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Luke-Acts, a single work from the same author, provides the only narrative account of the ascension of the Lord Jesus into the heavens.


I consider this very significant, as this happened over 2000 years ago when there was no knowledge amongst men regarding launching rockets into the heavens (space). Science obviously got inspired and educated by the bible.

Suffice it to say, Elijah had also several years before the incarnation of the Lord had also been carried up into the heavens.

1] Luke chapter 24 tells how Jesus leads the eleven disciples to Bethany, a village on the Mount of Olives, where he instructs them to remain in Jerusalem until the coming of the Holy Spirit: "And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy."

You can imagine how absurd, the news/story of a man ascending and penetrating the skies would sound to atheists at the time of Jesus and Elijah. But today, men with the aid of machines are able to go up, though very limited so they actually can't get to the real heavens yet affirm the truth about the realities high above the earth and the possibility of going high up.


Jesus is God.

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Jesus is God

Jesus Christ in the old testament-JPR
1Corinthians 10:4

and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ

Now let's disect the word and see who is THE ROCK


First is Psalm 18:31


For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?


And then 2 Samuel 22:32



For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?




Food for thought


Now You agree that Jesus is the rock, and God is the rock, then this Jesus is the God of the old testament


See more verses about the rock

Psalm 78:35
And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer.

Genesis 49:24
But his bow remained firm, And his arms were agile, From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),

Deuteronomy 32:15
"But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked-- You are grown fat, thick, and sleek-- Then he forsook God who made him, And scorned the Rock of his salvation.

2 Samuel 23:3
"The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,

Psalm 42:9
I will say to God my rock, "Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"

Isaiah 30:29
You will have songs as in the night when you keep the festival, And gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute, To go to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.


Habakkuk 1:12
Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die You, O LORD, have appointed them to judge; And You, O Rock, have established them to correct.

2 Samuel 22:32
"For who is God, besides the LORD? And who is a rock, besides our God?

Psalm 18:31
For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God,

1 Samuel 2:2
"There is no one holy like the LORD, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.


Isaiah 44:8
'Do not tremble and do not be afraid; Have I not long since announced it to you and declared it? And you are My witnesses Is there any God besides Me, Or is there any other Rock? I know of none.'"

Deuteronomy 32:31
"Indeed their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves judge this.

Deuteronomy 32:37
"And He will say, 'Where are their gods, The rock in which they sought refuge?

Psalm 144:1
Blessed be the LORD, my rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle;

Deuteronomy 32:4
"The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.

Psalm 92:15
To declare that the LORD is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Psalm 62:7
On God my salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.

Psalm 28:1
To You, O LORD, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Psalm 31:1-3
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness deliver me. Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me. For You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name's sake You will lead me and guide me.

Psalm 61:2
From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Psalm 71:3
Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come; You have given commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.

Isaiah 26:4
"Trust in the LORD forever, For in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock.

Psalm 94:22
But the LORD has been my stronghold, And my God the rock of my refuge.

Psalm 28:8
The LORD is their strength, And He is a saving defense to His anointed.

Psalm 46:7
The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

Psalm 48:3
God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold.

Psalm 59:9
Because of his strength I will watch for You, For God is my stronghold.

Psalm 91:2
I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!"

Psalm 144:2
My lovingkindness and my fortress, My stronghold and my deliverer, My shield and He in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.

Jeremiah 16:19
O LORD, my strength and my stronghold, And my refuge in the day of distress, To You the nations will come From the ends of the earth and say, "Our fathers have inherited nothing but falsehood, Futility and things of no profit."



Psalm 18:2
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalm 9:9
The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble;

Psalm 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?

Psalm 37:39
But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble.

Psalm 43:2
For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Psalm 52:7
"Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire."

Joel 3:16
The LORD roars from Zion And utters His voice from Jerusalem, And the heavens and the earth tremble But the LORD is a refuge for His people And a stronghold to the sons of Israel.

Psalm 95:1
O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD, Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

2 Samuel 22:47
"The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

Psalm 18:46
The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,

Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 62:2
He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

Psalm 89:26
"He will cry to Me, 'You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.'

Isaiah 17:10
For you have forgotten the God of your salvation And have not remembered the rock of your refuge. Therefore you plant delightful plants And set them with vine slips of a strange god.

Isaiah 8:14
"Then He shall become a sanctuary; But to both the houses of Israel, a stone to strike and a rock to stumble over, And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone, A costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. He who believes in it will not be disturbed.

Psalm 118:22
The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone.

Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone; THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES'?



Luke 20:17
But Jesus looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone'?

Acts 4:11
"He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone.

1 Peter 2:6-7
For this is contained in Scripture: "BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A PRECIOUS CORNER stone, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED." This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve, "THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE VERY CORNER stone,"

Daniel 2:34-35
"You continued looking until a stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them. "Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Daniel 2:44-45
"In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever. "Inasmuch as you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy."

