GOD HAS PROVIDED HIMSELF A LAMB!

ABRAHAM AND ISAAC:  

A PICTURE OF GOD AND JESUS, HIS SON!

Genesis 22:1-14 - And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham:  and he said, Behold, here I am.  And He said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom you love, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.  And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.  Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.  And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you, and Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.  And Isaac spoke unto Abraham his father, and said, My father:  and he said, Here am I, my son.  And he said, Behold the fire and the wood:  but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?  And Abraham said, My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering:  so they went both of them together.  And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.  And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.  And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham:  and he said, Here am I.  And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him:  for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld thy son, thine only son from Me.  And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns:  and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.  And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-Jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

Tempt - God does not tempt man (Jam. 1:13).  God knew what Abraham would do, so the test was to reveal to Abraham, and all of us, his love of, and his trust in, God.  In verse 12, it is the angel of the Lord that learns of Abraham's fear (respect for; reverence of) God.  

Thine only son - Abraham only had one son, Isaac!  When he sired Ishmael, his name was Abram (compare Gen. 16:16 with 21:3).  "Only Son" is a picture of Jesus (Jn. 3:16)!

Moriah - Moriah would become the Temple Mount about 1000 years later (2 Chron. 3:1) and Mount Calvary about 1000 years after that (Lk. 23:33).  The place of Abraham's offering was the same place of God's offering!

Clave - Isaac was to cut (cleave; prepare) the wood for the fire.  Isaac would carry the wood upon which he was to be sacrificed (v. 6).  Two thousand years later, Jesus would carry the wood upon which He was sacrificed for our sin!

The Lamb - Had not God provided "Himself" a lamb (v. 8, 13), Isaac would have been the sacrificed one.   Jesus is called "The Lamb of God" and "our Passover" in Jn. 1:29, 36; 1 Cor. 5:7!

Jehovah-Jireh - Notice, in verse 14, that the place of testing was called:  "Jehovah-Jireh" meaning "In the Mount of the LORD it shall be seen!"   God's love for humanity "was seen" on Mount Calvary!

JESUS DIED FOR THE SINS OF THE WORLD (1 JN. 2:2)! 

TO GIVE US HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS (2 COR. 5:21)!

WARNING:

TRUST IN HIM WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME!

OUR FAITH CAN BE SEEN IN OUR ACTIONS!

CHRISTIAN WORKS:  EVIDENCE OF SALVATION!

Ephesians 2:1-10 - And you has He quickened (made alive), who were dead in trespasses and sins; wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience:  among whom also we all had our conversation (our behavior; our way of thinking) in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.  But God, Who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, has quickened us (made us alive) together with Christ, (by grace you are saved); and has raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:  that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.  For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.  For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Philippians 1:3-6; 2:13 - I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, for your fellowship in the Gospel from the first day until now; being confident of this very thing, that He Who has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. - - - For it is God Who works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.

Titus 2:11-14 - For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

James 2:14-20 - What does it profit, my brethren, though a man say he has faith, and have not works?  Can faith save him (can that kind of faith save him)?  If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be warmed and filled; notwithstanding you give them not those things which are needful to the body; what does it profit?  Even so faith, if it has not (the evidence of) works, is dead (useless), being alone.  Yea, a man may say, You have faith, and I have works:  show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.  You believe that there is one God; you do well:  the devils also believe, and tremble.  But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

RELIGIOUS WORKS CAN NOT SAVE US, BUT IF WE 

ARE SAVED, WE LONG TO DO GOD'S WORK!

RIGHTEOUSNESS: BY RELIGION OR BY RELATIONSHIP?

ONLY THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE!

"Righteousness" defined:  The state of man as God intended him to be; like God (Gen. 1:26); the only condition acceptable to God, one of being virtuous (2 Pet. 1:3), pure (1 Tim. 5:22), and holy (Rom. 12:1)!

WARNING:   RELIGION IS MAN'S ATTEMPT TO BE RIGHTEOUS!

Ezekiel 33:11-13 - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live:  turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?  Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression:  as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turn from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sins.  When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousness shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

Romans 10:1-4 - Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.  For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.  For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.  For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness to every one that believes.

