(6) Judgments

1. Righteous Judgment - Now for the child of God in the present tense - Man is either righteous or unrighteous - Judgment made by God when you accept Christ.
2. Judgment at point of death - The soul of man will either go to Heaven or Hell
3. Judgment at the Rapture of the Church - dead in Christ will rise - those alive in Christ will be caught up to meet with Him in the air. All members of Chists's body escape future Tribulation and Wrath. The rest are left behind and will go into the Great Tribulation.
4. Judgment during the 7 year Tribulation - Tribulation saints who are redeemed at that time will become righteous. At the end of the Tribulation - Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. The unrighteous dead and alive will await the Judgment seat of Christ's second appearing.
5. Divine Judgment with fire - Second coming of Christ with all the saints - Glorified Saints will experience Eternity on Earth. Tribulation saints (men who accept Christ without glorification) will enter the Kingdom on earth. Glorified saints will escape the second death. Those who are not glorified and redeemed  are lost. These will be later resurrected (physically) and cast into Eternal darkness.
6. Judgment of the Great White Throne - at the end of the 1000 year reign heaven and earth fled away (All redeemed will be caught up). This Bodily resurrection will be for the unjust. Death, Hell, and the Devil himself will be cast in the sea of fire's second death. The just will return from Heaven (Heavenly Jerusalem) and reign for Eternity on Earth with Christ. Final Judgment. Final redemption and the perfect earth will thus become as Eden was at Creation. 

The wrath of the Lamb

 Revelation 6:12-17...And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

The prophetic content of the above verses found in the book of Revelation are not taking place now...but will take place in the future. The wrath of the Lamb takes place when Christ "physically" returns to Earth...a second time as promised. The wrath of the Lamb will only be ministered on Earth after the Rapture of the Church, and after the seven year Tribulation.

During the 7 year Tribulation 5 seals will be opened by God. All seals show a picture of the ministering of God's Wrath upon the face of the Earth during the Great Tribulation. This event makes no reference to now in the Church Age. The 6th seal points to the actual "Wrath of the Lamb".

Jesus was recognized as a gentle Lamb during His Earthly ministry. Jesus is foretold to be a Lamb of Wrath in His second coming.  Many Jewish people from the 12 Tribes of Israel that are scattered around the globe...who acknowledge Christ as the promised Messiah (at that time) will accept Christ and enter the 1000 year Kingdom on Earth. Gentiles who accept the Messiah-ship of Christ will likewise enter this same 1000 Kingdom.

Revelation 7:9-13...After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, beunto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Note the Tribulation Saints...or people robed in white that accepted Christ during the Great Tribulation. These saints escape the Wrath and Judgment of an angry Christ who returns a second time with vengance upon those who don't obey the Gospel.

2 Thessolonians 1:7-10...when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

The white horse: When Christ comes back...the second time

 

Rev 19:11-16...And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Heb 9:28...unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Tribulation on Earth will end.
All nations on Earth will gather together to battle against Israel at Armageddon.
Christ will physically step down on the Mount of Olives.
Christ will return with all of His (Raptured) saints from Heaven.
Christ will return to Earth in flaming fire taking vengeance upon those who obey not the Gospel of God.
Christ will judge the sheep and goat nations.
Christ will physically sit upon His Throne in Jerusalem, as King.
Christ will establish and begin His Kingdom on Earth for 1000 years.
Satan will be bound.
The Saints will reign with Christ as Kings and Priests.
Kingdoms will spread around the Earth.

The Lamb of God will come the second time in Divine Judgment. To establish His Kingdom on Earth.

It is written. Read it!

Rev 11:15...The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever.

Rev 20:4...And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them:

Matt 19:28...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.

Rev 19:11-16...And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

The seven Spirits which are before the throne of Christ

 

Revelation 1:4...Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

In the Hebrew, seven (Sheh'-bah) is from a root word meaning to be complete or full

The seven Spirits before the Throne of Christ referred to the complete and full work of the Holy Spirit that "reveals Christ to the human soul". Perhaps in Prophecy. Perhaps in power or perhaps in Divine Revelation. The Spirit of God revealed Christ to the Prophets in the Old Testament and to the Apostles of the New Testament. The seven Spirits simply referred to the "perfect work of the Spirit of God". 

Divine Revelation from the Spirit of God reveals Christ which is, which was, and which is to come. When John was exiled to the Isle of Patmos the Revelation of Christ was given to his heart and thinking by the complete and perfect work of the Spirit of God. John's understanding of his present situation with the seven Churches also prophetically illustrated a bigger picture concerning the Rapture of the Church and what followed.  The big picture is within the very Throneroom where Christ is exalted at that time. 

One must note "during and after the Rapture the Church" the Omnipresence of the Holy Spirit resides in Heaven with Christ and all the sainted men and women awaiting a return to Earth to establish the 1000 year reign. During the Rapture the Holy Spirit "steps aside" and the Anti-Christ steps in with wickedness on Earth. The Spirit of God will be in Heaven during that seven Year Tribulation on Earth.

While the Holy Spirit is in Heaven with Christ and the saints...prophecy begins to unfold on Earth without the Holy Spirit's Omnipresence during Satan's Kingdom and reign of the Anti-Christ. John's terminology of the seven Spirits before the throne of Christ gives us a glimpse of the magnitude of the Holy Spirit in Heaven during that predicted time of prophecy. Seven in the eyes of Jewish people always makes reference to perfect, perfected, or perfection in the Old Testament records.

The seven Churches in Revelation are miniature pictures of seven Church Ages

 

From the First Century Church to the Third Century you had deviation from the early Apostle’s doctrine of Grace. Ephesus, who left their first love. AD 100 Likewise men deviated from a consciousness to the Holy Spirit’s work and presence as taught in the Epistles. Water Baptism in all modes was rampant for centuries and still is today. The teachings of Sanctification through the Spirit dwindled as “dead works” prevailed. Regardless of the doctrines of men the Body of Christ still existed through these Ages. Smyrna… that Age ranged from 100-312

You had Roman Governments ruled by Caesars for 212 years, Jewish insurrections, and Political ties to the Religious world. On the Gentile side you had Philosophies and Pagan religious worship that crept in. Jewish Law and Gentile Philosophy mixed with Grace instead of Grace alone in the Body of Christ. Papal supremacy which began at Constantine ruled for centuries. The Church still existed through this Age. Pergamum means joined in marriage …that Age ranged from 312-590

You had the origin of Priestly worship called the “Nicolatians”. You had plain religion and a Jezebel spirit that seduced men into religion and politics rather the Grace of God through Christ alone. The Body of Christ still existed through this Age.

The Word of God was written and preserved in Latin. Priestly worship, Politics, and religion permitted crusades, wars, and dominance throughout Europe and that side of the earth for centuries. This continued through the Dark Ages as the Body of Christ still existed through that Age. Thyatira allowed Jezebel to seduce …That Age ranged from 590-1517

Then you had a Reformation where men began to protest the Roman Church and its religious teachings. There you had English translations of the Word of God. The Protestant reformation existed for years where the King James Version of the Bible in English was introduced. The Body of Christ still existed in this Church Age of Sardis …That Age ranged from 1517-1750

After the Reformation you had an Awakening that swept the world for three centuries. During this awakening God used mighty men of God to preach revival throughout Europe and continents all the way to the United States where revival likewise swept the U.S. with the power and presence of the Holy Ghost. That was the Azuza Street Revival that became a great testimony for Christ in the 1900’s. Philadelphia in John’s Revelation was the only perfect Church …That Age ranged from 1750-1925

The Seven Churches of John were actual Churches at that time however; those seven Churches also “revealed” the religious and political conditions that existed through the Ages until now. We are presently in the seventh Age, which is the Church of Laodicia. 1925-to present. Unfortunately this Church Age is neither hot nor cold it’s “lukewarm”. This lukewarm state is obvious for anyone who knows Christ to see; “Just look around”. This self-sufficient lukewarm religious condition in 2011 makes God sick enough to vomit.

• Rev 3:16-17…So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

The Revelation of Christ in chapters 1-3 deals with miniature pictures of conditions that took place in the Seven Church Ages. In Chapter Four of Revelation the Spirit of God took John up to Heaven, away from future catastrophic conditions and revealed to John what it will be like, hereafter. Hereafter what? …The closing of this Laodician Age where the entire body of Christ is caught up to meet with Christ in the air. The Hindering work of the Holy Spirit steps aside and the Wrath and Judgment seat from an Almighty God begins. Our present Church age is moving toward this closing where the Rapture of the Church will be a believer’s only escape from Christ’s future Wrath and Judgment where the Anti-Christ steps in. The closing of this Age is described in the following verse when John says, “After this”.

• Rev 4:1…After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

First words…after this (present conditions of the lukewarm Laodician Age).

Secondly…come up hither (dead in Christ and those alive being caught up in the Rapture).

Third…I will show you things hereafter (Hereafter what?)…The Rapture. What takes place on Earth after the Church is removed. Mercy is gone. The Omnipresence of the Holy Spirit as we know it in the Church …is gone. Then come’s the seals, vials, trumps, and the woes through the Wrath of the Lamb and the Judgment seat of Christ.

The Revelation of Christ in the Rapture shows how God is going to deliver His Church the Bride from a predicted devastation, Wrath, and Judgment. That deliverance is only a glimpse of God calling out His saints in the Rapture and taking them to refuge in Heaven before the Anti-Christ and works of Satan begin on the earth. Revelation thus describes Tribulation, Wrath, and Judgment on the Earth BUT!!! All this takes place “after” the Rapture of the Church.

 

The Pale Horse - a glimpse of John's Revelation

 

After the Rapture of the Church takes place the book of Revelation teaches about the Great Tribulation. Tribulation upon humanity occurs as God's Wrath prophetically ministered to fulfill prophecy about the return of Christ with the Raptured Church.

There are (7) seals mentioned in the book of Revelation. All seven seals pertain to how God ministers Wrath upon a polluted and corrupt earth. This picture of John's Revelation is God sanctifying the earth with fire similar to how the flood sanctified the earth and humanity in the Days of Noah.

Four horses are mentioned as symbols of how God's Wrath will purge and purify earth in preparation for the second coming of Christ. In previous Blogs I expounded on the White Horse and the Black Horse.

TheWhite Horse
TheBlack Horse

This Blog is focused on the Pale Horse.

Revelation 6:7...And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Angels of God will minister God's Wrath in the form of death and chaos upon the earth. The death and chaos during the Great Tribulation the human mind cannot fathom, conceive, or comprehend.  Death mentioned in this event will include death upon one forth or 25% of the entire human population on earth. Un-comprehensible death applies to those who reject Christ- and consists the godless and morally insane influenced by the Ant-Christ. Satan and His cohorts will have free reign during this seven year time frame. The power of the Anti-Christ under Satan's dominion will have a dominating and enticing effect upon this vulnerable part of earth's population. Hell applies to all the unsaved generation that are taken out by means of military inertia, starvation, poverty, hatred, revolution, and chaos within the masses of humanity. Sin and immorality that is rampant will produce the core of rejection and delusion in the minds of those who try to survive during this time without Christ. Many will accept the mark of the Beast just to escape the torments of the Great Tribulation.

The Pale Horse is just a small glimpse of the ministration of God's Wrath spoken of in John's Revelation. Wrath will send strong delusion upon humanity.

2 Thessalonians 2:11,12...And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

The Red Horse – the second seal - God taking Peace from the Earth

 

Revelation 6:3…And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

The Second Seal which reveals the Red Horse and the great sword symbolizes a bloody war. Horses and horsemen always represent going to battle in the Bible. Each Horse of various color as taught in John’s Revelation showed significant meaning applicable to the Great Tribulation - which is a Jewish Tribulation. The Red Horse - taking peace from the earth is a symbolic picture of war, battle, and devastation upon the Earth. International Revolution takes place. One World Government forms. The rising of the Beast Kingdom (A Gentile aggression against Israel) shows an object within God’s Seals. All pointing to the famous Biblical Battle of Armageddon.

During this Tribulation period of seven years - broken into two… 3 1/2 year time frames, you will notice the Seals, the Trumpets, and the Woes ministered upon the Earth and humanity around the globe, by God Almighty.

• The seals pertain to the Wrath of God placed upon humanity as a result of missing the Rapture of the Church. Mercy and love as we know it in the Church today - is gone.
• The trumpets pertain to the Judgment of God that men face within the economical, the religious, the political, and the military structures that exist upon the Earth.
• The woes are the sufferings within humanity that become so dependent on darkness and the powers of darkness that men became delirious and overtaken by evil.

The Red Horse is one of the four horses mentioned in John’s Revelation: These horses include the Pale Horse, the White Horse, and the Black Horse that all point to God’s Wrath and Judgment upon a godless world after the Rapture of the Church.

Authors end Note: The Red Horse specifically deals with the one World government (The beast) that rules and dictates men around the globe. The Military inertia in the world is controlled by Satan after the Church is raptured. The target is Israel, God’s Elect. The whole World turns against Israel as God continues to gather His chosen from the four corners of the Earth. This Great Jewish Tribulation is a picture of God’s Wrath and Judgment. Tribulation is a Jewish Tribulation for seven years. It is a period of time for Israel’s reckoning according to the Prophets in Old Testament records. The Wrath and Judgment of an angry God takes place during this time. It is a way for God to reach the heart of Israel His chosen. The objective fulfills prophecy while God Almighty sets up His Kingdom prepared from the foundation of the World. During this time God sends “strong delusion” upon humanity due to Israel’s rejection of Christ.

The black horse - the balances - and commerce during the Great Tribulation

 

The setting of the Black Horse? Christ opening the seals. The Raptured Church has escaped the Great Tribulation. What are the seals? God's Judgment upon the earth. What is the Rapture? God's final Judgment for the Church to escape the promised wrath of an angry God. The Holy Spirit stepped out and the Anti-Christ - the man of sin stepped in. The seals according to the Revelation of Christ are the ministering of God's wrath upon the Earth and upon humanity. The Black horse; him who sat there-upon, and the balances in his hand... represent a corrupt and tainted world commerce that continuously gets worse and worse through the Great Tribulation.

Revelation 6:5,6...And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see . And I beheld , and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

A one world government has formed under Satan's Dominion and the Anti-Christ.  A regimented Gentile ruled kingdom has come together as the Beast spoken of in John's Revelation.  This one world government rules the military inertia around the globe. This one world government is a huge and magnified comparison to the Roman Empire during the days of Christ. This Beast will rule the political world, the financial world, the economical world, the business world, the religious world, etc. Global economy, commerce, and the business world will all be taken over and darkened under a one world dictator that hates God's elect, the Jew. Everything such as food, wealth, income, buying, selling, commerce, etc. will be under the dominion of the Beast Kingdom which is ruled by Satan and the Anti-Christ. Buying will be dictated by evil. Selling will be dictated by evil.  If man does not receive the "mark of the beast" he will not eat. Those who accept Christ will be beheaded.

