For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. But through His covenant promises culminating in Jesus’ taking on human flesh to dwell with us; and through His death, resurrection, and second coming; at the end of the Bible we read (Rev. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he stood on the sand of the sea. Just as Matthew begins with this promise that Jesus is God with us, so he ends with Jesus’ promise (Matt.

Isaiah was married. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. ‣

Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.

P He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

V A friend tells you that he is an agnostic and gives many reasons why he doubts the Bible.

And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems. U Put your trust in Him and you will have an anchor for your soul whenever the storms of doubt or trials assault you. Therefore behold, I will bring harm upon the house of Jeroboam and will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both bond and free in Israel, and will burn up the house of Jeroboam, as a man burns up dung until it is all gone.

He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John. He was also born to save His people from their sins. Through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. 16:23), “Get behind Me, Satan!

Amen. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. ‣ But that knowledge, even though proven to be true, will not do you a bit of good unless you personally take the medicine. Jesus taught some things that were repugnant to Jewish sensibilities: they must eat His flesh and drink His blood if they wanted to have eternal life. No doubt he was deeply wounded to think that the young woman he loved would do such a thing. If Jesus is not fully God, then He could not be our Savior. Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God. ‣ By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.”.

But the Scriptures repeatedly affirm the full deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. N

But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”.

I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”. 4:14-16). In the hospital I was responsible for fillingout the paperwork. 16:14), “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”, Then Jesus asked the crucial question (Matt. Perhaps you wonder, “Is it important to believe in the virgin birth?” Yes, here’s why: If Jesus Christ is the son of a human father and a human mother through natural biological processes, then He is not God in human flesh. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. This is the first resurrection. D What was written was my choice. Suppose you get sick and go to the doctor. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb. 8:31)! He came to save us from our sins. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. Because Jesus is the eternal God in human flesh, we can come to Him with all of our needs, knowing that He is able to come to our aid. Q. But sinners, who are dead in their trespasses and sins (Eph.

So in answer to the crucial question, “Who is this child?” we must affirm, “Through the virgin birth, He is fully God and fully man.”. and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. W Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.

For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

The four Gospels don’t leave us in the dark on this crucial question of who Jesus is.

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She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days. In Revelation 1:8, the Lord God says, “I am the Alpha and the Omega.” In Revelation 22:13, Jesus says, “I am the Alpha and the Omega.” Or, as Matthew (1:23) adds, this child is, “God with us.”, No natural union of a human husband and wife ever could bring God into this world. O The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.” And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen.