Bible Questions Answered: Confession-Christian Responsibility

Bible Questions Answered:
Only Christians who suffer for Christ will reign with Him?
Jerry/ Springfield, Illinois

Bible Answers:
The scripture to which you refer is....
II Timothy 2:11,12 KJV
[11] It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with Him, we shall also live with Him:
[12] If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him, He also will deny us:

II Timothy 2:11,12 NLT
11 This is a trustworthy saying:
If we die with Him,
we will also live with Him.
12 If we endure hardship,
we will reign with Him.
If we deny Him,
He will deny us.

There is no such thing as a “Closet-Christian!”

Romans 10:9-10 KJV
[9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
[10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 10:9,10 NLT
9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.

“All True Born-Again Christians,” suffer at the hands of the world.

John 15:18-20 KJV
[18] If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you.
[19] If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
[20] Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.

Matthew 10:32-39 KJV
[32] Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven.
[33] But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven.
[34] Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
[35] For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
[36] And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
[37] He that loveth father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
[38] And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me.
[39] He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.


Mark 8:38 KJV
“Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

Luke 12:8,9 KJV
[8] Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
[9] But he that denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

I John 4:15 KJV
“Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

If you are a Christian today, and you say, “but I'm not suffering!”
The question must then be asked, but are you a “Confessing, Christian?”
More than likely the answer, is no.

All Christians will suffer at one time or another. (Certainly not, something sought after! But a result of living a holy life, in a sinful world.)

If we are faithful, we will yet reign with our Lord, one day, soon.

II Timothy 2:11,12 KJV
[11] It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with Him, we shall also live with Him:
[12] If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him, He also will deny us:

The time of rewards for faithful living is coming!

I Corinthians 3:11-15 KJV
[11] For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
[12] Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
[13] Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
[14] If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
[15] If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

Victory in the Christians life is through, the Blood of the Lamb, and Confession of Faith.
(Notice Salvation is by the Blood of Christ alone! Works of righteousness, including confession, etc..etc...can not by themselves, save us! Ephesians 2:8,9 KJV “[8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works (religious or otherwise), lest any man should boast.)

Revelation 12:9-12 KJV
[9] And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
[10] And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
[11] And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
[12] Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

I Peter 3:12-15 KJV
[12] For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
[13] And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
[14] But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
[15] But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:


Isaiah 62:6 KJV “I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

II Timothy 1:8 KJV “Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; “

Acts 4:20 KJV “For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”

II Corinthians 4:13 KJV “We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;”

Bible Lesson: Church Symbol-The Open Book

Bible Lessons: The Symbols of the Church of Jesus Christ:

The Open Book
V. D. M. A. (Latin) Verb um Dei Manet In Aeternum (The Word of God endures forever).

Matthew 24:35 KJV “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.”

Old Testament (39 books-written in Hebrew, by some 25 different authors). These books were written approximately 1400 years before Christ up until 400 years before His birth. These books were written primarily for the people of Israel.

Old Testament Sections:

The Law:
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy

History:
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
I Samuel
II Samuel
I Kings
II Kings
I Chronicles
II Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther

Books of Wisdom, Literature, and Poetry:
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs

Prophecy:
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

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The New Testament (27 books written in Greek, by eight authors who were followers of Jesus Christ). Written to the Christian Church.

New Testament Sections:

The Gospels:
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
History:
Acts

The Letters of the Apostle Paul:
Romans
I Corinthians
II Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
I Thessalonians
II Thessalonians
I Timothy
II Timothy
Titus
Philemon

General Letters:
Hebrews
James
I Peter
II Peter
I John
II John
III John
Jude

Prophecy:
Revelation

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The Bible, mentions twelve books that are lost, to us.

Numbers 21:14, The Book of the Wars of the Lord.
Joshua 10:13; II Samuel 1:18, The Book of Jasher.
I Chronicles 29:29, The Books of Samuel, the Seer.
I Chronicles 29:29, The Book of Nathan, the Prophet.
I Chronicles 29:29, The Book of Gad the Seer.
II Chronicles 9:29, The Book of Ahijah, the Shilonite.
II Chronicles 9:29, The Vision of Iddo, the Seer.
I Chronicles 9:1, The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
II Chronicles 12:15, The Book of Shemaiah, the Prophet.
II Chronicles 13:22, The Story of the Prophet Iddo.
II Chronicles 20:34, The Book of Jehu, the Son of Hanani.
Jude 14, The Prophecy of Enoch.

