The Broken Cisterns

  The Lord was communicating to His people their consequences for forsake Him. The prophet (Jeremiah 2:13) wrote, "For My people have committed two evils: They forsake Me, the fountain of living waters, and hew themselves cisterns-broken cisterns that can hold no water.

  Cisterns are reservoirs dug into the earth, usually out of solid rock, designed to hold water. A  fountain is an artisan spring, bubbling up from the earth with an unending supply of fresh, pure water. The bible always bring an open invitation, for believers and none believers to come to drink from the fountain of living waters.

   The Lord Jesus gave an invitation in (John 4:13-14) to the Samaritan woman in the well. This woman was not a believer, and Jesus invite her to drink from the fountain of living waters. In (V13) Jesus answered and said to her, [ "Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again"], (V14) "But whoever drinks of the water that I give him will never thirst. But the water I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life".

   The invitation it is also open for the bride of Christ, which is the church. In (Rev 22:17) And the Spirit and the bride say, "come!" And let him who hears say, "come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. The invitation has been always for anyone, in the same way, I bring a horse to drink water, If the horse choose not to drink from the water, has missed the blessing of his satisfaction.

  Broken cisterns is anything that take the first place in your life, rather than Jesus Christ. It could be your finances, career, families, friends, or ministry. The time will come, when those broken cisterns will become empty. It can also happen like the Samaritan woman that found the well too deep, and didn't have nothing in her hand to draw the water with. When everything else in life is gone, job, friends, families, possessions,health, than the only place always open is the throne of His grace. The only place and person to go will always be our Lord Jesus.

  Dear Friend:

   Nothing in life in this side in  this eternity can last! You can have it, and work for it, but understand that this side is only a short time. You will be able to enjoy whateever you want to achieve for a short period of time, the Lord Jesus want to offer you something more than what you can accomplish. He is offering eternal life and a quality life. He want to have a personal relationship with you, but it is your choice and decision. He is a gentlemen, and will not force anyone to come to drink from the living water. It is an invitation, and it is open for everyone.

The Greatest, Is Love

   The greatest gift you can offer to anyone during Christmas, and every day of your life, is Love. The bible teach that God was motivated in Love, to give His only Son Jesus. In (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.

  The greatest demonstration of God Love was done on the cross. In (Rom 5:8) "But demonstrates His own Love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. People during Christmas season are so concern to buy gift, and are willing to go in debt to purchase gift to someone. Yet, God's people are not willing to pay their debt by Loving Him, and genuine Love those He put around us. The store can only sell temporary gifts, that can only bring temporary happiness. But the store can not sell Love that will motivate anyone to give whether someone deserved or not.

 The greatest command is Love. When Jesus was asked which is the greatest command?. Jesus answered  in (Mt 22:37-40) " You shall Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind". [ This is the First and great commandment]. And the second is like it: "You shall Love your neighbor as yourself". [ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophet]. The Lord commanded His disciple to Love one another. In (John 13:34-35) "A new commandment I give you that you Love one another; as I Love you that you also Love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciple if you have Love one another.This Christmas season giving without Love is nothing, but emptiness of those who hearts are captivated to themselves. The truth is that we can not out give God, because He is Love.

 The greatest Fruit of the Spirit is Love. The Apostle Paul wrote in (1 Corinthian 13:13) "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but [ the greatest is Love]. Notice, that he didn't say the greatest is faith, or the greatest is hope. Why Love is the greatest? because I can have faith and hope, by expecting something in retur, but Love those not expect anything in return. It is possible to know all the mystery, It is possible to serve in ministry, It is possible to give food and clothe to the needed, but if this good deeds are not done motivated in Love, it is useless. Any one can give when circumstances are O.K., only when my neighbor appreciate all my efforts that I have done to help them. The Love will give unconditionally whether that person deserved or not. That is how God express His Love toward us, He didn't died on the cross because we were worthy.

