The ABC’S of Scripture: GLORIFICATION

All GLORY, honor and praise belong to God. The word “GLORY” [Greek: “Doxazo”- to magnify, extol, praise] is applicable to GLORIFYING God. Christ manifests the Father and GLORIFIES the Father. The is said to be GLORIFIED IN CHRIST.

“Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven and said: “Father, the hour has come. GLORIFY YOUR SON, THAT YOU SON ALSO MAY GLORIFY YOU.”- John 17:1

Everything that God is and all that He does brings Glory to Him. God is GLORIFIED by His creation. He is GLORIFIED by His words. He is GLORIFIED by His plans. He is GLORIFYIED by choosing and saving His saints. He is GLORIFIED by all of His works.

Jesus Christ is GLORIFIED in heaven. He has fulfilled the laws and prophecies; He has defeated all enemies; and He has consummated the salvation of all of the elect of God. When Christ is said to be GLORIFIED it means that His intrinsic glory is made manifest; and it is brought to light. Believers are GLORIFIED only because they are in Christ.

“That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be GLORIFIED in you, and YOU IN HIM, according to the grace of our Lord God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” -2 Thess 1:12

It is important that Believers realize that they are saved ONLY BY the GRACE of GOD. They have faith to believe as a gift of God. This is so that no one should boast and minimize the GLORY of God. God chose His elect; He saved His elect; He GLORIFIES His elect because they are in Christ for HIS GLORY.

“For by grace you have been SAVED THROUGH FAITH, and THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES; it is the gift of God, NOT THE WORKS, LEST ANYONE SHOLD BOAST. For we are HIS WORKMANSHIP, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which GOD PREPARED BEFOREHAND that we should walk in them.” -Eph 2:8-9

-Michael Alan Nichols

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My thoughts: God is working a huge ‘prophetic’ muscle in me for a few years now. He has shown me (pretty much my whole life- as far back as I can remember) that HE IS ONE AND ONLY ONE! NOT TWO, NOT THREE- BUT ONE! The bible never confused me in this arena, I just sorta knew (& grew in understanding) that the center and main message of the Bible was that Christ was our Almighty God and Everlasting Father, that He was the comforter, prince of peace and the ‘government’ (us His saved children) rested on HIS shoulders. -Isa 9:6

If you are an avid reader of mine, or a friend or family member you’ve heard me share this message of Isa 9:6 umpteen times. And let me tell you know I will continue to bring it up umpteen million more times till its engulfed your mind and heart so that mere man and religion cannot take it away from you. Nor can it continually confuse the masses into double mindedly believing a doctrine that glorifies a father sacrificing his son to bring salvation to the rest of his children. Much of that theology comes from religion that doesn’t understand how prophecy works. Most people seeking ‘prophecy’ are seeking gloom and doom and the END OF THE WORLD! (another whole topic for another day). Instead of understanding that all biblical prophecy is about JESUS CHRIST AS GOD. A God that isn’t partial about His children.

There’s a spoken word, then the manifestation and a growth of wisdom and stature that needs to come forth. Like unto you a child will be born, and you will call it son or daughter which in whom will grow into being a father or mother that will humble thy self and sacrifice thyself in order to bring eternal life to his/her children and his or her children’s children generation after generation. *Just an example of the wording working its way from a son to a father with all his/her roles and titles included but all in all, this is ONE person in the flesh to live- preach, teach, be and do great and mighty things, then die to bring an end to the flesh life and pass off the inheritance to his/her children. It’s all about Our Father giving us our Inheritance (all the promises of God). For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.- 2 Cor 1:20

Okay – that was a tiny tangent off of the blog at hand, but until we fully come into what the FAITH we continually say we have, we NEED to FULLY UNDERSTAND GRACE & the ONE and ONLY GOD that deserves our full-fledged DEVOTION AND GLORIFICATION.

Let me ask YOU, WHO ARE YOU GLORIFYING When you pray, worship etc.? Do you see one LORD and SAVIOR, or do you see 2 or 3? The whole point of salvation is to KNOW ONE TRUE GOD in all HIS roles! Do you? or is it religious confusion you still honor and GLORIFY?

