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Save Us From Temptation and the Evil One
(Mt6:13)
God is righteous and upright (Dt32:4).
He saves the humble people from the wicked (Ps17:13, 18:27) and
Gives the crown of life to those who persevere under trial and are approved (Ps18:20; Jas1:12).
Faith is believing Him and
The life of this faith is not falling into temptation or to the evil one, and overcoming (Mt6:13).
The Bible is the history that reveals the justice of God (Ps50:6).
God established the match between the spiritual beings in flesh and angels.
For angels were made not to be sons or heirs of God (He1:5, 13)
But to minister those who will inherit salvation (He1:14),
God does not forgive their sins, but rather judges and punishes them (Is14:12-15; 2Pe2:4).
Man, on the other hand, though sins because of the flesh (He2:6-7)
God predestined redemption and salvation for him (Ge3:4-6, 21) so that
Those who endure test will be made heirs of righteousness.
The devil took away the word from Adam and deceived him to sin (Ge2:17; Lk8:12)
To accompany him to hell (Ge3:4-6; Mt25:41) for
He is the separator (between God and man, between men, between the flesh and the spirit),
The tempter (Mt4:3), the evil one (1Jn3:12).
Because of the flesh, no man can avoid tests —
Whether financial, physical, of family, social or spiritual.
However, when they endure the test and are approved (Jas1:12),
Angels will be made subject to them in the world to come (He2:5).
Job’s life is an example of the process and the result of test (Job1-42).
Almost all of the two million of the Israelites who miraculously left Egypt could
Not step into the promised land for
They could not pass the test of the wilderness (Nu14:22-23; Dt8:16).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
Not in the name of Jehovah but in the Father’s name of Yeshua (Jn5:43),
He would save not the physically afflicted people but the souls of all men
Through the test persevered by the Son of Man, the incarnate Word (Jn1:1, 14).
Led by the Spirit, Yeshua fasted 40 days in the desert after which
In the worst physical condition He was tempted by the devil
But by the written word He defeated him (Mt4:1-11).
He warned the disciples to not fall into temptation or to the evil one (Mt6:13; Lk22:46).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), for
The cross is the worst test for the flesh to persevere, but declared that He:
1) Endured the test according to His righteousness, and committed His soul to the Father of salvation (Ps17:3, 18:24; Jn10:18; He5:7, 12:2);
2) Judged the devil, the ruler of death (He2:14); and
3) Sprinkled His redeeming blood on all men (Eph1:7; He12:24).
He resurrected and ascended to the heavenly throne, and He is the Lamb (Rev5:9) who
Bears the marks of enduring the test and being approved.
Forever angels are made subject to Him (He2:8).
The Holy Spirit lets those who are justified by faith (Rm5:1)
Persevere under trials and be approved (Jas1:12) for
The principle of test is that:
1) Test is permitted by God (Job1:12; 1Pe1:6-7); and
2) God does not give test that is beyond what one can bear (1Co10:13).
The Christian is he who knows this and thus is able to overcome whatever the test (Jn16:33).
He prays to not fall into temptation (Lk22:46) and
He is not deceived by the separator to leave the church and his duty on his own (Jn15:4; Jude1:6).
He turns away from the evil one, that is,
Those in whose thoughts there is no room for God (Ps10:4),
Those without hope of eternal life (Tit3:7),
Those who are earthly, unspiritual, worldly, fleshly and demonic (2Ti3:5; Jas3:15; 1Jn2:15-16), and
The wicked, bad company (Ps1:1; 1Co15:33; 2Co6:14-15; 1Jn5:18).
O Lord,
This fragile life!
Let us all overcome temptations and defeat the evil one and
Not give the devil a foothold (Eph4:27), and
Reveal the Father’s justice! Amen.
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Only A Few Will Be Saved
(Lk13:23-24; 1Co10:1-6)
God is the Lord of faith.
His nature never changes (He13:8) and
He acts what He speaks (Nu23:19).
Faith is having the faith that is revealed (Gal3:23) and
The life of this faith is to hold one’s original conviction firmly to the very end (He3:14) for
If not, one will be judged and not be saved (1Ti5:12; Jude1:5).
