AS MEMBERS OF FAITHFUL LIGHT CHURCH 1. THE HOLY BIBLE IS THE VERY WORD OF GOD 2. ONE ETERNAL LORD GOD MADE VISIBLE IN JESUS CHRIST 3. THE SACRED NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES IS YEHSHUA/IEHSOOS/JESUS 4. JESUS OFFERS THE FREE GIFT OF SALVATION TO ALL WHO BELIEVE 5. ELECTION TO SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT AVAILABLE TO ALL MEN 6. JESUS MODELED FOR US BAPTISM IN WATER AND BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT 7. SANCTIFICATION AND HOLINESS IS GOD'S DESIRE FOR EVERY BELIEVER 8. DEVINE HEALING AND GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT ARE SIGNS GIVEN TO FOLLOW ALL BELIEVERS 9. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE GOD'S TESTIMONY OF HIMSELF 10. THE PHYSICAL AND VISIBLE 2ND COMING OF THE LORD JESUS 11. THE 2ND RESURRECTION IS OF THE WICKED TO FINAL JUDGMENT 12. GOD MADE VISIBLE IN JESUS CHRIST SHALL COME AGAIN IN ALL HIS GLORY 1. THE HOLY BIBLE IS THE VERY WORD OF GOD as unchanging as Himself, and is the only authority for the Gospel we preach. For our studies, we use only a word for word translation from God's original Word breathed of His Own Spirit to holy men of old who diligently recorded God's words from ancient times, word for word, in the Textus Receptus, from which translation every word can be diligently compared to the original language. We do not believe that Bible versions paraphrased from compilations of Westcott-Hort who used both good and corrupt manuscripts, who deleted many of God's words while admittedly adding their own words, making it impossible to compare any word to any original work (see Holy Bible page), can be substituted for the preserved Word of God. The KJV translators were the only translators (as stated in the preface) who believed that the manuscripts they handled were the very word of God (see also the testimony of Westcott-Hort). For those who prefer easier reading, we suggest the KJVer, still a word for word translation from the original, but with old word endings and more difficult words translated to a word in use today. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified Seven times.Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.” Psalm 12:6-7 “The words of the LORD [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.” 2 Peter 1:20-21 “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” Matthew 5:17-19 “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Acts 17:11 “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Romans 3:4 “God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.” Deuteronomy 4:2 “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 “Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” Revelation 22:18-19 “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: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.” John 20:31 “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.” Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” 1 Peter 1:25 “But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.” 2. ONE ETERNAL LORD GOD MADE VISIBLE IN JESUS CHRIST, reveals Himself to us as the invisible Father of Spirit reigning from His throne in heaven, Who cannot be contained by heavens or earth, Who spoke the Word of His own Spirit to create the worlds by Himself alone by the breath of His mouth, by Himself alone, Who became flesh in His Son our Lord Jesus Christ Who was and is He: the visible image of the invisible Father Spirit, Who indwells the heart, and immerses believers by His same Holy Spirit emanating from both Father and Son. When we know Jesus, we know the Father. Isaiah 44:24 “Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;” John 4:24 “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” Genesis 1:1-3 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light." Psalm 33:6 “By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.” John 1:1,14 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” 1 Timothy 3:16 “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” 1 Timothy 1:17 “Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” John 14:23 “Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” Isaiah 43:3,10-11,15 “For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me [there is] no saviour. I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.” John 8:24,27 “I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.” Revelation 1:18 “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.” Jude 25 “To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen." John 14:7 "If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.” 3. THE SACRED NAME above all names is Yeshua/Iehsoos/Jesus, from the ancient Paleo Hebrew represented by the English letters 'HWH which means I AM that I AM/I AM SALVATION. The sacred saving name of the Father, was again spoken by His angel to a Helenized people, who spoke Greek and read from the Greek Septuagint. The Saving Name of God is the Sacred Paleo Hebrew Name spelled phonetically into Greek, which carries the same meaning of I AM, Yehshua/Jesus/Salvation. God told Moses that this same Sacred Name that He spoke to Moses at the burning bush had never been heard before, so this establishes that God's name could not have been the Pagan name of Baal carried over from Babyon, Yahweh, (Yahreah) and his Asherah, that were known and worshipped in Egypt. The Ancient Paleo Hebrew name that was given to Moses at the burning bush, is pronounced by today's Hebrew scholars, Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, in modern Hebrew, Yehshua, in Greek, Iehsoos. Iehsoos with a soft 'J' sound that is closest to the guttural Yod sound). The 'sh' sound of Yehshua is pronounced 's' because there is no 'sh' sound in Greek, and Iehsoos ends in 's' to designate the masculine name, because all Greek male names end in 's'. 