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All right. We're good. Yeah, it's kind of scattered around Oregon, it sounds like.

I'm okay here. I'm okay here. I'm okay.

Oh, I'm sorry about that, guys. Uh, the K7, uh, try that one more time. Try that one more time.

It's Keith. Any relays on him? Yeah, that's Keith.

Okay, good morning Keith. Is that RKR Keith? It's NEB.

Oh, NEB. Okay, yeah, I'm just about to hear it in here. Keith, do you have any prayer requests?

Keith says good morning all and no prayer requests, back to Nick. Excellent, thank you Jerry. No prayer requests out of Keith.

Alright, good to hear you're on here Keith. Uh, yeah, I see you on here. Okay, good.

We're set. Thanks, John, for getting him in there. Good morning, all KB7s, that's it.

Good morning, KB7s, that's it. How are you this morning? Well, tired.

Going to go get my cup of coffee and try to prepare for two different lessons. Should be three, but I'm sticking to two. Anyway, hope everyone's doing well this morning.

Great to hear everyone. And I think you picked up Jim as a -- I heard him trying to check in earlier, but I had to turn down a little bit. So anyway, nothing new here as far as per request, but we'll be lifting up those that we have been heard, KV7, set example.

Okay. Good to hear you this morning, Kevin. And Kevin, how do you feel like reading today?

Now, with my eyesight as it is, it's not easy to read aloud for me, KB7. Is that okay? Oh, that's right.

Sorry. And, by the way, I heard somebody else in there. Who was that?

Lee, I'm AL7KG. Good morning. I might need a relay, but I've got to be checked in.

Lee, any prayer requests? I could not point out guys. WB7VZL, he said something about the first time.

Okay, good morning Roger. I just couldn't copy. Could you try one more time, Lee?

I think he said he had it already. I didn't hear what it was. I think he's heading for church.

Okay, thanks, Lee. Thanks for letting us know. And I guess he's back from summer camp there.

- Good people. - Who said good people? - Good people.

- Good people. - Good people. - Okay, I'm not decoding this very well.

- It's very good. - Anyway, all right, got you, Lee. Any more check-ins for the West Coast Bible Study?

We're gonna get started here. - WB7, visit Hal. - Keel of my flat tire.

- You can read today, right? Well, by God's grace, sure. All right, how about Psalm 73?

Psalm 73, we're going to do the whole enchilada today. Sounds good to me. And I'm really curious about that one, verse 17.

I've done some research on that one. Psalm 17, I'm sorry, Psalm 72, 73, 73, 17, about the sanctuary. Okay, we'll get into that one today.

Got it. You're the perfect guy to read it. So any other check-ins real quick, and let's get started.

Okay, like by Foxtrot. Good morning, KM5F. How are you this morning?

Oh, I'm doing okay. Getting ready to start having chemo... Not chemo, radiation treatments this week.

It starts on Tuesday, KM5F. Okay, and I've got you on the list. You start Tuesday.

I'll write that down here. And good morning to you. You're praying pretty well.

Thanks. Good morning. No other new prayer requests, KM5F.

Okay, thank you, Will. And I've got that added to the list here. Very good.

Let's get started. This is Jeff, AK6OK, Rockland, California. I'm going to show the lighting and thunder up there north.

And let's pray, guys. Lord, thanks so much for bringing us all together this morning. It's a beautiful day, at least here in California.

Anyway, and just pray for all the people who have lighting and thunder. Go on real close to their house. Corey up there.

Just sent me a weather map. Oh my gosh, that's close. Get those antennas out of the way.

Lord, I pray that we'll understand Psalm 73 and that we'll observe everything you want us to on this beautiful Sunday morning. And we are blessed to be where we are. And thanks for all the people who have checked in this morning.

Lord, thank you for Maxine. He's heading home pretty soon. He and Kathy.

And thanks for his successful trip to Malaysia and Hong Kong. And he is finished. So that's great.

I have not seen him here on the SDR yet this morning, but we'll listen for him. So Lord, thank you so much. We are blessed in your precious name.

We pray. Amen. Okay.

So Roger, if you would read Psalm 73 from one end to the other, you pick the version. Over. Yes, this is from my study Bible, Midnight NASB, and I'll be reading, well, in fact, the title of this thing is, The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous, and it's listed in the Psalm of Asaph.

"Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling; my steps had almost slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant, as I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

For there are no pains in their death, and their body is fat. They are not in trouble as other men, nor are they plagued like mankind. Therefore pride is their necklace.

The garment of violence covers them. Their eye emulges from fatness. The imaginations of their heart run riot.

They mock and wickedly speak of oppression. They speak from on high. They have set their mouth against the heavens.

Their tongue parades through the earth. Therefore his people return to this place. the waters of abundance are drunk by them.

