Wednesday, October 31, 2012
WARNING
“WARNING”
(This
blog posting will remain for a period of seven days.)
THE
BIBLE PRAYER LINE
Matthew
24:24
For
there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew
great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they
shall deceive the very elect.
II
Timothy 3:13
But
evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being
deceived.
II
Thessalonians 2:1-12 KJV
1
Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and by our gathering together unto Him,
2
That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by
spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of
Christ is at hand.
3
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come,
except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be
revealed, the son of perdition;
4
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or
that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing himself that he is God.
5
Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these
things?
6
And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his
time.
7
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only He who now
letteth will let, until He be taken out of the way.
8
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume
with the Spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness
of His coming:
9
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power
and signs and lying wonders,
10
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
because they received not the love of the Truth, that they might be
saved.
11
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they
should believe a lie:
12
That they all might be damned who believed not the Truth, but had
pleasure in unrighteousness.
America
is facing a crucial test in it's up coming election for president of
the United States.
Our
Lord told His followers....
Matthew
7:15-21 KJV
15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns,
or figs of thistles?
17
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit.
18
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree
bring forth good fruit.
19
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire.
20
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is
in heaven.
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Romans
13:11-14 KJV
11
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of
sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off
the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness,
not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the
flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Prayer Request-Christians in Kaduna Nigeria
Prayer Request: Christians in
Kaduna Nigeria.
Eight Nigerian Christians killed, and
more than 100 people injured, by one car bomber.
On Sunday October 28th, a
car loaded with explosives by a suicide bomber, drove up to the
packed Kuduna St. Rita Church setting of his bomb.
Once again the Islamist terror group
Boko Haram is thought to be behind the evil act.
During 2012, Boko Haram attacks on
Christian churches have intensified.
Hundreds have been seriously injured,
and scores, dead.
Boko Haram is intent on establishing an
Islamist government in Nigeria.
Military Task Force spokeman, Lt. Col.
Sagir Musa has said that Boko Haram is receiving funding from foreign
terrorist organizations for the carrying out their attacks.
Task Force, information received,
indicates that Boko Haram terrorists plan to attack civilian and
military locations in Borone State, during the upcoming Sallah
celebrations.
Christians are leaving the area,
fearing more violence.
Boko Haram terrorist attacks, have left
some 3,000 dead since 2009, with dozens injured and killed in riots
between Muslims and Christians.
Dear Christian friend, please continue
to pray for our brothers and sisters in Nigeria, unbelievable
persecution has been going on there now for some time.
PERSECUTION:
Matthew 5:10-12 KJV
10 Blessed are they which are
persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall
revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for My sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad:
for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the
prophets which were before you.
Acts 5:40-42 KJV
40 "...and when they had called
the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not
speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41 And they departed from the
presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to
suffer shame for His name.
42 And daily in the temple, and in
every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 11:32-40 KJV
32 And what shall I more say? 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:
33 Who through faith subdued
kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the
mouths of lions.
34 Quenched the violence of fire,
escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong,
waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
35 Women received their dead raised
to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance;
that they might obtain a better resurrection:
36 And others had trial of cruel
mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
37 They were stoned, they were sawn
asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about
in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
38 (Of whom the world was not
worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and
caves of the earth.
39 And these all, having obtained a
good report through faith, received not the promise:
40 God having provided some better
thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
PRAYERS HEARD:
Exodus 2:24 KJV (God heard
Israel's groaning.)
And God heard their groaning..."
Acts 10:4 KJV (An angel speaks
to Cornelius.)
"...And he said unto him, Thy
prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
II Timothy 1:3 KJV (Apostle
Paul)
I thank God, whom I serve from my
forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have
remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
I Peter 3:12 KJV
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.
Revelation 5:8 NLT
And when He took the scroll, the
four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the
Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with
incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
Revelation 8:3,4 KJV
3 And another angel came and stood
at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him
much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints
upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
4 And the smoke of the incense,
which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out
of the angel's hand.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Spiritual Protection
Bible Questions Answered:
“...my friends are scaring me, they
have dabbled with Ouija boards, and automatic writings and other
things. My girlfriend says she has things flying across her bedroom at
night, at that she hears voices. I don't want any part of these
things, but I am scared, what do I do to be free of all this stuff?”
Lee/ Birmingham, England (United
Kingdom)
Bible Answer:
There is one, and only one way to be
protected against the evil one and all his minions! And that is to
be a child of God, where He is your protector.