Again, this is a huge ‘prophetic’ workout I will continue to exercise until we all come into the ONE TRUE FAITH and that is CHRIST! HE IS OUR FAITH!

Christ didn’t come here to perfect our religions, doctrines, theologies, eschatology’s, lives or world, He came to perfect our FAITH! I pray we all continue to grow in wisdom and stature just as Christ had too (and HE was God) Now that’s as humbling as it gets! May we learn from the best and allow this perfection of OUR FAITH continue to GLORIFY OUR ONE AND ONLY ALMIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER, COMFORTER AND PRINCE OF PEACE! AND MAY WE BE THE ONLY ‘GOVENERNMENT’ THAT CONTINUES TO BRING GLORIFICATION TO HIM GENERATION AFTER GENERATION!! ❤

[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work]. – Heb 12:2

All my Glorifying love for CHRIST, Diana ❤ xo

The ABC’s of Scripture: GENTILES

The GENTILES were generally considered to be non-Jews. [“GENTILES”-Greek: “ethnos: -heathen, people, and nations other than Israel]. From Adam to Abraham there were only GENTILES in the world. From Abraham to Christ there were believing Jews (righteous remnant- true Israelites) and Hebrews or Israel (not just Judah) and GENTILES in the world.

From Christ onward in history there are unbelievers and believers ‘Christians” (believing Jews and believing Gentiles) in the world. After 70ad the unbelieving Jews and Gentiles are the same as far as God’s people are concerned. After the resurrection of Christ, the believing Gentiles were included in the chosen, elect, people of God (the new nation of spiritual Israel).

“Now when the GENTILES heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.” – Acts 13:48

“Therefore, know that only those who are justified by faith are sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the GENTILES by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.” -Gal 3:7-8

“For you are ALL sons of God through FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS. For as many as you were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is NEITHER JEW NOR GREEK (GENTILES) there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for YOU ARE ONE IN CHRIST JESUS. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and HEIRS ACCORDING TO THE PROMISE” -Gal 3:26-29

-Michael Alan Nichols

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My thoughts: No matter the religion, Judaism, Islamic, or Christianity and all their cohorts, neither male nor female, no matter weather in bondage to O.T or set free in N.T. all are ONLY set free in CHRIST! We must take all things to and through the finished works of the Cross (the crucifixion upon the tree that sets us all free!)

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]. – John 10:10

Painfully, Jews and Muslims denounce and deny the cross (the crucifixion that defeats the power of legalism, sin and spiritual death). It is only by the tree of life lifted up (Christ on the Cross) that the penalty is paid in full for any breaking of religious law, for all sin, and for the judgement seat of eternal death! For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. – Rom 8:2

Do we see that the gospel needs to be preached to all creation! It isn’t ANY form of religion that saves, but it is our perception of Our Messiah and Who HE IS! And HE is the GOD THAT SAVES! And we need to walk in the Power thereof!!

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues’ they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.” -Mark 16:15-18

All my preaching to every creature kind of LOVE, ❤ Diana xo 🙂

The ABC’s of Scripture: THE GARDEN OF EDEN

“Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the GARDEN OF EDEN to tend and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat it you shall surely die.” -Gen 2:15-17

The GARDEN OF EDEN was created by God in the beginning when He created man. It was a park-like setting with no sin or curse of any kind. It is like a protected game reserved that is fenced, hedged, and guarded place. It was where Adam and Eve enjoyed being in His presence. When they disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the midst of the garden, Adam and Eve experienced spiritual death. this death was for them and all mankind.

“Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned. -Rom 5:12

God then drove Adam and Eve out of the GARDEN OF EDEN, to live in their fallen state for whatever time God had determined. If they were non-elect sinners, they would then go disembodied to the “torments” or “death” side of Sheol/Hades when they died. They would wait to be redeemed from their sin through forward looking faith in Jesus Christ, who would atone for the sins of all of His elect people (past and future) in 30ad.

“But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by grace of on Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many (the elect).”- Rom 5:15

All mankind is spiritually dead because of Adam’s sin. They all must also experience physical death, so no one is able to live in this human life forever. However, Jesus Christ, (God in the flesh in the form of a son), has come and paid the penalty of death for His elect people. All of those, who are in Christ by faith, have died with Christ. They are brought back to life in heaven when they die physically due to His atoning death and resurrection for them.

“For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.” – 1 Cor 15:21-22

-Michael Alan Nichols

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My thoughts: The Garden represents our hearts completely reliant and fully trusting in God. It is a place that conventual people are in a healthy relationship with God by choice. God intervenes by invitation only. God does not force Himself on us. He freely offers us the choice of choosing Him or not choosing Him.

The ‘forbidden fruit’ was that of partaking in deception which hung on the tree of choice separate from God and His guidance. It represented a distrusting of God and becoming so independent and self-reliant that we chose to seek outside of God and found the knowledge of good and evil. There was only good until we chose (and choose) not to trust God completely. The tree of life is simply CHRIST who gives us life abundantly! -John 10:10

Until the time of Christ crucified on the cross, covenantal people were held in the good side of Sheol/Hades upon their physical death. After the crucifixion of Christ, the covenantal people (those that seek eternal life In Christ) go to heaven for eternity. Heaven isn’t so much a place, but a position in a REAL relationship with Christ. In HIM, with HIM and through HIM by choice not force. Healthy reciprocation is key in any good and loving relationship! ❤

Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS [crucified] ON A TREE (cross)”—Gal 3:13

See the death and resurrection are key components to the fulfilled prophecy of the dead sea scrolls and the Bible. There is no other reason for the Bible to ever had even existed except for to reveal (REVELATION) the testimony of Jesus Christ! It’s so very crucial that we stop adding to this and taking away from this revelation of Revelation!!

When we can call out HIS name, Jesus Christ as ABBA, then we understand the prophecy of the scriptures. And because you [really] are [His] sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba! Father!”-Gal 4:6

The reason there is so many names in OT and other religions is the actual anti-christ teachings attempt to “BLOT OUT HIS NAME” so to bring us back under the powers of law, sin and eternal death Making His atonement to no avail. We live in a world with evil governing entities that only exist due to man’s seeking of the dead tree of knowledge of good and evil. When we seek to know all things outside of the guidance of Christ, we fail to realize that the tree of life (The Christ) was risen for the purpose of setting us free from the evil government of the world and from all temptations of poor choices that lead to sin and the consequences of them simply by allowing Christ to be the center of our garden (heart) by renewing our minds in Christ.

AMONG THE [SPIRITUALLY] MATURE, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. Rather, as it is written:

“No eye has seen,

no ear has heard,

no heart has imagined,

what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit.

The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

THE NATURAL MAN DOES NOT ACCEPT THE THINGS THAT COME FROM THE SPIRIT OF GOD. FOR THE ARE FOOLISHNESS TO HIM, AND HE CANNOT UNDERSTAND THEM, BECAUSE THEY ARE SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED. The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment. “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. – Eph 1:15-23

All my mind of the LORD, ❤ Diana 🙂 xo

The ABC’s of Scripture: FULLNESS OF TIME

The Scriptures tell us about the time of the end, not the end of time! The Time of the end is the end of the Old Covenant Jewish age. The FULLNESS OF TIME does not refer to the “end of time”.

“But when the FULLNESS OF TIME had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive THE ADOPTION AS SONS. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “ABBA FATHER!” Therefore you (Gentiles) are NO LONGER A SLAVE BUT A SON, and if a son, then an HEIR OF GOD THROUGH CHRIST.” – Gal 4:4-7

When the FULLNESS OF TIME had come in the first century AD, Jesus Christ, came in the flesh (born as a son) born to a woman, while the Old Testament Law was still in effect. He ministered to the Jews in Israel for three and one-half years from 26ad to 30ad. He proved that He was the promised Messiah and was God in the flesh. He showed that the “TIME OF THE END” for the Jewish age was near, at the door. – Matt 24:33

Christ fulfilled all of the laws of the Old Covenant system through His life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension in 30ad. He introduced the New Covenant spiritual gospel kingdom to the Jews. His New Covenant was one in which His people were identified by their faith in Christ. No longer were His people slaves to the law, but instead they were children of God and received the Holy Spirit in their hearts.

“that the dispensation of the FULLNESS OF TIMES He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth–in Him.”- Eph 1:10

This spiritual kingdom provided God’s grace and mercy for all of His elect, born-again believers. It was His New Covenant for His people (believing Jews and believing Gentiles). During this transition period) 33ad-66ad) their sins were atoned for, but their salvation was not fully consummated until He returned at His second coming Parousia in 66-70ad. At that time, He destroyed the “old heavens and old earth” of the Jewish religious system.

After 70ad all born-again believers in Christ are members of His New Covenant spiritual gospel kingdom by faith. This is the “new heavens and new earth” in which only righteousness dwells. All [Believers]who make up the new kingdom, have the Holy Spirit indwelling in them. They are all in Christ by faith and thus only righteousness dwells in the spiritual kingdom. As Apostle Paul wrote in late 64ad:

“Nevertheless, we, according to His promise, look for a new heaven and a new earth in which RIGHTEOUSNESS DWELLS.”- 2 Pet 3:13

-Michael Alan Nichols

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My thoughts: As I am seeing a ton of deception going around – things like, sacred names movement, Torah observant, Sabbath keepers, Israel only crowd, extreme preterism, futuristic- dispensationalism, Christian nationalism, Christian Zionism, MAGA Trump worship, “Christian converting to Islam” Christians denouncing Christ, People still voting, People still desiring for the Law of Moses (10 commandments) to be plastered in court rooms and classrooms… And the deceptive list goes on, and on and on…All of this will help pave the way for Noahide laws aka: Old Testament legalism to be implemented once again because Spiritual Discernment is not being used. People are more worried about sins of others and desiring to be holier than thou instead of being concerned about spiritual salvation through Christ for themselves and others. They are falling back under deception and the tools of the enemy (the power of the law, sin and eternal death) making all that was defeated at the cross to no avail.

You have been severed from Christ, if you seek to be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] through the Law; you have fallen from grace [for you have lost your grasp on God’s unmerited favor and blessing].”- Gal 5:4

I will continue to preach the purity of Christ and will rebuke all that goes against the teachings of Christ and All that goes against the finished works of Christ!

Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. – 2 Tim 4:2

As we see in this blog that those that have FAITH IN CHRIST AND HIS FINSHED WORKS ON THE CROSS, HAVE REDEMPTION & eternal life IN and with CHRIST! THERE IS NO SECRET NAME, NO SPEACIAL DAY TO WORSHIP, NO COMMANDMENTS TO KEEP IN ORDER TO BE SAVED! NO SPECIAL LINEAGE, NO SPECIAL NATION, NO SPECIAL PERSON (leaders) coming to “fix” things. :/ it is by the Blood of the Lamb that we are saved! NOTHING MORE (adding too) & NOTHING LESS (taking away) from the FINISHED WORKS OF CHRIST!!! *The torah takes away, & the Quaran adds too The Book of life, that is Christ!

Let us not forget, “I testify and warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book [its predictions, consolations, and admonitions]: if anyone adds [anything] to them, God will add to him the plagues (afflictions, calamities) which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from or distorts the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away [from that one] his share from the tree of life and from the holy city (new Jerusalem), which are written in this book.” -Rev 22:18 -19

CHRIST AND ONLY CHRIST FULLFILLS ALL THINGS! AND is the FULLNESS OF TIME~

It’s crucial that we as Christ believers understand that the world is NEVER GOING TO END. IT was the Old Covenant that would end, and it ended when God came here to become flesh and blood so that He would shed HIS blood upon the Cross to be the last sacrificial Lamb! No more animal sacrificial, religious system. He brought the Old Covenant religious system to AN END! Jews and Muslims desire is for us to stay the slave child instead of the free promised child! It is those two sects of religion that still to this day denies the price paid for their very own salvation, they desire the works of the law to be their payment, and for this they will be held to their rigid, self-righteous works for their salvation.

The Great Commision is not to bring others into the 10 commandments but to bring them into the Body of Christ for salvation and Eternal life!

Also note that the whole “anti-christ”- future messiah return – burning away the whole earth is all Jewish mysticism also believed by the Islamic faith! We need to rebuke these false ‘endtimes’ fallacies NOW in the NAME OF JESUS! Time to come out of the deception!!

