Eternal vs. Immortal

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 Eternal vs. Immortal

Eternal = adj. 1 existing always. 2 essentially unchanging (eternal truths).

Eternity = n. 1 infinite (esp. future) time. 2 endless life after death. 3 being eternal.

Mortal = adj. 1 subject to death. 2 causing death; fatal. 3 associated with death. 4 intense; very serious; implacable. * n. human being. * mortally adv.

Mortality = n. (pl. -ties) 1 being subject to death. 2 loss of life on a large scale. 3 death rate.

Immortal = adj. 1a living forever. b divine. 2 unfading. 3 likely or worthy to be famous for all time. * n. 1a immortal being. b (pl) gods of antiquity. 2 person (esp. an author) of enduring fame. * Immortality n. Immortalize v. tr.#

There seems to be a lot of confusion about eternity and immortality in the Church and in the world. While the definitions above may help, in the Church the problem is in not understanding Who GOD is. The number one definition for eternal is ‘existing always’ this means without a beginning and without an end - eternal. Here is the tricky part; the number one definition for immortal is ‘living forever’ and many think this is the same as ‘existing always’. It is not!

While existing always means not having a beginning or an end, living forever does not mean not having a beginning. Life always has a beginning (Except GOD’s)! Adam was created immortal and Eve being made from his rib was also immortal. From that point on every human conceived in their mother’s womb is born immortal in the sense that we will not die spiritually. GOD created Adam in His own image and GOD is a Spirit (John 4:24); when He breathed the breath (spirit) of life into Adam, Adam became a living human (flesh) being who would not die. But Adam’s sin caused him to lose his immortality and his flesh started the decay of death which every human still has. We are born a spirit being but our flesh is destined to die because of sin, that is why JESUS told us to give up our natural life for His Spiritual Life so that we could live eternally with Him and not eternally in hell (Mark 8:34-38; John 3:3-7).

The Bible teaches us that In the beginning GOD created everything in the heavens,1 earth and seas; Genesis chapter 1, John 1:1-5, Revelation 4:11 are just three of the many Scriptures that reveal that GOD preexisted creation and created everything. For GOD to create everything in the beginning means that He already existed, so we know that GOD has always existed for the Bible teaches that everything that exists, exists in Him. (For more study on creation study Job 38 and 39; Proverbs 8:22-31)

So at this point you should know that only GOD is eternal (no beginning and no end) and that everything we see in the natural heavens (sky, space, universe), the earth and the seas exist because GOD made them, and He made them for His own good pleasure (Proverbs 8:30-31; Revelation 4:11 KJV)

What about the heavenly host (which includes the devil and the fallen angels)? They are all created beings, created before the earth and humans! They are created immortal but they have no salvation from their sin.2  (Job 38:4-7; Proverbs 8:22-31; Isaiah 14:12-15; Revelation 12:7-12)

So humans were created immortal in Adam (Genesis 2:7-17; 5:1-2), he was given responsibility to rule over and care for all of GOD’s earthly creation. He was also told not to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He was told that if he did he would die that very day! But Eve was deceived (Genesis 3:13; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Timothy 2:15) and Adam chose to disobey GOD (sin) and they died that day - they lost their physical immortality (Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:22).3 Now instead of having natural life without death (immortality) they were destined to live a life of dying with judgment (Hebrew 9:27). As their heirs we have lost our natural immortality and gained their life of death and judgment because the sins of the fathers are passed down to the third and fourth generation, Exodus 20:5, 3:6-7.

