Many a times when someone
passes on i.e. dies whether they are our relatives, loved ones, friends,
family, colleagues, countrymen, famous people, fellow human beings e.t.c you
read and see people saying in facebook, on print media, on television, on
radio, on newspapers, on YouTube, on twitter, during the burial ceremony,
during the church services, memorial services, when people are sending their
message of condolence, when people are signing the condolence book, in
obituaries e.t.c that “Rest in Peace (R.I.P).” People also normally say:
“May God Rest His Soul in Eternal
Peace.”
This is our point of
discussion today as The LORD God Almighty, The LORD Jesus Christ and The Holy
Spirit is going to take us through the
spiritual journey so that we may know the truth and be able to separate the
truth from fallacy (misnomer).
It is very extremely important
to note that a person’s spirit and soul stays forever i.e. once The LORD creates you and puts you in your physical body at the
point of conception in your mother’s womb, you become an eternal soul and
spirit. The LORD actually is the creater, the originator and the giver
of soul and spirit. Human being is created in the image of The LORD God
Almighty, The LORD Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit; and this image is that the soul and the spirit is eternal, he/she stays forever
once created. The LORD gives us a hint and infact the completeness of
this in the book of Genesis 1:26~27 which states as follows:‘“Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that
they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the
livestock and all the wild animals, and over
all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of
God he
created them; male and female he created them.”’
So to start us off on this spiritual journey, it is very very important to note that there is a time to be born and a time to die; and this is the death of the physical body. This is well captured in the book of Ecclesiastes 3:1~2 which states as follows: “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die.” This physical death of the body is also well captured in the book of Ecclesiastes 3: 18~20 which states as follows: ‘“I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless. All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.”’
This revelation and reality check for every human being is actually a very deep and explicit message to each and every human being all over the earth on the need to be humble; because the physical body eventually goes down to the dust when one dies and everything physical becomes meaningless and useless. So whether you are a famous person or not, a wealthy person or not, a learned person or not, a young or old person e.t.c: The reality check is that a time will come when your physical body is no more, without any breath i.e. no life in it (a lifeless body). However, it is very very important to note that when the physical body is alive, it is so interconnected with the soul and the spirit such that they are so attached; but when the soul and the spirit is taken out of the body, the physical body becomes dead and lifeless. This means that the soul and the spirit gives life to the physical body without which there is no life i.e. the real you and me is our soul and spirit. Both the physical body and the soul (spirit) are created by The LORD, but the physical body is meant to die and the soul (spirit) is meant to stay for eternity i.e. forever and ever more. The LORD’s grand plan is that once a soul (a spirit) is out of the physical body, then that soul will be in His presence having eternal peace, joy and satisfaction in the presence of The LORD God Almighty, The LORD Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit. But The LORD is a Holy God; nothing impure can be in His presence because He is a God full of purity and light, only the cleansed, the purified, the refined and the sanctified souls (spirits) can dwell in His presence in His Kingdom in Heaven. A soul that has not be cleansed, refined, washed, sanctified and purified by The Precious Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and sanctified by The Power of The Holy Spirit cannot gain entry and eternal residence in the presence of The LORD in His Holy Kingdom in Heaven. This is very powerfully captured in the book of Hebrews 12:14~16 which states as follows: ‘“Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.”’
