Message on JUDGING, FROM THE WORD OF GOD

by Zach, From The King James Expositoir Study Bible
The Word Do not Judge in the Bible, is talking about Judging the Heart and Mostives. Lets get started by the reading from the Word of God.
Matthew 7:1-5 1 Judge not, that you be not judged (this statement by Christ harks back to Verses 25 through 34 of the previous Chapter; the idea is, God may permit poverty to test His Child, but fellow Believers are not to err, as Job’s friends did, and believe the trial to be a judgment for secret sin; as well, the word, “judging,” as used here, covers every aspect of dealing with our fellowman). 2 For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged (whatever motive we ascribe to others, such motive will ultimately be ascribed to us): and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again (a double emphasis is given here in order to proclaim the seriousness of the Words of our Lord; when we judge others, we are judging ourselves). 3 And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother’s eye (the Believer is not to be looking for fault or wrongdoing in the lives of fellow Believers), but consider not the beam that is in your own eye? (We have plenty in our own lives which need eliminating, without looking for faults in others. The “mote” and “beam” are contrasted! The constant judging of others portrays the fact that we are much worse off than the one we are judging.) 4 Or how will you say to your brother, Let me pull out the mote out of your eye (the seriousness of setting ourselves up as judge, jury, and executioner); and, behold, a beam is in your own eye? (Once again draws attention to the fact that the person doing the judging is in far worse spiritual condition than the one being judged.) 5 You hypocrite (aptly describes such a person), first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then you shall see clearly to cast out the mote out of your brother’s eye (the very fact that we do not address ourselves, but rather others, portrays the truth that our personal situation is worse; when we properly analyze ourselves, then, and only then, can we “see clearly”; this is speaking of character assassination and not the correction of doctrine).
Luke 6:37 Judge not (do not judge one’s motives), and you shall not be judged (implying that you will be judged by the Lord, if you do not obey this admonition): condemn not (do not pass 37 Jsentence), and you shall not be condemned (meaning conversely, that if you pass sentence on others, the Lord will ultimately pass sentence on you): forgive, and you shall be forgiven (implying that if you do not forgive, God will not forgive you, which puts a person in a terrible dilemma):
James 4:11-12 11 Speak not evil one of another, Brethren (refers to self-appointed Judges [Mat. 7:1-5]). He who speaks evil of his Brother, and judges his Brother, speaks evil of the Law, and judges the Law (pertains to the Law of Moses, to which James is pointing; when a Believer judges another, he has taken himself out from under Grace and placed himself under Law, where he will only find condemnation): but if you judge the Law, you are not a doer of the Law, but a Judge. (In other words, such a person has placed himself in the position of God.) 12 There is one Lawgiver, Who is able to save and to destroy (presents God as the only One Who can fill this position): who are you who judges another? (The Greek actually says, “but you — who are you?” In other words, “who do you think you are?”)
Mathew 7:15-20 FALSE PROPHETS AND DECEPTIONS 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves (“beware of false prophets” is said in the sternest of measures! there will be and are false prophets, and are some of Satan’s greatest weapons). 16 You shall know them by their fruits (this is the test as given by Christ as it regards identification of false prophets and false apostles). Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? (It is impossible for false doctrine, generated by false prophets, to bring forth good fruit.) 17 Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit (the good fruit is Christlikeness, while the evil fruit is self-likeness). 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit (the “good tree” is the Cross, while the “corrupt tree” pertains to all of that which is other than the Cross). 19 Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire (Judgment will ultimately come on all so-called gospel, other than the Cross [Rom. 1:18]). 20 Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them (the acid test). Romans 1:18 18 For the Wrath of God (God’s Personal Emotion with regard to sin) is revealed from Heaven (this anger originates with God) against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men (God must unalterably be opposed to sin), who hold the truth in unrighteousness (who refuse to recognize Who God is, and what God is);
Everytime I speak about what the Word of Gos says about sin, this world is so quick to assume that I am Judging wrongly, which I am not. There are two different types of Judging which, one we are to do and the other, we are not to do. Fruit, fruit is talking about the falsly activities that one may take part in, talking with a fowl language, taking part in drinking (any type of alcohol and smoking poisons that is in the World, murdering, stealing, false doctrine and whatever else that is not of God. That is what bad fruit is, and we have every right to Judge it, because it is sinful. If God spoke it, I then have every right to Preach it. The reason why so many people get upset about this, is because they are suffering in their foolishness of their sins that is from and of Satan. They are fighting against God and trying to justify their sins and want to keep their heads safly buried in the sand, meaning they are afraid of the Truth and don’t want to hear the truth, beacuse it hurts them. I Just had a friend on facebook that deleted or blocked me as their friend, because they were offened by the Word of God and that shows God that, this individual is a friend of the world, knowm as a friend of Satan. I do forgive this person for their misconduct, but I do pray that this person will research the Bible, about what God had me to share with others and find out the Truth. Not everyone is going to believe what you may be saying, or what they may hear from others. I do take what I may hear and see if it matches up with the Word of God, to see if whatever it is that I am hearing, is Biblical or not. I don’t believe everything I read or hear, I believe it if it lines up with the Word of God. That is rightous Judgment that we are suppose to make. We are to Judge Bad Fruit. What about the persons heart and motives? That is one Judgment that we are not to make. We do not know what is in a person’s heart or what their motives are for doing and saying what they may say or thinking. If you Judge a persons heart and motives, you then are taking yourselves out of the hands of God, taking yourselves out of God’s Grace and placing yourselves in the ten commandments, which makes you God and the Judge, because that is all what the ten commandments does, it shows peoples sins, and do not bring forth, Salvation. The law of Moses is good to look at has a module to follow, but no one can keep the ten commandments. If you break just one of the old Law? You then will be hell bound, because their is no Salvation in it and no Heaven. There is alot of Spiritually Blinded souls out in the world and can’t seem to recognize false doctrine when they hear it. There are so many false Bibles out there in the world. Which ones are they? Easy, the Niv, which I call the Hiv book. Its missing over 600 book, chapters, scriptures and it makes God out, to be a liar, it changes the diety of Jesus Christ. The New King James is no better, the Nlt, Nit, Esv, the Amplified, and whatever else that is not a King James Bible, is sin. The reason why these so called Bibles is a sin to read and follow, is because it chnages then True Word of God and brings in lies that belongs to Satan. The very first Bible that was printed for us to read, was the Geneva Bible, which is from the original manual transcripts. When people couldn’t read or even understand it, they then reprinted it all in English and called it, the King James. The King James is very easy to read, it actually is at a fourth or fifth grade reading level, while the perverted so called Bibles are at a higher reading grade level. So many people are so blinded by Satan and its not even funny. That is why these so called Christians like to argue, get mad and run from the Truth, because they don’t want to hear the Truth. They are rejecting God by doing that. If you wish to follow and live by the Law of Moses, you then will not be Saved. Living by God’s Grace, is what saves. There is a promise that was maid by God, to the reBorn again Christians.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world (presents the God kind of love), that He gave His Only Begotten Son (gave Him up to the Cross, for that’s what it took to redeem humanity), that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have Everlasting Life.
I have more scriptures that I am going to share in a moment but, I want to talk a little about this promise of God, for a moment. God loves everyone one of you and does not want to see anyone end in hell, for all eternity. He wants you to be with Him in Heaven and the only way for you not to be in Heaven, is for you to keep living a hell bound, rebellous life of sin. That’s why He is calling you to repentace and wants you to come to the Cross of Christ and repent. The part of the reason for the Death of Jesus christ is for, to cover all of your sins, with His Blood. That goes for past, present and future sins. That does not mean God is giving you a licence to continue in living in sin, He wants you to turn away from sin, so you can be Saved. You need to have a change of heart, mind, soul and spirit, to a Godly Spirit, which will produce a Godly Living and a Godly Life. That is the desire of God, for every soul here on this earth. Once you are born again in and through Jesus Christ, you are garanteed a Holy Life in Heaven. The only way to lose your place in Heaven, is if you turn away from God and continue to live a rebellous lifestyle, of any kind. Christians who are Biblicall Saved, will be in Heaven, at the end of their time here on this earth. Lets continue with more scriptures, from the Word of God.