So what does all this mean to Christians? It means that we need to believe that GOD is Who The Bible tells us He is: The One True GOD Who created everything that exists, that He sent His only begotten Son JESUS4 to become sin so that all who believe in Him and confess Him and repent of their sinful life can be saved, that He gave us The Bible so that we could learn and understand Who He is, what He has done and what He is doing; and He gives us His SPIRIT to live in us at the moment we are “born again”5

Notes:

1 Here is the first distracting fact: humans call the place where GOD lives by many names but Heaven is the most common English word used. The problem with all the names humans use for where GOD lives is that it is also what The Bible and humans call the atmosphere that surrounds the earth, ‘the heavens’. In The Bible there is reference to three levels of heaven, the first is our atmosphere - the air that we breath and the skies above us and all of outer space (Genesis 1:1, 7-10); second is the spiritual realm that exists unseen all around the earth where supernatural beings (angels) exist (2 Kings 6:8-17), though they are always active in our realm of mortal existence; third is the realm where humans meet GOD in visions, dreams and near death experiences. I do not believe that this third heaven (2 Corinthians 12:1-6 and Revelation 4:1-2) is where GOD lives. One reason is that in 2 Peter 3:10-13 and Revelation 21:1 the earth and the ‘heavens’ are destroyed by fire, the final judgment of GOD on the mortal realm, and a new Heaven and earth are created.

2 Here is the second distracting fact: The devil hates humans because humans are made in the image of GOD (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:7, 20-25; 3:1-7) Also, humans have salvation from sin but the fallen angels do not (Genesis 3:14-15; Matthew 25:41; Luke 1:26-38; John 1:29-34; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26 ; 2 Peter 2:4-11; Revelation 5; 20:7-15) Since the beginning of creation the devil has been trying to destroy the human race, Genesis3.

3 The third distracting fact: Adam lived for 930 years of the 1000 year day of his life, he was actually the fourth longest living man (Jared lived 962 years, Genesis 5:20; Methuselah lived 969 years, Genesis 5:27; Noah lived 950 years, Genesis 10:28-29) Since Adam’s sin no man has lived a full 1000 year day. The 1000 year day is noted in Psalm 90:4 and 2 Peter 3:8.

Another distracting fact is the length of mortal life promised to humans, it is not 70 to 80 years as noted in Psalm 90:10, this is a comment by Moses is his Psalm of how long the Hebrews have been living during the trying 40 years in the wilderness. In Genesis 6:1-3, before the flood when people were living 777 to 969 years, GOD determined that due to the evilness of the human heart that man’s life span would be 120 years. GOD has never rescinded that statement, in fact after the flood men still lived to 400 years until the time of Abraham. Even Moses lived 120 years (Deuteronomy 34:7) and Joshua lived 110 years (Joshua 24:29).

4 The fourth distracting fact: “Only begotten Son” That means that GOD created JESUS’ life in the womb of Mary, a virgin by The Power of His SPIRIT. JESUS is the only human (Son of Man) to not have a physical, biological human father! GOD is His Father and the virgin Mary is His mother. (Matthew 1; Luke 1:1-56, 2:1-20; John 1:1-5, 29-34)

Another issue from this is those who worship Mary as an eternal virgin, she is not. Mary and Joseph, her human husband, had at least six children after JESUS. “‘Is this not the carpenter, Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?’ So they were offended at Him.” Mark 6:3 (Matthew 1:25; Mark 3:31-35; 6:1-6; Luke 8:19-21; John 7:1-9; Acts 1:14)

5 The fifth distracting fact: “Born again”, JESUS told the Pharisee, Nickodemus, that we must be “Born again” to enter into The Kingdom of GOD (John 3:1-21). JESUS told the Samaritan woman at the well that GOD is “SPIRIT” and must be worshiped in Spirit and Truth (John 4:21-26). JESUS told the disciples that The Father was going to send The SPIRIT to them after He went to be with The Father. (John 14:15-18, 16:5-15; Acts 1:-8, 2:1-4; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17)

# The Oxford American Desk Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1998

Deception

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 Deception

Proverbs 13:7

“One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.” They are both deceivers and deceivers are liars and liars go to hell!

JESUS said, “But the cowardly and faithless and detestable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars - their lot is in the Lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8

JESUS said, “But I tell you that on that Day of Judgment, men will give account for every careless word they speak. For by your words you will be justified and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew 12:36-37

GOD did not Redeem you so that you can live a life of deception until JESUS returns!

GOD Redeemed you so that you can be a Light on a hill shininging into the darkness of the world so that others can be Redeemed!

