TWO DIFFERENT MEN FOR TWO SEPARATE EVENTS!

WHY MOSES AND ELIJAH?

Matthew 16:27 - 17:8 - in my own words:

       For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works.  Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in His kingdom.  
       And after six days Jesus took Peter, James and his brother John, and brought them up into a high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them:  and His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light.  And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with Him.             
       Then Peter said, Lord, it is good for us to be here:  if You will it, let us make here three tabernacles; one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
       While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them:  and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased; listen to him.
       And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.  And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.  And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, except Jesus only.

Mark 9:1-9 - in my own words

       And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
       And after six days Jesus took with Him Peter, and James, and John, and led them up into an high mountain apart by themselves:  and He was transfigured before them.  And His raiment became shining, exceedingly white as snow; so as nothing on earth could whiten them.  And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses:  and they were talking with Jesus.
       And Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here:  and let us make three tabernacles; one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.  For he knew not what to say; for they were very afraid.
       And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My Beloved Son:  listen to Him.
       And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw none except Jesus with themselves.  And as they came down from the mountain, He charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man has risen from the dead.

Luke 9:26-36 - in my own words

       For whosoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He shall come in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the holy angels.  But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
       And in about eight days, after these sayings, He took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.  And as He prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His raiment was white and glistering.  And, behold, to men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah:  who appeared in glory, and spoke of his death which He should accomplish at Jerusalem.
       But Peter, and they that were with him, were sound asleep:  and when they awoke, they saw His glory, and the two men that stood with Him.  And it came to pass, as they departed from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here:  and let us make three tabernacles; one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah:  not knowing what he said.
       While he was still speaking, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them:  and they feared as they entered into the cloud.  And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son:  listen to Him.  
       And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone.  And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

JESUS CAME TO THE LOST SHEEP OF ISRAEL: 

MOSES AND ELIJAH REPRESENTED 

ISRAEL'S LAW AND PROPHETS!

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WHY ENOCH AND ELIJAH!

Revelation 11:1-12 - in my own words

       And there was given me a reed like unto a rod:  and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.  But the court which is outside the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles:  and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.  And I will give power unto My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.  These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.  And if any man will hurt them, fire shall proceed out of their mouths, and devour their enemies:  and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.  These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy:  and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

       And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.  And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.  
       And those of every people and kindred and language and nation, shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not allow their dead bodies to be put in graves.  And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
       And after three and a half days, the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.  And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither.  And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

THESE TWO WITNESSES PREACH TO BOTH 

GENTILES AND JEWS DURING THE TRIBULATION! 

ENOCH WAS A GENTILE; ELIJAH WAS A JEW!

NEITHER DIED AND YET THE WORD SAYS 

IT IS APPOINTED UNTO MEN ONCE TO DIE! 

(Gen. 5:23-24; 2 Kgs. 2:1, 11; Heb. 9:27)!

THERE ARE ONLY TWO SIDES FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE!

THE PRIDE OF LUCIFER!

Isaiah 14:12-15 - How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!  How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God:  I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:  I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.  Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

THE HUMILITY OF JESUS!

Philippians 2:5-11 - 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.  Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name:  that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

ONE DESIRES TO END YOUR LIFE!

ONE DESIRES TO GIVE YOU LIFE!

WHO WILL YOU WILL FOLLOW?

BELIEVERS IN JESUS ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD!

BECOMING A CHILD OF GOD!

John 3:5-7 - Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.  That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.  Marvel not that I said unto you, You must be born again.

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 Greek.  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 you have received, and wherein you stand; by which also you 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:  and that He was seen of Cephas (Peter), then of the twelve:  after that, He was seen of above (by more than) five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep (have died).

1 Peter 1:22-25 - . . . see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently:  being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which lives and abides forever.  For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass.  The grass withers, and the flower thereof falls away:  but the Word of the Lord endures forever.  And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you. 

BY FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST!

John 1:10-13 - He (Jesus) was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not.  He came unto His own (people), and His own (people) received Him not.  But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons (children) of God, even to them that believe on His name:  which (who) were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Romans 8:14-17 - For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons (children) of God.  For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but you have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.  The Spirit itself (Himself) bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:  and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ . . . .

Galatians 3:26 - For you are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 2:13-16 - For it is God which (Who) works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.  Do all things without murmuring and disputing:  that you may be blameless and harmless, the sons (children) of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world; holding forth the Word of Life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain.

1 John 3:1-2 - Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons (children) of God:  therefore the world knows us not, because it knew Him not.  Beloved, now are we the sons (children) of God, and it does 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.

BAPTISM: 

A PUBLIC CONFESSION OF FAITH IN JESUS!

THE LORD'S SUPPER:  

A REMINDER HE IS COMING AGAIN!

[Acts 2:36-41; Romans 10:8-3; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26]

IT IS THE LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO SAVES BELIEVERS!

JESUS CHRIST IS THE LORD WHO SAVES BELIEVERS!

Acts 11:17 - Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as He did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?

Acts 15:11 - But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

Acts 16:31 - And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Acts 28:31 - Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

Romans 1:7 - To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 16:22 - If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

2 Corinthians 13:14 - The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all.  Amen.

Ephesians 1:2 - Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:2 - Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:2 - To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse:  Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:1 - Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ:  Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:12 - That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 5:21 - I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

2 Timothy 4:22 - The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.  Amen.

Titus 1:4 - To Titus, mine own son after the common faith:  Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

Philemon 1:3 - Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

James 1:1 - James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

2 John 1:3 - Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

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 doth 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 goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron:  and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.  And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

JESUS DIED FOR US AS OUR SAVIOR;

HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD TO BE OUR LORD!

THE POWERFUL LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL!

THE LIGHT OF UNDERSTANDING!

[MY INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THE WORD IS TEACHING]

Matthew 13:10-12 - And the disciples came, and said unto Jesus, Why do you speak unto them in parables?  He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.  For whosoever has faith, to him shall more light be given:  but whosoever has no faith, even the light he has been given shall be taken away.  

Matthew 5:14-16 - You are the light of the world.  A city that is set on an hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light unto all that are in the house.  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Who is in heaven.

Luke 1:76-79 - And you, child (John the baptizer), shall be called the prophet of the Highest:  for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare His way; to give knowledge of salvation unto His people by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the Dayspring from on high has visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.


Luke 2:28-32 - Then Simeon took Jesus up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now let Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy Word:  for my eyes have seen Thy salvation,
Whom You have prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.

John 1:7-9 - The same (John the baptizer) came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through Him might believe.  He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light Who lights every man who comes into the world.

John 9:5 - Jesus said, As long as I AM in the world, I AM the Light of the world.

JUDGMENT WILL BE BASED UPON 

THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT REJECTED!

Matthew 10:5-6; 14-15 - These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, nor into any city of the Samaritans:  but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. - - - And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.  Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Matthew 11:20-24 - Then Jesus began to rebuke the cities wherein most of His mighty works were done, because they refused to repent:  Woe unto you, Chorazin!  Woe unto you, Bethsaida!  For if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.  But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.  And you, Capernaum, which is exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell:  for if the mighty works, which have been done in you, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.  But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.

IF YOU, LIKE ABRAHAM, BELIEVE WHAT GOD HAS REVEALED TO YOU, 

YOU WILL ALSO BE DECLARED RIGHTEOUS BY GOD 

(ROMANS 4:3; GALATIANS 3:6 AND JAMES 2:23)!  

BUT BEWARE! 

SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT JESUS DIED FOR YOUR SINS, 

THAT HE WAS BURIED, AND THAT GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, 

YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL 

WHICH HAS THE POWER OF GOD TO SAVE SOULS 

(ROMANS 1:16-17 AND 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-6)!

YOU ARE NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCEPTING OR REJECTING JESUS!

CALL UPON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND DECLARE YOUR FAITH IN HIM TODAY, AND YOUR SOUL WILL BE SAVED FOREVER (ROMANS 10:8-13)!

I PROMISE YOU - YOU WILL BE ETERNALLY GLAD YOU DID!