.

Galatians 2:5
"We have liberty in Christ, and we don't want to give place for the flesh, not for one hour. But we want to put ourselves under subjection of the Spirit of God."

1 Peter 5:6
"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time."

9. Flesh is always warring against the Spirit. Our senses are always in contradiction. The Bible declares that the mind of the flesh is death (Romans 8:6). The Flesh is of no profit. It cannot gain spiritual things.

10. Than Abram came on the scene. He fought the battle (one against forty), the flesh, and overcame. He was always a conqueror. He lives in the plains of Mamre, in Canaan.

Communion: Ephesians 1:18
That your eyes of your understanding, being enlightened, and that you know . . . . inheritance.

Verse 20: "He raised Christ from the dead. That bread went through the furnace on Calvary. Set up in heavenly places.

How To Overcome

Evangelical Services, August 20th, 1978

Revelations 3:21

"To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in His throne. "

2. As old age arrives, people seem to reflect more and more on the question: "Where am I going?" Whether you are young or old, we are all heading toward the end of the road. Everyone must die once (the physical death). What are we struggling for? To live longer? Some people do live a long life, but constantly, day by day, with every heart beat, we come closer to eternity. Wouldn't it be most foolish if we didn't accept God's provision for eternal life? There is no winning touchdown for us. We are on the losing side. Furthermore, we've got to lose. But remember the promise in Luke?

3. Luke 17:33, "Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it."

Is there anything better, is there a greater treasure, than life?

4. Now, we're speaking of overcoming. Speaking of the last church age (the Laodicean church age). Christ has been put outside the church and was trying to get back on the inside. That's love. (Rev. 3:20). After He had been put out of His own house, was trying to come back in and said, "He that will open the door, I will come into him."

Paul said he had to die daily so that Christ could live. Christ lives, if we die. And when we die, we are overcomers. Only then we live and Christ grants us to sit with Him in His throne.

5. It is not on the throne, but in it. His Bride will be ruling with Him from in the throne, from within the entire domain--no boundaries. It is from eternity to eternity.

6. Overcoing is keeping life in a person. How can we overcome if there is no life? Or even when life went out? Scripture tells us that when the unclean spirit has gone from a man, he walks in dry places. Now we all believe in justification by faith and sanctification by the same Holy Spirit. Jesus said, the unclean spirit that went out returns back to the body and finds the house swept clean, living pure, clean lives. But if that house (body) is not filled or occupied it will come in with seven other demons. "And the last stage of this place (person) is seven times worse than it was at the first stage" (Matthew 12:43).

7. Let's talk about a few overcomers.

Noah: Jesus referred to Noah's days and said, "As it was in Noah's time, so shall it be in the coming of the Son of man."

Eight people overcame. How did they do it? They listened to the Word of God. The only way Noah overcame . . . he went into the ark.

Our ark is the Holy Spirit. We can get into this ark, not by good works but by the baptism of the Holy Spirit. That is the only way to overcome.

8. How do you know then, that you are inside the ark? Don't try to do it yourself. Just surrender to Jesus, he'll guide you in.

9. Daniel: There were four overcomers in the days of Daniel. They stood the test of fire and lions. The lesson? "He that cometh to God must firest be tested! Must believe the Word." And when the test is given, it's to see whether you can overcome or not. Jesus said: "To him that overcometh." And Peter said that our test or trials are worth more than precious gold. God tests us to see whether we belive the Scriptures or not.

10. The Four: Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego, Daniel. All the other believers in Daniel's days were not overcomers. They set a trap for Daniel and the others. Daniel probably knew that.

And they made a law--if any man pray within a certain amount of days, that man will be thrown into a lion's den. But Daniel was not afraid. He knelt down, raised his hands to God and prayed. Why" Live or die, he had the victory; he was an overcomer . . . the lions' mouths were shut.

Meshach, Sadrach and Ebednego had much victory also. The fire of the furnace could not burn them. Their overcoming spirit could not be burnt away, or torn to pieces.

11. Remember that Israel started with a two-million-strong congregation and wound up with two men. They all saw the miracles in Egypt, the manifestation of the Spirit, but it wasn't in their hearts to overcome. They perished in the wilderness. Only Joshua and Caleb were overcomers. They were on the front lines as two generals who led the people down to the river and crossed over into the promised land. Why? Because they believed the Word.

