Wednesday, December 5, 2018

The Great Fixed Gulf Parable – For Watchmen And Watchwomen!

Luke 16:19-31

And HE (Jesus) Said To Them, “There Was A Certain Rich Man, Who Was Clothed, IN Purple And Fine Linen, And (Who) Fared, Sumptuously (i.e. Lived In Luxury), Every Day!  BUT, There Was A Certain Beggar, Named Lazarus, Full Of Sores, Who Was Laid, At His (The Rich Man’s) Gate, Desiring To Be Fed, With The Crumbs, Which Fell From The Rich Man’s Table!  Moreover, The Dogs, Came And Licked His (Lazarus’) Sores!”

“So It Was, That The Beggar (Lazarus) Died, And Was Carried, By The Angels (GOD Almighty’s Holy Angels), To Abraham’s Bosom (i.e. Heaven)!  The Rich Man, Also Died, And Was Buried!  And Being In Torments, IN Hades (The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION), He (The Rich Man) Lifted Up His Eyes, And Saw Abraham, Afar Off, And Lazarus, IN His Bosom (IN Heaven)!”

“THEN, He (The Rich Man) Cried, And Said, ‘Father Abraham, Have Mercy On Me, And Send Lazarus, That He (Lazarus) May Dip The Tip Of His Finger, IN Water, And Cool My Tongue; For I Am Tormented, IN THIS Flame!’  BUT, Abraham Said, ‘Son, Remember, That, IN Your Lifetime (IN The Natural Body), YOU Received Your Good Things, And Likewise, Lazarus (Received) Evil Things (IN His Lifetime, IN The Natural Body); BUT NOW, He (Lazarus) IS Comforted (IN Heaven), And (Now) YOU Are Tormented (IN The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION)!

And Besides ALL THIS, BETWEEN Us (Abraham And Lazarus) And YOU (The Rich Man), THERE IS, A GREAT GULF, FIXED; So That, Those (Fellow Believers – Children Of GOD Almighty), Who Want To Pass, From HERE (EVERLASTING LIFE – IN GOD Almighty’s Immediate Presence, With Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, GOD Almighty’s Holy Angels, And All The Rest Of The Children Of GOD Almighty, FOR ETERNITY, FOREVER), To YOU, Can NOT; NOR Can Those (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), From THERE (EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION - The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, With Satan, The Fallen Angels, Demons, The Antichrist, The FALSE Prophet, Death, Hades, And All The Rest Of The FALSE Prophets, FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), FOR ETERNITY, FOREVER), Pass To Us!’”

“THEN, He (The Rich Man) Said, ‘I Beg YOU, Therefore, Father (Abraham); That YOU Would Send Him (Lazarus), To My Father’s House; For I Have Five Brothers, That He (Lazarus) May Testify To Them; Lest, They Also, Come To THIS Place Of Torment (The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION)!’  Abraham Said To Him (The Rich Man), ‘They Have Moses And The Prophets (Of GOD Almighty); Let Them Hear Them (The Holy Bible, AND Specifically, The Gospel Of Jesus Christ)!’  And He (The Rich Man) Said, ‘NO, Father Abraham; BUT, IF One Goes To Them, From The Dead, They Will Repent!’  BUT He (Abraham) Said To Him (The Rich Man), ‘IF They Do NOT Hear Moses And The Prophets (Of GOD Almighty), Neither Will They Be Persuaded, Though One, Rise From The Dead (The Holy Bible, AND Specifically, The Gospel Of Jesus Christ)!’”

Fellow Believers, There Are Several Things, We Can Learn, From THIS Parable.

First Of All, Let Me Remind YOU: ONLY GOD Almighty, Himself, Can And Does, PUTS UPON Someone’s Heart: The Desire To Hear THE TRUTH, The Desire To Acknowledge THE TRUTH, The Desire To Understand THE TRUTH, And Most Importantly, The Desire To Accept THE TRUTH – The Holy Bible, AND Specifically, The Gospel Of Jesus Christ!

Having Said THIS, We MUST Remember, NOT Everyone, Will Come To The Saving Knowledge Of Jesus Christ; THIS, Is A Cold Hard FACT!

YES, IT IS Our Responsibility, As Fellow Believers, To Share The Gospel Of Jesus Christ, With Everyone We Encounter, IN The Natural Physical World, As Well As, IN Cyber World!

