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Messiah's Resurrection
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Psalms 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul
in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see
corruption.
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11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence
is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for
evermore.
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Psalms 110:1 The LORD said unto my
Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make
thine enemies thy footstool.
Fulfillment in the New Testament
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Mark 16:6 And he saith unto them, Be not
affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he
is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
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1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and that
he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Jesus told His disciple ahead of time
that He would rise again after He was put to death. There were many
witnesses of His resurrection. Today we have to receive this by
faith. It is not easy to believe that one rose from the dead.
This is where the Holy Spirit comes
into the picture. When Jesus Christ is preached, the Holy Spirit is
present to convict the ones living still in their sinful self. The Holy Spirit draws the sinner
to repentance and draws a sinner to Christ. When the word of God is
preached by a person who is anointed by the Holy Spirit, that word
will quicken the hearts of those who are present to hear. Some may
reject this call of God, some may hear but may take more time to
consider what they heard and others may receive right away and
become a new creature in Christ like a baby that first born. We call
it being born again.
That same
power that resurrected Jesus Christ is the same power that saves a
soul. God is the one that will grant them the faith to believe in
the name of Jesus Christ and that faith brings forth the fruit of
repentance. The soul becomes born again by the Spirit of God. Wow.
They will know at that point that Jesus Christ is truly resurrected.
God also gives spiritual gifts to the
church in order to edify other believers and also to convince those that are not saved that Jesus is
still alive and truly was resurrected. Some are miraculously healed,
some receive miracles that the flesh cannot explain, and some people
that once were so evil no one can stand them, change into a person
who loves and shows kindness. The new birth is something we can't
see but we will see the results of it.
The devil tries his best to discredit
the churches that believe in the power of healing that he rises up
counterfeits or else tries to destroy the ministries of the true
ministers of God. He will try to get them into sin, and if that
doesn't work he will try to get them so lifted up in pride that they
think they do the healing instead of God. Yet the power is given to
all who believe to resist these temptations and stay true to their
calling.
No one should get the
credit for any true healing. God does it, we are just vessels of the
Holy Spirit. I believe God would do more healing if we would stop
taking the credit. If we take the credit, people get their eyes on us
instead of God who is the one that saves them and keeps them. If
their eyes are on certain ministers, then when those ministers make
mistakes or fall into sin, the
people's faith is shattered. However, if we get people's eyes on the
true source, Jesus Christ, and we mess up and get into error, the people
that we helped to bring to Christ will still believe and follow
Jesus Christ.
- Romans 10:14 How then
shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how
shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how
shall they hear without a preacher?
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they preach, except they be sent? even as it is written, How
beautiful are the feet of them that bring glad tidings of good
things!
God did not leave us without a witness.
The Holy Spirit was given after Jesus Christ was resurrected. He
gave gifts to us to help us until He returns again. The gifts of the
Spirit didn't stop after the bible was completed as some believe
because that which is perfect has not yet come.
Yes the word of God is
perfect but we are not. As long as there is one soul upon the earth
that needs Jesus Christ, the gifts of the Spirit are needed. As long
as one sick person exists, the gift of healing is needed. There is
not one gift of the Spirit that is not needed today.
Why would they
die out?? When Jesus Comes and sets up His kingdom and all people
are saved, no one needs to be healed, and all things are perfect, then we may not need the gifts of the Spirit. Truly that
is when the perfect one has come.
The Messiah's Ascension
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Psalms 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou
hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men;
yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell
among them.
God gives gifts unto us through faith
in Jesus Christ. It is another reason that God sent Jesus.
- He gives us the gift of salvation.
Being saved from sin and becoming born again. Old things pass
away and all things become new.
- Another gift is The Word. The
washing of the water of the word is powerful and cleanses our
innermost being. We become sanctified and set apart. We become
more like Christ and less like the world through the Word.
- The baptism in the Holy Spirit is
a gift to empower us with gifts of the spirit to be able to
evangelize the world with the gospel. There are many gifts of
the Spirit given to the church to edify it and cause it to grow.
- Gift of eternal life
- Gifts of healing
- Gift of tongues and interpretation
of tongues
- Gift of wisdom and knowledge
- Gift of prophecy- this could be
preaching or prophesying by the Spirit of necessary things the
church needs to hear concerning the present or the future.
Fulfillment in the New Testament
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Mark 16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken
unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right
hand of God.
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20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the
Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs
following. Amen.
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Luke 14:51 And it came to pass, while he
blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into
heaven.
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52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with
great joy:
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53 And were continually in the temple, praising and
blessing God. Amen.
The Holy Spirit brings to us joy, peace, love
and power to witness. He is also the one that gives us the ability
to teach and He gives us understanding. He will always give glory to
God and promote the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is the Spirit of
truth; so lying is not by the Holy Spirit.
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Acts 1:9 And when he had spoken these things,
while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of
their sight.
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10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he
went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
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11 Which also
said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this
same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in
like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
After Jesus appeared to His disciple
and others and instructed them to tarry in Jerusalem until they
received the promised gift of the Holy Spirit, He then ascended up
into Heaven at the right hand of God to continually make
intercession for all who believe until the day that He returns again
to receive all His believers and meet them in the air. He will set
up a kingdom on earth that will never pass away and that will be one
of peace and righteousness.
Eye has not seen neither has the ear
heard and neither can we fully understand what God has prepared for
those that love Him.
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Acts 7:55 But he, being full of the Holy
Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of
God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
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56 And said,
Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on
the right hand of God.
When a faithful follower of Jesus,
whose name was Stephen, finished preaching a message to his accusers, they
began to stone him. Before Stephen died he saw heaven open and
Jesus standing on the right hand of God. Stephen died because he
told the truth. He died trying to tell people of the savior, Jesus
Christ.
Messiah's Return
I believe His return is near, not not
delay and miss out of eternal life. Accept Jesus Christ as your
savior today.
Messiah Index
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Son of Abraham
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5The
Anointed One
part 1
part 2
part 3
The Messiah's Birth
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
The Forerunner
part 1
part 2
part 3
The Son of God
part 1
part 2
His Ministry
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
Prophet & Priest
part 1
part 2
Suffering Messiah
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
Death & Resurrection
part 1
part 2
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