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Your Body can be Holy and Without Defect

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it; that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.” (Ephesians‬ ‭5:25-27‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

When God sanctifies you, it means He is separating you from what is unclean and part of the curse that is upon this world due to Adam’s sin.

God never wanted man to grow old, weak, and die. Death entered the world because of Adam’s sin. All forms of death are perversions of God’s original design.

Most people shower their physical body daily, but many do not wash their soul. After receiving filth from the world through our eye and ear gates, we should wash the dirt off by receiving the preached Word of God. It is not good for wrong beliefs to remain in your heart because they will take root and produce fruits of death.

For example, this belief, “Everyone grows old. It is normal.” Many of us would agree with this belief immediately because it has been programmed into our minds and hearts ever since we were little. This is what we observe even as kids. People get older, weaker, sick, and they eventually die.

However, we must remember that not everyone is a child of God, and even among believers, many are clueless about youth renewal as part of their inheritance in Christ.

The passage above says that Jesus washes the church (assembly) with the Word, so that she will not have any “spot, wrinkle, or any such thing”. These imperfections mentioned are signs of aging which is a form of death.

When you receive the Gospel which is a message that is brimming with life, you also receive life-giving power in your mortal body when you believe and confess it.

God does not want you to have spots, wrinkles, or any such blemishes. When He renews your youth and give you beauty instead of ashes, He does a perfect work.

At the cross, God allowed Jesus to have His visage be marred more than any man. Jesus died young at 33 years old. Jesus suffered these to purchase beauty and enduring youth for you, redeeming you from the curse.

We must shake off the death programming in our language, and in our beliefs. These only cause accelerated aging and death. When you are expecting death, you shall reap death.

God wants you to be “holy and without defect” in all ways, including your physical body. If you feel like this truth is attacking you and you take offense at it, you will not experience the transformational benefit.

When you are holy, it means you are set apart from what is common. Just because a thousand are falling sick, weak, old, and dead on your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, does not mean you have to accept it for yourself. Yes, it is happening to the people of the world, but it shall not come near you. Will you boldly stand on God’s promises patiently and with perseverance, even if people think that you are being crazy, unrealistic, or delusional?

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The Great Multitude in Heaven

“After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God, saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” One of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and from where did they come?” I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood. Therefore they are before the throne of God, they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.” (Revelation‬ ‭7:9-15‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The passage above depicts the scene of the saints arriving in Heaven right after the Rapture.

The main confusion for most people here regarding the timeline of this event is because of the words “came out of the great tribulation”, making them think that it happens in the middle or end of the Tribulation.

However, I believe that the Rapture happens once the appointed time for the Tribulation begins.

Whether someone comes out of the Tribulation at the start, in the middle, or at the end of it does not matter—it is still coming out of the Tribulation.

Let me give you an example. Let’s say you go and watch a movie at a cinema. You did not like the movie immediately, so you left the cinema shortly after arriving. The fact is, you still came out of the cinema, even if it was at the start of the movie. Makes sense?

Additionally, the Tribulation saints who miss the Rapture and only believe in Jesus during the Tribulation will not receive salvation immediately, but only at the end of the Tribulation when Jesus returns. They have to endure to the end (without receiving the mark of the beast) to be saved.

Read the following passage which takes place after the Tribulation, at the start of the Millennial reign of Christ. It shows that the martyred Tribulation saints will only come alive again and receive eternal life after the Tribulation has ended:

“I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn’t worship the beast nor his image, and didn’t receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead didn’t live until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.” (Revelation‬ ‭20:4-5‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Jesus said the following words to the church of Philadelphia (all of them have fallen asleep since then):

“Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.” (Revelation‬ ‭3:10‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

There is an hour of testing coming upon the whole world, which is the seven years of Tribulation, but it is not for the church. Jesus’ message is true for the church today as well. We will not be going through the Tribulation.

“But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.” (1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:8-10‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

We are not waiting for the Antichrist to appear. Instead, we are looking forward to Jesus’ return. We will obtain the last part of our salvation: the transformation of our mortal bodies into glorified bodies. Those who have fallen asleep will be raised from the dead first, and then we will all be transformed in the twinkling of an eye, to have immortal bodies that match our righteous spirits.

We are not appointed to go through the time of wrath. God knows how to separate the righteous from the wicked, just as He made a distinction between the children of Israel and the Egyptians during the ten plagues in Egypt. The children of Israel were preserved alive, and so were their flocks, but the Egyptians and their flocks suffered/died.

So do not fear—lift your head and confidently expect Jesus to return for us any day now!

Let me end off with a poem I wrote called “Jesus I Need You”. As you read, tune your heart to expect His imminent return. It is a hope that purifies you!

Jesus I’d be lost without Your love,
everyday would be so hard.
When things don’t go my way,
I fall into Your embrace,
I am forever Yours.

I can’t imagine life without You,
that would be Hell for sure.
I need grace and mercy that’s from You,
by myself I’m powerless.

Let me abide in the Vine,
I’ll hear of You and be fine.
Faith will rise—I’ll speak forth life,
fruitfulness is sure.

Take my hand and guide me through life,
I know you’ll never let me go.
With You I’ll walk on water,
we’ll rise above every power.

Lord Jesus,
you’ll catch me when I fall.
Amidst every trial,
You are there through it all.

I just want to see You,
I long for that perfect day.
Where we’ll meet in the clouds,
and I’ll see Your lovely face.

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What Happens to you Upon Death?

“The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom. He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’” (Luke‬ ‭16:22-24‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

When you step out of your body upon death, the angels will carry your spirit to a destination. As for which destination, it depends on whether your sins are forgiven or not.

If a person dies without receiving Jesus as Lord, his sins are not forgiven because he rejected the perfect payment of Jesus’ blood that was shed on the cross.

The angels will then escort that sinner’s spirit down to Hell where he will be burnt by unquenchable fire and assaulted by indestructible worms (Mark 9:43-48), having no rest day and night.

A holy God must punish sin just as a righteous judge must sentence a criminal to an appropriate punishment.

In today’s society, if you steal from a commoner, perhaps you will get fined or jailed. But what if you stole from the president of the country? The punishment would be much more severe.

Then, for a person who continually commits crimes for an entire lifetime against the supreme King of Heaven and earth, what should the punishment be? If you look at it objectively, Hell is what a sinner deserves.

If you ask, “How have I committed crimes against God”, then you must look at the Ten Commandments. If you have broken any one of them in thoughts, words or deeds, then you have sinned and nothing except for blood can make atonement for those sins.

For example, have you ever had a lustful thought about someone? God counts that as committing adultery.

““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’ but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.” (Matthew‬ ‭5:27-28‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The legal consequence of sin is death. God’s righteousness demands a life for a life, and the life of a creature is in its blood.

“According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.” (Hebrews‬ ‭9:22‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Even though God is holy and must punish sin, He does not want to punish it in you. That is why He sent His Son, Jesus, to become a Man, and to offer Himself as an atoning sacrifice for your sins—He willingly became your substitute. The royal blood that Jesus shed is the payment for the debt that you owe to God.

When you accept Jesus as Lord, you come under a covenant relationship with God. Your record of sins is completely wiped out, your spirit is born-again, and you are adopted into God’s family.

Under the new covenant called “Grace”, God will be good to you not based on your own obedience by works, but based on the blood of Jesus that has righteously paid for you to be blessed with every blessing.

It is so good to be under Grace! Receive Jesus as Lord, and you will have the assurance that when it is time for you to step out of this mortal body, the angels will carry you up to Heaven. That is when you can truly rest in peace (R.I.P.).

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