If you haven't accepted the Lord Jesus
Christ, God's eternal Son, as your Savior, do so now.
John 3:14-17 KJV
14 And as Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that
He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not His Son into the
world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be
saved.
Acts 2:21 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Salvation Prayer: Salvation Prayer
II Thessalonians 3:3 NLT
But the Lord is faithful; He will
strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
Claim that promise, and thank the Lord,
that He will!
Ephesians 6:10-18 NLT (Outfitted,
as God's conquering soldier.)
10 A final word: Be strong in the
Lord and in His mighty power.
11 Put on all of God’s armor so
that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the
devil.
12 For we are not fighting against
flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of
the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and
against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore, put on every piece
of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the
time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.
(Seven, important
items of protection.)
14 Stand your ground, putting on the
belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.
15 For shoes, put on the peace
that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.
16 In addition to all of these, hold
up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.
17 Put on salvation as your
helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God.
18 Pray in the Spirit at all
times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your
prayers for all believers everywhere.
- The belt of Truth. Defense, self protection. (Ephesians 3:16 KJV That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man;
- The body armor of God's righteousness. Defense.
- The Peace that comes from the Good News. Defense.
- The shield of faith. Defense.
- Salvation as your helmet. Defense.
- The Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Offense, aggression against the enemy.(II Samuel 22:40 KJV For thou hast girded me with strength to battle..."
- Pray in the Spirit. Offense. (Luke 10:19 KJV Behold, I give unto you power...over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.)
The Lord has
promised to protect His children!
II Chronicles
16:9 KJV
For the eyes of the Lord run to and
fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself strong in the behalf
of them whose heart is perfect toward Him..."
Psalm 34:7 KJV
The Angel of the Lord encampeth
round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.
Psalm 91:4 NLT
(See the blog posting The Mother Love of God:.. Mother-Love
He will cover you with His feathers.
He will shelter you with His wings. His faithful promises are your
armor and protection.
Psalm 125:2 NLT
Just as the mountains surround
Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people, both now and forever.
Isaiah 41:10 KJV
Fear thou not; for I am with thee:
be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I
will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My
righteousness.
As a child of God,
confess God's faithful promises.
Exodus 15:2 NLT
The Lord is my strength and my song;
He has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise Him— my
father’s God, and I will exalt Him!
Psalm 28:8 KJV
The Lord is their strength..."
Psalm 46:1 KJV
God is our refuge and strength, a
very present help in trouble.
Psalm 73:25,26
KJV
25 Whom have I in heaven but thee?
and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth:
but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Bible Lesson: Miracles Of The Old Testament: Fire From Heaven Consumes Aaron's Sons.
Bible Lesson: Miracles Of The Old
Testament: Fire From Heaven Consumes Aaron's Sons.
Occasion: Strange Fire Offered.
Location: Sinai.
Bible Text:
Leviticus 10:1-3 NLT
1 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu put
coals of fire in their incense burners and sprinkled incense over
them. In this way, they disobeyed the Lord by burning before Him the
wrong kind of fire, different than He had commanded.
2 So fire blazed forth from the
Lord’s presence and burned them up, and they died there before the
Lord.
3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This
is what the Lord meant when He said,
‘I will display My holiness
through those who come near Me. I will display My glory before all
the people.’”And Aaron was silent.
What exactly was the sin of Nadab and
Abihu, Aarons oldest sons?
They had used “strange fire” (Fire
from a common source.) fire not taken from the Altar of Burnt
Offerings (Brazen Altar), for their incense burning, as they were
trained to do.
Fire from the Brazen Altar, spoke of
the bloody sacrifice there, it was to be thee only fire that
would propel incense heaven word!
Fire from the Brazen Altar, spoke of
the bloody sacrifice of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Hebrews 12:29 KJV
For our God is a consuming fire.
By His power, our prayers ascend up to
the throne of God!
For using forbidden “strange fire,”
God immediately judged Nadab and
Abihu by death.
Why was this so important?
It was because .. .
Hebrews 8:5 NLT (Earthly
Priests and their offerings...)
They serve in a system of worship
that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when
Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this
warning: “Be sure that you make everything according to the
pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.”
Leviticus 10:8,10 NLT
8 Then the Lord said to Aaron,
10 You must distinguish between what
is sacred and what is common..."
Incense burning was done at the golden
altar, which represented the prayers of God's people, before the
veil, and the holy of holies with its ark of the covenant,
representing the presence of God.
Everything regarding prayer is
important and sacred!
Psalm 141:2 KJV
Let my prayer be set forth before
thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening
sacrifice.
