SERMONS

There was a TV GAMESHOW called "TO TELL THE TRUTH"

A person who did something notable or has unusual occupation.
The judges were told the person's name and occupation or accomplishment.
But this person stood with two others, and the judges did not know which one of the three was the correct person.
The other two stood with that person and would lie to try to make the judges think they were the true person, when asked by the judges questions, while the correct person had to tell the truth for every question.
So they asked questions to try to narrow down who the real person was, by seeing flaws about the category of the true persons' occupation that the liars would speak when asked.

At the end of the game, the host declared, "WILL THE REAL _____ PLEASE STAND UP".

And the three would playfully pretend they were the real one and start to rise and sit down, until finally the real one stood up.

Amongst the church across the world, there are those who truly have believed what the Bible says, and they have entered into a lifestyle of power and victory.

But this is rare.

So rare that like the host of the gameshow, although this is no game, we have to ask "Will the true Christian Consciences please stand?"
Too many do not have this Christian Conscience God wants us to have.
That means too many do not really believe they can enjoy this level of victory.
So they do not enjoy it.
They do not really believe what the bible says about our opportunity.

As the judges wanted to know who the real person was, due to the wonderful story about them, we want to see who really believes this WORD enough to actually experience this issue?

And by teaching this tonight, I want to stir each of us up to want to be that person!

Entering this CLOSE PROXIMITY to God in the holiest, as the book of Hebrews says it, can be called entering KINGDOM LIFESTYLE.

The MOST HOLY PLACE in the temple was where the ark of the covenant was placed.
The ark is THE Kingdom symbol in the Bible.
It shows the throne where come to find mercy as its cover is called the MERCYSEAT.
It has cherubims over it, just as Isaiah saw seraphims over the throne of God when He saw the glory of Jesus on the throne in Isaiah 6.

Hebrews speaks about getting into the HOLIEST OF ALL, and is using that idea to get us to understand how we can ENTER KINGDOM LIFESTYLE where we are truly in victory and truly blessed of God.

It's all based upon whether or not OUR CONSCIENCES can successfully be CORRECTED by TRUTH, so we will not hesitate to think we can boldly go in and enjoy REAL Kingdom Christianity.

Conscience NOT CONSCIOUS, tells us what is right and wrong.
And an evil conscience will say it is wrong to think we can have that much victory to live above sin because God simply has not provided that much victory -- when God did and HAS!
Most think KINGDOM is blessings, whereas the greater truth is VICTORY OVER SIN.
DOMINION in the earth!

Let's get into the details.

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Hebrews 9:16-24 KJV For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. (17) For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. (18) Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. (19) For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, (20) Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. (21) Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. (22) And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. (23) It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. (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:

Both the people and the sanctuary and even the law were sprinkled by the blood of the sacrifice.

All testaments require this.
Old and New.
The old had this blood sprinkling and so does the new.
The Old was a mere pattern of the New, though.
That means there is still a sprinkling of blood in the new testament.
The sanctuary is sprinkled as much as the people, in the new.

Heaven is the true sanctuary in the New Testament, not an earthly sanctuary.

Hebrews 9:1 KJV Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

Hebrews 9:11 KJV But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Hebrews 9:24 KJV 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:

HEAVEN ITSELF!

Heaven does not require blood sprinkling to cleanse it as though it is defiled.

It required blood sprinkled to DEDICATE IT and CONSECRATE IT so WE CAN ENTER THERE.
IT IS SANCTIFIED to be a place where WE CAN ENTER.

Our hearts are sprinkled.

Hebrews 10:14 KJV For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Hebrews 10:22 KJV Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Something occurs in the TEMPLE of Heaven that must also occur in our hearts.

Something occurred on the Ark of the Covenant that must also occur in our hearts.

Leviticus 16:14 KJV And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

And something else occurred with the ark that must occur with our hearts.

Deuteronomy 31:26 KJV Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

Hebrews 8:7-12 KJV For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. (8) For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: (9) Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. (10) For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; 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: (11) And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. (12) For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Hebrews 10:14-17 KJV For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. (15) Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, (16) This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; (17) And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

The law must be put into our hearts as it was put into the ark.

There is a harmony between what was done in the temple of Heaven and what must be done in our hearts.

And this indicates there is an association with our hearts and this most holy place in heaven where the ark is.

HE SANCTIFIES BOTH the holiest and the heart because THEY ARE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER.

We belong in the holiest.
This KINGDOM THRONEROOM.

Writing the law in our hearts is claimed to be the entire solution to the problem of people under the old covenant not succeeding.

Heb 8 said there was FAULT under the Old Covenant.

How do we know?
Answer: THEY CONTINUED NOT.
They could not live up to it even though they said they and their children would obey it.

So,

A)   if God said He had to make a new covenant because they could not continue in the old one,

B)   and the new one was emphasized to be a law written in people's hearts, then

C)   the writing of the law into our hearts CAUSES US TO BE ABLE TO "CONTINUE", or to succeed!

