1 00:00:01,199 --> 00:00:05,599 Most of us eat every day, some of us too much, because yesterday's 2 00:00:05,639 --> 00:00:10,480 food is not enough to supply energy for today's needs. Why then, do 3 00:00:10,599 --> 00:00:15,039 some of us expect yesterday's portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to 4 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:19,879 keep us through today's challenges. On this program, we are going to change 5 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:25,039 all of that. Let's experience God's words today and receive the power we need 6 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:30,839 to live healthy, vibrant lives. Welcome to your Daily Portion with your host, 7 00:00:31,039 --> 00:00:34,320 author speaker, Elle David Harris. Good morning, Good morning, Good 8 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:39,200 morning. It is Thursday, December twenty eight, twenty twenty three. Hello, 9 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,920 my name is Elle David Harris. I am your host, and this 10 00:00:42,119 --> 00:00:46,039 is your Daily Portion where we give you God's Word every single day, and 11 00:00:46,079 --> 00:00:52,039 today is no exception. We are continuing in the last moments of our Lesson 12 00:00:52,119 --> 00:00:59,960 study series, God's Mission My mission under the caption mission complete, Mission Complete. 13 00:01:00,359 --> 00:01:03,399 We'll get into that in just a moment, but first I would like 14 00:01:03,439 --> 00:01:07,400 to welcome everyone joining us, especially those joining us for the very first time. 15 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:11,079 Please go over to your Daily Portion dot com join our online community. 16 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:15,079 Also, please let us know where you are in the world. There's a 17 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:18,480 box in that system that says, where are you in the world, and 18 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:23,239 also pick up the Your Daily Portion book at your Daily Portion dot com. 19 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,879 This is a way that we can build faith and fellowship. Let's go ahead 20 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,719 and pray, and then we will get underway. Father and Heaven, thank 21 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,400 you for this day and for the privilege you have entrusted to us to do 22 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:40,280 your will. Please teach us to love you, Please give us holiness, 23 00:01:40,519 --> 00:01:44,879 help us to look forward to the completed mission that you have put in us. 24 00:01:45,359 --> 00:01:48,519 And then finally, finally, finally, we look forward to the day 25 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:53,200 that Jesus comes in Jesus name, I pray, Amen and Amen again. 26 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,719 Mission complete. Hmm. I am so happy that we can even look at 27 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,400 this concept. Right, But let me not get too far ahead of myself. 28 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:05,840 Let's just read simply from the Book of Revelation, chapter twenty one, 29 00:02:06,319 --> 00:02:08,879 verses one through four, and I will say, as people who are looking 30 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:15,759 forward to the coming of Jesus Christ, we're called adventists. People looking forward 31 00:02:15,759 --> 00:02:20,639 to the coming of Christ. The advent, the Second Advent of Christ, 32 00:02:21,199 --> 00:02:25,680 are often focused on that time, and we should be. We should be 33 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:30,280 the second Advent. But you know there is a third advent, right, 34 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,639 and maybe you don't want to put it that way because it sounds weird, 35 00:02:34,719 --> 00:02:36,360 like some new doctrine. No no, no, no, no, no 36 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,039 no. Listen, when Jesus comes, according to Revelation chapter twenty, when 37 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:45,000 we see him come with clouds, and every eye shall see him, them 38 00:02:45,039 --> 00:02:49,159 also who pierced him according to Revelation chapter one, and all the kingdoms of 39 00:02:49,199 --> 00:02:52,919 the earth shall mourn because of him. When that happens, that's what we 40 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:57,439 know as the second coming of Jesus Christ and God's people. Those who are 41 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:02,159 are resting in the grave will be awakened at the appropriate time. Those who 42 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:08,919 are alive and remain. Both sets of people will be caught up together and 43 00:03:09,039 --> 00:03:15,439 then go to heaven and live there for a thousand years. I often tongue 44 00:03:15,479 --> 00:03:19,639 in cheek call it a vacation, a thousand year time that we will live 45 00:03:19,759 --> 00:03:24,800 in heaven. But what we're going to look at today is when God will 46 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:29,919 wipe away all tears from our eyes. So after the thousand years are finished, 47 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:34,879 now we're moving to Revelation chapter twenty one. This happens according to verse 48 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,240 one, I saw a new heaven and a new Earth. Oh this is 49 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:44,879 good for the first heaven and the first Earth were passed away and there was 50 00:03:45,039 --> 00:03:50,680 no more sea. And I John saw the Holy City New Jerusalem coming down 51 00:03:50,759 --> 00:03:54,439 from God out of heaven. So this is after the thousand years are finished. 52 00:03:54,479 --> 00:03:59,159 We're in heaven with God for a thousand years. During that period, 53 00:03:59,199 --> 00:04:02,479 not that it takes that long, but during that period, we're looking over 54 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:09,919 the books of record of people and evil angels, people who chose to say 55 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:14,919 no to God ultimately and are not saved. Yeah, and the devil and 56 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:19,240 his evil angels. We look over those books. We will judge with God 57 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:26,279 during that time, awaiting the execution of judgment which will take place afterward. 58 00:04:26,959 --> 00:04:31,079 And now John is seeing this time the Holy City New Jerusalem coming down from 59 00:04:31,079 --> 00:04:35,800 God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And 60 00:04:35,879 --> 00:04:42,160 I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, behold, that Tabernacle of 61 00:04:42,199 --> 00:04:46,560 God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be 62 00:04:46,759 --> 00:04:50,240 His people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God. 63 00:04:50,319 --> 00:04:56,040 And then finally, for the very first time, it's almost like drum roll, 64 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:00,399 like we're anticipating something we have never seen ever at any point in time 65 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:05,920 in history. God will wipe away all tears, how many tears He will 66 00:05:06,439 --> 00:05:11,600 wipe away all tears from their eyes. There shall be no more death. 