 In (1 Corinthian 13:8) Love suffers long and is kind; Love does not envy; Love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity; but rejoices in the truth; bears all things,believes all things,hopes all things,endures all things. Love never fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. This is the reason why the church of Christ, are commanded to be fill with the Holy Spirit. The greatest fruit of the Spirit is Love, what will profit me to give a Christmas gift to someone, and deep in my heart desire evil to that person that was created in God image? It is possible to serve God in ministry, give tithe and offering, sing in the worship service, and not been able to fulfill God priority, which is giving Him a genuine demonstration of our Love to Him. All I am making is a sound of brass or a clanging cymbal.

 The greatest gift, Fruit of the Spirit, and command, is Love. In (1 John 4:18-20) There is no fear in Love, perfect Love cast out fear, because fear involve torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in Love. We Love Him because He First Loved us. This is the key verse: [ If some one says, "I Love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not Love his brother whom he has seen, how can he Love God whom he has not seem]? The epistle of John during the end time event, should be the most preachable epistle in all the church of Christ, because not only is the greatest commandment, but the key for a healthy relation with God and people. The priority of God's will, is not the sacrifices but our obedient. Samuel told Saul that obedient is better than sacrifices. The Lord Jesus respond to the question that was asked, that Love is the First and the greatest command. If you Love Him, you will obey His command. (John 14:15)

   Dear Friend:

 The only thing God ask, is your Love and obedient. He is the only reason for this season in the celebration of Christmas. You and I can go to any corner and ask for money to buy food for our stomach, but you and I can not go to a corner and ask for Love. Everyone will look at you and say that you are crazy, because is either they don't know what genuine Love is, or they never have it or they don't know how to Love someone. The only way you and I can Love unconditionally is by giving your life to Jesus. If you are not born again, you can not Love the way Jesus Love, until you ask him to come to your life, forgive you from all your sins and cleanse you and ask Him to be your Lord for ever. If you are a child of God, and the Lord has convicted you to come back to Him. Ask Him to Forgive you from all your sins and entered again into a loving relationship with Him.

 

To Be Fill With The Holy Spirit

  There was a time in my christian life, when my life became like a rollercoster  ride. At the end the result became hopeless and I was defeated. Until one day, the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart, and show me what the problem was. The problem  I was facing, was not that I didn't know who the Holy Spirit is, or why did He came for? But because I fell to claim daily, His promise to fill me with the Holy Spirit. The primary reason why I am sharing this testimony, is because this can happen to anybody in the church. Perhaps you could be facing the same situation, that I went through. The second reason is to help you as a believer, to claim daily His promise, in order to be fill with the Holy Spirit.

  The doctrine of the great commission it is one of the command given by Jesus Christ in (Mt 28:19-20). To make disciple, to baptize new believers, and to teach the word of God. But, are this is the only command, the Lord Jesus gave to His disciple? The answer is No. After Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead, He commanded His first disciple to be fill with the Holy Spirit in (Lk 24:49). "Behold, I send the promise of My father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endured with the power from high. The Lord commanded not suggested to His disciple to be fill with the Holy Spirit.

  The Lord Jesus Christ is our example, to be fill with the Holy Spirit before He begin His ministry. In (Lk 4:1) Then Jesus being [ filled with the Holy Spirit ], returned from the Jordan and was [ lead by the Spirit into the wilderness]. The only truth is that only the Holy Spirit of God, can set people free from any bondage of sins. The Lord said not by might or strenght, but by My Spirit. The Lord Jesus said that no one come to Him, unless they are draw to Him.(John 6:44) The Lord is not interested to have a big amount of people in the congregation that they know that have eternal life, in case if they die, but He want to transform and set people free from bondage of sin. The Lord want to have a relationship with people and He demand that every believers walk in obedient.

