Paul Tells Believers About The Resurrection Of The Dead

Now, if Christ (Jesus Christ) is PREACHED, that He (Jesus Christ) has been RAISED (Jesus Christ’s Resurrection) from The Dead, how do some among YOU (Unbelievers) say, that there is NO Resurrection of The Dead?  But if there is NO Resurrection of The Dead, then Christ (Jesus Christ) is NOT RISEN.  And if Christ (Jesus Christ) is NOT RISEN, then Our (Believers) PREACHING is EMPTY and Your (Believers) Faith is also EMPTY.  Yes, and We (Believers) are found FALSE WITNESSES of GOD (GOD Almighty), because We (Believers) have TESTIFIED of GOD (GOD Almighty), that He (GOD Almighty) RAISED UP Christ (Jesus Christ), whom He (GOD Almighty) did NOT RAISE UP, IF in fact, The Dead Do NOT RISE.  For IF The Dead Do NOT RISE, then Christ (Jesus Christ) is NOT RISEN.  And IF Christ (Jesus Christ) is NOT RISEN, Your (Believers) Faith is FUTILE; YOU (Believers) are STILL in Your (Believers) Sins! Then also, Those (Believers) who have FALLEN ASLEEP in Christ (Jesus Christ) have PERISHED.  IF in This Life ONLY, We (Believers) have HOPE in Christ (Jesus Christ), We (Believers) are of All Men, The Most PITIABLE.

But NOW, Christ (Jesus Christ) IS RISEN from The Dead (Jesus Christ’s Resurrection), and has become The FIRSTFRUITS of Those who have Fallen Asleep.  For since by Man (Adam) came Death, by Man (Jesus Christ) also came The Resurrection of The Dead.  For as in Adam, All (Mankind) DIE, even so, in Christ (Jesus Christ), All (Believers) shall be MADE ALIVE.  But each one in his own order: Christ (Jesus Christ) The FIRSTFRUITS, afterward, Those (Believers) who are Christ’s (Jesus Christ’s) at His (Jesus Christ’s) COMING.  Then COMES The END, when He (Jesus Christ) DELIVERS The Kingdom to GOD (GOD Almighty) The Father, when He (Jesus Christ) PUTS AN END to All Rule and All Authority and Power.  For He (Jesus Christ) MUST REIGN, till He (GOD Almighty) has PUT All Enemies, under His (Jesus Christ’s) Feet.  The LAST ENEMY that will be DESTROYED is DEATH.  For “He (GOD Almighty) has PUT All Things, under His (Jesus Christ’s) Feet.”  But when He (GOD Almighty) SAYS “ALL THINGS are PUT under Him (Jesus Christ),” it is EVIDENT that He (GOD Almighty) who PUT All Things under Him (Jesus Christ) is EXCEPTED.  Now, when ALL THINGS are MADE SUBJECT to Him (Jesus Christ), then The Son (Jesus Christ) Himself, will also BE SUBJECT to Him (GOD Almighty) who PUT All Things under Him (Jesus Christ), that GOD (GOD Almighty) may be ALL, in ALL.

 

But someone will say, “How are The Dead RAISED UP?  And with WHAT BODY do They come?”  Foolish one, what YOU sow is NOT made alive, unless it dies.  And what YOU sow, YOU do NOT sow, that body that shall be, but mere grain, perhaps wheat or some other grain.  But GOD (GOD Almighty) GIVES it a BODY as He (GOD Almighty) PLEASES, and to each seed, its own body.  All flesh is NOT the same flesh, but there is One Kind of Flesh of Men, Another flesh of Animals, Another of Fish, and Another of Birds.  There are also CELESTIAL BODIES and TERRESTRIAL BODIES; but The GLORY of The Celestial is One, and The GLORY of The Terrestrial is Another.  There is One GLORY of The Sun, Another GLORY of The Moon, and Another GLORY of The stars; for one star differs from another star in GLORY.

So also is The RESURRECTION of The Dead.  The Body (The Natural Body) is SOWN in corruption, It (The Natural Body) is RAISED in INCORRUPTION.  It (The Natural Body) is SOWN in dishonor, It (The Natural Body) is RAISED in GLORY.  It (The Natural Body) is SOWN in weakness, It (The Natural Body) is RAISED in POWER.  It (The Natural Body) is SOWN a NATURAL BODY, It (The Natural Body) is RAISED a SPIRITUAL BODY.  There is a NATURAL BODY, and there is a SPIRITUAL BODY.  And so it is WRITTEN, “The First Man, Adam, became a LIVING BEING.”  The LAST Adam (Jesus Christ), BECAME A LIFE-GIVING SPIRIT.  However, The SPIRITUAL is NOT first, but The NATURAL, and AFTERWARD The SPIRITUAL.  The First Man (Adam) was of The Earth, MADE of dust; The Second Man is The LORD (Jesus Christ) FROM Heaven.  As was The Man (Adam) of dust, so also are Those (Unbelievers) who are MADE of dust; and as is The HEAVENLY Man (Jesus Christ), so also are Those (Believers) who are HEAVENLY.  And as We (Believers) have BORNE THE IMAGE of The Man (Adam) of dust, We (Believers) shall also BEAR THE IMAGE of The HEAVENLY Man (Jesus Christ).