67 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:16,199 You see, when God destroys the enemy, he destroys his evil angels, 68 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:23,879 and then those who will have chosen to separate themselves from God are also destroyed. 69 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:29,120 That is still death, you understand. So after the thousand years are 70 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,959 finished, we're in heaven, we come down. There has to be a 71 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:39,959 final execution of judgment, and there will be death at that time. But 72 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:45,160 finally, somebody type in the chat, come on, But finally God is 73 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,839 gonna put death to death, as in First Corinthians chapter fifteen, the closing 74 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:55,040 verses beginning at verse about fifty. And so there will be no more death, 75 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,720 there will be no more sorrow. Finally, there will be no more 76 00:05:59,759 --> 00:06:02,160 crime. Are you looking forward to that day? Mission complete? There shall 77 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:08,560 neither be any more pain for the former things, Thank God will be passed 78 00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:12,759 away. Thank God that he will give us amnesia. If you want to 79 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:18,560 say, we will never ever contemplate the evil effects. And maybe I'm going 80 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:23,000 a little overboard. I don't know the details of sin. Like we will 81 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:27,439 not remember the day that we God forbid got cancer, like we will not 82 00:06:27,639 --> 00:06:31,800 remember the day that we experienced church hurt like we will not remember the day 83 00:06:31,879 --> 00:06:38,360 that we got stabbed or shot or beat or imprisoned. We will not remember 84 00:06:38,399 --> 00:06:42,920 the day we were abused by that neighbor or so called family friend or so 85 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,240 called family member, like. We will not remember the day that we were 86 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:51,560 in the hospital for days and weeks and months, and some for years, 87 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:57,879 and abandoned in hospice care. We will not remember any of those things. 88 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,720 Why because the former things will be passed up. Yeah, mission complete. 89 00:07:00,759 --> 00:07:05,560 We will have done what God said. We will have finally, finally done 90 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:12,920 everything that God said and led as many people as possible to him. And 91 00:07:13,319 --> 00:07:19,160 now we receive the reward finally that Jesus promised in Matthew chapter five. He 92 00:07:19,199 --> 00:07:24,120 said, the meek shall inherit the earth. The meek shall inherit the earth, 93 00:07:24,199 --> 00:07:28,120 not heaven. The meek will inherit the earth. So at the third 94 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,560 coming, if you want to call it finally, we will experience this. 95 00:07:31,639 --> 00:07:38,319 And the Bible does continue in chapter twenty one, beginning at verse twenty two, 96 00:07:38,399 --> 00:07:42,959 and I saw no temple Therein the second time we saw that concept. 97 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,800 For the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. I 98 00:07:46,839 --> 00:07:50,519 wish I had the time. We talk about the sanctuary, and I am 99 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:56,079 a firm believer in the sanctuary message. Do you realize, however, that 100 00:07:56,199 --> 00:07:59,920 Jesus Christ, when he lived on planet Earth, said destroy this time, 101 00:08:00,399 --> 00:08:03,519 and in three days I will raise it up, And he was speaking of 102 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,759 his body. Do you realize that the Old Testament Bible writers said that God 103 00:08:07,839 --> 00:08:11,920 is a little sanctuary to us. Do you realize that the heavenly sanctuary, 104 00:08:13,279 --> 00:08:20,759 the very real place wherein Jesus ministers, has an ultimate goal and ultimate revelation, 105 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:24,959 which is Jesus Christ himself. And I saw no temple therein the Lord 106 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:30,279 God Almighty, and the Lamb are the temple of it. I wish I 107 00:08:30,319 --> 00:08:33,679 had the time Verse twenty three. And the Holy city in the city had 108 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:37,480 no need of sun, neither of moon to shine in it, for the 109 00:08:37,519 --> 00:08:43,519 glory of God did lighten it. And the Lamb is the light thereof. 110 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,200 And you want to know, like when God said in the beginning, let 111 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:50,960 there be light on the first day of Earth's creation, and there was light. 112 00:08:50,039 --> 00:08:54,679 You're like, but Dave, the sun, moon and stars were only 113 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:56,480 created on the fourth day. Well, what was that light? I think 114 00:08:56,519 --> 00:09:00,639 we just read that Jesus is the light of the world right, and it 115 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,840 says the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light 116 00:09:03,879 --> 00:09:09,080 thereof, and all the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the 117 00:09:09,159 --> 00:09:11,879 light of it. And the kings of the earth do bring their glory and 118 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:16,799 honor into it, because God said, let your light so shine among people, 119 00:09:16,919 --> 00:09:20,320 so that when they see your good works, they will glorify your Father, 120 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:24,000 which is in heaven. The Bible says in Daniel chapter seven that God 121 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:30,519 will give dominion and the kingdom and power and glory to his people after the 122 00:09:30,639 --> 00:09:35,559 judgment is set. So God is sharing something so beautiful there with us. 123 00:09:35,879 --> 00:09:39,840 And then the Bible just teaches us that the mission is complete. Bottom line, 124 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,279 I'm looking forward to the day when the mission will be complete. Are 125 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:48,039 you thanks for joining us listening? Friends, Always remember we cannot live by 126 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:52,720 bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. 127 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:56,720 This has been your daily portion with el David Harris. Make it a great 128 00:09:56,799 --> 00:10:00,279 day. Yeah.