Join David Spoon as he dives into a thought-provoking discussion about the nature of biblical love and the expectations Christians should have for their faith in 2024. He encourages listeners to reflect on their relationship with God, emphasizing the importance of approaching their Christian walk with expectancy rather than routine. Throughout the episode, David highlights the significance of prayer, sharing personal testimonies of faith, and remaining engaged with the teachings of Scripture, particularly as they navigate current events and political tensions. As he explores the Book of Revelation, he invites listeners to consider different theological perspectives while fostering a spirit of unity among believers. With humor and heartfelt sincerity, David reminds his audience that Jesus holds the keys to life and death, reassuring them of His authority and the hope we can have in Him.

David Spoon's latest broadcast invites listeners to engage deeply with the theme of biblical love and faith, emphasizing a unique approach to spirituality and personal growth. Spoon begins by addressing the importance of expectancy in one's faith, particularly as we approach the year 2024. He challenges listeners to reflect on whether they are merely going through the motions of their Christian faith or actively seeking a transformative relationship with God. With a humorous yet poignant delivery, he encourages the audience to share their thoughts and experiences, illustrating the communal aspect of faith through prayer requests and testimonies. The underlying message is clear: faith should be dynamic and filled with hope, rather than stagnant and routine. Spoon emphasizes that the gospel, which is central to the Christian experience, brings salvation and sustenance, urging everyone to remain engaged and proactive in their spiritual journeys.

As the discussion progresses, Spoon delves into an in-depth examination of the Book of Revelation, exploring its significance and the various interpretations that have emerged over time. He presents a multi-faceted view of the text, highlighting the importance of understanding different perspectives within Christianity. Spoon emphasizes that differing interpretations should not lead to division among believers but rather encourage open dialogue and fellowship. He skillfully breaks down the complexities of Revelation, inviting listeners to be receptive to various viewpoints while grounding their understanding in scripture. This segment not only enlightens but also fosters a sense of unity among the audience, encouraging them to engage with scripture deeply and thoughtfully.

Spoon wraps up the broadcast by addressing the current political climate and its implications for the Christian community. He reminds listeners that while external events may seem overwhelming, God remains sovereign and unshaken by worldly affairs. His call to action resonates strongly: Christians should actively participate in civic duties, such as voting, while maintaining a peace that stems from faith. The overall tone is one of encouragement and empowerment, reminding the audience that their voices matter and that they are called to be agents of change in their communities. Through humor, thoughtful reflections, and scriptural insights, Spoon delivers a rich tapestry of faith that challenges, inspires, and uplifts listeners on their spiritual journeys.

Takeaways:

• The importance of sharing personal testimonies to encourage and uplift others in faith.
• Anticipating God's work in our lives for the upcoming year can strengthen our faith.
• Engaging with differing viewpoints on biblical interpretations fosters understanding among believers.
• Jesus's resurrection signifies hope and assurance of eternal life beyond physical death.
• Prayer is essential not just for personal needs but also for the well-being of the nation.
• Understanding the keys of Hades and death emphasizes Jesus's authority over life and afterlife.

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Hello, everybody.

I've done sunshine on a cloudy day.

When it's cold outside, I've got.

Here's what's coming up on today's experience.

It's Dr.

Dave's devotional Diamonds of the Day, also known as DD DDD is where my daily devotions become some of our spiritual reflections.

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But the Bible teaches there's a time to laugh, and ours are just goofy enough to help you do that.

The review of the goofy news, which proves Jesus is coming back sooner than you think.

I just want to say this about the media making everything darker in America.

Oy vey.

Life lessons for our faith that we can actually use probably won't if we sit on our blessed assurance.

Humor that will force you to think, why does this guy have a radio show?

Cause look at me.

Get it.

Also Bible trivia for fake and yet somehow real cool prizes, your phone calls and more.

Welcome to the David Spoon Experience, local, national and heavenly talk.

My name is Dr.

David Spoon, and I will be your host for the next 5,400,000 milliseconds.

Get ready for one of the more bizarre experiences.

Experiences on live radio.

Here is the key to the show.

We don't know what we're doing.

