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Immortal Soul/Spirit Theology - Are You Practicing Necromancy? - Sincerely Dead ...
Today, that which is impressed upon me by the Holy Spirit, is to speak to you, from God's word, about life and death, and more than that, to set before you plainly, the everlasting eternality of this Life and this Death. Not those of mere instances, but of decided and steadfast permanence.
Please open your Bibles and quickly turn with me to Deuteronomy 18.
In the Scripture, it is an abomination and forbidden for God's people to use Necromancy or themselves to be Necromancers: Beginning in Deuteronomy 18:9:
What is Necromancy, who knows?
Necro- : muwth – means Death
-mancy/er : darash – means speaker/seeker/consulter
In a more fully defined fashion, Necromancy/er means who one speaks to, or converses with the dead, or consults the dead, or seeks to gain something, such as information, from the dead.
Why is this forbidden? What do we know about the Dead from the Bible?
Ecclesiastes 9:5 KJB - For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 9:6 KJB - Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any [thing] that is done under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 KJB - Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
How much does a Dead person know? According to Ecclesiastes, They “know not anything”, right? And that person is then “in the grave” right? This would include then, all “their love, their hatred, and their envy”, because it too is now “perished”, right?
Question. Should we as God's people ever practice Necromancy, be as a Necromancer? No.
Question. I am going to ask again. Are you sure?
Since it is the case, and all are agreed, based upon the foundation of Scripture, the King James Bible, that God's own people are not to be practicing Necromancy, or be a Necromancer, what then are God's people doing by practicing just those very things?
That's outrageous! Surely not, God's own people?
Yes. Even God's own people. And it is not what you are thinking right now.
There may be even some in this room having done or are doing this. Maybe even everyone in this room ... at one time or another.
The problem is, those that are doing it, do not know what they are doing.
Please allow me to share in this matter, by making a few statements, and then asking a few questions, and then you'll see what I mean. Four words:
OLD MAN OF SIN.
You see. All of us, at one point or another, have been in conversation with the Old Man of Sin. What we didn't realize, in so doing, is that we were attempting communication, a conversation, with a person who is [or should be] Dead. While it might not be the image you were thinking of, in a séance type scenario with cloaked figure, like King Saul and the mysterious Witch of En Dor and a summoning, but it is none-the-less, Necromancy, by very definition. Plain as day. And do you know who uses it to get to us? Satan...
Question. What are the wages for sin, according to Romans 6:23?
Do we not know that the Scriptures tells us in Ephesians 4:22, “That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;”
Did you catch that phrase about “conversation”? I love it! That's the King James way of saying 'conduct', 'lifestyle', or 'walk', which includes even thought and speech. The Old Man of Sin, the world-loving man, should be Dead, and not a little dead, not mostly dead, not even sleeping dead, but all-together dead.
Lifestyle. Dead.
Dress. Dead.
Hunger. Dead.
Tastes. Dead.
Speech. Dead.
Thinking. Dead.
The Lust of the Flesh, Lust of the Eyes and the Pride of Life. Dead, Dead, DEAD.
Yet there may be some of us still clinging to the life in the Old Man, whom can never enter Heaven, and who will not be allowed to live much longer. We should have nothing to do with that Old Man. It is to be completely dead. And since it is to be dead, it is unclean. Let it be severed - cut loose forever and separated from us!
Romans 7:24 KJB - O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Rev 3:17 KJB - 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:
How? By Jesus Christ, the Ever-Living Man!, even as He says of Himself, “... I am alive for evermore, Amen ...” Revelation 1:18
And so, as it is written in Romans 7:25, 2 Corinthians 1:9,10:
How does the Old Man of Sin die? By Crucifixion! How do we get to that Gethsemane experience of ours to drink the cup and be baptised with the baptism, and finally on to our Golgotha, our Calvary, unto the death and beyond?
Galatians 2:20 KJB - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
For it is only then, can the sin be purged.
Must be born again, born from above, born by the Holy Spirit.
Christ Himself, born of the Holy Spirit.
Not Nationality, not Gender, not Rank, Not Status, not Church Office, not Paygrade, not even the Generation.
Luke 9:23 KJB - And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
1 Corinthians 15:36 KJB - [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
Early Writings, Chapter Mark of the Beast, Pages 64-65:
Remember what I said about “conversation”? We should not be in “conversation” with the Old Man, but we cannot live without being in conversation with Jesus Christ.