Revelation 8:1-4 KJV
1 And when He had opened the seventh
seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
2 And I saw the seven angels which
stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
3 And another angel came and stood
at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him
much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints
upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
4 And the smoke of the incense,
which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out
of the angel's hand.
Moses warned Israel:
Deuteronomy 4:2 KJV
Ye shall not add unto the word which
I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may
keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.
Proverbs 30:6 KJV
Add thou not unto His words, lest He
reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Revelation 22:18,19 KJV
18 For I testify unto every man that
heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add
unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are
written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away
from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his
part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the
things which are written in this book.
A lot of people today, would like to do
things their own way and “design-their-own-religion.”
Sorry, that just won't work.
That kind of theology, Nadab and Abihu,
would tell you ends in judgment and death.
We may not add to, nor take away from
“thus saith the Lord.”
Hebrews 10:31 KJV
It is a fearful thing to fall into
the hands of the living God.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Eucharist-Salvation?
Bible Questions Answered:
“...so I was always taught that
redemption was through the Eucharist.”
Burian/ L'viv Ukraine (L'viv'ska
Oblast)
Bible Answer:
Oh how men would love to work their way
to heaven, but that simply cannot be done. Be they parishioner,
pedagogue, or prelate, none, may work their way to heaven!
Salvation, not by works (religious
or otherwise.)
Isaiah 64:6 KJV
But we are all as an unclean thing,
and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as
a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Isaiah 64:6 NLT
We are all infected and impure with
sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy
rags.
Like autumn leaves, we wither and
fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.
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.
Romans 3:23 KJV
For the wages of sin is death; but
the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5:1 KJV
Therefore being justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 11:6 NLT
And since it is through God’s
kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s
grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved.
Galatians 2:16,21 KJV
16 Knowing that a man is not
justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ,
even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by
the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the
works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
21 I do not frustrate the grace of
God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in
vain.
Galatians 3:11 KJV
But that no man is justified by the
law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by
faith.
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, lest any man should
boast.
Titus 3:4,5 KJV
4 But after that the kindness and
love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
5 Not by works of righteousness
which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the
washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Titus 3:4,5 NLT
4 But—“When God our Savior
revealed His kindness and love,
5 He saved us, not because of the
righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He washed
away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy
Spirit.
Salvation a free gift:
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.
John 4:10 KJV
Jesus answered and said unto her, If
thou knewest The Gift Of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give
Me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given
thee living water.
Romans 3:24 KJV
Being justified freely by His grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Romans 5:15 NLT
But there is a great difference
between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious Gift. For the sin of this
one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s
wonderful grace and His Gift of forgiveness to many through this
other Man, Jesus Christ.
Romans 6:23 KJV
For the wages of sin is death; but
the Gift Of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 8:32 KJV
He that spared not His own Son, but
delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely
give us all things?
Romans 11:6 NLT
And since it is through God’s
kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s
grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved.
II Corinthians 9:15 KJV
Thanks be unto God for His
unspeakable Gift.
Ephesians 2:8 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, lest any man should
boast.
Christians redemption was complete, and accomplished on the cross of Christ.
Romans 3:24 KJV
Being justified freely by His grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 1:7 KJV
In whom we have redemption through
His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His
grace;
Colossians 1:14 KJV
In whom we have redemption through
His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Hebrews 9:12 KJV
Neither by the blood of goats and
calves, but by His own blood He entered in once into
the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Christ's sacrifice for sin, once and
only once.
Hebrews 7:26-28 NLT
26 He is the kind of High Priest we
need because He is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been
set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor
in heaven.
27 Unlike those other high priests,
He does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for
their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus
did this once for all when He offered Himself as the
sacrifice for the people’s sins.
28 The law appointed high priests
who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God
appointed His Son with an oath, and His Son has been made the perfect
High Priest forever.
Hebrews 9:24-28 NLT
24 For Christ did not enter into a
holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true
one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God
on our behalf.
25 And He did not enter heaven
to offer Himself again and again, like the high priest here
on earth who enters the Most Holy Place year after year with the
blood of an animal.
26 If that had been necessary,
Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world
began. But now, once for all time, He has appeared at
the end of the age to remove sin by His own death as a sacrifice.
27 And just as each person is
destined to die once and after that comes judgment,
28 so also Christ died once
for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many
people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring
salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for Him.
Hebrews 10:8-14 NLT
8 First, Christ said, “You did not
want animal sacrifices or sin offerings or burnt offerings or other
offerings for sin, nor were you pleased with them” (though they are
required by the law of Moses).
