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Bearing Your Cross<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”\u00a0 Matthew 16:24<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Then He said to them all, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”\u00a0 Luke 9:23<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“And when He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”\u00a0 Mark <\/em>8:34<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Who is Jesus?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Jesus is the Son of God, born of a virgin birth, He lived nearly 2,000 years ago in Israel, preaching the gospel and providing a means for all mankind to find Salvation by believing into Him and repenting of their sins before a just and holy God.<\/h3>\n

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Jesus was He who created the heavens and the earth.\u00a0 He is the one whom was convicted to death by the Jews, carried out by the Romans.\u00a0 He died on the cross, guiltless, yet for us, for our sins.\u00a0 For anyone who would choose to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, He will be just that and more, a friend to those in need.<\/h3>\n

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Jesus is the One whom rose from the dead, after having been put into a tomb, sealed and guarded by Roman soldiers.\u00a0 It is He who now sits on the right hand of God, waiting patiently for the time of the Gentiles to be fulfilled.\u00a0 It is also He who is going to come back at any moment and rescue all of His people from the earth, prior to the time of Jacob’s trouble, also known as the Great Tribulation.<\/h3>\n

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Jesus will also be the one who will come in the clouds, with the host of saints with Him to finally return and be seen by those who are Israeli’s, Jewish, Hebrews, them who are God’s chosen people, where they will mourn for having slain Him, as He returns to Mount Olivet, yet He in His mercy will be gracious and a new heart will be given to those who are God’s chosen people.<\/h3>\n

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Jesus is my Savior and without Him I would be lost and doomed to an eternity in hell.\u00a0 Likewise, you dear reader would also.\u00a0 Grab a bible, we are going to look at all of the verses that make up the above statement.\u00a0 Then, dear reader, might you understand why you indeed have a need for Salvation, and that those of you who are Saved might understand why they are to pick up their cross daily and continue on.<\/h3>\n

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Jesus — Son of God<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“And behold a voice out of heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”\u00a0 Matthew 3:17<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”\u00a0 John 1:14<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.\u00a0 And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in Heaven.”\u00a0 Matthew 16:16-17<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.”\u00a0 1st Timothy 3:16<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus — born of a virgin<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel.”\u00a0 Isaiah 7:14<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child from the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 But Joseph her husband, being just, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.\u00a0 But while he was pondering these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.\u00a0 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:\u00a0 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which is translated, God with us.\u00a0 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.”\u00a0 Matthew 1:18-25<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of <\/em>Galilee<\/em> named <\/em>Nazareth<\/em>, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.\u00a0 And having come in, the angel said to her, Hail, favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!\u00a0 But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and contemplated what kind of greeting this might be.\u00a0 And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor from God.\u00a0 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS.”\u00a0 Luke 1:26-31<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus — Author of Salvation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“And having been <\/em>found<\/em> perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him…”\u00a0 Hebrews 5:9<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are being kept safe, if you hold fast that Word which I preached to you; unless you believe in vain. \u00a0For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised the third day according to the Scriptures…”\u00a0 1st Corinthians 15:1-4<\/em><\/h3>\n

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…”that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. \u00a0For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”\u00a0 Romans 10:9-10<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord…”\u00a0 Acts <\/em>3:19<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus said, “I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.\u201d\u00a0 Luke 13:3<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus — Creator<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“For by Him all things were created that are in Heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.”\u00a0 Colossians 1:16<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.”\u00a0 John 1:3<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Then God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the flying creatures of the heavens, and over the beasts, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that moves on the earth.”\u00a0 Genesis 1:26<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus — death on the Cross<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“Be not far from Me, for trouble is near; for there is no one to help.\u00a0 Many bulls have encircled Me; strong bulls of <\/em>Bashan<\/em> have surrounded Me.\u00a0 They have gaped at Me with their mouths, like a tearing and roaring lion.\u00a0 I am poured out like water, and all My bones are separated; My heart is like wax, it has melted within Me.\u00a0 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and My tongue clings to My jaws; and You have brought Me into the dust of death.\u00a0 For dogs have surrounded Me; the congregation of the wicked have enclosed Me. They have pierced My hands and My feet.\u00a0 I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me.\u00a0 They divide My garments among them and cast lots for My clothing.\u00a0 But You, O Jehovah, be not far from Me; O My Strength, make haste to help Me!”\u00a0 Psalms 22:11-19<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“He has been oppressed, and He was afflicted; yet He opens not His mouth. He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter; and as a sheep before its shearers is mute, so He opens not His mouth.\u00a0 He was taken from prison and from judgment; and who shall declare His generation? For He was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of My people He was stricken.\u00a0 And His grave was assigned with the wicked, and with the rich in His death; although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.”\u00a0 Isaiah 53:7-9<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, Behold your King!\u00a0 But they cried out, Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him! Pilate said to them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar!\u00a0 Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led Him away.\u00a0 And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,\u00a0 where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.\u00a0 And Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF <\/em>NAZARETH<\/em>, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”\u00a0 John 19:14-19<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Now as they came out, they found a man of <\/em>Cyrene<\/em>, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.\u00a0 And when they had come to a place called <\/em>Golgotha<\/em>, that is to say, Place of a Skull, they gave Him vinegar mixed with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.\u00a0 And they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: They divided My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.\u00a0 And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.\u00a0 And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.\u00a0 And two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.\u00a0 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, You who destroys the temple and builds it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.\u00a0 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said,\u00a0 He saved others; He has no power to save Himself. If He is the King of <\/em>Israel<\/em>, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him.\u00a0 He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, I am the Son of God.\u00a0 Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.\u00a0 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.\u00a0 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?\u00a0 Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, This Man calls for Elijah.\u00a0 And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink.\u00a0 The rest said, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.\u00a0 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.\u00a0 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and were manifest to many.\u00a0 Now when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God!\u00a0 And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Jacob and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.”\u00a0 Matthew 27:32-56<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus — died for our sins<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“Yet it pleased Jehovah to crush Him; to grieve Him; that He should give His soul as a sin-offering. He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the delight of Jehovah shall prosper in His hand.”\u00a0 Isaiah 53:10<\/em><\/h3>\n