Moses saw the Law put on TWO TABLES OF STONE.

There are two tables for us as well.
OUR MIND AND HEART.

(10) For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; 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:

The ark of the covenant is THE Kingdom symbol in the Bible.

It shows God's throne where can come to find mercy, as the mercyseat.
It shows cherubims that stand for the church members on the throne seated with Christ.
Cherubims in Rev 5:9-10 say God redeemed them from all nations and they will rule in earth.
Ep 2:5-6 says we are seated with Christ on the throne.
Rev 3:21 says overcomers sit with Jesus on his throne.
And now we learn that it has LAW INSIDE the ARK , the ark was sprinkled with blood, just as our hearts must be written with the law of God and be sprinkled from an evil conscience.

THE ARK SHOWS CHERUBIM'S EYES LOOKING TO MERCYSEAT WHERE BLOOD was sprinkled -

EYES mean understanding.
UNDERSTAND what blood did - SO CAN BE IN THE MOST HOLY PLACE, where us and ark belong.

Exodus 25:20 KJV And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

We can say that true KINGDOM LIVING occurs when we finally have God's law written in our hearts so that it becomes our NATURE to do His will.

REVELATION COMES SO WE CAN TRUST AND HAVE FAITH, and THIS REVELATION is the putting of His word into our hearts.
The Lord once showed me that Jesus' writing in the sand with the woman caught in adultery laying before him, thrown there by the Jews who demanded he stone her, represented WRITING HIS WORD IN THE DUST WHERE WE WERE MADE FROM.
Changing our HEARTS, and re-writing our natures.

The ark is inside the most holy place.

Jesus intended us to enter this most holy place NOW.

Hebrews 6:18-20 KJV That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: (19) Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; (20) Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

Notice THE HOPE.

Lay hold on the HOPE.

Look at what else he says about this HOPE.

Hebrews 7:18-19 KJV For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. (19) For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

The better hope is being able to continue and successfully serve God and overcome sin.

We may not figure out how God can actually cause us to live above sin, but we have to believe it anyway.

Just believe it -- accept it and believe it.
We have to figure things out because we think we have to work all of it.
You are not going to make yourself live like this, because it is God's Spirit in you to do so.
So, you do not have to figure it all out, just Believe it!

Notice Hebrews 7 again mentions drawing close to God, after saying we can enter beyond the veil into the Holiest where Jesus is.

More:

Hebrews 10:19-22 KJV Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, (20) By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; (21) And having an high priest over the house of God; (22) Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

All three passages deal with entering and drawing close to God, and God is in the Most Holy place in Heaven's temple.

Entering the Holiest is actually entering into a TRUE KINGDOM LIFESTYLE with all the KINGDOM BLESSINGS.

Let's get in that throneroom and rule and reign in this world with Jesus.

This is not for some future millennium.
Jesus is king NOW and we are seated with Him on His throne, and Hebrews is screaming at us to enter into the Kingdom position today.

We have a better hope than they did in the Old Covenant, when only one man a year could enter in.

But we have believers who live like it's no better than under the old covenant, because they are not in the kingdom lifestyle and they are living as though this covenant fails.
They are unable to continue now any more than the old testament believers continued under their covenant.
What is wrong?
Is the word wrong and nobody can continue in this covenant any more than they could the old?
Or is this true new covenant understanding not being preached adequately so as to render the congregations some faith to enter?
Or are too many people doubting too much if it is being preached?
I think it is a combination of both (1) it not being preached adequately, with sermons running all around it, but not touching upon it (2) as well as, where it is preached, people are not believing it.

True Kingdom Life is for us who believe the BLOOD.

No one gets revelation who does not desire to get it.

Some are slothful and simply care not if they get it or not.
They just want to be saved.
God has a LOW place in the kingdom for them.
Eternity has not much for them compared to those who seek all they can come into right now.

Revelation comes to those who hunger and thirst for it.

Who go beyond getting out of hell towards wanting their lives to be all that God wants them to be.
Who wants to really believe what the Bible says about how Jesus' blood remitted our sins to such an extent that we can enter the Most holiest of Kingdom living and experience God causing us to live above sin?

Is there someone who hungered for this revelation and got it?

Is there a Christian conscience around here that has accepted the truth that God can empower us to live above sin?
Does someone believe that although they cannot figure it out, the cross of Jesus allowed for God to CAUSE US TO overcome all the time?
Even though some might have a hard time accepting it, does anyone have the conscience cleansed from such doubts and without even seeing anyone prove it can happen, believes the Word anyway?

Many want to see before they believe.

But there may be too many unbelievers who never actually accepted this fully and therefore hardly anyone is around to look at for an example.
But if it's what the Book says, we must believe it anyway!

I actually believe this holy place is there waiting for us to enter it as SOON AS WE BELIEVE AND TRUST GOD'S WORD.

What does it mean to have our hearts sprinkled FORM AN EVIL CONSCIENCE with the blood?

