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The Door Will Shut (Luke 13:22-30)

Someone asked Jesus a very relevant question: And someone said to Him, “Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?”

Let’s consider Jesus’ teaching in Lk.13:24-30 today under the following headings:

Strive to enter through the narrow door (13:24)
The head of the house will get up and shut the door (13:25-27)
There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (13:28-30)

Will you and I be among the saved when the door is shut?

Let’s “strive to enter through the narrow door” ( 13:24)!

Not yet a Christian?

16:16 “He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.

Erring as a Christian?

Acts 8:22 “Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.

Already a Christian?

- Rev 2:10 ‘Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

The Theme/Subject of the Bible

The Bible is comprised of 39 OT books and 27 NT books = 66 books in total.
 What’s it all about?
Today’s lesson:

The Theme/Subject of the Bible

1. The Hebrew Scriptures (predominantly the OT) = Christ is coming!
2. The so-called Gospels (so-called Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) = Christ has come!

3. The rest of the NT books = Christ is coming again!

We have several recently baptized Christians among us who might like to have an overview of the
contents of the Bible.
 And those of us who have been Christians much longer can always benefit from reminders.

The Covenants

There is much false teaching today concerning The Covenants.
We’ll see in today’s lesson:
 The old covenant began at Sinai ( 1450 BC) and ended at the death of Christ ( AD 30).
 The new covenant began at the death of Christ ( AD 30) and has no end (while the earth remains).
Note:
 The Jewish nation continued to exist politically until the Roman invasion and destruction of Jerusalem
in AD 70.

1. Old and New Covenants

2. Old and New High Priests

3. Old and New Laws

 The old covenant was started in the time of Moses, by the offering of animal sacrifices.
 The new covenant was started by the shedding of Jesus’ blood on the cross.
 At that time the old covenant ended, and there was a change in God’s laws, so that we are no longer under the laws of the old covenant.

Rapture Ravings

1. What is the supposed Rapture?

2. What is the truth about the future?

The “450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of the Asherah” (1Kgs. 18:19) failed Elijah’s challenge:
– They raved on, but there was no god and consequently no answer (1Kgs. 18:29)!
– These false prophets were put to death by Elijah (1Kgs. 18:40; 19:1).
Sadly many people today are “raving” about the so-called rapture

Recall that Jesus’ teaching on the future is easy to understand, simple, ELEMENTARY (Heb. 6:1,2):

4:13-18 = no rapture, but reassurance with reference to deceased Christians.
5:1-11 = an encouragement to remain ready.

The Book of Amos

The book of Amos

1. Wrongly acquired prosperity

2. Rejecting the truth

3. Unacceptable worship

4. Apathy

5. Stubbornness

6. The future

The only hope for us all … Amos 9:11,12 is quoted in Acts 15!
– We are now living in the glorious future age prophesied by Amos!
– Will we take advantage of it? Will we listen and obey?
– Don’t be like Israel in the time of Amos!

Strangers and Exiles on the Earth

Introduction (Godly people)

This life is not a destination, but merely a journey (death; resurrection; judgment; eternity)
Our destination is not reached until the end of the journey (the ungodly; Christians)
We must journey in the right way to reach the right destination (how saved; perseverance)