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Anchor Scripture: Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matthew 7:22-23

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

There are many Christians who think they are still on the way to Heaven, who in reality have already veered onto the wide expressway that leads to eternal destruction in hellfire!

Many Christians have compromised and have had their names deleted from the book of life in Heaven, without realizing it.

This includes General Overseers, Prophets, Apostles, Evangelists, Priests, Pastors, etc, who have been deceived by the devil through the deceitfulness of riches and the lusts of other carnal things.

Just because these men of GOD are still prophesying successfully in the name of Jesus, they think all is well.

Just because they are still casting out demons successfully in the name of Jesus, they think all is well.

Just because they are doing many wonderful works in the name of Jesus, they think all is still well.

Meanwhile, all is not well!

To these Christians who have already departed from the faith and have dipped their hands into one iniquity or the other, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, is now fervently warning them that on the last day, He will tell them He never knew them and command them to depart from Him because they are workers of iniquity.

Let every man/woman of GOD who is being used by GOD, desist from the self-deception that the miracles GOD is performing through them is an undeniable indication that the Lord is happy with them.

The working of miracles, casting out of demons and performing wonderful works, will not take a Christian to Heaven; only holiness will take a Christian to Heaven.

A word is enough for a Christian who chooses to be wise!

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The carelessness, levity and laxity of some Christians in the way they handle spiritual matters, notably the issues pertaining to holiness and eternity, evinces that they are not aware of the core mission of the devil on earth.

Many people, unfortunately including many Christians think they are on earth to obtain an education, make money, get married, have children, build houses, receive titles, build corporations, secure political power, etc.

The truth however, which only a few Christians seem to realize, is that we are all on earth primarily to make a choice on our eternal destination and prepare accordingly for it.

Meanwhile, the overall and most important goal of all satanic operations against humanity is to ensure that all human beings end up in hellfire, and later with the devil and his demons in the lake of fire.

And the major weapon he uses to achieve his evil agenda is sin and compromise.

To make just one human being to fall into sin, the devil is ready to go to any length, which includes, helping him/her to secure a lucrative job, pushing riches to them, assisting them to get healed from terrible sicknesses and other afflictions, etc.
The devil knows that only sin will make someone to become a full-fledged citizen of hellfire, and has now gone ahead to manipulate the world systems in such a way that it has now become very hard to escape from the snare of sin.

The plain truth is that the Christians who are making provision for the fleshing and toying with sin instead of fleeing from it, have dangerously underestimated the devil, thinking he's only on planet earth to play chess or crack jokes.

Christians must immediately wake up and realize that the devil in sheer and frightening desperation, is now going all-out in these last days to capture as many souls as possible to hellfire, through sin.

Many, including Christians have been captured already; that's the plain truth!

Let those who have been captured quickly escape to safety in Jesus Christ, while they still have the chance to do so.

Let those who have not been captured remain sober and vigilant to the end, in order to be saved.

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Anchor Scripture: But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Hebrews 11:16

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

The famous idiom, 'See Paris and die,' reigned during the era when the city of Paris in France was unarguably the most resplendent and beautiful city on planet earth.

Presently, phenomenal cities such as Cape Town, Edinburgh, Sydney, Chicago, Venice and Lisbon, are all giving Paris a run for its money, in terms of their exquisite elegance.

But a born-again Christian based in the rural town of Iyan-foworogi in Osun State, Nigeria, who has never even been to Ibadan, talkless of Lagos, which hosts one of the country's international airports, knows fully well that the combined elegance of Paris, Sydney, Venice, London, Chicago, Edinburgh, Lisbon, Madrid, Singapore, Las Vegas, Munich, Geneva, etc, will utterly pale into insignificance when juxtaposed with the extraordinary beauty of the country, he/she is headed.

Care to know the name of that country?

Congratulations, you guessed right; it's Heaven, the dwelling place of the ALMIGHTY GOD!

The extravagantly superior elegance of the country of Heaven whose streets are paved with the highest quality of gold (unavailable on planet earth) can not be compared to any city/country on earth.

The flowers on the streets of Paris/Cape Town/ Edinburgh/Venice/Singapore, do not change their colors intermittently, neither do they sing, but the beautiful flowers in Heaven change their colors and sing melodiously.

On the streets of Paris, you will still see a few ugly sights, such as people dressed indecently or shabbily, occasional dirt or trash cans, etc, but in Heaven, everyone is dressed in shiny white garments, and there are no dirt or trash cans, all you see is exquisite and extraordinary beauty and stunning views everywhere.

We can't go further in the comparism because there is absolutely no basis for comparism between the best city/country on earth where sinful men/women live and pollute with sin, and Heaven, where a holy GOD, Jesus Christ and their holy host, live.

True Christians can not get carried away and enamored by the beauty of any earthly city/country, because they desire a better country in Heaven.

They deserve a better country where there is absolute peace and perfect other.

They desire a better country where there are no hospitals, police stations, prisons, rehabilitation centers, dump sites, nuclear power plants, coal power plants, atmosphere-polluting heavy industries, etc.

They desire a better country where there are no crazy gunmen, serial killers, ritualists, kidnappers, armed-robbers, drug barons, junkies, homosexuals, prostitutes, drunkards, rapists, fraudsters, assassins, terrorists(Boko Haram, ISWAP, ISIS, etc).

They desire a better country where there are no AR-15s, AK-47s, Howitzers, Tanks, Apache Helicopters, Aircraft Carriers, Guided Missile Destroyers, Nuclear Bombs, Chemical Weapons, Atomic Bombs, Anti-aircraft missiles, attack drones, Surface-air missiles, Submarines, etc.

Finally, they desire a better country in Heaven where sin and sinners, can never be found.

If you are a sinner that also wants to be granted access into this wonderful country when you leave this world, you already know what to do.

Do it now before it is too late, and you are forcefully relocated to the dreaded prison of hellfire, where the only possibility is excruciating torments.

Surrender your life to Jesus Christ now, and live a life of holiness till the end.

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Anchor Scripture: Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
Hebrews 11:25

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

If sin was not pleasurable, no one will be found to be engaging and immersed in it.

But the reality we see with our eyes is that most humans on planet earth are swimming in the 'pool' of various sins, such as fornication/adultery, alcoholism, prostitution, hard drugs intake, pornography, fraud, partying, smoking, lying, pride, exam malpractice, forgery, fighting etc.

This is so because there is some pleasure to be derived from coming sin; this can not be denied.

Born-again Christians, who with the help of the Holy Spirit, are able to say no to any form of sin, are also aware of the fact that most sins are pleasurable.

As a matter of fact, they also enjoyed the pleasures of sin for a season, before they decided by an act of their own will to yield to the call of Jesus Christ, made through the Holy Spirit, to forsake their sins, repent and become a new creature in Christ Jesus.

The truth, which sinners do not want to hear at all – but which we must continue to hammer into their ears(by fire by force) is that the pleasures of sin, is temporal.

In other words, the time is coming when the pleasures of sin they are enjoying will be abruptly truncated, whether they like it or not.

