Presented by Evangelist Wendell Stover

I was sitting here thinking of God's wonderful love to me this week. Ross Perot, one of the wealthiest men in America was asked, "What is the secret of your success?" He replied, "Well, I've tried to hire people to work for me who were smarter than I am." There's some good wisdom in that. I'm really not the one doing any hiring around here, but tonight back in this room before this meeting began, the pastor of this church prayed the most beautiful prayer. I wish each of you could have been here to be a witness to that prayer. It was as if he were laying his own burden aside and praying for me; I appreciate that. And if you notice, Harold and his wife Clarice, they are always building up Jesus. They are always building me up in the eyes of our people. I appreciate that.

It reminds of the good old days in the book of Acts, when they were all together in one accord in one place. The fiery presence of the Holy Spirit came and we know of that as the Pentecost. I want to be alive when Jesus comes, don't you? I want to have that true conversion experience working that allows me to love the things that Jesus would love. Only the changed heart can really hate sin the way Jesus hates it.

I would like to take us back to the board for a few minutes this evening as we begin. Last night I introduced a couple of very simple words that were "type" and "anti-type." The word "type", often used in theology, represents something such as: in the Old Testament, the lambs that were killed were a type of the sacrifice of Christ that would come. That is what we call typology. I bring all this up because as we study the Old Testament and compare what's there with the New Testament teaching, we always find ourselves wondering about the law and the covenant. Last evening, I pointed you toward a simple diagram of the Old Testament sanctuary; the very first one that was built there. There is so much symbolism here that if we overlook that symbolism, we are going to miss out on some very beautiful teachings in the New Testament. I would even suggest tonight that one reason there are so many arguments about obedience to the law of God is because we have not really looked into this idea of type and anti-type especially with the sanctuary. There are precious truths here, and one that I would remind you of is that this was part of that old covenant; the sacrificial system that involved animal sacrifices and earthly priesthood; a building divided up into two rooms. But when Jesus died on the cross, He fulfilled this part of the law, and it was replaced by a new covenant.

Turn with me to an interesting text in the book of Colossians the 2^nd chapter. Is this in the Old Testament or the New? This chapter states it so blatantly, but beautifully, here that we have to look at this. Beginning with verse 14, "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross." I'm suggesting to you that when Jesus died on the cross, and we know when He died there on that Friday afternoon, He would then become the true Lamb of God. He would also have served as the priest. He was meeting every fulfillment of that Old Testament covenant. Here in Colossians, the writer says for us that the old law, the old covenant, would be done away with and nailed to the cross. The only reason that I even bring this up is the book of Revelation talks about obedience to God's Law. If this Law has been destroyed and done away with, what law could the book of Revelation possibly be inviting us to keep? Actually, I've misphrased that question because the book of Revelation not only invites us to be obedient, but there is a commandment there for God's people to obey. I think we know the truth of this subject; the Ten Commandments.

You've heard the expression, "The buck stops here." Take nothing away from the Ten Commandments and certainly add nothing to the Ten commandments. When Jesus died on the cross, the Ten Commandments were not changed; they were not altered in any degree. Why, if the Ten Commandments had been destroyed when Christ died, there would be no standard of right and wrong for us living today. Do you believe it? And if there was no standard for us to live by, the very subject we are studying this evening of the 144,000 could not possibly be taught.

Turn to Revelation 7. How the mind of John must of have thrilled to see great events projected into the future, and how by his pen he would write down what he was being shown. John says, "And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth." I understand this text was one of those places that in centuries past was used to prove that the world was flat instead of round. We understand it today to represent the points of the compass: north, east, south and west. But, the imagery here of these mighty beings holding back the last winds of war and strife and commotion until something should happen! Verse 2 declares, "And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the Living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea." We can all read verse 3, but I would like to paraphrase it for you while you read it. Would you like for me to do this? Here is the setting; the angels holding back the last great movements of war and destruction on the earth, giving us the idea that God is still in control of things, but God will allow nature to run it's course. Do you believe it? God will allow sin to go it's direction, but ultimately there does come a declaration from God that says, "This is it."

