The resurrection of the dead

Some still ask: "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?" The context of what Paul was saying is clearly this: "You fool, the flesh body dies, but that is not the body that shall be, God clothes us in a new body as he sees fit". Flesh and blood cannot live forever. God does not need the decayed flesh of a rotting corpse, scattered body parts, bones, or merely ashes of total cremation to clothe you in a heavenly body, and it is foolish to think God does.

Paul even went on to say "Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God", and "corruption cannot put on incorruption". This was made plain and clear and there is no way around this. This flesh body must be put off.

Paul made this point here:

1Co 15:35-38 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: And that which thou sowest, thou sowest NOT that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

What was made very clear is this, the flesh body which is sown into the ground is NOT that body that shall be, the body that we will inherit as God gives us a new heavenly body is a new creation to suit us as God sees fit. Upon tasting of physical death, the flesh of the first man is put in the earth, but what is made clear in this verse is what went into the earth is not what comes out.

When one plants a seed in the ground, what is sown into the ground is not what is reaped, we don't reap the seed, but what the seed becomes, what rises up from the earth. And likewise, the angels of God do not reap the bare grain, the earthly body that was sown into the earth, but what rises from the earth is a new creation, a glorious new immortal being in a new heavenly body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body...

1Co 15:39-44 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

There is an earthly body, and there is a heavenly body. What comes forth is not the first man, but a new creation, a second man...

1Co 15:45-47 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

The death of the flesh is the law of the flesh from Adam. The life of the Spirit is the law of the Spirit from Christ. By one man, sin entered into the world, and by one man, sin was taken away from the world. In disobedience born of deception came death, but in obedience born of truth came life, this one is Christ the Lord, and God raised him from the dead. By one man, mankind was banished from the Tree of Life, and by one man, the Tree of Life is freely offered to all!

As we live in the earthly body, we are earthly. As we put off the earthly body, the Spirit of God within us gives us life, and we are changed into that spirit body, a heavenly body....

1Co 15:48-49 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

And now Paul makes the point very clear. Flesh and blood cannot live forever. And "Corruption CANNOT inherit incorruption", Corruption therefore cannot put on incorruption. You don't put new wine in an old wine skin! Our former natural flesh body is corrupt in both sin and in death, and since corruption cannot inherit incorruption, our former flesh and blood cannot house this new incorruptible state of being. To put on incorruption is to say we put off the earthly body, and put on a new heavenly body...

1Co 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

1Co 15:51-58 Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

When you "change" your clothing, you take off the old and put on the new. So to say "we shall be changed" is to say we put on a new body, the old one is put off, putting on a new spiritual body that will never feel pain like flesh, or hunger and thirst like flesh. I guarantee you, when you taste of death, and instantly find your being clothed in the glorious new heavenly body, you wont want that old earthly body no more, you wont miss it, you wont even think of it! All things become new! And this is the promise to all those in whom the Spirit of God dwells. Because eternal life is the promise, there is no more death, the grave has no victory over those in whom the Spirit dwells, Glory to God who gave us victory over the grave through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Below, the image of the earthly body that dies is as an earthly house of this tabernacle, as a temporary building, a tent, a bare kernel, a shell of a seed, a temporary earthly body that houses our being, and this image makes clear that the body we live in is not forever, and rather for passing through. A tent can be build up, and torn down easily. We can live in it for a limited time, but it is nothing solid. Christians have a building from God, something solid to live in forever...

2Co 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2Co 5:2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
2Co 5:3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
2Co 5:4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

The subject matter of this entire chapter is our earthly body. "The earthly house of our tabernacle" is our earthly body, our flesh, that groans. Paul was longing to put of his earthly body to inherit eternal life in a heavenly body. There is an earthly tabernacle, and there is a heavenly tabernacle. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. We shall be changed, all things will become new. There will be no more hunger or thirst, no sorrow or tears, no pain or death.

Peter knew the earthly body is "put off"...

2Peter 1:13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
2Pe 1:14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath showed me.
2Pe 1:15 Moreover I will endeavor that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

So it is by the Spirit within you that you shall live, not the body, the body profits nothing, it must die, it must be put off...