It then follows so unfortunately, but truthfully that any soul (spirit) that comes from a physical body i.e. when the physical body dies but has not be refined, cleansed, purified, washed and sanctified by The Precious Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and the sanctification of the anointing and the power of The Holy Spirit cannot gain entry into Heaven. But since he/she needs to stay somewhere as he/she is an eternal soul (spirit), he/she is taken to hell. Actually when a soul (spirit) comes out of a person when their physical body dies, there will be an immediate separation i.e. in terms of the Right and the Left, all souls that have been cleansed, refined, washed, purified by The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and are thus glowing with the anointing and the power of The Holy Spirit because they shall have Repented of their sins and walked in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ will be taken to the Right side and the angels of The LORD including their guardian angels will escort them (the Repentant, Righteous, Holy souls/spirits) to Heaven to go stay in the presence of The LORD God Almighty for eternal peace, joy, satisfaction and fulfillment. Meanwhile all souls that were not washed, refined, cleansed and purified by The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ before they came out of the physically dead body will essentially be impure and full of darkness, because they shall have not Repented of their sins and walked in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ, they will essentially be directed to the dark place (Hell) where the dark forces (evil spirits, demons, fallen angels) and their master the devil dwells; The demons will actually be the ones who will come for their soul and drag their soul (spirit) to hell. This is very powerfully captured in the book of Mathew 25:41 which states as follows: “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” The same is furthermore also well elucidated in the book of 2nd Peter 2:4~10 which states as follows: ‘“ For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority.”’
It now becomes very very clear that when somebody is still alive in their physical body, then their soul and spirit is still within them, but the moment they breathe their last and their physical body dies, then their soul (spirit) departs (comes out of their physical body). This happens at that very moment when one breathes their last breath. Therefore the soul, spirit cannot stay once the physical body breathes its last. That’s why the physically dead body is very silent and quite because it has got no life; life only is on the physical body when the soul and the spirit is present. The LORD in essence is actually revealing to us today and explaining to us in a very deeper way the after death moment, experience and process. This is actually very well captured in the book of 2nd Corinthians 5:6~10 which states as follows: ‘“Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.”’
So to start us off on this spiritual journey, it is very very important to note that there is a time to be born and a time to die; and this is the death of the physical body. This is well captured in the book of Ecclesiastes 3:1~2 which states as follows: “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die.” This physical death of the body is also well captured in the book of Ecclesiastes 3: 18~20 which states as follows: ‘“I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless. All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.”’
This revelation and reality check for every human being is actually a very deep and explicit message to each and every human being all over the earth on the need to be humble; because the physical body eventually goes down to the dust when one dies and everything physical becomes meaningless and useless. So whether you are a famous person or not, a wealthy person or not, a learned person or not, a young or old person e.t.c: The reality check is that a time will come when your physical body is no more, without any breath i.e. no life in it (a lifeless body). However, it is very very important to note that when the physical body is alive, it is so interconnected with the soul and the spirit such that they are so attached; but when the soul and the spirit is taken out of the body, the physical body becomes dead and lifeless. This means that the soul and the spirit gives life to the physical body without which there is no life i.e. the real you and me is our soul and spirit. Both the physical body and the soul (spirit) are created by The LORD, but the physical body is meant to die and the soul (spirit) is meant to stay for eternity i.e. forever and ever more. The LORD’s grand plan is that once a soul (a spirit) is out of the physical body, then that soul will be in His presence having eternal peace, joy and satisfaction in the presence of The LORD God Almighty, The LORD Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit. But The LORD is a Holy God; nothing impure can be in His presence because He is a God full of purity and light, only the cleansed, the purified, the refined and the sanctified souls (spirits) can dwell in His presence in His Kingdom in Heaven. A soul that has not be cleansed, refined, washed, sanctified and purified by The Precious Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and sanctified by The Power of The Holy Spirit cannot gain entry and eternal residence in the presence of The LORD in His Holy Kingdom in Heaven. This is very powerfully captured in the book of Hebrews 12:14~16 which states as follows: ‘“Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.”’
