The Love of God to Change the World for His Glory: Live it! Tell it!

By Pastor Wilfrid Prince, Mrs. Mary Davis & Marco Voltaire

–editing by cpl. June 5, 2018/ 9:10 pm

1. The Love of God in the Bible in Eternity Past

The Bible gives us The Ten Commandments of God :Exodus 20:2 "I am the LORD your God, which have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage." V-3 "You shall have no other gods before Me." V-4 "You shall not make unto yourself any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:" V-5 "You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me; V-6 ". showing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, & keep My commandments. V-7 "You shall not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that takes His name in vain." V-8 "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." V-12 Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives thee." V-13 "You shall not kill." V-14 "You shall not commit adultery." V-15 "You shall not steal." V-16 "You shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor." V-17 "You shall not covet…" 2 Tim 3:16 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" V-17 "That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." . 2 Peter 1:19 "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; where unto you do well that you take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:" V-20 "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation." V-21 "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." . Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."

Isa 40:8 "The grass withers, the flower fades: but the word of our God shall stand forever".

Principle 2. There is only ONE God, eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, revealing Himself in 3 persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – God is ONE in nature, attributes, power and glory. God is love. All love is of God.

God in 3 Persons – One God In Creation: Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." V-2 "…And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."

John1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God." V-2 "The same was in the beginning with God." V-3 "All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made." V-4 "In Him was life; and the life was the light of men." V-14 "And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His Glory, the Glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."

In Baptism: Matthew 28:19 "Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:" Matt 3:16-17; In Blessing: 2 Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

Only One God: Mark 12:29 "The first of all commandments is, Hear O Israel; The LORD our God is one LORD:

Sovereign over all: Daniel 2:20 "…Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His:" V-21 "And He changes the times and the seasons: He removes kings, and sets up kings: He gives wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:"

His Glory: Numbers 14:21 "But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD." . Rev 4:11 "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for you have created all things, and for your pleasure they are created."

God is Love: 1 John 4:7 "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is born of God, and knows God."

A. Jesus was with God in Glory and Love in Eternity Past: John 17:5 "And now, O Father, glorify You Me with Your own self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was." V-24 "Father, I will that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am; that they may behold My glory, which You have given Me: for You loved Me before the foundation of the world."

Principle 3. All mankind was created in the image of God. All human life is sacred.

Genesis 1:26 "And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth."V-27 "So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them." Genesis 2:7 "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. ". Mankind created for Glory of God: Isaiah 43:7 "Even every one that is called by My name: I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him."

Gen 2:16 "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou may freely eat:" V-17 "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof thou shall surely die."

Genesis 3:6 " And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat."

Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"

Romans 5:12 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."

C. The Love of God for Humanity in Eternity Past: . 1. Plan of God for Jesus to die as ransom for sin as perfect eternal sacrifice: 1Pet 1:18: As you know that you were not redeemed with perishable things as silver and gold from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers; V-19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish, without spot. V-20 who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world but was revealed in these last times for you. . 2. God chose us in Him: Eph 1:4: He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world that we should be, holy and without blame before you in love. V-5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself according to the good pleasure of His will Rom 8:29: "..to be conformed to the image of his Son.". . 3. Plan of God in Eternity Past for Eternal Life: Tit 1:1-2: "According to the faith of God's elect and the acknowledging of the truth which is according to godliness: V-2 In hope of eternal hope, which God who cannot lie, promised before the world began.".

2. The Love of God in Dispensations and Covenants: .

Dispensation: An administration in a period of time when God gives certain conditions to determine if people will remain faithful to Him under those conditions.

Covenant: It is an eternal agreement made by God with humanity which reveals what God is going to do for people, relating to that dispensation. Violation results in judgment.

DISPENSATION A. CREATION – LAW . Romans 5:14 "Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of Him that was to come."

Edenic Covenant Innocence Gen 1:28-29; 2:15 sin-expulsion from Eden3:24 Righteousness Gen 1:28: "And blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth. V-29 ..Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food. 2:15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it."