We are living right now in the fulfillment of Revelation chapter 7. Listen to me please. Right now, more eagerly than you want to walk through the gates of heaven, Jesus wants to stand there and welcome you. He misses you. He wants you to be with Him. Surely they've discussed how the entrance is going to be made coming from the heavens toward the earth when Jesus comes to get His people. In preparation for that, we are to be in a time of reformation and of revival. Also in a time known as, "the beast, the time of the beast." Even preceding that is the sealing time of God. The seal of God comes to many people before the mark of the beast comes. You do want the seal of God. The seal of God is being given today, and it's interesting that you can find the seal of God in that very special place that we've just been talking about a few minutes ago, right within the heart of the Ten Commandment law itself we find the seal of God.

Here is the message. As if one angel comes and speaks to his friends and he says to them, "I know that you have the ability and the power to stall things just for a little while. God has commissioned me to bring the seal of the living God upon the inhabitants of the earth who will desire it." I cannot wait to study with you about the seal of God as it compares to the mark of the beast. Sometimes I wish in these classes that we could throw away all the clocks and just stay here all night long. We could have the ladies serve us breakfast and stay here all the next day, but I know that's dreaming a little bit for a preacher. But, it's so important, so fun and so thrilling to see God's Word coming through even in our day. I'm suggesting that right now in 1999, the seal of the living God is being given and that we are living in the sealing time, that the 144,000 do not receive the mark of the beast, but they receive the seal of the living God. Have you ever wished that whatever is going to happen will happen so that Jesus could come? I think that is the heartfelt cry of all of us here.

In that context, I'm a little bit concerned about those who misrepresent the 144,000. I say this because one evening after attending a minister's convention, my room just happened to be the place that about six or eight ministers decided to come. They began to discuss the 144,000. Twelve o'clock came, then one o'clock came. I enjoy the midnight hours, but I enjoy them most while I'm sleeping. I had already given my opinion early in the discussion and nobody was really arguing over that, but they were defending from different points of scripture and other sources two different understandings about the 144,000. One claimed the 144,000 represented a literal number; the other side claimed that the 144,000 is a symbolic number, and so back and forth for three or four hours it was, "Yackity, yackity, etc." I don't believe that we should ever argue about the Bible. It's put there for our instruction, for our admonition, and the things that we do not have that absolute clear definition coming from scripture, what is wrong with simply saying, "I don't really know"? And, always? This is a declaration -- Stoverism if you want to label it. Anybody copying this down in a letter to send it off somewhere, this is called Stoverism. Any time God does not give us clear definitions and enough information to know what He is talking about, it cannot be that important to God Almighty to begin with.

I would like to suggest to you that it would be the devil's territory to cause the Christian community to become divided over whether or not the 144,000 is a literal number or a symbolic number. Let's read a couple more verses in Revelation chapter 7 verses 3 and 4. He said to those angels in verse 3, "Hurt not the earth, neither the sea nor the trees until." Do you see this? Do not allow the last great wave of destruction to come upon the earth until the servants of our God have been sealed in their foreheads. If you are alive when Jesus comes, you will have the seal of the living God or you will have the mark of the beast; both of them are characterized as being in the forehead. It's the burden of Revelation to give us enough material and the wonderful experience of meeting Jesus so that we do not receive the mark of the beast. To receive the mark of the beast, you don't have to do very much. Do you know some people are so comfortable in their religion, they are going to die in their religion without ever knowing Christ? There is far too much religion and far too little of Christ.

The 144,000 represent a very unique group of people living near at the close of time who have the seal of the living God. Some of you are going to ask me, so I'm going to tell you, and as Paul would say, "I would raise my hand as a man." I lean in the direction that the 144,000 is a symbolic number and not an exact literal number, but let's not argue about that. What we have so much information about is not the number, exactly, but about the character development of that very special group of people. If those who are arguing about the number would spend as much time studying the character of the 144,000, I think we would be much further advanced. Here in Revelation 7, he does tell us that these twelve tribes here would represent the 12,000 from each tribe. Again, I would suggest there is some symbolism here. It would be difficult today to even find 12,000 people of these tribes, and these tribes are not even the same. Ten of them are, but two are not, the same tribes we have in the Old Testament.

