Rev 21: 1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." 5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." 6 He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7 He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."
The new heaven and the new earth or, The new Jerusalem. We have heard this in Isa 52:7, 43:18& 19 and 65:17. The message here is that this will be very new, nothing like we have ever seen before.
Then notice for the first time we find God speaking with the promise of living with us. Following is the promise of no more tears, mourning, or pain! Oh what a time it will be!
All is done, all is taken care of. He reminds us he is he Alpha (first letter in Greek alphabet) and the Omega (last letter in Greek alphabet), the beginning (of everything not just time) and the end. He is unchanging and His promises are kept.
There are actually 12 blessings for us in the new Earth:
1. God will be with us!....let me say YEAH!! and Amen
2. God will continue to be our God....Yeah again!!
3. All tears wiped away.
4. No death....try to imagine that one!
5. No unhappiness or sorrow.
6. No pain.
7. Everything...All Things are made new.
8. Water.....well, the water of life... and plenty of it!
9. We will inherit all things.
10. We will be he son of God!
11. No curse for us.
12. No more having to deal with "bad neighbors", they will be in the fiery lake.
Okay so who are the "bad neighbors"?
1.The fearful. This is not how it reads. It is not fear that is bad, we will be afraid, it is the fear that turns men into cowards and causes them to not stand for the right thing. We will be afraid, but we are assured by God that he will be with us and if he is with us....Who can be against us! We need to pull our strength from Him!
2. The unbelieving.
3. The abominable or polluted. Those who have allowed themselves to be taken over by the lusts of this world.
4. Murders
5. Whoremongers, translates to pornois, fornicators.
6. Sorcerers Greek word for this is pharmakeusin- drug use, charms, enchanted potions, supernatural effects....Think of "crack, LSD, the drunkenness from alcohol, marijuana etc...
7. Idolaters-the worship of idols, money, wealth in "things", beauty, other gods,etc.....A pasture friend put it this way, "Anything you are spending the majority of your time thinking about is what you are worshiping." Physical shape, cars, work, money....God needs to be a part of our entire life, not just your nightly prayers! He wants to be in on every aspect of your life, work, health, wealth, etc. There are promises there for YOU from Him that covers everything! Just put Him first!
8. False prophets and homosexuals.
9. Liars
10. The lover of lies.
All of this is kind of heavy duty. What you need to remember, we have all fit into this "bad neighbor" category at one point is time or another. So may still be there. But, there is hope, and there is grace and mercy for any and everyone who comes to the cross! We fail daily and still we keep trying and God knows that and us. We need to keep striving for the Christ like qualities that God asks us to try and be like. No passing judgement on another, just lend a hand and remember God will finish the good work He started in us.
The second death: This is the second separation from God, it is the lake of fire.
Blessings on all!!
Calabash
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Revelation 20:11-15
Rev 20:11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
The great white throne signifies the purity of Christ and it is him who is seated on it. The Earth and sky doesn't really flee...it more like shutters under his great power.
We then see the book of life which all Christians have heard about. This is the book that if you name is not in this book, you will be thrown in the lake of fire. All the dead, great and small will be there for the opening of the books....Which books? Well, it says there the book of life will be one. It says that each man was judged according to what he has done, so maybe there was a book of record of the deeds of men. The Bible will be there because it is declared," that Moses' words and His words should judge men in the last day."
Please! See John 5:24....Now is the time for you if you're lost...this verse is a great beginning to your new life!
The Dake's bible mentions that there are 7 Judgments of Scripture:
1. Judgment of the belivers' sins are taken on the cross of Christ.(Jn 12:31-32)
2. Belivers' preforming self judgment and walking with Christ, being obedient to God's Word.1 Cor 11:31-32)
3. Judgment of Israel for rebellion. (Ezk. 20:33-44)
4. Judgment of angels for their rebellion (Jude 6-7)
5. Judgment of belivers' works (Rom 14:10 & 1 Cor 3:11-15)
6. Judgment of Nations. (Mt 25:31-46)
7. Judgment of wicked dead. (Rev 20:11-15. & Acts 17:31)
Next Blog is chapter 21
Blessings on all !!!
Calabash
The great white throne signifies the purity of Christ and it is him who is seated on it. The Earth and sky doesn't really flee...it more like shutters under his great power.
We then see the book of life which all Christians have heard about. This is the book that if you name is not in this book, you will be thrown in the lake of fire. All the dead, great and small will be there for the opening of the books....Which books? Well, it says there the book of life will be one. It says that each man was judged according to what he has done, so maybe there was a book of record of the deeds of men. The Bible will be there because it is declared," that Moses' words and His words should judge men in the last day."
Please! See John 5:24....Now is the time for you if you're lost...this verse is a great beginning to your new life!
The Dake's bible mentions that there are 7 Judgments of Scripture:
1. Judgment of the belivers' sins are taken on the cross of Christ.(Jn 12:31-32)
2. Belivers' preforming self judgment and walking with Christ, being obedient to God's Word.1 Cor 11:31-32)
3. Judgment of Israel for rebellion. (Ezk. 20:33-44)
4. Judgment of angels for their rebellion (Jude 6-7)
5. Judgment of belivers' works (Rom 14:10 & 1 Cor 3:11-15)
6. Judgment of Nations. (Mt 25:31-46)
7. Judgment of wicked dead. (Rev 20:11-15. & Acts 17:31)
Next Blog is chapter 21
Blessings on all !!!
Calabash
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Revelation 20:7-10
Rev 20:7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
It is very clear here, at the end of a thousand years, Satan will be released and start his deception all over again. Only this time it will be for a final battle with God. Now see verse 5 again where it speaks of the resurrection and says Rev 20:5 "(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection." Some feel there will be a resurrection of the righteous and a resurrection of the wicked. If so, this is when the wicked dead who were not in the first resurrection, will be resurrected, to immortal bodies to be tormented forever in hell.
This is kind of confusing. Let me see if I can make it more clear.
There are two kinds of resurrection, Physical and Spiritual
Once the Physical Body is dead, there can be no spiritual resurrection. This is why it is so important to make your decision of whom to follow and COMMIT to that. Once dead, no spiritual resurrection can take place.
There will be two kinds of physical resurrection:
One for the righteous which occurs before the Millennium and then one for the evil or wicked after the Millennium. (see Jn 5:28-29 and Rev 10:4-6 &11-15)
There will be 1000 years between the two resurrections.
Back to verse 8. Satan takes off where he was when he was captured. He starts to pull an army together again for the final attack against God.
What is this Gog and Magog? The first I saw this mentioned was Eze 38 and 39. Here Gog was from Magog and is a prince of two places, Meshech and Tubal. He was getting ready to attack Israel but, is to fail and be destroyed. Jewish teaching concerning Gog and Magog explains them as all things the are against God.- This works in verse 8 as well. We read further in verse 8 and 9 that Satan and army come up against Jerusalem, but fail. It is very clear what happens next.
Next is "The Final Judgment"
Blessings on all !!
Calabash
It is very clear here, at the end of a thousand years, Satan will be released and start his deception all over again. Only this time it will be for a final battle with God. Now see verse 5 again where it speaks of the resurrection and says Rev 20:5 "(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection." Some feel there will be a resurrection of the righteous and a resurrection of the wicked. If so, this is when the wicked dead who were not in the first resurrection, will be resurrected, to immortal bodies to be tormented forever in hell.
This is kind of confusing. Let me see if I can make it more clear.
There are two kinds of resurrection, Physical and Spiritual
Once the Physical Body is dead, there can be no spiritual resurrection. This is why it is so important to make your decision of whom to follow and COMMIT to that. Once dead, no spiritual resurrection can take place.
There will be two kinds of physical resurrection:
One for the righteous which occurs before the Millennium and then one for the evil or wicked after the Millennium. (see Jn 5:28-29 and Rev 10:4-6 &11-15)
There will be 1000 years between the two resurrections.
Back to verse 8. Satan takes off where he was when he was captured. He starts to pull an army together again for the final attack against God.
What is this Gog and Magog? The first I saw this mentioned was Eze 38 and 39. Here Gog was from Magog and is a prince of two places, Meshech and Tubal. He was getting ready to attack Israel but, is to fail and be destroyed. Jewish teaching concerning Gog and Magog explains them as all things the are against God.- This works in verse 8 as well. We read further in verse 8 and 9 that Satan and army come up against Jerusalem, but fail. It is very clear what happens next.
Next is "The Final Judgment"
Blessings on all !!
Calabash
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