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Bible Facts:

John Wycliffe, first complete English translation of the Bible.1380-1382
Between 1450-1455, first Bible printed, at Maintz, Gutenberg, the printer.
William Tyndale, first New Testament printed in English (1525).
Miles Coverdale, first printed the Bible in English (1535).
Cardinal Hugo, divided Old Testament into chapters (middle of the thirteenth century).
Rabbi Nathan, divided these chapters into verses (Vulgate 1555).
Authorized Version 1611.
Oxford Bible 1675.
Revised Version begun in America on 1872.
Revised New Testament 1881.
Revised Old Testament 1885.

Apocrypha:
Although these books were included in the Septuagint and Vulgate, they were not considered, authentic. These writings not, written in Hebrew, were discounted by the Jews, and excluded from the Reformations' Canon.

Septuagint:
This writing was the translation of the Old Testament (Hebrew) into Greek. This work included the Apocrypha. The Septuagint was written at 270 B.C. By some seventy translators.

Pentateuch:
First five books of the Old Testament.

Hexateuch:
First six book of the Old Testament.

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Great Men Speak of the Bible:

John Quincy Adams
“So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hopes that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society.”

Thomas Jefferson
“The studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens.”

William Ewart Gladstone
“I have known ninety-five great men of the world in my time, and of these eighty-seven were all followers of the Bible.”

Horace Greeley
“It is impossible to mentally or socially enslave a Bible-reading people! The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom.”

Patrick Henry
“There is a Book worth all other books which were ever printed.”

William McKinley
“The more profoundly we study this wonderful book, and the more closely we observe its divine precepts, the better citizens we will become and the higher will be our destiny as a nation.”

Abraham Lincoln
“In regard to this great Book, I have only to say that it is the best Book that God has given to man.”

Theodore Roosevelt
“No other book of any kind ever written in English-perhaps no other book ever written in any other tongue has ever so affected the whole life of a people as this authorized version of the Scriptures has affected the life of the English-speaking peoples.”

Lord Tennyson
“The Bible ought to be read, were it only for the sake of the grand English in which it is written, an education in itself.”

Daniel Webster
“If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity.”

ΆΓΙΟΣ ΒΙΒΔΟΣ
The next time you see the “Open-Book,” in your church's stained glass window, remember that it is the “Hagios Biblos,”the”Holy Book,” who scores of Godly men and women of faith, have given their lives, so that you may know the truth.

Amen

Favorite Bible Verses- End To War- Make Peace

Our verse we like from Bible, speaks much of fearful minds that need rest.
Kaushal/ Hyderabad, India

"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:7

Bible Questions Answered: Jesus - Created Son?

Bible Questions Answered:
Hebrews 1:5 plainly states that Jesus was a created son!
George/ Rochester, New York

Bible Answers:

Hebrews 1:5 KJV “For unto which of the angels said He at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten Thee? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to me a Son?

Oh, how careful we must be, when interpreting the most wonderful, and precious, Word of God!

This is perhaps a harsh rendition, but accurate, none the less.
“Any man, living under a bridge and drinking his meals, can walk into a church, and say “This is what this scripture means.”

James 3:1 KJV “My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.”

Hebrews 13:17 KJV “ Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.”

In every church, there is “one,” pastor (leader, there may be subordinate pastors, but still only one, leader.).

And it is our duty as Christian people, to care and, pray for the man of God, and his family, and to take very seriously what he teaches, as he is God's spokesman to us.

This is why deacon boards (representatives of the body), screen would be pastor's for a church vacancy, looking for a man of the book who has been educated in “rightly dividing” the Word of God.)

While studying theology at the university, I had an English Professor, who said on many more than one occasion, to his students. “Don't preach on Daniel and the book of Revelation, until you have been in the ministry a minimum of twenty years.”

I held to that formula, and now many, many years later, still carefully, prayerfully, search the Word of God, to be sure just what it says.

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No, Jesus Christ is not, a created Son!

Hebrews 1:1-5 Amplified Bible
1 IN MANY separate revelations [[a]each of which set forth a portion of the Truth] and in different ways God spoke of old to [our] forefathers in and by the prophets,
2 [But] in [b]the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].
3 He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the [c]out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God's] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high,
4 [Taking a place and rank by which] He Himself became as much superior to angels as the glorious Name (title) which He has inherited is different from and more excellent than theirs.
5 For to which of the angels did [God] ever say, You are My Son, today I have begotten You [established You in an official Sonship relation, with kingly dignity]? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He will be to Me a Son?