9 Then He said, “Look, I have come
to do your will.” He cancels the first covenant in order to put the
second into effect.
10 For God’s will was for us to be
made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ,
once for all time.
11 Under the old covenant, the
priest stands and ministers before the altar day after day, offering
the same sacrifices again and again, which can never take away sins.
12 But our High Priest offered
Himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good
for all time. Then He sat down in the place of honor at God’s
right hand.
13 There He waits until His enemies
are humbled and made a footstool under His feet.
14 For by that one offering
He forever made perfect those who are being made holy.
I Peter 3:18 KJV
For Christ also hath once
suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust, that He might
bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by
the Spirit:
To see this
teaching fully developed, be sure to read about the ebook,
“SALVATION- We
are not afraid.”
See top of this
page.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Prayer As Incense
Bible Questions Answered:
“...how is it our prayers be like
smoke?”
Trishul/ Bangalore (Kamataka) India
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Revelation 5:6-14 NLT
(Incense burnt at the throne of God.)
6 Then I saw a Lamb that looked as
if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the
throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders.
He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold
Spirit of God that is sent out into every part of the earth.
7 He stepped forward and took the
scroll from the right hand of the one sitting on the throne.
8 And when He took the scroll, the
four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the
Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with
incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
9 And they sang a new song with
these words: “You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals
and open it.
For you were slaughtered, and your
blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and
people and nation.
10 And you have caused them to
become a Kingdom of priests for our God. And they will reign on the
earth.”
11 Then I looked again, and I heard
the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and
of the living beings and the elders.
12 And they sang in a mighty chorus:
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered— to receive power and
riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”
13 And then I heard every creature
in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang:
“Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting
on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever.”
14 And the four living beings said,
“Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the
Lamb.
Incense was burnt in the temple.
Luke 1:8-10 NLT
8 One day Zechariah was serving God
in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week.
9 As was the custom of the priests,
he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn
incense.
10 While the incense was being
burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.
The word incense, is taken from the
Latin, meaning to burn.
Instructions concerning the burning of
incense, and its recipe, came from God.
Exodus 30:1-10, 34-38 NLT (God
gives Moses the Plans for the Incense Altar, in the desert
tabernacle.)
1 “Then make another altar of
acacia wood for burning incense*.
2 Make it 18 inches square and 36
inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of
wood as the altar itself.
3 Overlay the top, sides, and horns
of the altar with pure gold, and run a gold molding around the entire
altar.
4 Make two gold rings, and attach
them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold
the carrying poles.
5 Make the poles of acacia wood and
overlay them with gold.
6 Place the incense altar just
outside the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant, in
front of the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that covers the
tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. I will meet with
you there.
7 “Every morning when Aaron
maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar.
8 And each evening when he lights
the lamps, he must again burn incense* in the Lord’s presence. This
must be done from generation to generation.
9 Do not offer any unholy incense on
this altar, or any burnt offerings, grain offerings, or liquid
offerings.
10 “Once a year Aaron must purify
the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to
purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual
event from generation to generation, for this is the Lord’s most
holy altar.”
Incense recipe.
34 Then the Lord said to Moses,
“Gather fragrant spices—resin droplets, mollusk shell, and
galbanum—and mix these fragrant spices with pure frankincense,
weighed out in equal amounts.
35 Using the usual techniques of the
incense maker, blend the spices together and sprinkle them with salt
to produce a pure and holy incense.
36 Grind some of the mixture into a
very fine powder and put it in front of the Ark of the Covenant,
where I will meet with you in the Tabernacle. You must treat this
incense as most holy.
37 Never use this formula to make
this incense for yourselves. It is reserved for the Lord, and you
must treat it as holy.
38 Anyone who makes incense like
this for personal use will be cut off from the community.”
*Incense (verse 1) Hebrew: Qetoreth
(Ket-o-reth): Sweet incense, perfume.
*Incense (verse 8) Hebrew: Qatar
(Kaw-tar): To smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially
as an act of worship): burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for)
incense offer (incense , a sacrifice).
What was the purpose of an altar of
incense?
Incense was a sweet smelling odor, that
ascended up to the sky.
It stood as an ever living reminder of
“prayer.”
The prayers of God's people, ascend up
to Him, as a sweet smelling perfume.
I Peter 5:7 KJV
Casting all your care upon Him
(Prayer); for He careth for you.
