Isaiah and the Altar

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We’re looking at historic accounts of people who had direct encounters with the living God. Isaiah 6 is a seminal passage: all of biblical religion is in here. It tells us so much about what it means to be a Christian and what it means to really meet God. In this passage, Isaiah’s just going to the temple like he’s gone to the temple hundreds of times before. It’s the Sabbath day. He walks into the temple, and the very last person in the whole world he expects to actually see is God. This passage tells us four characteristics of the Christian experience: 1) the reality, 2) the diversity, 3) the beauty, and 4) the festivity. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 24, 1996. Series: Daring to Draw Near. Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel and Life.
0:05.0	Throughout the Bible, we see accounts of people who have had direct
0:09.0	extraordinary encounters with God.
0:12.0	In today's sermon, Tim Keller is teaching through one of those extraordinary encounters,
0:16.0	what happened and what it means for us today.
0:19.0	After you listen, please take a few seconds to rate and review our podcast.
0:23.0	Your review can help others to discover our podcast and experience the hope of the Gospel.
0:29.0	Now here's today's teaching from Dr. Keller.
0:32.0	Isaiah 6 verses 1-8.
0:38.0	In the year the King Isaiah died, I saw the Lord, seated on a throne, high and exalted,
0:47.0	and the train of his robe filled the temple.
0:50.0	Above him were serifs, each with six wings, and with two wings they covered their faces,
0:56.0	with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying, and they were calling to one another.
1:02.0	Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty.
1:06.0	The whole earth is full of His glory, and at the sound of their voices, the doorposts and the thresholds shook,
1:14.0	and the temple was filled with smoke.
1:18.0	Woe to me, I cried, I am ruined, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips,
1:27.0	and mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.
1:32.0	Then one of the serifs flew to me with a live coal in his hand,
1:37.0	which he had taken with tongs from the altar, with it he touched my mouth, and said,
1:42.0	see, this is touched your lips, your guilt has taken away, and you're sinned atoned for.
1:50.0	And then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, whom shall I send, and who will go for us?
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