Lesson 5. REVELATION' S 1,000 YEARS [MILLENNIUM]

SUB-TITLE:  :When and where will Christ's Just, spend this 1,000 years?

    Mankind has, for thousands of years dreamed of flying like the birds. On December 17, in 1903, man achieved the first powered flight in history. Since then we have advanced in flight technology, to where now thousands of people fly each day, and all around the world. But only in an airplane.
    This is NOT flying as a bird, now is it?  There are many who jump from high cliffs and mountain faces, in a "sport" of  "Wing-suit Diving". This like sky diving, is NOT flying, but rather gliding, but the wing-suits offer more direction control, gliding about three to four feet forwards for every foot of lost elevation. Thus each still requires a parachute to land. . .safely! They can turn left or right, they can speed up by "flying" straight down, but they can NOT fly UP!

     Happily, though, all those truly in Jesus Christ, will at HIS SECOND ADVENT, His return, under Heaven's power, all the just shall FLY UP to meet Him in the clouds! So who is willing to fly?

1. What marks the beginning of the 1000 years?
      Revelation 20:6. "Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."

Note: As there is obviously a first resurrection, might there also be a SECOND?

2. When will the first resurrection take place?
     1 Thessalonians 4:16-18. "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: 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. Wherefore comfort one another with these words."

NOTE: Jesus tells us there shall be two, resurrections: one, the First, for the saved, and one, the second, for the lost. The first one shall be when Christ returns, but shall not touch this earth, thus we shall meet Him in the air/clouds. at His Second Coming.
     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, 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."

Note: Ask not of the how, we are not told, however as each one of us have a Guardian Angel, will they fly us up to Jesus???

3. Where does Jesus take His saints to spend this 1,000 years.
     1 Thessalonians 4:17. "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."
     John 14:1-3. "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."

Note: The Holy Bible tells us that we are CAUGHT UP, and taken to the Father's house. Jesus has gone to heaven to prepare a place op His own. He promised to come again and gather up His own, so that they can be with Him there, for the 1,000 years. The word Millennium, is NOT in the Bible, but the word Mill mi the Greek of the New Testament, means 1,000 and the Greek word annum means years. thus millennium.

4. What will happen to the wicked dead during this 1,000 years?
     Revelation 20:5. "But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection."

Note: All the wicked, those who have NOT lived up to the truth they have received, and all those who have rejected the Father and Christ, shall die at His return, and all those wicked in the graves, shall remain during the 1,000 years.

5. What happens to the wicked living during the 1,000 years?
      2 Thessalonians 2:8. "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:"

Note: John, you say that's harsh? YES, but so is Eternal death right? All the lost, each has made the choice, to life without Christ or the Father, agree? Or they have made the free-will choice, to obey men rather than God, right? But please know as the Father and the Son, both have the POWER OF LIFE, none shall live, after THEY withdraw their life-force-powers, from any person! You see the Father' s love is so great, He is willing to give each what they want, yet they know not that life without GOD' s WILL is not possible!  Thus they simply die at His Coming, where they fall. Not to life again for 1,000 years, when GOD's JUDGMENT shall be rendered in the Lake of Fire's one time use! [Please read Matthew 13:19 and the Tares- the unjust, unbelieving ones.]

6. What happens to Satan at the beginning of the 1,000 years?
    Revelation 20:1-2. "And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,"

Note: Satan is bound at the beginning of the 1,000 years.

                          EVENTS THAT MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE 1,000 YEARS.
1. Jesus' 2nd coming                             4. The wicked dead stay dead.
2. Righteous living taken to heaven         5. The wicked living are slain.
3. Righteous dead raised and taken       6. Satan bound, by circumstances [none to deceive]

7. What is the "Great Chin", that binds Satan?
    Revelation 20:3. "And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season."
Note: He has none to deceive, and his only company, are the dead un-buried, and his fallen angels, and the ruins of earth's surface after the fires and the earthquakes destroyed and leveled all human structures. There shall be no light, just the cold and darkness of deep space!

                    What is the Bottomless Pit. ?"
     This word in the Greek is "Abussos"  or abyss in English. But a pit with no bottom means nothing but a hole right through earth, right? Rather in the Greek it conveys best our words, "Nothingness, void or Emptiness"  As earth was in Genesis 1:2.
Isaiah 24:1. "Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof." Jeremiah 4:23-25  I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.Jeremiah 25:33  And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.2 Peter 3:10  But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night;[ un-expected by most] 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.Revelation 6:14  And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places."Luke 8:30-31  And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
[DEEP here is Abossos]

8. What will the saints be doing during the 1,000 years?
     Revelation 20:4. "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: ...."
QUESTION: will this come before or after our Judgment?

9. When does God judge whether a man is saved or lost?
        Hebrews 9:27-28. "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."
    Revelation 22:12. "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."

Note: When we die, we are then judged, and so noted in the Records of Heaven.  Therefore in the grave repentance and the asking for forgiveness is no longer possible. DO this while still living! So if Jesus has HIS rewards with Him, His saints are His reward, for the perfect life on earth and His atoning death, JUDGMENTS have already been rendered, right? That is GOD's purview!

10. What Judgment is given to the saints?
     Revelation 20:12. "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."   Revelation 15:4  Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest."

Note: The books that recorded all the deeds of every person will be opened! The saints will not be judging WHO is saved or lost, but WHY they were saved or lost, thus we shall be reviewing GOD's Judgments! Which is they why of "God's Judgments are made Manifest." The saints will be able to see why one of their loved ones are not there! Plus how many times GOD appealed to them, to come to His side, to be a son or daughter of HIS FAMILY, but they rejected HIM!

11. Will the SINS of the FORGIVEN saints be REVIEWED?
     Isaiah 44:22. "I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee."

Note. Thank GOD all our forgiven, [thus repentant of sins] are "blotted Out" meaning from this Hebrew term, is is they never existed. The ones that shall perish, in the lake if Fire, shall also be "Blotted out," from the minds of those who loved or knew them! {How could heaven be heaven if a Mom or Dad, remembered their child forever?} God is not cruel but Satan is, and those men whom he has fully deceived! {Just look at the news]

12. What standard is GOD using to judge us?
     Revelation 20:13. "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."  Ecclesiastes 12:13-14  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.  For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. James 2:26  For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Note: Yes, we are saved by GRACE, through faith, in the Bible is clear, we are judged according to our works. It is by Grace we are forgiven of sins of our past, and faith leads us to repent by the powers of the Holy Spirit, from those actions GOD commands us to turn away from .. Acts 17:30.  "And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:"
     FAITH  is an verb and action word, read Hebrews 11 chapter.
      Ecclesiastes 12:14. ""
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Note: Judgments shall be based only on the amount of truth each has received, [even if rejected] and based on the Royal Law, the Ten Commandments!

13. What happens at the end of the 1,000 years?
     Revelation 20:9-10. "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. 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."