Matthew 21:44
"And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust."

Luke 20:18
"Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust."

Romans 9:32-33
Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, just as it is written, "BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."

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SHOCKING

We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For He says:
“In an acceptable time I have heard you,
And in the day of salvation I have helped you.”


Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed. But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many mrich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Be Holy
O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, our heart is wide open. You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections. Now in return for the same (I speak as to children), you also be open.

Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said:

“I will dwell in them
And walk among them.
I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.”
Therefore
“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
“I will be a Father to you,
and you shall be My sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”

2 Corinthians 6:1-18

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God is not 3 persons-JPR


Hear oh Israel, the Lord your God is one (Deuteronomy 6:4). This is one of the basic tenets of the Hebrew Faith Mosaism/Judaism which birthed Christianity. Most Christians see God to be 3 in one; God the father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit. This is false.

Most Christians wrongly interprets the Lord Jesus' command in Matthew 28:9, asking the disciples to baptize in the name of the father and the son and holy spirit to suggest that, there are three separate persons in the Godhead but are one. They teach that, Jesus is the son but not the father, but he is equally God and so applies to the Holy spirit and the father. This interpretation contradicts the scriptures and the teachings of the early church . Now, to properly understand Jesus' command In Matthew 28:19, you must ask yourself : "did the disciples indeed baptize as Jesus ordered ?" The answer is yes.

Now scan through the book of Acts, and you will notice a shocker. The disciples including Paul all baptized people in the name JESUS. Did the disciples disobey Jesus' command to baptize In the name of the Father,son and holy spirit? No! Note that, Jesus said NAME and not Names. The name of the son, the father and the spirit is Jesus Christ.


Christians need to understand the concept of incarnation. Jesus Christ was the Father in Flesh (1Timothy 3:16). Now this father is spirit (John 4:24) and He is Holy. It was the Holy Spirit who incarnated as man. Jesus Christ is the almighty God and that was why they crucified him.

Now the Lord is the spirit, and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2 Corinthians 3:17).

God is not three persons.

UceeGod:
Excellent writeup bro!
How I wish most church goers would get this type of teaching from their pastors so they would know the real meaning of anointing.
The created man was fashioned to operate and live on earth by his intuition while his reasoning, volition and emotions follow suit.
The fall of man killed his intuition because fellowship with God became difficult. The right communion with God and a clear conscience is needed to bring man's intuition back to life, only Christ can bring that.

Sure

OkCornel:
Following!


Spirituality and understanding/application of the truth is very essential in one’s walk with the Uncreated One.

Nice one OP

Intuition is a grossly under-utilised God given ability/gift to man. It’s been hardly explored and deployed for decision making and problem solving.

The world tilts more towards logic, rather than a healthy blend of intuition and logic.

Sure

Intuition: the Function of the Spirit

Key Scriptures: “The spirit indeed is WILLING but the flesh is weak” Matt. 26:41.

“PERCEIVING in his spirit” Mark 2:8. “He SIGHED deeply in his spirit” Mark 8:12.

“My spirit REJOICES in God my Savior” Luke 1:47.

“The true worshipers will WORSHIP (Communion) the Father in spirit and TRUTH” John 4:24. “He was DEEPLY MOVED in spirit and was TROUBLED” John 11:33.

The above key scriptures depict the various sensing of man’s spirit. In the spirit the believer is made willing (led), he can perceive, he can rejoice, he can worship and can be deeply moved, also troubled. We will endeavor to shed light and learn as much as the Lord permits about this spiritual sensing called “intuition”.

Webster defines intuition as “the direct knowing or learning of something without the conscious use of reasoning: immediate comprehension or understanding: something known or learned in this way (by intuition). The ability to perceive or know something without conscious reasoning (the use of the mind). A good example: How do we know we are saved? How do we know and who told us that we (know without a doubt) are children of God. The Holy Spirit told us!! In what part of man did He give this information? In our spirit!!!
The process is found in Romans 8:16 “The (Holy) Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God” (KJV). The New Living states “For his (Holy) Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children”. Now let us clarify a couple of terms: The meaning of “knowing” and “understanding”. The spirit “knows” while the mind “understands”. Knowing is the work of intuition in the spirit; understanding, is the job of the mind.

Please note: THE HOLY SPIRIT ENABLES OUR SPIRIT TO KNOW; OUR SPIRIT INSTRUCTS THE MIND TO UNDERSTAND. I pray that the Lord will give you light to comprehend the above because that is the key to walking in the Spirit.
I would like to give you a word about the soul and the spirit. Like the soul the spirit has its own thoughts, feeling, and desires. We must learn to distinguish the spiritual from the soulish. The way God ordains for His children to walk is to walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-18). All other paths belong to the old nature and therefore posses no spiritual value. But how do we walk in the spirit? It is living by our spirit’s sensing. Our intuition expresses the thoughts of our spirit which in turn expresses the mind of God.