JESUS said, “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My Words in this unfaithful and sinful generation, The Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in The Glory of His Father with His Holy angels.” Mark 8:38

Paul said, “For I am not ashamed of The Gospel, for it is The Power of GOD for Salvation to everyone who trusts; to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” Romans 1:16

If you are not so excited to be redeemed by JESUS from eternal damnation that you are compelled to share His Love for humanity with everyone you can, you may not be saved!

Broken Hearted?

 Broken Hearted?

“The LORD is close to the broken hearted, and He saves those crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18

“He heals the broken hearted and heals up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3

“I will give you a new heart and put a new SPIRIT within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My SPIRIT within you and cause you to walk in My Statutes, and you will keep My Judgments and do them.” Ezekiel 36:26-27

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication,with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to GOD; and the peace of GOD, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through CHRIST JESUS.” Philippians 4:6-7

House of Representatives

 To those in The House of Representatives who oppose the one they chose to lead them. “Seek GOD while He may be found!” “Seek first The Kingdom of GOD and His Righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

Do not choose political cause over the Will of GOD for this nation. Since you chose Mike Johnson as the Speaker, why are you hindering him from doing his job as he seeks GOD’s Will for our nation?

Forget history, do not be on the wrong side of GOD’s Will! For GOD’s Will, will be accomplished! And all will be judged according to their obedience or resistance to His Will!

Wondrously Ominous

 Wondrously Ominous

Psalm 71:7

“I have become a wonder to many, but You are my Strong refuge.” NKJV

“I am like an ominous sign to many, but You are my Strong refuge.” TLV

Wonder = 4159 môwphêth or môphêth; from 3302 [yâphâh; a primary root; probably to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful:-be beautiful, be (make self) fair (-r), deck.] in the sense of conspicuousness; a miracle: by implication a token or omen:-miracle, sign, wonder (-ed at).*

What the Psalmist is saying is that those who know him and those who see him see the result of the Power and Purpose of GOD in his life. “Let my mouth be filled with Your Praise and with Your Glory all the day…My mouth shall tell of Your Righteousness and Your Salvation all the day…You Who have shown me great and severe troubles, shall revive me again, and bring me up again from the depths of the earth.” Study Psalm 71

JESUS has called us to be unique, wondrous, ominous, salt, light, obedient, faithful. When we are these things in our thinking, words, and deeds then we will be the Children of GOD who are doing the Work of His Kingdom in the earth as it is in Heaven.

Think of The Great Commission that JESUS gave us (everyone who believes in JESUS and calls on His Name), it is a command not an option; every believer can fulfill the part of the commission that GOD The Father has called us to do. “And JESUS came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All Authority has been given to Me in Heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the Name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy SPIRIT, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I Am with you always, even to the end of the age.’ Amen.” Matthew 28:18-20

“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach The Gospel to every creature. He who believes and is Baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My Name they will Cast Out demons; they will speak with New Tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will Lay Hands on the sick and they Will Recover.’” Mark 16:15-18

“And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend The Scriptures. Then He said to them, ‘Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for The CHRIST to Suffer and to Rise from the dead the third day, and that Repentance and Remission of sins should be preached in His Name to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things. Behold! I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with Power from on High.’” Luke 24:45-49

“Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for the fear of the Jews, JESUS came and stood in the midst, and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ When he had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw The LORD. So JESUS said to them again, ‘Peace to you! As The Father has sent Me, I also send you.’ And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive The Holy SPIRIT. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them, if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’” John 20:19-23

“And being assembled together with them, He Commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for The Promise of The Father, ‘which,’ He said, ‘you have heard from Me; for John truly Baptized with water, but you shall be Baptized with The Holy SPIRIT not many days from now.’ Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, ‘LORD, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?’ And He said to them, ‘It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which The Father has put in His Own Authority. 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 end of the earth.’” Acts 1:4-8

The command seems clear, go and do the Will of The Father by doing The Work of His Kingdom in the earth as it is in Heaven. STOP trying to live the “good life”! JESUS called us to live the obedient life, “Lay down your life and take up your cross and follow Me.” (Mark 8:34-38) What did you think when you became an on fire, born again Christian, that fifteen years later you would be married with a couple of kids, going to Church regularly, paying your tithe, be successful and living the good life? Read the stories of those in The Bible who are exemplified, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jacob, David, JESUS, Paul;  read the stories of twentieth and twenty first century Christians, D.L. Moody, Oswald Chambers, Bruce Olson, Billy Graham.

GOD has called everyone who is born to be a servant of His Eternal Kingdom, it starts with remission of sins and repentance (which is a lifelong process). He gives every person in the womb a Call and a Gift to fulfill that Call. When we become a Christian if we “Seek first The Kingdom of GOD and His Righteousness” (Matthew 6:33-34) we will be shown our Call and Gift so that we can be more than “saved as by fire” (1 Corinthians 3:11-17; Jude).

*Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance Of The Bible, MacDonald

CHRIST In You, The Hope of Glory!

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“CHRIST In You, The Hope Of Glory!”

Colossians 1:26-27

“The secret Truth which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His Saints. To them GOD Willed to make known what are the Riches of The Glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: Who is CHRIST in you, The Hope of Glory!”

Who is CHRIST The Hope of Glory in me? John 3:16-17

What is the hidden Truth now revealed to His Saints? Romans 3:21-26

What are the Riches of The Glory of this mystery among the Gentiles? Ephesians 3:14-21

For GOD so loved humanity, that He made in His Own Image; that before He made the earth and the heavens, before He formed Adam from the dust of the earth and breathed Life into him; CHRIST was Crucified to redeem us from our sin; before we were created, before we sinned in Adam, CHRIST died for us. 1 Peter 1:13-21; Revelation 13:8

GOD did not redeem the angels, who were created before humanity, that rebelled against Him, only humanity! Matthew 25:41; 2 Peter 2:4-11

Isaiah's Message to America!

Isaiah’s Message to America!

Isaiah 3:1-4:1

“For Behold!

The LORD GOD of Hosts, takes from Washington DC and from America supply and support, every supply of bread and every supply of water, mighty man and man of war, judge, and prophet, fortune-teller and elder, captain of 50 and man of rank, counselor, crafty magician and cunning charmer.

I will set children as their rulers.

Capricious ones will govern them.

The people will oppress one another - each one by his fellow, each one by his neighbor.

The child will be insolent to the aged, and dishonorable to the honorable.

When a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying: ‘You have a cloak, you be our ruler! This ruin is under your Charge.’

In that day he will protest, saying: ‘I’m no healer! In my house is not bread or cloak. Don’t make me a ruler of people!’

For Washington DC has stumbled, and America is fallen.

For their tongue and their actions are against The LORD, defying the eyes of His Glory.

The expression of their faces bears witness against them.

They display their sin like Sodom - they do not hide it.

Oy, their souls!

For they brought evil on themselves.

Say to the righteous, he will be well, eating the fruit of their deeds.

Oy!, the wicked!

It will be bad for him, for the dealing of his hands will be done to him.

My People!

Children are their oppressors and women rule over them.

My People!

Your guides mislead you and destroy the way of your paths.

The LORD arises to contend a case, and stands to judge the people.

The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of His people and with the rulers: ‘You have devoured the vineyard.

The plunder of the poor is in your houses.

What do you mean by crushing My people and grinding the face of the poor?’ says The LORD GOD of Hosts.

Moreover The LORD says; ’Since the Daughters of America are proud, and walk with outstretched necks and seductive eyes, walking and skipping as they go, making a jingling with their feet, therefore The LORD will smite with a scab the forehead of the Daughters of America.

The LORD will expose their secret parts.’ In that day The LORD will strip the finery of the anklets, headbands, crescents, pendants and bracelets, veils, headdresses, armlets, sashes, perfume vials, amulets, rings and nose-jewels, festal robes, capes, cloaks, purses, lace scarves, fine linen, turbans, and veils.

Now it will come to pass:

Instead of sweet spices there will be rottenness; instead of a sash, rags; instead of curled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.

Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.

Her gates will lament and mourn.

Desolate, she will sit on the ground.

Seven women will grab hold of one man in that day, saying, ‘We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel. Only let us be called by your name - take away our reproach!’”