We have no idea what's going to happen, and we don't care.

But for the next few minutes, I want to talk biblical love with you.

So here we go.

We're asking questions about living life as a Christian, and we always focus on Thursday in a very particular realm.

And people are like, don't you get tired of saying it?

No.

Don't you get tired of sharing the same thing?

No.

You can never be tired of the gospel.

The gospel saves you and keeps you.

What?

So we ask the same question along those lines.

Hey, dealing with God, interacting with the Lord, interacting with the King of the universe, the Almighty, the king of hosts, he who is in charge of the hosts of the armies of heaven.

Now, I know what you're thinking.

You're thinking, dave, this is late October.

October, you got November.

December, yeah.

So silly.

In one day, God can change everything so far that people would be like, going, what?

So our question to you is, are you expecting more?

Do you offer up, pray with faith, does your faith have an expectancy or are you functioning in your Christian faith?

Robotically?

Ah, tough question.

If you haven't answered that, if you've got an opinion, a comment, a thought, or a question, please don't let it die of loneliness.

All you gotta do is reach out and give us a call.

The telephone.

My, oh, my.

How did they come up with that?

Talking to Jam and Jacob is like spending time relaxing and chillaxing.

Thank you, David.

Happy Thursday.

Happy Thursday to you, my friend.

I want to thank you for the work you've been doing on the audiobook.

We've made some progress today.

We have.

Yes, we have.

We're about 15% done in the first week, so for us, that's amazing.

Compared to the last book we worked on, we would have been like 2% with the last book, right?

Yeah, we're kind of blazing it through.

So I'm pretty happy about that.

And you're doing a great job and I appreciate it.

I want everybody praying for Jam and Jacob, who's doing a great job.

And, you know, he's growing in life and he's growing in his ability to engage.

And you know what?

It's just cool to see.

I just gotta say, it's really cool to see.

We will be doing.

We'll be doing Jake's take, though, later, right?

Are we going to be doing that today or do we do that tomorrow?

I can't remember now.

We can do it today or tomorrow, I guess whatever works best with the show.

I would tell you what that is, but I don't know.

Just going with the flow.

Just going with the flow.

All right, so we'll see how Jake's take works out.

Bottom line is you can reach out and call us.

And I know it's brutal to think this, but it is a telephone.

I know.

By the way, you can also text us.

I'm going to do it really fast for those who want to do the speed reading thing.

Ready?

You want to do it again?

I can do it one more time.

And now I'll do it a little slower.

214-210-841, one more time.

Fast.

Boop.

Oh, there it goes.

All right, so you can call, you can text, or you can email.

David.org David my namemustincrease.org all one thing.

And I do respond to them.

I don't always get there as fast as I'd like to, but that's more because our system is a little slower.

And so what would you reach out to us for besides doing a commercial for some kind of phone company?

You would call us, you would text us, or you would email us.

It could be for a praise report.

Has the Lord done something for you?

Have you told anybody?

There's nothing wrong with being appreciative, but there's everything right with sharing that.

Have you told anybody what the Lord has done, how he's helped you, how he's gotten you through, how he's gotten you from stage two to stage three, even in a five stage process?

Have you said thank you?

This is a great opportunity to do that.

For everything.

And anything the Lord's done in your life, you share that.

It honors the Lord, it blesses other people, it strengthens it in your own life.

Maybe you've got a prayer request, got something going on, you need prayer.

Cool, let's pray.

And you think, why?

Because God answers prayers.

That's why.

And one of the reasons that we push on people, and we do push is that people will spend time with the Lord.

Why?

Because that changes your life and the lives around you, the family around you, the friends around you, job situation around you.

It changes the lives around you.

Your neighbors, your city, your state, your country, the world.

That's why we pray.

Because God answers prayers.

Maybe you got something you just want to share.

You got a scripture, something's on your heart and mind.

Now everybody knows.

It's high intensity political season.

You got that going on for what, let's see, at least two more weeks and then we'll see how much longer after everybody thinks it's going to end in two weeks.

No, it's not.

You guys should know better than that.

