The Dead will Live

The Dead will Live
Isaiah 26:19 to 27:6
May 10-11, 2025

Throughout the book of Isaiah, God is calling Israel to revival. That is the great theme of this prophetic book, and really is the main theme of all of the prophets because Israel's heart had gone away from God, they were drawn to the Gods of the world, and therefore, they were in great danger. They did not even understand the depth of the danger that they were in.

Anyone who falls away from God is drawn to the world and all of its worldliness is in great danger. Therefore, God sends His word to wake them up to it, to call them back to revival. Interestingly, how He does that, He alternates between grave warnings, the danger of pursuing worldly passions, and visions of glory. He wants to show them both so that they can choose for themselves whom they will serve. Like I said before you, death and life, I want you to choose life. I want you to have life and life abundantly, but I want you to see that you have this choice in this matter.

I said before you warnings of danger and visions of glory. Heed the warnings, take hold of the glory, and the visions of glory that God sets before them are often focused on the latter days. The message, of course, is very clear that God has a great future in store for Israel. God's plan for the world in the latter days includes Israel because God will never give up on His chosen people. Amen. God will never give up on Israel.

God even declares the visions of glory, what God will do in the latter days. He also declares that God will settle all accounts with the nations, that the wrath of God will be poured out on an unbelieving, God-rejecting world. The Scripture describes it as the great day of the Lord or the time of tribulation, when the indignation, the wrath of God is poured out on the nations, but even as He describes it, and we were reading some of that last week in Chapter 24, even as He describes the terrible cataclysmic events of the latter days, at the same time, He promises for His people grace, kindness, protection.

In fact, earlier we read in this chapter that even though the world will see cataclysmic events and great troubles of the latter days, God would keep in perfect peace those who trust in Him, those who are steadfast of faith, those who believe that God is an everlasting rock. God will keep in perfect peace, shalom peace, like peaceably made whole. There is something that God is doing in the soul of the one who has such peace. You are pleased with God, God is pleased with you. There is something beautiful between you and God in the soul. That is what He's speaking to, the vision of glory. If you could only understand what God would do for those who believe.

Then these verses in Isaiah, nothing short of amazing, they speak of the resurrection of the latter days, they give a picture of the rapture of the church, they describe the final defeat of Satan, the great dragon who deceives the world. Finally, then he culminates it all with a great invitation to have peace, peace with God, to settle this matter between you and God in the soul now before the great and terrible events of the world unfold.

All right. Here, we are. We're going to start reading in Isaiah 26. We'll begin in verse 19, then we'll read a few verses in Chapter 27 as well. Chapter 26:19, "Your dead will live," prophecy of the latter days. Then, by the way, just so that they do not misunderstand and think that is some spiritual understanding, he says, "Your corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust awake and shout for joy."

It's a resurrection of life in the latter day. "Shout for joy," he says, "For you do is as the dew of the dawn and the earth will give birth to the departed spirits." A great prophecy. Then in the next verses, he gives a picture of the rapture of the church. Notice what he says. "Come ye people, enter your rooms, close the doors behind you, hide for a little while until indignation runs its course. Behold, the Lord is about to come out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will reveal their bloodshed and will no longer cover her slain."

There will be a great indignation, but you, you will be hidden by the Lord that the indignation and the wrath of God would not fall upon you. No, He will keep you in perfect peace.

Then he describes, Chapter 27 starting verse 1, the final defeat of the great dragon, the end of the great spiritual conflict. Notice Chapter 27:1, "In that day, the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing spirit with his fierce and great and mighty sword, even Leviathan the twisted serpent and he will kill the dragon who lives in the sea."

Then he comes after all of that amazing prophetic word, then he says in verse 2, "In that day, a vineyard of wine, sing of it." He's giving them, again, a vision of glory. You have no idea what God would do for you, you He keeps in perfect peace. You who restores the soul. He says, "Ah, in that day, there will be a vineyard." Now, we've already read earlier in Isaiah how he compares Israel to a vineyard, that which produces the fruit of the vine, the sweet fruit that God produces because of His presence and His glory in your life. He says in that day, "A vineyard of wine, sing of it is glorious."

