Who Wants to Live Forever?

Who wants to live forever? I do, too. And this day, pictures of time when Jesus Christ returns, that His people, dead or alive, will live forever. I am excited about this day. I am so looking forward to it. We talked about it this past Sabbath. 1 Corinthians 15 tells about that change. 1 Thessalonians 4 tells about that change that we will see and feel. It's called the quickening. The quickening when we will inherit eternal life. We will receive eternal life. The Feast of Trumpets, as today, it pictures the return of Jesus Christ. This is the fourth Feast of God this year. The dead will be resurrected. The saints will be changed. The Feast of Trumpets is a good time for each and every one of us to somehow get a wake-up call that we have not been called to live a sinful life, but to follow God. Although we're not perfect, we're going to try. And that's all He asks, is we give it everything we have. As we also heard, the sound of a trumpet is an alarm. The seventh trumpet will be preceded by six other trumpets in the last days. And they are warning signs. And if you know the scriptures, people will be able to see what will happen. We will know. We know what happens, and then by the time the seventh trumpet sounds, we will not have time to think anymore. It just happens. It's that fast. It's the ultimate goal for any human being. As we heard Queen sing that song from a movie soundtrack about someone who was living forever in a fantasy world, but this one's not fantasy. This is real. This will be real for each and every one of us. The ultimate goal from dirt to divine. It sounds like a fairy tale, doesn't it? But it's not. It's not. It's scriptural. It's in the scripture. I'd like you to turn with me, if you will, to Luke 10, verse 20. Luke 10 and verse 20. Incredible story of Jesus Christ sending out 70 of his disciples, not 12, 70 disciples by twos into all the cities in which he was about to go into. And he said, I'm going to give you power to cast out demons. I'm going to give you power to heal. And they did. And they came back, as you can read in the verse, in the chapter, because it's unique. Chapter 10 has things in chapter 10 that are nowhere else in the entire Gospels accounts. But they came back after doing all these incredible works. And they were like in verse 17, chapter 10, Luke 10, says, then the 70 returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name. And then he makes the main thing the main thing. Christ is always good at that. That's something I want to be good at, too. Still working on it. It's hard for me sometimes to make the main thing the main thing. Here's the main thing. He says in verse 20, nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you. But as the new King James says, because rather it was not in the original manuscript, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven. Rejoice because your names are written in heaven. You know what's great about that? Our names are written there. We can rejoice. So, brethren, there's one thing you need to think about today. Rejoice. We should be here. You should be up. Leave the things behind that can bog you down and think about the greatest promise ever given to any organism. Eternal life, not only that, but glorification. Glorified like God. What incredible, incredible promise. And if you cannot rejoice about the promises of inheriting the entire universe and everything that exists, what can you rejoice about?

So, there is something about a feast. We're going to have a wonderful feast, and I hope all of you rejoice over this food that we so abundantly are provided and that hands that cared prepared that food. I'd like you to go to Psalm. Let's go to Psalm, and I actually read from the New Living Translation. Psalm 69. Psalm 69. He said, Rejoice because your names are written. Written! Who do you think writes those names? Your names are written in heaven. David understood this. David understood it. There's something that is unique that I have never heard a sermon in my entire 40 years. In the church of God. Never heard a sermon given on what I'm talking about today. And I was just intrigued why I've never heard about it because it's one of the greatest messages I could ever think about. And it's about the book of life. I've heard it mentioned many times, but I never had a sermon. Just about the book of life. The book of eternal life, where there's names written in there. Two were written in there yesterday. Only they can take them out. Powerful. But David understood that as he was struggling, as he wrote Psalm 69, because he also realized that his enemies, and this is about his enemies, because he had many, like Ahithophel, that was a mentor to him, an advisor who he thought was a righteous man. Who turned against him. And he had other people that he counted on. And he came in Psalm 69. I'll read this from the New Living Translation. In verse 27, he says, pile their sins up high, and don't let them go free. Erase their names from the book of life. Don't let them be counted among the righteous. So guess what? We understand something here, that the book of life, the names that are written in that book of life, are righteous. They display righteous character. They're striving to be righteous. First, you strive to do what is right, not wrong. And then it becomes a way of life to where you would rather tell the truth than a lie. And you are becoming righteous. Righteous behavior. A righteous way of life. And see, God is so thrilled at that. God is so wanting that because that's his character. That's his son's character. That he says, I'm going to write you down. I'm going to keep up with you. You're in my book, the book of life. Is your name written in the book of life? It is what this day is about. You have any concern that it's not in there because it is the book of eternal life? I'd like to see your name written in there.