Revelation 20: 4...and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image , neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ

Revelation 13:17... And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

A false Gospel of the Kingdom on Earth will have been preached and established during this seven year Jewish Tribulation. This false Gospel will have informed people that the Kingdom had already come ...which in reality is a false proclamation that will mislead multitudes into rejecting the promised King and Kingdom of Christ. The Rapture of the Church has already taken place. Great Tribulation has started and continues to escalate immensely. The world at this time is without mercy, without compassion, without hope, and without God....under the dominion of the man of sin...the Anti-Christ

Matthew 24:14...And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come .

As wars, famine, and military inertia escalate around a globe of godless people.... tribulation like no tribulation in the history of humanity will occur. Bloodshed will pour into the streets and rivers. Water will become polluted from nuclear fallout. Limited food and limited money will cause revolt within society. The Beast Kingdom which is the whole Gentile world will turn against Israel (God's elect) during these years and all will gather together in force under Satan's dominion. This will initiate the battle of Armageddon. At this gathering at Armageddon Christ and all His saints (which are the Raptured Saints of God) will step foot on the Earth at the Mount of Olives. At this time Divine Judgment will take place as Christ takes vengeance upon those who rejected Him and His elect Israel during the Great Tribulation. Zechariah 14.

2 Thess. 1: 7-10...when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe

2 Timothy 4:1...I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

The end will be Judgment on Earth - in flaming fire. God will melt the elements with fervent heart. God will physically sanctify the Earth with fire as Christ takes vengeance upon those who rejected Him. The godless world will be judged and cast into everlasting punishment. Satan will thus be bound. The rest of humanity that believes in Christ will be sanctified and have hearts prepared to live with Christ for 1000 years. A resurrection will also occur here.

Revelation 20:4-6... And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image , neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands;and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 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.

Insight on the Book of Revelation...the Seals, the Trumpets, and the Woes

 

The setting of this Blog takes place, "After the Rapture of Church". God calls the Church , "Up". Chaos begins on Earth. No more mercy as we know it today in the body of Christ. The Hinderer of God's Wrath (The Holy Spirit) is pulled out and resides in Heaven. The love of God and the mercy of God have retreated to Heaven. Earth stands in evil and wickedness.

The dead in Christ and those alive in Christ are in Heaven with Christ and the Holy Spirit. Tribulation like no other Tribulation known in the history of humanity begins on Earth. Within this Tribulation God also uses Angels to minister His Wrath and Judgment upon humanity. Even the Devil (allowed of God for a season) attempts to build his Kingdom on Earth. Havoc and chaos has permeated humanity. Within the Devil's Kingdom on Earth, the Antichrist sits upon his throne and rules the Beast Kingdom, rules the governments of our world, rules the world economy, and rules the world's religious society. Within this one world dictatorship the whole Gentile world turns against the nation of Israel who gathers together in unity to make war against Israel at Armageddon.

During this period of seven years that's broken into two... 3 1/2 year time periods, you will notice the Seals, the Trumpets, and the Woes that are ministered upon the Earth and humanity around the globe, by God Almighty. The seals pertain to the Wrath of God placed upon humanity as a result of missing the Rapture of the Church. Mercy and love as we know it in the church is gone. The Trumpets pertain to the Judgment of God that men face within the economical, the religious, the political, and the military structures that exist upon the Earth. The woes are the sufferings within humanity that become so dependent on darkness and the powers of darkness that men became delirious and overtaken by evil. The one World government (The beast) rules and dictates men around the globe. The Military inertia in the world is controlled by Satan. The target is Israel, God's Elect. The whole World comes against Israel as God continues to gather His chosen from the four corners of the Earth. This Tribulation Revelation describes? Is a Jewish Tribulation for seven years. It is a period of time for Israel's reckoning according to the Prophets. The Wrath and the Judgment of an angry God during this time is a way for God to reach the heart of Israel to set up His Kingdom prepared from the foundation of the World. The "delusion" God sends upon humanity is part of Israel's rejection of Christ between the death of Christ and the Rapture of the Church.

The locusts are a Biblical picture of the military inertia upon the Earth. The military at this time is under the rule of Satan who desires to capture humanity and take over because the Church has gone to Heaven. The hinderer of Satan (The Holy Spirit) is gone to Heaven. The mercy and love of God as we know it in the Church is gone to Heaven. Evil men wax worse and unify in evil under Satan's dominion. God's wrath is loosed and Judgment from God Almighty is allowing these locusts type(military forces) to overtake those men who did not have the seal of God in their hearts and thinking. This overtaking of humanity who received not the love of truth allowed God to create strong delusion in these multitudes...like the sting of scorpion. Think about the actual sting of a scorpion. This sting of a natural scorpion makes men delirious, tainted, and out of their minds in pain and torment. Without hope. Tormented during the Great Tribulation.

Revelation 9:2-11...And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

Within this seven year Jewish Tribulation setting predicted by the Apostle John and the Prophet Daniel...men will be put to death for the cause of Christ. Only few will not accept the mark of the beast that is given under Satan's dominion. Some who overcame him with the word of their testimony will be beheaded and some will live and be living when Christ steps down on the Mount of Olives.

When Christ steps down... the planet Earth will have been sanctified with fire and the elements will have melted with fervent heat. When Christ comes back a second time he will come for Israel. The Church (all the saints) will be with Christa at His second coming. All of Israel will accept Christ at this time. Christ in Divine Judgment will separate the goats and the sheep. The Kingdom of Heaven will begin in Jerusalem. Christ will begin His Earthly reign on the Throne of His Father David. The redeemed Saints (Tribulation Saints) will worship Him for eternity as the Messiah. The Raptured Saints will reign with Him as Kings and priests. This writer will be there. Glory! He's coming and I'm ready for His return.

Are you?

Just remember. When Christ comes back a second time for Israel (with the Raptured Church) ...There will be no more Seals (God's Wrath). There will be no more Trumpets (God's ministering of Judgment). There will be no more Woes (Human agony and torment within society).

I'm ready! Are you? Make sure your heart is prepared. Today is the day to get prepared and to get right.

Gentile aggression against Israel

 

In all your studies of the Bible, have you ever wondered what the Abomination of desolation really was? I admit I've been hammering the message of the Kingdom of Heaven to Israel, quite hard at this Blog site. The reason for this is because in the modern religious world, Bible truth is so mixed up. When the history, culture, religion, and prophecy in Israel is brought to light many of the Holy Scriptures begin to unfold in light of a Gentile World that knows very little about the nation of Israel. What is revealed? God's Word concerning Christ the promised Messiah and Christ's promised Kingdom to come.

This ongoing study is intended to bring light to the mystical "Abomination of Desolation" which Daniel the Prophet and Jesus both spoke of. Both, made reference to the Gentile aggression against Israel through the pages of history. Both made reference to the Kingdom of Heaven promised to Israel. Both taught about opposition from the Gentile world against the nation of Israel.

Gentile aggression against Israel occurs during the Great Tribulation: Type of Babylonian Captivity

I'd like to point out a reference to the Kingdom of Heaven that may confuse some individuals. It's found in Matthew 24:14 and states the Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world.

Matt 24:14...And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Jesus is referring to a false proclamation made by the Jewish people at that hour toward the Gentile world. That context is proven in the next few verses.

Matt 24:15... 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)

Verse 15 describes the abomination of desolation*.

*The Abomination of Desolation was a Gentile aggression against Israel during the great Tribulation which is a type similar to the Babylonian aggression during the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes a Syrian king spoken of in Daniel 9:27. Epiphanes' hatred toward the Jew outlawed the Jewish Sabbath, the Torah, circumcision, temple worship, etc. He also erected a statue in the likeness of himself and sacrificed a pig on the alter.

