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"Behold I AM Coming Quickly" Says Jesus

Dear Saints, You heed the last words of a loved one. Jesus' last recorded Word is, "Behold, I AM Coming Quickly." We are at the end of our study of the book of Revelation. Yeah! Chapters 21 and 22 describe the real estate and people in the new heaven and the new earth (the New Jerusalem).  The saints of God from all eras whose names are in the  Book of Life  will be there. The “curse” is removed from the earth forever. Hallelujah! Eternity comes down to living face to face forever with the Triune God, Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. We will “serve Him” and "reign with Him.” There will be awesome and satisfying work forever. No goof off in heaven. We believe that the book of Revelation is not just a story and Scripture for endless debate but as accurate and factual as anything (see Revelation 22:6-7). Revelation is the Word of God – The Truth.  Jesus has spoken to us, the Church, and continues to speak. He now says: “And behold, I am coming quickly.” “Surely I am co...

Spend Eternity With God - The New Heaven & New Earth

  Dear Saints, Free at last, free at last. Thank God I am free at last and home with my God! That will be one of our resounding songs as we enter Eternity with God. Yeah! We are studying Revelation 21 – A New Heaven and A New Earth. Here is the highlight and most important “ God Himself will be with them  and be  their God.”  Folks, in a nutshell, this is heaven – To be with God forever. Awesome and glorious!  Please note that there will be “no more tears, pain, sorrow, no more death,” etc. Hallelujah! There will be streets of pure gold and the awesome heavenly real estate, no more seas (I don’t know why) but there is  a river of life flowing from God's throne, no more temple (the Triune God will be our Temple);  And “ there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.” Is your name written in the Lamb's Book of Life? If not, please repent of yo...

The Final Judgment of Unbelievers In Christ

Dear Saints, Why do we have the big fights during the USA Supreme Court judges' nomination and confirmation? These men and women are humans and have judicial philosophies that can taint their judgments. We know how certain judges will vote on the issue of abortion and other issues. God’s judgment of the unbeliever is righteous and final without appeals. It is appointed unto man once to die and after that is judgment. Revelation 20 describes the final judgment of the unbelievers in Christ. When was the last time you heard a sermon on the final judgment? There is surely a judgment coming. The saints of God (those who trusted Jesus and received forgiveness for their sins) will go through a different judgment, more like an award ceremony for our good deeds (see Romans 14:10-12 and 2 Corinthians 5:10). “ There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1; Whose names are in the Book of Life. The unbeliever in Christ will be judged based on their  book ...

Jesus Reign & Rule For 1,000 Years With The Saints

Dear Saints: In the last study, we saw Satan bound and cast into the bottomless pit for 1,000 years (the Millennium). Someone asked, are these literal 1,000 years? Yes, I believe they are. In chapter 19 of Revelation, Christ returned to earth with the raptured saints (with immortal/glorified bodies). He will now reign on earth for a  thousand years with the saints of all era since creation.  Note that every unbeliever in Christ were separated from believers who survived the tribulation (see the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25:31-46); and would not enter Christ's kingdom of the 1,000 years. The unbelievers were killed upon Christ’s return (Revelation 19:18-20). What would life look like in the Millennium? Many passages in the Bible talk about the 1,000 years when Christ will rule and reign? Please check out Isaiah 11 and 65 and more. “The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.” Isaiah 11:8. During the Millenniu...

Christ Died For Our Sins, Was Buried And Rose Again - The Gospel And A Good Friday!

  Dear Saints: This Easter week and beyond, Jesus does not need our sympathy or goosebumps feelings; Jesus requires our obedience to the Gospel – to believe Him and make Christ known to others. Let’s keep it simple, as Apostle Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians 15: 15  Moreover, brethren,  I declare to you the gospel  which I preached to you, which also  you received and in which you stand,  2  by which also you are saved,  if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3  For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,  4  and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,  5  and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.  6  After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to th...

Satan Bound For 1,000 Years - Hallelujah!

Dear Saints, Right now, the whole world would love to see this headline: “Satan Bound For 1,000 Years”. It was rumors of war, and now we are in the actual battle. The West did not take Putin seriously, and now we are seeing atrocities of the likes of Hitler.  Ukraine is just one spot of focus right now. Let’s not forget Afghanistan, Nigeria, etc., where Satan is raining havoc through Islamic extremists. Let us also bring it home. There are multiple murders in our major cities in the USA. What about the sickness most of us are going through with much endurance. Many are in much physical and emotional pain. May the Lord heal and strengthen you and us. Amen. We are not surprised. Sin through Satan’s deceit ruined and messed up God’s perfect world. Jesus described Satan’s work as follows: “ 10  The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have  it  more abundantly. John 10:10 Yes, the abundan...

Jesus Christ Returns To Rule And Reign On Earth

  Dear Saints, The moment has finally come. Jesus Christ returns to earth and takes over His world. Hallelujah! There are three comings of Christ. He came first, died, and saved us (the four Gospel books). The second is Jesus coming in the air and taking up the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17), which we expect soon. As we now read in Revelation 19 (see Isaiah 63, Matthew 24, Jude 1:14-15), the third coming is the final coming to earth to rule and reign as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. First, the marriage supper of the bride takes place in heaven with great rejoicing. God established His righteous judgments in the previous chapters of Revelation. Now, Jesus returns on a white horse to execute the sentence with the raptured Church/Saints. Afterward, Jesus, with His the raptured and tribulation saints, lives for a thousand years (the millennium) on earth (Revelation 20) before we enter eternity (Revelation 21 and 22). But before then, the beast, represented by the Antichrist an...