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  Jeremiah – 7:23 “Obey my voice, & I will be your God & you will be my people. 

                  And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you”. And today voice,

                  Command of our Lord is that Lord God hates intoxications.                      

Today all around us, we see a net of many kind of intoxications like whisky, wine, smoking, drinking, alcohol, smack, heroin etc. that have trapped most of the people, especially young generation. From very childhood Satan starts his efforts to destroy every life as we found in 1 Peter 5:8 ‘your adversary devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may destroy’. But the voice of Lord aware everybody, ‘give your ear to the voice of Lord, do not be unwise but try to understand the will of Lord God for you, do not be drunk with wine in which there is dissipation, destruction’.

GOD has chosen you from this world. You are very special for Him. Deuteronomy declares in chapter 7 verse 6, “You are Holy people to the Lord God, He has chosen you to be a people for Him, a special treasure for Him”; that’s why you are now sitting in His presence,

                In Leviticus 10:9 Lord God Jehovah commanded & warned Aaron,  not to drink any wine or taking any intoxicating drink, (said neither you nor your children) lest you die. And it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. So far as we are concerned today, we are always before His eyes as Holy Scripture says in Isaiah 49:16 Lord God say, “See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. The Word say in Deuteronomy 14:1, John 1:12 & 2^nd Corinthians 6:18 “You are the children of the Lord your God Jehovah”.  Think, if HE do not allow intoxication to Aaron and his sons, how shall He allow HIS children to use any intoxication?

              Lord God Jehovah commanded Moses also in Numbers 6:3, when anybody separates himself for me, He shall separate himself from wine & similar drink. He shall neither drink vinegar made from wine, nor vinegar made from similar drink.

So keep in mind that everybody separate one-self when bow or kneel down or pray before Lord God or has got baptized. So do not be conformed to this world ^{(Roman 12:2),}

        Because you are chosen one to God. Don’t be in resemblance or likeness to this world.  About you Lord God say in Leviticus 19:2, 20:7, Mathews 5:48 & 1^st Peter 1:15-16 “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel and say to them, you shall be Holy, for I the Lord your God, I am Holy”.

Romans 8:14 guides that children of God are to be led by the spirit of God. God sent His Angel to give His message to Zachariah that I am blessing you with a child; he will walk in the spirit, … “But the angel said to him, do not be afraid Zachariah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine, nor strong drink and he will be filled with Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb ^{(Luke 1:13,15)}.

John 4:23- ‘But the hour is coming & now is when the true worshipper will worship the Father in the spirit & truth for the father is seeking such people to worship Him’. 

Lord God desire holiness from His people. Lord says intoxications are not made for His children, His people. Intoxications are for whom? It is very clearly written.

Psalms 75:8- For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup and the wine is red; it is fully mixed & He pours it out: surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth drain & drink down.

In Isaiah 22:12, 13- Lord warned people to be aware about life, but people say, let us eat & drink wine & enjoy, for to tomorrow we die. People don’t think of life. But God promises and show a life, that is said eternal life. Isaiah 65:17 for behold, I create new heaven and a new earth; and the formal shall not be remembered or come to mind. Revelation 21:1-5 for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the Holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain; the former things have passed away. Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.

              About this earth and heaven as in 2^nd Peter 3:5,6,10,12 it is narrated that by the word of the God earth standing out of water and in the water, and by which the world that then existed, perished being flooded with water. But the heavens & earth which now exist are kept in store by the same word reserved for fire until the day of the judgment). (Now a days many people like prophets, wise men,  2^nd such prophesies.

              After finishing tour on earth, everybody has to leave this world and to return to the place from where we came. There are only two places in that land. One place is described in Matthew 25:34 for you & me. It says, ‘inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the word’ (as in new earth). Holy Scripture tells in 1^st Corinthians 6:10 & Galatians 5:21, “…..nor drunkard ….. will inherit the kingdom of God”. So intoxications are a hindrance in our way to heaven. (Nobody want to go to 2^nd place i.e. hell).

                 Ephesians 5:18 and do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation,  destruction. In the whole world, in every country people make religious places to worship their God. And everyone try his best to maintain its holiness. In many countries people never allow shops & business of intoxications. They don’t allow at any cost because they know that intoxications are always causes of evils by one way or the others.  This thinking is evidence that men know hidden truth of intoxications hidden behind them.

                Think over it carefully & deeply please. We do our best to maintain & keep our handmade temples i.e. religious places, how more important it should be for us to keep ourselves Holy (i.e. Lord our God’s temple).

1^st Corinthians 3:16, 2^nd Corinthians 6:16 say Lord God made us His temple. Is it justice to pour in intoxications in His temple i.e. our bodies?

                Jeremiah 35:1, 2, 5-8, 16, 17- Lord God Jehovah spoke to the prophet Jeremiah, “Go to the house of Rechabites & bring them and serve them wine”. Jeremiah obeyed God and called them and gave them cups full of wine & said them to drink. What they did? Did they drink? Let us see. Jeremiah 35:6 “we will drink no wine; because our ancestor Jonadab commanded us, saying ‘you shall drink no wine, nor you nor your son, forever”. Lord God Jehovah says, their father taught them my commandments, they obeyed them. Why don’t you learn my commandments & obey them? (Jere.35:13, 14, 16, 17).

              What the intoxications give to people? Snatches joy of life, Give disturbance in every sphere of life, gives even death. But in Ezekiel 33:11 Lord says, “I have no pleasure in the death of (even) wicked, but that the wicked turn from his ways and live. Turn from your ways. Lord wants to give His people a long age, Isaiah 65:22 for as the days of a tree so shall be the days of my people; and my elect shall live & enjoy for a long. For this purpose John 3:16 says ‘Jehovah sent His Only begotten son to give you everlasting life (in new earth Rev.21:1-4).

Proverbs 23:31,32 ‘Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it swirls around smoothly; At last it bites like a serpent and stings like a viper. And do not give time to be saved. – Amen.

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It is written that you know gospel. If you know these things, blessed & happy & to be envied are you, ^{(You are blessed one)} if you practice them, act accordingly & really to them. (John 13:17)

          In the beginning years of my life, I started using intoxications, wine & whisky & smoking. All this keeps with me for many years. Once it happened, some super natural power questioned me, “Why do you drink wine & other intoxications?” Simply my answer was, “John 2:1-9 & 1Timothy 5:23 indicates, one can drink”.

  “You are concerned with words. The word sin has been used many time in Holy Scripture, is that means you can do sin?” questioned again. Days gone, I forget

all about it.

         One day I was reading the gospel of Saint Luke, when I read verse 26^th of chapter 10, I could not go forward from this verse. Again & again I read it. What is written & how do you read it! And in the due course, Holy Bible was opened at chapter 35 of book of Jeremiah. Now I felt Holy Spirit was leading me. I found Holy Spirit was saying to me, “Read it, read it, read it. I read it & found Holy Spirit was saying, see how Jonadab son of Rechab read it? He strictly forbids his family, not to drink & use any of intoxications: How he learned about it? Because he did not read Bible as you read, according to your convenience, according to your mind, according to your thinking. But he read it as it is written.

        Yes he read that you never read. He read, Number 6:1-3 where very clearly written, `Moses, tell people that they shall drink no vinegar of wine, neither drink any liquor.

            Again to Aaron, none ever come to me in any intoxication, lest he die”.  The LORD GOD who says that if you come to me in intoxicated condition, you may die; in other words he says, I may not kill you if I see you in intoxications, how can such GOD allow intoxications?

        Holy Spirit explained me, how GOD sent HIS angel on earth to give HIS message to Manoah & his wife, that God is blessing them with a son (they had no child) but they must not use any intoxication at any cost. ^{(Judges 13:1- 14).}

        Holy Spirit explained me, how GOD sent HIS angel on earth to give HIS message to Zacharias that God is blessing them with a son (Zacharias & Elisabeth had no child) & because he will be special for God & will not use any intoxication ^{(Luke 1:5-15)}.

          Each one of us is special for God, because Holy Bible tells in Deut. 7:6 for you are holy people unto Lord your God. He has chosen you to be a special people unto Himself above all people that are on earth.

            In Deut. 14:1 it is claimed,” You are the children of the Lord your God”. And again in the gospel of John in chapter 1 verse 12, it is told that He has asked you to be His children, His sons & daughters. His sons & daughters should be of what type? What He wants His sons & daughters to be? Leviticus’ 11:44 &19:2 & 20:7, Matthew 5:48, 1Peter 1:16 tells Lord says, “For I am the Lord your God, so you Shall therefore sanctify yourselves and be holy for I am holy, neither you shall defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on earth.          