If we walk according to the soul we are controlled by our mind, emotions and will, all of which can not receive the mind of the Lord so therefore we are void of God.
We were walking on that path when we were not saved. Sinners bound to the old nature and Satan. Satan can only attack us from the outside which is the lust and sensations of the body, and thoughts of the mind, and emotions of the soul. The Holy Spirit expresses His thoughts through our intuition. To put it into terms which we can comprehend, intuition is the MIND of our spirit. The Holy Spirit dwells in our spirit which is located in the center of our being.

The Holy Spirit’s thoughts are expressed through our intuition (the mind of the spirit) to our spirit. It is a direct process from spirit to spirit. It requires no reasoning, meditation, or processing of thoughts, or investigation.
The Holy Spirit expresses His thoughts directly to our spirit, which we commonly refer to as being MOVED by the Spirit. That MOVING is the Holy Spirit making us know His will intuitively by working upon our spirit. Peter explains this moving by telling us how the prophets spoke. “For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: (reasoning of the mind, emotions and will of the soul) but holy men of God spake as they were MOVED by the Holy Ghost” (2Peter1:21) KJV. The prophetic word was not given to the prophet to think about; he just opened his mouth and began to speak.

Not understanding what he spoke he simply obeyed the MOVING of the Holy Spirit in his spirit.
Constantly the Holy Spirit moves us today to pray for someone to visit or call a person but he does not tell us ahead of time what it is all about. If we obey the move of the Holy Spirit we begin to minister to that person. How often we neglect or are all together ignorant of the move of the Spirit. Webster defines the word “move” as follows: “to cause or persuade to act, do, say, speak, to prompt, to arouse or stir the emotions, passions, or sympathy."


The anointing, which we all crave comes through the intuitive function of our spirit. Now the anointing is the work of the Holy Spirit in us. The anointing of the Holy Spirit teaches what we commonly call illumination, which sheds light so we can know the truth. Every child of God has anointing in their spirit because the Holy Spirit dwells there. “But you have an anointing from the Holy One (Holy Spirit) and all of you know the truth. I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, BUT BECAUSE YOU DO KNOW IT” (1John 2:20-21) NIV.


The Apostle John speaks of the operation of intuition when he states that the anointing of the Lord, who dwells in the believer, shall instruct him in all things. It will also enable him to know all so that he has no need for anyone to teach him. Let us look at the scripture, “But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you, but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him” (1John 2:27) NKJ. A word of caution here: John is not ruling out human teachers.
Jesus gave teachers to teach the believers to mature –see Ephesians 4:11-16. What John is talking about here is this. The reality of the truth to our spirit is the work of the Holy Spirit alone. No one can make the truth (which is the Word of God) real. No doubts or questions! Reality to truth comes by the Holy Ghost. The human teachers speak but it is the Holy Spirit that causes us to bear witness to the reality of the word – see John 16:13-14.


The word anointing in the original Greek text means to apply ointment. The Greek word is “chrio” to smear, anoint with oil or ointment, to rub oneself with oil. In the Old Testament the priest and the kings were anointed, signifying that the Holy Spirit had descended upon them – see 1Samuel 16:13. In the New Testament Jesus is the Messiah, the anointed King – in Greek “Christos” which means Christ – see Matthew 3:16; John 1:41 & 4:42. So when we refer to anointing we refer to how the Holy Spirit teaches and speaks in man’s spirit.


The Holy Spirit does not alway speak like a thunder nor does he knock us down to the ground He works very quietly in our spirit to IMPRESS (rub spiritual ointment on our spirit). In the same way that a man’s body feels soothed when ointment is applied, so our spirit gently senses the anointing of the Holy Spirit. When intuition (which is the spiritual sensing) is aware of something, the spirit comprehends what the Holy Spirit is saying.
To perform God’s will a believer needs to pay attention to the direction of his intuition. Any who wish to walk after the spirit must recognize that our responsibility is to accept instruction from the Holy Spirit through the anointing. We need not decide our own way. Whatever is not of the leading of the anointing is but our own doing and not from God. The anointing functions independently. God does not require our help. The Holy Spirit expresses the mind of God, independently of our mind, or emotions. The anointing operates in man’s spirit to enable intuition to know the thoughts of God.
Please take your bible and look up all the scriptures quoted above. You will grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Folly of Atheism: From a farmer's perspective-JPR

Psalm 14:1

Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!

I love animals. My love for animals has made me keep all kinds of animals as pets over the years. I have kept Pangolins, grasscutter, rats, goats, rabbits, turkey, antelopes, deer, hawks, rats etc. Through my keeping of these animals, the Lord has taught me a lot of spiritual lessons.

