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Today I would like to talk with you about the salvation of your soul. It is a good thing for you to be concerned about your soul because the Bible makes it clear that each and every one of us will stand before God one day, and be judged.

And as it is APPOINTED unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27)

Have you ever given place to the thought, that you may not have long to live?

Do you realize that there is a possibility that you could even die before this day is over?

It is true that we are not promised even another day, and the very breath that we breathe is on loan to us.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. (Proverbs 27:1)

The most important thing for any human being to know is where they are going to spend eternity, and that is what I want to talk with you about right now.

Do you know where you are going after you die?

Do you realize that you will spend eternity in one of two places, either HEAVEN or HELL

Maybe this is something that you have wondered about, but you are not completely sure whether this whole thing about the AFTERLIFE is true.

I also used to wonder about these things, until I was born again back in 1989. You can read my testimony HERE if you desire, but let’s get back to God’s plan of salvation for you.

The devil is referred to as “the god of this world” in the following passage:

But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. (2 Corinthians 4:3-4)

Do you see that?

The devil [the 'god of this world'] is declared to be the one who blinds the minds of lost souls, because he does not want them to believe the gospel of Jesus Christ, which can save their soul.

The devil does not want you, or anybody else, including your closest loved ones, your sons and daughters, your wives and husbands and your closest friends to understand the good news about Jesus Christ.

There are many things that will keep you occupied in this life, and trying to make ends meet can be a daily struggle for many people. On the other end there are people who do not struggle with their finances, and they seem determined to make even more money as they go through this life. But once again we come back to the ultimate question of where a person is going to spend eternity. You see all the money in the world cannot buy salvation. Jesus Himself said this:

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Mark 8:36-37)

Think about those words for a moment. Suppose you could inherit all the money you could possible imagine, drive the best cars, eat at the best restaurants, travel to the most exotic places in the world, and at the end of your life you end up dying in your sins, and end up in Hell!

Is it worth it? Come on tell me is it worth it to lose your soul and spend eternity in Hell for a few minutes of pleasure in this temporary life?

A preacher once declared that “most people sell their souls for a bag of popcorn”, and he was right on with that statement.

WHAT THE DEVIL DOES NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW!

The Bible lets us know that each and every one of us is a sinner, and YOU need to know that, before you can SEE your need for salvation.

Many [if not most] people look at themselves as basically “good people” who mind their own business, and they expect to be alright with God, if in fact, there is some kind of a judgment in eternity.

They envision the eternal “scales of justice” being held up, and they are confident that their “good deeds” will outweigh their “bad deeds” and they hope to enter Heaven after they die.

The devil is very happy with that type of thinking and mindset, and if you are thinking along those lines, then you are as deceived as I was for thirty six years of my life. The devil is a LIAR but the LORD is a God of TRUTH!

This is what the BIBLE has to say about the salvation of YOUR soul, and you can take God at His word on this.

As it is written, There is NONE righteous, no, NOT ONE: (Romans 3:10)

Did you read that? The scripture tells us that there are NONE who can make the claim to being righteous, in and of themselves!.

That means that you could travel the world, from the USA to England, to Africa, to Australia to Europe and every other part of the earth and you will not find ONE person who can be declared righteous in the sight of God.

For ALL have SINNED, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23)

Once again we learn that ALL people can lay claim to the title of SINNER.

If you do a lot of traveling around the world, then you probably get to hear a lot of people, talking in all sorts of different languages, but you ALL have one thing in common, and that is the fact that you are ALL sinners.

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that EVERY MOUTH may be stopped, and all the world may become GUILTY before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. (Romans 3:19-20)

If we were to stand in the courtroom of God, and be judged according to the Ten Commandments, EACH and EVERY ONE of us would be be found GUILTY before Almighty God.

The Bible tells us that the Law of God stops [silences] the mouth of every single person from justifying themselves before a Holy and righteous God. The Ten Commandments warn us about the worship of false ‘gods’ [1] making and worshiping graven images, (idols) [2] killing [6] ,adultery [7] and coveting our neighbors possessions [10] just to mention a few of them. [Read Exodus 20]

None of us are righteous in the sight of God, in and of ourselves.

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but EVERY MAN A LIAR; as it is written . . . (Romans 3:4)

 SO WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING SINNER?

