Introduction

What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that Thou visitest him? For Thou hast made him a little lower than the Angels (Psalm 8: 3 – 6).

Now, what is man, that Thou art mindful of him. With all the beauties, and the things, and visions, Lord, that you’ve shown me. What does man mean to you? With all your great, vast, riches, and Angels, and treasures of heaven, in many different worlds, and all of these things, how come you consider man when he looks like nothing compared to you? That Thou art mindful of man, and the son of man, that Thou visitest him.

For Thou hast made him a little lower than the Angels. Now, in his flesh, a little lower than Angels. How powerful He made him.

But we see Jesus, made a little lower than the Angels, just like us, for the suffering of death, that He should taste death for every man (Hebrews 2: 5 – 16).

When we are glorified, we shall be like the Lord Jesus, joint-heirs with Him. 1 John 3: 2; Isaiah 9: 6; Romans 8: 17.

When we’re changed into a glorified body, we’d be likened to the Angels, and have a body likened to Christ. Then, where is our position?

Here’s the difference, how great God loves His people. And He’s created trillions and trillions of Angels, you can’t even number them.

Here’s the difference between us and Angels. The Angels cannot become the elect bride of the Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, you didn’t catch that?

Thou has made him a little lower than the Angels, but that’s before he is changed. He’s crowned with glory and great power, and so forth like that.

You’re the only one, there’s only one that can become that elect, the Angels can never do that. That’s something they’ll never be able to do. And therefore, that puts you closer. You’re right with the Lord Jesus. See, how great is His divine love.

Made him just a little lower than the Angels until he’s changed. How many of you caught that by now? How many of you really got that position? The Angels cannot get that close to Christ when you become the bride of Christ.

In some respects and ways the redeemed will excel angels; for the overcomers will be the ‘very bride’ of Christ! – A privilege which is not given to angels! There is no higher position for created beings than those in the Bride of Christ!”

We’re lower than the Angels. How about the changed body when it comes in there? But consider that position that none can have, not even Archangels, no one can have, only the elect gets that spot.

The Angels cannot become the bride or the elect of God, but the people on the earth that love God, and have faith in the heart, that position is held for them. And I saw Satan fall like lightning because of it.

Satan fell like lightning from heaven because we shall be given the highest position in heaven. We shall sit with the Lord on His throne, and reign with Him for eternity (Revelation 3: 21).

We shall see the Lord’s vast Kingdom of trillions of His creations.

BEAUTIFUL CITIES – Jesus, you are more than this who created all the beauty around us and the awesome heavens, universes and stars! One day beside the Holy City we will see beautiful cities and places of such wonder of thy creation! Surely and definitely many marvelous mysteries await us that love Him! Literally more than trillions of creations will He unveil to His chosen!

We shall inherit the Lord’s Kingdom, prepared for us from the foundation of the world (Matthew 25: 34).

Knowing that we shall be the closest to the Almighty God, our Lord Jesus, in heaven for eternity, higher than even the Archangels, let us bless the Lord at all times, let us have His praise continually in our mouths (Psalm 34: 1).

Thank you, Lord Jesus.

You will be blessed.
Josephus Oluwatoyin Thomas

Summary of the Sermon

We listened to a sermon titled “Take Advantage”, CD # 1199, by Brother Neal Frisby.

In the sermon, Brother Frisby said:

I’m simply going to say, Take Advantage. Take advantage of the hour, and the time, that we live in, and do good. What a privilege to live in a time and an era that we live in today. It is a privilege. Take advantage, saith the Lord. It’s exactly right.

Psalm 8: 3 and 6: He was explaining the expanse of the universe. And while he was explaining the expanse of all these marvels in the heavens and so forth, he said, When I consider, he studied them over, he considered, when I consider the heavens with an “s” on it, the work of Thy fingers. Then he didn’t even talk about the other part of His body. It’s like He done it with a little finger tip out there, with the work of Thy fingers, how powerful. The moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained, spoke them, just like that.

He just didn’t create, He put them into action. To this day they’ve been ordained. Now He didn’t put you here, either, to stand still. He didn’t put you here just to look around, but He put you here in action. And you’re revolving in action. You have a duty to do like all of them, the sun and the moon. You have a duty to do.

And while He put you here, you’re to use this power. Take advantage of the power that the Lord has given you. And you’re ordained, every one of you, to bring souls, each and every one of you, to believe in your heart, to witness to the Lord, and so forth like that.

