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- Heaven | answers4saints.com Truth beyond an reasonal doubt
Are you looking for scriptural truth about who is going to Heaven and who isn't answers4saints.com has answers. All Christ taught about obedience, grace, and righteousness, the Christian church does the opposite. Christ kept the Sabbath, the food laws, God's feast days, God's laws, and statutes. Gods 613 commandments New Testment Commandments Deuteronomy 13 TEST God's Ten Commandments Definitions with consequences Bible Verses by Topic Complete JewishBible CJB
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Our Mission At My Site, we are dedicated to exploring innovative solutions. Our team is passionate about checking things out and providing exceptional service to meet your needs. "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left." Option 1: Direct & Natural (Engaging Study Guide) Scripture Reference: Hebrews 10:26 "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left." What is "Willful Sin"? In this setting, willful sin means knowingly and permanently turning your back on Yeshua. It warns those who fully understand the truth yet consciously choose to walk away and reject Him. Why "No Sacrifice Remains": Yeshua is the Father's ultimate, complete, and final offering for human sin. Once an individual rejects Yeshua, there is no second savior, no Levitical altar to run back to, and no alternate plan of Option 3: Side-by-Side Clarification (Common Misconceptions vs. Biblical Meaning) What It Does Not Mean What the Scripture Actually Teaches It does not mean someone loses their standing because they stumble into ordinary human failure or daily struggles. It specifically warns against apostasy—a settled, deliberate decision to abandon faith in Yeshua entirely. It does not mean the Father refuses repentance from a contrite heart seeking forgiveness. It addresses those who knowingly treat Yeshua’s blood as unholy, leaving themselves with no other sacrifice to cover their sins. Proponents emphasize that Yehovah (יְהֹוָה) is not a 16th-century Christian invention. It is documented with full pointing in over 1,000 Hebrew Bible manuscripts, including prominent early texts like the Leningrad Codex and the Aleppo Codex. They argue Masoretic scribes who guarded letter-by-letter accuracy would not have recorded "mistaken" vowels across centurie The Consonants (יהוה / YHWH): Appear 6,828 times in the Hebrew Masoretic Text. In the Dead Sea Scrolls (dating 2,000+ years ago), scribes often wrote these four consonants in archaic Paleo-Hebrew script to set the sacred Name apart from the surrounding square Aramaic-Hebrew script. 1,000 times across other medieval manuscripts), while the shortened two-vowel form served as the standard scribal reminder (qere perpetuum) to pronounce "Adonai".
- Kingdom of Heaven | Answers 4 Saints
YEHOVAH Proponents emphasize that Yehovah (יְהֹוָה) is not a 16th-century Christian invention. It is documented with full pointing in over 1,000 Hebrew Bible manuscripts, including prominent early texts like the Leningrad Codex and the Aleppo Codex. They argue Masoretic scribes who guarded letter-by-letter accuracy would not have recorded "mistaken" vowels across centurie The Consonants (יהוה / YHWH): Appear 6,828 times in the Hebrew Masoretic Text. In the Dead Sea Scrolls (dating 2,000+ years ago), scribes often wrote these four consonants in archaic Paleo-Hebrew script to set the sacred Name apart from the surrounding square Aramaic-Hebrew script. 1,000 times across other medieval manuscripts), while the shortened two-vowel form served as the standard scribal reminder (qere perpetuum) to pronounce "Adonai". Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, Yehovah (YHWH) reveals His nature, character, and standards through direct declarations ("I am..." or "Thus says YEHOVAH and prophetic oracles spoken in the first person. Here are the primary things God declared about Himself across key categories: His Eternal Nature and Exclusivity He alone is God; there is no other: "I am Yehovah, and there is no other; besides Me there is no God." — Isaiah 45:5 He is self-existent and unchanging: "I AM WHO I AM." — Exodus 3:14 "For I, Yehovah, do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed." — Malachi 3:6 He transcends time (the First and the Last): "I am the first and I am the last; besides Me there is no god." — Isaiah 44:6 He created everything alone: "I am Yehovah, maker of all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by Myself." — Isaiah 44:24 Truthfulness, Faithfulness, and Promises He cannot lie or change His mind: "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?" — Numbers 23:19 His word never fails to accomplish its purpose: "So shall My word be that goes out from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it." — Isaiah 55:11 He keeps covenant and steadfast love: "Know therefore that Yehovah your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations." — Deuteronomy 7:9 Justice, Righteousness, and Accountability He judges impartially and renders to each according to their ways: "I, Yehovah, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give each man according to his ways, according to the results of his deeds." — Jeremiah 17:10 He does not clear the guilty without justice: "Yehovah... will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation." — Exodus 34:7 Vengeance and recompense belong to Him alone: "Vengeance is Mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand." — Deuteronomy 32:35 He loves justice and hates robbery/iniquity: "For I, Yehovah, love justice; I hate robbery and wrong; I will faithfully give them their recompense." — Isaiah 61:8 Mercy, Compassion, and Hesed (Loving-kindness) His foundational self-proclamation on Mount Sinai: "Yehovah, Yehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin..." — Exodus 34:6–7 He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked: "As I live, declares the Lord Yehovah, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live." — Ezekiel 33:11 He is eager to forgive when one turns back: "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins." — Isaiah 43:25 Holiness and Sovereignty He commands holiness because He is holy: "Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, 'You shall be holy, for I, Yehovah your God, am holy.'" — Leviticus 19:2 He does not share His glory with idols: "I am Yehovah; that is My name; My glory I give to no other, nor My praise to carved idols." — Isaiah 42:8 He holds ultimate sovereignty over history and life: "See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god beside Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of My hand." — Deuteronomy 32:39 Here is a list focusing strictly on the literal meanings and definitions of the primary Hebrew names and compound titles: Yehovah / Yahweh (יהוה) – "The Self-Existent One," "He Who Is," or "He Brings Into Being" (from the root verb meaning to be or to exist). Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ) – "Yehovah Is Salvation" or "He Will Save" (contracted from Yehoshua / Joshua). Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) – "The Supreme Creator," "Mighty Ruler," or "Judge" (plural of majesty denoting fullness of supreme divine power). El (אֵל) – "The Mighty One" or "Strong God." Adonai (אֲדֹנָי) – "My Lord," "Master," or "Sovereign Owner." El Shaddai (אֵל שַׁדַּי) – "God Almighty" or "God All-Sufficient." El Elyon (אֵל עֶלְיוֹן) – "God Most High" or "The Supreme Exalted God." El Olam (אֵל עוֹלָם) – "The Everlasting God" or "God of Eternity." El Roi (אֵל רֳאִי) – "The God Who Sees Me." Yehovah Jireh / Yireh (יְהוָה יִרְאֶה) – "Yehovah Will Provide" or "Yehovah Sees to It." Yehovah Rapha (יְהוָה רֹפְאֶךָ) – "Yehovah Who Heals You." Yehovah Nissi (יְהוָה נִסִּי) – "Yehovah Is My Banner" (or standard of rallying and victory). Yehovah Shalom (יְהוָה שָׁלוֹם) – "Yehovah Is Peace" (wholeness, completeness, and soundness). Yehovah Tsidkenu (יְהוָה צִדְקֵנוּ) – "Yehovah Our Righteousness." Yehovah Sabaoth (יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת) – "Yehovah of Hosts" or "Yehovah of Armies" (commanding heavenly and earthly legions). Yehovah Shammah (יְהוָה שָׁמָּה) – "Yehovah Is There" (dwelling present). Yehovah Rohi / Ro'i (יְהוָה רֹעִי) – "Yehovah Is My Shepherd." Yehovah Mekoddishkem (יְהוָה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶם) – "Yehovah Who Sanctifies You" (sets you apart as holy). Here is a list of key Bible verses that demonstrate God's proactive, sacrificial love for humanity, especially while people were still broken and distant: John 3:16 – God demonstrated the magnitude of His love for the world by giving His unique Son, ensuring that everyone who believes in Him would not perish but have everlasting life. Romans 5:8 – God proves His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners and completely undeserving, the Messiah died on our behalf. 1 John 4:9–10 – The love of God was manifested among us when He sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him; real love is defined not by our love for God, but by His initiative to send His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Ephesians 2:4–5 – Because of His immense mercy and the great love with which He loved us, God brought us to life with the Messiah even when we were spiritually dead in our transgressions and sins. 1 John 3:16 – We understand what true love is through this concrete action: Yeshua the Messiah laid down His own life for our sake, setting the standard for how we ought to love. Romans 8:31–32 – Since God did not spare His own Son but willingly delivered Him up for us all, we have the certainty that He will generously give us all things needed for life. 1 John 4:19 – We are empowered to love God and others because He first took the initiative to love us. Titus 3:4–5 – When the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us not because of righteous deeds we had accomplished, but solely according to His own mercy and washing of renewal through Yeshua the Messiah. Galatians 2:20 – The life of faith is lived in reliance on the Son of God, Yeshua, who personally loved us and willingly gave Himself over for us. Jeremiah 31:3 – Yehovah declared to His people from of old that He has loved them with an everlasting,17 unconditional love, continually drawing them with His enduring loving kindness (chesed). Zephaniah 3:17 – Yehovah your God is a mighty Savior in your midst who rejoices over His people with gladness, quiets them with His love, and exults over them with singing. Here is a list of key Scriptures from the Torah, the Prophets, and the New Testament that explicitly warn of judgment, ruin, and doom resulting from forsaking and disobeying God's commandments: Deuteronomy 28:15 – "But if you will not obey the voice of Yehovah your God or be careful to do all His commandments and His statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you." The chapter outlines extensive warnings of disease, drought, defeat before enemies, and national ruin. Leviticus 26:14–17 – Yehovah warns that turning away from His statutes and breaking His covenant brings terror, sudden panic, consumption, fever, defeat by adversaries, and fleeing when no one pursues. Proverbs 13:13 – "Whoever despises the word br ings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded." Proverbs 28:9 – "If one turns away his ear from hearing the law [Torah], even his prayer is an abomination." Isaiah 1:19–20 – "If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword ; for the mouth of Yehovah has spoken." Isaiah 5:24 – "Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; for they have rejected the law of Yehovah of hosts, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel." Jeremiah 11:3–4 – "Thus says Yehovah, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt." Ezekiel 18:24 – "When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die." Hosea 4:6 – "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge , I reject you from being a priest to Me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children." Matthew 7:21–23 – Yeshua warns: "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven , but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven... And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness [torah-lessness].'" Matthew 7:26–27 – Yeshua warns that anyone who hears His words and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand : the rain fell, the floods came, the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed in complete ruin. John 3:36 – "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him." 2 Thessalonians 1:7–9 – Warning of the day when the Master Yeshua is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel, suffering the punishment of eternal destruction. Hebrews 10:26–27 – "For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries." 1 John 2:3–4 – "And by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. Whoever says 'I know Him' but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him." Revelation 22:14–15 – "Blessed are those who wash their robes [keep His commandments], so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood." Core Biblical & Theological Significance 1. Covenant Renewal After Radical Failure The context is critical: Israel had just broken the covenant through idolatry (the Golden Calf). Under strict, unmitigated justice, the covenant was void. By proclaiming these attributes, God demonstrated that His relationship with humanity is anchored not in human perfection, but in divine mercy that makes restoration possible. 2. The Asymmetry of Grace Over Judgment In verse 7, God states that He stores up chesed (steadfast love) for thousands of generations, while visiting iniquity upon the third and fourth generation of those who hate Him. The arithmetic of God's character is overwhelmingly weighted toward compassion: thousandfold grace far outlasts generational consequence. 3. Complete Coverage of Human Moral Failure The trio in Attribute 10–12 covers the entire taxonomy of sin: Avon (Iniquity): Premeditated wrongdoing or inner distortion. Pesha (Transgression) : Defiant revolt against God's authority. Chata'ah (Sin): Unintentional failings and human weakness. By explicitly mentioning all three, the text emphasizes that no category of human failure lies beyond the reach of divine pardon when accompanied by genuine repentance. 