It then follows so unfortunately, but truthfully that any soul (spirit) that comes from a physical body i.e. when the physical body dies but has not be refined, cleansed, purified, washed and sanctified by The Precious Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and the sanctification of the anointing and the power of The Holy Spirit cannot gain entry into Heaven. But since he/she needs to stay somewhere as he/she is an eternal soul (spirit), he/she is taken to hell. Actually when a soul (spirit) comes out of a person when their physical body dies, there will be an immediate separation i.e. in terms of the Right and the Left, all souls that have been cleansed, refined, washed, purified by The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and are thus glowing with the anointing and the power of The Holy Spirit because they shall have Repented of their sins and walked in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ will be taken to the Right side and the angels of The LORD including their guardian angels will escort them (the Repentant, Righteous, Holy souls/spirits) to Heaven to go stay in the presence of The LORD God Almighty for eternal peace, joy, satisfaction and fulfillment. Meanwhile all souls that were not washed, refined, cleansed and purified by The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ before they came out of the physically dead body will essentially be impure and full of darkness, because they shall have not Repented of their sins and walked in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ, they will essentially be directed to the dark place (Hell) where the dark forces (evil spirits, demons, fallen angels) and their master the devil dwells; The demons will actually be the ones who will come for their soul and drag their soul (spirit) to hell. This is very powerfully captured in the book of Mathew 25:41 which states as follows: “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” The same is furthermore also well elucidated in the book of 2nd Peter 2:4~10 which states as follows: ‘“ For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority.”’
It now becomes very very clear that when somebody is still alive in their physical body, then their soul and spirit is still within them, but the moment they breathe their last and their physical body dies, then their soul (spirit) departs (comes out of their physical body). This happens at that very moment when one breathes their last breath. Therefore the soul, spirit cannot stay once the physical body breathes its last. That’s why the physically dead body is very silent and quite because it has got no life; life only is on the physical body when the soul and the spirit is present. The LORD in essence is actually revealing to us today and explaining to us in a very deeper way the after death moment, experience and process. This is actually very well captured in the book of 2nd Corinthians 5:6~10 which states as follows: ‘“Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.”’
So therein do we now grasp
another very deeper revelation, in that there
is appearing before The LORD Jesus Christ when a soul (a spirit) departs from
the physical body when the physical body breathes its last (dies). Meaning that
each and every soul (spirit) that departs the body must appear before the judgment
seat of The LORD Jesus Christ so that their individual eternal place of
residence is determined based on what they did when they were on the physical
body. Everything is actually recorded in the Books that are in the
presence of The LORD; so the very fundamental question at that point in the
presence of The LORD Jesus Christ in His seat of judgment is whether a soul (a spirit) is covered by The Precious Blood of The
LORD Jesus Christ OR Not. A soul (a spirit) that is covered with the
Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ is one
who had embraced Repentance for the forgiveness of their sins through The Blood
of The LORD Jesus Christ and had walked in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete
Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ before they passed on i.e. departed from their
physical body. A soul (a spirit) that was thus living right before The
LORD will be ushered into Heaven to
Rest in Peace (R.I.P) which is eternal life in the presence of The LORD God
Almighty forever and ever. A soul that was not living right before The
LORD will be ushered into hell for eternal torment, torture, pain and
suffering. This is very well captured in the book of Hebrew
9:27~28 which states as follows: ‘“Just
as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ
was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second
time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those
who are waiting for him.”’ The same is also very well stated in the book of John 3:16~18 which states as
follows: ‘“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn
the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever
believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands
condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and
only Son.”’
This message of the judgment seat of The LORD Jesus Christ where each and every soul (spirit) appears before The LORD is also very well captured in the book of Revelation 20:11~15 which states as follows: ‘“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.”’
Being careful to live a life worthy of your calling as a child, a son and a daughter of The LORD God Almighty, The LORD Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit is also very powerfully captured in the book of Ecclesiastes 11:7~10 which states as follows: ‘“Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun. However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all. But let them remember the days of darkness, for there will be many. Everything to come is meaningless. You who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.”’
