What Happened When Isaiah, Job, Daniel, John, Habakkuk, Paul, And Peter Saw The Lord Jesus; Learn How Daniel And John Spoke About The Book Of The 7 Seals; Why Peter And The Disciples Caught 153 Infinite Fish; And Various Sayings From John 3:16

What Happened When Isaiah Saw The Lord Jesus

     What happened when Isaiah saw the Lord Jesus? Isaiah 6:1 says In the year that king Uzziah died I (Isaiah) saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Isaiah 6:5 describes what happened when Isaiah saw the Lord Jesus. Isaiah said Woe is me. for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

     Like Isaiah, daily see the Lord Jesus crucified high and lifted up and repent saying Woe is me. for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. 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.

     Like Isaiah, repent and get saved. A person repents when they decide to stop sinning. Repentance is a requirement to be saved. 2 Corinthians 7:10 says For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. Jesus commanded everyone to repent. Acts 17:30 says And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent. Jesus said at Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke 24:47 says And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses (not Jehovah Witnesses) of these things. 

     Repentance is a gift from God that is required to be saved. This is proven by Acts 11:18 that says When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life. Salvation with the Lord Jesus is a two step process. First a person repents to God and then they have faith in the Lord Jesus to get saved with Jesus. Repentance without faith in the Lord Jesus can not save a person.

     Repentance is married to faith. You need both repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus to be saved. Acts 20:20 says And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you. but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance turns you from sin and faith turns you to Jesus. Repentance brings you out of sin and faith brings you in to Jesus. Repentance causes you to stop sinning and faith causes you to start living for Jesus. Repentance causes you to quit sinning and faith causes you to begin living for Jesus.

     Repentance and good works without faith in the Lord Jesus can not save a person. Ephesians 2:8 says For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. But we do good works to witness Jesus everywhere and save lost sinners. 

     Christians will be rewarded for their good works after the rapture by Jesus at the bema judgment seat in heaven. James 2:20 says But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? This is why Ephesians 2:10 goes on to say For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

     Proverbs 28:13 speaks about repentance. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Notice that this scripture says if anyone covers their sins and refuses to repent, they shall not prosper. But if anyone confesseth and forsaketh (stops sinning), they shall have mercy. A lot of people just confess and say they will stop sinning. But a person must also repent and forsake their sins (stop sinning) to have mercy.

What Happened When Job Saw The Lord Jesus

     What happened when Job saw the Lord Jesus? Job told the Lord Jesus at Job 42:5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. Like Job, when we see the Lord Jesus, we'll abhor our sinful flesh, get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for us, was buried, and rose again. 

     Numbers 32:23 says Be sure your sin will find you out. Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. If you don't get rid of sin, sin will get rid of you. It's wrong to say I haven't sinned because I'm a good person even if I don't get saved with Jesus. Remaining neutral about Jesus is a rejection of Jesus. Jesus said at Matthew 12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.  

      Note the following scriptures that tell us to repent and live holy lives for the Lord Jesus to be blessed. 1 Corinthians 15:33 says Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. 1 John 2:1 says My little children, these things I write unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

What Happened When Daniel And John Saw The Lord Jesus

     What happened when Daniel saw the Lord Jesus? Daniel 10:5 says Then I (Daniel) lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: His body also was like the beryl, and His face as the appearance of lightning, and His eyes as lamps of fire, and His arms and His feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of His words like the voice of a multitude. And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. Daniel 12:9 says And he (the Lord Jesus) said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

     Daniel saw a pre incarnate theophany manifestation of the Lord Jesus.  This was the same vision of the Lord Jesus that John saw on the isle of Patmos. Revelation 1:12 says And I (John) turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were as a flame of fire; And His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and His voice as the sound of many waters. And He had in His right hand seven stars: and out of His mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and His countenance was as the sun shineth in His strength.

     Daniel's vision was almost identical to John's vision of the Lord Jesus. Jesus has a girdle belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his loins, His body is like beryl (yellow and orange jasper, like a consuming fire), His face is like lightning as the sun shineth in His strength, His eyes are like lamps and flames of fire, His arms and feet are like fine polished brass that burned in a furnace, and His voice is as the sound of many waters, like the voice of a multitude whose Word is like a sharp twoedged sword. 

Daniel's Sealed Vision Of Jesus 

Was Unsealed By John In The Book Of Revelation 

John Saw Jesus Open Daniel's Sealed Book Of The Seven Seals

Daniel Sealed Up The Words Of His Vision Until The Time Of The End

John Did Not Seal His Words And Eventually Saw The Lamb Jesus 

Open Daniel's Sealed Book Of The Seven Seals 

     Revelation 5:5 says And one of the elders saith unto me (John), Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and , lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 

     And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 

     The reaction of Daniel's companions (who felt a great terror and fled, even though they didn't see the vision, similar to Paul's experience on the road to Damascus) also suggests that Daniel saw a pre incarnate theophany manifestation of the Lord Jesus. 

     Like Daniel, when we see the Lord Jesus, we also will admit that we have a corrupt sinful nature that needs the blood of Jesus to cleanse and remove our sins. Ephesians 2:3 says Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, by grace ye are saved; And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

     Titus 3:3 says For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

What Happened When Habakkuk And Paul Saw The Lord Jesus

     What happened when Habakkuk saw the Lord Jesus? Habakkuk 3:16 says When I (Habakkuk) heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when He cometh up unto the people, He will invade them with His troops.

     What happened when Saul (Paul) saw the Lord Jesus Christ? Like Habakkuk, Saul also trembled and was astonished when he saw the Lord Jesus. Acts 9:3 says And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

     After Saul the sinner saw the Lord Jesus, Saul went to straight street. Like Saul, when sinners repent, God sends them to straight street. God doesn't send anyone to crooked street. This is because Matthew 7:13 says Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. The strait gate is on straight street. You can't get in the strait gate on crooked street.  Pictured above Ananias obeyed Jesus' request at Acts 9:11 and arose and went into a street which is called Straight and enquired in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth. And after Ananias prayed for Saul, Saul became Paul and received his sight.

     Like Paul, after we see the Lord Jesus, we'll say 1 Timothy 1:15. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Like Paul, after God shines the light of conviction on us and we see ourselves as wretched sinners, we'll all agree with Romans 7:18 and say For I know that in me that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. We'll say Romans 7:24. O wretched man that I am. who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

What Happened When Peter Saw The Lord Jesus

     What happened to Peter when he saw the Lord Jesus? Peter told the Lord Jesus at Luke 5:8 Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. Peter acknowledged that he was a sinful man and repented before the Lord Jesus.

