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Benjamin Ng

The Hour of Judgment

Father in heaven, thank you so much for this time.

Thank you that we can set aside a time to come and focus on your Word.

And Lord, we've come expecting a blessing because you've blessed this time already.

Now please, bless us with your Holy Spirit.

And I pray that you sanctify our hearts and our souls.

Give us attentive and sensitive ears to hear the voice of the Spirit speaking to us.

You will notice that the title of the sermon today is The Hour of Judgment, and I want to invite you to come with me in your Bibles to go back to Revelation chapter 14.

We've gone through the first part of the first angel's message and we're going to endeavor to finish the first angel's message today.

Last week we took somewhat of a break, but now we're coming back to Revelation 14, verse 6 and 7.

The Bible says, And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come and worship him that made heaven and earth and the sea and the fountains of waters." Friends, why should we fear God?

In verse 7 there, it gives us the motivation in a sense, why we should be doing all that we're doing today.

Because the hour of His judgment is come.

It has been since 1844 and so that is why we should fear God.

To not be afraid but to have unquestioning obedience even when you don't understand the reason why.

To not be afraid, but to have unquestioning obedience, even when you don't understand the reason why.

We looked at this a few weeks ago, 3 weeks in fact, Exodus 20 20, if we fear God, we will not sin.

And in Ecclesiastes chapter 12, 13 and 14, fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man." That was Exodus 20 20, Ecclesiastes 12 13 and 14.

It is all about keeping his commandments and then and only then can we reflect his character, give glory to Him.

The law is a transcript of God's character.

So if we are fearing God, automatically we will give glory to Him.

And now, the hour of His judgment is come.

Let's turn our Bibles to James chapter 2.

The Bible says this, So speak ye and so do as they that shall be judged by what?

And if you look at the earlier verses from verse 9 all the way to verse 11, you will notice that that is talking about the 10 Commandments.

Friends, The 10 Commandments is the center, is the foundation, is the 1 thing that is spoken of throughout this whole First Angels message.

Fear God, keep His commandments, give glory to Him, reflect His character which is found in His commandments.

Because God is going to judge us with His 10 commandments.

My dear friends, the Gospel is all about the 10 commandments.

Romans chapter 7 verse 12 says, the commandment is holy and just and what?

It is the central focus of what we are looking at here in the first angel's message.

But now, how can we be ready for judgment?

1 Peter 1 verse 17, The Bible says this, And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, Pass the time of your sojourning here in what?

We must keep His commandments from the smallest to the greatest.

If God is judging us according to our work.

The first work that we should focus on is found right there in His 10 commandments.

Look, before you start throwing stones at me, thinking that I am believing and advocating righteousness by works, you got to go back to the studies that I've been presenting on Friday night.

You wouldn't think that if you were joining us on Friday night.

Just look at the study that we looked at last night about the faith of Sarah.

You know I don't believe in righteousness by works.

But friends, does work have a part to play?

Absolutely, because that is what God judges.

Yes, He will judge the motives and the intents and the thoughts of our hearts, but ultimately what God is really judging is the fruits, the actions, the outwardness of a person's life, what we can ourselves see when we look in the mirror, what people can see when they look at us.

God expects obedience Even to the minutest details of His Word.

You look at the smallest commandment of the 10, thou shalt not covet.

Oh friends, God says if you break that, You deserve death.

So friends, even in the smallest of things, God expects perfect obedience.

2 Samuel 6, and we're looking at verse 6 and 7.

And when they came to Nachan's threshing floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen shook it.

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and God smote him there for his error, and there he died by the ark of God." The Ark of God was being brought back to the city of David.

He was ready to bring that Ark and make it part of the temple.

And it was going along a stony road and it began to shake and it looked like it was about to fall off.

And Uzzah, in the kindness of his heart, he was thinking he was doing something good.

He stretched out his hand to steady it and what does God do?

No 1 except the high priest and those that are assigned to it were allowed to touch the...

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