But here's the thing, you know, who's not concerned about this and whatsoever shape God's not up there going, what's going to happen with the election?

That's us, not God.

He knows exactly what's going to happen.

That doesn't mean you don't participate.

He just knows and he's a part of it.

Get it?

Nothing takes place in the kingdom of men that is unknown to God.

Just think about that for A second.

So maybe a little bit more peace and chill, Just like we said, Relaxing and chillaxing.

Yeah, we'll do our best.

We encourage people, by the way, to vote.

Unless it's a breach of your conscience.

A genuine breach of your conscience.

Romans 14.

If it's just because you're lazy, stop being lazy.

Lazy is a sin.

It's because you don't think your vote matters.

You are uninformed.

We don't tell you who to vote for, but we tell you who to vote with.

And that's with God using His Word and the Holy Spirit as your guide.

What's hard about that?

Nothing.

So participate.

We encourage that.

By the way, tomorrow will be the day for Noel and I.

We're going to do our early voting tomorrow.

We've got our time all set out.

I even added an extra hour of time just because you don't know.

And I just want to be prepared.

So we'll be voting for tomorrow.

Am I going to tell you who I'm voting for?

I'm voting for Jesus.

How can I even question that?

All right, so that's all that stuff that's going on there.

I do want to remind people to be in prayer for our country.

We're supposed to pray for our city as well as our country, as well as Israel.

We should be doing that.

So if you're not doing that, add that in, especially in the next couple weeks, as it's so pertinent among society.

All that said.

And guess what book we're in.

Whoa.

We're in the Book of Revelation.

Wow.

Here we go.

And for those that are listening for the first time, welcome aboard.

And we encourage you to participate and be aware that there's nothing in our structure where we teach, where you must agree with Dave, or God will give you a nose like a duck.

No, I'm going to present different points of view.

I'm going to present kind of where I lean most of the time.

Okay.

But as we study, especially the Book of Revelation, there are four prominent views.

And we are not saying this one, this one, this one, this one.

But we are examining it piece by piece.

I'm not asking you to change your view.

Hello.

But I am asking you to do a great favor for yourself and open up your thought process, not to bad things, but to other believers who see things a little different and stop thinking they're your enemy because they don't agree with you about everything.

Or else you're your enemy because you don't agree with yourself.

20 years ago.

Get it?

Okay, good.

That's fun, isn't it?

Revelation 1:18.

You can't miss this stuff.

This is just too.

It's too cool to believe.

So we've already covered this.

We've talked about Jesus.

We saw all the images that John saw him at.

And we did leave off last week talking about this, where John said, I fell at his feet as dead, but he laid his right hand on me, saying to me, do not be afraid.

I want you to know that I do think that phrase right there.

And that imagery is one of the most important imageries of Revelation, although it doesn't get taught very often because John actually drops down a few more times.

And what Jesus says to him is, look, don't be afraid.

No, you don't know what's going to happen.

But God does, and he's got it covered.

And he ain't worried.

And he hasn't lost the hard drive or the temporary drive of your life or anybody's life or of any country or anything going on.

And so you don't have to be afraid.

Then Jesus picks it up and says this.

He says, I am the first and the last.

I am he who lives and was dead.

And behold, I am alive forevermore.

Verse 18 gets us rolling.

We don't even get very far into it, where Jesus goes, look, I'm gonna tell you, I'm the first and the last.

What do you mean, the first and the last?

Jesus is the first one to die, then come back to life.

Hold on, to never die again.

Do you understand that difference?

In other words, Elijah raised people.

There were people in the Old Testament.

Jesus and his ministry raised people from the dead.

Peter and his ministry raised people from the dead.

Paul and his ministry people have been doing that.

That's been going on.

That's not unusual.

In fact, so much so that actually at one point, Herod thought John the Baptist was risen from the dead.

How would he think that if that never happened or was never talked about?

But Jesus is the first to die and resurrect, to never die again.

That's the key.

And so he says, just think about this.

First of all, I want to back up to giving the honor to the Lord because he deserves it.

He said, I am he who lives and was dead.

Behold, I am alive forevermore.

It's critical to understand the entire process Jesus went through.

