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ARECWE BORN AGAIN BY INFANT BAPTISM AND GOOD WORKS??
Posted : 11 Oct, 2016 12:48 PM
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TEACHES:
To be born again is to be baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The soul goes into the state of grace, the effects of original sin are washed away, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit occurs. This is why infants should be baptized as soon as possible after birth.???
And ADAM7777 teaches we are born again by good works and obeying OT laws.???
BUT WHAT DOES GOD'S WORD SAY??
John 3:3: Jesus says, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is **BORN AGAIN**!!"
John 1:12,13: To all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God--children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision, or a husband's will, but **BORN OF GOD**!
QUESTION: Do infants receive Jesus and believe in His name???
Romans 19:8-10: The Word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the **WORD OF FAITH** we are proclaiming: That if you **CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH, "Jesus is Lord," and be believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your **MOUTH** that you **CONFESS** and are saved!!
QUESTION: Do infants believe in their hearts and confess Jesus with their mouths???
I John 5:3,4: Everyone who is **BORN OF GOD** overcomes the world. This is the victory that overcomes the world, **EVEN OUR FAITH**.
QUESTION: Do infants overcome the world with their **FAITH**???
John 6:37,39,44, 65: Jesus says, "All that the Father gives Me **WILL** come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will **NEVER** drive away!... For My Father's will is that everyone who **LOOKS TO THE SON AND BELIEVES IN HIM** shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the Last Day!... No one can come to Me **UNLESS** the Father **DRAWS** him. and I will raise him up at the Last Day!... No one can come to Me **UNLESS** the Father has **ENABLED** him!!"
QUESTION: Do infants look to the Son and believe in Him???
I Peter 1:22-25: Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the Truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply from the heart. For you have be **BORN AGAIN**, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring **WORD OF GOD**. For, all men {Including popes} are like grass, all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the **WORD OF THE LORD STANDS FOREVER**. And this is the Word that was preached to you!!
QUESTION: Are infants **BORN AGAIN** through the living and enduring **WORD OF GOD** or by some Roman Catholic Priest sprinkling water on him???
ARECWE BORN AGAIN BY INFANT BAPTISM AND GOOD WORKS??
Posted : 19 Oct, 2016 02:21 PM
WHO WILL BE GOD'S TWO WITNESSES {REV 11:3} OR MEN {REV 11:6} OR PROPHETS {REV 11:10}??
Zechariah 4:11,14: "Then I asked the angel, 'What are these *TWO* OLIVE TREES {See Rev 11:4 below} on the right and left of the lamp stand?'... the angel said, 'These are the TWO who are anointed to serve the Lord of the earth!'" Rev 11:3-6: {God said to John} "I will give power to My *TWO* witnesses and they will prophesy for 1260 days clothed in sackcloth! These are the *TWO OLIVE TREES {See Zech 4:11,14 above} and the 2 lamp stands that stand before the Lord of the earth. If anyone tries to harm them, fire will come from their mouths to destroy their enemies. This is how anyone who tries to harm them must die {See 2 Kings 1:9-12; Num 16:31-35}.
These *MEN* will have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying {See 1 Kings 17:1; Luke 4:25; James 5:17}; and they will have power to turn the waters into blood {See Exodus 7:15-23} and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish."
Moses and Elijah witnessed to 3 Apostles on the mount of Transfiguration when Moses & Elijah spoke to Jesus about his departure or Ascension, which Jesus was to bring to fulfillment in Jerusalem 40 days after His resurrection. Luke 9:30,31: �TWO MEN, Moses and Elijah, appeared in GLORIOUS SPLENDOR talking with Jesus. They spoke about His Departure {Or Ascension} which He was about to bring to fulfillment in Jerusalem."
Moses and Elijah were most assuredly the *TWO MEN* dressed in white who witnessed at the Departure or Ascension of Jesus in Acts 1:10,11: "They looked up into the sky as He {Jesus} was going when suddenly *TWO MEN* dressed in WHITE stood beside them. "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into Heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into Heaven!"
And then in Luke 24:2b-6b we read: They did not find the body of Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly *TWO MEN*... stood beside them... And the *MEN* said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? HE IS NOT HERE; HE HAS RISEN!!" Jesus says in John 8:17b: "The testimony of *TWO MEN IS VALID* and of course the testimony of Moses and Elijah is just about as valid as you can get.
And so the coming of God's *TWO MEN* or witnesses to prophesy for 1260 days {See Rev 11:3-7} will be their FOURTH appearance as God's 2 witnesses or MEN. And the reason that their names are not mentioned in Luke 24:3 and Acts 1:10 and Rev 11:3-12 is that the Father, Moses and Elijah want us to glorify *NO ONE ELSE BUT JESUS*!!