Our prayers arise as a sweet aroma to
God, when we as a people pray “non-selfishly, and according to His Word.
Psalm 141:1,2 NLT A psalm of
David.
1 O Lord, I am calling to you.
Please hurry! Listen when I cry to you for help!
2 Accept my prayer as incense
offered to you, and my upraised hands as an evening offering.
Revelation 8:1-5 NLT (The Lamb
of God, breaks the 7th seal.)
1 When the Lamb broke the seventh
seal on the scroll, there was silence throughout heaven for about
half an hour.
2 I saw the seven angels who stand
before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
3 Then another angel with a gold
incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of
incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as
an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
4 The smoke of the incense, mixed
with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended up to God from the
altar where the angel had poured them out.
5 Then the angel filled the incense
burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and
thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible
earthquake.
Moses was told that Aaron, the high
priest, was to offer incense upon the altar of incense once in the
morning and again at evening.
Exodus 30:7,8 NLT
7 “Every morning when Aaron
maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar.
8 And each evening when he lights
the lamps, he must again burn incense* in the Lord’s presence. This
must be done from generation to generation.
Psalm 55:17 KJV
Evening, and morning, and at noon,
will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.
Daniel 6:10 KJV
Now when Daniel knew that the
writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being
open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three
times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did
aforetime.
I Thessalonians 5:16-18 KJV
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for
this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Morning Star
Bible Questions Answered:
“Who is the morning star?”
Janie/ Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Revelation 2:26-29 NLT
26 To all who are victorious, who
obey Me to the very end, To them I will give authority over all the
nations.
27 They will rule the nations with
an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.
28 They will have the same authority
I received from My Father, and I will also give them
The Morning Star!
29 “Anyone with ears to hear must
listen to the Spirit and understand what He is saying to the
churches.
This is a promise, not only to the
first century church of Thyatira, but to all those who love the Lord
Jesus Christ, and His appearing.
The Morning Star is none other than the
Lord Jesus.
Revelation 22:16 NLT
“I, Jesus, have sent My Angel to
give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David
and the heir to his throne. I am The Bright Morning Star.”
Jesus, is The Light Of The World.
John 9:5 KJV
As long as I am in the world, I am
The Light Of The World.
In the latest hour
of worldly night, in the depth of it's dark sin and rebellion,
brightly shines the Morning Star.
The Morning Star,
there for all to see, there for all to find the Way to Life
everlasting.
John 8:12 KJV
Then spake Jesus again unto them,
saying, I am The Light Of The World: he that followeth Me shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have The Light of Life.
The Light Of The
World:
Psalm 4:6 KJV
There be many that say, Who will
shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the Light of thy countenance
upon us.
Psalm 18:28 KJV
For thou wilt Light my candle: the
LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
Psalm 27:1 KJV
The LORD is my Light and my
Salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the Strength of my Life; of
whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 34:5 KJV
They looked unto Him, and were
Lightened..."
Psalm 36:9 KJV
For with thee is The Fountain Of
Life: in thy Light shall we see light.
Psalm 43:3 KJV
O send out thy Light and thy Truth:
let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy
tabernacles.
Psalm 78:14 KJV
In the daytime also He led them with
a Cloud, and all the night with a Light of fire.
Psalm 89:15 KJV
Blessed is the people that know the
joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the Light of thy
countenance.
Psalm 112:4 KJV
Unto the upright there ariseth Light
in the darkness: He is gracious, and full of compassion, and
righteous.
Psalm 119:105
KJV
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and
a Light unto my path.
Psalm 119:130
KJV
The entrance of thy words giveth
Light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Proverbs 4:18
KJV
But the path of the just is as the
shining Light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 6:23
KJV
For the commandment is a lamp; and
the law is Light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of Life:
Proverbs 13:9
KJV
The Light of the righteous
rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Proverbs 16:15
KJV
In the Light of the king's
countenance is life..."
Isaiah 2:5 KJV
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let
us walk in the Light of the LORD.
Isaiah 9:2 KJV
The people that walked in darkness
have seen a Great Light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of
death, upon them hath the Light shined.
Isaiah 42:16 KJV
And I will bring the blind by a way
that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not
known: I will make darkness Light before them, and crooked things
straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Isaiah 60:1 KJV
Arise, shine; for thy Light is come,
and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Isaiah 60:19,20
KJV
19 The sun shall be no more thy
light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto
thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an Everlasting Light, and thy
God thy glory.
20 Thy sun shall no more go down;
neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine
Everlasting Light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Matthew 4:16 KJV
The people which sat in darkness saw
Great Light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death
Light is sprung up.