Notice, "I, the Lord, and the keeper of this vineyard, I water it, every moment I care for it. Then lest anyone damage it, I guard it night and day. I have no wrath." What a great verse. "I will keep you in perfect peace for those whose soul is right. I have no wrath. Now, should someone give me briars and thorns and battle, I would step on them and burn them completely, or let him rely on My protection, let him get right with God, let him come to My side, let him make peace." Here's that great offer, "Let him make peace. He does it twice. "Let him make peace with Me."

I. God’s Purpose is Resurrected Life

He says, "Get your soul right with God." He's giving a vision of glory of what God would do in the midst of this prophetic word. Now, again, we'll look at the other verses around this on Wednesday, but I want us to see what God would have for us. Starting there in verse 19, God's purpose is resurrected life. The dead will live, your courses will rise. You who lie the dust, awake and shout for joy." There will be a great resurrection. He is declaring that He is the Lord of the living and of the dead, He is the king above all kings, and His glory is such that He is Lord of the living and the dead. "Your dead will rise." These are some of the greatest promises known to man, that there is a future and a hope beyond the grave.

Death is not the end. This life is not the end. It's the beginning of a glorious eternity, and there's a great resurrection of life. These bodies of ours, they're just temporary tents to dwell in. We're going to have an eternity, he says, "Gloriously resurrected life." The promise is for those who believe, those who have eyes to see, those who take hold of such a vision of glory."

See, that's part of the call to revival. If they could just see it, it would stir them up to revival. If they could just understand what glorious thing God has in mind, that would stir them up to want it, to desire it. It's part of revival. See, I'm convinced of that even today. That's why I love to speak of the beautiful work that God would desire to do in the soul. If people could just understand that that which God desires to do is a beautiful work, that God wants to transform the soul into that which is glorious, beautiful. "Oh, to behold the beauty of the Lord," David said. Meaning, if they could just understand it, it would stir them up to revival.

I want that. I want that for my life. I want that. I want to know the glory of God. I want that God to do a glorious work for my life. It's part of revival. They must see it, but many do not believe. Many do not understand the heights of glory that are possible in the Lord. Their eyes are blind, interestingly. Earlier in this very same chapter, Isaiah 26:10-11, he says, "The wicked does not perceive the majesty of the Lord." They don't understand it. You speak in the majesty of God, they don't get it. You speak of the glory and the presence of God and the presence of God in the soul, they don't understand it. Oh, Lord, Your hand is lifted up, but they don't see it. They do not believe.

It reminds me, in Jesus' day, there were some leaders of Israel called the Sadducees, who confronted Jesus. The Sadducees were leaders who did not believe in the resurrection, which, by the way, is why some believe that they're sad, you see.

Okay, forget it. Very bad, very corny pastor joke. They did not believe. The Scriptures are right there in Isaiah 26. You could not be more plain than what we just read in Isaiah 26, and yet they did not believe in the resurrection, and so they had a confrontation. They brought to Jesus a conundrum having to do with the resurrection. They said this, "Now, Teacher, Moses taught that if a man should have no children, that his wife should be given to his brother that his brother might marry her and raise up children in his behalf.

We had seven brothers among us. The first man died, and so his wife was given to his brother. Then that man died, and so his wife was given to the next brother. Then that man died, and so his wife was given to the next brother. Then that man died, so and so, all down to the seventh. Finally, after she had married them all, she died herself. Now, [laughs] whose wife will she be in the resurrection?" Got you.

Then He says, Matthew 22:29, "You are in error, you are mistaken greatly because you do not understand the Scriptures and you do not understand the power of God." It's right there in the Scriptures. What a glorious prophecy He declares here. "You do not understand." He declares in those verses that He is Lord of the living and the dead, but those who are hard of heart cannot see. Very much like leaders of Jewish Jesus' day. The signs of the times were right before their eyes, but they would not see, even though Jesus made a point of showing it to them.

In John Chapter 10, for example, Jesus said, "If I do not do the works of My Father, then don't believe Me." Now, this is a great declaration. "If I don't do the works of My Father, don't believe Me, but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works that I do, that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me and that I am in the Father." The works demonstrate. It is right before your eyes. He made a point of showing it to them.

For example, in Luke 5, there's a story of a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him and said, "Lord, I know that if You are willing, that You can make me clean." Jesus stretched out His hand, touched him, which is amazing, and He said, "I am willing; be cleansed." Immediately, the leprosy left him. Then Jesus said to the man, "Now, go and show yourself to the priest and bring the offering prescribed by Moses, as he commanded, as a testimony for them."

