252 | Acts 9: The Right Kind of Risk

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  • @josetrevino9546
    @josetrevino9546 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Matthew 5:44
    44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.
    Matthew 6:14-15
    14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you;
    15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
    Matthew 12:36-37
    36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
    37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
    Hebrews 12:14-15
    14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
    15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled.
    1 John 2:9-11
    9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
    10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
    11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
    Hebrews 11:6-7
    6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
    7 By faith, Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
    Romans 8:24-25
    24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
    25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
    1 Corinthians 5:11-13
    11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such as one no not to eat.
    12 For what have I to do to judge them that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
    13 But them that are without God judgeth.
    Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
    Romans 8:6-8
    6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
    7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
    8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
    1 John 3:8-10
    8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
    9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
    10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
    1 Corinthians 3:16-17
    16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
    17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
    Zechariah 14: 1-5
    1 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
    2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
    3 Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
    4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
    5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains: for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azar: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

  • @Norman.Labelle
    @Norman.Labelle 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The _Age of Grace_ *began* with a spectacular “event” in Damascus (Acts 9: 1-18). Doesn’t it stand to reason that the _Age of Grace_ will also *end* with an equally spectacular “event” in Damascus, from where it all started, just prior to its destruction (Isaiah 17:1)?
    On the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-18), Paul saw a light and was struck blind for 3 days. He was taken to Damascus where the veil was lifted from his eyes, and the age of grace began. When Damascus will be totally destroyed and cease to be a city (Isaiah 17:1), the road leading to and out of Damascus will also be destroyed and cease to exist. This will leave us no exit road out - our only exit will be up.
    This very road which led to *GRACE, WILL ALSO CEASE.* Paul knew of a time when this Age of Grace would be "complete" and "come to an end" when he stated *_“until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in”_* (Romans 11:25). This reference means that when the last member of the Body of Christ will be accounted for, this scripture will be fulfilled.
    Similarly to Paul, will not the veil over our carnal eyes be lifted, when Damascus is destroyed. Will we not meet and see our Messiah spiritually in all His light and glory in the clouds?
    At the end of this age of grace, it's the rapture of the Body of Christ. Is this event, (the destruction of Damascus), the trigger signaling our departure? and is this event the very first domino to fall which will topple the rest of the dominos already set in place, to usher in the tribulation and the Anti-Christ?
    We, the Body, are children of the Light (Eph.5:8, Philp.2:15, 1Thess.5:5). We are the only light that is left to illuminate the world. We will be taken out of harm’s way, snatched away, caught up, to be with our Messiah. The world will no longer have light - Darkness will reign. The Anti-Christ will be introduced and Jacob’s trouble (the 7-year tribulation) will begin.
    Look up, our redemption is at hand. Our Blessed Hope is about to become reality!
    LET THE ABOVE SINK IN FOR A MOMENT
    This is a maranatha “come soon” moment. Rejoice!
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    *Also to consider* - God insisted that the story about Paul's "road-to-Damascus" experience be recounted 3 times, (in the same book no less). See Acts 9:1-18, then in Acts 22:1-18 and then again in Acts 26:1-18.
    THREE (3) is a very significant number to God. To my knowledge, Acts is the only book in the Bible that has the SAME STORY recounted 3 times within it.
    Why would the limited pages of the Bible use up so much precious real-estate in just one book? This is not happenstance. It was intentioned by God Himself, for a specific reason.
    Concerning the number 3, E.W. Bullinger so aptly notes that, ”three marks Divine completeness and perfection of testimony”
    And to reaffirm how significant the number 3 truly is, also consider the story of Peter and his 3-fold vision of unclean meats, wherein God tells him to eat thereof and his 3-fold refusal to eat as God had commanded. Remember, this whole story revolves around the “unclean gentiles, made clean”. (Acts 10 & 11).
    SPECIAL NOTE: We are told that after Peter’s refusal to eat of the “unclean” food (representing God cleansing the Gentiles, rendering them clean and acceptable), that this “unclean” food (Gentiles), laying upon *the 4 corners of the sheet* were all immediately *_taken away_* to heaven. This is reminiscent of the “Gentile” BODY of Christ being *_taken away_* (raptured) from *the 4 corners of the earth.* (Acts 10: 11 & 16)
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    *Also to consider* - Methuselah was the oldest recorded person in the whole Bible. His name in Hebrew/Aramaic prophetically means _”destruction will come”_ or _”his death shall bring”_ or something to that effect.
    Damascus happens to be the oldest known inhabited city in the world. Is it possible that just as Methuselah's death was foretelling the destruction of the world in Noah’s day, that the destruction of Damascus might also be foretelling the coming destruction that God is about to bring on this present world?
    AS A SIDE NOTE: The only other cities to be completely destroyed like Damascus is Sodom & Gomorrah. They became a ruinous heap (of ashes), by fire and brimstone, just like the fire and brimstone that God will rain down in (Ezk.38:22).
    When the alliance of armies coming from the north, marching towards the south, for the spoils in the Golan Heights (oil & gas), they must geographically go through Damascus. God can fulfill 2 prophecies at the same time, both the destruction of Damascus (in less than 12 hours), by fire and brimstone AND the destruction of the attacking enemy armies of Gog (in less than 12 hours), also by fire and brimstone.
    Scripture/God claims that “they” (and the whole world) will know that I Am God. If fire & brimstone fall from the sky, everyone will see the hand of God. If Damascus and the attacking armies (Russia, Turkey, Iran) are destroyed by a nuclear bomb (as some have suggested), then the world would not have a reason to believe God Himself intervened. Think about this!
    ONLY GOD KNOWS THE END FROM THE BEGINNING.
    The start of the _Age of Grace_ *began* with a spectacular "event" in Damascus. Doesn't it stand to reason that the _Age of Grace_ will *end* with an equally spectacular "event" also in Damascus, from where it all began?

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