12. The water lily toils, yet does not spin. Solomin in all his glory was not arrayed like the lily. The prettiest flower was a little seed first, striving daily, dying daily when it was in the mud. But it pressed its way through the mud and waters, stuck its head above into the light. It overcame the mud, the hardships of life and experienced the glory.

13. Jesus gave us an example of how to do it. He was tempted in every way but did not sin. Overcoming means to recognize the Devil's tricks. Many people don't believe there's a devil. You must know him. He's that push and shove you feel when no one's there . . . always striving against you.

14. To overcome the Devil and his trickery we must understand, and acknowledge, that God who is in you is greater and mightier. By His grace you are more than a match for the evil one. Darkness cannot stand in the presence of light. No matter how dark it gets, God is Light. And as light overcomes darkness os the person that is in Christ shall overcome the darkness. An overcomer reflects the beauty and glory of God, as the lily overcomes the mud, and the water reflects its beauty.

15. That's the way of the believer. That's how Noah did it, as did Moses, Daniel, Mesach, Shadrach, Abednego, and even Zacharias, Elizabeth, Simeon and Ana. They stuck their heads above the things of this world and shone forth the glory of God.

16. Jesus showed us how it's done. By the Word. and the Lord said, "If you abide in Me, and My words in you . . . " Satan attacked Jesus three times with temptations.

First Attack: satan wanted the Lord to feed himself. Jesus was hungry and when a man gets hungry, the devil gets a freebie. A man will steal, rob, beg or borrow. The devil said to Jesus, why don't you use your power, your authority, and command the stones to turn into bread. But the Lord (the Word Himself) said, "Man shall not live by bread alone . . . " He could have done it. He could easily have changed the stones to bread, but he didn't. Why not? He would never use his authority simply to show off or satisfy his hunger. He used it for others.

The devil will always make a seemingly innocent proposition. At one time he did so with Moses.

17. The Lord told Moses, "Speak to the rock!" You have smitten it, don't do it a second time. But Moses, in the snare of the evil one, smote the rock for a second time and that was against the Lord's command. Moses took God's power to show off. He said as he struck the rock, "Come forth! I command you to come forth!" And the waters came forth. But then God said, "Come up Moses, here. you glorified yourself. Now, you are not going over into the promised land. "

18. Second Attack: Satan said to Jesus, "Come up here on top of the temple. If you want to be something before the people, stand up and jump." The Devil even quoted scripture. "It is written, he had given the angels charge over thee lest at any time thoud dash thy foot against a stone. They would bear you up." But Jesus said, "It is also written, don't tempt the Lord thy God."

19. Third Attack: Satan said, "All these kingdoms of the world are mine. you can have it." What a proposition. You could be king without a cross. A king without a battle. But not an overcomer.

Are we willing to die to ourselves? Are we willing to give ourselves up to God? Just leave your life at the altar of God and walk away. Leave your life there in God's hands. Because He lives you are an overcomer.

Nikita

Running From the Presence of God

Evangelical Service, July 30th, 1978

Jonah 1:1-3
"Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 'Arise, to to Ninevah, that great city, and cry against it: for their wickedness is come up before me.'"

verse 3, "But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa: and he found a ship going to Tarshis: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord."

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1. Here is an example of us all. It seems we are always running from something. We run from trouble. We run from responsibility.

We are called to stand and face it, but we find ourselves running. Sometimes we run from the hassles of work. Nonetheless, no one can make a living if they don't work. The Bible says: "Watch the little ants." Ants labor during the summer to prepare for winter. Work is necessary.

2. We've got to face responsibility also. Our responsibility to our children; to clothe them, to feed them, to give them an education.

We are responsible for our fellow man. Ministers are responsible for the True Word of God. And we are all responsible for our marriages.

3. There are too many ships sailing toward Tarshish with more than hundreds of Jonahs on board. We like to take the easy route thinking it is too hard to stand for the Word of God. We run from the presence of the Lord.

4. We are called to be witnesses to the world. It is a simple message Jonah was to deliver, "Repent or perish." Jesus is coming soon.

Yet, instead of doing the will of God, instead of being a witness of God, instead of having that responsibility, instead of facing the truth and stand for it, we run--running from the presence of the Lord.

5. Jonah went down into the hull of the ship and went to sleep. Kick back, take it easy, receive that pat on the shoulder and say, "Nothing to worry about." It's so easy when the sea is calm.

6. Listen, God will sent the waves against you and your safe boat. It's quite difficult, however, to run from the presence of the Lord. The wind will blow, storm clouds will come. Why not rise up and work for the Lord now? The night is coming when no one will be able to work.