We ought to be super cautious not to be so pious that we place ourselves back under the Law of Moses which was impossible to accomplish; hence the need for a savior, and that is JESUS CHRIST! THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES!

All my complete salvation upon Christ sacrificial LOVE<3 Diana 🙂 xo

The ABC’s of Scripture: FREE WILL

God created man so that he can do what he “WILLS” to do. The problem is that man can only “will” the act to according to his nature and his strongest desire. The strongest desire of man is to go his own way and not God’s way. Man is a sinner, and his strongest desire is to choose selfishly and trust his own decisions. There are no exceptions. No one seeks after God.

“As is it written: THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NO, NOT ONE; there is none who understands; THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS AFTER GOD. They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, NO, NOT ONE. ” -Romans 3:10-12

When it comes to salvation, God first changes our desire by causing us to be born-again spiritually. We receive the Holy Spirit and our strongest desires change. We are then able to trust Christ as our Lord and Savior. This is something that we are incapable of doing until God changes us and gives us a new nature.

Jesus told Nicodemus: “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is BORN-AGAIN, he cannot see (understand) the kingdom of God.” -John 3:3

Jesus also said: “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me DRAWS HIM: and I will raise him up at the last day. ” -John 6:44

Jesus further said: “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been GRANTED TO HIM by My Father.” – John 6:65

So people act according to their nature. Until the nature is changed, they will not be able to act according to God’s Will, even to exercise faith in Christ. Therefore, God changes us and causes us to be born-again spiritually. We then have a new nature with a new spiritual life. As a result, we have new desires, which are consistent with our new life in Christ. Even though we are born-again believers and have secure salvation in Christ, we still make our choices in our life based upon our strongest desires.

That is why it is so important for Christians to faithfully study God’s Word; to grow in Christ; to pray continually; and to submit to Him. Without that we cannot know what His will for us is, even though we are believers. When we do those things, we supernaturally develop “strongest desires” that result in choices that are according to His will.

-Michael Alan Nichols

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My thoughts: Free will is just that- to do our will freely; we DO NOT have to ask for God’s will, we DO NOT have to seek Him with all our hearts, will and emotions! We are Free to do as we please! But I would not suggest that nor encourage that. Free will emotions bring on freewilly desires that can put us in a bad situation or could harm others.

All things are lawful [that is, morally legitimate, permissible], but not all things are beneficial or advantageous. All things are lawful, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life]. -1 Cor 10:23

Every evil we see in the world is an outcome of someone’s bad free will choice. God is not the author of evil but ONLY the author of Good!

The thief (anything or person that comes to steal, kill and destroy) comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]. -John 10:10

If we truly do seek God from a pure heart towards Him, We SHALL SEE HIM FOR ALL THAT HE IS! Hence,(BE BORN AGAIN): “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.- Matt 7:7“Blessed [anticipating God’s presence, spiritually mature] are the pure in heart [those with integrity, moral courage, and godly character], for they will see God.- Matt 5:8

!~(oh and by the way, when I say God, I’m always referring to JESUS! ALWAYS! I am not a ‘christian’ that separates God ‘the Father, God ‘the Son’ nor God ‘the Holy Spirit!’ They are ONE BEING IN THREE ROLES unto complete prophecy~! (and I don’t mean as in the ‘Trinity’ as it has been so terribly taught to the churches)!

Let me explain further: I understand that Jesus in His flesh suit for 33 years was God (coming into the world to pay the penalty of all our sins and to bring us back into a healthy relationship with Him (Abba Father) – doing away with all religious and ritual ways to Him. He came (as a son), walked in Faith, grew in Stature, died to shed His blood (defeated sin), rose again (defeated spiritual death), and ascended to His rightful position (defeated the power of the law) and then sent unto us (His new temple) the helper (Holy Spirit) to proclaim forever His GLORIES for generation after generation without END!! We are now called to rule and reign in Christ as His new temple- we are the very walking return of Christ, performing miracles, signs and wonders for Christ! And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 They will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.” – Mark 16:18

He, (Jesus) was the prophecy of Isa 9:6 being fulfilled. God (the Father) had to provide the BLOOD sacrifice ON HIS VERY OWN; so He came as a son, just as prophesized!