For the wages of sin is DEATH . . . (Romans 6:23)

The Bible declares that YOU have earned the wages of SIN which is DEATH.

Yes, I realize that you are physically alive right now, but the scripture is talking about SPIRITUAL death here also.

If you have never come to salvation in Jesus Christ, then YOU are spiritually dead right now according to the scriptures, and in the sight of God.

Your physical death is sure to follow and that may be soon for you, or it may be many years away, but it is going to happen.

The Lord wants you to see your own condition the way He sees it. Each and every one of us is nothing but a WRETCH outside the love and mercy of God.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately WICKED: who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9)

The human heart is so deceitful and wicked, that it will cause a person to continue to live their life, without seeking the help and counsel from God, that is so desperately needed.

Have you seen your need for salvation yet?

GREAT HOPE FOR ALL SINNERS [YES ALL]

So what can a person do, once they see their spiritual condition in truth?

But GOD commendeth his LOVE toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, CHRIST DIED FOR US. Much more then, being now JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD, we shall be SAVED from wrath through HIM. (Romans 5:8-9)

Perhaps you have heard all of this before, but maybe you did not quite understand it.

The person that we know as Jesus Christ was sent from the Father above, to this earth to REDEEM you and RECONCILE you back to GOD! In plain and simple language. JESUS CHRIST died as a SUBSTITUTE in your place!

There was a reason for the BLOOD which was shed upon that cross by Jesus Christ so many years ago.

Every animal sacrifice in the Old Testament was a mere type and shadow of the GREATEST SACRIFICE ever made.

The one thing that you need to know, is that Jesus Christ knew all along that He was going to be butchered upon that CROSS.

The prophet Isaiah even prophesied about the DEATH of JESUS CHRIST approximately 700 years before it happened!

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne OUR GRIEFS, and carried OUR SORROWS: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for OUR TRANGRESSIONS, he was bruised for OUR INIQUITIES: the chastisement of our peace was upon HIM; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the INIQUITY OF US ALL. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a LAMB to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb [silent], so he openeth not his mouth. (Isaiah 53:3-7)

The Bible records the following:

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the LAMB OF GOD which taketh away the SIN of the world.
(John 1:29)

John the Baptist was speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit when he made that statement. he knew that Jesus was the one sent from God to redeem the world. The Bible tells us that BLOOD is necessary for the atonement of the soul.

For the life of the flesh is in the BLOOD: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the BLOOD that maketh an atonement for the soul. (Leviticus 17:11)

Did you catch that? The LIFE of the flesh is in the BLOOD.

If a person is involved in an automobile accident and they lose a lot of BLOOD, it is often referred to as a LIFE threatening injury because the BLOOD is necessary to live. That is why the emergency personnel will seek to get the person to the hospital as soon as possible before they die,

Jesus went to the cross willingly as the Lamb of God, knowing full well that HIS BLOOD would be shed for the sake of all the lost souls in the world. That is the absolute example of TRUE LOVE is it not? Jesus said this:

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. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be SAVED. He that believeth on him is NOT CONDEMNED but he that believeth not is CONDEMNED ALREADY, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten SON OF GOD. (John 3:16-1

Jesus spoke about the LOVE of God and yet He did not mince words in telling the people that a person was already condemned, if they did not believe in Him. Jesus was put to DEATH upon the cross but it did not end there. That very same Jesus rose from the dead.

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them. And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, CONCERNING ME. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved CHRIST to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name AMONG ALL NATIONS beginning at JERUSALEM. (Luke 24:36-47)

The followers of Jesus Christ were terrified when they first set their eyes upon the risen Christ, until they realized that this was the very same Jesus who walked with them, and taught them for over three years.

The Lord made a point of sharing a meal with them and He also encouraged them to examine His wounds from the cross, to show them that it was indeed Him. Hallelujah to the Lamb of God!

The Lord also made a point of telling His followers that the scriptures prophesied of these things concerning Himself.

He spoke about how Moses and the prophets and the psalms spoke about all of these things, and then he told His followers to go and preach repentance and forgiveness of sins in His name, beginning at Jerusalem.

