KEY SCRIPTURE: John 5:28 KJV “Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,”

The Lord made mention of a time that He will call for all those in the grave to hear His voice and then respond, by resurrecting from their graves. This statement has brought lots of controversies among certain bible teachers. Some say when people die, they sleep in the grave till the resurrection. The others say, when men die their Spirit depart to be with the Lord. What does the scriptures actually teach? I will want to make the following statement about the interpretation of scripture according to Isaiah 28:10 KJV “For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:” it says to do justice in the interpretation of scripture, it must be done by being very judicious and looking at the scriptures, line upon line. Precept upon precept, here a little there a little. If you are to make a doctrine or interpretation without looking at other parts of the scripture that are related to the event you are considering, then you may be going into error.

From the statement our Lord made, it may mean all the dead are in their graves. Meaning the Spirit, soul and the body, are in the grave. Is that what really happens? Let’s take a journey through the scriptures and look at all the related issues concerning people who die.

1. What happens when people die? We would look at a couple of scriptures to help ourselves. The scriptures always use the term ‘gave up the ghost or the Spirit. I will give a number of instances. Genesis 25:8 KJV “Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.” The following scriptures also describe the death of Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and any other person as giving up the ghost. The references are as follows: Ishmael (Genesis 25:17), Isaac (Genesis 35:29), Jesus (Matthew 15:37).

When the Lord was dying, He said in Luke 23:46 KJV “And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

When one dies his Spirit leaves the body (James 2:26). In the Lord’s case He committed His spirit into God’s hands. His Spirit left to be with the Father. In Philippians 1:23, Apostle Paul said the following ” For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:” he said when I depart, or when I give up the ghost or Spirit, I will be with Christ, who is presently in heaven. He says the same thing concerning every other believer in 2nd Corinthians 5:1 “That when we live this body or tabernacle, we would be clothed with a heavenly one. He went on to say that, we leave this place to be present with the Lord. 2nd Corinthians 5:6. Let’s look at what Ecclesiastes said concerning the Spirit of man when it dies. Ecclesiastes 3:21 KJV “Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?”

From this journey through the bible, we can establish that;

1. When a man dies his Spirit leaves the body.

2. The Spirit departs to be with the Lord, if the person is a child of God.

We would continue with this study to understand what it means for those in the grave to hear his voice and respond.

THOUGHT: THE CHRISTIAN DEPARTS TO BE WITH THE LORD

FURTHER STUDIES

James 2:26 KJV “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”

Acts 5:5 KJV” And Ananias hearing these words down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Romans 8:6 KJV “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”

Carnality is such a serious canker in the lives of most Christians and needs to be totally destroyed in the lives of children of God. Christians are born into the Spirit, and must live in the Spirit. Romans 8:9 KJV” But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be

that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” Carnality takes one out of the Spirit and makes him a product of the flesh. It all begins in the mind and it is strengthened by the mouth.

Unscriptural declarations, no matter where it is made has a great toll on the child of God. It may be an idle word or a word meant to express one’s thought or feeling; that may not seem to have any adverse effect on the Christian. The Lord said in Matthew 12:36, that no idle word will go unpunished.

Some say we must admit the truth and say who we are. As a result of this, some Christians make statements like, we are men and not angels and so don’t expect us to live above certain standards. This statement may be the fact, that is a reality of the human experience, but it is definitely not the truth.

The truth is what the bible says about us, and when we agree with it, the supernatural power of God transports us from ordinary human feelings and actions into the spirit. Apostle James shows why many Christians, including pastors err. They make statements that are not in line or does not synchronize with the scriptures. James 3:2 KJV “For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

According to the above verse, (James 3:2) the man who errs in his words will offend in all he does.

When your words does not align with scripture, you are a erring in your words, therefore you are a ‘nepius’ , a baby or better still a carnal person.

The man who does not err in his words, that is, He always speaks in line with the scripture is able to control his whole body. Apostle James calls him a perfect man. The scripture calls you a saint or a holy one, don’t call yourself a sinner. The scripture says the old nature died with Jesus, and so stop saying the old man is still alive and controlling your actions. Do not speak according to the weakness you see in your actions, but speak in line with, what the death and resurrection of Jesus achieved for you. It is always what you believe and say, that controls you.

Finally take time to speak every good thing the word says about you to yourself. Repeat it over and over again to yourself, until your consciousness are dominated by it. Many wrong actions come from lies that, demons say to you. Please say the truth to yourself and you would erode carnality from yourselves.

