Summary: To show that the Church is a Glorious Church in the Last Days because we have been purchased and washed by the blood of JESUS 2,000 years ago.

I. EXORDIUM:

Do you qualify for the the description of the Church? Of course not. We don't deserve it but the Church is purchased and washed by the blood of JESUS.

Acts 20:28 (Amplified Bible)

20:28 Take care and be on guard for yourselves and the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you bishops and guardians, to shepherd (tend and feed and guide) the church of the Lord or of God which He obtained for Himself [buying it and saving it for Himself] with His own blood.

Revelation 7:14 (Amplified Bible)

7:14 I replied, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are they who have come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To show that the Church is a Glorious Church in the Last Days because we have been purchased and washed by the blood of JESUS 2,000 years ago.

IV. TEXT:

Zephaniah 3:13 (Amplified Bible)

3:13 What is left of Israel shall not do iniquity or speak lies, neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they shall feed and lie down and none shall make them afraid.

V. THESIS:

Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for Your blood have purchased and washed me. Thank You for Your blood, LORD JESUS.

VI. TITLE:

Description of the Church - The Church in the Last Days

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Author: Zephaniah is evidently a direct descendant of King Hezekiah—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

B. Date written: Probably shortly before 628 b.c.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

C. Purpose: To motivate GOD's people to repent and return to GOD

D. To whom written: Judah and surrounding nations

E. Main Theme: The Searching Judgements of GOD

F. Key words: Judgement (The Day of the LORD) and Hope

G. Key verse:

Zephaniah 1:12 (Amplified Bible)

1:12 And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men who [like old wine] are thickening and settling on their lees, who say in their hearts, The Lord will not do good, nor will He do evil.

VIII. MAIN BODY:

Remnant of Israel refers or symbolizes the Church of the Last Days.

Galatians 6:16 (Amplified Bible)

6:16 Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule [who discipline themselves and regulate their lives by this principle], even upon the [true] Israel of God!

Romans 11:4-7 (Amplified Bible)

11:4 But what is God’s reply to him? I have kept for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal!

11:5 So too at the present time there is a remnant (a small believing minority), selected (chosen) by grace (by God’s unmerited favor and graciousness).

11:6 But if it is by grace (His unmerited favor and graciousness), it is no longer conditioned on works or anything men have done. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace [it would be meaningless].

11:7 What then [shall we conclude]? Israel failed to obtain what it sought [God’s favor by obedience to the Law]. Only the elect (those chosen few) obtained it, while the rest of them became callously indifferent (blinded, hardened, and made insensible to it).

Isaiah 10:20-22 (Amplified Bible)

10:20 And it shall be in that day that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more lean upon him who smote them, but will lean upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

10:21 A remnant will return [Shear-jashub, name of Isaiah’s son], a remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.

10:22 For though your population, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of it will return [and survive]. The [fully completed] destruction is decreed (decided upon and brought to an issue); it overflows with justice and righteousness [the infliction of just punishment].

Romans 9:27-28 (Amplified Bible)

9:27 And Isaiah calls out (solemnly cries aloud) over Israel: Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, only the remnant (a small part of them) will be saved [from perdition, condemnation, judgment]!

9:28 For the Lord will execute His sentence upon the earth [He will conclude and close His account with men completely and without delay], rigorously cutting it short in His justice.

Isaiah 6:13 (Amplified Bible)

6:13 And though a tenth [of the people] remain in the land, it will be for their destruction [eaten up and burned] like a terebinth tree or like an oak whose stump and substance remain when they are felled or have cast their leaves. The holy seed [the elect remnant] is the stump and substance [of Israel].

Remnant or "sheeryth" in Hebrew meaning:

1. a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion

2. the rest

Here are the six descriptions of the Church according to this verse:

A. They will not do iniquity

1 John 3:9-10 (Amplified Bible)

3:9 No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God’s nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.

3:10 By this it is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children: no one who does not practice righteousness [who does not conform to God’s will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow believer in Christ).

B. They will not speak lies

Colossians 3:9 (Amplified Bible)

3:9 Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old (unregenerate) self with its evil practices,

Revelation 14:5 (Amplified Bible)

14:5 No lie was found to be upon their lips, for they are blameless (spotless, untainted, without blemish) before the throne of God.

Isaiah 63:8 (Amplified Bible)

63:8 For He said, Surely they are My people, sons who will not lie [who will not deal falsely with Me]; and so He was to them a Savior [in all their distresses].

C. There are no deceitful tongues

Revelation 21:27 (Amplified Bible)

21:27 But nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed shall ever enter it, nor anyone who commits abominations (unclean, detestable, morally repugnant things) or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

D. They shall feed - We feed on the flesh and blood of JESUS every LORD's Supper/ Holy Communion

Psalms 23:2 (Amplified Bible)

23:2 He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters.

Revelation 7:15-17 (Amplified Bible)

7:15 For this reason they are [now] before the [very] throne of God and serve Him day and night in His sanctuary (temple); and He Who is sitting upon the throne will protect and spread His tabernacle over and shelter them with His presence.

7:16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun smite them, nor any scorching heat.

7:17 For the Lamb Who is in the midst of the throne will be their Shepherd, and He will guide them to the springs of the waters of life; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

1 Corinthians 11:23-27 (Amplified Bible)

11:23 For I received from the Lord Himself that which I passed on to you [it was given to me personally], that the Lord Jesus on the night when He was treacherously delivered up and while His betrayal was in progress took bread,

11:24 And when He had given thanks, He broke [it] and said, Take, eat. This is My body, which is broken for you. Do this to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance.

11:25 Similarly when supper was ended, He took the cup also, saying, This cup is the new covenant [ratified and established] in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink [it], to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance.

11:26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are representing and signifying and proclaiming the fact of the Lord’s death until He comes [again].

11:27 So then whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in a way that is unworthy [of Him] will be guilty of [profaning and sinning against] the body and blood of the Lord.

E. They shall lie down or rest - We rest in our faith. It means the Church have a lifestyle of faith.

Isaiah 17:2 (Amplified Bible)

17:2 The cities of Aroer [east of the Jordan] are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

F. No one will make them afraid

Isaiah 54:14 (Amplified Bible)

54:14 You shall establish yourself in righteousness (rightness, in conformity with God’s will and order): you shall be far from even the thought of oppression or destruction, for you shall not fear, and from terror, for it shall not come near you.

Jeremiah 30:10 (Amplified Bible)

30:10 Therefore fear not, O My servant Jacob, says the Lord, nor be dismayed or cast down, O Israel; for behold, I will save you out of a distant land [of exile] and your posterity from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease, and none will make him afraid or cause him to be terrorized and to tremble.

Ezekiel 39:26 (Amplified Bible)

39:26 They shall forget their shame and self-reproach and all their treachery and unfaithfulness in which they have transgressed against Me, when they dwell securely in their land and there is none who makes them afraid.

1 Peter 3:14 (Amplified Bible)

3:14 But even in case you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, [you are] blessed (happy, to be envied). Do not dread or be afraid of their threats, nor be disturbed [by their opposition].

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Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for Your blood have purchased and washed me by Your blood. Thank You for Your blood, LORD JESUS.

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