Matt 24:16...Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

Notice how vs. 16 speaks of them which be in Judea? It is crucial these scriptures are not spiritualized and taken from their actual meaning. To take verses like these its imperative to apply them to Israel to whom Christ was speaking...and not apply them to the Church. By doing this you are rightly dividing God's Word. Only another reason why I am publishing this great scriptural truth to a group of people who study God's Word!

Did you ever wonder why God allowed Israel to go into the Babylonian captivity: Violation of the Law of Moses?

By studying the Law of Moses, we find that every six years, Jewish farmers were to allow the land to rest for one full year. Likewise, they could do no sowing in their fields on the seventh day or weekly Sabbath.

Ex 23:10-11...And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still;

Lev 25:3-4...Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

Unfortunately, Judah violated this law for 490 years. Because of this violation, God took the land away from them for exactly 70 years during the Babylonian captivity!.

2 Chron 36:21...To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.

All this said to say this one thing...It's so important to rightly divide God's Word! It's so important to know what is to be applied to Israel and what is to be applied to the Church. Knowledge about Israel is so very important when understanding God's Word...especially things pertaining to God's Promised Kingdom that will come in the future. Don't mix up the Bible! Learn about Israel. Learn about the Church now, under Grace. Apply to the Jew what God intended. Apply to the Church what God intended. I love you all at Christian Blessings! To Christ be the Glory!

Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the Great Image

 

The book of Daniel points out how Israel preserved its Messianic lineage during Gentile captivities through the pages of history. In Daniel Chapter 2 Christ is described as the stone that smote the image and broke them into pieces. This prophecy directly relates to Divine Judgment and shows how Christ will subdue all nations, before He establishes His earthly Kingdom in Israel.

• Dan 2:34… Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces

• Dan 2:31-34…Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image*, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them:

*The Great Image in Daniel 2 is the Beast Kingdom; a Gentile one-world government that opposes Israel during the Great Tribulation, The beast is also mentioned in the Book of Revelation.

• Dan 7:3…And four great beasts** came up from the sea, diverse one from another

**The four Beasts had reference to Gentile empires…Babylonian, Grecian, Medo-Persian, and Roman that took the nation of Israel into captivity at different periods of time until Christ came.

After Christ defeats the great image* that opposes Israel, He will then set up His earthly Kingdom. This is where the promised Messiah visibly rules from His throne in Jerusalem.

* Beast Kingdom… is a Gentile one world government that opposes Israel and brings in the Battle of Armageddon during the Great tribulation.

• Dan 2:35…and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

• Dan 2:44…And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

• Dan 7:27… And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

Christ is coming back to set up this visible Kingdom. The Raptured saints will also reign with Him. The present Kingdom of God is invisible, but the future Kingdom of Heaven will be visible. There are more prophecies in the Bible that deal with the Kingdom of Heaven than the Kingdom of God. In fact, there are more prophecies that deal with Christ ruling earth than His death, burial and resurrection. Understanding of the Kingdom of Heaven is what this writing is trying to convey. This is exactly what the ministry of Christ was all about.

 

Jesus our High Priest...Now!

The Prophet David said about Christ...in Psalm 110:4...The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

The above Prophecy of the Priesthood of Christ was made approx. 600 years before Christ was crucified and risen.

During Christ's Earthly ministry (at the age of 30 according to Moses Law) John's Baptism was the Jesus' inauguration into the Priesthood. Matthew 3:15-16...And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. And Jesus, when he was baptized

After Christ rose...Hebrews 9:11...But "Christ being come an high priest" of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Before the ascension of Christ into Heaven no man could touch physically touch Christ. Why? In order to be a High Priest in the heavenlies and sprinkle His blood upon the mercy seat in the holy of Holies, Christ had to be clean. If a person would've touched Christ physically before His Ascension Christ would've became unclean and therefore void of maintaining His office of High Priest in the heavenelies. That's why Christ made the following statement to Mary. John 20:17...Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

After Jesus' ascension to Heaven He entered into the Holy of Holies...Hebrew 9:11,12...But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Now today in the Heavenlies...Hebrews 9:23-24...It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

Today in the Heavenly Tabernacle as a High Priest, Christ sprinkles His blood on the mercy seat while He appears in the presence of God for us.

John the Baptist...prophesied in the Old Testament records

 John the Baptist was "foretold in the Old Testament Prophets" by Malachi and Isaiah. John was foreknown by the determinate council of God. The birth of John was spoken of by an angel of the Lord.

Luke 1:13-15...But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

When John appeared and began his ministry in Israel Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled. John the Baptists' ministry prepared Israel for the coming Messiah. How? His baptism allowed them to repent from a backslidden state and worship Christ as the promised Messiah. John's service within Israel was confirmed in the records of the Four Gospels.

God spoke through Malachi the Prophet saying that He would send His messenger before the Lord. The messenger that came before Christ was John the Baptist.

Mal 3:1...Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in:

John declared he was a prophetic voice for God that cried in the wilderness.

Matt 3:1-3...In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, "Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand". For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

John the Baptist was God's forerunner to the Messiahship of Christ. John's Baptism was God's way for Israel (who had gotten away from the moral requirements of the Torah) to accept and worship Christ as Israel's promised Messiah. This was prophesied by Isaiah the Prophet.

Isa 40:3...The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

What does passing from Glory to Glory mean?

 2 Cor 3:18...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.

This Blog was sparked (at a service at the upper Room) by a dear sister in the Lord, Grace Allen. As we celebrated our first two years of service for Christ at the Upper Room...the sermon made reference to the ministry of the Holy Spirit and how the Spirit of God changes the moral make-up of the believer. The transformation to become a child of God is an instantaneous work of God's Saving Grace.

In order to understand a more defined Glory to Glory one must first understand the distinction between Law given to Israel and Grace given to both Jew and Gentile in the Universal Church, the body of Christ.

Many today teach the "gradual process of God" or "trying" which involves the process of man in human effort. The Grace of God does not involve human action. The Grace of God is the action of God!

The question came up last night, "What does it mean to pass from glory to glory?"

To answer such question the student of God's Word must know the difference between Law and Grace. It must be understood; who the Law of Moses was given to; when the Law began; and when the Law ended. Passing from Glory to Glory makes a distinction between the ministry of the Law of Moses given to Israel and the ministry of the Holy Spirit given to the Church...now present tense.

The ministry of the Law of Moses was glorius...but the ministry of the Holy Spirit today in the Church is even more glorious.

2 Cor 3:7-9...But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory "was to be done away": How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

Note how the above verse stated that the Glory of the Law was to be done away.

In the past God ministered to Israel with His Law and Commandments. At present God ministers to the Church through the ministry of His Holy Spirit. The Law was done away with at the Cross of Calvary. The presence and blessing of the Holy Spirit in the Church came into play in this present Grace Age of the Church. That's what the Apostle meant when he said the following,

2 Cor 3:3-6... Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

The life of the Spirit is a greater glory than letter of the Law.

2 Cor 4:1-5...Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Going from Glory to Glory makes no reference to the process of a Christian or the gradual change into holiness. Going from Glory to Glory made reference to Israel's transformation from the ministry of the Law and commandments to the ministry of the Spirit under Grace in this present Grace Age. The fruit of the Gospel message is the,"Changed heart and life of a believer in Christ".

By the Grace of God we will post the actual audio recording of this sermon (in the future) at his Blog. Questions bring answers. Thank you Grace Allen for the excellent question at the Upper Room services.

God's Grace is much more than unmerited favor...its unlimited power!

 God's Grace may be called unmerited favor by some...but a child of God is entitled to abundant Grace out the love of God's Heart which is plentiful. The Bible teaches God's unlimited Grace does "much more" than just save your soul from sin. Don't limit yourself to what people say. God has more in store for those who realize the magnitude of God Almighty. Here's a little glimpse of God's Grace that offers unlimited power. This overview comes from the Bible that testifies of God's unlimited Grace and power.