I don't want anybody to miss this, because this process, this statement right here is his commitment and his love.

And see, we read the Bible and sometimes, let's be honest, we read for Speed instead of reading, to listen.

Isn't that funny?

Because it's called the Word of God.

So you'd think when we read it, we'd want to listen to what God has to say.

And by the way, when you read the Word of God and listen to what God has to say, you would know the difference then how God sounds, because you know what he sounds like in His Word.

And that helps you kind of differentiate along with the Holy Spirit when the Lord is or isn't speaking to you.

Get it?

Okay, cool.

So listen to this, he says, and we want to grasp the full level of commitment.

He was alive.

He had life.

He was born of the Holy Spirit and of Mary.

And it's a little wearisome when people.

He was born of the Holy Spirit and of mary.

Well, he's 50.

50.

He's not 50.

50.

He's 100%.

100%.

He's 200% in 100%.

What?

That doesn't fit with the Western ways.

Well, then the Western ways can grow up.

That's how the response is.

Between the Holy Spirit and Mary.

He merged.

And why is that important, folks?

Because he fully represents God being born of the Holy Spirit.

And he fully represents man being born of Mary.

And he's the only one fully born of the Holy Spirit and fully born of Mary, and the only one that can represent God to man and man to God.

He is the only hint, hint.

No other person, woman or otherwise.

He is the only mediator between God and mankind because he's fully God and fully man.

And so in his commitment, he's born right.

Let's just make sure you understand.

He did nothing wrong.

What did Jesus do wrong?

Nothing.

He didn't do anything wrong.

Zero.

But yet he died.

And I want to point something out.

He didn't just taste death.

I want you to understand what that means in Scripture.

He actually ate death.

In other words, he died.

He died and he died for us.

He didn't have to die for him.

He did it for us.

He gave himself up for you, and he gave himself up for me.

And I got a teaching coming in not too far from now.

It's going to demonstrate that if you were the only person, he still would have died to redeem you.

You'll see.

It's amazing stuff.

Anyway, so Jesus tells John, look, I was dead.

What's the keyword?

There was.

See, these little words are really important.

It's a key word.

In other words, he was alive, then he died, but now he's alive forevermore.

So the person lives and then they die.

But at the trumpet, in our lives, we're living and we're dying, but at the trumpet, we'll be alive forevermore.

We're going to follow this pattern that Jesus is illustrating for us.

Like, cool, right?

And this is, again, another thing of hope.

We get so caught up.

Now, listen, I love our brother Ace, and he called and he's asking the Lord to take him.

And we prayed and asked the Lord to have mercy on him.

This is the last of.

I know, of yesterday.

He's not yet gone.

But the point is, it's when you get with the Lord, everything that you have ever worried about, have you ever been concerned about, have you ever even thought about and had anxiety or fear or frustration or just like, no resolution and just can't get declared, everything in your life will be gone in that capacity and you will be with God.

And I'm not talking about.

You're going to be some spheric spirit, you know, bouncing around.

Jesus has a resurrected body, you're getting a new body.

I actually have people.

Well, do we have glasses?

I don't know.

I would guess not.

I don't even know how to respond to that.

I don't even care.

I just want to be with Jesus, right?

And that's what we all should want.

And so Jesus is like, I am he who was alive and then dead, and behold, I'm alive forevermore.

Amen.

Which is like, yes, sir.

And then he says this, and this is the mind blower.

And I have the keys of Hades and death.

What?

I have the keys of Hades and death.

Now, Hades is referenced as one of many words for hell or for the world of death or for Guyana.

Okay, so Hades, Guyana, world of death, hell.

Okay?

Some people are like, well, Jesus doesn't really talk about hell.

Jesus talks about the fire that never is extinguished.

I don't know how you can get away from that, but I guess people can try.

I know a lot of people try to make huge distinctions between Guyana and Hades, and they try and split these all apart.

But that's a big distraction to what Jesus is trying to communicate.

These people are dead.

That's the realm they're in.

And Jesus is like, I have the keys.

Just think of that.

I don't know if you know this or not, but I'll use this as an illustration.

