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GOATS In One Hour all this Wealth Has been laid Waste. |
 We
had the privilege of holding some baby goats that were just 24 hours old.
The little triplets were not even sure how to get milk from the bottle
yet. They were hungry and so cuddly. |
 There
was curiosity in the children and the little kids as they met each other.
The triplets had a mom that was not well so these kids were being bottle
fed. We learned from our friend that goats will eat anything. They often
will defend the flock. They will knock anything over and just cause all
kinds of trouble if they are in your yard. They like to eat prize roses
and any other pretty flowers or shrubs. |
 Each
of us enjoyed our one time chance at holding these little babies. It was
such a thrill. If only they would stay little, the children could enjoy
their antics. When they are tiny, they are easy to hold and cuddle.
However watching other goats grow up and get into everything made us avoid
the urge to take one home. Goats have such strong wills. When they set
their mind to do something they keep trying no matter how hard it is. They
are willing to crash their heads against another to get what they feel
they need. Aggressiveness seems to just be a part of their nature. Years
ago one of our children had a goat with horns at the zoo, butt him with
his head. It hurt. This goat just wanted a hand full of food. There is a
story in the Bible that uses goats as a symbol of two different
individuals. |
 In
one hour all this wealth has been laid waste. Revelation 18:17
SONG
Day after Jesus Comes |
| Many church services were held in the tent sanctuary. One
of these tells us what is going to happen the day after Jesus comes.
The story has two goats in it. The Day of Atonement was a special clean up
day. It was in the fall. It started at sunset on one day and ended the
next sunset. Ten days before, everyone began to get ready. They washed
their clothes and did extra cooking and prayed that all sin would be
removed from their hearts. They asked each other forgiveness for problems
between them.
Each person brought a lamb |
 Other
animals like calves were also brought for other things. It was a big day
for cleaning away all the sins in the camp. The symbols pointed to the day
Jesus would come and die for their sins. The blood of Jesus was symbolized
by the blood in the sacrifices. The plan Jesus has is to clean up all sin
forever. This Day of Atonement celebrated every year showed how He plans
to do this. |
 Two
young goats were brought to the door. Lots were cast to pick one to
represent Satan and the other to represent Jesus. Lots
were cast by using two golden rocks. The selection was made. The
one chosen to represent the Lord was killed and its blood taken in and
placed on horns of altar of incense, in front of the curtain and seven
times in front and on the ark in the most holy room. |
 After
sprinkling the goat's blood on and in front of the ark seven times, the
High Priest went out into the holy place and sprinkled some by the altar
of incense. Then he went out to where the live goat remained by the door.
This scapegoat represented Satan. The High Priest put all the forgiven
sins on this baby goats head. (Lev.
16) Anyone who had unconfessed sins did not have his sins cared for
by Jesus. |
T hen
the young goat was led out of camp into a distant wilderness. He had to
wander out there all by himself till he died. There are so many prophecies
packed into this Day of Atonement that were acted out each year. The more
you study this, the more you will understand. This is just a brief
overview of happening on that day. |
 There
are different forms of punishment in a home for disobedience. One way that
we do it is to have time sitting to think about the mistake. The time
given is 5 minutes if five years old. It is 10 minutes if 10 years old and
so on.
Hopefully by the end of the time, the anger is gone and the child is thinking clearly. The goal is to help them be obedient and loving and kind. This time out gives time to feel sorry for the trouble and want to change. Then we pray together for God's help.
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 When
the sun went down on the Day of Atonement, the sins had all gone out on
the head of the baby goat. All the animals that had been killed and burned
up had turned to ASHES.
Everyone who had touched the animals washed.
ASHES are a description of how the wicked sinners who refuse God's love will look at the end of the world. Malachi 4:3 And you will tread down the wicked: for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this says the LORD of hosts. Leviticus 7:10 & 11 Take up the ashes which the fire has consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. |
| Read Revelation 20. It helps you understand this part of prophecy. |
 At
the end of the world, God will clean up sin with fire just as it was done
on the day of atonement in the Bible story of the sanctuary. All those who
hate God, all who would be miserable in heaven will die. This would be awful
if your best friend or one of your parents were in that fire.
Every day you can help God by trying to encourage your family and friends to ask Jesus into their hearts.
All that will be left is ASHES. There will not be eternal burning fires. The fire will finish the work and then all that is left will be ashes. |
 You
can do many things now while there is time. You can go into the world
about your home and to other countries to tell of the love of Jesus.
In this way you can wipe the tears from the face of Jesus who wants to save the lost. There are many who don't know what it means that God loves them. Who will tell them if you do not. This gospel of the kingdom must be preached in all the world... and then shall the end come. Promise God that you want to be ready to meet Him. You also want to tell thousands of others of His love. Ask Him to send you. Ask Him to turn your feet every day to help someone. |
| At the very end of this whole Day of Atonement, the High
Priest came out and changed His clothes. He held up his hands and blessed
the people. Our blessing will be a home in heaven.
I hope your name is recorded in the book of life and remains there forever. I hope to meet you. |
 Quiz
Put on your thinking cap now.
1. What character traits do goats have? 2. How are the goats chosen to either represent Satan or Jesus? 3. What happens to the blood of the goat that represents Jesus? 4. What is left at the end of the Day of Atonement? A- - - - 5. What will happen to the wicked at the very end of the 1,000 years? 6. Will there be any people here on earth during the 1,000 years with Satan during his time out? 7. What chapter of the Bible discusses this 1,000 years? 8. Where in the Bible does it talk about the Day of Atonement? 9. Will the fires of hell burn for ever and ever? 10. What can we do to cut down on the number of people left on Satan's team? 11. What happens to the goat that represents Satan? 12. Will sin ever happen again? 13. Whose team do you want to be on? |
Next lesson is number 16.
There are many real interesting animals and fossils and scientific evidence presented in this lesson. It goes to the very beginning of time and looks at what happened.
Several animals were
sacrificed on The Day of Atonement, before the main service could
start. This all happened in the wilderness with Moses leading and Aaron
his brother worked as the High Priest in God's tent.
and placed their hands on its head and confessed their sins. The lamb was
then taken and killed and burned.
Satan
gets 1,000 years of time out to think of all the evil he has caused. There
will be no people on this earth during that 1,000 years. This is what is
meant by binding him. He has nothing to do but think. Yet at the end of
these thousand years all by himself, he has no change of heart. He still
tries to take God's holy city when it is brought down from heaven at the
end of the 1,000 years. Finally, there is fire. (REVELATION 20)
Jesus
will cry as He does what He promised to the wicked who refuse to be happy.
They have turned away from His calls. He shed His blood to save us and
defend us a the sacrificed goat to defend His flock. Then with His power
He cleans up all sin. He is as aggressive as He needs to be at that point.
He has done such a careful job that sin will never again happen. All
people saved hate sin so much it will never be a temptation again.