If an end is finally put to the pleasures of sin and the sinners are left alone to just relax or cool off somewhere, or just made to die and not exist anymore, it would have been good for them.

But the reverse is the case!

What sinners willingly fail to understand is that by committing sin, they are purchasing some deadly 'volcanic goods' on credit, which they must pay for, in the future.

Men and women on planet earth, when sinners have enjoyed the pleasures of sin(on credit) on planet earth, without repenting till their death, they will be forced to pay for their sins in hellfire – for all eternity.

The payment for the pleasures of sin is eternal punishment in hellfire, where the sinner is deprived of sleep, food, water, shelter and every other good thing they enjoyed, while they were on planet earth.

For sinners that still have ears to hear, this is the good news!

Jesus Christ has already paid the price for all the sins of the entire world.

As a sinner, all you need to do is to forsake your sinful ways and come to Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.

When you do this, the backlog of the sins you have committed will be cleared.

Thereafter, you will continue to live in holiness and righteousness, till you breath your last on earth.

If you mistakenly fall into sin again along the line, don't hesitate to go back to Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of the sin.

Listen carefully, you must not commit sin presumptuously and intentionally.

If you do, Hebrews 10:26-27, will be used to sentence you to that dreaded abode of the damned, in the court of Heaven.

Follow Jesus Christ to the end, to be able to escape from paying the heavy and unbearable price the pleasures of sin, attracts in hellfire.

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Anchor Scripture: But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Genesis 50:20

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

When the brothers of Joseph sold him into slavery in Egypt, their primary objective was to torpedo his glorious destiny.

But unknown to them, they were offering him free transportation to his place of destiny.

Brethren, this only happened because GOD was with him.

As Christians, we must ensure that we do not engage in activities that will make GOD to depart from us.

GOD was initially with king Saul but when he became disobedient, GOD departed from him.

Make no mistake, it is possible for GOD to depart from a Christian.

Any Christian that allows pride into their life and begins to engage in things that are contrary to the will of GOD risks having GOD depart from their life.

The story of the preeminent elevation of Joseph by the ALMIGHTY GOD, is a powerful lesson that GOD can indeed turn the evil intentions/operations of our enemies around for our success and elevation.

The evil operation of Joseph's brothers to sell him to Egypt in order to torpedo his glorious destiny, eventually backfired and became a platform for his elevation.

What they tried to prevent from happening eventually happened!

They eventually bowed their heads before their younger brother and called him their lord, according to the dream he had narrated to them.

The prayer is, every operation of our enemies to torpedo our destiny will backfire and become a platform for our elevation, in the mighty name of Jesus.

https://ransomedbychrist.com/index.php?topic=4499.msg4524;topicseen#msg4524

Anchor Scripture: When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Isaiah 43:2

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

There's a 'Strait of Hormuz' which can not be bypassed that every Christian must transit through on their journey to Heaven.

In the aftermath of the US/Israeli attacks on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman, which is one the world's most critical maritime chokepoints, carrying around a quarter of global seaborne oil trade, has become a major danger zone.

For a Christian, the 'Strait of Hormuz' is just like the valley of the shadow of death mentioned in Psalms 23:4, a passage that is full of dread, fear of the unknown and mortal danger.

The IRGC, the dreaded military Unit of Iran in its bid to assert maritime control over the Strait of Hormuz, has in recent times imposed tolls and laid water mines that can blow up vessels along the vital Strait.

In addition to that, they patrol the critical waterway and impound vessels that violate their orders, and even go as far as launching attack drones and ballistic missiles to destroy 'errant' vessels transiting through the strait.

In a similar vein, the 'strait of Hormuz' on a Christian's journey is a passage in the spiritual realm where the devil seeks to forcefully claim territorial control.

As a Christian enters this 'passage' or phase, the devil tries to control and regulate their life.

The devil tries all he can to make the Christian to switch their allegiance to him through compromise and sin.

Just like the IRGC that insists on providing a safe passage way for all vessels transiting through the Strait, the devil also wants to provide a 'safe' sinful passage way for Christians to pass through.

Let's take for example; the devil will make the male boss of a married Christian Woman or single Lady to insist on having sex with her before she can be promoted at work or retain her employment.

This male boss will start with subtlety, and ramp up the pressure, advancing to threats when the woman stoically turns down his illegal advances.

Just like the IRGC that goes wild with rage when vessels refuse to pay tolls and follow their designated safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz, the devil also gets enraged when Christians refuse to do his evil bidding to commit sin.

The IRGC in its rage begins to launch attack drones and ballistic missiles to blow up the 'disobedient' vessels.

Similarly, the devil will also launch devastating attacks on the 'stubborn' Christians that insist on holiness, instead of compromise and sin.

The devil attacks them on all fronts: financially, health-wise; he wages a ferocious war against their family, marriage, career and everything that gives them joy and peace.

The devil wages a fierce battle against them in a desperate bid to destroy them completely.

Praise the Lord!

While passing the 'Strait of Hormuz' Christians can draw hope and courage from the word of GOD in Isaiah 43:2 which says, "When you are passing through the waters, I will be with you.."

Therefore, Christians should know that their 'vessels' are being protected by the Lord, Jesus Christ, and will not be allowed to be blown up or sunk in the 'Strait of Hormuz,' inspite of the barrage of 'attack drones' and 'ballistic missiles' the devil is launching at them.

Christians should also encourage themselves to endure these intense attacks, knowing fully well that it's just a passing phase and they will soon transit through the perilous 'Strait of Hormuz' and navigate to safer waters.

GOD will help everyone of us to make it out of the 'Strait of Hormuz' alive and unscathed, in the mighty name of Jesus.

https://ransomedbychrist.com/index.php?topic=4267.msg4289#msg4289

There's a 'memory card' in the mind of every human being that stores the activities they love doing.

Now, 99% of those that watch pornography do not watch it at gunpoint, they love watching pornography, and some of them even go to great lengths to watch it in secrecy.

The truth is that the porn people are watching is being stored in the 'memory card' of their mind.

Also, what some people do not know is that their boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, crush or favorite celebrity that is having sex with them in the dream, are actually demonic spirits who have taken the form of the afore-mentioned, to avoid resistance by their victims, in order to maximize the impact of their evil spiritual sexual operation.

Essentially, demonic spirits can not just enter people's dream world to have sex with them at will.

They need a ladder or an authorization card to do so.

The porn videos that have been stored in the 'memory card' in the mind of the porn lover provide the ladder with which the demonic spirits can easily gain access into their dream world, when they sleep.

Therefore, let no porn lover be too flabbergasted to be having unsolicited and forceful sex(sometimes rape) in the dream with demonic spirits who are masquerading as their boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives, etc.

To curb the deleterious trend, the porn lover must stop watching pornography and surrender his/her life to Jesus Christ, and engage in serious prayers to purge themself of the porn videos stored in their minds, and to be able to break free from the stronghold of demonic spirits.

https://ransomedbychrist.com/index.php?topic=4265.msg4287#msg4287

Every sinner is a selfish being, insisting that their own self-interests and pleasure is more important than the commandments, will and joy of GOD, their Creator.