'HWH, Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, Yehshua, Iehsoos, Jehsoos, and Jesus are all the same Sacred name pronounced by humans in different languages. Jehsoos has no meaning in Greek because it is the phonetic equivalent of God's Paleo Hebrew name, which means 'I AM that I AM, and was given to the Son because He is the I AM incarnate, the invisible God of Spirit who became flesh, who came to bring Salvation. In modern Hebrew, Yehshua means Salvation. The Sacred Name 'Iehsoos' written in the Greek Septuagint is translated to mean Salvation. Both these pronunciations are the phonetic equivalent of God's name 'HWH given to Moses, and also given to His Son before His birth. Linguists will always present conflicting arguments for every position, however the Biblical fact remains that the Father gave His own name to His Son - the Father spoke His own name through an angel to Mary, to give His Son His own saving name. Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh/Yehshua/Iehsoos/Jesus is the name above all names, and remains the only name by which men can be saved from the beginning until forever. Reference: "Aleph - the ancient Paleo Hebrew sound is either silent or guttural so that Bible names beginning with aleph always start with "J". Yod ' - is also gutterally pronounced "Y", or "J" so that in English Bible names beginning with the yod also begin with "J". "Three more consonants have no equivalent in English. They are guttural sounds made in the larynx. They are usually represented thus: 'Aleph by an apostrophe ('), and 'Ayin by a reverse apostrophe (`), and Heth by an 'h'. ......" Believe Religious Information Source. Aleph' and Yod ' - can both be written with what looks like an English apostrophe and are often used interchangeably in the Hebrew Chaldee Scriptures. H hey - in ancient Paleo Hebrew this letter was called Hhets - , and hhets could only be pronounced as "hs" or "hz". W - Wa was only later called Vav but is still pronounced with the "U" or "oo" sound. Thus Ieh-Hs-OO-hs = JESUS Philippians 2:9-11 “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and things under the earth;And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Ephesians 1:21 “Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:” Zechariah 14:9 “And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.” Ephesians 3:14-15 “For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Exodus 3:14-15 “And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this [is] my memorial unto all generations.” Luke 2:11 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” John 5:43 “I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.” Acts 7:59 “And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Revelation 1:8 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” 4. JESUS OFFERS THE FREE GIFT OF SALVATION TO ALL WHO BELIEVE. John 3:3-6 “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” John 6:63 “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are Spirit, and they are life.” 1Corinthians 4:15 “For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.” Matthew 13:1,23 “The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.” “But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.” 2 Corinthians 7:10 “For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.” Ephesians 2:5 “Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)” John 5:24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” John 1:12-13 “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: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” Titus 3:5 “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;” 1 Corinthians 12:13 “For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.” 1 Peter 4:17 “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?” Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Matthew 3:14-15 “But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it to be so] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.” Acts 22:16 “And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” Acts 2:38 “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.” Matthew 28:19 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:” Luke 24:49 “And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.” Ephesians 1:13 “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,” Romans 8:26 “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” Jude 20 “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.” 2 Corinthians 1:22 “Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;” Ephesians 4:30 “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” 5. ELECTION TO SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT AVAILABLE TO ALL MEN. Jesus gives light to all men; those who receive Him become elect for salvation, which Jesus knew before the world began. Matthew 4:16 “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.” John 12:46 “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.” John 3:16 “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.” John 1:8-9 “He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” Acts 10:43 “To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.” John 6:44 “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.” John 12:32 “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.” 1 Timothy 2:4 “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” Romans 12:3 “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.” Acts 10:34-35 “Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.” Revelation 22:17 “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” 1 Peter 1:1-5 “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” 6. JESUS MODELED FOR US BAPTISM IN WATER AND BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. We follow the baptismal command as demonstrated by Jesus' disciples, by baptizing (immersing in water) in the NAME of Jesus as they did, obeying Christ's command to baptize in the NAME of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit which is JESUS, expecting God's promise from on high to immerse (baptize) in His Holy Spirit, as pictured by the dove descending upon Jesus, who boldly proclaimed the Gospel to His disciples in the same tongue they all spoke. The baptism in the Holy Spirit empowers believers to boldly proclaim the Gospel in the languages (tongues) of those to whom they witness of the wonderful works of God, in the same way that God empowered the disciples to proclaim the Good News of Salvation through Jesus Christ in the languages (tongues) of the many nations of Jews and proselytes gathered to Jerusalem for the