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Everytime Jesus refered to himself as the Son of Man he was trying to tell them something about Salvation via a New Birth via his seed the word...If there were a bank in heaven the secret passwords wd be the SON OF MAN...That originated from the very Father when he swore about multiplication of Christ Jesus...Thus mankind is gonna have a baby Christ...Thats what the H.G. is mankinds fruit unto God via the seed of Christ...As Romans 7 : 4...Says we must be married to Christ and bring forth fruit unto God...and that fruit unto God is the H.G. the Child of Promise...Why is the H.G. the Child of Promise ? Simply b/c the H.G. is the multiplication of Christ, our 1st born our only son as says Zech 12 : 10...Whosoever receiveth one such child in My name receiveth ME...Jesus is not impotent he has a seed to sow in humanity..As Peter says we must be bornagain of an incorruptible Seed...Everytime he refered to himself as the SON OF MAN...He was trying to tell us there is a baby Christ in our future...a kingdom Child...As we have borne the image of the earthy we must also bear ( birth ) the image of the heavenly...Which is the H.G. that Child of Promise..Another Christ born in us via his seed...thus the Child of Promise...as the Promise was multiplication of his seed...Thus the H.G. is truly the Child of PROMISE..Mans fruit unto God...mankind's only Son our only 1st born in the Spirit...That Woman in Rev 12 : 5 proves this as she is giving birth to a Baby Christ...She is mankind thus her Child is truly the SON OF MAN...That was the great Promise...i will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven...Thats y Jeremiah saw ALL MEN in travail and birth pains...This lil doctrine of Multiplication IS the Fathers Idea...God wants every man to birth a Baby Christ the H.G...Mankinds fruit unto God,..The SON OF MAN.. The name of the H.G. is Emanuel God with us...Thats y Jesus is saying to whom the WORD came it made them Gods...Again this was the Fathers idea when HE swore by his very self.

Whether one holds the pre, mid or post tribulation rapture viewpoint, almost all agree on one thing: there are "seven years set aside by God" for prophetic events. These "last seven years of this age" are commonly called "the tribulation" or "seven years of tribulation." This concept is derived from a prophecy in the book of Daniel. The angel Gabriel came to Daniel and gave him the prophecy.

First, the verses from which the prophecy comes. Daniel 9:22b-23 "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand. 23 At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision:" and read Daniel 9:24-27 Understanding of the prophecy.

We all need to be ready

JC

If he was so easy to recognise we would all find it much easier to avoid him , temptation , if we succumb to it , leads us into sin , and each of us has our own personal weekness that we find hard to resist . That's what being human is , being weak . That's why we needed Christ , to come and do what we can't do and to willingly offer himself in order to save us from our own sinful selves . If we could be sinless we wouldn't have needed Christ . God knows we can't do it . That's why He prepared His plan of salvation for us in His Son . We are our own worst enemy . We sin and often we try to justify our own sinfulness to ourselves and even others , it wasn't our fault , it was just one time , we didn't realise what was happening etc etc etc . We need forgiveness . We have that when we accept Christ as our Saviour . He is the propitiation for our sins . This is the Love of God and the love of Christ that they have toward each other and toward us . Grab it and hold on tight and rejoice in the Grace of God through Christ our Saviour .

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I believe that satan ,as he is so called , is just a word for temptation . Temptation to sin , to do something that you know is wrong in God's eyes comes in many forms and is different for everyone according to our own personal weakness . That's what I think , I also think that in the Bible , satan and his many aliases , can refer to actual people as in the case of Lucifer who was a really the king of Babylon and also the Roman authorities in one of Paul's letters but I can't remember which one at the moment . I know from reading this site for a long time now ,that there are people on here who believe very differently to me which is fine by me . Maybe one of them will come on this thread and tell you exactly what he looks like .

The Results of His Work:

(1) He ascended to His Father ( Luke 24:49-53; Acts 1:6-11).

(2) He is our eternal Mediator ( 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 8:6; 1 John 2:1.

(3) He is our Savior: "Thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins" ( Matthew 1:21, KJV). "Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins" ( Acts 5:31, KJV).

He is the only Savior. "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved" ( Acts 4:12, NIV).

He is a complete Savior. "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" ( Hebrews 7:25, KJV).

He is a personal Savior. "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness: and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" ( Romans 10:9, 10, KJV).

The Consummation of His Work:

(1) He shall return again to this earth ( Acts 1:11; Hebrews 10:37; John 14:3).

(2) Believers in Christ shall be bodily resurrected to begin a new, undying life ( 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18; 1 Corinthians 15:51-58).

(3) He will reign as King of kings and Lord of lords over His new creation ( 2 Peter 3:10-13; Revelation 22:3-5).

God Bless

JC

(1) His miraculous birth was prophesied 800 years before His coming: "Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel" ( Isaiah 7:14, KJV).

(2) The prophecy was fulfilled to the letter. "Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus" ( Luke 1:30, 31, KJV).

(3) Jesus demonstrated human characteristics: He became tired ( John 4:6). He thirsted ( John 19:28), He ate food ( Luke 24:40-43), He showed feelings ( Mark 6:34), He wept ( John 11:35), He knew temptation ( Hebrews 4:15), and He died ( John 19:30).

Jesus Christ Accomplished the Works of His Father:

(1) He died on the Cross. This is the fundamental theme of the Gospel.

The fact of His death-One-fourth of the Gospels are dedicated to His Passion and Resurrection. (a) For this purpose He came into the world ( John 12:27). (b) His death was prophesied hundreds of years before He came ( Isaiah 53:3-8).

The meaning of His death. (a) It was a ransom for sin ( Matthew 20:28; Romans 3:24; 1 Peter 1:18). (b) It was to pay the penalty for sin ( Romans 3:24; 1 John 2:2; 4:10). Man is the object of God's wrath because of rebellion and sin, but God took the initiative in satisfying His wrath by sending His own Son to Calvary. (c) It is a reconciliation. The enmity between us and God has ended ( Romans 5:10), and we are restored to God ( 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19). (d) It is a substitution: He died in our place ( 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Corinthians 5:21). (e) In summary, the matter of sin has been completely dealt with ( 1 Peter 2:24; Hebrews 9:26; Hebrews 10:12).

(2) He was resurrected from the dead: This is unique and fundamental to Christianity.

The reality of the Resurrection ( John 20:1-10; 1 Corinthians 15:4).

The credibility of the Resurrection: (a) Jesus predicted it: Matthew 13:39-41; Luke 24:1-7. (b) The tomb was empty: John 20:11-13. (c) Many witnesses saw Him alive: the women ( Luke 23:55, 56); Mary Magdalene

Jesus Christ is God:

Deity is the only explanation for all that He was and all that He did.

(1) He was pre-existent with the Father. "The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made" ( John 1:2, 3, KJV). (Also see John 17:5 and Colossians 1:17.)

(2) He is the Son of God.

His enemies admitted: "He...said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God" ( John 5:18, KJV).

Peter confessed: "And we believe and are sure that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God" ( John 6:69, KJV).

Jesus affirmed: "I and my Father are one" ( John 10:30, NIV).

(3) He was sinless, as only God can be.

Jesus challenged His enemies: "Which of you convinceth me of sin?" ( John 8:46, KJV).

Peter testified: "...Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth" ( 1 Peter 2:21, 22, KJV).

Paul stated: "For he...made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him" ( 2 Corinthians 5:21, KJV).

(4) He forgives sin, as only God can.

The Scribes said: "Who can forgive sins but God only?" ( Mark 2:7, KJV).

Jesus said: "But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins..." ( Matthew 9:6, KJV). (Also see John 8:11.)

Peter wrote: "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed" ( 1 Peter 2:24, KJV).

(5) He performed miraculous works.

He healed the sick: Matthew 8:9-13; Luke 4:31-44; 5:12-15; John 4:43 to 5:16; and other references.

He fed the hungry: John 6; Mark 8, etc.

He raised the dead: Luke 7:11-18; John 11:1-46.

Jesus Christ Became Man:

"And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us...full of grace and truth" ( John 1:14, KJV). (See also Philippians 2:7, 8.)

Dear Suze If you search here on this web site, you might find a thread about "satan's many names and titles". Among many names you have: the enemy, the evil one, the angel of the light, a roaring lion, and so on and mm.

A correct picture of him is probably impossible, but when you see all the names you will be able to form an opinion. But look at it, for fine you, he can come in Many Shapes.

I'm not saying this to make you afraid of anything and everyone. For it is only the holy Blood of Jesus Christ who can help you in your terrible times. Therefore, you become familiar with all life forms if you read in God's word, He has created everything you know.

A demon, on the other hand, can be a picture of what it represents, a spirit of disease is green full of pain and fever. Completely crippled. These demons often manifest themselves as self-abrogation, ones that will make us believe that the wrongdoing is the right thing to do.

Seek the Lord Jesus Christ dear, when He still are to and find on our planet. Be sure of the Lord and you will throw away all other evil things and spirits from you in His Holy Name Jesus Christ the Name above all other Names. He will have the glory of eternity, Amen

Hebrew 6:1-14 Love u in Christ and lock for Jesus and His Spirit, and be aware of the dark side that can look cheerful and happy.

Only the Holy Bible Amen.