II Samuel 7:14/Psalms 2:7 “I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto Me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten Thee.”

This a scriptural reference which refers to Christ's resurrection from the dead, the day He was begotten of the Father, from the dead.

Colossians 1:15 KJV “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: the first born of all creation)”

Colossians 1:18 KJV “And He is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence.”

Acts 13:33 KJV “God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that He hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten Thee.”

Revelation 3:14 KJV “ And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;”

Hebrews 3:6 KJV “But Christ as a son over His own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.”

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The Apostle Paul, in writing to the Hebrews, showed how that Christ was in all creation, “Superior!”

He is the Eternal Creator Son of God.

Hebrews 7:1-3 KJV
[1] For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
[2] To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all;
First being by interpretation (Melchisedec)
King of righteousness, and after that also
King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
[3] Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

John 1:1-5 KJV
[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
[2] The same was in the beginning with God.
[3] All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.
[4] In Him was life; and the life was the light of men.
[5] And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Colossians 1:16,17 KJV
[16] For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him:
[17] And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.

Psalms 45:6,7 KJV
[6] Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of Thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
[7] Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.

Psalms 102:25-27 KJV
[25] Of old hast Thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
[26] They shall perish, but Thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt Thou change them, and they shall be changed:
[27] But Thou art the same, and Thy years shall have no end.

How much higher and exalted is the Eternal Son of God, then created angels!
And now the end of the matter.

If God is an “Everlasting Father,” and surely the Word of God says so.....

Isaiah 9:6 KJV “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Christ, the “Everlasting Father (without beginning, or end-the Word of God).

or

If God the Father, then, He must out of necessity, have had to have had an Eternal Son! (Or at one time,He would not have been a Father!)

Eternal Father/Eternal Son/Eternal Holy Spirit.

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Genesis 1:1 KJV “In the beginning God...”
The Hebrew word here for God, is the word “Elohiym: Gods” (Plural)
God the Father
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 28:19 KJV “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”

Selah

Bible Questions Answered: Judas-Close To The Lord?

Bible Questions Answered:
Was Judas close to the Lord?
Sandy/ Billings, Montana

Bible Answers:
Judas was ...
Chosen by the Lord.
Prophetically called by the Lord, “Mine own familiar friend.”

Yes, Jesus was close to Judas.
He Called and trained him as He did His other Disciples.

Christ knew Judas' destiny, but He cared and reached out for Judas as He did all others, because....

I Timothy 2:3,4 KJV
[3] For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
[4] Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

But something happened to Judas.
His greed for money, over came his love of the Saviour.

Proverbs 4:23 KJV “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”

Proverbs 23:7 KJV “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: ...”

Luke 6:45 KJV “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”

Hebrews 3;12 KJV “ Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.”

Psalm 95:8 KJV “Harden not your heart,...”

Proverbs 29:1 KJV “ He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.”

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John 6:63-65; 70,71 KJV
[63] It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
[64] But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray Him.
[65]And He said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. (The Foreknowledge of God

[70] Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil ?
[71] He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray Him, being one of the twelve.

John 13:18 KJV
[18] I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

Psalms 41:9 KJV “Yea, mine own familiar friend (”the man of my peace.”), in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.”

Now there are some today, who dare teach, that once “Saved,” one may never be lost.
These same, then say of Judas, that, “he was a devil from the beginning.” But there is no scripture to attest to that, I John 3:8 was spoken of John concerning Satan.
How on the contrary prophetic, Psalms 41:9 KJV.

I John 3:8 KJV “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”

Psalms 41:9 KJV “Yea, mine own familiar friend (”the man of my peace.”), in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread,
hath lifted up his heel against me.”

There is a man today, in the regions of the lost, who has the distinction of having “been a trusted, friend of the Lord.” Nonetheless who betrayed Him.

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John 17:12 KJV
[12] While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Thy Name: those that Thou gavest Me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but
the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Acts 2:23 KJV “Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:”

Was Judas “Chosen from the beginning by God, to be the betrayer?”
Absolutely not!

God does not roll dice (Albert Einstein) to determine the order of things.

Romans 8:29,30 KJV
[29] For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
[30] Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.

There are those who wrongly believe today, that God, arbitrarily calls some to be saved, while others are called to be the lost.
How foolish!

Romans 3:4 KJV “...let God be true, but every man a liar...”

I Timothy 2:4 KJV “Who will have All MEN to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

John 3:16 KJV “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Revelation 22:17 KJV “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come.
And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.”

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Now although God did not, predetermine Judas as a betrayer....it goes without saying that He Foreknew that Judas would be.

Doesn't the Apostle Paul say (Romans 8:29,30) that God, predestines the lives of men?
Yes!

But He does it, based upon His “ForeKnowledge, of the choices that men will take!

[29] For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate t

God knew before the world was, who it would be that would love and follow Him, and who would not, and so He charted their courses, appropriately.

Psalms 37:23 KJV “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and He delighteth in his way.”

Psalms 37:22 KJV “...and they that be cursed of Him shall be cut off.”

Bible Lesson: Church Symbol: The Anchor

Symbols Of The Church Of Jesus Christ:

The Anchor

The Anchor, a symbol in the church, represents, hope.

Hebrews 6:17-20 NLT
17 God also bound Himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that He would never change His mind.
18 So God has given both His promise and His oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to Him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.
19 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary.
20 Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.

Many ships come to anchor in the storm, and the storms will come. But during the relentless pounding of the sea, and the crashes of the lightning, some, anchors fail, some hold.

Certainly it is not during the storm, to discover that one's anchor, is worthless. Because to discover such, is also to discover that one will, be lost.

The Apostle Paul told the Hebrew believers, that the Oath and Promises of God, like a mighty tried and tested anchor, hold the believer fixed in his faith.

Yes the storms will come, sickness, death, discouragement, poverty, and loss of friends, but they cannot prevail, against the child of God, whose anchor is the Lord Jesus Christ, Saviour, and Intercessory High Priest.

What is your anchor, today? Upon what does the eternal destiny of your soul, rest?

II Corinthians 1:20 NLT “For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen,...”

II Corinthians 5:21 KJV “For He (God the Father) hath made Him (Jesus Christ His Son) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

I Timothy 2:3,4 KJV
[3] For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
[4] Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

John 1:12,13 KJV
[12] But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:
[13] Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Proverbs 11:28 KJV “He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.”

Hebrews 13:5 KJV “...I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

See The Bible Prayer Line Index: Bible Lessons-Salvation Prayer

Bible Lesson: Church Symbol-Alpha and Omega

Symbols Of The Church Of Jesus Christ

Alpha And Omega:

ΆΩ

Just as Alpha and Omega, are the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, so the Lord Jesus Christ, is the first and the last of creation and of our faith as well.

Revelation 1:8 KJV “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 1:11 KJV “ Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Revelation 21:6 KJV “And He said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.”

Revelation 22:13 KJV “ I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.”

Isaiah 41:4 KJV “Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am He.”

Isaiah 44:6 KJV “Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and His redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside Me there is no God.

Isaiah 48:12,13 KJV
[12] Hearken unto Me, O Jacob and Israel, My called; I am He; I am the first, I also am the last.
[13] Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

Hebrews 12:2 KJV “Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Colossians 1:12-19 KJV
[12] Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
[13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son:
[14] In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
[15] Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
[16] For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him:
[17] And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.
[18] And He is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence.
[19] For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell;

Do you know this great Creator, Saviour?
Index/ Bible Lessons-Salvation Prayer

Bible Questions Answered: Peace Not War

Bible Questions Answered:
Why in God's world must there be fighting wars? Is God's way war?
Shelaov / Tartu, Estonia

Bible Answer:
There are some 310 references to peace in the Old Testament, and some 129 in the New Testament, to peace.

Judges 6:24 KJV “Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-Shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.”

Hebrew:Yahweh-Shalom: Yahweh is peace.

Romans 16:20 KJV “And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet...”
Greek: Iraynay: Peace, Quietness.

God's way is....
Matthew 5:9 KJV “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”

Colossians 3:15 KJV “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts,...”

Isaiah 26:3 KJV “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee (true for men and nations).

Isaiah 32:17 KJV “And the work of righteousness shall be peace;...”

Isaiah 9:6-7 KJV
[6] For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
[7] Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

Psalm 37:37 KJV “ Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.”

Psalm 119:165 KJV “] Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.”

II Thessalonians 3:16 KJV “ Now the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always by all means...”

John 14:27 KJV “Peace I (the Lord Jesus Christ) leave with you, My peace I give unto you:...”

I Corinthians 14:33 KJV “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace...”

