Notice the picture above that represents the Lord Jesus who is the powerful yet merciful judge. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again. The bible tells us about the power of the Lord Jesus and yet how the Lord Jesus is merciful and longsuffering, wanting everyone to repent and get saved.
Nahum 1:3 says The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet. Notice the words slow to anger, and great in power. The Lord Jesus has great power, yet the Lord Jesus is slow to anger, giving sinners opportunities to repent and get saved. Get saved today and don't wait until the great white throne judgment where it will be too late to get saved.
The Lord Jesus is great in power and at the great white throne judgment, the Lord Jesus will judge and cast sinners who rejected the Lord Jesus into the lake of fire and it will be too late to get saved. 2 Corinthians 6:2 says For He (Jesus) saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
Although the Lord Jesus can in a moment speak the whole creation into nothing, yet the Lord Jesus beareth many years with rebellious sinners. Before the beginning of the 1000 year millennium, the Lord Jesus will allow an angel to put the devil into the bottomless pit. After 1000 years at the end of the millennium, the devil will be allowed to come out of the bottomless pit to fight the Lord Jesus and the christians.
Although the Lord Jesus can in a moment speak the whole creation into nothing, yet the Lord Jesus beareth many years with rebellious sinners. Before the beginning of the 1000 year millennium, the Lord Jesus will allow an angel to put the devil into the bottomless pit. After 1000 years at the end of the millennium, the devil will be allowed to come out of the bottomless pit to fight the Lord Jesus and the christians.
Why didn't the Lord Jesus destroy the devil before the millennium? It's because the Lord Jesus is longsuffering and gives people an extra 1000 years to repent and get saved. Revelation 20:10-11 tells us that after the devil is thrown into the lake of fire, the great white throne judgment occurs where it will be too late for anyone to get saved. Therefore the Lord Jesus lets the devil be around for 1000 years to be merciful and give everyone an extra 1000 years to repent and get saved.
Earlier during the time of Noah, God gave people the lifespan of Methuselah (969 years and nearly a millennium) to repent and get saved before the flood destroyed sinners. The Greek definition of the name Mathusala at Luke 3:37 is when he dies, there shall be an emission. Emission means to be sent forth. So when Enoch named his son Methuselah, Enoch prophesied the great flood by saying that when Methuselah dies, the flood shall come or be sent forth.
The following scriptures tell us that the Lord Jesus is longsuffering and wants everyone to repent and is delaying judgment to save sinners everywhere. 2 Peter 3:9 says The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Isaiah 48:9 says For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
Genesis 6:3 in the days of Noah says And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. Notice the word yet in this scripture. Yet the Lord Jesus let man live 120 years. Merciful Jesus who could have destroyed every person on earth had mercy and allows people to be able to live for 120 years.
Nehemiah 9:30 says Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God. Isaiah 42:14 says I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. Hebrews 10:31 says It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of a living God. Repent and get saved to escape the great wrath of the seven year tribulation.
Nehemiah 9:30 says Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God. Isaiah 42:14 says I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. Hebrews 10:31 says It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of a living God. Repent and get saved to escape the great wrath of the seven year tribulation.
Deny sin and live holy every day because the Lord Jesus sees every person's sins. No one can hide from the Lord Jesus who sees and punishes the sins of everyone unless they repent and get saved with Jesus. All people and christians if they keep sinning can die an early death. Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Lord Jesus sees everything so stop sinning, get saved, and receive joy, peace, and strength for ever with the Lord Jesus. Luke 12:2 says For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Proverbs 15:3 says The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. Hebrews 4:13 says Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and open unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do. 2 Chronicles 16:9 says For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
The devil lies to people and says you can sin because no one is around or watching but the Lord Jesus sees everything continuously. If someone saw how you lived in secret when no person was watching, would you be ashamed. Brother Bob says yes I've done many sinful things outside of the public's eye but Brother Bob says to himself and to everyone look to Jesus Christ crucified daily and stop sinning. The blood of Jesus will remove the guilt from your past sins and give you peace for ever.
The devil lies to people and says you can sin because no one is around or watching but the Lord Jesus sees everything continuously. If someone saw how you lived in secret when no person was watching, would you be ashamed. Brother Bob says yes I've done many sinful things outside of the public's eye but Brother Bob says to himself and to everyone look to Jesus Christ crucified daily and stop sinning. The blood of Jesus will remove the guilt from your past sins and give you peace for ever.
Romans 8:13 says For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Everyone choose life today who is Jesus and deny your flesh daily. Jesus said at Luke 9:23 If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
2 Corinthians 7:1 says Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. James 1:21 says Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity (past sins before salvation) of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls.
Ephesians 4:29 says Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice. And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Notice the two pictures above of Belshazzar feasting and the little children praying and mourning. Ecclesiastes 7:2 says It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Don't get so comfortable with your rich blessings that you forget about Jesus and stop blessing poor and needy orphans and widows. Men in a house of feasting are apt to be forgetful of their duty to God, themselves, and their neighbors. James 1:27 says Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Selfish Belshazzar pictured above did not realize that his days were numbered and the Lord Jesus took his finger and wrote MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN upon the wall and Daniel interpreted this at Daniel 5:26. This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. Because of Belshazzar's sins, that night Belshazzar was slain.
The following scriptures tell us that when rich men feast and are selfish, failing to bless the poor, they forget the Lord Jesus. Let's bless those around us that need prayer, assistance, and a kind word to help them survive and overcome this troubled world. Proverbs 19:17 says He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. Jesus said at Matthew 25:40 Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Isaiah 5:11 says Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them. And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of His hands.
Note the warning from Isaiah who says your sin will not be removed till ye die if you forget the poor and needy and are guilty of a fruit of the flesh called revelling that means sinning late into the night selfishly with loud music, alcohol, and drugs. The devil has people stay up all night drinking, sinning, and sleeping till noon while Jesus instead says wake up early, pray, stay sober, and be vigilant. Isaiah 22:12 says And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth. And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die. And it was revealed in my ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts.
The following scriptures tell us that when rich men feast and are selfish, failing to bless the poor, they forget the Lord Jesus. Let's bless those around us that need prayer, assistance, and a kind word to help them survive and overcome this troubled world. Proverbs 19:17 says He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. Jesus said at Matthew 25:40 Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Isaiah 5:11 says Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them. And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of His hands.
Note the warning from Isaiah who says your sin will not be removed till ye die if you forget the poor and needy and are guilty of a fruit of the flesh called revelling that means sinning late into the night selfishly with loud music, alcohol, and drugs. The devil has people stay up all night drinking, sinning, and sleeping till noon while Jesus instead says wake up early, pray, stay sober, and be vigilant. Isaiah 22:12 says And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth. And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die. And it was revealed in my ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts.
The Greek definition for the fruit of the flesh called witchcraft is drug use. If you are dependent on drugs like marijuana or cocaine, there is hope for you if you get saved with the Lord Jesus. Get saved and let the Lord Jesus deliver you from the witchcraft of drugs. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again. John 8:36 says If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Here's some more scriptures to prove that a selfish house of feasting causes people to forget Jesus and lose blessings. Amos 6:3 says Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David. That drink wine in bowels, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
The Word of God tells us that a little with peace and contentment from Jesus and God's Word is better than the riches of many wicked. Psalm 37:16 says A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. Proverbs 15:16 says Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. Proverbs 16:8 says Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. Proverbs 15:17 says Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Proverbs 17:1 says Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Deuteronomy 8:11 says Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping His commandments, and His judgments, and His statutes, which I command thee this day: Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and the silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Remember the Lord Jesus and say Psalm 34:1. I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Notice the picture above of a little boy thanking the Lord Jesus early in the morning. Everyone should be like this little boy and thank the Lord Jesus for dying on the cross of Calvary to remove their sins the first thing every morning when they get out of bed. Psalm 5:3 says My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. After you thank Jesus, tell the devil I am crucified with Jesus Christ while you look by faith at the cross of Calvary that is the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Then say with Jesus' stripes I am healed.
Here's some more scriptures about thanking the Lord Jesus early every morning. Psalm 3:5 says I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. Psalm 127:1 says Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Psalm 90:14 says O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Proverbs 8:17 says I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Wake up, live holy, and keep witnessing Jesus everywhere. O my soul canst thou not watch with thy Redeemer one hour when He ever liveth to make intercession for thee. Mark 14:37 says And He cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. Jesus said at Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
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