It's interesting, you go to different complexes, condos. Chris is a security guard. I think when I go to Humberto's place, visit Humberto and Melita, I have to stop at the gate. And then they have to call and let them know if I can come in. I think of faith. Faith in the Bible, faith's condo or house that she lives in has a guard there. And you have to be on a list. And she has to give that list to them. And they check it off to make sure that you're on there. If your name's not on there, guess what? You're not going in. Oh, brethren, unless our name is in the book of life, we're not going in to the kingdom of God. We will not live forever, even if we want to. If we desire. Dare to live forever? Absolutely! Absolutely! Absolutely! I'll take that there. Then I'm going to try. It's interesting as you go back to Genesis 2 and 3, you see that there were two trees that were talked about. There had to be thousands of trees there in the garden, but there was one called the tree of life. Actually, it describes that there's actually fruit from that tree, which makes me wonder because he actually put guardian angels there for 1600 years until the flood came to protect humans from getting that tree of life and living forever. Because it would have done nothing to earn it. And can you imagine someone so wicked taking from that tree and eating from that fruit? And it never says whether Adam and Eve, obviously, they didn't take from it, but it makes me believe from reading it that that was God's goal. It was for them when they developed holy and righteous and godly character like we're developing now, it was time for them to grab and to take a bite. It lived forever. It didn't happen. Will it happen in the future? I hope so. I'm going to be a marvelous to see. Another planet. Millions of planets. God's family spreading. It appears that without your name in the book of life, you will not have eternal life since most everyone here desires. It's Romans 6, verse 23, memory scripture, right? Wages of sin is death, but the what? Gift of God is what? Oh, man! It's a gift! He wants to give it to you. You know, I don't turn down many gifts. I'm certainly not going to turn down this one, but just think about it. It's His gift to us. What more could we ask for? So let's journey through this book and find out the truth about the book of life, since we all want to be there. We all want to live forever. I want to know how to be in there, and also what it takes to be removed, because it's in this scripture. There are actually, in the entire Bible, between the New Testament and the Old Testament, 14 different verses that talk about the book of life. I want to cover the majority of those, almost all of those today, because I want us to see just how precious it is, because I look out here, I look today, and there's going to be a time that this day pictures when I will not be able to look at the saints of God the same way ever again, because we will all be changed.

And even Christ, when He was changed to spirit, was not even know... they didn't even recognize Him. I think that's a power you have, because you can change forms, shapes, and appearances, because He's glorified. I'd like to go to Exodus, if you will, and go with me, the very first mention of the book of life. I'd like you to go with me to Exodus 32. Exodus 32. And here is this incredible person of Moses, in Moses, that he went a mountain, he left the people behind, and they were supposed to wait on him as God was carving out and spending time writing these commandments, and led by his brother and so many other people who disappointed Moses at the time. They made their own God. They made it out of gold. They made it to look like a calf, which basically told God after what had happened, He had delivered them out of slavery. He had, bless Him, they had seen miracle after miracle. He had fed them. He had watered them. He had watered them. He had shown incredible blessings. He gave them a cloud to follow them and a fire by night. And they saw everything. And he had to wonder, what more should I do? And he said, I promise you a land of milk and honey. Brethren, you're sitting here today, He's promised you more than a land of milk and honey. He's promised you a universe so big, your mind cannot even comprehend it. And as we go to Exodus 32, verse 31, well, go down here, 31, said, Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, All these people have sinned a great sin, and have made for themselves a God of gold. Yet now, if you will forgive their sin, but if not, I pray. I pray. Blot me out of your book, which you have written. Moses was saying, blot me out. If you don't put them, please forgive them. He was willing to put himself out there, because he cared for these people. He was a shepherd, and he knew how weak they were. And he was willing to have himself taken out of the Book of Life.