Adamic Covenant Conscience Gen 3:14-19 evil continually-flood 6:5;7:23 Holy Spirit Gen 3:14 "And the LORD God said unto the serpent, ..upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life. V-15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; it shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.. (A representative seed of a woman would deliver a death blow to Satan; a Savior.) V-16 Unto the woman He said, I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; in sorrow you shall bring forth children; and your desire shall be toward your husband.. V-17 And unto Adam, He said.. cursed is the ground.. in sorrow shall you eat of it all the days of your life; V-19 ..till you return to the ground; for out of it was you taken.. unto dust shall you return.

Noahic Covenant Human Govt Gen 9:1-13 not disperse-confound language 11:7 Love of God Gen 9:1 And God blessed Noah & his sons & said unto them, Be fruitful & multiply, & replenish the earth. V-3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. V-4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall you not eat. V-6 Who so sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man. V-11 Neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood. V-13 I do set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth. Religious corruption-idolatry-forsook worship of one true God who chose to separate one family unto Himself:

Abrahamic Covenant-Promise-bondage Exodus 2:23	Heir of Abraham

Gen 12:1 "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from your kindred, & from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee:" V-2 ".I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, & make your name great; & you shall be a blessing:" V-3 "& I will bless them that bless you, & curse him that curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed." To Isaac: Gen 26:2-5; Jacob: 28:13-14; (Israel) 35:10-12, Moses Ex 6:2-8.

God was putting the world in line for the Promised Redeemer - "the seed of a woman"

DISPENSATION B - OLD TESTAMENT: LAW BY MOSES – John 1:17 "The law came by Moses but truth and grace came from Jesus Christ."

Deuteronomy 28:1 "And it shall come to pass, if you shall listen diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command you this day, that the LORD your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth; V-2 "And all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you, if you shall listen unto the voice of the LORD your God." Rom 3:20 "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in His sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin." .

Focus on Israel: Deut 7:8-10; 10:12. Deut 7:8 But because the LORD loved you, and because He would keep the oath which He had sworn unto your fathers, has the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of slavery.. V-9 Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God which keeps covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to 1000 generations. V-10 And repays them that hate Him to their face, to destroy them. Deut 10:12 And now Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD, your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the LORD, your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

MOSAIC COVENANT :Law sin – death of Creator by creation	Law Fulfilled

Exodus 19:4 "You have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, & how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself." V-5 "Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:" V-6 "And you shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak unto the children of Israel." V-7 "And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him." V-8 "And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD has spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD."

PALESTINIAN COVENANT

Deuteronomy 30:1 "And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you shall call them to mind among all the nations, where the LORD your God has driven you," V-2 "And shall return unto the LORD your God, and shall obey His voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your children, with all your heart, and with all your soul;" V-3 "That then the LORD your God will turn your captivity, and have compassion upon you, and will return and gather you from all the nations, where the LORD your God has scattered you." V-6 "And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed, to love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live." V-10 "If you shall listen unto the voice of the LORD your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if you turn unto the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul. Jeremiah 32:41 "Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with My whole heart and with My whole soul."

DAVIDIC COVENANT: Kingdom –revolt	Eternal Kingdom

2 Samuel 7:12 "And when your days be fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you.. and I will establish his kingdom." V-16 "And your house and your kingdom shall be established for ever."

This promise was for the Jews to be united and receive their promised Messiah & King at His 2nd coming. However, the Church participates in this promise today. God will make a new covenant with mankind by extending grace to the Gentiles. God would call out a people for Himself from all nations of the earth to be the bride of Christ: Rev 21:1-9.

: Grace	Reestablish Relationship with God

Jeremiah 31:31 "Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah." V-32 "Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which My covenant they broke, although I was a husband unto them, says the LORD:" V-33 "But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, says the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people." V-34 "And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know Me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, says the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." Zech 14:5 "And the LORD my God shall come and all the saints with Thee. V-9And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: one Lord and His name one."