Every sinner is not considerate of the feelings of GOD; the sinner knows that GOD hates sins and disobedience, but he/she is not bothered.

The sinner places his/her pleasures, desires and interests above the interests of the GOD that created him/her and insists that their own will is the law.

The sinner considers GOD's laws as a burden and discards it with impunity.

The sinners does not care about the fact that he/she is making GOD unhappy by their conduct everyday.

A sinner seems to be unmindful of the fact that he/she will not be allowed to dwell in Heaven with the GOD they disregarded while on earth, when they die in their sins.

A sinner by his/her conduct seems to be ignorant of the fact that they are heading to hellfire – the final home of unrepentant sinners.

If you are a sinner or a backslidden Christian reading this, the hand of the mercy of GOD is reaching out to you one more time.

Repent of your sinful ways and surrender your heart to Jesus Christ.

Accept it promptly now that you are still breathing on earth, for no one knows tomorrow.

https://ransomedbychrist.com/index.php?topic=4168.msg4188#msg4188

There are male and female students in the Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, living the couples' life, seeing the unclothedness of other each and performing both the approved and illegal sexual acts(MouthAction etc) together, while having the effrontery to be parading themselves as Christians.

There are male and female students who are taking the mercy of GOD for granted, living as husband and wife without any formal marriage, who are still serving in the House of GOD as Ushers, Keyboardists, Protocol officers, Choristers, Sanctuary Keepers, Sunday School Teachers and shockingly, even as Student Pastors.

These 'Christian' student couples are committing the sin of fornication with impunity and seem to be completely oblivious of the fatal consequences of their actions.

Let it be known to this category of people that the 'rope' of the mercy of GOD has an end!

GOD in HIS mercies, is only sparing them from destruction, and from the AK-47 Rifle of the devil, hoping for their repentance.

But GOD will not wait on them forever!

At some point, which these illegal student couples do not know and can not tell, the curtain of the mercy of GOD's mercy will closed and the devil will be able to come with his AK-47 to fire and evacuate them straight to hellfire.

Before this happens, let the male or female student pack their bags and leave the sinful habitation and run to GOD, through Jesus Christ, in repentance.

There is no time to waste, do it now, while you are still breathing on earth!

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The severe heatwave being experienced by many countries in Southern, Central, Eastern and Western Europe, Asia and North America, which has already killed thousands of people, is a child's play when juxtaposed with the scorching heat that is currently tormenting the sinners who are trapped in the prison of hellfire.

For the inhabitants of this world, there are still measures that can be taken to mitigate or reduce the impact of heatwaves, such as swimming in pools/ocean, staying under trees or shrubs, using air conditioner and drinking a lot of water.

But for the lost souls in hellfire, there's no escaping the extremely hot heatwave tormenting them there, day and night.

If the heatwave on earth could be so severe to the extent of killing people, the heatwave in hellfire is much more terrible.

The big problem for the sinners who are inhabitants of hellfire is that they can not die again, but must endure the excruciating and agonizing pains of the blazing heatwave there, forever.

This is a direct warning to every sinner who's still living on earth: repent from your sins now, or be prepared to face the fatally scalding heatwave of hellfire when you die; there's no escaping from it, it's forever.

Make a wise decision by accepting Jesus Christ today.

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Anchor Scripture: And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him.
John 13:2

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Under the prevailing circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for an aircraft owned or operated by the government of the United States of America, to be allowed to successfully land at the Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, or in any other airport in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

This is because both countries are currently enemies, who do not see eye-to-eye.

Once upon a time during the lifetime of Jesus Christ on earth, the 'aircraft' of greed/betrayal/suicide, operated by the devil, took off from the scorching airport of hellfire, seeking for where to land and requested for permission from the 'airport' of Judas Iscariot, and was promptly cleared to land.

We know the rest of that devastatingly tragic story!

Unknown to many, including Christians, the 'aircrafts' of the devil are now taking off from hellfire at an alarming rate in these end times, and seeking for human mind 'airports' to land.

There are two pulsating questions you need to answer at this juncture:
1. Have I been making the 'airport' of my mind conducive for the 'aircraft' of the devil to land?
2. Have I been granting the permission for the devil's 'aircraft' of lust, greed, pride, envy, dishonesty, unforgiveness, covetousness, etc, to land in the 'airport' of my mind?

In Romans 13:14, we are admonished not to make provision for the flesh.

In other words, Christians are urged to desist from making the 'airport' of their minds conducive for the devil's 'aircrafts' to land.

The devil will not be able to land his 'aircraft' in a hostile 'airport.'

A hostile 'airport' in this regard is a Christian's mind that is pure, holy and saturated with the praise and worship of GOD.

Secondly, people will need to grant permission to the devil before his aircraft can be allowed to land in the 'airport' of their mind and allowed to stay there.

Now, as a Christian, just in case the devil's 'aircraft' has already landed in your 'airport' and started wreaking havoc there, there's still hope.

You can still effectively evict the devil's aircraft from the 'airport' of your mind.

This you will do, by making your mind's 'airport' hostile to the devil's 'aircraft.'

You will need to do away with your carnal desires and activities and start living a holy life.

Then ofcourse, you will need to begin to saturate your mind with the praise and worship of GOD.

You are also required to issue the command to evict the devil's 'aircraft' from the 'airport' of your mind, in the name of Jesus.

If you do it with sincerity and faith in Jesus Christ, the devil must comply and leave.

https://ransomedbychrist.com/index.php?topic=3992.msg4008#msg4008

MaxInDHouse:
According to Psalms 9:17 willful sinners will never be raised back to life what the Bible book of Revelation said is that everyone who has been faithful and faithless people too will be raised back to life that is what Paul meant when he said the RIGHTEOUS and UNRIGHTEOUS will be raised. Act 24:15

The RIGHTEOUS are servants of God who has been declared righteous because of their obedient past life before God.
Abel, Enoch, Noah Hebrews 11:4-7
Abraham James 2:23
Rahab James 2:25

The UNRIGHTEOUS are people who don't know the true God but lived by their God's given conscience! Romans 2:14-15

But WICKED people will never ever come back to life. Psalms 9:17

That's correct. Wicked people will never come back to life.

kppo:
I know you mean well with this write-up. But it is heavily skewed towards righteousness by works and not righteousness by faith and grace. Tell me, which 'account balance' did the thief on the right hand of Jesus Christ have before he entered into the kingdom of heaven? He didn't do any of the things you listed. Yet, Jesus said to him "today, you will be with me in paradise."

GOD bless you.
You have a good point.
Let me respond this way.
"For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more." Luke 12:48

The wise thief on the cross used the chance he had judiciously and it is GOD that knows how to rate the weight and quality of the little work of evangelism he tried his best to do to his fellow thief on the cross.
He tried to correct and lead his fellow thief in repentance, but the other thief was hardened.

It is in our best eternal interest to put in our best in the service of GOD, with the time, energy and resources GOD has given us.
GOD will help us in Jesus name.

Once again, GOD bless you abundantly.