Note: At this time Satan is "Loosed", because this marks the 2nd Resurrection, the dead become alive, but they will NOT have the Glorious bodies, they will have the same shapes, looks and illnesses and hurts, that they died with! Satan will have again people he can deceive, all the wicked ones that ever lived. He will gather them to surround the city, as his war with Jesus, still burns within him. They will gather to do the final battle with Christ and and his own!
NOTE: This shall take place on this earth, and the Lake of Fire will consume them with Satan, and purify earth from human pollution, and remove all traces of the old civilization.

14. Where will the saints be at the end of the 1,000 years?
        Revelation 21:2. "And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."
Note: This will fulfill the words of Christ..... Matthew 5:5. "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."

15. What will happen to Satan & CO., at this time frame?
       Revelation 20:9-10. "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. 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."

Note: Satan and all those who did not choose, thus by default sided with the deceiver, will join him in the fires. But what about the "tormented day and night for ever and ever.."?
    Sodom was to burn forever and ever, is it still burning? Look......
    Malachi 4:3. "And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts."

Note: When anyone is reduced to ashes, are they still suffering, or still burning?. Will they ever come back?

17. What will GOD do with this earth after the fire goes out?
        Isaiah 65:17. "For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind."

NOTE: This is the very first time human eyes, shall see God' s creative power at work, as HE created a new Eden upon the whole earth!

QUESTION: Are YOU interested in living with Jesus on the earth made new?

Next: God's Law  or "Are the 10 Commandments still valid today?"

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Lesson 3. REVELATION' S RAPTURE

SUB-TITLE: "WILL JESUS RETURN SECRETLY. . . TO RAPTURE HIS OWN SAINTS?

   BIGFOOT . . . SASQUATCH, YETI . . . all these names have been given to a legendary creature, that is describes as being tall, hairy, stinky, and walks upright as a human.  The Bigfoot craze was put into high gear, by film made by Roger Patterson in  N. California in 1967.
    I have no idea if this film is real or faked, but two years after Patterson died, a Bob Heironimus confessed that he was hired to wear a Bigfoot suit while Patterson filmed him walking in the forest, yet Patterson passed a lie-detector test!
    Question: "Is there such a thing as FOOL-PROOF lie detector?
     YES, it's your Bible and mine!  We are going to use it to test the Question within this lesson' s sub-title.

1. What is the Rapture?
Note: No such word is in any Bible's translations. It began in Scotland, in the 1840' s by a Mrs McDonald, who told her experience to her local parish priest. She said, that a image appeared at the foot of her bed, but that woke up each time because the room turned icy cold, but the image told her that those believing in Christ, would "Rapture  to Heaven", in secret and thereby avoid the end time Tribulations. She told her priest, that she knew it was Demonic due to the cold. But this was very appealing to this church system, because with it, they could teach that none in their flock need to worry about any tribulations nor see its affect!
     As one might guess, most of Protestantism have embraced this as Bible fact, but is it?

John 14:1-3. "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
Note: Jesus left this earth, ascending to Heaven, but HE promised to return  {Matt. 6:9 +} and take His saints with Him. So all shall be here, during the troubles of the tribulations, Just as Israel was during the plaques on Egypt!

     Isaiah 25:9. "And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation."
Note: that is for all those who have overcome sin, with obedience and faith. but what about those who reject Christ or God the Father?

     Revelation 6:16. "And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:"
Note: There shall be near the "Time of the END", only two groups of people, 1. Those that obey GOD, and live. 2. Those that obey men, these are they who will perish by His power.

4. When will Jesus be coming back?
     Matthew 24:36. "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only."
Note: Matthew 16:3. "And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?"
What then are these signs? They are found in the following chapters: Matthew 14; Mark 13;  and Luke 21.

5; OK, why is it so important to know HOW Jesus is coming?
     Matthew 24:5-6. "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet"  .Matthew 24:11. "And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many."

Note: In this 24th chapter Jesus said no less than three times, "Let no man deceive you," and referred to it twice more in " believe it not" in VS. 23,26 of Matt 24. So I ask you dear reader, think you Jesus knew this would become very important? That no MAN deceive? Always check it our for yourself, never, ever take the words of man/men for the Word of GOD! No not even this one!

6. How cam we tell the true Christ from the false one?
NOTE (j.b.) Please remember the we shall meet Him in the clouds, REASON? Christ at this time shall NOT set foot upon earth, but the INSTEAD OF CHRIST, the meaning of the Greek translated as ANTI, Satan, will not be able not allowed to duplicate this, and he will walk ON this earth!

Acts 1:10-11. "And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 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."
Note: If one tells you Jesus will or has come in secret, believe it NOT! Because.....

7. How many people will see Jesus at the Second Advent?
     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."
Note Not only the Just but ALL eyes, shall see him. Have you ever seen a lightning flash even though your eyes were shut tight? HE shall be much brighter that that!

8. BUT. . .BUT ISN'T JESUS SECRETLY COMING TO RAPTURE HIS CHURCH?
   
Matthew 24:25-2. " Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."

Note: Please know and remember this event is called THE Coming, not A coming, The word THE indicates one definite article or event.

9. But. . . doesn't the Bible say He's coming as a thief in the night?
     1 Thessalonians 5:2. "For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night."

NOTE: Please read this carefully. Does it tell YOU what or who is coming as a thief in the night? "...the day of the LORD....." is come as a thief, but not Christ! That day SHALL be as UNEXPECTED as a thief to most! Because they are not found ready! But all who have studied these lessons, and totally surrendered to God's will by accepting and obeying Christ, shall be ready, because they learned about HIM and developed a personal relationship with both!

10. Does life go on as usual the day of the LORD?
     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."
Note: When Jesus returns, He shall be the KING of Kings and LORD of Lords,, the heavens shall pass with a great noise, the elements {rudiments} will melt and the works of men shall be burned up, so can you see there's not a thing that is secret about His return?

11.  Doesn't the Bible say that some will be left behind?
     Luke 17:36-37. "Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.  And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles[ vultures] be gathered together."

Note: Jesus told the disciples that there will be 2 kinds of people when He comes. One will be taken, the other will be left. One will go with Jesus to Heaven , the other shall be food for vultures as they shall perish at His return. The ones who stay shall be died, and as there is none to bury them, but Satan and his demons, who will not lift a finger nor shovel as they to are burned up!
Question: How many people survived the FLOOD, 8 only who were inside the Ark!

12. What happens to the wicked at Christ' s Return?
       Matthew 13:27-30. "So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn." 2 Thessalonians 2:8. "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:"
Note:These are the wicked living at the time of His return!

13. What other signs will follow the true coming of Christ?
     1 Corinthians 15:52. "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." 1 Thessalonians 4:16. "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:"

NOTE: There shall be a resurrection. The dead shall be RAISED with perfect, new bodies. ,[no not this bent arthritic one]. There will be a load noise. The LORD shall come down from Heaven with a SHOUT  with the TRUMP  [trumpet] of GOD. Those who died believing in Christ shall RISE first. Does all this still strike YOU, as a secret? NO, my friends, this shall be the loudest, most memorable event in Earth's history. The coming of Jesus will capture the attention of all.