Moses and Elijah will most likely witness miraculously to people in the uttermost parts of the earth in all 6,000 languages. Presently the Bible has been translated into about 2,000 languages from the inspired Greek and Hebrew manuscripts and faith comes from hearing or reading the sword of the spirit which is the Word of God. The Bible still has not been translated into about 4,000 languages and Rev 5:9b and Rev 7:9,13,14 must be completely fulfilled. Surely the courageous tribulation saints will help Moses and Elijah spread God's Word. They will do a fantastic job since according to Rev 7:9,14 there will be a great multitude from EVERY TRIBE AND LANGUAGE who will be �WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB�.
Moses & Elijah will be dressed in SACKCLOTH which is appropriate since the Tribulation saints will be very poor, for they will not be able to buy or sell anything as per Rev 13:17. Moses and Elijah will certainly speak the Word of God with great power and love. They will not add or take words away from the Prophetic Words of God {See Rev 22:18,19}; and they will encourage God's courageous saints to adhere to *ALL* of the NT commandments {See Rev 12:13b; 14:12b; Matt 28:20a; John 14:15,21,23; I John 2:2-5} with love {See Matt 5:39-48 & Rom 12:17-21} in the face of severe and hostile persecution.
Moses and Elijah will begin their 1260-day testimony {Rev 11:3} 3 1/2 days before the coming of 666 & the 1260-day Great Tribulation and 1263 1/2 days before the Last Day. {*THE FIRST END-TIME EVENT*} Moses and Elijah will warn us of the coming of 666 & his False Prophet. It seems very appropriate that God will send His TWO PROPHETS {See Rev 11:10b} to warn and prepare His saints for the coming of Satan, 666 and the Great Tribulation for in Amos 3:7 we read: "Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the PROPHETS!"
GOD'S PROPHETS are mentioned 8 times in Revelation: Revelation 10:7; 11:10; 11:18; 16:6; 18:20,24; 22:6 & 22:9. Whereas; preachers, pastors and evangelists are not even mentioned once in Revelation!
God will allow 666 to martyr Moses and Elijah {See Rev 11:7,8} right where their Lord was crucified. {At the new *HOLY PLACE* where Jesus shed his blood for our sins} 3 1/2 days later Moses and Elijah will rise to heaven just hours before the 7th angel sounds the 7th Trump at the 2nd coming of Jesus.{See Rev 11:11-18} Mark 13:14: Jesus says, �When you see 666 standing where he does not belong {AT THE NEW HOLY PLACE}....then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.� {See Rev 11:7,8 & Rev 16:15} John 2:19: Jesus said, �Destroy this TEMPLE and I will raise it again in 3 days.� This HOLY PLACE is where Jesus became the chief cornerstone {Eph 2:20,21} and we are living stones {I Pet 2:5 & 2 Cor 6:16} in the LAST TEMPLE made without hands! {Acts 17:24} Certainly, the old Jerusalem and the old Temple site are NO LONGER HOLY PLACES.
Hebrews 13:12-14: "Jesus suffered outside the city gate to make the people HOLY THROUGH HIS BLOOD. Let us, then, go to Him outside the city, bearing the disgrace He bore. For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the CITY {THE NEW JERUSALEM} that is to come." {See Heb 11:10,13-16; Heb 12:22; Rev 3:12b; 21:2,10-27; 22:1-5; 2 Pet 3:13}
Gal 4:25,26: "Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem {Called Sodom in Rev 11:8} because she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem that is ABOVE is free, and she is our mother."{THE *NEW* JERUSALEM}
ARECWE BORN AGAIN BY INFANT BAPTISM AND GOOD WORKS??
Posted : 20 Oct, 2016 08:51 PM
WILL THE COURAGEOUS GREAT TRIBULATION SAINTS SUFFER THE WRATH OF GOD??
God has always allowed His people to suffer tribulation and trials because they purify and perfect their faith and will gain countless eternal rewards when Jesus Christ is *REVEALED. There are over 40,000 saints martyred every year and the main culprit is no longer just Islam and the Satanic Roman Catholic Church. Millions of saints were martyred by the Communist atheist countries after 1917 in Russia and after 1948 in China and then in North Korea and Vietnam. Many more millions were killed by Japan 1937-1945 and by the Fascists in Italy and Germany 1922-1945.
NOTE: 666 is called the beast 36{6X6} times in Revelation.
Revelation 13:5-10: The beast will exercise his authority for 42 months... He will be given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he will be given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast--all whose names that have not been written in the Book of Life belonging to the LAMB He who has an ear let him hear: If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go, If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints.
Revelation 12:11: They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death!
Matthew 24:9-13; 23-25 Jesus says, "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of Me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.... At that time
if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible. Se,, I have told you ahead of time!
Luke 21:12-17: Jesus says, "They will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of My name. This will result in your being witnesses to them. But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. All men will hate you because of Me. But not a hair of you head will perish. By standing firm you will gain life!!"
Romans 8:35-37: �Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?... For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us!�
I Peter 1:6-8: �In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is *REVEALED.�
I Peter 2:20b,21: �But if you suffer for doing good and endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow IN HIS STEPS.�
I Peter 4:12,13: �Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But REJOICE that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is *REVEALED!�
Matthew 5:10-12: Jesus says, "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, because **GREAT IS YOUR REWARD IN HEAVEN**!!"
Rev 2:10: Jesus says, �Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the Crown of Life.�
Read other persecution verses: Romans 5:3; Heb 11:35-40; 2 Tim 3:12; 2 Cor 1:7-10; Phil 1:29; & Phil 3:10.
The courageous and faithful Tribulation saints will *NOT* be hurt by God�s *WRATH* as shown in Rev 14:9-11; 15:1,7; 16:1,19; or in any of the 7 trumpet or 7 bowl plagues as explained in Rev 9:4,20,21 and Rev 16:2,4-6,9,10,21; or in any of the plagues of God�s 2 witnesses as per Rev 11:6,10; or in *ETERNAL HELL*!
Rev 14:9-11: �If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, he will drink of the wine of God�s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of *HIS WRATH*. He will be tormented with burning sulfur and the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever.�
The Tribulation saints will not be able to buy or sell anything as per Rev 13:17; but God will take care of us just as he took care of the Israelites for 40 years in the wilderness.
Matthew 6:31-34: Jesus says, "Do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be give to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own!!"
The pre-tribs often confuse the wrath of God with the persecution from the anti-christ. They are not the same thing. The wrath of God is intended for the ungodly and will be poured upon them and them only. The Lord knows His target and He never misses.
In Rev 18:1-24 we read about the plagues that will destroy the headquarters of 666 during the Great Tribulation. This evil city on 7 hills {See Rev 17:9} is called �Babylon� which Peter implied was the nickname for Rome in 2 Peter 5:13.
In Rev 18:4 a voice from Heaven will order God's saints to stay away from Babylon {Rome-That great seaport-Rev 18:17-19} so that they will not participate in her sins or be hurt by God's wrath which will completely destroy Rome with many horrific plagues. There are 260 verses from Revelation chapters 6 thru 20 and 128 of these verses or 49% tell of the wrath of God to unbelievers, 666, his False Prophet and Rome. However, not even one of these verses tells of any wrath of God toward His courageous Tribulation saints.
Even pre-tribbers and mid-tribbers reluctantly agree that believers during the Great Tribulation will be exempt from the wrath of God. Jesus says, �My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one!�{John 17:15}
Matthew 10:28: Jesus says, �Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell!!�
Matthew 24:29-31: Jesus says, "Immediately after the distress of these {1260} days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky; and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all of the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the 4 winds , from one end of the heavens to the other!" Luke 21:28 adds "When these things begin to take place , stand up and lift up your hands, because your redemption is drawing near!!"
WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR THE NEW EARTH, THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE **HEAVENLY** NEW JERUSALEM!!
Revelation 21:1-5: Then I saw a New heaven and a New Earth, for the first heaven and first earth had *PASSED WAY*, and there was *NO LONGER ANY SEA*. I saw the Holy City, the **NEW JERUSALEM**, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 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. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. 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." 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!"
2 Peter 3:10-13: But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will DISAPPEAR with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and *EVERYTHING* in it will be burned up {NIV}. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you wait eagerly for the Day of God to come. {NIV} That Day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with His promise **WE** are looking forward to a New heavens and a New Earth, the home of righteousness.
Revelation 22:1-6: Then the angel showed me the river of the Water of Life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and the Lamb {Jesus} down the middle of the great street of the City. On each side of the river stood the Tree of Life, bearing 12 crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month... The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the City, and his servants will serve Him. They will see His face and His name will be on their foreheads. There will be *NO MORE NIGHT*!! They will *NOT NEED** the light of the lamp or the light of *THE SUN*, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. The angel said to me, �These words are TRUSTWORTHY and TRUE!!�
ARECWE BORN AGAIN BY INFANT BAPTISM AND GOOD WORKS??
