The Faith I Live By: August 2019

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

The Resurrection to Damnation

Today's Devotion

Friday, August 30, 2019

The Resurrection to Damnatioin

At the close of the thousand years the second resurrection will take place. Then the wicked will be raised from the dead, and appear before God. for the execution of “the judgment written.” Thus the revelator, after describing the resurrection of the righteous, says, “The rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished.” Revelation 20:5. The Great Controversy, 661.

At the first resurrection all came forth in immortal bloom; but at the second the marks of the curse are visible on all. The kings and noblemen of the earth, the mean and low, the learned and unlearned, come forth together. All behold the Son of man; and those very men who despised and mocked Him, who put the crown of thorns upon His sacred brow, and smote Him with the reed, behold Him in all His kingly majesty. Those who spit upon Him in the hour of His trial now turn from His piercing gaze and from the glory of His countenance. Those who drove the nails through His hands and feet now look upon the marks of His crucifixion. Those who thrust the spear into His side behold the marks of their cruelty on His body. And they know that He is the very one whom they crucified and derided in His expiring agony. And then there arises one long protracted wail of agony, as they flee to hide from the presence of the King of kings and Lord of lords.

All are seeking to hide in the rocks, to shield themselves from the terrible glory of Him whom they once despised. And, overwhelmed and pained with His majesty and exceeding glory, they with one accord raise their voices, and with terrible distinctness exclaim, “Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.” Psalm 118:26. Early Writings, 292.

Fire will come down from God out of heaven and devour them [the wicked]—burn them up root and branch. Satan is the root, and his children are the branches. Early Writings, 52.

The destiny of the wicked is fixed by their own choice. Their exclusion from heaven is voluntary with themselves, and just and merciful on the part of God. The Great Controversy, 543.

Note: In some areas phrases have been omitted by the compilers for whatever reason. I have restored them as underlined text, that the full intent of the author may be given.

My Thoughts:

My friend, all those who have resisted the work of the Spirit of Christ upon their hearts grieve the heart of God and are left to receive the consequences of their rejection of the great salvation that was offered to them. In this life they had an opportunity to receive the precious life of the Son of God, but by persistently resisting His work upon their heart, they have closed off all of the avenues by which the Lord can work upon their hearts. There is nothing more that could be done for them that they may repent of their sins and are left to receive their reward.

The three angels message that is to go to the world is a message that calls the world back to the everlasting gospel; back to the worship of the One true God through His Son Jesus Christ. This message is attended by the power of the Spirit of God and all will be convicted of its purity and import. All those who receive it will be saved; all those who resist the message will be lost, for in resisting the message they have resisted the Spirit of Christ who laid His life down for them.

It is a fearful thing to resist the working of the Spirit of God upon the heart, for each time the Spirit is resisted, they are placed farther and farther from the power of God, and Satan has more power to control their hearts. Their love for the things of God grows dim while their love for self and the things of this world takes root within their hearts until there is no desire for the things of God. There is no longer anything that the Lord can impress upon them that will turn them away from the path they have chosen.

How sad it is today that the professed people of God have embraced the god of Babylon. By the churches acceptance of the trinity, they have placed themselves into a position where the true Son of God is no longer leading the church. Their persistent refusal to accept the warning and rebuke of the Faithful and True Witness of God leaves them in a position where they cannot receive the outpouring of the Spirit of God in the latter rain. As the prophet of God says, it will be pouring out upon the church and they will know it not. They will not know it because they have closed their hearts to its influence upon them. They have rejected the Spirit of Christ as surely as the Jews rejected Him in the past.

My friend, our time of probation is soon to close. The probation of the church closes first before it closes upon the world. The message of the first angel must first be given to the remnant church through the message of Christ to the Seventh-day Adventist Church that is in the Laodicean condition. Those who resist the working of this message upon their hearts will grieve away the Spirit of Christ, never to return. Their probation has closed and they will as readily receive the mark of the beast as those who worship on Sunday.

