LUCIFER'S RISE AND FALL IN THE LIGHT OF REDEMPTION VERSES: Ezekiel 28; Isaiah 14; Revelation 20:1-3; John 17:21-23a Why did Lucifer, created in splendor and majesty, fall? Why did he not repent? Why is he called the "that old serpent… the Devil, and Satan…”? Scripture says he is presently the god of this [...]
CONTRASTING THE GOSPEL OF GRACE WITH THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM THE BOOK OF ROMANS (An introduction/preface to our forthcoming study on the Book of Romans) THE NEW TESTAMENT, referred to as the Gospel (good news) answers to the Old Testament. It is made up of 27 separate accounts of Jesus the Christ’s [...]
HEBREWS 12:25-29 The Holy Spirit calls the Hebrew Christians to come completely out of Judaism. Out from Temple participation, out from its services, its feasts, its earthly blessings, even out from its City (Revelation 11:8). The out calling for modern day Christians can be also found in these passages and Book, but not so obvious. [...]
HEBREWS 9:1-10 Keep in mind the differences we have spoke about in lessons past. One being that the instructive words of the Book of Hebrews defines for us the differences between Jesus Christ’s Great Atonement as the “Gospel” or Good news for Christian believers, while also holding out the realities of His all-inclusive Redemption/reformation/correction as [...]
PRELUDE TO THE BOOK “INCENTIVIZED TO OVERCOME” This is a brief outline of God’s Scriptural Plan for all mankind and more importantly, it’s written so that we will be able to comprehend the possibilities pertaining to where we can find our place in His Plan. The discovery of which adds lost incentive, confidence and assurance [...]
GOD’S TWO GROUPS OF REDEEMED PEOPLE After having stood before the “…burning bush…” as Moses did in the type, the Lamb, as unveiled in the 4th and 5th chapters of the Book of Revelation, now receives His investiture and immediately proceeds as God’s only qualified Judge for equity upon this World. He is the Great [...]
PART 2 OF AN OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION: CHAPTER 15 OF INCENTIVIZED TO OVERCOME Continuing on the theme of Revelation Chapters 4 & 5 concerning the Investiture of Jesus Christ, now in the light of the Old Testament Book of Exodus’ types, shadows and allusions. The warnings and promises to the 7 Churches [...]
THE INTERMEDIATE PLACE OF THE DEAD What does dying mean? We are going to examine this thoroughly from Scripture. In other chapters we have endeavored to show from Scripture that we are a triad being; spirit soul and body (1st Thessalonians 5:23). We are a Living Soul (Nephesh in Hebrew), we have a spirit, and [...]
THE FULL PURPOSES OF THE ATONEMENT Additionally (at the risk of being repetitive) regarding this same Scriptural theme of the 2 distinct Parts of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, (with its two standings that a Christian may stand in) it should be understood that…. It was not necessary for Jesus Christ to die for a [...]
RE-CREATION AND MAN “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure….” [Isaiah 46:10] To find the end of the matter, we go to the beginning. The Book of Genesis (Beginnings) reveals as much, if [...]
