Bible Lesson: Titles Of The Church. Church Title: Assembly Of The Saints.

Bible Lesson: Titles Of The Church.

Church Title: Assembly Of The Saints.

Bible Text:

Psalm 89:7 KJV

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about Him.

I Corinthians 1:2 KJV

Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified* in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

"Sanctified* in Christ Jesus," Believers have separated themselves from the evil of their day, through the power of the gospel, by which they had received redemption through the blood of Christ, the forgiveness of their sins.

*Sanctified-Greek: Hagiazo (Hag-ee-ad-zo): To purify or to consecrate.

And so they were consecrated to The Lord Jesus, and chosen as saints.

Romans 6:1-7 KJV

1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?

4 Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection:

6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

Ephesians 5:25-27 KJV

25 "...Christ ...loved the church, and gave Himself for it;

26 That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by The Word,

27 That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Galatians 3:26,27 KJV

26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Christians Called Saints:

Romans 8:27 KJV

And He that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of The Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

Romans 15:25,26 KJV

25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

I Corinthians 16:1 KJV

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.

II Corinthians 1:1 KJV

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

Ephesians 1:15,18 KJV

15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in The Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 6:18 KJV

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Colossians 1:12,26 KJV

12 Giving thanks unto The Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in Light:

26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

Jude 1:3 KJV

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

Revelation 8:3,4 KJV

3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

Saints Of The Lord:

Psalm 30:4 KJV

Sing unto The Lord, O ye saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness.

Psalm 31:23 KJV

O love The Lord, all ye His saints: for The Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

Psalm 34:9 KJV

O fear The Lord, ye His saints: for there is no want to them that fear Him.

Psalm 37:28 KJV

For The Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalm 97:10 KJV

Ye that love The Lord, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of His saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

Psalm 116:15 KJV

Precious in the sight of The Lord is the death of His saints.

Psalm 132:9 KJV

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

Psalm 132:16 KJV

I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

Psalm 145:10 KJV

All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

Psalm 149:1 KJV

Praise ye The Lord. Sing unto The Lord a new song, and His praise in the congregation of saints.

Psalm 149:5 KJV

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

Christians were called to be saints, we are set apart, consecrating our lives to The Lord. Have we received complete sanctification? No, that is something that is (for all Christians), on going.

I Corinthians 15:49 KJV

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

II Corinthians 3:18 KJV

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of The Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by The Spirit Of The Lord.

I John 3:2 KJV

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.

When shall we be totally like Him? When we see Him as He is.

Romans 1:7 KJV

“...beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and The Lord Jesus Christ.

II Corinthians 6:16-18 KJV

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of

The Living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith The Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

18 And will be A Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith

The Lord Almighty.

• Salvation Prayer

Priests Of God

Bible Questions Answered:

“...christians priests?...”

Roxanne/ Limousin, France

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Yes, believers are priests of God!

Exodus 19:4-6 KJV

4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto Myself.

5 Now therefore, if ye will obey My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto Me above all people: for all the earth is Mine:

6 And ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.

Isaiah 61:6 KJV

But ye shall be named the Priests of The Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God..."

It was the duty of Priests, to offer up pure sacrifices , praise, love and faithfulness to The Lord.

As The Lord's Priests, we are to pray for one another and, especially the lost, and be in worship and praise to our precious Savior.

This is the calling of every Christian!

I Samuel 15:22 KJV

And Samuel said, Hath The Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of The Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Psalm 4:5 KJV

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in The Lord.

Psalm 27:6 KJV

And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto

The Lord.

Psalm 40:6-8 KJV (Messianic Psalm, and true of all God's priests.)

6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of Me,

8 I delight to do thy will, O My God: yea, thy law is within My heart.

Psalm 51:16,17 KJV

16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Psalm 54:6 KJV

I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.

Psalm 69:30,31 KJV

30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving.

31 This also shall please The Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

Psalm 107:22 KJV

And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with rejoicing.

Psalm 116:17 KJV

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of

The Lord.

Psalm 141:2 KJV

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Proverbs 21:3 NLT

The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer Him sacrifices.

Isaiah 1:11-13,18,19 KJV

11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto Me? saith The Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

12 When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread My courts?

13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto Me; the new moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith The Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

Hosea 6:6 NLT

I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know Me more than I want burnt offerings.

Micah 6:6-8 NLT

6 What can we bring to The Lord? Should we bring Him burnt offerings? Should we bow before God Most High with offerings of yearling calves?