3. The Love of God by Grace through Faith in Jesus Christ.

A. Love of God in the Fullness of Time When God sent His Son as our Savior:

Gal 4:4 "But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law," Gen 3:15 "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed: It shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel."(A representative seed of a woman would deliver death blow to Satan).

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Luke 1:30 "And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for you have found favor with God." V-31 "And, behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call His name JESUS." V-32 "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David:" V-33

"And He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end." V-35 "…The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that Holy Thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."

B. The Love of God in sending His Own Son, Jesus Christ

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Hebrews 1:2 "(He) has in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds." V-3"Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;"

C. The Love of God to Preach the Kingdom; the Kingdom is Rejected:

Matthew 4:17 "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Matthew 23:37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets, and stones them which are sent unto you, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!"

John 1:29 "(When John saw Jesus coming, he said) Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world."

Philippians 2:6 "(Christ Jesus) Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:" V-7 "But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:" V-8 "And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." V-9 "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name:" V-10 "That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;" V-11 "And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

Romans 5:8 "But God commends His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

1 Corinthians 15:3 "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures;" V-4 "And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the scriptures:" 1 Cor 15:17 "And if Christ be not raised, your faith is in vain; ye are yet in your sins." V-20 "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept." Luke 24:26 "Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory?"

Acts 1:10 "And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;" V-11 " You men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into heaven."Acts 13:29 "And when they had fulfilled all that was written of Him, they took Him down from the tree, and laid Him in a sepulcher." V-30 "But God raised Him from the dead:" V-38 "Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:" V-39 "And by Him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses."

4. The Love of God in Relationship with the Church

DISPENSATION C - GRACE

Galatians 3:24 "Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. V-25 "But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster."

Ephesians 1:7 "In whom we have redemption through the blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace."

Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:" V-9 "Not of works lest any man should boast." V-10 "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."

Romans 6:14 "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace."

Romans 3:22 "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:"

Luke 24:49 "And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry you in the city of Jerusalem, until you be endued with power from on high."

Acts 1:4 "(Jesus) commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard of Me. V-5 For John truly baptized with

water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost in not many days."

Acts 2:1 "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place." V-4 "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." V-6 "..every man heard them speak in his own language." *V-11.. the wonderful works of God" V-38 "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift if the Holy Ghost." V-39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. V-41 "Then they that gladly received His word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls." V-42 "And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers." V-44 "And all that believed were together, and had all things common;" V-47 "Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved."

Holy Spirit is God: Acts 5:3 "But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?" V-4 "..you have not lied to men, but unto God."

He convicts of sin: John 16:8 "And when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment." V-9 "Of sin, because they believe not on Me;" V-10 "Of righteousness, because I go to My Father, and ye see Me no more;" V-11 "Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged." . He reveals Christ: John 15:26 "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, He shall testify of me:"

He comforts us: John 14:17 "Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it sees Him not, neither knows Him: but you know Him; for He dwells with you and shall be in you

He teaches us truth: John 14:26 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." John 16:13 "When He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will show you things to come." V-14 "He shall glorify Me for He shall receive of mine, and shall show it to you. V-15 All things that the Father has are mine: therefore said I, that He shall take of mine, and show it unto you.

He strengthens us: In Prayer: Roman 8:27 And He that searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God." In Service: Acts 4:31 "And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness." In Worship: John 4:24 "God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth."

– mystery through the ages: How is God going to redeem/save mankind?

(Ephesians 1:18 "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened: that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, V-19 And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power, V-20 Which He wrought in Christ when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places,")

Ephesians 3:6 "That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body and partakers of His promise in Christ by the gospel. V-9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hid in God, who created all things by Christ Jesus: V-10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, V-21 "Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen"

Colossians 1:27 "To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:" . Romans 11:25 "For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in."

C. Love of God in Relationship with Him: Galatians 4:5 "To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. V-6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba Father. V-7 So you are no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ." . .

Rom 8:16 "The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God."