 

Now this I (Believers) say, Brethren (Believers), that flesh and blood (The Natural Body) can NOT INHERIT The Kingdom of GOD (GOD Almighty); NOR does corruption INHERIT INCORRUPTION.  Behold, I (Believers) TELL YOU (Believers) a MYSTERY: We (Believers) Shall NOT All SLEEP (Die The First Death), BUT We (Living Believers) Shall All BE CHANGED, in a MOMENT, in The TWINKLING of an eye, at The LAST TRUMPET.  For The TRUMPET Will SOUND, and The Dead (Believers) will be RAISED INCORRUPTIBLE (The Spiritual Body), and We (Living Believers) shall be CHANGED (The Spiritual Body).  For THIS corruptible (The Natural Body) MUST Put On INCORRUPTION (The Spiritual Body), and THIS mortal (The Natural Body) MUST Put On IMMORTALITY (The Spiritual Body).  So when THIS corruptible (The Natural Body) has Put On INCORRUPTION (The Spiritual Body), and THIS mortal (The Natural Body) has Put On IMMORTALITY (The Spiritual Body), then shall be BROUGHT TO PASS, the saying that is WRITTEN: “Death is SWALLOWED UP in Victory.”  “O Death, where is your sting?  O Hades, where is your victory?”  The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is The Law.  But THANKS be to GOD (GOD Almighty), Who GIVES Us (Believers) The Victory, THROUGH Our LORD Jesus Christ.  Therefore, Beloved Brethren (Believers), be STEADFAST, IMMOVABLE, Always ABOUNDING in The Work of The LORD (Jesus Christ), KNOWING, that Your (Believers) Labor is NOT in vain in The LORD (Jesus Christ).

Fellow Believers, These Scriptures are from one of Paul’s Letters to The Corinthians (1 Corinthians 15).  Paul describes for Future Believers, not only HOW The Dead in Christ (Believers who have died The First Death) are RESURRECTED, but also, how Living Believers Will Be CHANGED, from Our (Living Believers) Natural Bodies to Our (Living Believers) Spiritual Bodies.  May These Scriptures Encourage Your (Believers) Spirit and PREPARE YOU (Believers) for EVERY Good Work.  Amen.

Paul’s Prophetic Message To Future Believers

To Fellow Believers in GOD (GOD Almighty), The Father and The LORD, Jesus Christ:  GRACE to YOU (Believers) and PEACE, from GOD (GOD Almighty), Our Father and The LORD, Jesus Christ.

 

For GOD (GOD Almighty) did NOT CALL Us (Believers) to uncleanness, but in HOLINESS.  Therefore he (Unbelievers) who REJECTS THIS, does NOT reject Man, but GOD (GOD Almighty), Who has also GIVEN Us (Believers), His (GOD Almighty’s) Holy Spirit.  But I (Believers) do NOT want YOU (Believers) to be ignorant, concerning Those (Believers) who have Fallen Asleep, lest YOU (Believers) Sorrow, as Others (Unbelievers), who have NO Hope.  For if We (Believers) BELIEVE, that Jesus (Jesus Christ) Died (Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion) and Rose Again (Jesus Christ’s Resurrection), even so GOD (GOD Almighty) Will BRING WITH Him (Jesus Christ), Those (Believers) who Sleep in Jesus.  For this We (Believers) say to YOU (Believers), by The WORD (The Gospel of Jesus Christ) of The LORD (Jesus Christ), that We (Believers) Who are ALIVE and REMAIN, until The Coming of The LORD (Jesus Christ), will by NO means PRECEDE Those (Believers) who are Asleep.  For The LORD (Jesus Christ) Himself, Will DESCENT from Heaven with a SHOUT, with The VOICE of an Archangel, and with The TRUMPET of GOD (GOD Almighty).  And The DEAD in Christ (Jesus Christ) Will RISE first.  Then We (Believers) who are ALIVE and REMAIN shall be CAUGHT UP TOGETHER with Them (The Dead in Christ), in The Clouds, to MEET The LORD (Jesus Christ) in The AIR.  And thus We (Believers) shall ALWAYS be with The LORD (Jesus Christ).  Therefore, Comfort One (Believers) Another with THESE WORDS.

 

But concerning The Times and The Seasons, YOU (Believers) KNOW PERFECTLY, that The DAY of The LORD (Jesus Christ), so Comes as a “Thief in The Night.”  For when They (Unbelievers) say, “PEACE and SAFETY!” then SUDDEN DESTRUCTION Comes Upon Them (Unbelievers), as “Labor Pains upon a Pregnant woman.”  And They (Unbelievers) shall NOT ESCAPE!  But YOU (Believers) are NOT in darkness (children of the devil), so that THIS DAY should OVERTAKE YOU (Believers) as a thief.  YOU (Believers) are All SONS OF LIGHT (Children of GOD Almighty) and SONS OF THE DAY (Children of GOD Almighty).  We (Believers) are NOT of the night (children of the devil), NOR of darkness (children of the devil).  Therefore let Us (Believers) NOT sleep, as Others (Unbelievers) do, but let Us (Believers) WATCH and BE SOBER.  For Those (Unbelievers) who sleep, sleep at night, and Those (Unbelievers) who get drunk are drunk at night.  But let Us (Believers), Who are of THE DAY (Children of GOD Almighty) BE SOBER, Putting on The Breastplate of Faith and Love, and as a Helmet, The Hope of Salvation.  For GOD (GOD Almighty) Did NOT APPOINT Us (Believers) TO WRATH, but TO OBTAIN SALVATION, THROUGH Our LORD, Jesus Christ, Who Died for Us (Believers), that whether We (Believers) Wake OR Sleep, We (Believers) should LIVE TOGETHER with Him (Jesus Christ).  Therefore, Comfort Each (Believers) Other and Edify One (Believers) Another, just as YOU (Believers) also are doing.

 

Now We (Believers) Exhort YOU (Believers), WARN Those (Unbelievers) who are unruly, COMFORT The Fainthearted, UPHOLD The Weak, BE PATIENT with All.  See that NO ONE renders evil for evil to ANYONE, but Always PURSUE what is Good, both for YOU (Believers) and for All.  Rejoice Always, Pray WITHOUT ceasing, in EVERYTHING, GIVE Thanks; for THIS is The Will of GOD (GOD Almighty), in Christ Jesus, for YOU (Believers).  Do NOT QUENCH The Spirit (The Holy Spirit).  Do NOT despise Prophecies.  TEST All Things; HOLD FAST what is Good.  ABSTAIN from EVERY form of evil.

We (Believers) are BOUND to Thank GOD (GOD Almighty) always for YOU (Believers), because Your (Believers) Faith GROWS EXCEEDINGLY, and The Love of Every One of YOU (Believers) All, ABOUNDS toward Each (Believers) Other, so that We (Believers) BOAST of YOU (Believers), among The Churches of GOD (GOD Almighty) for Your (Believers) Patience and Faith, in All Your (Believers) Persecutions and Tribulations, that YOU (Believers) ENDURE, which is MANIFEST EVIDENCE of The Righteous Judgment of GOD (GOD Almighty), that YOU (Believers) may be COUNTED WORTHY of The Kingdom of GOD (GOD Almighty), for which YOU (Believers) also Suffer; since it is a RIGHTEOUS THING with GOD (GOD Almighty) to REPAY with Tribulation, Those (Unbelievers) who trouble YOU (Believers), and to GIVE YOU (Believers) who are troubled, REST with Us (Believers), when The LORD Jesus (Jesus Christ) is REVEALED from Heaven with His (Jesus Christ’s) Mighty Angels, in FLAMING FIRE, Taking Vengeance on Those (Unbelievers) who do NOT KNOW GOD (GOD Almighty), and on Those (Unbelievers) who do NOT OBEY The Gospel of Our (Believers) LORD Jesus Christ.  These (Unbelievers) shall be PUNISHED with EVERLASTING DESTRUCTION, from The PRESENCE of The LORD (Jesus Christ) and from The GLORY of His (Jesus Christ’s) POWER, when He (Jesus Christ) COMES, in THAT DAY, to be GLORIFIED in His (Jesus Christ’s) Saints (Believers) and to be ADMIRED, among All Those (Believers) who BELIEVE, because Our (Believers) TESTIMONY among YOU (Believers) was BELIEVED.  Therefore, We (Believers) Pray always for YOU (Believers), that Our GOD (GOD Almighty) would COUNT YOU (Believers) WORTHY of This Calling, and Fulfill All The Good Pleasure of His (Jesus Christ’s) GOODNESS and The Work of Faith with POWER, that The Name of Our LORD Jesus Christ may be GLORIFIED in YOU (Believers), and YOU (Believers) in Him (Jesus Christ), according to The GRACE of Our GOD (GOD Almighty) and The LORD Jesus Christ.