My most recent love happens to be the snail. When I conceived the idea of raising snails, I read on snails thoroughly. I constructed two cages/pens/tiny rooms with cement blocks and roofed them with mesh so air could enter the cages. Then I bought the snails and housed them in the cages. Daily, I provide them feed and water. I kill every predator usually ants in the cages.

With time, I saw the snails reproducing. The generation I started with is virtually fading as their offsprings are gradually replacing their parents. It will be foolishness on the parts of these snails to think that, they evolved from nothing into my cages. That, feed and water get into their cages daily without a giver, all because they do not see me put in their cages feed.

It is complete folly for these snails to think nothing exists except the tiny cages they are in. Even more folly, if they think, I, who tenders and provides for them do not exist because they don't see me in the cage or hear my voice.


Think soberly about this.

Someone made you and placed you here. Someone is responsible for the sun and its indispensable energy, the cyclic fruits, vegetation, rain, meats, fish and drink. This someone is God.


Thank you.

sweetonugbu:
If satan is God's tools, why blame him?

10 And not only this, but when Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac 11 (for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls), 12 it was said to her, "The older shall serve the younger." 13 As it is written, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated."
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! 15 For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion." 16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth." 18 Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. 19 You will say to me then, "Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?" 20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?" 21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

Romans 9:10-21

ALL THINGS ARE IN GOD-JPR

WHO God? There is no God apart from the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts! All things are from this divine 'being' called YHWH. He created existence. It is by Him we exist and understand in part the concept of existence. Men try to understand and define Him but the minds of men are too limited to understand this Mysterious being.

From a myopic perspective, one would say there are two opposing powers on display in the universe ie God and Satan, on the contrary there is only one power; God. I know you are wondering: "how about the powers exhibited by Satan and his agents?"

Satan is a creation of God. God created angels way before the Genesis 1:3 recreation and Satan was one of such. God granted/gifted these beings with power. This power belongs to God, as David proclaimed " God has spoken once and twice have I heard that power belongs to God." Yes, Satan and all angels possess power, but this power is the Lord's. Some say, Satan power is corrupted, because he fell; well I wouldn't put it that way. Satan's power is still same original power God gave him from his beginning, but he simply abuses his power. Suffice it to say, Satan's power is no match for God. When Satan rebelled in heaven with a third of the angelic beings, it was angels (Satan's mates) who defeated him.

All powers are in God; God is all in all.

This is demonstrated in Exodus 7:10-12

"When Pharaoh says to you, `Perform a miracle,' then say to Aaron, `Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,' and it will become a snake."
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So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake.
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Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts:
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Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

Aaron's serpent which represented the Power of God swallowed that of the magicians which represented satanic power. Satanic agents have over the centuries taught men that Satan perhaps shares equal power with God; instilling so much fear in baby Christians. Satan is a long defeated foe. Satan is God's tool; He uses him for His purpose and will.

Shelumiel:
True talk bro . Happy Sunday

Same my dear

Who is the Lord Jesus Christ?-JPR

A curtain separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies in the ancient Jewish Temple. The temple had three chambers/rooms. The first was the outer court, next the Holy Place and then the Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies was the habitation of the Ark of the Covenant which symbolized the Presence of the God of Israel (YHWH).

YHWH the God of Israel is spirit (John 4:24-25); He is the Holy Spirit. This curtain that separated the holy place from the Holy of Holies seemed to enclose God's glory and presence ; temporarily anyway. At the appointed time in fulfilment of God's word (Isaiah 9:6; Zechariah 12:10 etc) this God who is spirit was made manifest to man physically (1 Timothy 3:16). The man Jesus Christ was The physical manifestation of God on earth. His flesh was the real curtain that separated man from God. Jesus Christ was God walking on the earth; remember His name was Emmanuel which means God with us. That is why when he died on the cross, the curtain that separated the Holy of Holies in the temple was rent from top to bottom. The Flesh of Jesus was the word of God. God is in His word. Jesus Christ is the only true God (1 John 5:20).

This is why Jesus said none could see the Father except through him (Jesus). You can't access the father except through His word represented by the flesh of the Lord. It is as well why He said His flesh was bread, for the word of God is bread.

Contrary to several popular heresies, God created all things. God didn't create an angel for that Angel to create other things. God created all things by himself. He created all things by Himself, through Himself and for Himself. Let's see how the apostle Paul illustrates this in Romans 11:34-36

"Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?"
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"Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?"
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For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.

Please note the words from, through and for. God created all things through Himself and for Himself.

Same Apostle Paul in discussing the Lord Jesus Christ in Collosians 1, He says all things were created by Jesus, through Jesus and for Jesus.


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He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
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For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
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He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
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And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
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For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,
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and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross (Colossians 1:15-20).

When the Lors Jesus was on earth, God was ruling the universe from the earth.
I know you are asking : "So God died on the cross? How can God die?"