Humans give authority to and trust in large numbers, the majority, as
The basis of all studies is statistics and the basis of democracy is a majority decision.
So people unconditionally consider large churches and large denominations as normal or orthodox.
The Bible, however, warns against following many and doing evil (Ex23:2).
The dispensation of God demonstrates expansion—contraction—expansion—contraction etc.
Among the people who filled the earth (Ge1:28),
Only eight people, Noah and his family, were saved from the deluge (1Pe3:20);
From one man, as good as dead (He11:12) came
Countless descendants of Israel and Arabs;
When Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by burning sulfur,
Only three people, Lot and his daughters, escaped;
All but two among about two million people of Israel who left Egypt (Nu1:46)
Wondered the wilderness for 40 years and fell there to die (Nu14:29-33)
For they had a sinful, unbelieving heart (He3:12), that is,
God was not pleased with most of them (1Co10:5).
In spite of this, instigated by the devil, David ordered a census which displeased God.
As a result, 70,000 people died from a plague (1Ch21:1-7, 14).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
Not in the name of Jehovah but in the Father’s name of Yeshua (Jn5:43),
Not by countless sacrifices and offerings (He10:5-6)
But by sacrificing His own body once for all, serve the Father (He9:28, 10:10).
When many of those who followed Him seeing His signs and wonders left Him
He did not hold them back (Jn6:66).
While He urged Judas who was about to betray Him (Jn13:29),
For Peter who would soon denounce Him, however (Lk22:34)
He prayed for his faith (Lk22:31-33; Jn17:11-12) for
He saw his faith that wanted to follow because of His words of eternal life (Jn6:68).
As He died by the tyranny of many (Lk23:23-25),
Yeshua said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Laid down His life only to please the Father (Jn10:17-18);
2) Judged the devil who changed (Is14:12-15; Ge3:4-6); and
3) Sowed His redeeming blood, the good seed, on the soil of the souls of all men (Mt13:24-30).
He resurrected, ascended to heaven and sat on the throne.
He sent the Holy Spirit who came to
The 120 among the 500 who witnessed Yeshua (Ac1:15; 1Co15:6).
Through their testimony, 3000 people converted in one day and
The number of disciples increased (Ac2:41, 6:7) and
The gospel quickly spread to the ends of the earth (Ac1:8; He12:1).
Nevertheless, the number of those who are saved is small (Mt7:13-14; Lk13:23-24, 18:8).
Therefore, even as the churches have become degraded to populism (1Ti4:2),
The Christian is he who
Shares the faith of those who obey to the end (He3:18-19, 4:1-2; Php2:12),
Overcomes economic, faith, and social temptations (Mt4:3-10; Jas1:12-15), and
Perseveres under tests of faith (1Pe1:7, 4:12-17)
For God is pleased by a few of faith.
O Lord,
It is said that currently there are millions, or even billions, of Christians living on earth…
But how many of them know and believe the truth?
And how many churches preach to please God (Pr25:13; Gal1:10)?
How many of them will be saved in the end?
As You said, only a few will be saved…
O Lord, even if we are isolated, lonely…the only ones left (1Ki18:22),
Willingly choosing hardship, poverty, persecution, and even death
Let us become the few of faith who
Keep, defend and teach the Truth to the end! Amen.
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The Faith That Saves
(Mt9:20-22; Ac14:8-10)
God is omniscient.
He knows everyone’s heart (Lk16:15; Ac1:24, 15:8) and
He saves those who have the heart to believe (Mt9:21-22; 2Co4:13).
Faith is having the heart of faith, the faith to be saved and
The life of this faith is not doubting in the heart and continuing to obey (Mk11:23).
While the heart is not a being or a spirit, it is different for each person and
Its origin is still debated as whether genetics or the environment.
Nevertheless, the Bible says the thought enters and moves the heart (Jn13:2), and
The thought comes from the heart (Mk7:21).
The devil deceived mankind to accompany him to hell (Ge3:4-6; Mt25:41), which was
To keep them from believing to be saved
By taking away the word from their hearts (Lk8:12).
As such, he deceived Adam to disobey the commandment regarding the fruit (Ge2:17).
For every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time (Ge6:5-6),
All men but Noah and his family were destroyed by a deluge.