One incredible example. But you know what? Moses is there. His name is written there. David's in there. I remember Psalm 56 that David actually talks about, You put my tears in a bottle. You watch my wonderings. You know everywhere I go, and you write it all down. And I gave a sermon here. Last year, I think, on Psalm 139, one of the most powerful chapters in the Bible.

Psalm 139, I'd like to go there, and I'll just read from the New Living Translation. Psalm 139, I'll just read one verse, since we already had an entire sermon on it. Psalm 139, verse 16, explains it more clearly than any of the other translations. He talks about at the first how you know my rising up, you know my sitting down, you know everything I do. Why? Because he's in the book of life. Everything. And he says in verse 16, You saw me before I was born. Right? Can't call God a liar. He saw you before you were born.

Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Wow. Then he says every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. Before that day was over, everything about you was written down that you did yesterday. God keeps a record of it. And so am I. Say, well, that's an awfully big book. That's an awfully big guy. You think he can't make a book big enough to hold everybody, all his saints? Everything about them. And just like the kings that used to, just like King Xerxes, got up and wanted somebody to read a history about what was going on at this time. Think God ever opened up the book, read to the saints, and tell them about what Ampe did last week.

And the opportunity was given to her what she did and how she lived a righteous life. It's incredible. We sometimes look at Moses and David and Daniel and all these people and go, well, yeah, but no, yeah, but us. That's us. The book of Acts, there is no amen. It's still going on. Yet to be written, the ending. You're in it. Book of life is a mighty big thing. I'd like you to go, if you will, over to Daniel.

Book of Daniel. Twelfth chapter, I'll read from the New King James. Twelfth chapter of Daniel, verse 1. I want you to think about this today because this is us. This is us. Yes, a small little group here in Miramar, but they're small little groups all over the world, faithful followers of God. He doesn't need numbers. He proved that with Gideon. He proved that with Israel. He proved that many, many times. And he proved that when he wanted to take his gospel to the world. He only needed 12. I don't need 12 men. But in Daniel 12 and verse 1, at the heading of this chapter in my book, it says, Prophecy of the End Time because that's what this is.

It says, At that time, Michael shall stand up, the great prince, the archangel, Michael, the great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people. You ever thought about that? Just that verse. Michael, powerful, the most powerful spirit being outside of Jesus Christ and God Himself, stands watch over God's people. You ever thank God for Michael? Have you ever said, God, I've got this problem. I've got this thing. I may need Michael to help me because they're called ministering spirits.

These angels are. But yet he says here Michael is over his people. And there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation. Remember Matthew 24? What's going to happen? He's talking the last days. Even to that time, and at that time, your people shall be delivered. Everyone who is found written in the book goes back to that book. I want to read it from the New Living Translation just because it gives me something there that I pulled from this.

It said, At that time, Michael the archangel, who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any sense nations first came into existence. But at that time, every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. Will be rescued.

Pretty important book. It's something that comes with being written in the book of life. You have even an archangel? Besides, he's over so many of the other angels.

I guess that's why when the mighty and great prophet looked out and said, God opened his eyes so his servant could see all the scores of angels that were there to protect him. Pretty neat. Pretty important book of life. When we looked at Luke 10 and verse 20, only time, only mention of that, that Jesus Christ mentions the book. And he said, what? Rejoice!

Rejoice! That your name is written in the book of life. I had a third grade teacher. Remember her well? Name was Linda Brown. Mrs. Brown. And in third grade, it was her second year of teaching. She was 22 years of age. I look now, that scared me to death to have a 22-year-old teacher. And she, matter of fact, I finished a job. One of the last jobs I did before I went into the ministry was on her house.

After all those years, we did a construction job for her, and I was able to spend a little time with her. And I have to say, before that time, she was the worst teacher I could ever imagine. I just did not like her at all when I was in her class. For one thing, I had just moved from Indiana, outside of Chicago. I was the previous year, so this was the first year. And so, she would, me and another boy who came from Michigan, moved to Tennessee. And so, she would actually make fun of our accents and how we talked too fast.

And we said, pop instead of coke. It's just something that she did, you know? But I look back now, she's 22 years old, you know? And as I spent time with her after she taught for 30-something years. And the story so real in my mind, as I told her about that time, and she said, well, you know, I remember you, but you didn't cause me a whole lot of pride.

I just remember, really, after all those years of teaching, only the ones that caused me a great deal of problems. And I said, you don't remember whipping me with a paddle? No? I said, you don't remember that day you left class and you said, I don't want to hear a word, nobody is to talk till I get back.

And you left and you were gone for like 30 minutes. She said, I don't remember. And you came back and you asked Phyllis Florida, who was her pet, you know, teachers always had pets, and she sat on the front seat, sat on the front row, you know? I don't guess you're my pets, are you? No. Well, Mrs. Brown had this pet and Phyllis was the smartest in class and she was a cute little girl and parents had money and she was like, ah, you know, didn't think anything about it, until Linda Brown comes back in. This brown big tall woman.

She said, Phyllis, I gave Phyllis a job when I left that none of you knew. And so her job was to write down anyone who talked while I was gone. And Phyllis, now we want you to come up and write their names up on the blackboard. So Phyllis got up and wrote everyone's name, except for hers, because everyone talked but her.

Mrs. Brown said, okay, Phyllis, sit down. All of you line up because you're all going to get spanking with the paddle. The guy's got two and the girl's got one. But the paddling, I don't remember that much. I've got more than that. I've got other ones besides that. But what I do remember was seeing my name written on the blackboard. She was writing these names and I was seeing them and I was like, oh, I'm not on there.

And then she put, Chuck Smith. And boy, I was like, man, what did I say? I couldn't even remember whether I talked. I'm sure I did. I never kept my mouth shut that long. But I still remember my name written and how big and how important it was at that time. But you know, there's my name written somewhere else that's more important.

And it's going to be bigger than Mrs. Brown's class and getting two licks from a paddle. We have read what Moses wrote, David wrote, Daniel wrote. Now, let's see what Paul had to say. You will? Join me in Philippians 4. Join me in Philippians 4. The Book of Life! Do you want it? Philippians 4. Actually, it starts in verse 2.

It says, I implore you, Deah and Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord. Everybody reading that? What does that mean? Anybody know what it means? I read that so many times until I actually went into and broke things down and went into some of the description of the epistle of Paul and then some of the background.

What he was actually saying and went back to the original Greek. Here are two women in the Philippian church and the Philippian church, impressive church. He had a lot of great things to say about that church.

They were zealous. They were on the ball. They were overcoming the world. They were an impressive, impressive church. And then he says this as he's closing his book, closing the letter to them, I implore Yodia, I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Two women in the church that weren't getting along. That's what this means. I read it many times and didn't know till I had to break it down. They were, you know, they just didn't get along with each other.

They just didn't have the same mind. They would be like, well, why shouldn't that table have a blue one and that have a gray one? Well, no, that one should have a gray one and this one should have the blue one. Why should a blue one be on there when it could be a gray one? Well, I think, you see what I mean? It was small stuff.

And he said, I want you to be of the same mind to where, guess what? It doesn't matter. The big picture, it doesn't matter. But he said, I urge you also, true companion, help these women, those two, yes, who labored with me in the gospel with Clement also. And the rest of my fellow workers whose names are in the book of life.

Oh, wait a minute. I thought if your name were in the book of life, you were righteous. You are. Doesn't mean you're perfect yet. That's the next step. Perfection comes when we're changed and totally spirit instead of just spirit in us. But then I want you to look in chapter four and verse four, because these women, these people in the Philippian church are written in the book of life. What do we have in common? What should we learn from them? Because that's why it's written for us, for our admonition, for our inspiration, for our understanding. First thing it says in verse four is what?

Rejoice! Rejoice. What did Jesus Christ say earlier? Rejoice! Rejoice in the Lord always again, I say. Rejoice in the Lord always again. Why? Because your name's written in the book of life. It doesn't get any better than this.

Then he writes verse five, Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing. This is characteristics of people written in the book of life. That's why it's so important that I just don't read this and go, oh yeah, well that's what I should be doing. But these people who came before me, who lived before me and have their name written in the book of life, who will be there when Jesus Christ comes, they will be resurrected. This is how they act. This is what they do. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, no matter how smart you are, will guard your hearts and minds. Through Jesus Christ. Incredible, incredible example. Commonality. Do we have it? Do we have it with the people we know? Like you turn over to Hebrews.