7 Should we offer Him thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to pay for our sins?

8 No, O people, The Lord has told you what is good, and this is what He requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Matthew 7:21 KJV

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.

Matthew 9:13 NLT

Then He added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

Matthew 12:7 NLT

But you would not have condemned My innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices

John 14:21 KJV

He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him.

Hebrews 10:4-10 KJV (A Messianic Psalm-but holds truths for Christians to!)

4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

5 Wherefore when He cometh into the world, He saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but

a body hast thou prepared Me: (Our body is the temple of The Holy spirit.)

6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of Me,) to do thy will, O God.

8 Above when He said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

9 Then said He, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second.

10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Dear Christian, how are you doing in your Priestly duties?

I Peter 2:4,5 KJV

4 To whom coming, as unto A Living Stone (The Lord Jesus), disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Revelation 1:5,6 KJV

5 And from Jesus Christ, who is The Faithful Witness, and The First Begotten Of The Dead, and The Prince Of The Kings Of The Earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 20:6 KJV

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.

Citizenship - Heavenly

Bible Questions Answered:

“...everything today is over citizenship...”

Tod/ Dallas, Texas U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Citizenship, yes, and for the Christian, our citizenship is in heaven, think of it!

Where is your citizenship? Many today are refugees with no citizenship.

The Apostle Paul spoke of the heroes of faith that....

Hebrew 11:13-16 KJV

13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

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.

An alien from another country coming into our country seeking citizenship, realizes that he or she as a citizen, will have the rights, privileges and, protection as a citizen. New citizens adopt to their new country, by holding to the practices, customs and, culture of the nation they are ascribing to.

Christians are born again into a new country, a heavenly country, through faith in The Savior, Jesus Christ. As Christians we adopt, to the practices, customs and, culture of our new country!

John 3:3 KJV                                                                                                                                         Jesus answered and said unto him (Nicodemus), Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
  
Matthew 3:2 KJV  
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 4:17 KJV  
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 6:19-21 KJV (We establish our treasures in heaven.)

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 7:21 KJV (Obedience and loyalty to The King of kings and Lord of lords.)

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.

I John 2:15-17 KJV

15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of The Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of The Father, but is of the world.

17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Romans 8:29 KJV (Conformity)

For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Romans 12:1,2 KJV (Our bodies the temple of The Holy Spirit.)

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 14:17 KJV

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in

The Holy Ghost.

I Corinthians 3:16 KJV

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that The Spirit Of God dwelleth in you?

I Corinthians 6:19,20 KJV

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of The Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

II Corinthians 5:17 KJV

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Ephesians 2:18,19 KJV (Heavenly Citizens)

18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit unto The Father.

19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

Ephesians 6:20 NLT (Paul) (Christians in the world as Christ's Ambassadors.)

I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for Him, as I should.

Hebrews 11:9,10 KJV (Citizenship in a Heavenly City.)

9 By faith he (Abraham) sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Christian Promises:

Real Joy

Luke 10:20 KJVNotwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Future Glorification:

Luke 22:30 KJV

That ye may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Pledge Of A Permanent Home:

John 14:1-3 KJV

1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me.

2 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.

3 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.

Citizenship Of A Heavenly Country:

Philippians 3:20 KJV

But we are citizens of heaven, where The Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for Him to return as our Savior.

Eternal and, Glorious Inheritance:

I Peter 1:4 KJV

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

Citizenship Recorded:

Revelation 21:23-27 KJV

23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for

the glory of God did Lighten it, and The Lamb is The Light thereof.

24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in The Light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it.

25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

26 And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in

The Lamb's Book Of Life.

Friend, call upon the name of The Lord Jesus Christ today and receive Him as your Savior, and have your name written in The Lamb's Book Of Life.

• Salvation Prayer

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus: Our Lord's Seconding Coming And The End Of The World.

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus: Our Lord's Seconding Coming And The End Of The World.

Bible Text: The Prophecy:

The Beginning Of Sorrows:

1.) Matthew 24:3-8 KJV (Luke 21:7-11)

3 And as He sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 For many shall come in My name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

6 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.

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

2.) Matthew 24:15-22 KJV (Mark 13:14-20/ Luke 21:20-33)

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day:

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

3.) Luke 21:24 KJV

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

Bible Text: The Fulfillment:

Good And Bad To Grow Together Till The End Of The Harvest:

1.) Matthew 13:24-30 KJV

24 Another parable put He forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto A Man which sowed good seed in His field:

25 But while men slept, His enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

27 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?