Now, Brethren (Believers), concerning The COMING of Our LORD Jesus Christ and Our (Believers) GATHERING TOGETHER to Him (Jesus Christ), We (Jesus’ Disciples) ask YOU (Believers), NOT to be soon shaken, in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from Us (Jesus’ Disciples), as though The Day of Christ (Jesus Christ) had Come.  Let NO ONE deceive YOU (Believers), by ANY MEANS; for THAT DAY will NOT come, UNLESS The Falling Away comes first, and The Man of sin (The Antichrist) is REVEALED, The Son of Perdition (The Antichrist), who OPPOSES and EXALTS Himself (The Antichrist), ABOVE All that is called GOD (GOD Almighty) or that is worshiped, so that He (The Antichrist) sits as God (NOT GOD Almighty) in The Temple of GOD (GOD Almighty), SHOWING Himself (The Antichrist), that He (The Antichrist) is God (NOT GOD Almighty).  Do YOU (Believers) NOT remember, that when I (Jesus Christ) was still with YOU (Believers), I (Jesus Christ) TOLD YOU (Believers) These Things?  And now YOU (Believers) KNOW what (The Holy Spirit) is RESTRAINING, that He (The Antichrist) may be REVEALED, in His (The Antichrist’s) Own Time.  For The Mystery of Lawlessness (Satan) is already at work; ONLY He (The Holy Spirit) , Who NOW RESTRAINS will do so, until He (The Holy Spirit) is TAKEN OUT of the way.  And then The Lawless One (The Antichrist) will be REVEALED, whom The LORD (Jesus Christ) Will CONSUME with The BREATH of His (Jesus Christ’s) Mouth and DESTROY with The BRIGHTNESS of His (Jesus Christ’s) COMING.  The coming of The Lawless One (The Antichrist) is according to The Working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception, among Those (Unbelievers) who PERISH, because They (Unbelievers) did NOT RECEIVE, The LOVE of The Truth (The Gospel of Jesus Christ), that They (Unbelievers) might be Saved.  And for THIS REASON, GOD (GOD Almighty) Will SEND Them (Unbelievers) STRONG DELUSION, that They (Unbelievers) should believe The LIE, that They (Unbelievers) All may be CONDEMNED, who did NOT believe The Truth (The Gospel of Jesus Christ), but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

 

We (Believers) are BOUND to Give Thanks to GOD (GOD Almighty) always for YOU (Believers), BELOVED by The LORD (Jesus Christ), because GOD (GOD Almighty) from The Beginning, CHOSE YOU (Believers) for SALVATION, through SANCTIFICATION, by The Spirit and BELIEF in The Truth (The Gospel of Jesus Christ), to which He (Jesus Christ) CALLED YOU (Believers) by Our (Jesus’ Disciples) Gospel (The Gospel of Jesus Christ), for The OBTAINING of The GLORY of Our (Believers) LORD Jesus Christ.  Therefore, Brethren (Believers), STAND FAST and Hold The Traditions which YOU (Believers) were TAUGHT, whether by WORD or Our (Jesus’ Disciples) Epistle (The Gospel of Jesus Christ).  Now, may Our LORD Jesus Christ, Himself, and Our (Believers) GOD (GOD Almighty) and Father, Who has LOVED Us (Believers) and GIVEN Us (Believers), EVERLASTING CONSOLATION and GOOD HOPE by GRACE, Comfort Your (Believers) Hearts and ESTABLISH YOU (Believers), in EVERY Good Word and Work.

Pray that The WORD (The Gospel of Jesus Christ) of The LORD (Jesus Christ) may run swiftly and be GLORIFIED within YOU (Believers), that We (Believers) may be DELIVERED from Unreasonable and Wicked Men (Unbelievers); for NOT all have Faith.  But The LORD (Jesus Christ) is Faithful, Who Will ESTABLISH YOU (Believers) and GUARD YOU (Believers) from The Evil One (Satan).  For We (Believers) have CONFIDENCE in The LORD (Jesus Christ).  Finally, may The LORD (Jesus Christ) DIRECT Your (Believers) Hearts into The LOVE of GOD (GOD Almighty) and into The PATIENCE of Christ (Jesus Christ).  May The LORD (Jesus Christ) of PEACE, Himself, GIVE YOU (Believers) PEACE Always, in EVERY WAY.  The LORD (Jesus Christ) BE WITH YOU (Believers) ALL.  The GRACE of Our (Believers) LORD Jesus Christ be with YOU (Believers) All.  Amen.

Fellow Believers, These Scriptures are from Paul’s Letters (2) to The Thessalonians. Paul’s Prophetic Message to Future Believers about The End Times, which by Current Events Unfolding, appears to be quite relevant, Today!  May These Scriptures Encourage Your (Believers) Spirit and PREPARE YOU (Believers) for EVERY Good Work.  Amen.

Paul’s Uplifting Letter To Believers

To All The Saints (Believers) in Christ Jesus, GRACE to YOU (Believers) and Peace from GOD (GOD Almighty), Our (Believers) Father and The LORD, Jesus Christ.

I (Believers) thank My GOD (GOD Almighty) for Your (Believers) Fellowship in The Gospel (The Gospel of Jesus Christ), being Confident of This Very Thing, that He (Jesus Christ), Who has BEGUN a Good Work in YOU (Believers), will COMPLETE IT, until The Day of Jesus Christ; YOU (Believers) ALL ARE PARTAKERS OF GRACE.  I (Believers) Pray, that Your (Believers) Love May ABOUND Still MORE and MORE, in Knowledge and All Discernment, that YOU (Believers) may approve The Things that are Excellent, that YOU (Believers) may be Sincere and without offense, till The Day of Christ (Jesus Christ), being FILLED with The Fruits of Righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to The GLORY and Praise of GOD (GOD Almighty).

For to me (Believers), TO LIVE IS CHRIST, and to die is GAIN.  For I (Believers) am hard-pressed, between the two, having a DESIRE to Depart and BE WITH CHRIST, which is FAR BETTER.  Only, let Your (Believers) Conduct be WORTHY of The Gospel of Christ (Jesus Christ), so that YOU (Believers) STAND FAST, in One Spirit (The Holy Spirit), with One Mind Striving Together (Believers), for The Faith of The Gospel, and NOT in ANY WAY, terrified by Your (Believers) Adversaries (Unbelievers), which is to Them (Unbelievers) a PROOF of Perdition, but to YOU (Believers) of SALVATION, and that from GOD (GOD Almighty).  For to YOU (Believers), it has been GRANTED, on BEHALF of Christ (Jesus Christ), not ONLY to BELIEVE in Him (Jesus Christ), but also to SUFFER for His (Jesus Christ’s) Sake.

Therefore, if there is Any CONSOLATION in Christ (Jesus Christ), if Any COMFORT of LOVE, if Any FELLOWSHIP of The Spirit (The Holy Spirit), if Any AFFECTION and MERCY, FULFILL My (Jesus Christ’s) Joy, by BEING Like-Minded, having The SAME LOVE, BEING of One Accord, of One Mind.  Let NOTHING be done, through selfish ambition or conceit, but in Lowliness of Mind, let Each (Believers) ESTEEM Others, BETTER, than Himself (Believers).  Let Each of YOU (Believers), LOOK OUT, not ONLY for His (Believers) Own Interests, but ALSO for The Interests of Others.

 

Let THIS MIND be in YOU (Believers), which was ALSO in Christ Jesus, Who, BEING in The FORM OF GOD (GOD Almighty), did NOT consider it robbery, to BE EQUAL WITH GOD (GOD Almighty), but MADE Himself (Jesus Christ) of NO reputation, TAKING The FORM of a Bondservant, and COMING in The LIKENESS of Men (Mankind).  And being found in APPEARANCE as a Man, He (Jesus Christ) HUMBLED Himself (Jesus Christ) and BECAME OBEDIENT To The Point of Death, EVEN The Death of The Cross.  Therefore, GOD (GOD Almighty) also has HIGHLY EXALTED Him (Jesus Christ) and GIVEN Him (Jesus Christ), THE NAME, which is ABOVE EVERY NAME, that at The Name of JESUS, EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW, of THOSE in Heaven, and of THOSE on Earth, and of THOSE Under The Earth, and that EVERY TONGUE SHOULD CONFESS, that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, TO THE GLORY OF GOD (GOD Almighty), THE FATHER.

 

Therefore, as YOU (Believers) have always OBEYED, Work Out Your (Believers) Own Salvation, with fear and trembling; for it is GOD (GOD Almighty) Who WORKS in YOU (Believers), both to WILL and to DO, for His (GOD Almighty’s) GOOD PLEASURE.  Do All Things WITHOUT complaining and disputing, that YOU (Believers) may BECOME Blameless and Harmless, CHILDREN of GOD (GOD Almighty), without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation (Unbelievers), among whom (Unbelievers), YOU (Believers) SHINE AS LIGHTS in The World, HOLDING FAST, The WORD OF LIFE (The Gospel of Jesus Christ).

 

For We (Believers), Who WORSHIP GOD (GOD Almighty), in The Spirit, REJOICE in Christ Jesus, and have NO confidence in the flesh.  I (Believers) count all things loss, for The Excellence of The KNOWLEDGE of Christ Jesus, My LORD, for whom I (Believers) have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I (Believers) may GAIN Christ (Jesus Christ) and be FOUND in Him (Jesus Christ), NOT having My (Believers) Own Righteousness, which is from The Law, but that which is THROUGH Faith in Christ (Jesus Christ) , The Righteousness, which is FROM GOD (GOD Almighty) BY FAITH; that I (Believers) may KNOW Him (Jesus Christ) and The POWER of His (Jesus Christ’s) Resurrection, and The Fellowship of His (Jesus Christ’s) Sufferings, BEING CONFORMED To His (Jesus Christ’s) Death, if, by any means, I (Believers) may ATTAIN to The Resurrection from The Dead.

 

Not that I (Believers) have already ATTAINED, or am already PERFECTED; but I (Believers) PRESS ON, that I (Believers) may LAY HOLD of that, for which Christ Jesus has also LAID HOLD OF ME (Believers).  I (Believers) do NOT COUNT Myself (Believers) to have apprehended; but One Thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and REACHING FORWARD, to Those Things which are AHEAD, I (Believers) PRESS Toward THE GOAL, for THE PRIZE of The UPWARD CALL of GOD (GOD Almighty), in Christ Jesus.  Therefore, let Us (Believers), as many as are MATURE, have THIS MIND; and if in anything YOU (Believers) think otherwise, GOD (GOD Almighty) Will REVEAL even this to YOU (Believers).  Nevertheless, to The DEGREE that We (Believers) have already ATTAINED, let Us (Believers) WALK By The SAME RULE, let Us (Believers) be of The SAME MIND.

 

For many (Unbelievers) walk, of whom I (Believers) have TOLD YOU (Believers) often, and now TELL YOU (Believers) even weeping, that They (Unbelievers) are The Enemies (Unbelievers) of The Cross of Christ (Jesus Christ): Whose END IS DESTRUCTION, Whose god is Their (Unbelievers) Belly, and Whose glory is in Their (Unbelievers) Shame, Who SET Their (Unbelievers) Mind on Earthly Things.  For Our (Believers) CITIZENSHIP is in Heaven, from which We (Believers) also EAGERLY WAIT For The Savior, The LORD Jesus Christ, Who Will TRANSFORM Our (Believers) Lowly Body, that it may be COMFORMED to HIS (Jesus Christ’s) GLORIOUS BODY, According to The Working by which He (Jesus Christ) is ABLE even to SUBDUE All Things to Himself (Jesus Christ).

 

Rejoice in The LORD (Jesus Christ) Always.  Again I will say, REJOICE!  Let Your (Believers) Gentleness be KNOWN to All Men.  The LORD (Jesus Christ) is at hand.  Be anxious for nothing, but in EVERYTHING by Prayer and Supplication, with Thanksgiving, let Your (Believers) Requests, BE MADE KNOW TO GOD (GOD Almighty); and The PEACE of GOD (GOD Almighty), which SURPASSES All Understanding, will GUARD Your (Believers) Hearts and Minds, THROUGH Christ Jesus.  Whatever things are TRUE, whatever things are NOBLE, whatever things are JUST, whatever things are PURE, whatever things are LOVELY, whatever things are of GOOD REPORT, if there is Any VIRTUE and if there is Anything PRAISEWORTHY, meditate on THESE THINGS.  The Things which YOU (Believers) LEARNED and RECEIVED and HEARD, These DO, and The GOD (GOD Almighty) of PEACE will be with YOU (Believers).

For I (Believers) have LEARNED, in whatever STATE I (Believers) am, to be CONTENT.  I (Believers) can do, ALL THINGS, THROUGH Christ (Jesus Christ), who STRENGTHENS Me (Believers).  GOD (GOD Almighty) Shall SUPPLY All Your (Believers) NEED, according to His (GOD Almighty) RICHES, in GLORY, by Christ Jesus.  Now, to Our GOD (GOD Almighty) and Father be GLORY, Forever and ever.  Amen.  The GRACE of Our (Believers) Lord Jesus Christ be with YOU (Believers) All.  Amen.

Fellow Believers, These Scriptures are from Paul’s Letter to The Philippians, a very uplifting message, which means as much, if not more, to Believers today, as it did to The Early Church, when Paul wrote it.  May These Scriptures UPLIFT Your (Believers) Spirit and PREPARE YOU (Believers) for EVERY Good Work.  Amen.