• God's Grace saves lost souls from Hell and damnation.
• God's Grace gives man power to do right.
• God's Grace produces holiness in the heart on this side of Heaven.
• God's Grace delivers people from sin, completely.
• God's Grace keeps the Holy Spirit present in our lives.
• God's Grace sanctifies the heart of a believer from the Adamic life.

Acts 20:24...But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God

Complete freedom from the Adamic nature

 It has been my privilege to research and write about the Adamic Nature and it's relation to the human soul for over 25 years. During these years I have written a series of documents on the subject of the Adamic Nature. These were developed and found to be placed into a sequential order on the Internet. God has opened doors for these writings to be published and scattered around the Globe. Through life's Spirit led endeavor to preach Christ and share Bible Truth, God has allowed me to develop a System of Theology and Internet library...for you the reader. This Theological Library is found easy and free on Word Press, Christian Blessings and Google by searching for the Adamic Nature . Enjoy this latest exposition on the subject of, "Freedom from the Adamic Nature."

The subject of the Adamic Nature is as subject that many people lack full understanding about. Some students fail to realize the Divine Nature is greater than the Adamic nature. Some say you always have to live with the Adamic Nature regardless of the Divine Nature received in the new birth. Some feel you have to live under sin's rule your whole life as a child of God. From the pulpits across our nation today, countless hearers are being told that the Adamic Nature is greater than God's Grace. This concept is "NOT" Biblically correct. The Bible states, "Greater is Christ and His God-given nature to the new born Christian!" The intent of this writing is to convey what God says about the matter. Not man!

God's holiness is greater than any man's unholiness. In the Grace Covenant we now live under God's Holiness is given to the believing heart and found within the make-up of child of God. Sinners are called to holiness by the preaching of the Gospel message. In the conversion of a sinner when old things pass away "all" things become new. "New things" include the Divine nature given to man which is created by God in the new birth. The new birth is a birth of the new God-given nature of righteousness and holiness. The Divine Nature is granted to fallen man as a result of the broken will that comes through belief and trust in a Savior for personal forgiveness. When the will of fallen man is broken by the Spirit of God the believer (for the first time in his life) has power over the dominion of sin; the lusts of the flesh; and wrongful living. The make-up of a child of God thus is made, "holy".

The Biblical fact of the matter is, "God gives the penitent sinner (which is a believer in Christ) power the do right or what the Bible terms as righteousness. The blessing of God's imputed righteousness flows from the power of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ... into the believing heart" of the penitent. Grace comes into the believing heart. Holiness comes into the believing heart. Righteousness comes in, and the Divine nature comes in. A new creature in Christ is birthed from above. The old will of fallen man was broken. The clean heart from Christ was given. A desire to quit sin was given to the believing heart. A clean conscience came when all guilt from past sins was removed. Grace thus abounds in righteousness and holiness. No condemnation in Christ. Greater is He that is "now" in you. The make-up of a child of God becomes clean and holy...with God-given power to do right.

What does this mean concerning the Adamic Nature? Does the Adamic Nature still exist? If the Divine Nature is greater what about the Adamic Nature? The Adamic Nature still exists...but doesn't rule. The Divine Nature rules and God's Grace is greater than the Adamic. This is Bible Truth. Where sin abounds Grace does much more abound. The problem lies in what people are being told and being taught about the Old Adam. People are taught the Adamic Nature will always get the best of you. People are taught they will always have to live with this condition. People are misled into believing such falsities. These human opinions and traditional teachings have caused men to fail God, and fall from God by the thousands maybe millions.

The Bible teaches about the Adamic Nature and how to have freedom from its rule and dominion. The New Man is greater than the Old Man. Christian's live the new way (which is holy), not the old way of unholiness. Rebellion against God ceases when you get to Calvary and find forgiveness. Then, and only then can the Spirit of God can show the believing heart how to get rid of the still existing Adamic Nature. The new birth is a new creature with a new way of life. The Adamic Nature only "tries" to rule the new creation in Christ. The Adamic Nature does not rule. There will be memories of the old life but the new life prevails. There will be temptations relating to things you used to do but now you know better. There are old associations but God has shown you how to stay clear of such. This is the truth behind God's opinion and not man's opinion.

The Holy Spirit convicts the sinner and breaks the fallen will enough for fallen man to believe. After conversion the Holy Spirit shows this believing heart how to get away from the Adamic Nature that still tries to rule the life. This is where the power of God comes back into play. The power behind God's Spirit of Holiness shows man "death to self". Self being the place of entry to conflict with the Divine Nature. Self being the weak link into the make-up of the believing heart. Self being the object of God's sanctifying power in the life of a believer. The will of a saved man must now be "crushed" or "destroyed" completely. The Adamic Nature has to be dealt with by the sanctifying power of the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire. This baptism which comes after the new birth is God's method of freedom and deliverance from the still existing Adamic Nature.

God gives forgiveness to the sinner but He also gives freedom from the Adamic Nature to the saved man. Yes, you can have complete deliverance from the Old Adam in the baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire. In this blessing of sanctification from the Old Adam you don't only have a broken will, you now have a will completely "crushed" by the power of the Holy Spirit. The human will and self is taken out of the picture. The white flag of surrender goes up. The old man is crucified. The old man is buried. The old man is put to death. I give up Lord, I'm yours completely. Thank You Jesus.

Freedom from the Adamic Nature is Bible Truth based on leaving Romans 7 and getting into Romans 8. Freedom is not just the broken will but the will is completely crushed! Like being Issac instead of Ishmael. Like coming out of the wilderness and having a Mt. Zion experience. Glory! The Old Adam can be put to death completely. The body of sin can be destroyed. God said so! You can be freed by Grace. Freed from the Old Adam. Delivered from the body of sin that wasn't dealt with when you got saved. Not forgiven...but delivered. No more inner conflict. Surrendered completely. The flesh is crucified Dead to the old you. The Adamic nature cannot be confessed. The Adamic Nature must be destroyed by God. When God destroys the Adamic Nature you will be "free".

Romans 6:6...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. For he that is dead is freed from sin

The purpose of the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire

 Introduction

The Holy Ghost is the third person of God, in the Divine Trinity. The work of Holy Ghost in the Godhead reveals the sin of man, his rejection of Christ, and doubt to the human conscience. How? By stirring the conscience and showing man what he really is in the presence of Christ. Sanctification through the Spirit is the will of God for all men. The sanctifying work of the Holy Ghost is conviction and repentance for the sinner. The sanctifying work of the Holy Ghost turns the penitent from sin to Christ, for salvation of the human soul. The sanctifying work of the Holy Ghost relates to the child of God (after Salvation) where the believers heart is purged from the Adamic nature. This final work of the Spirit through the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire will be the central focus of this discourse. Its content will describe how, when, and why this Baptism performed by Christ deals with a part of a believer not dealt with at the new birth.

1. All believers need the sanctifying work of the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire

Reason: The Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire is the cleansing work of the Spirit in the heart of a Christian, not the sinner. This work of the Holy Ghost has nothing to do with initial Salvation in the new birth where the believer receives a new nature. The Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire is another Christian experience that comes after the new birth. The purpose of the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire is God’s deliverance from the old nature that still exists in the life of a believer.

Through the redemptive work of Christ on the cross the miracle of Salvation of the human soul is granted to those who “trust in Christ’s death for the forgiveness of sins”. Within that miracle is a new birth where that believer receives a divine nature. The divine nature allows the believer to live a holy life in the sight of God however; the old nature suppressed by the presence of the Holy Ghost, still exists.