7. Too many Christians are lukewarm, soft, thinking as long as they join a church, go to church, they can do as they please. It's easy to go with the flow, swim down the stream. But remember the falls are at the end. Row against the tide, against the stream. Accept your responsibility that God has given you. You'll be glad you did.

8. Adam had to face his responsibility when he first sinned in the Garden of Eden. He had made a choice--stay with God's Word or go with his wife. Adam chose his wife and brought death to the whole world.

9. Then came the other Adam who was the Christ. He was the Creator Himself, made flesh, this is what the Bible says. He could call the dead back from the grave. He could stop the wind and the storm. He turned water into wine.

You might ask, "Could He not have saved Himself from death?" Sure He could have. But if He had, He would not have saved us from eternal death.

He had to face responsibility, which He did. Jesus never ran away from the presence of God as Jonah had. Jonah tried to take a short cut, the way to Tarshish, instead of bringing the Word to Ninevah.

10. Noah had to face the world and their riducule. Never had it rained before.Yet, he obeyed God and built an ark. He worked, he took responsibility. Faith without works is dead. Our actions prove our faith.

11. Adam knew he was wrong and tried to cover himself up. Jonah took the easy way out and went to Tarshish. Don't get on that ship, God's way is better. Be His witness and go to Ninevah. Tell them to "repent or perish."

12. You will need to get off that ship to Tarshish anyhow. A storm is coming, and you will be in the midst of it. Avoid the storms, our fare is already paid to Ninevah. How can you run from the presence of the Lord? God was with Jonah wherever he went; God was in the boat, God was in the storm, God was in the fish, God was everywhere. You can't run from the presence of the Lord.

Just face it. Stop running!

Emergency

Evangelical Services, June 18, 1978

Proverbs 6:10, 11
"Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep . . . So shall thy poverty come as on that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Luke16:16
"The law and the prophets were until John; since that time the kingdom, and every man presseth into it."

1. Usually it takes a state of emergency to throw us into desperation. And really, desperation brings out the true state that is within you. Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is desperately wicked, who can know it."

2. Exodus 12:11
The passover was taken in time of desperation. "Eat Passover with shoes on your feet, with loins girded up . . . eat in haste."

Why shoes on?
Why staff in the hand?
Why a piece of bread in one hand and a lamb in the other?
Why the bitter herbs?

Death is to strike! It was a time of desperation. Do something, be desperate about your soul. Prepare yourself for the last exodus.

3. We find in James 5:16 the effectual fervent . . . that is desperation and the prayers of a righteous man availeth much. In desperation, in travailing, prayer does something.

4. Jacob, a kind of a carefree man. He did not care how to get the birthright, he just got it whatever way he could. He only thought that if he received the birthright that would settle it for him. But in fear for his own life, desperation to hold of him and he said, "across the river yonder, my brother is waiting to kill me."

5. Jacob knew that his life was in danger, possibly ending. Fear took over. he sent men ahead with oxen, cattle, and sheep to make peace with Esau. Then he gathered another group with more gifts but knew that it wouldn't stop his brother.

Eventually, he took his family (children included) and sent them off to Esau. Finally, Jacob got down on his knees. There, in desperation, when death lay before him, he wrestled with God until the blessing came. The Bible says, that Jacob held until he prevailed.

6. Another man, Hezekiah, was told by a prophet that he would die. Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and in desperation, wept out loud. "Lord, consider me," and the Lord changed the "program."

7. Jonah wound up at the bottom of the ocean inside the belly of a great fish. All hope of survival was gone. There he prayed, in desperation (perhaps only a few more breaths left in him), "Oh, Lord . . . " and the Lord kept him alive and delivered him.

8. Blind Bartimeus was desperate. He had a golden opportunity when Jesus passed by. In desperation he screamed out, "Oh, Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me."

Jesus stopped. The desperate cry of a blind man stopped the Son of God. "Bartemeus, what would you have me to do for you?"

"Lord, that I might receive my sight."

"Go your way, your faith saves you."

9. Let us be desperate about this. It is between life and death. Let's press onward into the Kingdom of God.

Let the sick and afflicted say, "I am a purchased product of God."
I'm in Christ, and in Christ is no sickness.
I'm in Christ, and in Christ is no weakness.
I'm in Christ, and in Christ is no unbelief.
I'm in Christ, and in Christ is no darkness.
I'm in Christ, and in Christ is no sadness, only joy unspeakable and full of glory.