** I(n a recent Scripts Howard News survey  they found that only 36% of Americans believe in the Resurrection, yet it is mentioned more than 40 times in the Bible. It is a certainty in the Scripture, yet sadly, 85% of us call self a"Christian", how sad is that?**

14. Will Jesus be coming by Himself?
      Matthew 24:30-31. "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."

Note: With all His angels... Remember that ONE angel at Christ's tomb reduced a legion of Roman soldiers as dead men! So.....
      Daniel 7:10. "A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.  Revelation 5:11  And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
Note: In 2 Kings a story of one angel destroyed some 185,000 enemy soldiers in order to save God's people. Can you imagine how bright and glorious Jesus' coming shall be? With millions of millions of angles with HIM and The Father?

15. Will Jesus spend time on earth before He takes us up to Heaven?
       1 Thessalonians 4:17-18. "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. Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
Note: If someone claiming to be Jesus Christ, walking around on this earth, you can be sure he's an impostor a counterfeit Christ!  The Bible says His saints shall go UP, and MEET HIM IN THE AIR/CLOUDS! 

16. How does Jesus want us to prepare for His coming?
     Matthew 24:44. "Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh"  .
Revelation 12:17. "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."

Note (j.b.) ".. the remnant.." means a "Copy of the original church as that one set up by Christ and the apostles, meaning follow Christ's example, and accept Him and HIS WORD, for it is our ONLY 100% spot-on LIE DETECTOR!

Question: Would you like to plan on going home with Jesus?
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1 Thessalonians 5:4  :But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief."

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L.2. REVELATION' S DRAGON.

      SUB-TITLE: Where did PAIN, SUFFERING AND DEATH COME FROM?  By Desire Media , Inc, 2013, with my many THANK YOU's

                                                       THE STORY.

     JOSEPH BATES , at the age of 17, was called into  a Danish court to give testimony about the voyage his ship was on. Due to the war between England and France the Danes were ordered to stop any ship helping Britain and Bate's ship was helping her. The captain of the ship had secretly offered all the crew a handsome reward if they lie, and say they had no business in England.
     When called into court the judge had a surprise for them. Coming to the witness stand Bates was told to place his two fore fingers and thumb into the holes of the big box in front of him, which he did. Then he was told to speak the truth, for a lie would h\cause the box to cut off his fingers and thumb, so in fear he spoke the whole truth. Then Bates was set free.
     Now was this box really a foolproof lie detector that would separate his fingers from his hand?
NO! Of course not, but for all who believed the judge's story if worked just fine.
     Is there a 100% fool=proof lie-detector? Yes, it is YOUR Bible, and this is going to show and reveal GOD's truth about HIM and His word especially Revelation,s Dragon.  LET'S BEGIN.

1. why is our world so FULL OF PAIN, SUFFERING AND DEATH?
     Revelation 12:7 "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,"
NOTE: Here we learn that a war was fought in Heaven yet! One was Micheal { Hebrew means "Who is like EL=GOD?] the other, known as "The Dragon."

2 So who are these two Heavenly combatants?
     Daniel 12:1. " And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: ....."
     Revelation 12:9. " And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."

Note: It's NOT difficult to the tell which is good and which is evil, agree? We are still the SUBJECTS of this same war, a war over your soul and mine! Notice that the Devil is also called the dragon, and Satan means "adversary". While Micheal is the Great Prince that stands for GOD's people.

                     WHO IS "MICHEAL"?
       
      The Bible tells us more about the identity of Micheal. Not only is He a great Prince that stands for GOD' s people, He is also involved in the resurrection of the dead, both the Just and Unjust, each at their appointed times.
     Jude 1:9  "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee."  Here we see He's the Archangel who resurrected Moses from the grave. Next we see He was, and IS the ONE who will resurrect all those who believed and died in Christ in...
    1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 . "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: 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. Wherefore comfort one another with these words." To cement this identity go to...
     John 11:25-26. "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"

NOTE: Please know, the Bible NEVER speaks to Jesus as being an Created being a Angel. The term Archangel means only  "The Highest Messenger". In fact MICHEAL in the Hebrew means "Who is like GOD.", thus in the Hebrew all this put together reads as : "The Highest Messenger, Who is like GOD."
Lesson 3 we shall learn more about this Supreme Being who will IN GOD's time resurrect the dead!

3. DID GOD REALLY, CREATE A DEVIL?
    NO!
    Ezekiel 28:15. "Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee."
Note: Please remember, we have, nor have we been given, any sense of time elapsed, until Lucifer, looked at his reflection, ans if we can use the analogy of a cat before a mirror, seeing a fully grown male lion, self pride filled him to overflowing, to the point where iniquity or lawlessness, was found in him. Instead of doing good, he became self-centered and ambitious for his own purposes. He turned from being Lucifer [Star of the Morning - "Light Bearer"] to Satan the adversary.
     Isaiah 14:12. "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!"

NOTE: MOST people picture the devil as a red monster with horns, bat wings, a pitch fork, [actually a trident from Pagan god of the seas Poseidon, today is shown symbolically as the Fleur- Die- Lis] hooves and a spear-point tail. This is the cartoonist caricature he wants all to see him as, so that when he appears as a beautiful angelic[ angel of light] being none will suspect that he is really the Devil in disguise.
     Matthew 7:15-16. "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?"
Note:. Satan and his will deceive many, by disguising themselves, as one of GOD's people, in order to deceive and lead used astray. A wolf will have much success catching GOD's sheep if he is dressed as a sheep, right?

4. WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THIS BEING NAMED LUCIFER?
     Ezekiel 28:17. "Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee."

5. BUT, WHAT DID HE HOPE TO GAIN BY REBELLING?
    Isaiah 14:12-15. "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit."

Note: Lucifer, wanted to ASCEND, into heaven, and EXALT, his throne. In his selfish ambition, he actually wanted to TAKE THE PLACE OF GOD.

6. WHO won the WAR in Heaven?
     Revelation 12:9. "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."

7. How many angels were cast out with him?

Note: Not only did Satan get tossed out of Heaven but also 1/3 of the angles got heaved out with him......
      Revelation 12:4  And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: ........"   Revelation 1:20 . "The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches."

8. WHERE did the War move to?
    Revelation 12:12. "Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea ! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time."

Note: This war, over the souls of humanity, is on this earth. We are the ones who must contend with this supernatural and awful enemy, but a believer in Christ, never stands alone! Is this important to you?

