Chapter 16.22
Epilogue
The
River of Life – The Tree of Life - Promise of the Return
Christ’s
Invitation, His Call to Obedience, Labor and Love
God’s
last instructions to man before the return of Christ
River of Life
Revelation 22:1 - Then the angel showed me
THE RIVER OF THE WATER OF LIFE, as clear as crystal,
flowing from the throne of God and of the
Lamb
God
has shown us the hardscape of the city and now He begins to show us the
soft scape of
the kingdom as He discloses the crystal clear WATER that originates and flows from the throne
of God. If you remember Jesus talked
about the RIVERS OF LIVING WATERS flowing through us.[1]
Tree of Life
Revelation
22:2 - DOWN THE
MIDDLE of the great street of the city. ON EACH
SIDE of the river stood THE TREE OF LIFE,
bearing twelve crops of FRUIT,
yielding its fruit every month.
And the LEAVES of the tree are for the healing (health) of
the nations.
Now we pick up with TREES
in the city, where we see FRUITS and LEAVES which keep the nations healthy.
Did
you see it? There is a number
of fruits, twelve
to be exact to provide us a variety and we can even eat the leaves. Some students of the Word BS embrace
that “those that live on the new earth” will need to eat these leaves
because they have a different body than those who were raptured, the Bride of
Christ who actually live in this city.
The number TWELVE as before is
apparent here; with the trees leaves providing continuous health. The word healing in the Greek should be translated Health as
there is now no curse of sickness.[2] The FRUIT of the tree
that brings health to the nations is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.[3] The nine characteristics make up ONE complete fruit.
The TREE OF
LIFE was
guarded and access restricted by the Angels in the Garden of Eden,[4] so that fallen
man would not reach out and eat from it and LIVE
FOREVER in
a fallen sinful condition, but now its fruit is available to everyone, anytime
because there is now NO possibility
of SIN.
THE TREE OF LIFE is symbolic of the Cross of Jesus Christ with
its leaves
providing spiritual
living bread. The Tree of Life is more likely “trees” located on both sides of
the RIVER OF LIFE. However, the tree could be large enough to
span the entire river with the living waters running through it. Anyway
the fruit is good eats.
Face to Face – Seal of Ownership
Revelation 22:3 - NO LONGER WILL THERE BE ANY CURSE.
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be
in the city,
and his SERVANTS will serve him.
4 They will see
his face, and HIS NAME will be on their foreheads.
No MORTAL
man can see the face of God and live, so these have to be immortal “REDEEMED
SAINTS”
to be able to have His name on their foreheads
and be in His presence and see Him face to face. We will desire to be SERVANTS of the most high God,[5] but He
will call us; “SONS” of God[6] because, His
name is written on our foreheads, which is HIS
SEAL OF OWNERSHIP.
Reign Forever - The Blessing
Revelation 22:6-7 - There will be NO MORE NIGHT.
They will not need the light
of a lamp
or the light
of the sun,
for the Lord God will give them light.
AND THEY WILL REIGN FOR EVER AND EVER
7 The angel said to me,
"THESE WORDS ARE TRUSTWORTHY AND TRUE.
The Lord, the God of the spirits of the
prophets, sent his angel
to show his servants the things that must soon take place."
7 "BEHOLD, I AM COMING SOON!
BLESSED is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.
In
the beginning of the Book of Revelation, we
read these words... “Those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep
what is written in it are BLESSED because the time is near”. [7]
Now
at the end of the Book we are reminded again of the BLESSING and encouraged to keep the words of this
book. This is not just information about
the end times, but instructions on how to live our life until He returns.
When He says He is coming soon, or coming quickly,
the Book is saying that when we get to the Tribulations, particularly the
last 3 ½ years, once it starts it will come
RAPIDLY to completion according to the plan He has already
revealed in The
Book... There will be no further delay.
Worship God Only
Revelation 22:8-9 - I, John, am the one who heard and saw
these things.
And when I had heard and seen them,
I FELL DOWN to worship at the
feet of the angel
who had been showing them to me. 9
But he said to me, "DO NOT DO IT!
I am a fellow servant with you and
with your brothers the prophets
and of all who keep the words of this
book; WORSHIP GOD!"