Philippians 3:8-9 - . . . that I may . . . be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.

GOD OFFERS HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS TO ALL WHO BELIEVE!

Matthew 6:33 - But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness . . . .

Romans 1:16-17 - For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ:  for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that 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.

Romans 3:21-22 - But now the righteousness of God without (apart from) the Law is manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets; even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe:  for there is no difference.

Romans 5:17-18 - For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by One, Jesus Christ.  Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of One the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

2 Corinthians 5:20-21 - Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us:  we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.  For He hath made Him to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

Galatians 2:20-21 - I am crucified with Christ:  nevertheless I live; yet not I, 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.  I do not frustrate the grace of God:  for if righteousness come by the Law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Philippians 3:8-9 - Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord:  for Whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win (gain His approval) Christ, and be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.
Titus 3:4-5 - But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us . . . .

BECAUSE OF OUR FAITH IN CHRIST, 

WE SHALL BE GRANTED HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS!

Revelation 19:7-8 - Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him:  for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready.  And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white:  for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD!

ADAM WAS CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD!

Genesis 1:26-27 - And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness:  and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.  So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them. 

WHEN ADAM SINNED, HE CEASED BEING LIKE GOD!

Genesis 5:1-3 - This is the book of the generations of Adam.  In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him; male and female created He them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.  And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth.

Exodus 8:10 - And he said, Tomorrow.  And he said, Be it according to thy word:  that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.

1 Samuel 2:2 - There is none holy as the LORD:  for there is none beside Thee:  neither is there any rock like our God.

Isaiah 55:8-9 - For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

JESUS CAME TO RESTORE GOD'S LIKENESS IN MAN!

John 1:1, 14 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. - - - And the Word was made 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.

John 3:16-17 - For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 - 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 - - - For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how 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.

2 Corinthians 5:20-21 - Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us:  we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.  For He hath made Him to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

Philippians 2:5-8 - Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:  Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:  but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:  and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

GOD'S WILL SHALL BE A REALITY TO ALL WHO TRUST IN JESUS!

Hebrews 13:20-21 - Now the God of peace, Who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that Great Shepherd of the Sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to Whom be glory forever and ever.  Amen.

1 John 3:1-2 - Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God:  therefore the world knows us not, because it knew Him not.  Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be:  but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.

JESUS BECAME LIKE MANKIND SO 

THAT MANKIND COULD BE LIKE HIM!

THE PROPHECIES OF THE BIBLE CAN BE SEEN ON THE EVENING NEWS!

SIGNS THAT THE END IS NEAR!

Matthew 24:1-8 - And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and His disciples came to Him for to show Him (to brag about) the buildings of the temple.  And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things?  Verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down (Herod's temple was destroyed by Rome in A.D. 70).  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 (aion - Greek meaning a period of time, an age)?  And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.  For many shall come in My name, saying, I am Christ (many will claim to be My followers, saying I, Jesus, am the Christ - See Mt. 24:11; and Jn. 5:43 below); and shall deceive many.  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.  For nation shall rise against nation (race against race - ethnos - Greek word from which we get ethnic group), and kingdom against kingdom:  and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.  All these are the beginning of sorrows.

[Note:  Matthew 24:11 - And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.  John 5:43 - I am come in My Father's name, and ye receive Me not:  if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.]

THE SIGN OF MAN'S HATRED FOR GOD!

Romans 1:22, 29-32 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools - - - God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:  who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 - This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.  For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof:  from such turn away.

THE SIGN OF A WORLDWIDE HATRED OF ISRAEL!

Ezekiel 38:14-18 - Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when My people of Israel dwells safely, shalt thou not know it?  And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:  and thou shalt come up against My people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against My land, that the heathen may know Me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.  Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by My servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?  And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that My fury shall come up in My face.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF THE BIBLE IS TRUE?

WATCH THE EVENING NEWS!

GOD IS A TRINITY!

GOD IS REVEALED IN HIS CREATION!

Romans 1:20 - For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead!

CREATION:  A TRINITY OF TRINITIES!

TIME:  Past, Present, Future

SPACE:  Height, Length, Width

MATTER:  Solid, Liquid, Gas

GOD CREATED:

TIME:  In the beginning.

SPACE:  The Heaven (Universe).

MATTER:  The Earth.

GOD IS A TRINITY!

Matthew 3:16-17 - And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water:  and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him:  and lo a voice from heaven (the Father), saying, This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased.

John 14:16-17 - And I (Jesus) will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter (the Spirit), that He may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth; Whom the world cannot receive, because it sees Him not, neither knows Him:  but you know Him; for He dwells with you, and shall be in you.

1 John 5:7 - For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost:  and THESE THREE ARE ONE!  

PRAISE THE FATHER, THE SON, AND 

THE HOLY GHOST!  AMEN!

A LIST OF THE KEY EVENTS FROM THE CROSS TO THE CROWN!

FROM HIS CROSS  TO HIS KINGDOM

Here is a brief listing of the key events beginning with the death of Christ:

  1. The Crucifixion (Mt. 27; Mk. 15; Lk. 23; Jn. 19; 1 Cor. 15:3; 2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 5:8; 1 Pet. 3:18).

  2. The Resurrection of Christ (Mt. 28; Mk. 16; Lk. 24; Jn. 20; 1 Cor. 15:4; Rom. 1:4).

  3. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost (Jn. 14:17; Acts 2). This marks the birthday of the Church, which is the body of Christ. 

  4. The present Church Age during which time Jesus Christ is building HIS Church (Mt. 16:18); a calling out of a people for His Name (Acts 15:14).

  5. The time when the Lord Jesus Christ will come down from heaven and the Church will be "caught up" to meet the Lord in the air (Jn, 14:1-3; 1 Th. 4:13-18).  This event is called the RAPTURE of the Church and it marks the end of the Church Age. 

  6. The beginning of the Tribulation; the beginning of Daniel's 70th week. This seven year period will begin when a covenant (treaty) is confirmed between Antichrist and the nation Israel (Jer. 30:7; Dan. 9:27).

  7. In the exact middle of this seven year period, the covenant will be broken and the Antichrist, the "man of sin" will become the ruler of the world.  He will demand that all people worship him as God (Dan. 9:27; Mt. 24:15-21; 2 Th. 2:3-4). 

  8. Jesus referred to these last 3½ years as a time of "GREAT TRIBULATION" (Mt.24:21) such as the world has never known.  This will be a time of great Satanic activity (Rev. 12:7-12) and, with the exception of Israel, the entire world will submit to him as an absolute dictator (Rev. 13:1-10).

  9. The Tribulation will end when Jesus Christ returns to earth in power and great glory (Mt. 24:29-30; Rev. 19:11-16).

10. Jesus Christ will establish His kingdom on earth.  This is often called the "MILLENNIAL KINGDOM" because it will last for 1000 years (Rev. 20).

Note:  The chronological sequence of these Bible events is found in the study of Daniel 9:24-27; Matthew 24; and Revelation 1:19 (followed by the rest of Revelation). 

AS THIS WORLD CONTINUES ITS DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF ANARCHY, CORRUPTION, AND BLATANT WICKEDNESS, IT IS CREATING THE NEED FOR A ONE-WORLD GOVERNMENT, A NEW-WORLD ORDER!  SATAN IS SETTING THE STAGE FOR HIS ULTIMATE GOAL - A GOAL THAT HE HAS HAD FROM THE BEGINNING - TO BE THE GOD OF THIS WORLD!  WITH THE CHURCH GONE, HE WILL FOCUS ALL HIS ENERGY ON DESTROYING THE LAST PEOPLE WHO DENY HIM ALLEGIANCE:  ISRAEL!  HIS END, AND THAT OF THOSE WHO WORSHIP HIM, IS THE ETERNAL LAKE OF FIRE!  

YOU HAVE A CHOICE:  TRUST CHRIST TODAY, OR FACE SEVEN YEARS IN WHICH ONE HALF OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION WILL BE SLAUGHTERED!  THIS OFFER EXPIRES THE INSTANT THE CHURCH IS CAUGHT UP TO BE WITH THE LORD!  

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!