                      More He says in 1 Corinthians 3:16& 6:19, 2 Corinthians 6:16, “you are my temple.” He makes you His temple. He says,” I live in you.

             People make temples and worship there gods in temples. Mostly people don’t like the business of intoxications near their worship places. If someone wants to open a shop of intoxication, people oppose it and never allow it, because they feel that this will defile surroundings, atmosphere near their holy place. Their temple, their place of worship is holy. They don’t endure any defiling thing or business near their holy place. Lord your God keep you His temple. You never allow any defiling thing even near to temple, holy place settled for worship, made by men.

               Then you take decision and tell, is it right, is it justice to put intoxications in your body, to fill your body with intoxications, which is the temple of Lord your God? When you can’t bear the nearness of intoxications to your own made holy places, temples, how much more one should be cautious for one’s body, one’s life, which has been settled residence of Holy Spirit, God your Lord? Think, think with cool heart. Think about your relationship with your God, your creator.

              People know about holiness. Many want to keep themselves holy. In the book of Daniel, in 1st. chapter verses 3-16, it is explained that Daniel and his friends new the importance of holiness. When the king selected them & settled their food, they could not allow themselves to take it, because they found that this food will not let them holy. This will spoil there holiness. So they went & requested chief of kitchen officials to give them simple food in spite of kings assigned.

           Daniel 1:5-And the king appointed for them daily provision of the king’s  delicacies   and of the wine which he used to drink.

           (Daniel 1:8)-But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of king’s delicacies food, nor with the wine king drank. Therefore he requested the chief of kitchen officials that he might not defile himself.

           (Daniel 1:10)-And the chief of kitchen officials said to Daniel,” I fear milord the king who has appointed your food & drink, for why should he see your faces looking   worse then the young men of your age? Then you would endanger my head before the king.   

          (Daniel 1:12-15)- Daniel requested him to test them for ten days. Officer agreed. And at the end of ten days their features appeared better & fatter in flesh then all the young men who ate the portion of king’s delicacies.

          (Daniel 1:19)-Then king interviewed them and he found none equal to Daniel,

Hananiah, Mishael & Azariah.

           (Daniel 1:20)-And king found them ten time better in wisdom & understanding than  all other people in king’s presence.

             Next thing that there is a life after end of this life. Jesus told about it in John 14:2-3 and Luke 12:32. Matthew 19:16, Mark 10:17 & Luke 18:18 tell that people had been in search of this life from the ancient ages. Luke 23:41-43 confirm about this. Type of this life is detailed in Revelation 21:1-5. No tears, no weeping, no fear of death, no crying, no worry, no pain, no sorrow at all there in that life. There is everything new for you. 

               But 1^st. Corn. 6:10 & Gal.5:21 warns that ……drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God, but will face eternal death (Matthew 25:41)

       Dear one’s in & of Jesus, Lord God says in Ezekiel 33:11,”I don’t want anyone to die, but every one to have life & live. To ensure this everlasting life for me & you He send His only begotten son, who came in the shape of men and shed His precious blood on cross that we may have eternal life.

                 In psalm 75:8 Asaph writes that intoxications are for wicked. And in Romans 12:2 it is said that do not be like people of this world because you are children of the almighty God. But be Holy & pure.

                There is description in Jeremiah 35:1-8, 16-19. Notice it & think what is written &how do you read it? (Luke 10:26). And notice how this family read Holy Scripture & from where these people learned about intoxications?

           (Jeremiah 35:1,5)- Jeremiah offered them wine.

           (Jeremiah 35:6)- they refused strictly and said that our ancestors taught us never to use any kind of intoxications and we neither have used any kind of intoxication nor we will use any kind of intoxications at any cost. And in result of this, Lord God of Israel says, “A man from family of Jonadab the son of Rechab shall stand before me for ever & ever in my presence.

 “Do not look upon the wine when it is red, & when it looks charming in cup, because at last it bite like a serpent and sting like a viper”. (Proverbs 23:31-32)-

         A Prayer :- Almighty Jesus have mercy on me. Destroy the works of devil against me. Destroy the works of devil in me. Rebuke satanic evil spirits of intoxications & send them away from me forever. Sanctify me through your Holy Blood flowing for me even today. Kind Jesus save me to everlasting life through your Holy Precious Blood I pray. Amen.