Beautiful question. What is death? Death is not a cessation of life, no! Death is a separation of Spirit from flesh. When Jesus died, His true self (Spirit) was separated from the flesh.

When Jesus prayed, it was the humanity of Jesus that prayed to the God that He was for though He was God, He was man. Again, look forward to my article titled : Why do we Pray?



And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life (1 John 5:20)


God is one and His name is Jesus Christ!

Ihedinobi3:
Hello solite3.

As you know, I completely agree with your position, however, the above is not exactly correct.

First off, Isaiah 9:6 is poorly translated regarding "everlasting Father." The correct rendering is "Father of Eternity." That is what the Lord Jesus is. You can see this borne out in 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 in light of Revelation 20:11-21:1. That is, at the end of time, the Lord Jesus will destroy this Creation, judge all Millennial Believers for their eternal rewards and all unbelievers in order to consign them to the Lake of Fire, then create a new Universe that is without any trace of unrighteousness (2 Peter 3:10-13) to which the Father will return and over which He will rule eternally. Theologically, this is called the Eternal State.

In other words, it is the Messiah - who the Bible tells us is the Lord Jesus - Who will bring about or "birth" Eternity. He will conclude the events of time with His Awesome Judgment at the Great White Throne and create a new Creation for the Eternal State. That is why He is called the Father of Eternity.

You can see then that this does not mean that He is regarded as the Father of believers, or of anyone really. Consider the following verses:

[29]For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren...
Romans 8:29 NASB

[10]For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings.
[11]For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
[12]saying, "I will proclaim Your name to My brethren, In the midst of the congregation I will sing Your praise."
[13]And again, "I will put My trust in Him." And again, "Behold, I and the children whom God has given Me."
[14]Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
[15]and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.
[16]For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham.
[17]Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
[18]For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.
Hebrews 2:10-18 NASB

So, the Scriptures do not present the Messiah as our Father. They present Him as our Brother. In His Deity, of course, He is our Father, since He created us, and sustains us, and rules over us. But in His Humanity, which He shares with us, He is one of us, our Brother, the Prince-leader of our Faith.

These are important distinctions to make.

Cheers.

Great exposition

Bless you

Bodydialect57:
God's ways are unsearchable! He is unstopped God!

He knows the end from the beginning

judgementyard:
Awesome Wonder!

Yeah, I call him the causeless cause

*THE WAYS OF GOD*

By the JPR

The ways of God are not like the ways of man (Isaiah 55:8-9). God is a superbly super intelligent being, in fact God is Intelligence & wisdom personified. He is a master craftsman. The layout and functioning of the human body; DNA alone testifies to the incomparable power and might of God; the Lord Jesus Christ. This piece is a short story which attempts to illustrate the ways of God which are far above the ways of men and angels. It is said in my native tongue that God's ways are like a labyrinth or simply God's ways are not not straight forward and unpredictable.


Scriptural references:

Isaiah 55:8-9

"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Job 36:26

"Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him; The number of His years is unsearchable.


Story

There was a beautiful woman named Eku in a village called Apafam. Eku was married to Nana Bomfa and together had three children. Out of the blues, Nana Bomfa died. It wasn't at a natural old ripe age so this was a massive blow to Eku. At the funeral, friends, family and sympathizers were at their consolation best with a common refrain; " Eku take heart, it could be God's will; his ways are mysterious. "

Eku was devastated by Nana's demise. A few years on, she was gradually recovering from the loss of her husband when 'disaster' struck again. All her three children died same day through an accident. Eku this time was inconsolable. Sympathizers were at their best with their usual, " Eku take heart, it is God's will; his ways are mysterious." This infuriated Eku and made her weep and sorrow even more.

Eku at this stage was suicidal since her world had virtually come to an end. She had lost her entire family. Eku bought a bottle of poison and purposed to end her life the next morning.

In the night, as she slept, she had a dream. In her dream, a man dressed in white robes entered her room and called Eku to follow him. " where are you taking me?" She asked the strange looking man while trembling. " I am going to explain the will and ways of God to you."

Eku simply followed the man. As they journeyed, the man said he was tired so they needed to rest. They knocked at the door of a very rich man, the man opened his doors and rudely told them he couldn't accommodate them since they were strangers. The man and Eku made for yet another house; this time the owner of this house welcomed them and offered them a room to rest. In the middle of the night, the man got up, stole a golden cup from his host's hall and left the house with Eku. Eku now realised, this strange man was evil; " how could a man claiming to explain the will and ways of God to me, steal ?" But she still followed him.

From that house, the man led Eku to the first house they had gone to. He knocked at the door and the rich landlord came out again, this time wearing a frown. "Sorry to be disturbing again but we passed by to bid farewell as we are furthering our journey, kindly accept this our token." He offered the rich man the gold cup he had stolen from the good man's house and the rich man accepted it with joy. This really shocked Eku; " how can a man claiming to teach me God's will and ways steal from a good man and gift it to a wicked rich man?"