Isaiah 62:6

I (GOD Almighty) Have Set Watchmen (Fellow Believers – Children Of GOD Almighty), On Your Walls, O Jerusalem; They (Fellow Believers) Shall NEVER Hold Their Peace, Day OR Night!  YOU (Fellow Believers), Who Make Mention Of THE LORD (GOD Almighty), Do NOT Keep Silent (Preach The Gospel Of Jesus Christ)!

Ezekiel 3:17-19

“Son Of Man (Fellow Believers – Children Of GOD Almighty), I (GOD Almighty) Have MADE YOU, A Watchman, For The House Of Israel; Therefore, HEAR A WORD, From MY MOUTH (The Holy Bible, AND Specifically, The Gospel Of Jesus Christ), And Give Them WARNING, From ME (Preach The Gospel Of Jesus Christ): WHEN, I (GOD Almighty) SAY, To The Wicked (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), ‘YOU SHALL SURELY DIE (IN The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION),’ And YOU (Fellow Believers) Give Him NO Warning (Preach The Gospel Of Jesus Christ), NOR Speak To WARN The Wicked (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), From His Wicked Way (THROUGH The Saving Knowledge Of Jesus Christ), To SAVE His Life (FROM The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION); THAT Same Wicked MAN (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), Shall DIE, IN His Iniquity (IN The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION); BUT, His Blood, I (GOD Almighty) Will REQUIRE, At Your Hand!”

“YET, IF YOU (Fellow Believers) WARN The Wicked (Preach The Gospel Of Jesus Christ), And He (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers) Does NOT Turn, From His Wickedness (THROUGH Satan), NOR (Turn) From His Wicked Way (i.e. REPENT, And Turn Back To GOD Almighty); He (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers) Shall DIE, IN His Iniquity (IN The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION); BUT, YOU (Fellow Believers) Have DELIVERED Your Soul (YOU Have Fulfilled Your Spiritual Responsibility)!”

Fellow Believers, We Can See HERE, That GOD Almighty Has Placed THIS Spiritual Responsibility, Squarely, Upon Each Of Our Shoulders; IT IS The Essence Of Our Being Jesus Christ’s LIGHT, Upon A World Full Of Darkness!

Ephesians 2:8-10

FOR BY GRACE (GOD Almighty’s Amazing Saving GRACE), YOU (Fellow Believers – Children Of GOD Almighty) Have Been SAVED (FROM The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION), THROUGH FAITH (FAITH, IN The Gospel Of Jesus Christ), And That, NOT Of Yourselves; IT IS, THE GIFT Of GOD (GOD Almighty’s FREE GIFT Of SALVATION), NOT Of (Mankind’s) Works; Lest, Anyone Should Boast!

For We (Fellow Believers – Children Of GOD Almighty) Are HIS (GOD Almighty’s) WORKMANSHIP, CREATED, IN Christ Jesus, For Good Works (GOD Almighty’s Good Works, Performed THROUGH Us); Which GOD (GOD Almighty) PREPARED, BEFOREHAND, That We (Fellow Believers) Should Walk, IN Them!

1 Corinthians 15:3-6a

For I Delivered, To YOU (Fellow Believers – Children Of GOD Almighty), First Of All, THAT, Which I Also, RECEIVED (THROUGH The Holy Spirit): THAT, CHRIST DIED FOR Our Sins, According To THE SCRIPTURES (The Holy Bible, AND Specifically, The Gospel Of Jesus Christ), AND THAT, HE (Jesus) WAS BURIED, AND THAT, HE (Jesus) ROSE (ALIVE) AGAIN, The Third Day, According To THE SCRIPTURES (The Holy Bible, AND Specifically, The Gospel Of Jesus Christ), AND THAT, HE (Jesus) WAS SEEN (ALIVE), By Cephas (aka Peter), THEN, (Jesus Was Seen ALIVE) By The Twelve (Jesus’ Disciples)!  AFTER THAT, HE (Jesus) WAS SEEN (ALIVE), By Over Five Hundred Brethren (Fellow Believers), At Once (i.e. Jesus’ Crucifixion, Resurrection, AND Subsequent, Ascension – The Gospel Of Jesus Christ)!