Again, John is so overwhelmed
that he falls
down to worship and is REBUKED by the angel. Worship only the Lord your God with
all your heart, soul, mind and strength.[8]
Don’t seal up this prophecy
Revelation 22:10-11 – Then he told me,
DO NOT SEAL UP THE WORDS OF THE PROPHECY OF THIS
BOOK,
BECAUSE THE
TIME IS NEAR.
11 Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong;
let him who is vile continue to be vile;
let him who does right continue to do
right; and
let him who is holy continue to be holy.
John is told in no uncertain
terms, to get this message out quick, that time is short. This message pretty much says, that IF these
prophecies
are rejected,
you might just as well keep on doing what you are doing, because THERE IS NO
OTHER HELP THAT CAN BE GIVEN. Whatever condition you are in is now PERMANENT, He will see you on the other side, where
you will live forever...SOMEWHERE.
I Am Coming Soon
Revelation 22:12 – “Behold, I AM COMING SOON!
MY REWARD IS WITH ME,
and I will give to everyone according to what he has done.
This
is in reference to the Judgment Seat of Christ, where
we will be REWARDED for the things
we have done whether good of bad.[9]
Rite of Passage
Revelation 22:13-15 - I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
14 "BLESSED are those who wash their robes, that they
may
HAVE THE RIGHT TO THE TREE OF LIFE
and may go through the gates into the city.
15 OUTSIDE are the dogs,
those who practice magic arts,
the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters
and everyone who loves and practices
falsehood.
Those who have the right to
the Tree of life are those who hear God’s word, believe and repent,
they will receive eternal life.[10] Next up; Jesus, the Holy Spirit & the Raptured Church invite you to COME.
I am He - The Last Invitation
Revelation 22:16-17 - I, JESUS, HAVE SENT MY ANGEL
TO GIVE YOU THIS TESTIMONY FOR THE CHURCHES.
I AM THE ROOT AND THE OFFSPRING OF DAVID,
AND THE BRIGHT
MORNING STAR."
The SPIRIT and the
BRIDE say,
"COME!"
And let him who hears say, "COME!"
Whoever is thirsty, let him come;
and whoever wishes,
LET HIM TAKE THE FREE GIFT OF THE WATER OF LIFE.
Jesus
Himself is personally sending out THE
LAST INVITATION to Come to Him, whoever has a heart that is thirsty
for the FREE Rivers of water
that gives eternal
life. I don’t know how the
blood of Jesus paid for my sins; past, present and future, but God
said it was sufficient and that settles it.
As a covenant
of peace between God and man, animals were sacrificed, cut
in half and laid to the left and right, and then God passed between the middle
of them signifying that if you do not keep this covenant, you will be like
these slain animals. Blood was shed
with this covenant.
Through Moses, God gave man “animal sacrifices” as a symbolic temporary solution for sin; a “shadow”
of the real atonement of sin that was to come.
It was Jesus the Christ, our Messiah who came as THE LAST AND FINAL SACRIFICE FOREVER.[11]
Salvation is FREE, but it did come with a price. His blood was shed at the cross. [12] All other
religions tell you what WORK you must do to
be accepted by God. Christianity is the
only religion that states, man cannot do anything to earn Gods acceptance;[13] it’s by His grace
alone.
Moses had a “Burning Bush” experience with God,[14] a personal calling. We must also have a personal
calling; a relationship with God. When we have that personal relationship with
God, we will set out to discover the needs of others, the poor, the sick, and
the shut in. We will crank up
friendships, offer prayers for the needy, and we will share what we have as we
have been blessed. We will use our gifts
as they have been given by God - When we take a blessing to someone, we will
receive one in return.
THE EVIDENCE, purpose and
fruit of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is in the SHARING[15] of the Good news of Jesus Christ with
others.[16] This witnessing does not save us, but it is
the evidence
of the presence of the Holy Spirit in
our lives.[17]
What have you done with the Lord Jesus Christ? At the
judgment, you will stand alone, the books with the evidence of your life will
be opened; No questions will be asked. You will not speak. The open books are
your only defense. [18]
We can be encouraged that we are not required to have all the answers to the questions or to figure
out all the angles. But simply to just HEAR the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, RECEIVE it, BELIEVE it, and EMBRACE it just as a little child
TRUSTS his daddy and jumps
into his awaiting arms.[19]
Jesus Himself said that the deeper things of God are hidden from the “wise”
and revealed to people who are like children, to those who are “teachable”.[20] When we come to God as a child, with total trust, without doubt, believing what
we are told, WE CAN
BEGIN to
receive Spiritual
Knowledge.[21]
The Wisdom of God is
a spiritual mystery and must be
spiritually discerned.[22] God, through
the Holy Spirit inspired men to write down about man’s life, the good, the bad and
the ugly, the nasty now and now and the sweet by and by. It is the Gospel of Jesus Christ that makes
Peace between God
and the Sinner.
God says that anyone that believes on
the Lord Jesus Christ, He will receive him.[23]
He has shown us
the door, now WE MUST CHOOSE to walk through it.
Wisdom of God Footnotes[24]
Even Satan and his demons believe in
God,
but they will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
It’s not knowledge
of God that saves you; it’s the attitude of your heart.
The scriptures point out the types of individuals that will
not go to heaven because of the attitude of
their heart:[25] The unbelieving
- idolaters - those who practice the magic arts - the wicked - the greedy –
swindlers – liars - false witnesses – slanderers – thieves – murderers –
drunkards - sexually immoral – adulterers – homosexuals - male prostitutes
and cowards.[26]
In the end times men will
be lovers of
their own selves – covetous – boasters – proud – blasphemers - disobedient to
parents – unthankful – unholy - without natural affection – trucebreakers -
false accusers - unrestrained in their passions and appetites for food, sex and
drugs – fierce - despisers of those that are good – traitors – haughty - high
minded - lovers of pleasure - having a form
of Godliness, but denying the power of it - departing from the faith, giving
heed to seducing
spirits and doctrines of devils, and the occult.[27]
Saying I believe in God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit; and uttering a few “Praise the
Lords” do not constitute salvation.
It’s the changed
life, the change in your direction,[28] IT’S DOING THE WORD.
[29]
THE
GOOD NEWS
is that a
decision can be made right now
to change where
you live for eternity.[30]
BODY – SOUL – SPIRIT
In my BS,
the Bible seems to teach that man is composed of a twofold nature;[31] with a body and
a soul; with the Soul and Spirit being almost indistinguishable or the
same.[32] However you can understand the WAR that
is going on inside a man better when you think of him with a threefold nature,
that of a trinity.
There’s a battle over the control of man’s
Soul.
ü The imagination of man’s mind
is his Soul,
which controls
the actions of his Body.
ü God gets to the
man’s Soul through his Spirit, feeding from the Soul down to his Body.
ü
Satan gets to the
man’s Soul through his Body, feeding from his
Body up to his Soul.
God has given us instruction on how to “renew
our soul or mind” through the
SPIRIT.
Repentance is not the same as Salvation
§
REPENTANCE: To perceive afterwards, to change
one’s mind, purpose or direction for the better.
§
SALVATION: Granted immediately
by God to those who
accept His conditions of repentance
and faith in
the Lord Jesus Christ in whom
alone salvation is to be obtained.
Add or Subtract Nothing
Revelation 22:18-19 - I WARN EVERYONE
who hears the words of the PROPHECY of this book:
If anyone adds anything to them,
God will add to him the plagues described in this book.
19 And if anyone takes words away from
this BOOK OF PROPHECY,
God will take away from him his share in the TREE OF
LIFE
and in the HOLY
CITY, which are described
in this book.
Satan would
use this scripture to scare us into NOT
writing about what God
has said, and many of my friends have quoted this verse to me. I have taken my CUE from
the Apostle
Paul when he would say something
and then say that this is what he thought, his BS, and that it did not actually
proceed from God.[33] You will see my Belief System
quoted throughout, so you can see what I think as well as what other students
of the Word BS
think. You should read the ENTIRE word
for yourself.
Deuteronomy
4:2
- Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep
the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.
NIV
Deuteronomy
12:32
- See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it.
NIV
Proverbs
30:6
- Do not add to
his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
NIV
Revelation
1:3
- BLESSED is the one who reads the words of
this prophecy, and BLESSED are those who hear it and take to
heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
NIV
The Bereans
were commended because they were more OPEN MINDED that those around them, BUT they always went back to the Torah
to see if what Paul was preaching was true, I encourage you to do the same.