The man then led Eku to a hut; a little far from the wicked rich man's house. The man knocked at the door of the hut and a young man came out. He told the young man, they needed a place to rest. The young man gladly welcomed them into his hut. At dawn, when the young man was still snoring, the strange man woke Eku up and led her out of the hut. To Eku's utter shock, the man took a box of matches from his bag and set fire to the hut. " I can't take it anymore, you are evil!" Eku screamed angrily. The man smiled and said " I am now going to explain the things you have witnessed so far to you; and that will make you understand the will and mysteriously good ways of God." Haven moved just a few steps from the hut which was in flames now, Eku sat down to listen to the strange man. "You see, the rich man that refused to welcome us is a very wicked man so God is about to take his life." He continued, " The noble man that welcomed us is a righteous man, but a fake friend of his has purposed to kill him; this fake friend poisoned the golden cup I stole and gifted it to the noble man hoping that the man will drink from it and die." Eku was amazed. " Since I stole it, his life is preserved, but being human, he will grief about the loss of that poisoned cup; I took the cup to the wicked rich man, he has already drank from it and as I speak with you, he is dead." Eku began nodding. The man continued, " That wicked rich man who is now dead had planned to kill his own wife tomorrow; but his wife has no idea about this so weeps terribly as we speak."

While talking to Eku, the young owner of the burning hut ran to the strange man with anger, "Did I commit a crime by accomodating you? Why have you burnt my hut? You will pay for this!" The man smiled and left with Eku. He told Eku, " You see that young man that I burnt his hut, he is a poor orphan; his parent died on the same day, but these parents had gold hidden under the hut which the young man doesn't know, now that his hut is destroyed, he will try rebuilding it and in the process discover the hidden treasure which will transform his life." As he kept explaining to Eku, the young man ran and knelt before the strange man. He apologised for his rudeness and informed him of how he had discovered a bag of gold as he tried to rebuild the hut. Eku began smiling and praising God.

As they journeyed on, they got to a funeral ground. It was the funeral of the wicked rich man. The wife of the deceased rich man was uncontrollable. Eku moved to the new widow and told her, " weep no more my sister, the will of God is strange; his ways are mysterious but perfect."

Dear reader, no matter what you are going through, please don't fret, don't feel feel downhearted and despair. Trust in the Lord at all times and lean not on your own understanding. Wait on the Lord, be of good courage and he will strengthen your heart. Wait I say on the Lord!

Further reading:


Deuteronomy 29:29

"The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law.

Job 5:9

Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number.

Job 11:7

"Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

Job 36:22-23

"Behold, God is exalted in His power; Who is a teacher like Him? "Who has appointed Him His way, And who has said, 'You have done wrong'?

Psalm 139:1-6

O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.read more.


Isaiah 40:28

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired His understanding is inscrutable.

Romans 11:33-34

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, OR WHO BECAME HIS COUNSELOR?

1 Corinthians 2:11

For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.

1 Corinthians 2:16

For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, THAT HE WILL INSTRUCT HIM? But we have the mind of Christ.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything appropriate in its time He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.

solite3:
how can Jesus testimony be true if Jeaus is the same person as God the Father?
As for Jesus being called the everlasting father,it has to do with him been the father of the new creature(second Adam) as Adam was the father of all humanity so is Jesus being the second Adam the father of the new creature.

Jesus himself warned you to call no one father for there is only one father so stop confusing your own soul

The first Adam was not everlasting father please

Only God is everlasting father

And I love how you dodged the John 14 reference

Jesus Christ is the Father

When you die , you will know this great mystery (1 Timothy 3:16)

solite3:
you are wrong in saying Jesus is God the father.

John 8:17-18 It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

In the scripture above Jesus clearly distinguished himdelf from the Father.
If Jesus was the same person as the father, then his testimony could have been wrong.

Go back to the prophecy about the birth of Jesus in Isaiah 9:6

He shall b called Mighty God
Everlasting father


How many everlasting fathers do you have?

In John 14, when asked about the father He said, have I been long with you for so long yet you have not known me?

The father Jesus kept talking about is Holy Spirit, who is Jesus' spirit

Remember Jesus was God in flesh (1timothy 3:16) and he had a body and soul, His spirit was the Holy Spirit

I pray you understand, I have been like you before

God is not three separate persons, God is one person

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GOD HAS THE FORM AND LIKENESS OF MAN-JPR

Hold on, just before you raise the blasphemy flag, kindly take your time to thoroughly peruse this writeup with an open heart to end.

Numbers 23:19 states:

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Of course God is not man. This does not mean God cannot manifest in the form and appearance of man which He has done several times in scripture (1 Timothy 3:16).