Not the best illustration, but just bear with me.

When you go to a hotel in your life with your spouse or with your children, with friends, whatever the case may be, you know what they Give you.

They give you a key.

What do you use the key for?

To get in.

That's what you use the key for.

It's not that complex.

Well, Jesus has the keys, and he has the keys to all of it.

And you know what keys do?

Let me say this real quickly.

They lock and they unlock.

And in this case, you get the distinction.

Certainly the impression that falls upon you is people's eternities, locked or unlocked, are in the hands of Jesus.

He has the authority.

You know, the key gives you the authority, and it's what doors they go through.

And remember, Jesus said, I am the door.

He not only is the door, but he has the key.

Oh, my goodness.

Isn't this fun?

You gotta say, this is a ball.

How do you not, like, love this stuff?

Now the controversial stuff will begin.

The next part of the verse is in verse 19.

Verse 20 is not very as controversial.

We'll cover that next week.

But 19 says this.

Write the things which you have seen and the things which are and the things which will take place after this.

Right?

Everybody knows this passage.

Who's read the book of Revelation, by the way, Again, Revelation, the only book you can read ever.

Well, it's not true.

Ever.

I should.

Let me pull that back.

The book in the New Testament that says, you read me, you're blessed.

It doesn't say you understand everything I write.

It's if you read me as a book, you're blessed.

That's what it says.

So here's the key.

There are three major teachings on what this means.

And people are like, no, it's obvious.

It's this, this, this.

Slow down, Sparky.

Millions of Christians go to a couple different directions, hear what they have to say, stop picking on one another and listen to one another.

Here's what he says.

He says, write the things which you have seen, the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.

The three major views.

Ready?

The three major views.

Number one is, this has to do with history.

In other words, this code or this approach is in its nature, has to do with the chronological process of the book of Revelation.

So what people will say is, look, it's Revelation 1, Revelation 2 and 3.

And starting in Revelation 4, you really pick it up.

And the things that he's seen.

This is the things that have taken place with John.

And then now we're going to pick it up in four.

And all of these things are the historical chronological process of the book.

So that's an argument for chronological approach to the book of Revelation.

It's not a bad argument.

It's not a weak argument.

It's just a position that some people take.

They see that revelation 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 20, 22 are just progressionary in one direction.

So what they're saying is, look, I want you to write down what you've seen.

I'm gonna write down what I'm about to show you, and then you're gonna write down what I'm gonna show you.

Okay?

Cool.

Got that.

Another point of view which should not be ignored or responded to in a negative way is this is the formula for the Book of Revelation.

And this formula operates throughout the Book of Revelation.

In other words, some people believe that there's the beginning, the middle and the end, but that happens multiple times.

So they see breaks in at the end of seven, and then beginning at eight, they see another kind of like beginning, middle and end, and at the end of 12, another beginning, or at the beginning of 12, another beginning, middle and end.

And they see it in multiple visions or multiple understandings of the same thing.

In other words, each time it's more progressive, each time it's more intense.

There's nothing wrong with that point of view.

It's fine.

It's great.

What's wrong with that?

If a Christian thinks that way, super.

You don't sit there and not fellowship with one another because you see that differently.

That's just goofy.

In fact, that's just immature, to be honest.

There's another point of view.

We're done.

No, not really.

The other point of view is when Jesus said, write down the things you've seen, the things which are, and the things which will take place.

That.

That all has to do with the visions that John is happening.

So he's going to write down the visions he's had, he's going to write down the visions he's going to have, he's going to write down the visions that will take place later on.

And it's more of a process than anything else.

And you know what?

There's a bunch of people that think that it looks at that way.

So you could think it's historical, you could think it's parallel multiple times, or you could think it's just the visions manifesting their self out, fine.

If it keeps you in the word of God and draws you closer to the Lord, awesome.

If you recognize that reading the Book of Revelation, you should not be afraid.

Jesus is so close to you.

He has the authority and he's got you Covered.

As long as you do that, you're great.

And what I would encourage you to do.

I know this is almost blasphemy to some Christians, but I think you'll get over it.