John 3:17-21 17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world (means that the object of Christ’s Mission was to save, but the issue to those who reject Him must and can only be condemnation); but that the world through Him might be saved (Jesus Christ is the only Salvation for the world; there is no other! as well, He is Salvation only through the Cross; consequently, the Cross must ever be the object of our Faith). 18 He who believes on Him is not condemned (is not condemned to be eternally lost in the Lake of Fire forever and forever [Rev. 20:11-15]): but he who believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the Name of the Only Begotten Son of God (all of this refers to Christ and what He did at the Cross in order to redeem humanity; Salvation is never by works, but rather by Grace through Faith, with the Cross ever the Object of that Faith). 19 And this is the condemnation, that Light is come into the world (refers to Jesus as the “Light;” there is no other!), and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil (proclaims the fact that the great penalty of sin is sinful desire; the love of darkness is the consequence of man’s wicked ways; the rejection of Jesus Christ is not the occasion of man’s lostness, but rather the result of it). 20 For every one who does evil hates the Light (presents a striking rebuke to Nicodemus with a keen thrust of the sharp sword, saying to him that evil-doers choose the darkness, so why did this Pharisee come by night?), neither cometh to the Light, lest his deeds should be reproved (to truly come to Jesus means the Revelation and condemnation of every evil way, which is totally unlike the religions of the world which reveal nothing; the “Light” automatically reveals what is hidden by the darkness). 21 But he who does truth comes to the Light (the desire for truth must be placed in the heart of man by the Holy Spirit, by the means of the revealed Word of God; if the person sincerely wants to “do truth,” he must come to Christ, for Christ is the only “Light”), that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God (proclaims the great change that takes place in the Believing sinner’s life upon coming to Christ; the evil deeds are forever gone, with righteous deeds taking their place). Revealation 20:11-15 GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT 11 And I saw a Great White Throne (proclaims the final Judgment of the unredeemed, which will take place at the end of the Kingdom Age), and Him Who sat on it (proclaims none other than God; however, we must understand that it is the Person of the Godhead, the Lord Jesus Christ [Mat. 25:31]; He is the Saviour today; He will be the Judge tomorrow), from Whose face the Earth and the Heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. (This means a New Heaven and New Earth are in the offing.) 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God (pertains to the second Resurrection, the Resurrection of Damnation [I Cor., Chpt. 15; I Thess. 4:13-18; Jn. 5:29]); and theBooks 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 (proclaims the manner of Judgment). 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and Hell delivered up the dead which were in them (points to the fact that every unredeemed person who has ever lived will face the Great White Throne Judgment; none will be exempted): and they were Judged every man according to their works (records the fact that this Judgment is not arbitrary, but is based on absolute Justice). 14 And death and Hell were cast into the Lake of Fire (combined, includes the wicked of all ages). This is the second death (Eternal separation from God and the Lake of Fire). 15 And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life (refers to the record of all the unredeemed) was cast into the Lake of Fire. (This includes every single individual who isn’t Redeemed, beginning with Adam and Eve. That is, if they didn’t come back to God.) Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man shall come in His glory, and all the Holy Angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the Throne of His glory (the Second Coming): Please read 1 Corinthians 15 on your own, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 John 5:29 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, Brethren, concerning them which are asleep (refers to Believers who have died), that you sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. (This concerns those who do not know the Lord who will have no part in the First Resurrection of Life and, therefore, no hope for Heaven.) 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again (the very Foundation of Christianity is the Death and Resurrection of Christ; it is the proof of life after death in a glorified state for all Saints in that life, which incidentally will never end), even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. (This refers to the Rapture of the Church, or the Resurrection of all Believers, with both phrases meaning the same thing, even as Paul describes in I Cor., Chpt. 15. At death, the soul and the spirit of the Child of God instantly go to be with Jesus [Phil. 1:23], while the physical body goes back to dust. At the Rapture, God will replace what was the physical body with a Glorified Body, united with the soul and the spirit. In fact, the soul and the spirit of each individual will accompany the Lord down close to this Earth to be united with a Glorified Body, which will then make the Believer whole.) 15 For this we say unto you by the Word of the Lord (presents the Doctrine of the Rapture of the Church as the “Word of the Lord”), that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord (all Believers who are alive at the Rapture) shall not prevent them which are asleep. (This refers to the fact that the living Saints will not precede or go before the dead Saints.) 16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout (refers to “the same Jesus” which the Angels proclaimed in Acts 1:11), with the voice of the Archangel (refers to Michael, the only one referred to as such [Jude, Vs. 9]), and with the Trump of God (doesn’t exactly say God will personally blow this Trumpet, but that it definitely does belong to Him, whoever does signal the blast): and the dead in Christ shall rise first (the criteria for being ready for the Rapture is to be “in Christ,” which means that all who are truly Born-Again will definitely go in the Rapture): 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up (Raptured) together with them (the Resurrected dead) in the clouds (clouds of Saints, not clouds as we normally think of such), to meet the Lord in the air (the Greek word for “air” is “aer,” and refers to the lower atmosphere, or from about 6,000 feet down; so, the Lord will come at least within 6,000 feet of the Earth, perhaps even lower, with all the Saints meeting Him there; but He, at that time, will not come all the way to the Earth, that awaiting the Second Coming, which will be seven or more years later): and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (This presents the greatest meeting humanity will have ever known.) 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. (This pertains to the future of the Child of God, which is Glorious indeed!) Resurrections as we shall see, and according to His “Voice”); they who have done good, unto the Resurrection of Life (pertains to the First Resurrection, or as commonly referred, “The Rapture” [I Thess. 4:13-18]); and they who have done evil, unto the Resurrection of Damnation (this last Resurrection will take place approximately a thousand years after the First Resurrection of Life [Dan. 12:2; Rev., Chpt. 20]). Please 1 Corinthians 15 on your own, Phil. 1:23 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two (refers to equal pressure being exerted from both sides; he is speaking here of his personal desires, and not necessarily that which the Lord would desire; however, he has already made it clear his personal will is to be swallowed up in the sweet Will of God), having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better (the centerpiece of all of this is Christ; if one draws any other conclusions, one misses the point entirely): Jude 12:22 And many of them who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to Everlasting Life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. (There are two Resurrections pointed to in this Verse. These are separated by a long period of a thousand years [Rev. 20:3, 5-6; Jn. 5:28]. Those who will be resurrected to “Everlasting Life” speak of the First Resurrection, which pertains to every Believer who has ever lived from the time of Abel forward. This is when the Church, so to speak, will be raptured [I Thess. 4:13-18]. The Second Resurrection, which is the Resurrection of Damnation, will take place at approximately a thousand years after the First Resurrection, actually at the end of the Millennium. It will include all the wicked who have died from the very beginning. This will be the time of the Great White Throne Judgment [Rev. 20:4-6, 11-15].)
Here, you can see that there is plenty of Scriptures to back up, with what I have been sharing and posting about the Word of God, that no one who is living in sin, by false doctrine and rejecting the Jesus Christ and the Cross, will not be Saved. You must be ReBorn Again. That is done by Believing in Jesus Christ, the Cross and Him Crucified. You can’t believe false doctrine of men, meaning the way of the world and of Satan. I believe in my heart that with the additional Scriptures, has summed up about Judging. May God be with your souls.