John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

When one is born again of the Spirit, even as they are living in the earthly body, the Spirit of God is the life within them, not the body, and when the earthly body dies, (and it must die for you to become immortal), the Spirit of God lives, we there fore never die, we are transformed into in a new incorruptible body, glorious and spiritual, a new heavenly body to house us in our heavenly home, where there are many mansions, to each seed their own body, where there is no more pain or sorrow, hunger or thirst, sorrow or tears. Glory to God, All things become new!

Think of how some have no leg's, no arms, or even no heads at the time of death. It is known by all Christians that these will be given new complete incorruptible bodies, leg's from scratch, arms from scratch, even heads from scratch. So why do you think God needs a decayed flesh body to raise you from the dead and give you a new incorruptible heavenly body?

Because eternal life is the promise, there is no more death. That is what Christ has done for us. To say "eternal life" is of course not to say your flesh body will not die, as it is appointed to each human to taste of death, but that is to say that as your flesh will die, you will not die, because your spirit will live, we there fore never die, and you shall be changed into a new body, a spirit body that will not see corruption, pain, sorrow, hunger or death. This is the great promise to those in whom the Spirit of God dwells, and glory to the King who made it all possible!

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JESUS!
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Php 3:20-21 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

When you "change" your clothing, you take off the old and put on the new. So to say the vile body we were in is "changed" is to say we put on a new body, the old one is put off, putting on a new spiritual body.

That our "vile body" will be changed like unto Christ's glorious body is not to say our new spiritual body's will bear the scars of the death of our flesh, or still hunger. Truth is, Jesus still had scars in his hands and feet, and a gaping hole in his side, and he was hungered. This is not quite a glorious heavenly body to me, but closer to the same body in which he died. This was of course before his Ascension to the Father. It was upon His Ascension that Christ was manifest into his glorious spiritual body, a spiritual body that truly reflected all he was.

We are told that Jesus was raised in the exact same body, because he was without sin, and did not suffer corruptions in His body. However, we are not sinless, and our bodies have been corrupted not only in death, but also even in the life which we have lived. So we will be raised in a new incorruptible body, glorious, and spiritual!

That we are raised from the dead because he rose from the dead is not to say we will be raised from the dead bearing the scars of the death of our flesh. Truth is, Jesus still had scars in his hands and feet, and a gaping hole in his side. This is not quite a glorious heavenly body to me, but closer to the same body in which he died, as he was still on earth, therefore in an earthly body. This was of course before his Ascension to the Father. I am confident It was upon His Ascension into his heavenly glory he was manifest into his glorious heavenly body, a heavenly body that truly reflected all he was, no more bleeding scars either.

BEHOLD THE SON OF MAN IN ALL HIS GLORY!...

Rev 1:12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
Rev 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Rev 1:14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Rev 1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
Rev 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

Jesus said: I am The Way. I am The Truth. I am The Life.

He is called The Way, because in his perfect righteousness, we have a way to the Father.

He is called The Truth, because he walked in perfect obedience with truth.

He is called The Life, because in his perfect righteousness and perfect truth, in Him, we have eternal life.

Hear this truth...

Moses lives.
Elijah lives.
The Apostles are not in their graves.
They live because Christ lives! All live unto Him.
God is not the God of the dead, but the living.

Lets look at what JESUS had to say about the resurrection of the dead, and even the imminence of it...

Joh 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and NOW IS, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
Joh 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Joh 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

John 12:31-32 NOW IS the judgment of this world: NOW shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

GOD IS NOT THE GOD OF THE DEAD, BUT THE LIVING:

Mat 22:31-32 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

When Martha spoke of a "last day" resurrection, Jesus said HE IS the resurrection...

John 11:23-26 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

I love this verse! It tells me all live unto Him. It tells me that because eternal life is the promise, there is no more death! That is what Christ has done for us!

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PART TWO -THE JUDGMENT OF THIS WORLD
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As far as the judgment of this world, Jesus made it clear when that was to be:

John 12:31-32 NOW is the judgment of this world: NOW shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

Jesus said "Now" is the judgment of this world, and "Now" was then. The "day of the Lord" was judgment day, wrath and vengeance upon the enemy's of God:

Luk 21:22 For THESE be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

The enemy's of God are not mere modern day sinners whom Christ died for while they are still sinners, the enemy's of God were the forces of darkness, and those who killed the prophets. His coming was in vengeance for the blood of all the prophets, having his reward with him, there would be weeping and gnashing of teeth, and the dead were judged.

