HALF OF THE MESSAGE WILL NOT SAVE YOU!

REPENT:  THE LORD'S MESSAGE TO THE JEWS!

Luke 13:1-5 - There were present at that season some that told Him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.  And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?  I tell you, Nay: but, EXCEPT YE REPENT, YE SHALL ALL LIKEWISE PERISH.  Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?  I tell you, Nay: but, EXCEPT YE REPENT, YE SHALL ALL LIKEWISE PERISH.

REPENT:  HALF OF THE MESSAGE BELIEVERS WERE TO PREACH!

Luke 24:46-47 - And (Jesus) said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved 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 among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

REPENT:  THE APOSTLE'S MESSAGE TO THE GENTILES!

Acts 17:9-31 - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.  And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but NOW COMMANDS ALL MEN EVERYWHERE TO REPENT:  because He has appointed a day, in which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man Whom He has ordained; whereof He has given assurance unto all men, in that He has raised Him from the dead.

WHAT IS REPENTANCE?

To repent is to have a change of mind.  The Greek word translated "repent" is metanoio.  "Meta" means "to change," and "noio" means "one's mind, or way of thinking."  Think of the word used to describe the change from a caterpillar to a butterfly:  "metamorphosis."  Here, the word "meta" means "to change," and "morphosis" means "form."  So how does this apply to one being born again, or saved?  The answer is found in the Gospel message!

THE GOSPEL:  THE MESSAGE OF REMISSION 

THAT CAN PRODUCE FAITH UNTO SALVATION!

Romans 1:16-17 - For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ:  for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile.  For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith:  as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

1 Corinthians 15:1-6 - Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved . . . 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 of Cephas (Peter), then of the twelve:  after that, He was seen of above (more than) five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep (have died).

Ephesians 2:8-9 - For by grace (unmerited favor) are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:  it is the gift of God:  not of works, lest any man should boast.

SALVATION IS OFFERED TO WHOSOEVER BELIEVES THE GOSPEL!

Romans 10:9-13 - That if you shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.  For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.  For the Scripture says, Whosoever believes in Him shall not be ashamed.  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Gentile:  for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him.  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

NOTE:  While some say Romans 9-11 apply to only the Jews, this passage clearly shows that whosoever (Jew or Gentile) believes the Gospel message, will be saved!

REPENTANCE IS A CHANGE OF MIND ABOUT JESUS CHRIST!

IT IS THE REALIZATION THAT OUR LIVES ARE SINFUL, 

AND THAT BELIEVING JESUS PAID FOR OUR SINS, 

WILL RESULT IN OUR LOVING AND SERVING HIM! 

WE LOVE HIM BECAUSE WE BELIEVE HE FIRST LOVED US!

TIME IS RUNNING OUT: THE END IS COMING!

THE END OF THIS WORLD!

Matthew 13:39-40, 49-50 - The enemy that sowed them (the tares) is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.  As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. - - - So shall it be at the end of the world:  the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire:  there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 24:3, 6,13-14 - And as He sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be?  And what shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world? - - - And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars:  see that ye be not troubled:  for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. - - - But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.  And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Matthew 28:19-20 - Go ye therefore, and teach (proclaim the Gospel - only the Gospel has the power to save the lost - Rom. 1:16) all nations, baptizing them (only those who believe the Gospel and are born again should be baptized - Acts 8:35-39) in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:  teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:  and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.  Amen.  [Note:  Here the phrase refers to the farthest reaches of our planet - in other words, to all peoples everywhere.]

Hebrews 9:24-26 - For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:  nor yet that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest entered into the holy place every year with blood of others; for then must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world:  but now once in the end of the world has He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

THE END OF THE WORLD DESCRIBED!

2 Peter 3:10-12 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.  Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?  

THE END IS REALLY THE BEGINNING!

2 Peter 3:13 - Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.

Revelation 21:1-6 - And I saw a new heaven and a new earth:  for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.  And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.  And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.  And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain:  for the former things are passed away.  And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.  And He said unto me, Write:  for these words are true and faithful.  And He said unto me, It is done.  I AM Alpha and Omega, The Beginning and The End.  I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

ALL WHO TRUST IN JESUS CHRIST WILL BE THERE!

THOSE WHO DON'T, WILL BE IN THE LAKE OF FIRE!

NOW IS THE TIME TO DECIDE!

WHERE WILL YOU SPEND ETERNITY?

THESE WILL BE IN THE NEW HEAVEN!

THE BRIDE, THE LAMB'S WIFE

FROM ISRAEL

Revelation 21:9-13, 21 - And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife.  And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the Holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God:  and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; and had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:  On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. - - - And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

Genesis 35:22-26 - Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

>   The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
>   The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
>   And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
>   And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.

Note:  The twelve "tribes" that will inherit the land: 

Simeon, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph (and his two sons:  Ephraim and Manasseh), Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.  Reuben lost his birthright due to immorality, and Levi inherited no land, as they were called to be priests of Israel.] 

FROM THE CHURCH

Revelation 21:14-20 - And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.  And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.  And the city was foursquare, and the length was as large as the breadth:  and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs.  The length and the breadth and the height of it were equal.  And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.  And the building of the wall of it was of jasper:  and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.  And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones.  The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

Luke 6:13-16 - And . . . He chose twelve, whom also he named apostles:

>  Simon, (whom He also named Peter), and Andrew his brother, James and John,

>  Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, 

>  James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who also was the traitor.

Notes:  Judas Iscariot committed suicide, leaving eleven disciples / Apostles.  Acts 1:13 - And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.  

There is some debate as to the name of number twelve:  some believe it was Matthias, who was chosen by lots, and whose name is never mentioned following Peter's "business meeting" in Acts 1:15-26, held before they were filled with the Holy Spirit!  

Others, including me, believe it was the Apostle Paul, as he wrote about half of the New Testament; he, unlike Matthias, was chosen by Jesus Christ Himself (Acts 9:1-31)!  He identified himself as an Apostle in the first verse of the books of Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians Ephesians, Colossians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus!  It is significant that Peter, writing of Paul's epistles, called them Scripture (2 Pet. 3:15-16)!

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT ISRAEL WILL BE IN HEAVEN? 

DOESN'T ONE HAVE TO BELIEVE IN JESUS TO BE THERE?

The answer to these questions is somewhat complex.  We know that before Jesus' First Coming, people like Abraham, David, Elijah, Noah, etc., trusted in God, and they were granted God's grace and His righteousness (Romans 4:3; Hebrews 11:1-40; etc.).  We know that the "thief on the cross" believed, and will be there (Luke 23:40-43).  We also know that for the born again believer, "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord," Who will be there (2 Corinthians 5:8; Revelation 21:22-23)!

In addition, the Word says that there will come a time (most likely when the Antichrist declares himself to be God (Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:15-28; Revelation 13:1-10; etc.), that God will remove Israel's partial blindness, and they, realizing that Jesus was their Messiah after all, will trust in Him and be saved (Romans 11:25-27; for Jews in heaven, also see Revelation 7:4-8; 14:1-5; etc.).

DO YOU WANT TO SPEND ETERNITY WITH GOD?

  

TRUST IN JESUS, FOR IN JOHN 14:6, HE SAID . . . 

"I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE:  

NO MAN COMES UNTO THE FATHER BUT BY ME!"

THE COMING WRATH OF GOD!

LET ALL BE WARNED 

OF THE COMING WRATH OF THE GOD!

Matthew 3:7 - But when he (John) saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

John 3:36 - He that believes on the Son has everlasting life:  and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him.

Romans 5:8-9 - But God commended (demonstrated) His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.

Ephesians 5:3-6 - But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becomes saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient:  but rather giving of thanks.  For this you know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.  Let no man deceive you with vain words:  for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

BORN AGAIN BELIEVERS WILL NOT EXPERIENCE 

THE COMING WRATH OF GOD!

John 14:1-3 - Let not your heart be troubled:  you believe in God, believe also in Me.  In My Father's house are many mansions:  if it were not so, I would have told you.  I go to prepare a place for you.  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 - . . . you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; and to wait for His Son from heaven, Whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, Who delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 - But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so those also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.  For this we say unto you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede) those who are asleep (have died).  For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:  and the dead in Christ shall rise first:  then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air:  and so shall we ever be with the Lord.  Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 - For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.

THE COMING WRATH OF GOD DESCRIBED!

Revelation 6:15-17 - And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him Who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:  for the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Revelation 15:1 - And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.

Revelation 16:1 - And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

Revelation 19:11-16 - And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He shall judge and make war.  His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself.  And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood:  and His name is called The Word of God.  And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.  And out of His mouth shall go a sharp sword, that with it He shall smite the nations:  and He shall rule them with a rod of iron:  and He shall tread the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.  And He had on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

TRUST IN JESUS CHRIST TODAY!