So that is the plan of salvation for you my friend. The Lord Jesus Christ said this “… repent and believe the Gospel…” [Mark 1:15]

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be SAVED; but he that believeth not shall be DAMNED (Mark 16:15-16)

He that believeth on the Son hath EVERLASTING LIFE: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the WRATH OF GOD abideth on him. (John 3:36)

For there is NO DIFFERENCE between the JEW and the GREEK [Gentile]: for the same LORD over ALL is rich unto ALL that call upon HIM For WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be SAVED. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a PREACHER?
(Romans 10:12-14)

There is only ONE plan of salvation and that is found in Jesus Christ. That includes both Jewish and Gentile people all over the world.

If you miss this, then you miss everything!

Jesus declared that He was the ONLY way and the scriptures declare the very same thing!

Jesus saith unto him, I AM the way, the truth, and the life: NO MAN cometh unto the Father, BUT BY ME. (John 14:6)

Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of ISRAEL, that by the name of JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is NONE OTHER NAME under heaven given among men, whereby we must be SAVED. (Acts 4:10-12)

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO MESSAGE: “GOD’S SALVATION PLAN FOR ALL PEOPLE”

 

It is so good to meditate upon the Word of God, and I thank the Lord that we have the Bible so readily available. Here is a great passage of scripture from the Gospel of Luke! 

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them. And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (Luke 24:36-47)

When the Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead, and appeared to His disciples they were absolutely terrified, believing that they had seen a spirit [Ghost]. The followers of Jesus Christ were very troubled when they saw Him and the Lord knew that, and that is why he showed them His hands and His feet. This was the same Jesus Christ who was butchered upon the cross and now He was standing before them. Just a little while before they saw Him, they were a hopeless bunch, wondering what had happened, and in grief over the death of Jesus on the cross.

This was truly an awesome moment in time, as the disciples went from the dark pit of despair to absolute exhuberance. The Lord wanted to comfort their hearts and so he requested something to eat, and He ate the food before them.  The Lord made a point of showing His followers that the very same person, and body, that went to the cross, was standing before them.  Jesus told them that a ‘ …. spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have…’

Why is it important for us to grasp what Christ was saying? Because His absolute wonderful victory over death was done for us human beings. Jesus Christ went to that BLOODY cross to pay sin’s death penalty for us, and He rose again just as He said He would!  There is great hope for the believers in Jesus Christ.

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste DEATH  for every man. (Hebrews 2:9)

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through DEATH  he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the DEVIL; (Hebrews 2:14)

There are many cults and FALSE religious systems, who deny the deity of Jesus Christ, and they deny that He rose in a body of flesh and bones, but the scriptures tell us otherwise. The Lord Jesus Christ then told His disciples that it was necessary for Him to suffer the way He did, in order to fulfill the scriptures. The Lord mentioned the Law of Moses, the prophets and the Psalms and He was speaking about the Word of God.  The Lord Jesus Christ then opened the understanding of His followers so that they would see that the scriptures indeed prophesied of the things which happened including His death on the cross. [Isaiah 53:1-12] Folks it is all about the BLOOD, the BLOOD, the BLOOD of Jesus Christ. The cross was a great VICTORY!

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, CHRIST died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his BLOOD, we shall be SAVED FROM WRATH through him. (Romans 5:8-9)

Folks, I do not care who you are. That BLOOD was shed for YOU too! There is enough POWER in the BLOOD of Jesus Christ to set you free from depression, oppression, and demon possession. Call upon the Lord because He is the one who WILL set you FREE!   Folks listen to me here. Call upon the Lord while there is still time to do it, and He will shew you great mercy. Folks I am telling you that the Lord is willing to show you great mercy and loving kindness if you would turn to Him in sincerity and truth. 

Folks the whole point in Jesus Christ coming to this earth was to save us from our sins. He went to that cross because of the SIN problem. There is no other way to be saved except through Jesus Christ. The Lord told His followers to begin preaching at Jerusalem and that is exactly what happened. The Gospel message has been preached for close to 2000 years now, and many have been saved over the centuries. Yes there have always been mockers, and scoffers, and atheists but that means nothing in the sight of God. Absolutely nothing. The invitation to salvation is still open to the whole world, no matter where a person may live. Jesus said this:

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)

Those are the words of the creator of ALL things! [Isaiah 44:24, John 1:1-3] and He means what He says, and He says what He means!