Will YOU Stand With GOD Almighty

Daniel 3:1-7

Nebuchadnezzar, The King made an Image of gold, whose Height was Sixty (60) Cubits and its Width Six (6) Cubits.  He (Nebuchadnezzar) SET IT (The Image of gold) up in The Plain of Dura, in The Province of Babylon.  And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together The Satraps, The Administrators, The Governors, The Counselors, The Treasurers, The Judges, The Magistrates, and All The Officials of The Provinces, to come to The Dedication of The Image (The Image of gold), which King Nebuchadnezzar had SET UP.  So, The Satraps, The Administrators, The Governors, The Counselors, The Treasurers, The Judges, The Magistrates, and All The Officials of The Provinces gathered together for The Dedication of The Image (The Image of gold), that King Nebuchadnezzar had SET UP; and They stood BEFORE The Image (The Image of gold), that Nebuchadnezzar had SET UP.  Then, a Herald Cried Aloud: “To YOU it is Commanded, O Peoples, Nations, and Languages, that at The Time YOU HEAR, The Sound of The Horn, Flute, Harp, Lyre, and Psaltery, in Symphony with all kinds of music, YOU shall Fall Down and Worship The Gold Image, that King Nebuchadnezzar has SET UP; and whoever does NOT fall down and worship, shall be CAST Immediately into The Midst of a Burning Fiery Furnace.”  So at That Time, when All The People HEARD The Sound of The Horn, Flute, Harp, and Lyre, in Symphony with all kinds of music, All The People, Nations, and Languages fell down and worshiped The Gold Image, which King Nebuchadnezzar had SET UP.

Daniel 3:8-18

Therefore at That Time, Certain Chaldeans came forward and ACCUSED The Jews (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego).  They (The Chaldeans) spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O King, Live Forever!  YOU, O King, have MADE A DECREE, that EVERYONE, Who HEARS The Sound of The Horn, Flute, Harp, Lyre, and Psaltery, in Symphony with all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship The Gold Image; and WHOEVER does NOT fall down and worship, shall be CAST into The Midst of a Burning Fiery Furnace.  There are Certain Jews (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego), Whom YOU (King Nebuchadnezzar) have SET OVER The Affairs of The Province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; THESE MEN, O King (Nebuchadnezzar), have NOT Paid Due Regard to YOU (King Nebuchadnezzar).  They (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) do NOT serve Your (King Nebuchadnezzar’s) gods OR worship The Gold Image, which YOU (King Nebuchadnezzar) have SET UP.”

Then (King) Nebuchadnezzar, in RAGE and FURY, GAVE The Command to BRING Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.  So, They brought THESE MEN (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) before The King (Nebuchadnezzar).  (King) Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to Them (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego), “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) do NOT serve My (King Nebuchadnezzar’s) gods or worship The Gold Image, which I (King Nebuchadnezzar) have SET UP?  Now, IF YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) are READY at The Time YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) HEAR The Sound of The Horn, Flute, Harp, Lyre, and Psaltery, in Symphony with all kinds of music, and YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) fall down and worship The Image (The Image of gold), which I (King Nebuchadnezzar) have made, GOOD!  But, IF YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) do NOT worship, YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) shall be CAST Immediately into The Midst of a Burning Fiery Furnace.  And who is the god, who will DELIVER YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) from My (King Nebuchadnezzar’s) Hands?”  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego ANSWERED and SAID to The King, “O Nebuchadnezzar, We (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) have NO NEED to answer YOU (King Nebuchadnezzar), in THIS MATTER.  IF That is The Case, Our GOD (GOD Almighty), Whom We (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) SERVE, IS ABLE To DELIEVER Us (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego), from The Burning Fiery Furnace, and He (GOD Almighty) Will DELIVER Us (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego), from Your Hand, O King (Nebuchadnezzar).  But IF NOT, let it be KNOWN to YOU, O King (Nebuchadnezzar), that We (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) do NOT serve Your (King Nebuchadnezzar) gods, NOR will We (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) worship The Gold Image, which YOU (King Nebuchadnezzar) have SET UP.”

Daniel 3:19-25

Then (King) Nebuchadnezzar was FULL of FURY, and The Expression on His (King Nebuchadnezzar’s) Face CHANGED toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.  He (King Nebuchadnezzar) Spoke and Commanded, that They HEAT The Furnace, Seven Times More, than it (The Furnace) was usually heated.  And He (King Nebuchadnezzar) Commanded Certain Mighty Men of Valor, who were in His (King Nebuchadnezzar’s) Army to BIND Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and CAST Them (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) into The Burning Fiery Furnace.  Then THESE MEN (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) were BOUND in Their Coats, Their Trousers, Their Turbans, and Their (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego’s) Other Garments, and were CAST into The Midst of The Burning Fiery Furnace.  Therefore, because The King’s (Nebuchadnezzar’s) Command was URGENT, and The Furnace EXCEEDINGLY HOT, The Flame of The Fire KILLED Those Men, who TOOK UP Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.  And THESE THREE MEN, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, FELL DOWN Bound into The Midst of The Burning Fiery Furnace.  Then King Nebuchadnezzar was ASTONISHED; and He (King Nebuchadnezzar) ROSE in HASTE and spoke, saying to His (King Nebuchadnezzar’s) Counselors, “Did We NOT Cast Three Men BOUND into The Midst of The Fire?”  They answered and said to The King (Nebuchadnezzar), “True, O King.”  “LOOK!” He (King Nebuchadnezzar) answered, “I SEE FOUR MEN Loose, WALKING in The Midst of The Fire; and They (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) are NOT HURT, and The FORM of The Fourth is like The Son (Jesus Christ) of GOD (GOD Almighty).”