In spite of that, however, the wickedness of men continued even after (Ge8:21).
The great work of the exodus of Israel out of their slavery in Egypt was given to
Moses who was very humble, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth (Nu12:3) and
By faith he carried it out (He11:24-28).
But the people of Israel who were saved from Egypt were all destroyed
During the 40 years in the wildness (Jude1:5) because of
Their evil heart of unbelief — a hardened heart — disobedience (He3:12-19).
While the temple which reminded them that,
“Jehovah = the God who saves the upright in heart” (Ps7:10), was there,
For they did not believe in God and trust in His deliverance (Ps78:21-22)
They could not escape the curse on their people and their nation (Jer4:14).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
Not in the name of Jehovah but in the Father’s name of Yeshua (Jn5:43),
Not untrustworthy humans but the Son of God will save for
He is gentle and humble in His heart (Mt11:29).
He immediately saved the sick who had the believing heart (Mt9:20-22)
But rebuked those with hardened-hearts (Mt12:34, 13:15).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) To the Father who saves the meek (Ps76:9) committed His life by faith (Jn10:18; Php2:6-11);
2) Judged the devil who was proud in his heart (Is14:12-15; Eze28:17; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Sprinkled His redeeming blood on all men to be received by faith (Eph1:7; He12:24).
He resurrected, ascended to the heavenly throne and He is the Lamb (Rev5:9),
For the meek inherits a new heaven and a new earth (Mt5:5; Rev21:1).
The Holy Spirit comes to believers (Rm10:9) and
Lets them have the heart of Yeshua — that is, gentle and humble/ like little children/ the pure hearted/ the believing
heart (Php2:5; Mt18:3-4; Ac2:46; 2Co4:13).
He lets them remain true to the Lord and to His church with all their hearts (Ac11:23), and
Open wide their hearts and gain souls (2Co6:13)
To have the faith that saves (Ac14:9),
For the evil heart of unbelief — the hardened-heart/ the doubtful/ the unrepentant/ the proud/ the double-minded —
will not be saved in the end (Jas1:6-8; Jude1:5).
O Lord,
Me? Once stubborn, hard-headed, impatient, vicious, heartless, narrow-minded, arrogant, greedy…
Only now with a believing heart I have come before You…
Cover me with the blood of Yeshua.
With the gentle and humble heart of the Lord
Let me embrace souls and
Let us all be saved in the end! Amen.
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Give Thanks to the God of Salvation
(1Ch16:34-35; 2Co4:15)
God is the gracious Father.
Every good and perfect gift comes from Him (Jas1:17) and
He allows those who honor Him with sincere thanksgiving
Enter the place where there is only thanksgiving forever (Ps100:4).
Faith is knowing the God of my salvation (Ps118:21) and
The life of this faith is always giving thanks and giving glory to His name (Hab3:17).
Even the people in the world forever thank those who help them, save them from trouble.
The Bible says to give thanks to God (1Ch16:34) for
Before the creation God decided to give freely (Is63:16)
What men cannot receive by their own efforts and toils — that is, grace.
This is because, deceived by the devil the ancestor of mankind Adam sinned (Ge2:17 3:4-6) and
All men needed to be saved from the price of sin, the slavery of the devil, and the punishment in hell.
The history of the Bible is the process of obtaining the true thanksgiving.
Cain, when his offering which he did not do best for was not accepted by God,
Killed his brother, Abel, whose offering was accepted (Ge4:3-7; He11:4).
Abraham, on the other hand, following the instructions
Gave as a burnt offering his only son whom he received at 100 and
Gave the sacrifice God Himself prepared and received the blessing of the seed (Ge22:12-18).
The commandment that Israel received was to give thanks to Jehovah for
He is the God of salvation (1Ch16:34-35) who saved them from:
The death of firstborns in Egypt—the hands of the Pharaoh—passing the Red Sea—the pursuit of the Pharaoh’s
army—passing through the wildness—the famous kings—their enemies.
For generations, they entered His gates where the name of Jehovah was
With thanksgiving (Ps100:4, 138:2).