Acts 17:11-12 - And the people of BEREA were more
OPEN-MINDED than
those in Thessalonica,
and they listened
eagerly to Paul’s message.
THEY SEARCHED
THE SCRIPTURES DAY AFTER DAY
to see if Paul and Silas were teaching
THE TRUTH.
(NLT)
I feel a need to say this,
in my BS,
the good works we do on earth will NOT determine how our
room is prepared for us in heaven, but of the workmanship of the fine linen clothing we will wear.
IT’S IN THE BOOK Revelation 19:7-8
Come Quickly Lord
Revelation 22:20-21 - He who testifies to these things says,
"YES, I AM COMING SOON."
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of
the Lord Jesus be with God's people.
Amen.
When the early Christians would greet or depart from each other
they would say.
MARANATHA –
(meaning;
The Lord is
coming soon.)
GENESIS CONTRAST REVELATON
ü Heaven and Earth
created A
new Heaven and a new Earth created
ü First Adam
reigned on earth The
last Adam Reigning in glory
ü The Sun and moon
appear No
need for Sun or Moon - Christ is the Light
ü The paradise of
the Garden of Eden The
paradise of The Holy City
ü Marriage of the First
Adam Marriage
supper of the Second Adam - Jesus
ü Beginning of Sin
– The Curse End
of Sin - No more curse – no more death
ü Satan appears –
Sorrow, Pain, Tears Satan
doomed – Sorrow, Pain, Tears gone
ü Night and the
Sea created No
more night, no more sea
ü A tree of Life
in the Garden of Eden A tree
of Life in the new creation
ü Man driven from
God’s face in sin Men see
God Face to Face
MY OBSERVATION
The Book of Revelation
will not make any sense to someone who has not read the Bible, someone who has
not digested the word of God over the years.
That’s why I have included so much other scripture in the footnotes to
try to bring up to speed the new student of the word.
In so many words, the Revelation is meant to be understood only by the serious seeker and the Born Again Believer; otherwise it sounds like
John is tripped out on Crack. It’s just
foolishness.[34]
My heart’s desire is for someone to read this and gain understanding that
will lead them to make a decision for Christ.
When this happens, all the angels in heaven will be shouting for joy.[35]
I’m
just one beggar…
trying
to show another beggar
where
to find bread.
In the multitude of counselors,
there
is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:14
I
am grateful to those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical
information,
and scripture verses. Because of them I
can stand on their shoulders
and see further that I otherwise ever
could have.
Writings
outside of the Bible should be viewed as “informational”, but not
authoritative. They give insight to
customs, manners and thoughts of a particular culture at a particular time in
history.
Along with
the Apocrypha, I have also enjoyed
“The lost books
of the Bible” and “The forgotten books of Eden”.
Many of these
will include folklore, superstition and “embellishments”.
Prove scripture with
scripture, line upon line, and precept upon precept.
.American Standard Version Bible – ASV
.Amplified Bible – AMP
.Dake annotated Reference Bible – DAKE
.English Standard Version Bible – ESV
.King
James Version Bible - KJV
.Message Bible; The – MSG
.New International Version Bible – NIV
.New Living Translation Bible – NLT
A Planned Deception – Staging of a New Age
Messiah – Constance Cumbey
An expository Dictionary of Biblical Words
– W. E. Vine
Angels A-Z – Lewis Oliver
Angels: Gods Secret Agents – Billy Graham
Anointed with the Spirit and Power – Dr. John Harvey
Apocrypha, The – Edgar J. Goodspeed
Armageddon-Appointment with Destiny – Grant R. Jeffrey
Bible Code, the – Michael Drosnin
Bible on the life Hereafter, The – William Hendriksen
Can America Survive? – John Hagee
Christian Apologetics & Research
Ministry – CARM - www.carm.org
Countdown to Armageddon, the 1980’s – Hal Lyndsay
Dead Sea Scrolls Translated, The – Florentino Garcia Martinez
