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Joseph foreshadows the Savior.

The history of Joseph, who saved his family and all Egypt from death due to starvation, foreshadows the Messiah to come, who has the power to save us, whether Jew or Gentile, from eternal damnation. Joseph was greatly favored by his father, Israel. Israel sent Joseph into the fields to find his brothers. Joseph sought his brothers and found them. But when Joseph's brothers saw him coming, they conspired to kill him. They stripped his coat off him and sold him into slavery for 20 pieces of silver. Jesus, too, was favored by His heavenly Father, who sent Jesus into the world in search of us, His brothers and sisters. But when Jesus "came to His own... His own did not receive Him". Those of the same bloodline as Jesus demanded that He be crucified. Jesus was eventually stripped and beaten and, through an exchange of silver, Jesus was betrayed by His own disciple.

After a lengthy imprisonment for a crime he did not commit, Joseph was called to serve Pharoh. Pleased with Joseph's service, Pharaoh exalted him to a high position of authority. When Joseph's brothers later come to him for help, Joseph forgave them for their betrayal of him and saved their lives by providing the food they needed. In these details, Joseph continues to foreshadow the Savior to come, who took the form of a slave, was crucified as a sacrifice for sins He did not commit, and was then raised from death. God the Father was "well pleased" with Jesus and exalted Him to the highest position of authority. Compare the account of Pharaoh's exalting Joseph in Genesis 41:40-44 with descriptions of Jesus in Eph. 1:19-22, Matt 28:18, Phil. 2:7-10. And compare the risen Christ in John 17:2, "You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given him" with Joseph's statement to his brothers in Gen. 45:7, "And God sent me before you... to save your lives by a great deliverance"

Genesis 42:6 This is the fulfillment of the dream Joseph had in Gen 37:7:"Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright, and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf." Pharaoh had set Joseph over all the land of Egypt and all the people bowed the knee before him. God has given Jesus Christ a name that is above every name, and the day will come when all humanity will bow the knee to Jesus Christ (Phil. 2:10)

Genesis 45:5

Joseph forgave his brothers, the sons of Israel, explaining that God used their act of betrayal to bring him to Egypt, so he could save their lives.

Jesus, during the trial before his crucifixion, told Pilate that his authority to sentence Him to death was due only to God’s will: “You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above” Jesus, too, forgave those who crucified Him.

Excerpt from The Evidence Bible by Ray Comfort

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Earth’s population refutes evolution

The evolutionary scientists who believe that man existed for over a million years have an almost insurmountable problem. Using the assumption of forty-three years for an average human generation, the population growth over a million years with produce 23,256 consecutive generations. We calculate the expected population by starting with one couple one million years ago and use the same assumptions of a forty-three year generation and 2.5 children per family. The evolutionary theory of a million years of growth would produce trillions x trillions x trillions x trillions of people that should be alive today on our planet. To put this into perspective, this number is vastly greater than the total number of atoms in our vast universe. If mankind had lived on earth for a million years, we would all be standing on enormously high mountains of bones from the trillions of skeletons of those who had died in past generations. However, despite the tremendous archaeological and scientific investigation in the last two centuries, the scientists have not found a fraction of the trillions of skeletons predicted by the theory of evolutionary scientists.” Grant R Jeffery, The Signature of God

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Feb 2nd Prophetic Poetry

The time is coming, for all to hear,

The prophecy of the fear and near,

First will be last, and last first,

Do you understand the meaning of that verse?

Trust your eyes, and you shall see,

The glory of the heavenly.

First I come to rule and reign,

then put thine enemies in disdain,

Don’t you know  I know all they plot,

shortly for them they‘ll be quite hot.

My glory awaits for Earth it’s true,

there’s a gift for me and a gift for you.

You as my people, and I your God,

there’s a time to wait and a time to prod.

Heavenly Kingdom and Earth as one.

Shortly I’ll shout, “My will/it is done!”

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holy ghost message

hello everyone just want to share something the Holy Spirit has been laying on my heart. Salvation is not a one time intellectual assent, rather it is a path we walk with Jesus Christ as we abide in him. Paul compares it to running a race. Will running a race count if you gave up halfway through? You must finish (keep the faith) until the end. Jesus calls it the narrow path. It's a path you have to walk that is narrow, ie you stay on it, without straying too far left or right. He says many will try to enter and few are able to enter heaven's gate. We must have victory of every major sin in our life, the bible says do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Jesus is coming for a bride without spot or wrinkle.

Jesus says I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.  

We must abide in Christ and remain in him until the end. We must walk in righteousness and do righteous deeds. In the Sheep and the Goats, God judges people based on their deeds, that's how he separates the sheep and the goats, on how they loved (or didn't love) others.

Jesus says the one who ***conquers*** will inherit eternal life. Conquering is not a passive thing, it's something that you do! Be conquerors! May Jesus bless you, amen.

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Make sure you know you know you’re saved

2 Peter 1:10 - Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.

Hebrews 4:11 - Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. (read in context)

Luke 13:24 - Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Matthew 7:21 - 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

How do you make sure? You ask God and Jesus directly. I’ve had God confirm myself many times, personally, and I need that confirmation. You can get confirmation from God as well.

Also, don’t rely on man to point you to the truth, including man made doctrines. Understand the bible for yourself, it really is the living word.

Your salvation. This is the one thing you don’t want to be wrong about in Christianity. It’s not as simple as a one time belief, it is a path and walk we must tread every day with our Lord Jesus Christ. Cling to Jesus, because he is your only life raft in this ocean.

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You gotta walk the walk

Salvation in Christ is a path we have to walk. It is the straight and narrow way, not turning to the left or right, and not looking back. We have to be obedient to Christs commands in the scriptures, summed up in loving God and loving our neighbors as ourselves. We are saved and in the process of being sanctified. God wants us to walk holy and in obedience in him! We have the promise of salvation granted we abide in him and live righteously. God looks at the heart of man and judges him accordingly. Each person has their own unique walk with Christ, and for each person that will look different. When one is born again, one begins by shedding the sins that lead to death 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. If one doesn’t love oneself, they need to increase in this area so they can learn to love their neighbors. We should be spreading the gospel, being in the world but not of the world, and doing miracles in Christ name, healing the sick, casting out demons. Every one in the body of Christ plays a different role 1 Corinthians 12:21-24 , so don’t be alarmed if you haven’t done X or Y.

That said, when we do mess up, we have the blood of Christ to cleanse our sins. God is very merciful and gracious, and very good, he is the foundation of goodness, morality, and justice. Our sins were laid on Jesus Christ at the cross. The blood of Christ is not for those living in rebellion, but those who abide in him and fall short here or there, and to totally blot out our past sins before we were in Christ.

God is good, loving, merciful, and kind. Depend on him.

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How we are saved

I will let the bible speak for itself.

Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 

Romans 10:9 Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Titus 3:5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Acts 16:30-33 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.

Matthew 7:21-23

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

John 15:1-11

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

Summary:

We are saved by grace through faith as a gift of God. Our works do not save us but are evidence that we are saved. Jesus is the only way to be saved. Not every professing Christian is saved, but the one who does the Father’s will and has relationship with Jesus Christ. As Christians we naturally bear fruit, those who do not bear fruit are not saved. 

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Is Repentance Necessary for Salvation?

It is true that numerous Bible verses speak of the promise of salvation with no mention of repentance. These verses merely say to “believe” on Jesus Christ and you shall be saved (Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9). However, the Bible makes it clear that God is holy and man is sinful, and that sin makes a separation between the two (Isaiah 59:1-2). Without repentance from sin, wicked men cannot have fellowship with a holy God. We are dead in our trespasses and sins (Ephesian 2:1) and until we forsake them through repentance, we cannot be made alive in Christ. The scriptures speak of “repentance to life” (Acts 11:18). We turn from sin to the Savior. That is why Paul preached “repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 20:21).

The first public word Jesus preached was “repent” (Matthew 4:17). John the Baptist began his ministry the same way (Matthew 3:2). Jesus told His hearers that without repentance, they would perish (Luke 13:3). If belief is all that is necessary for salvation, then the logical conclusion is that one need never repent. However, the bible tells us that a false convert “believes” and yet is not saved (Luke 8:13); he remains a “worker of iniquity.” Look at the warning of Scripture: “If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth (1 John 1:6). The scriptures say, “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them [repentance] will have mercy.” (Proverbs 28:13). Jesus said that there was joy in heaven over one sinner who “repents” (Luke 15:10). If there is no repentance, there is no joy because there is no salvation.