9. WHY  did the war move to this earth?
     Genesis 3:3-5. "But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."

NOTE: God said, do NOT eat from this tree lest you die, but the devil in a disguise of a serpent, said "you will not surely die", [ this became the Pagan's "Die and go right to heaven or hell dogma] > All of Heaven had heard the devil's accusation against GOD. He said, I could do a better job than GOD if I were given a chance. So the Devil got his chance in the Garden of Eden, where he was able to offer man an alternative to obeying GOD. When man rebelled, and listened to Satan, rather than GOD, he opened the door for the devil to have access to earth, and to remove Adam as the King of earth, and place that mantle on his own shoulders, and thereby be able to offer Christ the earth to rule, IF Jesus but would kneel before him in worship! By the way that's what Satan wants your worship! { A fact to place in your memory bank, for another lesson}

10.  Why din't GOD eliminate the devil right then and there?
      Matthew 13:27-30. "So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn."

Note: Jesus said, "Let the wheat [humans]  and tares [false wheat- Satan converts] grow together until harvest.SO IF. . . if GOD had destroyed Satan/Lucifer on the spot, would that have resulted in the rest of the Angels obeying out of love or from fear? Jesus said to wait until the angels gather the Tares.Weeds into bundles at harvest time, to burn them, in the Lake of Fire' s one time use.

11. WHAT re some of the devil's goals and tactics?
      1 Peter 5:8."Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"   Revelation 12:13. "And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child"  [Woman here is the Pure Church * see Keys to unlocking Bible  Symbols*
     .Revelation 16:14. "For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty."
     Revelation 13:14. "And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do ...."
      2 Corinthians 11:14. "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."

                                 A STORY
     MY friend,, Larren Cole, the author of this series "Revelation Revealed", tells this story.
His friend, a Minister,  from a different faith, and he, were holding a few Bible studies together, until his friend made a statement, that was contrary to what the Bible speaks to. Larren then pointed out, several Bible verses, to shown his friend's  error! As they were using his friends Bible at the time, the owner took hold of the his Bible, closed it, and said, "Look I had a angel in white visit me, while I was in my bed, and he stood right there and said, no the Bible was printed in error, but this is the corrected truth, which I spoke to you"!

Note: Can that be true? YES! But the message was a lie! As no Angel form GOD would ever give a message that's goes against GOD' s Word, agree?....  The Devil is seeking to devour anyone he can. He is a persecuting power. He can work miracles [THINK OF ALL THE"WISPY 'MARY' IMAGES"  and the bleeding blood and olive oil idols] and he can even transform [means to be able to change his appearance] himself to appear as an Angel of Light.

12. HOW can we tell the difference between GOD and Satan?
      Isaiah 8:20. "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."
Note: In other words, if what they say does NOT fit within the Bible, the Word of GOD, it is because they have no light, no truth in them! If something does NOT agree with the Bible, its not true nor truth!

13. WHO has more power?
     Jude 1:24. "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,"

Note: "Falling" = sinning, thus Jesus has the power to keep those who are willing to obey Him, from sinning!
            All Satan can do is lie, harm and destroy, by many methods including the use of the forces of nature.

14. What is Satan' s final destination?
      Matthew 25:41. "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels."


NOTE: (j.b.) Please do NOT let the "everlasting fire" throw you, it's only the Bible's way of saying "Until the job or the desired results are done! Sodom was also destroyed by everlasting fire, but is it still burning? NO, the job got done!
 But how can we know?
Malachi 4:1-3. "For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts."
Note: Once one has been reduced to ashes, is there still life?
     Ezekiel 28:18-19. "Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffic; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more"

Note: Match this to Revelations 21 and 22 as all this activity shall be back on this earth!

15. Is there any chance that sin will re-appear?
     .Nahum 1:9-10. "What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry."

Note: Due to the extreme mess we humans have lived in this sin filled earth, none shall ever to sin again. Suffering, pain sorrow and death, shall NOT rise up the second time!

16. SHALL WE HAVE ANY REMINDERS OF SIN?
       Zechariah 13:6. "And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends."

Q: Would you like to look fore ward to a life in a world without sin, or pain, or sorrow?
     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."

Next #3. "Revelation' s Rapture"  Will Jesus return secretly? To rapture His Saints?

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Lesson 1. "Survival of the Fittest?

SUB-TITLED: "IS THE HOLY BIBLE COMPATIBLE WITH EVOLUTION?"

NO!

                                           THE STORY

     Police in Radnor, PA, were admonished in court be a judge for pretending that a Xerox machine was a lie detector. The police told this judge, that they had placed a colander on the head of a suspect under questioning, and connected it to a Xerox machine with some wires. They convinced the suspect, that every time it detected a lie, it would so print out "He's Lying". So each time they did not like the answer they'd hit the copy bottom and it would print, "he's Lying".

    Convinced that this was real, the suspect confessed his quilt!

    However the judge dismissed the case and let the suspect go free. 

    WHY?

    Because no lie detector is evidence allowed in court, ad they are very inaccurate plus the interpretations are very subjective and each interpreter's reading of the same tape does vary. Even the best is but 60% accurate.

    So do we all have access to a 100% spot-on accurate "Lie-detector"? YES, and most have one, the Holy Bible!

                                   THE LESSON.

1. HOW DO WE KNOW THERE ARE DECEPTIONS IN HUMAN CHRISTIAN PRACTICES? 

      Matthew 7:21-24. "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 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. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:"    

       Matthew 24:4-5. "And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."

NOTE: This may come as a surprise to many; but Jesus said that not everyone who says they are a Christian, is going to make into Heaven. Jesus warns us many times that men are going to deceive you, or try. Many will come, and many shall be deceived, and this is from His time on earth to whenever HE returns!

2 . What does Jesus mean by the words, "LORD, LORD"?

      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. "

Note: the word iniquity means lawlessness. AS in not following nor obeying all Ten Commandments and just 9 or 8 by leaving out #2 and breaking #4 and then splitting #10 into two part! These never truthfully "KNEW Christ!

3. DO ANY CHRISTIAN GROUPS BELIEVE IN EVOLUTION?

      As per the Pew Research Center Christianity is now earth's most popular religion. Sadly more than 50% of mainline Protestants believe that evolution is the best explanation for the origin of human life!

World's Religions:

Christians = 33.32%.   Muslims = 21.01 %.---- Non-Religious = 14>09 %     Hindus 13.26 %     Other Religions 12.40%     Buddhists = 5.34 %.

4. Doesn't the Christian Bible teach a 6-day Creation Event?

      The Pew Research printed this summary:

     "According the Roman Catholics and most contemporary protestant churches, a literal Biblical interpretation on creation is not mandatory.... We don't have to take Genesis literally" 

Note (j.b). So GOD wasted His time as well as ours in having Moses write all this? What do YOU think?

     So, men have come up with this "Christian Evolution" idea: "Evolution is a toll GOD used to create human life and is COMPATIBLE with both the biblical creation account and the modern scientific [ (j.b.) please read man's traditions] about hum,an evolution. God used evolution to create life over millions of years.

 RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES on the QUESTION of EVOLUTION IN PERCENT OF WHOLE.

Buddhists........................................... 81% --- Hindu-----------------------------80%

Jewish------------------------------------  77 %..... unaffiliated..........................72%

Catholic..........................................    58%.....    Orthodox.........................    54%

Mainline Protestants.............           51%----- Muslim................................45%

Hist. Black Protestants.........           38%.....  Evang. Protestant................24%

Mormon..............                               22%....    Jehovah's Witness...........          8%

Total U.S. Population                         48%.

5. WHAT  does "millions of years" say about the Bible?

    Genesis 1:31 "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day." 

Note: The Bible's very plain, God finished creating everything on the sixth day, period. With a little research and common sense we can know the phoniness of the "Million-billions of years." 

why, IS THIS FACT SO IMPORTANT? Well if Satan can get YOU to accept his ideas of earth's age, then you will doubt or question the Word of GOD right?  However, many a scholar has taken the facts and dates given in the Bible, and add them up to come to an age of only between 6 and 7 thousand years of age!

6. Does science really teach the world in billions of years old?

SCIENCE, as per man's own definitions  is something you can test, observe, demonstrate and repeat over and over, with the same results! Either in a lab or out in the flied.

     The Evolution theory [j.b) and that's ALL it ever can be} says that man evolved over a period of millions of years begging from slime to many progressive life-form stages,, from species to species, to finally you and me!Q This has NEVER been observed, duplicated, nor demonstrated nor repeated in any lab any where at any time! Nor shall it be as GOD is and has life only!

                       YOUNG OR OLD, WHAT DOES SCIENCE REALLY SUGGEST?

FIRST POINT OF DIFFERENCE!

1. THE SUN is 93 million miles from earth.

2. It's about one million miles in diameter!

3. Science has observed that our SUN is growing smaller as it consumes fuel, at a rate of five feet per hour.

    Therefore, at only 100,000 thousand years ago, the Sun would have been twice the size of today! So 20 million years ago, when science says man evolved from ape ancestors, it would have fully engulfed this earth!

    Happily though if you go back but 6,000 years the sun would have been only .00027% larger. True science backs the Bible!

SECOND POINT OF CONTENTION!

   This earth is rotating and spinning on its axis with a surface speed of 1041.6 MPH but it is slowing down. In fact they have to add a leap second to our calendar every 1-1.5 years. That means the earth used to be going much faster, if we go back in time, 86,400 years {the number of seconds in one day]this earth would be spinning twice as fast!  Now if we go back only ONE MILLION years, earth rate of spin would be 1,000 of miles per hour faster! Winds from the CORIOLIS EFFECT,  would be at 1,000 of miles per hour!. Gravity, weather and life itself would all be very adversely affected. But if the world ins only 6-to 7,000 years old there'd be no problem! Science backs the Bible's account!.

THE THIRD POINT OF CONTENTION:

   THE oldest living thing on this earth as documented by Science, is the Bristlecone Pine trees in California. [There used to be a plaque showing which tree, but it was removed by the Government, as they feared its destruction by zealots, to whom after all evolution is their RELIGION]Science,  using the growth-ring counts, have placed one of them, as 4400 year old, this means that this tree, began life very shortly after the Great Flood, as all land life was destroyed that was not within the Ark! The time for this event was about 4400 years ago!

AGAIN SCIENCE PROVES THE BIBLE!

      NEED MORE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE?

* The oldest existing manuscripts are dated less than 6,000 years old.

* The Sahara desert's growth rate measures age about 4,000 yrs old.

* The Great Barrier Reef growth rate measures its age at about 4200 years old.

* Oil pressure under the earth proves earth must be young, old it's surface would one large tar pit.

* The salt content of oceans dates them at less than 5,ooo years. Salt from racks dissolved in river dumped in oceans, at millions of years old, you and I could walk on the water.

* Population Growth, if man had evolved 40,000 yrs ago, as best as men know it was A.D. 1600 when we had 1 billion people, but man needed only from 1993-4 to reach 6 billion and today in 2013 we top at 7 billion human beings!  So if 40,000 or even 15,000 is correct, we would have what 20 billion or more people?  THINK! Please!. 

7. If not millions of years, how did GOD create man?

     Psalms 33:6-9 "By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast"

Note: The Bible is clear: GOD spoke everything into existence but He made mad by His own hands! But not over long periods of time, until the sin entered there was no death. When Jesus spoke the words, during the storm, while on the Sea of Galilee, what did He say? "Peace be still", and what happened? Did the storm gradually dissipate, or did peace come then and there?Mark 4:39 "And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm."

    When He said "Lazarus, come forth," did he appear after a few days or weeks or right then and there?

John 11:43. 

  When He said to the leper, "Be clean"," the disease instantly left the man! Matthew 8:3 " And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed."

8. Are there any other reasons to believe in the Bible?

   Yes Prophecy . a fully 1/3 of the whole Bible is prophetic! All but the last few percent have come to pass, as written and one time, if a time frame was given!

     John 14:29. "And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe."
Note: Only God is able to see the future as clear as the past. This is the why of Prophecy, plus this... 

Isaiah 46:10 . "Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:"
Amos 3:7. "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets."

Note: In Daniel 2 the Bible predicted the rise and fall of the major world empires, until the end of this age of flesh men. From Babylon to Medo-Persia, to Greece, to both Pagan and Religious Roman empires! This was done more than 500 years before Christ!
  Tet even before this Christ's birth was foretold to be born in Bethlehem, betrayed by a friend, and sold for 30 pieces of silver, killed on the "Tree", buried in a rich man';s tomb, and would rise in three days. The Bible even predicted the year, the day and the hour of His death.

9. BUT HOW DO WE KNOW THESE PROPHECIES WERE WRITTEN BEFORE THEY WERE FULFILLED?

Because they are written in the DEAD SEA SCROLLS! 

      They are perhaps the greatest archaeological Bible find of all time. Found in a cave, and very well preserved {by GOD's Hand?] in 1947. They are the oldest existing manuscripts of the Old Testament. Science tells us they are from the 2nd or the 3rd Century B.C. All Biblical prohecy found in todays Old Testament are also found in the Dead Sea Scrolls!. This is 100% proof, solid proof, that the Bible predictions were written before they were fulfilled, agree?

10. WHAT IS THE BEST EVIDENCE FOR BELIEVING IN THE BIBLE?
      Psalms 34:. " O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."

Note: God invites all to "taste" Him to test Him, to see if His word will provide a blessing for those who willingly follow and TRUST Him. The Bible will, if you allow it, teach you the principles from finances to health, to salvation, to personal relationships to trust/faith to and in  Christian obedience. Every principled promises a blessing to all those who will apply it to their own lives.
     Besides your choosing Christ means you have chosen life, all who choose not have already chosen Satan and death with him!   The Bible points over and over, to the fact that all who shall perish for the eternity do so due to the fact this IS their choice! None shall be cast into the Lake of Fire's one time use, unless they chose too!   SAD but true, now is this harsh? YUP but do is eternal death!