  The Holy Spirit is the Lord of the harvest, He is the Supreme in revival, evangelism work, and missionary efforts. Without the guidance and the direction of the Holy Spirit every plan and effort are condemn to a failure. It doesn't matter if believers dedicate their life to Christ, give tithe and offering as an act of obedient, pray and fact for the lost one, have daily devotion and study scripture, attend to the church for fellowship, serve in the church, put on the armor of God to enter to a battle and witness to the lost people. The reality of this truth is that you are fighting a lost battle.

   It is written in the bible in (LK 4:18) "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. My question is, How can I set free someone, if I am not walking in obedient toward God and I have sin in my life? The answer is that many believers are depending in their own strenght, ability, and idea. The Pharisees were expert to teach laws, pray and fast but in reality they were not free to themselves. They were able to get group of people to assist to the congregation, but there were not capable to set them free, so they can experience a radical transformation. Only the Holy Spirit can set people free and transform their life into Christ image.

   The Lord command every believer to be fill with the Holy Spirit in (Act 1:8) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the earth. Why believers are not reflecting the abundant life? Because they are not fill with the Holy Spirit. They are living their life with their own thinking, ideal, skills and strengths. The Lord said that without Him we can not do anything. (John 15:5). The fruit of the Spirit is founded in (Gal 5:22) Love, Joy, Peace, Long suffering, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self control. Against such there is no law. The only way believer can bare fruit and be productive is by the power of the Holy Spirit.

  The result of been fill with the Holy Spirit will bring every believers to become obedient to God, instead of obeying God half way. The Lord allow me to experience this situation, so I can bare witness that without the work of the Holy Spirit christians believers are predestine to experience failure. Satan does not want the church of Christ to be fill with the Holy Spirit, He knows that there is power when christians believers obey God. He want to keep believers to experience good thing, in order to prevent believers to experience the best thing. It is not a convenience for him, to allow christians to obey God's command to be fill with the Holy Spirit, because that is the only power that can set free any soul. How can christians claim daily the promise of God, to be fill with the Holy Spirit?

• The believer must be willing to surrend their life daily in every area of their life and to follow the direction of the Holy Spirit.
• The believer must confess all their sins, and believe that they are forgiven. (1 John 1:7)
• The believer must claim the promise by faith, to ask the Lord to fill them with the Holy Spirit. (Act 1:8; Eph 5:18; 1 John 5:14,15).
• The believer must obey God, in whatever the Holy Spirit is asking to do.

   ounce you claim daily the promised to be fill with the Holy Spirit, you may experience a manifestation of peace and contentment in any circumstance and will bare fruit to help others to know Christ as their personal savior. What good is going to be, if I began to witness Christ to someone, and my conduct and actions does not reflect what I say? The Lord commanded to Love Him first, and then Love other people as yourself. The truth is that if we are honest to our self and to the Lord, you and I can not Love people the way God does. That is the reason why we need to be fill with the Holy Spirit. 

     Dear Friend:

     If you are a believer and you are captivated with sins, prideness, fear, bitterness, anxiety, the good news is that God want to restore your relationship with Him. If you are not a believer, this teaching can only help you to receive Christ as your personal savior. You can not be fill with the Holy Spirit, until you are save first. The only way to obtain salvation, is by faith in Christ, and asked the Lord Jesus to come in to your life, to save you and forgive you from all your sins and be your Lord and savior forever. 

    

Kept from the Hour of Temptation

The phrase in Rev 3:10, Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the earth. It is very important to communicate to the church of Christ, that the last Seven years of Daniel 70th week has three section: The first 3 1/2 years begin with The Beginning of Sorrrow, or The Birth Spang. The second 3 1/2 years which is in the middle point will begin with The Great Tribulation, it is also called Jacob's trouble. The last section is the Day of the Lord, or God's wrath.