The God of the Bible; called YHWH, Elohim, I AM and the like is the only true God. He made all things for his own pleasure.


16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven (Colossians 1:16-20).

He is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent. He has no beginning and no end of days; this is illogical to the natural mind just as rocket science is foolishness to a dog. The mind of man cannot fully fathom and comprehend the full magnitude of this great God (God of Israel). God is bigger than the universe and everything that exists. God actually does not exist, atheists are right. This is so because, this God created existence, so He is outside of existence.

The operations of this God is like telecommunications signals; everywhere yet unseen with the natural lies. God is spirit, in His spiritual form, none can see Him and live. He has a body, just like man is a spirit that lives in a body. Don't forget God made man in His own image and likeness.

For God to physically interact with man, He appears physically in a human form. This is not strange, even angels who are creatures of God possess this ability.

In the garden of Aden, God would interact with man when man was operating fully in spirit. In Genesis 18, God appeared to Abraham in a human form. God was with two angels who had likewise taken human forms too.



1 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. 2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

3 He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord,[a] do not pass your servant by. 4 Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree. 5 Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.”

“Very well,” they answered, “do as you say.” Genesis 18:1-5. Some misinterprete this to suggest God is made of three separate but equal persons (Trinity) but this is heretic. It was God (YHWH) with two angels. Verse 22 of this same eighteenth chapter clarifies this:

The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord (Genesis 18:22). Note that, the two men (Angels) left Abraham and the Lord for Sodom and Gomorrha since they had been sent, but the Lord alone was with Abraham.

The prophet Ezekiel saw God in His human form seated on the throne.

When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

Then there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood with lowered wings.


Above the expanse over their heads was what looked like a throne of sapphire, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.

I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him.

Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking (Ezekiel 1:24-28).

The prophet Isaiah prophesied the human birth (physical manifestation) of this great God in Isaiah 9:6&7



6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

The apostle John whom Jesus loved saw Him even after He had ascended into the heavens in the form of man. This was John's description of God:


"And I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands; and in the middle of the lampstands one like the Son of Man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His breast with a golden girdle. And His head and His hair were white like wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire; and His feet were like burnished bronze, when it had been caused to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters. And in His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as a dead man. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying, 'Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades." (Revelation 1:12-18).

Who else is the first and the last? Remember there can only be one First and the Last.

Who else is the everlasting Father except God? In fact, this child that was to be born is the Father himself, inferring from Isaiah 9.

God made man to be His representative here on earth, no wonder the Lord Jesus asked the Jews, "Don't you know that ye are Gods?" Man is a little God, son of the most high God. A representative has the form and likeness of the one he represents, though the latter is superior and the only potentate. Just as man is spirit living in a body, God has a body too. The body of God is the man Jesus Christ. In heaven, the Lord Jesus is seated on the throne of God.

Jesus Christ is the exact image of the living God (The Holy Spirit) who cannot be seen (Colossians 1:15)

Jesus Christ is God Almighty
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solite3:
you are totally wrong, I mean really and sincerely wrong

Where am I wrong? Jesus Christ is God Almighty

solite3:
so are you saying saying Jesus was father of himself?

.

Of course

For a being who has no beginning and no end

Does this surprise you?
Jesus is the everlasting father ( ISAIAH 9:6)

Janosky:
wetin musa no go see for gate?
Points labelled @1 to @3,were strictly fictitious inventions of the OP.
But seriously, na which weed this gbagbo Pharisee dey take cool him brain?

@1,
Matt 3:16, You mean Jesus Christ received himself in the form of a dove?
@2)
gbagbo " Jesus Christ is God Almighty".
Matt 27:46, Jesus Christ was praying to himself in heaven, even crying to himself, "my God, my God, why have you forsaken me'
****@3)
Psalm 51:11, David praying (after his iniquity with another man wife), "do not take your holy spirit away from me"

.

I am sorry, but I can't debate a Jw Antichrist who have their own 'bible', and teach that. Jesus is angel Michael. JWs have two Gods, one they call jehohava and their Jesus who is a god and archangel Michael.

I don't have your time

solite3:
Bingbagbo you are wrong, look up at the trinity

God is a trinity of persons,
God exist as the Father Son and holy Spirit.
The Father is not the Son neither is The Son the Holy Spirit but all are one God.

Many God is a multiplicity of persons who sometimes acts as one or take on different roles depending on his purpose.

God is one , even the devils know this

Deuteronomy 6:4 affirms this

Father , son and holy spirit= Jesus Christ

May the Lord grant you insight

By the JPR


Jesus Christ is the Holy Spirit

God is spirit, those that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). How was Jesus conceived in Mary's womb? He was formed of the Holy Spirit.