                          May Jesus take you away from every kind of intoxications & keep you safe under His mighty hands. Amen. 

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  I found few facts about life. I am trying to share with all you loving people of Lord God the creator.

         I thought about life, what is this life? Why one have to live it? Word of God taught me there are two lives. Before the 2^nd life came, there was only one life, but that was spoiled by death. Death is wages of sin. (Roman 5:19).Suddenly something happened in smooth running life. Through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and death thus spread to all men, because all have sinned (Roman 5:12).    That how Satan had come to Eve & provoked her to disobey Lord God Jehovah (their creator) and how she obeyed Satan and entangled her husband Adam also in her sin. And then they found a great change in their sight & eyes. Now they could not go before their Lord because of sin (Isaiah 59:2). And had to leave the pleasant & joyous life (without any misery). But had to have a miserable life, full of sorrows& pains (Genesis 2:7, 16-17 & 3:1-8, 17-19 & 23 explained the whole story).

         Then our creator who loved the world so much that He could not see us in clutches of death. He called us His sons, His children (Deuteronomy. He arranged a new life for us. This new life he created, as everlasting life.

                 There is a great difference between life, we are living (in shadow of death), and everlasting life.

  …………In life………v/s………..…..In Everlasting Life……………..

Death for everybody ……………… Life for everybody (John5:24).

Have to live with fear……………… A happy Life (John 14:2-3, Rev.21:4).

Life on cursed earth……..………... Life on new earth (Rev.21:1-2)

Worry of livelihood ………………… No worry  (Rev.21:1-2)

Troubles & tribulations…………….Joy & joy (Rev.21:1-4)

Have to search God………………..  God will dwell with us (Rev.21:3)

Fear of death…………………….……. No fear of death (Rev.21:4)

                      

                       Today everybody on earth is living in fear of death. Everybody knows that everybody is in the clutches of death. Nobody knows that where death will finish one or the other. Nobody knows in which shape death is waiting? In any accident, a disease, heart attack or any other unknown reason?  Always there is fear of death.

                     History and religion tell about this fact that of course death is there for every body. But this is a fact that across this death, there is a life, an everlasting life. And death cannot enter in this life. In the ancient ages, people knew about that everlasting life and always have been in search of it. In holy bible in book of Matthew 19:16 & Luke 10:25 narrated about the people who were in search of everlasting life. History of world tells that people from almost all the countries of world left their families even in search of said everlasting life. (This everlasting life is with the Lord God creator of heaven & earth & seas & living & creations in them).

        They left their families and went to forests & mountains & lonely places that they might meditate and search this everlasting life. Of course they searched and found the secret and never came back to previous life (with their families even). They just longed for it.

                    In this faith that there is an everlasting life for us, they died in faith having seen this everlasting life afar off, they confessed that they were stranger and pilgrims on earth (Heb.11:13-16 & Phillip. 3:20). . They seek a homeland. About this homeland Jesus tells in John 14:2-3, there are many rooms in the house of my father. I go to prepare mansions for you. I will come back and take you to reside with me. You need not to fear death because I have conquered death. Who listened to my words & believe, has passed from death to life (John 5:24 & 1^st John 3:14 & 2:25).

                     King David claims in Psalms 119:19 'I am a stranger on earth'. His son was on death-bed, he mourned & prayed in fasted for him. On the death of his son he took bath and ate food, he knew this secret, this mystery of everlasting life (2^nd Samuel 12:15-23). Philippians 3:20 tells we are stranger on this earth.  John 5:24 & 1^st John 3:14 it is narrated that we have crossed death to life. 2 Corn. 5:1 tells that as soon as we leave the life of this earth, we will have an everlasting life. Dan. 3:15-18 says that need not to fear death. In 1^st Corn. 15:19 it is written that if we hope in Christ in this life only, we are most pitiable among all men. Because this life on earth is for a limited time, for a very short period. But there is an everlasting life for us that Jesus has promised and told in John 14:2-3.

                      About this promised everlasting life Lord God showed a glimpse in the book of Revelation 21:1-5- A new heaven, a new earth, a new most beautiful land to live, in which Lord God will dwell among us, and will wipe away our tears. There shall be no (more) death, no pain, no worry, no tension, no crying. Because all the former things have passed away. Everything in this place is new, because all old things have gone as in (2^nd Peter 3:7, 10, 12).