There is no struggle to do right in a believer’s life; however when there is a lack of recognition to this power, self still tries to rule the mind, soul, and body. This inner conflict wars against the power and will of the Holy Spirit’s directive. Why? The Adamic nature still exists in the life of a believer and tries to rule the mind, soul, and body even though it is suppressed by the power of the Holy Spirit after the new birth.

The miracle of the new birth is an instantaneous work of the Holy Ghost in soul of a penitent sinner. The Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire likewise is an instantaneous work however; this operation of the Holy Ghost deals with the believer instead of the sinner. Unlike the new birth received by the sinner, the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire deals specifically those who know Christ. The Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire allows God to deal with a part of this believer not dealt with at the new birth. What is not dealt with in the new birth? The old nature man was born with! That old nature is not forgiven in the new birth because it’s not an act of sin committed. Its man’s fallen nature that still tries to be recognized. The only way a believer can get rid of the old nature is through the sanctifying power of the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire that destroys that part of man, entirely.

The Adamic nature which once ruled the sinner does not rule those who trust in Calvary for the forgiveness of sins. The existence of the old nature is still there but suppressed by the power of the Holy Spirit’s presence. The Adamic life (a product of self) continues to war against the believers consciousness to the Holy Spirits presence. This shows the great need for a believer to get rid of the selfish part of his being not dealt with at the new birth.

The sanctifying work of the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire” came upon” believers, not sinners on the day of Pentecost. This Baptism was an instantaneous work of the Holy Ghost and not a progressive work as some profess. Why do Christians need the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire? It’s a more complete Salvation for the believer. It’s the power of the Holy Spirit’s presence that delivers those who are saved from the Adamic life. The sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost in the heart of a believer makes better witnesses for the Lord Jesus Christ.

• Acts 1:8…But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you ;and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

The Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire has no relationship to Water Baptism. The Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire deals primarily with an inner conflict from the Adamic nature that hinders the believer from having all the Spirit of God has to offer in Salvation. This purifying work of the Holy Ghost that removes the believer’s conflict with the Spirit… is the will of God for all believers. It’s the fullness of Salvation to some however; vague to others due to lack of recognition of the Holy Spirits presence in their lives; or vague because of erroneous indoctrination.

What does it mean to "put off the old man?"

 Putting off the Old Man is an issue many Christian's don't understand. Reason? The Old Man still exists after one is saved and born of the Spirit. The Old Man tries to rule the new-born Christian with the power of selfishness...but Glory to God...God gives this believing heart a way out.

Sins are forgiven in the new birth. Self (the root of the old man) is not dealt with until after the new birth. The Holy Spirit takes the believing heart to Calvary so that "self can be put to death". Putting self to death is God's way of getting possession of the "whole you". Putting self to death is putting off the Old Man.

The best illustration I can give to shine light on "Putting off the Old Man" is like taking off a coat or jacket. Putting off the Old man must be taken off, hung up, but never put on again.  By experiencing such blessing the Spirit of God can rid the believer of all the dross of the Old Man, purge the believer's entire being, and give him a "new man to put on" which is created in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-25

Putting off rids the saved man of the still existing Adamic life that taunts the believing heart. Putting on shows the life of contentment found in the sanctified life where the Old Adam got hung up and even buried...never to be shown anymore. Buried with Christ in Baptism is the result of putting off.

Putting off the Old Man and putting on the new man reflects the Sanctifying power that takes place in life of believer. Putting off the Old Man completely allows God to have full possession of your entire being...that your entire body, soul, and spirit be preserved blameless until the day of Christ's coming. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-25

Human objective from a Biblical perspective

 

The objective of a sinner is lawlessness, rebellion, and a natural desire to do right without the blessing of God's Divine favor.

The objective of a penitent sinner affected by the Holy Spirit. Tired of the old life with a desire to turn to Christ. The mind is changed with recognition of Christ as Savior and Redeemer. Forgiveness from all sins of the past and pardon from God are received through trusting Christ. At the point of the broken will and full acceptance of Christ...God's favor regenerates the human soul. The mind, will, and intellect thus becomes subject to the authority of Christ's presence. For the first time in life a believing heart is focused on Christ and has God-given power to do right. The aim is obedience to God.

The objective of a saved man is to die to self. Reason? The Holy Spirit in light of Christ reveals and shows the believing heart the necessity of death to self. Unlike sin, self is something inherited from the Old Adamic life. Unlike sin, self cannot be confessed or forgiven. Death to self becomes the objective of a saved man because the Spirit constantly reveals full Salvation and constant victory. Why? Self tries to rule the believing heart and causes an "inner conflict" never experienced before in life. Why? God's Blessing of Divine Grace "abounds much, much more" and thus leads the believing heart back to Calvary. What is revealed? Crucifixion of self which is a God-given directive.

The objective of a believer after crucifixion to self. Renewal and transformation has taken place. The Spirit filled and Spirit led life rules the flesh. Totally given to God. The inner conflict is over. The outer conflicts of life are put into the hands of Christ. Realization that by being under the authority of an enthroned Christ nothing in life can defeat you. The object? Complete dependency on Christ. The Devil is defeated. The Old Adam is buried. Temptations don't have the same effect on a Sanctified man. The aim and objective are constantly Christ centered. Contentment is found. Rooted and grounded in Christ. Steadfast. Cannot be swayed back to the Old Life. The righteousness of the Law "fulfilled" in you. The objective? To be single-minded on Christ.

Death to self...the object of a believer in Christ

 

No frills here. Let’s get straight to the point…where the rubber meets the road.

The subject of death to self is often misunderstood by many and there is no easy way to express this topic. In this modern era of religion some have turned the actual "crucifixion of self" into a gradual process that is never received in this life. What a sad tragedy and so very harmful to a life of victory in Jesus! So often scriptures are wrenched (out of context) using terms such as dying daily, or the outward man perishing day by day as the inward man is renewed. This misconception has caused many people to fail God and has caused many people to fail to understand what "death to self" according to the Bible actually is.

Death to self is really living in Jesus without hindrance from the inner conflict caused from the old man. Without Jesus man cannot "die" to this old man anyway. Only intervention from God Almighty gives the believer in Christ a yearning or desire to experience what "crucifixion to old man" really is. Death to self actually occurs like Paul said, "I am crucified with Christ". I am… is an actual present tense experience of getting rid of the Old man completely. Sinful men get forgiven in regeneration… but the old self still exists. Children of God recognize more is needed because the Holy Spirit shows this believer in Christ that “death to self” is needed. Crucifixion of self is revealed by the Spirit of God. When crucifixion of self is realized by the believer…it can actually occur and/or be experienced.

Self relates directly to what the Bibles terms as the flesh. Flesh is a physical Biblical expression of being controlled by the Adamic nature. Flesh as told in the Bible is an enmity against God so get that clear in your thinking. The flesh has led more people to Hell than the Devil himself. As a matter of fact if the Devil knows that self rules you… he doesn't have to bother with getting your attention. You are doomed anyway and most likely Hell bound. You can't really live happy in Christ if self is dictating you. You've got a war on the inside and a struggle on the outside. You're miserable. What kind of life is this? Not victory in Jesus. You are not an over-comer.

Death to self is when the old life is gone. Death to self is when you don't show the old life anymore. The Holy Spirit convicts a sinner… but reveals crucifixion of self to a believer after regeneration. Another glimpse of Calvary comes to the believer. Not a glimpse of Calvary to bring the new birth but a glimpse of Calvary to bring a death to the Old man. Death to the old can come; “at one stroke” if you get rid of this mindset that death is not a gradual process. Get process out of your mind. Crucifixion is an actual death. The self life is over, gone, not shown anymore!

Terms such as planting or burying the old life simply means, “It’s gone” and “not shown anymore”. On the other hand…Sinning religion caused from self is actually, “Hell on Earth”. What a life of misery! Back and forth, in and out of relationship with Christ, up and down, to and fro in sin and out…like the waves of a raging sea. Is this what you call living, or happiness, or joy in the Spirit of Christ? Who are you kidding? Joy can become “full” only when you die to self. Real living… is death to the Old man and not only his deeds but also his existence.

The object of sinful man is finding personal forgiveness of sins through faith alone in the sacrifice of Christ.

The object of a believer "after" Salvation and forgiveness of sins is found... is death to self (or what the Bible terms as the Old Man).

Without death to the old self you will never find real life in Christ. If you don’t think crucifixion of self can be experienced in this life, “It won’t be”. If you do believe that self can die or be put off…The Spirit of God will come upon you and destroy that existing body of sin per Romans 6:6. The Holy Spirit takes your life over completely in sanctification. Crucifixion of self is the path to being sanctified completely in this life. What is sanctification? It’s simply getting rid of self completely, in this life by the Indwelling Spirit that comes through baptism. Where sin and self used to dwell…now is taken over by a baptism with the Indwelling Spirit. Now, you’re totally given! Now you’re totally filled! Now there’s no more self! Now, you’re empty of self! Now, you’re filled with the Spirit! Look at Pentecost you will see what happened to the Apostles. Their hearts and lives were revolutionized by the baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire. John the Baptist spoke of such in Mat. 3. Malachi spoke of such in the third chapter. Ezekiel spoke of such in chapter 36. It’s what God said in the Bible!

This is not a human concept. This is not an ideal conjured up by Rick Roehm. This is not an opinion. Simply put, “its truth from the Holy Scriptures”. Sometimes truth can be painful because it cuts to the chase. Don’t take my word on it. Find out what death to self really is in the Bible. Then you will find out what living in Jesus really is. Regeneration, crucifixion of self, and sanctification are 3 distinct acts that are actually experienced in this life. They all take the child of God into, “Heaven on Earth”. The heart is prepared and always ready for physical death or the Rapture. Clean and purified. Rid of sin. Rid of self. No more double mindedness. Single minded. Christ centered. Happy! Blessed and sold out to Jesus. Then you will be just like this writer where people will say, “Here comes Rick Roehm again. All he wants to do is talk about Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. They’re right!”

God's method of getting rid of the (still existing) Old Adam

 

Did you ever wonder why "forgiveness of sins" is not mentioned in the following passage? Reason? It makes no reference to getting saved. It deals with man "after" he's saved.

Colossians 2:11-14...In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him

Notice the circumcision made without hands...What Christ does.
Notice putting off the body of the sins of the flesh...What Christ does.
Notice how one is buried with Him in Baptism...What Christ does.
Notice how one is risen with Christ by the operation of God...What Christ does.

The language is clear that God has dominion over all sin. Circumcision is God's method of cutting away the old Adam that still exists in the child of God. Putting off the old man (like taking off a coat) is what a child of God is able to do under the influence and dominion of a Living Savior. To bury the old habits, the old ways, the old plans, and all the old things that interfere with a new life in Christ "happens" when the believer is overwhelmed with the Indwelling Spirit. Overwhelming from the Holy Ghost is a form of baptism that rids the believer from the Old Adam. Christ has dominion over the Adamic nature. The constant urge from the Spirit of God allows man to finally realize he is nothing. Nothingness shows man's need for the Sanctifying operation of God's Spirit that rids the believer from the war that tries to arise in his members. Struggle does not produce happiness. Conflict does allow God to have complete control over the part of you where the Old Adam still tries to rule.

Circumcision cuts out the inner conflict. Putting off the body of the sins of the flesh allows the urge from God to take over and perform an operation of deliverance from the old Adam. God in Christ has ways to rid man of self and selfishness long after the new birth has taken place. The language of the Bible is quite clear if you read it closely enough. Christ does the circumcising. Christ rids man from the conflict of the Old Adam. Only an operation from God can perform such act after the initial act of Salvation and forgiveness takes place. The acts of sin were gone in Salvation but the carnal still lingered. Christ gives this person a way out through "death" or "putting off" the Old Adam. No confession or no forgiveness from the state of self.

Sanctification is not what you do. Sanctification is the operation of the Spirit of God that "rids" man from the conflict brewed from the Old Adam. Sanctification is where man is "severed" or "cut away" from self not removed in Salvation. Justification rids man from the acts of sin. Sanctification rids man from the Old Adam. The urge to die to self comes to a saved man but the overwhelming experience of "death to self" comes when the flesh is circumcised with a circumcision "made without hands". This circumcision comes from Christ who restores and delivers man from the Adamic life. The language of the Bible is clear God has dominion over the acts of sin and the sinful nature.

Notice the circumcision made without hands...What Christ does.
Notice putting off the body of the sins of the flesh...What Christ does.
Notice how one is buried with Him in Baptism...What Christ does.
Notice how one is risen with Christ by the operation of God...What Christ does.

Colossians 2:11-14...In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him

The Adamic Nature...how to get rid of it

 

The Adamic nature is a subject that is not taught on much today. The entire Bible contains Scriptural evidence that proves man has an Adamic Nature... since the Fall of Adam.

What is the Adamic Nature? A propensity of sin inherited from Adam.

Why does man have an Adamic Nature. When Adam fell (transgressed against God) the whole human family that followed was automatically "polluted" with a sinful nature and was born with a corrupt heart.

Can the Adamic Nature be confessed? No. The acts of sin can be confessed. The sinful nature of man has to be "removed" by the sanctifying power of the Spirit of God.

How does a Christian get rid of the Adamic Nature? Man does not have power to rid himself of the Adamic Nature. Only the purifiying and purging work of the Baptism with the Indwelling Spirit can rid man from inherited sin.

Romans 6  relates the Adamic Nature to the body of sin. This language of the Scripture teaches that God "destroys" the body of sin. Read it in Romans 6.

In most parts of the Bible man can be rid of sin by confession and forgiveness from God. In Romans 6,7, and 8 the Bible describes how God can rid the believer of inherited sin that cannot be confessed or forgiven in the act of Justification.

Justification that rids man of the acts of sin is the theme of Romans 1-5. Sanctification is the theme of Romans 6-8 that rids the Justified man from the Adamic Nature.

God's Grace can forgive and destroy sin. Grace flows from Christ... the God of our Salvation. Christians, "Get rid of the Adamic nature before the Adamic Nature causes you get rid of Christ". The Holy Scriptures give the evidence that God can "destroy the body of sin". Here's proof!

Rom 6:6...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.

You don't have to let the Adamic nature get the best of you

 

There is a better life than having an inner struggle going on in your heart...all the time. God doesn't want Christian's to struggle with the sinful nature (the Adamic nature). God gives man a way to get rid of sin. God provides a means of deliverance from the struggle caused from the old nature. It's called sanctification by the Grace of God. The struggle with the Old Adam is what many Christian's deal with at this present hour. This struggle allows the devil's nature (the Adamic Nature) to get the best of people from time to time... but it doesn't have to be that way. Greater is He that's in you than he that's in the world.

The Bible teaches Christian's are able to overcome the wicked one. It's also clear that this statement is true in a saved man's life...before he gets sanctified.

1 John 2:14...and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

1 John 5:18..We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

People are not taught about this in the Church World. If people were taught about this...they would find out they could be delivered from the devil's nature instead of defeated by it. It would be confirmed with the Holy Scriptures and then you would see alot more victorius Christian's. They wouldn't allow the Adamic nature to knock them down as much. They wouldn't allow the Devil to find a place in their lives. They wouldn't constantly proclaim defeat. They would be professing victory over the Old Adam. People would have a stronger witness and understand the truth of the Holy Scriptures more. Sanctifying power that follows the new birth... can be found and experienced in this life unlike what they are told through through human opinion. I realize the Devil can knock a man down and God will pick him back up. Over and over again. A sanctified man won't let the Devil knock him down. The power of God's Grace in the sanctified heart gives man a better life and a stronger grip on the Holy Spirit. This life produces a life of victory over the Adamic Nature.

The life of victory over the Old Adam is not found in the new birth. The new birth is where forgiveness is found not victory over the Old Adam. Victory over the Old Adam is found after man is born of the Spirit. A new life is made in Christ then crucifixion to self occurs. The believer realizes he has to get out of the way in order to have the life without struggle, without the inner conflict, and without the war in his members. That life is found only through a sanctified heart given by the Spirit of God. Entire sanctification can be found and experienced on this side of heaven. Yes, you can be entirely sanctified on this side of Heaven. When sanctification is found (in the life of a believer in Christ) the Adamic Nature will not get the best of you anymore. The struggle with the old Adam is taken away by God's Grace. You don't have peace in Christ you have the peace of God that "rules" your heart. No more inner conflict. No more war in your members. No more struggle with self.

Sanctification is not a progressive experience that gradually comes in the life of a believer. It's the final work of the Holy Spirit unlike the initial work of the Spirit in the new birth. Sanctification takes place upon a believer (not a sinner)...like it did upon the Apostles on the day of Pentecost. Then later this subject is taught by Peter who testified this same sanctifying experience took place upon the Gentiles (house of Cornelius) like it did on them on the day of Pentecost. The Gentiles had experienced a purifying experience in the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire like the Apostles did on the day of Pentecost. They were saved first (born of the Spirit) and then later they received the sanctifying power of the Baptism with the Holy Ghost right on the spot...instantaneously. They were filled! They were emptied of self! They were purified from the Adamic life! Sanctification came to purify their hearts from the still existing nature of the Old man. This purification by the Spirit of God dealt with the Old Adam that still existed in their lives. They were already saved prior to this Baptism with the Holy Ghost. So what were these saved men purified from? The Old Adam.

Acts 15:7-9...And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

God knows the Old Adam can get the best of people. He gives man a way to be delivered from that. Sanctification through the baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire is the only way to find victory over the Olds Adam. Sanctification "purifies" or ""burns up" the Adamic Nature. That's what John the Baptist meant when he said,

Matt 3:11-12...I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

Christ will burn up the chaff in your heart (the Adamic Nature). Christ purifies and sanctifies! Christ destroys the Devil's nature. Christ forgives the sinner in the new birth...but Christ gets the beleiver out of the Devils prison house...when the believer is sanctified entire with the Baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire. Then the old nature will not get the best of you anymore. The new new nature now rules without a struggle...by the Grace of God! Isn't that beautiful?

This stuff needs to be taught more! This stuff needs to be experienced in the hearts of faithful men...then it needs to be lived out and witnessed. Sanctification will produce fruit. The fruit of Sanctification is that the Adamic Nature will not get the best of you anymore. Amen?

The Adamic Nature in Sanctification

 

There are many Biblical terms for the  Adamic Nature such as the old man,  the body of sin, the carnal mind, the flesh, the Law of sin and death, the natural man, etc.  All of these Biblical expressions simply define the moral depravity of man. A man without redemption and man not controlled by the Spirit of God. A man whose will is controlled by sin.

How does the Adamic nature relate to a sinner? How does the Adamic Nature relate to the new born Christian and; how does the Adamic Nature relate to a sanctified man? These questions arise often but are taught and clarified within the contents of the Bible.

In past Blogs I have written about the Adamic Nature; the Adamic Nature in Justification; but never on the Adamic Nature in Sanctification. I'd like to take the liberty elaborate on that topic.

A sinful man is controlled by the Adamic Nature completely. Romans 7 proves that. A Justified man is a pardoned sinner that has received the new birth and a new nature. Romans 1-5 proves that. Justification does not deal with the Adamic Nature, only the past acts of sin. A sinner does not have freedom from the enslaved will to sin. Sin has dominion over man's will, man's actions, and man's character. Romans 1-5 deals with forgiveness, pardon, and Justification from sinful conduct.

A Justified man has a regenerated nature termed as a "Divine Nature" in the Bible. A Divine Nature is a God given power to do right greater than the inherited carnal nature that still exists in the Justified life. This is where Sanctification comes in. Sanctification is the act of God that "rids" a Justified man from the Adamic Life (that still exists).

Justification and the Adamic Life 

Justification makes the believer in Christ eligible to be Sanctified by the Spirit of God's baptism with the Holy Ghost and fire like on Pentecost. Holiness of heart begins in the Justified life. Man has to be holy first to be Sanctified.

Sanctification is the operation of God's Grace that removes the Adamic Nature from a Justified man. Sanctification is not a gradual separation from things of the world. Sanctification is the power of God that "destroys" the body of sin as taught in Romans 6.

Romans 1-5 deals with forgiveness from sin and Justification. The Adamic Nature cannot be forgiven because it is inherited sin. Romans 6 deals with how a Justified man can get rid of the Adamic Nature that is inherited from the fall of Adam. Self must be crucified so the Adamic Nature can be Sanctified. The Spirit of God leads the Justified man to "crucifixion of self". Sanctification by the Spirit of God occurs when self is taken out of the picture. Romans 6 teaches how to get rid of self and be Sanctified by the Spirit.

Romans 7 teaches how man is powerless to the Adamic Nature, especially to those who practice Law. Then sin is mentioned again in Roman's 8 but nothing is mentioned about the acts of sin, forgiveness, or Justification. All of this chapter (Roman's 8) points to complete deliverance from the sinful nature or Indwelling Sin. Being free from the Law of sin and death...not forgiven from sinful conduct.

Deliverance from the Adamic Nature is the object of Roman's 8. The Adamic Nature is the object of Roman's 7; Roman's 6 teaches how to get rid of the Adamic Life; and Roman's 1-5 deals with Justification from the acts of sin. All denominations will agree on Justification but many become divided on the operation of God's Sanctification that delivers man from Indwelling Sin or the Adamic Nature

The Adamic Nature, what it is, what the Scripture teaches about it, how to get rid of it, are doctrines necessary for the Bible students to learn. This type of knowledge is necessary in order to have a life of victory over self, ego, arrogance, high-mindedness, self-sufficiency, works, and self related things that cause hinderance between a "struggling believer" and a life in Christ. A struggle with self can lead back into a life of sin. A deliverance from self can be the path of a Sanctified life.

The magnitude and need for Christ is revealed when the Adamic Nature is taught. That's why I write about the Adamic Nature. Men need to learn they can have victory over the Adamic Life rather than defeat caused from it. The Roman Letter teaches such truth. There are two types of Christian: 1. One with and inner conflict between self and Christ  2. Dead to self and controlled by the Spirit with complete victory over the Adamic Life.

God showed me men can have complete victory over the Adamic Nature when they get Sanctified. That's why I give Christ all the glory when He leads a Justified man to Calvary. Then the object of a Christian is not forgiveness from sins of the past but death to the Old man that tried to wreck the Christian life with Christ. That's why Paul said I am dead with Christ and my life is hid with Christ in God. Crucified with Christ is the Biblical term. There is a life of victory over the Adamic Life...To Christ be the Glory!

For more interesting facts on this subject read the following...The Devil's Prisonhouse

God Bless