  The second point is that The Great Tribulation, spoken by the Lord himself will be "Cut short" for the sake of the elect (Mt 24:22) not the entire tribulation period. The third point is that the Day of the Lord is a time of divine judgment, upon the wicked which occur at the opening of the seventh seal. The Rapture of the church will occur after the sixth seal is open. The bride of Christ is not appointed to wrath, but to obtain salvation in Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:9)

  The fourth point is that there is only one second coming. No where in scriptures is founded the word: comings, raptures, resurrections, ends, they are written in a singular not plural. The fifth point is no where in scriptures has ever promised the believer, to be excluded from hardships ,trials, persecutions and afflictions. With this truth in mine, you will get a clear understanding of the phrase in Rev 3:10. The important part to bring the three section of the last Daniel 70th week, is the key to bring clarification of the text. The text appear to say that God " Will Keep" the faithful "From the hour of testing".

   There are three key phrase in this text: "Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you", "The hour of testing." Lets begin with the critical phrase "keep you from". The verb "to keep" is the Greek verb [tēréō] it is used twice in this text. The primary meaning is to guard, watch over, or keep. In the new testament it is used "to observe or to follow". The phrase has a cause and effect relationship meaning, [Because you have observed or followed from your part, My word of patience, I from My part, will guard or watch over you, From the hour of testing. That is how the Greek verb [tēréō] is used.

   What has the church of Philadelphia "kept"- Followed or observed, as it were- that has such value to Christ that obligates Him to give them something in return? The answer is, the word of My [Christ] perseverance. The next question should be: What instruction concerning Christs instruction, concerning patience have the faithful believer in the church of Philadelphia, have been following that delights the heart of Christ?. The answer is the faithful have observed or followed Christ instruction concerning patient. In Rev 3:8 the church of Philadelphia had "kept My word and have not denied My name". As it was in the days of John instructed the church of Philadelphia, in the last days the church will be called upon to persevere, to keep the word and the testimony for the sake of Christ's name.

    The evidence is in (Mt 24:9,13) "Then they will [deliver] you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account of My name... "But the one who [endures] to the end, he shall be saved [delivered"]. The word perseverance, patience and endurance are communicating the idea: "To overcome difficulties, to stand firm, to stand one's ground in the midst of difficulties. The church of Christ have the calling to remain faithful and truthful for the Lord Christ, during the last 70th week of Daniel. The perseverance or patience spoken in (Rev 3:10) are associated with (Rev 13:10, 14:9) during the persecution of the Antichrist. From the beginning I say that Daniel last 70th week has three section: The Beginning of Sorrow, the Great Tribulation and The Day of the Lord, I also say that there is only one second coming.

    If the Rapture of the church occur before the tribulation period begin, then there will be no logic for the Lord to say [Because you have kept the word of My patience]. The next verse the Lord is telling the church of Philadelphia, [ I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown]. The next point is for those who overcomes, giving the promise of reward. If the Rapture happen in the middle point, which is the first 3 1/2 years, then it will contradict other passage and event like the Abomination of the Desolation, spoken by the Lord himself giving the exact same reference of the prophet Daniel (Dan 9:27) and the Great Tribulation (Mt 24:21, Rev 7:14) The believer that came out of the Great Tribulation, who are they?

 Since the Rapture happen in the middle point of Daniel 70th week. The Rapture at the Post view at the opening of the seventh seal, are putting the bride of Christ to experience God's wrath. What happen to the security of the salvation of the believers?. The seventh seal indicate God's judgment upon the wicked and the chapter 8 is all about divine judgment, no blessing is associated.The word [From] is the shortest Greek word of [ek] many has interpreted as been removed or protected from something.The preposition of [to be kept from] is the Greek word of [apókept from something else, [apó] is normally the preposition used.

The Greek word all together [tēréō ek ] is the translation of something that come out of it, representing something that comes "out from the midst of" something else. [ tēréō ek], can only refer to guarding or protecting those who persevere while they are within the sphere of danger, and bringing them safely out from the midst of danger, and then bringing them safely out from the midst of danger. In (2 Pet 2:9) the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from [ek] temptation [testing-Peirasmόs], and to keep the unrigtheous under punishment for the day of judgment. The Apostle is not saying that believers will be kept away from [apó] the hour of testing [Peirasmόs], but that the godly will be rescued "out from the midst of " [ek] this time of testing [ Peirasmόs]. Now back to the phrase in (Rev 3:10) [Because you have kept the word of My patience, I will keep you from the hour of temptation].

 The second phrase is the hour of temptation. The Greek word is [Peirasmόs] which mean [a putting to the proof, or a test] the test can be good or bad. The important part to remember is that the testing that the Lord is speaking, is parallel in the context of the end time event of the last 70th week of Daniel. The hour of the temptation is a test were faithful believers will demonstrate to the Antichrist that Jesus is their Lord and savior, by not bowing down to worship him. Those who does not bow down will be persecuted or killed. Also believers will be seduced, hated and betrayed (Mt 24:9-10). The love of many for God will grow cold (Mt 24:12). The faith of those who did not denie Christ in the first 3 1/2 years will be rewarded. [ Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation].


Lets view one more time [Rev 3:10] with the Rapture view: If the Rapture occur Pre-Tribulation, the word testing which is [Peirasmόs] would not be written. There will be no logic to put some one into a test, if the church has been Rapture or Resurrected.The testing those not come from God, but from Satan. The word of God said [James 1:13] Let no one say when he is [tempted] by God, for God cannot be [tempted] by evil, and He Himself does not tempt any one. The Greek verb [peirazό], come from the same root [peira], as those the noun [Peirasmόs] translated testing. The hour of testing cannot be at "The Day of the Lord" which is the divine time of judgment upon the wicked. The only biblical logic interpretation is that the [temptation] will happen within the 70th week of Daniel. It is clear that in (Rev 7:14) [ are the ones who come out of [ek] the great tribulation].
Dear Friend:
   God want his bride to remain faithful to Him no matter what. Those who trust the Lord will be kept from the hour of temptation. The Lord has a plan, and He will keep all of His promise. He said that He will never leave us and forsake us. Those who killed with a sword, will die with a sword. The Lord is a fair judge. If you are not a believer, the time of Christ second coming is at the door. If you have not asked Jesus to come in to your life and save you, the bad news is that you cannot enter to heaven, unless you asked Jesus to come to your life. All of the temporary pleassure will turn ashes!!

The ID of the Beast

             The introduction of the Anti-Christ will begin with some understanding of who he really is.

The bible recorded that "Satan", "Devil", "Dragon", "Serpent", "Beast", "Lucifer", was created by God as an angel. In (Isa 4:12-14) speak of his rebellion toward God. The arrived of the Anti-Christ will be to accomplish his two purposes: The first one is to opposed or be against Christ and the second is for him to be exalted and worshiped. The Antichrist will be a world ruler who will be empower by Satan to reign during the last temporary [3 1/2 years] of the last Daniel 70th weeks.(Dan 9:27)

              The most important part of this teaching is to be able to bring a clear understanding, for those who has not received Jesus Christ as a personal savior. The ID of the beast is in the bible, is very important to make wise decisions in order to be seal for eternity. Not bowing to get the mark of the beast is not enough, in order to enter to heaven you need to be save first, by receiving Jesus Christ as your personal savior. The Antichrist will be doing his work of signs, wonders to deceive the world. He will control the system by changing laws and to force people in order to buy, sell or hold a job to get his mark.

             The ID of the beast, is his Mark. In (Rev 13:15-18) it is written that the mark will indicate his ownership for those who received. He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. (V16) He causes all both small and great ,rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, (V17) and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name (V18) ["Here is wisdom"]. Let him  who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man:[ His number is 666].

           The bible warning for those who take the mark of the beast and worship the following judgment: (Rev 14:9-11) Then a third angel follow them saying with a loud voice, "If  anyone worships [the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, (V10) "he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of his indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. (V11) "And the smoke of their torment ascends for ever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, and whoever receives [the mark of his name].