* 1Peter 5:8, Proverbs 20:1, Proverbs 23:29-35, Ephesians 5:18,

1Thessalonians 5:5-10, 1Timothy 3:2,11, Titus 1:8, Titus 2, 1Peter 1:13, 1Peter 4:7, Leviticus 10:9, Leaders, priests, Numbers 6:2-4,

There are a two stories in Genesis that shows negative results.

Deuteronomy 32:33, Proverbs 21:17, Isaiah 5:10-23, Isaiah 28:7,

Proverbs 31:4-7,

Hopefully these are helpful

Our great and gracious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ rewards as described in His Holy Word. Saints are entered into heaven because of their "faith" in the gospel of the Lord God Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2: 8-10.

The rewarding of the Saint is according to the work done in the name of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 3:11-15. If any works done is deemed to be "wood, hay, stubble" or the works performed did not praise the Lord, the works will be burned, and he will suffer loss. But here's the best part- v15b "but he himself shall be saved"

However the "reward" for the unsaved, lost, or dead is entirely different. As rightly stated by many on this forum, the "wages of sin is death." Romans 6:23. That is the key.

The lost or unsaved will appear at the great white throne to be "judged every man according to their works." Revelation 20:13b

"And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." Revelation 20:15.

The Lord God is true and just in all His dealings with us.

The key to all of this is simply the Salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ. Even if we do not understand it, God does. He does not ask for our understanding; just our obedience and trust. God bless all on this forum. March 4, 2022

yes it is a sin to me

Psalms 139, Isaiah 41:10,

Psalms 130:4, Colossians 1:14, Ephesians 1:7, Acts 26:18, Luke 7:47,48, Psalms 32:1, Acts 8:22, Psalms 85:2,

Ephesians 4:26,

Proverbs 11:3,

Psalms 119:16, Hebrews 2:18, James 1:12, 1Corinthians 10:13,

Hopefully these are helpful

Amen JC servant.

Well stated.

God bless.

Is it a sin to drink alcohol?

Amen! That is a terrible situation over there! I've been praying for them and will continue, I'm sure others too.

Also keep those countries helping in prayer.

God bless.

I being a woman can validate something that I have learned about pregnancy. After first conception for aprox 72 more hrs her body still releases eggs during ovulation. So a window of second conception opportunity for 72 hours. Is it possible. Eve after receiving satans seed she laid with Adam & conceived his seed thus having twins. Because she continued in labor and had a second child. Both Cain & Abel both brought their first offerings to the alter at the same time, ( age)

Hi.

I agree the Lord love us while we are yet sinners, He is also Holy and just! Sin separate us from God. How about we also consider verses 1 and 2. "Repent" and take hold of his love as you stated.

1 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. Hosea 14:1-6.

These verses shows that God is not done with Israel. They will be driven back to him in the Millennium.

God bless

I'm only trying to find out what Satan looks like. Please

Amen .May Grace n Mercy n Favor be given to all

Hello,

Last month on the 1st I asked for people to join me in praying for their own country and/or other countries that day. I meant to ask the same thing on March 1st but obviously spaced on it. I would like to invite those who feel led to set aside tomorrow to pray often for your country and/or other countries, especially Ukraine and Russia. I am thankful to hear that over 1 million Ukrainians have gotten out of the country to safety. Thank You, Jesus!. I appreciate any who will partner with me tomorrow. I understand that many here pray for these things often. I just want to not forget! So, for me, setting a date helps. But I do pray often, like others, too. But tomorrow, I will pray as often as I can for my country and other countries God lays on my heart. I hope some of you will join me.

Chris

Thank you very much for your response and to answer your question " Would we have been any different" my answer is most certainly not.

Roy

Hi Darlene, So good to meet you here. You have raised some good concerns about our the dates we use to celebrate our Lord's birth, resurrection, etc.

I have been researching on these lately and I read just last night that the early church did not celebrate the birth of Jesus, although Mary, who hung with the apostles certainly knew his birthday. Celebrating birthdays was associated with pagan practices, which did have such celebrations. The Jews did not celebrate birthdays for this very reason and the early church reflected the Jewish viewpoint of this topic. Historical data seems to indicate that Jesus' birth began to be celebrated on December 25th during the 3rd century (200-300A.D.) But this does not mean that He actually was born on this day. The church in Constantine's day adopted this date as the official day of Christ's birth throughout Christendom because it had already been in practice for some time.

They did celebrate His resurrection by meeting on the first day of the week from very early times. If we were to honestly celebrate the resurrection we would do so according to the Jewish calendar having the night of the Passover meal be the night of the Last Supper and the daytime of this same day (our next day) as His death day. We would have the resurrection day the following Sunday, the morning of the first day after the Sabbath.