THOUGHT: FAITH IS SAYING AND BELIEVING WHAT GOD SAYS AND NOT YOUR FEELING.

FURTHER STUDIES

Galatians 4:1 KJV Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child (nepius), differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

Matthew 12:35 KJV “A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Romans 8:6 KJV “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”

We are still studying our topic on a walk with Jesus through the gospels. In our current study we are considering the supernatural life called eternal life or ZOE. We learnt that this eternal life has very high potentials, for it is the same life that God the Father has, as well as the Son.

 According to John 1:4-5 this life is our light or our solution, that cheaply destroys Satan’s power or darkness. We also learnt that carnality is the only power that renders eternal life ineffective, and as a result makes the child of God, to become so ordinary and therefore suffers like other men, or mere men. (1st Corinthians 3:3)

From the above expose, we see that carnality is the greatest enemy of the Christian.

 (Satan can have no victory over the child of God, until he or she becomes carnal).

The bible teaches that, the Christian who embraces carnality is death. The power of eternal life is rendered totally ineffective because of Carnality. The answer to carnality is spirituality. Spirituality is not about looking into the heavens but simply to be scriptural. Remember that we said carnality is simply living outside the word of God.

 The highest form of carnality is to be unbelieving.

Unbelief is a rejection of the word or scriptures. It is a refusal to be committed to the demands of the scriptures. Carnality also shows its head in many lustful appetites.

 When any man pursues these wrong appetites, he or she deactivates the power and strength of eternal life in him.

HOW DO WE DEAL WITH CARNALITY THEN?

1. Take some moments to think about the great effect of carnality. Consider the amazing benefits of the ZOE life, and how useless it is for the flesh to deprive you of these glorious benefits of the divine nature.

(Constructive thinking answers negative unproductive actions)

2. To deal with carnality, one must be given to the word. Let the word of God dwell in you richly. Col 3:16

3. Decide to believe the word in all cases and also, to do as it says.

4. Do not allow any carnal or fleshly suggestion that opposes the word to prevail in you. Refuse any such suggestion with the scriptures. You may also say no, and add the scripture that speaks concerning that thing.

Say continually to yourself that you would not allow the flesh to deprive you of the glorious power of eternal life which is the light of men, and cheaply overcomes Satan’s power.

 Never confess you are a man who is weak towards the flesh, no, never. What you say, will dominate you.

Say that you are of the Spirit, and in the Spirit, and so have overcome every carnal way. This confession will surely put you over always.

CONFESSION

 I am in the Spirit, and a partaker of the divine nature. I have escaped the corruption that is sin, sicknesses and Satan’s power, (corruption is caused by carnality). I give no place to carnality, no, never, for I will never exchange my authority in the Spirit for carnality, that will make me subjected to Satan. With eternal life in me, I am forever superior to Satan and all his devices

FURTHER STUDIES

1st Corinthians 3:3 KJV” For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?”

Ephesians 4:22 KJV “That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;”

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 5:26 KJV For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

In our previous study, we realised that we have the same life as our Lord Jesus Christ. This kind of life is called Eternal life. The Greek word for it is ZOE. It is a higher life, with supernatural potentials. It is superior to the power of the enemy. The bible describes the relation with Satan’s power in the following manner. John 1:4,5 KJV In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” The life in the Son is the light of men, that destroys every power of the devil. What is the power of the devil? Sin, sicknesses, failure, torment of all kinds.

 If the power of the devil has never overcome the life in the Son, because it is the light of men, then, these negative forces, including disease, demonic activities, sin, and the rest, should never dominate the child of God who has eternal life in him.

We realise that most Christians are rather weak and mostly subjected to these forces of darkness. How does the Christian activate the ZOE life in him, to be able to destroy evil, like light effortlessly humiliates darkness?

The scripture in 2 Pater 1:4 shows us how to get this life into operation. It reads as follows, “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”

1. The word of God has supernatural powers to transform us into what it talks about. Receive the word.

2. By becoming partakers of the divine nature we escape the corruption in the world through lust.

 This means it is carnality or lust that deactivates the child of God’s supernatural powers, and makes him or her susceptible to the power of darkness.

What is CARNALITY? It is simply living outside the word of God. It also means when one is influenced by anything other than the word of God.

To activate the powers of the divine nature, or eternal life, you take a stand on the word of God, and refuse to act contrary to what the word says.

 Until one becomes carnal, he escapes the corruption or the power of darkness to afflict and control him.

We take a stand on the word by believing what it says, proclaiming your commitment to it, and then acting in line with what it says. THIS IS WHAT ACTIVATES THE POWER OF THE DIVINE LIFE TO QUENCH EVIL WITH EASE.

THOUGHT: TO ACTIVATE THE DIVINE LIFE, BELIEVE THE WORD, BOLDLY PROCLAIM IT, AND ACT IN LINE WITH WHAT IT SAYS.

FURTHER STUDIES

Rom 4:17 KJV” (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.”

2 Corinth 4:13 KJV “We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;”

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 5:26 KJV “For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;”

The Lord Jesus according to this scripture shares the life of the Father. What is the life of the Father? 1st John 5:11 KJV “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” The life which the Father gave to the Son is called eternal life. This word “eternal” also means unending, or life without end. It also means, there is no power whether natural or supernatural that can overcome this life of God or this eternal life. Apostle Paul describes this kind of life in the following scripture 2nd Timothy 1:10 KJV “But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel” Apostle Paul calls this life an immortal life. It is an incorruptible life. When a man is born again, the natural life is supplanted or taken over by this supernatural life.

In John 15, the word talks about our Lord Jesus who is the vine and we are the branches. The life of the branches is received from the vine. We have this very life of the Father in us.

 Please note: every spiritual condition or state is ONLY accessible by faith. You can express the effect or impact of this supernatural life by believing and declaring that we have the very life of God.

We must be fully conscious as well as affirming that we have a life, superior to demon power, superior to disease and superior to the forces of this life. In 2nd Peter 1:4 it reads, ” Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” Through the revelation of the word of God, we are partakers or fellow participators of the nature of God.

Dear reader, the Lord Jesus, at the time before creation, had the same glory(nature) as the Father. John 17:5 KJV “And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.”  He had to become a man, so that through death, He could take away our sins and imparted to us His life. This life is the eternal life.

 It is also called the resurrection life.

 It has abolished spiritual death and has control over all the causes of physical death. The apostle Paul who had a very clear understanding of this life in him could not be destroyed by any of the life destroying agents in 2nd Corinthians 11:24-28.

The following are some of the life destroying agents

1. Five times forty stripes less one.

2. Thrice beaten with rods.

3. Once stoned almost to death.

4. Thrice suffered ship wreck.

5. Stayed in the sea for a night and a day, and many more.

All the above could not kill him, until he said, I have finished my course. Then was he ready to go.

CONFESSION

I have the life of God in me. The life of God  is superior to all destructive forces, whether physical or spiritual. By the divine life in me, I have escaped the corruption in this life through carnality. My life manifests the praises of God.

FURTHER STUDIES

Romans 8:11 KJV “But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.”

1st John 5:4 KJV “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 5:25 KJV “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”.

The word of God is saturated with divine life to raise any dead person or thing. Well, in the context of our key scripture, what kind of dead people is the Lord talking about? This is definitely not referring to the physically dead. If it meant the physically dead people, then they had no choice to respond or not. Our key scripture talks about those who can hear. The Lord in this verse is referring to the spiritually dead people, or what will be described as the living dead. Any man born into this world is spiritually dead, or better still, a living dead according to Romans 5:12 ” Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so, death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned”. It is the influence of death in the life of a man, that produces every negative thing, one, could imagine. All truth is parallel, so, as decay works in a physically dead person, so does evil, demons and negative acts are produced in spiritually dead people.

According to our key scripture the word of our Lord Jesus has enough life and power to raise you from that state. You may be a drunkard, and feeling very defeated and miserable, do not close your condition to fate. The word of God is coming with resurrection life. All you need is to receive it with your heart. Many listens but do not hear, because they do not prepare their hearts to submit to what they may be listening to. The Lord says if only you can hear him, life would come to you. You may be suffering from a disease that seems incurable, you can receive the healing you anticipate and desire if only you would make up your mind to turn from your condition and accept the message of salvation or healing for your body.

In the light of what the Lord says, it is not your condition that is impossible to change, but your ability to hear his call to get up from that condition.

Why do many fail to hear?

1. Some are so engrossed in their sin such that they are not ready to hear the life  saving words from the Lord Jesus. Isaiah 59:1-2, informs us that, it is not God’s hand which cannot save, but the sin of people which separates or keeps them away.

2. Some are also not able to hear because they have become so used to their condition. They do not accept any new thing.

3. Others do not hear because the god of this world or the demons of darkness blind their minds and hearts from hearing. 2nd Corinthians 4:4

4. There are those who do not hear because they oppose the truth, because they are deceived. 2nd Timothy 3:13

I want to help you hear. Just consider your state;

Are you satisfied with the way you are living?

Do you have the peace of heart that passes all understanding?

Are you certain about a blissful heavenly home?

Why are you so fearful?

If your answers to these questions are no, then you need to hear the Lord today.

To hear him, you must put aside any thing that takes you from the Lord.

You must forget about your self-importance for a moment and accept the goodness and greatness of Jesus.

Say to Him, you believe in Him and make Him Lord of your life. Tell Him you will submit your life to Him. Thank Him for saving you. Rejoice for your salvation.

THOUGHT: IT IS YOUR CHOICE WHETHER YOU EXPERIENCE GOD’S SAVING POWER OR NOT.

FURTHER STUDIES

Mark 9:23 KJV” Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”

Isaiah 59:1-2 KJV Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 5:24 KJV “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”

The Lord said, he that hears my word and believes on Him that sent me has everlasting life. The mission of our Lord Jesus, was to bring man to his original relationship with the father. Man was created to fellowship with God, and to be an access way for God to relate with His creation. It was God in Adam that enabled, him to name all the creatures of the earth. God dwelt in man and conferred all authority on man. Gen 1:26. The presence of God in man was what made him alive unto God. He was spiritually alive. The day he disobeyed God, and ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he lost the presence of God, and so man died spiritually. Rom 5:12. The Lord came down to this earth to restore that relationship between God and men.

What was the message of the Son about the Father to men? John 3:16.”For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life”. Men are to believe in the love of the Father. The Lord reveals the unquenchable love of the Father in the story of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) He demonstrates the anger of God against satanic oppression that assaults men with diseases. This was seen, as the Lord went about healing the sick (Acts 10:38). He teaches about God’s love for the sinner and simultaneously His fury against sin. The Lord Jesus unveils the loving heart of God, for all men, and His anger against sin.

In the Light of these revelations about the heart of the Father towards men, each one must repent from all sinful ways and accept the love of the Father. This is the only way to find true meaning in life.

 Until a man comes to the point of total surrender to the authority of God, he or she is a miserable wonderer in this world.

He keeps chasing for satisfaction and indulges the flesh in all kinds of pleasure. At the end of the day, he finds himself miserable and empty. This is not what the Lord Jesus intends for you. John 10:10 KJV” The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” Stop yielding to the thief of your soul and surrender to Jesus.

THOUGHT:  LIFE IS ONLY MEANINGFUL, WHEN GIVEN TO GOD

FURTHER STUDIES

John 3:17 KJV” For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”

Luke 15:20 KJV “And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 5:23 KJV “That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.”

Our key scripture reveals that, God our father has given all power to the Son so that men would honour the Son. Indeed, He is the only name given among men, whereby we might be saved. The truth is that Jesus Christ is the mystery of God revealed and explained to us. He is the word of God, which is God, but took on flesh and came to dwell among us and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth. (John 1:1,14) As He said, if you have seen Him, then you have seen the Father. His life is a revelation of the will of the Father. Whatever one seeks to know about the Father is demonstrated in Him.

To give honour to the Son is to give honour to the Father. What does it mean to give honour to the Son?

1. It means to esteem His words very highly above every other thing or person. Matt 6:33

2. To honour Him is to believe in Him. John 6:29 KJV “Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”

3. To honour the Son is to love Him dearly.

Ephesians 6:24 KJV” Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity”

4. To honor Him is to forsake sin. The Lord suffered and died so that men would be free from sin. Romans 6:14. Sin defeats God’s number one purpose for creating man. That is to fellowship with man.

5. To honour the Son is to bear fruits of righteousness and souls of men. John 15:8, James 3:18.

6. To honour Jesus is to put Him first in everything. In fact, you make yourself insignificant, and that it is Him that matters. Colossians 1:18, Philippians 1:21

How can one truly honour the Son? Accept your death with Him. Now it is Christ, who is alive in you. (Galatians 2:20) Secondly, it is the task of the Holy Spirit to help you honour the Lord. John 16:14 KJV “He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.” It is the Holy Spirit who enables us to honour and glorify the Son. This comes about as we fellowship with the Spirit. The hidden truths and realities about our Lord Jesus are revealed to us by the Holy Spirit. He makes Jesus real to us, so that we could positively relate with Him. Ask the Holy Spirit for His assistance in prayer, study of the word and also a positive response to the word of God.