Galatians 5:22,23 KJV
[22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
[23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Matthew 26:52 KJV “Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.”

James 4:1-10 KJV
[1] From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
[2] Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
[3] Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
[4] Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
[5] Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
[6] But He giveth more grace. Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
[7] Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
[8] Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
[9] Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
[10] Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up.

Bible Lesson: Future Wars

Future Wars:
These future wars (Ezekiel's War, and Armageddon War), all will be fought over Jerusalem.

Jerusalem:
Jewish Religions Birthplace
Christianity's Birthplace
Mohammedan's Birthplace

These two future wars, though thought to be the same war by some,yet have .....

A)
Different Opponents and a ....
Different Outcome.

B)
Ezekiel's War, fought with the power of the north-Russia, on the mountains of Israel.
Armageddon's War, fought in the valley of Megiddo.

C)
Ezekiel War, five nations against Israel...
Armageddon War, all nations of the earth gathered together. (e.g. Zechariah 14:1-9/ Joel 3:/ Jeremiah 25:29-38)

D)
The invasion of Ezekiel 38 comes before the Anti-Christ
Ezekiel's invasion has the Soviet Union and five other nations (not the whole world.)
Ezekiel 38:5,6 KJV
[5] Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
[6] Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

In the Armageddon war..Anti-Christ, and the False Prophet are on the scene.

Revelation 13:7,8 speak of “all the nations
[7] And it was given unto him (Ant-Christ) to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him (Anti-Christ) over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
[8] And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him (Anti-Christ), whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

In the battle of Armageddon, Rev. 16:13,14 the Kings of the earth will be gathered together of fight.
[13] And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon (Satan), and out of the mouth of the beast (Anti-Christ), and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
[14] For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

E)
Armageddon:
Revelation 13:7 says “And it was given unto him (the Anti-Christ) to make war with the saints (Tribulation believers), and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.”

Ezekiel's War:
Ezekiel 38: only lists 5 nations as opposed to Revelations “all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.”

F)
According to Ezekiel (Ezekiel's war.)
Gog, the Prince, comes from Magog, a country that is from the North.

Anti-Christ does not come from the Soviet Union, nor does he appear in Ezekiel's War.

Daniel 7:8,24,26 KJV
[8] I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
[24] And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
[26] But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

According to Daniel, the “Beast,” comes out of the Revived Roman Empire, not the Soviet Union.

G)
Israel's enemy comes from the north - Ezekiel 38,39
Six nations against Jerusalem (no divisions-Zechariah 14:1-9/ Joel 3:)
Armageddon is fought at Megiddo-the valley of Jehoshaphat.

(Revelation 9:13-21/ 16:12,16). The Euphrates river will be dried up to make this possible.

World War III (Ezekiel 38:1-23; - 39:1-16)

A battle fought in the mountains north of Israel
A battle fought on land and in the air: It has been said, that Russia has well over 1.2 million troops, 6,000 tanks and some 1,700 combat aircraft.
Ezekiel 38:9 describes an air, plane or missile attack.

The Soviet Union, is known for it's Cossacks. The Cossacks, Russian, Ukraine, and Polish, peasants, living in communal settlements, served the Czars in the cavalry. As far back as 1953 Russia had 16 million horses.

Internet-History of Cossacks: http://cossacksdance.ru/pages_eng/2_history/kazachestvo/page_1.php?level=2

The mosque of Omar will be destroyed, during this time, and the Jewish Temple, will be rebuilt.

Russia will be destroyed by one of the “young lions,” Ezekiel 38:13.

Empires of Ezekiel's day, were the merchants at the Mediterranean port of Tarshish.
At the fall of Rome, empires fell, and colonial powers rose.
Among them, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, and England.
England”s long standing symbol has been the Lion.
“Young Lions,” or the children of Britain were, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and the United States.

World War III – Players:

The Land of Magog: Russia. Only 1/6^th of the army shall escape.

Meshech: Moscow-Has been translated “Rosh,” meaning The Bear (A Russian Symbol.)-This land is anti-Jew, pro Arab.

And her Arab allies.

Iran(Persia, changed its name to Iran in 1935), Ethiopia, and Libya (Persia, Cush, & Put)

Ethiopia:North/East Africa (Sudan – North Ethiopia)

Tubal: On the Tubal River, Tobolsk (Russia).

Togarmah: Ukraine (some say is, Turkisk: Armenia)

Gomer: Germany

Ezekiel 38:13 KJV
[13] Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

Before, during,or after this war: The Rapture of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Israel, will be seven months burying the dead, and seven years burning all the weapons of the war. (3 ½ years after the war/ first 3 ½ years of the tribulation.)

Ezekiel 39:9-16 KJV
[9] And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
[10] So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.
[11] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon-gog (The Multitude of Gog).
[12] And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.
[13] Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
[14] And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
[15] And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog.
[16] And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah (Multitude). Thus shall they cleanse the land.

The Seven year “Tribulation,” starts.

The Anti-Christ, and the False Prophet will be revealed

After three and one half years, the Abomination of Desolation, will take place (Anti-Christ, will sit in the temple, proclaiming himself to be god.)

Armageddon War:

This war takes place at the end of the seven year tribulation period.

The Great Day of the Lord Almighty (Deuteronomy 32:43/ Isaiah 10:28-32/Isaiah 63:1-6/ Jeremiah 25:31// Ezekiel 39:17-29/Daniel 2:35/Joel 3:/ Zepaniah 3:8 Zechariah 14:1-9/ / Matthew 24:29,30/Revelation 14;14-20; 16:12-16)

A battle fought in the valley of Megiddo, into the plains of jezreel.

Weapons: Nuclear-Neutron Bomb, destroys flesh, but not buildings. Zechariah 14:12

Kings from the East (and Oriental army, some 200million strong.), travel to Megiddo.

(Revelation 9:13-21/ 16:12,16). The Euphrates river will be dried up to make this possible.

While their confederates Iran, Ethiopia, and Libya (Persia, Cush, & Put) are readily identifiable, these two names Meschech and Tubal are closely linked to Gog.

Jeremiah 25:29-38 NLB
25 and to the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media.
26 And I gave it to the kings of the northern countries, far and near, one after the other—all the kingdoms of the world. And finally, the king of Babylon himself drank from the cup of the LORD's anger.
27 Then the LORD said to me, "Now tell them, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink from this cup of my anger. Get drunk and vomit; fall to rise no more, for I am sending terrible wars against you.'
28 And if they refuse to accept the cup, tell them, 'The LORD of Heaven's Armies says: You have no choice but to drink from it.
29 I have begun to punish Jerusalem, the city that bears my name. Now should I let you go unpunished? No, you will not escape disaster. I will call for war against all the nations of the earth. I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!'
30 "Now prophesy all these things, and say to them,
"'The LORD will roar against His own land
from His holy dwelling in heaven.
He will shout like those who tread grapes;
He will shout against everyone on earth.
31 His cry of judgment will reach the ends of the earth,
for the LORD will bring His case against all the nations.
He will judge all the people of the earth,
slaughtering the wicked with the sword.
I, the LORD, have spoken!'"
32 This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
"Look! Disaster will fall upon nation after nation!
A great whirlwind of fury is rising
from the most distant corners of the earth!"
33 In that day those the LORD has slaughtered will fill the earth from one end to the other. No one will mourn for them or gather up their bodies to bury them. They will be scattered on the ground like manure.
34 Weep and moan, you evil shepherds!
Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock!
The time of your slaughter has arrived;
you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.
35 You will find no place to hide;
there will be no way to escape.
36 Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds.
The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair,
for the LORD is ruining their pastures.
37 Peaceful meadows will be turned into a wasteland
by the LORD's fierce anger.
38 He has left His den like a strong lion seeking its prey,
and their land will be made desolate
by the sword of the enemy
and the LORD's fierce anger.

Zechariah 14:1-21 KJV
1 Watch, for the day of the LORD is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you!
2 I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken into captivity, and the rest will be left among the ruins of the city.
3 Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as he has fought in times past.
4 On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. And the Mount of Olives will split apart, making a wide valley running from east to west. Half the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south.
5 You will flee through this valley, for it will reach across to Azal. Yes, you will flee as you did from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all His holy ones with Him.
6 On that day the sources of light will no longer shine,
7 yet there will be continuous day! Only the LORD knows how this could happen. There will be no normal day and night, for at evening time it will still be light.
8 On that day life-giving waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half toward the Dead Sea and half toward the Mediterranean, flowing continuously in both summer and winter.
9 And the LORD will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be one LORD—his name alone will be worshiped.
10 All the land from Geba, north of Judah, to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become one vast plain. But Jerusalem will be raised up in its original place and will be inhabited all the way from the Benjamin Gate over to the site of the old gate, then to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses.
11 And Jerusalem will be filled, safe at last, never again to be cursed and destroyed.
12 And the LORD will send a plague on all the nations that fought against Jerusalem. Their people will become like walking corpses, their flesh rotting away. Their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
13 On that day they will be terrified, stricken by the LORD with great panic. They will fight their neighbors hand to hand.
14 Judah, too, will be fighting at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the neighboring nations will be captured—great quantities of gold and silver and fine clothing.
15 This same plague will strike the horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all the other animals in the enemy camps.
16 In the end, the enemies of Jerusalem who survive the plague will go up to Jerusalem each year to worship the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, and to celebrate the Festival of Shelters.
17 Any nation in the world that refuses to come to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, will have no rain.
18 If the people of Egypt refuse to attend the festival, the LORD will punish them with the same plague that He sends on the other nations who refuse to go.
19 Egypt and the other nations will all be punished if they don't go to celebrate the Festival of Shelters.
20 On that day even the harness bells of the horses will be inscribed with these words: HOLY TO THE LORD. And the cooking pots in the Temple of the LORD will be as sacred as the basins used beside the altar.
21 In fact, every cooking pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Heaven's Armies. All who come to worship will be free to use any of these pots to boil their sacrifices. And on that day there will no longer be traders* in the Temple of the LORD of Heaven's Armies.

Revelation 14:14-20 NASB
14.Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like a son of man, having a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
15.And another angel came out of the temple, crying out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe."
16.Then He who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.
17.And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle.
18.Then another angel, the one who has power over fire, came out from the altar ; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, because her grapes are ripe."
19.So the angel swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into the great wine press of the wrath of God.
20.And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses' bridles, for a distance of two hundred miles.

Revelation 16:14-21 NASB
14.for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
15.("Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.")
16.And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon.
17.Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, "It is done."
18.And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder ; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.
19.The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath.
20.And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21.And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down from heaven upon men ; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe.

Revelation 19:19-21 NASB
19.And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him (Jesus Christ) who sat on the horse and against His army.
20.And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image ; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone.
21.And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

The end of Armageddon War.

(See “Future Events” in the index)

Luke 21:28-36 KJV
[28] And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
[29] And He spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
[30] When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
[31] So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
[32] Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
[33] Heaven and earth shall pass away: but My words shall not pass away.
[34] And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
[35] For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
[36] Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Bible Lesson: Future Events

FUTURE EVENTS:

Rapture of the Church (The Bride of Christ)

This could happen at any moment!

I Thessalonians 4:13-18 KJV

[13] But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
[14] For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.
[15] For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
[16] For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
[17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
[18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

I Corinthians 15:51-58 KJV
[51] Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
[52] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
[53] For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
[54] So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
[55] O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
[56] The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
[57] But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
[58] Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Ezekiel War (A blog is being written now about this coming war, be sure to look for it.)

The Rapture of the Church of Jesus Christ, takes place, either before, during or after this war described by Ezekiel.
This is “Not,” the battle of Armageddon!

Ezekiel 38:1-23; 39:1-16 KJV
[1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[2] Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
[3] And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
[4] And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
[5] Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
[6] Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
[7] Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
[8] After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
[9] Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
[10] Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
[11] And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
[12] To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
[13] Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
[14] Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
[15] And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
[16] And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
[17] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
[18] And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
[19] For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
[20] So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
[21] And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
[22] And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
[23] Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 39:1-16
[1] Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
[2] And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
[3] And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
[4] Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
[5] Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
[6] And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
[7] So will I make My Holy name known in the midst of My people Israel; and I will not let them pollute My holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
[8] Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
[9] And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
[10] So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.
[11] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon-gog.
[12] And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.
[13] Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
[14] And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
[15] And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog.
[16] And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.

Daniel's Seventieth Week -God's prophetic clock starts once again:(See Index: Daniel's 70 Weeks)

Daniel 9:24-27 NLT
24 A period of seventy sets of seven has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
25 Now listen and understand! Seven sets of seven plus sixty-two sets of seven will pass from the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until a ruler—the Anointed One comes. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses, despite the perilous times.
26 After this period of sixty-two sets of seven, the Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple. The end will come with a flood, and war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the very end.
27 The ruler (The Anti-Christ) will make a treaty with the people for a period of one set of seven, but after half this time, he will put an end to the sacrifices and offerings. And as a climax to all his terrible deeds, he will set up a sacrilegious object that causes desecration, until the fate decreed for this defiler is finally poured out on him."