     Peter was a sinner who was a sabbath keeping, pork abstaining, synagogue going, circumcised Jew that didn't have anything to do with Gentiiles. But Peter was blessed and repented by obeying God's command to visit the Gentile Cornelius' house and rejoice that the gift of the Holy Ghost was received by a Gentile Roman centurion named Cornelius. Let's be like Peter and repent of our sinful traditions and live daily for the Lord Jesus while we witness the Lord Jesus everywhere.

     The picture above shows us what happened to Peter after John brought him into the palace where Jesus was being tried. Note that the picture accurately shows the damsel in the palace, the maid on the porch, and Malchus (the soldier whose ear Peter injured that Jesus healed) all accusing Peter of being with Jesus, while Peter denied the Lord Jesus thrice after the rooster crowed twice.

Why do most preachers like chicken?

They're trying to get rid of that crowing rooster

A preacher's belt ain't nothing but a fence around a chicken's graveyard

     John 18:17 says Then saith the damsel that kept the door (of the palace) unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not. Then the maid on the porch told Peter at Matthew 26:71 This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he (Peter) denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 

     Then Malchus recognized Peter at John 18:26 that says One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with Him? I'm sure Malchus remembered that Peter was the one who injured his ear. John 18:10 lists Malchus' name. Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.  John 18:27 says Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew. Matthew 26:74 says Then began he (Peter) to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

     Don't be like Peter who associated with evil companions by warming himself by the fading fires of this world, enjoying the temporary pleasures of sin that end in misery. Luke 22:55 says And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. Peter warmed himself by the enemy's fire. Peter got his thrill the same way sinners in the world get their thrill.

      Don't be like Peter and get your thrills the same way the world gets its thrills (warming yourself by the world's fire). In other words when you get your thrills the same way sinners in the world get their thrills (smoking pot, drinking beer, fornicating, cursing, and wasting all day texting on your cellphone and posting gossip on facebook) you're falling away from God. Remember James 4:4 says Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 

     It's easy to float downstream with the world's current. But decide today to live for Jesus and go upstream against the world's current. You know that you are growing with Jesus when you become less like the world. An old Japanese missionary used to say that the duty of every christian in any age is to discern the spirit of the age and then to go diametrically opposed to it. 

     Take time to read how my good friend Pastor Sonny Mull described how Peter denied Jesus. This is anointed, so read it and rejoice for joy. First, a damsel in the palace accused Peter of being a disciple that followed Jesus, and Peter said I am not, I don't know the man. And then a maid on the porch accused him and he denied it again. And then Malchus, the soldier whose ear Peter injured in the garden, He said, You are one of them, I saw you in the garden. I'm sure Malchus had a good memory of Peter as the man who attacked him in the Garden of Gethsemane.

     And so in  order for Peter to escape these accusations, Peter had to curse and swear that he did not know Jesus. Some of you boys down at your workplace will tell a dirty joke so your coworkers will leave you alone. You don't want to be too religious because your coworkers will pick on you. So you'll curse and swear like the rest of them so they'll think you're just another old joe that wants to be friends. Bless God friend, be a man on your job, willing to be persecuted for Jesus, and stand up for Jesus, stand up for Jesus.

     By the time Peter got done cursing and swearing that he did not know Jesus, the rooster crowed Er, Er, Er, Er, Er and old Peter fell on his face and started crying. A preaching chicken and a chicken preacher were face to face. But Peter, James, and John were three special disciples that went a little farther into the Garden of Gethsemane with Jesus. They might have fell down but they didn't stay down long. Peter wept bitterly and repented that he denied Jesus three times and became one of the greatest preachers that ever lived.

     Now after Jesus was crucified and died, Peter and the disciples again got discouraged and decided to go fishing shown by the two pictures above, and Peter fished naked. Peter and the disciples got discouraged and decided to fish instead of preach about Jesus. After Jesus died, Peter said I go a fishing. 7 disciples (Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, James, John, and two other disciples) said We'll go with you. 

     When Jesus died, the disciples thought well it's all over, we might as well go back to fishing. You know that you're backsliding when you return to your former habits of this world before you got saved. Philippians 3:13 says Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 

     And they were out there in the boat fishing all night and hadn't caught a thing. And at daylight, Jesus was on the shore walking and the disciples didn't know who He was. And Jesus said, Hey boys Did you catch any fish? And the disciples replied Not a bite. Then Jesus said Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. Then John recognized Jesus and told Peter that Jesus was on the shore. Peter immediately covered his nakedness and girt his fisher's coat unto him, and did cast himself into the sea. And the other disciples came in a little ship; for they were not far from land, but as it were 200 cubits, dragging the net with fishes.

Why Did Peter And The Disciples Catch 153 Infinite Fish?

     John 21:11 says Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, 153, and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. Note that the Greek definition for 153 is a quantity so great or an infinite number. In other words Peter and the disciples were as the angels of God reapers in heaven who caught an infinite number of souls (153 fish) that were both good and bad fish. 

     To understand why Peter and the disciples caught 153 fish, one must understand the parable of the net that did not break that held the 153 fish stated at Matthew 13:47. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

     The 153 fish did not break Peter's net because all sinners from the beginning of time can not escape God's judgment. God says at Amos 9:2 Though they (lost sinners) dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them. 

     All the saved saints will be as the angels of God that separate the good fish from the bad fish in the net of 153 infinite fish. Matthew 22:30 says For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 1 Corinthians 6:2 says Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world (at the great white throne judgment)? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

     Remember how important it is to witness Jesus everywhere to lost sinners. If we fail to witness Jesus when the Holy Ghost compels us to tell lost sinners about Jesus, choosing to please our selfish desires, we will have to judge these lost sinners we failed to witness to and weep while we cast them into the lake of fire. Therefore make sure you tell everyone before they die how to get saved. Then it's up to that person to decide about getting saved with the Lord Jesus.  

     God doesn't wipe away tears and the memory of lost loved ones and friends in the lake of fire until after 1000 years in the kingdom of God. Revelation 21:4 says And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. If God didn't erase the bad memories of lost sinners in the lake of fire, saved saints would weep for eternity. Thankfully, in the kingdom of God all bad thoughts and memories will be removed where there will be no devil. 

     Isaiah 65:16 says That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because the are hid from mine eyes.  For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 

Brother Bob refuses to weep for 1000 years and tells people how to get saved

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 21:1 describes the above story. After these things Jesus shewed Himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed He Himself. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. 

     John 21:4 says But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered Him, No. And He said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

     Notice that after Peter pictured above realized that Jesus was raised from the dead, Peter never quit or backed up again, and he never got naked again in public. Peter became a great man of God. Pictured above the bible says that once Peter got straightened out, Peter would walk down streets by the blind, deaf, dumb, halt, lame,  and all crippled people who laid on the sidewalk, and when Peter walked by while the sun was shining, every time Peter's shadow fell on somebody, they got healed. I encourage everyone reading this to be like Peter and continue to daily live for Jesus, realizing that the blood of Jesus removes our past mistakes, making us worthy to preach the gospel to the nations, irregardless of our past mistakes.