Now, the law Moses had written prescribed that should a man be healed of leprosy, that he would show himself to the priest to see and verify and confirm that he was healed, and that he would bring this offering. The thing is, leprosy was fatal, incurable. No one in the history of Israel had ever come to the priest. Never. Not one time they had ever come to the priest with an offering saying, "I have been healed of my leprosy." It never happened. Never once. Not even once.

Now, interestingly, why would God put a provision in the law that should someone be healed of his leprosy that he should bring this offering to the Lord if it's fatal and if it's incurable? Could it be to speak of that great day when the Lord, the Messiah and King would be among them, and that it would declare the great glory and power of the Almighty is now among them? Could it be that? Then when Jesus said, "Go and show yourself to the priest and bring the offering prescribed by Moses as a testimony," He's showing it to them. It's a testimony to them.

One day, a man shows up to the priest and he says, "I am bringing the offering of that which is prescribed by Moses because I have been healed of my leprosy." "You have been healed? Who did this?" "A man, Jesus of Nazareth, touched me, and I was completely and immediately healed of my leprosy." The high priest must have thought, "What is this?" Then one day, a short time after, Jesus entered a village, and there were 10 men covered with leprosy. They stood at a distance and they raised their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." Jesus said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." As they were going, they were cleansed. Can you imagine?

Now, that priest who one day had this man come to him and said, "I was healed of my leprosy." "What? In the history of Israel, this has never happened." "It has happened to me. Jesus of Nazareth touched me." Then, a short time later, he looks up, and there are 10 men coming to him. "You've all been healed?" "We've all been healed of our leprosy. We all come with the offering prescribed by Moses as a testimony of what God can do. Can you imagine that, high priest?" [foreign language] That's what they say. That's what the Jews say, [foreign language] "

A. God has proven Himself

What is this? What is this?" God is proving Himself. God is proving His Word. I tell you what, God has always proven Himself. He's proven Himself to me. Over and over and over, God has proven Himself to me. Has He proven Himself to you?

Then you see this amazing prophecy, "In the latter day, there will be a great resurrection." He's proving Himself. He's leading up to a great day. Notice, one day, Jesus came to a village called Nain or Naim, and His disciples were going along with Him, accompanied by a large crowd. As He approached the gate of the city, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother. She was a widow. There was a sizable crowd from the city with this woman.

Now, right away, when you hear that part of the story, you might think, "Well, that sounds very much like when the prophet Elijah raised a boy from the dead who was the only son of the widow of Zarephath. This is like that." Exactly right. God has been leading up to a great truth. Here, now, Jesus comes to this city of Nain, a great crowd with Him, and a great crowd with the woman. He came up to the woman, feeling great compassion, and He says, "Don't weep." Then He came up and touched the coffin.

I love that part of the story. Here they're bringing the coffin out, and they're weeping, of course. Jesus walks up and puts His hand on the coffin. "Young man, I say to you, arise." The dead man sat up, began to speak. Jesus gave him back to his mother. They all began glorifying God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us. God has visited His people." God is leading up to a great truth.

Then later, one day, the brother of Mary and Martha, Lazarus, fell sick and died. Now, the sisters called for Jesus. When He arrived, He found that Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days. Now, Martha was the first to meet Jesus, and she said to Him, "Lord, I know that if You had been here, my brother would not have died." Jesus said, "Your brother will rise again." She said to Him, "I know. I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day."

Now, that's an interesting understanding. She's thinking of, she's referencing, she's quoting from Isaiah 26, "I know that there will be a great resurrection on the latter day," but then Jesus made it personal, "No, I say to you--" John 11:25-26, "I say to you, I am the resurrection." The resurrection is a person. "I am the resurrection. I am the life." There is a great declaration. He's Lord of the living and of the dead. "I am the resurrection. Anyone who finds life will find it in Me. Anyone who wants resurrected life will find it in Me. I am the resurrection. I am the life. He who believes in Me will live, even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die." Do you believe this?

Those are one of the great I am declarations that the great Lord and king is among us. He is dwelling among them. He says, "I am is personal." Yes, there's a great resurrection and is found in the King who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The glory of God is now dwelling among us. "I am the resurrection. I am the life. I am the bread of life. I am the living water. I am the way. I am the truth. I am the life. No man comes to the Father, but by Me. I am the resurrection." It is personal.

All of it leading up to the great purpose, God proving Himself that they might believe. When God would give evidence to the world, when Jesus Himself was raised from the grave on the third day defeating death and giving life to any who would believe. He made it personal, "Do you believe?" Acts 17:21. God is now declaring that all people everywhere must repent. God is calling all people to repent because He is fixed the day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a man whom He has appointed.

Notice, "Having furnished proof to all man by raising Him from the dead." It all comes down to that one glorious evidence of proof. God raised Him from the dead, a declaration that He is Lord of the living and of the dead. If anyone wants to find life, if anyone wants to find resurrected life, you'll find it only in that one great name that is above every other name. Amen. Let's give him praising glory. Amen. Amen.

B. There is no wrath for those at peace with God

Then He turns to them, the people. There is no wrath. It all comes down. Acts 17. There is a great day fixed in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a man whom He has appointed, but there is no wrath for those who are at peace with God. He gives a picture of this. There is no wrath. He hides them from their indignation. There's no wrath. He hides them from it. They will be protected.

Oh, there will be a day, a great day of tribulation coming upon the world. The wrath of God poured out on that unbelieving, God-rejected world. Jesus said in Matthew 24:21, "For then there will be a great tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will." A great day, a great tribulation, a great trouble, but not for you. You'll be hidden.

Verse 20 and 21. Come my people into your rooms. Close the doors behind you, hide for a little while until indignation runs its course. You'll be kept in perfect peace. Even when indignation is pointed out in the world. Scripture says it will come at a time when it is not expected. They will not know. The world cannot perceive. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 and 3, "For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night." Now, while they are saying peace, safety, then destruction will come upon them suddenly, like birth pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.

During this time, why are they saying peace, safety? Well, because Scripture describes that in the latter days, that an anti-Christ arises. A great world leader, known and respected by all, is able to do what no man has been able to do, bring peace to the Middle East. He negotiates a covenant of peace between the nations of the world and Israel. Then three and a half years later, he takes the duly rebuilt temple, betrays Israel and betrays this covenant of peace, and he creates an image of himself of which he places in the temple, in the holies of holy places. Of course, Israel is so greatly offended and all hell breaks loose, which was the point of it all. It happens during the time of the indignation of God and the wrath of God poured out.

The world will be caught unaware because they cannot discern the signs of the times, like what Jesus said in Luke 17:26 to 30. He said it this way, "Just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will also be in the days of the Son of Man." They were eating. They were drinking. They were burying. They were giving in marriage until the day that Noah entered the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all.

Oh, they were living it up, eating, and drinking, and partying, and living the life of the party, until the day that Noah entered the ark and destroyed them all. It was the same as happened in the days of Lot. They were eating. They were drinking. They were buying. They were selling, planting. They were building, but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed. They will not discern. They will not understand, but for you, you can discern He pours His spirit. You can understand that your eyes would be open to see what's happening.

See, you are able to discern the signs of the times, but more than that, then He gives this picture to take hold of a great promise that you'll be kept safe from the trouble and tribulation of the days yet to come. Notice 1 Thessalonians 5:46 and also verse 9. "You, brethren, you're not in the darkness that the day should overtake you like a thief. No, you are all sons of light and you are sons of day." We are not of night nor of darkness. Therefore, let us be spiritually alive. Let us be sober for God has not destined us for wrath. This is one of the really very important verses to understand regarding the church of the latter days.

Yes, there's a great indignation. There will be a great wrath pointed out on the God-rejecting world, but not for you. You'll be hidden. You'll be kept safe. Perfect peace given, for God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. How will you be saved? Through the rapture of the church. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and 17, "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout with the voice of the archangel, with the trumpet of God. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with Him in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord."

The phrase "caught up" is rapture in Latin. That's where we get the understanding of that. He says we shall be caught up with Him to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord. The rapture of the church, one of the great promises, indignation will come, but we will be kept in perfect peace for He will hide Himself in thee. Amen. Can we give the Lord praise and glory? Amen. Amen.

II. God will Have the Final Word

Then he gives this wonderful word of prophecy that God will have the final word. Now, we are living in a time of tremendous spiritual warfare. Those with spiritual discernment can see it, that there is a great cloud on the horizon. Yes, there are many troubles that are happening under earth now, but there are greater troubles yet to come. There is a great spiritual warfare behind the events happening in the world today and that will be happening in the latter days. There is a great spiritual warfare all around us.

