“For the Joy of the Lord is your Strength” Nehemiah 8:10

The PreEmptor by Pastor Fee Soliven

John 10:1-7Sunday MorningAugust 10, 2014

 John 10:7-117 Then Jesus said to them again,

"Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever came before Me are thieves

and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door. If

anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and

find pasture.

10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it

more abundantly.

Webster's Dictionary Definition of the PreEmptor:

"To forestall or prevent (something anticipated) by acting

first; preclude; head off:

The PreEmptor Is A Cunning Foe

Genesis 3:1-81 Now the serpent was more

cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has

God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?" 2

And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of

the trees of the garden;

3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.' “  

4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing

good and evil.”

6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree

desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig

leaves together and made themselves coverings.

 

Jude 5-115 But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed

those who did not believe. 6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He

has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of

the great day;

 7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar

manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual

immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal

fire.

8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority,

and speak evil of dignitaries. 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in

contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses,

dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, "The

Lord rebuke you!"    

 10 But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and

whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they

corrupt themselves. 11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

 

The PreEmptor Began His Rebellion In Heaven

Isaiah 14:12-1512 "How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How

you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! 13 For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will

also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of

the north;

14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.' 15 Yet you shall be brought

down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit.

Ezekiel 28:11-1911 Moreover the word of the LORD

came to me, saying, 12 "Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom

and perfect in beauty.

 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz,

and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and

emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the

day you were created.

14 "You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was

found in you.

16 "By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering

cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones. 17 "Your heart was lifted up

because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your

splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze

at you.

18 "You defiled your sanctuaries By the multitude of your iniquities, By

the iniquity of your trading; Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It

devoured you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of

all who saw you. 19 All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; You have become a horror, And

shall be no more forever." ' "

 The PreEmptor's Goal Is To Destroy Israel

1 Chronicles 21:1-81 Now Satan stood up against

Israel, and moved David to number Israel. 2 So David said to

Joab and to the leaders of the people, "Go, number Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring the number of them to me that I may

know it.”

3 And Joab answered, "May the LORD make His people a hundred times

more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's

servants? Why then does my lord require this thing? Why should he be

a cause of guilt in Israel?“ 4 Nevertheless the king's word

prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed and went throughout all

Israel and came to Jerusalem.

5 Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. All Israel had one million one hundred

thousand men who drew the sword, and Judah had four hundred

and seventy thousand men who drew the sword. 6 But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among

them, for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck

Israel. 8 So David said to God, "I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing; but now, I pray, take away the iniquity of

Your servant, for I have done very foolishly."

 

 Revelation 12:1-121 Now a great sign appeared in

heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet,

and on her head a garland of twelve stars. 2 Then being with child, she

cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. 3 And another sign appeared in

heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten

horns, and seven diadems on his heads.

4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the

earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child

as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all

nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and

His throne.

6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two

hundred and sixty days. 7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon;

and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in

heaven any longer.

9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world;

he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 Then I heard

a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the

kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast

down.  

 

11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. 12 Therefore

rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has

a short time."  

The PreEmptor Wants to Destroy The Church

That's You and I

1 Peter 5:6-96 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,

that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 8 Be sober,

be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom

he may devour.  

1. Doubt God

John 20:27 “Stop doubting and believe“

Hebrews 11:6"But without faith it is impossible

to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder

of those who diligently seek Him."

2. Live In Fear

Psalm 34:4“I sought the Lord, and he

answered me; he delivered me from all my fears"

3. Feel Insecure

Ephesians 2:10For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which

God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Romans 8:37“we are more than conquerors

through him who loved us"

 4. Skip or Avoid Church

Ephesians 4:1-61 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were

called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering,

bearing with one another in love,

3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit,

just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord,

one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all,

and through all, and in you all.

 

 5. Be Led Astray

Matthew 7:15-1815 "Beware of false prophets, who

come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from

thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

6. Fail

2 Corinthians 4:7-107 But we have this treasure in

earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 8 We are hard

pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not

in despair;

9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed-- 10 always carrying about in the

body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be

manifested in our body.

Jesus Has Shielded Us From The PreEmptor Because God

Has Marked Us And Sealed Us!

2 Corinthians 1:20-2220 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. 21 Now He who establishes us with

you in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22 who also has sealed us

and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

Ephesians 1:13-1413 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the

gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were

sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee

of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased

possession, to the praise of His glory.

Psalm 105:15"Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm."

 

John 16:33"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have

peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I

have overcome the world."

“For the Joy of the Lord is your Strength” Nehemiah 8:10