It is time to heed the warning of God to His people and turn away from the worship of the false god of the trinity unto the One true God through His Son Jesus Christ. "To day if ye hear his voice, harden not your heart" (Psalm 95:7, 8).

God bless,

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The Gospel in Galatians - Righteousness by Faith Alone

In this video we look at the gospel that Paul preached to the people in Galatia. Returning to Galatia, Paul had found that the gospel of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone had been corrupted by those who were deceiving the people into believing another gospel: a gospel of salvation by faith in Christ along with the deeds of the law. Has this happened again today? Have we as Seventh-day Adventists received another gospel like the Galatians in times past? The three angels’ message is the everlasting gospel that is to go to the world, and it has such an impact that it prepares the world to meet Jesus. Seventh-day Adventists have been given this message to the world for over 175 years, but it has not had the affect spoken of by the Bible. In this message we present one of the reasons why. This message was presented at the Advent Bible Fellowship on August 24th, 2019 on Guam.

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Monday: The Life-giver is Coming

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

The Resurrection to Immortality

Today's Devotion

Thursday, August 29, 2019

The Resurrection to Immortality

To the believer, Christ is the resurrection and the life. In our Saviour the life that was lost through sin is restored; for He has life in Himself to quicken whom He will. He is invested with the right to give immortality. The life that He laid down in humanity, He takes up again, and gives to humanity. The Desire of Ages, 786, 787.

When Christ comes to gather to Himself those who have been faithful, the last trump will sound, and the whole earth, from the summits of the loftiest mountains to the lowest recesses of the deepest mines, will hear. The righteous dead will hear the sound of the last trump, and will come forth from their graves. SDA Bible Commentary 7:909.

All come forth from their graves the same in stature as when they entered the tomb. Adam, who stands among the risen throng, is of lofty height and majestic form, in stature but little below the Son of God. He presents a marked contrast to the people of later generations; in this one respect is shown the great degeneracy of the race. But all arise with the freshness and vigor of eternal youth.... The mortal, corruptible form, devoid of comeliness, once polluted with sin, becomes perfect, beautiful, and immortal.... Restored to the tree of life in the long-lost Eden, the redeemed will “grow up” to the full stature of the race in its primeval glory....

The living righteous are changed “in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.” 1 Corinthians 15:52. At the voice of God they were glorified; now they are made immortal, and with the risen saints are caught up to meet their Lord in the air.... Little children are borne by holy angels to their mothers’ arms. Friends long separated by death are united, nevermore to part, and with songs of gladness ascend together to the city of God. The Great Controversy, 644, 645.

All the precious dead, from righteous Abel to the last saint that dies, shall awake to glorious, immortal life. SDA Bible Commentary 5:1110.

Note: In some areas phrases have been omitted by the compilers for whatever reason. I have restored them as underlined text, that the full intent of the author may be given.

My Thoughts:

My friend, in the beginning man was created in the image of God, but through sin that image had been corrupted, and that divine image could only be restored by the divine life of God. The Father who is the source of all life, could not give us His life directly, but there was One who could.

The only begotten Son of God who had received life from His Father, could lay His life down for us. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son" (John 3:16). By His birth in eternity past, the Son had received the divine life of God, and this life He pledged to give for the salvation of the human race.

At the second coming of Jesus, all those who have received the life of Christ, are raised to receive bodies that are incorruptable, without spot or blemish. Their lives have been hid in Christ, had laid in the grave even as the Jesus laid in the grave, waiting the call of the Father. As the Father had raised Jesus, so too will He raise the sleeping righteous to everlasting life.

My friend, everlasting life does not begin at the second coming of Jesus, it begins with our acceptance of the life of Jesus within our hearts. Thus the divine life of God is implanted within our hearts. That divine life works together within us, and though we sleep in the dust of the earth, His life lays dormant with us. At the second coming of Jesus we are raised as Jesus was raised to glorified bodies free from the corruption of sin.