Matthew 17:2 KJV
And was transfigured before them:
and His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the
light.
Luke 1:78,79 KJV
78 Through the tender mercy of our
God; whereby the Dayspring (Jesus Christ) from on high hath visited
us,
79 To give Light to them that sit in
darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way
of peace.
Luke 2:32 KJV
A Light to lighten the Gentiles, and
the glory of thy people Israel.
John 1:1-13 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.
6 There was a man sent from God,
whose name was John.
7 The same came for a witness, to
bear witness of the Light, that all men through Him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was
sent to bear witness of that Light.
9 That was the true Light, which
lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the
world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not.
11 He came unto His own, and His own
received Him not.
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.
John 3:19 KJV
And this is the condemnation, that
Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than
Light, because their deeds were evil.
John 5:35 KJV
He was a Burning and a Shining
Light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in His Light.
John 8:12 KJV
Then spake Jesus again unto them,
saying, I am The Light Of The World: he that followeth Me shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have The Light Of Life.
John 9:5 KJV
As long as I am in the world, I am
The Light Of The World.
John 12:35 KJV
Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a
little while is the Light with you. Walk while ye have The Light,
lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth
not whither he goeth.
John 12:36 KJV
While ye have Light, believe in the
Light, that ye may be the children of Light. These things spake
Jesus..."
John 12:46
I am come a Light into the world,
that whosoever believeth on Me should not abide in darkness.
Acts 26:13,15,18
KJV
13 At midday, O king, I saw in the
way a Light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining
round about me and them which journeyed with me.
15 “‘Who are you, lord?’ I
asked. “And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus...
18 to open their eyes, so they may
turn from darkness to Light and from the power of Satan to God. Then
they will receive forgiveness for their sins..."
Romans 2:19 KJV
"...a Guide of the blind, a
Light of them which are in darkness,
II Corinthians
4:6
For God, who commanded the Light to
shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the Light
of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:14
Wherefore He saith, Awake thou that
sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee Light.
I John 1:5,7
5 This then is the message which we
have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is Light, and in
Him is no darkness at all.
7 But if we walk in the Light, as He
is in the Light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood
of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Revelation
21:23,24 KJV
23 And the city had no need of the
sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did
Lighten it, and the Lamb is the Light thereof.
24 And the nations of them which are
saved shall walk in the Light of it: and the kings of the earth do
bring their glory and honor into it.
Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there;
and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God
giveth them Light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Beast From The Earth
Bible Questions Answered:
“......who or what is this beast from
the earth?”
Brian/ Sacramento, California U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Revelation 13:11-18 NLT
11 Then I saw another beast come up
out of the earth*. He had two horns like those of a lamb*,
but he spoke with the voice of a dragon.
12 He exercised all the authority*
of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to
worship* the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
13 He did astounding miracles*, even
making fire flash down to earth* from the sky while everyone
was watching.
14 And with all the miracles he was
allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the
people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a
great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then
came back to life*.
15 He was then permitted to give
life* to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue of
the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must
die.
16 He required everyone—small and
great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the
right hand or on the forehead*.
17 And no one could buy or sell
anything without that mark, which was either the
name of the beast or the number representing his name.
18 Wisdom is needed here. Let the one
with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for
it is the number of a man. His number is 666.
Satan, at best is an imitator, the only
original idea he has ever had was that of sin.
There is an evil trinity (Now where did
that come from?).
Father, Satan the Devil, Lucifer.
Son, the coming Anti-Christ, possessed
by the spirit of his father.
False Prophet, spiritual, false leader.
(See, Revelation 16:13/ 19:20/20:10)
Revelation 17, describes a false
religious system, which sits on seven hills (Verse 9), many interpret
as being Rome, and its Papacy.
In these verses of Revelation
13:11-18 is describing the devils false imitation of God the Holy
Spirit, the coming False Prophet, Satanic religious leader (Who may
already be in the world.)
The False Prophet, demands that all
worship the first beast from the sea, the Anti-Christ.
Look at these verses to see the evil
(False Prophet) imitation of God's Son the Lord Jesus Christ.
Verse 11: Come up out of the
earth
Matthew 2:3-5 KJV
3 When Herod the king had heard
these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had gathered all the
chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them
where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In
Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
Verse 11: a Lamb.
John 1:29 KJV
The next day John seeth Jesus coming
unto him, and saith, Behold The Lamb of God, which taketh away
the sin of the world.