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…”who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.”\u00a0 1st Peter 2:24<\/em><\/h3>\n

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…” who was delivered up because of our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.”\u00a0 Romans 4:25<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit…”\u00a0 1st Peter 3:18<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus — rose from the dead<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Jacob, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.\u00a0 And very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at sunrise.\u00a0 And they said among themselves, Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?\u00a0 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away; for it was very large.\u00a0 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were afraid.\u00a0 But he said to them, Do not be afraid. You seek Jesus of <\/em>Nazareth<\/em>, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.”\u00a0 Mark 16:1-6<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.\u00a0 But they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb.\u00a0 And they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.\u00a0 And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.\u00a0 And, as they were terrified and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead?\u00a0 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in <\/em>Galilee<\/em>, saying, The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.”\u00a0 Luke 24:1-7<\/em><\/h3>\n

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…”and that He was buried, and that He was raised the third day according to the Scriptures…”\u00a0 1st Corinthians 15:4<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus — tomb was guarded<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“And on the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, After three days I will rise.\u00a0 Therefore, command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, that His disciples not come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, He has risen from the dead. So the last deception will be worse than the first.\u00a0 Pilate said to them, You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.\u00a0 So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.”\u00a0 Matthew 27:62-66<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus — sitting at right hand of God<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was taken up into Heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.”\u00a0 Mark <\/em>16:19<\/em><\/h3>\n

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…”which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenlies…”\u00a0 Ephesians 1:20<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Time of Gentiles<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And <\/em>Jerusalem<\/em> will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.”\u00a0 Luke 21:24<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“For the Scripture says, Everyone believing on Him will not be put to shame.\u00a0 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich toward all who call upon Him.\u00a0 For everyone, whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”\u00a0 Romans 10:11-13<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, that you not be wise within yourselves, that hardness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in.”\u00a0 Romans 11:25<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus — Rapture prior to God’s judgment<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed; in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”\u00a0 1st Corinthians 15:51-52<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you sorrow not as others who have no hope.\u00a0 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.\u00a0 For this we say to you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.\u00a0 For the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven with a <\/em>shouted<\/em> command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.\u00a0 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together <\/em>at the same time<\/em> with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.”\u00a0 1st Thessalonians 4:13-17<\/em><\/h3>\n