1John 3:1 "Behold what manner of love the Father has toward us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knows us not, because it knew Him not. V-2 Beloved.. when He shall appear, we shall be like Him: for we shall see Him as He is. V-3 And every man that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as He is pure." . John 17:3 "And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. V-20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their words; V-21 That they all may be one; as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be One in Us: that the world may believe that You have sent Me. V-22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them; that they may be One, even as We are One. V-26 And I have declared unto them Thy name, & will declare it: that the love wherewith Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them."

D. How do we have a right relationship with God? . 1. A personal relationship with God begins when we accept Christ as Savior: Salvation:

Romans 10:9 "That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved." V-13 "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Acts 16:31"..They said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved, & your house."

John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them gave He the power to become the sons of God even to them that believe on His name. V-13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 10:28 "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand." V-29 "My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father's hand."

Col 1:13 Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us unto the king-
dom of His dear Son: V-14 In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:"

Principle 7. All who receive by faith the Lord Jesus are born again by the Holy Spirit of God and thereby become children of God.

2. We receive the Holy Spirit:

John 3:3 "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;" V-6 "Which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior;"

I Peter 1:23 "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides for ever."

Eph 1:13 In whom you also trusted, after that you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that you believed, you were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise. V-14 Which is the deposit of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory.

1John 4:13 "We know we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit."

2 Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."

3. We follow Christ in baptism to identify with death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ: Rom 6:4 "Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.( V-5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection:) One testifies of the reality of conversion & future resurrection.

4. You become a member of a Church. You are the Body of Christ to function in one Spirit of harmony: 1 Cor 12:13 "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, Jew or Gentile, slave or free, and have all been made to drink into one Spirit." . 5. You are the Church to be the Bride of Christ: Eph 5:25 "Husbands love your wives even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave Himself for it. V-26 That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, V-27 That He might present it to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. God instituted marriage and defined it as the covenant relationship between a man, a woman, and God Himself. Matthew 19:4 "And He answered and said unto them, Have you not read, that He which made them at the beginning made them male and female." V-5 "And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they both shall be one flesh?" V-6 "Wherefore they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put down." Marriage is a picture of the relationship between Christ and the Church.

6. Love God; Love one another: Matt 22:37 "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. V-39 And the second is like unto it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. V-40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

7. Then God wants you to grow in likeness and knowledge of Jesus: 2 Pet 3:18 Grow in

grace, and in knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever. Amen." (1 Cor 2:12 Now we have received , not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God." The Holy Spirit guides us; The Bible teaches us truth: John 8:31 ..Continue in My word, then are you my disciples indeed;" V-32 "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.")

E. The Love of God on you: The Church: A group of people in right relationship with God. How will you respond to that great love realizing your position in the plan of God?

Principle 8. As saved believers, children of God, we are called to be a separated people, to abide in Christ to walk and enjoy victory over the world, the flesh, and the devil.

Romans 12:1 "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." V-2 "And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is that good, & acceptable, & perfect will of God."

2 Corinthians 6:17 "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing and I will receive you," V-18 "And will be a Father unto you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

Gal 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me."

F. The Love of God brings you victory in Jesus Christ: 1 Cor 15:57 "But thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

1. Victory over the Flesh: 1 Pet 2:22 who did no sin, neither was deceit found in His mouth: V-
23 who, when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, He threatened not; but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously.". Galatians 5:16 "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

2. Victory over the Devil 1 John 3:8 "For this purpose the Son of God was revealed, that He might destroy the works of the devil." Heb 2:14 "(through His death) He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the devil;" James 4:7 "Submit yourselves unto God, Resist the devil and he will flee."1 John 4:4 "..You have overcome them, because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world." 5:18 "We know that whosoever is born of God sins not: but he keeps himself, the wicked one touches him not.

3. Overcome the World John 16:33 "In the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." 1 John 4:14 "And we have seen and do testify that the father sent the Son to b the Savior of the world," 1 John 5:1 "Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.. V-4 "For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith." V-5 "Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God."

G. The Love of God in victory in Jesus Christ in covenants of Relationship with God

Each covenant reveals principles by which God will relate with humanity. In spite of His mercy, long-suffering & undying love, man failed in every dispensation.

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. 7. Grace Rev 21:3 "And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the dwelling . . place 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."V-7 "He that overcomes shall inherit . . all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son."

Principle 9. It is the privilege and responsibility of each of us to tell the "Good News" of salvation in Jesus Christ to others until the whole world has heard.

Matthew 28:19 "Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:" V-20 "Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."

Mark 16:15 "And He said unto them, Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." V-20 "And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen."

Luke 24:46 "And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:" V-47 "And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."

John 17:18 "As You sent Me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

John 20:21 "Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you."

Acts 1:8 "But you shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

1 Tim 1:11 "According to the glorious Gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust" 2 Tim 2:2 "The things you have heard commit to faithful men who shall be able to teach others also. 2 Cor 5:18 'God was in Christ Jesus reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their sins on them; V-19 and has committed unto us the word of reconciliation. V-20 now we are ambassadors for Christ."

C. Love of God in your heart in your heart to go for Him . Young Jesus Luke 2:49 " I must be about My Father's business." . David: Psalm 40:8 "I delight to do your will, O my God, Your law is within my heart: I have preached righteousness. declared your faithfulness, salvation, your loving kindness and your truth." . Paul: Phil 3:14 "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."

.2 Corinthians 5:14 "For the love of Christ constrains us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:" V-15 "And that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again." V-17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."

Rom 14:8 "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord: and whether we die, we die unto the Lord, whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's. Amen."

. 1. Gold page: God loves you: John 3:16; He's preparing a place for you in heaven 14:2.

. 2. Black page: Every person is a sinner and has a price to pay for sin: Rom 3:23; 6:23a.

. 3. Red page: Jesus died on the cross to pay our debt for sin: Rom 5:8; 6:23b.

. 4. White page: Repent, put faith in Jesus Christ & ask Him to save you: Rom 10:9,13

. 5. Green page: Grow: Worship God together as His Church, pray & confess sin, read & obey Bible, love God & love one another, tell others they can be saved by faith in Jesus

You will grow & be living pleasing to God. He can bless you; Your life blessing to Him.

Principle 10. We believe in the presence of Jesus Christ as our High Priest and Advocate in Heaven and His bodily return to establish His Kingdom on earth and to reign as the King of kings and Lord of lords.

1 Timothy 6:14 "That you keep this commandment without spot, uneducable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:" V-15 "Which in His times He shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;" *V-16 "Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen."

7. The Love of God Changes the World:

Isa 40:31 But they that wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, & not be weary; & they shall walk, & not faint."

2 Cor 4:8 "We are troubled on every side, yet not destroyed; we are perplexed but not in despair. V-9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; V-10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus that the life also of Jesus might be revealed in our body. V-
17 For our light affliction which is but for a moment works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; V-18 While we look not at things seen, but at things not seen, for things seen are temporary; things not seen are eternal.

2Cor 12:9 ".My grace is sufficient for you: for My strength is made perfect in weakness . Rom 8:18 "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

(1Pet 1:7 "..the trial of your faith being more precious than of gold that perishes, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise & honor & glory at the appearing of Christ.)

B. Keep your Eyes on Jesus Matt 14:25 "Jesus went unto them walking on the sea. V-27 Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. V-28 Peter said: Lord if it be You, ask me to come unto You on the water. V-29 Jesus said: Come. And when Peter, was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. V-30 But when he saw the wind-violent, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried, Lord save me!

Heb 2:9 "But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory & honor, that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man

Heb 12:1 "..Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, V-2 Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."

C. Live today in light of Eternity: 1Jan 2:17 "and the world passes away, and the lust thereof, but he that does the will of God abides forever."

Titus 2:11 "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, V-12

Teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live sober, righteous, and godly in this present world, V-13 Looking for the Blessed Hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; V-14 Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar (special) people, zealous of good works. V-15 These things speak, encourage, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise you."