Let's just visit here for a moment and then continue. It is very unique when we think about God in the last days having a people who would be sealed with His special insignia, the seal of the living God, and that those people could be identified in scripture as Israel. We are all familiar today with the emphasis upon the literal nation of Israel, how many are teaching that a temple will be built in Israel and certain things in prophecy will come to pass according to those views. I did some studying on my own. I discovered the first time the word "Israel" was used was found in the book of Genesis. Let's turn to the book of Genesis. It might help us to have a clearer understanding of what the New Testament means when it speaks of Israel. In Genesis 32, the background is Jacob and his brother Esau had a very large quarrel and almost a fight. Jacob has actually cheated Esau out of his birthright. Jacob wants to go home to see his family. As he makes his journey, news comes to him that his brother Esau has an armed banned of trained soldiers. Certainly Jacob would have been concerned about his safety. Yet, Jacob had been a bad boy. In his earlier years, he had stolen the birthright and had received his father's blessing. Actually, the name "Jacob" subscribes to that idea. The word "Jacob" means a cheater or a supplanter. It's sort of like before we come to Christ. We could be a cheater or a deceiver or a thief or a liar or a murderer or whatever, right? But then, when we meet Jesus and accepting Him, we ought to be changed.

Here is Jacob. He has placed his possessions out in front of him, but the Bible record declares here that he laid down that evening. We find this in Genesis chapter 32:24. "And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day." Some time ago for Saturday evening entertainment, I went with some friends to a place I had no idea where we were going. I very seldom watch wrestling. Not intending any offense to anyone here this evening, that's not where I would personally choose to go for Saturday night entertainment. As I sat there, I began to wonder, "What am I doing here?" Snickers were coming from either side of me and I knew it was a setup, but this was the night the ladies were wrestling. I suppose I've been sheltered all my life or am so naïve. I never knew that women would do such things as they would do there in public. They would run, jump, pull hair, kick and do all kinds of acrobatics; it was certainly interesting to watch. How did you get me off on that?

Back to our subject, here is Jacob. Perhaps that evening he had looked up into the starry heavens. By the way, if it's not cloudy this evening when you go out, you can look up at the moon. It's the same moon that Jacob looked at, the same moon that Jesus observed, and the same one that was there when Adam was here on the earth. Isn't that interesting? I don't really know what Jacob saw, but maybe he placed his hands behind his head and looked up into the sky. Totally unprepared for a wrestling match that would take place, and suddenly sensing or hearing something, he begins to grab in the darkness and wrestles, the Bible says, "All night until the breaking of the day." Verse 25, "And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint as he wrestled with him." Verse 26, "And he said, let me go for the day breaketh." Who is the "He" there? Let's read the next sentence, "And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me." Verse 27, "And he said unto him," who is the "He" here? As Jacob was wrestling, the question came to him, "What is your name?" And He said, "Jacob." Was he proud or ashamed of that name? Now remember, in his day, that name carried a very special meaning. More importantly than any other verse could be verse 28 here in this chapter. "And he said, 'Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed."

I'm going to suggest to you tonight from the book of Revelation that when we meet Jesus, we are to have a name change. The name change indicates an inward change from the human heart. We do not guess this evening the changed name that became his. We know that the name "Jacob" became "Israel". Listen to this. He says in verse 28, "Your name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel," because Jesus said so, that's why! Almost all of you could tell me

what the word "Israel" means. It means an overcomer. There is a lot of difference between "Jacob" as a cheater, supplanter, and "Israel", the definition being an overcomer. This is the first place to my knowledge in the scriptures where the word "Israel" was used. In the book of Revelation, chapter 7, we see the seal of the living God being extended all over the earth through the proclamation, and the preaching and the teaching of the three angels messages in Revelation 14. As the gospel goes into every nation, kindred, tongue and people, could it be that people's lives are changed and their minds converted spiritually from the old man of sin into the new spiritual life of being one like Jesus as an overcomer?