Remember, entry into Heaven for eternal life and Rest in Peace (R.I.P) is only through The LORD Jesus Christ. It is not through Mohammed, Allah, Buddha, Krishna, Shiva, Vishnu, Surya, Virgin Mary, Haile Selassie, Melkio Ondetto, or any other idol or god or goddesses whether wooden, golden, animal, star, moon, sun or human being e.t.c. This is very powerfully captured in the book of John 14:6 which states as follows: ‘“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”’ This is also very powerfully captured in the book of John 10:7~10 which states as follows: “Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
Any soul (spirit) who does not surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ for the cleansing, washing, refining, purification and sanctification before it departs out of the Physical body faces eternal death (the second death), these are the lost souls; because they are no longer in the presence of Him who created them and loved them so much as to send His son The LORD Jesus Christ to die for them on the cross so that those who believe in Him and accept His precious Blood for cleansing and washing may not perish but have eternal life. Many a times when somebody passes on, then people say: “We have lost so and so”. So when somebody passes on (physical death), before The LORD they are only lost souls if they did not die in The LORD Jesus Christ i.e. if they had not embraced Repentance for the forgiveness of their sins through The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and walking in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. If they died in The LORD, then there is celebration in Heaven when they finally enter into Heaven; because then The LORD Jesus Christ was not crucified on the cross for them in vain. People may cry, mourn and grieve for them on the earth as they look at their physically dead body, but in Heaven there is celebration and joy because their soul (spirit) will have entered into eternal Rest in Peace (R.I.P); not because of human appeal or wish but due to what they did as recorded in the book of life i.e. having embraced Repentance for the forgiveness of their sins through The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and walking in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ before they breathed their last i.e. departed from their physical body. On the other hand, when someone had not died in The LORD Jesus Christ, then whether people cry, mourn and grieve for them on the earth and even buy the most expensive coffin and attend his/her funeral in thousands or even millions and even describe how good, caring, loving, supportive, generous, jovial, smart, beautiful they were, and even declare, state, broadcast, share, post or appeal that “may their souls Rest in Peace (R.I.P)”; it does not matter because their soul (spirit) will have entered a place of eternal torment, pain and suffering based on what is recorded in the books because they shall have not embraced Repentance for the forgiveness of their sins through The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and walking in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ before they breathed their last i.e. departed from their physical body.
It is also very important to note that there is a group of people (human beings) who will not face the normal process of the physical death of the body as the soul (spirit) comes out (departs) the lifeless body, but these will be Raptured through a sudden transformation of their physical body to the immortal body. These are the bride of Christ who will be Raptured when The LORD Jesus Christ will come to the earth as a thief and snatch away His Holy Bride who shall have been preparing the way for His coming by embracing Repentance for the forgiveness of sins and thereby walking in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. The LORD will thus rapture His bride to take her to the wedding supper of The Lamb in Heaven; when finally The LORD Jesus Christ will have a Holy Bride to celebrate the sacrifice He paid on the cross at Calvary, through His Precious Blood that He shed for mankind. This is very well captured in the book of Mathew 16:28 which states as follows: “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” This is also very well captured in the book of 1st Corinthians 15: 50~58 which states as follows: ‘“ I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”’
Therefore in conclusion: “Rest in Peace" (R.I.P) is a fallacy and a misnomer, the main message and summary being passed forth here is that each and every person needs to submit themselves at individual level to The LORD Jesus Christ so that their (your) eternal peace that comes from The LORD Jesus Christ is assured; otherwise it is unfortunately an eternal torment, pain and suffering: It is never always a Rest in Peace (R.I.P) for everyone who passes on. The decision we make while we are still alive in the physical body is what matters, not the wishes and decrees of our loved ones, colleagues, countrymen and fellow human beings. If you and me really love our loved ones, parents, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, our family, relatives, friends, colleagues, countrymen, leaders and fellow human beings then we need to share with them on the need to prepare the way for the coming of The LORD Jesus Christ and the need for them to embrace Repentance for the forgiveness of their sins through The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and turning away from a lifestyle of sin, wickedness and evil and thereby walking in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. You and me shall have done our part and so when they pass on (physical death) then we will now say: “We Now Leave It All To The LORD and May The Will of The LORD Jesus Christ Be Done On The Precious Departed Soul”
The LORD Jesus Christ is The Prince of Peace, so He is the giver of the ultimate eternal Rest in Peace because His reign is everlasting i.e. forever. Only those who embrace Him on the earth in their physical body will He welcome into His glorious kingdom for an everlasting Rest in Peace in Heaven (New Jerusalem). This is very powerfully captured in the book of Isaiah 9:6~7 which states as follows: ‘“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.”’