4. The Biblical "Liturgical Anchor" Whenever biblical figures found themselves or their communities in existential peril due to disobedience, they invoked this exact formula to appeal to God's self-revelation: Moses at Kadesh-barnea (Numbers 14:18): When the people refused to enter the Promised Land, Moses appealed directly to these words to stay judgment. Jonah’s Lament (Jonah 4:2) : Jonah admitted he fled to Tarshish precisely because he knew God embodied these attributes and would spare Nineveh if they repented. The Prophets and Psalms (Joel 2:13, Micah 7:18–20, Psalm 86:15, Psalm 103:8): The phrase erech apayim ve-rav chesed ("slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love") became the primary Old Testament definition of who God is. Throughout the Scriptures, the judgments (mishpatim) of Yehovah appear not as arbitrary outbursts of anger, but as judicial verdicts rendered by the Judge of all the earth. Biblically, God’s judgments fall into distinct categories: universal cosmic judgments, verdicts against pagan nations, covenant discipline on Israel, and individual accountability. Here is a structured overview of the major divine judgments recorded in Scripture: Universal & Ancient World Judgments The Judgment in Eden (Genesis 3): Following the rebellion of Adam and Eve, God issued judicial sentences affecting mortality, childbirth, labor, and the serpent, establishing the fundamental rift between humanity and creation. The Great Deluge (Genesis 6–8): Enacted because "the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." The verdict reset human civilization while preserving Noah's family through the Ark. The Dispenser of Tongues at Babel (Genesis 11): Human arrogance attempted to make a name for itself and avoid filling the earth; God’s judgment scattered humanity by confounding their languages. Judgments Against Corrupt Cities & Pagan Empires Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18–19): After an inquiry into their systemic cruelty, oppression of the poor, and sexual degradation (Ezekiel 16:49–50; Genesis 18:20–21), fire and brimstone fell upon the cities of the plain. The Ten Plagues on Egypt (Exodus 7–12): Directly identified as a judgment against the gods of Egypt (Exodus 12:12) and against Pharaoh's systemic enslavement and infanticide of the Israelites. The Canaanite Nations (Leviticus 18: 24–28, Deuteronomy 9:4–5): God explicitly noted that their expulsion was not due to Israel’s righteousness, but because the land had become defiled by their practices, including child sacrifice through fire to Molech. Assyria / Nineveh (Nahum 1–3): While spared a century earlier under Jonah's preaching, Nineveh was eventually brought down due to ruthless imperialism, violence, and decei t. Babylon (Jeremiah 50–51, Daniel 5): Judged for imperial hubris, the destruction of the Temple, and King Belshazzar's desecration of the sacred vessels , culminating in the handwriting on the wall: "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin." Covenant Discipline on Israel & Judah Under the terms of the Mosaic Covenant (Leviticus 26, Deuteronomy 28), God warned that persistent unfaithfulness and idolatry would bring progressive covenant judgments designed to call the nation back: The Wilderness Generation (Numbers 14): After rejecting the report of the Promised Land at Kadesh-barnea and refusing to trust God, the generation aged twenty and older was sentenced to wander the wilderness for 40 years until they perished. The Northern Kingdom / Samaria (2 Kings 17): In 722 BC, the ten northern tribes fell to the Assyrian Empire and were scattered due to persistent idolatry, golden calf worship, and rejecting the prophets. The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile (2 Kings 25, 2 Chronicles 36): In 586 BC, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first Temple and deported Judah because of decades of covenant treason, shedding innocent blood, and ignoring the land's Sabbath rests. Individual & Direct Judgments Scripture also highlights direct divine judgments executed against specific individuals for flagrant breaches of holiness, pride, or deception: Individual / Group Offense Judgment Reference Nadab and Abihu Offered "unauthorized fire" before the Lord contrary to His command Struck by holy fire at the Tabernacle altar Leviticus 10:1–3 Korah, Dathan, and AbiramLed an open, rebellious revolt against Moses and Aaron's God-given leadership The earth opened and swallowed their households Numbers 16 UzzahTouched the Ark of the Covenant to steady it, disregarding the prescribed carrying polesStruck dead instantly for irreverence 2 Samuel 6:6–7 King UzziahPresumptuously entered the Temple sanctuary to burn incense, a duty reserved strictly for priests Struck with incurable leprosy on his forehead 2 Chronicles 26:16–21 King Herod Agrippa I Accepted the crowd's praise hailing him as a god rather than giving glory to Yehovah Struck down by an angel and eaten by wormsActs 12:21–23 Ananias and Sapphira Conspired to lie to the Holy Spirit regarding the proceeds of their land sale Dropped dead on the spot before the apostles Acts 5:1–11 Principles Governing God's Judgments Rooted in Exhaustive Knowledge: God never acts on hearsay or assumptions; He inspects the heart and acts only after thorough investigation (Genesis 18:21; Jeremiah 17:10). Preceded by Patient Warning: In nearly every case—from Noah preaching before the flood, to centuries of prophets warning Israel, to Jonah in Nineveh—judgment comes only after extended periods of divine patience (Erech Apayim). Redemptive Intent: For God's covenant people, divine judgments are remedial rather than purely punitive, functioning as parental discipline (musar) meant to purge evil and produce repentance (Hebrews 12:5–11; Hosea 6:1). To "fear God" (Yir’at Yehovah in Hebrew, יִרְאַת יְהוָה) is one of the most misunderstood phrases in Scripture. In modern English, "fear" almost exclusively means fright, terror, or the instinct to shrink away from danger. In biblical thought, however, the fear of the Lord is not the dread of a cruel tyrant that makes you run away and hide. Rather, it is a profound, awe-filled reverence and moral seriousness that draws you in, aligns your priorities, and anchors your obedience. Moses captured this paradox directly at Mount Sinai: "Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of Him may be before you, that you may not sin." — Exodus 20:20 Notice Moses says: Do not be terrified ("do not fear"), yet cultivate the fear of Him. The goal is not cowering paralysis, but transformative reverence. 1. The Hebrew Concept: Yirah The primary Hebrew word is יִרְאָה (yirah). While it can describe natural fright (like meeting an enemy in battle), when directed toward God it takes on a distinct meaning: Holy Awe and Wonder: Recognizing the staggering gap between the Creator and the creature—His infinite holiness, sovereignty, and power versus our finite frailty. Appropriate Weight: Treating God with ultimate seriousness rather than casual familiarity. It is understanding who He actually is and responding accordingly. A helpful analogy is standing at the edge of the ocean or watching a Category 5 hurricane. You aren't necessarily terrified if you are safe, but you are gripped by immense respect and sober awe. You would never treat the open sea casually or carelessly. 2. What the Fear of God Looks Like in Practice Scripture defines the fear of the Lord not as an abstract feeling, but by its tangible fruits: A. Hating and Turning Away from Evil "The fear of Yehovah is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate." — Proverbs 8:13 "By the fear of Yehovah one turns away from evil." — Proverbs 16:6 The fear of God acts as an internal moral compass. When no one else is looking, a person who fears God refrains from wrong not because they might get caught by human authorities, but because they know God sees the heart and cares about righteousness. B. The Foundation of Wisdom and Clear Thinking "The fear of Yehovah is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight." — Proverbs 9:10 Biblically, wisdom (chokhmah) is skill in living life as God designed it. You cannot even begin to see reality accurately until God is placed at the center of the equation. Treating God as secondary or irrelevant is, by biblical definition, the starting point of foolishness (Psalm 14:1). C. Walking in His Commandments "And now, Israel, what does Yehovah your God require of you, but to fear Yehovah your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve Yehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul..." — Deuteronomy 10:12 Notice how Deuteronomy pairs fearing God with loving Him and walking in His ways. Fearing God and loving God are two sides of the same coin: love prevents fear from degenerating into cold dread, while holy fear prevents love from deteriorating into shallow presumption. 3. Slavishe Fear vs. Filial Fear Theologians have long distinguished between two types of fear: Category Servile / Slaves' Fear Filial / Children's Fear Root Motivation Dread of punishment; panic over getting caught Deep love, loyalty, and reverence View of God Harsh, arbitrary, looking to strike down A righteous Father whose approval matters above all Resulting Action Running away, hiding, deceit (like Adam in the garden)Drawing near in humility, repentance, and obedience Ultimate Concern"What will happen to me?""Will this dishonor or grieve Him?" A healthy son respects and "fears" a strong, loving father—not because he thinks his father will destroy him, but because he honors his authority, values his character, and dreads breaking his trust. 4. The Biblical Promises to Those Who Fear Him Far from bringing anxiety, Scripture repeatedly associates the fear of God with deep peace, protection, and intimacy: Intimate Friendship: "The friendship of Yehovah is for those who fear Him, and He makes known to them His covenant." — Psalm 25:14 Compassion: "As a father has compassion on his children, so Yehovah has compassion on those who fear Him." — Psalm 103:13 Protection and Provision: "The angel of Yehovah encamps around those who fear Him, and delivers them... for those who fear Him have no lack!" — Psalm 34:7, 9 Confidence and Life: "In the fear of Yehovah one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. The fear of Yehovah is a fountain of life..." — Proverbs 14:26–27 In short, to fear God is to fear nothing else. When God holds His rightful, supreme place in a person's life, every other human fear—fear of man, fear of circumstances, fear of the future—loses its grip.
- Betraying God | Answers 4 Saints
But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws. ’ Matthew 7:23 A New Heaven and a New Earth …7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son 8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” Failure to acknowledge sin is deliberate betrayal and disloyalty To God, betrayal is the most devastating loss a person can experience.1John 3:4: The one who practices sin is of the devil . If people call themselves Christian, they are required to follow Christ and live as He did..1 John 2:6 He kept The Sabbath, God's food laws, God's appointed times, and all the commandments. This also is a Deliberate betrayal by living your lives opposite to Christ whom you claim to love. 1 John 3:4: The one who practices sin is of the devil “Sin is the transgression of the law that separates the sinner from God. Sin is what happens when you violate God's law; Transgression is the actual act of violating the law Iniquity is a wicked act and immoral conduct or practice. when you've engaged in sin by transgressing God's law If we deliberately keep practice sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left. 1 John 3:9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. Key examples of betraying God: Ignoring God's laws and choosing to practice sin: Engaging in actions considered morally wrong according to Scripture. Hypocrisy: Presenting oneself as devout Christian while acting contrary to one's beliefs. Putting worldly things first: Prioritizing material possessions, career success, or personal pleasure above spiritual growth. Not actively practicing faith: Failing to regularly pray, study scripture, or observe the Sabbath. Misinterpreting scripture: Twisting the meaning of religious texts to suit personal desires. Failing to stand up for what is right : Not speaking out against injustice or immoral behavior when appropriate. Lack of compassion and love: Not showing kindness and generosity towards others, which is a core tenet of most faiths. Building "kingdoms" outside of God: Focusing on creating personal power or status rather than serving a higher purpose. …23 But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” 25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. Betrayal is summarized by three behaviors: The Judas Trade: Exchanging the eternal truth of God's Word for temporary gain—whether it be money, status, or cultural acceptance. Spiritual Adultery: Taking the life and blessings God gave you and using them to serve the "idols" of self-will and lawless living. It is breaking the wedding vows of the covenant. The Kiss of Lawlessness: Claiming to love the Messiah while teaching that His commandments (Torah) no longer matter. This "kisses" Him with words while handing His authority over to be ignored. The Distinction: A stumble is a mistake made while trying to stay on the narrow path, followed by immediate repentance (Teshuvah). Betrayal is the intentional decision to walk away from the path because you prefer your own way over His. Bottom Line: Betrayal is knowing the Master’s house rules and choosing to treat them as optional. Warnings against Sin 1 Listen! The LORD’s arm is not too weak to save you,nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call. 2 It’s your sins that have cut you off from God.Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore. 3 Your hands are the hands of murderers,and your fingers are filthy with sin.Your lips are full of lies,and your mouth spews corruption. 4 No one cares about being fair and honest. The people’s lawsuits are based on lies.They conceive evil deeds and then give birth to sin. 5 They hatch deadly snakes and weave spiders’ webs.Whoever eats their eggs will die; whoever cracks them will hatch a viper. 6 Their webs can’t be made into clothing,and nothing they do is productive.All their activity is filled with sin,and violence is their trademark. 7 Their feet run to do evil, and they rush to commit murder.They think only about sinning. Misery and destruction always follow them. 8 They don’t know where to find peace or what it means to be just and good.They have mapped out crooked roads, and no one who follows them knows a moment’s peace. 9 So there is no justice among us, and we know nothing about right living.We look for light but find only darkness. We look for bright skies but walk in gloom. 10 We grope like the blind along a wall, feeling our way like people without eyes.Even at brightest noontime, we stumble as though it were dark.Among the living,we are like the dead. 11 We growl like hungry bears; we moan like mournful doves.We look for justice, but it never comes. We look for rescue, but it is far away from us. 12 For our sins are piled up before God and testify against us.Yes, we know what sinners we are. 13 We know we have rebelled and have denied the LORD. We have turned our backs on our God. We know how unfair and oppressive we have been,carefully planning our deceitful lies. 14 Our courts oppose the righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found.Truth stumbles in the streets, and honesty has been outlawed. 15 Yes, truth is gone, and anyone who renounces evil is attacked.The LORD looked and was displeased to find there was no justice. 16 He was amazed to see that no one intervened to help the oppressed So he himself stepped in to save them with his strong arm, and his justice sustained him. 17 He put on righteousness as his body armor and placed the helmet of salvation on his head. He clothed himself with a robe of vengeance and wrapped himself in a cloak of divine passion. 18 He will repay his enemies for their evil deeds. His fury will fall on his foes. He will pay them back even to the ends of the earth. 19 In the west, people will respect the name of the LORD; in the east, they will glorify him. For he will come like a raging flood tide driven by the breath of the LORD.a 20 “The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem to buy back those in Israel who have turned from their sins,” b says the LORD. 21 “And this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children’s children forever. I, the LORD, have spoken! When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”verse is from the Bible, specifically Isaiah 59:14-16, which says: "So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice.". 16He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.… Meaning: This passage describes a society where truth and honesty are so absent that they are practically non-existent, to the point where someone who tries to live righteously is vulnerable and becomes a target. It portrays a severe moral decline where justice is not pursued and evil is widely accepted. The lake of fire is a symbolic place of punishment for the wicked after death. The phrase "fire and brimstone" is an idiom that refers to God's wrath. "Brimstone" is an old-fashioned term for sulfur. The lake of fire appears in both ancient Egyptian and Christian religions. In ancient Egypt, it was an obstacle on the journey through the underworld.