Some of you are very nervous about this subject. Turn with me to the book Revelation chapters 2 and 3. You may be a little nervous about this subject because of recent discussions about overcoming sin and of perfectionism. Certainly we would not settle all that discussion here tonight, but I can tell you this much as being taught from the scriptures in the book of Revelation; one who is converted has a driving desire to live like the one who has converted him. Place any label on that you please, but in Revelation chapter 2, in the messages that are given to each of the seven churches, there is a familiar message. When God repeats something, why does He do that in scripture? Because it is important to Him and He wants us to remember it. It would be awful if we knew something God wanted us to remember and we just purposely forgot it anyway, wouldn't it? Sometimes my dear Debbie calls me. I don't know what it is, but she can find me anywhere in the Southeast almost at any time of the day. Occasionally, not too many times, but occasionally she has called and asked me to do something like pick up something at the store on the way home. In all the magnificence of my brain, the intelligence that I have, guess what I have done? I just forgot! Sometimes I do that when I'm preaching, but I've found an easy way out of it. I'll just be honest and say, "I'm having a senior moment."

Let me tell you something that happened some time ago. I was getting ready to preach and going over a sermon text in my mind. There was one text that I wanted to use, but I just couldn't find it. So I asked the pastor where was the text, and he said, "Oh, I know that text, but I will have to look it up." Within a couple of minutes, I was on the platform like this, but I said to him, 'You write down the text on a piece of paper and then hold it up when I ask for it." So, I'm preaching away here, and he is holding up that piece of paper in the back of the church auditorium. But, he has chosen a color of ink that I can't see. I continued to talk and went to other texts of scripture. I walked down to the front of the church, and I walked three or four pews back, and he is waving it. Finally, in desperation, I say, "This church has been blessed with such a wonderful pastor. Pastor, what is that text that says so and so?" He just gave it to me. Now listen, God has not forgotten to tell us ANYTHING that is necessary and important for our salvation. He has repeated something here in all of these messages to the seven churches.

Maybe we should give this a little bit of attention. Just quickly notice this with me in Revelation chapter 2 and as we move to verse 7 he says, "To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life which is in the midst of the paradise of God." Keep that thought right there that the word "overcomer" is representative of the people of Israel and to the message here to the first church, he says, if we will be an overcomer we will have the privilege of eating of the tree of life. That means, those people go to heaven. Notice what he says to the church of Symrna in verse 11, "To he that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death."

Let me give a brief commercial right here. Are you aware that the Bible speaks of the first death, the second death, the first resurrection, and the second resurrection? One night with your permission, we will study here all about the millenium; the thousand years. What happens at the beginning of the thousands years, during that special time and also what occurs at the end of the thousand years. I just hope you are here. It is a beautiful study from the scriptures.

Now, to the third church, the church of Pergamos, notice what he says in verse 17, even bringing out the idea of the name change, "He that hath an ear let him hear what the spirit sayeth unto the churches." Who is speaking here? The Holy Spirit. Remember the message came from God the Father, to Jesus, to the angel, to John and then to us. Let's read this, "To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it." I understand that in the city of Pergamos years ago, slavery was prevalent. When someone found their freedom, either through service or purchase, as a symbol of that or a token of their freedom, they were given a stone in Pergamos. Here he says that those who overcome will have a new name. What could all this possibly mean? It means this, with the power of conversion, when the mind begins to change with the power of God coming in, we begin to hate sin as Jesus would hate it. With that hatred of sin comes the desire not to sin.