Verse 11: Voice of a dragon.
Exodus 19:16 KJV
And it came to pass on the third day
in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick
cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so
that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Exodus 19:19 KJV
And when the voice of the trumpet
sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God
answered him by a voice.
Ezekiel 9:1 NLT
Then the Lord thundered..."
Verse 12: Authority.
Matthew 7:29
KJV
For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the
scribes.
John 5:27 NLT
And He has given Him authority to judge everyone because He is the
Son of Man.
Verse 12: Worship.
John 4:23,24
NLT
23 But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true
worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth. The Father
is looking for those who will worship Him that way.
24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship Him must worship in
Spirit and in Truth.”
Verse 13: Astounding Miracles.
Matthew
14:25-27 KJV
25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them,
walking on the sea.
26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were
troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good
cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Verse 13: Fire flash down to
earth.
Acts 2:1-3
KJV
1 On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together
in one place.
2 Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a
mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting.
3 Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and
settled on each of them.
Verse 14: Fatally wounded and
then came back to life.
Matthew 16:21
KJV
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto His disciples, how
that He must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders
and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the
third day.
Verse 15: To give life
John
11:25,38,41-45 KJV
25 Jesus said unto her, I am The Resurrection, and The Life: he
that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
38 Jesus therefore again groaning in Himself cometh to the grave.
It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was
laid. And Jesus lifted up His eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee
that thou hast heard Me.
42 And I knew that thou hearest Me always: but because of the
people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast
sent Me.
43 And when He thus had spoken, He cried with a loud voice,
Lazarus, come forth.
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave
clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto
them, Loose him, and let him go.
45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the
things which Jesus did, believed on Him.
Verse 16: A mark on the right
hand or on the forehead.
Ezekiel 9:3-7 NLT (God's people saved, the guilty sentenced-
read the whole chapter.)
3 Then the glory of the God of Israel rose up from between the
cherubim, where it had rested, and moved to the entrance of the
Temple. And the Lord called to the man dressed in linen who was
carrying the writer’s case.
4 He said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put
a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the
detestable sins being committed in their city.”
5 Then I heard the Lord say to the other men, “Follow him
through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show
no mercy; have no pity!
6 Kill them all—old and young, girls and women and little
children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin right here at
the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders.
7 “Defile the Temple!” the Lord commanded. “Fill its
courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went and began killing
throughout the city.
Revelation
7:2-4 KJV
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal
of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels,
to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till
we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were
sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of
the children of Israel.
Revelation
14:1 KJV
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with
Him an hundred forty and four thousand, having His Father's name
written in their foreheads.
This false worship leader, will cause all men to worship the beast
which has come up from the sea, the Anti-Christ.
And of their end....
Revelation 19:20 NLT
And the beast (Anti-Christ) was captured, and with him the false
prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles
that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who
worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were
thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
Be sure to read the blog posting ..... False Prophet-The
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Bible Lesson: Miracles Of The Old Testament: Heavenly Fire Consumes Sacrifice.
Bible Lesson-Miracles
Of The Old Testament- Heavenly
Fire Consumes Sacrifice.
Occasion: Divine Power and
Authority.
Locations: Various.
Leviticus 9:24 The glory of the
Lord, before Moses and Aaron.
Judges 6:21 The Angel of the
Lord, before Gideon.
Judges 13:19,20 The Angel of the
Lord, before Manoah.
I Kings 18:38 The Fire of the
Lord, before Elijah, Israel, Ahab, and 450 Prophets of Baal.
II Chronicles 7:1 Fire from
heaven, the glorious presence of the Lord, before Solomon and Israel.
These five stories reflect the truth
that ….
All Godly sacrifices are consumed
by heavenly fire!
Leviticus 9:24 KJV
And there came a fire out from
before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and
the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on
their faces.
Judges 6:21,22 KJV
21 Then the Angel of the Lord put
forth the end of the staff that was in His hand, and touched the
flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the
rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the Angel
of the Lord departed out of his sight.
22 And when Gideon perceived that he
was an Angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because
I have seen an Angel of the Lord face to face.
Judges 13:19,20 KJV
19 So Manoah took a kid (young
goat)with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord:
and the Angel did wonderously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
20 For it came to pass, when the
flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the Angel of the
Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife
looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
I Kings 18:38,39 KJV
38 Then the fire of the Lord fell,
and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and
the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39 And when all the people saw it,
they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, He is the God; the
Lord, He is the God.
II Chronicles 7:1,2 KJV
1 Now when Solomon had made an end
of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt
offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the
house.
2 And the priests could not enter
into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled
the Lord's house.
All, Godly sacrifices are seen,
and accepted of the Lord!
Mark 12:41-44 NLT
41 Jesus sat down near the
collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in
their money. Many rich people put in large amounts.
42 Then a poor widow came and
dropped in two small coins*.
43 Jesus called His disciples to Him
and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more
than all the others who are making contributions.
44 For they gave a tiny part of
their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had
to live on.”
*Greek two lepta: the smallest
of Jewish coins.
All Godly sacrifices bring
blessing of the Lord:
The Widow of Zarephath.
I Kings 17:8-16 NLT
8 Then the Lord said to Elijah,
9 “Go and live in the village of
Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to
feed you.”
10 So he went to Zarephath. As he
arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks,
and he asked her, “Would you please bring me a little water in a
cup?”
11 As she was going to get it, he
called to her, “Bring me a bite of bread, too.”
12 But she said, “I swear by the
Lord your God that I don’t have a single piece of bread in the
house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a
little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a
few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die.”
13 But Elijah said to her, “Don’t
be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you’ve said, but make a little
bread for me first. Then use what’s left to prepare a meal for
yourself and your son.
14 For this is what the Lord, the
God of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in
your containers until the time when the Lord sends rain and the crops
grow again!”
15 So she did as Elijah said, and
she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days.
16 There was always enough flour and
olive oil left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised
through Elijah.
All Godly sacrifices, honor God, and His church.
All Godly sacrifices, honor God, and His church.
Acts 4:32-37
NLT
32 All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt
that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything
they had.
33 The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the
Lord Jesus, and God’s great blessing was upon them all.
34 There were no needy people among them, because those who owned
land or houses would sell them
35 and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need.
36 For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed
Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the
tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.
37 He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles.
All God's blessings are promised
to those who sacrifice to the Lord.
Proverbs
11:25 NLT
The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will
themselves be refreshed.
Proverbs 22:9
NLT
Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.
Proverbs
28:27 KJV
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth
his eyes shall have many a curse.
Isaiah 58:10
NLT
Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will
shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as
bright as noon.
Malachi 3:10
NLT
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough
food in My Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
“I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a
blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it!
Put Me to the test!
Matthew 19:21
KJV
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that
thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in
heaven: and come and follow Me.
Luke 6:38 KJV
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down,
and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your
bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be
measured to you again.
II
Corinthians 9:6 KJV
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also
sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also
bountifully.
All God's
Children Are Chosen Vessels Of Sacrifice.
Mark 12:32-34 NLT
32 The teacher of religious law replied, “Well said, Teacher.
You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no
other.
33 And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and
all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as
myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt
offerings and sacrifices required in the law.”
34 Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, “You
are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared
to ask him any more questions.
Romans 12:1 NLT
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your
bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a
living and holy sacrifice—the kind He will find acceptable. This is
truly the way to worship Him.
Ephesians 5:1,2 KJV (Jesus our example.)
1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given
Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling
savour.
Philippians 2:12-18 NLT
12 Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was
with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work
hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep
reverence and fear.
13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power
to do what pleases Him.
14 Do everything without complaining and arguing,
15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as
children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of
crooked and perverse people.
16 Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s
return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that
my work was not useless.
17 But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like
a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an
offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy.
18 Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy.
Hebrews 13:15,16 KJV
15 Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of
praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to His name.
16 And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need.
These are the sacrifices that please God.
I Peter 2:5 KJV
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy
priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by
Jesus Christ.
Acts 2:1-4,14-18 KJV
1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with
one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing
mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and
it sat upon each of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak
with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
14 ... Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice,
and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at
Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
16 ... this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will
pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and
your old men shall dream dreams:
18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in
those days of My Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
All God's
Sacrifices Are Consumed By Fire:
Leviticus 9:24 The glory of the
Lord, before Moses and Aaron.
Judges 6:21 The Angel of the
Lord, before Gideon.
Judges 13:19,20 The Angel of the
Lord, before Manoah.
I Kings 18:38 The Fire of the
Lord, before Elijah, Israel, Ahab, and 450 Prophets of Baal.
II Chronicles 7:1 Fire from
heaven, the glorious presence of the Lord, before Solomon and Israel.
Acts 2:1-4 Holy Ghost
Fire Fell Upon All Believers.
Our God is still, looking looking
for sacrifices dedicated to Him!
Acts 2:38,39 KJV
38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you
in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost.
39
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that
are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
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