If you've asked Jesus into your heart as Lord and Savior, you are in a spiritual battle, for you are a target of the enemy. The forces of darkness behind many events happening in the world today can trace their influence from the serpent of old, also known as the great dragon, or Satan himself. Isaiah is one of the clearest prophetic voices describing the defeat of the great dragon, Satan himself, the dark influence of the world, for God will have the final word.

A. Darkness will be defeated

We know how this story ends. To strengthen our faith, he tells us, God will have the final word, darkness will be defeated. Notice Chapter 27:1. "In that day, the Lord will punish Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, with his fierce and great and mighty sword, even leviathan the twisted serpent, and He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea."

Now, this is a direct reference to Revelation. There is such connection between Revelation and Isaiah. It describes the defeat of the dragon of old, and the nature of spiritual warfare that comes from the influence of Satan on the world and his final defeat are written in Revelation. For example, Revelation 12:7-9, the nature of the warfare. "There was a war in heaven," Michael, which is one of the great archangels, "Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon."

Now, right away, you see a direct connection to Isaiah, the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war, and they were not strong enough, and so there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. "And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old, who was called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down through the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him."

Now, it says then later in Revelation 12, that, "When the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, that he persecuted the woman, or Israel, who had given birth to the male child, Jesus, the King of Kings." In other words, that when the great dragon Satan of old, the serpent of old was thrown down to the earth, his intent and purpose was to persecute the people of Israel, for they were those from whom would come, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the great Messiah and King of the world. His intent and purpose was to persecute Israel. It has been his purpose all along.

Therefore, what we understand is that the root cause of antisemitism that we see so much over the world today is spiritual in nature. We are seeing antisemitism arise in the world like we have not seen since the 1930s. Such anti-Semitism we are seeing in our own nation, in our own country; protests on campuses all across the country, standing with Hamas, of all things, protesting against Israel, but we know the root cause of it, and is spiritual in nature.

In the end, we know God will have the final word. The dragon of old, Satan himself, will be thrown into the lake of fire on the great judgment of God, the almighty, described in Revelation 20:10, "And the devil who deceived the nations was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are also. There, they will be tormented day and night, forever and ever." Thus, he will be finally defeated, darkness will be defeated. He will come to his end, and it will be a glorious day in the victory of the Lord. Amen. Can we give him praise? Amen.

What interesting is that in that very same chapter where he describes the final defeat of the dragon of old, or Satan, in that very same chapter, he describes this great white throne and the almighty who sits upon it. He says, "Who will judge the living and the dead?" Revelation 20:12-15, very amazing scene unfolds here. "I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened."

Now, we've seen this theme here is very, very clear. A great scene. "I saw the dead, the great and the small, all standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books according to their deeds." If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into that lake of fire.

Now, this is a great scene to understand. Tells us quite plainly that all the deeds of men are written in a book. There is a book. There is a book with your name and the deeds of your life on it. Can you imagine a book, all the things you've ever done are written in a book, all the shameful things you've ever done are written in a book, all the deeds of darkness you've ever done are written in a book?

I think everybody understands that there will come a day when you stand before the throne of the almighty and give an accounting of your life. What does that accounting look like? It looks like this, you stand before the throne of the almighty and someone says, "Open the book. Open the book." There are many, many people who would say, "No, don't open the book. I am ashamed of what's in the book. You're telling me all the shameful things I've ever done or written in that book? You're not going to open that book."

He said, "Well, you don't have a choice. Open the book." Then he would say, "Please, I'm begging you. I'm already ashamed. Do not open the book. I'm begging you, please, don't open the book, and for surely, don't open the book in front of the great almighty. I'm begging you, please don't open the book." That's what many people would say because of what's written in the book.

Here now is the good news. Here is the greatest news known to man. You might say, "Pastor, this is not good news, do not open the book." No, no, that's not the good news. The good news is this, that if you have received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, if you've opened the door of your heart and ask Jesus to enter into your life as Lord and King, that He is the one who lifts from the pages of the book all the sinful things you've ever done, He lists them off the pages of the book, and He places them on the cross of Jesus Christ, that when Jesus died that day in the cross of Jesus Christ, He paid for every one of those sins that was written in the book. He lists them off and He puts them on the cross of Jesus Christ that they would be paid, and they would be paid in full, and he who the Son sets free is free of deed. Amen. Amen.