28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto Him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

29 But He said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

30 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.) Matthew 13:37-43 KJV

37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is The Son Of Man;

38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

41 The Son Of Man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

3.) Matthew 13:47,48 KJV

47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

4.) Matthew 13:49,50 KJV

49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Rejection Of The Gospel Brings Punishment;

1.) Matthew 10:14,15 KJV (Luke 9:5/ 10:12)

14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

2.) Matthew 11:21-24 KJV (Luke 10:13-15)

21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

The Son Of Man Will Come In Great Power And Glory:

1.) Matthew 24:29-31 KJV (Mark 13:24-27/ Luke 21:25-27)

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 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.

31 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.

False Followers Will Be Rejected:

1.) Matthew 7:13,14 KJV

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

2.) Luke 13:23,24 KJV

23 Then said one unto Him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And He said unto them,

24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

3.) Matthew 7:21-23 KJV

21 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.

22 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?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.

4.) Luke 13:26,27 KJV

26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

27 But He shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from Me, all ye workers of iniquity.

5.) Matthew 8:11,12 KJV

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.

12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

6.) Luke 13:28-30 KJV

28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

Rewards Will Be Given To The Faithful:

1.) Mark 10:29,30 KJV

29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My sake, and the gospel's,

30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

2.) Matthew 19:28-30 KJV (Luke 18:29,30)

28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed Me, in the regeneration when The Son Of Man shall sit in the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

3.) Luke 22:28-30 KJV

28 Ye are they which have continued with Me in My temptations. 29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as My Father hath appointed unto Me; 30 That ye may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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The Faithful Will Be Rewarded With Eternal Life:

1.) Matthew 25:31-46 KJV

31 When The Son Of Man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory:

32 And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a Shepherd divideth His sheep from the goats:

33 And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then shall The King say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took Me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me: I was in prison, and ye came unto Me.

37 Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And The King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.

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:

42 For I was an hungered, and ye gave Me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me no drink:

43 I was a stranger, and ye took Me not in: naked, and ye clothed Me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited Me not.

44 Then shall they also answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me.

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into Life eternal.

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

 

Hebrews 3:15 KJV

While it is said, To day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts...:"

 

Acts 2:21 KJV

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.

 

Dear friend, make that call, today!

• Salvation Prayer

Secrets - God's

Bible Questions Answered:

“...this is a good one I read God has secrets, secrets belong to God. What secrets?...”

Corey/ New South Wales, Australia

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Deuteronomy 29:29 NLT

The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that He has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions.

Yes, it may come as a surprise to some, but our God, has His secrets, things mankind simply does not know. What are God's secrets, and why. It would be easy just to say, “Well, they wouldn't be secrets, if we knew them,” and yet we may know of them.

God knows your life from beginning to its end, though it is a secret to you.

Isaiah 46:9,10 KJV

9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me,

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:

The Secret Things:

Your Life: From birth to death, any sickness, job loss, any testing, etc. etc. The lives of our loved ones, a secret, to us, but not to The Lord! The future of mankind, is known to The Lord.

John 16:12 KJV (Jesus)

I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

Homily:

As a parent, many times we do not, tell our children the why of things, only to protect them. We give them a medication, to keep them well, without telling them of the horrors of sickness. And God has His reasons for not telling us some things.

The rapture of the church of The Lord Jesus Christ.

Matthew 24:44 KJV

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not The Son Of Man cometh.

That hour is a secret, known only by The Father in heaven.

Homily:

Couldn't you just imagine, if the rapture hour was known. Why everyone would be in their best clothes and in church, awaiting that hour, but God is not a fool, that hour is a secret on purpose, so that we will constantly live for The Lord Jesus, and be ready at any moment.

Again our Lord tells us...

Matthew 24:35,36 KJV

35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

Again the message, live prepared!

Matthew 25:1-13 NLT (Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids)

1 “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet The Bridegroom.

2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

3 The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps,

4 but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil.

5 When The Bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

6 “At midnight they were roused by the shout, ‘Look, The Bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet Him!’

7 “All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps.

8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’

9 “But the others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’

10 “But while they were gone to buy oil, The Bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with Him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked.

11 Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’

12 “But He called back, ‘Believe Me, I don’t know you!’

13 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of My return.