Now, what is man, that Thou art mindful of him. With all the beauties, and the things, and visions, Lord, that you’ve shown me. What does man mean to you? With all your great, vast, riches, and Angels, and treasures of heaven, in many different worlds, and all of these things, how come you consider man when he looks like nothing compared to you?

That Thou art mindful of man, and the son of man, that Thou visitest him.

And you come down to us and talk to us. And we’re just clay, walking around. But yet, you’ll come down. What is man that you do this? You’re mindful of him. And you’ll come down, and you’ll visit us.

And right now, in our time, saith the Lord, I am coming down. I’m among you and I am visiting you. Our time, what? He’s telling us in the future too.

Consider, visiting man, you’re mindful of man. And right now, that Thou visiteth him. Now our time, don’t sleep it away, because He’s working right among us for the last days.

For Thou hast made him a little lower than the Angels. Now, in his flesh, a little lower than Angels. How powerful He made him.

And Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor, majesty. What kind of majesty have you put upon him, that’ll take advantage of what you’ve given to him?

Now, consider us in the flesh. Men have worked great, powerful miracles in the Old Testament, the New Testament, and our day and time. Great, powerful, things have taken place.

Let’s consider ourselves. The Angels, we are just a little lower in the flesh.

When we’re changed into a glorified body, we’d be likened to the Angels, and have a body likened to Christ. Then, where is our position? Well, there’s one thing about it. An Angel is something to behold, various, and many types.

Here’s the difference, how great God loves His people. And He’s created trillions and trillions of Angels, you can’t even number them. The Bible said there’s so many of them, doubtful if anybody could number them. There’s so many Angels, many, many Angels. Numerous to number, it said numerous.

And so, here’s what we stand with that. Little lower than the Angels. We’re changed, have a different body.

Here’s the difference between us and Angels. The Angels cannot become the elect bride of the Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, you didn’t catch that? Maybe you better study your Bible.

The Angels cannot become the bride or the elect of God, but the people on the earth that love God, and have faith in the heart, that position is held for them. And I saw Satan fall like lightning because of it. Oh, are you reading your Bibles?

Thou has made him a little lower than the Angels, but that’s before he is changed. He’s crowned with glory and great power, and so forth like that.

You’re the only one, there’s only one that can become that elect, the Angels can never do that. That’s something they’ll never be able to do. And therefore, that puts you closer. You’re right with the Lord Jesus. See, how great is His divine love.

Thou maketh him to have dominion. And you look around today and you say, you maketh him to have what? Dominion, a power.

Thou maketh him, but he’s going to throw it away with his unbelief.

Thou maketh him to have dominion over the works of Thine hands that you’ve put all over this earth. He has dominion over all of those things, all demons, any power, anything. Thou has put all things under his feet.

Made him just a little lower than the Angels until he’s changed. How many of you caught that by now?

And the Lord God means just what He says considering man. Take advantage. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Matthew 24 around 35: Heaven and earth, I’ll make a new heavens and a new earth, my word will never have to be made again. I made it once. It is true, it is real, it’s for each individual, take advantage of it.

Acts 2: 17: I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall stand.

This is the day which the Lord has made. This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Heaven and earth will pass away. I’ll pour out my Spirit. No matter what man says, no matter what man does, it doesn’t make any difference.

How many of you really got that position? The Angels cannot get that close to Christ when you become the bride of Christ.

You know what that’s caused from? You don’t really study your Bible like you should, saith the Lord. It’s exactly right. That’s power.

We’re lower than the Angels. How about the changed body when it comes in there? Only God knows, some Angels are Archangels, and how deep that goes. But consider that position that none can have, not even Archangels, no one can have, only the elect gets that spot.

The Lord has done great things for us; whereof we are glad. This is futuristic. He done them in the past. He’s talking about the future. Psalms 126: 3.

As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. He’s speaking of Joshua, but that Scripture is for anybody who will believe

And I will give thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. This key can work miracles, and this key here can create. This key, saving souls, take away all pains. This key, the gifts. This key, the fruits of the Spirit. This is power, the keys of power, the keys of mystery, the keys of revelation, the key to know who God is, the key of faith. Take advantage, saith the Lord.

I will give unto thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven: and whatsoever thou shall bind upon the earth, it shall be bound in Heaven. And whatsoever thou, that shall be loosed on earth, it shall be loosed in Heaven. There is your binding and your loosening power, with the gifts of the Spirit or the power of faith.

I give you the keys, that is, to interpret that Bible too, and to revelate with great power.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him. No matter what else you do, it is impossible to please Him. How valuable He looks at that faith.