I'm in Christ, and in Christ is no death. There is abundant life.

No lying spirit, no worldly spirit, no quarreling spirit. In Christ is the Holy Spirit. Won't you get desperate and ask for the Holy Spirit?

He was wounded for our transgressions.
He was bruised for our iniquities.
Surely He bore our sorrows.
And by His stripes we are healed.

When I See The Blood (Part II)

Evangelical Services, June 18, 1978.

10. Now, the lamb was killed in the evening time and the blood was applied in the evening time. The token "sign" never came into existence until evening time. Before the judgments of God passed through the land, the blood had to be applied first. And now everything that is not under the blood will perish.

11. Life is in the blood. Notice: an animal's life could not come back be considered as human life, because it does not have a soul. It doesn't realize that it is naked, nor understands sin. Therefore, even though it is a living thing, it is not a living soul. But when the Lamb of God shed His blood on Calvary, the Life (eternal life) went back to God and that literal life of Jesus Christ came back to the believer.

12. The animal's life could not return back. Therefore, the blood had to be placed on the door, upon the post as a sign "token" before the judgments struck.

Evening shadows are falling, my friends. The sign for the believer is the Life of God that is within you, that blessed Holy Spirit. That life was in the blood of Jesus and is now upon you, or in you. That is your membership card.

13. The Baptist said: "The time you believed, you received the Holy Spirit" (Acts 19:1-7).

Paul found certain disciples on the upper coast of Ephesus and said unto them, "Have you received the Holy Ghost since you have believed?"

Listen, God requires a "positive token." Not just an understanding of the Bible, or a membership of a church, but an (our) identification in the Holy Spirit.

14. When I see the token I'll pass over you. Israel was commanded to stay under the blood. Let's make it clear again: "When I see the blood token, I will pass over you."

15. In the Old Testament, the blood was a sign. In the New Testament, the Life was a sign within the believer. The Life is the Holy Spirit who is alive in us.

16. Rahab, the harlot, had to display a token (a scarlet red material hanging outside her window), so that she would not perish with the others. When the rest of the city fell to the ground, when the angels of death brought judgment, Rahab had the token that saved her.

17. Is your sign alive, or is it dried out like old paint on the church door? Is that Blood of Jesus still alive, fresh in your hearts? That is life--the Holy Spirit.

Is your sign or token just a thought or is it a reality? Remember, the judgments (eternal death) of our Lord is at hand, but he says: "When I see the Blood, I will pass over you."

When I See The Blood

Evangelical Services, June 18, 1978.

1. Exodus 12:12, 13 . . . "For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast, and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment; I Am the Lord.

And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plaque shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt."

2. We (the whole human race) are headed towards eternity. Therefore, we must make our choice which way we should go--Heaven or Hell! Remember that without Christ we will lose everything. Only you can make the decision about where your eternal destination lies.

3. The word "token" means, "a sign." Like the payment for an airline or a bus ticket. We pay our fare, they give us a token--a sign or ticket. That sign cannot be used for anything else. It won't work for anything else or someone else. It's your ticket.

4. God started with Israel and said; "The blood of the lamb is a sign, a token for you." It was God's required token--the blood. God made a token and gave it to Israel and no other token would work.

5. To the world foolishness, but to God, the only way. It must be there and we cannot have the token until the fare is paid. Then we are passengers of the token which gives us the privilege of the free pass. "I'll see the blood . . .", "I'll pass over you."

6. The blood was the token. It's the only thing God recognizes. There is nothing else that can take its place, no denomination, no church, no religion, nothing. No matter how good we are, how much education we have, or even how nice we are, the token must be on and in my life. Again . . . "When I see the blood . . . I will pass over (death) you."

7. When His child had defiled himself with the sin of unbelief, God, rich in mercy, made a substitute. Something had to die in His child's place. The blood showed that life had been given. The life identified with that life (bloodshed) has a token, a free pass to freedom.

8. The blood must be over a person (covered). The innocent substitute is given to identify with the believer, though he is guilty. A life is given for a life.

9. It is a perfect type of Christ. The Lamb of God. The Bible tells us in John 1:29, 32. John the Baptist witnessed, "I saw the Spirit descending upon Jesus like a dove."

If it would have been a wolf, or a tiger, the nature of a dove (the Holy Spirit) could not have blended with these kind of natures. The dove led the lamb. The Spirit led a lamb. The child of God.