MESSAGE ABOUT DEATH

Lets get Started, by reading a couple verses, from the Word of God. Exodus 20:13 You shall not kill (should have been translated, “Thou shalt do no murder”; God, in His Holy Word, commands magistrates to put evil men to death [Rom. 13:4]; that is not murder; to “kill” and to “commit murder” are two different verbs in the Hebrew Text). Romans 13:4 For he (the Civil Magistrate) is the minister of God to you for good (proclaims Government as a Divine Institution). But if you do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain (the sword is the symbol of the right of the State to inflict Capital punishment for Capital crimes): for he is the minister of God (not a Preacher of the Gospel, but a servant of the State), a revenger to execute wrath upon him who does evil (proclaims the right of the State, as ordained by God, to use whatever force is necessary to stop “evil,” i.e., crime).

Death is something that is not an easy subject to talk about with most people, is because they don't know who Jesus Christ is and that they are living in fear, due to the sins that they are living in. The world has rejected Jesus Christ and the people in the world, would rather follow darkness, instead of Light, which is Jesus Christ. Friends, if your living in any type of sin when you die? If you have not Accepted Jesus Christ as you personal Lord and Savior when you die? If you reject God? You will not make it. Those who are reborn again in Christ, will be Saved and in Heaven. Those who lives to kill and don't care what happens to them, has rejected Jesus Christ, the Cross and Him Crucified, they will end in Hell fire for all eternity, unless they repent and turn away from the life of destruction. What about those who commit suicide? Will they be Saved and go to Heaven? There is a lot of people who has asked this question from time to time, and I am one of them, I admit it. Yes, there will be some who still go to Heaven, if they commit suicide and their are those who will go to hell. I have heard people will go to hell, automatically, if they take their own lives. Listen, Jesus Christ died on the Cross for past, present and future sins. That means for all sins, including suicide. This still does not give you the right to take your own life. I am talking about those who are Christian and reborn again, if they are on medications that may give them suicidal thoughts, and in the spare of the moment, commit suicide, due to depression, even if it is planned out, they all will still go to Heaven, they just may lose some rewards, when they die, but they still will go to Heaven. Many people will look back at the old covenant Law, which is the Law of Moses, known as the ten commandments. No one in this world can keep it, without breaking it. The ten commandments does nothing more than show peoples sins and there is no Salvation in the ten Commandments. Thank God for the New Covenant Law, God's Grace and that is what was brought to us by and through the Death and Blood of Jesus Christ. He died for past, present and future sins. What does that mean? It means that once you become a Born Again Believer, you are Saved from all sins, including suicide. All sin can be forgiven of, except Blaspheming the Holy Ghost. What is that? It is denying Jesus Christ and turning your back on God and ignoring His Warnings, that will send you to hell and there is no escape of damnation, that will be your eternal punishment for ever. Wow, is He being Judgmental? Yes and I have every right. If God Spoke It, I have every right to Preach it. I will never sugar coat the Word of God, just to satisfy your sins, I am going to do the Lords Will and expose it. There were seven Suicides in the Bible, and all are in Heaven today, due to being a Reborn Again Christian, except for one, because He rejected Jesus Christ. Judges 9:52-54 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Judges 16:25-30 25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport (they didn’t seem to realize that his hair had grown back). And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars (the two pillars which held up this house of Dagon worship). 26 And Samson said unto the lad who held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house stands, that I may lean upon them. 27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women (no doubt, the elite of the Philistines), who beheld while Samson made sport (made sport of him, which, in his blindness, he had no recourse). 28 And Samson called unto the LORD (the type of prayer prayed by Samson will always be heard by the Lord), and said, O Lord GOD (the term “Lord GOD” refers to the “God of Covenants,” which, in itself, speaks volumes), remember me, I pray You (a petition of humility), and strengthen me, I pray You, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. 29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. (I wonder what these thousands of Philistines were thinking, when they saw him put his arms around these two pillars? The jesting and the mocking could probably be heard for quite a distance.) 30 And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines (he did not commit suicide, but rather gave his life). And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people who were therein. So the dead which he killed at his death were more than they which he killed in his life. 1 Samual 31:3-4 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. (There was no other way it could go. Samuel was dead and David had been spurned by Saul, who had attempted many times to kill him. As well, Saul had now resorted to demon spirits.) 4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. (The horror of total despair records every moment of this scene. How different it could have been! There was a time that the Spirit of God came upon Saul, but now the Philistines come upon him instead. Israel’s first king commits suicide.) 2 Samual 17:23 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and got him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. (So died the man who would not forgive David and had fomented a rebellion to dethrone “God’s anointed.” The Child of God must ever understand that he is obligated to forgive those whom God forgives. To do less is to set oneself on the road to disaster.) 1 Kings 16:15-20 THE WICKEDNESS OF OMRI 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. 16 And the people who were encamped heard say, Zimri has conspired, and has also killed the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died, 19 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin (all of this tells us that the Lord cut short the lives of these kings because of their evil). 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? (The casual reader may wonder why all of this is important. It is important because these people were raised up by God to carry His Name in the Earth. In fact, Israel and Judah were the only two nations in the world which knew Jehovah. Sadly and regrettably, they were poor examples, and were such until they were finally destroyed; however, the promises and predictions of the Prophets are clear that Israel will be restored, and that restoration has already begun. It will come to its successful conclusion at the Second Coming, when Israel then accepts Christ as her Saviour and her Lord.) HeBrews 11:32 EXAMPLES 32 And what shall I more say? (This refers to the fact that enough has now been said to guide all who are willing to search the Scriptures for themselves.) for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the Prophets: Judas Iscariot, Betrayed Jesus Christ and Blaphemed the Holy Spirit, so he hung Himself and went to hell. How are we Saved? By Grace and not Works. Works is Water Baptism, if you think you are Saved by that, you then have been fooled by false Doctrine. Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by Grace (the Goodness of God) are you Saved through Faith (Faith in Christ, with the Cross ever as its Object); and that not of yourselves (none of this is of us, but all is of Him): it is the Gift of God (anytime the word “Gift” is used, God is speaking of His Son and His Substitutionary Work on the Cross, which makes all of this possible): 9 Not of works (man cannot merit Salvation, irrespective what he does), lest any man should boast (boast in his own ability and strength; we are allowed to boast only in the Cross [Gal. 6:14]). Galations 6:14 14 But God forbid that I should glory (boast), save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ (what the opponents of Paul sought to escape at the price of insincerity is the Apostle’s only basis of exultation), by Whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. (The only way we can overcome the world, and I mean the only way, is by placing our Faith exclusively in the Cross of Christ and keeping it there.) Titus 3:5 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done (presents the utter impossibility of man performing works of Righteousness which will save him), but according to His Mercy He saved us (the initiative of Salvation springs entirely from the Lord, and is carried out by means of the Cross), by the washing of Regeneration (in effect, the Born-Again Believer is regened, which is brought about by a cleansing process, with the Blood having cleansed from all sin, both its power and its guilt [I Jn. 1:7]), and renewing of the Holy Spirit (proclaims the Member of the God-head Who actually carries out the work of Regeneration in the heart and life of the Believing sinner, which He does by exhibited Faith in Christ on the part of the individual); 1 John 1:77 But if we walk in the Light, as He is in the Light, we have fellowship one with another (if we claim fellowship with Him, we will at the same time walk in the Light, which is the sphere of His Walk), and the Blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. (Our Faith being in the Cross, the shed Blood of Jesus Christ, constantly cleanses us from all sin.) Murder and suicide is not a unforgivable sin. I am not saying its ok to accept Jesus Christ and then go out and kill yourself, that would make you an opportunist and God will not allow that, so don't get the wrong idea. This here is to show you that all sins are forgivable, except rejecting Jesus Christ and the Cross. Moses Killed an Egyptian and was forgiven of murder. Exodus 2:14 And he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? do you intend to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. Murder, self murder, even if its a planned out suicide, if the person is a reborn again Christian, he or she will still go to Heaven but, just lose some rewards, but they will be Saved. Those who are not reborn again in the Christian Faith, will end up going to hell, due to rejection of Jesus Christ and of what He did at the cross. We are going to be closing out with a few more scriptures. John 11:26 26 And whosoever lives and believes in Me shall never die (“whoever believes in Me will live Eternally”). Do you believe this? (The Resurrection is the end of death; consequently death has no more to do with the Redeemed; it has done all it can do; it is finished! the Redeemed live in the imparted life that put an end to it; for them, the old life, its death and judgment no longer exist.) Isaiah 43:14 14 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. (Now the Prophecy is given concerning the coming destruction of Babylon. It would happen approximately 170 years in the future. John 6:37 37 All who the Father gives Me shall come to Me (refers to all, whomever they may be, whether Israelites, Gentiles, Pharisees, Scoffers, Harlots, or even the very Castaways of the Devil); and him who comes to Me I will in no wise cast out (proclaims to all a promise of unparalleled proportion; no one has ever been turned away, and no one will ever be turned away). John 10:28 28 And I give unto them Eternal Life (carries with it a promise that cannot be matched elsewhere under any circumstances); and they shall never perish (means that no Believer need ever fear that God will change His Mind respecting their Salvation), neither shall any man pluck them out of My Hand (refers to any and all outside forces; however, if one so desires, one can take one’s self out of His Hand, which regrettably millions have done). I feel in my heart and soul, that this concludes with proof, that anyone who is a born again Christian, should not fear Death, or take their own life in a despair situation. Once again, I am not supporting or saying that is ok to do so, because it still is a sin but, it won't keep you out of Heaven, you just may lose some rewards, but you still will go to Heaven. As we prepare to close out, I Pray and hope that this message from God, has recaptured your heart and soul and has brought you back to repentance at the foot of the Cross. Deny yourselves and die to sin and ask Jesus Christ into your hearts and accept Him as your Savior and turn away from the sins of the world and of Satan, so you can come Alive in and through Jesus Christ and be Saved from all sin. It does not matter who you are, or where you have been, just come as you are and allow the Holy Ghost do the changing in you. You cant't change yourselves, only Jesus Christ can. God Bless you all and go with God today and through out, the rest of your lives. God's Blood covers all sins, Death and suicides, if the person has been reborn again, before their death.

THE BLOOD BOUGHT CHURCH

Lets get Started by the reading of God's Word.

Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood (it should be translated “for the soul of the flesh is in the blood”; the Hebrew word here rendered “life” occurs twice more in this very Verse, and is properly translated “soul”): and I have given it to you upon the Altar to make an Atonement for your souls: for it is the blood (the Blood of Christ) that makes an Atonement for the soul. (This latter phrase plainly and purely tells us that the Death of Christ on the Cross, which was brought about by the shedding of His Precious Blood, which means that in the shedding of His Blood, His Life poured out, is not only the means of Salvation, but, in fact, is the only means of Salvation. The expositor says: “When man duly takes his place as one possessing no title whatsoever to life — when he fully recognizes God’s claims upon him, then the Divine record is, ’I have given you the life to make an Atonement for your soul.’ Yes, Atonement is God’s gift to man; and be it carefully noted that this Atonement is in the Blood, and only in the Blood, and we speak of the Blood of Christ. It is not the Blood and something else. The Word is most explicit. It attributes Atonement exclusively to the Blood” [Heb. 9:22; Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14; I Jn. 1:6; Rev., Chpt. 12].) Hebrews 9:22 But you are come unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the Living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem (no one has ever reached this city by Law, but only by Grace), and to an in numerable company of Angels (it refers to countless numbers), Ephesians 1: 7 In Whom (in Christ) we have Redemption through His Blood (the outpoured Blood of the Son of God at the Cross is the price for Redemption), the forgiveness of sins (a remission of their penalty), according to the riches of His Grace (the riches of that Grace gave us the Cross); Colossians 1:14 DOCTRINE 14 In Whom we have Redemption through His Blood (proclaims the price that was paid for our Salvation), even the forgiveness of sins (at the Cross, the Lord broke the power of sin, and took away its guilt [Rom. 6:6]): 1 John 1:6 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie (to claim Salvation while at the same time “walking in darkness” automatically dismisses our claims), and do not the Truth (such a life is a “lie,” and is not “true”): Please read Romans Chapter 12 on your own. Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is Crucified with Him (all that we were before conversion), that the body of sin might be destroyed (the power of the sin nature made ineffective), that henceforth we should not serve sin (the guilt of sin is removed at conversion, because the sin nature no longer rules within our hearts and lives). This title came about by a dream and I still believe this day forward, that God Blessed me with a title to do a Message on. I do Pray that this study and Message, will help you to come to know Jesus Christ and become one with God and get Saved, if you are not already. This world is so messed up in the head, meaning the people in this world. I can't seem to understand how people can live with themselves, when they are not living for and following God. These people, has no clue, or care about where their souls will be for all eternity. Listen Christians, a building is not the Church. The Church is what Jesus Christ died for on the Cross, His Blood was shed for you and I. That means that we are the Church and not some building and we need to get out in the world and tell the world of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Cross and Him Crucufied, in hopes to get the souls Saved. God sent His Son, to pay and to buy your sins away from you, so you can become Perfect, into His Image and to be Saved. I know what some of you are thinking, some of you are saying that no one is perfect and can never be. I have great news for you, you are dead in sin, wrong. When a sinner comes to the Cross in repentance and denies themselves, before the Lord, God Almighty, there sins are Blotted out, by His Blood. Their sins are burried with Jesus Christ, they are nailed to the Cross, they are forgiven and forgotten, by God. We too, are to live that way. Those who says that we can never be Perfect in this life, is because they don't have Jesus Christ in their lives and are not Saved by God. They are saved by a false god, that will lead them to hell. The false god will lead people astray by, smoking, drinking any type of alcohol, any other drug addictions, to suicide, to anger, to unforgiving others and themselves, to murdering, to tattoo's, to homosexuality, to being gay, to lesbianism. All of these are Blasphemous in the eyes of God and they will be going to hell, when they die. The Church is to be their friends and to retore them back to God so they can have that chance, to being Saved and to have them turn away from their sinful, hell bound lifestyles. Jesus Christ laid down His Life and shed His Blood, to attempt to Save the lost souls from hell, we are too, instructed to follow Jesus Christ and do the same, laying down our time and efforts to bring these sinful people to the Lord, in hopes that they will stop sinning, get right with God and to get Saved. That is what our lives were bought and paid for to do. To live in the image of God. We are to be Followers of Jesus Christ. Those who claim to be Christian but, yet, still living in sin, by following and being like the rest of trhe sinful world, after being saved and not turning away from the lust of the world, is living a failed Christian liife. Not everyone is going to Heaven, due to the fact that, not all Churches are Blood Bought, meaning that they are not Saved. There are meeting houses, who claims to be Christian, but they act just like the rest of the world. By inviting the world into their Worship time. What do I mean by that? By allowing Rock, Rap, Metal and contemporary music into the meeting houses, as Worship music, which is a sin, God is not in those meeting houses. If that is in the humans heart, then God is not in the Churches, which is the temple of God, as known as, your body, God ios not in it. What are the songs to be like in Blood Bought Church? Ephesians 5:19 - Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Psalms Chapter 98:1-8 1 (A Psalm.) O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. 2 The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. 3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 5 Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. 6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King. 7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 8 Let the floods clap [their] hands: let the hills be joyful together Psalms 95:2 - Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. There noise from Rock, metal, rap and so on, is not joyful unto the Lord. If you really listen to that type of music, I am sorry, aweful unjoyful noise, it doe not Edify, Glorify, or even give Praises to the Lord, our God. Those so called singers has to sing with an attitude of satan, have a mean face like satan and have their veins poping out of their necks, just like the incredible hawk. Rock, metal and rap, is nothing more than load false doctrine of men. There is no edification of Jesus Christ and not a Joyful noise unto God, in it. True Christians, are not to do the works of Satan, they have tbn and those who are living on the outside of Jesus Christ, already. In Matthew 15:9, Jesus Christ tells us this - But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men. If you are a Blood Bought Church? You then need to turn away from the World, I am talking about living as the world and stop, in continuing in Living like they do. Be Christ like in all things. The world is not Saved, its upto us to invite every living soul, to come to Jesus Christ and to lay their whole lives down, at the foot of the Cross, and give up all of their sins, so they can be Buried by His Blood and they all can be forgiven and maid Perfect, into His image and saved. Friends, I have a Prayer for you to read and I want to encourage you to say it out load and Believe what you are reading and saying, if not, you then won't be Saved. Yes, many people will tell you that you need to be Water Baptized to be Saved. The ones who says that, are not Saved, because Works, which is Water Baptism, does not Save anyone, they just go down as a dry sinner and come back up as a wet sinner. Water Baptism is something to be done out of Obedience to God and that is it. There is no Salvation in Water Baptism. Believe in Jesus Christ, the Cross and Him Crucified, and being Baptized by the Holy Ghost is what Saves. Pray this Prayer out load and come to Jesus Christ and lay your life down at the Cross and allow the Holy Ghost take over your life, you won't regret it. "DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN, I COME TO YOU TODAY AS A LOST SINNER." "I AM ASKING YOU THAT YOU SAVE MY SOUL AND CLEANSE ME FROM ALL SIN." "I REALIZE IN MY HEART MY NEED OF SALVATION, WHICH CAN ONLY COME THROUGH JESUS CHRIST." "I AM ACCEPTING CHRIST INTO MY HEART AND WHAT HE DID ON THE CROSS IN ORDER TO PURCHASE MY REDEMPTION." "IN OBEDIENCE TO YOUR WORD, I CONFESS WITH MY MOUTH THE LORD JESUS, AND BELIEVE IN MY HEART THAT GOD HAS RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD." "YOU HAVE SAID IN YOUR WORD WHICH CANNOT LIE, 'FOR WHOSOEVER CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED' (ROM. 10-13)." "I HAVE CALLED UPON YOUR NAME EXACTLY AS YOU HAVE SAID, AND I AM SAVED."

If you have meant this Prayer today, then congratulations, you are Blood Bought and now Saved and you are now Perfect, Just as He is Perfect and Heaven Bound. May God be with you from here on out and stay clear of the schemes of Satan. May God be with you all. Amen. God Bless my friends.

Study of the Book of Hebrews Chapter 1 (Jesus) Bible Study

Bible Study For 8/23/2014 

Study of the Book of Hebrews Chapter 1 (Jesus) Bible Study

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Many Churches and many souls are heading for hell, due to the fact that they do not want to teach, or Preach on the Cross. They would rather call it old fashion and cover it and say that the Cross is the thing of the past. The Churches is changing to suit the sins of the world and to suit the Churches sins, so they don't offend no one. I love what Gaberial Swaggart had said in his Sermon last Sunday night, "I am offender and looking for toes to step on and its going to hurt". Friends, without the Cross in your life, there is no Life in Heaven. If Jesus Christ didn't die on the Cross for your sins, you then wouldn't be able to make it to Heaven. Thank God for the New Covenant. The only thing that the Mosaic Law does, is reveal's peoples sins, it does not offer up Salvation, only leads to hell. There was Grace offered up back then, Thank God for what His Son did for us at Calvary, Amen? The Holy Spirit will not Work in the Lives of those who is living in the bondage's of sin and to those who rejects the Cross, they will not be Saved, unless they repent to God and turn away from that foolishness and stops what they are saying and doing. They are leading others to hell by false doctrine, which is produced by Satan. Many Churches are allowing Satan to take over the Church Services, by Covering the Cross and for allowing demonic music into the Church services. I have seen a video posting, not to long ago of an youth conference on Facebook. They had the lights turned down, but had stage lighting on and house lights on in the back of the auditorium. People on the stage was singing Praise songs, but in Rock, slash, rap beats to it, with Jesus slap't to it. They had the audience waving their hands up and down, like they were trying to slap flies, in mid air and had heads bobbing up and down, almost head banging. That surely will give a person a neck injury for sure. I thought I was watching a rock concert. If the Church your going to is allowing this craziness into Church Worship?, if the music in your Church sounds like the world?, then it is of the world and not of God. Worship music is to be played to Worship God, to Honor God and to Edify God and be Praise Worthy. Rock, Rap, Metal, Contemporary music, is not Christian and does not Glorify God.It demonic and it allow's demonic spirits to be present. We need to get back to the Cross, we need to continue to Preach on the Cross and about what Jesus Christ did for us on that Cross, we need to Edify, Glorify and continue to giving Him Praises once again, and repent and turn away from sin and the world, so we can be Saved. Sin will keep you out of Heaven, rejecting the Cross, also rejects Jesus Christ and Him Crucified and will keep the Preachers from going to Heaven, or just loose some rewards in Heaven. I am fired up, Glory to God. Lets get started with this study.

Hebrews 1:1-14 (KJV)
1 God, Who at sundry times and in divers manners (refers to the many and varied ways) spoke in time past unto the fathers by the Prophets (refers to Old Testament Times), 2 Has in these last days (the dispensation of Grace, which is the Church Age) spoken unto us by His Son (speaks of the Incarnation), Whom He has appointed Heir of all things (through the means of the Cross), by Whom also He made the worlds (proclaims His Deity, as the previous phrase of Him being the “Heir of all things” proclaims His Humanity); 3 Who being the brightness of His Glory (the radiance of God’s Glory), and the express Image of His Person (the exact reproduction), and upholding all things by the Word of His Power (carries the meaning of Jesus not only sustaining the weight of the universe, but also maintaining its coherence and carrying on its development), when He had by Himself purged our sins (which He did at the Cross, dealing with sin regarding its cause, its power, and its guilt), sat down on the Right Hand of the Majesty on high (speaks of the Finished Work of Christ, and that the Sacrifice was accepted by the Father); 

ANGELS
4 Being made so much better than the Angels (He was better than the Angels, which refers to the Incarnation, the price paid at Calvary [the reason for the Incarnation], and then His Exaltation as Saviour; as God, Jesus has always been greater than the Angels, but this is speaking of Him here as man), as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent Name than they. (This refers to what Christ did at the Cross, with the present result being that the inheritance is in His permanent possession.) 5 For unto which of the Angels said He (God the Father) at any time, You are My Son (Son of God), this day have I begotten You? (This speaks of the Incarnation. God never said such of Angels, only of His Son [Ps. 2:7].) And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son? (When uttered, referred to the future tense, but now is past tense. All had to do with Redemption, and all for you and me.) 6 And again, when He (God the Father) brought in the Firstbegotten into the world (refers to Jesus being born of the Virgin Mary), He said, And let all the Angels of God worship Him. (The idea is only Deity can be worshiped. Jesus is God!) 7 And of the Angels He said, Who makes His Angels spirits (the emphasis upon the variableness of the Angelic nature), and His Ministers a flame of fire. (This does not speak of Preachers, as some have suggested, but continues to address itself to Angels.) 8 But unto the Son He said, Your Throne, O God, is for ever and ever (Thrones typify dominion, which in this case can only be occupied by Deity): a sceptre of Righteousness is the sceptre of Your Kingdom (totally unlike any other Kingdom that has ever existed, and was made possible by the Cross). 9 You have loved Righteousness, and hated iniquity (proclaims the True Man, Christ Jesus); therefore God, even Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows (refers to the Holy Spirit). 10 And, You, Lord, in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth (proclaims Jesus the Messiah as the Creator as well!); and the Heavens are the Works of Your Hands (presents the fact that only Deity could do such a thing): 11 They shall perish (means to wax old as a garment); but You remain (Christ is exalted because of the Cross, and will remain thus forever); and they all shall wax old as does a garment (proclaims the fact that there is going to have to be a change regarding the Creation); 12 And as a vesture shall You fold them up, and they shall be changed (changed from one condition to another): but You are the same, and Your years shall not fail (refers to the superiority of the Creator over the Creation). 13 But to which of the Angels said He (God the Father) at any time, Sit on My Right Hand (Angels stand before God; it is a mark of superior dignity that the Son sits), until I make Your enemies Your footstool? (This refers to God rendering all Christ’s enemies utterly powerless, which is carried out by the Cross.) 14 Are they not all Ministering spirits (the function of Angels), sent forth to Minister for them Who shall be heirs of Salvation? (This proclaims that they attend only those who have made Christ their Saviour.)

Psalms 2:7 (KJV)
7 I will declare the decree (the Father gives the Son sovereign power over the Universe): the LORD has said unto Me, You are My Son (the Lord Jesus Christ); this day have I begotten You. (What day? The day this was decreed in Heaven, even before the foundation of the world. It speaks of the Plan of God to redeem humanity, by God becoming Man, and going to the Cross [I Pet. 1:18–20.)

1 Peter 1:18-20 (KJV)
18 Forasmuch as you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold (presents the fact that the most precious commodities [silver and gold] could not redeem fallen man), from your vain conversation (vain lifestyle) received by tradition from your fathers (speaks of original sin that is passed on from father to child at conception); 

THE CROSS
19 But with the Precious Blood of Christ (presents the payment, which proclaims the poured out Life of Christ on behalf of sinners), as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot (speaks of the lambs offered as substitutes in the Old Jewish economy; the Death of Christ was not an execution or assassination, but rather a Sacrifice; the Offering of Himself presented a Perfect Sacrifice, for He was Perfect in every respect [Ex. 12:5]): 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world (refers to the fact that God, in His Omniscience, knew He would create man, man would fall, and man would be redeemed by Christ going to the Cross; this was all done before the Universe was created; this means the Cross of Christ is the Foundation Doctrine of all Doctrine, referring to the fact that all Doctrine must be built upon that Foundation, or else it is specious), but was manifest in these last times for you (refers to the invisible God Who, in the Person of the Son, was made visible to human eyesight by assuming a human body and human limitations),

Exodus 12:5 (KJV)
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish (Christ was without blemish, Who the lamb represented, “holy, harmless, undefiled” — a “lamb without spot” [I Pet. 1:19]), a male of the first year (meant to portray the virile manhood of Christ; in other words, He didn’t die in the throes of old age, but rather in the prime of manhood): you shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats (the “goats” then represented were different from our goats presently; then they were very similar to the sheep, actually, with their long flowing mane, even more beautiful than the sheep):

Let's Close in Prayer

Book of Romans Chapter 16 ( COMMENDATIONS) Bible Study

Bible Study For 8/16/2014

Book of Romans Chapter 16 ( COMMENDATIONS) Bible Study

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There are some souls in the World who has been brought up by the True doctrine by, True Teachers of God and many of them have noticed the false doctrines of satan, slipping out into the world, they are the ones who are Saved by God. The false teachers are not Saved and Satan is using them to pervert the True Gospel of Jesus Christ and has slipped into many Churches. I can tell by the false Bibles that they use. Which would be like, New King James, Amplified, NIV, ESV, NIT, NLT, the Amplified and whatever else that is not a King James Bible, is of Satan. Friends, I have done my research and compared the Bibles together and the ones listed above, are not Bibles. Many will argue with me on this and say that the King James is not of the original Manual Transcripts. They are wrong in so many levels on this. The first Bible was the Geneeva Bible, which are of Greek and Hebrew, no one could read it. It then was transformed into English, which brings us to the King James Bible. Everything that was in the Original manual Scripts, is 100 percent in the King James. Anything that is printed, prior to the King James, is all a new cart. Meaning it is not of God, nor was those false books are ordained by God.

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King James Version

The title page's central text is:"THE HOLY BIBLE,Conteyning the Old Testament,AND THE NEW:Newly Translated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties speciall Comandement.Appointed to be read in Churches.Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie.ANNO DOM. 1611 ."At bottom is:"C. Boel fecit in Richmont.".

The title page to the 1611 first edition of the Authorized Version Bible by Cornelis Boel shows the Apostles Peter and Paul seated centrally above the central text, which is flanked by Moses and Aaron. In the four corners sit Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, authors of the four gospels, with their symbolic animals. The rest of the Apostles (with Judas facing away) stand around Peter and Paul. At the very top is the Tetragrammaton "יהוה".

Abbreviation KJV or AV

Complete Bible

published 1611

Online as King James Version at Wikisource

Textual basis NT: Textus Receptus, similar to the Byzantine text-type; some readings derived from the Vulgate. OT: Masoretic Text with Septuagint influence.[citation needed] Apocrypha: Septuagint and Vulgate.

Reading level US and Canada Grade 8–10[1]

Copyright Public domain due to age, publication restrictions in the United Kingdom

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The King James Version (KJV), commonly known as the Authorized Version (AV) or King James Bible (KJB), is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611.[2] First printed by the King's Printer Robert Barker,[3][4] this was the third translation into English to be approved by the English Church authorities. The first was the Great Bible commissioned in the reign of King Henry VIII (1535), and the second was the Bishops' Bible of 1568.[5] In January 1604, King James VI and I convened the Hampton Court Conference where a new English version was conceived in response to the perceived problems of the earlier translations as detected by the Puritans,[6] a faction within the Church of England.[7]

James gave the translators instructions intended to guarantee that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology and reflect the episcopal structure of the Church of England and its belief in an ordained clergy.[8] The translation was done by 47 scholars, all of whom were members of the Church of England.[9] In common with most other translations of the period, the New Testament was translated from Greek, the Old Testament was translated from Hebrew and Aramaic text, while the Apocrypha were translated from the Greek and Latin. In the Book of Common Prayer (1662), the text of the Authorized Version replaced the text of the Great Bible – for Epistle and Gospel readings – and as such was authorized by Act of Parliament.[10] By the first half of the 18th century, the Authorized Version had become effectively unchallenged as the English translation used in Anglican and Protestant churches. Over the course of the 18th century, the Authorized Version supplanted the Latin Vulgate as the standard version of scripture for English-speaking scholars. With the development of stereotype printing at the beginning of the 19th century, this version of the Bible became the most widely printed book in history, almost all such printings presenting the standard text of 1769 extensively re-edited by Benjamin Blayney at Oxford; and nearly always omitting the books of the Apocrypha. Today the unqualifed title 'King James Version' commonly identifies this Oxford standard text, especially in the United States. If your on Facebook, just look through my wall and you will see the facts.