What will YOU do with this person called Jesus Christ?

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. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:16-1

In the span of three verses the Lord Jesus Christ tells us that God’s love was so great toward mankind, that He gave His only Son, offering eternal life to the believers. The Lord made it clear that His mission was not to condemn the world but to SAVE the world. But the Lord did not mince words, nor did He sugarcoat the Gospel, because He went on to tell the people that those who did not believe were already condemned.

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (John 3:36)

Whenever we hear the term “Holy Land” most people will immediately think of the present State of Israel in the Middle East.  Most people are aware that this is where Jesus the Christ [Messiah] literally walked this earth, approximately two thousand years ago, and millions of people have visited the “Holy Land” over the years. Did the Lord Jesus Christ tell us that the physical land itself was “Holy” or did He teach us something different? We can get some spiritual understanding from a meeting that the Lord Jesus Christ had with a woman from Samaria. In this passage the Lord made a request for a drink of water as this woman came to draw water from a well. The woman from Samaria was surprised that this Jewish man would even talk with her: 

 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the GIFT OF GOD , and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee LIVING WATER. (John 4:9-10)

The Lord then went on to teach this woman concerning the living water, and the everlasting life which was available to her. [John 4:11-20]  At one point the woman brought up the subject of worship, and the fact that the Jewish people said that “… Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.” [John 4:20]  The next passage reveals much about the subject of the true worship of God.  

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, NOR YET AT JERUSALEM, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. BUT THE HOUR COMETH AND NOW IS, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias [Messiah] cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. (John 4:21-26)

THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION DOES NOT MATTER!

The Lord made it clear, to this woman of Samaria, that the geographical location did not matter at all when it came to the worship of God, and He specifically mentioned the city of Jerusalem. The Lord told this woman that God MUST be worshiped in spirit and truth and there is absolutely no way around that. The Lord told this woman of Samaria that she had five husbands previous to the man she was now living with, who was not her husband. The woman perceived Jesus to be a prophet after that, and we can surmise that there was a hope that entered her heart, because she raced back to her village to tell others about Jesus Christ.

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the CHRIST [Messiah]? (John 4:28-29)

This woman of Samaria probably never entered the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem but she met the true and living Messiah in the person of Jesus Christ. The woman did not bring an animal sacrifice into any temple, but she simply believed the gracious words that flowed out of the mouth of Jesus Christ. It was not long before an evangelistic spirit started to operate within this woman and she could not hold back the truth about this man named Jesus. 

And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. And many more believed because of his own word; And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the CHRIST [Messiah], the Saviour of the world. (John 4:39-42)

True salvation has nothing to do with a geographical location, and that would include the Israel of today. The Messiah has come, and His name is Jesus. This woman of Samaria might have been looked on with disdain in the time of Christ, and some today might think that way also, but this mattered little to Jesus the Messiah. Jesus came to seek that which was lost, and every single one of us qualifies.

As it is written, There is NONE righteous, no, NOT ONE: There is NONE that understandeth, there is NONE that seeketh after God. (Romans 3:10-11)

For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23)

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately WICKED: who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9)

You could take the best four weeks of your life, where you thought you really measured up as to what you would deem as “good.”  Then, if you squeezed those four weeks into one really good week and  presented it before God, do you know what you would have? You would have nothing but rags, nothing but filthy rags!

But we are all as an unclean thing, and ALL our righteousnesses are as FILTHY RAGS; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. (Isaiah 64:6)

This is the Word of God ladies and gentleman, the very same word that the Lord will use to judge each and every one of us. There is no special “Holy Land” anywhere in the world. It is your heart that the Lord is after, and He does not care where you live in the world. God offers His mercy to the person living in India as much as He offers it to the person living in Pakistan! God offers His mercy to the person living in the USA as much as He offers it to the person in Russia! God offers His mercy to the person living in Iran as much as He offers it to the person living in Israel! Listen to the words of Jesus Christ:

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: NO MAN cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)

WE HAVE COME TO MOUNT ZION

Do you want to know where the real “Holy Land” is? It is UP above, and it is called the “New Jerusalem!”

