Wednesday, 27 July 2022

HOW TO OVERCOME A LIFESTYLE OF SIN!!!

This moment in time, The LORD is going to help us to tackle a very critical Question or Dilemma that many People all over the Earth are faced with: “How Can I overcome this Lifestyle of Sin, I try to but I can’t stop this Lifestyle of Sin?”

Some of the sins people are faced with are: Masturbation; Committing Adultery, Fornication, Smoking Cigarettes, Addiction to drugs (drug abuse: cocaine, heroine, marijuana etc), Alcoholism, Hatred, Unforgiveness, Envy, Hypocrisy, Outbursts of Anger, Homosexuality, Lesbianism, Exam cheating, Backsliding, Stealing, Witchcraft, Pornography, Formation of ties with “spiritual wives” and “spiritual husbands”, Idolatry, Kneeling down/before & worship of statues of “Mary” and other “saints” E.T.C. 

The following are also sins: Murder, Abortion, Gossip, Slander E.T.C.

So, The LORD is going to help us understand this very very very critical and fundamental issue that essentially is at the core of the destiny of mankind i.e., whether one spends one’s eternity in Heaven (The Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty) or in Hell.

It is very important to note that we are personally responsible for the sins we commit; we cannot blame anybody else, including the devil (satan) for our sins. This is because we have the freewill to choose which path and choices to make.

Mankind started a lifestyle of sin at the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve committed sin by eating the forbidden fruit. This is well expounded in the book of Genesis 3:1-19 which states as follows: ‘“Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals The LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of The LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from The LORD God among the trees of the garden. But The LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” Then The LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” So The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”’

Therefore, this brings us to the definition of the word: Sin. Sin as we have just read in Genesis 3:1-19 is an act of disobedience to God’s Commandment (s) and Direction: The Ways and the Requirements of The LORD. So, any action, thinking or plan that goes against the commandments and direction of The LORD God Almighty; The LORD Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit is: SIN.

1-Everybody is singularly responsible for the sins they commit, no one can blame their neighbour, colleagues or the devil (satan) for the sins they commit.

This is because The LORD God Almighty has given mankind choices to make and through this, He has also given us which direction to take and the commandments to follow. Therefore, no one can turn and start saying: “You know what, the woman (neighbour) you put here with me, she gave me some fruit (sin) from the tree and I ate it (committed the sin)” OR no one can turn around and start saying: “The serpent (the devil/satan) deceived me and I ate (sinned)”. The LORD did not thus tell the man and the woman that: “It's alright, I have now realized that you are not responsible for this sin that you committed, I will look for someone else to hold liable for this sin you committed!!!”. On the contrary, The LORD rebuked everyone who had sinned and held each one individually responsible for the sins they committed.

2-Committing sin has got consequences. Anybody who commits sin is cast away from the presence of The LORD and is thrown out to be Punished in Pain, Suffering and Darkness.

The glory of The LORD covers those who are Pure in heart and are walking in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, Wisdom and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. But those who go astray and defile themselves by sinning can now no longer be covered by the glory of The LORD; they are thus left exposed and naked. This is well expounded in the book of Genesis 3:10-11 ‘“He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”’

Punishment, pain and darkness is a consequence of committing sin and this is also well expounded in the book of Genesis 3:14-19 which we had read earlier, where the man, the woman and the serpent (satan) had to bear the consequence of committing sin.

King David knew that the consequence of sin means being cast away from the presence of The LORD, that’s why after he sinned with Uriah’s wife by committing adultery with her, he went before The LORD in mourning and wailing, once the prophet of The LORD Nathan had rebuked him for the sin he had committed. David cried, mourned and wailed before The LORD saying: “Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing Spirit, to sustain me.” (Psalm 51:11-12).

3-Committing sin leads to one’s name being blotted (removed) out of the Book of life; and so being no longer eligible to enter God’s Kingdom in Heaven.

This is well expounded in the book of Exodus 32:31-34 ‘“So Moses went back to The LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.” The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin.”’

4-Committing Sin brings about a curse on someone’s life.

This curse goes even from one generation to another. This is well expounded in the book of Exodus 34:5-7 ‘“Then The LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, The LORD. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, The LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”’

5-Those who are committing sin are slaves of and to sin.

Sin is their Master and they are held in bondage by being enslaved by sin, whose patron is satan (the devil). That’s why The LORD warned Cain in the book of Genesis 4:6-7 ‘“Then The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”’

6-Committing sin leads to destruction and perishing.

Anybody who is in sin is on a path to destruction and perish, because The LORD God Almighty is a Holy God and He hates sin and destroys all that is evil. That’s why The LORD states it as follows in the book of Genesis 6:11-13 which states as follows: ‘“Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.”’

It is very important to note that, as a result of sin, Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed, as expounded in the book of Genesis 19:24-25 which states as follows: ‘“Then The LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from The LORD out of the heavens. Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land.”’