What happens when Jesus is honoured?

You cannot remain insignificant when you lift up the master. The donkey that carried Jesus, walked on humans’ cloths and the singing of hosanna. (Mark 11:8) That particular donkey was not known by people, until, it carried the master. It was the call to honour the master, that set it free from bondage (Mark 8:2). Your decision to honour the master, would free you from every bondage. KEEP LIFTING JESUS HIGH UP IN ALL YOU DO.

THOUGHT: HONOURING CHRIST PAVES A WAY FOR YOUR LIFTING IN LIFE.

FURTHER STUDIES

1st Samuel 2:30 KJV” Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.”

James 4:8 KJV” Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 5:22 KJV” For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:”

Our Lord Jesus is the judge of the world. Why has the Father placed the judgement of all mankind in the hands of the Lord? Jesus. He is the eternal word of God. It is the word that would judge all men. John 12:48 KJV “He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.” No one will escape or may be able to defend himself because he has even made his word plain to their hearts. The Lord will judge all men, because he lived as a man and never sinned. Hebrews 4:15 KJV “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” He is very qualified to judge all.

The following are the principles for judging all men.

1. Men will be judged with righteous judgement (Acts 17:31, Psalms 96:13)

2. Men would be judged according to God’s holy standards, Romans 2:6, 10, 11, Revelations 22:12)

3. Men would be judged according to their attitude to Christ (John 12:41, Luke 12:8-9)

4. Men would be judged according to the measure of light and opportunity given to them. (Matthew 11:21-24)

5. Men will be judged by the infallible and omniscient judge Jesus Christ. There will be no chance of mistaken judgement, for He has all the hidden facts, deeds, motives, and thoughts of men, before him. (Ecclesiastes 12:14)

6. Men would be convinced of the righteousness of God’s judgement upon them. All will acknowledge that it is absolute justice meted upon their thoughts, words, deeds and motives. (Jude 14:15, Matt 12:37, Rom 2:15:16, Luke 19:22)

Finally let’s consider the purpose for which all men would be judged by Christ

1. To reveal the true character of each person. (Matthew 10:26, 1 Corinthians 4:5)

2.  To determine the value of all works of men. (1st Corinthians 3:13)

3. To render public reward or punishment, as men are not always punished or rewarded in this life. (Matt 16:27, Rom 2:8,9, Rev 22:12)

4. To vindicate the righteousness of God in His dealings with men. His Justice will be acknowledged. (Rev 19:1& 2)

If men would surely be judged by the omniscient and righteous One, what kind of life ought you to live?

THOUGHT: THERE WOULD BE A HOLY RIGHTEOUS JUDGEMENT FOR ALL

FURTHER STUDIES

Acts 17:31 KJV “Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.”

Revelations 22:12 KJV “And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 5:21 KJV “For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.”

The father and the Son are one. Whatever the father does, the father has power to make alive and the Son also has the ability to quicken and make alive. He says he can do it according to his own choice. The Pharisees had earlier remarked that, if Jesus said God was His Father, then he being a man, was making himself God. The Lord through this discourse was revealing to them, that He was indeed one with the father. The Lord made the following about His relation with the father. John 14:9 KJV “Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?” Some have tried to argue that Jesus says nowhere in the scriptures that. He is God.

Please just take a look at the above scripture. He did not say I have been with you for a long time, and you have not KNOWN THE FATHER, BUT RATHER HE SAID, YOU HAVE NOT KNOWN ME. If He had said you have not known the father, then it would mean he was just representing the father, but since He said you have not known me, then He was revealing His unique identity. He said if you have seen me then you have seen the father. He said indirectly that I am one with the Father. Let’s consider this other scripture as well. Isaiah 9:6 KJV “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

Please just consider the above scripture. This was a prophecy about the Messiah. The verse after this clearly reveals this is talking about the Lord Jesus, who would be a king in the lineage of King David. In the verse 6, the scripture said, He would be called, the mighty God, The everlasting Father. Jesus is the mighty God, Hallelujah! He would also be called the everlasting Father. This agrees perfectly with the New Testament statement, that says, if you have seen me, then you have seen the Father. Jesus is God.

THOUGHT: JESUS IS GOD, AND HE IS MIGHTILY WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.

FURTHER STUDIES

John 10:30 KJV” I and my Father are one.”

Matthew 28:19 KJV “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”