Although the devil tempts with conditional faith
In spite of losing everything he owned, his family and his health
Job gave thanks to God, establishing faith (Job1:8-22, 2:10).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
Not in the name of Jehovah but in the Father’s name of Yeshua (Jn5:43)
Become not the God of material salvation of Israel
But the God of eternal salvation for the souls of all nations.
Thus, even though He suffered all kinds of suffering, mockery and betrayal,
Without complaint He faced death.
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Gave His life giving thanks to the Father of salvation who will save Him (Jnh2:9; Jn10:18);
2) Judged the ungrateful creature, the devil (Is14:12-15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Paid the price of sin, death, for all mankind/ redemption (Ge2:17; Rm6:23) and paid the price with His blood
and purchased all mankind from the devil/ redemption (1Pe1:18-19; 2Pe2:19).
He resurrected and with thanksgiving entered the gates of heaven (Ps100:4) and
He is the Lamb on the throne who receives honor and thanks for ever and ever (Rev4:9).
The Holy Spirit lets those who received the grace of His redemption (Eph1:7, 2:8)
Give true thanksgiving for His grace:
1) Calling my name (Lk19:5-9; Ac9:4; Gal1:15);
2) Opening my ears so I can have the faith by revelation (Mt11:27; Ac16:14; 2Th2:13);
3) Giving answers to my prayers (Ps118:21; 2Co1:11), gifts (1Co14:18), healing (Ps118:21; 2Co1:11), victory
(1Co15:57);
4) For I am what I am (1Co15:10; Gal1:15);
5) Becoming a member of a true church/ successful worship, the word of the truth, the faith life; and
6) Considering me faithful and appointing me to service (1Ti1:12).
O Lord,
When we look back on our whole life, we see that it is all thanks to the Lord’s grace.
Whether things go well or not, whether we eat or starve, whether we live or die…
Let us glorify Your name through only true thanksgiving.
My God of salvation, Yeshua!
For the fact that You Lord Yeshua live, I shall always give thanks.
When we die, may we all pass through the gates of heaven with thanksgiving! Amen.
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Forgiveness and Salvation
(Is43:25; Mt18:21-35)
God is righteous and merciful (Ps116:5).
For He is righteous, He judges and punishes sin (Ps7:11) and
For He is merciful, He forgives the sin of those who turn back (Is44:22; Mi7:18-19).
Faith is receiving God’s forgiveness and
The life of this faith is forgiving those who sin against me and proclaiming the gospel of forgiveness
(Mt6:12; Jn20:23).
Forgiveness is freedom.
Those who forgive are freed from their past loss and
Those who are forgiven are set free from the price of sin.
This world would be heaven if there were only forgiveness
But the reality is that humans suffer from the incurable disease of not forgiving.
While the indebted, the convicted, those on death row desperately seek forgiveness,
For past financial, physical or emotional injuries or insult
Humans are not able to forgive their parents, children, siblings, spouse, friends, colleagues etc.
Consequently, they persistently resent, harbor anger and hatred.
With such feelings, however, they cannot enter the Holy City, the Father’s house (Mt5:26, 8:12).
The Bible distinguishes the three types of sins:
The original sin (Ge3:6; Ps51:5; Rm5:12-14), self-committed sins (Rm3:23, 5:15; Jas2:10), and
The sin of desire (Ge4:7; Mt5:22, 28).
The inclination of the original sin committed by Adam was resentment (Ge3:11-14), and
The inclination of Cain’s self-committed sin was envy and anger over other’s prosperity (Ge4:8).
The Law defined breaking the commandments regarding God (1-4) as sin,
While breaking the commandments regarding men (5-6) as iniquity.
Because God is righteous, the commandment was to not forgive iniquities or sins (Jos24:19).
Because God is merciful, given in the Temple were the atoning sacrifice and the scapegoat, that is,
For God’s own sake, He promised to blot out their transgressions and
Remember their sins no more (Lev16:8-10, 21-22; Is43:25).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-22),
Not in the name of Jehovah but in the Father’s name of Yeshua (Jn5:43),
Not animals but the Son of God would redeem (He9:12, 10:2-4),
By giving His life as a ransom, an atoning sacrifice (Mt20:28; Jn1:29).