We are to expose false doctrine, meaning, looking at anything that is being Preached and conforming if it lines up with the King James Bible. We are to Judge false doctrines and false Teachers. We Christians are the ones who will be Judging the world with God. If you can’t Judge the smallest matters here on earth? Then how are you going to be able to Judge the bigger matters with God? Those who rejects the teachings of God’s Word, will be rejected from Heaven and thrown in the lake of fire, at the time of their death, God’s Word is clear on that. Lets get started with this study.

Romans 16:1-27 (KJV)
1 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the Church which is at Cenchrea (the word “servant” in the Greek is “diakonos,” with our words “Deacon” and “Deaconess” derived from it; this shows that it is Scriptural for a woman to serve in this capacity as well as a man; Cenchrea was the Port of Corinth, about nine miles from that city): 2 That you receive her in the Lord, as becometh Saints (refers to receiving her into companionship and fellowship; in fact, she delivered the Epistle to the Romans to the Church in Rome; of this, Renan says: “Phoebe carried under the folds of her robe the whole future of Christian Theology), and that you assist her in whatsoever business she has need of you (suggests that she may have had business in Rome of a legal nature): for she has been a succourer of many, and of myself also (Phoebe was a great Blessing to the Work of God).

PERSONAL GREETINGS
3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus (Paul first met them at Corinth, but evidently they had now gone back to Rome): 4 Who have for my life laid down their own necks (means they risked their lives for Paul; exactly where and how aren’t known): unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the Churches of the Gentiles (all the Churches of the Gentiles thanked Priscilla and Aquila as well). 5 Likewise greet the Church that is in their house (evidently, they had one of the house Churches in Rome). Salute my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the Firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ (this man was among the first in Corinth to give his heart to Christ). 6 Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us (other than this statement, no information is given concerning this dear lady). 7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen (probably refers to fellow Jews, and not blood relatives), and my fellow-prisoners (implies that these two had been, like himself, imprisoned at some time for the Faith), who are of note among the Apostles (doesn’t mean they were Apostles themselves, but that they were well-known to the original Twelve), who also were in Christ before me (their conversion predated his). 8 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. 9 Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved (it seems these men had been Paul’s helpers in earlier times). 10 Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus’ household (probably refers to slaves who had once belonged to this man). 11 Salute Herodion my kinsman (another Jew). Greet them who be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord (does not refer to Narcissus personally, but to slaves of his household, at least those who were followers of the Lord). 12 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord (presents two more slaves, for theirs are slave names). Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord (refers to a woman). 13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine (he was probably the son of Simon of Cyrene who helped Jesus bear the Cross). 14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the Brethren which are with them. 15 Salute (greet) Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the Saints which are with them. 16 Salute one another with an holy kiss (presents that which was the custom of all Oriental people at that time, not only Christians). The Churches of Christ salute you (refers to the Churches planted by Paul who in turn were greeting the Church in Rome).

ADMONITION
17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned (refers to the fact that false teachers are to be identified); and avoid them (turn away from and shun these). 18 For they who are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly (the satisfaction of creature needs, and not the Work of God); and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple (refers to those who have little true understanding of the Word of God).

OBEDIENCE
19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men (refers to Paul not linking the Saints in the Church in Rome with these false teachers, whomever they may have been). I am glad therefore on your behalf (expresses his joy at their maturity in the Lord): but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil (he wanted them to be so grounded in the Word that they would instantly know false doctrine when it came their way). 20 And the God of Peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly (all who trust Christ and what He has done at the Cross are guaranteed victory, and in every capacity). The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen (presents the standard Benediction of Paul, which he uses in one form or the other in all of his Epistles, even Hebrews).

GREETINGS
21 Timothy my workfellow (refers to Paul’s young understudy and fellow worker), and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen (fellow Jews), salute you. 22 I Tertius, who wrote this Epistle, salute you in the Lord (he was Paul’s Scribe to whom he dictated the letter to the Romans). 23 Gaius my host, and of the whole Church, salutes you (probably means that Paul was staying in this man’s home in Corinth). Erastus the chamberlain of the city salutes you (probably the one mentioned in II Tim. 4:20 and Acts 19:22), and Quartus a brother. 24 The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

BENEDICTION
25 Now to Him Who is of power to stablish you according to my Gospel (Paul’s Gospel was, “Jesus Christ and Him Crucified”), and the Preaching of Jesus Christ (Paul Preached the Cross [I Cor. 1:23; 2:2]), according to the Revelation of the Mystery, which was kept secret since the world began (proclaims that which is now revealed in his Gospel, the story of Redemption), 26 But now is made manifest (the actual Greek reads, “but now has been made known through Prophetic writings”), and by the Scriptures of the Prophets (refers to the Old Testament, which Scriptures constantly pointed to the coming of Christ), according to the Commandment of the Everlasting God (actually means that, according to the appointment of God, the “Mystery” should now at last be made known), made known to all nations for the Obedience of Faith (it must be Preached to the whole world): 27 T o God only wise, be Glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen (the Great Price Jesus paid by giving himself in Sacrifice will forever bring Glory to God, in that it has brought about the Salvation of untold numbers of souls).

2 Timothy 4:20 (KJV)
20 Erastus abode at Corinth (probably means he had now gone back to that city, which, in effect, was his home): but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.

Acts 19:22 (KJV)
22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them who ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus (concerned preparations they would make in the Churches for Paul’s visit a short time later); but he himself stayed in Asia for a season (stayed in Ephesus a little longer, maybe two or three months).

1 Corinthians 1:23 (KJV)
23 But we preach Christ Crucified (this is the Foundation of the Word of God and, thereby, of Salvation), unto the Jews a stumblingblock (the Cross was the stumblingblock), and unto the Greeks foolishness (both found it difficult to accept as God a dead Man hanging on a Cross, for such Christ was to them);

1 Corinthians 2:2 (KJV)
2 For I determined not to know any thing among you (with purpose and design, Paul did not resort to the knowledge or philosophy of the world regarding the preaching of the Gospel), save Jesus Christ, and Him Crucified (that and that alone is the Message, which will save the sinner, set the captive free, and give the Believer perpetual Victory)

Jesus Christ has paid it all at the Cross at Calvary. Anyone who bad mouth’s the Word of God and does not repent, will end up in hell, after this life. Same thing about those who rejects Jesus Christ, the Cross and Him Crucified. If your heart is filled with filth of the world, it reject Jesus Christ and the Cross as well and are not Saved. Many people in this world are in so much trouble with self worship. What is self worship? It is when you say that you can change yourselves, without God’s help. Friends, if you need to change anything like, from stop smoking, cursing, living by being gay or an lesbianism, doing drugs, being a drunkard, being anything that is not of God. Let God into your heart, mind and soul and allow Him do the Changing in your lives. You can’t do this yourselves or by your ways. You only can do the Changing through the Power of the Holy Spirit, which is by God Almighty. Your ways is what got you where you are in the first place. Its God’s ways and not your ways. Give your life to God, by laying your whole self at the Cross. Allow the Blood of Jesus Christ cover your past, present and future sins, so you maybe Saved. Trust, Believe in Jesus Christ and what He did at the Cross and in His Resurrection and you will be Saved. God’s Promise to those who Obey and Believe. Lets Close in Prayer.

Book of Romans Chapter 15 ( UNITY IN CHRIST) Bible Study

Bible Study For 8/9/2014

Book of Romans Chapter 15 ( UNITY IN CHRIST) Bible Study

[Note to Blog Readers: Expositor’s Notes are in Bold Italic Font]

In life, we are to please others and not our selves, if we do, we then cannot please The Lord Jesus Christ. Because it ruins our Christian fellowship. Those of us who are stronger in the Faith of Jesus Christ, needs to be spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to help those who are weaker in the Faith and for those who are suffering by being lost. Those who says that us Christians who are strong in the Faith, is wrong, because it is foolishness to them, because they are suffering and some don't even want to hear the Truth, because they have rejected the Cross and rejected Jesus Christ, because of hardships. There are so many so called Churches out in the world, because they have allowed Satan into their walls, because they have rejected Jesus Christ and the Cross, due to the covering the Cross, calling it old fashion and for Preaching and Teaching from false Bibles, which is false doctrine. Some may realize that they are and some may not. Those who may not realize they are, will not be Saved, because they believe and trust in the false doctrine of Satan. Those who are Saved and realize that it is False doctrine, will still be Saved, but may just loose some rewards in Heaven. Why flirt with darkness? Why not stick with the King James and get the full Reward in Heaven, instead of loosing some rewards?  

Let's get Started with the Study from God's Word.

Romans 15:1-33 (KJV)
1 We then who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak (has the end result in mind of these weaker Brethren also becoming strong in Faith and knowledge of the Lord), and not to please ourselves (pleasing self ruins our Christian fellowship). 2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification (refers to the Believer foregoing a legitimate act because a weaker Christian thinks it to be wrong). 3 For even Christ pleased not Himself (the entirety of the Life and Ministry of Christ was to do the Will of the Father); but, as it is written (Ps. 69:9), The reproaches of them who reproached You fell on Me (Christ suffered this reproach for our sakes, and surely not to please Himself; this should be our example). 4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning (refers to the whole of Old Testament Scriptures), that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope (the Word of God must always be our criteria, and not our own self-will). 5 Now the God of Patience and Consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another (presents God as the Author of the Patience and Consolation lodged in the Scriptures, which nourish the Hope of Believers) according to Christ Jesus (once again, if we place our Faith exclusively in Christ and the Cross, these admonitions will not be difficult to obey): 6 That you may with one mind and one mouth glorify God (proclaims the Christlikeness of the previous Verse as the only manner in which differences can be correctly settled), even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (contains the rendering of Christ pleasing the Father, Whom we must desire to please accordingly). 7 Wherefore receive ye one another (to take into friendship and fellowship), as Christ also received us to the Glory of God (“Us” covers all parties in the Church, however they may be distinguished; if Christ receives both, we are bound to receive each other).

ONE IN CHRIST
8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a Minister of the Circumcision for the Truth of God (proclaims the fact that Jesus was obligated first of all to the Jews, and for particular reasons), to confirm the Promises made unto the Fathers (proclaims the fulfillment of the Messianic Promises to Israel): 9 And that the Gentiles might Glorify God for His Mercy (we Gentiles are grafted in, not because of any merit on our part, but strictly because of “Mercy” on His Part); as it is written (Ps. 18:49), For this cause I will confess to You (to God) among the Gentiles, and sing unto Your Name (Christ is assumed here to be the Speaker, even as He is in all the Psalms; He gives thanks to God among the Gentiles, when the Gentiles give thanks to God through Him [Heb. 2:12]). 10 And again He says, Rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people (by joining “Gentiles” with Israel, “His People,” Moses predicts the grafting of the “wild olive tree” into the “good olive tree” [Rom. 11:17-24]). 11 And again (Ps. 117:1), Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; and laud Him, all you people (this predicted the day about a thousand years in the future that the Gentiles would Praise the Lord and “Laud Him,” meaning to extol His Grace and Virtue). 12 And again (Isa. 11:1), Isaiah said, There shall be a root of Jesse (concerns Jesus coming from the family of David, regarding the Incarnation), and He Who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles (this Passage predicts that Jesus will ultimately “reign” as King over the entirety of the Earth); in Him shall the Gentiles trust (the Church is almost entirely made up of Gentiles).

MINISTRY
13 Now the God of Hope fill you with all Joy and Peace in believing (that which the Lord imparts to Believers rests on Faith), that you may abound in Hope, through the Power of the Holy Spirit (the Holy Spirit will help us have all these things if we place our Faith exclusively in Christ and the Cross [I Cor. 1:18]). 14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my Brethren (has faith in these Believers), that you also are full of goodness (means that they had such because of Christ), filled with all knowledge (knowledge of the Word), able also to admonish one another (they could correct each other if need be, because of their knowledge of the Word). 15 Nevertheless, Brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort (with greater confidence than otherwise), as putting you in mind, because of the Grace that is given to me of God (his peculiar Mission as Apostle to the Gentiles gave him the right to admonish them), 16 That I should be the Minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles (Paul presents his Calling as an Apostle to the Church), Ministering the Gospel of God (the word “Ministering” is used in the sense of the Priests and Levites of old, who were busied with the Sacred Rites in the Tabernacle and Temple), that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable (presents Paul perceiving himself as presenting to God the Gentile Church as an “Offering”), being Sanctified by the Holy Spirit (the Holy Spirit, through Paul, pictures the Apostle offering up the Gentiles as a pure Sacrifice acceptable to God, because they were washed in the Blood and Sanctified by the Holy Spirit). 17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ (everything is through Christ, and what Christ has done at the Cross) in those things which pertain to God (the idea is that all of Paul’s Ministry, and in whatever capacity, is ordered and directed by the Holy Spirit, signifying the Divine Order). 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not wrought by me (as the Apostle, in fact, the first Apostle, to the Gentiles, he is here claiming inspiration in the writing of this Epistle, and rightly so), to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed (it is not on his own impulse that he write this Epistle, but in Christ that he does it; the Romans as Gentiles, lie within this sphere in which Christ works through him), 19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the Power of the Spirit of God (proclaims the Mighty Power of God in operation); so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully Preached the Gospel of Christ (he preached all the Gospel, compromising it not at all). 20 Yes, so have I strived to Preach the Gospel (speaks of his earnest zeal), not where Christ was named (means that Paul never sought to Evangelize where Christianity was already established), lest I should build upon another man’s foundation (Jesus, as the Head of the Church, gives direction through and by the Holy Spirit to particular workers; that “direction,” must not be impugned by others): 21 But as it is written (Isa. 52:15), To whom He was not spoken of, they shall see: and they who have not heard shall understand (refers to the Message of Redemption going to the Gentiles, as is obvious).

ROME
22 For which cause also (refers to Paul preaching these number of years in areas that did not have the Gospel) I have been much hindered from coming to you (his desire to minister in Rome was not born out of personal ambition, but was directed by the Holy Spirit concerning his Apostleship). 23 But now having no more place in these parts (meaning he had finished his work in the places mentioned), and having a great desire these many years to come unto you (proclaims that which had been strong within his heart, and placed there by the Holy Spirit); 24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you (there is no record in Scripture or history that Paul ever fulfilled this proposed journey to Spain): for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you (implies that he hoped to take a select number from the Church in Rome to Spain with him), if first I be somewhat filled with your company (refers to his proposed stop in the Imperial City on his way to Spain). 25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to Minister unto the Saints (to take offerings from the Gentile Churches to Jerusalem to minister to many Saints who were in dire need). 26 For it has pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor Saints which are at Jerusalem (had to do with the persecution leveled at the Church in Jerusalem by the Jewish Sanhedrin). 27 It has pleased them verily; and their debtors they are (refers to the Jews of Antiquity being the bearers of Salvation, which was a great Blessing to the Gentile world). For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things (this goes for the entirety of the Gospel, and for all time; if we are ministered to spiritually, we should in turn minister back in material things). 28 When therefore I have performed this (to take the Offerings to Jerusalem), and have sealed to them this fruit (everything the Believer does for the Lord is looked at by the Holy Spirit as “fruit”), I will come by you into Spain (there is a tradition that Paul did ultimately go to Spain; but as stated, there is no historical or Scriptural proof). 29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the Blessing of the Gospel of Christ (proclaims the fact of great Truths held by Paul, actually given to him by Christ [Gal. 1:11-12], which he wished to give to the Roman Church).

PRAYER
30 Now I beseech you, Brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake (refers to the Work of God; even though the Lord has paid the price on the Cross for man’s Redemption, it is up to us to take the Message to the world), and for the Love of the Spirit (that he would always be led by the Spirit), that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me (proclaims the humility of this man, and the Power of Prayer); 31 That I may be delivered from them who do not believe in Judaea (the Nation of Israel, which had rejected Christ); and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the Saints (concerns the Offering for the poor Saints in Jerusalem who were in desperate need); 32 That I may come unto you with joy by the Will of God (refers to the fact that it definitely was the Will of God for Paul to go to Rome), and may with you be refreshed (reveals that Paul had many friends in Rome, hence, the warmness of his statements). 33 Now the God of Peace be with you all. Amen.

Psalms 69:9 (KJV)
9 For the zeal of Your House has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them who reproached You are fallen upon me. (Our Lord quoted this Passage in St. John 2:17. All the rebellion of the evil hearts of men against God was directed at the Lord Jesus Christ.)

John 2:17 (KJV)
17 And His Disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of Your House has eaten Me up (this is a foreshadowing of the reproach and agony which will befall the Righteous Servant of God in His Passion for God’s Honor).

Psalms 18:49 (KJV)
49 Therefore will I give thanks unto You, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto Your Name (at this moment, untold millions in the Gentile world sing praises to the Lord).

Hebrews 2:12 (KJV)
12 Saying, I will declare Your Name unto My Brethren ([Ps. 22:22] meaning that Christ will declare the Name of God to all the Brethren, in effect, owning them), in the midst of the Church will I sing praise unto You. (Christ will praise God because of this great Victory, which has brought many sons into the Kingdom, all made possible by the Cross.)

Psalms 22:22 (KJV)
22 I will declare Your name unto My brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise You. (Verses 1 through 21 present to us the sufferings of the Messiah, while Verses 22 through 31 present to us the Exaltation and Glory of the Messiah. We are to declare His Name all over the world, and praise Him for what He has done in redeeming man.)