Encounters with Angels – L. W. Northrup
Escape from Armageddon – Thomas Reed
Final Dawn over Jerusalem – John Hagee
Forgotten Books of Eden, The - World
From Daniel to Doomsday – John Hagee
Great Doctrines of the Bible 5 – Soteriology – W. A. Criswell
Great Doctrines of the Bible 6 – Christian Life – W. A. Criswell
Great Pyramid, The – George R. Riffert
Guide to Survival – Salem Kirban
Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow, The – Constance Cumbey
In the beginning was the End – Wim Malgo
Invisible War, The - Donald Grey Barnhouse
Islam and the Bible – David Goldmann
Jerusalem Countdown – John Hagee
Last Days collection, The – Pretty Good Publishing
Late Great Planet Earth, The – Hal Lindsey
Lost Books of the Bible, The - World
Matthew Henry’s Commentary – Zondervan
Mormon Mirage, The – Latayne Colvett Scott
Mystery Mark of the New Age – Texe Mars
Naves Topical Bible - Nave
New Millennium, the – Pat Robertson
Nostradamvs & the Millennivm – John Hogue
One Minute after you Die – Erwin W. Lutzer
Person & Work of the Holy Spirit, The
– R.A. Torrey
Revelation of Jesus Christ, the – Walvoord
Revelation Seminar, The – 1975 - Hilton Sutton
Revelation Study, The - 1973 – Dr. Warren Wiersbe
Revelation, The – verse by verse – Oliver B. Green
Satan’s Underground – Lauren Stratford
Satanism – Ted Schwarz & Duane Empey
Secret Kingdom, The – Pat Robertson
Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls – Hugh J. Schonfield
Theomatics – Jerry Lucas
There’s a war going on – Eldred Echols
Today’s Dictionary of the Bible – T. A. Gryant
Whose Bible is it? – Jaroslav Pelikan
Wikipedia
Wycliffe Bible Commentary, the – Moody Press
[1] John 7:37-38 - Anyone who believes in me may come and drink
and RIVERS OF LIVING WATER will flow from his heart
[2] Ezekiel 47:11-12 - Fruit
trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their fruit will serve
for food and their leaves for healing, HEALTH
[3] Galatians 5:22-23 - THE FRUIT OF
THE SPIRIT is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control
[4] Genesis 3:22 - The man
has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He
must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and LIVE FOREVER
WITH
A FALLEN NATURE
[5] John 15:15 - I NO LONGER CALL
YOU SERVANTS, they
do not know master's business. Instead, I HAVE CALLED YOU FRIENDS,
[6] Romans 8:14 - Those who
are led by the Spirit of God are SONS OF GOD -- Matthew 5:9 - Blessed
are the peacemakers, for they will be called SONS OF GOD -- Romans 9:26 - They
will be called `SONS OF THE LIVING GOD. -- Galatians 3:26 - You
are all SONS OF GOD through
faith in Christ Jesus -- Luke 6:35 - But love your enemies, do good to them,
and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will
be great, AND YOU WILL BE SONS OF THE MOST HIGH -- Matthew 5:44-45 - I tell
you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be SONS OF YOUR FATHER in heaven -- John 12:36 - Put
your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become SONS OF
LIGHT -- 1
Thessalonians 5:5 - You are all SONS OF THE
LIGHT and
sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness
[7] Revelation 1:3 - The one who reads this is BLESSED, and those who hear the
words of this prophecy and keep what is written in it are BLESSED, because the time is near
[8]
Mark 12:30-31 - And
thou shall LOVE THE LORD THY GOD WITH ALL THY HEART, AND WITH ALL THY SOUL,
AND WITH ALL THY MIND,
AND
WITH ALL THY STRENGTH:
this is the first commandment. The second Thou shall love thy neighbor as
thyself
[9] 2 Corenthians 5:9-10 -
For we must all appear before the JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST, that each one may
receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or
bad
[10] John 5:24 - I tell you
the truth, whoever hears my word and believes
him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he
has crossed over from death to life.
