Oakwood Church

“Then I saw seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.”
Revelation 8:2

“And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.”
Revelation 8:3-4

“Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.”
Revelation 8:5

• God’s perfect Justice is coming soon in answer to our Prayers

“And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth…”
Revelation 8:4-5

“Now Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram… took men. And they rose up before Moses, with a number of the people of Israel, 250 chiefs of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men. They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron…”
Numbers 16:1-3

“And said to them ‘You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?’”
Numbers 16:4

“When Moses heard it, he fell on his face, and he said to Korah and all his company, ‘In the morning the Lord will show who is his, and who is holy, and will bring him near to him. The one whom he chooses he will bring near to him.’”
Numbers 16:4-5

“Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company; put fire in them and put incense on them before the LORD tomorrow, and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be the holy one. You have gone too far, sons of Levi!”
Numbers 16:6-7

“Hear now, you sons of Levi: is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the Lord and to stand before the congregation to minister to them… And would you seek the priesthood also? Therefore it is against the Lord that you and all your company have gathered together.”
Numbers 16:8-11

• Contentment with your assigned role is a sign of Faith in the God who assigned it

“Hear now, you sons of Levi: is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service… Therefore it is against the Lord that you and all your company have gathered together.”
Numbers 16:8-11

• Contentment with your assigned role is a sign of Faith in the God who assigned it

“Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards… We will not come up.”
Numbers 16:14

“And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, ‘Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.’ And they fell on their faces and said, ‘O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?’”
Numbers 16:20-22

• Protection from God’s judgment is available through His Mediator

“And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Say to the congregation, Get away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’”
Numbers 16:23-24

• Protection from God’s judgment is available through His Mediator

“And he spoke to the congregation, saying, ‘Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins.’”
Numbers 16:26

• Protection from God’s judgment is available through His Mediator

“And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart. And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up.”
Numbers 16:31-32

• Protection from God’s judgment is available through His Mediator

“And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men offering the incense.”
Numbers 16:35

“So Aaron took [his censer] as Moses said and ran into the midst of the assembly. And behold, the plague had already begun among the people. And he put on the incense and made atonement for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped.”
Numbers 16:47-48