As Peter preached on the Day of Pentecost, he commanded his hearers to repent “for the remission of sins” (Acts 2:38). Without repentance, there is no remission of sins; we are still under God’s wrath. Peter further said, “Repent…and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out” (Acts 3:19). We cannot be “converted” unless we repent. God himself “commands all men everywhere [no exceptions] to repent” (Acts 17:30). Peter said a similar thing at Pentecost: “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized (Acts 2:38).

If repentance was not necessary for salvation, why then did Jesus command that repentance be preached to all nations (Luke 24:47)? With so many Scriptures speaking of the necessity of repentance for salvation, one can only wonder why anyone would not preach repentance, as we have been commanded to do.

-Ray Comfort, The Evidence Bible

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The narrow path is agency and autonomy in Christ. The path is only one person wide - only just wide enough for you to walk behind Him.

If you're letting your family, friends, mentors or church leaders have control over you out of any type of fear and you KNOW you are, you're on the broad road.

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Prophetic Poetry “Triumph, trial, judgement”

The time is coming when all will see the glory of the Lord.

The power of his people put to death by the sword.

The earth reels and rocks, the heavens shake. Of whom, little one, will be made great?

Give up your lusts, impurities too. Heaven and Earth, awaits for you.

The time is coming, when all men should see, the glory of, the heavenly.

Trial of the whole Earth comes, and indeed, has already begun.

Who will plant my seed, or who will water it?

Who will not lead my sheep astray?

Of whom do I have Eternal Covenant, to guard them by night, and by day,

Glory by Glory, the hour has come.

On heaven and Earth, my will be done.

Who should watch, or who should see?

The glory of, the heavenly.

Trial comes first, judgement next.

Who will stand out, and pass the test?

Oh wait on me people, and you shall see, The triumph of the heavenly!

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My prophetic poem, “Concerning the End Times”

The days spring forth like lightning, The wind gushes forth from sea. Declare, O prophet, of the ending, declare concerning me. For as the wind shoots forth like lightning, as the thunders cease. The message of the Lord inviting, all of heavenly peace. As earth roars forth and springs like lightning, as summer is a breeze. The time concerning things like fire, and of eternal peace. God made the earth on pillars, set boundaries for the seas. And if he doth call us asunder, he grants us life and peace. The prize is won, the battle done, In His hands the Keys, of life and death, it is no blunder, he sets the prisoners free.

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Message #12

Thus says the LORD, God of Israel.

I have kept a faithful remnant for myself at this time, Declares the LORD.

Those who are not spoiled by the world, who set themselves apart for me. I have called them, and they are mine.

Though things may look bleak, the world will not prevail over them. They will shine like the sun and testify of the things to come. Who will hear?

Many servants are now awaiting my command. When I say move, they move. When I say stop, they stop. This will cause the evil one immense problems, and he will seek to terminate them.

Yet can my servants ever really die? Servants of the Most High?

My seal is upon this. Triumph, trial, and judgement.

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Message #11

I have done a great thing in Earth in the sight of men, I’ve taken weak and broken vessels and have used them for my purposes, for I can do ALL things. Am I not the LORD?

Yet to those who question me, I ask, why? Is nothing too hard for me?

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Message #10

Beware compulsions, check if they are of me or not.

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Message #9

Why have my children departed from me, to seek worldly things? Don’t they know only I satisfy? Why are they entrapped in mindless entertainment, junk food of the soul, when only my word nourishes? Why do they satisfy themselves with lusts and impurities? When I will refine them like gold? Behold, the ways of men are not wise. Who builds a house, for another to dwell in? Who lays bricks, for another to take? Are they not mine? Therefore I will bring tragedy upon them, that they may seek me, and diligently. What’s worth more than their soul, and to who are they selling it?

Buy from me gold refined by trial, seek and know me, for I AM the LORD.

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Message #8

I am the LORD of Glory, you shall see glorious things come to pass. The end of death, disease, pain, and suffering, and I am just getting started!

Why did man fall, why did he disobey?

What makes a man obey? declares the LORD.

Is it not ultimate, sacrificial love, and a reversal of fortunes?

Earth is a fire-walk, and heaven a cake walk. You will have eternity to do whatever you desire. I desire for you life, and to the full. We will explore creation together, forever. Then you will truly know how much I love you.

Your Father