[11] Isaiah 53:3-6 - He was
despised and rejected by men surely he took up our infirmities and carried our
sorrows he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our
iniquities; and the LORD
has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
[12] Isaiah 55:1-11 - Come, all you who are thirsty buy wine and milk
without money and without cost I will make an EVERLASTING COVENANT with you Seek the LORD while he may be
found; call on him while he is near… my WORD that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what
I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it
[13] Isaiah 64:6 - All of us
have become like one who is unclean, and all our
righteous acts are like filthy rags
[14] Acts 7:30-33 - An angel
appeared to Moses in the FLAMES OF A BURNING BUSH in the desert near Mount Sinai I am the God of
your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Take off your sandals; the
place where you are standing is holy ground
[15] Acts 1:8- You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea
and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
[16] Proverbs 11:30 - The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise
[17] Matthew 5:8 - Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God
[18] Revelation 21:27 - Nothing impure will ever enter the kingdom, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's
book of life. -- 1 Corenthians
[19] Proverbs 20:11 - Even a child is known by his actions, by whether
his conduct is pure and right
[20] Matthew 11:25-26 - You have hidden these things from the WISE and learned, and
revealed them to little CHILDREN.
[21]
Matthew 18:2-5 - Unless you change and become
like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven, whoever humbles himself like this child is the
greatest in the kingdom of heaven -- Mark 10:15 - I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little
child will never enter it
[22] 1 Corenthians 2:7-14 - The wisdom of God is a mystery, hidden wisdom,
which God ordained before the world, God
hath revealed the mysteries unto us by his Spirit: the things of God knows no
man, but the Spirit of God which is the Holy Ghost teaches us; to the natural man
they are foolishness unto him, because they
are spiritually discerned
[23] John 6:37 - All that the
Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes
to me I will never drive away
[24] John 6:47 - I tell you
the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. -- John 3:18 – Whoever does
not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of
God's one and only Son -- Revelation 20:15 - If anyone's name was not found
written in the BOOK OF LIFE, he was thrown into the LAKE OF FIRE
[25] Proverbs 6:16-19 - THERE ARE
SEVEN THINGS THE LORD HATES; haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and
hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that
devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who
pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension
among brothers
[26] 1 Corenthians 6:9-10 -- The wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not
be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters
nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor
the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom
of God. -- Revelation 21:8 - The cowardly, the
unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice
magic arts, the idolaters and all liars-their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second
death." -- Matthew 19:16-19 - Do not murder,
do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your
father and mother,' and `love your neighbor as yourself. -- Matthew 5:22
- Anyone who is angry with his brother will be
subject to judgment -- Matthew 5:27-28 - Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully
has already SINNED and
committed adultery with her in his heart.
[27] 2 Timothy 3:1-7 - In the last days men shall be lovers of their own selves,
covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,
unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent,
fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high minded, lovers
of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but
denying the power thereof: FROM SUCH TURN AWAY.
[28] Hebrews 12:8-10 - We have
all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much
more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! -- 1 Corenthians 5:5 - HAND THIS MAN
OVER TO SATAN,
so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord
[29] Ephesians 4:22-32 - Put off your old self, be made new in the attitude of your
minds put off falsehood and do not give the devil a foothold. Do not let
the sun go down while you are still angry, Do not let any unwholesome talk come
out of your mouths, do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and
slander, along with every form of malice. Be
kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ
God forgave you.
[30] John 3:16 - For God so
loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal life -- Matthew 10:28 - Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be
afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell -- Romans
8:10 - If Christ is in you, your body is dead because
of SIN, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness
[31] 1 Corenthians 7:34 - Be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit -- Colossians
2:5 - Though I am absent from you in my body, I am
present with you in spirit
[32] Genesis 2:7 - The LORD God formed the man from the
dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life, and the man became a living being -- Ecclesiastes
12:7 - The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to
God who gave it.
[33] 1 Corinthians 7:25 - Now regarding your question about the young
women who are not yet married. I DO NOT HAVE A COMMAND FROM THE LORD for them. But the Lord in
his mercy has given me wisdom that can be trusted, and I will share it with
you. -- Acts 15:19 - And so MY JUDGMENT is that we should not make
it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God -- 2 Corinthians 12:2 - I know a man in Christ who fourteen years
ago—whether in the body I DO NOT KNOW, or out of the body I DO NOT KNOW, God knows—such a man was caught up to
the third heaven.
[34] Amos 3:7 - Surely the
Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to His servants the
prophets.
[35] Luke 15:7 - I say unto you, that even so THERE SHALL BE JOY IN HEAVEN OVER ONE SINNER THAT REPENTS, more than over ninety and nine
righteous persons, who need no repentance.
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