Yes, God has His secrets, but then again, He reveals some secrets, to those who are near Him.

Psalm 24:14 KJV

The secret of The Lord is with them that fear Him..."

Proverbs 3:32 KJV

For the froward is abomination to The Lord: but His secret is with the righteous.

Amos 3:7 KJV

Surely The Lord God will do nothing, but He revealeth His secret unto His servants the prophets.

John 16:13-15 KJV

13 Howbeit when he, The Spirit Of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all Truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come.

14 He shall glorify Me: for He shall receive of Mine, and shall shew it unto you.

15 All things that The Father hath are Mine: therefore said I, that He shall take of Mine, and shall shew it unto you.

Because we do not have perfect knowledge, or know our future, we need a Guide who does!

Psalm 73:24 KJV

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Wisdom - God's, Past, Present, And Future.

Psalm 145:17 KJV (Write it on the first page of your Bible, you'll be glad you did.)

The Lord is righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His works.

Psalm 147:5 KJV

Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite.

Isaiah 40:13-15 NLT

13 Who is able to advise The Spirit Of The Lord? Who knows enough to give Him advice or

teach Him?

14 Has The Lord ever needed anyone’s advice? Does He need instruction about what is good?

Did someone teach Him what is right or show Him the path of justice?

15 No, for all the nations of the world are but a drop in the bucket. They are nothing more

than dust on the scales. He picks up the whole earth as though it were a grain of sand.

Isaiah 42:8,9 KJV

8 I am The Lord: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another, neither My

praise to graven images.

9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they

spring forth I tell you of them

Isaiah 46:9,10 KJV

9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and

there is none like Me,

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:

Isaiah 55:8,9 KJV

8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith The Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and

My thoughts than your thoughts.

Daniel 2:20 KJV

Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and

might are His:

Acts 15:18 KJV

Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world.

Romans 8:29,30 KJV

29 For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His

Son, that He might be The First Born Among Many Brethren.

30 Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also

justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.

Romans 11:33,34 KJV

2 God hath not cast away His people which He foreknew..."

33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are

His judgments, and His ways past finding out!

34 For who hath known the mind of The Lord? or who hath been His counselor?

I Peter 1:2 KJV

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God The Father, through sanctification of

The Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of The Blood Of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and

peace, be multiplied.

You and I do not know the future, but our Guide, The Lord Jesus, does!

Psalm 34:8 KJV

O taste and see that The Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him

Salvation Prayer

Broken Hearts

Bible Questions Answered:

“...since he passed away a year ago, no one laughs at anything...”

Ragina/ Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Christian people, yes Christian people, sorrow over many things. Parting of a loved one, lost jobs, lost friendships, illness, etc. etc. etc.

Yes, they know Romans 8:28, but still the sorrows seem to dominate, and that should not be.

Psalm 102:4,11 NLT

4 My heart is sick, withered like grass, and I have lost my appetite.

11 My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows. I am withering away like grass.

Psalm 69:20 NLT

Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. If only one person would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me.

What is the answer?

Psalm 28:1,7 NLT

1 I pray to you, O Lord, my Rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die.

7 The Lord is my Strength and Shield. I trust Him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

Psalm 142:3 NLT

When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn..."

Jesus said it, time and time again, no matter what the circumstance...

Be Of Good Cheer:

Matthew 9:2 KJV

And, behold, they brought to Him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

Matthew 14:26,27 KJV

26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

Mark 6:49,50 KJV

49 But when they saw Him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

50 For they all saw Him, and were troubled. And immediately He talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

John 16:33 KJV

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.

Acts 23:10,11 KJV

10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

11 And the night following The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of Me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

He’s The Healer Of Broken Hearts

Verse 1:

Is your life full of heartaches and sadness

Are your dreams all shattered and torn

There is one who thru mercy and suff’ring

For you ev’ry sorrow has borne

Chorus:

He’s the healer of broken hearts

He’ll mend your shattered dreams

He’ll pick up the threads

Of your broken life

And weave them together again

To your soul He’ll bring peace and joy

A friend in need He’ll be

The healer of broken hearts

Is Jesus of Galilee

Verse 2:

Do the threads of your life seem so tangled

That you wish you had never been born

There is one who is willing to help you

He knows ev’ry sorrow you’ve borne

Composer: Georgia Stiffler

Arranger: Phil Kerr

Copyright: 1945. Renewed 1975 by Fred Bock Music Co

II Corinthians 4:8,9 NLT

8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.

