Monday, February 09, 2015

Revelation 22:10-11


10 And he [further] told me, Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book and make no secret of them, for the time when things are brought to a crisis and the period of their fulfillment is near.
  • Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who reads aloud [in the assemblies] the word of this prophecy; and blessed (happy, to be envied) are those who hear [it read] and who keep themselves true to the things which are written in it [heeding them and laying them to heart], for the time [for them to be fulfilled] is near. Revelation 1:3
  • Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God.] For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap. Galatians 6:7
  • Not forsaking or neglecting to assemble together [as believers], as is the habit of some people, but admonishing (warning, urging, and encouraging) one another, and all the more faithfully as you see the day approaching. Hebrews 10:25
  • Once again we are shown to not shy away from the Book of Revelation. Jesus will lead us to go and share it, to read it out loud, and to study it together. There is a wonderful blessing in doing so and Jesus will make sure that we do openly share the Truth in this awesome Book!
11 He who is unrighteous (unjust, wicked), let him be unrighteous still; and he who is filthy (vile, impure), let him be filthy still; and he who is righteous (just, upright, in right standing with God), let him do right still; and he who is holy, let him be holy still.
  • We are shown here that our Father is in total control. If we are called and chosen to be the Bride of Christ, our Father will cause us to be righteous and holy. If we are not chosen, we can never be holy. Our Father holds all of the power. A person is only born again by God's will. 
  • Who owe their birth neither to bloods nor to the will of the flesh [that of physical impulse] nor to the will of man [that of a natural father], but to God. [They are born of God!] John 1:13
  • For many are called (invited and summoned), but few are chosen. Matthew 22:!4
  • For both He Who sanctifies [making men holy] and those who are sanctified all have one [Father]. For this reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren; Hebrews 2:11
  • And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them. Ezekiel 36:27
  • It is a reason for pride and exultation to which our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world [generally] and especially toward you, with devout and pure motives and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God (the unmerited favor and merciful kindness by which God, exerting His holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, and keeps, strengthens, and increases them in Christian virtues). 2 Corinthians 1:12
  • For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live]. Ephesians 2:10
  • Declaring the end and the result 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 and purpose, Isaiah 46:10
  • For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him. And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together) Colossians 1:16-17
  • So many times we want to preach to people what they have to do. This way of preaching is not the Truth that will set them free. The Truth that will set people free is that it is what our Father has to do. Tell people what our Father will do through them and they will be set free. Tell people what they have to do and they will never truly come to the knowledge that will set them free. They may have a form of godliness, but they will always deny the power of it.
  • So relax if someone you know seems to be unrighteous. They will see our Father and His Truth through us and they too will come to the knowledge of the Truth and be set free. Our Father will use us to show and tell them of His power working through us. They will see that He is greater in us then anything that is in the world and they will be set free. 

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