Romans 11:17-24 (KJV)
17 And if some of the branches be broken off (not all the branches, but some; referring to the fact that Israel will ultimately be brought back), and you (refers to the Church, i.e., “the Gentiles”), being a wild olive tree (inferior), were grafted in among them (presents the inferior being grafted into the superior, which is totally against nature), and with them partake of the root and fatness of the olive tree (means that the Church derives its life from the common Root that was originally given to Israel of long ago); 18 Boast not against the branches (the Church has not replaced Israel in the Plan of God, even though the Church is included in the Plan of God due to Israel’s rejection of Christ). But if you boast, you bear not the root, but the root you (as stated, the Church was grafted in, and is built upon the Promises originally given to Israel, which still apply to Israel and one day will be fulfilled). 19 You will say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in (the Church must ever know and understand that it was and is second choice). 20 Well; because of unbelief they (Israel) were broken off (unbelief respecting Christ and the Cross), and you stand by Faith (proclaims that the Church was brought in because of Faith and not merit, and stands in its present position by Faith and not merit). Be not highminded, but fear (the reason is given in the next Verse): 21 For if God spared not the natural branches (Israel), take heed lest He also spare not you (again refers to the Church, as is obvious). 22 Behold therefore the Goodness and Severity of God (don’t mistake the Goodness of God for license): on them which fell, severity (speaks of Judgment which came on Israel, God’s chosen People); but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His Goodness (proclaims the condition; the continuing of that “Goodness” pertains to continued Faith in Christ and the Cross): otherwise you also shall be cut off (is the modern Church on the edge of that even now? Rev. 3:15-22 tells us this is the case!). 23 And they also (Israel), if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in (Israel’s unbelief will end at the Second Coming): for God is able to graft them in again (and that He will do!). 24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature (refers to the Gentile world, and in this case the Church), and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree (the inferior into the superior): how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? (Israel failed, but the Plan did not fail. Israel will ultimately be brought back and will Evangelize the world as originally planned. This will take place in the coming Kingdom Age [Isa. 66:19].)

Revelation 3:15-22 (KJV)
15 I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot (characterizes that which is prevalent at this present time): I would you were cold or hot (half measures won’t do). 16 So then because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot (if a person is lukewarm towards something, it means he hasn’t rejected it, but at the same time he has by no means accepted it; in the Mind of God, a tepid response is equal to a negative response), I will spue you out of My mouth. (There is no prospect of Repentance here on the part of this Church, or Restoration. In fact, there is Divine rejection.) 17 Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing (they equated the increase in material goods with spiritual Blessings, which they were not); and knowest not that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked (the tragedy lay in the fact that while this Church gloated over material wealth, she was unconscious of her spiritual poverty; again indicative of the modern Church!): 18 I counsel you to buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that you may be rich (what they needed to “buy” could not be purchased with money, but only with the precious Blood of Christ, which price has already been paid; but the modern Church is not interested!); and white raiment, that you may be clothed, and that the shame of your nakedness do not appear (refers to Righteousness which is exclusively of Christ, and is gained only by Faith in Christ and the Cross; this tells us that the Laodicean Church is extremely self-righteous; not having the Righteousness of Christ, they are “naked” to the Judgment of God); and anoint your eyes with eyesalve, that you may see. (The modern Church is also spiritually blind.) 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten (implies a remnant): be zealous therefore, and repent. (The modern Church desperately needs to repent for its rebellion against God’s Divine Order [Christ and the Cross] and for following cunningly devised fables [II Pet. 1:16].) 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock (presents Christ outside the Church): if any man hear My voice (so much religious racket is going on that it is difficult to “hear His Voice”), and open the door (Christ is the True Door, which means the Church has erected another door), I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me. (Having been rejected by the Church, our Lord now appeals to individuals, and He is still doing so presently.) 21 To him who overcomes will I grant to sit with Me in My Throne (the overcomer will gain the prize of the Throne, which can only be done by one ever making the Cross the Object of his Faith), even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His Throne. (This presents Christ as our Substitute, going before us, and doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.) 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says unto the Churches. (In plain language, the Holy Spirit is saying, “come back to Christ and the Cross!”)

2 Peter 1:16 (KJV)
16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables (refers to “heresies” taught by “false teachers”; in other words, anything that leads one away from Christ and the Cross), when we made known unto you the Power and Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (what Christ could do in one’s life, which the Cross made possible), but were eyewitnesses of His Majesty. (This pertains to the Transfiguration, which was an actual demonstration of Christ coming in His Glory to Earth to set up His Kingdom [Mat. 16:27-28; 17:1-8; 24:29-31; 25:31-46; Rev. 19:11-21].)

Psalms 117:1 (KJV)
1 O praise the LORD, all you nations: praise Him, all you people. (The Apostle Paul quotes this Verse in Rom. 15:11. This short Song proclaims the beginning of the great Millennial Reign. Israel now invites the nations of the world to unite with her in praising the Messiah, and the reason is set out in the Second Verse.)

Isaiah 11:1 (KJV)
1 And there shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots (this Verse has to do with the Incarnation, with the balance of the Chapter referring to the glorious reign of Christ during the Millennium. The word “Rod,” in this instance, refers to a “tender branch,” which means a tender shoot sprouting out of the root of a dead, fallen tree, referring both to humanity in general and Israel in particular. Jesse was David’s father, and through this family the Messiah would come; and so He did!):

1 Corinthians 1:18 (KJV)
18 For the preaching (Message) of the Cross is to them who perish foolishness (Spiritual things cannot be discerned by unredeemed people, but that doesn’t matter; the Cross must be preached just the same, even as we shall see); but unto us who are Saved it is the Power of God. (The Cross is the Power of God simply because it was there that the total sin debt was paid, giving the Holy Spirit, in Whom the Power resides, latitude to work mightily within our lives.)

Isaiah 52:15 (KJV)
15 So shall He sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at Him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. (The “as” of Verse 14 corresponds with the “so” of Verse 15. The statement is: That just as the Messiah astonished men by the humiliation of His First Advent, so will He astonish them by the Glory of His Second. For as in His First Coming, the basest of men mocked Him, so in His Second, the chiefest of men will stand in silent awe before Him. “And that which they had not heard shall they consider,” refers to the facts of Christ’s Humiliation, Sufferings, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension to Heaven — events that had never entered into the hearts of men to conceive, and of which, therefore, no tongue had ever spoken.)

Galatians 1:11-12 (KJV)
11 But I certify you, Brethren (make known), that the Gospel which was Preached of me (the Message of the Cross) is not after man. (Any Message other than the Cross is definitely devised by man.) 12 For I neither received it of man (Paul had not learned this great Truth from human teachers), neither was I taught it (he denies instruction from other men), but by the Revelation of Jesus Christ. (Revelation is the mighty Act of God whereby the Holy Spirit discloses to the human mind that which could not be understood without Divine Intervention.)

Matthew 16:27-28 (KJV)
27 For the Son of Man shall come in the Glory of His Father with His Angels (while the Son must suffer, nevertheless, Glory will follow; He speaks here of the Second Coming); and then He shall reward every man according to his works (“every man” refers first of all to the Saints and the Judgment Seat of Christ, where rewards will be handed out, and to the unredeemed at the Great White Throne Judgment, where eternal damnation will be meted out [Rev. 20:11-15]). 28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom (refers to the Transfiguration of Christ, which would take place in a few hours, and would be observed by Peter, James, and John).

Matthew 17:1-8 (KJV)
1 And after six days (is exclusive, meaning, that all the days and time are not included; Luke said, “about eight days,” but is inclusive, meaning that everything is included) Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into an high mountain apart (does not tell us which mountain; “apart” from the other Disciples), 2 And was transfigured before them (means that the Glory did not shine upon Jesus, but instead, shone out from Him through His raiment): and His Face did shine as the sun (Rev. 1:16), and His Raiment was white as the light (the light made it white). 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with Him (Moses and Elijah represented the Law and the Prophets, the dead, and raptured Saints; they spoke with Him of His Atoning Death [Lk. 9:31]; this doctrine is the great theme of Heaven [Rev. 1:5; 5:6, 9; 7:14]). 4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if you will, let us make here three Tabernacles; one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah (God will not have even the greatest Saints associated with His Beloved Son in worship or teaching). 5 While He yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them (this was a demonstration of the Shechinah, a token of the presence of the Most High, which had appeared over the Tabernacle in the wilderness): and behold a Voice out of the cloud (the “cloud” overshadowing them was a fore-view of the Work of the Holy Spirit after the Day of Pentecost in glorifying Christ [Jn.16:14]), which said, This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased (we have here the Trinity, the Voice out of the cloud, which was the Father, Jesus, standing in a radiant light, and the Holy Spirit present with the overshadowing cloud); hear ye Him (Hear Him Alone; everything comes through Christ, and what Christ did at the Cross; the Holy Spirit works accordingly [Rom. 8:2]). 6 And when the Disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid (the words, “sore afraid,” meant that they were fearful that they would die). 7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid (ever the Voice of the Saviour to those who are truly sincere, but yet wrong). 8 And when they had lifted up their eyes (proclaims them earnestly surveying the locality), they saw no man, save Jesus only (everything hinges on Jesus, and what He did at the Cross).

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