CHAPTER
19: THE SECOND COMING OF THE KING OF KINGS
“And
after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven,
saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto
the Lord our God:
2 For
true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great
whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath
avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3 And
again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
4 And
the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and
worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.”
(Revelation 19:1-4)
The
Tribulation and culminating with the Great Tribulation of the last
3.5 years, is quickly coming to a just end. God has been patient with
mankind, and has sent numerous disciplinary measures to cause mankind
to repent and give God glory and turn from their wicked ways. But as
we have proceeded in these chapters, it has become evident and very
clear that the nations are doomed to destruction and does not want to
give up their unrighteous, sinful living.
As
we enter the 19th
Chapter of this book, we see the host of heaven giving glory and
honor to our Great God and King of the Universe, as He has judged
evil found in the harlot church and the great city of the Beast Power
and their smoke will rise up forever. Here the 24 elders and the host
of heaven, including those who have been slain at the hand of the
Anti-Christ (who asked for justice from God from under the alter in
Chapter 6:10 and here their prayers have been answered) praise God
with “alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia” which is a phrase
from Hebrew that means “Praise God”. This is actually a
culmination of chapter 18, as the Bible does not have chapter breaks,
only man gives them chapter breaks, and here the praise of God is
given for His coming complete Victory over the beast power system.
5 “And
a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his
servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
6 And
I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice
of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying,
Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” (Revelation
19:5-6)
As
we read we see John back pedals a little to give a description of
the Bride of Jesus Christ. This has already happened, but John wants
to describe it in more detail, as the event about to happen is the
marriage supper of the Lamb.
7 “Let
us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of
the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And
to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean
and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And
he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the
marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true
sayings of God.” (Revelation 19:7-9)
There
is several things I want to point out here. Note that the wife of
Jesus Christ has made herself ready. According to Jewish customs, as
Jesus came as a Jew on earth, and the Bible was written by Jewish
people. The custom is for the bride and groom to enter the bridal
chambers for 7 days to consummate their union and relates to the last
7 years of the Tribulation. The Marriage supper will not be in
heaven, but on earth and the invited guest will be those who have
been found in Jesus Christ and accepted Jesus as Savior and Lord
through much tribulation and martyrdom.
There will be an untold amount
of Jewish people by birth, but there will be an untold number of
Gentiles also, that have accepted Jesus as well, but they are not the
church, they are the guest that will be invited to the feast at the
marriage supper. They are equated to the 5 wise virgins, and the 5
foolish virgins that many mistakenly make them part of the Church.
Note the wise are invited into the marriage supper, as the Bride is
already inside..She is not an invited guest, as she is the focus of
the feast. (Matthew 25:1-13) The foolish virgins did not keep the
Holy Spirit in their lives and lost out in the end and are denied
entrance to the marriage supper.
But
as I have done in past messages, I want you to focus on the
underlines portion of the above scripture, as it will be important in
the coming verses.
10
“And
I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do
it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the
testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the
spirit of prophecy.
11 And
I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon
him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge
and make war.
12 His
eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and
he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And
he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called
The Word of God.
14 And
the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen, white and clean.” (Revelation
19:10-14)
Note
the description of our soon coming King? His eyes were as a flame of
fire. Why
are they like flames of fire? Why, first, to discern the secrets of
all hearts. There are no secrets here that Christ does not see. There
is no lewd thought, there is no unbelieving skepticism, that Christ
does not read. There is no hypocrisy, no formalism, no deceit, that
he does not scan as easily as a man reads a page in a book. His eyes
are like a flame of fire to read us through and through, and know us
to our inmost soul.
Our
Lord Jesus Christ is clothed with vesture dipped in blood. This is
not about the blood He shed on Calvary, but the blood that He has
been spilling in the wine-press of His fury with those who have been
in rebellion against Almighty God. He has many crowns on His head,
signifying that He is the Supreme King of all creation, and the
entire universe.
Jesus
comes riding on a white horse, as a horse was a sign of glory and
honor and only those who were in command rode on horses, not as foot
soldiers. White denotes His purity.
There
are several clues in the preceding verses of 10-14 of who is coming
with the King of kings when He returns. First note in verse 10, that
John falls to worship the elder who shows him these things. What does
he say? He tells John that he is a fellow servant of God and “THY
BRETHREN” that have the testimony of Jesus. Who can only this
describe? These are those who have been redeemed by the blood of the
Lamb and are standing with John even before Jesus second coming. A
sign of the saints of God in heaven with God even as far back as
chapter 4 of the Holy Book and the vision of the 24 elders. It is an
elder of the church of God showing the apostle John this vision of
future events. Another clue to who comes with Jesus. Note the apparel
each wear ? Compare it with verse 8 of this same chapter that speaks
of the Bride of Christ being “clothed with fine linen, white and
clean, a sign of the saints”. See the connection between the Bride
and the saints that come back with Jesus Christ as the armies of
heaven? These are not angels, these are redeemed mankind who have
been with Jesus for the last 7 years and being judged for rewards at
the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ (1st Corinthians 3:
11-15) and have been adopted into the family of God....as any bride
who marries the Bridegroom becomes part of His family by law and by
marriage in all its implications of inheritance.
16 “The
Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the
children of God:
17 And
if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ;
if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified
together.” (Romans 8:16-17)
The
Church cannot be heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus, unless we
are adopted into the family of God, Yahweh, the Almighty ABBA
Father....we are the redeemed of Jesus Christ and His sacrifice. We
are now part of the family of God. What Jesus has inherited, we also
shall inherit the same. He is God, and we will be heirs in the God
family. What we will inherit is beyond my comprehension, but just to
be counted as adopted sons and daughters of the Most High is
sufficient for this minister. We all will gladly submit to His
righteous will.
I
want to make a point at this portion of this series. If the church
has NOT been taken 7 years prior and coming back with Jesus as His
second coming, and the Post-Tribulation model that some believe is
true, then who is going into the Millennium as mortals? Note that
there are only two sets of people at the end of the Tribulation.
Those who belong to Jesus Christ, and those who do not belong, but
are in rebellion. When Jesus comes back, those who belong to Him are
changed into immortal beings. Those who do not belong to Him are
destroyed with a Word, not to mention all the plagues and disasters
that have killed 90% of all mankind to this point. If those belonging
to Him, are changed, and those who are not are destroyed, then who is
the mortals that go into the Kingdom of God? See the problem?
The
answer is no one....The only model of God's plan for mankind is the
Church was removed 7 years prior and those who are in rebellion are
destroyed. Only those who survived that believed in Jesus and
divinely protected at Petra are allowed to enter the Kingdom of God
and repopulate the earth.
15 “And
out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite
the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he
treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And
he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of
Kings, And Lord Of Lords.” (Revelation 19:15-16)
Jesus
will destroy all rebellion with a word of annihilation. It will be a
short battle and complete victory is assured for the King of Kings
coming back as a roaring lion full of wrath and judgment. The
redeemed Church will watch in awe at the display of His power.
This
is the culmination of that wrath of God upon all those who dare come
against Him in rebellion. He has given them 7 years to come to
repentance, and Divine discipline has not changed any of these
invaders minds that have come to the Valley of Jezreel to destroy
Israel. The nation of Israel has come to the realization that Jesus
was their Messiah that their fathers had crucified nigh 2000 years
ago and as Jesus told them they would cry out to God for deliverance
and proclaimed:
38 “Behold,
your house is left unto you desolate.
39 For
I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say,
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.” (Matthew
23:38-39)
King
Jesus has heard their cries and now comes to fight for them,
2 “For
I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city
shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and
half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of
the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then
shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations,
as when he fought in the day of battle.” (Zechariah 14:2-3)
I
can only envision the complete destruction that slays every man
standing to where the blood rises to the level of a horse's bridle
spoken of back in Chapter 14 of this Holy Book:
20 “And
the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the
winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand
and six hundred furlongs.” (Revelation 14:20)
The
valley of Jezreel is estimated to be 184 miles long and 5 miles
wide...and the bible speaks of what befalls a man who has the
misfortune to think they can come against a Living God. It gives you
a mental picture of how many will be destroyed to produce that much
blood.
Trying
to understand this, have they come to battle each other, or come to
destroy Israel, and turn their weapons of war on what they see coming
from the heavens? Will they realize too late, that their fate is
sealed, as they have come to fight a Living God? Surely, it will be
complete madness on the part of rebellious mankind. It’s
good for us to remember that this dramatic display of judgment
comes only
at the end of
a long time of grace, patience, and mercy. This is no “rush to
judgment.” Jesus has amply
displayed
His nature of mercy, forgiveness and grace to this fallen world. He
comes now to judge a world hardened and totally given over to their
rebellion against Him.
“And
this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people
that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away
while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away
in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.”
(Zechariah 14:12)
In
verse 16, He
has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: King of Kings and
Lord of Lords.
The name is on His thigh
for
prominence, being easily visible when seated on a horse. At the same
time, no
one knew [the
name] except
Himself–
that is, no one can comprehend Him perfectly.
Adam
Clarke is among those who believe that the name
written that no one knew except Himself is
actually the tetragrammaton, the four letters YHWH that make up the
name “Yahweh”,
the sacred and secret name of God as no one knows what letters of
vowels should be put with these letters that stand for God Almighty.
17 “And
I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice,
saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and
gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That
ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the
flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on
them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and
great.
19 And
I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies,
gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and
against his army.
20 And
the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought
miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received
the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both
were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And
the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse,
which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled
with their flesh.” (Revelation 19:17-21)
So
the end of this great army who God has gathered together in this
valley for their final judgment, and are food for the beast of the
fields, and the birds of the air, as an angel calls out to them to
scavenge on the remains of the carcasses that have fallen and bled
out. The end of the Anti-Christ and the false prophet are spoken of,
as they are thrown alive into the Lake of Fire burning with brimstone
and sulfur. I've often wondered why they were not given a final
judgment at the Great White Throne that is coming up in the next
chapters, but here they are thrown without this judgment, as they
have been judged already? Why? Are they even human anymore? Have
their sins and their demonic possession judged them already? The end
of these two leaders of the rebellion against God and their idolatry
and abominations are swiftly judged and their destruction is assured,
as they are sent to a place of torment forever even ahead of those
whose judgment is coming. Such is their complete demonic rebellion.
Some believe that the two “men” are part of the Nephillim that
come back upon this earth in the final days, and are not entirely
human, but hybrids of fallen angels. We are not sure, and are not
told. I leave it to God in His righteous judgment.
Chapter
20: THE REIGN OF JESUS CHRIST
“And
I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the
bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 And
he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and
Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 And
cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal
upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the
thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed
a little season.” (Revelation 20:1-3)
A
powerful unnamed angel comes down with a heavy chain and binds Satan
hand and foot and cast him away from the influence of mankind for a
1000 years, but Satan will get a chance to tempt mankind one last
time at the end of this reign of our Lord and Savior. It is a great
question of why God would allow Satan another chance, but God has a
purpose for his release, which will be revealed later in this
chapter.
4
“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was
given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for
the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not
worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his
mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and
reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But
the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were
finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed
and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the
second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of
Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.” (Revelation
20:4-6)
Here
we see thrones again, as it was in chapter 4 and 24 elders sitting at
rest with their victory over this world being assured. I believe they
are divided in duty, as Jesus said that his apostles would judge
Israel.
“ And
Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have
followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the
throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging
the twelve tribes of Israel.” (Matthew 19:28)
God
apostles which I believe includes Paul the apostle to the Gentiles,
as Paul was chosen by Jesus as the replacement for Judas. The other
11 apostles chose Matthias, but Jesus revealed His glory to the man
that reached much of the Gentile world. The Church Saints are given
the same authority to judge as Paul spoke of this that we would judge
angels, and I believe that includes those who have overcome the beast
power noted in verse 4 and they are given eternal life to reign with
Jesus Christ for a 1000 years. In what capacity will they reign, we
do not know..We know that the Church of the Living God will be Kings
and Priest to God to direct those who are born during this Millennial
reign to the salvation found only in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ
2000-3000 years ago if you count the whole Millennium. These are all
part of the first resurrection. It started with Jesus as being First
Born of the dead and will extend to all those who are raised to life
before the Millennium starts.
Some
point to this as a a sign of the resurrection of all saints after the
tribulation, but failed to understand that this first resurrection
has been going on for 2000 plus years and ends here. Those who await
their resurrection at the second resurrection wait for judgment and
separation from God, not rewards as the Church received. As verse 6
testifies, blessed is he who is part of the 1st
Resurrection, as the second death, unlike those awaiting being raised
after the reign of Christ, will have no power over them. But notice
an overlooked part of that verse “but they shall be priests of God
and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.” We were
told that those who go through the Tribulation many will be Jewish by
birth, many Gentiles, but Jewish in the majority, but not
exclusively...what did God say about them? Remember back in chapter 7
of those who do not worship the beast?
13” And
one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are
arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
14 And
I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they
which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and
made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 Therefore
are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his
temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
16 They
shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun
light on them, nor any heat.” (Revelation
7:13-16)
These
are Tribulation saints and they have not the same rewards as the
Church receives. We reign with Christ as Kings and priest. These
serve Almighty God in His temple, much as the Levitical Priesthood
did...and they re-enact Temple animal sacrifices to demonstrate to
those born during the Millennium what Jesus did. Jesus can't die
again, but the Temple is used to do as it was in Ancient Israel to
point to the Savior. ( Ezekiel chp. 40 to the end of that book) Many
will come to salvation, but not all, as we will soon find out.
7 “And
when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his
prison,
8 And
shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of
the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the
number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9 And
they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of
the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God
out of heaven, and devoured them.”( Revelation 20:7-9)
For
the thousand years of the direct reign of Jesus over this earth,
Satan was bound and inactive. But after the thousand years are over,
he will be released and successfully organize many people of the
earth in another rebellion against God.
Envision
this, and it's something I cannot understand at this point, as these
people born during the reign of Jesus Christ have had perfect
weather, perfect peace, no needs for anything, and have known the
Living God found in the King of Kings on earth for the last 1000
years being ruled in righteousness for all the years of their lives.
Some of these folks may live the whole 1000 year reign of those born
right after the Millennium starts, as it was at the beginning when
people, after Adam and Eve, lived over 900 years and now are somehow
tempted by Satan to rebel against God on earth?
If
Jesus has reigned so wonderfully for a thousand years, then why will
the earth rebel? They will do it, and God will allow it, as a final
demonstration of man’s rebellion and depravity. Outward
conformity
to Jesus’ rule will be required during His reign, but seemingly, an
inward embrace of His Lordship will still be up to the individual.
But just as Israel
rebelled against God being with them in the wilderness and countless
miracles witnessed, they did much as these people do. They let their
own desire to rule themselves and not be subject to anyone telling
them what to do. It is man's nature to sin against God. How does
Satan convince this people to come against the City of God, the very
Throne of God in Jerusalem? Just as he did Eve and Adam, the pride of
life and love of this world. Up to this point, they have been
directed by Kings and priest to God to not veer to the left or to the
right, but staying on the narrow path to follow Jesus and accept Him
as the Lord of their life and following the ways of God. We will be
witnesses of the grace and mercy of God and will teach all who are
mortal and born during this time.
In
this we see more of the important reason God has for the Millennial
Kingdom and allowing this final rebellion. For all of human history,
man has wanted to blame his sinful condition on his environment.
“Of course I turned out the way I did. Did you see the family I
came from? Did you see the neighborhood I grew up in?” With the
Millennial Kingdom of Jesus, God will give mankind a
thousand years of
a perfect environment – with no Satan, no crime, no violence, no
evil, or other social pathology. But at the end of the 1,000 years,
man will still rebel against God at his first opportunity. This will
powerfully demonstrate that the problem is in us,
not only in our environment. Mortal man cannot be trusted.
It
will be proved once more that man, whatever his advantages and
environment, apart from the grace of God and new birth, remains at
heart only evil and at enmity with God.
God
gathers all those who will not accept the sacrifice of Jesus Christ,
and will gather them much as it was in Ezekiel 38-39 before the
Tribulation, and brings judgment on them as fire comes down from
heaven and destroys them all.
After
the annihilation of every mortal man who dares rebel against God on
earth, Satan is again grabbed by the nape of the neck and is finally
receiving his just reward for the previous ages of deception and
being the father of all lies, and is cast alive into the lake of fire
to join the Anti-Christ and the false prophet even before others are
sentenced to that awful place.
10” And
the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be
tormented day and night for ever and ever.” (Revelation 20:10)
THE
GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT
11 “And
I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face
the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for
them.
12 And
I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were
opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and
the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the
books, according to their works.
13 And
the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell
delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every
man according to their works.
14 And
death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second
death.
15 And
whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the
lake of fire.”
This
is the final judgment of all unsaved mankind. They are gathered from
the ends of the earth, from the sea and wherever their life was
extinguished and they are judged out the Books which is the Bible,
and the Book of life with the names of those who have been found
clothed with the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Of course, none of
these people will be found in the Book of life and they will be
judged out of the only words that will condemn them, your Bible and
the inspired Words and testimony of Almighty God. Many ask, how can a
spirit burn or be tormented? Or a body not burn up. At this junction
of the end of time, my belief is, as we received immortal bodies at
the coming of our Lord in the Rapture, these people receive the same
immortal body that lives forever, but theirs is not a reward, but
everlasting punishment, so they will never die, and never be consumed
but tormented and separated from God the Father and the Son and
devoid of all happiness, joy, love and any hope of escape. What an
awful destiny for any human being to end up in a place called the
“Lake of Fire”..
REBUTTAL
OF A DEMONIC THEOLOGY
I
want to make one thing perfectly clear. There is an insidious
“theory” using only one verse above in verse 12, that there is a
“second chance” noting the words, “and the dead were judged out
of those things which were written in the books” but they claim
sentencing will not be carried out at that time. They will be allowed
an undetermined amount of time to come to repentance and accept Jesus
as Savior. Let me ask you something. If you had a choice standing
before Almighty God, would you not believe and save yourself from
the Lake of Fire? Only a fool or totally insane would say “I'd
rather party in hell”...as it won't be a party by any stretch. No,
everyone given that choice would say yes to Jesus, but it would not
be out of remorse or love for Jesus to repentance, but out of fear of
the 2nd death. This is called by some “Universal
Reconciliation”, that all will be saved, even Hitler, Stalin, and
Lenin who killed millions upon millions of people without remorse.
No, don't make that mistake that some cults try to sell you, that all
will be saved. If that was so, then there would be no need for a
hell, or the Lake of Fire. It would fly in the face of what was
written in Revelation 14:9-11 that the smoke of those who worship the
beast their torment will arise before the holy angels and the Lamb
forever and ever.
26
“For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of
the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to
put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
27 And
as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
28 So
Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that
look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto
salvation.” (Hebrews 9:26-28)
Understand,
my reader, there is NO second chance. This life is the onlychance you
have to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of your life. The
Church is being refined now, as we speak. And if we barely make it
through Christ, where will the ungodly stand at that day?
“For
it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it
begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the
gospel of God?
OUR
NEW ETERNAL HOME IS REVEALED
Next
time will be looking at the new heavens and the new earth, and New
Jerusalem coming down from God the Father. If you have read it, the
description is beyond your mind's ability to visualize the splendor
and the glory that will be the reward of all those who have put their
faith and trust in Jesus Christ. It is the glorious end of our
existence as mortals and becoming immortal before God and living for
all eternity.
A
DECISION REQUIRED
My
question to you as is my custom at the end of any sermon I write, is
where will you be in this spiritual drama that has been finished here
at the Great White Throne judgment by Jesus Christ?
Now
you have a choice to make before this drama starts to play out, and
it could come as a “thief in the night” when you least expect it.
Jesus could come at any moment, but when He does, your survival is in
danger in the next 7 years following. Best to make that decision for
Jesus Christ, while the invitation to join the Church of the Living
God is open and your glorification is assured.
16 “For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
17 For
God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that
the world through him might be saved.
18 He
that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the
only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:16-18)
God's
gift is but a moment away from all who believe and obtain “Victory
in Jesus “...
8 But
what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy
heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That
if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved.
10 For
with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.
11 For
the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be
ashamed.” (Romans 10:8-11)
This
is pastor Mike Taylor, praying you make that decision for Jesus
Christ today while the Holy Spirit invitation is still open. If you
need prayer, counseling, or just a listening ear, then email me at
realteam1999@sbcglobal.net,
or visit me online at www.pastormiketaylor.blogspot.com
for more biblical lessons from the Word of God...God bless you all