It was first century Jerusalem that was charged with the blood of all the prophets, and in removing the former arrangement for the remission of sins, the old temple in Jerusalem as the abode of God on earth, as having occurred by 70 AD, within that same generation just like Jesus said, The Siege Of Jerusalem marked the end of the old age before Christ, This marked the time all his enemy's were put under his feet, even the devil.

So with the cleansing of Jerusalem which had become infested with devils within the generation of Christ, This was a new beginning, a new earth age in Christ where God dwells among all mankind, dwelling not in temples made of wood or stone, but within mankind, within the general assembly of Christ's Church, New Jerusalem, Christ reigning as Lord of heaven and earth, with mercy, not by might or power. This new beginning marked the time of Christian Salvation, having been cleansed and pardoned, redemption followed, and the righteous shine forth as the sun.

With Judgment commenced a new age, (Greek "aion")

(ESV)
Mat 13:36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."
Mat 13:37 He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
Mat 13:38 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
Mat 13:39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Mat 13:40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the close of the age.
Mat 13:41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers,
Mat 13:42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

The Spirit and power of Elijah was sent from God before this great and terrible day, within one we call John The Baptist:

Just as Isaiah prophesied of the warfare in Jerusalem, prophesying of John the Baptist, "the voice of one crying in the wilderness", Jesus spoke of this prophecy too, saying "these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled", and "Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled", that her iniquity could be pardoned, for redemption:

OLD:
Isa 40:1-3 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

NEW:
Luk 21:22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
Luk 21:23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
Luk 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Luk 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Luk 21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Luk 21:27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Luk 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Luk 21:29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
Luk 21:30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
Luk 21:31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Luk 21:32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

Double trouble, as was prophesied by the prophets:

*Isa 40:2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.

Jer 16:18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable things.

Double trouble:

Jer 17:18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

Double trouble:

Zec 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Zec 9:10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
Zec 9:11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Zec 9:12 Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even today do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
Zec 9:13 When I have bent Judeah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
Zec 9:14 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

Double trouble is a whole lot of trouble! Why Jerusalem? First century Jerusalem was The Mother Of Harlots.

Notice how He said ALL the righteous blood shed on Earth would be charged of her, that includes all the saints that were in their graves that their fathers killed, and even some that were to come...

Mat 23:34-36 Therefore I send you PROPHETS and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, SO THAT ON YOU MAY COME ALL THE RIGHTEOUS BLOOD SHED ON EARTH, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

Now read this verse below again. Notice the similarities...

Rev 18:24 And in her was found the blood of PROPHETS and of saints, AND OF ALL WHO HAVE BEEN SLAIN ON EARTH."

Mat 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Mat 23:38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

Rev 18:6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

His reward was with him. When we read "reward her even as she rewarded you", it was the Spirit speaking to Christ. She, Jerusalem was to be rewarded for the blood of all the prophets, she, who persecuted Christ, the apostles, and all the prophets before them. Jesus told His apostles they would be persecuted throughout Israel too, just as all before them were:

Mat 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Mat 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.


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PART THREE: THE GOOD NEWS IS EVEN BETTER THAN YOU THINK!
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God was very merciful and sent his beloved son to take away the sins of the world. When Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead, the curse of the ground was lifted up from the earth, and was removed from the earth. The curse of the ground is no more. The curse of death is no more. Hear the Promise of God:

(KJV)Gen 8:21-22 And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

I know God will never again smite every living thing, He said so. Some say "God just said He will never again smite every living thing with "water"! But did God say that? Take a look, and reason! Do you really think God would say in his heart, "I will never again smite every living thing as I have done", (not with water that is, but if I do it with fire I am cool with it") No Way! For the whole wide world to burn up would require all living things to die as the earth remained. And the whole point is that God said "for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth". It is about all mankind NOT being smitten, not the manner in which! God understands, that is why God sent His beloved Son! It really was a great thing, monumental! It changed everything!

It just may be that as the Spirit speaks, all is not as it seems! It can be said of many scriptures, and in that we may agree. It just may be that the day of the Lord had come as a "stealer" at "midnight"; in which "the abode of God passed away" with a "crash", and the "The former arrangement and orderly principles" were "put off" with "consuming fire", the "region" also and the "deeds" that were therein were "wholly consumed". (2Pet 3:10) And now, there is righteousness, in Christ, and the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. (Mat 13:43)

So the good news is that Jesus is not going to come and kill everyone. In this new age of Christ, there is liberty, and there is justice, and for all. It is appointed to each man to die, and after this comes judgment. As long as one has breath to repent, one has hope and will not be condemned.

This is my testimony to you all, may the Holy Spirit bear witness as the Holy angels of God have decreed; In a land called Judea, in a city called Bethlehem, the city of David, unto us, a King was born! He was born to establish His kingdom, and He did. He did not fail. Jesus is the King of heaven and earth and reigns in a tabernacle not made by the hands of men, but the hand of God. He is King because He has received His kingdom, and He reigns. In His mercy, there is liberty, and justice, and for all.

But hear how they cry out for war and pestilence! See how Satan has deceived all the world, men of every generation! (My God, could it be?) You see it everywhere, like laser beams of death shooting into homes and minds, newspaper prophets, you hear them cry in the streets. They want it to be about them, that is the bottom line. The enemy is gone, but they huddle together shivering in their britches! The vision of war that was spoken of as Christ gave His Magnificent Testimony in the most vivid of all forms, by utterance of the Holy Spirit, is misunderstood, it is not the deception, but the lies of Satan still dancing in the minds of men, who are like beasts of the field, that is the deception. See them ignore the awful truth of the matter, all those who have suffered in mass deception generation after generation.

God was very merciful to have sent his beloved and unique Son to mankind, and the greatness of the work is not fully realized by many, even among many Christians! I see no reason not to give peace a chance. I see no reason that this, right now, is not a time to love. Imagine, God dwelling among and within mankind, the will of God being done on earth as it is in heaven. Is that such a strange thing? Is that not the gospel that was preached to every creature under heaven?

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

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THE WRAP
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And for the record, I believe Christ is the LORD of heaven and earth right now, the Lord of Lords, and when we say he is Lord, we mean, He is Lord of all, and if he is not Lord of all, then he is not Lord at all! I believe that he is King of all Kings, right now, even the little kings of the earth, that he is called King because he has received his kingdom and he reigns, that he sits on his throne of glory, in all his glory, not in a little chair on earth somewhere called a throne, not in buildings made of wood or stone, that he is not here or there, but everywhere, as the lightning lights up the dark sky all around you, and that the kingdom of God is within you, not in buildings made of wood or stone, not here or there, but everywhere, within you and all around you.

And I also know, just as Jesus promised, the Apostles are not in their graves. They are in a place of great honor, as 12 foundation stones of the general assembly of Christ's Church which is adorned as a bride to the groom, the Apostles having 12 thrones of judgment, and having judged a perfect number from the 12 tribes of Israel who were firstfruits unto God and the Lamb, the O.T. people having their Fathers name written on their foreheads, not dead in Christ, but having their Fathers name, who were raised from the dead the very same day Jesus was raised from the dead.

And that those of the first resurrection, the dead in Christ, being most worthy to become as priests of God and Christ, having reigned with God and Christ for a perfect time, are amongst the Apostles thrones of judgment, as they were first century disciples of Christ who were murdered for the testimony of Jesus Christ, worthy workmen of the Kingdom of God, as for a time more than 3000 Christians were crucified by order of Nero every single day, those Christians who would not bow to his image and who refused his document bearing the mark of his name to buy or sale within the Roman Empire. (REV 20:4-6)

And WE are the rest of the dead, every man great and small, all who have since died, all are instantly caught up to the throne of God, either into judgment, or escaping judgment as their names are written in the Lambs Book of Life.


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Say it with me, please...
I pledge allegiance... to the God...of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.... And to the kingdom... for which Christ stands... all nations... under God...invincible... with liberty and justice for all. AMEN
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