"THAT ALL THE WORLD BE REGISTERED..."
Luke 2:1---" that all the world should be registered..."
John 3:16--" For GOD so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
LUKE 2:1 "And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered."
(The purpose of this census was taxation.)
This decree caused Joseph and Mary to travel to Bethlehem --- thus fulfilling GOD'S plan for Jesus to be born in Bethlehem!!! Luke 2:4)
The purpose of GOD'S plan was not for taxation --- but for SALVATION!!! for you and for me.
Caesar Augustus' plan was for the world at THAT time.
GOD'S plan is for everyone in the world at ALL times.!!! (John 3:16)
I am not sure what kind of "ink" was used to "register" people for Caesar...
But I would venture to GUESS that our names as written in the "Lamb's Book of Life" (Revelation 21:27) are "written in red" - by the Blood of the Lamb" (Mark 14:24).
THANK YOU HOLY LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!
PRAISE YOU HOLY LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!
WE WORSHIP YOU HOLY LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!!
AMEN!!!!!!!
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
G O D S P E A K S!!!!!!!
HOW HOLY,AND HOW GRACIOUS GOD IS TO SPEAK TO US!!!!!
"Let there be..." "I AM" "I do not..." "I speak"
"I COME..."
The first thing that God spoke in the Bible is: "Let there be light".
"Then God said, 'Let there be light." and there was light." (Genesis 1:3)
In Exodus 3:14, in answer to Moses' question ("When the children of Israel say to me 'What is His name?' "
"And God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM'"
IN MALACHI 3:6 GOD DECLARES "I AM THE LORD. I DO NOT CHANGE."
After Malachi, the voice of the prophets is silent, the Word of the Old Covenant is closed.
ONLY GOD KNEW at that time that there would be more than 400 Years of waiting for 'MESSIAH'-JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!
How gracious, loving, and merciful of God to declare to His people "I do not change".
During the period of the Old Testament, God had given to His people 84 of His names; each name revealing a different (Precious) facet of His Holiness!!!!!!!!
In Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John God speaks about the birth of Jesus, His live, and His ministry, His crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension to heaven!!!
In Hebrews 1:1-2---
"GOD, who at various times and in various ways spoke in times past to the fathers by the Prophets,
Has in these last days spoken to us by HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, whom He Has appointed heir of all things, through Whom also He made the worlds (or ages)."
In John 8:12, Jesus Christ declares "I am the light."
II Corinthians 4:6 declares:
"For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of JESUS CHRIST."
[yes, read the above verse again!)
In Revelation 21, New Jerusalem is described as descending from Heaven. (verse 10)
Revelation 21:23 --- "the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The LAMB is it's light."
In Revelation 22:20-21 JESUS CHRIST says: 'Surely I am coming quickly' Amen, even so, come, LORD JESUS!!!
The grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST be with you all. Amen."
HOW HOLY,AND HOW GRACIOUS GOD IS TO SPEAK TO US!!!!!
"Let there be..." "I AM" "I do not..." "I speak"
"I COME..."
The first thing that God spoke in the Bible is: "Let there be light".
"Then God said, 'Let there be light." and there was light." (Genesis 1:3)
In Exodus 3:14, in answer to Moses' question ("When the children of Israel say to me 'What is His name?' "
"And God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM'"
IN MALACHI 3:6 GOD DECLARES "I AM THE LORD. I DO NOT CHANGE."
After Malachi, the voice of the prophets is silent, the Word of the Old Covenant is closed.
ONLY GOD KNEW at that time that there would be more than 400 Years of waiting for 'MESSIAH'-JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!
How gracious, loving, and merciful of God to declare to His people "I do not change".
During the period of the Old Testament, God had given to His people 84 of His names; each name revealing a different (Precious) facet of His Holiness!!!!!!!!
In Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John God speaks about the birth of Jesus, His live, and His ministry, His crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension to heaven!!!
In Hebrews 1:1-2---
"GOD, who at various times and in various ways spoke in times past to the fathers by the Prophets,
Has in these last days spoken to us by HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, whom He Has appointed heir of all things, through Whom also He made the worlds (or ages)."
In John 8:12, Jesus Christ declares "I am the light."
II Corinthians 4:6 declares:
"For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of JESUS CHRIST."
[yes, read the above verse again!)
In Revelation 21, New Jerusalem is described as descending from Heaven. (verse 10)
Revelation 21:23 --- "the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The LAMB is it's light."
In Revelation 22:20-21 JESUS CHRIST says: 'Surely I am coming quickly' Amen, even so, come, LORD JESUS!!!
The grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST be with you all. Amen."
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