     The story about the picture above of Peter's shadow healing multitudes of people is at Acts 5:14. And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women. Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one. No one ever walked away sick in the presence of Jesus or Peter's anointed shadow.

Revelations About John 3:16

     For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son (Cost), that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish (Condition), but have everlasting life (Consequence). Behold the length: For God so loved the world. Behold the depth: That He gave His only begotten Son. Behold the breadth: That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish. Behold the height: But have everlasting life. 

     For God (the greatest lover) so loved (the greatest degree) the world (the greatest number), that He gave (the greatest act) His only begotten Son (the greatest gift), that whosoever (the greatest invitation) believeth (the greatest simplicity) in Him (the greatest person) shall not perish (the greatest deliverance), but (the greatest difference) have (the greatest certainty) everlasting life (the greatest possession). 

     Note the following blessed revelations about John 3:16.  Notice that in John 3:16 we can see the word gospel. John 3:16 says For G God so loved the world, that He gave His O only begotten S Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not P perish, but have E everlasting L life. Since the word valentine appears in John 3:16, you can preach about John 3:16 on Valentine's Day. John 3:16 has 25 words and the the center word is Son or Jesus with 12 words before Son and 12 words after Son. 

     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. 

A Sermon About God's Biblical Words; Expiation, Atonement, Propitiation, Justification, Sanctification, And Glorification; Salvation Requires Repentance To God And Faith In Jesus

     According to Acts 4:12 pictured above Neither is there salvation in any other (only faith in the Lord Jesus can save you): for there is none other name (Jesus) under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Church membership, getting dunked in the pool, and good works will not save you. Just going into a church every Sunday will not save you. If I go into a garage, that doesn't make me a car. If I go into a barn, that doesn't make me a mule. If I go into a bakery, that doesn't make me a donut. I might look like a donut but that doesn't make me a donut. And if I go into a church, that doesn't make me a christian. I need Jesus to save me and make me a christian. 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.

     Remember good works without Jesus will not save you. If I walk down an aisle and shake a six foot spiritual icicle's hand, answer some questions, do some good works, get dunked in the pool, and blend in with the crowd that will not save me. Salvation is not what you do for God. It's what God has done for you. Good people without Jesus go to hell and saved sinners with Jesus go to heaven. Titus 3:5 says Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He (Jesus) saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.

     Only Jesus Christ crucified and the blood of Jesus that daily washes away all our sins makes sense in this world. Every day say I am crucified with Jesus Christ and covered by the blood of Jesus (seeing all your sins and problems daily destroyed on the cross of Calvary that is the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever). Every day tell the devil that the blood of Jesus has overcome him, evil must pass over me, and that the blood of Jesus has cleansed me from all my sins.

     Every day say I am crucified with Jesus Christ and with Jesus' stripes I am healed. Galatians 2:20 says I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Isaiah 53:5 says But He (Jesus) was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.

     2 Timothy 1:9 says that Jesus and not good works save us. The scripture says Who (Jesus) hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began. Jesus is the answer to all our problems. Jesus was born so that we could be reborn. Jesus came down so we could go up. Jesus died so we could live. Jesus suffered so we could have peace.

     Jesus didn't have a home down here so we could have a home up yonder in heaven. Luke 9:58 says And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay His head. Song of Solomon 5:2 proves that Jesus slept outside on the ground with nowhere to lay his head. Jesus' head is filled with dew, and His locks of hair with the drops of the night. 2 Corinthians 8:9 says For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might be rich.

     Only Jesus can satisfy you. Without Jesus, billions of dollars, palaces, jewelry, and all the wealth of this fading world will not satisfy anyone. Only Jesus and the KJV Word of God will satisfy anyone. Ezekiel 7:19 says They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. Jesus said at Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 1 Timothy 6:17 says Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God (Jesus), who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.

The Difference Between Expiation, Atonement, And Propitiation

     Expiation means cleaning up and removing the sins of mankind that occurred when Jesus took away our sins at the cross of Calvary. Expiation involves performing an action by offering a sacrifice to correct a past wrong that removes any guilt. The primary focus of expiation is taking away or nullifying the guilt incurred by a transgression. Jesus' death on the cross of Calvary is the ultimate, one time sacrifice that pays the penalty for sin and removes the guilt of believers, allowing for reconciliation with God. Hebrews 10:14 says For by one offering He (Jesus) hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified (free from the guilt of sin).

     Atonement means fixing a relationship that occurred when Jesus made peace between God and men because Jesus died on the cross of Calvary. Expiation is the specific act of paying the penalty to cleanse sin and guilt. Atonement is the result, outcome, and state of being reconciled and at one with God because Jesus died for our sins at the cross of Calvary. Expiation is a means to achieve atonement.

     Propitiation means satisfying and appeasing God's anger against sin that occurred when Jesus took sinners' punishment for sins at the cross of Calvary, thereby satisfying, appeasing, and removing God's anger against sin. Propitiation refers to the specific belief that Jesus Christ's death on the cross of Calvary was an atoning sacrifice that appeased God's righteous wrath against sin, thereby reconciling humanity to God. In this view, God Himself provided the means of propitiation, demonstrating both His justice (which demands sin to be punished) and His love (providing a way for sinners to be saved).

     Now that you understand the meaning of propitiation rejoice while you study the three scriptures with the word propitiation. Romans 3:24 says Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God. 1 John 2:2 says And He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 4:10 says Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Remission means removal of guilt and a penalty where the offender is treated as though the offense had never been committed, freeing them from the divine punishment they would otherwise face.

The Difference Between Justification, Sanctification, And Glorification

     Justification is a one time instantaneous legal act where God declares a sinner righteous when he gets saved, repents, decides to stop sinning, confesses that Jesus is God, and believes the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for him, was buried, and rose again. During justification God is the judge that declares the verdict of a christian to be not guilty. Justification is not earned by works, but is based solely on faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. Jesus Christ's righteousness is imputed (credited) to the christian's account through faith. After justification, a christian receives Jesus Christ's perfect righteousness (Just As If The Christian Never Sinned). Justification delivers a christian from the penalty of sin called eternal condemnation.

     Romans 3:24 says Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His (Jesus') righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time His righteousness: that He (Jesus) might be just, and the justifier of him that believeth in Jesus.

     Sanctification is the ongoing, progressive work of the Holy Spirit to make a christian more like Jesus Christ. Unlike the one time event of justification during salvation, sanctification is a lifelong journey of spiritual growth and maturity. Sanctification happens over a process of time while a christian walks by faith by means of the Holy Spirit. While justification is entirely God's work, sanctification involves the christian actively cooperating with God to fight sin and practice godliness. Sanctification delivers a christian from the power of sin and its daily control over his life.

     Justification occurs prior to sanctification. Christians can only become sanctified after they have been justified (saved with Jesus and the Holy Spirit). A justified christian will always show evidence of salvation through the process of sanctification.

     Glorification is the final stage of salvation and the ultimate fulfillment of the christian's journey. Glorification follows justification (being declared righteous by God) and sanctification (the lifelong process of becoming holy). Glorification is the complete and permanent removal of sin from a christian's nature, making them perfect in holiness. During glorification christians receive immortal, incorruptible bodies modeled after the glorified body of Jesus after His resurrection. Glorification marks the end of all pain, sickness, death, and the very presence of sin. Glorification enables christians to dwell forever in the direct presence of God, seeing Him face to face. Glorification is a future event that happens when a christian is raptured. Glorification delivers a christian from the presence of sin that never exists in the kingdom of God.

     Justification was past tense where christians have been saved from the penalty of sin in hell and the lake of fire. Sanctification is present tense where christians are saved from the power of sin during their life in this world. Glorification will be future tense where christians will be saved from the presence of sin in the kingdom of God.

Christians Are Blessed By Expiation, Atonement, Propitiation

Justification, Sanctification, And Glorification

Because Of Grace; God's Redemption At Christ's Expense

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 

 

Salvation Requires Repentance To God And Faith To The Lord Jesus

     Repentance and faith work together to save sinners. Repentance is taking sides with God against yourself. Repentance takes you from sin. Faith takes you to God. Repentance causes you to quit. Faith causes you to start. Repentance brings you out. Faith brings you in. Repentance turns you from. Faith turns you to. Acts 20:20 says that repentance and faith must work together to save sinners. And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

     Ezekiel 18:30 proves that repentance takes you from sin by saying Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 proves that faith takes you to God by saying For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. Remember that repentance is necessary to receive salvation because Jesus said at Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 2 Corinthians 7:10 says For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.  And after sinners repent they must have faith to God through Jesus Christ to become saved christians.

     Everyone except the Lord Jesus is a sinner needing to be saved. We don't become sinners. We're born sinners. King David said at Psalm 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Psalm 58:3 says The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Ecclesiastes 7:20 says For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Romans 3:23 says For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Romans 7:18 says For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh), dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

     Sins is what a person does. Sin is what a person is. People don't have a dope or drinking problem. They have a sin problem. If a person's sin gets fixed by repenting and confessing that Jesus is God and believing the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for them, was buried, and rose again, they will stop drinking and smoking dope. Sin will keep a person from the Word of God, and the Word of God (Jesus) will keep a person from sin. A sinning man will quit praying and a praying man will quit sinning.

     Because we are born sinners the first time, we must be born again a second time by believing in Jesus. Jesus said at John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 1 Peter 1:23 shows us that sinners are born again through faith in the Word of God that is Jesus saying Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God (people get born again by the Word Jesus), which liveth and abideth for ever. John 1:12 says But as many as received Him (Jesus), to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God (born of God or born again by receiving the Lord Jesus). James 1:18 says Of His own will begat He us (born again a second time) with the Word of truth (Jesus), that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

     Someone once asked my preacher friend Billy Mitchell, Why do you always say people are born wrong the first time and need to be born again? Billy told that sinner, if you get born a second time, you'll know what I'm talking about. If we were born right the first time, we wouldn't need to be born again. But we are all sinners and must be born again. 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.

     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. 

Let's All Be Like Obededom

     Today we will learn about a blessed man named Obededom the Gittite who had the honor of having the ark of the Lord stay at his house for three months. We should all be like Obededom and continually stay with Jesus and the ark of the Lord. Obededom is a blessed example of how a christian should daily live with the Lord Jesus.

     Pictured above we see King David and two priests asking Obededom if he would allow the ark of the Lord to stay at his house for three months. Obededom said King David I'm glad you knocked on the door of my house; It's an honor to have the ark of the Lord rest at my house for three months. Obededom's house was blessed for three months because he allowed the ark of the Lord to rest at his house for three months. Friend reading this, like blessed Obededom, when King Jesus knocks on your door, let the Lord Jesus (who is the ark of the Lord) in and get saved. Repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died for you on the cross, was buried, and rose again. Jesus said at Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door; I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

     2 Samuel 6:10 talks about Obededom and the picture above saying So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite. And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obededom and all his household. And it was told King David saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.

     When Obededom allowed the ark pictured above to stay at his house for three months, the ark of the Lord and Jesus (not his land, riches, or name) blessed Obededom and all his household. The ark of the Lord containing the golden pot of manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant all represent our Lord Jesus. Jesus said He was the living bread manna and is proclaimed at John 1:1 to be the Word or tables of the covenant. Finally, Aaron's rod that budded represents how our Lord Jesus resurrected from the dead with eternal life.

     Obededom's house was blessed by the ark for 90 days because Jesus was the ark that blessed Obededom. Like Obededom, everyone who lives on this earth when Jesus is King for 1000 years during the millennial reign will be blessed. The presence of our Lord Jesus will bless any house, country, or land that believes the Lord Jesus.

     Take time to read the blessings shown to Brother Bob that people will receive when Jesus is King on this earth for 1000 years. Habakkuk 2:14 says For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. The animals will be tame around Jesus because Isaiah 65:25 says The wolf and the lamb shall feed together; and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat (snakes will just eat dust and not harm anyone). They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord. No crippled people will exist around Jesus because Isaiah 35:5 says Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. Finally, when Jesus is King on this earth for 1000 years, the fruit and vegetables like corn, apples, peppers, and tomatos will grow so abundantly and high like a forest. Isaiah 32:15 promises Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

 

     OK, let's return to our study about Obededom. Brother Bob has the answer to the question pictured above asking Who is Obededom? The answer is found in the Hebrew definition of the name Obededom. The Hebrew definition of Obededom is servant and worshipper. Obededom was blessed with the peace of the ark of our Lord Jesus for 90 days because he was a servant and worshipper of our Lord Jesus. Friend reading this anywhere, are you willing to be a servant and worshipper of our Lord Jesus like Obededom and receive continual blessings and peace from our Lord Jesus? You can right now if you get saved. Repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died for you on the cross, was buried, and rose again.

