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Name: Anita Hiltz
Date: 09/02/10
Message: Pastors & Friends,
I went to a Small Business Dev. Center meeting today after having followed the Lord's advice to do so. It was about Minority and Women owned businesses and Contracting. The topic was mostly about how to be certified in different areas so that one can participate in government contracting. Did you know that "all women are considered disadvantaged in the State of MD" and according to them we don't even have to prove it! This status is supposed to give us opportunities we wouldn't other wise have. Well, those very words are like a curse being spoken over women in this State. Since this is the States legal definition of us as women, if you want to come against it and break it - you have to create your own legal document that breaks it. Why, because you have that right to and you can use your spiritual authority in Christ to do so. Who and what I am is defined by the Lord Jesus Christ and He alone. I have a legal right to come against those words and break the curse and also prevent them from forming again!
I started to do it for the State of MD itself, but what the Lord guided me to do was to do it for the Federal government as well. There evidently are words defining men too, so I would urge the men in your family to write out the same kind of document. You don't have to send it to anyone. Just keep it in your own files. The devil is not going to use the laws of the land to curse the people and this is what he is trying to do. He can't win this way and believe me he knows it! The solution is so simple! The Lord wanted it to say, "from this time forth and even forever more" because the devil can never do it again.
"Isaiah 54:17 (King James Version)
17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD."(KJ)
Just like Balaam tried to curse Israel in Numbers 22 - 24 the devil has been trying to curse us as a people. We can break the curses and prevent them from ever forming against us!
Please read Number 22: 1 - 24: 25 that follow:
I, ________________, am a woman/man, and I am not "disadvantaged" in the State of Maryland, or any other state within the United States of America. I do not claim, come into agreement with, or own any negative word curses which have been placed on me or which would try to define who I am by the State of _____ or the United States Government from this time forth and even forever more. Certified by the Lord Jesus Christ and witnessed by Him.
_____________________________________________
I assign my signature as proof
This __________ day of ______________, 2010.
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Witness
Numbers 22-24:25 (New International Version)
Numbers 22
Balak Summons Balaam
1 Then the Israelites traveled to the plains of Moab and camped along the Jordan across from Jericho. a]">[a]
2 Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, 3 and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread because of the Israelites.
4 The Moabites said to the elders of Midian, "This horde is going to lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field."
So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5 sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor, who was at Pethor, near the River, b]">[b] in his native land. Balak said:
"A people has come out of Egypt; they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me. 6 Now come and put a curse on these people, because they are too powerful for me. Perhaps then I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the country. For I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed."
7 The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination. When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said.
8 "Spend the night here," Balaam said to them, "and I will bring you back the answer the LORD gives me." So the Moabite princes stayed with him.
9 God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?"
10 Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message: 11 'A people that has come out of Egypt covers the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps then I will be able to fight them and drive them away.' "
12 But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed."
13 The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak's princes, "Go back to your own country, for the LORD has refused to let me go with you."
14 So the Moabite princes returned to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."
15 Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first. 16 They came to Balaam and said:
"This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me, 17 because I will reward you handsomely and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse on these people for me."
18 But Balaam answered them, "Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the LORD my God. 19 Now stay here tonight as the others did, and I will find out what else the LORD will tell me."
20 That night God came to Balaam and said, "Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you."
Balaam's Donkey
21 Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Moab. 22 But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. 23 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat her to get her back on the road.
24 Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between two vineyards, with walls on both sides. 25 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against it. So he beat her again.
26 Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. 27 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat her with his staff. 28 Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?"
29 Balaam answered the donkey, "You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now."
30 The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?"
"No," he said.
31 Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.
32 The angel of the LORD asked him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me. c]">[c] 33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared her."
34 Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, "I have sinned. I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now if you are displeased, I will go back."
35 The angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
36 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite town on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory. 37 Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why didn't you come to me? Am I really not able to reward you?"
38 "Well, I have come to you now," Balaam replied. "But can I say just anything? I must speak only what God puts in my mouth."
39 Then Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath Huzoth. 40 Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and gave some to Balaam and the princes who were with him. 41 The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal, and from there he saw part of the people.
Numbers 23
Balaam's First Oracle
1 Balaam said, "Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me." 2 Balak did as Balaam said, and the two of them offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
3 Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your offering while I go aside. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet with me. Whatever he reveals to me I will tell you." Then he went off to a barren height.