Given Christ John 3:16
The Old Man of Sin...
Christ Jesus...
In Christ's death, where was He when finally the sun was set? He was in the tomb. Dead. Yes, dead to world, the flesh and the devil, but alive unto God...
If it is passed away, it is dead and gone.
This Jesus, even in Gethsemane...
There was no escape for Him, how shall we think the Old Man of Sin will escape the judgment of God?
“... Why seek ye the living among the dead? ...” Christ Jesus cannot be found in anything the Old Man of Sin desires. We ought to seek the Living, among the Living.
Want to see the entire plan of redemption in one verse, ready? Read slowly and prayerfully, and lt this really sink in:
Go to His great love in Heaven, His great condescension, His lowly birth, how he lived as a child subject to Joseph and Mary, lived as a brother, refused the evil, chose the good, lived as a youth, turned away from the folly of the world, loved His Father in Heaven, did good, worked with His hands, lived as an adult, worshiped with the congregation, loved the nature that was created, taught the right, rebuked the wrong in love, uplifted the fallen, healed the sick, cleansed the lepers, cast out the devils, raised the dead, brought light, weeping in the garden, alone and forsaken, was faithful unto death, even the death of the cross, was raised and ascended on High, and lives as the Mediator, that He may finish the work in you. Don't you yet see? BEHOLD [take it into the heart and DO NOT LET HIM GO] this life, and when temptation comes, BEHOLD Jesus in the perfect LIFE, in the perfect WAY, the perfect TRUTH, in how HE lived according to the word, spake the word in all seassons, and this, this, is that "WHICH" will indeed take away the sin of the world, for who can trangress when such an example, such a propitation has been sent before your eyes, mind and heart.
Awake, awake, awake from the dust of the earth. Shake off the sleep of death. Breathe in the Holy Spirit. Take in the life of Jesus. BEHOLD Him in the Word of God [KJB]. My son, my daughter, my child ... it's time to LIVE. So, Live ...
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A memorial, of a faithful, godly, beautiful brother:
Today, that which is impressed upon me by the Holy Spirit, is to speak to you, from God's word, about life and death, and more than that, to set before you plainly, the everlasting eternality of this Life and this Death. Not those of mere instances, but of decided and steadfast permanence.
Please open your Bibles and quickly turn with me to Deuteronomy 18.
In the Scripture, it is an abomination and forbidden for God's people to use Necromancy or themselves to be Necromancers: Beginning in Deuteronomy 18:9:
Deuteronomy 18:9 KJB - When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
Deuteronomy 18:10 KJB - There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Deuteronomy 18:11 KJB - Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Deuteronomy 18:12 KJB - For all that do these things [are] an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
Deuteronomy 18:13 KJB - Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 18:10 KJB - There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Deuteronomy 18:11 KJB - Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Deuteronomy 18:12 KJB - For all that do these things [are] an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
Deuteronomy 18:13 KJB - Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.
What is Necromancy, who knows?
Necro- : muwth – means Death
-mancy/er : darash – means speaker/seeker/consulter
In a more fully defined fashion, Necromancy/er means who one speaks to, or converses with the dead, or consults the dead, or seeks to gain something, such as information, from the dead.
Why is this forbidden? What do we know about the Dead from the Bible?
Ecclesiastes 9:5 KJB - For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 9:6 KJB - Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any [thing] that is done under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 KJB - Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
How much does a Dead person know? According to Ecclesiastes, They “know not anything”, right? And that person is then “in the grave” right? This would include then, all “their love, their hatred, and their envy”, because it too is now “perished”, right?
Even as it is according to Psalms 146:4, indeed, “... in that very day his thoughts perish,” right?
According to Psalms 115:17, we read, “... The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.”
According to Isaiah 38:18, we read, “For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not] celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.”
According to Isaiah 8:19, it is written, “... should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?”
According to Psalms 115:17, we read, “... The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.”
According to Isaiah 38:18, we read, “For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not] celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.”
According to Isaiah 8:19, it is written, “... should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?”
Question. Should we as God's people ever practice Necromancy, be as a Necromancer? No.
Question. I am going to ask again. Are you sure?