     Also note that Obededom was a blessed Gittite from Gath. The giant Goliath also was a Gittite from Gath but was wicked. This proves that a person's race, background, or country does not determine if they are blessed. John 1:12 tells us But as many as received Him (Jesus), to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. Obededom and Goliath were both Gitttites from Gath, but Obededom was blessed because he received the Lord Jesus and the ark. Goliath was cursed because he rejected and mocked the Lord Jesus. Let's all be like Obededom and receive the Lord Jesus and be blessed.

     Alright, let's see what happened to Obededom and his family after his home was blessed by the ark for 90 days. The bible tells us that when King David heard that Obededom's house was blessed by the ark of the Lord, King David wanted to remove the ark from the house of Obededom. 2 Samuel 6:12 says And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.

     Now what happened to Obededom and his family after the ark left his house? When the ark left Obededom's house, Obededom's wife and kids said daddy what are we going to do now? Brother Bob can see Obededom saying mama pack our bags, we're going with the ark; We're going to move where the ark goes. And this is exactly what Obededom and his family did. Let's all be like Obededom and continually follow the Lord Jesus everywhere.

     Pictured above we see that Obededom and his family were willing to sing and play instruments before the ark of the Lord for King David. Obededom and his family followed the ark and were willing to be singers and players of instruments daily for king David before the ark of the Lord. 1 Chronicles 15:16 says And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy. And Obededom is one of the singers listed at 1 Chronicles 15:18 that gladly sang before the ark of the Lord.

     I could see King David saying is anyone willing to sing before the ark of the Lord? Then Obededom said in the crowd, I'm willing to sing King David because the ark of the Lord blessed my house for 90 days. Then King David asked is anyone willing to play an instrument before the ark of the Lord?  Then Obededom said in the crowd, King David I'm willing to play any instrument that you put in my hands because the ark of the Lord blessed my house for 90 days. This is stated at 1 Chronicles 15:19-21 where Obededom is listed with the saints that played cymbals of brass and harps before the ark of the Lord.

     Then King David asked is there anyone willing to be a doorkeeper before the ark of the Lord? Immediately Obededom stopped playing his harp and said me me King David I'm willing to be a doorkeeper because the ark of the Lord blessed my house for 90 days. This is proven by 1 Chronicles 15:24 where Obededom is listed with the doorkeepers before the ark of the Lord.

     Friends, let's all be like Obededom and be willing to be doorkeepers in the house of our Lord Jesus instead of wasting time in elegant palaces and luxurious hotels on this earth. Let's all be like Obededom and win souls to our Lord Jesus and become doorkeepers inviting lost souls to accept the Lord Jesus and enter the peaceful blessed kingdom of God forevermore. Psalm 84:10 tells us For a day in thy courts (the Lord's courts in heaven) is better than a thousand (on this earth). I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 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.

     Then at 1 Chronicles 16:4, King David asked is there anyone willing to minister, record, thank, and praise God before the ark of the Lord? Obededom replied saying King David I'll minister, record, thank, and praise the Lord Jesus before all the people because the ark of the Lord blessed my house for 90 days. Brother Bob like his hero Obededom has also chosen to record the blessed revelations of our Lord Jesus by writing this book for Jesus seen by half a million people all over this earth.  

     Then at 1 Chronicles 16:37, King David asked Is there anyone willing to minister continually before the ark of the Lord day and night? Immediately, Obededom said me me me King David I'll continually minister and stay with the ark of the Lord day and night because the ark of the Lord blessed my house for 90 days. Let's all be like Obededom and continually minister and stay with the Lord Jesus day and night while we deny our flesh and this world daily.

     Pictured above, like Obededom, the little girl is continually staying and meditating day and night on the Lord Jesus or the Word of God and ark of the Lord. If we meditate and memorize the Word of God day and night constantly, Psalm 1:3 promises we will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

     Friends everywhere, God's Word is the truth and can not lie. According to Psalm 1:3, Jesus will prosper and fix everything in your lives if you daily try to memorize scriptures from the bible. A good way to memorize the bible is to listen to scriptures everyday on a computer or cellphone. Romans 10:17 says So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Brother Bob encourages all my friends to daily memorize scripture to prosper and live blessed lives on this earth. Over forty years Brother Bob has memorized most of the bible in Hebrew and Greek.  Brother Bob life has prospered with many blessings because he memorizes God's Word.

     Finally, because Obededom was faithful and continually ministered before the ark of the Lord for his whole life, Obededom's 8 sons were blessed. 1 Chronicles 26:4-5 tells us that the 8 sons of Obededom were blessed because their daddy was faithful and ministered every day of his life before the ark of the Lord. Obededom blessed his children by telling them about the Lord Jesus, believing the promise of Psalm 78:4: We will not hide them (the Word of God and the Lord Jesus) from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done.

     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.

Diamonds Remind Me Of Christians Part Two

     Today we will continue our study of how diamonds remind us of christians. Pictured above we see that light has to shine on a diamond for the diamond to shine. This is because diamonds have no light in themselves. People without Jesus also have no light within themselves. Diamonds just shine and display the light that beams upon them. Christians also like diamonds need to allow the light Jesus to shine upon them so the world can see Jesus in the saints. Jesus said at John 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

     Friend reading this anywhere, I pray in Jesus name you will be like the beautiful diamond pictured above and let the light of Jesus shine through you to the nations by telling people everywhere to 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. Matthew 5:16 says Let your light (the Lord Jesus) so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

     Next, we learn that diamonds are different than any other stone. Christians like diamonds are also different from any other kind of religion and this rebellious world. Pictured above we see that the people of the world marvelled how different Peter and John were because they had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13 says Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorent men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

     Friend reading this, are you willing to be like Peter and John where the world notices that you are different and have been with Jesus? Peter and John kept shouting, praising, and preaching the Lord Jesus after they were persecuted, beaten, and thrown in jail. Let's all be like Peter and John and continue to rejoice and preach Jesus, regardless of the troubles around us in this world. Acts 5:41 tells us that Peter and John rejoiced that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His (Jesus) name. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

     Be encouraged friends because 1 Peter 4:14 says If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part He is evil spoken of, but on your part He is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this behalf.

     For our next thought about how diamonds remind us of christians, notice that in the picture above that the value of a diamond is determined by how bright they shine. A 1/2 carat diamond doesn't shine as bright as a 1 carat diamond. A 1 carat diamond doesn't shine as bright as a 2 carat diamond. Christians like diamonds also show their value by how bright the Lord Jesus shines in their lives.

     Friend reading this anywhere, are you willing to let people in all nations see the Lord Jesus shining in you. Hebrews 12:14 tells us Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. According to this scripture, the only way people will see Jesus shining in us like diamonds is if we daily live holy without any prejudice to any person's race, culture, or background.