It has something to do with the word being written in our hearts.
Writing His word in our hearts solves the problem of not continuing, and entering the holiest by the blood is said to be our answer for victory.

Watch the context:

Hebrews mentioned the writing of the law again in our hearts:

Hebrews 10:14-19 KJV For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. (15) Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, (16) This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; (17) And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. (18) Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. (19) Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Jesus' sacrifice forever perfects people sanctified by it, or who have it sprinkled on them.

Why?
The reason is given.
The Holy Ghost spoke these words before about putting his laws into our hearts..
as well as forgiving there sins and iniquities to such an extent that he does not remember them any more.
This gives us boldness to enter.

Get this carefully.

He perfects us because He does not remember our sins and iniquities any more.

When God does not remember our sins and iniquities any more, YOU HAVE REMISSION OF SINS.
THANK GOD FOR REMISSION OF SINS.
That means there is no more offering for sin.

Recall what Heb 10 said about perfection and offering for sins:

Hebrews 10:1-2 KJV For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. (2) For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

Law could not make people PERFECT, because if it made them perfect, there would be no need to offer any more sacrifices.

If a sacrifice PURGES you, it PERFECTS you or makes you COMPLETE without any need for any more work to deal with your sins.
And when a sacrifice perfects you, there is no more need for sacrifices.
And we read Jesus' offering perfected us because when God said he would forget our iniquities and sins, He was talking about the SACRIFICE OF JESUS CHRIST THAT WOULD ACCOMPLISH THAT.

Hebrews 10:22 KJV Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Hebrews 3:7-12 KJV Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, (8) Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: (9) When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. (10) Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. (11) So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) (12) Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

An evil heart and conscience is one that does not accept the fact that GOD IS ABLE TO TAKE THEM INTO A DESTINATION HE PLANNED FOR THEM, and instead believes they would be defeated should they try.

And people today do the same thing when they are faced with the thought of coming into a lifestyle where they overcome sin.

THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IT CAN OCCUR.
God does not take that so casually as we do when we say, "Oh, I have doubt in my heart and am one of those people who have too much unbelief for that."
God says THAT IS EVIL!
And when you think of it, it demeans the POWER OF THE BLOOD to remit sins and allow God to bring us into the holiest and see His SPIRIT SUSTAIN US to continue.

When God said that He forgets our iniquities and sins by the sacrifice of Jesus, then that means there is nothing holding us back from entering CLOSELY to His presence in the KINGDOM THRONEROOM called the holiest where WE ARE EMPOWERED TO LIVE ABOVE SIN.
Nothing, that is, except OUR ACCEPTANCE OF THAT FACT!
And this is the only thing holding us out!
Boldness.
People do not have boldness.
They either were not taught that the blood of Jesus remitted their sins to this extent, that they are absolutely prepared by God to enter this place close to God and begin to enjoy KINGDOM BLESSINGS, or they were told about it and cannot "get it" in their hearts.
They have UNBELIEF.

This is where He needs to write His laws into such people's hearts.

Letting God write this into your heart is BELIEVING IT AND TRUSTING GOD THAT THIS IS TRUE!

Who is going to stand up and finally agree with what God said, that we are perfected, and completed in regards to sin, until it impacts them enough to experience a revelation and ENTER INTO THIS PLACE?

WILL THE TRUE CHRISTIAN CONSCIENCE PLEASE STAND UP?!

We act in unbelief like our sacrifice of Jesus is no greater than the old covenant sacrifices that did not allow them to "continue" and succeed in serving God properly.

We think NO ONE CAN HAVE THAT KIND OF VICTORY.
We expect to sin.
We expect to fail.
"After all, no one's perfect."

Galatians 5:16 KJV This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

We are imperfect on our own, but we were never meant to live this sort of life from our fragile human life.

We look to our weak human life and say we cannot do it.
But the fact is that GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME!
Jesus' life is IN ME.

The Word is actually telling us to TRUST GOD, whether we even understand how He can do it or not, that HE WILL CAUSE US TO DO RIGHT.

Psalms 119:11 KJV Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

David's spirit caught it!

When His word is written in your hearts THAT HE CAN DO THIS DUE TO THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS FOR US, then we believe HE CAN!

It needs to get into our hearts.
We need to accept what His word says.
And it says HE WILL CAUSE US TO NOT SIN.

Romans 6:13 KJV Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

The boldness we are told we can have, comes from learning that Jesus' sacrifice completed the work for us in regards to being unfit to come close to God, since it caused God to forget our iniquities and sins.

And when the reality of that impacts us, we will get an explosion of BOLDNESS and proceed on in!
We will walk into a lifestyle that is powerful and blessed.

And, again, the picture of the ark shows a truth.

The eyes of the cherubims looked at the spot on the mercyseat where the blood was sprinkled.
It means there is an UNDERSTANDING we must grasp and fully believe in order to enter this most holy place of KINGDOM LIFESTYLE.