Darlene, I know that you said you do not do social media, etc. But since you seem to have a computer to be able to post here, I suggest that you google for your own research. There are many good Christian sites to choose from and if you read several you can notice somewhat of a consensus on this subject.

I would google: What day was Jesus born on? Why do we celebrate Jesus' birthday on December 25th? When did the church first begin to celebrate Jesus' birthday? Why did the church choose December 25th for the day of Jesus' birth?

What are the influences in choosing the day for Christmas and for Easter?

Thanks JC Servant for those thoughts. I fully agree to what you've shared & was particularly interested in your specific comment: "that Jesus called Himself the Son of Man whenever He talked about His ministry, the redemption He was about to accomplish, and His coming." This is indeed worthy of consideration & probably what I was missing in trying to find how "Son of Man" was used. I will keep this in mind when re-reading the Gospels. And indeed, the "I AM" spoken by Him, clearly alluded to the "true essence of His being", that of being vital within the Deity. Thank you again for that clarity.

Well said, JC

Hi again JC

I am sure glad that we have the Scriptures to reveal to us who Jesus truly is.

Hi JC

You have said many biblically accurate things here.

The one thing I would like to speak to is that I believe that Jesus was indeed fully human as well as fully God in one person. Hi humanity was made of earthly things (matter) as his human body was formed in the womb of His mother Mary. His divinity was as it always was as God the Son, pure spirit, the same essential nature as the Father and the Holy Spirit. These three divine Persons from the Godhead (or the Trinity) that is unified a only one God. There was nothing earthly in Jesus divine nature, it had no matter as it always had no matter. But the two natures, human and divine were united in one Person but the natures were not mixed together to form a new part divine (no matter) and part human (matter) nature. This is classical Christian doctrine that goes back centuries upon centuries. This doctrine was universally accepted by the Protestant churches of the early Reformation.

I am not sure if you were trying to say these same things in your post or were presenting the view that Jesus had no material (earthly as you said, made of matter) substance to Him. The whole point of saying God the Son was incarnated was to say He became a true human while still retaining His divinity

I may have misunderstood your ideas in your post, so let me know if I have. God's blessing to you tonight

Hello Roy. Thank you for your comments - Praise the Lord for giving you this late awakening & a hunger for Him & His Truth; & no doubt you will use these ensuing years well to increase in faith, love & knowledge of the Lord.

I agree, the logistical problems for Moses would have been tremendous & doomed for failure if it were not for the Lord's Intervention: from the Lord Who called them, liberated them, & promised to guide & keep them. Considering the great company of people (possibly around 2 million) travelling in mainly desert conditions, we find that the Lord undertook wonderfully.

I feel that the march towards Canaan did not have a wide front of 50 miles or so. That it was probably more of a column march, with a front of say, half a mile & the column extending for many miles. I have nothing to substantiate this, just using the accepted pattern that gives the leader control, order, & communication (just as with a large army regiment marching towards an enemy position). We remember that when the Israelites marched forward, they went in their Tribes behind their leaders (indicating control & care given to a 'smaller' group rather than one person miles ahead trying to oversee all of them), Numbers 2:34.

For their food, Exodus 16:35 tells us that God provided manna for them for the forty years & in their complaining about it, the Lord also gave them quails ( Numbers 11:32). And for their water, again it was provided for them (whether casting a stick into bitter water to make it sweet, or water from a rock, or even from springs & oases along the way). For sanitation, probably a screened off area at each place they rested. It certainly was a difficult life, even as many mourned for the relative comforts & food of Egypt, & many died for their disobedience & complaining - they failed to really trust God to continue to demonstrate His Mighty Arm, both in their travels & when having to face their enemies in the future. Would we be any different in those circumstances?

Are there verses for when your integrity is compromised and you are left without a way forward?

I had not caught that Cain and Able were twins. But after looking at Genesis 4:1-2,25 Moses (and the Holy Spirit) intentionally mentions that Adam knew his wife for both Cain and Seth, but not for Able.

Eve thought she had gotten (possessed) the promised seed of the woman from the Lord when she named Cain (meaning Spear, Possessed).

Moses (and the Holy Spirit) entirely leaves out any language about Able (meaning Breath) being the result of Adam knowing his wife or Eve conceiving. This language allows for Able to be Cain's natural twin, since there is no intervening event between their births. But more importantly it points to Able being a type of the seed of the woman born by the Spirit. That the seed of the woman is in view is confirmed when Eve bares her next son and names him Seth (meaning Appointed) and says "For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew."

Anyway, I just find it cool how intentionally Moses and the Holy Spirit use words and word patterns that break to convey information that is easily missed by anyone reading it superficially (including me prior to now).