For such, the Word became flesh and came as the Son of Man (Jn1:1, 14).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Declared the Father as the righteous God, who made the Son to be sin for all mankind and punished Him in
their place (Ps7:11-13; Jn10:18; 2Co5:21);
2) Repaid the origin of sin, the devil (Is14:12-15; Ge3:4-6; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Redeemed all men and asked the Father for His forgiveness (Lk23:34; He10:17-18).
Yeshua resurrected and ascended to heaven, and
Sat on the throne as the Lamb who eternally has the scars of redeeming sin (Rev5:12).
The Holy Spirit comes to those who
Believed in the redemption of the Son and received the forgiveness of the Father, and
Lets them forgive those who sin against them for
On this day, they must be forgiven of their sins by the Father (Mt6:12).
Therefore the Christian:
1) Inevitably preaches the gospel of forgiveness to unbelievers (Jn20:23; Ac2:38, 10:43; 1Co9:16);
2) Infinitely forgives the iniquities of his brothers (Mt18:21-35), not slandering or speaking against them
(Jas4:11), not letting the sun go down while he is still angry (Eph4:26), and being kind and compassionate
to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave him (Eph4:32),
For the forgiven is saved, and the saved forgives.
O Lord,
Like foolish children, we all suffer from the incurable disease of not forgiving others for petty things.
For the sinless Son of God was hurled insults and crucified by worthless humans
And yet He declared forgiveness…
Father, give us the power to forgive!
For the salvation of my soul, let me preach the gospel of forgiveness.
For the salvation of my soul, let me forgive my brothers. Amen.
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Salvation and Discernment
(Mt16:1-4; 1Ti4:1-2)
God is seated on the throne of judgment (Ps122:5).
For He is rich in His wisdom and knowledge, His judgment is unsearchable (Rm11:33) and
To those who seek humbly He gives a discerning heart (1Ki3:7-13).
Faith is believing Him and
The life of this faith is seeking God and discerning between the truth and the falsehood of the world, the work of the Holy Spirit and the work of evil
spirits, and the Spirit of truth and deceiving spirits (1Jn4:6).
Discernment, the ability to distinguish between works and things, is very important in everything: Between truth/lies, right/wrong, good/evil, friends/enemies, the path to life/the path to death etc.
The Bible says that blessed is he who does not walk in step with the wicked (Ps1:1) and that
How one wrong decision can lead to eternal destruction (Job34:4).
Deceived by the devil, Adam ate the forbidden fruit (Ge2:17, 3:4-6), and
All mankind, his descendants, became hellhound with the devil (Mt25:41).
Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son,
Sought the blessing with tears afterward but could not change what he had done (He12:16-17).
The history of the Bible illustrates the results of those with the discerning ability and those without:
By faith, the prostitute Rahab welcomed the spies of Israel and hid them, and
Saved her family while Jericho perished (Jos2:4-24; He11:31);
King Solomon pleased God by asking not for long life or wealth or the death of his enemies,
But for the wisdom to discern between right and wrong and
He eventually had the reputation for being an excellent judge (1Ki3:7-13).
King Ahab, on the other hand, was stirred up by his gentile wife Jezebel and did evil (1Ki16:30), and
Thus, God put deceiving spirits in the mouth of his prophets to lead him to his death (1Ki22:20-23).
The destruction of Israel came for they did not listen or pay attention to Jehovah.
They followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts (Jer7:24).
According to the prophecy, the king called Counselor appeared (Is9:6) and
He is Christ Yeshua, who said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would give discernment of not the appearance of the sky but the signs of the times (Mt16:2-3) for
He is the Word in the beginning, that is,
The God who has the unsearchable power to judge came as man (Jn1:1-2, 14).
Even when tempted by the devil while in His greatest weakness after fasting for 40 days,
Yeshua defeated him by making the written word as the standard of judgment (Mt4:1-11).
He was passed over to death by those who, in spite of seeing His signs and wonders,
Only saw Him as a man, a prophet or a king’s descendant.
Nevertheless, as He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Offered His life following the Father’s command and was distinguished as He who serves God (Jn10:17-18; Mal3:18);
2) Judged the devil who was full of his own schemes (Ge3:4-6; Ps1:1; Is14:12-15); and
3) Sprinkled His redeeming blood on all men so they may receive by faith the power to discern (Jn1:12).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and
Sat on the throne of judgement to judge the living and the dead (2Ti4:1).
The Holy Spirit lets believers discern spiritual things (1Co2:13) and
Peter put to death Ananias and Sapphire who lied to the Holy Spirit (Ac5:1-11).
In the last days scoffers will come,
Denying the Lord’s second coming and His judgment (2Pe3:3), and
Deceiving spirits, which are one’s own angels changed by saint’s evil desires (1Ti4:1-2),
Lead them to abandon the faith and believe the lies as
God sends them powerful delusion so that they will be condemned (2Th2:10-12).
The Christian is he who knows his own weaknesses, that is, the deceiving spirits, and
Thus struggles to rid them at all cost:
1) Renews an upright spirit within him — an honest judgment regarding himself;
2) Repents with a broken and contrite heart (Ps51); and
3) Desperately asks God for discernment.
O Lord,
Let us know that we are engaged in a fierce spiritual warfare.
Let us know that one bad decision will lead to the path of destruction of no return.
From the lesson of Balaam (Nu22; 2Pe2:15-16),
Let us learn the seriousness of deceiving spirits and
When an evil thought pops up, let us immediately repent and get rid of it.
O Lord, give us discernment above all else! Amen.
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The Chariot of Salvation
(Hab3:8-13; 2Pe3:7-13)
God is the Lord of promise.
He is not slow in keeping His promise (2Pe3:9) and
His salvation will not be delayed (Is46:13).
Faith is embracing His promise and waiting and
The life of this faith is, on the day called, “Today,” cherishing time (Col4:5; He3:13), so
After a lifetime is over, ride the chariot of salvation faster than light (Job21:13; Ps90:9; Hab3:8-9, 11),
And escape the burning universe (2Pe3:8-9).
While both warfare and business can be said to be a battle of speed in modern times,
As without speed you cannot survive,
The Bible speaks of the swift word of God (Ps147:15) for
On the last day when He commands all things which He created by His word to burn
Light which is the fastest among them will also be destroyed (2Pe3:7, 12).
The history of the Bible shows that God is not slow in keeping His promise:
Seven days after Noah entered the ark which he made for 70 years, the flood came (Ge7:4) and
The whole world was deluged and destroyed (2Pe3:6);
As the angels warned Lot with the coming of dawn (Ge19:15)
When the sun had risen over the land,
Burning sulfur rained down on Sodom and Gomorrah (Ge19:23-24);
As God promised Abraham, at the end of the 430 years, to the very day (Ge15:13; Ex12:41),
His descendants Israel without delay left Egypt and remembering this for generations to come
They observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread (Ex12:17. 39).
While the power of God came on Elijah and he ran ahead of the horse (1Ki18:45-46) and
His disciple Elisha called the chariot of fire, “the chariots of Israel” (2Ki2:12),
The sanctuary reminded them that the name of Jehovah is the chariots of Israel (Ps68:17).
In spite of it, however, they did not trust in Jehovah but rather
Relied on the chariots and the horses of Egypt (Is31:1), because of which troubles came to them.
Nevertheless, the prophets said that if they turned from their ways and cried out
The salvation of Jehovah will not be delayed (Is46:13) and
Faster than the sun and the moon, the chariots of salvation will come (Hab3:8-13).
What bewildered Israel who were waiting for the Messiah coming on chariots was
What Yeshua who claimed himself to be Christ, who came riding on a colt (Lk23:2; Jn12:14) said:
“Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
Not in the name of Jehovah but in the Father’s name of Yeshua (Jn5:43),
He would become the chariot of salvation for not only Israel but the souls of all nations for
The Word swifter than light became flesh and came (Ps147:15; Jn1:1, 14).
As such, during His public life He did the work of the Father who sent Him.
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Committed His soul into the hands of the Father, the chariot of His salvation (Lk23:46);
2) Judged the devil, the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3) Sprinkled His redeeming blood on the souls of all men (Eph1:7; He12:24).
He resurrected and He is the Lamb seated on the throne (Rev5:9).
He swears to those who believe Him that without delay He will take them (Jn14:3; Rev10:6),
Thus, on the wicked servants who say the master is staying away a long time, and
On those who are slow to believe (Mt24:48; Lk24:25), the day of destruction will come suddenly.
The man of the Spirit who believes that He who is coming will come and will not delay
Does not miss spiritual opportunities (Mt4:20, 21:3) and
Does not waste his greatest asset, time (Col4:5) and
Runs with the church (Jn6:56; 2Ti4:7).
When the Groom Christ returns riding on a white horse (Rev19:11),
He longs to be taken up with the pure bride the church (Rev21:2, 9)
To be raptured into the air in a flower carriage (1Th4:16-17).
O Lord,
For in just a little while, the One who is coming will come so
Help me endure any illness, hardship or persecution.
From now on, let me not waste a single moment.
Let me run on the side of the word of the Lord and
When my soul leaves my body,
Let me ride the chariot of my salvation and escape the universe! Amen.
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The Signs of Salvation
(Mk16:16-20; He2:1-4)
God is the great God (Ps95:3).
Through signs and wonders He makes His might known (Ps77:11-13) and
He saves those who call on His great name (1Sa12:22) and
Confirms salvation by following signs (Ac2:21-22).
Faith is believing this and
The life of this faith is daily calling the name of Yeshua and having the signs following His name, Being confirmed of the salvation of my soul (Mk16:16-20).
While Christianity seeks mystery it rejects mysticism.
As a sign is not the actual form but the substance (He11:1),
Through signs the invisible God reveals His existence and power.
On the night of the Passover when God struck every firstborn of Egypt
Death passed over every home that put the blood of lamb on its doorframe
Following God’s instructions and
That blood became the sign for Israel (Ex12:13).
Moses took the staff of God in his hand and led the people (Ex4:20)
By performing wonder and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and
For 40 years in the wilderness (Ac7:36).
However, the staff placed inside the Most Holy Place was Aaron’s (Nu17:8-10) for
The One who alone does marvelous deeds is
Jehovah, the God of Israel (Ps72:18, 86:10).
The man of God, Elijah, cried out the name of Jehovah and
Brought down rain and also fire (1Ki18:1-46).
Elisha who asked for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit and received (2Ki2:1-14)
Also did many miracles and wonders (2Ki4:20, 5:6-14).
In spite of this history, Israel became cursed for
They forgot what the LORD had done, the wonders He had shown (Ps78:11), and
They did not obey the commandments to sanctify themselves (Jos3:5).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
Not in the name of Jehovah but in the Father’s name of Yeshua (Jn5:43),
He will let not just a specific people but anyone who believes experience signs (Mk16:17).
From the time He began His public life until completing it (Mt4:23-24),
He daily performed signs and wonders (Lk13:32) and
It was for them to believe the sign of Jonah, that is, that
He would die but be raised in three days (Mt12:38-39).
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Trusted the power of the Father who could save Him from Sheol (Jnh2:6) and laid down His life (Jn10:17-18);
2) By His death judged the ruler of death, the devil (He2:14; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His redeeming blood opened the way to salvation for all (Eph1:7).
His resurrection testifies that He is greater than Jonah (the prophets) (Mt12:41) and
He is the Lamb on the heavenly throne who has the marks of being slain but raised back to life, and
He reigns forever (Rev5:9).
The Holy Spirit gives believers the signs of salvation (Mk16:16-17),
Driving out demons in the name of Yeshua, speaking in tongues, laying hand on the sick etc.
The signs following the preaching of the disciples and the apostles caused
The gospel to spread quickly (Ac2:21-22, 3:2-10) and
The early church risked their lives and prayed for evidence and signs (Ac4:29-31).
For the gospel and salvation are confirmed by signs (Mk16:16-20; He2:1-4),
The Christian until death is sanctified (Jos3:5),
Always prays (Mk9:29) and
No matter what, chooses the miracle in the name of Yeshua (Mt14:28-29).
O Lord,
Am I truly a saved soul?
Am I confident that I will not go to hell after I die?
Only if I could be confirmed while I am alive…
Let me pray in the name of Yeshua, drive out demons, heal, receive answers and
Have them as the signs of the salvation of my soul! Amen.