Alive With Jesus Having Victory Over The Grave

     Hallelujah, take a good look at the picture above and rejoice. Like Jesus, all saints and believers in the Lord Jesus will have eternal life and obtain total victory over the grave. Like Jesus, we all will by the Spirit have our mortal bodies quickened and be raised to eternal life with total victory over the grave. Romans 8:11 says But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you. Hosea 13:14 says I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance (sorrow) shall be hid from mine eyes.

     We should all rejoice when we look at the above picture and realize that no man, grave, death, or any obstacle can stop any saint from living forever to be with Jesus. 1 Corinthians 15:55 says 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. 2 Corinthians 5:1 says For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Corinthians 5:8 says We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

     I love the picture above because it gives us all hope to see Jesus alive forevermore, resurrected, and leaving his grave and tomb, having total victory over death and the grave. Jesus said at Revelation 1:18 I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. And saints everywhere can rejoice because with Jesus they have total victory over death and the grave. Jesus said at John 11:25 I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

     Saint reading this, rejoice and know that when you get saved with Jesus, you will never see death. 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 John 8:51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. But, sadly any person that does not believe Jesus is Lord will experience two deaths. First the unsaved person will die a natural death and go to hell; then at the great white throne judgment the unsaved person will experience a second death and be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone. But saved people with Jesus are overcomers and shall not be hurt of the second death and the lake of fire. The scriptures that prove this are John 16:33 where Jesus said These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. Since, believers in Jesus are overcomers, they can claim the promise of Revelation 2:11 that says He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death (lake of fire).

     Now, take a good look at the above picture of Brother Bob's favorite woman of the bible who is a hero to Brother Bob called Mary Magdalene. The story of Mary Magdalene is recorded at John 20. To me, Mary Magdalene was braver than any man or any disciple and risked her life to stay by the tomb of Jesus surrounded by Roman soldiers to see Jesus rise on the third day. The men disciples were sissies that hid from the Roman soldiers to stay alive. Mary also was very wise and remembered that Jesus said he would rise again the third day. The disciples also knew this but they feared the Roman soldiers and did not go to Jesus' grave to view Jesus' resurrection. To me, Mary was an awesome woman, because Mary risked her life to see Jesus. Matthew 16:25 says For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Because of Mary's bravery, Jesus honored Mary with the privilege of Mary being the first person to see Jesus resurrected.

     When Mary saw Jesus, she thought Jesus was the gardener. Yes, Jesus was the gardener because John 19:41 says Jesus was buried in the garden. John 19:41 says Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jew's preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand. And Hallelujah, look at the words of Mary Magdalene when she saw Jesus. John 20:14 says And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing Him to be the gardener, saith unto Him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take Him away. Then Hallelujah, Mary recognized Jesus and the scripture says Jesus saith unto her Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto Him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

     All saved saints have victory over death and the grave and one day soon all the saints will leave their graves and rise to be forever alive with Jesus in the kingdom of God. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 says But, I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

     Now saint reading this close your eyes and meditate on this revelation. One day soon when Jesus returns in the clouds, we all will see the dead in Christ rise up out of their graves to be with Jesus and then all of the saints alive on this earth will be caught up (snatched or plucked out) with the dead in Christ for a great reunion in the clouds to be with Jesus in the air forevermore. Get saved and don't miss that great open air campmeeting coming very soon in the clouds with all our saved friends and Jesus.

     OK, to end up this weeks bible study, Brother Bob stresses to you all the importance of prayer. Matthew 18:19 says Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. Now look at the first picture above of Abraham praying for his nephew Lot to be spared from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Saint reading this do you realize that your prayers preserve and keep people alive. Abraham's prayer for Lot spared Lot from destruction and saved Lot and his family. Genesis 19:29 says And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham (notice God remembered Abraham and not Lot's prayer), and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

     Now notice the second picture of your friend Jesus praying constantly for you right now saint reading this somewhere in any nation of this world. Hebrews 7:25 says Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. And since Jesus is a righteous man, Jesus' effectual fervent prayers for the saints availeth much (are very powerful and will happen). James 5:16 says Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

     Jesus' prayer for all saints is recorded at John 17:9 and says I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. John 17:15 says I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

     Remember that your prayers are important. If you look at Mark 2 you will see that a man sick of the palsy was healed because of the prayers and assistance of his four friends when the friends lowered him through a roof to be healed by Jesus. Mark 2:3 says And they come unto Him (Jesus), bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. And when they could not come nigh unto Him for the press, they uncovered the roof where He was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. When Jesus saw their faith (the faith of the four friends and not the sick man's faith), He said unto the sick of the palsy, Son thy sins be forgiven thee. When Jesus saw the faith of the sick man's friends, the sick man got healed. Remember our prayers can heal people that can not pray for themselves.

     Mark 2:11 tells us that Jesus healed the sick man. Jesus told the sick man I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. You see the man sick of palsy couldn't help himself or pray but his friends' faith and assistance resulted in deliverance and healing for the man sick of the palsy. Saint reading this, keep praying for your friends. Jesus hears your prayers and I claim in Jesus name, all those praying for their friends for healing and deliverance will see all their prayers answered with total deliverance for their friends.

     I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength.  Feel 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) 604-7133. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.