The Promise (eternal life) before the world began came from God.
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; (Titus 1:2)
- MOST PEOPLE HAVE THE FALSE BELIEF THAT OUR EXISTENCE STARTED AT THE GARDEN OF EDEN.
- What if we actually existed before the Garden of Eden? Remember God that cannot lie promised us eternal life before this world began. We came from Jerusalem from above–a free place.
“But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.” Huh? I repeat, “But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.” (Galatian 4:26)
We were born and created in Jerusalem above the mother of us all. God made this mystery available to those of us with eyes to see and ears in which to hear His truth.
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: (Ephesians 1:9-10)
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; (?) and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. (Jeremiah 1:4-5)
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. (John 17:17-18)
So God sent Jesus into this world to die at Calvary for the sins of the nations. Jesus sent us into this world to become reconciled to God the Father by repenting of our sins against God in a prior world. THE HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE IS A REALITY. A PROMISE FROM GOD THE FATHER MADE KNOWN TO US BY HIS SON YESHUA (JESUS).
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, ***even so*** have I also sent them into the world. JOHN 17:23 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast lov-ed them, *as* thou hast lov-ed me. Notice the following phrase “and hast lov-ed them, *as* thou hast lov-ed me.” Notice God loves us as God loves Jesus “and hast lov-ed them, *as* thou hast lov-ed me.” 25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. JOHN 1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 33 And I knew him not: but (he that sent me) to baptize with water, ***the same*** said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
JESUS THE SON OF GOD MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO US IN A SIMPLY AND STRAIGHT FORWARD STATEMENT steps we need to take to be saved READ ON:
MARK 16:15-19 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach ***the gospel*** to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized (shall be saved;) but he that believeth not shall be damned.
16 He that believeth and is baptized (shall be saved;) but he that believeth not shall be damned.16 He that believeth and is baptized (shall be saved;) but he that believeth not shall be damned.
19 ¶ So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
JESUS LAST WORDS to his apostles MINUTES BEFORE*** JESUS RETURN*** TO THE FATHER
JOHN 6:61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where ***he was before***?
BASIC INFORMATION TO US FROM GOD THE FATHER THAT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND. IT IS LIKE 1+1 =2 OR A B C. THAT IS WITHOUT *THIS BASIC KNOWLEDGE* YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE PLAN OF GOD
Romans 3:23 For *all* have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
YES THIS IS CLEARLY SAYING *ALL ONCE HAD* THE GLORY OF GOD
HEBREWS 10:32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which,* after* ye were illuminated,ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
1 Corinthians 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.There *is* a natural body, and there *is* a spiritual body. 1+1=2
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
- The first birth occurred when you came out of the sac of water in your mother’s womb. You were born of water.
- The second birth is when the flesh dies and the spirit returns to God who gave it. You receive a spiritual body in the kingdom. You are born of the spirit.
These are two separate births to enter into the kingdom of God.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, ***Ye must*** be born (again.)
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, (but canst not tell whence it cometh,and whither it goeth:) so ***is every one**** that is born of the Spirit.
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***.
Luke 20:36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
Why can’t they die anymore? After Christ resurrection, christians no longer need to sleep in death?
The term slept is used to refer to those who died before Christ payed the ransom price at Calvary. Jesus conquered the power of death by dying for our sins. He freed the dead spirits (who existed in a slept state) meaning spiritually dead waiting for Christ to die on the cross. Spirits cannot die unless God destroys them after the white throne judgement.
|
1 Corinthians 15:20 ¶ But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
1 Peter 3:18 ¶ For Christ *also* hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death *in the flesh*, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By ***which*** also he went and preached unto *the spirits* in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall* also* bear the image of the heavenly.
But now we see not yet all things put under him.
17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto ***his brethren***
17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto ***his brethren***
17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto ***his brethren***
ROMANS 8:9 ¶ For whom he did *foreknow*, he*** also*** did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son,that he might be the firstborn among ***many*** brethren.
Hebrews 2:17 17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. 11 or both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
Ezekiel 12:2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
heb c3/12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; 15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, *harden not your hearts,* as in the provocation. 16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. 17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that*** believed not? *** 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of*** unbelief. ***
________________________________