Heaven is such a very glorious place, let us all thrive to enter so that indeed we may have the real eternal Rest in Peace forever and ever, not by what people say or wish or appeal, but by our individual deeds before The LORD when we (our soul/spirit) is still in our physical body. The joy, the peace, the rest, the thrill, the satisfaction in Heaven is well glimpsed through the book of 1st Corinthians 2:9 which states as follows: ‘“However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”—the things God has prepared for those who love him.”’ And also in the book of 2nd Corinthians 12:1~4 which states as follows: ‘“I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows. And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows—was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell.”’
This message of the judgment seat of The LORD Jesus Christ where each and every soul (spirit) appears before The LORD is also very well captured in the book of Revelation 20:11~15 which states as follows: ‘“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.”’
Being careful to live a life worthy of your calling as a child, a son and a daughter of The LORD God Almighty, The LORD Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit is also very powerfully captured in the book of Ecclesiastes 11:7~10 which states as follows: ‘“Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun. However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all. But let them remember the days of darkness, for there will be many. Everything to come is meaningless. You who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.”’
Remember, entry into Heaven for eternal life and Rest in Peace (R.I.P) is only through The LORD Jesus Christ. It is not through Mohammed, Allah, Buddha, Krishna, Shiva, Vishnu, Surya, Virgin Mary, Haile Selassie, Melkio Ondetto, or any other idol or god or goddesses whether wooden, golden, animal, star, moon, sun or human being e.t.c. This is very powerfully captured in the book of John 14:6 which states as follows: ‘“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”’ This is also very powerfully captured in the book of John 10:7~10 which states as follows: “Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
Any soul (spirit) who does not surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ for the cleansing, washing, refining, purification and sanctification before it departs out of the Physical body faces eternal death (the second death), these are the lost souls; because they are no longer in the presence of Him who created them and loved them so much as to send His son The LORD Jesus Christ to die for them on the cross so that those who believe in Him and accept His precious Blood for cleansing and washing may not perish but have eternal life. Many a times when somebody passes on, then people say: “We have lost so and so”. So when somebody passes on (physical death), before The LORD they are only lost souls if they did not die in The LORD Jesus Christ i.e. if they had not embraced Repentance for the forgiveness of their sins through The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and walking in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. If they died in The LORD, then there is celebration in Heaven when they finally enter into Heaven; because then The LORD Jesus Christ was not crucified on the cross for them in vain. People may cry, mourn and grieve for them on the earth as they look at their physically dead body, but in Heaven there is celebration and joy because their soul (spirit) will have entered into eternal Rest in Peace (R.I.P); not because of human appeal or wish but due to what they did as recorded in the book of life i.e. having embraced Repentance for the forgiveness of their sins through The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and walking in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ before they breathed their last i.e. departed from their physical body. On the other hand, when someone had not died in The LORD Jesus Christ, then whether people cry, mourn and grieve for them on the earth and even buy the most expensive coffin and attend his/her funeral in thousands or even millions and even describe how good, caring, loving, supportive, generous, jovial, smart, beautiful they were, and even declare, state, broadcast, share, post or appeal that “may their souls Rest in Peace (R.I.P)”; it does not matter because their soul (spirit) will have entered a place of eternal torment, pain and suffering based on what is recorded in the books because they shall have not embraced Repentance for the forgiveness of their sins through The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and walking in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ before they breathed their last i.e. departed from their physical body.