     Also note that no diamond is worth what it costs. Christians like diamonds also are not worth what they cost. Someone could give their farm, house, and all their money to purchase a diamond, but the Lord Jesus paid the supreme price for saints with His own precious blood shed at the cross of Calvary, and saints are just not worth what they cost. Right now say Thank you Lord Jesus for saving an unworthy sinner like me by purchasing and redeeming me with your precious blood that washed away all my sins. 1 Peter 1:18 tells us Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed (purchased) with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.

     OK take a look at the above picture and notice that the only way to discover a fake counterfeit diamond is to put it next to a true genuine diamond. Like diamonds, you can discover a true genuine christian by putting him next to a fake counterfeit so called christian person. 1 John 4:2 gives the test to know a true genuine person from a fake counterfeit person. A true saint will acknowledge that Jesus is God and a fake counterfeit saint will deny that Jesus is God.

     1 John 4:2 says Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth (tells the world that Jesus is God) that Jesus Christ (note that the Greek definition for Christ is Messiah, Anointed One, Emmanuel, or God with us) is come in the flesh is of God. (Note that a true saint will say Jesus is God come in the flesh) And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God (this is the false counterfeit religions of Jehovah Witnesses, Muslims, and Jews that deny that Jesus is God): and this is that spirit of antichrist; whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.  

     Also note that in the picture above the diamonds are not perfect because all diamonds have flaws. Like diamonds, christians also have flaws and are not perfect. But christians are striving for perfection. The apostle Paul said at Philippians 3:12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

     Christians might not have reached perfection yet, but one day soon saints will have perfect new bodies in heaven with Jesus. Soon the dead in Christ and the living saints will be caught up in the clouds to be with the Lord Jesus in the air during the rapture. Death will be swallowed up in victory. The living saints will say O death, where is thy sting? The resurrected saints will say O grave, where is thy victory? 

     Take time to read the blessed promise at 1 Corinthians 15:54 that says So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immmortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

  

     Note also that diamonds have to be formed under pressure. Christians like diamonds are also formed under pressure. Pictured above the woman at the well became a christian when Jesus put the pressure on her by telling her Go call thy husband. The woman realized that she had to repent of her sins when Jesus pressured her by saying you have had five husbands and now you are shacking up with a man like a prostitute.

     When the woman realized that she was a sinner, she repented and received the living water Jesus and told all the men of the city that she sinned with about Jesus. The prostitute brought all these men she had been with and led them to Jesus for salvation. Notice that Jesus always went to minister to sinners and not righteous so called religious people. Jesus ministered to the prostitute at the well and the wicked tax collector Zacchaeus. And note that the last thing Jesus did on this earth was save a wicked thief at Calvary with the comforting words To day shalt thou be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43). Jesus said at Luke 5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 

     Jesus wants us to preach repentance, and we must tell people to stop sinning by daily walking with the Lord Jesus. Jesus said at Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 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. The rich man in hell preached repentance by asking Abraham to have Lazarus warn his five brothers to repent and escape the torments of hell.

    Preachers need to tell sinners to repent and not just preach a happy feel good prosperity message. Unfortunately, most preachers are like the picture above and preach Mother Hubbard style; They cover everything and touch nothing. Be like Brother Bob and tell people If you is what you was then you ain't.

     Preach scriptures to encourage people to repent, deny sin, and live holy for Jesus. Preach Titus 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world. James 1:21 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. 2 Corinthians 7:1 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. 

     For my final thought today: A man came to a preacher saying I aint got a jealous bone in my body. The preacher answered saying that's the problem, jealousy is not in your bones; it's in your heart. We are all sinners needing to repent daily by constantly looking to Jesus Christ crucified. Take time to closely read the warning of Luke 21:34: And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting (hangover from drinking), and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

     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.

Diamonds Remind Me Of Christians Part One

     Today take a look at the beautiful diamond pictured above and learn how diamonds remind us of christians. First, man can not make a diamond. Man can only mine for diamonds. But God produces the diamonds that man mines. We are witnesses and ambassadors for our Lord Jesus Christ that are just seed sowers and water boys like the pictures above that mine for lost souls. Then after we plant the seed of the Word of God and water sinners with the Word of God, God gives the increase and produces saved christian diamonds. 1 Corinthians 3:7 says So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. He that sows is 0. He that waters is 0. But God that giveth the increase is 100.

     Friends, I encourage you to be like Brother Bob and become seed sowers and water boys by using the internet to tell the people of all nations to be 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. If the saints become faithful witnesses about our Lord Jesus, God will give the increase and produce saved christians that shine like diamonds. Please read the following scriptures below proving that only God can give the increase and salvation . The Lord Jesus said at Isaiah 45:22  Look unto me, and be ye saved (only God and not man can save), all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. Jonah also acknowledged that only God saves by saying at Jonah 2:9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

     Friends, I pray in Jesus name that you will decide to be a witness and ambassador for our Lord Jesus while you try to win souls to our Lord Jesus. According to the scriptures, a sign that someone has the Holy Ghost is that he desires to be a witness about our Lord Jesus to the uttermost parts of the earth. Jesus said at Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

     Lets' all be ambassadors and representatives for our Lord Jesus, willing to mine for lost souls as God produces saved beautiful diamond christians. 2 Corinthians 5:20 says Now then we are ambassadors (representatives) for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. 

     If saints are faithful to witness the Lord Jesus to the ends of this earth, sinners will become saved and proclaim Psam 40: I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

     Diamonds remind me of christians because they are hard to clean. I've met some christians that are saved and sanctified, but they are also cranktified. Let's learn how to clean diamonds so we can learn how to clean cranktified christians. The best way to clean a diamond is put it in water. Therefore, the best way to clean a christian is wash them with the water of the Word of God. Ephesians 5:25 says Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it; That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word.

     I don't care how cold, carnal, and out of fellowship a christian may be; He's got a humble spirit down behind the fifth rib that can't fight the scriptures. If a saint is born of the Word of God, when a preacher turns the water of the Word on that fellow, even though he's been unfaithful, cold and carnal, after awhile when the preacher keeps washing him with the Word of God, everyone will see a shine in that saint's face, a sparkle in his eye, and a smile. The Word and our Lord Jesus will wash and clean that cranktified saint and make him shine like a  beautiful diamond.

     You see all saints need to be daily washed by the Word of God because we are all sinners. What a man does is not what his problem is. The problem is what a man is. Sins is what a man does. Sin is what a man is. Stealing a cow doesn't make a man a thief. He already was a thief before he stole the cow.

     We don't become sinners. We're born as sinners. Psalm 58:3 says The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Psalm 51:5 says Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Ecclesiastes 7:20 says For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Isaiah 53:6 says All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him (Jesus) the iniquity of us all.

     Since we are all sinners from birth, only the blood of Jesus can remove our sins. Revelation 1:5 says And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him (Jesus) that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood. Right now praise the Lord Jesus for removing our sins. If the devil makes you feel guilty for any sin you did, tell the devil I am crucified with Jesus Christ and covered by the blood of Jesus that removes all my sins. 1 John 1:7 also says But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.

     Just a few thoughts to end up today's bible study. Brother Bob went to a campmeeting where many doctors were preaching. I thought I was in a medical center. Then someone asked me What school did you attend that qualified you to preach? I told them I just got to go to school one day and got the teacher (Jesus and the Holy Ghost) and brought Him home with me. Then they asked me are you a doctor qualified to preach? I told them No I'm an orderly (pictured above) trying to clean up the messes made by false religious preachers. And I'm a DD (not a doctor of divinity); I'm a devil disturber. And I got a PHD; I got a pentecostal hairdoo. And I got my BA; I'm born again. And finally two more thoughts: How can you tell when a politician is lying? Every time he opens his mouth. How can you tell when a politician is telling the truth? When he says another politician is a liar.

     Stay tuned for more teachings about how diamonds remind me of christians. 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.

Heaven And Jesus; Not Oz And A Wizard

     Today's bible study was given to Brother Bob by our Lord Jesus to show us why the movie the Wizard of Oz is not of God and not biblical. First, pictured above we see a rainbow where the center color is emerald green. Friends, Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz was going to an emerald city. But christians who believe that Jesus is God are going to an emerald rainbow around the throne of our Lord Jesus in the kingdom of God. Revelation 4:2 says And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne (our Lord Jesus). And He that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. (Wow there is an emerald green rainbow around God's throne in heaven).

     Jesus the other day after thirty years revealed to Brother Bob on a rocking chair with my friend Tiffany outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant why the rainbow around the throne in heaven is emerald green. Jesus said that the seven colors of the rainbow surround the kingdom because the precious stones around the foundation of the kingdom of God represent the seven colors of the rainbow. Sardius, sardonyx-Red, jasper diamond-Orange, chrysolite, topaz, beryl-Yellow, chrysoprasus, carbuncle, emerald-Green, chalcedony, sapphire, agate-Blue, jacinth, ligure-Indigo, and finally amethyst-Violet.

     OK, now notice that the center color of the rainbow is emerald green. And because the Lord Jesus is on a throne in the midst or center of the kingdom of God, the rainbow color around the throne in heaven is emerald green because green is the center color of the rainbow. Revelation 7:17 proves that the throne and our Lord Jesus is in the center midst of the kingdom of God and says For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

 

      When you look at the above picture realize that the song Dorothy sang in the Wizard of Oz called somewhere over the rainbow needs to be rewritten. Friends we're not going somewhere over the rainbow above and greater than God; we're definitely going into the rainbow surrounding the heavenly kingdom of God to live with our Lord Jesus forevermore. Brother Bob says the song should say somewhere into the rainbow, way up high, there's a kingdom I've heard of, forever in the holy bible (not once in a lullaby fairy tale).

     Also, we're not off to see the wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Saints, we're off to see the Lord Jesus, the Wonderful Counsellor of God. Dorothy needed a good witch and midget munchkins to guide her on a yellow brick road to get an answer from a wizard on how to get home. Friend reading this, you don't need a good witch, midget munchkins, or this world to guide you to Jesus. Allow the Holy Ghost right now to come into your life and guide you to our Lord Jesus and the kingdom of God. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died for you on the cross, was buried, and rose again.

     OK here's more proof showing that the Wizard of Oz movie was not of God. The midget munchkins told Dorothy that she had to follow the yellow brick road to get a blessing and get home. But pictured above, our Lord Jesus above says that the saints are not going to walk on a yellow brick road; they're going to walk on a street of pure gold that is transparent glass in a city of pure gold clear glass. Revelation 21:21 says And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

     Then when Dorothy got on the yellow brick road, the scarecrow, tin man, and cowardly lion asked for the wrong things (a brain, a heart, and courage) to better themselves. We shouldn't try to better ourselves; we all need to glorify and exalt the Lord Jesus daily. It takes faith in the Lord Jesus alone and not good works or a wizard in the land of Oz to get us to heaven. Jesus said at John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Good people without Jesus go to hell; Saved people with the Lord Jesus go to heaven. Let's all agree right now with John the Baptist and say John 3:30 He (Jesus) must increase, but I must decrease.

     Then when Dorothy met the wizard of Oz, the wizard said Dorothy had to give him a broom from the wicked witch before he would let her go home. Dorothy got the broom from the witch by pouring water onto her and the witch melted. This is totally wrong. First, the devil and all unsaved witches will burn forevermore and not melt in a lake of fire. Fire and not water will torment the devil forevermore. Second, thank God that good works like getting a broom is not necessary to get to the kingdom of God. Just trusting the Lord Jesus daily will get you to the kingdom of God. Titus 3:5 says Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He (Jesus) saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.

     Now think about this while you look at the above picture. In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy had to click her heels three times and say there's no place like home to get back to Kansas and this earth. This again is totally wrong. Unlike the Jehovah witnesses, I'm not trying to inherit this earth as my eternal home. After Jesus is the king on this earth for 1000 years, Jesus is going to burn up this earth by just looking at it when He creates new heavens and a new earth for the everlasting kingdom of God where saints live in peace forever.

     This is proven by the following three scriptures. Revelation 20:11 says And I saw a great white throne, and Him (Jesus) that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. Then Revelation 21:1 says And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. Finally the Lord Jesus said at Isaiah 66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.

     Friend reading this anywhere, thank goodness that we don't have to click our heels three times or recite a saying like there's no place like home to go to heaven. All we have to do to be saved is repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for us, was buried, and rose again. And saved saints will one day soon be with Jesus in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, not having to wait until they click their heels three times. Rejoice and say 1 Corinthians 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

     Now look at the dog watching grilled chicken at a barbeque above, Brother Bob will tell you a story that will again prove how ungodly the Wizard of Oz movie was. Pictured above, a family was one day having a barbeque with their dog. When the family went into the house, the dog grabbed a piece of hot chicken from the grill. When the family came outside, they found that dog running everywhere and screaming with the hot chicken in his mouth. The family all said look at that stupid crazy dog; All he has to do is Drop It.

     And Brother Bob tells all my friends everywhere forget the bad things of the past. Drop it. In Jesus name, let's all drop it while we say Philippians 3:13: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

     Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz was wrong when she tried to remember Kansas and her past by saying there's no place like home. Saints don't try to remember your bad past that the blood of Jesus has removed forevermore. We're not trying to inherit this wicked earth. One day soon, all the saints are leaving this wicked earth to be caught up in the clouds to be with Jesus forevermore.