Posted : 21 Oct, 2016 08:20 PM
IS THE FIRST 1,000 YEAR RESURRECTION IN REVELATION 20:4-6 FOR MARTYRS LIKE JESUS AND THE 24 ELDERS ON THRONES WITH AUTHORITY TO JUDGE ONLY??
Revelation 4:4: Surrounding God's Throne were 24 other **THRONES**, and seated on them were **24 ELDERS**!
It is completely obvious that the continuous 1,000 year reign mentioned in Revelation 20:4-6 is for 24 ELDERS on Thrones and MARTYRS ONLY according to God's Word in:
Revelation 20:4-6: I saw {24} **THRONES** on which were seated those who had been given authority to JUDGE and I saw the SOULS of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus {NT MARTYRS}and because of the word of God {OT MARTYRS}. They had not worshiped the beast and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands {Tribulation MARTYRS}. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. The rest of the dead {Saints who were not martyrs or the 24 elders}did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. {At the 2nd coming of Jesus} This is the **FIRST RESURRECTION**...They will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
According to Revelation 20:4-6 there will be *TWO* Resurrections. The 1st continuous 1,000 year Heavenly Resurrection is for the 24 Elders on thrones and *MARTYRS* LIKE JESUS ONLY* and will end at the 2nd coming of Jesus when the 2nd Resurrection will take place for the saints of all ages who are *NOT MARTYRS*!!
In Daniel 12:2 just after the Great Tribulation we read, "Multitudes who SLEEP in the dust of the earth will *AWAKE*, some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.
I Thess 5:10: He {Jesus} died for us so that, whether we are AWAKE {Martyrs} or asleep, we may live together with Him. The martyrs who are *AWAKE* with Jesus will also receive their new heavenly bodies at the 2nd coming of Jesus as per I Corinthians 15:51,52: Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all *SLEEP* but we will all be changed--in a flash, in a twinkling of an eye, at the Last {7TH} Trumpet!!
There are only TWO RESURRECTIONS for all saints mentioned in Rev 20:4-6: The FIRST RESURRECTION is for MARTYRS AND THE 24 ELDERS ONLY and INCLUDES the Tribulation Martyrs. And therefore the SECOND RESURRECTION must come on the Last Day of the Great Tribulation and must include ALL SAINTS {Both OT & NT} who are not martyrs or the 24 Elders on thrones.
The Heavenly rewards for the faithful and courageous *MARTYRS* is one of the most important central themes in the book of Revelation. For they will reign with Jesus in Heaven during the 1,000 years before His 2nd Coming; and according to:
Revelation 7:14-17: They are before the Throne of God and God will spread His tent over them. They will receive White Robes washed in the blood of the Lamb. Never again will they hunger or thirst and God Himself will wipe every tear from their eyes. Jesus will be their Shepherd and will lead them to springs of Living Water.
FOR EXAMPLE: Let us suppose that the SECOND RESURRECTION takes place on May 15th; 2020 then the continuous 1,000 year FIRST RESURRECTION for MARTYRS AND 24 ELDERS ONLY would take place from May 15th, AD 1020 to May 15th, 2020. The 24 Elders and all of the OT & NT saints martyred before May 15th, 1020 were awakened to reign with Jesus in Heaven and every Martyr martyred after May 15th, 1020 were and will be immediately awakened to reign with Jesus in the continuous 1,000 year FIRST RESURRECTION to be completed on May 15th, 2020 at the SECOND RESURRECTION when "The rest of the dead come to life when the thousand years are ENDED." {Rev 20:5a}
Rev 20:4b �I saw the *SOULS of those who had been martyred because of their testimony for Jesus... they came to life and reigned with Christ for 1,000 years. The Martyrs SOULS will only get their New Heavenly bodies when the 1,000 years are ENDED at the 2nd Coming of Jesus.
This seems to contradict John 6:40: Jesus says, �EVERYONE who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life and I will raise him up at the LAST DAY.� HOWEVER, the LAST DAY RESURRECTION could last 1,000 years for in 2 Pet 3:8 we read: �With the Lord a DAY is like 1,000 years, and 1,000 years are like a DAY!!
We see the martyrs talking in heaven at the beginning of the Great Tribulation in Revelation 6:9-11 and then we see a great multitude of martyrs who have come out of the Great Tribulation from every nation and language awake in heaven just before the first 7 trumpet plagues in Revelation 7:9-17.