In the same note, all that is evil and unclean will not enter the kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven, they will in turn will not have their names written in the book of life OR their names will be blotted out, and so they will be cast out into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth forever and ever in Hell and the Lake of Fire forever and ever. This is well expounded in the book of Revelation 20:14-15 which states as follows: ‘“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.”’

7-It is very important to note that ALL have Sinned and Fallen short of the glory of The LORD God Almighty, and thus requires to be Redeemed and Restored back to The LORD God Almighty.

Because sin must be punished, through pain and suffering, that’s why The LORD God Almighty sent His Only Begotten Son The LORD Jesus Christ to Pay The Ultimate Price for the sins of mankind by going through pain, suffering and darkness so that mankind can now be Redeemed and Restored when they accept the Sin offering given by The LORD God Almighty: The Holy, Spotless and Blameless Lamb of God Almighty; The LORD Jesus Christ The Messiah/The Saviour.

Since The LORD Jesus Christ was sent to the earth by The LORD God Almighty as a Sacrifice to Atone for the sins of mankind, Isaiah foresaw this and described it very eloquently under the inspiration of The Holy Spirit in the Book of Isaiah 53:2-12 which states as follows: ‘“He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray,each of us has turned to our own way; and The LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished. He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it was The LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though The LORD makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of The LORD will prosper in his hand. After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”’

So, all those that want (desire) to be Redeemed and Restored back to The LORD God Almighty must accept the sin offering of The LORD God Almighty: The LORD Jesus Christ. This is well summarized in the book of John 3:16-21 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 is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.”’

-Therefore, in summary, we can only Overcome a Lifestyle of Sin by Surrendering Completely our Life to The LORD Jesus Christ and accepting the Blood offering that He shed at the Cross of Calvary, so that we can be Washed and Covered by the Precious Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ. Thereby asking The LORD to Baptize us and anoint us with the power of The Holy Spirit to guide us, comfort us, help us, counsel us and to lead us. This is a journey we cannot walk in alone, because this Road (Path) is very Narrow and we require a Helper, a Guide, a Comforter and a Counselor: The Holy Spirit (Ruach Ha Kodesh, in Hebrew).

Since The LORD has given mankind freewill to “Choose yee this day whom you shall serve”, The LORD will help us, but as a benchmark on this journey of walking on the narrow road as we overcome a lifestyle of sin we must embrace absolute Repentance for the forgiveness of our sins, and thereby walking & living in Righteousness, Holiness, Wisdom, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. This means coming out of a lifestyle of sin and may also include letting go of even some friends, colleagues and relatives who may be pulling us into the broad road (path) that leads to destruction and perishing. This at times may mean standing alone and walking alone under the inspiration of The LORD, who will keep you company through the baptism and the anointing of The Holy Spirit. You will thus at times, appear lonely (to the outside), but you won't be alone; for The LORD will be with you as your Companion, and as your Best Friend.

This means coming out of the lure of the lifestyles that inadvertently leads to sin e.g. If wearing of miniskirts (ladies) and sagging trousers (men) exposing your undergarment normally leads you to committing sexual immorality, then this is the moment to stop wearing them and discard them. Infact, any God-fearing person should dress in the fear of The LORD, and wearing of miniskirts and sagging trousers exposing your undergarments does not portend any fear of The LORD, because it leads to people lusting after you and in essence committing sexual immorality with you, either physically or imaginarily or both. There is currently a debate in some parts of the World, with people petitioning to be allowed to walk while totally naked in broad day light; they no longer want to put any inch of clothing on them: what an abomination!!! How low mankind has fallen!!!

-Come out of lifestyle of going to discos and bars because there lies the evil spirit of drunkenness, foul language and sexual immorality. In most countries of the earth, most people are always looking forward to Friday nights and Saturdays in what they call “Member’s Day”, a time when people drink themselves “silly”, commit all kinds of sexual immorality, smoke all kinds of drugs. I urge you and beseech you to Run and Run away from such lifestyle, so as to escape the net of Sin Bondage whose Chain-Master is satan (the devil). Don’t allow him to chain you any more in this his very wide (broad) net of his.

-Come out of a lifestyle of watching pornography, soap operas, Hollywood movies; Nollywood (Nigerian) movies, Bollywood (Indian) movies, because these have in them elements of Sexual Immorality (Including Adultery, Fornication), Anger, Slander, Gossip, Idolatry, Unforgivenness, Murder, Violence, blasphemy of The LORD E.T.C. When you watch these, evil spirits of these Sins literally Pop-Out of the screen into your Soul and they lure you, torment you and keep you in bondage of such Sins.

-Come out of a lifestyle of masturbation and other sexual immorality e.g., lust, fornication, committing adultery, homosexuality, lesbianism etc. and also other sins committed in the body. For you will now know that your body is the Temple of The LORD (The Temple of The Holy Spirit). So, use your body, mind, soul, spirit and heart to Honour, Glorify, Praise and Worship The LORD.

When one is in a Lifestyle of Sin, then they literally allow all kinds and types of demons to enter them, and to take reign of their soul, spirit, mind, heart and body. Where there is no sin (The sins having been washed away by The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ and one is now covered and protected by The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ), there is no longer the bondage of demons; for One has now been set free by The LORD Jesus Christ.

-Fasting is a very very important tool to empty and “kill” the flesh and build the Spirit. You need to Fast occasionally, so that the desire to gratify the sinful desires of the flesh stops and so you can now aim at gratifying the desires of the Spirit, which include amongst others: meditating before The LORD, praising and worshiping The LORD etc. That now you be able to bear the fruits of The Holy Spirit, and be fruitful for The Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty. All this is summarized very Powerfully in the Book of Galatians 5: 22-26 which states as follows: ‘“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.”’

-Read The Bible as often as you can, even daily, so that you know The Word of The LORD as regards His Righteousness, Holiness, Wisdom and Truth; as pertains to the Ways and The Requirement of The LORD. How will one know how to walk in Righteousness and Holiness unless they spend time reading the word of God? Remember, The LORD says in the Bible: “My people perish for lack of knowledge”. So, this knowledge can only be gotten by reading the word of God in the Bible, and as you do this Pray to The LORD to anoint you with The Holy Spirit, so that The Holy Spirit may reveal to you the understanding of what is written in the Bible.

Sin leads to people being destroyed and perish because anyone who is evil and unclean before The LORD due to sin cannot enter the Kingdom of God in Heaven, but will perish in Hell. To help you come out of a lifestyle of Sin, open your Bible and read it every time temptation to Sin comes over you, and also Pray in The Mighty Name and Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ.

Remember also that there is no Big Sin and Small Sin, all are Sin and must be Repented of and cleansed of. Remember The LORD Jesus Christ Himself said that anyone who breaks any one of the commandments is guilty of breaking them all.

Pray as often as you can every day. To avoid falling into the temptation of sin, one must pray and put on the full armour of God as stated in the book of Ephesians 6:10-18 ‘“Finally, be strong in The LORD and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all The LORD’s people.”’

To come out of a lifestyle of sin and to set on a new journey on the narrow road that leads to eternal life in The Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven, you need to embrace absolute Repentance. To Repent is to turn away from sin by taking full responsibility of the sins committed, being remorseful for the sins committed and going before The LORD with sincerity in your heart and praying and pleading with The LORD to have mercy on you and to forgive you of the sins. In so doing, we need to Repent also of Generational sins and curses; we need to Repent of all the sins we have committed from the time we were born till today, by saying something that goes like this: “I Repent of all the sins from the moment I was born until now!!!, Including Generational sins and curses along my family lineage”. Thereafter, let’s sin no more. Let’s now not deliberately sin because in so doing we are returning The LORD Jesus Christ back to the Cross to be Crucified Again!

Let’s Repent as often as we can every day and plead the Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ over our life, which include our body, soul, spirit, mind and heart, because as one brother puts it: “We are Sinning Machines”, and thus we require to Repent as many times as possible every day. Remember, we cannot over-Repent and so absolute Repentance is a sure way of overcoming a lifestyle of sin and staying on the narrow path that leads to eternal life: The Path of Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, Wisdom and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ.

Those who are slaves of sin and are in bondage of sin have been chained by the devil into the sin. Such people always say: ‘“However much I try to come out of this sin and to stop it, I cannot!!!”’. But today I have got news for you, if you are in a sin (s) that leads to you making such a statement, because him/her whom The LORD Jesus Christ sets free will be free indeed, Run!!! and Run!!! and Run!!! and fall at the feet of The LORD Jesus Christ on your knees and Pray to The LORD Jesus Christ and ask Him to forgive you your sins and to baptize you with the power of The Holy Spirit. He is right there beside you. Then don’t go back again to the broad road of sin characterized by addiction to sin and gratifying the desires of the flesh, instead of the Spirit. God will help through The Holy Spirit, to stay true to your calling as a purified and a sanctified faithful son or daughter of The LORD.

Walk in absolute Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, Wisdom and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. Fast and fast as often as possible; maybe ones or twice a week or more as led by The Holy Spirit. It can either be a dry fast, a water-only fast, a juice-only fast or Daniel’s fasting etc. By undertaking this fasting, your spirit will be built and your flesh emptied, tamed and “killed”. Fasting and Prayer leads to one being humbled and being filled with the anointing of The Holy Spirit, since the baggage of a flesh craving for desires of sins to be satisfied has been emptied and tamed, by The LORD. Not by might nor by power, but by The Spirit of The LORD.

A Holy and a True Fasting is very well expounded by The Prophet of The LORD, Isaiah under the inspiration of The Holy Spirit in the book of Isaiah 58 which states as follows: ““Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins. For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that does what is right and has not forsaken the commands of its God. They ask me for just decisions and seem eager for God to come near them. ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’ “Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers. Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high. Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to The LORD? “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of The LORD will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and The LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.“If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and The LORD’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, then you will find your joy in The LORD, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of The LORD has spoken.””

Remember also that some Deliverance and Healing only come through Prayer and Fasting as said by The LORD Jesus Christ Himself in the book of Mathew 17:21 which states as follows: “But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

Everything we have discussed today, and what actually everything else eventually comes around to is summarized as: REPENT or PERISH i.e. It's Heaven (For those who embrace absolute Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, Wisdom and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ) OR Hell (For those who do not embrace Repentance, since they eventually perish because there sins have not been washed away and they do not have the Blood covering of The LORD Jesus Christ upon them, offered as a sacrifice for sins--------Remember nothing impure, unclean and sinful enters the Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven).

So, the question everybody reading this should be asking themselves as we conclude is: “Ever since I was born and/or born-again, have I really embraced absolute Repentance and living in Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, Wisdom and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ, so as to be able to overcome the Lifestyle of Sin?”

SHALOM!!!

NOTE: I first posted the above Message (Teaching) on 10th May 2016. It remains relevant today, in the past and forever more. Glory and Honour be to The LORD.

2nd Peter: 1-12 ‘“So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.”’

(‘“For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.”’).

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.

 

Your Brother in Christ Jesus, and a Shepherd of The LORD,


 

Kevin Mirasi


Saturday, 23 July 2022

THE WISE ONES: WHO ARE THEY?

So, below are the “Spiritual-marks” of those who fall in the category of a people known as the Wise Ones:

1-They Fear The LORD.

Job 28:28 ‘“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of The LORD, that is wisdom.”’

Proverbs 9:10 ‘“The fear of The LORD is the beginning of wisdom……….”’

=====Meaning that, those who Have Reverence for The LORD (To Revere The LORD) are the Wise Ones. For they shall have been imparted by The Wisdom of The LORD.

2-They have Understanding.

Proverbs 9:10 ‘“…………And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”’

Job 28:28 ‘“…………..And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

=====Meaning that, those who embrace the Message of The LORD, and thus acquire The Knowledge of The LORD and thereby depart from evil (sin) have Understanding.

3- They are Repentant.

Revelation 2: 4-5 ‘“Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; Repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you Repent.”’

Acts 17: 30-31 ‘“Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to Repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”’

=====Meaning that, they are those who Humble themselves before The LORD and ask Him to have mercy on them, and to forgive them their sins, through the Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ.

4- They are Purified, Made White and Refined:

====Meaning that, they are Spotless, Blameless and without Spiritual Wrinkles.

Daniel 12:8-10 ‘“Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, “My LORD, what shall be the end of these things?” And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.”’

Isaiah 1: 18 ‘“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says The LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.”’

Revelation 7: 13-14 ‘“Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?” And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”’

Zechariah 13: 8-9 ‘“And it shall come to pass in all the land,” Says The LORD, “That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, But one–third shall be left in it: I will bring the one–third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’”

5-They are Filled with The Holy-Spirit.

2nd Timothy 2: 20-21 ‘“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.”’

Psalm 51: 7-12 ‘“Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.”’

6-They are Living and Walking in Righteousness.

=====Right before The LORD; by following The Ways and The Requirements of The LORD.

Revelation 22:14 ‘“Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.”’

2nd Timothy 2:22 ‘“Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”’

Proverbs 15:9 ‘“The way of the wicked is an abomination to The LORD, But He loves him who follows righteousness.”’

Genesis 6:9 ‘“These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.”’

========This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a Righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.

7-They are Holy.

=====Set Apart for The Glory and Honour of The LORD. Have Separated themselves from a Lifestyle of Sin.

1st Peter 2:9-10 ‘“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people (a peculiar people), that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.”’

Deuteronomy 7:6 ‘“For you are a Holy people to The LORD your God; The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.”’

Hebrews 12:14 ‘“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see The LORD.”’

8- They are Ready for The Coming of The Messiah Jesus Christ.

Mathew 25: 1-13 ‘“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.”’

(a)=====The Wise Virgins took Their Lamp (Which is their Body) together with Oil (The anointing of The Holy Spirit) in their Vessels.

(b)=====The Light of The Lamp that the Foolish Virgins had was getting Darker (Dimming), while The Light of The Lamp of The Wise Virgins was enduring and endeavouring in Shinning Brighter and Brighter and Brighter.

(c)=====The Foolish Virgins were used to commercializing the Gospel of Christ and compromising it with "modernism" etc. The Wise Virgins thus Rebuked and directed the Foolish Virgins to what they (The Foolish Virgins) had become accustomed to: the commercialization, the compromising and the "modernization" of The Gospel of Christ.

(d)=====When The Bridegroom (The Messiah Jesus Christ) came (comes), only those who are Watching and Ready Will be Raptured (Taken Up Suddenly) into Heaven by Him. These Ones will be The Wise Ones. Their focus shall have been found to be on The Messiah Jesus Christ, and not on any other diversions or disruption of what the World had to offer: The sale and the buying of oil (another Gospel: modernism-based, commercialized and compromised kind of Gospel: A Worldly Gospel, instead of a Heavenly Gospel).

9-They are Overcomers.

=======They are the Overcomers, for they Conquer the World and eventually enter into Heaven; for the Wedding Supper of The Lamb: in The Presence of The LORD, in The Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven.

Revelation 3: 19-20 ‘“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.”’

Revelation 19: 5-9 ‘“Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!” And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For The LORD God Omnipotent reigns! Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.”’

IN CONCLUSION:

====Therefore, who are the Wise Virgins? The Wise Virgins are thus essentially The Remnant Church:

SHALOM!!!

NOTE: I first posted the above message (teaching) on 4th June 2017. It remains relevant today, in the past and forever more. Glory and Honour be to The LORD.

2nd Peter: 1-12 ‘“So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.”’

(‘“For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.”’) New King James Bible.

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.

 

Your Brother in Christ Jesus, and a Shepherd of The LORD,

 

Kevin Mirasi


Wednesday, 20 July 2022

THE STATURE OF HOLINESS:

Without Holiness no one will see The LORD.

Without Repentance, there is no Holiness. Without Righteousness there is no Holiness. Without Wisdom (The Fear of The LORD/The Reverence towards and before The LORD) there is no Holiness.

Without Repentance there is no forgiveness of sins. Repentance is the remorsefulness before The LORD for having committed sin (sins), and asking Him to have mercy on you and to forgive you of your sin (sins). This through prayer (a prayer of Repentance).

There is no small or great sin. Sin is sin. The only way to attain wholesomeness (to be whole) before The LORD is to appear before Him and Repent for the forgiveness of your sins and ask Him to wash you with His blood that He shed on the cross at Calvary, for the washing away of sins of all those who humble themselves before Him (The LORD) and ask Him to have mercy on them and to forgive them of their sins. He is merciful enough and gracious enough to forgive and to wash away the sins of those who present themselves before Him with sincerity of the heart (the soul).

Righteousness entails following the ways and the requirements of The LORD as is written in His Holy Book the Bible. It means being Right before The LORD by making a personal decision to walk on the narrow road that leads to The Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven. This road (the narrow road) is the road that is taken by and walked by them that have decided (personally/personal decision) to pursue a walk, a lifestyle and a living-style that is Right before The LORD; that is Pleasing to and before The LORD. This narrow road is the Highway of Holiness. The unclean (the unrighteous) do not journey on it, for it is for the Redeemed of The LORD; the faithful sons and daughters of The LORD.

The Fear of The LORD, that is Wisdom, and to shun evil, that is understanding. The Wise seek the face of The LORD in prayer, in worship and in service unto The LORD. They know that there is no greater Wisdom than the Wisdom of The LORD (that comes from The LORD). They know that The LORD is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end, and besides Him there is none (no one/no other). For He alone is The LORD. They thus seek the wisdom of The LORD, that one day, after they finish their journey on the earth, they may enter into the Glorious Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven.

The Stature of Holiness therefore, entails separating oneself (setting oneself apart) for the Glory and Honour of The LORD, as one embraces Repentance for the forgiveness of their sins through the Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ, and a pursuance of Righteousness and Wisdom before The LORD The God of Heaven.

Without Holiness no one will see The LORD; no one will be able to enter into The Kingdom of God Almighty in Heaven without Holiness.

Therefore, let us be Repentant. Let us be Righteous. Let us be Wise. Let us be Holy. That eventually, we be able to enter into The Glorious Kingdom of The LORD God Almighty in Heaven.

SHALOM!!!

Mathew 4:17 ‘“From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”’

Mathew 7: 13-14 ‘“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”’

Isaiah 35: 8-10 ‘“And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it. No lion will be there, nor any ravenous beast; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there, and those The LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”’

Job 28: 23-28 ‘“God understands its way, And He knows its place. For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole heavens, To establish a weight for the wind, And apportion the waters by measure. When He made a law for the rain, And a path for the thunderbolt, Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out. And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of The LORD, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

Hebrews 12: 14 ‘“Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see The LORD.”’

Isaiah 45:5 ‘“I am The LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me.”’

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.

 

Your Brother in Christ Jesus, and a Shepherd of The LORD,

 

 

Kevin Mirasi

Friday, 15 July 2022

THE GLORIOUS AND THE MAGNIFICENT MILLENIUM REIGN:

What a mighty moment in time as we share an amazing, powerful, beautiful, exciting and a peaceful destiny that awaits those who have washed their garments in the precious blood of Him who was sent to mankind, so that them who believe in Him will not perish but have eternal life: The LORD Jesus Christ The Messiah.

So, The LORD is going to take us through this very lovely, powerful, exciting, joyful, peaceful, fulfilling and beautiful destination that is soon going to be availed to them who have embraced absolute Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, Wisdom and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ.

So, after having gone through the trying, difficult, worrisome, chaotic life on earth full of tears and sorrow; The LORD God Almighty, The LORD Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit have prepared in store the most glorious destiny for The Children of God to rest, enjoy, be satisfied and be fulfilled forever and ever. These destinies are what are known as: The Millennium reign, and then followed thereafter by: The New Jerusalem.

The millennium reign will be a time and a moment to restore the earth to what it was initially meant to be when The LORD God Almighty created man (Adam and Eve) and placed them in the Garden of Eden. So, millennium reign will be to restore mankind and the earth to what it was initially purposed to be: Beautiful, exciting, joyful and peaceful etc.

The millennium reign will be right here on the earth, but it will be a totally different earth since The LORD will remove evil and all evil men who have refused to accept the sacrifice offered by The LORD Jesus Christ to restore them to God Almighty through His precious blood that He shed at the cross of Calvary so that all those who believe in Him will not perish but have eternal life. Therefore, it is absolutely very important to note that it is only through the blood of The LORD Jesus Christ that mankind is restored back to The Creater of Heaven and The Earth, The God of The Universe: The LORD God Almighty.

Buddha, Mohammed, Haile Selassie, Hindu gods-Krishna etc, Mormonism, Illuminati, Jesuits, Rastafarianism, new age movement, Free masonry, spiritual guides, Yoga and meditation in which they worship Hindu gods and goddesses knowingly or unknowingly etc. are all pathways to eternal destruction: Hell.

New Jerusalem will be a reward to them who lived in the fear of The LORD and worshiped The LORD in spirit and in truth, and effectively chose to accept the sacrifice offered by The LORD God Almighty for the redemption and restoration of mankind back to The LORD God Almighty: The blood sacrifice by The LORD Jesus Christ at the cross of Calvary. These are them who embraced absolute Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ.

After the millennium reign (1,000-year reign) with the redeemed on the earth by The LORD Jesus Christ, the redeemed of The LORD will then be taken to New Jerusalem which is based in a level of Heaven (even though it is brought down from up in Heaven). Here they will stay forever and ever and ever i.e. eternity. The present earth will actually pass away (gone forever).

So, at this juncture we are going to discuss the key parameters that will be at the center of the millennium reign:

THE KEY PARAMETERS THAT WILL BE AT THE CENTRE OF THE MILLENNIUM REIGN:

1-The millennium reign will be a time when The LORD Jesus Christ will reign on the earth as The King of the earth. So, The LORD Jesus Christ will be based at the centre of the earth, which is Jerusalem in Israel, and as The King of Kings He will reign on the earth. The LORD will reign together with His servants who will form part of the royal priest-hood.

This reign of The LORD as the king of Kings is well stated in the book of Zechariah 14:6-9 “On that day there will be neither sunlight nor cold, frosty darkness. It will be a unique day—a day known only to The LORD—with no distinction between day and night. When evening comes, there will be light. On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter. The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.”

The LORD also revealed to Apostle John this coming reign of The LORD Jesus Christ on the earth, and this is stated in the book of Revelation 19:14-16 “The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: King of kings and LORD of lords.”

2-The LORD Jesus Christ will tabernacle amongst His people on the earth during the millennium reign. The people of the earth will live in peace and joy. There will be no fear of harm or attack, because all the evil and evil men shall have been wiped away from the face of the earth. The LORD will live amongst men (and women) on the earth and He will protect His people and His people will live in safety; never again will they be afraid.

This is well stated in the book of Zephaniah 3:9 ‘“But I will leave within you the meek and humble. The remnant of Israel will trust in the name of The LORD. They will do no wrong; they will tell no lies. A deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouths. They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid.” Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem! The LORD has taken away your punishment, he has turned back your enemy. The LORD, the King of Israel, is with you; never again will you fear any harm. On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”’

Zechariah, the prophet of The LORD was also shown this coming tabernacle of The LORD amongst His people, and this is stated in the book of Zechariah 2:10-13 ‘“Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares The LORD. “Many nations will be joined with The LORD in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that The LORD Almighty has sent me to you. The LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem. Be still before The LORD, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.”’

3- During the millennium reign, the Mountain of The LORD’s temple will be established, and The LORD Jesus Christ will be in this mountain and people will stream to see The LORD Jesus Christ, and He will teach the people when they go to Him His ways so that the people may walk in the path of The LORD; The narrow path of absolute Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. On this path of The LORD, the people who have no fear of The LORD i.e. who lack wisdom and so are wicked fools will not be allowed on this highway of The LORD. This is well stated in the book of Isaiah 35:8-10 ‘“And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it. No lion will be there, nor any ravenous beast; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there, and those The LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”’

The LORD also revealed to His servant Micah this upcoming mountain temple of The LORD where The LORD will reside. This is stated in the book of Micah 1:1-2 ‘“In the last days the mountain of The LORD’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it. Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of The LORD, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.”’

Zechariah was also shown this upcoming uplifting of Jerusalem in readiness for the millennium reign of The LORD Jesus Christ and this is stated in the book of Zechariah 14:10-11 ‘“The whole land, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up high from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place. It will be inhabited; never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.”’