Day of Pentecost. Praying in the Spirit is a private prayer from deep within the heart that is given completely to Jesus, that is not initiated by the person praying, and is not for public display. Praying in the Spirit is praying in tune with the Spirit of God from your inner being in groanings that cannot be spoken, in your own language that you do understand, or in a language that the Holy Spirit of God prays through you when you do not know how to pray. The Bible does not teach that there is any personal prayer language given by God, but that God Himself, His Spirit prays through us at those times of prayer when we do not know words to pray. We are to pray in the Spirit, and also to pray with our own understanding. That Jesus' disciples witnessed in languages that were new and unknown to them, which were the known tongues of the Jewish nations gathered at Jerusalem and understood by them, was a sign that followed His disciples just as He prophesied. God through His Spirit, continues to pray through believers, and heals the sick by their faith in the power of His blood shed for them, and the power of His name. 1 John 2:6 “He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.” Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” Matthew 3:13-15 “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.” Romans 6:4 “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Mark 1:10 “And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.” John 1:18 “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” Luke 3:22 “And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.” Acts 22:16 “And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” Act 2:38 “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.” Acts 19:1-6 “And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2 he said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.” Mark 16:17-18 "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." 7. SANCTIFICATION AND HOLINESS IS GOD'S DESIRE FOR EVERY BELIEVER. Romans 12:1-2 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23 “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Hebrews 12:14 “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:” 2 Corinthians 6:17 “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,” Ephesians 4:31 “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:” Ephesians 5:19 “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;” 1 Peter 3:3-5 “Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:” Deuteronomy 22:5 “The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.” 1 Corinthians 11:4-6,10,14-16 “Every man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonoureth his head.But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with [her] head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.10For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. 14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for [her] hair is given her for a covering.But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.” 2 Corinthians 7:1 “Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” 2 Peter 3:13 “Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.” 8. DEVINE HEALING AND GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT ARE SIGNS GIVEN TO FOLLOW ALL BELIEVERS until God's perfect kingdom has come to earth. Mark 16:17-18 “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” Acts 3:16 “And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.” Ephesians 4:7-8 “But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.” John 14:12 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” Ephesians 3:17 “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,” Isaiah 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;” Ephesians 4:11-12 “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:” 1 Corinthians 12:7-11,28 “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.” 1 Corinthians 13:10-11 “But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” Revelation 21:4 “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” 9. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE GOD'S TESTIMONY OF HIMSELF. The Ten Commandments include the 7th Day Sabbath which is the weekly 24 hour holy time JESUS made for us to observe in honor of Him who is our Creator. Jesus is coming for those who know Him, that He is the LORD God in flesh, and keep His commandments because they love Him. Genesis 1:5,31 “And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. 31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” Genesis 2:3 “And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” Isaiah 66:22-23 “For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.And it shall come to pass, [that] from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.” 1 John 3:24 “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.” John 14:15,21 “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.” Mark 2:27-28 “And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.” Ezekiel 20:12,20 “Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.19-20 I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; 20 and hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God.” Revelation 14:12 “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” Hebrews 8:10,13 “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:” “In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.” Hebrews 4:1-11 “For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.For he spake in a certain place of the seventh [day] on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.And in this [place] again, If they shall enter into my rest.Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God [did] from his.Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.” Revelation 22:14 “Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.” Exodus 40:20 “And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:” Hebrews 9:9-12 “Which [was] a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;[Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the time of reformation. But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 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].” Colossians 2:14 “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;” Revelation 12:17, 22:14 “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” “Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.” Romans 7:7 “What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.” Exodus 31:18 “And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.” Jeremiah 31:33 “But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.” Hebrews 10:16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;” Isaiah 8:14 -20 “And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken. Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me [are] for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them.” John 3:33 “He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.” 1 John 3:4, 2:3-4 “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”“And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” Matthew 7:22-23 “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” 2 Peter 3:17 “Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.” 10. THE PHYSICAL AND VISIBLE 2ND COMING OF THE LORD JESUS shall be as in the days of Noah and of Lot just as Jesus said, and will follow the same sequence. ALL the righteous who have believed on the LORD Jesus Christ, of those who have died in faith and of those who are alive at His coming, both Jew and Gentile, will be caught up to be with the Lord. The unbelieving wicked who are left behind are destroyed in the fire of God's wrath poured out upon the wicked. Acts 1:11 “Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” Matthew 24:37-39 “But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” Luke 17:26-30 “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.” Matthew 25:31-34,46 “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.” Revelation 3:3,5 “Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. 4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. 5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.” Ephesians 4:30 “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” 2 Peter 3:10 “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” Matthew 16:27 “For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.” Isaiah 40:10 “Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” Matthew 13:27 “And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.” 1 Corinthians 15:22-24 “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 24 Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.” 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” Ezekial 37:13 “And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves.” Revelatian 22:12-17 “And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.14Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.15For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, [and] the bright and morning star. 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” 11. THE 2ND RESURRECTION IS OF THE WICKED TO FINAL JUDGMENT. There are only two resurrections confirmed by both Old and New Testaments of the Bible: the 1st resurrection of the righteous living and dead to eternal life, and 2nd resurrection of the wicked who are raised for the final judgment. When the wicked are raised to life, Satan gathers them to surround the city of God where the saints are gathered with God in the clouds of heaven, but fire comes down from God to devour the wicked who are burned in the Lake of fire, that God does not quench until the wicked have died the second death. We know that the wicked are consumed to ashes by the flames because the Heavenly City descends to the earth made new and the saints leap like calves coming from their stalls, upon the green grasses of the new earth that have grown upon the ashes of the wicked. John 5:28-29 “Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” Revelation 1:7 “Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.” Revelation 11:15 “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.” Revelation 19:19-21 “And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which [sword] proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh." Revelatians 20:7-15 “And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom [is] as the sand of the sea. 9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. 10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelatian 21:8 “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” Revelatian 22:14-15 “Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.” Matthew 13:39-43 “The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.” Matthew 9:43-48 “And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: 48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” 1 Corinthians 15:25-26 “For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death.” 12. GOD MADE VISIBLE IN JESUS CHRIST SHALL COME AGAIN IN ALL HIS GLORY. God shall descend in all His glory after the thousand years are finished in the New Jerusalem with His saints, to the new earth where righteousness and peace shall reign forever. In Revelation, John was not taken anywhere, but he was carried away by the Spirit in his mind, and shown the vision of a future event in God's foreknowledge, exactly as it will happen at the end of the world. At His coming, the resurrected human body of our God, the Lamb, turns over the kingdom to the Father God of Spirit of whose glory He is, and whom He always was, embodied in Him at the incarnation, and who shall live in all. Then we shall see Jesus for whom He is and be like Him, for we shall see that the Spirit of the Father is all in all, and dwell with Him in righteousness forever. Revelation 21:1-4 “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Revelations 21:9-10; 22-27 “And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.... 22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 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 honour into it. 25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.” 1 Thessalonians 3:13 “To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.” 1 Corinthians 15:28 “And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.” Revelations 3:11-12 “Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name.” 2 Peters 3:13 “Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.” |