 Hello and welcome to another edition of TV30, a production of the NTN and a government information service. I am your host, Kendall Eugene, and with me, I have two very special guests. We have Pastor Andrew Feely and author, Stephen M. Lambert, who is the chairman of the Year of the Bible 2020 Committee. We will be discussing specifically the book launch of Year of the Bible 2020 and beyond. Gentlemen, welcome to TV30. Thank you for joining me today. Yes, thank you very much. Just a brief introduction to a little bit about yourself so you can start with Pastor Feely and then it will go on to you, Mr. Lambert. Okay, my name is Andrew Feely, and currently I'm the assistant pastor at the Grosjele Church of the Nazarene. And for the Year of the Bible 2020, we started preparing, but because of COVID, things came to sort of a screeching halt, and so we decided to put a little booklet together to really let people understand and know, maybe remember some of what we started doing. And so today, we are getting ready to launch this booklet. It's called Year of the Bible 2020 and beyond. And that's why we're here today. And you, Mr. Lambert? Yes. Yeah, my name is Stephen Lambert. I'm a Bible teacher. I'm the chairman of the Year of the Bible Committee. What we have done so far is since we launched in 2020, January 2020, we have, of course, we have made some progress, although because of COVID, we had to kind of, you know, things went a bit slow. But we have put everything in a booklet form. A number of offers, well, of course, Reverend Ampadou wrote, we have John Robert Lee, Pastor Celia and myself. We wrote on a number of issues. And, you know, we already want people to know more about God, know more about what pastors think, and to get to know more about the love of God. Why do you think it is important for people to know the Bible? Know the love of God? Okay. Well, the thing is this, you need to know about God, why she was on the youth. Because a lot of people come into the world and there's literally just like what it says on their tombstone. Some people's tombstone, born on so did, died on so and so did. But there is more to it than that. People have a purpose. We all have a purpose. But we need, within our lifetime, to find out what our purpose is. And of course, as you read the Bible, you get to know more about God. You get to know the person of Jesus. You become a better individual. And that's what we need in the society right now. Do you think it is relevant in today's culture to know the Bible, to have a relationship with God? And do you believe that it is important to promote the Bible? Okay. When I was 14 years old, as a student at St. Mary's College, we had those little, it was sort of in comic form. They had little strips. And it talked about accepting Jesus in. So I did that. And I literally felt he actually came in. I felt a difference, you know? The Bible is such a wonderful thing. I remember even as, I mean, I got into this thing so seriously that the age of 19, I was teaching principles of secondary schools, and grown-ups and all of that, you know? So, I mean, and over the years, I've learned more and more. And I think it has made me a better person. Okay. Personally, I have been able to, I think because of my knowing about God, knowing the scriptures, I think I've made a difference in solution. Okay. Pastor, let me ask you that same question. Do you believe that in today's culture, especially for our young people, that knowing the Bible is irrelevant? And do you believe that one should promote it? Okay, I would say it is even more than relevant. It is basic instructions before living on Earth. And we as individuals, as humans, we have been put on Earth by the Creator, and we are here for a purpose, like Vardalam said. And that purpose is what really makes life real, authentic, you know, what it is supposed to be. Because if you live this life without knowing your purpose or why you are here, chances are you just coast along and you find yourselves doing all kinds of wrong things. And in today's society, I think it is very relevant for the Bible to be introduced to our world. For the Bible to be introduced to our young people, for example, because so many of our young people are going astray and the Bible will be like a compass, a chart to help them navigate their way through life and make society a better place because people talk about the crime and violence and everything, but it is individuals who get involved in these things who create that kind of atmosphere. So if you have people who are more aware of the purpose in life, people who recognize that they can make a difference, then I think the society benefits overall. I remember when I attended secondary school, it was a fashion statement to have the Bible the testament, the blue testament in your back pocket. And we had young men reading it, not sure if they understood what they were reading, but they were reading it. My question is, is there a contradiction, though, between the old and new testament because they seem to be saying different things. So help us understand it a little bit clearer. Okay, yes, the new testament and the old testament, while they don't contradict each other, but they are dealing with different aspects of life between man and God. In the old testament, which is before Christ, okay, it was kind of a buildup to introduce Christ as the savior, the redeemer of