There’s something about faith in one’s heart, in His promises. In other words, in the Word of God. When He sees that one matching with that Word of God, He stands still and looks right at him. You caught the attention of the Almighty. You’re not going to catch Him any other way.

For he that cometh to God must believe that He is there, in the first place. Must believe that He is there. For He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

Some people haven’t even considered their position when they get out of here, to get to heaven. Until the real elect of God across the earth, and everywhere, will consider knowing who they are. What God is doing for them, and take advantage of what He is going to do for us at the end of the age.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up. Not in the sight of men, but in your heart, you humble it before God, and He shall lift you up.

Now there’s two things to that. He will lift you up in this world, in power. He will take notice of you. But also, about the time of the coming of the Lord, He that humbles himself in the Lord shall be taken away.

Thou Lord will bless the righteous; with favor, and Thou compass him about as a shield. In Psalms 5: 12, and compass about him like a great revelation shield of beautiful anointing that will be with him there.

So, humble thyself, and the Lord will lift thee up. And that means not only in this world, in the work that you’re doing, but just before the coming of the Lord, as you humble yourself in the Lord, He will take you away.

Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God.

He ever liveth to make intercessions for them. Hebrews 7: 25. That’s why He can save to the utmost. He’s making intercessions for those that’s going to come into the house of God, the Kingdom of God, and to the elect of God.

But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. Numbers 14: 21. You know, even now, and according to other Scriptures too, the power of the Lord is like a veil circling around this earth and in this earth. If your eyes could come into a spiritual eye, your faith would take you on into where your eyes change into where they’re looking through the Spirit. And when your eyes drop into the supernatural, and your ears too, hearing in the spirit world, and right where you’re right now, if you could open your eyes, and hear with your ears, and see and behold the great glories of the Lord, His presence that comes to such a meeting, as we believe together in faith, you wouldn’t know how to handle it. He’s going to visit us in such a way. When your hearts get more faith, and you get more power, and you learn how to take a message in your heart, He’ll visit you.

Him that overcometh, everything in this world, anything that’s a devil and anything, any kind of a test, any kind of a trial, him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the Temple of my God. If you’re a Temple, you have part in that thing. You have a great fitting place, a great position in that Temple, that overcometh. Overcome those doubts, overcome that unbelief, rise up with that faith and power, and then it’s possible to please the Almighty. Revelation 3: 12.

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Now you say, well then, why don’t all them people get saved? They don’t want to. He said, whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. They just call upon the name of the Lord, eternal life like that? Those that call upon the name of the Lord and accept Him in their heart, they receive salvation. He doesn’t say if, maybe, He said in another scripture, I will in no wise cast you out if you come to me.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the Kingdom of God. Down at the end of the age, then, there’s going to be some persecution turned loose. And when it does, blessed are they.

My help cometh from the Lord. It doesn’t come from the church. It doesn’t come from the organization. It doesn’t come from the system. But it said, my help cometh from the Lord. And that Lord made heaven and earth. Psalms 121: 2.

So, you know who I’m talking about, David said. Not just any Lord, the one that made us.

My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Because when you’re weak, your faith is powerful.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

But he that shall endure until the end, the same shall be saved.

God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.

And Thou, what art man, Thou art mindful of him, that Thou visitest him, that you’d even look at us, that you’d even worry about us or wonder about such people, as compared to you.

This is our hour of visitation. This is our time, and we will take advantage of it. Time is running out. There’ll be no other time, no other era, ever that we have lived in, like the era of time that we’re living in now. We are seeing the closing pages of history.

What David did is told you, even in the flesh, you’re little lower than the Angels, given dominion over God’s works. Where does that put you at? Even in this world with such great power. What am I that God would visit me, who has given me dominion over the works of His hands, power, and put everything under my foot by faith.

Be thankful that the Lord has created you just a little lower than the Angels until that change, and what He has made for you when you go away with Him.

Scripture Reading

What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that Thou visitest him? For Thou hast made him a little lower than the Angels.

“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet”Psalm 8: 3 – 6

Now, what is man, that Thou art mindful of him. With all the beauties, and the things, and visions, Lord, that you’ve shown me. What does man mean to you? With all your great, vast, riches, and Angels, and treasures of heaven, in many different worlds, and all of these things, how come you consider man when he looks like nothing compared to you? That Thou art mindful of man, and the son of man, that Thou visitest him.

For Thou hast made him a little lower than the Angels. Now, in his flesh, a little lower than Angels. How powerful He made him.

But we see Jesus, made a little lower than the Angels, just like us, for the suffering of death, that He should taste death for every man.