Since it is the case, and all are agreed, based upon the foundation of Scripture, the King James Bible, that God's own people are not to be practicing Necromancy, or be a Necromancer, what then are God's people doing by practicing just those very things?
That's outrageous! Surely not, God's own people?
Yes. Even God's own people. And it is not what you are thinking right now.
There may be even some in this room having done or are doing this. Maybe even everyone in this room ... at one time or another.
The problem is, those that are doing it, do not know what they are doing.
Please allow me to share in this matter, by making a few statements, and then asking a few questions, and then you'll see what I mean. Four words:
OLD MAN OF SIN.
You see. All of us, at one point or another, have been in conversation with the Old Man of Sin. What we didn't realize, in so doing, is that we were attempting communication, a conversation, with a person who is [or should be] Dead. While it might not be the image you were thinking of, in a séance type scenario with cloaked figure, like King Saul and the mysterious Witch of En Dor and a summoning, but it is none-the-less, Necromancy, by very definition. Plain as day. And do you know who uses it to get to us? Satan...
Question. What are the wages for sin, according to Romans 6:23?
Romans 6:23 KJB - For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ephesians 2:1 KJB - And you [hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Colossians 2:13 KJB - And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Romans 6:1 KJB - What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Romans 6:2 KJB - God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Romans 6:3 KJB - Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Romans 6:4 KJB - Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:5 KJB - For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also [in the likeness] of [his] resurrection:
Romans 6:6 KJB - 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.
Romans 6:7 KJB - For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Romans 6:8 KJB - Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Romans 6:9 KJB - Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
Romans 6:10 KJB - For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Romans 6:11 KJB - Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:12 KJB - Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Romans 6:13 KJB - Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.
Ephesians 2:1 KJB - And you [hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Colossians 2:13 KJB - And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Romans 6:1 KJB - What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Romans 6:2 KJB - God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Romans 6:3 KJB - Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Romans 6:4 KJB - Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:5 KJB - For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also [in the likeness] of [his] resurrection:
Romans 6:6 KJB - 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.
Romans 6:7 KJB - For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Romans 6:8 KJB - Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Romans 6:9 KJB - Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
Romans 6:10 KJB - For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Romans 6:11 KJB - Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:12 KJB - Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Romans 6:13 KJB - Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.
Do we not know that the Scriptures tells us in Ephesians 4:22, “That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;”
Did you catch that phrase about “conversation”? I love it! That's the King James way of saying 'conduct', 'lifestyle', or 'walk', which includes even thought and speech. The Old Man of Sin, the world-loving man, should be Dead, and not a little dead, not mostly dead, not even sleeping dead, but all-together dead.
Lifestyle. Dead.
Dress. Dead.
Hunger. Dead.
Tastes. Dead.
Speech. Dead.
Thinking. Dead.
The Lust of the Flesh, Lust of the Eyes and the Pride of Life. Dead, Dead, DEAD.
Yet there may be some of us still clinging to the life in the Old Man, whom can never enter Heaven, and who will not be allowed to live much longer. We should have nothing to do with that Old Man. It is to be completely dead. And since it is to be dead, it is unclean. Let it be severed - cut loose forever and separated from us!
Romans 7:24 KJB - O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Rev 3:17 KJB - 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:
How? By Jesus Christ, the Ever-Living Man!, even as He says of Himself, “... I am alive for evermore, Amen ...” Revelation 1:18
And so, as it is written in Romans 7:25, 2 Corinthians 1:9,10:
Romans 7:25 KJB - “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. ...”
2 Corinthians 1:9 KJB - But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
2 Corinthians 1:10 KJB - Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver [us];
2 Corinthians 1:9 KJB - But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
2 Corinthians 1:10 KJB - Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver [us];
How does the Old Man of Sin die? By Crucifixion! How do we get to that Gethsemane experience of ours to drink the cup and be baptised with the baptism, and finally on to our Golgotha, our Calvary, unto the death and beyond?
Galatians 2:20 KJB - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
For it is only then, can the sin be purged.
Isaiah 22:14 KJB - And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
Must be born again, born from above, born by the Holy Spirit.
Christ Himself, born of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:35 KJB - And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
John 3:3 KJB - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:7 KJB - Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
1 Peter 1:23 KJB - Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
John 3:3 KJB - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:7 KJB - Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
1 Peter 1:23 KJB - Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
Not Nationality, not Gender, not Rank, Not Status, not Church Office, not Paygrade, not even the Generation.