But ye are come unto mount Sion [ZION], and unto the city of the living God, the HEAVENLY JERUSALEM, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are WRITTEN IN HEAVEN, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, (Hebrews 12:22-23)

Every single true believer who has put their faith in Jesus Christ, has had their names written in Heaven, in the book of life. It is not about a piece of real estate over in the Middle East, but it about the New Jerusalem which is above.

If ye then be RISEN WITH CHRIST , seek those things which are above, where CHRIST sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with CHRIST IN GOD . When CHRIST, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:1-4)

Why should a person be concerned with an earthy Jerusalem and an earthly Israel when we have already been raised up together with Jesus Christ? The most important thing for you to do is to recognize your own need for cleansing with the BLOOD that Jesus Christ shed for you on the cross. 

But God commendeth his LOVE toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, CHRIST DIED FOR US . Much more then, being now JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD , we shall be saved from wrath through him. (Romans 5:8-9)

 That is where the true and living God is going to meet you. Enter into the “FIRST CHURCH OF THE FILTHY RAGS” and recognize the wretchedness of your own lost soul and the Lord will have great mercy waiting for you. After you have made that spiritual transaction with the Lord, then you will be able to say: “I have come unto Mt. Zion the city of the living God!”

 AUDIO of this same message.

There is a very interesting portion of scripture in the book of Revelation, where the apostle John is being rebuked by an angel from Heaven, because John fell down to worship him. Here is the passage:

And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (Revelation 19:6-10)

The apostle John suffered much, because of his faithfulness to Jesus Christ, and we know that the Lord revealed many incredible and awesome things to him. In this passage of scripture John was listening to the sound of the multitudes who had been saved and who knew Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who was slain for their sins. [Revelation 5:9] John was so excited and overwhelmed by what was being revealed to him, that he felt compelled to throw himself down before this angel and messenger from God. So what happened when John did that? The angel of the Lord rebuked John and told him not to do that, and then he described himself simply as his [John's] “fellowservant” and of thy [John's] “brethren” [fellow believers] that have the testimony of Jesus. Then the angel told John that the “testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

It is not everyday that a servant of the Lord has so many things revealed to him, in such a manner as John had received from the Lord. John heard the angel tell him that “these are the true sayings of God” which simply means that John was hearing the absolute truth of God, coming directly from His throne room in Heaven.

John heard the Word of God and the book of Revelation ended up in the Bible for that reason. When we think of angels, we do not usually think of them as being our “fellowservants” but that is exactly what the angel told John. This angel put himself in the category of a “fellowservant” along with John, and the rest of those people who held the testimony of Jesus Christ.

The main point that I want to address here is that the angel told John that the “testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” This is a very powerful and true statement which was made, and it simply means that the whole prophetic word of God will point to the person of Jesus Christ. If a person is searching the scriptures with a sincere and open heart, then the Spirit of truth will point them to Jesus Christ. [John 15:26,16:13]

The question remains though, as to whether a person is sincerely searching for the truth.

Do not forget that this same apostle John suffered greatly for the “testimony of Jesus” as the following verse tells us:

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Revelation 1:9)

John described himself as our brother, and companion in tribulation. He was exiled to the isle of Patmos because he stood for the Word of God, and he testified about Jesus Christ. John knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jesus Christ was killed on the cross, and he knew that this same Jesus Christ rose again from the dead on the third day.

The enemy of our souls [the devil] is not happy with those who hold the testimony of Jesus Christ, and that is why John ended up on the isle of Patmos. It is quite apparent that John did not adhere to any teaching that said that there were many roads to Heaven either. In fact this John is the same one who wrote the Gospel of John which contained the following verse:

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)

The prophetic word is the ultimate testimony that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation for all of humanity. After Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared to His own disciples and He shared a meal with them. [Luke 24:36-47] Jesus had already showed them His pierced hands and feet and then He said this to them:

And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (Luke 24:44-47)

Jesus told His followers that Moses, the prophets, and the Psalms spoke about things CONCERNING Him!

There is no getting around the truth that the prophecies which are contained in the book which we know as the Bible, are overwhelming proof that Jesus Christ is most assuredly ” … the way, the truth and the life …” for ALL of humanity.

AMAZING FULFILLED PROPHECIES!

Check out the scriptural references below for yourself.