            Ones, someone take the mark of the beast as much as they wanted to repent for salvation, it will be too late, It will be not possible to change ownership. In the same way as someone trust the Lord Christ, the believer are seal with the Holy Spirit to indicate ownership and protection. The ID of the beast will be his mark indicating his ownership. In (Rev 13:14) the Greek word for 666 is (Chi Xi Stigma). It is giving the following definition [to Tizzy or Stick] a mark incised or punched [for recognition of ownership]. The Mark with the definitions of [Stick, incised, punched, and mark Stigma is very close to the definition of Charagma].

             Stigma and Charagma both support the idea of a syringe inject able [micro ship like the very chip]. 'Stigma' will be  'On' the hand or forehead and not 'In' the hand or forehead. The Antichrist will demand the worship of the world. He will cause great signs and wonders in order to deceive people. (Rev 13:13-14). The time is getting closed and it is written in the bible, all of this event have been prophecy over 2,000 years ago.

     

          Dear Friend :

          The time will come that this manifestation of the 'Stigma' the ID of the beast, it will be mandatory and be official. The mark of the beast will only offer you temporary protection, because he will only have a short reign during his manifestation, at the last 3 1/2 years of Daniel 70th weeks. Nothing will compare to the eternity when Christ come to rapture the church. The Lord Jesus said in Mark 8:36: 'For what will it profit a man if he gains the [hole world, and loses his own soul]? The Antichrist only has a limited time to control and do his deceitful deeds and wanted to take as many souls he can, to the lake of fire.

The Death and Hades

          Every day of our lives is a gift from God. The counsel of "God is love," "His Grace," and "Mercy" are the most popular sermon preach in the church of Christ. One of the other counsel, you don't often hear is "The judgment of God". The wrath of God is real as well as His mercy. In the old testament all the prophets, in all their 'Repent Sermon', they brought the blessing of those who obey God and the aware of divine judgment for those who don't obey the gospel.

          Jesus Christ, saw the need to teach His love,compassion and mercy.But it was also important for Him, to preach of His judgment, He didn't excluded. The house of those who has not received the Lord will catch up in fire, because the church has failed to communicate the judgment of God. For those who don't know, what is 'HELL'?,I will give you the biblical definition as clear as possible. It is a place you wanted avoid to go. The bible teach is a dark place were people who rejected Jesus Christ salvation, are tormented day and night in flaming fire.

          The Hebrew word for 'Hell' is [Sheol] and the Greek word is [Hades]. The life will continue after death, however, the direction of your eternal destiny will depend of your willing decision to receive or reject Jesus Christ salvation. The Lord said in (John 14:6) 'I am the way, the truth and life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. When time come to respond to God, His simple question: Why He should let you enter to heaven?. It will be not any valid and acceptable response than the completed work of Jesus on the cross.

         I will share some scripture that has to do with the judgement of God, Lets look for details of description of the place:

         In (Mt 25:41) ' Then he will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you curse, into the [everlasting fire] prepared for the devil and his angels.

        In (Mt 13:40,42) Therefore as the tares are gathered and [burned in the fire], so it will be at the end of the age. (V42) ' and will cast them into the [furnace of fire]. There will be [wailing and gnashing of teeth].

        In (Mt 22:11-13)  'But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. (V12) 'so he said to him, 'friend, how did you come here without a wedding garment? And he was speechless. (V13) Then the king said to the servants 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and [cast him into outer darkness]; there will be [weeping and gnashing of teeth].

       In (Lk 16:23-24,27-28) 'So it was the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's blossom. The rich man also died and was buried. (V23) 'And being in [torments in 'Hades'] he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his blossom. (V24) 'Then he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy of me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am [tormented in this flame]. (V27) ' Then he said , I beg you therefore, father, that you would send to my fathers house, (V28) 'For I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come [to this place of torment].

        

      In (Rev 19:19-20) And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. (V20) Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who worshiped his image. These two were [cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone].

     In (Rev 20:12-15) And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened which is the book of life. And the dead were judged  according to their works by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. (V14) Then the Death and Hades were [cast into the lake of fire]. This is the second death. (V15) And any one  not found  written in the book of life [was cast into the lake of fire].

     The judgement of God is real as well as His mercy, however the Lord has offer to every man kind His redemption plan of salvation. For those who decided to reject God's mercy through Jesus will suffer the consequence of eternal separation and the punishment for their sins. The Lord did not create the lake of fire for human being, that was Satan punishment for his rebellion toward God and the other one third of the angels that agreed to rebelled against God. The Lord provided his salvation plan through his Son Jesus, but it is your decision whether or not you wanted accept his offer. 

         Dear Friend:

        The bible is the word of God the passage of scriptures of his judgement are over whelming . It really don't make any different whether people wanted to accepted or not because at the end, is not what I say or believe but what God has to say. This is the reason why this blog is call bible and doctrine because the ultimate answer is what God has to say. The testimony of the rich man and Lazarus is not a fairy tale story, they both die and went to two different place. The rich men did not went to hell because he was rich, but because he rejected the Lord during the time he was alive. He saw Lazarus far away from the distance and he was begging to have Lazarus, to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool his tongue. The rich men testify that he is tormented in flame fire, he express his desired for someone to tell his five brothers so they don't have to go to the same place he is. The rich men could not be so kind to express mercy, when during his life he did not show any compassion for Lazarus.

The Spiritual Birth

                 It does make a different what you believe and who you believe. The bible recorded the sin of Adam and Eve by rebelling against God in the Garden of Eden  in (Gen 3). They both disobey the commandment of not eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The consequences for that act of disobedience has brought spiritual separation with an intimate relationship with God and physical death. In (Rom 5:12) Therefore , just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because [all sinned].

                It doesn't matter how good, moral with good principles, how much good deed you do for the Lord, if you are not born again [spiritually] you are not going to entered to heaven. Any body can argue about it, but that is what the bible teach. The only way to have an intimate relationship with God, is through His Spirit. You may experienced miracles that you may thought it came from God, you may pray the word of God, you may claim all His promise, but that has not nothing to do with confession, repentant from all your sins in order to have the Holy Spirit of God living inside of you. I will asked a simple question: Which God you are invoking?. The bible record Satan which is a fallen angel dress himself as an angel of light, to deceive people with all kinds of wonders.

                  The only way to enter to heaven is through Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (John 14:6) Jesus said 'I am the way, the truth, and the life, [ no one comes to the Father except through Me]. To be born again is to receive Jesus Christ as your personal savior. (John 1:12-13) But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name [ were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God].

                  The bible also recorded in (Rom 8:9) But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if [ anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His]. The salvation is very important because we all sinned against God. (Rom 5:8) the salvation of your soul has been provided. The Lord Jesus Christ die on the cross and pay your penalty in full, so you can spend eternity with Him.

                  The salvation is a free gift from God. You don't have to work for or earn it or buy it. (Rom 5:8 ) for the wages of sin is death, [but the gift of God is eternal life  in Christ Jesus our Lord]. The human race will be save by His grace through faith in Christ. ( Eph 2:8-9) for [by grace] you have been saved through [faith], and [not of yourselves; it is the [ gift of God], [not of works] lest anyone should boast.

                 The work of Jesus Christ is the only way that can get you to heaven and to have an intimate relationship with God. (1 John 5:11-12) he who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. And this the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He whose has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

                Dear Friend: 

             The bible is clear that those who does not have Jesus Christ in their life can not have an intimate relationship with God. The Spirit of God has to be living inside of the person and the only way to have that relationship is through Jesus Christ. If you are not a believer, what are you waiting for? it may be the time when it will be too late. The Lord Jesus Christ is coming soon, the Anti-Christ will show up in the scenario to demand the worship of the world. If you receive the mark of the beast, it will be too late for your salvation. All you have to do is where ever you are to asked JESUS to come to your life, to cleansed you from all your sin and to be your Lord and savior. The bible teach who ever call on the name of the Lord will be save. After this first step of faith find a church were the word of God is preach.