2 Corinthians 5:20-21

Now Then, We (Fellow Believers – Children Of GOD Almighty) Are Ambassadors For Christ; As Though, GOD (GOD Almighty) Were PLEADING (With YOU), Through Us: WE IMPLORE YOU (Yet-To-Be-Believers), On Christ’s Behalf, BE RECONCILED TO GOD (THROUGH Jesus Christ)!  FOR HE (GOD Almighty) MADE HIM (Jesus Christ), WHO Knew NO Sin, TO BE SIN, For Us (i.e. Jesus’ Crucifixion, Resurrection, AND Subsequent, Ascension – The Gospel Of Jesus Christ), THAT We (Fellow Believers) Might Become, The Righteousness Of GOD (Children Of GOD Almighty), IN HIM (Jesus Christ)!

HERE, Is The Essence Of What We Want To Share . . .

Romans 10:8-10

BUT, WHAT DOES IT SAY (The Holy Bible, AND Specifically, The Gospel Of Jesus Christ)?  “THE WORD Is Near YOU (Yet-To-Be-Believers), IN Your Mouth, AND IN Your Heart!”  THAT IS, THE WORD Of FAITH (FAITH, IN The Gospel Of Jesus Christ), Which We (Fellow Believers) Preach: THAT, IF YOU (Yet-To-Be-Believers) CONFESS, With Your Mouth, THE LORD JESUS, And BELIEVE, IN Your Heart, THAT GOD (GOD Almighty) HAS RAISED HIM (Jesus Christ, ALIVE) From The Dead (i.e. Jesus’ Crucifixion, Resurrection, AND Subsequent, Ascension – The Gospel Of Jesus Christ), YOU WILL BE SAVED (FROM The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION)!  FOR, With The Heart, One BELIEVES, Unto Righteousness, AND With The Mouth, CONFESSION (Of THIS FAITH, IN The Gospel Of Jesus Christ) IS MADE, UNTO SALVATION (EVERLASTING LIFE – IN GOD Almighty’s Immediate Presence, With Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, GOD Almighty’s Holy Angels, And All The Rest Of The Children Of GOD Almighty, FOR ETERNITY, FOREVER)!

Lastly, Think Of THIS Parable, THIS Way . . .

What IF, All The People We Encountered, During Our Lifetime (IN The Natural Physical Body); Who Did NOT Acknowledge GOD Almighty’s Amazing Saving GRACE, AND More Importantly, Who Did NOT Accept GOD Almighty’s FREE GIFT Of SALVATION (Which COMES ONLY, THROUGH Jesus Christ), Therefore, They Ended Up, IN The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION; Could SEE Us, THROUGH THE GREAT FIXED GULF, IN GOD Almighty’s Immediate Presence; And Ask Us, THIS Question: Why, Did YOU NOT Tell Me?

Well, I Do NOT Want There, To Be Anyone, Who Could Say THAT, To Me; And Yes, I Realize, THIS Will NOT Literally, Be The Case; BUT, We MUST Make Certain, We Share The Gospel Of Jesus Christ, With Everyone, We Can!  WE KNOW, ONLY GOD Almighty, Himself, PUTS UPON Someone’s Heart, To Accept THE TRUTH – The Holy Bible, AND Specifically, The Gospel Of Jesus Christ; BUT, IT IS Still Up To Us, To Share IT!

Something To Think About!

Fellow Believers, Jesus Christ ABIDES WITHIN Us, THROUGH The Holy Spirit; Therefore, Jesus Christ WALKS WITH Us, The Holy Spirit TEACHES Us, And Most Importantly, GOD Almighty WATCHES OVER Us, Always!

Wherever YOU Are, Wherever YOU Go, Whatever YOU Do; Be It, In The Natural Physical World, OR In Cyber World; May OUR LORD Jesus Christ, Find YOU, Going About THE FATHER’S BUSINESS, Which IS, Sharing The Gospel Of Jesus Christ, As A Good And Faithful Servant!  Amen.


©Stan Arney (Simply, Follow Me™ Christian Ministries)
Matthew 13:16 "But BLESSED Are Your Eyes (Believers' Eyes), For They SEE, AND Your Ears (Believers' Ears), For They HEAR!" --- The Gospel Of Jesus Christ!



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