And they say, "How does God know? And is their knowledge with the Most High? Behold, these are the wicked, and always at ease they have increased in wealth.

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure, and washed my hands in innocence, for I have been stricken all day long and every morning. If I had said, I will speak thus, behold, I should have betrayed the generation of thy children. But I pondered to understand that it was trouble in my sight until I came into the sanctuary of God.

Then I perceived their end. Surely thou dost set them in slippery places, thou dost cast them down to destruction. How they are destroyed in a moment.

They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors, like a dream when one awakes. O Lord, when aroused, thou wilt despise their form. Verse 21: When my heart was embittered, and I was pierced within, when I was senseless and ignorant, I was like a beast before thee.

Nevertheless I am continually with thee; thou hast taken hold of my right hand. With thy counsel thou wilt guide me, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee?

And besides thee I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. For behold, those who are far from thee will perish.

God has destroyed all those who are unfaithful to thee. But as for me, the nearness of God is my good, and I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works. That is the FTO, Jeff, and I was just thinking when I was reading that, maybe we had prayer already before I joined the net.

Well, I prayed briefly right before you read. Boy, I hope that didn't go where everybody said. My, I need to check out my prayers here.

Roger, thank you for reading. Can you fill us in on 17? I'm curious.

Over. Yeah, that text has kind of troubled me and challenged me, but I came up with some of the possible answers. And the verse reads in my translation, until I came into the sanctuary of God.

Then I perceived their end. And some, including Isaac Newton, wanted to find out why, so to speak, and he took the position in his commentary. Now, this is Isaac Newton.

The guy was, you know, one of the brains in the world. But he... took upon himself to apply himself to the book of Daniel in a commentary and it also wrote on other things in the scripture.

But he noted that Revelation 11:19 mentions the Day of Atonement because it talks about the Ark of His Testament was revealed in that 11 verse 19, you'll find. You were mentioning life, and it is one of the most striking passages that speaks to the Day of Atonement, which is a fall festival. So he took the position that the coming of Christ...

was the Passover in the spring. And the second coming of Christ, those events that revolve the buildup to Christ's coming and the judgment after that related to the fall festival. And including the most holy festival of the year in the Jewish liturgy is the Day of Atonement.

And so he worked on that scenario and I've got a few quotes here from him, but I want to just check in with you right now, Jim. - Yeah, I can see you on Roger. - Okay, so this is the time of year when only the high priest would go before the Ark of His Testament, as I mentioned in Revelation 11:19.

So again, this is built upon the idea that Jesus is Christ our Passover, has been crucified for us. In other words, Christ's first coming represents the spring of liturgical year in the Jewish worship service, but the fall festivals are at the end of the world. And this is what he says, "The same thing is signified by..." Now, this is a Leviticus Dean which talks about the most holy service in the Jewish year, in Leviticus 16.

He says, "The same thing is signified by the two goats..." upon whose foreheads the high priest yearly on the day of expiation, that's the day of atonement, lays the two lots inscribed for God and for Azazel. God's Lot, signifying the people who are sealed with the name of God in their foreheads, and the Lot of Lot-Azazel, which was sent into the wilderness, representing those who receive the mark and the name of the beast, and go into the wilderness with the great whore. And then he says this, he declares his belief in the crisis of Revelation 13 over the mark of the beast and also the sealing work described earlier, multiply to the anti-typical day of atonement.

He places these events in the setting of judgment as typified by Israel's ancient fast day. So anyway, that gives you an idea of a framework where John Newton did his best here to see that the way of the sanctuary, meaning the Day of Atonement, describes the end of the wicked found in Revelation 20. Over here.

Okay, I'm trying to edit this. That was a deep look, a deep dive into this, especially the 17. The 17.

I've got two references to 17 that I want to bring to everybody's attention here. Let me turn this SDR down. First is Ecclesiastes 8:12-13.

which refers also to 73:17. "Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they fear before him. But it will not be well with the wicked, and neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God." That's Ecclesiastes 8 to 12 and 13.

And the other one is Luke 16, 22 and 23. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and he was buried in Hades being in torment.

He lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. Very interesting. Let's take any comments on all this.

That was a lot to take in. I'm going to give you 7 Zedekson. Okay, B7 Zedekson.

Go ahead Kevin. Well thank you. Well you got my attention Roger.

I was over trying to prepare for two different studies this morning. But that's a very interesting look. You know, and it is interesting to consider Isaac Newton and what he shared there.

And thank you for that Roger. think of Isaac Newton as only the guy that noticed the apple fall and articulated the gravity. But he was also a scholar.

And back in that day, that was, the study of the word was really part of any higher learning. And he took it seriously. I also enjoyed an anecdote where Isaac Newton was challenged to measure smoke one time.

And quite an interesting story on how he accomplished that. measured the weight of smoke. But anyway, to the point here, you know, the Day of Atonement has a lot of connotations to it.

And I think Isaac touched on some of those. Roger, I think you're on the right track too. And one of the interesting things Mark pointed out before we started here as well, is, you know, in the five books of the Bible, or five books of Psalms, are somewhat aligned to the first five books of the Bible.

And so as we enter into Leviticus... alignment here. Now, in some ways, this psalm is kind of reflecting back on the book of Exodus and some of the implications there.

But the day of atonement is a day of blessing and atoning of our sins, as pointed out. But, you know, with that, those that reject God, it will be a great day of judgment, as we did see in the day of the Passover, as we see, you know, in the day of glory when Christ rose from the church, and as symbolized in the Lord's Supper, and further on the day of Pentecost. But here in Leviticus, it's an interesting perspective, because it does ultimately...

Mark, is that there? Yeah, go ahead, Mark. Yeah, I think he finished here.

Yeah, let me read that. I need to find it. Okay, well, we'll let you have some time to do that.

Kevin, any more comments, sir? Well, not at this time. I'm not really able to devote the attention to this Texas as it deserves.

But anyway, I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your prayers. I really felt strengthened by God, and I know that was a result of you guys praying for me, and I'm really grateful for that. What's going to happen on Monday and Tuesday is one of the men in the church is going to kind of take us around Hong Kong and show us some of the sites.

And then Wednesday morning, we're going to be flying out. We'll have to fly down to Singapore, from Singapore to Los Angeles, from Los Angeles up to Portland. And we have a 10-hour layover in Los Angeles, which is one of the reasons why we won't get home until Thursday evening.

But God willing, Friday, I'll be back on the net, and I'll need you to text me and tell me. what the psalm is for Friday. I know you don't know that yet, but as we get closer, if you could tell me that, I'd be ready to key up on Friday morning and to be up to speed with all of you.

So yeah, I just got on the radio a few minutes ago. We had a wonderful dinner with our host and all the people from the church were there. And the food in Hong Kong and in Malaysia is just amazing.

So anyway, I'll quit using up time. I know we need to get back to studying the psalm that you're on. But thank you, Jeff, for acknowledging me.

And Roger, thanks for speaking up. And I'll turn the net back over to you, Roger. This is WB7 in May.

All right, Max. So clearly heard, all of us heard your message of what you have accomplished through the Lord's strength. And we are privileged to have lifted you up in prayer.

both formally and informally. Thank you, Lord, so much for blessing Max and to give him a good rest for the remaining experience on their tour of the city. And thank you so much, Lord, for his conversation.

I'll turn this back to Jeff. Go ahead Jeff. Amen.

Yeah, thank you. Tell Max thank you for me, howie. Okay, Jeff is asking me to say thank you for the, because he can't do that because of all the logistics of what's happening here behind the scenes that I don't understand.

Did you get that, Max? You don't have to answer if you can't, but anyway, Jeff wants to give a thanks to you, Max. Over.

Copy all and what I'm going to do is listen on the FDR now so I'll be able to hear Jeff and the rest of you see on and all the on the Utah FDR. God bless each one and thank you so much for your partnership in the ministry over here. This is WB7NX and I'll be QRT to the Utah FDR.

Okay there we have it. Yes. Wonderful wrap up there.

So you got your thank you pass going over to him. Jeff, over. Okay, sounds good, Roger.

Yeah, we're both on the same transmitter here. So when he's talking, I can hear Max actually. I was listening to Utah, so I can hear him, but he can't hear me.

But now he's switching over to the SDR, which is great. Well, good. Everybody did a great job.

You know, we do have to get moving here pretty quick because we have a sizable prayer list. Let me check with Al and see, well, I can pray us out. Al, do you have your antenna back and connected, or do you want me to go ahead and read this?

Yeah, I'll wrap this up in prayer, because Al's antenna is disconnected because of weather, so I will do the closing prayer. Any more prayer requests before I can continue on? We've got to make sure we have time for the Venice Radio Network to get started here in a few minutes.

Max, we're glad to hear you on here this morning. That's so cool, and we will pray about that on our way out this morning. So everybody, let's bow in prayer.

We'll see if we can wrap this all up. and put a big bow on it to thank you guys for all your participation. And, well, there we go.

Anyway, this is Jordan. Lauren, thank you so much for the Bible study today. And thank you for your love for all of us.

Thank you for Max and Kathy. uh... Taking one for the team out there.

I look at this, Lord, and I'm thinking about all this good food that they're eating in Hong Kong and Malaysia. And Max probably weighs 10 pounds more than what he left. That's suffering for Jesus.

That's for sure. Lord, I want to pray for Mark. KJ7 PBT.

David is cancer-free, and his mom is terminal in hospice care. Please take care of that family, Lord. That's a nice praise about David.

We've had severe lupus, and we go in to pray for his daughter, Tender, who has ongoing multiple chronic health pain. We pray for Mike, KK7N, who had a full-body scan and found stage 4 cancer, praying for treatment options. Lord, we pray for protection of all church leaders.

Jeff, you brought this request before the Lord. So, yeah, not much else to add. And so I'll turn it back to Matt.

And hopefully I'll be able to get on tomorrow and next day. But we'll see how it goes. On who I'm with and what they have going on.

So this is Jeff McGee, 7MAX in Hong Kong. doing QRP and Jeff, I'm back over to you. Go ahead.

Okay, how about that for a little DX, you guys? All right. This is Jeff, the AK6OK, net control for the West Coast Bible Study here in Rockland, California.

And I want to thank all the stations who checked in this morning, especially Max. Hello, Jeff, I've got to tell you, I'm a military radio fanatic. I'm learning all kinds of equipment here in Brooklyn.

I'm in the 60s and 70s, and I'm 76 years old. So it sounds like I ran into the right crowd here. No, that's really good.

I'll let you guys carry on. I just got them because you had good signals and thought I'd go say hi. get on the radio very much, you know, unless there's something going on that I might find an interest in.

And when you started mentioning the blue-blue-blue radio gear, that piqued my interest. So, back to you, Jeff. KB6W-BO.

Okay, Ron, yes, that net starts in just a minute. They are in AM group, I believe, and they meet here on Sundays around this time, so we free up the frequency for them. So, Ron, see you later.

Take care. And I believe Max had one more thing to say. Go ahead, Max.

Yeah, I'd just like to welcome Ron, 86WBO, and... We'll see you guys tomorrow, and the Vintage Radio Military Network, that's good for you guys, we'll see you next Sunday. All right, WB7NX, I'm clearing QRT.

All right, this is AK6, okay, thanks, Max, I'm clearing QRT also. Any last comments before we all shut it down? What was the call that KJ6 said he didn't get that one?

It's KB6WB01 down at Edwards Air Force Base. Okay QSL, thank you very much. I got him on the list and checked in, so I just wanted to make sure he was on the list.

OK, Eric, thank you very much. Max has signed off. I've signed off.

Guys, let's talk to you tomorrow. AK6 OK....about me. If you look at my...

if you look outside there, you'll find pictures of my station there. And I have a really, really beautiful Collins station here. And you probably know......KB6WD and good signal here, S9+.

Okay, thanks Ron, talk to you later. Thank you. Thank you.

Oh, that was a perfect level! *Metal noises* Thank you. Thank you.

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========== ### Scripture Reading (KJV)

<blockquote> <p>1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. 5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. 7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. 8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. 10 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. 11 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? 12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. 13 Assuredly I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. 14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. 15 If I say, I will speak this, behold, I would deal falsely with the generation of thy children. 16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. 18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castest them down into destruction. 19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. 21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. 22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. 23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.</p> </blockquote>

### Study Summary

The Bible study centered on Psalm 73, a reflection on the apparent prosperity of the wicked and the ultimate fate of those who trust in God. The passage begins with the author's struggle to understand why the wicked seem to thrive, despite their lack of moral integrity. The key verse, Psalm 73:17, provides a turning point: "Until I came into the sanctuary of God, then I perceived their end." This verse underscores the importance of seeking God's perspective in understanding life's injustices.

The study delved into Isaac Newton's commentary on Psalm 73:17, which he linked to Revelation 11:19 and Leviticus 16. Newton's interpretation emphasized Christ's first coming as a fulfillment of the Passover and his second coming in relation to the fall festivals, particularly the Day of Atonement. This connection highlights the symbolic significance of the sanctuary and its role in understanding judgment and salvation.

Participants discussed the contrast between the wicked and the righteous, emphasizing the importance of faith and trust in God. The passage from Ecclesiastes 8:12-13 was referenced to reinforce the idea that while the wicked may prosper for a time, their ultimate end is not favorable. Similarly, the story of the rich man and Lazarus from Luke 16:22-23 was mentioned to illustrate the stark contrast between the fate of the righteous and the wicked.

The discussion also touched on the alignment of Psalms with the first five books of the Bible, specifically Exodus and Leviticus. This contextual understanding helped participants grasp the deeper meanings and themes within Psalm 73, such as the importance of faith and the ultimate judgment of the wicked.

The study concluded with a prayer led by Jeff (AK6OK) and Jordan, expressing gratitude to Max and Kathy for sharing their experiences and to all participants for their contributions. The group also discussed the technical issues encountered during the session, including Al's antenna disconnecting due to weather and Max switching to SDR for better reception. The next steps were outlined, with Max returning on Friday to lead the study on another psalm. ==========