4 God met with him, and Balaam said, "I have prepared seven altars, and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram."
5 The LORD put a message in Balaam's mouth and said, "Go back to Balak and give him this message."
6 So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the princes of Moab. 7 Then Balaam uttered his oracle:
"Balak brought me from Aram,
the king of Moab from the eastern mountains.
'Come,' he said, 'curse Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel.'
8 How can I curse
those whom God has not cursed?
How can I denounce
those whom the LORD has not denounced?
9 From the rocky peaks I see them,
from the heights I view them.
I see a people who live apart
and do not consider themselves one of the nations.
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob
or number the fourth part of Israel?
Let me die the death of the righteous,
and may my end be like theirs!"
11 Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but you have done nothing but bless them!"
12 He answered, "Must I not speak what the LORD puts in my mouth?"
Balaam's Second Oracle
13 Then Balak said to him, "Come with me to another place where you can see them; you will see only a part but not all of them. And from there, curse them for me." 14 So he took him to the field of Zophim on the top of Pisgah, and there he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
15 Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your offering while I meet with him over there."
16 The LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth and said, "Go back to Balak and give him this message."
17 So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the princes of Moab. Balak asked him, "What did the LORD say?"
18 Then he uttered his oracle:
"Arise, Balak, and listen;
hear me, son of Zippor.
19 God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?
20 I have received a command to bless;
he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
21 "No misfortune is seen in Jacob,
no misery observed in Israel. d]">[d]
The LORD their God is with them;
the shout of the King is among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;
they have the strength of a wild ox.
23 There is no sorcery against Jacob,
no divination against Israel.
It will now be said of Jacob
and of Israel, 'See what God has done!'
24 The people rise like a lioness;
they rouse themselves like a lion
that does not rest till he devours his prey
and drinks the blood of his victims."
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, "Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!"
26 Balaam answered, "Did I not tell you I must do whatever the LORD says?"
Balaam's Third Oracle
27 Then Balak said to Balaam, "Come, let me take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me from there." 28 And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, overlooking the wasteland.
29 Balaam said, "Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me." 30 Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Numbers 24
1 Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as at other times, but turned his face toward the desert. 2 When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him 3 and he uttered his oracle:
"The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
the oracle of one whose eye sees clearly,
4 the oracle of one who hears the words of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty, e]">[e]
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
5 "How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob,
your dwelling places, O Israel!
6 "Like valleys they spread out,
like gardens beside a river,
like aloes planted by the LORD,
like cedars beside the waters.
7 Water will flow from their buckets;
their seed will have abundant water.
"Their king will be greater than Agag;
their kingdom will be exalted.
8 "God brought them out of Egypt;
they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
and break their bones in pieces;
with their arrows they pierce them.
9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse them?
"May those who bless you be blessed
and those who curse you be cursed!"
10 Then Balak's anger burned against Balaam. He struck his hands together and said to him, "I summoned you to curse my enemies, but you have blessed them these three times. 11 Now leave at once and go home! I said I would reward you handsomely, but the LORD has kept you from being rewarded."
12 Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not tell the messengers you sent me, 13 'Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD -and I must say only what the LORD says'? 14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come."
Balaam's Fourth Oracle
15 Then he uttered his oracle:
"The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,
the oracle of one whose eye sees clearly,
16 the oracle of one who hears the words of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:
17 "I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near.
A star will come out of Jacob;
a scepter will rise out of Israel.
He will crush the foreheads of Moab,
the skulls f]">[f] of g]">[g] all the sons of Sheth. h]">[h]
18 Edom will be conquered;
Seir, his enemy, will be conquered,
but Israel will grow strong.
19 A ruler will come out of Jacob
and destroy the survivors of the city."
Balaam's Final Oracles
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and uttered his oracle:
"Amalek was first among the nations,
but he will come to ruin at last."
21 Then he saw the Kenites and uttered his oracle:
"Your dwelling place is secure,
your nest is set in a rock;
22 yet you Kenites will be destroyed
when Asshur takes you captive."
23 Then he uttered his oracle:
"Ah, who can live when God does this? i]">[i]
24 Ships will come from the shores of Kittim;
they will subdue Asshur and Eber,
but they too will come to ruin."
25 Then Balaam got up and returned home and Balak went his own way.
Blessings!
Anita Hiltz
Name: Anita Hiltz
Date: 08/31/10
Message: Pastors & Friends,
This is one of those words that is difficult to give. Jonah had to give a difficult word to the people of Nineveh. He tried to avoid it and ended up in the belly of a whale. I also, have been given a difficult word to give to the church. I cannot delay this any longer nor avoid it:
The Lord Jesus Christ did not ask us to celebrate His birthday. It is not December 25th. The only thing He asked us to do in remembrance of Him was to take communion. No where in scripture does the word "Christmas" appear nor any suggestion of celebrating it. The word "Christmas" adds to God's name.
"Revelation 22:18-19 (King James Version)
18For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."(KJ)
He is not concerned about saying, "Merry Christmas" at stores nor interested in any of the other traditions that have been created by man concerning this holiday. It is not His holiday. Most of the traditions associated with it are of pagan origin and even the pagans know it. God wants to be first in our lives, but based on truth - not lies. Taking what was a pagan ritual and trying to make it Christian does not work and it never will. You can't make truth out of a lie. God is not a liar - He is a God of truth!
"Numbers 23:19 (King James Version)
19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?"(KJ)
God wants us to give to each other all year, not just at a particular time of year. He wants us to ask, "Who needs help and how can I help them?"
Here are two resources if you want to find out verify the origins of these traditions.. Take it before the Lord.
Title: "The Christmas Encyclopedia"
Author: Wm. D, Crump
Pub. McFarland & Co.,INc. Pub.
ISBN. 9780786410347
Date of Pub. Oct. 2001
"Inventing Christmas: How Our Holiday Came to Be"
Pub.Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers
Author: Jock Elliott
ISBN # 0810934930 OR 9780810934931
Date of Pub. 2002-01
Blessings!
Anita Hiltz
Name: Rachel
Date: 08/25/10
Message:
We at SWEAR want to thank you for taking time to visit SWEAR India website.
We pray that you will be inspired to be part
Society for Women Enlightenment Awareness and Relief (SWEAR)
Welcome to our website! "SWEAR" is a non-profit, charitable organization established in Andhra Pradesh with a vision to "Reach the Unreached" with the Saving Gospel of Jesus Christ and to Transform the lives of children, women, families and communities living in poverty and injustice. It is registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 and governed by a responsible board of directors and Mission Director comprising of born again men and women of high Christian virtue, integrity, and caliber.
of making an impact in our Country. As you read you will find we have a dynamic vision for helping people, encouraging people and sharing Jesus.
With individuals like you from around the world who value integrity as our partners, we will continue to bring God's word to a dying world.
Dear Friends please visit our web page and respond to the call of God in your life
I am looking forward to hear from you
With love and Prayers
Rachel. A .Sumedha
www.swearindia.org
swearnellore@yahoo.in
Name: Anita Hiltz
Date: 08/24/10
Message: Pastors,
These are some things that Lord has taught me about the spiritual trouble that has come with computers and we as owners of them. He also made me aware of some other ways we have gotten hooked by the enemy without knowing it.
When you bought your computer you also bought ungodly things on it. One, you bought Clip Art and all kinds of pictures/symbols that come with it. You may have bought it already installed and you probably received a CD to go along with it. To cleanse your computer - delete your Clip Art folder and destroy the CD that came along with it. If you have other Clip Art CD's made by another company destroy those as well. You can download Godly Clip Art on-line and pick and choose what you want on your computer rather than having all kinds of foul stuff in your house. Remember, if you use Clip Art you need to give credit to the publisher or it breaks copyright. My Clip Art was also on my word CD, but if I ever need to reinstall it I can download the program on-line.
I learned several years ago about the origin of the suits of playing cards and their origin - the ones with kings, queens, jacks, spades, hearts, clubs, and diamonds. If you do a search and type in "origin of playing cards" you will find that their origin is in false beliefs and the worship of false gods. When I found this out I destroyed a regular deck of cards that I had. The Lord drew my attention to my computer and I asked Him what was wrong with it. If you click on START and then click on ALL PROGRAMS appearing at the bottom - then click on ACCESSORIES you will also see GAMES. If you click on games you will find all kinds of card games that came with your computer when you bought it. Since I don't play computer games I had never looked at it before. If you click on the icons it will prompt you to delete each one. I had to click them a couple of times to get the prompt. Then I clicked the file logo and finally got a prompt to delete it. The Lord directed me to delete the file completely.
