HE PREPARED A PLACE FOR US

PART 2
March 1, 1998 pm
MF Blume


1Joh 1:5-7
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Reve 4:5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and [there were] seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Reve 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.



STUDY SO FAR FROM THIS MORNING'S REVELATION:

John 16:5-7 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

John 16:16-24 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. Then said [some] of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

HOW JESUS WOULD RETURN TO GIVE FULNESS OF JOY:

Jesus is coming again in the rapture for His Church, to reign for 1,000 years in the millennium, but these verses are not talking about that.

EXAMPLE:

Acts 4:29-30 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

Jesus said we cannot go where He was going.

Jesus left Jerusalem and was taken in the Garden of Gethsemane to be crucified. They did not even think that He would leave them through way of DEATH.

DAVID'S EXAMPLE

To appreciate what God was trying to say to us, let us continue to follow Jesus' experiences.

John 18:1-2 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.

DAVID'S PARALLEL CIRCUMSTANCES:

Long ago a parallel situation occurred.

David's son, Absalom, was stealing the hearts of the people away from the King David. He was plotting to take over the Kingdom, and slowly succeeded in garnering the emotions and love of the people.

Like Hell taking over Jerusalem in Jesus' day, ready to kill Jesus, Absalom caused David to leave the City, and in leaving he crossed KIDRON just like Jesus.

2Sam 15:22-23 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that [were] with him. And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

2Sam 15:24 And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites [were] with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.

2Sam 15:25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me [both] it, and his habitation:

Jesus left Jerusalem and crossed the Kidron brook, and entered the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Him.

As David walked away from Jerusalem, up by way of the Mount of Olives, and he wept as he looked at the city.

2Sam 15:30 And David went up by the ascent of [mount] Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that [was] with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

Jesus wept also as He left Jerusalem.

Matt 23:37-38 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

Matt 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives,...

As David walked we read that a man from Saul's family cursed David and threw dirt at Him

2Sam 16:5-6: Shimei

Shimei called David to the dirt.

But David let him be. So similar to Jesus when He was to be taken, they ripped his beard from his face, spit on Him, all the while 12 legions of angels were ready to throw all Jerusalem to hellfire.

And later David crossed Jordan. 2Sam 18:9-10 And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that [was] under him went away. And a certain man saw [it], and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

2Sam 18:14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he [was] yet alive in the midst of the oak.

David even had a man similar to Judas, who was counsellor but followed Absalom to be Absalom's counselor, named Ahithophel.

AHITHOPHEL

2Sam 15:31 And [one] told David, saying, Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

2Sam 17:23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled [his] ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

"AHITHOPHEL" is interpreted in ENGLISH, "my brother is foolish"

JUDAS

Matt 27:5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Walk out on Jesus and betray Him, and join Satan's league, and though the devil will reward you with gold, it will be cursed, and you will die like a fool, backslidden and away from God.

AFTER THE BATTLE AGAINST ABSALOM, HAVING SEEN ABSALOM SLAIN ON A TREE, DAVID RETURNED TO JERUSALEM

2Sam 19:15 So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.

2Sam 19:39 And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.

DAVID CAME BACK TO JERUSALEM.

John 14:26 But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

And then we read...

John 14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Jesus returned TO JERUSALEM.

One of the most important blessings that have to do with being in the place Jesus prepared for us is receiving the Baptism of the Holy Ghost.

THE LIGHT OF THE CITY:

John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

1Joh 1:1-3 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen [it], and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

The Garden of Eden was supposed to develope into a CITY