Let's read on. The next church here is Thyatira. In verse 26, "And he that overcometh and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations." This same thought follows through to each of the churches. There must be something here that God wants us to understand about the idea about Israel and the idea of being an overcomer. The only reason that we are nervous about this subject is recent discussions have brought arguments about how we can possibly overcome every sin in our life and stand in the presence of a holy god without a mediator. This much I know for sure, Jesus Christ is our perfect example in all things. We will read here in a few moments what that perfect Savior has declared He will do for His people. It's sort of sad that some have assumed that the absence of sinful behavior in a person's life is the only medium to choose or to know or to judge whether or not someone is converted.

Revelation 3:5 reminds us what was written to the church at Sardis. He says, "To he that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father and before the angels." To the church in Philadelphia, notice verse 12, "To him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out." Here it comes! Notice this, "And I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God which is Jerusalem which cometh down out of heaven from God, and I will write upon him My new name." Don't be so naïve to believe that God is going to hold us down and take some type of tattoo and give us this magical name across our forehead. This speaks of possessiveness here. We belong to God Almighty! We are children of the King and princes of the Almighty. We are about to inherit the earth created anew and to enjoy it with immortality. That's possessiveness.

Before that happens, flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. A spiritual change has to take place, and this spiritual change is found in the expression in the new birth. The new birth always leads to sanctification, justification, and as Brother Herald said earlier, to glorification.

Revelation chapter 3, "To the church of Laodicea. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne even as I also overcame and am sat down with my Father in His throne." The 144,000 represent a special group of people living in the last days who have fallen in love with Jesus and are allowing their characters to be molded to be like Him. It will be impossible for them to receive the mark of the beast.

Let's move on to Revelation chapter 14. The only way we can achieve this idea of overcoming is not through the absence of behavior, but through the example that Jesus Christ has set for us and in conversion if we take His life to be our life. You've heard ministers speak about conversion, and you've heard them proclaim from the pulpit with soft voices that it's not our righteousness that counts, but it's Jesus' righteousness. Notice Revelation 14, "And I looked and low a lamb stood on mount Sion,"

Can I quickly tell you another story? Debbie and I were in Israel doing some shopping about midnight. We hailed a cab. We were staying in the Mount Zion Hotel. The young driver smiled and took off into the night, but he stopped in front of a place that was not where we were staying at all. With the best English and southern accent, I smiled and said to him, "We want you to take us to the Mount Zion Hotel." I wanted him to look at me. He said, "Oh! Yes, yes!" And we sped around again through Jerusalem and came to another place more dilapidated from where we had been. I said, "No, no. Please take us to the Mount Zion Hotel." He pulls out into two lanes of oncoming traffic, stopped his cab, opens the door, waves his arm and another cab stops. He goes over for some consultation, and he comes running back to the car, slides in underneath his seat and looks at me and says, "Mount See-own, Mount See-own!" So, every time read this verse, I think of Mount See-own.

Who is here with Jesus? The 144,000 are. People who have claimed to be Jesus, but openly, willfully and deliberately broken His law, right? No, no, a thousand times NO! The 144,000 represent a very special group of people. Yes, who have taken the name of Christianity to be like Christ, but their behavior also identifies themselves with those people who have had a conversion.

It says right here that they have the Father's name written in their foreheads. You cannot achieve a greater name change than that. To be possessed of Him, to have His name, and the only way to have His name is to be born into the family. Last night as we gave the invitation, I felt the power of God in this building. I asked everyone to bow their heads and close their eyes, but as I asked, "Are those here this evening who have felt the call of God to come forward, but for whatever reason chose not to do so, would you quickly raise your hand?" I took the liberty to look. I saw the power of God working. The Lord is in this place. This is a sanctuary.

Listen to this. Revelation 14:2, "And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps." In verse 3, the 144,000 singing as it were a new song before the throne and before the four beasts and the elders. No man could learn that song but the 144,000 that were redeemed from the earth. John saw that unique group of people, not that God loves them any more than He loves the other people, but they have special significance in heaven. Here are the people who have stood in the last days in open defiance against Satan, and they have declared, "We shall be on Jesus' side no matter what." It reminds me of the old time faith of the apostle Paul, of James and of Peter. Those who would say, "Truth matters something to me. To live for truth means more even than my life or my job."