At the moment on earth, sinners are the bosses, being begged by Christians day and night to accept Jesus Christ, in order not to be dragged to hellfire when they die.

On most occasions, the sinners scoff at, and mock the Christians who are pleading with them to surrender their hearts to Jesus Christ.

Christians willingly spend their money, sacrifice their time and inconvenience themselves, all in a loving and passionate bid to appeal to sinners on the need for them to accept Jesus Christ now, but they are rudely rejected, attacked, wounded and worse still, sometimes killed.

But the equation will change one day, and it will not be long again!

When a sinner dies in his/her sins and is evacuated to hellfire, the equation has changed against the sinner forever!

Now the sinner will be the one begging for mercy, calling upon Jesus Christ for forgiveness and salvation, under brutal and excruciating conditions.

But it would have been too late – forever!

They will cry for billions and trillions of years in unimaginable anguish, all to no avail, because the window of repentance would have been eternally shut against them.

Dear sinner, before the equation changes against you forever, do the needful by forsaking your sinful lifestyle and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.

Do it now, before it is too late!

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Anchor Scripture: For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:20

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

A Christian that has a zero or very low spiritual account balance, may be in for a fatal shock at the end of their life on planet earth.

For a Christian to be allowed to enter eternal life in Heaven, they must have a substantial balance in their spiritual bank account in Heaven.

Spiritual funds must be found in their spiritual bank account, which is made up of the diligent and sacrificial efforts they put into the following activities:
1. Holy and righteous living
2. Thanksgiving to GOD
3. Prayerlife
4. Attendance of Church services
5. Involvement in Evangelism and followup
6. Payment of tithes and offering
7. Productivity as a worker in the vineyard of GOD
8. Generosity to fellow Christians and outsiders
9. Hospitality
10. Charity(love)
11. Prompt arrival for Church services
12. Persecutions ad reproaches endured for the sake of the gospel
13. Submission to divine spiritual authority

This is by no means an exhaustive list; there are more activities that translate into spiritual 'funds' that are to be deposited into a Christian's spiritual bank account in the Heavenly realms.

There is a requisite spiritual account balance a Christian that will be allowed to enter eternal life at the end of his/her life must have in their account.

There is no doubt about that.

It is our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ that knows this minimum acceptable account balance, but it's obvious it must be substantial, going by what He told His disciples in Matthew 5:20, "....except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of Heaven."

We must go all out to put in our very best to deposit substantial funds in our spiritual bank account in Heaven.

GOD surely knows if we indeed truly put in our best or not.

GOD will help us in Jesus name.

Anchor Scripture: Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
John 14:30

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Close to the time of His crucifixion on the cross, Jesus Christ revealed to His disciples that the devil who is the prince of this world, came to thoroughly examine Him, to check if He had the devil's product or property in His life, but found none.

Without fail, the devil will come to examine every Christian, armed with his powerful spiritual scanner, when the Christian is about to depart from this world.

The devil will come to 'scan' the Christian for the presence of his properties(anything that constitutes sin) in their life.

The devil's big state-of-the-art scanner will be looking for such things as love of money, unforgiveness, unrestituted properties/funds etc, bitterness, sexual immorality of the heart, hypocrisy, malice, backbiting, lies, unfaithfulness, love of the world, adoption of worldly fashion, music, entertainment and idolatry.

Once the devil's scanner picks up any of these, the devil will move to claim the person and drag him/her straight to hellfire.

As Christians, while we still have the time/opportunity today, let us use our personal spiritual scanners to 'scan' our own lives, to check for the presence of these sins, which are the devil's property.

May we not wait till the time of our departure from the world, when the enemy will bring his scanner to scan our lives, only to find one of his properties in our lives.

It would have been too late by then!

A stitch in time saves nine.

GOD will help us in Jesus name.

https://ransomedbychrist.com/index.php?topic=3719.msg3725#msg3725

Seeking for a blessing from GOD for the sole aim of bragging and proving a loud point to your 'enemies,' indicates that you are suffering from spiritual kwashiorkor.

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Anchor Scripture : And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Revelation 12:4

Brethren, this is a most critical matter!

This is a matter that calls for a deep and sober reflection from all Christians and even sinners!

If the devil could succeed in deceiving 1/3 of the angels who dwelled with GOD in Heaven, who saw the glory, honor, excellence, power and majesty of GOD firsthand, will he not manage to deceive at least 2/3 of the human beings who are on earth?

Will the devil not manage to deceive human beings on earth who have not seen the glory of GOD?

Coming home now, will the devil not manage to deceive Christians who do not cling firmly to GOD, who are not totally disconnected from the love of the world?

The truth which can not be refuted is that the devil has already deceived many Christians, telling them that it does not matter.

The devil has successfully deceived many Christian women, telling them that it does not matter if they join worldly women who are in his cage, to use artificial hair, lipstick, fake eyelashes, makeup, nail varnish, trousers, sensual perfumes, fake nails etc.

The devil has deceived many Christian men and women, telling them that it does not matter if they divorce and remarry, while their original spouses are still alive.

The devil has deceived many Christians that once you are saved, you are saved forever, even if you commit sin and fail to repent.

The devil has deceived many Christians that it does not matter if you consume small amounts of alcohol.

The devil has deceived many Christians that they do not need to pay their tithes and offerings to Church again.

The devil has deceived many Christians that it does not matter if they adore, imitate and follow celebrities, sportstars and secular artists.

The devil has deceived Christians that it does not matter if they dress and walk seductively, to propagate lust, even right inside the Church of GOD.

The devil has succeeded in deceiving many Christians that it does not matter if they work in breweries, tobacco/cigarettes/shisha companies, adulterated/illegal product factories, hard drug companies, massage parlours, bars, brothels, and other sinful/deadly workplaces.

The devil has successfully deceived some Christians that they can listen and dance to secular music, and even attend shows organized by secular artists.

Brethren, the same devil who successfully deceived 1/3 of the angels of Heaven, is now on earth, deceiving human beings including Christians with impunity, making them to get involved in actions and activities that will cement their status as candidates of hellfire.

This charge is to serious Christians: do not allow yourself to be among the multitude the devil will deceive and lead to hellfire.

Only one-third of the angels in Heaven were deceived by the devil.

You have a chance either to allow yourself to be deceived by the devil, or to resist him frontally by sticking to the truth and living the life of truth in Jesus Christ.

Stick to the latter till the end, to enter into eternal glory, when you leave this world.

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It's ridiculous that some people dismiss the existence of hellfire as an abode for sinners convicted by the court of Heaven, inspite of its near equivalence and glaring similarity to the prisons instituted by the justice systems on earth.

Here on earth, criminals that are arrested are tried by the courts and if found guilty, are sentenced to prison or slammed with the death penalty.

Just in the same way, sinners that are 'arrested' after their death are tried by the court of Heaven, and are promptly sent to deathrow in their dreaded prison – hellfire.

Why is this difficult for some people to digest, as straight-forward as it is?

The reason is this: the devil and his demons are the ones whispering to these people, deceiving the that hellfire does not exist, in order for them not to accept Jesus Christ.

The devil knows that if people accept Jesus Christ and follow Him to the end, he and his demons will be all alone in the lake of fire.

And he wants a lot of company in the lake of fire when he is thrown there later in the future.

In the meantime, he derives maximum sadistic pleasure in torturing the sinners that are thrown into hellfire, which is like a holding cell for the dead sinners, who will later be duped in the destination of horror, known as the lake of fire.

If you are one of the people saying that hellfire does not exist, you have been massively deceived by demons.

It's better you awake up now and run to Jesus Christ to avoid landing in hellfire and be tortured mercilessly by the same devil that deceived you on earth.

By the time peoples' eyes close in death, the proud and stubborn ones among the naysayers will become generously humble and very sober.

Do not wait for such a time, for it would have been too late and your eternal fate would have been sealed!

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When most people get raped(most especially young girls/ladies) they become severely traumatized.

This trauma produces a powerful odor in the realm of the spirit which readily attracts dangerous evil spirits, namely, the demons of self-pity, depression, misery, bitterness, rejection, hatred, murder and suicide.

The demon of suicide is our focus in this brief message.

The demon of suicide moves in quickly to begin to whisper and 'minister' to the rape victim that she has been messed up and humiliated and consequently, has now become utterly useless and worthless.

This extremely wicked and evil demon of suicide then goes further to tell her that her life is no longer worth living, therefore, she should just end it all by committing suicide.

The gargantuan problem is that suicide does not end human existence, as the devil tries to deceive his victims.

Brethren, we need to know that the major objective of the devil and his demons is to evacuate every human being to hellfire, at the slightest opportunity.

Therefore, the demon of suicide will promptly capitalize on the trauma of rape victims to try to convince them to commit suicide in order to rapidly relocate them to hellfire.

Dear rape victim, please and please do not accept the dreaded urgings of the demon of suicide, to commit suicide.

Committing suicide and being flung into the scorching flames of hellfire is by far the worst irreversible decision you can ever take.

The fatal consequences are eternal!

You still very precious to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and to us in Ransomedbychrist.com, even in the aftermath of your rape ordeal.

Know for sure that several women were raped in their past and have overcome the trauma/stigma to emerge as vessels unto honor and successful women in the society.

Therefore, remain steadfast in rebuking the demons of suicide, depression, self-pity, etc, that will gang up against you in a desperate attempt to make you miserable to the point of committing suicide, using the powerful name of Jesus.

If you have not already given your life to Jesus Christ, do so now and remain strong in Him.

As a genuine Christian, irrespective of your rape experience, you remain a royal priesthood, a chosen generation, a holy person and a peculiar lady.

You remain an eminent citizen of the wonderful celestial nation of Heaven.

Dear rape victim, the Holy Spirit will comfort you and help you to heal up quickly in Jesus name.

On a final note, continue to resist the demons in the name of Jesus, until they flew from you.

Without fail, they must flee, in the name of Jesus.

Amen.

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The devil, a very wicked and desperately tenacious spirit being who does not want any human being to escape his traps, has unilaterally created an evil spiritual 'bank account' domiciled in hellfire for every Christian.

This may sound ridiculous, but it is the reality nonetheless.

Having created this deadly 'bank account' for Christians, he's now going all out to cajole, deceive, manipulate and even appeal to Christians, urging them to make deposits into this ignoble account.

The devil is doing this, knowing fully well that any Christian that has 'funds' in hell's spiritual 'bank account' will be forcefully evacuated to hellfire to 'endure' the dividends of their investments, after they die.

It is critical to note at this point that a Christian will not be evacuated to hellfire simply for having a spiritual 'bank account' created for them by the devil, rather a Christian will be relocated to hellfire for having 'funds' in their 'bank account' in hellfire.

Therefore, a Christian that refuses to deposit a dime in the illegal spiritual 'bank account' the devil created for him/her in hellfire, is absolutely safe.

The charge for Christians, therefore, is to vehemently resist the deceptions, manipulations, shenanigans and pressure from the devil and his evil agents for them to deposit even some small 'change' at the least, in their evil 'bank account' in hellfire.

GOD will help us to remain gallant and stoic till the end, in our resistance against the devil's tenacious efforts and attempts to make us deposit 'deadly' funds in the eternally fatal spiritual 'bank account' he has created for us in his evil kingdom, in the name of Jesus.

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Anchor Scripture: THEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
Matthew 25: 1 & 4

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

No Christian will ever get to Heaven on a platter of gold.

Let this fact be clear to all and sundry, once and for all!

Some Christians think that the other Christians who are meticulous, and who go the extra mile(taking oil in their vessel) in maintaining holiness in their appearance, conduct, affairs and all that pertains to them, who pray and fast often, who do not conform to the world in all their endeavors, and who attend church programs promptly and regularly, are all fanatics and have gone overboard.

But time will tell and reveal the Christian that is wise or foolish, afterall!

Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Himself stated emphatically in Luke 9:23, “..If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me.”

The wise virgins, who are the serious Christians in view, responded favorably to the Lord’s clarion call and made a conscious decision to deny themselves and take up their cross on a daily basis, in order to follow Jesus.

The foolish virgins, however, willfully decided to be complacent, and prioritize their comfort, at the detriment of their relationship with the Lord, and their duty in the advancement of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

While the wise virgins were engaging in fasting and prayer, attending vigils to acquire sufficient ‘oil’ in their vessel, the foolish virgins were at home, eating popcorn and watching movies or sleeping.

While the wise virgins made it a point of duty to study and meditate on the word of GOD on a daily basis, to acquire the needed ‘oil’ in their spiritual vessel, the foolish virgins only managed to read Psalms 91 once in a weak for their protection.

While the wise virgins denied themselves and ensured that they made themselves available for personal and corporate evangelism, the foolish virgins were giving flimsy excuses and absconding, to enjoy the comfort of their homes.

While the wise virgins immersed themselves in the work of GOD in their churches or other mission outreaches, the foolish virgins were only bench-warmers in church and didn’t commit themselves to any reasonable assignment in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

In a nutshell, the wise virgins were proactive in having a solid relationship with GOD and worked relentlessly and sacrificially, giving their best, to advance the course of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

In contrast, the foolish virgins were lackadaisical, negligent, and unresponsive.

They did not attach real importance to their relationship with GOD, neither did they deny themselves nor give their best in their service of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The wise Christians had two options: wisdom and foolishness, and they chose wisdom.

The foolish Christians also had two options: wisdom and foolishness, and they ended up choosing foolishness.

The outcome of the choice of wisdom, is the admittance into eternal glory at the expiration of life on earth.

The consequence of the choice of foolishness, is the evacuation to the abode of the damned in hellfire, after death/rapture.

For the living Christians reading this message, know for sure that your eternal future in Heaven or hellfire, will be determined by the choices you make now.

Let it be known that the Christians who are denying themselves, striving day and night to please the Lord, and working tirelessly to advance His kingdom, are not stupid.

On the contrary, they are the wisest men and women on earth.

With time, everyone will come to this realization.