On Earth, seven years of Tribulation

Introduction of the Beast (Anti-Christ) and False Prophet.
Three and one half years of (false) peace, followed by three and one half years of persecution (Anti-Christs, Mark, and Abomination of Desolation-Jerusalem, Temple Desecration), judgment and death (Seal,Trumpet,and Bowl Judgments), ending in the battle of Armageddon (Revelation 5:-18:).

In Heaven, the Bema Seat

Rewards for faithful service.

I Corinthians 3:11-15 KJV
[11] For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
[12] Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
[13] Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
[14] If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
[15] If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

II Corinthians 5:9,10 KJV
[9] Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him.
[10] For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Christ's second advent, ends the battle of Armageddon, at the end of the Tribulation

The visible return of Jesus Christ, to earth.
The Lord Jesus ends the fighting and bloodshed, with the sword of His mouth.

Matthew 26:64 KJV "... Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven."

Revelation 19:11-21 KJV
[11] And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war.
[12] His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself.
[13] And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God.
[14] And the armies which were in heaven (Saints: Old Testament, and Raptured New Testament, with Angelic Hosts) followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
[15] And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
[16] And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
[17] And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
[18] That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
[19] And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him that sat on the horse, and against His army.
[20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
[21] And the remnant were slain with the sword of Him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of His mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Dividing the nations, the sheep from the goats.

Matthew 16:27 KJV "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works."

Matthew 24:30 KJV "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."

Revelation 1:7 KJV "Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen."

Matthew 25:31-46 KJV
[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:
[32] And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
[33] And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
[34] Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
[35] For I was an hungred, and ye gave Me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took Me in:
[36] Naked, and ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me: I was in prison, and ye came unto Me.
[37] Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
[38] When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
[39] Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
[40] And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto
Me.
[41] Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
[42] For I was an hungred, and ye gave Me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me no drink:
[43] I was a stranger, and ye took Me not in: naked, and ye clothed Me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited Me not.
[44] Then shall they also answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
[45] Then shall He answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me.
[46] And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Jude 14,15 KJV
[14] And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints,
[15] To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.

Beast (Anti-Christ) and False Prophet thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 19:20 KJV
[20] And the beast (The Anti-Christ) was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Satan bound and cast into the bottomless pit, for 1,000 years.

Revelation 20:1-3 KJV
[1] And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
[2] And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
[3] And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Millennium, 1000 years of peace on earth. Christ and His people, rule and reign.

Isaiah 11:1-10 KJV
1 Out of the stump of David's family will grow a shoot—yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.
2 And the Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him (Jesus Christ)—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,the Spirit of counsel and might,the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
3 He will delight in obeying the LORD. He will not judge by appearance nor make a decision based on hearsay.
4 He will give justice to the poor and make fair decisions for the exploited.The
earth will shake at the force of His word, and one breath from His mouth will destroy the wicked.
5 He will wear righteousness like a belt and truth like an undergarment.
6 In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; the leopard will lie down with the baby goat.The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion, and a little child will lead them all.
7 The cow will graze near the bear.The cub and the calf will lie down together.The lion will eat hay like a cow.
8 The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra.Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm.
9 Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain,for as the waters fill the sea,so the earth will be filled with people who know the LORD.
10 In that day the heir to David's throne will be a banner of salvation to all the world. The nations will rally to Him, and the land where He lives will be a glorious place.

Isaiah 65:17-25 KJV
[17] For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
[18] But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
[19] And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
[20] There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
[21] And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
[22] They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
[23] They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
[24] And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
[25] The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

After the Millennium, Satan will be loosed from his prison, and he will stage a last attack against God's people, God rains fire from the skies and devours him and all his followers

Satan is cast into the lake of fire, where his fellow compatriots have already been 1,000 years (The Beast and False Prophet) and are still existing, and who always will exist, in this eternal state of judgment.

Revelation 20:7-10 KJV
[7] And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
[8] And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
[9] And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
[10] And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Great White Throne Judgment (The Judgment of the Lost).
All sinners, dead and alive stand before the judgment throne of Almighty God, then are cast into
the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:11-15 KJV
[11] And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
[12] And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
[13] And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
[14] And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
[15] And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

New Heavens and a new Earth

II Peter 3:13 KJV “Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.”

Revelation 21:1-5 KJV
[1] And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
[2] And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
[3] And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.
[4] And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
[5] And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.