We just cannot close tonight without reading verse 4. You see, I'm sort of one of those jumbo jet preachers. I can take off real fast, but it takes me just a little while to land. I knew tonight when Brother Herald said, "Wendell, we are going to get you started early." You know, people say a lot about what they don't say. I'm rambling again. In verse 4 says of the 144,000, "These are they which were not defiled with women for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb." The idea brought about in verse 4 defines this group of people as being pure.

It helps us to understand this when we turn the page and notice Revelation chapter 17. You see, as one of the proclamations of scripture, there is a controversy here between right and wrong, between good and evil, between the movement of God upon the earth and the movement of Satan upon the earth, and those are represented by two women in the book of Revelation. One is a lady dressed in white representing the movement of God upon the earth. The other lady is spoken of as a harlot lady, and it is with her that prophetically here people commit spiritual adultery. Notice Revelation chapter 17, "And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters." Here is the idea in verse 2, "With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication."

The old devil and the host of his associates are trying to move the minds of men and women in the time of the sealing to a place in which they cannot receive the seal of the living God. If you are committing spiritual adultery, listen closely; Satan knows he has you. By spiritual adultery, I mean that you are worshipping that which is error -- that which is not true. It would include practicing open known sin as well. Satan wants to push us into that arena. When he says that these have not been defiled with women, he is telling us that the redeemed in the last days of the 144,000 will have separated themselves from that woman which is called Babylon or that harlot lady. She is actually in two chapters, Revelation 17, 18, and in several others that let us know what this is all about. In a nutshell, this means that the 144,000 have chosen to be pure in the presence of God following truth to the nth degree as they have known it. Do you believe it?

They only way to do that is to have the change of heart that comes through conversion. Very gently each evening, I'm talking about the law of God. Turn with me to the book of Hebrews. There is no reason that those of us here tonight should not be part of the 144,000. As a matter of fact, it is my honest desire that as we continue these classes and give the invitations, that every one of us here will proclaim in our heart, "Lord, I want to be ready for Your coming, I want to be pure, I want to be holy." As we do that, God promises to do this. Notice Hebrews chapter 8:10, "For this is the covenant." Don't you like that? He says, "I'm going to explain it to you." "For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days." We cannot justify placing only the name of Israel here. I think we can Biblically justify placing all of those who, like of my heritage, of the Gentile heritage, have been adopted or grafted into the family of God; we have now become spiritual Israel. He says here, the promise of scripture, "God declares I will put my laws into their mind." What is He speaking of here? He is not speaking of the ceremonial law or the old law that was done away with when Jesus was on the cross. Aren't you thankful that we don't bring and aren't forced or required to bring animal sacrifices to church? God says, "I will change you. I will give you a desire for holiness." He says, "I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people."

When does this take place? When does God write His law in our mind? At conversion. He is doing it right now. It happens that the Lord is so thrilled with those who will follow Him. He allows us to grow. In every church you have people who are new Christians, and you have those who have been growing Christians for many years. Some of the internal conflict comes when those who have had opportunity to spend more time with God, to study and to be blessed with His presence, want other people to have the same behavior we have. I'm thankful tonight to be able to share this idea with you. If we are on God's side, whether we have just started or whether we are coming out of Judaism and regardless of our religious background, and if we are turning our minds toward Jesus allowing Him to become the full focus of our life, He will love us with a fullness of His love that qualifies us to be classified and judged 100% obedient in His eyes.

Turn with me to the book of Galatians. How true it is if we do not have Jesus, our wealth, our possessions will mean nothing. If we do not have the mind of Jesus, our intelligence, our wisdom and our fame will get us nowhere. The objective is to be found in Christ. Notice in the beginning of chapter 3:27, "For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." This is our closing text for tonight, "And if." That is the largest little word in the English language. "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's" child, you are Abraham's seed, and then you are an heir. You are a child of the God, and you are, "Heirs according to the promise." May God help that to become a reality in your life is my prayer.

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