Be careful about the Bibles you buy. I made the mistake of buying one from the dollar store to have on hand to give to people. It had "The End" written after the book of Revelations. Evidently they mistakenly thought it was like any other story book. I tried to reach the publisher, but even using the ISBN number on-line I could not locate them. (Just in case they should read this - the Bible does not have the words "The End" contained in it, because it is not "The End" - those who are saved will live for eternity in heaven.)
Your computer may have also come with an encyclopedia and CD. I deleted and destroyed these as well, because they also contain things that are ungodly. You and your children can do searches on line and pick and choose what they want instead of having all of it in your home.
Be careful to read licensing agreements for programs on your computer. Why? First, you need to make sure you agree with them. Second, the way they have been designed - they can catch you in a lie if you don't - they say "I have read the licensing agreement and agree to it's terms." If you click that button before reading it - you've just lied.
Answering machines at offices can hook you the same way. I know one agency I called - none of the choices applied to what I wanted. The last choice was something like, "If you have a rotary phone then stay of the line." Well, I don't have a rotary phone, but I had no other choice. This is another way the devil tries to force us to lie.
Here in MD they now have warning signs before the actual speed limit sign so that you are warned in advance of the change. Those speed limit signs are like a border. The speed changes AT the sign. So once there, you should be AT that speed or below it. The same is true when the speed increases. The speed doesn't increase when you can see and read the sign. The speed increases AT the sign. (No, I am not an abuser of the speed limit.)
All of these things have created trouble for people. Take it before the Lord.
These are things I had to learn along the way and thank God the Lord Jesus is a forgiving and merciful God! I have told you what I was taught, but you must take these things before the Lord yourself. I would test the spirits and make sure they are of God before moving. Take this before the Lord and ask His advice for your own circumstances.
Blessings!
Anita Hiltz
Name: wilfred ondego
Date: 08/05/10
Message: Beloved in Christ, Receive many Christian greetings in the most precious name of our Lord and savior Jesus. It is indeed good to be able to know you and to learn of the common faith that we do share which was once delivered unto the saints.Once again,I thank God for directing us to you and your church for closer relationship.Your teachings and beliefs are very sound and inspirational that we yarn to be laid and founded in.Grateful to God for calling you to the ministry and making you instrumental to its end. . We are requesting for much of your prayers to many of our people that they may grow more and more in the sound teachings of your ministry and hence help us get more books and teaching materials. May God\'s blessings be upon you as you labor in the ministry and as you seek to partner with us in Kenya.Looking forward for your response soon. Blessings,
Pastor Wilfred
Name: Anita Hiltz
Date: 07/17/10
Message: Pastor,
I learned several years ago about the origin of the suits of playing cards and their origin - the ones with kings, queens, jacks, spades, hearts, clubs, and diamonds. When I found this out I destroyed a regular deck of cards that I had. If you do a search and type in "origin of playing cards" you will find that their origin is in false beliefs and the worship of false gods.The Lord drew my attention to my computer yesterday and I asked Him what was wrong with it. If you click on START and then click on ALL PROGRAMS appearing at the bottom - then click on ACCESSORIES you will also see GAMES. If you click on games you will find all kinds of card games that came with your computer when you bought it. Since I don't play games I had never looked at it before. If you click on the icons it will prompt you to delete each one. I had to click them a couple of times to get the prompt. Then I clicked the file logo and finally got a prompt to delete it So, the Lord directed me to delete the file completely. Just for your info and protection.
Blessings!
Anita Hiltz
Name: Anita Hiltz
Date: 07/14/10
Message: Pastors,
The Lord revealed to me during a time of prayer and fasting within the last two years that computers have caused a problem for us. Ministries are using God's name in them. When they appear on websites they are showing in lower case letters at the bottom of websites. If your E-mail address contains the name of God anywhere in it - it also appears in lowercase letters. We worship a capital "G" God and all of God's names begin with a capital letter not lowercase ones. I myself had issues with this, because my original E-mail address was NitaLord@aol.com. I had to change my E-mail account and anywhere it appeared in print. For instance, when anyone else sent me E-mails it appeared incorrectly on the screen and on the top and bottom of their E-mails once printed out. I know this is causing an entry point for the devil to enter into people's lives. Please seek God's face regarding this issue and pass it on to other ministries who may not be aware of it. It could help someone just starting a ministry as well.