For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isa 9:6

I pray people stop adding to the prophecy of Christ as Revelation is simply the TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST! the REVELATION IS HIM!! I also pray people stop attempting to explain this simple and complete prophecy away due to a deception that has been taught in the churches for centuries. It is an outcome of the Church leaving their first LOVE and attaching themselves to an adulterous doctrine! I will REBUKE it every time!

I Truly believe that when we can finally call out to JESUS as “ABBA FATHER” Then we will understand and be truly BORN-AGAIN! To be Born of ONE true GOD and ONE TRUE GOD ONLY- AND HIS NAME IS CHRIST!

*ps. and I know so many in the carnal flesh thinking will say “oh did Jesus pray to Himself, and was He calling Himself Father?”, and my answer is AN UNDENIABLE YES! Jesus EMPTIED HIMSELF TO BE A HUMBLE SERVENT TO FULFILL ALL THE THINGS of the Scriptures! I pray we stop allowing the carnal flesh to keep us in bondage to the separation of Christ! Come completely into the fulfilled prophecy of Christ! The bible is simply HIS-STORY! You search and keep on searching and examining the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and yet it is those [very Scriptures] that testify about Me’- John 5:39

All my seeking HIM & HIS WILL ONLY, ❤ Diana xo 🙂

The ABC’s of Scripture: FLOOD (Moses); FLOOD (Noah)

The Lord brought the Israelites out of their captivity in Egypt by causing the waters of the Red Sea to divide so that they could cross over to the other side. The people were afraid, but Moses led them through the waters on dry land that God miraculously provided for them.

“And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me?” Tell the children of Israel to go forward. But lift up your rod and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So, I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over his army, his chariots, and his horsemen.” -Ex 14:15-17

The Egyptian armies of Pharoah chased after them. As the Israelites crossed through the sea, God went before the camp of Israel. He had Moses stretch out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night; and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided.

So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. The Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all of Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

The Lord told Moses to stretch out his hand again over the sea; and the waters came back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen. In the morning the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

The waters covered them and not so much as one of them remained. So, the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. At that time the Israelites saw the great work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so, the people feared the Lord and believed the Lord and His servant Moses. – Ex 14:18-31

“Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of the Zoan. He divided the sea and caused them to pass through; and He made the waters stand up like a heap.”- Psa 78:12-13

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FLOOD (Noah)

God had Noah build an ark that was 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. Noah constructed the ark according to the specifications and materials that God instructed. -Gen 6:14-16. He had Noah, his wife, his sons, and their wives enter the ark at the chosen time. God had Noah bring into the ark seven of each animal, a male and his female; also seven each of the birds of the air; a male and his female. -Gen 7:2-3

God brought every living thing of all flesh, birds after their own kind, and animals after their own kind, and every creeping thing after its kind; two of every sort into the ark, male and female. His purpose was to keep the species alive. Noah obeyed Go. He was six hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth. – Gen 6:17-22; Gen 7:4-16

Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. All the high hills and mountains under heaven were covered. The waters prevailed 22.5 feet upward. All flesh died that moved on earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing, and every man. God destroyed all living things from the earth. Only Noah, his family, and the creatures inside the ark remained alive. The waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days. -Gen 7:14-24

Then God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. At the end of the 150 days the water decreased. Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. The waters decreased continually until the tenth month when the tops of the mountains were seen. It came to pass in the six hundred and first year of Noah, in the first month, that the waters were dried up from the earth.

In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dried. Then Noah, and all onboard left the ark. Noah built an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings from the clean animals and birds. God said: “while the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.” -Gen 8:14-22

God said that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth. God made a sign of this covenant that He made with Noah. He set His rainbow in the cloud over the earth. -Gen 9:11-17

God blessed his sons (Shem, Ham, and Japheth). All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died. -Gen 9:29

In 30ad Jesus used the example of the Noah’s flood to tell His disciples that His second coming Parousia and His judgement upon unbelieving Israel would occur in their generation at the time that the non-believing Jews would not expect. People living as they normally did. They did not expect the destruction that was to come upon them. This occurred in 70ad.