11. What is a good method for studying a book the size of the Bible?
     Isaiah 28:9-10 "Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.  For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Note: IF. . . YOU want to understand GOD's will for your life, try the Bible, for it is in it that HE speaks to YOU!. In payer this is YOU speak to your Father which art in Heaven. If you read a passage you understand not, keep on reading. If you have a "Study Bible", look at the the verse number and see if there is other locations for this word, phrase or thought. Here is where a large Bible Concordance is great, find a few key words, and look them up and write down all or some of the verses shown, and then find them in your Bible, and read them,, to get the better understanding.Precept, or idea, or thought, are to be gathered up together a little from here and there, just as the above passage informs us.
    The best rule one can give is this : "Remember the Bible will always prove itself within itself." If you find it does not, best check your understanding first!

12. How can we avoid the deceptions Jesus warns us about?
      Matthew 7:21-23" Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 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."

Note: If you allow self to be deceived, then YOU know not the Bible nor Christ! Are you willing to place your trust in Jesus and His word, to gain heaven and eternal life? ONLY YOU are able to give answer!

Next: "Revelation's Dragon."  'Where did pain, suffering and death come from?'

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KEYS to UNLOCKING BIBLE SYMBOLS.

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 THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL, FOR THE USE OF ALL BIBLE STUDENTS, TO AID IN A FULLER AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT GOD HAS TOLD ALL HIS CHILDREN. Especially for the following lessons!


                              THE KEYS- for ANIMALS AND THEIR PARTS.

HORSE: - strength and power in battle [Job 39:19; Psalms 147:10; Proverbs 21:31.]
DRAGON- Satan or his agency. [Isaiah 27:1 ; 30:6. Ps. 74:13-14. Rev. 12:7-9. Eze. 29:3; Jer. 51:34]
BEAST-  Earthly kingdoms/powers or political power. [Daniel. 7:17,23]
LAMB- Jesus/Lamb slain, [John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:7]
LION- Jesus/Powerful King (i.e. Babylon) [Rev. 5:4-9; Jer. 50:43-44; Dan. 7:5.]
BEAR- Destructive power/Medo-Persia [Prov. 28:15; 2 Kings 2:23-24; Dan. 7:5}
LEOPARD- Greece (Grecia) [Daniel 7:6]
SERPENT- Satan, The Dragon, The Devil, [Revelation 12:9; 20:2]
TONGUE- mouth part + language/speech [Exodus 4:10}
WOLF- Disguised Enemies- hunt in the dark [Matthew 7:15]
DOVE- Holy Spirit [Mark 1:10]
RAM- Medo-Persia  [Daniel 8:20]
GOAT- Greece-Grecia, [Daniel 8:20]
Horn- Power/earthly kingdoms [Daniel 7:24;8:5,21-22. Zech. 1:18-19; Rev. 17:12]
WINGS- Speed / Protection /Deliverance [Deut. 28:49; Matt. 23:37]

                                             COLORS.

WHITE-  PURITY [Revelation 12:1-2,9; 20:2]
BLUE-  Law [Numbers 15:38-39]
PURPLE-  royalty / religious-power Judges 8:26; Mark 15:17. Daniel 7- Revelation 13,17,18.]
RED / SCARLET- Sin, Corruption [Isa. 1:18; Nahum 2:3; Rev. 17:1-4]

                            METALS, ELEMENTS, and NATURAL OBJECTS

GOLD-  Pure of Character, precious and rare [Isa 13:12]
SILVER- Pure words and Understanding [Prov. 2:4; 3:13-14; 10:20; 25:11; Ps. 12:6]
BRASS, tin, iron, lead, Silver dross [Impure character Eze. 22:20-21]
WATER- Holy Spirit / Everlasting life [John 7:39; 4:14; Rev. 22:17; Ephesians 5:26]
WATERS- Inhabited area/many people (a sea of faces) nations, [Revelation 17:5]
FIRE- Holy Spirit [Luke 3:16]  *a interesting study is all the Bible's 3:16 verses- try it*
TREE- Cross, people, Nation [Deut.21:22-23; Ps. 92:12; 37:35]
SEED- Descendants and Jesus [Romans 9:8; Galatians 3:16]
FRUIT- Works/Deeds/Actions/Words  [Gal. 5:22]
FIG TREE- Israel- any nation that should. . . bear fruit [Luke 13:6-9] (Olive Tree also sym. of Israel)
VINEYARD- Church that should bear fruit {Lk. 20:9-16}
FIELD- world, [Mat. 13:38; Jn. 4:35]
HARVEST-  Time of the End, Jesus' Returns to gather His own [Mat. 13:39]
REAPERS- Angles [Mat. 13:39]
thorns/thorny ground- Cares of this flesh live [Mark 4:18-19]
STARS- Angles/Messengers [Rev. 1:16,20;12:4,7-9; Job 28:7
JORDAN - Death [Romans 6:4; Deuteronomy 4:22]
MOUNTAINS-  Political- Religio-political powers [Isa. 2:2-3; Jer. 17:3;31:23;51:24-25; Eze. 17:22,23;
                          Dan. 2:35,44-45]
ROCK- Jesus/Gospel [Ps. 84:11 Isa. 8:13-14; Rom. 9:33; Matt. 7:24]  Gospel = God' s Spell (story)
SUN- Jesus/gospel [Ps.84:11 Malachi 4:2; Matt. 17:2; Jn. 8:12;9:5]
WINDS- Strife,commotion,war as in winds of [ Jer. 25:31-33; 49:36-37; 4:11-13; Zechariah 7:14]

                                MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS

LAMP- The Word of GOD [Ps. 119:105]
OIL- Holy Spirit [Zechariah 4:2-6; Rev. 4:5]
SWORD- Word of GOD Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12]
BREAD (bread of life) Word of GOD [John :6:35+; 51-52,63]
WINE- blood/covenant/doctrines. [Luke 5:37]
HONEY- Happy life [Ezekiel 20:6; Deuteronomy 8:8-9]
CLOTHING- Character [Isa. 64:6 : 59:6]
CROWN- A Glorious Ruler or Ruler ship [Proverbs 16:31; Isa 28:5; 63:3]
RING- Authority [Genesis 41:42-43; Ester 3:10-11]
ANGEL- Messenger [Daniel 8:16;9:12; Lk. 1:19,26; Hebrews 1:14]
BABYLON- apostasy, confusion, rebellion against GOD [Gen. 10:8-10; 11:6-9; Rev. 18:2-3; 17:1-5.]
MARK- Seal/Sign of approval or disapproval [Eze. 9:4 Rom. 4:11; Rev. 13:17;19-11; 7:2,3]
SEAL- mark of disapproval or approval [Rom. 4:11; Rev. 7:2-3.]
WHITE ROBES- Victory/righteousness, purity [Rev. 19:8; 3:5; 7:14]
JAR/VESSEL- Person [Jeremiah 18:1-4; 2nd Corinthians 4:17]
TIME- 360 days (a Hebrew year) [Dan. 4:16,23,25, 32; 7:25; }also see day.
TIMES- 720 days (time X 2) [Dan. 7:25:Rev. 12:6,14:13:5]
DAY Literal Year (In Prophecy only) Ezekiel 4:6; Numbers 14:34]

                   ACTIONS, ACTIVITIES, AND PHYSICAL STATES

HEALING-  Salvation [Luke 5:32-24]
Leprosy/Sickness-  SIN [Luke 5:23-24]
FAMINE- Dearth (lack of) truth [Amos 8:11]

                                PEOPLE ANS BODY PARTS.