4-During millennium reign, people will go to Jerusalem to not only worship The LORD but to also give their offerings to The LORD as a form of worship and praise.

This is well stated in the book of Zephaniah 3:9- ‘“Then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of The LORD and serve him shoulder to shoulder. From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring me offerings.”’

Those who will not go to worship The LORD will be punished, while those who go to worship The LORD will be rewarded with rain and sacred items from The LORD etc.

This is well stated in the book of Zechariah 14:16-21 ‘“Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, The LORD Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles. If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, The LORD Almighty, they will have no rain. If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The LORD will bring on them the plague he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles. This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles. On that day holy to The LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in The LORD’s house will be like the sacred bowls in front of the altar. Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to The LORD Almighty, and all who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of The LORD Almighty.”’

5-During millennium reign, The LORD Jesus Christ will be the supreme judge on the earth and He will settle disputes amongst the nations; and as a righteous judge there will thus be no war or nations training for war.

This is well stated in the book of Micah 4:3 ‘“He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war.”’

6-During the millennium reign, The LORD will comfort His people and will wipe away their tears.

This is well stated in the book of Isaiah 66:12-14 ‘“For this is what The LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees.  As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.” When you see this, your heart will rejoice and you will flourish like grass; the hand of The LORD will be made known to his servants,”’

7-During the millennium reign, all the land will flourish with water and even the previously desert land will be full of water and vegetation will grow on the land and so all the land will be fertile. The climate and weather patterns will be constant and will be favorable all the year. There will also be no distinction between day and night because when evening comes ushering the night, there will be light. And this light will be the glory of The LORD.

This is well stated in the book of Isaiah 35:1-2 ‘“The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of The LORD, the splendor of our God.”’

Also in the book of Isaiah 35:7 “The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.”

Zechariah the prophet of The LORD was shown this upcoming constant and favorable weather that will be on the earth during the millennium reign, and this is stated in the book of Zechariah 14:6-8 ‘“On that day there will be neither sunlight nor cold, frosty darkness.  It will be a unique day—a day known only to The LORD—with no distinction between day and night. When evening comes, there will be light. On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.”’

8-During the millennium reign, all those who were previously blind, deaf, lame, mute tongues, feeble hands, knees that gives way will all be set free.

This is well stated in the book of Isaiah 35:3-6 ‘“Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way. Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution  he will come to save you.” Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer and the mute tongue shout for joy.”’

SHALOM!!!

NOTE: I first posted the above Message (Teaching) on 15th April 2013. It remains relevant today, in the past and forever more. Glory and Honour be to The LORD.

2nd Peter: 1-12 ‘“So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.”’

(‘“For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.”’).

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.

 

Your Brother in Christ Jesus, and a Shepherd of The LORD,

 

 

Kevin Mirasi

 

Tuesday, 12 July 2022

THE KEY DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES OF THE NEW JERUSALEM (AND WHY YOU AND I SHOULD NOT MISS TO ENTER INTO THE NEW JERUSALEM):

1- The New Jerusalem is a replica of the old Jerusalem on the earth. That’s why it derives its name from Jerusalem. Just as The LORD tabernacles (lives amongst the saints of The LORD) in Jerusalem on the earth during the millennium reign, so will He tabernacle in The New Jerusalem with the redeemed.

That’s why John the Apostle heard it being announced as he was being shown the upcoming New Jerusalem. It's stated in the book of Revelation 21:3 “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.”

2- The new Jerusalem is a reward presented by The LORD God Almighty to His people; them who have washed their garment clean, bright and spotless and have been obedient and faithful to The LORD.

It is like a very beautiful, well dressed present/gift offered by The LORD God Almighty to reward His children who have been redeemed by having embraced absolute Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. The beauty of this present/gift by The LORD God Almighty is that it is eternal, eternally enduring, it’s pure and very beautiful. That’s why it is stated in the book of Revelation 21:2 “I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband”

3- In New Jerusalem, the people of God will be in a state of joy, peace, life and maximum satisfaction. This will be the place where when people say: “We are enjoying life”, then the true meaning of it will dawn on them (the redeemed). This will be the real life to be enjoyed, and the good part of it is that it is eternal and permanent. That’s why The LORD showed apostle John what He states as follows in the book of Revelation 21:4 “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.”

4- In New Jerusalem, The LORD God Almighty will be making everything new. Meaning that, in the new Jerusalem, the corrupt, filthy, deformed, unpleasant, violent, chaotic, disorganized, unpredictable, evil, thirst, death and fearsome characteristics and features that denotes the present-day earth will not be found there in The New Jerusalem. Everything will be made new for the glory and honor of The LORD, as He rewards and dwells amongst His children in unbelievably beautiful, magnificent and glorious environment.

That’s why The LORD states as follows in the book of Revelation 21:5-7 ‘“He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.  Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.”’

As a very serious warning, to those who are disobedient to The LORD God Almighty and have rejected the sacrifice offered by The LORD God Almighty for redemption and restoration, The LORD gives a very serious warning to what awaits such disobedient children, if they don’t turn away in time from their lifestyles of sins. This warning of The LORD is in the book of Revelation 21:8 “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

5- The new Jerusalem has got the glory and the brightness of The LORD. It takes the features of the bride of Christ and so it’s shinning with the same brilliance as the bride of Christ who during the wedding supper of the lamb was given fine linen to wear just as stated in the book of Revelation 19:7-8 “Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)

So, since the bride of Christ has assumed such glory, brightness, cleanness and fineness from The LORD by being given a fine linen to wear, so a place comparable to the features that now attests to the bride of Christ has thus now assumed likeness, similarities and comparison to the bride of Christ; and that’s why it is also now called the bride of Christ (The New Jerusalem). That’s why The LORD showed apostle John what is stated in the book of Revelation 2:9-11 “One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.  It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.”

6- To show that it is a replica of the city where once The LORD Jesus Christ dwelt in and tabernacled in, the new Jerusalem will recognize the things that Israel, a chosen nation of God Almighty had.  That’s why it is stated in the book of Revelation 21:12-14 “It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.  There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.  The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”

7- The New Jerusalem will be made of very precious stones, the kind of which is very rare on the earth. This will make it very beautiful and exciting.

This is well expounded on in the book of Revelation 21:18-21 “The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.  The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.”

8- In the New Jerusalem, The LORD God Almighty and The LORD Jesus Christ are the temple, since The LORD dwells amongst the redeemed children of The LORD, who worship and praise Him in the New Jerusalem. There is thus no need for a temple in New Jerusalem because The LORD tabernacles amongst His children. The LORD Himself is The Temple.

That’s why John the apostle stated what he was shown in the book of Revelation 21:22 “I did not see a temple in the city, because The LORD God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.”

9- Since The LORD dwells in The New Jerusalem, His glory brightens and shines The New Jerusalem, so The Holy City of New Jerusalem does not close its gates because of the worries of nightfall.

That’s why apostle John was shown what he stated as follows in the book of Revelation 21:23-26 “The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.  The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.”

10- The Holy city of New Jerusalem is for those who are Holy. 

The LORD forewarns the people and the nations of the earth in the book of Hebrew 12:14 “Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be Holy; without holiness no-one will see The LORD.” So those who live in Holiness will eventually be allowed entrance into the Holy City of New Jerusalem and these are them who have embraced absolute Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, Wisdom and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ and so have their names written in the Lamb’s book of life. That’s why The LORD declares in the book of Revelation 21:27 “Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”

What a painful, agonizing eternity that awaits those who are disobedient and rebellious against The LORD by rejecting His Sacrificial Lamb: The LORD Jesus Christ. The LORD reveals what awaits them in the book of Isaiah 66:22-24 “As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,” declares The LORD, “so will your name and descendants endure. From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me,” says The LORD. “And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”

May We All embrace absolute Repentance for the forgiveness of our sins, and thereby pursue Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, Wisdom and Complete Surrender to the LORD Jesus Christ, so that we make it to the Glorious and The Magnificent New Jerusalem and Eternity.

SHALOM!!!

NOTE: I first posted the above Message (Teaching) on 15th April 2013. It remains relevant today, in the past and forever more. Glory and Honour be to The LORD.

2nd Peter: 1-12 ‘“So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.”’

(‘“For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.”’).

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.

 

Your Brother in Christ Jesus, and a Shepherd of The LORD,

 

 

Kevin Mirasi

 


Sunday, 3 July 2022

ONLY THE LORD TAKES AWAY OUR SHAME AND SORROW:

Only The LORD takes away our shame (including our sorrow/grief/mourning), by opening the doors of breakthrough, healing us, delivering us, renewing us, restoring us, refreshing us, refilling us, reviving us, replenishing us and sanctifying us.

Always put your Trust and Hope in The LORD, for He alone is from whom our help comes from. He is the everlasting God, the beginning and the end. All Glory and Honour belongs to Him.

Those who Trust and Hope in Him, though may be withered and long-suffering are not shaken, for they perch and stick onto The LORD their Rock. The waves of life may come, the storms of life may come, the scorching heat of life may come, the bitter-cold moments of life may sting them, but they look up to Heaven, waiting for their day; The day of The LORD. The day The LORD delivers them, heals them, rescues them and opens a door for them.

SHALOM!!!

Psalm 62: 1-2 ‘“Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be shaken (greatly moved).”’

Psalm 62: 5-8 ‘“My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.”’

Psalm 121: 1-8 ‘“I will lift up my eyes to the hills—From whence comes my help? My help comes from The LORD, Who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, Nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.”’

Psalm 91: 1-6 ‘“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of The LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.”’

Psalm 91: 14-16 ‘“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life (including Eternal Life) I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”’

Isaiah 53: 4-5 ‘“Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”’

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.

 

Your Brother in Christ Jesus, and a Shepherd of The LORD,

 

 

Kevin Mirasi