“But as many the DAYS OF NOAH were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days of the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day of NOAH entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will THE COMING of the Son of Man be.” – Matt 24:37-38

-Michael Alan Nichols

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When I think of the waters that God will divide for us and the arks that He provides for us, I am still in awe of everything He has done for us from a historical, Biblical standpoint and in our personal lives.

To me when I hear the story of the flood, I think of the story of Christ’s baptism. A time for Christ to come into His very own ministry as He grew in stature and wisdom from seed (the miraculous conception- to His harvest (of the saints and all who choose to believe on Him for salvation). HE is our ARK- He is our salvation!

The day CHRIST was baptized by the prophet John as prophesized was a fulfillment of Noah’s flood and the ark of the covenant (which is CHRIST) Who was raise up upon the waters and then the type and shadow of the dove (the Holy Spirit) appeared

I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire: -Matt 3:11

When the physical return of Christ came (the resurrection) He walked and taught for 40 more days and then ascended to the heavens and sent HIS HELPER the HOLY SPIRIT to live in each and every one of us that believe on HIM and HIS shed blood for our penalty paid for our remissions of sin so that we can NOW and for ETERNITY live with HIM.

For now, He lives within the body of Christ (believers in the FINISHED WORKS OF THE CROSS) And for Eternity we will remain with HIM. That is the prize we need to fix our gaze upon.

As a bible college graduate, ordained minister too, (titles not needed- just verifying my desire to study myself approved)- I love the subject of types and shadows being fulfilled in CHRIST! There is NOT one jot, nor one tittle left out of the fulfillment of the prophecy of the Bible and that is CHRIST! EVERY SINGLE TYPE OR SHADOW OF PHROPECY IS ALWAYS FULFILLED IN CHRIST! There is NO unfulfilled biblical prophecies except to the unsatisfied soul. If Christ is NOT enough, then one will never be satisfied and the desire to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil will be what kills them spiritually one bite at a time. Knowledge is NOT always power. Sometimes it is simply carnality and death.

All my on fire for the HOLY SPIRIT love, ❤ Diana xo 🙂

The ABC’s of Scripture: FALL OF MAN

Adam was the first man created by God. He was the representation of all men going forward in human history. God gave Adam instructions to enjoy the Garden of Eden that God created. But Adam had only one condition that God gave to him. He was not to eat of the “tree of knowledge of good and evil”. *(I’m Not sure I believe that Adam was the first man; however, I do believe that Adam walked in relationship with God and named all of Gods other creatures (the animals)- Will share more thoughts on that when my brain aligns better.)

“Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the Lord god commanded the man, saying “of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but the tree of THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL YOU SHALL NOT EAT, for in that day you eat of it YOU SHALL SURELY DIE.”- Gen 2:15-17

But the serpent deceived Eve and she ate the forbidden fruit of the tree. She also gave its fruit to Adam, and he ate it. Thus, the sinfulness of man was manifested for all mankind throughout human history.

“Then the serpent said to woman (Eve), “You will surely not die. For God knows that in the day you eat it of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So, when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband (Adam) with her, and HE ATE.” -Gen 3:4-6

Adam was the federal head of mankind, as Jesus Christ is the federal head of the redeemed. Adam possessed all that was necessary to continue without failing, yet he fell. He disobeyed God. Thus, spiritual and physical death and condemnation passed on to all humans by the imputation of Adam’s sin and guilt to mankind.

“As it is written, ‘There is NONE RIGHTEOUS, NO, NO ONE; there is none who understands; there is NONE WHO SEEKS AFTER GOD. They have ALL turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; THER IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, NO, NO ONE.'”- Rom 3:10-12

“Therefore, just as though one man (Adam) sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus DEATH SPREAD TO ALL MEN, BECAUSE ALL SINEED.” -Rom 5:12

The good news is that because of Jesus Christ and His Righteous atonement, justification of life by faith in Christ has come as the free gift for His elect.

