'Endtime Overcomers'
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 28:18-20 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.
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. In Jeremiah's New Covenant, God
will put the laws in their mind and in their hearts so that they do not need
others to teach them.
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. Jeremiah's New Covenant also
promised the forgiveness of sins For I will forgive their iniquity, and
their sin I will remember no more
This is fulfilled by the New Covenant of Jesus' blood.
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
any part of the law (Old Covenant).
Gal 5:4. You have become
estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen
from grace.