                    So dear in & of Christ do not fear of death. Need not to fear of death any more because we inherit a wonderful life, in which there is no death at all, no worry, no tear, no pain but only a sweet life in the home of our father, our creator. - Amen.

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 Fear of death is surrounding everybody all around in the world. Nobody knows, when & where it may meet, in home, in town, in street, on the way etc. Am I right? If I am right, then listen to me. I am going to tell you that you can get rid of it. You can get rid of its fear. It may be a great fear for every human. Of course it may be a great fear for you; Do you afraid of death? I say don’t: I tell you actually what it is!

        In fact death is just a change in life, a wonderful change; a change from life to life.

Isn’t it seems a mystery? Come on, we will try to understand this mystery. It is not too difficult to understand this philosophy. Yes, if we try, it is not too hard to understand this truth.

               Let us take an example in its likeness. Two persons, a boy and a girl are going to get married. Until the act of marriage is performed, they are independent to live their life, without any interference, they have no right over each other.

               Then marriage is arranged, and the day fixed for marriage comes. People gather in marriage ceremony to be evident. Then a moment comes, when the marriage ceremony is performed. May it be a garland system, or ring ceremony or any other kind of ceremony may be. Let us consider ring ceremony in our conversation. The moment comes when bride and bridegroom change their rings especially brought for marriage purpose. As soon as they wear the ring of each other, there happens a something great; a great change takes place. Before this exchange of rings, they had separate rights. Before this they had no right over each other. But just in a few moments, (after this change of ring ceremony,) they have got right on each other. Now, bride have got right to say, “She is my wife; she is only mine: and bridegroom have got right to say, “He is my husband; he is only mine.

             Moreover, before this ceremony, girl had every right in her father’s house; but now everything is changed; but now she has got right on everything of her husband.

             3rd thing, when a girl gets married, she gets everything new. She never takes old things with her. In this new (married) life, she enters with everything new. She leaves every old thing with old house.

             Yes, same happens with us when the ceremony of death is performed. As soon as dying person close his eyes, his eyes are opened in the presence of Lord God, our creator. His rights are changed from this earth, and he gets rights in this new place, in Lord God’s presence i.e. known as heaven, paradise.

            He does not take old things of earth with him. He gets new thing there. Even he gets a new body as narrated in 1st Corinthian 15:35, 38- 40, 42, 44, 46- 51 and 53. 40, 44 there are celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies also, but the glory of celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. Body is sown a natural body and raised a spiritual. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.

            Hebrew 11:13-16 says these all died in faith, not having received promises; but were assured of this, they saw that they were stranger and pilgrims on the earth. People saying this show that they are looking for a country of their own, heavenly one that Lord God has prepared for them.  And Philippians 3:20 very obviously tells that our citizenship is in heaven. 

           King David tells in Psalm 119:19, “I am a stranger in the earth”. Hebrew 9:27  Hebrew 9:27 of course it true that it is appointed for men to die once; but learn this that  resurrection of  dead is there; body is sown in corruption and it is raised in incorruption.

            If we read John 15:19 it tells that you do not belong to this world,  you belong to some other world; and in this continuation  2^nd Corinthian 5:1 explains, “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent is destroyed, we will have a building from  God, a house not made with hands, eternal in heaven.  Jesus has told about this house, John 14:2-3 “In my father’s house there are many mansions; if it were not, 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 to myself; that where I am, there you may be also”. 

                  If we read the story of the death of the child of King David, we see that and Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David and it became ill’

David therefore pleaded with God for the child and David fasted and went in and lay on the ground all the night. So the elders of his house arose and went to him to rise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them. Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. For they said, “Indeed, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not heard our voice. How can we tell him that child is dead? He may do some harm”. When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead”? And they said, “He is dead”. So David arose from the ground, washed and anointed, and he went into the house of Lord and worshipped. Then he went to his own house, and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate. Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done?  You fasted and wept for the child, while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food”.  And he said, “While the child was alive, I fasted & wept, for I said, who can tell whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live”? But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me (2^nd Samuel 12:15-23).

                  So now knowing all the truth about the facts of life (and death) if we have hope in Christ in this life only, we are most pitiable of all men (1^st Corinthian 15:19).

                Mind it, who is in Jesus, who listen to the word of Jesus, who follows the way of Jesus,  there is no command of death  on him, but he has passed from death into life (John 5:24 ,8:51 &1John 3:14).

