Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”Behold, the former things have happened and I declare new things. I tell you about them before they come up.”Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.
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And God is greater than his creation. And his creation is amazing. It's fallen as it is. It is amazing. Isaiah chapter 42 verse 9 says, behold the former things have come to pass and new things I declare before they spring forth I tell you of them. Now that's a beautiful statement. I think the law of biblical interpretation is known as expositional constancy, meaning John 14, 29, and Isaiah 42, verse 9, say the same thing, though they be a thousand years apart. Are you hearing me? It's amazing. Are you guys okay? 2 Peter chapter 1, verse 9. 2 Peter chapter 1, sorry, verse 19. 2 Peter 1, verse 19. This is Peter speaking, and it's so powerful. And so he says, we have the prophetic word confirmed. So how do you have a prophetic word confirmed? Which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place. In fact, you can use it like a flashlight. Until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this verse that no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation. In other words, you can't make that cult up on your own. You can't do that. I mean, you're going to do it, but you're just, you're actually sinning against scripture because you cannot make stuff up and say, well, this Bible says this. No, it doesn't. The Bible says you cannot make up private interpretations of things. …
… going to lay down some ground rules. Isaiah 42 verse 9 says, Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I declare before they spring forth I tell you of them. And so regarding the Antichrist, know this, that the Bible is the source book, it's the source manual for the Antichrist and who and what this individual is all about. The Antichrist. And you might be a little surprised to find out that we shouldn't even be calling him the Antichrist, But I'll tell you why in a moment. But because it's so ingrained in our thinking, we will refer to him as the Antichrist. You'll see why in a moment. But church, from the very beginning, deception appears on the scene right in the opening throes of the Bible. Deception. And if you would write down in your notes this one thing, that whenever we talk about the Antichrist, we're talking about a system. We're talking about a group. And we're talking about a person. …
… that's Jew and Iranian Persian. It's important to what we're talking about tonight. Isaiah 42 verse 9. Behold, the former things have come to pass and new things I declare before they spring forth. I tell you of them. Wow. That's your Bible. So number one, as we look at this right now together, here we go mark it down elam what is this elam is in the news today but never like this it's going to make sense to you in a moment number one elam pre-existed before the king of cyrus or king cyrus i should say king cyrus very famous very powerful king of the persians remember this before there was ever the persians there was elam so what is elam when when we make mention in our applied series tonight, Elam, the setting of the stage. We're going somewhere with this. Mark it down in your notes. Elam, Persia is today called modern day Aran. It's all the same. It's all the same. Now we do not get the name Aran in the Bible, but we do have the name Persia and Elam. …
… and to make them, as verse 10 says, a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth. This is the song of redemption. It's very much like a similar song in Isaiah 42, verses 9 to 13. You can look it up and read it. But it doesn't stop there. Then I looked in verse 11, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne. Now, all heaven is just going to burst forth in praise because of this moment when all prophecy will be fulfilled and all prayers would be answered. And it starts with the 24 elders, and then it moves to the angels, the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures, the cherubim and the elders, and the number of them was myriads of myriads. That's murion in Greek, essentially 10,000 times 10,000, which is 100 million angels, and that's not enough, and thousands of thousands and innumerable hosts of angelic beings. And they all say with a loud voice, worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing. …