It is also very important to note that there is a group of people (human beings) who will not face the normal process of the physical death of the body as the soul (spirit) comes out (departs) the lifeless body, but these will be Raptured through a sudden transformation of their physical body to the immortal body. These are the bride of Christ who will be Raptured when The LORD Jesus Christ will come to the earth as a thief and snatch away His Holy Bride who shall have been preparing the way for His coming by embracing Repentance for the forgiveness of sins and thereby walking in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. The LORD will thus rapture His bride to take her to the wedding supper of The Lamb in Heaven; when finally The LORD Jesus Christ will have a Holy Bride to celebrate the sacrifice He paid on the cross at Calvary, through His Precious Blood that He shed for mankind. This is very well captured in the book of Mathew 16:28 which states as follows: “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” This is also very well captured in the book of 1st Corinthians 15: 50~58 which states as follows: ‘“ I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”’
Therefore in conclusion: “Rest in Peace" (R.I.P) is a fallacy and a misnomer, the main message and summary being passed forth here is that each and every person needs to submit themselves at individual level to The LORD Jesus Christ so that their (your) eternal peace that comes from The LORD Jesus Christ is assured; otherwise it is unfortunately an eternal torment, pain and suffering: It is never always a Rest in Peace (R.I.P) for everyone who passes on. The decision we make while we are still alive in the physical body is what matters, not the wishes and decrees of our loved ones, colleagues, countrymen and fellow human beings. If you and me really love our loved ones, parents, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, our family, relatives, friends, colleagues, countrymen, leaders and fellow human beings then we need to share with them on the need to prepare the way for the coming of The LORD Jesus Christ and the need for them to embrace Repentance for the forgiveness of their sins through The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and turning away from a lifestyle of sin, wickedness and evil and thereby walking in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. You and me shall have done our part and so when they pass on (physical death) then we will now say: “We Now Leave It All To The LORD and May The Will of The LORD Jesus Christ Be Done On The Precious Departed Soul”
The LORD Jesus Christ is The Prince of Peace, so He is the giver of the ultimate eternal Rest in Peace because His reign is everlasting i.e. forever. Only those who embrace Him on the earth in their physical body will He welcome into His glorious kingdom for an everlasting Rest in Peace in Heaven (New Jerusalem). This is very powerfully captured in the book of Isaiah 9:6~7 which states as follows: ‘“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.”’
Heaven is such a very glorious place, let us all thrive to enter so that indeed we may have the real eternal Rest in Peace forever and ever, not by what people say or wish or appeal, but by our individual deeds before The LORD when we (our soul/spirit) is still in our physical body. The joy, the peace, the rest, the thrill, the satisfaction in Heaven is well glimpsed through the book of 1st Corinthians 2:9 which states as follows: ‘“However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”—the things God has prepared for those who love him.”’ And also in the book of 2nd Corinthians 12:1~4 which states as follows: ‘“I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows. And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows—was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell.”’
SHALOM!!!
SHALOM!!! SHALOM!!!
PREPARE
THE WAY FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN ABSOLUTE REPENTANCE,
RIGHTEOUSNESS, HOLINESS, TRUTH AND COMPLETE SURRENDER TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
(YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH). TIME IS ABSOLUTELY OVER; THE MESSIAH JESUS CHRIST IS
IMMINENTLY COMING TO PICK HIS BRIDE!!!
REPENTANCE PRAYER
Precious
Jesus,
I
acknowledge today that you are LORD and savior of all mankind,
and
today I have recognized my shortfall,
I
repent and turn away from all sin.
Please
cover me with your precious blood,
and
establish your word in my life,
that
I may be found in righteousness and holiness
and
write my name in your book of life
and
baptize me with the power of the Holy Spirit
in
the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
AMEN.
Shalom!!!
Shalom!!! Shalom!!!
Your
Brother in Christ and A Servant of The LORD
Prophet Kevin Mirasi
E-mail address: mirasikevo@yahoo.com