Hebrews 12. In Hebrews 12, we see this instruction to the... to whom? The Hebrews. The Jews. As he's writing there. And he's telling them, don't get hung up, because we believe Paul wrote this, but we know kind of the timing of it, and we also know that the temple was not destroyed yet. Would be in a matter of a few years. And so the Jews, he's telling, just like Jesus Christ said to the woman, the Samaritan woman, there's gonna be a time when there's not this place, but you're gonna worship God, Spirit, and in truth, and you're gonna worship Him wherever. Wherever you're at. Come on. He's gonna be there. And it's a different... it's a different time. It's a different place. So he wanted to leave this with them in Hebrews 12. In verse 22. He's saying, when we have our church today here, or you have your church 200 miles away, and you're worshiping on a holy day and a holy time, and you're asking a holy God to be there with holy people. He says in verse 22, he said, that you're not coming to the old place, but you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. We're meeting before them. To an innumerable company of angels. To the festal gathering and the church of the firstborn. We're part of the firstborn, the firstfruits. And what does he say about those? He says, who are registered in heaven? To God, the judge of all. To the spirits of just men made perfect. Our name's registered. It's there. Those who come and worship him. Those who follow God. You can't get much better than that. In the book of Ecclesiastes, you don't have to turn there, but Solomon makes a statement there. He says, of the making of books, there is no end, and this too is wearisome to the soul. A lot of books are written. A lot of important books. A lot of things. I don't know about you, but I've had my favorite books. One of my favorite books. That's probably now my favorite book. But I've had other favorite books. What about you? Maybe you've had some. I remember a book that changed. My perspective was good to great in God's eyes. I remember a book called Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer that helped. Remember, Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter was something that I really enjoyed reading. I remember the autobiography of Chuck Yeager that I just kept reading over and over. It was very inspiring. What about you? Had any books? That's something that stands out as you read great words that you forgot. Anybody? Can't remember any books. I hope you read books besides. Yes, sir. Yes, what is it? I hope it's... Oh, okay. The late great planet Earth, probably. Ah, there are books. And those books have words. And words are very important, and words are very important to God, but so are names.

This is God's book. It's the Bible. It's actually, well, growing up, people actually referred to, I never hear that today, called the Good Book. Anybody remember? Did you guys hear that too, or was that a Southern colloquialist? Yes, you heard Good Book? Okay. There is another book, and it's not down here. This is the greatest book down here. There's another book up there, and it's called the Book of Life, and it's the Book of Eternal Life. A very converted friend of mine once said, and he sent me a note. It's in one of my Bibles. I've been carrying it for a long time. It's in somewhere in one of these two Bibles, and he actually wrote me this note, and he said, the church is the University of Eternal Life. The church is the University of Eternal Life. And he wrote down this little saying, students, don't miss classes. Don't miss classes. So let's finish the class today. Let's finish this.

Because this day is special. I hope you can see it. We started with Christ's words in Luke 10, where he said, rejoice that your names are written. Let's finish with Christ's own words. And these are the words to John, written in Revelation. Turn to Revelation 1. Does somebody mind doing that? Revelation 1. What do the first words on the page say? Anybody? Peter?

Okay, does anybody else have anything different? Okay, the revelation of Jesus Christ. These are Christ's own words, which to me carry a lot of weight, because he wants to make sure. And Jesus Christ mentions at least five times in the book of Revelation the book of life. A lot of people think it's the revelation of John. That's what I was taught growing up. It's not. Jesus Christ's own words. He revealed this. So I want to go there in these last, the last book of the Bible. I actually have five. Five scriptures as we'll take this little trek down the road to eternal life and read about the book. That we all want to make sure our name is written there. So I'd like you to turn to Revelation. Revelation 3, if you will. Revelation 3 and verse 5. Revelation 3 and verse 5. Christ says, He who overcomes, and remember what overcome means? What? Say that again. Overcome means to conquer. Not just, oh, I just made it. But it means to conquer. Christ said, He who conquers or overcomes shall be clothed in white garments. And I will not blot out his name from the book of life, but I will confess his name before my father and before all of his angels. Pretty big stuff. You're going to be clothed in white garments. What are those white garments? Yeah, Revelation 19. Turn over there real quick. Revelation 19, verse 8. The wedding supper. This is part of the bride. In verse 8 it says, And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen. Clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous ex of the saints. That's something we have in common. The book of life. The righteous acts of the saints. Revelation 13. Revelation 13. Verse 8, as we talk about the beast that we talked about just a few weeks ago. Beast from the land. The political power. As they begin to control the entire economy and resources and everything in the world. As this political power does. In chapter 13, verse 8. And it says, And all who dwell on the earth, who worship who? The beast. Who worship him, whose name have not been written in the book of life of the lamb, slain from the foundations of the world. If anyone has to hear, let him hear.

Something we have in common. We will not worship. We will not follow the beast. We will not follow the religion. We will not follow the ways. Those are those who are written in the book of life. Because if you do that, you will not be written in the book of life. Well, those says endure to the end. Revelation 17. Revelation 17. verse 8.

The beast that you saw was and is not, and will ascend out of the bottom of pit and go to perdition or destruction. And those who dwell on earth will marvel whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundations of the world. You know what that means? When Christ comes back, you're going to see all those that followed the beast, all those who passed whose names. And you're going to say, surely they're religious people. Surely they've got to be followers of God. Surely their names in the book of life. Why, they gave wonderful sermon. Why, look how all the people they helped in that Easter service, they were fabulous. And they converted thousands of souls. And it says the world's going to marvel at whose name are not written, that their names are not written in the book of life. And they're going to go, wow, I thought I knew what religion was. And boy, they sure did have a nice suit and drive, nice car. And they had one of the top rated TV shows in the world.

Wow. Should, reckon he'd want us to take another offering up this afternoon. Isn't that incredible? Isn't that incredible? Like to go to. I'm going to read that in New Living Translation. I can catch that just as we're wrapping up here. Revelation 17 and verse 8. The beast you saw was once alive, but now he isn't. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the book of life before the world was made, will be amazed. I think they know what religion is. Pure and undefiled. Revelation 20. Revelation 20. Verse 15. After the white-thrown judgment, when people who never knew God before raised up and given a chance to finally know God, the billions of people before, will finally be given a chance to know God. They will have a choice to choose. Living God's way or not. Not. They don't have the choice of living their way. It's only God's way. And if they choose not, this is what happens. It says in verse 15, And anyone not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Because, as you can see, what happens next is God is coming down and bringing heavenly Jerusalem to this earth, or where this earth will have been. And everything will be righteous, or you won't exist. It's going to be that kind of world. Revelation 21. Revelation 21. Verse 27. There's an example here. And he says, But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, this holy city that's coming down, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written into the Lamb's Book of Life. It's eventually where only those who are written in the Book of Life will exist. It will be a righteous world, a righteous universe, a righteous kingdom. It's that important. The only thing is, he's asked us that your names be written before everyone else. He calls us to be first fruits. Wow. It's pretty big. Trumpet pictures the beginning of eternal life. I hope all of you have enjoyed this day. I hope we will continue to enjoy this day, and whoever says a closing prayer will thank God, especially for this wonderful food, and thank you for wanting to be a part of the family of God here in this area. You know, I had to think back, and I was looking in my notes, and I don't think I've ever been in Fort Lauderdale, my home church on the Feast of Trumpets. I was always traveling. And it's so good to be here. So good to see all of you that I get to spend eternity with. But eternal life will be first timers, okay? Nobody knows what's it going to be like, because nobody's done that except for Christ. It's going to never be tired, never be sore, never held back by anything in the world, by gravity, by anything. God's speed, we can't even measure. What a wonderful experience. Ever-lasting life, the way it should be. The wonderful plan of God. And it starts with Christ, and it ends with Christ and the Book of Life, because He was the first one that was changed. He's the first showing that humans can be done, and that you can overcome with this Holy Spirit. And that we have that chance to do that, to do that. To be glorified is to have eternal life, as we talked about the other day. Remember? Predestined to be called, called to be justified, and justified to be glorified. What a wonderful plan. So who wants to live forever? I do, and I hope all of you. Today is the feast day, picturing forever. Let's remember, rejoice, because your name is written in heaven in the Book of Life.

Well, we've all been called to be