And then just before the last 7 bowl plagues we see martyrs in heaven singing the song of the Lamb in Revelation 15:2-4: And then we see 144,000 Jewish martyrs in heaven with Jesus BEFORE Rome or Babylon is destroyed in Rev 14:8 in Revelation 14:1-5:
Revelation 6:9-11: When He {Jesus} opened the 5th seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood? Then each of them were given a WHITE ROBE, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed {Tribulation martyrs} as they had been was completed.
Revelation 7:9,10,13-15,17: After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from EVERY nation, tribe, people and language standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb {Jesus} They were wearing WHITE ROBES and were holding.. And they cried out in a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne , and to the Lamb...Then one of the {24} elders asked me, "Those in WHITE ROBES--who are they, and where did they come from?" And he said, "They are they who have come out of the *GREAT TRIBULATION*, they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, They are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple...The Lamb in the center of the throne will be their Shepherd!"
Revelation 15:2,3: And I saw... those who had been victorious over the Beast {666} and his image and the number of his name {Tribulation MARTYRS}. They held harps given them by God and sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the ages..."
Note: Mount Zion is another name for heaven as per Hebrews 12:22}
Revelation 14:1-4: Then I looked, an there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 {See Rev 7:3-8}...And I heard a sound from Heaven...And they sang a new song before the throne. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 {Jewish Martyrs} who had been REDEEMED from the earth...They follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
The 24 Elders on thrones are mentioned many times in Revelation 4:4,10; 5:5,6,8,11,14; 7:11,13; 11:16-18; 14:3 and 19:4 The 24 Elders on thrones are mentioned many times speaking from heaven during the Great Tribulation and are the only saints mentioned in heaven during the Great Tribulation besides the MARTYRS!!
It is completely obvious that the continuous 1,000 year reign mentioned in Revelation 20:4-6 is for 24 ELDERS on Thrones and MARTYRS ONLY according to God's Word in Revelation 20:4-6.
Revelation 4:4: Surrounding God's throne were 24 other **THRONES**, and seated on them were **24 ELDERS**!
Revelation 20:4-6: I saw {24} Thrones on which were seated those {24 Elders} who had been given authority to judge and I saw the SOULS of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus {NT MARTYRS} and because of the word of God {OT MARTYRS}. They had not worshiped the beast and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands {Tribulation MARTYRS}. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. The rest of the dead {Saints who were not martyrs or the 24 elders}did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. {At the 2nd coming of Jesus} This is the **FIRST RESURRECTION**. Blessed and holy are those who have part in the First Resurrection.... They will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years!
ARECWE BORN AGAIN BY INFANT BAPTISM AND GOOD WORKS??
Posted : 23 Oct, 2016 03:01 PM
ADAM7777 claims that we are saved by obeying OT Laws and that Jesus didn't change any of the OT commands??
BUT WHAT DOES GOD'S WORD SAY??
LEVITICUS 20:10: If a man commits adultery with another man's wife--with the wife of his neighbor--both the adulterer and the adulteress **MUST** be put to death!!
John 8:3-11: The teachers of the law {like TNT} and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women.{As per Lev 20:10 above!} Now what do You say?" .. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with His finger. When they kept questioning Him, He straightened up and said to them. "If anyone of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones {Like TNT}first, and only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, Sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you!" **JESUS DECLARED**!!
And so TNT lied when he claimed that Jesus or Yeshua followed all of the laws of Moses!!
John 12:48: Jesus says, "There is a Judge for the one who does not accept My words, that very word which I spoke will condemn him on the Last Day!!"
John 14:23,24: Jesus says, "If anyone loves Me, he will obey My teaching. My Father will love him, and We will make Our home with him. He who does not love Me will not obey My teaching!! These words you hear are not My own; they belong to the Father who sent Me!!"
Leviticus 24:19,20: Moses said, "If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done **MUST** be done to him: fracture for fracture, **EYE FOR EYE, TOOTH FOR TOOTH**. As he injured the other, so he is to be injured!!"
Deuteronomy 33:27: Moses said, "The eternal God is your refuge. He will drive out your **ENEMY* before you, saying: **DESTROY THEM**!"
Matthew 5:38,39,43-45: But Jesus says, "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you. Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also!... "You have heard that it was said. 'Love your neighbor and hate you enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven!!"
Dueteronomy 18:17-19: The Lord said to Moses, "I will raise up fro them a Prophet like you from among your brothers. I will put My words in His mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to My words that the Prophet speaks in My name, I Myself will call him to account!!"
Mark 7:18,19: Jesus says, "Are you so dull?" He asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him 'UNCLEAN'? For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body." In saying this. Jesus declared **ALL FOODS CLEAN**! What comes out of a man is what makes him **UNCLEAN**. For from within; out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man **UNCLEAN**!!"
I John 2:1-5: Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world!! {Jesus also put an **END** to all OT animal sacrifices for sin!!} We know that we have come to know Him **IF** we obey **HIS COMMANDS**. The man who says, "I know Him," but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys His word, God's love is truly made complete in him!!
I Peter 1:1,19: For you know that it was no with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were **REDEEMED** from the empty way of life handed down to you by you forefathers, but with the **PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST**, a Lamb without blemish or defect!!
ARECWE BORN AGAIN BY INFANT BAPTISM AND GOOD WORKS??
Posted : 23 Oct, 2016 04:24 PM
Hebrews 12:23: You have come to the **CHURCH** of the firstborn, **WHOSE NAMES ARE WRITTEN IN HEAVEN**!!
THE **CHURCH** IS MENTIONED IN 3 DIFFERENT WAYS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT:
{*1*} The whole body of Christian believers; Christendom.
{*2*] That part of the whole Christian body belonging to the same city, country, nation, etc.
In Revelation Jesus wrote to 7 **CHURCHES** in western Turkey "To the **CHURCH** in Ephesus write:" "To the **CHURCH** in Philadelphia write:" etc. Paul wrote letters to the **CHURCH** or body of believers in Rome, Corinth, Galatians, Ephesus, Colosse, Phillipi and Thessalonica. Ephesians 1:2 "To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus." I Corinthians 1:2: "To the **CHURCH** of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy." Romans 1:7: "To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints."
{*3*} A body of Christians worshipping in a particular **HOUSE** or home, constituting one congregation:
I Corinthians 16:19: "The **CHURCHES** in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the **CHURCH** that meets at their house." Romans 16:5 "Greet also the **CHURCH** that meets at their house." Philemon 1:1: "To the **CHURCH** that meets in your home." Colossians 4:15: "Give my greetings to the brothers in Laodicea, and to Nympha and the **CHURCH** in her house."
It is interesting to note that **LARGE CHURCH BUILDINGS** as places of worship for God's chosen and faithful saints are never mentioned in the New Testament!!
It is also interesting to note that religious denominations such as the Roman Catholic Church or the 7th Day Adventists Church are not mentioned or even implied in God's Word.
WHO IS THE **HEAD** OF GOD'S CHURCH **ON EARTH** IN THIS **PRESENT AGE**??
Matthew 28:18-29: Jesus says, "**ALL AUTHORITY** in heaven and **ON EARTH** has been given to Me. {Not some pope!} Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you **ALWAYS**, to the very **END** of the age!"
Ephesians 1:19-23: That power is like the working of His mighty strength, which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in this **PRESENT AGE** but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under His feet and appointed **HIM** {Not some pope!}to be the **HEAD OF EVERYTHING FOR THE CHURCH**, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way!!
Colossians 1:17-20: He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And **HE** is the **HEAD**of His body, the **CHURCH**. He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in **EVERYTHING** He might have the **SUPREMACY**!! For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things **ON EARTH** or things in heaven, by making peace through **HIS BLOOD**, shed on the cross!!
Ephesians 5:2226: Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as **CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH**, His body, of which He is the Savior. Now as the **CHURCH** submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the **CHURCH** and gave Himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water **THROUGH THE WORD**, and to present her to Himself as a **RADIANT CHURCH**!!
Ephesians 4:7,11-16: But each of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it... It was **HE** {Not the church} who gives some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ... Speaking the **TRUTH** in *LOVE*, we will in all things grow up into *HIM WHO IS THE HEAD**, that is **CHRIST**. {Not some pope!} From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in **LOVE**, as each part does its work!!
In John 17:17 Jesus says to His Father, "Sanctify them by the **TRUTH**, Your **WORD IS TRUTH**!!"
I Peter 1:23-25: For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of the imperishable, through the living and enduring **WORD OF GOD**. For all men {Like popes} are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field, the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the **WORD OF THE LORD** stands forever. And this is the **WORD** that was preached to you!!
Revelation 22:16,18-20: "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony **FOR THE CHURCHES**.... I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. If anyone **ADDS** anything to them {Like popes}, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone **TAKES WORDS* AWAY**{Like popes!} from this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the Tree of Life and in the Holy City {The New Jerusalem} described in this book!!"
Revelation 5:9: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slain, and with **YOUR BLOOD** you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation!!"
Revelation 1:5,6: From Jesus Christ, who is the faithful Witness.. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by **HIS BLOOD**... To Him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
ARECWE BORN AGAIN BY INFANT BAPTISM AND GOOD WORKS??