Luke 9:23 KJB - And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
1 Corinthians 15:36 KJB - [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
Early Writings, Chapter Mark of the Beast, Pages 64-65:
“... In a view given June 27, 1850, my accompanying angel said, “Time is almost finished. Do you reflect the lovely image of Jesus as you should?” Then I was pointed to the earth and saw that there would have to be a getting ready among those who have of late embraced the third angel’s message. Said the angel, “Get ready, get ready, get ready. Ye will have to die a greater death to the world than ye have ever yet died.” I saw that there was a great work to do for them and but little time in which to do it.
Then I saw that the seven last plagues were soon to be poured out upon those who have no shelter; yet the world regarded them no more than they would so many drops of water that were about to fall. I was then made capable of enduring the awful sight of the seven last plagues, the wrath of God. I saw that His anger was dreadful and terrible, and if He should stretch forth His hand, or lift it in anger, the inhabitants of the world would be as though they had never been, or would suffer from incurable sores and withering [Page 64-65] plagues that would come upon them, and they would find no deliverance, but be destroyed by them. Terror seized me, and I fell upon my face before the angel and begged of him to cause the sight to be removed, to hide it from me, for it was too dreadful. Then I realized, as never before, the importance of searching the Word of God carefully, to know how to escape the plagues which that Word declares shall come on all the ungodly who shall worship the beast and his image and receive his mark in their foreheads or in their hands. It was a great wonder for me that any could transgress the law of God and tread down His holy Sabbath, when such awful threatenings and denunciations were against them. ...”
Then I saw that the seven last plagues were soon to be poured out upon those who have no shelter; yet the world regarded them no more than they would so many drops of water that were about to fall. I was then made capable of enduring the awful sight of the seven last plagues, the wrath of God. I saw that His anger was dreadful and terrible, and if He should stretch forth His hand, or lift it in anger, the inhabitants of the world would be as though they had never been, or would suffer from incurable sores and withering [Page 64-65] plagues that would come upon them, and they would find no deliverance, but be destroyed by them. Terror seized me, and I fell upon my face before the angel and begged of him to cause the sight to be removed, to hide it from me, for it was too dreadful. Then I realized, as never before, the importance of searching the Word of God carefully, to know how to escape the plagues which that Word declares shall come on all the ungodly who shall worship the beast and his image and receive his mark in their foreheads or in their hands. It was a great wonder for me that any could transgress the law of God and tread down His holy Sabbath, when such awful threatenings and denunciations were against them. ...”
Remember what I said about “conversation”? We should not be in “conversation” with the Old Man, but we cannot live without being in conversation with Jesus Christ.
Philippians 3:20 KJB - For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Peter 1:15 KJB - But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
2 Peter 3:11 KJB - [Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness,
Hebrews 13:5 KJB - [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
1 Peter 1:15 KJB - But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
2 Peter 3:11 KJB - [Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness,
Hebrews 13:5 KJB - [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Given Christ John 3:16
“... Why are we so slow to give up our interest in the things of this world, and take Christ for our only portion? ...” - Spiritual Gifts, vol. 4b, p. 150.1 (1)
“... I would ask the youth of today who profess to believe present truth, wherein they deny self for the truth’s sake. When they really desire an article of dress, or some ornament or convenience, do they lay the matter before the Lord in prayer to know if His Spirit would sanction this expenditure of means? In the preparation of their clothing, are they careful not to dishonor their profession of faith? Can they seek the Lord’s blessing upon the time thus employed? It is one thing to join the church, and quite another thing to be united to Christ. Unconsecrated, world-loving professors of religion are one of the most serious causes of weakness in the church of Christ. ...” - Messages to Young People, p. 357.1 (1)
“... I would ask the youth of today who profess to believe present truth, wherein they deny self for the truth’s sake. When they really desire an article of dress, or some ornament or convenience, do they lay the matter before the Lord in prayer to know if His Spirit would sanction this expenditure of means? In the preparation of their clothing, are they careful not to dishonor their profession of faith? Can they seek the Lord’s blessing upon the time thus employed? It is one thing to join the church, and quite another thing to be united to Christ. Unconsecrated, world-loving professors of religion are one of the most serious causes of weakness in the church of Christ. ...” - Messages to Young People, p. 357.1 (1)
The Old Man of Sin...