"Though your sins be scarlet, they will be whitest now." They're not in the book. What does He write in the book instead? He takes the very righteousness of God, which is found in Christ Jesus, and He writes that in your book. Can you imagine the righteousness of God is written in the pages of your book? If you've received Jesus Christ, the righteousness of God found in Christ Jesus are written in your book, so that when you stand there on that great day and give an accounting of your life, and someone says, "Open the book," now you can say, "Yes, go ahead, open the book." You're not ashamed.

"I want you to read what's in the book." "I'm looking for it." "Read it, open the book. Open the book, I want you to read it. I want you to read it. You know what's on the pages of the book? Well, first of all, all of the shameful things aren't there, but what you will read is a righteousness Jesus Christ has written in my book. I want you to open it. I'm so looking forward to it. Open it, read it. The righteousness of Jesus Christ is written in my book." I will stand there in that glorious day, free and confident because of what God has done in my life. You too? Give the God praise. Give the Lord praise.

Then he culminates it all in Chapter 27. He culminates it all in the great invitation. He offers peace to the soul that's right with God. After all of those wonderful prophetic words, in that day, he says, "I, vineyard. Sing of it, sing of it. It's glorious, the vineyard's sweet fruit that God produces in the life and the soul of the one who is kept in perfect peace. Sing of it. I, the Lord, am the keeper of this. I water it, I care for it, I tend it, I protect it. Let him rely on My protection, and let him come and make peace with Me."

B. God offers peace to the soul right with God

He's making an opportunity to get your soul right with God. Peace. "I'm offering you peace. I'll show it to you. I'll reveal it to you. There's a great day coming. There's a great day of wrath and indignation coming, but you, I offer peace to you. I offer that your soul would be made right. Peace that passes understanding. It's yours. It's free. It's a gift. That your name would be written in the Lamb's book of life. I want you to have that assurance. I want you to know with all confidence and assurance that your name is written in the Lamb's book of life."

You might say, "Well, I've got things in my life I'm ashamed of. I have things in my life I've done in darkness that I'm ashamed." God says, "I know. That's why I sent my Son. That your name would be written in the Lamb's book of life because every sin you've ever committed is paid, and paid in full." The righteousness of God is written on your account so that you can stand at that glorious day forgiven, made whole, and at peace with God because your name is written in the Lamb's book of life.

Let's pray. Lord, what can we say? What can we do? You've been so wonderful. "I offer you peace," he says. Peace that passes understanding because your soul is made right with God. Church, as we're praying, as we're continuing to pray, if you would know today that your name is written in the Lamb's book of life, if you want every sin you've ever committed, all the shameful things done in darkness lifted from the pages of the book, placed on the cross of Jesus Christ that they would be paid and paid in full and that he would take the righteousness of Jesus and write that on your book in your account, that you would know beyond knowing that your name is written in that book of life because He is the one who wrote it.

When you open your heart to receive Him as Lord and King, when you open your heart to receive that forgiveness, when you open your heart and you said, "That's my King. That's my Lord. That's my forgiver. That's my friend. That's my God. Write my name in your book." Church, if that is you, if you would say that to the Lord today, I want to ask that you would just raise your hand. I want to just pray with you and agree with you in Jesus' name. If that is you, would you just lift your hand? I want to pray with you. God bless you, God bless you, God bless you. God bless you, too, sister. God bless you, friend. I see you there. God bless you, on the side, in the middle, there, in the front.

Anyone else? On the side? God bless you. Anyone else? I see you over there. Way in the back, I see you, too. Anyone else? Way, way in the back, I see you, too. God bless you. In the front, I see you, too. Way in the back, I see you. God bless you. Anyone else? God, I want to pray for everyone who lifted their hand. They lifted their hand as to say, "I want to know beyond knowing that my name is written in the book. Forgive me of my sins. Receive me to yourself.

Give me the promise of eternal life. God, bring me to yourself. I open my heart. I open my heart and say to you, 'You are my king. You are my Lord. You are the forgiver, and you are the blessed. I give you praise. I receive you into my life." In Jesus' powerful name, and everyone said. Can we give God praise and glory and honor? Amen. Amen.

Oh, church, we're going to worship, but before we do that, I want to say this to you. If you received the Lord Jesus Christ today, if you open your heart and asked God to forgive your sin, they came in and He wrote your name in the Lamb's book of life, I have a word to you from God, and that is this, welcome to the family of God. Amen. Can we give God praise? Welcome. Amen.