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Christians don't teach: You die once then comes judgment. Hebrew 9:27You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you…9 Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the sea or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales, no pork product . Why hasn’t your Pastor shared these Verses? Kungani uMfundisi wenu engakawahlanganisi laMavesi? AmaKristu awafundisi: Ufa kanye bese kufika ukwahlulelwa. Hebheru 9:27 Aniyikuyidla inyama yazo, ningathinti izidumbu zazo; zingcolile kini...9 Kuzo zonke izidalwa ezihlala emanzini, elwandle noma emfuleni, ningadla noma yini enamaphiko namazenga, nomkhiqizo wengulube wanoma yiluphi uhlobo. Levitikusi 11:9 UNkulunkulu ubiza ubungqingili kanye nesinengiso futhi. (ongcolile futhi oyisinengiso) Kufanele ubekezele kuze kube sekupheleni ukuze usindiswe. Mathewu 24:13 “Angizanga ukuletha ukuthula, kodwa inkemba.”— Mathewu 10:34 “Ngathunyelwa kuphela ezimvini ezilahlekile zendlu ka-Israyeli. —Mathewu 15:24 Ukuze siphile njengaye.1 Johane 2:6 Wagcina umthetho kaLevitikusi wokudla, iSabatha, izinsuku zemikhosi ezifunwa nguNkulunkulu kanye nayo yonke imiyalo. Ukuthi izazi zazingekho ekuzalweni kwakhe. Mathewu 2:10 UMesiya wafundisa ukuthi iVangeli likhuluma ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Marku 1:14-15. Akukho ndawo embhalweni uJesu athi ivangeli limayelana nokuthi uzofela izono zethu. Alikho nelilodwa ivesi elishintsha iSabatha libe yiSonto. Leso sivumelwano esisha singesendlu kaJuda nendlu ka-Israyeli. Jeremiya 31:31 Umbono kaPetru awukona ukudla inyama engcolile. Uchaza umbono wakhe. IzEnzo 10:15 Ukuthi isiqalekiso somthetho wesono nokufa sabethelwa esiphambanweni. Galathiya 3:13 Kepha uma niholwa nguMoya, aniphansi komthetho. Galathiya 5:18 UNkulunkulu uyayenyanya imithandazo yomuntu ongawunaki umthetho. IzAga 28:9 Johane 3:36 bama kuJohane 3:16 Kufanele sixhunyelelwe ku-Israyeli. KwabaseRoma 11:11-31 “Ningazifundi izindlela zezizwe. Jeremiya 10:2 Izindlela zabo ziyize neziwubuwula. izipikili ukuze zingawi.”—Jeremiya 10:3 AmaKristu awafundisi, minyaka yonke, umpristi ka-Ishtar wayekhulelisa izintombi ezisencane e-altare. Izingane zazalwa ngoKhisimusi kwathi ngonyaka olandelayo zahlatshelwa ngeSonto lePhasika enkonzweni yokuphuma kwelanga. Umpristi wayethatha amaqanda ka-Ishtar awadaye egazini labantwana ababehlatshelwe. Lokhu kwenzeka eminyakeni eyizi-2000 ngaphambi kokuba uKristu azalwe. uNkulunkulu wakho; NginguJehova Levitikusi 18:21 21 . Bantwana abathandekayo, makungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo ngalokhu: Lapho abantu benza ukulunga, kuzibonakalisa ukuthi balungile, njengoba nje noKristu elungile. 8 Kodwa nxa abantu beqhubeka besona, kutshengisa ukuthi bangabakaDeveli obelokhu ona kusukela ekuqaleni. Kodwa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yezela ukuchitha imisebenzi kaSathane. 9 Labo abazelwe emndenini kaNkulunkulu abenzi umkhuba ukona, ngoba ukuphila kukaNkulunkulu kubo. Ngakho, abanakuqhubeka bona, ngoba bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 10 Ngakho khathesi sesiyakwazi ukuthi ngobani abantwana bakaNkulunkulu lokuthi ngobani abantwana bakaSathane. Noma ubani ongaphili ngokulunga futhi ongawathandi amanye amakholwa akasiye okaNkulunkulu. 1 Johane 3: Kepha nina uKristu uthulule uMoya wakhe. kuwe. 15:14 Uma nje uMoya wakhe ehlezi kini, anidingi muntu ukuba anifundise. Ngokuba uMoya wakhe unifundisa ngakho konke, akufundisayo kuyiqiniso, akusiwo amanga. Ngakho-ke lalela imfundiso kaMoya, uhlale kuKristu. Johane 2:27 Zihloleni nina ukuze nibone ukuthi ningamakholwa eqiniso yini: zihloleni. Kumbe anazi yini ukuthi uJesu Kristu uphakathi kwenu, ngaphandle kokuba ningathembekile na?
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(There is not a secret rapture; Christians are taught it is so secret it is not found in the bible. This rapture is only for Christians, the Jews will be left behind to go through the tribulation.) Once you are on the path to salvation you are grafted into Israel you are a spiritual Jew. The True Rapture will happen on the feast of Trumpets GO Ukuhlwithwa Kwangaphambi, Kwaphakathi naphakathi nangemuva Catholic Church Admits They Made the Change of Sabbath The second Exodus U-Yeshuwa Ukhuluma Ngekusasa.Akukho ukuhlwithwa okuyimfihlo! (Akukho ukuhlwithwa okuyimfihlo; amaKrestu afundiswa kuyimfihlo kakhulu ayitholakali eBhayibhelini.Lokhu kuhlwithwa kungokwamaKristu kuphela, amaJuda azosala ukuze adabule osizini .) Mathewu 24: Uma ususendleleni eya ensindisweni uxhunyelelwa ku-Israyeli usungumJuda kamoya. Cha, umJuda weqiniso yilowo onhliziyo yakhe ilungile kuNkulunkulu. Futhi ukusoka kweqiniso akukhona ukugcina okulotshiweyo emthethweni; kunalokho, wukuguquka kwenhliziyo okukhiqizwa nguMoya. Futhi umuntu onenhliziyo eshintshile ufuna ukudunyiswa uNkulunkulu, hhayi kubantu. Roma 2:29 Yisiphi isibonakaliso esiyobonisa ukubuya kwakho nokuphela kwezwe na? Ukuqala kosizi. Lapho ubona 'isinengiso sencithakalo,' “Khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni; Iphasika Sukkot Greater u-exodus Khona-ke bayakuninikela osizini, banibulale, Ngokuba lapho kuyakuba-khona usizi olukhulu Ngokuba kuyakuvela oKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, babonise izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso. ukukhohlisa, Kepha okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa. “Masinyane ngemva kosizi lwalezo zinsuku ilanga liyofiphazwa, nenyanga ngeke ikunike ukukhanya kwayo; izinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini, namandla asezulwini ayozamazama. 30 Khona-ke isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu siyobonakala ezulwini, Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu UJesu Ubikezela Ukubhujiswa Kwethempeli 24 Khona uJesu waphuma wamuka ethempelini, abafundi bakhe beza ukumbonisa izakhiwo zethempeli. 2 UJesu wathi kubo: “Aniziboni zonke lezi zinto na? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akuyikushiywa lapha itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi.” Izimpawu Zezikhathi Nokuphela Kwenkathi 3 Kwathi ehlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo, abafundi beza kuye bebodwa, bathi: “Sitshele, lokhu kuyakuba nini na? Futhi siyakuba yini isibonakaliso sokufika kwakho nesokuphela kwezwe na?” 4 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Qaphelani ningadukiswa muntu. 5 Ngoba abanengi bazakuza ngebizo lami, besithi: Mina nginguKristu, badukise abanengi. 6 Niyakuzwa ngezimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi. Qaphelani ningakhathazeki; okwe- [a ]zonke lezi zinto kumelwe zenzeke, kodwa ukuphela akukabi khona. 7 Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso; Futhi kuyoba khona indlala, [b ]izifo eziwumshayabhuqe nokuzamazama komhlaba ezindaweni ngezindawo. 8 Konke lokhu kungukuqala kwemihelo. 9 “Khona bayakunikhaphela osizini, banibulale, nizondwe yizizwe zonke ngenxa yegama lami. 10 Khona-ke abaningi bayakukhubeka, bakhaphelane, bazondane. 11 Khona-ke kuyovela abaprofethi bamanga abaningi futhi badukise abaningi. 12 Futhi ngenxa yokwanda kokubi, uthando lwabaningi luyophola. 13 Kodwa okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa. 14 Leli vangeli lombuso liyoshunyayelwa emhlabeni wonke njengobufakazi ezizweni zonke, andukuba kufike ukuphela. Usizi Olukhulu 15 “Ngakho-ke nxa nibona amanyala encithakalo, akhuluma ngawo ngomprofethi uDaniyeli, emi endaweni engcwele,” (ofundayo makaqonde), 16“khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni. 1 7 Ophezu kwendlu kangehli ukuyothatha utho endlini yakhe. 18 Nalowo osensimini makangabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha izingubo zakhe. 19 Kodwa maye kwabakhulelweyo lakulabo abancelisayo ngalezonsuku! 20 Khulekani ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika noma ngesabatha. 21 Ngoba ngalesosikhathi kuzakuba losizi olukhulu olungakaze lube khona kusukela ekuqaleni komhlaba kuze kube khathesi, hatshi, olungasayikuba khona. 22 Ukube lezo zinsuku azifinyezwanga, bekungayikusindiswa nyama; kodwa ngenxa [c ]ngenxa yabakhethiweyo, lezozinsuku ziyakufinyezwa. 23 “Khona uma umuntu ethi kini, ‘Bhekani, nangu uKristu! noma 'Lapho!' ningakholwa. 24 Ngokuba kuyakuvela oKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, benze izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso, ukuze badukise, uma kungenzeka, nabakhethiweyo. 25 Bhekani, nginitshelile ngaphambili. 26 Ngakho uma bethi kini: Bhekani, usehlane; ungaphumi; noma: 'Bheka, usendlini engaphakathi;' ningakholwa. 27 Ngoba njengoba umbani uvela empumalanga ubaneka entshonalanga, kuzakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu. 28 Ngokuba nomaphi lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe ayakubuthana khona; Ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu 29 “Masinyane ngemva kosizi lwalezo zinsuku ilanga liyofiphazwa, nenyanga ngeke ikunike ukukhanya kwayo; izinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini, namandla asezulwini ayozamazama. 30Khona-ke isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu siyobonakala ezulwini. khona-ke zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyolila, futhi ziyobona iNdodana yomuntu iza iphezu kwamafu ezulu inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu. 31 Futhi iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo, futhi ziyobuthela ndawonyed ]abakhethiweyo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni owodwa wezulu kuze kube komunye. Umfanekiso Wesihlahla Somkhiwane 32 “Manje fundani umfanekiso emkhiwaneni: Lapho igatsha lawo selithambile futhi lihluma amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze. 33 Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona zonke lezi zinto, yazini ukuthie ]iseduze—eminyango! 34 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asisoze sadlula zingakenzeki zonke lezi zinto. 35 Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula. Akekho Owazi Usuku Noma Ihora 36 “Kepha lolo suku nalelo hora akakho owaziyo ngalo, nazingelosi zezulu.f ]ezulwini, kodwa uBaba waMi kuphela. 37 Kodwa njengoba zazinjalo izinsuku zikaNowa, kuzakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu. 38 Ngoba njengasemihleni eyandulela uzamcolo, babedla, bephuza, beshada, bendiswa, kwaze kwaba lusuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, 39 futhi babengazi kwaze kwafika uzamcolo, wabakhukhula bonke, kanjalo noMoya ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu kube. 40 Khona-ke kuyakuba khona ababili ensimini: omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe. 41 Abesifazane ababili bayakube besila etsheni, omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe. 42 Ngakho-ke lindani, ngokuba anazi ukuthi yinig ]ihora iNkosi yenu iza. 43 Kodwa yazini lokhu, ukuthi uba umninindlu ebesazi ukuthih ]ihora isela eliyofika ngalo, laliyolinda futhi lingavumeli ukuba indlu yalo igqekezwe. 44 Ngakho-ke nani hlalani nilungile, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iza ngehora eningalicabangiyo. Inceku Ethembekileyo neNceku Embi 45 “Ngubani-ke oyinceku ethembekileyo nehlakaniphileyo, inkosi yayo yayibeka phezu kwabendlu yayo ukuba ibanike ukudla na?i ]ngesikhathi esifanele? 46 Ibusisiwe leyonceku okuzakuthi inkosi yayo nxa ifika iyithole yenze njalo. 47 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izayibeka phezu kwakho konke elakho. 48 Kodwa uma leyo nceku embi ithi enhliziyweni yayo: ‘Inkosi yami ilibele.j ]ukuza kwayo,’ 49 waseqala ukutshaya izinceku ezikanye layo, lokudla lokunatha lezidakwa, 50 inkosi yaleyonceku izafika ngosuku engayikhangeleyo langehola engalaziyo. of, 51 futhi izamnquma kabili, immisele isabelo sakhe kanye nabazenzisi. lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. The Man of Lawlessness 2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God. The Coming of the Lord 13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord,d that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.1 Corinthians 15:52 At the last Trumpets the Seventh trumpet. on the east of Trumpets Matthew 24:1–51 Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple 24 Jesus left the temple and was going away when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” Signs of the End of the Age 3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered them, a “See that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you d are not be alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. 9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then many will fall away1 and betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom 15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19 And b alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. 23 then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand. 26 So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. The Coming of the Son of Man 29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then t all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And we will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. The Man of Lawlessness 2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily u nsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed , the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
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21 Steps to Salvation Calvinism vs Arminianism bottom of page click on God cannot stand the prayers of anyone who disobeys his Law. Proverbs 28:9 In Isaiah 66:15-17, we see that in the context of the Lord’s return, when He returns, He is clearly upset that people are eating pork. If He cares then, why would we assume that He does not care now? 1. Hear the True Gospel The first step of the build is listening to the unfiltered, original message of God. “From that time Yeshua began to preach and to say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” — Matthew 4:17 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” — John 8:32 What this means: You cannot build a straight wall if you are reading a warped blueprint. Hearing the true Gospel means listening to the actual Word of God—not human traditions, clever shortcuts, or watered-down messages that just make people feel good in the pew. It is the moment you hear the real standard for the very first time. 2. Believe the True Gospel True belief is not just agreeing with facts; it is placing your absolute confidence and weight on the message. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” — Hebrews 11:6 What this means: Believing means you look at the plumb line and say, "That string is perfectly straight, and I trust it completely." It is an inner conviction that drives you to action. If you don't truly believe the blueprint is accurate, you will never bother to change how you are laying your bricks. 3. Repent of Past Sins Repentance is a deliberate, U-turn in direction. It means stopping your lawlessness and turning back toward the Law of God. “I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” — Luke 13:3 What this means: Since 1 John 3:4 tells us that sin is breaking God's law, your old wall was naturally leaning and crooked. Repentance is the moment you drop your tools, admit your wall is out of line, and make a firm decision to tear down the old, lawless way of living so you can rebuild it straight. 4. Confess Faith in Yeshua Messiah Confession is the public declaration of who is in charge of your building site. “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” — Romans 10:10 What this means: Confession is nailing your colors to the mast. It means standing up and declaring out loud to the world, to the adversary, and to the assembly: "Yeshua is my Master, and I am building my life on His foundation from this day forward." 5. Be Baptized Baptism is the physical and spiritual washing away of the rubble from your old life. “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Yeshua Messiah for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” — Acts 2:38 What this means: Going under the water is the formal burial of the old, crooked structure. You don't build a new house on top of old trash. You clear the lot. Baptism washes away the stain of past lawlessness so you can step out of the water onto a clean, solid foundation. 6. Be Faithful Unto Death Loyalty to the Creator must be absolute, even when the pressure of the world threatens to break you. “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.” — Revelation 2:10 What this means: This is the ultimate test of the structure. When the storms of persecution, sickness, or trials hit the wall, a true believer refuses to let a single brick slip. It means your loyalty to the Master Builder stays intact even if holding the line costs you your physical life. 7. Obey Him for Eternal Salvation The author of salvation specifically identifies who His work is for: those who follow His instructions. “And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” — Hebrews 5:9 What this means: The Master Builder only claims ownership of the walls that actually followed His blueprints. Faith that refuses to obey is an illusion. Salvation belongs to the people who don't just call Him "Lord," but who actually submit to His authority and do what He asks. 8. Live Exactly as Yeshua Did The Messiah's walk on this earth is the ultimate, flawless example for our daily lives. “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.” — 1 John 2:6 What this means: Yeshua is the living plumb line. If you want to know how to treat people, how to handle temptation, or how to keep God's commands, you look at His life. If a custom or a lifestyle choice doesn't square up with how Yeshua walked, it does not belong in your wall. 9. Do What the Word Says, Don't Just Listen True faith is an active, hands-on construction project, not a spectator sport. “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” — James 1:22 What this means: Sitting in a pew and nodding along with a sermon doesn't build anything. If you know what the Bible says but don't practice it on Monday morning, you are fooling yourself. True faith requires you to pick up the trowel and actually lay the bricks according to the instructions. 10. Possess the Spirit of Christ True conversion requires the supernatural presence of the Holy Spirit living inside you. “Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.” — Romans 8:9 What this means: The Holy Spirit is the gravity that keeps the plumb line straight. Without the Spirit living inside your heart, you have no power to keep the wall in line, and you don't belong to the Owner of the house. You must have His seal on the inside. 11. Receive the Holy Spirit Through Obedience God places His Spirit inside those who have a heart bent toward submission. “And we are His witnesses of these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.” — Acts 5:32 What this means: God does not pour His Holy Spirit into a vessel that intends to stay rebellious and lawless. The Spirit is given as a helper to help you keep the Law. When you step out in willingness to obey, God anchors His supernatural strength deep inside your life. 12. Call on the Name of Yeshua Messiah Deliverance and strength come from actively crying out to the authority and identity of the Son. “For ‘whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’” — Romans 10:13 What this means: When the wall is leaning, when your own strength fails, or when the enemy attacks, you don't rely on yourself. You call on the name and the legal authority of Yeshua. It is an active cry for help to the only One who has the power to hold the structure together. 13. Keep the Commandments to Enter Into Life When asked directly how to inherit eternal life, the Messiah pointed straight back to God's boundaries. “Jesus said to him... ‘If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.’” — Matthew 19:17 What this means: Commandments are not heavy burdens; they are the side-guards that keep the wall from warping. Since sin is breaking the law, keeping the commandments is how we show we love God and want our lives to stay completely square with His righteousness. 14. Trust the Son to Not Perish Escape from the penalty of lawlessness requires absolute reliance on the sacrifice of the Messiah. “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” — John 3:15,16 What this means: No matter how hard we try to build straight, our past sins would condemn us if not for Jesus. Trusting the Son means knowing that His blood covers our imperfections and saves our structure from facing the ultimate collapse of spiritual death. 15. Walk by Faith, Not by Sight The Christian walk requires trusting God’s structural blueprint even when circumstances look dark and confusing. “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” — 2 Corinthians 5:7 What this means: Sometimes the fog of life rolls in, and you can't see two feet in front of you. Walking by faith means you don't guess or look around at what everyone else is doing. You trust the plumb line in your hand because you know God's weight is true, even when your eyes can't see the top of the line. 16. Obey the Son to Avoid Angry Judgment Rejecting the instructions of the King leaves a person exposed to the holy consequences of rebellion. “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” — John 3:36 What this means: You cannot claim to believe in Jesus while actively refusing to listen to Him. Intentional disobedience is rebellion, and a wall built in open defiance of the Blueprints will eventually face inspection and be completely demolished under divine judgment 17. Be Born Again Salvation requires a radical, supernatural transformation from above—not just a superficial patch-job. “ Yeshua answered and said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” — John 3:3 What this means: God doesn't just want to fix a few cracks in your old wall; He wants to give you a brand-new nature. Yeshua told Nicodemus that what is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit, moving like the wind. If you claim you are already fully "born again" right now, why are you still trapped in a temporary body of flesh and blood instead of a glorified, immortal spirit body? Are you confusing the earnest promise of the Holy Spirit inside you today with the actual, physical rebirth that only happens at the resurrection of the dead? True rebirth replaces the temporary structure of flesh with an immortal house from heaven. 18. Produce Good Deeds So Faith Isn't Dead Active obedience and good fruit are the unmistakable evidence of a living faith. “Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” — James 2:17 What this means: Faith is invisible until it shows up in your actions. If someone claims to be a master builder but has never laid a single brick or done a single good deed, their claim is useless. True, saving faith will always show up clearly in the work you do for God's kingdom. 19. Worship God in Spirit and Truth True service to the Father requires complete honesty, removing the masks of religious pretense. “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” — John 4:24 "What this means: This means stop pretending to be a flawless saint in the church pew if you are falling apart on the inside. Worshiping in truth means standing perfectly vertical before God, baring your soul, and saying, "Lord, here is exactly where my wall is leaning." Furthermore, Acts 5:32 states that God gives the Holy Spirit to those who obey Him. This principle emphasizes that a willing, obedient heart is a key condition for receiving and experiencing the empowering presence of the Spirit. If you do not have the Spirit of Christ, you are none of His. Because 1 John 3:4 warns that "sin is the transgression of the law," walking in the Spirit is the only way to overcome the flesh and keep from breaking God's boundaries. 20. Endure Until the End Salvation is a marathon, not a sprint. The prize is given to those who finish the entire construction project. “But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” — Matthew 24:13 What this means: It’s not about how fast you start; it’s about whether your structure stands the test of time. True believers don't pack up their tools and walk away when the culture turns against them or when things get tough. They stay on the wall, checking the line, until the project is completely finished. 21. Be Grafted Into Israel Believers from the nations are joined directly into God’s original, enduring covenant family tree. “And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree...” — Romans 11:17 What this means: You are not a lone house sitting out on an island by yourself. By faith in the Messiah, God links your life directly into the great, historic fortress of His covenant people—Israel. You share in their root, their history, their promises, and their responsibilities to the King. 3 Commonly Misunderstood Bible Questions Answered For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. Many are called but few are saved. Matthew 22:14 And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; God has pronounced that the penalty of sin is spiritual death and separation from God in a place of judgment called hell: “For the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). Jesus clearly taught that sinners were condemned in sin and would perish and go to hell if they didn't believe in Him as their Savior (John 3:16-18). What are the 21 steps to salvation? 1 John 3:4 Whosoever committed sin transgression also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. Hear the True Gospel. (Matthew 4:17 John 8:32) Believe the True Gospel (Hebrews 11:6, John 20:31) Repent of past sins (Luke 13:3, Acts 17:30) Confess faith in Yeshua Messiah (Romans 10:10, Matthew 10:32) Be Baptized (Galatians 3:27, Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38) Be faithful unto death (Revelation 2:10) For all who obey him eternal salvation Hebrews 5:9 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Yeshua did.1 John 2:6 But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. James 1:2 And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. Romans 8:1 We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.” Acts 5:32 “whoever calls on the name of the Yeshua Messiah shall be saved.Romans 10:13-15 For But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments. Matthew 19:16-26 That whosoever believe i n him should not perish, but have eternal life…John 3:15,16 For we live by faith, not by sight. (Hebrews 11:6) And without faith it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.2 Corinthians 5:7 And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’ t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.” John 3: Yeshua Messiah replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. ”John 3:3 So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds , it is dead and useless. James 2:17-23 You must worship God in TRUTH and SPIRIT John 4:24 You must endure until the end to be saved . Matthew 24:13 We must be grafted into Israel. Romans 11:11-31 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Yeshua Messiah so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. Galatians 3:14 Explanation Obedience is a requirement for receiving the Holy Spirit, along with faith in Christ's sacrifice. Repentance, or turning away from sin and toward obedience, is also required. The Holy Spirit gives guidance and companionship, and enables people to obey, kill sin, and be sanctified. "Born of the Spirit" (regeneration) is a spiritual rebirth, a work of the Holy Spirit that gives us new life and makes us capable of understanding and responding to God. Without this spiritual birth, one cannot "see" or "enter" the Kingdom of God (heaven). 1. The Holy Spirit Indwells Believers as a Mark of Salvation :The Holy Spirit Indwells Believers as a Mark of Salvation: 2.The Holy Spirit is the Seal and Guarantee of Our Inheritance : Ephesians 1:13-14: "In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory." 3. The Holy Spirit Regenerates and Gives New Life: 4. The Holy Spirit Sanctifies and Transforms Us: Chist redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: " Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree. " He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Yeshua Messiah so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. Galatians 3:14 The decrees of Yehovah are trustworthy , making wise the simple. The commandments of Yehovah are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of Yehovah are clear, giving insight into living. Reverence for Yehovah is pure , lasting forever. The laws of Yehovah are true ; each one is fair. They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb. They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for those who obey them. Psalm 19:7 The one who belongs listens and responds to Yehovah's words. If you don't listen and respond , it is because you don't belong to Yehovah." John 8:47 Some say that God's promises to those who obey him include: Being blessed Being saved Being watched over Being taken care of Being given what you ask for Being happy Living longer Lacking nothing good God's Law Reflects God's Character (Who He Is): The ultimate source of all truth is God Himself. He is perfectly holy, just, righteous, good, and loving. His law, therefore, is not arbitrary rules, but an expression of His very nature. It reveals what is inherently true, good, and right because it stems from the perfectly true, good, and righteous God. Psalm 119:142 says, "Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth. " This verse directly links God's righteousness (His character) with His law being truth. The Law as Divine Instruction and Revelation: In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word "Torah" (often translated as "Law") literally means "instruction," "teaching," or "guidance." It's not just a list of prohibitions, but a comprehensive revelation of God's will and wisdom for how humanity should live and how they can have a relationship with Him. Since God is truth, His instructions are true. They accurately describe reality, the nature of good and evil, and the path to genuine life and flourishing. Psalm 19:7-9 beautifully describes the law: "The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." Notice the consistent emphasis on truth, purity, and righteousness. The Law Exposes Sin and Points to Reality: The law serves as a mirror, showing humanity its imperfection and sinfulness in contrast to God's perfect standard. In this sense, it is "true" because it accurately diagnoses the human condition. Romans 3:20 states, "for through the law comes knowledge of sin." The law truthfully reveals what is wrong, what deviates from God's intended design for creation and humanity. Jesus Christ Embodies and Fulfills the Law/Truth: Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). He is the ultimate revelation of God's truth. He also stated that He came not to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17). He perfectly lived out the Law and, through His sacrifice, perfectly satisfied its righteous demands on behalf of humanity. Therefore, the truth found in the Law ultimately points to and is embodied by Jesus Christ. The Law Guides Towards a True and Abundant Life: Living in accordance with God's law, empowered by the Holy Spirit, leads to a life that is truly abundant, meaningful, and aligned with God's design. This is not about earning salvation, but about living out the reality of being a new creation in Christ. The moral principles embedded in the law are timeless and beneficial for human flourishing, regardless of one's belief system. For example, honesty, faithfulness, and respect for life are universally recognized as good. In summary, when we say "the law is truth," we mean that God's law is a direct reflection of His unchanging, perfect, and truthful character. It is a divine revelation that accurately defines reality, distinguishes right from wrong, exposes sin, and ultimately points to Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of all truth and the source of true righteousness. It provides guidance for a life that is genuinely good and pleasing to God. Key Differences and Implications The Reformed (Calvinist) Order of Salvation The Armenian/Wesleyan Order of Salvation What is the Order of Salvation? The ordo salutis (Latin for "order of salvation") is a theological construct in Christian soteriology that describes the logical (not always strictly chronological) sequence of God's saving acts applied to the believer. It originates from Reformed theology but has been adapted across traditions, highlighting the interplay between divine sovereignty and human response Rooted in passages like Romans 8:29–30 (the "golden chain" of salvation), it underscores salvation as God's initiative from eternity to consummation. While all orthodox Christians affirm the core elements—such as Christ's atonement, faith, justification, and glorification—the order varies significantly between Reformed (Calvinist) and Arminian /Wesleyan views. Reformed theology prioritizes monergism (God's sole work), placing regeneration before faith, while Arminianism emphasizes synergism (cooperation via free will enabled by grace), placing faith before regeneration. The Reformed (Calvinist) Order of Salvation In this view, salvation begins with God's eternal decree and proceeds irresistibly, with human faith as a result of divine regeneration rather than its precondition. A typical sequence includes: Election/Predestination: God's sovereign choice of individuals before creation, based on His will alone (Ephesians 1:4–5). Calling: An outward gospel proclamation and inner, effectual call by the Spirit (Romans 8:30). Regeneration: The Holy Spirit imparts new spiritual life to the elect, enabling faith (Titus 3:5; Ezekiel 36:26). Conversion (Faith and Repentance): The regenerated sinner trusts Christ and turns from sin, as gifts from God (Ephesians 2:8–9). Justification: God declares the believer righteous, imputing Christ's merit (Romans 5:1). Adoption: Believers enter God's family as heirs (Galatians 4:4–7). Sanctification: Progressive growth in holiness, empowered by the Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:23). Perseverance: God's preservation of the saints unto the end (Philippians 1:6). Glorification : Final perfection at Christ's return (Romans 8:30). This order emphasizes that no one can contribute to their salvation, avoiding any implication of merit. The Arminian/Wesleyan Order of Salvation Arminians stress prevenient (preceding) grace that restores free will to all sinners, making faith the condition for receiving salvation's benefits. Regeneration follows faith, and perseverance is conditional on continued belief. Roger Olson's classical Arminian sequence is: Electing Grace in Christ: God's election of all who will believe (foreseen faith). Atonement: Christ's universal provision for sinners. Prevenient Grace: God's enabling grace through the gospel, convicting and illuminating (Titus 2:11). Conversion (Repentance and Faith): The sinner's free response to believe and repent. Regeneration, Justification, Adoption , Union with Christ, Indwelling Spirit: Initial saving acts upon faith (John 3:3–5; Romans 5:1). Sanctification: Progressive (and potentially entire) holiness. Glorification: For those who persevere through faith. A broader Arminian outline includes universal/resistible calling before faith, with sanctification open to full freedom from sin's power in Wesleyan thought. Key Differences and Implications Faith vs. Regeneration: Reformed: Regeneration causes faith (monergistic). Arminian: Faith precedes and conditions regeneration (synergistic). Election: Reformed: Unconditional (individual selection). Arminian: Conditional (based on foreseen faith or corporate election in Christ). Calling and Perseverance: Reformed: Irresistible and guaranteed. Arminian: Resistible and dependent on human cooperation. Practical Ramifications: Reformed views foster assurance in God's sovereignty; Arminian emphasizes responsibility and warning against apostasy (Hebrews 6:4–6). These frameworks unite in affirming salvation by grace through Christ alone, differing mainly in emphasis to guard biblical truths like sovereignty (Reformed) and love for all (Arminian). For deeper reading, explore primary sources like the Westminster Confession (Reformed) or Arminius's writings. If you'd like focus on a specific tradition, biblical exegesis, or modern debates, let me know! Anchor 1
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Then comes the judgement 📋 The Final Appointment with God Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,— Hebrews 9:27 Here is the expanded, 10-question version of the test. It drives home the absolute weight of that single, unavoidable appointment with death and judgment, stripping away every possible excuse a churchgoer might use to stall. Question 1: The Timeline of Repentance Traditional church culture often conditions people to think they have plenty of time to align their lives with the truth later on. According to the absolute law of mortality, when does your opportunity to stop practicing lawlessness (anomia) permanently end? A) It extends past the grave, offering a second chance to look at the commandments. B) The exact second your physical breath stops. There are no extensions, no revisions, and no delays. Question 2: The Representation at the Throne When you stand at the judgment seat described in Hebrews 9:27, who will be standing there with you to answer for the way you lived your life? A) Your pastor, your spouse, or your church community to help explain your traditions. B) Absolutely no one. You will stand entirely alone, answering directly for whether you physically walked as He walked. Question 3: The Currency of Judgment Many churchgoers rely on their regular attendance, church titles, or good intentions as their security. When the books are opened after death, what is the ultimate standard of measurement? A) How popular your church was and how sincere your human traditions felt. B) Literal alignment with the unchanging Word of God and the physical footsteps of the Messiah (1 John 2:6). Question 4: The Delusion of "Later" If a conditioned mind looks at a clear commandment today (like the Seventh-Day Sabbath or the dietary laws) and says, "I'll look into that some other time," what are they gambling with? A) A harmless delay that grace will automatically cover. B) A sudden, unannounced arrival at their fixed appointment with death—sealing them forever in a state of unacknowledged betrayal. Question 5: The Passing Grade Fallacy Many churchgoers believe they will pass judgment because they are "better than most people" or because they don't do "the really bad sins." What does the mirror of God’s Law say about this excuse at judgment? A) God grades on a curve and compares you to the rest of the world. B) God compares you strictly to His perfect standard. Breaking even one point of the Torah makes you guilty of lawlessness. Question 6: The Pastor’s Accountability Shield If your local pastor told you from the pulpit that the Seventh-Day Sabbath was changed or that the dietary laws were done away with, whose head will that error fall on when you stand before the throne? A) The pastor will take the blame, and you will be let off the hook for just following orders. B) You will answer for your own blindness. The blind leading the blind means both fall into the ditch. Question 7: The Finality of the Closed Door In Matthew 25, the foolish virgins arrived late, knocked on the door, and cried out to be let in. What does their sudden, permanent rejection teach us about the moment after death? A) That God will eventually relent if you beg long and hard enough after you die. B) That once the door of mortality is shut, the Master's decision is final and absolute. Question 8: The Myth of the Church Altar Many rely on a past prayer, a baptism certificate, or an emotional night at a church altar as a permanent insurance policy against judgment. If that past event didn't result in a lifestyle of physical obedience, what is it worth on Judgment Day? A) It is a valid, unbreakable contract of salvation regardless of how you lived. B) It is a worthless piece of paper that proves you talked the talk but refused to walk the walk. Question 9: The "Depart from Me" Reality In Matthew 7:22-23, the people rejected by Yeshua were completely shocked. They expected a reward. What was the exact reason they were cast away on their judgment day? A) They didn't do enough church activities or build a big enough ministry. B) They practiced anomia—living a lifestyle completely detached from and opposite to God’s Torah. Question 10: The Ultimate Fear of Man If you refuse to obey the Creator's physical commandments today because you are terrified that your friends, family, or church will turn on you, what are you failing to realize about the moment of death? A) That keeping the peace with people on earth is more important than keeping the covenant. B) That every single person you are trying to please today will be completely absent from your judgment. Their opinions will mean nothing when you face the Judge. ⚖️ The Verdict Blueprint If you chose "B" for every answer: Awake to Reality. You understand that time is a luxury you do not own. You recognize that the delusion of traditional comfort will instantly vaporize the moment you close your eyes in death, leaving you alone before the Judge. If you made excuses or chose "A": Stalling in Delusion. You are currently banking on a traditional safety net that does not exist in scripture. You are treating a terrifying, fixed appointment like an optional meeting. "Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." — Proverbs 27:1 The clock is ticking down to your appointment. Drop the church excuses, face the mirror, and align your walk with the Messiah before your time runs out. This diagnostic test uses the same direct, mirroring method. It contrasts the common theological defenses used to excuse a lawless lifestyle with the stark, uncompromised warnings found throughout the scriptures. 📋 The "Profession vs. Walk" Mirror Test Instructions: Answer these 4 direct questions honestly based on the everyday choices, priorities, and scriptural claims of the modern believer you are evaluating. Question 1: The Definition of Deception If this person reads the warning in James 1:22 ("Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves"), how do they reconcile their own lifestyle? A) They recognize that "doing the Word" means physically mimicking the obedience, Sabbaths, and righteousness of the Messiah, viewing any other path as self-deception. B) They believe that mentally agreeing with theology or sitting in a pew satisfies the text, using "grace" to redefine a hearer as a doer. Question 2: The Fruit of Knowing Him According to 1 John 2:4, "The man who says, 'I know Him,' but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him." When confronted with the actual commandments Christ kept (the Torah), how does this person respond? A) They acknowledge that to know Him is to obey the same instructions He obeyed, striving for total alignment with His walk. B) They claim they "know Him" through an emotional connection or a past prayer, dismissing His actual commands as an outdated yoke meant only for a bygone era. Question 3: The True Measure of Love When Jesus says, "If you love me, keep my commandments," and John reinforces it in 1 John 5:3 ("For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments"), what does "love" look like in this person's life? A) Love is treated as a binding action of physical obedience to the Father's established instructions and statutes. B) Love is treated as a subjective feeling, a sentimental vibe, or an internal emotion that requires no adherence to a biblical calendar, diet, or Sabbath. Question 4: The Reality of Coming Judgment Scripture states in John 3:36 that "anyone who doesn't obey the Son will never experience eternal life but will remain under God's angry judgment." Knowing that the Son explicitly warned in Matthew 5:17–19 that not a single jot or tittle would pass from the Law, how does this person view the final accounting? A) They realize that the Son commands an active turn away from lawlessness (sin) and toward the Torah, making repentance a physical U-turn in behavior. B) They assume their confession shields them from any requirement to obey, believing the Son "fulfilled" the Law so that they are free to ignore it without facing consequences. The Scoring Key: Look back at the boxes checked. If the answers lean toward B, the mirror reveals a sobering truth: it is impossible to claim the destination of the Savior while walking in the exact opposite direction.
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This marriage relationship was established by God because national Israel typified and foreshadowed the spiritual Israel of God which was to become the eternal bride of Christ. The Marriage supper of the Lamb When and where will the marriage supper of the Lamb take place? UMSHADO KANKULUNKULU NO-ISRAYELI _cc781905-5cde-319513bbd_31953bbd Lobu buhlobo bomshado basungulwa uNkulunkulu ngoba u-Israyeli wesizwe wafanekisela futhi wafanekisela u-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu ongokomoya owayezoba umlobokazi kaKristu waphakade._cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-158d_58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad58 umshado wesizwe ka-Israyeli Isikhalo sikaNkulunkulu esilotshwe kuJeremiya 3:14 ngokuphinga okungokomoya okwenziwa umkakhe: (ithole legolide) Phendukani nina bantwana abahlehlayo,’ usho uJehova; ngokuba ngiganiwe:... Wayengashadile nabo njengabantu ngabanye; njengabantu ngabanye, babeshadile ngokomoya nomthetho kaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, Wayeshade nabo njengenhlangano ehlangene._cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d inkinga yangempela. Akuzange kunini emlandweni wesizwe sakwa-Israyeli bathembeke. Bakhanukela abanye onkulunkulu ngokuphindaphindiwe. Nomkakhe ophingayo? Ngokomthetho kaNkulunkulu waphakade, ukufa kuyadingeka kumfazi ophingayo. wayephuma kuIsrayeli wesizwe ukuthi uKristu wayezofika. Ngaphezu kwalokho, icebo likaNkulunkulu kwakuwukusebenzisa u-Israyeli wesizwe njengesibonelo sokubekezela nesihe Sakhe. Khumbula, emfanekisweni kaLuka 13 umkhiwane owawungatheli ngokuphindaphindiwe wawuzogawulwa. Kodwa-ke kwakuzonikezwa elinye ithuba futhi. Uma kungakabikho isithelo, kwakufanele kugawulwe phansi._3bb-94cde. 136bad5cf58d_ Umfanekiso Wezintombi Eziyishumi NgokukaMathewu 25:1-13 1 “Khona umbuso wezulu uyakuba njengezintombi eziyishumi ezathatha izibani zazo zahamba ukuyohlangabeza umyeni. 2 Eziyisihlanu kuzo zaziyiziwula, ezinhlanu zazihlakaniphile. 3 Ngokuba eziyiziwula zathatha izibani zazo, azithathanga amafutha, 4 kepha ezihlakaniphileyo zaphatha amafutha ezitsheni kanye nezibani zazo. 5 Kwathi umyeni esephuzile, zozela zonke zalala. 6 Kodwa phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa ukuthi, ‘Nangu umkhwenyana! Phumani nimhlangabeze.' 7 Khona zavuka lezo zintombi zonke, zalungisa izibani zazo. 8 Eziyiziwula zathi kwezihlakaniphileyo: ‘Sipheni amafutha kwawenu, ngokuba izibani zethu ziyacima.’ ” 8 Eziyiziwula zathi kwezihlakaniphileyo: ‘Ngokuba engeke esanele. thina kanye nawe; esikhundleni salokho hambani niye kubathengi, nizithengele. 10 Kwathi zisayothenga, wafika umyeni; 11 Emva kwalokho zafika lezinye izintombi, zathi: Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele. 12 Kodwa waphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kangilazi. 13 Ngakho lindani, ngoba kalilwazi usuku loba ihola. Kulo mzekeliso, kunamagama amahlanu abucayi adinga incazelo ukuze sikwazi ukukhipha incazelo ephelele ehlosiwe… lawo magama amahlanu yilawa: (ikhasi 16) Uhlakaniphile: Ohlakaniphile yilowo ozwayo futhi alalele. AmaHubo 19:7 Umthetho kaJehova uphelele, uvusa umphefumulo; ubufakazi bukaJehova buqinisile, buhlakaniphisa abangenalwazi; _cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Matthew 7:24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be_cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ njengendoda ehlakaniphileyo eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwedwala. Iziwula: Iziwula yilabo abangalaleli. Iziwula zizonda ukulaywa; (iTorah isho ‘isiyalezo,’ njengoba ihlobana neZwi likaNkulunkulu). IzAga 1:7 Ukumesaba uJehova kungukuqala kolwazi; iziwula zidelela ukuhlakanipha nokulaywa. IzAga 10:8 Ohlakaniphile ngenhliziyo uyakwamukela imiyalo, kepha isiwula esikhulumayo siyabhubha. NgokukaMathewu 7:26 Wonke owezwa lawa mazwi ami, angawenzi, uyakufaniswa nendoda eyisiwula eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwesihlabathi. Isibani: Lona ngumyalo. IzAga 6:23 Ngokuba umyalo uyisibani, nomthetho ungukukhanya, nokusola kokulaya kuyindlela yokuphila, UKUKHANYA: UKUKHANYA KUNGUMTHETHO, UMTHETHO. IzAga 6:23 Ngokuba umyalo uyisibani, nomthetho ungukukhanya, nokusola kokulaya kuyindlela yokuphila. Ukukhanya: Ukukhanya kungumthetho, iTorah. IzAga 6:23 Ngokuba umyalo uyisibani, nomthetho ungukukhanya, nokusola kokulaya kuyindlela yokuphila. Amafutha: Ingabe isifiso sokulalela. Ngaphambi kokufunda lo myalo, khumbula, isibani “ngumyalo” futhi ukukhanya “umthetho.” ULevitikusi 24:2 “Yala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba balethe kuwe amafutha acwengekileyo eminqumo ehlutshiwe yesibani, ukuze isibani sihlale sivutha njalo. -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Khumbula, umphumela uwukunqunywa kokuthi ngubani owamukelekile ebudlelwaneni obuseduze nomkhwenyana. Labo abanokukhanya bamukelekile. Ukukhanya kuyisimo somphumela ofanele. Cabanga ngalokhu. Isiphetho kwaba ukuthi iziwula zazingenakho UKUKHANYA, sidinga ukukugcina lokhu engqondweni kuyo yonke le mfundiso. Masiqale Echaza la magama ngokweBhayibheli: IsAmbulo 19:6-96 Ngase ngizwa okungathi izwi lesixuku esikhulu, linjengokuhlokoma kwamanzi amaningi, nanjengomsindo wokuduma okunamandla, limemeza lithi: “Haleluya! For Yehovah our Elohim the Almighty reigns.7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the inkazimulo, ngokuba umshado weWundlu usufikile, noMlobokazi walo usezilungisile; 8 kwavunyelwa ukuba azigqokise ilineni elicolekileyo, elikhanyayo nelihlanzekileyo”—ngokuba ilineni elicolekileyo liyimisebenzi yokulunga yabangcwele. [a] kimi, “Loba lokhu: Babusisiwe abamenyelwe esidlweni somshado weWundlu.” Yathi kimi: “Lawa angamazwi ayiqiniso kaNkulunkulu.” 25 Madoda, thandani omkenu, njengoba nje noKristu alithanda ibandla futhi wazinikela ngenxa yalo (ikhasi 17) 14 Buyelani nina bantwana abangathembekile, usho uJehova; Ngokuba ngiyinkosi yenu, ngiyakunithatha abe munye emzini, nababili emndenini, nginiyise eSiyoni.' 15 “Khona ngiyakuninika abelusi benhliziyo yami abaniphakela ngolwazi nangokuqonda. intombi emsulwa kuKristu.” ( 2 Korinte 11:2 ) ( Johane 14:1-4 ) “Inhliziyo yenu mayingakhathazeki; ngiyakunilungisela indawo, uma ngiya nginilungisela indawo, ngobuye ngize, nginamukele kimi, ukuze lapho ngikhona, nibe khona nani. niyazi, nendlela niyayazi.” ( Marku 13:32-37 ) “Kepha lolo suku nalelo hora akakho owaziyo ngalo, nazingelosi ezulwini, naNdodana, kodwa uBaba. Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu injengomuntu owathatha uhambo olude, owashiya indlu yakhe, wanika izinceku zakhe amandla, yileyo naleyo umsebenzi wayo, wayala umlindisango ukuthi alinde.” Ngakho lindani, ngokuba anazi; nxa efika umninindlu, kusihlwa, noma phakathi kobusuku, noma ekukhaleni kweqhude, noma ekuseni, funa efike ngokuzuma, anifice nilele; lokho engikusho kini ngikusho kubo bonke: Lindani.”— cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ “Ngesikhathi umkhwenyana esakha umuzi omusha, umakoti uyalinda agqoke isihenqo abophe nezinhlamvu zemali, lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi ungowakwamkhwenyana kuphela, akasatholakali, ulungiselela umshado wenza izingubo zokulala, ezama ukuba ngumfazi weZaga 31:10-31.Aphinde abonise ukubonga emndenini wakhe ngokumkhulisa, futhi ulungisa ubudlelwano obubi.Noma kungathiwani, sh kwakumele alungele ngoba wayefika ebusuku.” _cc781905-5cde-319513bbd_3195-6
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Who is Mystery Babylon? The Fall of Babylon the Great 1 After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3 For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” 4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. 6 Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. 7 In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8 Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her. The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall 9“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, 10standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’ 11“And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more: 12merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13 and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men. 14 The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! 17 For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance 18 and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’ 19“They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour, she is made desolate.’ 20“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God, has avenged you on her!” Finality of Babylon’s Fall 21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence, the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore. 22 The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. 23 The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.”
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The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him .Don't put your trust in human leaders; no human being can save you. When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment. Unanswerable questions Mhlawumbe nawe ungase ufune ukwethula eminye noma yonke yale mibuzo kumfundisi omthandayo noma uthisha. Yilokhu ibandla lakho elikufundisayo. Owokuqala obeke icala lakhe ubonakala elungile kuze kufike omunye ezomphenya. IzAga 18:17 Ungabeki ithemba lakho kubaholi abangabantu; akekho umuntu ongakusindisa. Lapho sebephefumula okokugcina, babuyela emhlabeni, futhi wonke amacebo abo ayafa kanye nabo. IHubo 146:3 Njengoba nje umuntu emiselwe ukufa kanye, futhi emva kwalokho abhekane nokwahlulelwa, KumaHeberu 9:27 UNkulunkulu akayena uNkulunkulu wesiphithiphithi kodwa ngowokuthula.”—1 Korinte 14:33 Uma umthetho kaNkulunkulu wenziwa waba ngcono, nomthetho kaNkulunkulu uphelele (IHubo 19:7), ingabe lokho kusho ukuthi lokho osekuchazwa njengokuphelele kungenziwa kube ngcono? Uma sikhululiwe eMthethweni kaNkulunkulu, futhi uMthetho kaNkulunkulu uyinkululeko (IHubo 119:44-45), ingabe lokho kusho ukuthi singakhululwa enkululekweni? Ingabe Iqiniso lingenziwa lingabi Iqiniso? ( IHubo 119:143; 160 ) Ikhasi 2 lika-4 Ingabe indlela yokulunga ngeke isaba indlela yokulunga? (Funda uDuteronomi 4:8, 8.) IzAga 2:20; Isaya 51:7; 2 Petru 2:21; 2 Thimothewu 3:16) Ingabe Izindlela zikaNkulunkulu zingashintsha zibe ngenye indlela? ( Eksodusi 18:20; Duteronomi 10:12; Josh 22:51; 1 AmaKhosi 2:3; IHubo 119:1; IzAga 6:23; Isaya 2:3; Malaki 2:8; Marku 12:14; IzEnzo 24:14) 6) Uma uMthetho kaNkulunkulu ungunaphakade, nomthetho kaNkulunkulu uphela, ingabe leso sisho singaphela phakade? Ingabe lokho kusho ukuthi ukuphila okuphakade nakho kungaphela? ( Levitikusi 16:31; 1 IziKronike 16:15; IHubo 119:160; Isaya 40:8 ) 7) Ngabe yini echaza isono singenziwa ize? Isono singaba yisono ngolunye usuku singoni ngolunye usuku? Ingabe incazelo yesono iyashintsha? ( Numeri 15:22-31; Daniyeli 9:11; 1 Johane 3:4 ) 9) Okuyimpilo angeke kusaba ukuphila? ( Jobe 33:30; IHu 36:9; IzAga 6:23; IsAmbulo 22:14 ) 10) Uma uNkulunkulu eyiZwi, futhi uNkulunkulu engenakushintsha, pho singasikisela kanjani ukuthi IZwi likaNkulunkulu lishintshile? ( Johane 1:1; Malaki 3:6 ) Uma sizowujabulela uMthetho kaNkulunkulu, ingabe akumelwe sisawujabulela? ( IHubo 1:2; 112:1; 119:16; 119:35; 119:47; 119:70; 119:77; 119:92; 119:174; Isaya 58:13; Roma 7:22) (ikhasi 29) Uma uMthetho ulotshwa phansi, satshelwa ukuba sihambe kuwo (Duteronomi 10:11-13), sazi ngokugcwele ukuthi uKristu wahamba wona lowomthetho, futhi uJohane wathi kumelwe sihambe ncamashí njengoba ahamba ngayo (1 Johane 2:5). -6), kuyilapho uPawulu ethi kumelwe silandele isibonelo sikaKristu ( 1 Korinte 11:1 ), ingabe besingeke yini silandele imiyalo efanayo naleyo uKristu ahamba ngayo? _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-15815d58d58bad_3194-bb3b-158158d58d5-315-315-315-3158-3194-bb3681905-5cde-3194. Uma uKristu eyiZwi elenziwe inyama, futhi uKristu eyiZwi likaNkulunkulu ( Johane 1:14; IsAmbulo 19:13 ), futhi kucatshangwa ukuthi elinye iZwi likaNkulunkulu liyachithwa, ingabe wangena esiphambanweni ukuze aqede izingxenye Zakhe? Uma uMthetho kaNkulunkulu uphathelene nokuthanda uNkulunkulu nokuthanda abanye, ingabe ukuthanda uNkulunkulu nokuthanda abanye kungashintsha? ( Eksodusi 20:6; Duteronomi 5:10; Duteronomi 7:10; 11:13; 11:22; 30:16; 6:5; Levitikusi 19:18; Nehemiya 1:5; Daniyeli 9:4; Mathewu 22:35-37; 10:39; 16:25; Joh 14:15; 14:21; Roma 13:9; 1 Johane 5:2-3; 2 Johane 1:6) Uma umthetho kaNkulunkulu ubulokhu uhlose ukusibusisa futhi ube muhle kithi, pho kungani engase awususe kithi ngemva kwesiphambano? ( Duteronomi 11:26-27; IHubo 112:1; 119:1-2; IHubo 128:1; IzAga 8:32; Isaya 56:2; Mathewu 5:6; 5:10; Luka 11:28; Jakobe 1:25; 1 Petru 3:14; IsAmbulo 22:14; IHubo 119) Uma yonke inhloso yomuntu kuwukugcina imiyalo yeNkosi ( UmShumayeli 12:13 ), ingabe lokhu akuselona iqiniso? UMathewu 5:17-19 ufundisa ngokusobala ukuthi akukho miyalo okufanele idlule okungenani kuze kudlule iZulu nomhlaba futhi kugcwaliseke wonke uMthetho nabaProfethi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amakholwa afundisa abanye ukuthi imiyalo isidlulile ayoba abancane embusweni weZulu, kodwa labo abalwela ukugcina wonke umthetho kaNkulunkulu futhi bafundise abanye ukwenza okufanayo bayoba bakhulu eMbusweni. Ngakho-ke, singakhululeka kanjani ngokufundisa noma yini engaphansi kwalokho eyabhalwa uMose nalokho uKristu akwenza nakufundisa? Lapho uKristu esiyala ukuba sigcine futhi senze konke sisesihlalweni sikaMose ( Mathewu 23:13 ), okuyilokho futhi okuhlale kuyilokho uMose akuloba, pho kungani singafuni ukukwenza, ikakhulukazi njengoba esiyala ukuba sifundise zonke izizwe. konke ayala ngakho, okuhlanganisa konke okufundiswa esihlalweni sikaMose. Lapho uPawulu esho izikhathi eziningana ukuthi uyakholwa, uyawenza, futhi ufundisa umthetho kaNkulunkulu (njengoba ulotshwe nguMose - IzEnzo 21:20-26; 24:13-14; 25:8) futhi nokuthi akukho mehluko phakathi komJuda nomJuda. IsiGreki kuKristu ( 1 Korinte 12:12-14; Galathiya 3:27-29; Kolose 3:10-12 ), singakhululeka kanjani ngokusebenzisa izincwadi zikaPawulu ukuze sifundise ukuthi akufanele siwugcine wonke umthetho kaNkulunkulu? Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi uPawulu ufundisa umthetho kaNkulunkulu (njengoba ulotshwe uMose) futhi ufundisa ngokumelene nomthetho kaNkulunkulu ngesikhathi esifanayo? Senzenjani ngeqiniso lokuthi ukulalela lokho uMose akuloba kusho ukufundisa abezizwe, abafokazi, nabafokazi ku-Israyeli, ukuba benze umthetho ofanayo kaNkulunkulu ekukholweni? (Eksodusi 12:19; 12:38; 12:49; Levitikusi 19:34; 24:22; Numeri 9:14; 15:15-16; 15:29). Futhi, Isaya 42:6; 60:3; Mathewu 5:14; Efesu 2:10-13; IzEnzo 13:47; Roma 11:16-27; Jeremiya 31:31-34; Hezekeli 37; 1 Johane 2:10; 1 Johane 1:7) Okusho ukuthi awukaze ube khona umehluko phakathi kwamaJuda nabeZizwe okholweni. Ingabe zonke lezo zikhathi uPawulu asolwa ngazo ngokungawenzi nokufundisa uMthetho kaMose kwakungeke kube ukumangalelwa kwangempela esikhundleni sokumangalelwa ngamanga njengoba uPawulu asho futhi wabonisa? Kungani kusenezinsolo ezibhekiswe kuPawulu azifundisa ngokumelene noMthetho kaNkulunkulu njengoba ulotshwe nguMose? Kungani kusadingeka aziphendulele kulokho okushiwo okungenangqondo ngisho nalapho incwadi yezEnzo ifakaza ngokumelene nakho? Lapho kubonakala sengathi uPawulu ukhuluma ngomthetho, ukhuluma ngomthetho odluliselwa ngomlomo wamaJuda noma ukhuluma ngesiqalekiso somthetho uMesiya asibethela esiphambanweni. Lapho umBhalo uthi ku-NT kufanele sigcine imiyalo kaNkulunkulu othandweni lwethu sibuyele kuYe (1 Johane 5:2-3) njengempendulo yomusa wakhe noma uthando lwakhe ngathi (1 Johane 4:19), singaphetha kanjani? ukuthi kufanele sigcine eminye yemithetho kaNkulunkulu kuphela? Ingabe imiyalo kuLevitikusi 23 noma kuLevitikusi 11 iyimiyalo kaNkulunkulu noma cha? Ku-Isaya 66:15-17, sibona ukuthi endabeni yokubuya kweNkosi, ukuthi lapho ebuya, ucasulwa ngokusobala ukuthi abantu badla ingulube. Uma enendaba ngaleso sikhathi, kungani singacabanga ukuthi akanandaba manje? KuZakariya 14, lapho iNkosi ibuya ukuzobusa, sibona ngokucacile ukuthi wonke umuntu ulindeleke ukuba agubhe amaTabernakele njengoba alotshwa nguMose. Kungani kulindeleke ukuba sigubhe amaTabernakele ngaphambi kwesiphambano, kodwa kungabi ngemva kwesiphambano, kodwa siphinde sigubhe lapho iNkosi ibuya? Uma uKristu eyiZwi elenziwe Inyama ( IsAmbulo 19:13 ), futhi Enguye izolo, namuhla, naphakade ( Hebheru 13:8 ) pho linjani iZwi likaNkulunkulu, alifani izolo namuhla naphakade njengo-Isaya 40 :8 uthi? Okokugcina, ngaphandle kokungaqondi kahle kweZenzo 10 kanye neZenzo 15, cishe konke okucatshangwa ukuthi kusekela inkolelo yokuthi umthetho kaNkulunkulu ushintshile kuvela ekufundweni kwezifinyezo ezithile ezincwadini zikaPawulu. Kungani ikakhulukazi sisebenzisa uPawulu ukusekela ukuchithwa koMthetho kaNkulunkulu kuyilapho uPetru esho ngokucacile ukuthi izincwadi zikaPawulu zivame ukusetshenziselwa ukwenza iphutha lokungabi namthetho ngoba uPawulu unzima ukumqonda futhi abaningi abamfundayo abanalo ulwazi olwanele ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu kodwa kunalokho abanalwazi nabangazinzile (2 Petru 3:15-17). UPawulu nguye kanye umuntu uPetru asixwayisa ngokuthi singamsebenzisi ekufundiseni okuphambene nomthetho kaNkulunkulu. Kungani umuntu angamsebenzisa? Lena eminye yemibuzo eyinhloko esinayo kunoma ubani okholelwa ukuthi uMthetho kaNkulunkulu usushintshile. Kuningi okunye okungavezwa, kodwa ngethemba, lokho kukwenza ucabange. 119 izinkonzo
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For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. . .. So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God” Everyone dies once than comes judgement . The Judgment Seat of Christ Heading 6 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences. Isihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKristu KwabaseRoma 14:10-12 kuthi, “Ngokuba sonke siyakuma phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaNkulunkulu. . .. Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo kithi uyakuziphendulela kuNkulunkulu” Abantu abaningi badida ukwahlulela kwesihlalo sobukhosi esiMhlophe ekupheleni kweMinyaka Eyinkulungwane nesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKristu, okwenzeka eminyakeni eyi-1000 ngaphambili esidlweni sakusihlwa somshado weWundlu eZulwini. Isihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKristu siwukwahlulela okuhluke ngokuphelele lapho abasindisiwe behlulelwa khona nguJesu futhi bavuzwa ngokwemisebenzi yabo. Johane 3:36 Okholwa eNdodaneni unokuphila okuphakade; ongayilaleli iNdodana kayikubona ukuphila, kodwa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luhlezi phezu kwakhe. KumaHeberu 10:26-27 Ngokuba uma siqhubeka sona ngamabomu emva kokuba sesamukele ukwazi kweqiniso, awusekho umhlatshelo wezono, kodwa ukulindela okwesabekayo ukwahlulelwa, nolaka lomlilo ozakuqeda izitha. ● KwabaseRoma 6:23 - Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ingukufa; kodwa isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu singukuphila okuphakade ngoJesu iNkosi yethu. Isidlo sakusihlwa somshado weWundlu (119 ministries.com) IsAmbulo 19:6 Ngase ngizwa izwi lesixuku esikhulu, elalingathi ngelesixuku esikhulu, linjengomsindo wamanzi amaningi, nanjengomsindo wokuduma okukhulu kwezulu, limemeza lithi: “Haleluya! Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu uMninimandla onke uyabusa. 7 Masijabule, sethabe, simnike inkazimulo, ngokuba umshado weWundlu usufikile, noMlobokazi walo uzilungisile; 8 Wavunyelwa ukuba embathe ilineni elicolekileyo, elikhanyayo nelihlanzekileyo, ngokuba ilineni elicolekileyo liyimisebenzi yokulunga yabangcwele.9 Ingelosi yathi kimi: “Loba lokhu: Babusisiwe abamenyiweyo emtshadweni. isidlo sakusihlwa seWundlu.” Yathi kimi: “Lawa angamazwi ayiqiniso kaNkulunkulu.” Mathewu 25:1-13 - Khona umbuso wezulu uyofana nezintombi eziyishumi ezathatha izibani zazo zaphuma ukuyohlangabeza umyeni. NgokukaJohane 14:3 ZUL59 - Futhi uma ngiya nginilungisela indawo, ngobuye ngize, nginamukele kimi; ukuze lapho ngikhona, nibe khona nani. NgokukaJohane 3:29 onomakoti ungumyeni; kepha umngane womyeni, omi ezwa igama lomyeni, ethokoza kakhulu ngezwi lomyeni; ngakho lokhu kujabula kwami kugcwalisekile. IsAmbulo 3:20 Bheka, ngimi ngasemnyango ngingqongqotha; uma umuntu ezwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngiyakungena kuye, ngidle naye, naye adle nami. Icilongo Lesikhombisa: UMbuso Uyamenyezelwa IsAmbulo 11:15, 18; 15 Ingelosi yesikhombisa yayisibetha; kwase kuba khona amazwi amakhulu ezulwini, ethi: “Imibuso yezwe isiphenduke imibuso yeNkosi yethu neNdodana yakhe, futhi iyakubusa kuze kube phakade naphakade.” 16 Amalunga angamashumi amabili nane ahlezi phambi kukaJehova ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi awa ngobuso, akhuleka kuJehova, 17 athi: “Siyakubonga, Jehova Nkulunkulu Sebawoti, okhona nowayekhona nozayo, Uthathe amandla Akho amakhulu futhi wabusa. 18 Izizwe zathukuthela, kwafika ulaka lwakho, nesikhathi sabafileyo sokuba bagwetshwe, nokuba uvuze izinceku zakho abaprofethi nabangcwele, abesabayo igama lakho, abancane nabakhulu nabafaneleka. bhubhisa ababhubhisa umhlaba.” IsAmbulo 10:7; Kepha ngezinsuku zezwi lengelosi yesikhombisa nxa iqala ukubetha ixilongo, imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu iyakupheleliswa, njengalokho azishumayeza izinceku zakhe abaprofethi. Ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu Amavesi alandelayo achaza ukuthi abafileyo kuKristu bayoba ngabokuqala ukuvuka, kulandele abaphilayo futhi basalayo bayohlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini ukuze bahlangane Yeshua. Leli vesi elilandelayo lisitshela ukuthi uma sisovukweni lokuqala siyovela phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKristu. Mathewu 24:29 “Masinyane emva kosizi lwalezo zinsuku ilanga liyofiphazwa, nenyanga ngeke ikhiphe ukukhanya kwayo; izinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini, namandla asezulwini ayozamazama. 30 Khona-ke isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu siyobonakala ezulwini, khona-ke zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyolila, futhi ziyobona iNdodana yomuntu iza iphezu kwamafu ezulu inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu. 31 Izakuthuma izingelosi zayo ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo, ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni omunye wezulu kuze kube komunye. KwabaseThesalonika 4:15 Ngezwi leNkosi siyamemezela kini ukuthi thina esiphilayo esisekhona kuze kube sekufikeni kukaJesu asiyikubandulela labo asebalala na? 16 Ngokuba uJesu uqobo uyakwehla ezulwini ngezwi elikhulu, ngezwi lengelosi enkulu, nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu, abafele kuKristu babe ngabokuqala ukuvuka. 17 Ngemva kwalokho thina esiphilayo esisele sizahlwithwa kanye labo emayezini ukuze sihlangabeze uJesu emoyeni. Ngakho-ke siyohlala sinoJesu. NgokukaMathewu 10:28 28 Ningabesabi ababulala umzimba, bengenakuwubulala umphefumulo, kepha yesabani lowo onamandla okubhubhisa nomphefumulo nomzimba esihogweni. Ngakho duduzanani ngalawamazwi. 1 Korinte 15:51-52, 51 Kodwa ake nginivezele imfihlo emangalisayo. Ngeke sife sonke, kodwa sonke sizoguqulwa! 52 Kuzakuthi ngesikhatshana nje, ngokucwayiza kwelihlo, lapho kukhala icilongo lokugcina. Ngoba lapho icilongo likhala, abafileyo bayovuswa ukuze baphile phakade. Futhi nathi esiphilayo siyoguqulwa. IsAmbulo 20:4 Ngabona izihlalo zobukhosi, bahlezi phezu kwazo, banikwa ukwahlulela; ngabona nemiphefumulo yabanqunywa amakhanda ngenxa yobufakazi bukaJesu nangenxa yezwi likaJehova, ababengakhulekanga ezulwini. isilo, nomfanekiso waso, bengalutholanga uphawu emabunzini abo, noma ezandleni zabo; baphila, babusa kanye noJesu iminyaka eyinkulungwane. 5 Kodwa abanye abafileyo abaphindanga baphila yaze yaphela iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Lokhu kungukuvuka kokuqala. 6 Ubusisiwe ungcwele lowo onesabelo ekuvukeni kokuqala, phezu kwabanjalo ukufa kwesibili akunamandla, kepha bayakuba ngabapristi bakaNkulunkulu nabakaKristu, babuse kanye naye iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Eyesi-2 Korinte 5:10 iyasitshela, “Kumelwe sonke sibonakale phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaJesu, ukuze ngamunye wethu amukele okumfanele ngezinto azenzile ngesikhathi esemzimbeni, noma ezinhle noma ezimbi.” Ngokomongo, kusobala ukuthi zombili iziqephu zikhuluma ngo-Israyeli, hhayi kwabangakholwa. Ngakho-ke, isihlalo sokwahlulela sikaJesu sihlanganisa amakholwa alandisa ngezimpilo zawo kuJesu. Lena akuyona indaba yensindiso. Ngamafuphi, “Ubusisiwe umuntu okhuthazela ekulingweni, ngokuba lapho esekume ukuvivinywa uyakwamukela umqhele wokuphila uNkulunkulu awuthembise labo abamthandayo.” IsAmbulo 22:14 Babusisiwe abagcina imiyalo yakhe, ukuze babe negunya emthini wokuphila, bangene emzini ngamasango. ● Mathewu 21:21 Akubona bonke abashoyo kimi ukuthi, Nkosi, Nkosi, abayakungena embusweni wezulu, kuphela owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini. Ubusisiwe ungcwele onesabelo ekuvukeni kokuqala, phezu kwabanjalo ukufa kwesibili akunamandla, kepha bayakuba ngabapristi bakaNkulunkulu nabakaKristu, babuse kanye naye iminyaka eyinkulungwane. 1 Johane 5:27 Futhi uyinike amandla okwahlulela, ngokuba iyiNdodana yomuntu. 28 Ningamangali ngalokho, ngokuba isikhathi siyeza, lapho bonke abasemathuneni beyakulizwa izwi layo, 29 abenze okuhle baphumele ekuvukeni kokuphila, abenze okubi ekuvukeni kokuphila. isinqumo.… IzEnzo 16:30 Wabakhiphela ngaphandle, wathi: “Banumzane, ngimelwe ukwenzani ukuba ngisindiswe na?” 31 Baphendula bathi: “Kholwa kuJesu Kristu, futhi uyakusindiswa, wena nendlu yakho.” 31 Base bethi: , “Kholwa kuJesu Kristu, futhi uyakusindiswa, wena nendlu yakho.” 32 Basebekhuluma ilizwi likaJesu kuye lakubo bonke ababesendlini yakhe. 33 Wabathatha ngaso leso sikhathi sobusuku, wabageza imivimbo. Futhi ngaso leso sikhathi yena nomndeni wakhe wonke babhapathizwa. 34 Esebangenise endlini yakhe, wabeka ukudla phambi kwabo; wathokoza, ekholwa nguNkulunkulu kanye nendlu yakhe yonke. NgokukaMathewu 19:15 Esebeke izandla phezu kwabo, wamuka lapho. 16 Khona kwafika umuntu kuJesu, wambuza wathi: “Mfundisi, yini enhle okumelwe ngiyenze ukuze ngizuze ukuphila okuphakade na? 17“Ungibuzelani ngokuhle na?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Munye kuphela olungileyo; If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” IzEnzo 2:37 Kwathi abantu bekuzwa lokho bahlabeka ezinhliziyweni, babuza uPetru nabanye abaphostoli, bathi: “Madoda, bazalwane, senzeni na? 38 UPetru waphendula wathi: “Phendukani, nibhapathizwe, yilowo nalowo kini egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono zenu, khona niyakwamukeliswa isiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele. NgokukaJohane 3:3 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu. KwabaseGalathiya 1:9 Njengoba sesishilo ngaphambili, namanje ngiyaphinda ngithi: Uma umuntu enishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene nalelo enalamukelayo, makabe ngaphansi kwesiqalekiso sikaNkulunkulu! 10 Manje sengizifunela ukwamukelwa ngabantu noma kuNkulunkulu na? Kumbe ngizama ukuthokozisa abantu? Uma ngisazama ukuthokozisa abantu, ngabe angisiyo inceku kaJesu. ● Mika 4:2 Izizwe eziningi ziyofika zithi: “Wozani sikhuphukele entabeni kaJehova nasendlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe ukuze asifundise izindlela zakhe futhi sihambe ngezindlela zakhe. “Ngokuba kuyakuphuma umthetho eSiyoni, nezwi likaJehova eJerusalema. izingwegwe zokuthena imithi, isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba, futhi abasayikuqeqeshelwa ukulwa. Uvuko LokuQala kanye nabaNgcwele babusa iminyaka eyi-1000 emhlabeni. Ivesi 4: Ngase ngibona izihlalo zobukhosi, bahlezi phezu kwazo, banikwa ukwahlulela; ngabona nemiphefumulo yabanqunywa amakhanda ngenxa yobufakazi bukaJesu nangenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu, nabangakhulekanga ezulwini. isilo (umphikukristu), noma umfanekiso wakhe, futhi bengalutholanga uphawu emabunzini abo, noma ezandleni zabo; baphila, babusa kanye noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Isambulo 20:7 “Nxa isiphelile iminyaka eyinkulungwane, uSathane uyakuthukululwa etilongweni lakhe, 8 aphume ayodukisa izizwe ezisemagumbini omane omhlaba, uGogi noMagogi, abaqoqele ndawonye ukuba babe ngcwele. impi: isibalo sabo singangesihlabathi solwandle.9 Base benyukela ebubanzini bomhlaba, bahaqa ikamu labangcwele, umuzi othandekayo: kwehla umlilo uvela kuNkulunkulu uvela ezulwini, wabaqeda Izulu Elisha Nomhlaba Omusha IsAmbulo 21:1 Ngase ngibona “izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha,” ngokuba izulu lokuqala nomhlaba wokuqala kudlulile, nolwandle lwalungasekho. 2 Ngabona umuzi oNgcwele, iJerusalema elisha, wehla uvela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, ulungisiwe njengomlobokazi ohlotshiselwe umyeni wakhe. 3 Ngezwa izwi elikhulu livela esihlalweni sobukhosi lithi: “Bheka! Indawo yokuhlala kaNkulunkulu manje isiphakathi kwabantu, futhi uyohlala nabo. Bayoba abantu bakhe, futhi uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe uyoba nabo futhi abe nguNkulunkulu wabo. 4 ‘Uyakwesula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo. Akusayikuba-khona ukufa, lokulila loba ukukhala loba ubuhlungu, ngoba umumo omdala wezinto usudlulile.” 5 Owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi wathi: “Ngenza konke kube kutsha! Wayesethi: “Loba lokhu, ngokuba lawa mazwi athembekile, aqinisile.” 6 Wathi kimi: “Sekwenzekile. Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, isiqalo nesiphetho. Owomileyo ngiyakuphuzisa amanzi aphuma emthonjeni wamanzi okuphila ngaphandle kwezindleko. 7 Abanqobileyo bayokudla ifa lakho konke lokhu, futhi ngiyoba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabami izingane. 8 Kodwa amagwala, labangakholwayo, abangcolileyo, ababulali, izifebe, abenza imilingo, abakhonza izithombe, labo bonke abaqambimanga, bazaphoselwa echibini lomlilo lesibabule. Lokhu kungukufa kwesibili. IJerusalema Elisha, uMlobokazi weWundlu IsAmbulo 21:9 Kwase kufika enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinezitsha eziyisikhombisa ezigcwele izinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina, yathi kimi: “Woza, ngizokubonisa umakoti, umkaWundlu.” 10 uMoya entabeni enkulu nephakemeyo, wangikhombisa umuzi oNgcwele, iJerusalema, wehla uvela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu. 11 Lalikhanya ngenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, lokukhanya kwalo kwakunjengelitshe eliyigugu eliligugu elikhulu, linjengejaspi elicwebezela njengekristalu. 12 Wawunogange olukhulu oluphakemeyo, unamasango ayishumi nambili, futhi unezingelosi eziyishumi nambili emasangweni. Emasangweni kwakulotshwe amagama ezizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. 13 Kwakukhona amasango amathathu ngasempumalanga, amathathu enyakatho, amathathu eningizimu, namathathu ngasentshonalanga. 14 Umduli womuzi wawulezisekelo ezilitshumi lambili, phezu kwazo kwakulamabizo abaphostoli abalitshumi lambili beWundlu.15 Ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yayilodondolo lwegolide lokulinganisa umuzi, lamasango awo kanye leziduli zawo. 16 Umuzi wawunezikwele, ubude bawo bubanzi. Walinganisa umuzi ngenduku, wafumana ubude bawo ungamastadiyu* ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, ububanzi nokuphakama kwawo njengobude. 17 Ingelosi yalinganisa udonga ngesilinganiso somuntu, ugqinsi lwaluyizingalo eziyikhulu namane. 18 Ugange lwakhiwe ngejaspi, lomuzi wakhiwe ngegolide elicwengekileyo, elicwenge njengengilazi. 19 Izisekelo zezindonga zomuzi zazihlotshiswe ngazo zonke izinhlobo zamatshe ayigugu. Isisekelo sokuqala sasiyijaspi, esesibili isafire, esesithathu i-agathe, esesine isimaragidu, 20 esesihlanu ishohamu, esesithupha irubi, sesikhombisa ikrisolithe, esesishiyagalombili ikrisolithe, sesishiyagalolunye itopazi, eyeshumi iturquoyisi, yeshumi nanye ijakinte, 12. i-amethiste. 21 Amasango ayishumi nambili ayengamaparele ayishumi nambili, isango ngalinye lenziwe ngeparele linye. Isitaladi esikhulu somuzi sasiyigolide, licwenge njengengilazi ekhanyayo. 22 Angizange ngilibone ithempeli edolobheni, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu uSomandla kanye leLambare ithempeli lawo. 23 Umuzi awudingi ilanga lenyanga ukuba liwukhanyisele, ngoba inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu iyawukhanyisa, nesibani sawo iWundlu. 24 Izizwe zizahamba ekukhanyeni kwawo, lamakhosi omhlaba azaletha ubukhazikhazi bawo kuwo. 25 Amasango awo ngeke avalwe ngosuku, ngoba ubusuku abuyikuba khona lapho. 26 Inkazimulo nodumo lwezizwe luyolethwa kuwo. 27 Kakusoze kungene lutho olungcolileyo kulo, loba ngubani owenza okulihlazo loba inkohliso, kuphela labo abamagama abo alotshwe egwalweni lokuphila leWundlu.
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