The man Jesus Christ thus was a full embodiment of God who is spirit but tabernacled in man (1 Timothy 3:16). When Jesus was walking physically on this earth, it was God with men. God is not three separate persons as popularly believed, but a one Holy entity for want of a better word (Deuteronomy 6:4). When the man Jesus Christ prayed, it was the human Jesus praying to the God who was in him. When Jesus walked the earth, God was still reigning and controlling the affairs of the Universe from the earth. Remember when he told Pilate, " my kingdom is not of this world."

The fullness of God, yes you read right, everything that is called God was in Christ. That is why when Philip asked him in John 14 to show him the Father, He (Jesus) was astonished, and asked Philip, "how can you ask me to show you the father?"..." anyone that has seen me has seen the father."

The father is the Holy Spirit, and Jesus was formed of the Holy spirit. Men could not receive the Holy spirit when Jesus was on earth, because He was tabernacled fully in the man Jesus, no wonder he told his disciples, he had to go (physically exit the earth) before the spirit comes to them

John 16:7
But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

Jesus Christ is God Almighty

What does it mean that Jesus is seated at the right hand of God?


Psalm 110 says: “The LORD says to my Lord: Sit at My right hand.” The New Testament shows that this is a prophecy about the Lord Jesus (e.g. Matthew 26:64). Actually, it is the Old Testament verse quoted most often in the New Testament. So seated at the right hand of God says something of great significance about Jesus. But what exactly?
Jesus conquered death
Firstly, that Jesus is seated at the right hand of God means that He conquered death. Hebrews 1:3 says “after making purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.” Jesus cleansed our sins on the cross through His death. After that, the author of Hebrews immediately continues to Jesus’ ascension to heaven, where He sits at the right hand of God. So that Jesus is seated at the right hand of God, shows that death could not hold Him. He conquered death!
Jesus has the highest place
Secondly, that Jesus is seated at the right hand of God means that He has the highest place. In the Bible the right hand, and especially God’s right hand, is the hand of strength (e.g. Exodus 15:6), authority (e.g. Revelation 5:1), and blessing (Genesis 48:14). So being seated at the right hand of God means that He shares God’s strength, authority, and blessing. It is the highest place and the highest honour possible. When Jesus is seated at the right hand of God, it means all other things and other beings are under Him. We read this in 1 Peter 3:22: “Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to Him.”
Jesus is the priest who took away our sin
Thirdly, that Jesus is seated at the right hand of God means that He is a priest. This is what Psalm 110 tells us, because about the same person who gets the invitation to sit at God’s right hand, it is said: “The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind, You are a priest forever” (Psalm 110:4). The main task of a priest is to bring sacrifices to God to take away sins. Priests had to do that daily (Hebrews 10:11). But Jesus is different. He offered His own body as a sacrifice, once and for all, and everybody who believes in Him receives forgiveness. “We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all… When Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God” (Hebrews 10:10,12).
Jesus is the king who will rule the earth
Fourthly, that Jesus is seated at the right hand of God means that He is a king. Again, we know that because Psalm 110 tells us so: “The LORD sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!” (Psalm 110:2). A scepter is the instrument of a king. Ruling is the job of a king. The rest of the Bible clearly tells us that Jesus will rule the entire earth when He returns. For example, He is called King of Kings and Lord of Lords, who will rule the nations with a rod of iron (Revelation 19:15-16).
Jesus will return to judge and to acquit
So that Jesus is seated at the right hand of God means that He has the highest place, and that will become even clearer when He returns to rule the earth. That is a scary thought for all who resist and reject Him, for they will be punished and not receive eternal life. But that Jesus is seated at the right hand of God also means that He forgives the sins of all who believe in Him; and it means that He has conquered death and therefore can and will give eternal life to these believers. Make sure you are among those who believe in Christ. Then it is great news to know that the Lord Jesus is seated at the right hand of God in heaven.

What is in You?

By the JCPR Inc.

The snake, at least an average-sized snake is not really a monstrous creature, compared to the elephant and the like. Of course there are giant snakes like the anaconda, but the majority of snake breeds are not huge in stature, yet you will agree with me that, the snake is one of the most dreaded animals.

The sight of the tiniest snake in the living room of a man Will render such a man restless until this tiny snake is killed or expelled. Why is the snake feared? It is because of what it carries; venom! The snake's venom is an instant killer, thus no man wants to mess with even the tiniest snake. This means, a creature's strenght does not lie in its physical stature nor looks, but what a creature carries. That is why huge animals like the cow, pig etc do not really scare men.

A dangerous man is not the fattest, the tallest and the well built. A man is dangerous because of what he carries. Remember, man is spirit living in a body. When we eat, we feed the body. When we absorb the Word of God, then we are feeding our spirit (the real us). A strong man is one full of the word of God.

The one the devils dread isn't a well built man, neither the man with degrees or titles but one full of the word of God. The word of God is called the sword of the spirit. Eat the word of God.

Halleluyah!