Endtime Overcomers (EO01)

Faith Overcomes the World

I John 5:4 _For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world— our faith.

  It is our complete faith in Him and His words that made us to be overcomers.

 

Rev 12:11 And they (saints) overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

   Our Lord told us that to overcome Satan in the last days, He will teach and guide faithful Christians the understanding of the truth in: -

1. the blood of the Lamb

2. the word of their testimony

3. they love not their lives unto the death

 

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him."

   When we humble ourselves by keeping His words, the Triune Godhead will love us. He loves to dwell within us for close fellowship and presence, while empowering us and teaching us His will and truth to overcome the world used by Satan to deceive men.

I John 2:15-16 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

 

Increase in Faith

John 14:29  “And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe."

   Our Lord Jesus told us that if we are taught the things to come and when they have to pass, our faith in Him and His words will increase.

 

Prophecy of His Death

Mat 16:21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.

   Though His disciples just confessed that He was the Christ (believing that He came to deliver Israel from the Romans), yet Peter would not accept Him as the sacrificial Lamb of God as prophesied in Isaiah 53.

Mat 16:22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!”

 

Jesus had Risen

John 20:20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

   After our Lord Jesus was crucified, His disciples were so disappointed and sad that they forgot what He had told them beforehand - that He would suffer under the Priesthood, killed and on the third day He would rise from the dead.

   Thank God that when our risen Lord appeared before them showing them His hands and side, they were glad and remembered what our Lord had taught them beforehand. Immediately, they believed Jesus had risen from the dead.

John 16:4 But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

 

Extra Grace and Anointing

   With God's extra grace and anointing with the Holy Spirit of truth, these enlightened Apostles, who have tasted the heavenly gift, have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, have tasted the good word of God and have appreciated His amazing love, were miraculously transformed into living sacrifices to overcome Satan.

 

Endtime Overcomers

   Brethren, when we are willing to trust Him by keeping His words, our Lord will spare no effort to ensure our transformation to be like His Apostles.

Note God will rejoice whenever He sees any of us (a weak, fragile but faithful Christians) overcoming the powerful and deceptive Satan and his demons.

Word made Flesh (EO02)

  'Blood of the Lamb'

 

Rev 12:11a And they overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb…

   We can overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb.

 

The Word was God

John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

   Our Almighty God (YHWH) who is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, is One, who reveals to men in the Triune Godhead (Holy Trinity) as the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit.

   Man can learn and follow the perfect unity, harmony and divine love within this 'Holy Trinity'.

1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. (KJV)

 

The Word made Flesh

John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

   In the last days of the Old Covenant (end of Judaism), the Word was made flesh to become His only begotten Son, born of the virgin Mary. He offered Himself to die on the cross as the sacrificial Lamb of God.

Eph 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

 

The Triune Godhead

Mat 28:19 "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"

   Our Lord Jesus ensured that His disciples know that 'God the Son' was the Word made flesh. So every believer is baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son (Word made flesh) and of the Holy Spirit.

The Almighty God is One but reveals Himself to men in the new Triune Godhead or Trinity as:-

1.God the Father so that we fathers (Christian leaders) can learn from Him how to be the perfect loving father (or pastor).

   He provides, protects, teaches and empowers his children and also chastises their disobedience so that they will bear the peaceable fruit of righteousness.

Heb 12:11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

 

2.God the Son (the Word made flesh) so that all Christians can learn from Jesus

a) how to please the Father

John 8:29 "And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”

b) how to obey the Father's commands from His perfect obedience

Phil 2:5,8 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus... And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

c) how to love one another as He had loved us.

 

3. God the Holy Spirit

John 16:13 "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come."

   God gave the Spirit of truth to teach and guide us into all truth so that we are free from worldly bondages, overcome the wiles of Satan and understand end-time signs.

 

The Son Glorified

John 17:4-5 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. And now, O Father, glorify Me (the Son) together with Yourself, with the glory which I (the Word) had with You before the world was.

   Since Jesus (the Son) had completed His mission on earth, He prayed the Father to give Him back the previous glory with Him as the Word.

Blood of Jesus (EO03)

'Endtime Overcomers'
Blood of the Lamb

The Amazing love of Jesus
   Before our Lord Jesus went back to heaven, He offered Himself as the living sacrifice to free Christians from the curses of their sins. Our Lord Jesus amazing sacrificial love can be found in: -
 
1. Jesus Sweated Blood
Luke 22:43-44 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
   Our Lord called on the angel to prevent Him dying from the excruciating pain, which was way beyond human tolerance till He sweated blood to destroy the curse on the ground to free Christians from curses caused by sins.
Gen 3:17b, 19a  “Cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life... In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground…”
 
2. Jesus Given Stripes
Luke 23:22 Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.”
   He offered Himself to be scourged for our healing of both our physical bodies and souls.
1 Pet 2:24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness— by whose stripes you were healed
 
3. Thorns and Thistle
Mat 27:29a, 30b When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand... Then they spat on Him, and took the reed (thistle) and struck Him on the head.
   The blood, caused by the thorns and reed (thistles) piercing His head, fell to the ground and removed the curse upon all men.
Gen 3:18 Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the herb of the field.
 
4. Blood at the Cross
John 19:34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
   Jesus poured His blood on the cross for the propitiation of our sins
Mat 26:27-28 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."
 
5. Jesus tasted Death
Heb 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God , might taste death for everyone.
   Jesus tasted death on our behalf, so that Christians don't suffer any painful death. Those being martyred will see our Lord Jesus before any harm touches His body.
Mat 16:28 “Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
 
6. Free from Fear of Death
Heb 2:14-15 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
   Jesus died so that He could destroy the Devil who had the power of death and set Christians free from the bondage of the fear of death.
 
7. Jesus Rose from the Dead
Luke 24:6-7 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
   Our Lord constantly reminded His disciples to preach the gospel of grace. Whoever believes the gospel, our Lord Jesus will give him the Holy Spirit of redemption making him a born-again Christian.
   The blood of Jesus redeems Christians from damnation and frees them from curses.

Gospel of Christ (EO04)

'Blood of the Lamb'
 
Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
 
Peter confesses Christ
Mat 16:15-16,21 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.".. From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed , and be raised the third day.
   It was only after His disciples believed and accepted Him as the Christ (Messiah) the Son of God that our Lord taught them the gospel of grace with Him being the sacrificial Lamb of God.
 
Gospel of Christ
Luke 24:46-47 Then He (Jesus) 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 at Jerusalem."
   This was the gospel of grace taught by our Lord Jesus that new converts must believe Jesus and accept the gospel of Christ as follows:
1. Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God and the Word made flesh
2. He suffered and was killed (crucified). At the cross He poured out His blood for the remission of our sins
3. On the third day, He rose from the dead
   Our Lord Jesus taught Paul the same gospel of grace
1 Cor 15:3-5 For 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 rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
 
Confess and Believe
Rom 10:8-9 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 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.
   Whoever repents and confesses his sins and believes the gospel of grace will be saved and the blood of Jesus cleanses all his sins.
    Our Lord will then give him the Holy Spirit as the seal of redemption thereby making him a born-again Christian.
 
Gospel of grace to Jews by Peter
Acts 2:22-24,36 "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth... you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified , and put to death; whom!God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it... Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified , both Lord and Christ."
   On Pentecost, Peter preached the gospel of Christ and 3,000 devout Jews repented and became Christians. Later on, Peter preached the same gospel to the Gentiles in Act 10.
 
Gospel to Gentiles by Peter
Act 10:34, 39-40 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: "In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality... And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. Him God raised up on the third day , and showed Him openly...
 
Saved by Grace
Eph 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
   We thank God that we are saved by His grace - believing and confessing the gospel of Christ.
Rom 10:10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
 
Saved for Good Works
Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
   Christians are saved for good works.

The Name of Jesus (EO05)

'Endtime Overcomers'

 'Blood of the Lamb'

Mat 28:18-20  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.

   Just before our Lord went back to heaven, His final commandment was the Great Commission, whereby we are to reach all men with the gospel of Christ, and then make disciples of them by teaching them to observe all the commands, words and teachings of Jesus in both the Gospels and Epistles.

 

John 5:46 “For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. ”

   In the OT, John the Baptist and even our Lord Jesus and His disciples taught the water baptism of repentance. Any Jew who accepted the water baptism not only believed Moses, but later also Jesus as his Messiah.

John 5:47 “But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”

baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

   After the Jews had believed the gospel and were saved, they were baptized in the name of

1. God the Father

2. God the Son (Word made flesh)

3. God the Holy Spirit

   This ensures Christians understand the Almighty God is One but reveals Himself to men as the Triune Godhead or Holy Trinity.

 

Jesus given to His Son

Luke 1:31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.

   Jesus was the name given by the Father to His Son before He was even born to the virgin Mary.

 

John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name (Jesus). Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

 

   Jesus is God's name, which He gave to His Son before His birth. Jesus, the Name above all names, is the only name of our Almighty God. All His other so-called Names are just His attributes.

John 17:26  And I have declared to them Your name (Jesus), and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

 

Jesus the Name above all Names

Phil 2:9-11 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow , of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

   Since God had exalted the name of Jesus above all names and that at the name of Jesus all knees in heaven must bow, it is clear that the name of our Almighty God (the Triune Godhead) is Jesus

 

Baptized in the Name of Jesus

Acts 2:38  Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

   Since Jesus is the name of our Almighty Triune Godhead or Holy Trinity, baptizing new believers in the name of Jesus is the same as baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Col 2:9 For in Him (Jesus) dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;

 

Power of Jesus' Name

   We thank God that He allows us to use the most powerful Name of Jesus to:

a. Cast out demons

b. Heal the sick

c. Perform miracles

d. Pray, intercede, praise, give thanks, fellowship and love God.

e. Call upon His Name in time of helplessness, confusions, despairs, worries and sorrow.

Saving Grace of God (EO06)

'Blood of the Lamb'
 
Saved by Grace
Eph 2:8  For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
  The Saving Grace of God is our faith (believing, accepting and confessing) in our Almighty God who reveals Himself to men in the Triune Godhead (Holy Trinity) - as God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
  God the Father sent His Son (Word made flesh) to become the sacrificial Lamb of God, who died on the cross as the propitiation for men's sins, etc. On the third day He rose from the dead. He gave the Holy Spirit of redemption  to all believers.
Eph 1:12-13  that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
 
Our Christian Faith
I believe God is One, who reveals to men as: -
1. God the Father - Creator of heaven and earth,
2. God the Son - our Lord Jesus Christ, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead.
3. God the Holy Spirit...
 
A simple Sinner's Prayer
  Father God, forgive me for I am a sinner. From today onwards I want to obey you and your words. Help me, Lord!
  I believe in God the Father, the Creator of heaven and earth, who sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to save us.
  I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God who was the Word made flesh. He was born of the virgin Mary. He was nailed to the cross, suffered and died. His blood on the cross has cleansed all my sins. On the third day He rose from the dead. He will give me the Holy Spirit as a seal of my redemption.
  I believe in the Holy Spirit, who dwells in me - teaching, guiding and helping me to understand and keep God's commands and words.
  In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
 
Child of God
  After your sincere prayer of accepting the gospel, all your sins and curses are cleansed. With the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, you are now a born again Christian and a child of God with the Almighty God as your Father, who will love and protect you.
Note - nothing can touch, harm nor hurt you without His permission.
 
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
  To encourage you and to strengthen your faith, the Holy Spirit will empower you with gifts in accordance with His will (1 Cor 12, 14)
 
Sins Forgiven
1 John 1:9  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
 
Wrong Gospel and Heresies
  Brethren, it is easy to recognize the wrong gospels and heresies for they will contradict God's attributes (Triune Godhead, divinity of Jesus and the Holy Spirit), and Jesus' promises, words, teachings (gospel of Christ or message of the cross), prophecies, etc. found in the NT Gospels and Apostles' Epistles, which are the words and teachings of our risen Lord Jesus.
 
Common Heresies
1. Deny the Triune Godhead
2. Deny Jesus' Divinity
3. Keeping part of the Law
4. Once Saved Always Saved
5. Prosperity Gospel
6. Secret Rapture
7. No Need to Confess Sins
8. Approval of homosexuality
9. Reject the Bible as God's infallible Words
10. Reject Apostles Epistles
 

Last Days of the Old Covenant (EO07)

Last Days of the Old Covenant
 'Word of their Testimony'

John the Baptist's Ministry
Mark 1:2-4  As it is written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You. The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’ ” John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
  During the last days of the Old Covenant, John the Baptist (as Elijah) was sent to prepare the Jews to repent of their sins and keep the law of Moses so that they could believe Jesus as their Messiah in the New Covenant.
  In the book of Acts, thousands upon thousands of Jews were saved and baptized into the body of Christ.
John 5:46  “For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me."

Fulfilments of the Kingdom Gospel
Mat 3:1-2  In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
  As soon as a Jew (anyone for that matter) believes and accepts the gospel of Christ, our Lord Jesus will give the Holy Spirit of redemption to dwell within him, making his physical body the temple of God, thus fulfilling the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Luke 17:20-21  Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”

Powerful Effects of Death of Jesus
1. Start of New Covenant of His blood
Heb 9:16  For where there is a testament (covenant), there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
 The death of Jesus pouring out His blood on the cross started the New Covenant.
Mat 26:27-28  Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."

2. End of Old Covenant
Heb 8:13  In that He says, “A new covenant ,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
  The great and dreadful day of the Lord (death of Jesus) would end the Old Covenant where Jews are no longer His people. Before the end of the Old covenant the Lord sent John the Baptist (in the spirit of Elijah) to bring the Israelites to repentance for there was so much of hypocrisy then, that even parents and children did not trust one another.
Mal 4:5-6  "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse."

3. Elijah has come already
Mat 17:12a “But I say to you that Elijah has come already,...”
   Before the end of the Old Covenant (Judaism), John the Baptist came in the spirit of Elijah and this was confirmed again and again by our Lord Jesus.

4. End of Judaism
Mat 27:50-51a  And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom…

5. Power of Jesus' Blood
   Jesus became the sacrifices (Jesus fulfilled the Law) offered by faithful saints since the days of Adam. These saints with their sins finally cleansed by the blood of Jesus, came out from below and appeared to many in Jerusalem.
Mat 27:52-53  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 appeared to many.

New Covenant Prophesied (EO08)

'Word of their Testimony'
 
Rev 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
   We can also overcome Satan by the word of our testimony - our faith in His words, promises and prophecies.
 
All Authority Given to Jesus
Mat 28:18  And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
  When our Lord Jesus stated that 'all authority was given to Him', then this is serious, for He had the power to make previous covenants obsolete.
 
Old Covenant made Obsolete Prophesied
Jer 31:31-34  “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
  Jeremiah prophesied the coming New Covenant would be completely different and it would replace the Old Covenant, which the Jews broke even though God was like a husband to them.
 
1. God will put the laws in their mind and in their hearts so that they do not need others to teach them in Jeremiah's New Covenant. 
   This is fulfilled by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in every Christian in the New Covenant of Jesus' blood. The Holy Spirit will teach and also bring to remembrance His teachings.
John 14:26  But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
 
2. I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more as prophesied in Jeremiah's New Covenant.
  This is fulfilled by the New Covenant of Jesus' blood, which cleanses all our sins.
Mat 26:27-28  Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."
  God will forgive the sins of everyone who believes the Gospel of grace (or Christ), and He will give the Holy Spirit to dwell within him.
 
Repentance Needed
Eze 18:30-31  “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord God. “Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?"
   God sent John the Baptist to preach repentance so that they can get a new heart and a new spirit in the New Covenant.
 
Council of Jerusalem
Acts 15:24  Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law” —to whom we gave no such commandment—
   The Council of apostles and elders in Jerusalem forbade new converts to keep any part of the imperfect law of the Old Covenant, which was established with the blood of animals. Our Lord Jesus came to fulfil the law thus our sins are cleansed by the precious blood of our Lord Jesus, the only begotten Son of God.
Gal 5:4. You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.

Various Baptisms (EO09)

'Word of their Testimony'
 
1. Water Baptism
Mat 28:19-20  "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.
  Water baptism is the sign that the new believer has completely surrendered himself to obey and serve our Lord Jesus.
Rom 6:3-4  Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
  All sincere new believers, having accepted the gospel of Christ, will demand water baptism for his Holy Spirit within will convict him to love Jesus and to obey His commands.
  During the Apostolic Age, before anyone was baptized, he must believe and understand:-
 
a) God is One, but reveals Himself to men as the Triune Godhead (Holy Trinity), so that man can learn from:-
1. God the Father - the Creator of heavens and earth
2. God the Son - the Word made flesh. He died on the cross for the propitiation of our sins. On the third day He rose from the dead.
3. God the Holy Spirit - lives in every born again Christian and empowers him with His anointing, gifts, truth and guidance.
 
b) the gospel of Christ or grace
1. Jesus was the Word made flesh
2. He died on the cross for the propitiation of our sins,
3. He was buried,
4. On the 3rd day, He rose from the dead.
5. Every believer will be seal with the Holy Spirit of redemption.
 
Mat 3:11b  ...but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
 
2. Baptism with the Holy Spirit (of truth)
John 14:15-17, 26 “If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever — the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.... But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.”
  When we keep Jesus' commandments, He will baptize us with the Holy Spirit of truth. With the Spirit of truth within us, we will be able to know the truth of God's attributes, will, and works. We will also know the truth in Jesus' words, teachings, will and parables in the Gospels and Epistles. We will also be able to understand prophecies, end-time signs and events. With this truth we are free from all bondages.
 
3. Baptism with Fire (Spirit of Christ)
Rom 8:9b-11 Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
  All those who have perfected their love for God will be baptized with fire or the Spirit of Christ, so that they can become living sacrifices for Jesus.
  Just as our Lord Jesus lay down His own life for our sins, they will joyfully lay down their lives for the brethren.
  Paul and Stephen are examples of those baptized with fire.
Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

Jesus' Commands (EO10)

Grace and Truth
 'Word of their Testimony'
 
John 1:14  And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
  The Word (God) was made flesh, so that God's grace and truth are freely given to all mankind who believe and obey Him.
 
Saved by Grace
Eph 2:8  For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
  By God's grace, whoever believes and accepts the gospel of Christ will be saved.
Rom 1:16  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
 
Unbelief of Jesus' Disciples
Luke 24:6-8  He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’” And they remembered His words.
  For about 3 years our Lord Jesus living amongst His disciples was teaching them His words. They had seen His many miracles and had believed that He was the Christ, the Messiah. They were hoping that He would deliver Israel from the Romans, and they, being His disciples will be highly respected.
  They refused to accept God's will of Jesus coming as the Lamb of God - that He would suffer, killed and on the third day rose from the dead.  Since they did not believe the resurrection of Jesus, they were not saved until they believed the complete gospel.
Luke 24:9-11  Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them.
 
Salvation of Disciples
John 20:20  When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
  His disciples, having seen His hands and side, were glad to believe Jesus had risen from the dead. They had believed the complete gospel of Christ and were saved. Our risen Lord immediately gave them the Holy Spirit of redemption making them born-again Christians.
  At Pentecost, many of them broke out with tongues (one of the many gifts of the Holy Spirit), a sign of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
John 20:22  And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit."
 
More Grace to the Humble 
Jam 4:6  But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
  Besides the saving grace where our Lord gives every believer the Holy Spirit of redemption, our Lord Jesus will give more grace to all those who have humbled themselves by keeping His commandments. (True humility in Jesus washing disciples' feet - John 13:5-15)
 
More Grace to Disciples
John 14:15-17a “If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever — the Spirit of truth
  As promised these faithful disciples who had kept His commandments were baptized with the Holy Spirit of truth.
  During Pentecost, with truth taught by the Holy Spirit, these poorly educated fishermen were instantly transformed into fearless, knowledgeable and anointed preachers, who convinced 3000 devout Jews to accept the gospel of Christ and water baptism.
John 16:13  However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”

Endtime Christians (EO11)

'Word of their Testimony'
 
Mat 28:19-20  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.
   Our Lord told His disciples to teach new converts to observe all His commands.
   Before we search for the commands of Jesus, please note that the Jesus in the flesh was a Jew. Since He was sinless till death, all His commands and teachings must not go against the law (Old Covenant).
Note - moral sins in the law are still sins in the New Covenant.
2 Tim 2:15  Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
 
Jesus' Commands for Christians
  Jesus' commands meant for Christians cannot contradict the law but are normally of a higher order.
An example below
Mat 5:21  “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’"
  The law forbids Jews to murder but if a Christian is angry with a brother without a cause, he has already murdered him.
Mat 5:22a But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment.
 
Jesus' Commands
  Below are some of Jesus' commands taken from Matthew 5-7, which only humble Christians will observe.
  
1. The Beatitudes (Mat 5:3-12)
2. Salt and Light (Mat 5:13-16)
3. Cannot be angry with a brother without a cause (Mat 5:22)
4. Cannot look at a woman with lust (Mat 5:27-28)
5. No divorce except for sexual immorality (Mat 5:32)
6. No swearing (Mat 5:34)
7. No eye for eye (Mat 5:39)
8. Love your enemies
Mat 5:43-44  “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you
9. Perform charity, pray and fast in secret (Mat 6:1-13,16-18)
10. Forgive men's sin (Mat 6:14-15)
11. Do not lay treasure on earth but in heaven (Mat 6:19-23)
12. Serve God but not Mammon (Mat 6:24)
13. Do not judge (Mat 7:1)
14. Do not give what is holy to dogs nor cast pearls to swine (Mat 7:6)
15. Whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them (Mat 7:12)
16. Enter by the narrow way to life (Mat 7:13-14)
17. Beware of false prophets (Mat 7:15-20)
18. Not everyone who says to me Lord Lord can enter the kingdom of heaven (Mat 7:21-23)
  For more commands, please check other Gospels and the Apostles' Epistles, which are the teachings of our risen Lord Himself.
 
Purpose of Commands
1 Tim 1:5  Now the purpose of the commandment is love  from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,
  If Jesus is truly our Lord, in humility we will start to keep Jesus' commands. God's grace will help develop and progressively deepen our love for Him, which is from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith and without any hypocrisy.
  When God is satisfied with our sincere love for Him by consistently keeping His commands, He will baptize us with the Spirit of truth.
 
Spirit of truth
John 14:15-17a, 26b  “If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever — the Spirit of truth... He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

Things to Come (EO12)

 'Word of their Testimony'
 
  Our Lord reiterated that Endtime Christians are like those in the days of Noah and Lot.
 
As in the Days of Noah
Gen 6:5  Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
  The people in the days of Noah were extremely wicked for their hearts were only to do evil continually. Endtime Christians are in a similar situation and they need to repent.
2 Tim 3:1-5 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
 
As in the Days of Lot
Jude 1:7  as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
   Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed for their abominable practices of perverted sex. Christians today approve and promote homosexuality, same sex marriages, sexless Woke culture and LGBTQ.
  The West used the UN Human Rights to impose this abominable Woke Culture upon all nations (who detested it). Their annihilation is at hand unless they repent.
Rom 1:24-27  Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves... For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
 
Hoarding in the Last Days
Jam 5:1-3  Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.
   Just like the Laodicean Church, these last days rich Christians and churches have robbed God of His wealth kept under their stewardship. Without finance, they have restricted and even destroyed some of His missions and charitable ministries.
  World War 3 will reduce them to paupers. They will suffer great misery seeing their hoarded-up wealth in properties, stocks, artifacts and bank deposits varnished right before their very eyes and on top of that damnation awaits them.
 
2 Tim 4:3-4  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
  Most end-time Christians deceived by heresies and wrong doctrines are without truth and spirit. They are basking in the worldly lusts and are totally blind to His truth, will, warnings and end-time signs. They have become end-time mockers and scoffers.
Jude 1:17-19 But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.
 
How is God going to get their attention to repent?
  Blind, wicked, lustful and covetous leaders will not repent even if one comes back from death
Luke 16:31  But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’.

Things to Come (EO13)

'Word of their Testimony'
  
John 14:29  “And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe."
   We thank God He had shown us that if we share Jesus prophecies and they come to pass, this will help misled and non Christians to believe Jesus, His words and the gospel.
 
Jesus' Endtime Prophecies
Mat 24:3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"
  When Jesus' disciples requested to know the endtime signs of His coming and the end of age, I believe that our Lord used this occasion to teach us the endtime signs in chronological order
1. False Christ (Mat 24:4-5)
2. World War 3 (Mat 24:6-8)
3. Period of Tribulation (Mat 24:9-14)
4. Great Tribulation (Mat 14:14-28)
5. Rapture (Mat 24:29-31)
 
Start of the Last Days (Endtime)
Mat 24:32-33  “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!
 
Fig tree - the nation of Israel
Its branch tender - Israel still a young nation (rebirth in 1948)
From the parables of the fig tree, our Lord Jesus cursed the fig tree when it only had leaves and without any fruit. Only those who abide in Him can bear fruit. Thus,
 
put forth leaves - shows signs of Unbelief
summer is harvest time - the end time harvest of souls or Rapture.
  When we see Israel, while still a young nation, shows signs of Unbelief in God or OT, then we know that the last days have started.
 
  On 13th Sept 1993,  Prime Minister Rabin of Israel signed the abominable Peace Treaty in the White House. The conditions of the Treaty required Israel
- to immediately cede Jericho and Gaza strip to the Palestinians.
- to cede the West Bank in stages
 
1. Jericho was the first (Alpha) place in the Promised land where God handed it to Israel by bringing down the high and strong walls after the trumpets and their shouts. For Israel to give Jericho away is unthinkable. This is outright denying the existence of God and the OT as God's word. This is great Unbelief, an abomination.
2. The Gaza Strip was the land of the Philistines (giants) and it was the last (Omega) place conquered. God help the lad David to kill the giant Goliath with a sling and a smooth pebble.
3. West Bank - God gave the Promised land to Israel as their inheritance and to give away any part is outright unbelief.
 
Mat 24:34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.
  This PLO-Israel Peace Treaty started: -
1. 'False Christ' in Matthew 24:4-5
2. 'Last Endtime' in Matthew 24:32-34
3. 'Seal 1 - White Horse' in Revelation 6:1-2.
 
Prophecies Fulfilled
1993 PLO-Israel Peace Treaty started the Last Generation and 1st Seal - false Christs,
1994 Rwandan Genocide fulfilled the 2nd. Seal
1997 The Asian Financial Crisis fulfilled 3rd. Seal
2000 or Y2K when Christians thought Jesus delayed His coming with His non-appearance.
2000s  The faithless church leaders revealed their true colours of blindness and without truth after Y2K. Bishops declared themselves as gays and even lesbians. Same sex marriages were legalized and even the sexless Woke culture of mutilating children for the stupid sex change was legalized. 
2024 Prelude to World War 3 - Western warships took down some of the Iranian aerial attacks.
2026 Iran in complete military defeat. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is reported killed.

Ships from the West (EO14)

'Word of their Testimony'
 
Mat 24:15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand),”
   Our Lord Jesus told us to read the book of Daniel for a better understanding of end time signs and events.
 
Understanding Dan 11
Dan 11:35b  ...until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time.
   This appointed time is during the period of the time of the end or last days.
 
Dan 11:29-30a  “At the time appointed (during the time of the end) he (king of the North - Iran) shall return (attack), and come toward the south (Israel); but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. For the ships of Chittim (the West) shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved..." (KJV)
  At the appointed time during the last days, Iran will attack Israel. However, for the first time warships from the West (Chittim) will fight against Iran.
 
Warships to middle-East
  As soon as Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, US President Joe Biden took the opportunity to send the newest and largest aircraft carrier Jerald Ford strike group to be stationed in the East Mediterranean to protect Israel.
  Many nations of the West (UK, France, Germany, Italy, etc.) also sent their warships to the Red Sea, Gulf of Persia and the Arabian Sea to help US maintain peace in the middle East and also prevent Iran from attacking Israel. Iran is surrounded by the warships of the West.
 
For the ships of Chittim (the West) shall come against him    (Fulfilled in 2024)
 
1st. Iranian Retaliatory Aerial Attack 
  On 2024 April 13, Iran’s massive aerial attack marks the first direct strike by Iran on Israeli territory from Iranian soil.
  The Israeli military also said the vast majority of the projectiles were intercepted outside the country’s borders with help from the warships of the US, the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
 
2nd. Iranian Retaliatory Aerial Attack
  On 2024 October 1, two US Navy destroyers launched around a dozen interceptors to help defend Israel against a massive attack by Iran on Tuesday, the Pentagon said.
 
12 Day War 2025 (13 June – 24 June 2025)
  Israel launched surprise attacks on key military and nuclear facilities in Iran, assassinated prominent military leaders, nuclear scientists, and politicians, and damaged or destroyed military sites and air defences.
  On June 22, 2025, the United States B2 bombers attacked and destroyed three nuclear facilities in Iran under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. 
 
therefore he shall be grieved
  It grieves the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali to see Iranian military decimated and its nuclear facilities obliterated. On top of that most of his top military leaders, nuclear scientists and leaders were killed.
  To further the objective of regime change, Ayatollah Ali and the Iranian leadership will be hunted down and killed.
  Since the 28th December 2025, Iranians who are suffering from high inflation and poverty have risen against his regime. For the last 2 weeks or so, riots found in all major towns, have turned into civil uprising and rebellion causing Ayatollah Ali to send the IRGC to open fire causing many deaths. Rioters and Iranians are demanding Ali's head.
   Since 28th February 2026, Israel and the US have been bombing Iran daily. It has completely destroyed the Iranian aerial defence and the navy. Iran is now defenceless and at the mercy of the US and Israel.
 
Is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei still grieving or is he really killed?