Speaker: Lud Kiramidjian Date: 12/16/23 Key messianic prophecies in Romans 14:10-12, Philippians 2:9-11 and Isaiah 45:23-25 basically state that God the Father has highly exalted Jesus Christ and given Him the name which is above every name and that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Psalm 95:1-7, plus many other related scriptures, further help us envision in our “mind’s eye” what it will be like when the following three categories of people eventually meet their Creator, the glorified Jesus Christ, face-to-face: CATEGORY ONE will be the "first fruits" who at the "first resurrection" will enter into the Kingdom of God at Christ’s “second coming” to earth as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. CATEGORY TWO will be those who will be resurrected to enter the Kingdom of God at later points in the timeline of God’s plan of salvation. CATEGORY THREE (hopefully a very small percentage) will be the incorrigibly wicked who choose (using free moral agency) not to repent of their sins, and will therefore not enter the Kingdom of God. Though we only "see through a glass darkly”, this message will address the question of how these prophecies will be applied to each of the three above-mentioned categories of humanity. Please Note: Additional messages given in the SF Bay Area congregation may be searched by date, presenter name &/or title at https://www.ucg.org/sermons/all?group=San%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area,%20CA

Lud Kiramidjian