OCTOBER 2015
Explicit Bible Truth
JESUS
Who is He?
What is He?
Why is He?
Please read Job 2:1-7:
Satan, probably through Cell Manipulation and/or Genetic Engineering is the source of cancers and other maladies of the Human Race as he is intent on our destruction BUT we survive even sometimes in poor health.
God’s plan for His creation is to change the heart of sinful mankind through regeneration of the spirit of each person that turns to God after hearing the Gospel of repentance toward God and faith in Jesus Christ, Luke 24:47, Acts 20:20-21.
Satan plan is to control mankind through subterfuge, deception and false religion with famines, pestilence and war reducing the world population to a manageable number and enslaving most of us as we see today.
God has allowed Satan to implement his plan so that we, the human race and God’s elect Angels can observe this process and understand what a disaster it is, Ephesians 3:9-10 and 6:12.
Satan is under the authority of God meaning that God keeps him on a leash and God is fully aware of his misdeeds.
God who works all things together for good restrains Satan as he did in Job’s case and does so for us but it is imperative that we learn by word and/or by experience the outcome, consequences of Evil living.
So; Job became a documented case, example for our understanding.
Job did not sin in what he said but 3 of his misinformed friends did, Job 42:7.
In this process Job learned who his benefactor was and what his enemy was capable of.
Some learn by observing the outcome of those who live sinful lives but many do not and they will suffer the consequences of Evil living.
Yet, still by God’s Grace many of them will spend eternity with God as did the thief at Calvary, Luke 23:39-43, Luke 24:47 and they will not go to the “Lake of Fire” Romans10:11-21.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that LOVE GOD, 1John 5:3 to them who are the called according to God’s purpose.
After Armageddon Jesus Christ will reign for 1000 years with peace, prosperity and safety.
Disease, War and Famine will all cease and will never occur again.
At the end of the 1000 year reign of peace, prosperity and safety the saints will be removed from earth in another rapture which will occur prior to the rebellion of the general population of earth who are living mortal people.
Many will rebel and be destroyed with the earth and the planets and will be judged at the SECOND MAJOR RESURRECTION.
These people have been under the restraint of LAW, the penalty of which is death, Revelation 19:15 but as always after listening to Satan’s insane plan of dominion the EVIL HEART PREVAILS. This shows us that restraint by the law does work but does not change the heart of mankind, Revelation 20:7-15.
We are not omniscient but we are learning that only righteousness sustains life and Evil only destroys life, Isaiah chapter 65, NASB.
The Holy Spirit is omniscient. That is a great advantage for us now and in eternity. So, we continue to learn by illumination of God’s word and by example, (Daniel 10:21, a Heavenly Document, Book), 1Corinthians 2:16.
Much of the future is not yet written but resides with God, John 21:24-25, 1Corinthians 13:11-13 meaning we have what we need but not necessarily what we want; However, much is in the Bible that we have not yet discovered.
FIVE RESURRECTIONS:
1Corinthians 15:22 As in Adam all die so also in Christ all shall be made alive.
Some of those in the 5 resurrections will be resurrected with immortal spiritual bodies such as the Church, 1Corinthians 15:44-50 and some with new mortal human bodies as their corpses, nekros in the Greek are resurrected meaning they still bear the image of the earthly. SPECULATION would imply that they will not inherit but the redeemed will BE LOVED OF GOD and populate the new universe, 1Corinthians 15:47-51, Revelation 20:13, Revelation 22:2.
1Corinthians 15:23 But, EACH in his OWN ORDER, Christ the first fruits and after that THOSE WHO ARE CHRIST’S at His coming.
The first body to be resurrected was Jesus who is the body, humanity of “God in the flesh” who is the person of JESUS CHRIST and that occurred about 1982 years ago as measured by our calendar.
The second to be resurrected will be the Church, the “Bride of Christ” and that date is not known except by our creator and Spiritual father, the father of lights, James 1:17, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ who is the only true and eternally existing God.
Our time and space is a creation of God in which the Angelic and Human Sin problem will be resolved and that time is merely a bump in eternity.
The Two Witnesses are resurrected
And Raptured:
Revelation 11:3 “And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, 3.5 years using the Hebrew calendar, clothed in SACKCLOTH.”
SACKCLOTH here means they have come in peace with a message from God BUT they are not received as such by those who DWELL on planet earth. They have the ability to defend themselves as we should today for those who war against us, either individuals or armies, foreign or domestic.
These two prophets, the two witnesses here are not identified as men in this context and they may not be men.
They will prophecy after the Church rapture for the first 3.5 years of the last 7 years before the return, second coming of Jesus Christ.
The multiplicity of Jesus Christ:
Jesus Christ will ride to Armageddon as “God the Word”, Revelation 19:13, Colossians 2:8-9.
Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.
Colossians 2:9 For IN HIM all the fullness of DEITY dwells in BODILY form.
This means that all the names of God, the attributes of God are represented in Jesus Christ and He can let any attribute, aspect of His person be displayed at any time.
The Two Witnesses continued:
These two witnesses are the third to be resurrected and the forth to be Raptured with Enoch being first, Hebrews 11:5 and Elijah being second, 2Kings 2:1,11 and the faithful in the Church being third, 2Thessalonians 2:3.
The Greek word APOSTASIA of 2Thessalonians 2:3 should be translated DEPARTURE as the context indicates and NOT A FALLING AWAY which is NOT supported by the context.
Enoch and Elijah were NOT resurrected but were probably changed and so they are imperishable, 1Corinthians 15:51-52.
This presents a new problem as to who these two witnesses are? They do survive for 3.5 years, Hmmmmm!
Satan is expelled from Heaven, Revelation 12:7-9 coinciding with the time of their demise, the mid-tribulation period. These two witnesses are killed by the Beast and Satan may be the direct instigator of their demise, killing, see Revelation 11:7 below.
They may be killed simply because they have run out of assets, ammunition and are no longer able to defend themselves.
It is the end of their ministry of 3.5 years and their time to die which is part of their ministry.
God will then demonstrate His INVINCIBILITY through a visible resurrection having a great impact on those who are observing.
In this case the entire world will WITNESS THEIR DEATH AND RESURRECTION AND RAPTURE, Revelation 11:8-11 see below.
Because of these 2 witnesses and the 144,000, Revelation 7:4 many will turn to God through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, Acts 3:26 and Acts 20:20-21 and many will be MARTYRED making them tribulation saints.
Jesus went to Calvary after His 3 year ministry which was part of His ministry, at the completion of His first earthly ministry.
His next coming will be as “Lord of Lords” and He will rule in His humanity for 1000 years.
God’s Plan:
Acts 2:22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a MAN attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know–
Acts 2:23 this Man, delivered up by the PREDETERMINED plan and FOREKNOWLEDGE of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men, Romans and put Him to death, Daniel 9:26.
Jesus Dies:
John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head, and GAVE UP HIS SPIRIT.
Although the Romans crucified Jesus they did not kill Him but it was an attempt to kill Him meaning the same thing and the JEWS RECEIVED CREDIT, blame for the deed as they were promoting it, Matthew 5:21-22, Matthew 27:16-26.
The voluntary submission of Jesus to Calvary and the chastisement was the measure of the commitment of His human will to the will of His father who is God.
When that commitment was complete He dismissed His Spirit and moved on to the next phase of that earthly ministry.
This all means that God in the flesh was a demonstrated success making Jesus the pattern for the redeemed of God, Romans 8:28-29 and a complete success.
Although God dwells in us, He does not control us but He is our leader showing us the way to maturity and giving us eternal life, Romans 8:14.
Without the Spirit of God we would never and could never walk the walk, Romans 8:8-9 LITV.
After saying “it is finished” meaning it was the end of His Calvary ministry, the completion of His Vow of the Nazirite, Numbers 6:1-21. He then GAVE UP HIS SPIRIT.
The Two Witnesses continued:
These two witnesses have the Spirit of God whose power raises them from the Dead, see verse 11:11 below as He will do for us.
Revelation 11:4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands, Zechariah 4:11-14, that STAND BEFORE THE LORD OF THE EARTH.
Revelation 11:5 And if anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds out of their mouth and devours their enemies; and if anyone would desire to harm them, in this manner he must be killed.
Weapons of War:
Revelation 9:16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were 200,000,000, two hundred million and I heard the number of them.
Revelation 9:17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them having breastplates of fire and of jacinth and brimstone. The heads of the horses were as the heads of lions and out of their MOUTHS ISSUED FIRE AND SMOKE AND BRIMSTONE.
These are NOT the two witnesses but they are mortal men riding machines of war. The men and their machines, 200 million will be destroyed and the men who ride them will be judged at the SECOND MAJOR RESURRECTION.
The Two Witnesses continued:
Whoever these two witnesses are they have extraordinary abilities. We have seen men who are called FIRE BREATHERS and do so by spewing flammable fuel from their mouth and then igniting it with a flame, spark, or torch and they live to tell about it but these two witnesses EXHALE FIRE.
They also have power to shut up the sky so that no rain falls and they have power over plagues and they can turn the waters into blood during their 3.5 year ministry.
These seem to be attributes of Moses and Elijah, Matthew 17:1-3, James 5:17-18, Exodus 7:19-20, Matthew 11:12-14 but they are not attributes but rather gifts of power from God and He can assign them to anyone He chooses for as long as He chooses.
We see an example of this when Jesus and the Angel Gabriel declare that “John the Baptist” could fulfill the prophecy of the return of Elijah before the “Great and Terrible Day of the Lord”, Luke 1:17 and Matthew 11:13-14.
Malachi 4:5 “Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD.
Revelation 11:6 These 2 witnesses HAVE THE POWER to shut up the sky, in order that rain may not fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.
Revelation 11:7 And WHEN THEY HAVE FINISHED THEIR TESTIMONY, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them.
Revelation 11:8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which mystically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also THEIR LORD was crucified.
Revelation 11:9 And those from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead bodies for THREE AND A HALF DAYS, and will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb.
Revelation 11:10 And those who DWELL ON THE EARTH, Revelation 3:10, will rejoice over them and MAKE MERRY; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who DWELL ON THE EARTH.
Revelation 11:11 And after the three and a half days the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were beholding them.
Revelation 11:12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here” and they went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies beheld them.
Come up here is the same command that the Apostle John received in Revelation 4:1.
The first MAJOR Resurrection:
ISRAEL
This is the fourth in order or sequence but it is the first MAJOR resurrection of many Old and New Testament saints of Israel and Gentiles and will occur after the second, 2nd coming of Jesus Christ.
Daniel 12:1 “Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, the book of life, Revelation 20:15 WILL BE RESCUED.
Many, probably Christian Messianic Jews who have been converted through the ministry of the 144,000 and the two witnesses will survive the “Great Tribulation” and return to Israel after Armageddon and receive the blessings promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Jeremiah12:14-17, Zechariah 8:20-23.
Daniel 12:2 “And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt, NASB.
Others here of Israel will be resurrected at the second MAJOR resurrection which is the fifth in order or sequence and they will be judged according to their works which in their case are EVIL and they will go to the “Lake of Fire”.
The first MAJOR resurrection of Tribulation
Saints and some Church age saints:
1Corinthians 5:1 It is actually reported that there is IMMORALITY among you, and immorality of such a kind as not tolerated even among the Pagans, that someone has his father’s wife.
1Corinthians 5:4 In the name of our Lord Jesus, WHEN YOU ARE ASSEMBLED and I with you in spirit, with the spiritual power, authority of our Lord Jesus, 1Corinthians 5:9-13.
1Corinthians 5:5 Deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh as his spirit is purposed to be saved in the DAY OF THE LORD JESUS, THE SECOND COMING.
This man is about to lose his standing as a FAITHFUL SAINT and to LOSE HIS INHERITANCE but his regenerated spirit which is his essence meaning the new and real him has been formatted by the Holy Spirit and is very much like a computer with an operating system but with incomplete data which is the WORD OF GOD, the BIBLE. He will be incomplete and not what God had wanted him to be.
The incomplete him will be saved for eternity where as faithful Christians will continue to grow by grace in the knowledge of our God and Lord and Savior, 2Peter 3:18, Hebrews chapter 6, who is Jesus Christ.
In his particular case he confesses, acknowledges his sin and repents, restoring him to fellowship and his previous status and avoiding dis-fellowship, 2Corinthians 2:1-11, Luke 16:10-13, Galatians 5:19-21, 1John 1:9.
Gentiles are also part of the first resurrection but they are a different category.
This is NOT complicated but is called “RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH, 2Timothy 2:15 KJV”.
We might simply call this putting the puzzle pieces together to see the whole picture because that is the way it is written.
The Bible is written like a Dictionary and an Encyclopedia with some things in sequence as a Novel.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Revelation 20:5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first MAJOR resurrection.
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first MAJOR resurrection; over these THE SECOND DEATH HAS NO POWER, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
THE CHURCH RAPTURE:
John 5:24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears, receives My word, and believes Him who sent Me, HAS eternal life, and does NOT COME INTO JUDGMENT, but has PASSED OUT OF DEATH INTO LIFE.
THE FIRST MAJOR RESURRECTION:
John 5:25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an HOUR IS COMING AND NOW IS, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and THOSE WHO HEAR SHALL LIVE, Revelation 20:6, Daniel 12:2, see above.
1. HOUR IS COMING is referring to a future resurrection.
2. AND NOW IS meaning the redemption of souls who were in the “Bosom of Abraham” as well as other places who were located in the heart of the earth, Ephesians 4:8-10, Matthew 12:40, Matthew 27:52-53.
Some, probably recently deceased saints were resuscitated, returned to their mortal bodies of flesh and appeared in Jerusalem.
THE SECOND MAJOR RESURRECTION:
John 5:28 “Do not marvel at this; for an HOUR, is coming in which ALL WHO ARE STILL, YET IN THE TOMBS, GRAVE shall hear His voice,
John 5:29 and shall come forth; those who did the GOOD DEEDS TO A RESURRECTION OF LIFE, those who committed the EVIL DEEDS to a resurrection of JUDGMENT.
End of the World:
Planet earth and our universe will be destroyed at the end of the 1000 year reign of Jesus Christ, the “Kingdom of Heaven” and BEFORE the SECOND major Resurrection.
Hebrews 1:10 Thou Lord in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the works of thine hands.
Hebrews 1:11 THEY SHALL PERISH but thou remainest and they all shall wax old as doth a garment.
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