[Example: The name of the book in the Bible is followed by the chapter and then the verse. So then, Isaiah 7:14 describes the book of Isaiah, chapter 7 and verse 14]

The first scripture reference is a PROPHECY from an Old Testament book, and the next reference is the FULFILLMENT of that very same prophecy which is found in a New Testament book. Prophecy is an exciting subject because it certifies the Word of God to be authentic and true, and it will boost your FAITH tremendously as you search the scriptures for yourself.

The prophet Isaiah prophesied of a virgin who would bring forth the one known as “Emmanuel’ which means “God with us” [Isaiah 7:14] and that was fulfilled when Jesus Christ was born of the Jewish virgin Mary [Matthew 1:23].

That same prophet Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be despised and rejected by men, and that He would be wounded for our transgressions, and bear our iniquities [Isaiah 53:1-12] and that is exactly what Jesus Christ did for mankind on the cross [John 19:30].

The prophet Zechariah prophesied that a King who was “lowly” and “having SALVATION” would ride into Jerusalem on a donkey [ass] [Zechariah 9:9] and that is exactly how Jesus rode into Jerusalem [Matthew 21:1-11, John 12:12-14].

That same prophet Zechariah prophesied that the Messiah would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver [Zechariah 11:12] and that is exactly how many pieces of silver that Judas Iscariot received, when he betrayed Jesus Christ [Matthew 26:14-15].

That same prophet Zechariah prophesied that the people would mourn on Him [Jesus the Messiah] whom they pierced. [Zechariah 12:10] and that was fulfilled exactly as prophesied, when Jesus was killed on the cross [John 19:37].

David prophesied that they would gamble for the garments of the Messiah [Psalm 22:18] and that is exactly what happened at the cross of Jesus Christ [Mark 15:24].

The prophet Micah prophesied the very birthplace of the Messiah in Bethlehem [Micah 5:2] and that is exactly where Jesus was born [Matthew 2:3-6, John 7:42].

Those are just some of the many prophecies which can be found in the Bible regarding the person of Jesus Christ. These prophecies were uttered hundreds upon hundreds of years before the events were actually fulfilled to the very letter. These are not like some of those weird “prophecies” that appear in those silly magazines that come out around this time of year. No, these are Biblical prophecies straight out of the scriptures, the Word of God, and they testify of Jesus Christ.

The prophecies pointed to Jesus Christ and it is most obvious that the scriptures prophesied of His birth and eventual death for sinners. The same apostle John, who wrote the book of Revelation, also wrote three different letters in the Bible. Here is a passage from one of those letters.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. (1 John 5:9-12)

The passage of scripture above talks about the witness of God being greater than the witness of men. That simply means that God is Almighty and absolutely perfect in everything that He says or does. The scriptures are in fact the Word of God, and they testify of His Son.

Every person who has been truly born again of the Spirit [John 3:1-8] will have the witness of that same Spirit within themselves. In fact, the Bible tells us that the Comforter, who is called the Spirit of truth, will testify of Jesus [John 15:26] and guide us into all truth. [John 16:13]

The passage of scripture goes on to tell us that those who do not believe in the Son of God [Jesus Christ] have made God out to be a liar. Why? Simply because they do not believe the record [testimony] that God gave of His Son Jesus Christ. What was the record [testimony] that God gave of His Son?

The record [testimony] is that God has given us eternal life, which is found in his Son Jesus Christ. What else does the passage say? It tells us that those who have the Son [they believe in Him] have eternal life, but those who have not the Son [they do not believe in Him] do not have life [eternal].

We have learned through the prophets, and the rest of God’s Word, that the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. It is all about Jesus Christ. The focus should not be upon any other man or woman, but only upon Jesus Christ.

The focus should not be upon secular National Israel, as some teach, but only upon Jesus Christ.

There are many who say that “Israel is God’s timeclock” but that is not true at all.

The angel told John that the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

God’s timeclock told us exactly when Jesus Christ would come into this world, and the purpose of His coming.

We can read the scriptures to find out when that same Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven.

That same Jesus told us to be ready for he will come back like a “thief in the night.”

The bottom line is this: Do you believe the record and testimony that God gave of His Son Jesus Christ?

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (John 3:36)

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