Posted : 24 Oct, 2016 11:16 AM
The Roman Catholic Church states:
Nowhere in the Bible does Christ say: "Pray ONLY to the Father"
**BUT WHAT DOES GOD'S WORD SAY**??
Matthew 6:5-11 Jesus commands, �When you PRAY, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues {churches} and on the street corners to be seen by men...But **WHEN YOU PRAY**, go into your room, close the door and **PRAY** TO YOUR **FATHER**, who is unseen. Then your **FATHER**, who sees what is done in secret will reward you... This, then, is *HOW* you should PRAY: �Our **FATHER** in heaven hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.� and Luke 11:4 adds,{**FATHER**} "Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.�
Some Words of God concerning prayer which is always to God the Father!!
I Timothy 5:5: The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues **NIGHT AND DAY** to **PRAY** and ***ASK GOD*** for HELP!
John 17:15-17: Jesus prayed to the **FATHER**, �My PRAYER is not to take them out of the world but that **YOU** protect them from the evil one. Sanctify them by the Truth Your Word is Truth!�
I Peter 3:12: The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and *HIS EARS* are attentive to their PRAYER.
Philippians 4:6: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by PRAYER, and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests *TO GOD*.
I John 5:17 This is the confidence we have in approaching God; that if we ask anything ACCORDING TO HIS WILL **HE** hears us.
Matthew 18:10-14: Jesus said, �Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: '**GOD**, I thank you that I am not like other men�robbers, evildoers, adulterers�or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' �But the tax collector stood at a distance, He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.� �I tell you that this man rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted!�
How many verses in God's Word tells us to pray to anyone besides God the Father???
Answer: ***ZERO***
However, the popes or poopes of the Roman Catholic Church believe they have the power to **ADD** and **TAKE WORDS AWAY** from God's Word, like praying to someone other than our **HEAVENLY FATHER**???
**BUT WHAT DOES GOD'S WORD SAY**??
John 17:17: Jesus prayed to His **FATHER**, "Sanctify them by the **TRUTH**, Your **WORD IS TRUTH**!!"
Ephesians 1:19-23: That power is like the working of His mighty strength, which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the **PRESENT AGE** but also in the one to come. And God paced **ALL THINGS** under His feet and appointed ***HIM*** {Not a poope}to be the ***HEAD OVER EVERYTHING FOR THE CHURCH**, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way!!
Ephesians 4:7; 11-16; But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.... It is **HE** {**NOT** the Church or poopes} who gives some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ, may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the **TRUTH IN LOVE**, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the **HEAD**, **THAT IS CHRIST** {**NOT** a poope!} From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work!!
Matthew 28:18-20: Jesus says, "**ALL AUTHORITY** in heaven and **ON EARTH** has been given to **ME**. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... teaching them to obey **EVERYTHING** I have commanded you! And surely I am with you **ALWAYS, to the very **END OF THE AGE****!"
ARECWE BORN AGAIN BY INFANT BAPTISM AND GOOD WORKS??
Posted : 24 Oct, 2016 03:02 PM
**AS CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH**:
Ephesians 5:22-30: Wives, submit to your husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife **AS CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH**, His body, of which He is the **SAVIOR**. Now **AS THE CHURCH SUBMITS TO CHRIST**, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything! Husbands love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to make her holy , cleansing her by the washing with water **THROUGH THE WORD**, and to present her to Himself as a radiant church, without stain or blemish, but holy and blameless.... No one ever hated his own body, but he **FEEDS AND CARES FOR IT**, just as **CHRIST DOES THE CHURCH**--for we are members of His body!!
**THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST**:
Colossians 1:15-20: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities, all things were created by Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the **HEAD OF HIS BODY, THE CHURCH**; He is the beginning and the firstborn from the
dead, so that is **EVERYTHING HE MIGHT HAVE THE SUPREMACY**. For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things **ON EARTH** or things in heaven, by making peace **THROUGH HIS BLOOD**, shed on the cross!!
Colossians 2:13-15: When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you **ALIVE WITH CHRIST**. He forgave us **ALL OUR SINS**, having canceled the written code, with its regulation, that was against us and that stood opposed to us, He took it away, **NAILNG IT TO THE CROSS**!!.
Ephesians 1:3-8; 11: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with **EVERY** spiritual blessing in Christ. For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and **BLAMELESS** in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will--to the praise of His **GLORIOUS GRACE**, which He has freely given us in the One He loves. In Him we have **REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD**, **THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS**, in accordance the riches of God's grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding!!
ARECWE BORN AGAIN BY INFANT BAPTISM AND GOOD WORKS??