Blessings!
Anita Hiltz
Name: Tommie Still
Date: 07/10/10
Message: Me and wife Connie are members of richmond house of prayer. Owen moody is our pastor. We travel and sing southern gospel music and are supported 100% by our pastor. We may drop in andpay you a visit and bring some of our music for you to listen too. We prayer that God will open more doors for us this year...God Bless you for your work in the Lord and we enjoyed your site.
Name: Jenny S.
Date: 07/08/10
Message: Hello Green River,
I have been looking for an online church to check up on every sunday, because I have just bought a brand new bible, and I need the holy spirit now more than ever. Please pray for me. May God bless you, and I have been watching your webcasts, and they are just what I need! Thank you a million! -Jenny S.
Name: Anita Hiltz
Date: 07/05/10
Message: The Days - From Passover to Resurrection
"And the evening and the morning were the first day." (Gen 1: 5 KJ)
For centuries people have argued about what day Christ was crucified, placed in the tomb, and on what day He rose again. Now the Lord has answered the questions Himself through His word.
This has been quite a revelation! We have not been counting the days the way God counts days. In the book of Genesis this is established. Each day when God talks about completing his work he says, "And the evening and the morning were the first day." (Gen 1: 5 KJ)) He states it the same way for the second day, third day, etc. If you look up the definition of "day" in Strong's Concordance #H3117 you will find it means "from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next."(Strong's p.1507) This is important information!
Why did God do this? Because it was very dark! There were no street lamps. People had to function in the daylight hours. Their lives were based on agriculture.
Below is a picture of God's structure for how the days work:
This also means that sunset is the END of one day and also the BEGINNING of the next!
Christ died on Wednesday the 14th day of Abib according to Lev. 23: 5. First, Passover has to be established based on Leviticus 23: 5 which says:
"Leviticus 23:5 (King James Version)
5In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover."(KJ)
Then, you can establish the days of the week.
Here's how the days went:
Tuesday Sunset ---------------- Wednesday Sunset - the 14th day Abib. Passover
The Last Supper takes place and Christ is crucified, dies, and He is put in the tomb at sunset (This will be explained - read further) of Wednesday evening. His body had to be taken down, because the next day was a "high" day - The Feast of Unleavened Bread and no work was to be done that day.
"Deuteronomy 16:6 (King James Version)
6But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt."(KJ)
Is this talking about at sunset? NO. Where did He put His name? On the cross! It's talking about when the Lord made the sun dark that day according to Luke 23: 44 - 46:
"Luke 23:44-46 (King James Version)
44And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
46And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost."(KJ)
"John 19:19-22 (King James Version)
19And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
21Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.
22Pilate answered, What I have written I have written."(KJ)
"Exodus 12:6 (King James Version)
6And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening."(KJ)
"Luke 22:7 (King James Version)
7Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed."(KJ)
"John 19:31 (King James Version)
31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away."(KJ)
The women follow and see the sepulchre & have every intention of returning after the high day sabbath, but the Romans have different ideas. They make the tomb secure Matthew 27: 62 - 66 and make it impossible for the women to return to anoint His body until after the third day.
"Luke 23:55-56 (King James Version)
55And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
56And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment."(KJ)
Remember, the Feast of Unleavened Bread would begin that evening after sunset. No work could be done that day - Exodus 12: 16.
"Exodus 12:16 (King James Version)
16And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you."(KJ)
"Matthew 27:62-66 (King James Version)
62Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch."(KJ)
So, when is He put in the tomb in the first place to begin the three day count?
The answer is in 1 Corinthians 15: 20 - 24
"1 Corinthians 15:20-24 (King James Version)
20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
24Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power."(KJ)
The scripture says that when Christ was Risen he became the First Fruit! Lev. 23:11 says the Feast of First Fruits was celebrated on the "day after the Sabbath." That is when the offering would have been made! This does not mean it was a Sunday! "The day after the Sabbath" would have been from Sunset on Saturday through Sunset on Sunday.
"Leviticus 23:10-11 (King James Version)
10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
11And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it."(KJ)
If you look up "Firstfruit" for this scripture in Strong's Concordance you find:
#H7225 - "re sit from the same as H7218; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically a firstfruit): - beginning, chief, chiefest, first, firstfruits, first part, first time, principal thing." (Strong's p. 1571)
#H7218 - "ro s from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literally or figuratively (in many applications, of place time, rank, etc.): - band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief, chiefest place, chief man, chief things, company, end, every man, excellent, first, forefront, head, behead, height, high, on high, highest part, high priest, lead, poor, principal, ruler, sum top." (Strong's p. 1571)
The Lord Jesus Christ is our great high priest!
"Hebrews 4:14-15 (King James Version)
14Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
15For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."(KJ)
The Lord Jesus Christ is our chief cornerstone!
"Ephesians 2:19-22 (King James Version)
19Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
22In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit."(KJ)
So Christ HAD to be Resurrected and lifted up as a firstfruit offering to God and it had to begin at the first moment of "the day after the Sabbath" which was at sunset of Saturday - the 18th day Abib. Since He was Resurrected the "day after the sabbath" we have to work backwards to find the answer as to when He was placed in the tomb. He had to be in the tomb three full days and nights and in order for Him to be Risen at sunset the "day after the Sabbath" He had to be placed in the tomb and the tomb closed at sunset - that day was Passover.
Tuesday Sunset ---------------- Wednesday Sunset - the 14th day Abib. Passover
The Last Supper takes place and Christ is crucified, dies, and His body had to be taken down from the cross before sunset, because the next day was a "high" day - The Feast of Unleavened Bread and no work was to be done that day. In order for three days to be complete He was in the tomb at sunset of Wednesday evening and has to remain in the tomb until sunset three days later. At sunset of the third day He is Risen! This would have been a Saturday at sunset the beginning of the 18th day Abib.
Wednesday at Sunset --------- Thursday Sunset This is the 15th Abib.
This is the first day the body is in the tomb. It is also the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
The women don't come this day because it's a high day and a day of rest, they have every intention of coming the next day, but they have no idea what the Romans will do. The Romans make the tomb secure for three days.
"Matthew 27:62-66 (King James Version)
62Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch."(KJ)
Thursday Sunset ------------------- Friday Sunset This is the 16th Abib.
This is the second day in the tomb.
The women can't come, even if they wanted to, because the Romans are standing watch and have made it secure until the third day.
Friday Sunset ------------ Saturday Sunset This is the 17th Abib
This is the third day in the tomb.
Here the women had to rest again for the regular sabbath. Note above: it is a Saturday sabbath. Plus the tomb was still being guarded by the Romans until this day - Saturday at sunset.
Remember, when sunset was occurring - one day was ending and a new day beginning.
So, Christ is Risen both on the Sabbath, because it's the end of the Sabbath at sunset of the 17th Abib - this fulfills the scripture that says:
"Matthew 12:8 (King James Version)
8For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day."(KJ)
and He is also Risen on "the day after the Sabbath," because it's the beginning of the new day of the 18th day Abib at sunset. This also fulfills the firstfruit offering in the book of Leviticus 23: 10 - 12. All orchestrated and created by God's hand ! Why did He wait until sunset at the end of the Sabbath to make Himself "Lord of the Sabbath"? Because it had to meet BOTH requirements - "Lord even of the sabbath day"(Matt. 12: 8 KJ) and the First Fruit offering in the book of Leviticus 23: 10 -12.
"Leviticus 23:10-12 (King James Version)
10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
11And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
12And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD."(KJ)
Saturday Sunset ------------------ Sunday sunset This is the 18th Abib
At Sunset He is Risen - this fulfills Lev. 23:10 - 12 for the First fruit offering.
Since Christ said:
Matthew 12:40
"For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."(KJ)
To Review:
Sunset Tuesday ------------ Sunset Wednesday - He's crucified, dies and is put in the tomb at Sunset on Wed. He has to be in the heart of the earth 3 days and nights. 14th day Abib
Sunset Wednesday -------- Sunset Thursday - First day in the tomb 15th day Abib
Sunset Thursday ----------- Sunset Friday - Second day in the tomb
16th Day Abib
Sunset Friday ---------------- Sunset Saturday - 3rd day in the tomb - At sunset His three days in the heart of the earth are completed. 17th Day Abib. He is Resurrected here at sunset and it fulfills the scripture in Matthew 12: 8 which says He is "Lord even of the sabbath day."
The Saturdays appearing in blue are the same day and BOTH are at sunset!
Sunset Saturday ------------ Sunset Sunday - At sunset on Saturday He is Resurrected! Likewise He is resurrected at the beginning of "the day after the Sabbath" here to fulfill Leviticus 23:10 -12
This Resurrection sunset can be thought of as both the end of the 17th day Abib (the Sabbath) or the beginning of the 18th Day Abib ("the day after the Sabbath.")
The Lord IS our Passover lamb sacrificed on the cross for our sins. He IS the blood (the juice) shed on the cross for our sins to take us out of bondage to the enemy (Pharoah/satan). If you look up "blood" in Strong's you find that every Old Testament reference for blood refers to # H1818 p. 1487 and every New Testament reference refers to #G 129 p. 1600 and they both mean the same thing "the juice of grapes!"
The 15th day Abib was His first day in the tomb - the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Christ was the Bread without leaven- He IS the bread made without the defilement of yeast (His sinless body).
If you do research into how yeast is made you will find that natural contaminants enter into the flour. It feeds on sugar.
http://www.lesaffreyeastcorp.com/SoY/story.html
These "contaminants" according to Christ are the ways of this world.
"1 Corinthians 5:6-8 (King James Version)
6Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
7Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
8Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." (KJ)
If you look up every definition of "unleavened" in the Old Testament you'll find this:
Strong's H4682 "massa from H 4711 in the sense of greedily devouring for sweetness; properly sweetness; concretely sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used): -unleavened, unleavened bread, unleavened cake, without leaven."(Strong's p.1532)
If you look up every definition of "unleavened" in the New Testament you'll find this:
Strong's G 106 "azymos from G 1 (as a negative particle) and G 2219; unleavened, i.e. (figuratively) uncorrupted;" (Strong's p.1600)
Note it says from G1 - the definition of G1 is:
Strong's G1 "Aa of Semitic origin; the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively only (from its use as a numeral) the first.
a an (usually before a vowel) also used in compounds ( as a contraction from 427) in the sense of privation; so in many words beginning with this letter; occasionally in the sense of union ( as a contraction of G 260): - Alpha." (Strong's p.1599)
He is the Alpha and the Omega!
He says in His word:
"Luke 22:19-22 (King James Version)
19And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
20Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you"(KJ)
The Lord Jesus Christ equated leaven with sin throughout the scriptures. When He showed us how to have communion and to break bread - that's how we were supposed to do it - with unleavened bread - Alpha.
"Leviticus 23:4-8 (King James Version)
4These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.
5In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.
6And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
7In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
8But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein."(KJ)
Christ's death also satisfies the First Fruit offering for the Feast of First Fruits in Lev. 23: 9-14. The Feast of First Fruits in the Old Testament was based upon agriculture. There was no particular time set for it to be celebrated, because it was based on when the harvest would be reaped.
"Leviticus 23:9-14 (King James Version)
9And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
11And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
12And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
13And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.
14And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings."(KJ)
The first fruit sheaf was waved on "the day after the Sabbath" - meaning a Saturday evening at sunset until sunset on Sunday. Christ was Risen on a Saturday evening at sunset - the First Fruit of God. The best He had to offer - His own son. 1 Corinthians 15: 20 - 23 says it!
"1 Corinthians 15:20-23 (King James Version)
20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming."(KJ)
Why?
Go back to Genesis:
In the book of Genesis on the first day He created light.
"Genesis 1:1-5 (King James Version)
Genesis 1
1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day." (KJ)
That light was the light of God Himself :
"John 1:1-5 (King James Version)
John 1
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."(KJ)
On the third day He created the land - Earth, the sea, the grass, the herb yielding seed, the fruit tree yielding fruit and each bringing forth seed after their kind. All of it was created and grew BEFORE the sun and moon were ever created. They were all growing by the light of God Himself! The sun and moon were not created until the fourth day.