9 We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.

Psalm 34:18,19 KJV

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but The Lord delivereth him out of them all.

Psalm 147:3 KJV

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Isaiah 57:15 NLT

The High And lofty One who lives in eternity, The Holy One, says this: “I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.

Proverbs 18:24 KJV

"...There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

And that One is The Lord Jesus Christ, He is The Healer Of Broken Hearts, let Him, heal your broken heart today!

Isaiah 61:1 NLT

The Spirit Of The Sovereign Lord is upon me, for The Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.

John 8:36 KJV

If The Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Dear friend, prisoner to dread and sorrow, claim that freedom today!

Nehemiah 8:10 KJV

"...The joy of The Lord is your strength.

See also the blog posting: Broken Hearts-The Healer Of

Salvation Prayer

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus Christ: Jerusalem And It's Destruction.

Bible Lesson: Prophecies Made By The Lord Jesus Christ: Jerusalem And It's Destruction.

Bible Text: The Prophecy:

Jerusalem's destruction

1.) Luke 19:41-44 KJV

41 And when He was come near, He beheld the city, and wept over it,

42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Jerusalem's Affliction

2.) Luke 23:28-31 KJV

28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

Jerusalem Without Spiritual Leadership:

3.) Matthew 21:42-45 KJV (Mark 12:10,11/ Luke 20:17,18)

42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The Stone which the builders rejected, the same is become The Head Of The Corner: this is The Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?

43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

44 And whosoever shall fall on this Stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard His parables, they perceived that He spake of them.

Sins Of The Past, Will End In Judgment:

4.) Matthew 23:35,36 KJV (Luke 11:50,51)

35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

Matthew 23:37-39 KJV (Luke 13:34,35)

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see Me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of The Lord.

5.) The Temple Destroyed:

Matthew 24:1,2 KJV (Mark 13:1,2/ Luke 21:5,6)

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and His disciples came to Him for to shew Him the buildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Bible Text: The Fulfillment:

1.) In the year 70 A.D. the Roman army led by Titus (a future emperor), and with Tiberius Julius Alexander his second in command, besieged Jerusalem, and the second temple was destroyed, along with the city.

As you overlook the city you live in, what do you see?

Jesus...

Luke 19:41-44 NLT

41 “...as He came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, He began to weep.

II Peter 3:9 KJV

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

They had not recognized The Messiah, the only means to their forgiveness and salvation, instead they rejected Him.

Hebrew 3:7-19 NLT

7 That is why The Holy Spirit says, “Today when you hear His voice,

8 don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled, when they tested Me in the wilderness.

9 There your ancestors tested and tried My patience, even though they saw My miracles for forty years.

10 So I was angry with them, and I said, ‘Their hearts always turn away from Me. They refuse to do what I tell them.’

11 So in My anger I took an oath:‘They will never enter My place of rest.’”

12 Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from The Living God.

13 You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.

14 For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.

15 Remember what it says: “Today when you hear His voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled.”

16 And who was it who rebelled against God, even though they heard His voice? Wasn’t it the people Moses led out of Egypt?

17 And who made God angry for forty years? Wasn’t it the people who sinned, whose corpses lay in the wilderness?

18 And to whom was God speaking when He took an oath that they would never enter His rest? Wasn’t it the people who disobeyed Him?

19 So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter His rest.

At our Lord's second coming, the day of The Lord, shall be a day of judgment.

II Peter 3:10-12 KJV

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.

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and Godliness,

12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

Isaiah 2:19 KJV

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of The Lord, and for the glory of His majesty, when He ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

Matthew 25:31-46 KJV

31 “But when The Son Of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit upon His glorious throne.

32 All the nations will be gathered in His presence, and He will separate the people as a Shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

33 He will place the sheep at His right hand and the goats at His left.

34 “Then The King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.

35 For I was hungry, and you fed Me. I was thirsty, and you gave Me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited Me into your home.

36 I was naked, and you gave Me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for Me. I was in prison, and you visited Me.’

37 “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink?

38 Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?

39 When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

40 “And The King will say, ‘I tell you The Truth, when you did it to one of the least of these My brothers and sisters, you were doing it to Me!’

41 “Then The King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.

42 For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed Me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give Me a drink.

43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite Me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give Me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit Me.’

44 “Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’

45 “And He will answer, ‘I tell you The Truth, when you refused to help the least of these My brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help Me.’

46 “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”

• Salvation Prayer