1. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Tuesday, March 2, 2010

2. Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.— Amen.

3. Memory Verse John 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”

4. John 15:2 Suffering for Blessing Part 17

5. A. Introduction: Suffering acts as a guardian or parent in life B. Suffering is used as a measure- ment of life C. Suffering for Blessing Rationale D. Five categories of suffering in the spiritual life

6. E. Definition of the three stages of Spiritual Adulthood F. Suffering and Spiritual Adulthood G. Providential Preventative Suffering H. Prayer and Suffering I. Momentum Testing

7. J. Evidence Testing

8. 1. Definition: ET is Satan’s cross ‑ examination of every witness presented by God in the historical appeal trial of Satan and all fallen angels.

9. Man's thoughts, motives, decisions, and actions are entered as evidence, exhibits, precedents, and arguments in Satan’s appeal trial.

10. Every believer who attains maturity, is an argument or witness for the prosecution (God) against Satan and the Fallen Angels.

11. a. Definition of Angelic Conflict:

12. 1) Satan learned in eternity past that he could not attack the sovereignty of God (Isa 14:13-14), which is incorruptible, so he attacked the volition of other creatures.

13. Satan’s first assault was on angelic creation, where he led a rebellion of independence against God, Rev 12:4.

14. When all angels had made their decisions for God or for Satan, the first of two trials was convened in heaven.

15. As a result of the first trial, Satan and those who stayed in rebellion were sentenced to the Eternal Lake of Fire, Mat 25:41.

16. Satan then appealed the sentencing and therefore a second or “appeal” trial was convened, and mankind was created to resolve the prehistoric Angelic Conflict.

17. 2) The Appeal Trial. Between the sentencing in eternity past and its execution at the end of the Millennium, Rev 20:1-3, 7-10, an appeal trial is occurring in human history.

18. Therefore, human history is the appeal trial of Satan and his fallen angels, the actual function of that trial, and mankind was created to resolve that trial.

19. 3) Six parts to the Appeal Trial:

20. a) Formal Appeal which took place during OT history. The Garden represented heaven before the fall and OT history represents angelic rebellion.

21. b) Rebuttal Phase of the Prosecution - our Lord’s First Advent and the Church Age.

22. c) Rebuttal Phase of Satan – the Tribulation. All of Satan's rebuttal arguments come in the form of violence and anti- Semitism.

23. d) The closing arguments and summary of the Prosecution - 2 nd Advent and the millennial rule of Christ.

24. e) Satan's closing argument is the Gog revolution at the end of the Millennium.

25. f) Final sentencing occurs just after the Gog revolution.

26. Angelic Conflict (Pre-Historic - Eternity Past)

27. Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict (Pre-Historic - Eternity Past)

28. Kingdom in Rebellion Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict (Pre-Historic - Eternity Past)

29. Kingdom Trial Kingdom in Rebellion Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict (Pre-Historic - Eternity Past)

30. Kingdom Trial Kingdom Sentencing Kingdom in Rebellion Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict (Pre-Historic - Eternity Past)

31. Kingdom Trial Kingdom Sentencing Angelic Appeal Kingdom in Rebellion Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict (Pre-Historic - Eternity Past)

32. Kingdom Trial Kingdom Sentencing Angelic Appeal Kingdom in Rebellion Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict (Historic - Time)(Pre-Historic - Eternity Past)

33. Kingdom Trial Kingdom Sentencing Angelic Appeal Angelic Appeal Trial Kingdom in Rebellion Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict (Begins in the Garden) (Historic - Time)(Pre-Historic - Eternity Past)

34. Kingdom Trial Kingdom Sentencing Angelic Appeal Angelic Appeal Trial Kingdom in Rebellion Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict Formal Appeal Trial (Begins in the Garden) (Old Testament) (Historic - Time)(Pre-Historic - Eternity Past)

35. Kingdom Trial Kingdom Sentencing Angelic Appeal Angelic Appeal Trial Kingdom in Rebellion Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict Rebuttal Phase Formal Appeal Trial (Begins in the Garden) (Old Testament) (Historic - Time)(Pre-Historic - Eternity Past) (1 st Advent, Church & Tribulation)

36. Kingdom Trial Kingdom Sentencing Angelic Appeal Angelic Appeal Trial Closing Arguments Kingdom in Rebellion Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict Rebuttal Phase Formal Appeal Trial (Begins in the Garden) (Old Testament) (Millennium) (Historic - Time)(Pre-Historic - Eternity Past) (1 st Advent, Church & Tribulation)

37. Kingdom Trial Kingdom Sentencing Angelic Appeal Angelic Appeal Trial Closing Arguments Final Sentencing Kingdom in Rebellion Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict Rebuttal Phase Formal Appeal Trial (Begins in the Garden) (Old Testament) (1 st Advent, Church & Tribulation) (Millennium) (G.W.T.) (Historic - Time)(Pre-Historic - Eternity Past)

38. Kingdom Trial Kingdom Sentencing Angelic Appeal Angelic Appeal Trial Closing Arguments Final Sentencing Kingdom in Rebellion Kingdom in Harmony Angelic Conflict Rebuttal Phase Formal Appeal Trial (Begins in the Garden) (Old Testament) (Millennium) (G.W.T.) (Pre-Historic - Eternity Past)(Historic - Time) (1 st Advent, Church & Tribulation)

39. Appeal Trial Angelic Conflict

40. Kingdom Rebellion Appeal Trial Angelic Conflict

41. Kingdom Rebellion Appeal Trial Creation of Man Angelic Conflict

42. Kingdom Rebellion Appeal Trial Formal Appeal Trial Creation of Man Old Testament Angelic Conflict

43. Kingdom Rebellion Appeal Trial Formal Appeal Trial Prosecution’s Rebuttal Phase Creation of Man 1st Advent & Church Age Old Testament Angelic Conflict

44. Kingdom Rebellion Appeal Trial Formal Appeal Trial Prosecution’s Rebuttal Phase Creation of Man 1st Advent & Church Age Old Testament Angelic Conflict Satan’s Rebuttal Phase 7 yr. Trib.

45. Kingdom Rebellion Appeal Trial Formal Appeal Trial Prosecution’s Rebuttal Phase Closing Argument and Summary Phase Creation of Man 1st Advent & Church Age Old Testament Millennial Reign Angelic Conflict Satan’s Rebuttal Phase 7 yr. Trib.

46. Kingdom Rebellion Appeal Trial Formal Appeal Trial Prosecution’s Rebuttal Phase Closing Argument and Summary Phase Final Sentencing Creation of Man 1st Advent & Church Age Old Testament Millennial Reign After the conclusion of the Millennium Angelic Conflict Satan’s Rebuttal Phase 7 yr. Trib.

47. 4) Why an appeal trial? To demonstrate the perfection of Divine justice and the fairness of God's sentence to all fallen angels.

48. God has duplicated in human history everything that Satan and the fallen angels used as objections in the original trial, including suffering.

49. Job proved that his love and loyalty to the Lord was because of Bible Doctrine resident within his soul, not because of blessing.

50. It demonstrated the power of Bible Doctrine and the fantastic ability from God’s Word to have great happiness under every circumstance of life.

51. Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Tape # 10-025 Suffering for Blessing, Pt 16 Evidence Testing and Angelic Conflict Upper Room Discourse, Part 344 John 15:2-8; Isa 14:13-14; Rev 12:4; 20:1-3, 7-10; James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010