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Snatch Them From the Fire
(Jude1:17-23)
God is the God of salvation (Ps68:19).
Salvation belongs to Him (Ps3:8) and
He surely saves those who consider salvation as the greatest thing (He2:3).
Faith is knowing is from where and how one has been saved and
The life of this faith is snatching souls from the fire of hell and rescuing them.
The duty of a fire fighter is
To rescue and to extinguish fire to protect lives and property.
He is to always be ready, volunteer and run into any situation well knowing the danger.
Though it involves a great sacrifice, it is considered an honorable work,
Because of which many continue it throughout generations.
Sheol or Hades in the Bible refers to
The universe reserved for fire (2Pe3:7) where the angels who sinned in the spiritual heaven are
Contained until the great day of judgment (Is14:12-15; Lk16:22-24; 2Pe2:4; Jude1:6).
Despite the fact it warns of the eternal lake of fire that will not be put out (Rev14:10-11, 20:14),
Modern theology pursues earthly paradise and reduces hell into a symbol or a parable.
Such is the work of the spirit of the false prophet that makes men ignorant of the fire of hell.
Deceived by the serpent, Adam the ancestor of all men sinned and
The Garden was shielded by a flaming sword (Ge3:4-6, 24).
Therefore all men became bound with the devil
n everlasting chains, the Spirit of God (Ge1:2; Jude1:6), to follow him to the eternal fire (Mt25:41).
Nevertheless, the model of God's work of saving men began by
Sending angels to Sodom and Gomorrah to
Rescue Lot and his family from the brimstone fire (Ge19:1) and to
Deliver Israel from the Red Sea (Ex3:2-5, 10, 14:13).
The sanctuary where the altar of burnt offering and the basin for water were
Reminded them of the Lord God whose name is Jehovah,
The Savior of Israel for generations (Ps68:19).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would save not only Israel from physical situations in the name Jehovah delivered by angels,
But the souls of men from the eternal fire in the name Yeshua, the Father's name (Jn5:43), for
He is the incarnate Word from the beginning who came in the name to save (Mt1:21).
He was sorrowful and troubled (Mt26:36-37) for
His work of casting fire on the world was about to begin (Mt3:11-12; Lk12:49).
As He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Died longing for the Father to save Him from Hades (He5:7);
2) Judged the devil and ignited the fire at the site of his punishment (1Jn3:8; Lk12:49); and
3) Tore His flesh and made an opening for Him to rescue all men from the universe that will
collapse (Jn14:6; He10:29-30).
The Father raised Him and lifted Him up to heaven.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent testifies the name Yeshua through
Those who received His name and have been saved (Ac2:38, 4:12, 16:31).
The man who is saved
Preaches to those in the world who still do not know this,
Puts effort to lose not even one of those given to him and
Risks even danger in order to rescue souls from the universe that will soon collapse.
O Lord,
You entered this universe, well knowing how You would die here!
Yeshua, You are our Savior, our Rescue!
Let us follow Your footsteps and
Run into the fire or water and
Rescue souls.
Let us not let leave behind even one soul in the fire of hell! Amen.