Colossians 3:1 "If you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God." V-3 "For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." V-4 "When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also appear with Him in glory."

1 Peter 1:21 "Who by Him do believe in God, that raised Him up from the dead, and gave Him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God."

James 5:19 "Brothers, if any of you do wander from the truth, and one turn him back, V-20 Let him know, that he which turns back the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, & shall cover a multitude of sins." Unsaved: salvation; Saved: restore.

Acts 26:18 "(Now I send you) to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in Me."

Acts 20:20 "..I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, V-21 Testifying both to the Jews and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. V-24 .. so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. V-28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which He has purchased with His own blood. V-29 ..savage wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock. V-30 ..speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.V-31 Therefore watch, & remember, that in a period of 3 years, I never stopped to warn everyone night and day with tears. V-32 And now brothers, I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified."

Psalm 126:5 "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy." V-6 "He that goes forth & weeps, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with Him." . 1Pet 3:15 "..sanctify the Lord in your hearts: be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness & fear."

Acts 17:3 Explaining, that Christ needed to suffer and rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you is Christ. V-6 ..dragging out some of them, they said, These that have turned the world upside down are come here too."

1 Thessalonians 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; V-5 "For our Gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power & in the Holy Ghost & in much assurance..V-6 And you became followers of us, & of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:" V-7 So that you were examples of all that believe in Macedonia & Achaia. V-8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia & Achaia but also in every place where your faith toward God is spread abroad so that we need not speak any thing. V-9 "For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;" V-
10 "And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come."

1 Thessalonians 2:8 "So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you were dear unto us." V-9 "For you remember, brethren, our labor and travail: for laboring night and day, because we would not be chargable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God." V-10 "You are witnesses, & God also, how we were holy & just without blame.. among you that believe:" V-11 "As you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father does his children," V-12 "That you would walk worthy of God, who has called you unto His kingdom and glory." V-13 "For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because when ye received the word of God which you heard of us, you received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God, which effectually works also in you that believe."

1 Thessalonians 2:19 "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?" V-20 "For you are our glory and joy."

1 Thessalonians 3:12 "And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:" V-13 "To the end He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints."

2Cor 2:14 "Now thanks be to God which always causes us to triumph in Christ, and makes real the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. V-15 For we are unto God a sweet fragrance of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish. V-16 To one the aroma of death unto death, and to the other the aroma of life unto life."

Conclusion: Genesis 6:5 Men's hearts are only evil continually. But thanks be to God, throughout all ages: the blood of Jesus Christ is the only hope and remedy to set men free from the old "Adam" nature with its inborn sin and guilt and rebellion against God.

Live your victory in Jesus Christ for all eternity and Go, Make disciples, Baptize them and Teach them to observe all things He commanded us.

A. RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH

John 14:2 "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. V-3 "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there you may be also."

1 Thessalonians 4:13 "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." V-14 "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him." V-
15 "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." V-16 "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:" V-17 "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." V-18 "Wherefore comfort one another with these words."

1 Corinthians 15:51 "Behold, I show you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. V-52 "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed,"

B. JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST

Romans 14:12 "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God,"

1 Corinthians 3:13 "Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is." V-
14 "If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward." V-15 "If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire."

2 Corinthians 5:10 "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he has done, whether it be good or bad."

C. MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB

Revelation 19:6 "…Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigns." V-7 "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come and His wife has made herself ready." V-8 "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints." V-9 "And He says unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb."

DISPENSATION D – TRIBULATION Matthew 24:7 "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places." V-8 "All these are the beginning of sorrows." V-9 "Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake." V-
14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." V- 21 "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no nor ever shall be." V-22 "And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's (chosen ones) sake those days shall be shortened."2 Thes 2:3-4, 7-9.

2ND COMING OF CHRIST

Matthew 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to His works."

Matthew 24:30 "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the families of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." V-31 "And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."