“For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. But one in a certain place testified, saying, WHAT IS MAN, THAT THOU ART MINDFUL OF HIM? OR THE SON OF MAN, THAT THOU VISITEST HIM? THOU MADEST HIM A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS; THOU CROWNEDST HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOUR, AND DIDST SET HIM OVER THE WORKS OF THY HANDS: THOU HAST PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren. Saying, I WILL DECLARE THY NAME UNTO MY BRETHREN, IN THE MIDST OF THE CHURCH WILL I SING PRAISE UNTO THEE. And again, I WILL PUT MY TRUST IN HIM. And again, BEHOLD I AND THE CHILDREN WHICH GOD HATH GIVEN ME. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.”Hebrews 2: 5 – 16

When we are glorified, we shall be like the Lord Jesus, the mighty God, joint-heirs with Him.

“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”1 John 3: 2

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”Isaiah 9: 6

“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ”Romans 8: 17

When we’re changed into a glorified body, we’d be likened to the Angels, and have a body likened to Christ. Then, where is our position?

Here’s the difference, how great God loves His people. And He’s created trillions and trillions of Angels, you can’t even number them.

Here’s the difference between us and Angels. The Angels cannot become the elect bride of the Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, you didn’t catch that?

Thou has made him a little lower than the Angels, but that’s before he is changed. He’s crowned with glory and great power, and so forth like that.

You’re the only one, there’s only one that can become that elect, the Angels can never do that. That’s something they’ll never be able to do. And therefore, that puts you closer. You’re right with the Lord Jesus. See, how great is His divine love.

Made him just a little lower than the Angels until he’s changed. How many of you caught that by now? How many of you really got that position? The Angels cannot get that close to Christ when you become the bride of Christ.

I read from Scroll # 154:

ANGELS AND THE ELECT – “Men have often wondered when their bodies are glorified and changed how will they rank with the angels? – In the world to come, the righteous are equal to angels! (Luke 20: 36) – In some respects and ways the redeemed will excel angels; for the overcomers will be the ‘very bride’ of Christ! – A privilege which is not given to angels! There is no higher position for created beings than those in the Bride of Christ!” (Rev. 19: 7-9)

We’re lower than the Angels. How about the changed body when it comes in there? But consider that position that none can have, not even Archangels, no one can have, only the elect gets that spot.

Him that overcometh, everything in this world, anything that’s a devil and anything, any kind of a test, any kind of a trial, him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the Temple of my God. If you’re a Temple, you have part in that thing. You have a great fitting place, a great position in that Temple, that overcometh.

The Lord will make you a pillar in the Temple that is in the holy city, new Jerusalem, our eternal home. And yet, the Bible says there is no Temple therein, for the Lord God Almighty, our eternal Jesus, is the Temple of it. It means you are going to be inside of the Lord for eternity.

“Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out”Revelation 3: 12

“And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”Revelation 21: 22 – 23

The Angels cannot become the bride or the elect of God, but the people on the earth that love God, and have faith in the heart, that position is held for them. And I saw Satan fall like lightning because of it.

Satan fell like lightning from heaven because we shall be given the highest position in heaven. We shall sit with the Lord on His throne, and reign with Him for eternity.

“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne”Revelation 3: 21

We shall see the Lord’s vast Kingdom of trillions of His creations.

I read from Scroll # 244:

BEAUTIFUL CITIES – Jesus, you are more than this who created all the beauty around us and the awesome heavens, universes and stars! One day beside the Holy City we will see beautiful cities and places of such wonder of thy creation! Besides the stars and heavens you have created magnificent things that we have not seen! “Beautiful colors of icy wonder like, of spiritual fires and lights of such beauty, and creatures likewise of such formation that we will be amazed and startled by such a creator of so many more things that can not be mentioned and are without number! Such glorious spiritual colors never seen or beheld by man’s eyes!” – Surely and definitely many marvelous mysteries await us that love Him! Literally more than trillions of creations will He unveil to His chosen! – After this was revealed to me I wondered how to unveil it and then I remembered God’s Word that could have to do with the millennium. (Luke 19: 16-19) But also may involve what was told. Nevertheless the elect are in for many surprises that eye hath not seen!

We shall inherit the Lord’s Kingdom, prepared for us from the foundation of the world

“Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world”Matthew 25: 34

Knowing that we shall be the closest to the Almighty God, our Lord Jesus, in heaven for eternity, higher than even the Archangels, let us bless the Lord at all times, let us have His praise continually in our mouths.

“I WILL bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”Psalm 34: 1

Thank you, Lord Jesus.

You will be blessed.
Josephus Oluwatoyin Thomas

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