     And praise you Lord Jesus, the saints will not remember any bad things of this earth when they live in heaven. Right now say one of Brother Bob's favorite bible verses at Isaiah 65:17: For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind (the bad things on this earth won't be remembered or come into your minds). Also say Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

 

     Finally, Brother Bob says don't say like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz Toto too; Can Toto come home with me. Say sinners saved too. Some people today on this earth love their dogs more than lost sinners on this earth. Dorothy loved her dog Toto more than lost sinners and only wanted Toto to be blessed with her when she went home to Kansas. Like Dorothy, some people on this earth will love their dogs more than poor lost sinners on this earth.

     Remember Proverbs 11:30 says The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Also, James 5:20 says Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.  Finally, Jude 22 says And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

     Friend reading this let's begin to care more about lost souls instead of animals. Jesus gave us all a command (not a suggestion) at Mark 16:15: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature; He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And the gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus stated at 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. So, like Brother Bob with this book for Jesus tell everyone around the world on the internet to get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died for them on the cross, was buried, and rose again. Remember Luke 15:10 that says Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

     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.

FBA Father's Band Of Angels Part Two

     Let's continue our discussion about how angels daily protect the saints of God. Psalm 34:7 promises that if you fear God, 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, a guardian angel will encamp around you and deliver you from all troubles. Psalm 34:7 says The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him (the Lord Jesus), and delivereth them.

     Angels were always encamped around the Lord Jesus from His birth to His death and for ever. Like the Lord Jesus, the angels of God will always encamp around christians and protect them from harm. Pictured above we see that a guardian angel was present with Jesus at His birth, and this angel proclaimed to shepherds that the Lord Jesus (the Saviour) was born. Luke 2:8 says And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

     The angels of God were always around the Lord Jesus during His birth, childhood, temptations in the wilderness, in the Garden of Gethsemane, at the cross of Calvary, and for ever where innumerable angels currently worship the Lord Jesus in heaven. And because the Lord Jesus lives in all saved saints, rejoice and know that angels always surround and protect christians anywhere they travel in this world.
   
     After Jesus was born, pictured above, angels continued to protect the Lord Jesus. The angel of the Lord warned Jesus' adopted father Joseph to take the child Jesus to Egypt. After king Herod decided to open up an abortion clinic to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem under the age of two, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream saying take baby Jesus to Egypt until I send for you again. And after king Herod died, an angel went to Joseph and said bring the child Jesus back home to Israel.

     Matthew 2:13 tells us how the angel protected Jesus by telling his adopted father Joseph to take Jesus to Egypt to escape death when king Herod killed the baby boys of Bethlehem. Matthew 2:13 says And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy Him. Then after Herod died, Matthew 2:19 says But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

     The bible tells us that the Lord Jesus is the captain or general of a host that is called an army of angels. Jacob saw the Lord Jesus at the top of a ladderway where General Jesus constantly sends his soldier angels down the ladderway to earth to daily protect his precious saints. Psalm 68:17 says The chariots of God are twenty thousand (myriad or innumerable infinite number of chariots with angels), even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. Judges 5:20 says They fought from heaven; the stars (angels) in their courses (ladderway) fought against Sisera (the battle in the field of this world). According to this scripture, General Jesus sends angels to christians down a ladderway to protect them daily, keeping them from harm while the angels fight and battle against the devil.

     Pictured above we see again that the angels of God always encamp around the Lord Jesus and strengthened Jesus after the devil tempted Him in the wilderness. Matthew 4:11 says Then the devil leaveth Him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto Him. How comforting to know that like Jesus, christians always have angels around them to daily strengthen and minister to their needs. Be encouraged saint reading this bible study because when people reject you and no one is there to help you, the Lord Jesus will send angels to take care of you. 

     Remember to entertain strangers who are angels sent to bless you and minister to your needs. Hebrews 13:1 says Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Psalm 91:11 says For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

     Pictured above, we see that like Jesus, the prophet Elijah also had an angel strengthen and minister to his needs. Elijah wanted to die under a juniper tree thinking no one cared about him when the witch Jezebel tried to kill him. But the Lord Jesus cared about Elijah and sent an angel to provide for Elijah a baked cake and a cruse of water by his head. 1 Kings 19:5 says And as he (Elijah) lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.

     Notice that angels are people and strangers sent by the Lord Jesus to help christians. The Lord Jesus loves christians and will always send angels to provide and supply all their needs. Philippians 4:19 says But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. When family members, church members, and this world leaves a christian alone, the Lord Jesus will send angels to christians to keep them alive on this earth. 

     Like Elijah, the Lord Jesus can send angels to create food and money to help christians survive and overcome this troubled world. Jesus created money in the mouth of a fish so Peter and Jesus could pay taxes. Jesus created oil for the widow women to sell so she could save her sons and pay her bills. Jesus created food and water for the widow of Zarephath and her son so they could survive through a famine.

     The angel of the Lord was always with Jesus when the angel strengthened Jesus at the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus said at Luke 22:42 Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. And there appeared an angel unto Him from heaven, strengthening Him.

     Now Jesus could have had angels protect him and stop Pilate from crucifying Him. But when Jesus first came on this earth as a man, Jesus appeared as a lamb and did not have His angels stop Him from dying on the cross of Calvary. Right now say thank you Lord Jesus for dying for me on the cross of Calvary and shedding your precious blood that overcame the devil. Revelation 12:11 says And they overcame him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus), and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

     According to Revelation 19 and 20, when Jesus returns to this earth on a white horse to be the King of this earth during the millennium, Jesus will be the Lion of the tribe of Juda that will rule the nations with a rod of iron. Jesus will first cast the beast antichrist and the false prophet alive into the lake of fire. Then according to Revelation 20:1 an angel with a great chain and key will cast the devil into a sealed bottomless pit for 1000 years. The devil will be on the chain gang for 1000 years falling in a locked sealed bottomless pit with no bottom chained with a great chain. This will cause great peace on this earth with King Jesus for 1000 years with no devil around. After 1000 years, the devil will be released out of the bottomless pit to fight against Jesus and his saints. Then Jesus will cast the devil into the lake of fire with the beast and false prophet. In other words the beast and the false prophet will be alive in the lake of fire for 1000 years before the devil joins them.

     Take time to think about how the angels will worship our Lord Jesus for ever. Picture in your minds innumerable angels in the new heavens around the emerald rainbow throne of Jesus, the four beasts constantly saying Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come, and around them 24 elders, worshipping with their faces bowed down before the Lord Jesus who cast their crowns before the throne saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.. 

     Revelation 7:11 says And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God (Jesus), Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 12:22 says But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect.

     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.