the world. And so we had things like sacrifices, animal sacrifices, and so on, the blood being used as symbolic of the coming savior who would shed his blood for all of mankind. And in the new testament, what we have is the kind of presentation of Jesus and his church, because he says, I will build my church, but the church is made up of people. And it is people whom he used to build that church, okay? So he came, he became a man, because he needed to be a man to be able to redeem mankind. God couldn't just stay up there and redeem mankind because of his own principles. God had given dominion to man over all the earth. And so when Adam sinned in the Old Testament and God wanted to redeem mankind, he had to find a way to get involved in the earth because Adam had the dominion, in other words, man had the dominion over the earth. And so God had to become a man in order to be able to take back that dominion and redeem mankind from his fallen state. So that's why Jesus, born of a virgin, he didn't have one with his father-in-law. And as a result, he was qualified to die on behalf of mankind so that he could forgive them of their sins and get them back on track to be in relationship with God. Thank you for that. We will take a quick break. And when we get back, we are going to delve now into the book. Okay? Okay. Be right back. Welcome back to TV 30, a production of the Government Information Service at NTN. I am your host, Kendall Eugene, and today we have two guests in the studio. We are discussing the book launch Year of the Bible 2020 and Beyond. This is the book right here with the authors in the studio with me, Pastor Andrew Thiele and the chairman of the Year of the Bible 2020 committee, Lambert. The book search, we have four authors here. Yes. Okay. When I heard the title Year of the Bible, I actually expected to see a masses publication coming in about the size of an atlas. Because when I remember seeing my grandmother's Bible and a boy, that was the biggest tune of when I saw so many pages. But it's actually a nice compact booklet. It's the book based on a certain book of the Bible, like for example, John or one of the apostles. How, what is the book based on? All right. The book essentially, it has in it articles written by different, well, of course, Reverend Seth Ampedou, Elder John Robert Lee, Pastor Andrew Seedy and myself. Now, why is there what articles? And I also had written one or two other articles. I felt that there was need for me to write something, a brief commentary. Some may find it's not brief enough or too brief, but a brief commentary on the book of John. Okay. Now, years ago, actually about 22 years ago, I sat at my table at home. I was babysitting my daughter at the time. And of course, I love reading the book of John, especially if you have a red letter Bible, it's even sweeter. So, you know, I've enjoyed it and I kept reading it all the time. But one Saturday, you know, while I was reading, I sensed a fragrance that I've never, ever experienced before. And it actually, it hovered over by my chair. So I was sitting at by the table. My daughter was playing around. And then just above me, I'm just taking a wonderful scent. I would even say it was a heavenly scent. And I've never experienced that in my life and I've never experienced it since. And you know, I mean, I'm wondering to myself, what is going on? Why is just by my side on my right hand side and just above me there? And then, you know, the Holy Spirit gave me some insight. He said that that was Jesus there. You know, he gave me that inspiration that was Jesus next to me. And so I've always had a love for the book of John. And so when this whole idea came about for a year of the Bible 2020, I decided I would share some of my experiences, you know, with regards to what I understood from the book of John. Okay. And especially chapters 14 to 17. Now, let me just say quick. Why those chapters? Well, here, that's a good question. After I'd experienced that, about five years after, I went to the house of Leighton John, Dr. Sir Leighton John. Sorry, Sir Leighton Thomas. Thomas Fifth. He's my wife's second cousin. But of course, you know, because of the age difference, you call him Uncle Leighton and Auntie Marjorie, Marjorie. So then while I was there, I met with his brother-in-law, who is Dr. Clark. And you know, I spoke to him and, you know, we spoke well and then religious things came up and I told him about it. And he says, but you know, son, I believe you because I'm not reading a book by a priest. Which says that Jesus actually told that priest that he will reveal himself to people that read the book of John, especially the chapters 14 to 17. You know, so I see that, you know, I mean, that was confirmed to me that here, this is something that should be shared with the rest of the population. Okay. You know, and that's how it came about. We have various versions of the Bible. Yes. As a Bible, we say a Bible teacher. Why are there so many different versions of the Bible? Isn't that confusing? Well, the thing is this. When I, in fact, what I did was this. I took it from the King James Version. Now, of course, you can follow everything which is in the King James Version in the Catholic Bible. There are just little differences here and there. Sometimes you'll find in those different translations, certain persons would put in there. They won't slant on things, you know? Right. But I've found over the years that both the Catholic Bible and the King James Version are very good translations of the Bible. And that's why, you know, I mean, I refer to it, yes, very accurate. So that's why I was able to use the King James Version and anybody can follow it in the Catholic Bible. Pastor Silemon, go ahead and ask your question. Probably the younger members of your church ask you often. Do you believe people really go to heaven? Sure, the Bible makes it very clear that there is a heaven to gain and a hell to literally shun. And Jesus came and then he spoke a lot about the kingdom of heaven, which he came to prepare men for. And even in his death on the cross, he was crucified between these two thieves and one of them recognized the deity of Jesus, who he was. And then he, at the last minute, called on Jesus to say, "'Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.' And Jesus promised him there and then, today you will be with me in paradise." And the Apostle Paul spoke about being absent from the body and being present with the Lord. Jesus also spoke about, in his prayer to his father, he prayed that his followers would get to be where he is and he is up in heaven with the Father. So there's ample evidence that the people go to heaven. If you read the book of Revelation as well, in Revelation you find that big crowds are seen in heaven and eventually they come back to earth with the Lord Jesus Christ to fight the battle of Armageddon and so on. So there is ample evidence that people go to heaven if they repent and accept Jesus Christ as Savior. Why is that most important? Okay, because you see, God is the Holy God and sin cannot really, I mean, sin and God cannot really be in the same place, so to speak. So what you find is that Jesus came to redeem mankind from sin and he promised that he was going to prepare a place for us that is those who accept his sacrifice as they would. He was going to prepare a place for them so that where he is, they would be there also, okay? So unless you accept the sacrifice that Jesus made on our behalf, you cannot have a part in this kingdom. And that is where a lot of people lose out because they have objections about who Jesus is and what Jesus did and what have you and so they reject him. And rejecting Jesus means that you are actually saying you don't want to be or to have any part with God in this kingdom and that is the sad thing. If people really understood that Jesus died on the cross to pay the price for their sins, I believe a lot of people, a lot more people would respond to his message of love and accept him as their savior. We're here with our very special guest this afternoon with TV 30, with Stephen Lambert and Pastor Andrew Silly. We will take a break and get back with more and when we return, we chat a little bit more about year of the Bible 2020 and beyond. The launch is coming, we'll let you know when. The EGP system has many benefits for stakeholders involved in government procurement. And government seeks to adopt a strategic approach to its purchasing process. Electronic government procurement improves efficiency of procurement and enhances data capture. The EGP is innovative and will automate the sequence from notification, receiving and evaluation of submissions to final contract award. It improves communication between vendors and government agencies, provides greater transparency and builds confidence in the vendor community through increased access to information. To participate, vendors, suppliers and contractors must register on the electronic government procurement platform. EGP, improving efficiency and transparency in the acquisition of goods, works and services. Welcome back to TV 30 with my guests in studio. We have Mr. Steven M. Lambert. He is the chairman for the Year of the Bible 2020 Committee. And I also have Pastor Andrew Feely here with me. Discussing the Year of the Bible 2020 and beyond, the book is here. Launching, when will the book be available and where? OK, the book is available from all members of the Year of the Bible Committee. And we are looking at a number of outlets. We just put in some things into place, so we will have that known, let's say, by tomorrow, God willing. And of course, they're going to be available at all the churches because we have started to distribute them to them. So you'll be able to get it from your pastor, your priest, and everything should be all right. Excellent. Mr. Lambert, the Bible talks about the world of the spirit. So let's just explain that for individuals who may not understand what it means. And can that be substantiated? Do you believe it can be? OK, the thing is this. At present, we have the paranormal psychologists and these people, they investigate houses that are haunted. And when they put in their cameras there and they leave the place, they put their cameras in there, they're able to pick up movements. They're able to see that there are certain forces in that house which are moving plates, chairs, whatever, whatever. So we know that there are spirits that were in the haunted house or in the haunted houses. But the main source for us to really believe in is the Word of God, which actually clearly talks about spirits, evil, and all of these kind of things. And I can just give you one of my own experience. I went to purchase an item at a particular shop. And so I kindly asked the person that I wanted