If you have spent your time studying the Word of God in Revelation and you see it through a premillennial point of view and you love that, you should stay with that.

You kind of know what I'm talking about.

But it wouldn't destroy you to read the amillennial or post millennial point of view since they are written by other genuine Bible believing, born again Christians just like you.

And it's good to know what they think.

Doesn't mean you agree with it.

It doesn't mean you have to.

It's not.

Well, that's taking evil in.

That's stupid.

There has to be a point where the church grows up and pushes past that stuff.

And it's like, this is the.

If there's a time for the church to do it, this is the time.

And so I look at this and I think this is great because what we'll do is we'll look at the scriptures from that.

Is it chronological?

Maybe that's where some people come up with dispensationalism.

They think that the churches represent different stages of the church itself.

Maybe, maybe, I mean, there's some problems with that, but maybe it doesn't say that.

But you know, people, no matter what happens, people throw things into their interpretation.

Here's the thing you must remember, and this is the only key I'm going to require where Scripture speaks of scripture, Scripture is the interpreter.

In other words, anytime you come across something and it's referred to prior in Scripture, that's the number one point of interpretation.

Because all the rest of us are looking through a glass dimly, but then we shall see face to face.

So right now we're seeing it on the thin side.

And no, that doesn't make a reference to the canon of Scripture.

Talk about adding to the word of God.

That's ridiculous.

Okay.

All right, so that's your little intro.

We'll pick up on verse 20 next week, which should be a lot of fun.

I hope you're enjoying it because it's just a different type of approach.

You're listening to the David Spoon Experience right here on KAM 770, the true station here in Texas.

Taking a short break, then we'll be back.

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I cannot wait though.

I have to do this particular sound.

We might interrupt while I'M doing the teaching, but I gotta do the sound because it is time for Bible Baloney Beatdown.

Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello.

It's now time for David Spoon's Bible Baloney Beatdown.

Bible Baloney Beatdown.

I'll knock your brains out if you had any.

I can't believe I'm allowed to do that.

I love that.

Anyhow, Bible melody deep down has to do with the kingdom of God.

So there are people that go, well, you know, in scripture there's so many contradictions.

Like what about when Jesus said, if you're for me, then you're not, you're not against me, if it gives me you're not for me.

And they kind of mix it all up and so on and so forth.

Let me just help out and just kind of set the record straight, keeping it simple.

There are two.

Now watch what I'm going to show you.

There are two.

Okay, watch.

Somewhere between one and three.

There are two.

Okay, here we go one more time.

There are two kingdoms.

I'm going to blow your mind though when I say this.

There is the kingdom of God, right?

Everybody would agree.

Okay, got it.

Seek first the kingdom of God.

The kingdom of God.

And then there is any other attempted kingdom.

There is the kingdom of God and then there's any other attempted kingdom.

The kingdom of darkness, the kingdom of men.

You know, it doesn't matter what it is.

There's the kingdom of God and all the other ones, okay?

And they're all just wrapped up in the one thing.

There's the kingdom of God and the kingdoms that are not the kingdom of God.

That's all we got.

That's all it is.

Luke, chapter nine, verse 49 through 50.

John responded, Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name.

And we tried to stop him because he does not follow us.

Verse 50, don't stop him.

Jesus told him, because whoever is not against you is for you.

Keeping this in context, the person is not opposed.

This is very important.

The person is not opposed.

But for the kingdom of God, he's not neutral.

He's a kingdom advancer.

He's somebody that advancing the kingdom, casting out demons in the name of Jesus Christ.

And John is like, well, he's not one of us, okay?

That's a whole separate sermon, a whole separate issue which I'm sure your pastor has taught on many times.

And that is the last thing that you need are a whole bunch of more people just like you or just like me.

We need people to be like Jesus and they don't need to follow us.

Exactly.

They need to follow Jesus.

And I don't want to have, I don't want to reproduce a thousand mes.

I want people reproducing being Jesus because I'm not going to do anything.

But people who are more like Jesus, they make a difference.

And in context, this person was advancing the kingdom by driving out demons in the name of Jesus Christ.

He's a kingdom advancer.

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