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…” looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ…”\u00a0 Titus 2:13<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“For as the lightning comes out of the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.”\u00a0 Matthew 24:27<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.\u00a0 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,\u00a0 and did not realize until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.\u00a0 Then two will be in the field: one is taken and the other is left.\u00a0 Two will be grinding at the mill: one is taken and the other is left.\u00a0 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord comes.”\u00a0 Matthew 24:37-42<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Because you have kept the Word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.”\u00a0 Revelation of Jesus Christ 3:10<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“time of Jacob’s trouble”, also known as the Great Tribulation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“Alas! For that day is great, so that none is like it; it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.”\u00a0 Jeremiah 30:7<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“For then there will be great affliction, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.”\u00a0 Matthew 24:21<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“And I said to him, Sir, you know. So he said to me, These are the ones coming out of great affliction, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”\u00a0 Revelation of Jesus Christ 7:14<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“And he shall confirm a covenant with many <\/em>for<\/em> one week. And in the middle of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the grain offering to cease. And on a corner <\/em>will be<\/em> abominations <\/em>that<\/em> cause horror, even until <\/em>the<\/em> end. And that which was decreed shall be poured out on the desolate.”\u00a0 Daniel 9:27<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“And at that time, Michael shall stand up, the great ruler who stands for the sons of your people. And there shall be a time of distress, such as has not been since there was a nation until that time. And at that time, your people shall be delivered, everyone that shall be found written in the Book.\u00a0 And many of those sleeping in the earth’s dust shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to reproach <\/em>and<\/em> everlasting abhorrence.”\u00a0 Daniel 12:1-2<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus — Second Coming<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.”\u00a0 Revelation of Jesus Christ 1:7<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“And as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, without sin, unto salvation.”\u00a0 Hebrews 9:27-28<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.”\u00a0 Matthew 25:31<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his practice.”\u00a0 Matthew 16:27<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into Heaven, will so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into Heaven.\u00a0 Then they returned to <\/em>Jerusalem<\/em> from the mount called Olivet, which is near <\/em>Jerusalem<\/em>, a Sabbath day’s journey.”\u00a0 Acts 1:10-12<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, elect, and faithful.”\u00a0 Revelation of Jesus Christ 17:14<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“And immediately after the affliction of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.\u00a0 And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the heavens, and then all the tribes of the earth will wail, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”\u00a0 Matthew 24:29-30<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Jesus — <\/strong>Israel<\/strong> restored, new heart<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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“And I will pour on the house of David, and on the inhabitants of <\/em>Jerusalem<\/em>, the Spirit of grace and supplication. And they shall look on Me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only <\/em>son<\/em>, and <\/em>they<\/em> shall be bitter over Him, like the bitterness over the firstborn.”\u00a0 Zechariah 12:10<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“And so all <\/em>Israel<\/em> will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come out of <\/em>Zion<\/em>, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; for this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins.”\u00a0 Romans 11:26-27<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord whom you seek shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the Covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He comes, says Jehovah of Hosts.\u00a0 But who can endure the day of His coming? And who will stand when He appears? For He <\/em>is<\/em> like a refiner’s fire and like fuller’s soap.\u00a0 And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and He shall purify the sons of Levi and purge them like gold and like silver, that they may draw near to Jehovah with <\/em>an<\/em> offering in righteousness.”\u00a0 Malachi 3:1-3<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“For, behold, in those days and in that time, <\/em>when<\/em> I bring back again the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on account of My people and My possession, <\/em>Israel<\/em>, whom they have scattered among the nations; and divided up My land.”\u00a0 Joel 3:1-2<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“I will also 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.”\u00a0 Ezekiel 36:26<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“But this <\/em>is<\/em> the covenant that I will make with the house of <\/em>Israel<\/em>: After those days, says Jehovah, I will put My Law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”\u00a0 Jeremiah 31:33<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Bearing Your Cross<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Believers must bear their cross, as we are dead to self and we now live for Christ.\u00a0 Therefore we do the things which please Him.\u00a0 The flesh is contrary to the Spirit, but we are to walk in the Spirit, therefore bearing our cross daily.<\/h3>\n

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“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”\u00a0 Galatians 2:20<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”\u00a0 John 8:29<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.\u00a0 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.”\u00a0 Galatians 5:16-17<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.”\u00a0 Romans 8:5<\/em><\/h3>\n

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What About You?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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What about you dear reader?\u00a0 The time is coming, very soon, where you will have to make a choice of whether or not you are going to serve your Creator through Jesus Christ or whether or not you are going to die in your sin.\u00a0 You can not skirt the issue for surely if you are not in Christ, you will be cast into hell for eternity.\u00a0 You might scoff that there is no God or you might consider yourself to be religious and serve some other god, not the God of the bible.\u00a0 But the God of the bible, the true and living God, has given you His Word and with it the way of life can be found.\u00a0 Will you seek that Way before it is too late?<\/h3>\n

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“If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you Heavenly things?\u00a0 No one has ascended to Heaven but He who came down from Heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in Heaven.\u00a0 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,\u00a0 that everyone believing into Him should not perish but have eternal life.\u00a0 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone believing into Him should not perish but have eternal life.\u00a0 For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.\u00a0 The one believing into Him is not judged; but the one not believing is judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.\u00a0\u00a0 And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.\u00a0 For everyone practicing evil hates the Light and does not come to the Light, lest his deeds should be reproved.\u00a0 But the one doing the truth comes to the Light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been worked in God.”\u00a0 John 3:12-21<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?\u00a0 For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his practice.”\u00a0 Matthew 16:26-27<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of Me will save it.\u00a0 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or suffers loss?\u00a0 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His glory, and that of His Father, and of the holy angels.”\u00a0 Luke 9:24-26<\/em><\/h3>\n

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“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.\u00a0 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?\u00a0 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?\u00a0 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”\u00a0 Mark 8:35-38<\/em><\/h3>\n

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