Proverbs 21:16 KJB - The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Christ Jesus...
Luke 22:42 KJB - “... not my will, but thine, be done. ...”
In Christ's death, where was He when finally the sun was set? He was in the tomb. Dead. Yes, dead to world, the flesh and the devil, but alive unto God...
Hebrews 9:14 KJB - How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
2 Corinthians 5:17 KJB - Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 KJB - Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
If it is passed away, it is dead and gone.
This Jesus, even in Gethsemane...
“... His decision is made. He will save man at any cost to Himself. He accepts His baptism of blood, that through Him perishing millions may gain everlasting life. He has left the courts of heaven, where all is purity, happiness, and glory, to save the one lost sheep, the one world that has fallen by transgression. And He will not turn from His mission. He will become the propitiation of a race that has willed to sin. His prayer now breathes only submission: “If this cup may not pass away from Me, except I drink it, Thy will be done.”
Having made the decision, He fell dying to the ground from which He had partially risen. Where now were His disciples, to place their hands tenderly beneath the head of their fainting Master, and bathe that brow, marred indeed more than the sons of men? The Saviour trod the wine press alone, and of the people there was none with Him.
But God suffered with His Son. Angels beheld the Saviour’s agony. They saw their Lord enclosed by legions of satanic forces, His nature weighed down with a shuddering, mysterious dread. There was silence in heaven. No harp was touched. Could mortals have viewed the amazement of the angelic host as in silent grief they watched the Father separating His beams of light, love, and glory from His beloved Son, they would better understand how offensive in His sight is sin. ...
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No way of escape was found for the Son of God… ” - The Desire of Ages, Page 693 -- Ellen G. White Writings
Having made the decision, He fell dying to the ground from which He had partially risen. Where now were His disciples, to place their hands tenderly beneath the head of their fainting Master, and bathe that brow, marred indeed more than the sons of men? The Saviour trod the wine press alone, and of the people there was none with Him.
But God suffered with His Son. Angels beheld the Saviour’s agony. They saw their Lord enclosed by legions of satanic forces, His nature weighed down with a shuddering, mysterious dread. There was silence in heaven. No harp was touched. Could mortals have viewed the amazement of the angelic host as in silent grief they watched the Father separating His beams of light, love, and glory from His beloved Son, they would better understand how offensive in His sight is sin. ...
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No way of escape was found for the Son of God… ” - The Desire of Ages, Page 693 -- Ellen G. White Writings
There was no escape for Him, how shall we think the Old Man of Sin will escape the judgment of God?
Psalm 48:14 KJB - For this God [is] our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide [even] unto death.
Philippians 2:8 KJB - And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Philippians 2:8 KJB - And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
“... Why seek ye the living among the dead? ...” Christ Jesus cannot be found in anything the Old Man of Sin desires. We ought to seek the Living, among the Living.
Want to see the entire plan of redemption in one verse, ready? Read slowly and prayerfully, and lt this really sink in:
John 1:29 KJB - The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Go to His great love in Heaven, His great condescension, His lowly birth, how he lived as a child subject to Joseph and Mary, lived as a brother, refused the evil, chose the good, lived as a youth, turned away from the folly of the world, loved His Father in Heaven, did good, worked with His hands, lived as an adult, worshiped with the congregation, loved the nature that was created, taught the right, rebuked the wrong in love, uplifted the fallen, healed the sick, cleansed the lepers, cast out the devils, raised the dead, brought light, weeping in the garden, alone and forsaken, was faithful unto death, even the death of the cross, was raised and ascended on High, and lives as the Mediator, that He may finish the work in you. Don't you yet see? BEHOLD [take it into the heart and DO NOT LET HIM GO] this life, and when temptation comes, BEHOLD Jesus in the perfect LIFE, in the perfect WAY, the perfect TRUTH, in how HE lived according to the word, spake the word in all seassons, and this, this, is that "WHICH" will indeed take away the sin of the world, for who can trangress when such an example, such a propitation has been sent before your eyes, mind and heart.
Awake, awake, awake from the dust of the earth. Shake off the sleep of death. Breathe in the Holy Spirit. Take in the life of Jesus. BEHOLD Him in the Word of God [KJB]. My son, my daughter, my child ... it's time to LIVE. So, Live ...
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A memorial, of a faithful, godly, beautiful brother: