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Psalms
119:100-109 I understand
more than the ancients, Because I keep Your precepts. I have restrained my feet
from every evil way, That I may keep Your word. I have not departed from Your
judgments, For You Yourself have taught me. How sweet are Your words to my
taste, Sweeter than honey to my
mouth! Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false
way. Your word is a lamp to my
feet And a light to my path. I have sworn and confirmed That I will keep Your
righteous judgments. I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O LORD, according to
Your word. Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, And
teach me Your judgments. My life is
continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law.
Father God, help us to place our faith
in Jesus and why He had to die on the Cross for us. Help us not to be like the
scribes and Pharisees that placed their faith in customs and religion. Matthew 5:20 For I say to you, that
unless your righteousness exceeds the
righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter
the kingdom of heaven. In Jesus name we pray, Amen!
Revelation 22:3-10 NKJV
The last two lessons have been refreshing to study
about Heaven and what it will be like. This Tribulation time period is one that
we don’t want to live through. It will be the worst time on earth that has ever
been or ever will be. I thank Jesus daily for dying for my sins and saving me.
He has given me the assurance that I’m saved many times just as the Bible
states. Many people say they don’t want to give up their lifestyle and ask
Jesus into their heart, but those that do and are truly saved realize their old
lifestyles were offending God and separated them from God and they were bound
for the Lake of Fire. Those that have been awaken by being Born Again make
claims they want nothing to do of their old lifestyle because they have found
peace in Jesus Christ even though they viewed themselves as a good person
before being saved.
We don’t know when the Rapture will happen, it
could happen any time. Even the Apostle Paul looked for the Rapture during his
time, (1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord,
that we who are alive and
remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are
asleep.) so it could happen tomorrow and that is why we need to be ready. It
will happen as quick as a blink of an eye and those not saved will be left
behind. There won’t be time to repent and ask Jesus into their heart then, it
will be too late. Those that know the message of the Cross, and haven’t
repented, will not have another chance. A great delusion will be place upon
them to believe a lie. 2
Thessalonians 2:9-12 The coming
of the lawless one is according
to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with
all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive
the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for
this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the
lie, 12
that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure
in unrighteousness.
Please ponder this book of Revelation and all that
it states, and make a decision today to accept Jesus as your Saviour.
3 And there
shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it,
and His servants shall serve Him.
And there shall be no more curse; This curse
is referring back to the beginning of time when Adam and Eve committed the
first sin against God. (See Genesis
3:14-19) After the heaven and earth are renewed and the New Jerusalem is set
in place this curse will be erased from the human race and creation.
But
the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve
Him; As God had fellowship
with Adam and Eve before their fall into sin, so the Lord will again be with
His servants eternally. He will
walk among them and in turn, His servants will fully worship and serve Him. Genesis
3:8 And they heard the sound of
the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his
wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the
garden.
4 They
shall see His face, and His name shall
be on their foreheads.
They
shall see His face; Every
true believer longs to see the face of Jesus their Saviour. (1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face
to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.) This is something Moses nor any other
human being was allowed to do in the OT, to see the face of God lest they die. Exodus 33:20 But He said, "You cannot see My face; for
no man shall see Me, and live." Won’t
it be great to walk with Jesus and see His face one day? What a glorious
thought! Now that is something to shout about!!!!!!
And
His name shall be on their
foreheads; Just as Satan claims souls with his name on their forehead, (Revelation 13:16-17 He causes all, both small and great, rich and
poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their
foreheads, 17
and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the
beast, or the number of his name.) God also claims his children with His name on
their foreheads. (Revelation
3:12 He who
overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go
out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of
My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. Revelation
14:1 Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with
Him one hundred and forty-four
thousand, having His Father's name written on their foreheads.) These are
ID marks we as human beings cannot see, but can be seen in the spiritual world.
What mark do you have on your forehead?
5 There
shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord
God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
Jesus is the light of the
world and anyone that follows Him will live in light here and for eternity. John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall
not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." The glory of God illuminates the
inside of the New Jerusalem, but outside the walls day and night will still
exist. This will be for eternity.
6 Then he
said to me, "These words are
faithful and true." And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel
to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.
This angel that is showing
these things to John states these things are faithful and true meaning they
will come into being. If it is stated in God’s Word these events will come to
pass it will happen. When, we don’t know, but it says, “shortly take place”
meaning at any time. The next verse also states this and this is Jesus making
this claim this time.
7 "Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the
prophecy of this book."
This
is the Blessed Hope, meaning the return of Jesus. The book of Revelation is a
book that all should know and study just like the rest of the Bible because it
is a book about the future and what is to come. We need to know the prophecies
of this book, believe them, and be ready for the return of Jesus our Saviour by
keeping His words of the Bible.
8 Now I,
John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to
worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9 Then he
said to me, "See that you do
not do that. For I am your
fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the
words of this book. Worship God."
Why
did John fall down and worship? Was he faint hearted? Was he overwhelmed at
what he heard and saw? I think the latter is the case here. What would we do if
we were in John’s shoes? We would be in awe and possibly fall down to worship
also not thinking about what we are doing. After all what he is experiencing is
beyond comprehension. This is the second time John fell down in worship. Revelation 19:10 Did you notice what the angel
said to him? He said to worship God
not a fellow brethren, or fellow servant, or a fellow believer. It is pretty
clear here we are to worship God and only God, not God’s saints, manmade
saints, or brothers and sisters in Christ. This angel ought to know being an
angelic servant of God, right? The Ten Commandments also tell us that, but we
humans think we are smarter than God and concoct strange notions about who and
what to worship, which is idolatry in God’s eyes. Jesus tell us in Matthew 22:37 Jesus said to him, 'YOU
SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH
ALL YOUR MIND.' Exodus 20:3-6 "You
shall have no other gods before Me. 4 "You shall not make for yourself a carved
image—any likeness of anything
that is in heaven above, or
that is in the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under
the earth; 5
you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate
Me, 6
but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
10 And he said to me, "Do not seal the words
of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.
Do you have any idea why
John was told not to seal up the words of the book of Revelation? It is because
God wants us to know what is coming so that we will repent and prepare
ourselves for his return. Daniel was commanded to seal up his vision (Daniel 12:4-12), because his message was not for
his time period but for the end of the Church Age. But the book of Revelation
was a message for John's time, and for us living today.
It looks like one more lesson to conclude this
fantastic book of Revelation. There are 10 verses left and there is no way I
can squeeze them in this lesson and do them justice. So we will finish next
week. God Bless!
Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created
that are in heaven and that are on earth,
visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.
All things were created through Him
and for Him.
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of
the glory of God,
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, Most assuredly, I say to you,
unless one is
born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Bill
Wiesbrock https://www.facebook.com/bill.wiesbrock?ref=tn_tnmn
Sinners Prayer; Pray this, and if you believe
it with your heart, Jesus will save you!
“Lord Jesus
I know I am a sinner. I confess my sins to
you; I am sorry for my sins; I repent (Meaning, desiring to turn from a sinful
lifestyle.) of all my sins, and I am asking for your forgiveness of all of my
sins. I believe that only you can
forgive sin. I commit my life to you and
ask you to come into my heart, direct, and take charge of my life. I believe that you died to set me free from my
sinful lifestyle and you rose from the dead to give me eternal life, and right
now you are seated at the Right Hand of God Almighty. I believe you are the Son
of God; the only Way, the only Truth, the only Life, and my Savior.” I believe this and have faith you will make a
new person out of me, by sending the Holy Spirit to dwell in my heart and lead
me in a new life. In Jesus name I pray Amen.”
(John 3:16,17; Romans 3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:9-13; Ephesians 2:8-10; 1
John 5:11-14; 1:6-10) (Sin: Rom.
1:22-32; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:3-7)
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