    In which life? Come on brothers & sisters and see about it in the book of Revelations chapter 21: 1-6, here it is described, “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and a earth had passed away. Also there was no sea. Then, I John saw the Holy city, New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from GOD, prepared as a bride adorned for his husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying,” Behold the tabernacle of GOD is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, God Himself will be with them, and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain for the former things have passed away". Then He who sat on the throne said," Behold, I make all things new". And He said to me," Write, for these words are true and faithful. I AM Alpha and Omega".

               So dear in Christ, do not fear of death. But Just Leave the life of lust and start walking with Jesus according to Holy Scripture, a Holy life away from all Lust & evils from today, and join an everlasting life (with no death). He is truly faithful in fulfilling His promises and He promises, "I will bless you from this day^{"(Haggai 2:19)}. ---Amen.

                                                                                                 

End Time Signs

Denial  7:9-10 As I looked thrones were placed, and ancient of days sat on his throne. His garments were as  white as snow,  and the hair of his head were like pure wool.   His throne was like  fiery  flames and it’s wheel  were burning fire. A stream of  fire was coming forth  from before Him, The court sat in judgment, Books were opened,

Revelation  20:12  and another book was opened, which is the ‘book of life’.

Denial 8:23  In the latter time of their kingdom, the transgressors shall reach their fullness.

Matt.24: 6  I have told you…You shall hear of wars & the rumors of wars, you do get troubled,  because all these things must come to pass.

Matt. 24:7   Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. Joel  2:30   and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven (sky), God Jehovah says,” And I will show wonders in heavens, and in earth, blood and fire, and pillars of smoke.

(Matt.24:3-42, Luke 21:25-26). The disciples of Lord Jesus Asked Him that when and at what time these things will happen? What shall be the sign of the end of the world? Jesus answered,  “And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and in the stars, and upon the earth trouble of  nations with  bewilderment and perplexity & sea and roaring of waves. And men's heart, failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming  on the earth,  for the power of the heavens will be shaken. You shall hear of wars, and rumors of war, nation will rise against nation.

Matt. 24:9  You shall be hatred by all nations (people) and they  will kill you.

Mark 13:9  They shall deliver you to councils, and in synagogues you shall be beaten, and you shall be  brought  before rulers & kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.  

Mark 13:12 Brother shall betray the brother to death and the father the son, and  children shall rise up against  their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

Matt. 24:24  False Christ and false prophets shall rise and show signs &  wonders to mislead people.

Luke 21:25-26  there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon,  and in the stars, and in earth.  People shall perplex due to roaring waves and sea. For the powers of heaven  shall be shaken.

Matt. 24:23 & Mark 31:21…then if anybody say, lo here is Christ, or lo He is there, do not believe him.

Matt.24:27, Mark 13:62 & Luke 21:27 And then shall be the coming of the son of man(Messiah, Christ) in clouds with great power and glory, and  as lightening coming outf of east,  shine even to west.

Sin & The Cross

Very dear and beloved of Lord God Holy Scripture says, every one (we ) know that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23) (Genesis 3:8, 23), &   for the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Our loving God Jehovah could not see human dying, so He chalked out a programme  to redeem human from the clutches of sin (Isaiah 53:1-12). Through His prophet He explained His programme. He said “for the forgiveness of sins of world, I am sending my only son in the form of a human. He will manage & perform & complete this programme of salvation of human. I am going to put the entire burden on Him.

For into us a child is born, into us a son is given; & the Govt. will be upon His shoulder, and His name will be called wonderful, counselor, mighty God, everlasting father, prince of peace (Isaiah 9:6).

And when the time came, an angel of the Lord God came to Joseph (husband of (holy virgin) named Mary) and said, “she will bring forth a son, and you shall call His name ‘JESUS’ for He will save His people from their sins (Matthew 1:21)”. Lord God said, “He will take all your burden of sins, punishment of iniquities On Himself”.

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one, to one’s own way: & the Lord has laid on Him the iniquities of us all. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth (Isaiah 53: 5-7).

And when Jesus Christ was just to shed His blood on cross, He told His disciples, “For this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins (Matthew 26:28)”. And He was nailed on cross to die. Blood flew from the wounds in head with thorns; Blood flew from the wounds in hands and feet with nails: Blood flew from the wounds in back by 39 strips.