Posted : 24 Oct, 2016 09:24 PM
**AMAZING TREASURES IN THE BOOK OF ROMANS**
Romans 1:17: For in the Gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is **BY FAITH FROM FIRST TO LAST**!!
Romans 3:21-25: But now a righteousness from God, **APART FROM THE LAW**, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes **THROUGH FAITH** in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by **HIS GRACE** through the **REDENPTION** that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Him as a **SACRIFICE OF ATONEMENT**, **THROUGH FAITH IN HIS BLOOD**!!
Romans 4:6-8: David says the same thing when he speaks of the righteousness of the man whom God credits righteousness **APART FROM WORKS**. "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whom sin the Lord **WILL NEVER COUNT AGAINST HIM**!"{David was inspired to write this in Psalm 32:1,2}
Romans 8:28-30: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been **CALLED** according to His purpose. For those God **FOREKNEW** He also **PREDESTINED** to be conformed to the likeness of His Son... And those He **PREDESTINED**, He also **CALLED**, those He called, He also **JUSTIFIED**, those He justified, He also **GLORIFIED**!!
Romans 8:38,39: In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels or demons, neither the present or the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation , **WILL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US** from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord!!
Romans 12:3-7: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith **GOD HAS GIVEN YOU**! Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have **DIFFERENT GIFTS**, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving. let him serve, if it is encouraging, let him encourage, if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership , let him govern diligently, if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully!!
Romans 12:17-21: Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, **LIVE AT PEACE WITH EVERYONE**. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is Mine to avenge, I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary: If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but **OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD**!!
ARECWE BORN AGAIN BY INFANT BAPTISM AND GOOD WORKS??
Posted : 26 Oct, 2016 08:46 AM
**AMAZING TREASURES IN THE BOOK OF HEBREWS**
Hebrews 1:1-3: In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through Whom He made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His **POWERFUL WORD**. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Hebrews 4:12: For the **WORD OF GOD** is living and active. Sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates even to the dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow, it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:13,16: Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account!.... Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need!
Hebrews 7:18: The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless for the law made nothing perfect, and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God!
Hebrews 8:7,8: For if there had been nothing wrong with the first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. But God found fault with the people and said, "The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a **NEW COVENANT**!!"
Hebrews 8:13: By calling this **COVENANT NEW** He has made the first one **OBSOLETE**, and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear!!{Probably in AD 96 when the last book of the New Covenant was inspired and the other 26 books of the New Covenant were distributed to most of the churches!--See Revelation 22:16-19}
Hebrews 9:22; 26-28: The law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood **THERE IS NO FORGIVENESS**.... But now He has appeared **ONCE FOR ALL** at the end of the ages to do away with sin **BY THE SACRIFICE OF HIMSELF**!! Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, and Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people, and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him!!
Hebrews 10:8-10: First He said, "Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor were You pleased with them," although the law required them to be made. Then He said, "Here I am, I have come to do Your will." He sets aside the first **TO ESTABLISH THE SECOND**. And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ **ONCE FOR ALL**!!
Hebrews 11:1-3,6: Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible!... And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him!!
ARECWE BORN AGAIN BY INFANT BAPTISM AND GOOD WORKS??
Posted : 26 Oct, 2016 08:49 AM
**AMAZING TREASURES IN THE BOOK OF HEBREWS**
Hebrews 1:1-3: In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through Whom He made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His **POWERFUL WORD**. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Hebrews 4:12: For the **WORD OF GOD** is living and active. Sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates even to the dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow, it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:13,16: Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account!.... Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need!
Hebrews 7:18: The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless for the law made nothing perfect, and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God!
Hebrews 8:7,8: For if there had been nothing wrong with the first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. But God found fault with the people and said, "The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a **NEW COVENANT**!!"
Hebrews 8:13: By calling this **COVENANT NEW** He has made the first one **OBSOLETE**, and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear!!{Probably in AD 96 when the last book of the New Covenant was inspired and the other 26 books of the New Covenant were distributed to most of the churches!--See Revelation 22:16-19}
Hebrews 9:22; 26-28: The law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood **THERE IS NO FORGIVENESS**.... But now He has appeared **ONCE FOR ALL** at the end of the ages to do away with sin **BY THE SACRIFICE OF HIMSELF**!! Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, and Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people, and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him!!
Hebrews 10:8-10: First He said, "Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor were You pleased with them," although the law required them to be made. Then He said, "Here I am, I have come to do Your will." He sets aside the first **TO ESTABLISH THE SECOND**. And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ **ONCE FOR ALL**!!
Hebrews 11:1-3,6: Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible!... And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him!!