There is no doubt about that!

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Anchor Scripture: THEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
They that were foolish took their lambs, and took no oil with them.
Matthew 25: 1 & 3

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

From the parable of the ten virgins narrated by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, it becomes crystal clear that it is not every Christian that will make it to Heaven.

All the ten virgins mentioned were Christians; there was not a single unbeliever amongst them.

They all believed in Jesus and accepted Him.

But Jesus Christ Himself effectively divided the company of Christians into two distinct groups: the wise virgins and the foolish virgins.

This classification remains valid in our world today, and will be so, until the rapture of the saints occurs.

Essentially, there are wise Christians in our world today, and there are foolish Christians, as well.

In the parable narrated by Jesus Christ, the foolish virgins were so called, because they took their lamps but did not take enough oil that the lamps needed to burn.

They were foolish because they naturally ought to have known that their lamps needed oil to burn, but decided not to bother to get the oil.

Nobody prevented them from getting the oil they needed for their lamps to burn.

If they had made the necessary efforts to get the oil, like their wise counterparts did, they would have equally acquired it.

They were non-challant, lackadaisical and were probably procrastinating, until the Bride suddenly arrived, and it became too late for them to acquire the oil.

Some of the foolish virgins must have definitely seen their wise virgin counterparts while they were putting in the hardwork to get the oil.

Some of the foolish virgins(Christians) were probably speaking dismissively, mocking or ridiculing their wise virgin counterparts(wise Christians) when they were putting in the spiritual efforts and work to secure enough 'oil' to keep their lamps burning, until the arrival of the Master- our Lord Jesus Christ.

In our world today, the foolish virgins(unserious Christians) are telling the wise virgins(serious Heaven-bound Christians) that Christianity is not that hard; that their 'own' is too much.

Instead of trying to emulate the wise virgins(serious Christians) the foolish virgins, are mocking and trying to discourage them, calling them 'holy, holy' and 'spiricoco.'

Conclusively, the foolish virgins(unserious Christians) have all the privileges, opportunities and potential to be wise virgins(serious Christians) but they willfully decided to be foolish.

Instead of sacrifice, they chose comfort.

Instead of consecration, they chose compromise.

Instead of separation from the world, they chose alignment and conformity with the world.

If they fail to repent from their ways before their pitcher is broken at the fountain, they will have themselves to blame on the day of the rapture.

While the foolish virgins(Christians) are still alive on planet earth, let them wake up and start paying the mandatory price of holiness and consecration that is required to be admitted to eternal life in Heaven.

On a final note, let it be known to all and sundry that Heaven is strictly reserved for the wise virgins(serious Christians.)

The foolish virgins(unserious Christians) will be prevented from entering the celestial abode of holiness, and be evacuated to hellfire.

May GOD help us to be part of the serious Christians that will inherit eternal life, at the end of our lives, in the name of Jesus.

Amen.

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When a properly married couple engages in sexual intercourse that involves illegal sexual practices such as MouthAction, anal sex, doggy position, reverse cowgirl etc, the sexual energy being produced will be contaminated.

Sexual positions other than the missionary position, are deemed illegal to Christian couples because these sexual positions were introduced to mankind from the evil marine kingdom under the waters.

Since the evil marine kingdom are the inventors and owners of these unholy sexual positions, they are authorized to appear anywhere the sexual positions are being practiced, to utterly defile the process.

It does not matter whether the couples are Christians, once they practice MouthAction, anal sex, doggy position etc., evil marine agents will appear on the scene in the spiritual realm, to pollute the otherwise pure sexual energy being generated during the sexual intercourse.

This is the reason Christian couples must strictly desist from getting their matrimonial beds defiled by these dirty sexual practices.

Once the spiritual energy produced during sexual intercourse is defiled, it becomes useful to demonic spirits.

This energy feeds and empowers them to expand the scope of their evil operation of defilement in marriages, in communities, and in the society as a whole.

May you not be a major contributor to the expansion of the operations of the kingdom of darkness, in the name of Jesus; most especially as a Christian.

It will be hard, if not impossible, for a Christian couple whose marital bed has been defiled by these practices to make Heaven.

For Christian couples who are fond of practicing these unholy sexual practices, it's time to repent.

The devil is not being called the accuser of the brethren, just for the fun of it.

He/she that has ears to hear, should please hear!

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Anchor Scripture: ".........because man goeth to his long home......"
Ecclesiastes 12:5f

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

At this present time, you are absolutely free to migrate from your country of birth, nativity, or residence, to any country of your choice.

But a time is coming, when you will be subjected to a forced migration; it does not matter whether you are a president, Army Commander, Multi-billionaire, superstar, high voltage celebrity or any other high value personality.

Whether you are a citizen of the United States of America, Australia, China, Nigeria, Sudan, Sweden, Russia, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Venezuela, Haiti, Fiji Island, Bahamas, Mauritius, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Singapore, Thailand, Norway, Botswana, or any other country, when your time comes, you will be forced to migrate from this present world to another world.

And there are only two possible destinations: Heaven and hellfire.

Unfortunately, and horrifically unfortunately –if I may add, the destination receiving most migrants from planet earth, is the scalding place of outrageous suffering and graphic horrors – hellfire.

Why is it so?

Simply reason: most of the people in the world die in their sins, without Jesus Christ in their lives.

If you die as an atheist, or an adherent of other religions, or even as a Christian but with sin(unconfessed and unrepented) in your life, the result is still the same - you have died without Jesus Christ in your life, and your only possible destination is hellfire.

This is a matter to be taken very seriously, because this is the final migration.

There is no other migration after this: if you migrate to Heaven, after having lived a holy life on earth, you will remain there forever, and if you migrate to hellfire, having lived a sinful life on earth, you are stuck there till eternity.

At this critical juncture, you need to really sit down to ponder on your eternal future: do you want to spend the rest of your life in a place of scorching heat, being tormented non-stop and deprived of food, water, sleep and any other comfort, or you want to spend your life in perfect bliss in Heaven, forever.

The decision you make now, for or against the only way to Heaven, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, will determine where you will be forcefully migrated to - Heaven or hellfire, when you breathe your last breath.

You are passionately urged to choose life by fully accepting Jesus Christ, as your Lord and Saviour, and obey His instructions, to be eligible to migrate to Heaven, when your time on earth comes to an end.

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Secular musicians are slaves of the devil.

There is no molecule of doubt about that.

In contrast, real Christians are the children of GOD, redeemed by the precious blood of Jesus Christ.

There is no way someone that was redeemed by the precious blood of Jesus, will consciously take his/her two legs - using the money provided by GOD, to go to a show or concert, where secular artists/musicians are billed to perform.

The tragedy of the current generation of contemporary Christians, is that we have many people who think they are Christians, but have not been saved from their lives of sin, and are not in Heaven's official record books.

A royal priesthood, a peculiar person and a holy child of GOD, will never stoop so low to the level of attending the show of secular musicians, who are disciples of the devil and candidates of hell.

These things are alien, and are an outrageous abomination, to genuine candidates of the holy nation of Heaven.