Who himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we having died to sins might live for righteousness! By whose stripes you were healed (1st Peter 2:24).

Isaiah 53:7

He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth.

Isaiah 53: 9

He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth. He did nothing for which he could be punished.

Isaiah 53: 12

He poured out His soul unto death, and He was numbered with transgressors, sinners, criminals; and He endured the sins of many & Prays for forgiveness of sinners.

So under this program of forgiveness, Jesus came on earth in form of a man and gave Himself for crucification as ransom/sacrifice. He was beaten, He was spat on mouth, He was slapped, He was crowned with thorns on His head, but He bore all silently. He was nailed to cross. (Matthew 27:27-35).

 (Hebrew 9:22) …And according to law almost all things are sanctified, purified with blood. And without shedding of blood there is no remission, no forgiveness of sins. For this He took our sins, our iniquities (Isaiah 53:11). So we are sanctified by the blood of Jesus flowing from the cross for which therefore, “Jesus suffered outside the gate, that he might sanctify the people with His own blood” (Hebrew 13:12).

So Paul says in 1st Corinthian 1:18 for the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is power of God.

In fact our sins have separated us from our God, and our sins have hidden His face from us. Genesis 3:8 tells the love of God, that Lord God Jehovah used to come to see Adam & Eve daily. He walked with them & talked with them. Until the sin entered in their life, they talked with Lord God; they could see, & they used to see His face. They waited for Him, for His call, and when Lord Jehovah called them, they would have come running to God. But when sin entered in them, they hid themselves from their Lord God! (Genesis 3:8 & Isaiah 59:2). And something happened horrible. A wall of separation stood among them & their loving God. They had to leave their house, Eden. To break this wall of separation, Jesus had to shed His precious blood (Matthew 27:51). In Corinthians 15:1-4 Paul says, “brethren I declare the gospel to you which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you, unless you believe in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received, that according to Holy Scripture Christ died for our sins; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the scriptures”.

And Holy Scripture tells in 1st John 1:7(b) that the blood of Jesus His son cleanses us, sanctify us from all our sins. Then what shall we do now after remission.

“What shall we do? Shall we continue to sin? No we should walk in newness of life, knowing this that our old man was crucified with Him. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal bodies, sin should not dominion over you (Romans 6:1-2). And one thing to remember that after remission of sins, if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any sacrifice for sins (Hebrew 10:26).

Colossians 3:1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God. Lord God reconcile the broken relationship (with men) (Colossians 1:20 & matt.27:51) by giving the punishment of men’s sin to Jesus as described in Isaiah 53:5  But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

So now because we have been washed & cleaned through the precious blood of Jesus flowing from the cross, we have to listen to the voice of Lord our God that is, “Be Holy and keep yourselves Holy, you shall be Holy because I, the Lord your God am Holy” (Leviticus 19:2, 20:7, Matt.5:48, 1 Peter 1:15-16).

The great thing Lord Jesus done is that being in great pain, nailed mercilessly on the cross, He did not remember His pain, but He was praying for those who tortured Him & nailed Him on cross. He prayed for them because He Himself forgave them (23:34). Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

And Jesus did this and says to His followers, “I give you a new commandment that you love one-another, as I have loved you” (John 15:13 & 13:34). And His love for us is that He gave His Life for us. He himself took our sins on His body on cross so that we may die from sins and live a righteous life. By His stripes we are healed.

So dear in Christ when we have been given such promises, let us wash ourselves in our bodies & spirit from all kind of evils, sins and be Holy in His Holiness (Leviticus 19:2, 20:7, Matthew 5:48, 1st Peter 1:15-16).

So we see that cross of Christ mean to forgive sins, evils, trespasses done against us. Jesus bore the death on cross and forgave all who crucified Him. Scripture says that let this mind be in you which was in Christ. Mind of Jesus is seen in Luke 23:34. He forgave and prayed for those who had beaten Him, insulted Him & put Him to death.

Today for us the message of Christ is that we should forgive our trespassers, who sin against us, who tease us, who do evil against us in the likeness of Christ our Lord, our redeemer (and as we claim in Lord’s prayer). And believe that one day every evil-doer will repent over his each evil and feel ashamed on his work. And one day hate shall disappear from human life. And love of God shall dwell in every heart, every mind, than even earth shall be a paradise.


AMEN.