1 JOHN 2:1-2 "WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE AN ADVOCATE WITH THE FATHER"
* It’s judgment time. * The angel has put one foot on land and one foot on the sea.
* He blows the trumpet of God and time as we know it will be no more!
* There may be different views about the millennium, but we will all agree that judgment is coming!
A) Everybody is gonna give account to God in judgment.
* God; the judge of the earth will be there. * The devil, the prosecuting attorney,
* The accuser of the brethren will be there. * Job 1:6-12 "Now there was a time ......."
* Rev.12:10 "... the accuser of the brethren ..." * Angels will be there; cherubim .......
B) All the assembled host of heaven will be there, for you see, it’s judgment time.
* One day, my name is called! * An indictment is read against me,
* The same indictment that will be read against you. * And I’m reminded that the Bible says in:
* Eze.18:4 "The soul that sinneth ..." * Rom.6:23 "For the wages of sin is ......."
(1) I’M COMMANDED TO TAKE THE STAND! * I’ve got to tell the truth, God knows my heart!
* And the devil begins his examination. * The devil says, "State your name ......."
A) My name is ... and I’m a F.W.B. preacher; I pastored the Faith F.W.B. Church.
* I’ve got 7 children and 14 grandchildren. * The devil approaches me with the stench of hell on his
breath and says, "Well, Mr. Preacher, holiness preacher, you do believe in holiness, don’t you?"
* "Yea, that’s me, I believe in holiness! * "Well. Mr Dunford, excuse me, Rev. Dunford,
* Let me ask you; has your eyes ever looked upon anything they shouldn’t have looked upon?"
B) "Well ..." * "Just answer the question!" * "Yes!" * Let the record state .......
* "Has your hands ever done anything they shouldn’t have done?" * "Well, I’ve tried ......."
* Answer the question Rev! * Has your feet ever trodden a wicked path? * Have you ever lied?
* Have you ever had lust? * Yes, yes I have!
C) "Well Mr. Rev. Dunford, what does the Bible say about these things?"
* I have to answer, Jms.1:15 "Then when lust ..." * Mt.5:28 "... whosoever looketh upon ......."
D) The questions continue: Have you ever been bitter? * Ever been angry without a cause?
* Has your ego ever got out of line? * Have you ever said anything you shouldn’t have said?
* Yes, I’m guilty! * I feel so dirty, so guilty, so embarrassed, so condemned, I’m afraid!
* The judge says "You may step down, call your next witness."
* I’m expecting a demon to come up & tell lies, but they don’t have to lie here.
(2) MY GUARDIAN ANGEL! * I almost shout! * He knows me, he’s been with me all these years!
* I was getting scared there for a minute! * "Whew"
A) The devil says, "Mr. Angel (George), just how well do you know Mr. Dunford?"
* "I know him well; I’ve been responsible for him for all these years. * I’ve protected him,
* I’ve put obstacles in his way sometimes to keep him from really messing up."
B) "He’d fall asleep while driving and I’d wake him up. (Martin Camp Road one day)"
* "One time he went to pay his car insurance and ended up in Chimney Rock."
* I was with him a lot in his lonely times, I brought him strength a lot.
* I know him very well, but sometimes I don’t understand him, but ..."
C) Well Mr. Angel, since you know Him so well, have you ever noticed,
* His eyes looking at anything he shouldn’t have? * I thought, "Oh no!"
* Has he ever listened to something he shouldn’t have listened to?
* Has his mouth ever spoken something it shouldn’t have? * yes. * Speak up, I can’t hear you!
D) Yes! * Has he ever had lust in his heart? * Has his feet ever ...? * Has his hands ever ...?
* Has he ever lied? * Has he ever been bitter? * Has his ego ever got out of line?
* Has he ever had pride? * Yes, he’s guilty!
E) He has to tell the truth, or he’ll lose his right to be an angel!
* Now I feel so hopeless, so helpless, so dirty! * I can’t look at him!
* The judge says, "You may step down Angel, call your next witness!"
(3) THE HOLY SPIRIT! * Praise God! * Everything will be all right now, the Comforter’s here!
* He’s been with me ever since I been saved! * The devil says, "Holy Spirit, how well do you
know Mr. Dunford?" * I know him well! * I’ve been with him since Feb.26,1978.
A) He, at one time pushed me aside, but on Mother’s Day, 1993, he surrendered,
* And we’ve been close ever since! * I was the One who convicted him & he got his heart right!
* I called him into the ministry & anointed him to preach the gospel.
B) I’ve comforted him when he hurt; when his mama died, I put my arms around him .......
* When he preached his mama’s funeral, I was the One who got him through it!
C) "Well, since you know him so well, have you ever noticed his eyes looking at things he
shouldn’t look at?" * I thought, "Oh my God, now the Holy Spirit is testifying against me!"
* "Has his ears ever listened ..." * Has his mouth ..." * "Yea, but he really didn’t mean to."
* Now, I didn’t ask you did he mean to, I asked did he do these things?" * Yes, he has.
D) Has his hands ever ...? * Has his feet ever ...? * Has his ego ever got out of line?
* Has his attitude ever been sorry? * Has he ever had pride? * Has he ever lusted?
* "Yes, he is guilty!" * What am I gonna do? * I’m in a mess!
* We all have sinned! * If you say you aint, you’re a liar, the Bible says! (1 Jn. 1:8)
* My witnesses have all lied against me! * I aint got a chance!
E) The devil says, "God, this man has to go to hell. * According to your own word,
* "The soul that sinneth, it shall die." * This man has broke every law in your word!
* Now according to your word, this man has to go to hell, ha ha ha ..." * I’m weeping!
* The judge says, "Is there a counsel for the defense?" * A holy hush comes over the courtroom.
* I cry out, "Wont somebody please stand up for me? * Please, please .......!"
(4) A MAN STANDS UP IN THE BACK OF THE COURTROOM! * "Your Honor!"
* I turn, and He starts walking to the front .......! * I notice blood on His brow.
* His hands and feet are scarred; His side, I can tell has been pierced with a spear.
A) He gets down front and says, "Your honor, look at my hands, feet, side, my head."
* "Your Honor, I went to Calvary for Bo Dunford; I died for him, I was his substitute."
* "Your Honor, I had no place to lay my head so he can live in heaven!
B) I wore a crown of thorns so he could wear a crown of life!
* I walked up Calvary’s road so he could walk on streets of gold.
* I was treated unjustly so he could be justified. * I suffered so he could be saved!
* My body was beaten and bruised so he could have a new body!
* I died so he could live, your Honor, I went to hell so he could go to heaven!
C) Your Honor, on the basis of the blood shed on Calvary, and on his acceptance of what I did
on Calvary, I demand that Bo Dunford go free!"
D) A hush settles over the whole courtroom. * Angels lower and sets their wings!
* Cherubim and Seraphim hushed their praises of "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty."
E) I look up and the Judge is wiping tears from His eyes and says with a loud voice;
* "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus."
* "Let him go free!" * That’s what it means to have an advocate with the Father!
F) I’m glad I got an advocate with the Father tonight!
* Come to Jesus! * He will be your advocate! * Rom.10:9-10 ; Rom. 10:13