that product. They looked at me as if they don't want to respond to me. They asked him again. And then I saw that his visage, his physical features, his facial features changed. I'm looking at him and I'm seeing that he has a hatred in his eyes for me. And I'm looking again and I'm seeing that he actually has there's a sort of a spirit on him. I'm looking at him and I'm saying, but that's the first time I've ever seen that in my life. And I'm seeing the actual spirit, but there's no voice of the spirit. But I can see the action, the facial movements of that spirit because you could see through him. But he was snarling at me, roaring at me. And it's like, as he's roaring, the man himself is taking on that kind of feature too. I got roaring at me. So I mean, I suppose if I, well, the Apostle John, like the angel, I told him Marvel, not that, but I marveled seriously when I saw that because first time in my life I've ever seen that. But we know too, and of course, people like Father Lambert St. Rue's, as shown us clearly, that there are people that are actually involved in witchcraft and all things. And the actually spirits are touched to these people. So we know to ourselves that there is the spirit world. And it can be substantiated. I don't know if you've ever been to one of those things where the Catholics call it exorcisms, if you've seen the movie. I've seen movies with them. There's also, well, the Pentecostal Passes call it deliverance, where spirits are taken out from people. And if you already see that, you will know to yourselves that, hey, these things really exist. We've seen videos of them. And of course, you have people who are non-believers would tell you that all of that is an act. You clearly do not subscribe to what has been an act. These things are real. And you know, I mean, you see, one of the things is that when you, I know that our friend, the politician, George O'Dlum used to quote from Paradise Lost. Now in Paradise Lost, Milton, Milton actually went into the mind of Satan. And in the writing, he actually says that the heart and the mind of Satan are ready to destroy God's people, God's creation. And when we come to realize that, hey, we realize, boy, I have an enemy out there who really wants to destroy me. He doesn't want me to get to heaven because he can never get there again. Somebody will say to me once, you know that, but I mean, God will forgive the Satan. No, there's no more forgiveness for Satan because Satan and the angels, they sinned individually. Whereas in our case, Adam was the one who sinned. So he was the one who caused that. So that's the whole thing. But we can go further and further. Yeah, we can, we can. But the book now, coming back into it, I'm sure it has great teachings in there, a lot of literature that one can consume and, of course, learn from. What do you want to accomplish with the writings in the book? Well, we are told essentially that once you want to hide something from, well, some of these black people, some of these solutions, you put it in the book. I don't subscribe to that because we have two Nobel laureates and these guys are scholarly and I know a lot of solutions really. What I want them to do is to read the contents of this book. A lot of what those pastors, those preachers have written, they will not normally sometimes preach about them. But in writing, I realize that they even are a little more free with their thoughts. So I think it's a fantastic book. I have put in there a lot of my own thoughts and my understandings of the scriptures over the years. So I think it's a wonderful book. Read it, consume it, and I mean buy it for your family, members. Sure, with the family. Pastor, what about you? Oh, well, being a contributor to the book, I can't say anything negative about it. But in fact, I want to encourage people to read this because it begins by discussing the Bible, what is it, and there was a significance of the Bible and so on. And then in there, we have a variety of topics. Like one of the things I touched on there was the issue of abortion. And the article ended with this quote, abortion equals one dead, two wounded. I think that is a great opening for discussion, one dead, two wounded. And how is that possible? What does that mean, and so on. And I think that people who read this thing can really begin a dialogue or discussion about it. Because right now, abortion is a big thing. A lot of money is being made through abortion. And young people are being enticed into practicing this thing. And I go into a little depth in there, explaining the people who really introduced this thing to on a large scale, what were their motives, and so on. So this book is, I think, sort of an opener for dialogue discussion. People can read it, maybe they would have different points of view. You would see it one way. And you would see it the other way, correct? And then you can have a dialogue about the issues. And who knows? Life could be changed. Well, folks, the book is available. Church members, they have it. And you could also contact the committee members and find out how you can get your book. I want to say thank you to Mr. Stephen M Lambert and Pastor Angel Cili for joining me on TV30 today. Ladies and gentlemen, and good luck with the book. Folks, that's all the time we have for today with TV30. I am your host, the Kendall Eugene. Thank you for joining. And we'll see you next time.