God bless,

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The Gospel in Galatians - Righteousness by Faith Alone

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Friday: The Resurrection to Damnation

Monday, August 26, 2019

A Special Resurrection

Today's Devotion

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

A Special Resurrection

It is at midnight that God manifests His power for the deliverance of His people. The sun appears, shining in its strength. Signs and wonders follow in quick succession. The wicked look with terror and amazement upon the scene, while the righteous behold with solemn joy the tokens of their deliverance. Everything in nature seems turned out of its course. The streams cease to flow. Dark, heavy clouds come up, and clash against each other. In the midst of the angry heavens is one clear space of indescribable glory, whence comes the voice of God like the sound of many waters, saying, “It is done.” Revelation 16:17....

That voice shakes the heavens and the earth. There is a mighty earthquake, “such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.” Revelation 16:18.... The whole earth heaves and swells like the waves of the sea. Its surface is breaking up. Its very foundations seem to be giving way....

Graves are opened, and “many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth ... awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” Daniel 12:2. All who have died in the faith of the third angel's message come forth from the tomb glorified, to hear God's covenant of peace with those who have kept His law. The Great Controversy, 636, 637.

Those who had died in faith under the third angel's message, keeping the Sabbath, came forth from their dusty beds. Early Writings, 285.

“They also which pierced him” (Revelation 1:7), those that mocked and derided Christ's dying agonies, and the most violent opposers of His truth and His people, are raised to behold Him in His glory, and to see the honor placed upon the loyal and obedient....

The voice of God is heard from heaven, declaring the day and hour of Jesus’ coming, and delivering the everlasting covenant to His people. And when the blessing is pronounced on those who have honored God by keeping His Sabbath holy, there is a mighty shout of victory. The Great Controversy, 637, 640.

Note: In some areas phrases have been omitted by the compilers for whatever reason. I have restored them as underlined text, that the full intent of the author may be given.

My Thoughts:

My friend, during the final test that is to be brought upon the world; many many will come of Babylon and take their stand with the remnant of God. These have come out of the false systems of worship responding to the Spirit of God working upon their hearts. They hear the beauty of the everlasting gospel and accept Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, as their Savior and take there stand with Him.

These have not had the opportunity to perfect their characters by the sanctifying Spirit of Christ, and are not ready to go through the great time of trouble when there is no longer a mediator in the heavenly sanctuary above. In love, God allows them to seal their decision with their lives, that by their testimony many more will come out of Babylon to take their stand with them. Thus a special resurrection is granted them that they may hear the covenant of peace from God, and be alive to witness the second coming of Jesus.

The special resurrection spoken of in Daniel 12:2 is not just for those who pierced Jesus, but for the righteous that lay down their lives just before the close of probation. Notice the promise give in Revelation 14:13 saying "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."

The final test that is to be brought upon the world is based upon worship. While the world will worship the beast and his image, the righteous will worship the One true God, the Creator of heaven and earth. The beast spoken of in Revelation is the Roman Catholic Church, and the god of Rome is the trinity. Those churches that have forsaken the One true God for the triune god of Rome, make an image unto the beast.

The first angels message is not a call back to the Sabbath, but is a call back to worship the One true God through His Son Jesus Christ. The Sabbath is only a sign of allegiance to God, but there is nothing in the Sabbath that can save us. If we are to be sealed by the Sabbath in the last days we must first be sanctified by God. "Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them." (Ezekiel 20:12).

My friend, if you are looking to your Sabbath keeping to sustain you in the last days, you will ultimately fail. Unless you have been first sanctified by the LORD, your Sabbath keeping will not sustain you, for it is based upon your own ability to keep it. In order for you to keep the Sabbath holy, you must yourself be holy. Outside of the Spirit of Christ living within you, you cannot be holy. No amount of Sabbath keeping will sanctify you.

It is time to look away from the false god of the trinity unto the One true God through His Son Jesus Christ today.

God bless,

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The Gospel in Galatians - Righteousness by Faith Alone

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The Truth About God

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Thursday: The Resurrection to Immortality