Jesus Conquers Evil

The Scriptures are clear that evil exists in this entire universe.  Satan, was the magnificent Lucifer, God's ultimate angelic creation of light and beauty turned against God, and all of humanity by his pride.  Sin and evil were born into the kosmos when Lucifer's pride and rebellion turned against God and goodness.  Sin came into being in the pride of Satan's heart when he wanted to usurp God as the rightful ruler of the ages. Satan took 1/3 of the angels, watchers, with him and became mankind's mortal enemy.  He was the first murderer.  He murdered Adam and Eve, and essentially all humanity when he enticed the human heart to sin and disobey God.  

Satan is the 'god of this fallen world'.  But, Jesus conquered him on the cross and took the keys of death, hell and the grave out of Satans hands.  Make no mistake, Satan is no match for Jesus.  Jesus is the Creator of the Kosmos, the One Who holds our very breath in His hands.  God, Almighty, in Jesus animates and upholds, and gives life to His entire creation.

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..it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. (2 Tim. 1:10) 

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." (Rev. 21:4)

The Dark Side

It is fascinating to understand the 'dark side" of this universe.  We do need to know of the existence of evil.  Satan  and their malignant forces of fallen angels that seek to destroy the human being.  Satan ultimately seeks to destroy  this earth under the prince of darkness incarnate, antichrist. 

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Thank God, for Jesus who rescued us from darkness.

 I used to live without hope and without God in this dark world. It was awful.  Then, one great day, when I dying of cancer, Jesus,  in God's mercy touched me and saved me.  His grace and forgiveness has carried me ever since. He woke me up too, about a year ago.  I too desire to fast and pray and enter in more fully to knowing Him, and the power of His resurrection.  
 He Who is in us (Jesus) , is greater than he who is in the world (Satan) !! (Johns epistles).  Luv in Christ, sid

Jesus Loves You. I love Jesus.

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 About  20 years ago in a miracle touch from Jesus.... He healed me of terminal cancer by His infinite mercy.   He gave me a second life to raise my children.  I love Jesus more than life.

 About  2 years ago during worship,  it was as if Jesus came to me and told me, "I still have more for you to do.  Tell of My mercy." (When He did a miracle healing  in my body.) "Tell of My grace."  (He's carried me on His wings of grace ever since.) "And tell of My forgiveness."  (All my sins, so grievous to me.. as if they never happened.)

 

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I personally know the unfathomable love of God.  How Jesus' mercy, grace, and forgiveness is like a mighty river of infinite power, a vast ocean of  God's love we are immersed in as Christians.

  

 About 1 year,during worship,  it seemed the Holy Spirit of Jesus whispered to me, "I have not found your works complete before my God." (from Rev. 3:2)  I repented. Jesus woke me up. May I please Him til the great Day of Christ Jesus.

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Jesus loves you.  He has good plans for your life.  Turn to Him.... forever.

love in Christ,

Sid

The New Heavens and Earth

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Revelation 21 Contemporary English Version (CEV)

The New Heaven and the New Earth

21 I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and so had the sea. 2 Then I saw New Jerusalem, that holy city, coming down from God in heaven. It was like a bride dressed in her wedding gown and ready to meet her husband.

3 I heard a loud voice shout from the throne: 

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God’s home is now with his people. He will live with them, and they will be his own. Yes, God will make his home among his people. 4 He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone forever.

5 Then the one sitting on the throne said:  I am making everything new. Write down what I have said. My words are true and can be trusted. 6 Everything is finished! I am Alpha and Omega,[a] the beginning and the end. I will freely give water from the life-giving fountain to everyone who is thirsty. 7 All who win the victory will be given these blessings. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

8 But I will tell you what will happen to cowards and to everyone who is unfaithful or dirty-minded or who murders or is sexually immoral or uses witchcraft or worships idols or tells lies. They will be thrown into that lake of fire and burning sulfur. This is the second death.[b]

The New Jerusalem

9 I saw one of the seven angels who had the bowls filled with the seven last terrible troubles. The angel came to me and said, “Come on! I will show you the one who will be the bride and wife of the Lamb.” 10 Then with the help of the Spirit, he took me to the top of a very high mountain. There he showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down from God in heaven.

11 The glory of God made the city bright.  

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It was dazzling and crystal clear like a precious jasper stone.
 12 The city had a high and thick wall with twelve gates, and each one of them was guarded by an angel. On each of the gates was written the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 Three of these gates were on the east, three were on the north, three more were on the south, and the other three were on the west. 14 The city was built on twelve foundation stones. On each of the stones was written the name of one of the Lamb’s twelve apostles.

15 The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city and its gates and its walls. 16 The city was shaped like a cube, because it was just as high as it was wide. When the angel measured the city, it was about fifteen hundred miles high and fifteen hundred miles wide. 17 Then the angel measured the wall, and by our measurements it was about two hundred sixteen feet high.

18 The wall was built of jasper, and the city was made of pure gold, clear as crystal.
19 Each of the twelve foundations was a precious stone.

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 The first was jasper,[c] the second was sapphire, the third was agate, the fourth was emerald, 20 the fifth was onyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh was chrysolite, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst. 21 Each of the twelve gates was a solid pearl. The streets of the city were made of pure gold, clear as crystal.

22 I did not see a temple there. The Lord God All-Powerful and the Lamb were its temple.23 And the city did not need the sun or the moon.

The glory of God was shining on it, and the Lamb was its light.  

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24 Nations will walk by the light of that city, and kings will bring their riches there. 25 Its gates are always open during the day, and night never comes. 26 The glorious treasures of nations will be brought into the city. 27 But nothing unworthy will be allowed to enter. No one who is dirty-minded or who tells lies will be there. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life[d] will be in the city.  

Revelation 22 Contemporary English Version (CEV)  

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22 The angel showed me a river that was crystal clear, and its waters gave life. The river came from the throne where God and the Lamb were seated. 2 Then it flowed down the middle of the city’s main street. On each side of the river are trees[a] that grow a different kind of fruit each month of the year. The fruit gives life, and the leaves are used as medicine to heal the nations.

3 God’s curse will no longer be on the people of that city. He and the Lamb will be seated there on their thrones, and its people will worship God 4 and will see him face to face. God’s name will be written on the foreheads of the people. 5 Never again will night appear, and no one who lives there will ever need a lamp or the sun. The Lord God will be their light, and they will rule forever.

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6 Then I was told:

These words are true and can be trusted. The Lord God controls the spirits of his prophets, and he is the one who sent his angel to show his servants what must happen right away. 7 Remember, I am coming soon! God will bless everyone who pays attention to the message of this book.   

Jesus In The Millenium

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Hosea 6:3
Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.

Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent's food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says the LORD.

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The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. Isaiah 11:6 ESV



Zechariah 14:9
The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.

 

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And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. (Micah 4:2)

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The Unfathomable Forgiveness of Jesus

Infinite power, infinite love, infinite forgiveness blown into the universe 2,000 years ago from the cross on which Christ hung and died.  He rose again after conquering death for you and I.

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He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. (Titus 3:5 NLT) 

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"My wayward children," says the LORD, "come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts." "Yes, we're coming," the people reply, "for you are the LORD our God." (Jeremiah 3:22 NLT)  

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"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord."(Acts 3:19 NIV) 

"I--yes, I alone--will blot out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again." (Isaiah 43:25 NLT)

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Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. (Micah 7:18 NIV)

Jesus Loves the World

Jesus loves the world.  We must turn to Him.  
He has made it clear to you mortal man, what is good and what the Lord is requiring from you - to act with justice, to treasure the LORD's gracious love, and to walk humbly in the company of your God.  (MIcah 6:8 ISV)

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