Daniel 3:26-30

Then, (King) Nebuchadnezzar went near The Mouth of The Burning Fiery Furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, SERVANTS of The Most High GOD (GOD Almighty), COME OUT, and COME HERE.”  Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego CAME from The Midst of The Fire.  And The Satraps, Administrators, Governors, and The King’s (Nebuchadnezzar’s) Counselors gathered together, and They saw THESE MEN (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) on Whose BODIES, the fire had NO power; The Hair of Their (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego’s) Head, was NOT singed NOR were Their (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego’s) Garments affected, and the smell of fire was NOT on Them (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego).

(King) Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “BLESSED Be The GOD (GOD Almighty) of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, Who SENT His (GOD Almighty’s) Angel and DELIVERED His (GOD Almighty’s) SERVANTS, who TRUSTED in Him (GOD Almighty), and They (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) have FRUSTRATED The King’s (Nebuchadnezzar’s) word, and YIELDED Their (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego’s) Bodies, that They (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) should NOT serve NOR worship, any god, EXCEPT Their (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) Own GOD (GOD Almighty)!  Therefore, I (King Nebuchadnezzar) MAKE A DECREE, that ANY People, Nation, or Language, which speaks anything amiss AGAINST The GOD (GOD Almighty) of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, shall be CUT in PIECES, and Their Houses shall be MADE an ash heap; because there is NO other God (ONLY GOD Almighty), Who can DELIVER like THIS.”  Then, The King (King Nebuchadnezzar) PROMOTED Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, in The Province of Babylon.

Ephesians 6:10-20

 

My Brethren (Believers), Be STRONG in The LORD (God Almighty) and in The Power of His (GOD Almighty’s) Might.  Put On The Whole Armor of GOD (GOD Almighty), that YOU (Believers) may be able to STAND AGAINST The Wiles of the devil.  For We (Believers) Do NOT Wrestle against flesh and blood, but AGAINST Principalities, AGAINST Powers, AGAINST The Rulers of The Darkness of This Age, AGAINST Spiritual Hosts of Wickedness in The Heavenly Places.  Therefore, Take Up The Whole Armor of GOD (GOD Almighty), that YOU (Believers) may be able to WITHSTAND in The Evil Day, and having done all, to STAND.  STAND therefore, having Girded Your (Believers) Waist with Truth, having Put On The Breastplate of Righteousness, and having Shod Your (Believers) Feet with The Preparation of The Gospel of Peace; ABOVE ALL, Taking The Shield of Faith, with which YOU (Believers) Will Be Able To QUENCH, All the fiery darts of the wicked one (the devil).  And Take The Helmet of Salvation, and The Sword of The Spirit, which is The WORD of GOD (GOD Almighty); Praying Always, with All Prayer and Supplication in The Spirit, Being WATCHFUL to This End, with All Perseverance and Supplication for All The Saints (Believers), and for Me (Believers), that Utterance may be GIVEN to Me (Believers), that I (Believers) may Open My (Believers) Mouth BOLDLY to Make KNOWN The Mystery of The Gospel (The Gospel of Jesus Christ), for which I (Believers) am an Ambassador in Chains; that in it, I (Believers) May SPEAK BOLDLY, as I (Believers) Ought to Speak.

Fellow Believers, These Scriptures, Set The Stage for Us (Believers), what will be Your (Believers) Answer, when YOU (Believers) are ASKED to fall down and worship ANYONE OR ANYTHING, besides Our GOD Almighty?

I pray Paul’s Words, about Putting On The Whole Armor of GOD Almighty, Daniel’s Words, about His (Daniel’s) Three Friends (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego’s) Faith in GOD Almighty, and The Fact that The LORD Jesus Christ Abides within YOU (Believers), through The Holy Spirit, GIVES YOU (Believers) Supernatural Confidence, when Confronted, to say, that YOU (Believers) will NOT fall down and worship ANYONE OR ANYTHING, besides Our GOD Almighty, NO matter The Humanly Cost!

Stand with GOD Almighty, Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit, Always, and They will Always, Stand with YOU.  Amen.