Revelation 1:5 "And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood." V-6 And has made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen" V-7 "Behold, He comes with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all families of the earth shall cry because of Him. Even so, Amen."

Daniel 7:13 "I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought Him near before Him." V-
14 "And there was given Him dominion, and glory: and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve Him: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed." Zech 14:4-5,9; 1 Thes 3:13.

D. BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON Zech 14:1-3; 2 Thes 1:8-9; Psalm 2:1-4.

Revelation 16:16 "And He gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon." Revelation 19:11 "And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He does judge and make war." V-13 "And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God." V-14 "And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean." V-15 "And out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God." V-16 "And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KING, AND LORD OF LORDS." V-17 "…an angel…cried…to all the fowls…Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;" V-19 "And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him that sat on the horse, and against His army."

F. JUDGMENT OF THE BEAST AND THE FALSE PROPHET

Revelation 19:20 "And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone." V-
21 "And the remnant were slain with the sword of Him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of His mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh."

E. JUDGMENT OF NATIONS

Matthew 25:31 "When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory." V-32 "And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats:" V-34 "Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." V-41 "Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, unto everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." V-46 "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."

G. SATAN BOUND! SATAN LOOSED!

Revelation 20:1 "And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand." V-2 "And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years," V-3 "And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season."

DISPENSATION E – KINGDOM REIGN OF JESUS CHRIST

Revelation 20:4 "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." V-5 "But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection." V-6 "Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years."Eph 1:10.

FOCUS ON ISRAEL

Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." V-7 "Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this." Isaiah 2:1 "The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem." V-2 "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it." V-3 "And many people shall go and say, Come you, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem." V-4 "And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."

Psalm 2:6 "Yet have I set My king upon My holy hill of Zion." V-7 "I will declare the decree: The LORD has said unto me, You are My Son; this day have I begotten thee." V-8 "Ask of Me, and I shall give thee the heathen for your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession."Isa 11:9-10; Ezek 39:25-29; 2 Sam 7:16.

H. FIRE FROM GOD OUT OF HEAVEN

Revelation 20:7 "And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison," V-8 "And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea." V-9 "And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them." V-10 "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever."

I. GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT

Revelation 20:11 "And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them." V-12 "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works." V-13 "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works." V-14 "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. V-15 "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."

HEAVENS & EARTH BURNED UP IN FIRE; NEW HEAVEN & EARTH PROMISED 2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness, but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." V-10 "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.." V-11 "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness," V-12 "Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?" V-13 "Nevertheless we according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness,"

ETERNAL PURPOSE OF GOD:

The ultimate purpose of God is for His Glory to fill the earth because God is absolutely without sin & perfect in holiness. The eternal purpose of God was to reconcile mankind to Himself, for He did redeem and justify us by faith in Christ, to come into His presence as a holy, devoted people, in complete fellowship and intimate relationship with Him reflecting the image of His glory to be "one in Us"

Inheritance: 1 Peter 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead," V-4 "To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you,"

Dwelling Place: Revelation 21:1 "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." V-2 "And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." V-3 "And 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." V-4 "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall thee be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." V-5 "And 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." V-6 "And 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." V-7 "He that overcomes shall inherit all things: and I will be his God, and he shall be My son." V-22 "And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it." V-23 "And 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." *V-27 "And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defiles, neither whatsoever works abomination, or makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's Book of Life." Eternal Activities:

Rest: Rev 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from now on: Yes says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. Singing: Rev 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty: just and true are your ways, You King of saints. Worship: Rev 19:1 ..I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia: Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God: Growth: Revelation 22:1 "And He showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb." V-2 "In 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." Service: V-3 "And 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." Communion: V-4 "And they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads." Reign: V-5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God gives them light: and they shall reign forever and ever. Luke 20:34-38 We will live together with Him as the angels, as His own children with Him in close relationship for ever. V-12 "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be." V-14 "Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city." V-17 "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." V-20 "He which testifies these things says, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus."