The World You Live In
About this sermon
In the opening message of “The World You Live In,” Pastor Dean Odle argues that understanding the present world requires recovering what he calls the pre-Adamic angelic world behind it. He presents a gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2, reading Isaiah 45:18 and Jeremiah 4:23-26 to mean that God originally formed the earth inhabited, but Satan's rebellion brought darkness, desolation, ruined cities, and divine judgment before Adam. Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 are then read as complementary accounts of Lucifer's fall, former rule, corrupted wisdom, and defiled sanctuaries.
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Worship and prayer lead into a new series asking what kind of world human beings actually inhabit and whether believers trust Scripture consistently, including Genesis.
Odle argues that angels witnessed creation and that the rebellion of Lucifer preceded Eden. This angelic history, he says, is necessary background for present deception.
The sermon distinguishes God's original creation from the earth becoming “without form and void.” Isaiah 45 is used to argue that God did not create it in vain.
Jeremiah 4 is interpreted as a vision of judgment before Adam because it describes no man, fled birds, a wilderness, and broken cities. This is Odle's gap-reading of the passage.
Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 are read as accounts of Lucifer weakening nations, making the world a wilderness, corrupting wisdom, and defiling sanctuaries.
Odle proposes that ancient monumental sites may preserve remains of an earlier angelic civilization and reads Egypt's altar and pillar as a clue. These links are speculative claims of the sermon.
The sermon argues that beings presented as aliens are fallen angels adopting disguises. Listeners are told that any messenger who turns people away from God and Scripture reveals its true source.
Odle warns that spiritual beings may appear human or imitate familiar identities. The pastoral response is testing spirits, remaining pure, and relying on Christ's authority.
The close urges believers to resist arrogance, study difficult passages patiently, pray for national leaders, and trust God's power over Satan and every fallen angel.
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You know, he [music] sees the end from the beginning. And I just thank him [music] for that. Thank you, Lord. You see me, and I got some miles on me. I'm I'm getting [music] to be quite an old man, but I got God to thank for that. And I got God to thank that I'm here. [music] I thank him so much. [music] He's so [singing] worthy. So we can thank [music] him today. Can we sing another verse of that? [music] Let's sing. I love you. I love you, [singing] Lord. For your [music] mercy [singing] never fails me. And all my [singing] days I've [music] been held in your hands. From the moment that I wake [singing] [music] up until I lay my head. Oh, I will sing of the [music] goodness of God for all my life. [music] Cuz all my life you have been [singing] faithful. You've been faithful. And all my life you have been so [music and singing] so good. With every breath that I [singing and music] am able. Oh, I will sing all the [singing] goodness [music] of God. Oh, I will [singing] sing all the [music] goodness of God. [singing] Oh, I will sing [music] all the goodness of God. [singing] Thank you, Jesus. [music] You've been so faithful, Lord. So faithful and so good. [music] We thank you, Jesus. Thank you for who you [music] are. Lord, thank you for that. Your will is to do good for us, [music] Lord. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus, for your [music] strength today. [music] [music] Thank you. Know with everything that's going on in the world and everything that [music] we face, the only thing that really matters is
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where we keep our eyes and that's focused on the Lord this morning. [music] Thank you, Lord. So, let's just turn [music] our eyes toward the Lord. Turn [singing] your eyes upon [music] Jesus. [singing] Look, fall in his wonderful [music] face. And the things [singing] of earth will grow strangely [singing and music] dim in the light of his glory [singing and music] and grace. [music] Oh soul are you weery [singing] and trouble. No light in [singing] the darkness. [music] You see there's life for a [singing] look at the Savior and life more [music] abundant [singing] and free. So turn your [singing and music] eyes upon Jesus. Look full [music and singing] in his wonderful face. [singing] And the things [singing] of earth will grow strangely [music] dim in [singing] the light of [music] his glory and grace. [music] His word shall not fail [singing] you. He promised. believe [music] him and all [singing] will be well. And then [singing and music] go to a world that is dying, his perfect salvation [singing and music] to tell. So turn [singing] your eyes upon [music] Jesus. Look for [singing] in his wonderful face. And the [singing] things of earth will grow strangely [singing and music]
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dim in the light of his glory [music] and grace. [singing] Yes, Jesus. [singing] To you we lift our eyes. [singing] [music] Jesus our [singing] glory and our prize. We adore [singing and music] you. Behold you. Our savior ever true. Oh [singing] Jesus, [music] we turn our eyes to you. Oh [music and singing] Jesus, we turn our eyes to you. [music] We adore you. We [singing] adore you. Behold you, our savior, ever [singing] true. Oh Jesus, [music] we turn our [singing] eyes to you. [music] Oh [singing] Jesus, we [music] turn our eyes to you. Let's turn our eyes, turn your eyes upon Jesus. [singing and music] look full [singing] in his wonderful [music] face. And the [singing] things of earth will grow strangeely [music and singing] dim in the light of [singing] his glory and grace. Let's sing that bridge again. Jesus, Jesus, [music and singing] to you we lift our eyes. Yes, Lord. [music] Jesus, [singing] our glory and our [music] prize. [singing] We adore you, behold [singing] you. Our savior ever true. Oh Jesus, [singing and music] we turn our eyes to you. [singing] Oh Jesus, [music] we turn [singing] our eyes to you. Oh Jesus, we turn our [music and singing] eyes to you. Yes, [music] Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Thank you [music] Jesus. Thank you that we have you Lord.
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Thank you that we can look to you Lord Jesus. Thank you for your precious spirit. [music] We love you, oh God. We acknowledge you today. We need you. We turn our eyes to toward the Lord. He's all we need this morning. He is the air [music] we breathe. He's the song that we sing. [music] He's our daily bread. He's everything. Amen. Let's start this year out realizing that he's all we truly need. [music] Thank you, Lord. This is [singing] the air I brea. This is [music] the [singing] air I breathe. Your holy [singing] presence [music] is living [singing] in me. Thank you, [singing] Lord. This [music] is my daily bread. You're our daily bread. This is my [music and singing] daily bread. Your very [singing] word spoken [singing] [music] to me and [music] I [singing] I'm [music and singing] desperate for you and I'm [singing and music] lost without you. [music] This is [music and singing] the air I breathe. You are the air we breathe. This is the air I breathe. [singing and music] Your holy [singing] presence [music]
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