The Lord Jesus Christ planted His seeds and brought forth His First Fruits during His ministry upon the earth and through His death, and resurrection. It would bear fruit which would bring forth seed and fruit after HIS kind and bring forth a plentiful harvest for our children and our children's children! It is His promise to us! He IS the lamb, the grain, the lamb without defect, the flour, the wine!
"1 Corinthians 15:20-23 (King James Version)
20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming."(KJ)
"Leviticus 23:9-14 (King James Version)
9And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
11And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
12And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
13And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.
14And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings."(KJ)
When He died and appeared to the apostles and to the women He entered the land as a resurrected Savior and Lord (Just like it says in Lev. 23: 9 & 10) :
"Leviticus 23:9-10 (King James Version)
9And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:"(KJ)
He had already reaped His harvest - the harvest of mankind which was yet to come. Planned since the beginning of time! The salvation of all mankind was already accomplished at the cross and made available to all mankind. They only have to come to Him for it! Christ was Resurrected on the 18th day Abib, at sunset on Saturday - the "day after the sabbath" which lasted through Sunday at sunset. The Feast of Weeks began "the day after the sabbath" too - also computed the same way - from sunset on Saturday until sunset on Sunday. (This is what is now celebrated as Pentecost.)
He IS the Feast of Weeks/Pentecost. According to the book of Leviticus 23: 15 - 16 the Feast of Weeks
"Leviticus 23:15-16 (King James Version)
15And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:
16Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD."(KJ)
In the Old Testament the First Fruit offering and the Feast of Weeks offering were based on agriculture and when the harvest came forth, but when Christ died for our sins He fulfilled all of the Old Testament requirements for those offerings. So, the Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected "the day after the sabbath" and He Himself was the wave offering given on the fourth day of unleavened bread - the 18th day Abib - at sunset that Saturday which ran through Sunday at sunset. The count to Pentecost began then and was calculated 7 full weeks or 50 days up to "the day after" the seventh sabbath" This also was a Saturday at sunset until Sunday at sunset. He created and was the perfect First Fruit who reaped what He had sown 50 days later with the gift of the perfect Holy Spirit. Perfection could only reap perfection - the Baptism of the Holy Spirit! He fulfilled All of the offerings. He is the "beginning and the ending" of the count to Pentecost!
Now, Christ's day of death will always be the 14th Abib. His Resurrection will always be both the evening at sunset at the end of the 17th day Abib (the Sabbath) and the beginning of the 18th Day Abib ("the day after the Sabbath.")The count to Pentecost will always be 50 days from that day. These dates should never have been assigned specific days of the week. The days will vary from year to year.
"Leviticus 23:15-22 (King James Version)
15And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:
16Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.
17Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals; they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.
18And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.
19Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
20And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.
21And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
22And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God."(KJ)
He is the Alpha and the Omega!
"Revelation 1:8 (King James Version)
8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."(KJ)
He IS our Trumpet in the Feast of Trumpets!
"Revelation 1:10-11 (King James Version)
10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea."(KJ)
"1 Corinthians 15:51-52 (King James Version)
51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52In 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."(KJ)
"Leviticus 23:23-25 (King James Version)
23And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
24Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.
25Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD."(KJ)
He IS our Atonement! He ALREADY made atonement for us on the cross! When we confess He cleanses us!
"Leviticus 23:26-32 (King James Version)
26And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
27Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
28And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.
29For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
30And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.
31Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
32It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath."(KJ)
He IS our tabernacle!
"Hebrews 9:11-12 (King James Version)
11But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
12Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." (KJ)
"Luke 17:21 (King James Version)
21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you."(KJ)
"Ephesians 2:19-22 (King James Version)
19Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
22In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit."(KJ)
I showed you how the Lord Jesus Christ was the first light in this world. The Lord Jesus Christ continues to illuminate us with His word! He is the only light we need and in the end. He will be the only light we have!
"Revelation 21-22:5 (King James Version)
Revelation 21
1And 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.
2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4And 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.
5And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
9And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
16And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
21And 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.
22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Revelation 22
1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever."(KJ)
I pray that all of you will be there!
Blessings!
Anita Hiltz
"All references were taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible Updated Edition, 2007, by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts. Used by permission. All rights reserved."
"All bible references were taken from www.Biblegateway.com with permission from Stan Gundry, Executive Vice President, Editor-in- Chief."
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