WOMAN-PURE. The True Church [Jer. 6:2; 2 Cor. 11:2; Eph. 5:23-27]
WOMAN CORRUPT-  Apostate Church m[Eze. 16:15-58; 23:2-21; Hosea 2:5; 3:1; Rev. 14:4]
THIEF-  as in the unexpected and suddenness of Jesus' coming. [1 Thessalonians 5:2-4; 2 Pet. 3:10]
HAND(s)- Deeds/Works/Action [Ecclesiastics 9:10; Isa. 59:6]
FOREHEAD- mind (frontal lobe/thinking part) [Deut. 6:6-8; Rom. 7:25; Eze. 3:8-9]
FEET- your walk/chosen path. [Gen 19:2 :Ps. 119:105]
EYES- Spiritual discernment. [Matt. 13:10-17; 1 John 2:11]
SKIN- Christ's righteousness [Exodus 12:5; 1 Pet. 1:129; Isa. 1:4-6]
Harlot- Apostasy-Apostate church/religion. [Isa.1:21-27; Jeremiah 3:1-3; 6:9]
HEADS- Major powers/rulers/earthly governments [Rev. 17:3,9-10]

NEXT: "SURVIVAL of the FITTEST"    "IS HE BILE COMPATIBLE WITH EVOLUTION?
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EARTH and LIFE IS WINDING DOWN.

   
     THE FACT THAT LIFE IS WINDING DOWN, should be evident to all, even the hermit living in cave!
      
      This is factual for all, no matter at what stage of life, YOU find this post, as time is progressing for each. But, so is this earth, we need only to look at human population growth, to know this is not infinite in time, as life as we know it, agree?

      Please know that as best as experts can say, it required humanity up to the 1600's to total a population of 1 billion, from man's first childbirth! However earth reached the 6 Billion mark back in the mid 1980's, now in 2013 it stands at 7 Billion!

     Now look at food production, yes most farmers, are reaping much more per acre, than ever before, but with the continual use of chemical fertilizers, the soils are being totally sterilized, as the good and required bacteria, nematodes etc, are killed by it. Making the ground both rock hard and sterile, and unless they begin to add compost, they just may as well sow seeds on concrete and blacktop!  Are you ready for humanity to raid your gardens? I can honestly say, that you'll face more hungry people than you can shoot bullets!

      Amos 8:11. "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:"

Note:  Anyone who thinks  we are not yet at the above point, must exist in a vacuum! However those with Christ can.....

      Exodus 23:25. "And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee."

Note: In Christ we do. . . . Not. . .  have to worry about receiving that which life requires!

Matthew 24:4-5. "And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."

Note: As best as I know today, we have men in Florida, Mexico City, Brazil and S. Africa, whom all make the claim that each is Jesus Christ, and each make a very, very large incomes, thank you!

     Now, again, unless you live in a vacuum, you must have noticed things about the weather, and the natural disasters, in the latter years, agree? Why even in this September of 2013, the City of Rome-Italy, received it's first recorded tornado, ever!
  If you go to, http://www.earthquake.usgs.gov as I did in 3/2011 to get these facts:
1. There have been more than 400 earthquakes of 7.0 or greater on the Richter scale, since 1556.
2. Only 21 of these were between 1556 and 1843, including the Biblical significant 8.7 Lisbon quake of 1755.
3. From 1844 to 1993 we had 80+ Major {7.0-7.9) or great (8.0-9.9) earthquakes.
4. From 1934 to 1970 we had about 100 major and great quakes. This would include the "MINOR"? one of 1933 in Long Beach Ca.. I have personally spoken to old time farmers, dairymen, who still lived on the same land in 1970. They woke up because their animals became afraid and bellowed their fears. They went out to see, just in time to hear, a noise in the east, and with dawn breaking, they saw trees swaying with utility poles, and then three "Waves" as in the ocean, coming towards them. This was some 25 miles inland as the crows fly! Many lost their balance as did their cows!
5. From 1971 to 2003 we had 100 both major and great quakes, AS YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER AND FREQUENCY CLEARLY ON THE INCREASE, BUT IT EXPLODED IN THE 21ST CENTURY!
5. From 2004 to 3/ 2011 there were 90 major and great quakes!

Note: It took only these last 7 years for earth to have the equal number for the previous 33 years and 37 years before that!    WE were told of this increase, 2000 years ago but few ever bother to read, or to teach it!

Matthew 24:7. "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."
Mark 13:8. " For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows."
In th early manuscripts this read as ""Sorrows importeth the pains of a woman in travail [labor]. pains come closer and more intense as birth nears!

Note:  A. Since human inception of the United Nations, to be be the world's "Peace Keepers" (?) We have had a state of war, somewhere on earth ever since! SO "Nation shall rise against nation." is a fact!
"Famines," yes earth has had them all along, but the word diverse ...

Greek word, Kata- means in places that normally do not suffer these event! [Earthquakes are a West coast event so why did New York get one last year?]
"Pestilences". Look at all the stuff that now kills people, that NEVER before have crossed the species line! Mad-cow, [do you know the authorities now do NOT autopsy those with Alzheimer-mad-cow disease?]
                    WHY? it's due to a protein called PRION, it takes 2200 degree F to destroy it, and that's hot enough to melt all lab equipment! That's a good reason to become a Vegan right? Plus Equine Flu, Swine Flue, Avian Flue, now have all crossed over to infect humans, for the first time! Lest we forget H.I.V. it still has no cure, and is still killing millions each year, to date! A. M.A.'s January article for 2013 speaks to the fact, that this Aids, happens and begins with sex between males, but that's not P.C. to speak about is it?

Leviticus 20:13. "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them."

Note: This also is not P.C. today but look.....

2 Thessalonians 1:8. "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:"

Note (j.b.) We ALL are GOD' s children, and HE loves each one of us! In and with Christ, HE gives us the power to leave all this behind us, in loving obedience, if we are but willing to surrender self wants and desires! I know He broke my 40 year tobacco habit, AFTER I discarded all the stuff, and asked HIM to to do HIS part, and have not ever craved any more for them!

Please know, that even your very next breath, is at our Heavenly Father's pleasure.....; Luke 12:17-19. " And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry."

    Is this not where most of us are living our lives as? But keep reading for the point....
Luke 12:20. "But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?"
BUT WHY?
Luke 12:21-25. " So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?"

                                 PRINCIPLE of SCRIPTURE.

      Revelation 21:1-7. " 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. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 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. 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. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son."

NOTE: Herein, and in many other locations, we are given the terms, we must attain, with Heaven direct help, Via the Holy Spirit's unctions, God's promise of eternal life, for ALL who "Overcome" sin!
   You see, there's much more to life, than what re receive in these flesh bodies. Which is why the true Christian knows that death of the flesh, is not the everlasting end, but only a sleep until Resurrection-morning at Christ's Second Return! As this is when we shall see, again our lived ones. but the atheists, have no such hope!.......

1 Corinthians 15:17-19. " And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable."

Note: IF. . . if only in this flesh vessel we have hope, then we are most miserable, because then death of this vessel means the end. But that's one of the greatest reasons of the WHY Christ rose from the the dead! To show us all what GOD is able to do, for those who accept Him in trust/faith!

Isaiah 65:17. " For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind." Revelation 3:5. " 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."

2 Peter 3:13-14. " Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless."

Note: Please know this brings mankind back to Eden, the same Eden Adam and Eve lost to Satan when the rebelled against God and ate the fruit from the tree they were told not to eat or death shall come! Read in Gen.3:4 the first recorded lie, of Satan, NOT die! mankind believed it ever since. . . die and go to heaven right? WRONG! [Find post "Where are the DEAD"]

Revelation 21:7. " He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son."

Note: Pray and ask that you are made will to surrender to His will! {To be made willing to be willing}
Plus read Genesis 1,2 chapters and know this is shown again in Revelation 21-22 chapters!

     Please know this fact: "Our Creator, originally planned for this earth, to be our eternal home, but because of sin, Satan gained ruler ship of earth, which is one reason for the why of the Cross! Know also that ever since Eve betrayed His trust, God has been working for our collective salvation ever since! Towards the total liberation of both this earth and Heaven from the bondage of sin and Satan!

2 Peter 3:13. " Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."
"...NEW..." Grk- KAINOS--fresh- new.

Revelation 21:1. " 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."   [sea= oceans]

Please read: Revelation 21:10 to Revelation 22:5 with this.....
2 Corinthians 2:9. " For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things."
Psalms 119:158-160. " I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy loving kindness. Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever."

NOTE: so much for men who say the Law is no more we are under grace! {yes, the Ceremonial Law was nailed to His cross, and why we no longer sacrifice animals nor hold the feast days. Jesus BECAME OUR PERFECT AND PERPETUAL, SACRIFICE. HOWEVER GOD'S LAW IS PERPETUAL AND FOREVER!

  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."

Note: Alpha is the Greek first letter in their alphabet, and Omega is the last. Same meaning ass our A to Z.


                                             KEY VERSES FOR HUMANITY

 John 16:33. " These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Note: Christ overcame the world, including Satan's direct interventions. HE did this to show us all that with Him, we also can overcome all sin, thus join Him after our resurrection! 1 John 2:13-14. " I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one"
 Philippians 4:13. " I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
1 John 4:4. "Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world."
1 John 5:4-6. " For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth."

NOTE: please find in Revelation 2-3 regarding each of the Seven Churches, God used the phrase overcomes, for example Rev. 2:17;- 26- 3:5-12- 21, and find it in ....
Revelation 21:7. " He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son."

NOTE: I pray that you also, dear reader, will get on your knees, and pray to the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, that you also want to be made willing to be willing to surrender self.
My grateful thanks to Pastor H. Premdas for this outline.

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Amazing Facts "NEW JERUSALEM".

WHAT IS THIS CITY?   WHO BUILT IT?    WHERE IS IT?   WHERE SHALL IT COME TO?"

• 1 Kings 8:28-30. "Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken { hear me] unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day: That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.  And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.":
• Hebrews 11:16. "But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city."
• Revelation 21:2 . "And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."

WHAT DOES THE CITY LOOK LIKE AND WHERE WILL IT END UP?

• Revelation 21:16. "And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal."
• Revelation 21:17-18. "And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass."
• Revelation 21:12. "And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:"
• Revelation 21:21. "And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
• Revelation 21:11. "Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;"
• Matthew 5:5. "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."
• Proverbs 11:31. "Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner."

NOTE: Wherever GOD The Father is, there is Heaven also! So where will this Heavenly city come to rest? ON THIS EARTH! It's 375 miles, on each of the four sides, and the same in height . It has 12 gates, each one solid pearl, set in a solid wall of Jasper, some 20 stories tall. Plus with 12 foundations each made with the most beautiful and precious gems on earth.. [Revelation 21:14-12] John compared it "a bride adorned for her husband." [Rev.21:2]

This city shall come to rest, within the very lands that Abraham was promised of by GOD, which is why it shall become the New Capital of earth, and the Home of GOD!

WHAT WILL THE NEW EARTH BE LIKE?

• Revelation 21:1. "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."

Note: Oceans today covers 3/4ths of earth, they'll be gone, but we shall have lakes rivers and ponds.  Whole earth shall be as the Garden Eden was!

• Isaiah 35:1-2. "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God."
• Isaiah 11:6-8. "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. [snake]. Isaiah 60:25. "The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD."
• Revelation 22:3. "And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:"
• Revelation 21:27. "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."

Note: No more trash, anywhere, no more junk yards, cemeteries, hospitals, jails, doctors ,lawyers, police, cars, trucks, planes, nor pollution, nor crime nor hate, and no MONEY!

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE NW EARTH?

• Isaiah 65:21-22. "And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands."

Note: We build and live in our own homes, in the country, but we'll also have a city mansion in Jerusalem where each shall be every Friday P.M. for Sabbath worships!  Isaiah 66:23. "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."

• Isaiah 35:10. "And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away."
• Ezekiel 47:12. "And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine."  [The Tree of Life]
• Isaiah 35:1. "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose."
• Matthew 8:11. "And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven."
• Isaiah 11:6-9. "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.  They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea."
• Isaiah 65:23-2. " They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them. And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear."
• Isaiah 40:31. "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
• Revelation 22:5-6. "And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done."

WHAT PHENOMENAL FEATURE OF THIS MAJESTIC CITY ASSURES ALL ETERNAL VIGOR AND YOUTH?

• Revelation 22:2. "In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."
• Genesis 3:22. "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:"

TO WHOM IS ALL THIS MADE AVAILABLE?

• John 14:15. "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
• Revelation 21:7-8. "He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.  But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, [ false religions] 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".
• Revelation 3:18-22. "I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."
• Revelation 12:17. "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."

TO THE UNBELIEVERS AND UNWILLING?

• Revelation 22:11. "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still"

Remember Christ payed your sin debt in FULL, and that's why God's grace is free!

End of this Amazing facts series, and my grateful gratitude for it.

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