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ARME Bible Camp

Alvin Maragh

Light Bearer

How many of you agree with that statement on the PowerPoint screen?

If you agree with that statement, shout Amen.

Every single 1 of us, we are called by God to be a Lucifer.

Every single 1 of us, I repeat, we are all called by God to be a what?

Now we're gonna, this thing is gonna be so simple today.

It's gonna be so, I just wanna talk to you, is that all right?

I'm gonna give you a study that God gave me to rebuke me.

Because God showed me in my personal life that my sanctification was not complete.

We're going to talk about being lightbearers for Jesus.

I'm gonna give you time to pray and ask for God to speak to you directly then we'll just get into our little talk and we're done.

Father in heaven, speak through your word, by way of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus name I pray, amen.

The thing I see a lot with revival, a lot of revivals, a lot of people get excited and you know Army, Army, what does Army promote?

Yeah, now that's good, that's good, we need that.

Prayer and Bible study, but there's a component that is missing that is not there exactly now prayer Bible study that's good and that's fine but if you leave here there there are a lot of Christians there are many seven-day Adventists that go day by day and they tell no 1 about Jesus Christ A lot of people do it all the time.

We can read the Bible, we can pray it, but day after day, many people go throughout and tell no 1 of Jesus.

I want you to really listen today, all right?

The name Lucifer is derived from the Hebrew helel, which literally means the shining 1 or light bearer.

It comes from the root halal which means to flash forth light or to shine to be brilliant.

The name halal and its equivalent in related languages was commonly applied to the planet Venus.

As a morning star, because of its unrivaled brilliance, Venus is the brightest of all planets and at maximum brilliance, shines 7 times, more than 7 times brighter.

Please let me know, what is the brightest star in our fixed solar system?

Besides the sun, you know, besides the sun, I'll say, besides the sun, what is the brightest star?

There's a satellite radio company named after this star.

Venus is 7 times brighter than Sirius, and Sirius is the brightest of the fixed stars.

So when this word Lucifer, which was translated from the Latin vulgate, when this word was used in the original in the equivalent languages, they use it, and it pertains to Venus as a bright, bright morning star.

By the way, how many times is the word Lucifer mentioned in the Bible?

This word Lucifer is only mentioned 1 time, this light bearer.

And God is calling every single 1 of us not to come here and learn to study the Bible not to come here and learn to pray but we have to share we have to be light bearers every single day of our lives amen amen now let's look at Lucifer I don't know why it says Lucifer was envious and jealous of Jesus Christ.

He had been near the great creator and ceaseless beams of glorious what everybody?

Enshrouding the eternal God had shone especially upon him.

Were not his garments light and beautiful why should Christ thus be honored before himself Lucifer said hey I'm beautiful I have light shining all around me Jesus is receiving worship why should I not receive worship I have light as well Here's the question, did Lucifer produce his own light?

I'll show you how it works, illustration.

I used to wear jewelry, but I don't wear it any longer.

Only 1 person saying amen, that's all right.

I said I used to wear jewelry, but I don't wear it any longer.

And what I used to do, I used to wear my little gold bracelet, Thinking I was really cool in high school.

And on 1 side, the shine cloth was for cleaning.

So I'll take my little bracelet, my little idol, and I'll clean that thing.

Clean it, clean it, clean it, clean it, clean it, till it's clean.

Turn it over, turn the shine cloth over, and then I will buff it.

Good, good, I'll put that piece of idolatry on my wrist.

And when the sunlight would hit that idol, light, ting ting ting ting ting ting, flashing everywhere.

That idol, that gold, all it did was reflect the light of the sun.

All Lucifer did in heaven was to reflect God's glory or light.

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