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Anchor scriptures: To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Proverbs 2:16

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil.
Proverbs 5:3

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of the strange woman. Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee wither eyelids.
Proverbs 6:24&25

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, fro the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Proverbs 7:5

The strange woman is the favorite and most powerful weapon of the devil, which he strategically deploys against anointed men of GOD, or men that have great destinies/glories.

Strange women are usually extravagantly beautiful, innocent-looking and possess honey-coated tongues, and have mesmerizing smiles.

In our four anchor scriptures, King Solomon kept on hammering on the most lethal weapon of the strange woman, which is none other than flattery.

Every great and anointed man of GOD, and man with great destiny, must be cognizant of this important information: the strange woman is a 'professor' of flattery, she possess the sweetest voice and uses the most pleasant language.

In other words, the strange woman is very skillful and highly proficient with words.

She has the mastery of nice, pleasing, alluring and patronizing words, that can disarm and make even a strong man vulnerable, and pliable to dance to her evil tones, at any given time.

The strange woman knows the best phrases to use to compliment the looks and attributes of a man, to massage his ego.

She knows the right words to say, to make a man feel good about himself, and feel highly appreciated and honored.

A man is very vulnerable, when he feels so good about himself, and a strange woman is extremely dexterous at achieving this!

The wife of a great man may have taken him for granted, and never bother to use kind and appreciative words to honor him, but a strange woman(who is probably working as his secretary) will lavish him with appreciative and patronizing compliments, and praise him to high heavens, in order to penetrate ad take full control of his heart.

If the wife of this great man is a terrible and lazy cook, the strange woman, who is the man's secretary, will cook tasty and delicious meals( that has been bewitched with love portions) and bring it for the great man, at his place of work.

Make no mistake, flattery is not the only dreaded weapon in the arsenal of the strange woman.

The strange woman is equipped with another very potent weapon that has destroyed an uncountable number of men, and works effectively on a large percentage of men.

Your guess is right, the weapon is beauty!

To be contd in part 2

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Anchor Scripture:

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
2 Corinthians 4:17

As Christians , our good and gracious Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, has already forewarned us that we will encounter afflictions and persecutions on our journey to Heaven.

In John 15:20, Jesus Christ made it abundantly clear that since they persecuted Him, we will also be persecuted.

In the Acts of the Apostles, we read of how Peter and the other apostles were beaten, simply, for preaching in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Beloved, the afflictions which you are already experiencing, have experienced or will experience in the future, have been termed, 'light.'

The severe maltreatment, suffering and persecution you are going through for standing for the truth in Christ Jesus - from your spouse, boss at work, family members, neighbors, or even your pastor or superior in the ministry; chronic poverty due to your desertion of the occult or other ungodly organizations, prolonged barenness, chronic sickness, delay in marital breakthrough, loss of properties etc, have all been deemed to be 'light afflictions' by the authority of the scriptures.

In essence, it has been concluded in the realm of Heaven that all the challenges we will ever pass through here on earth, are 'light' afflictions.

The 'light' in this context, means easy.

Since Heaven is seeing our challenges as light afflictions, it implies that we are well able(with divine support) to bear, endure and overcome them.

In our anchor text, it is revealed that these light afflictions are, but for a moment.

This means, they will not tarry indefinitely; the afflictions will end one day.

This should serve as a source of encouragement to someone reading this message.

In Psalms 30:5, the word of GOD says: " ..weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."

Therefore, you need to have faith in GOD, that the particular situation that is presently making you to shed tears of pain, and making you very sad, will soon come to an end, and turn around to give you joy.

That is exactly what will happen to you, in the mighty name of Jesus.

Let's quickly glean some insight from the story our Lord and Saviour, relayed in Luke 16:19-31.

From the account, we learnt that Lazarus lived in poverty and suffered during his lifetime, while the rich man lived a luxurious life.

Let's assume both of them lived for 150 years, before death came calling.

After their death, Lazarus, a righteous man, was transported to paradise – a place of bliss and enjoyment, while the rich man, a sinner, was transferred to hellfire – a place of unimaginable torment and horror.

Now, since these events occurred well over 2,000 years ago, juxtaposing the 150 years Lazarus spent in penury, infirmities and suffering while on earth, to the over 2,000 years he has so far spent in extravagant splendor in paradise, it becomes very apparent that the light affliction we experience here on earth, is just for a short while.

Praise the Lord!

Lazarus, and everyone of us, who will eventually make it to Heaven, will not stay there for 2,000 years.

We will be there for ever and ever; throughout eternity.

Therefore, let us patiently bear whatever affliction comes our way.

It will be worth it, at the end of the day.

Probing deeper into our anchor scripture, it is brought to light that our temporary light afflictions will produce great results/rewards for us, in Heaven.

What this means is that our suffering will not be in vain.

We will be rewarded bountifully in Heaven for all the afflictions we endure on earth, if we remain faithful, and carry our cross with patience.

The level of our faithfulness will determine the weight of the eternal glory that will be bestowed upon us, at the consummation of all things.

May GOD help us to bear and endure our light affliction, which is but for a moment, patiently and faithfully, so that we can receive an exceeding and eternal weight of glory, when we enter the portals of glory, in the mighty name of Jesus.

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Anchor Scripture: Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name have done many wonderful works?
And then I will profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matthew 7: 22 & 23

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

It is usually extraneously demoralizing when a team manages to score a difficult goal in a keenly contested match and are already immersed in wild jubilations, only for the stern-faced referee to blow his whistle to cancel the goal, attributing the cancellation to offside positioning or an infringement committed in the build-up to the goal.

Pivoting in the same direction, albeit in the realm of the gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, it will be disastrously catastrophic for an otherwise hardworking Christian to die, only to discover that all his/her evangelism, singing/choir renditions, tedious work in taking care of the sanctuary, exertions done on preaching the Word, rigorous missionary work, and other highly tasking and sacrificial gospel work they put into the gospel of the Lord, when they were alive, have all been ruled as 'offside' or infringement-laden 'goals,' and cancelled.

Consequently, such Christians will be denied entry into the celestial country of Heaven and promptly transferred to the dreaded abode of the damned – hellfire.

Brethren, it will be fatally unfortunate for a Christian who labored exceedingly in the vineyard of GOD, winning souls for Christ, as a Preacher, Gospel Minister, Chorister, Kingdom Financier, and diligent Church Worker, on earth, to be turned away at the gate of Heaven, and dispatched to hellfire.

This is a very serious matter!

But the truth is that Jesus Christ already warned us of this ominous possibility in our anchor Scripture, where He made it abundantly clear that many Christians that prophesied in His name, cast out devils in His name, and did many wonderful works in His name, will be denied entry into eternal life on the last day.

These are the Christians who scored the offside and infringement-laden 'goals' that are unacceptable and unfit for admittance in the golden abode of holiness in Heaven.

Although these Christians made valid and positive contributions to the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ by preaching, evangelizing, singing in the choir, giving offering, cleaning the church, and other gospel work, they were not in alignment with the Master of the work, and committed infringements in the build-up to the 'goals' they scored for the gospel work.

And since the Master had already declared before the 'match' began, that only pure 'goals' that are free of offside positioning or infringements will be allowed to stand, the Christians who still end up scoring offside or infringement-laden 'goals' can only have themselves to blame.

What we are saying in essence is that the wonderful and powerful songs you are singing which makes the anointing to fall, your earth-shaking ministrations, your painstaking labor in the House of GOD as an Usher, Sanctuary Keeper, Technical worker etc., will all count for nothing, if you die in one sin, or the other.

Even as a General Overseer, Senior Prophet, Pastor, Evangelist, Apostle and popular Gospel Minister, if you are still living in one sin or the other, after professing to have have surrendered life to Jesus, and fail to repent of the sin(s) before your death or the rapture of the saints, all your achievements('goals') for the gospel of Jesus Christ will be ruled as 'offside' and invalidated, in the afterlife.

You will not be allowed to enter into eternal life in Heaven.

It's as simple as that!

As a Christian who is being hailed by people as a result of your talents and achievements, while still living in open or secret sin, wake up and turn a new leaf before it is too late.

The people that are hailing and deceiving you now, will be nowhere to be found on the dreaded day of judgment!

A word is enough for those that have ears to hear!

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Anchor scriptures: I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that thou and thy seed may live.
Deuteronomy 30:19

But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his soul; all they that hate me love death.
Proverbs 8:36

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

We are going to begin our journey with our third anchor scripture, which states very clearly that the wages of sin is death - that is, eternal damnation in hellfire.

The just, considerate and impeccably forthright GOD, who created the heavens and the earth, and all human beings, has made adequate provision for all human beings to know the reality of the two possible eternal destinations – Heaven and hellfire.

The good GOD has gone further to give humans the right of choice, to decide their own eternal destiny – by their own selves.

In our third anchor scripture in Romans 6:23, the LORD is announcing to humanity that the wages of sin, is death.

In other words, our CREATOR is sounding the alarm that those that immerse themselves in sinful acts and fail to repent, will inevitably end up in hellfire.

This piece of critical information is being disseminated by the children of GOD all around the world to all who care to pay attention to it.

It's very sad indeed that out of the huge multitude hearing this critical information, only a few percentage are doing the needful, which is surrendering their lives to Jesus Christ, for the salvation of their souls.

Millions, or perhaps, billions of people, who are in other religions are rejecting the wonderful offer of salvation from the only approved source and way, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and exploring other futile means, that will only culminate in misery in hellfire.

In our second anchor scripture in Proverbs 8:36, our Lord Jesus Christ stated emphatically that those that hate Him love death; that is, those that do not accept him, have accepted hellfire.

Anyone that fails to accept Jesus Christ as his/her Lord and Saviour, has automatically chosen hellfire as his/her destination.

There is absolutely no doubt about that!

Therefore, when anyone hears the message of salvation by Jesus Christ, and ignores it, they are implicitly saying they have chosen hellfire as their preferred destination.

Unknown to these people, it's a fatal choice they will later regret bitterly.

The people who are currently languishing in unbearable pains and brutal torments in hellfire, are gnashing their teeth in regret, pleading for a second chance to now accept our Lord Jesus Christ, but alas, it's too late!

Sinner, are you very sure you can bear the consequences of your fatal choice – the horrendous pain and torment in hellfire, for 1,000,000,000 years (raised to power infinity.)

It's better you think more than twice before making up your mind that you will prefer to be an eternal prisoner of hellfire.

The fleeting vanities of life that the devil is using to draw you, pales into insignificance the moment you die and open your eyes in hellfire, and come face-to-face with the stark reality of endless suffering in the abode of the damned souls, in the dreaded prison cells of hellfire, in the company of scary, extremely wicked demons.

Ponder about this deeply and soberly, and choose life and Jesus Christ, instead of hellfire, to escape from everlasting misery in hellfire.

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Anchor Scripture: And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
Luke 19:14

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Everyone will need to climb his/her 'sycomore tree' before they can saved.

This is not negotiable!

Jesus Christ said in Matthew 11:28, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and heavy, I will give you rest."

Everyone that will be saved, will have to come to Jesus Christ, to indicate their readiness to be saved.

Salvation will not locate a sinner who's busy enjoying his or herself in the comfort of their 'mansion' of sin.

Every sinner and hypocrite Christian will need to 'relocate' to where the salvation of Jesus Christ, can get to them.

Jesus Christ is ready to save every sinner, but not every sinner is in the 'position' where salvation can reach them.

Every sinner and hypocrite Christian, must consciously and intentionally turn their back to sin - from their heart and make the firm decision, never to return to sin again, after the Lord must have saved them.

In our anchor scripture, Zacchaeus demonstrated his sincere desire and desperation to have an encounter with the Lord, by going an extra mile to run beforehand to climb a sycamore tree.

Jesus Christ saw his genuine and intentional effort, and stopped at the sycamore tree, looked up and called out to him; and he was eventually saved.

For a sinner or hypocrite Christian that wants to have an encounter with the Lord, climbing your own sycamore tree may involve any of the following:

1. Ending your immoral relationship with your boyfriend because you want to become a new creature in Christ.

2. Stop going to the bar or club, with your friends, to drink alcohol and party.

3. Stop going to the casino or betting houses, and deleting betting apps.

4. Stop going to brothels, and prostitution houses.

5. Stop watching pornography.

6. Stop masturbating.

7. Stop watching semi-blue or romance movies.

8. A conscious decision to start attending church services.

9. An intentional decision to start reading your Bible.

10. Reducing the time you spend watching football or other sporting activities, or stopping it altogether.

11. Dissociating from friends that encourage you to gossip, backbite, and commit sins, generally.

12. Deleting all secular music and videos, on your phone.

13. Discarding all the wall papers or drawings of celebrities, you have in your possession.

14. Stop following secular artists and other celebrities, and start following genuine men of GOD, on social media.

15. Leaving a church where only prosperity and self-improvement messages, are being preached.

16. Leaving a church where occultic and unbiblical practices, are being done.

17. Making up your mind to return the stolen items, and other things that do not belong to you, that you have in your possession.

18. Making up your mind to restitute as much as the Holy Spirit gives you the grace, after your salvation.

19. Deleting all sexual, and immoral apps, on your phone.

Conclusion

While it is true that our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, has concluded the work of salvation, everyone that will be saved still have their own role to play.

Anyone that will be saved must put his/herself in the right place, where salvation can safely get to them.

When Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross, two thieves were crucified with him – one on His right side, and the other on the left.

A thief put himself in the right position, where salvation could reach him, and he was consequently saved.

The second thief, despite being also in close range with Jesus Christ, put himself beyond the reach of salvation, and salvation eluded him -forever.

Everybody, sinner and Christian alike, has the freewill and the capacity to put themselves in the right position, where the entrance and eternal salvation, can safely reach them.

It is left to each one to make that all-important choice and back it up with the appropriate action(s)

GOD will help us to climb our 'sycomore trees,' in the name of Jesus.

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