“Therefore, as through one man’s (Adam) offense JUDGEMENT CAME TO ALL MEN, RESULTING IN CONDEMNATION, even so through one Man’s (Christ) righteous act of free gift came to all (elect) men, resulting in JUSTIFICATION OF LIFE.” -Rom 5:18

See: Isa 53:12; Matt 1:21; 26-28; Mark 13:20; Titus 1:1; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 1:2

-Michael Alan Nichols

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*Struggling with brain fog today, will share thoughts later or on another day.

**Okay, it’s been over a week and my thoughts on ‘was Adam the first man?’ is still not complete. I do know though that it’s unimportant to have all “knowledge” into all the specifics of every story in scriptures.

See, I know the scriptures are stories of the people that walked with God and the prophets, disciples and apostles that spoke all words given to them to speak of. I think it’s really important to ONLY speak words inspired through the HOLY SPIRIT (the third ROLE of God) given unto us. If we don’t speak only out of this HOLY SPIRIT inspired KNOWING as opposed to the Knowing of the world and our fleshly instincts, then we will only continue to contribute to the confusion of the masses. knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation. The prophecy came not by the will of man in the ancient times, but when holy men of God spoke, being compelled by the Holy Spirit. -2 Pet 1:20-21

I KNOW GOD! I’ve come heart to heart with Christ! I do NOT need a religion nor a Pastor/Preacher/Priest/Rabbi nor Prophet to teach me of the words and ways of God.

I know HIS logos word (the written inspired scriptures) and I personally KNOW HIS RHEMA word (The true knowing of WHO HE IS through A POWERFUL, PASSIONATE, FAITHFUL RELATIONSHIP with HIM!) NO person nor bogus doctrine/theology/eschatology will ever take what I have with ABBA! God and HIS plan is complete IN JESUS! I need nothing more and I settle for nothing less! HE is my everything. My life, my love my whole complete being is WITH HIM, THROUGH HIM and IN HIM! ❤

I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] Jesus, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. – Gal 2:20

All religions see Him as a prophet or a liar but do not know HIM as the very perfect redemption. This includes ‘christians’ they too are waiting for a fleshly return to save us from the wicked ways of the world, they too are saying HIS grace IS NOT SUFFICIENT for them. -2 Cor 12:9

The whole future ‘return of Christ’ has been sold to us via the Muslim end times theology- which is nothing short of the same lies the unredeemed Jews believe! See both jews and Muslims (supposed line of Abraham) deny that Christ is our Messiah and did die for our sins to give us forgiveness and salvation, therefore they are antichrist (against the one true God Christ). They answered and said to Him, “Our father is Abraham”; Jesus says to them, “If you were children of Abraham, the works of Abraham you were doing; “But now, behold, you are seeking to kill me; I am a man who have spoken the truth with you, which I have heard from God; this Abraham did not do.”- John 8:39-40

There really is no other way around it. WE eighter believe He was who He said He was, He did what He said He did, and He meant what He said, and said what He meant, or we are calling HIM a liar! “Let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “That you might be justified in your words…”- Rom 3:4

We must take caution with what we choose free willingly to believe. Just as Adam and Eve free willingly chose to NOT TAKE GOD at HIS WORD and allowed themselves to be deceived by being drawn away by their own lust, we too can choose to go our own way by being enticed away by our own lust and NOT TAKE GOD AT HIS WORD. We either study ourselves approved by God so that we are not PUT TO SHAME for not rightly dividing the WORD OR TRUTH! JESUS is the WORD OF TRUTH because JESUS is both the WORD made Flesh in CHRIST OUR MESSIAH (LORD & SAVIOR) that died for us, shed HIS blood as the payment for all who choose to believe, and HE is also ALL TRUTH and NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH SO HELP US GOD!! ❤

Carefully study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. – 2 Tim 2:15

All my WITH HIM, THROUGH HIM and IN HIM, ❤ Diana xo 🙂

The ABC’s of Scripture: ETERNAL SECURITY

The ETERNAL SECURITY of the believer is connected to the doctrine of election. God has chosen or elected His people before the foundation of the world. If God has chosen us, we are eternally SECURE because of Him and not because of us or anyone else.

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors THROUGH HIM who loved us. For i am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, SHALL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Rom 8:37-39

ETERNAL SECURITY for the believer is described as “once saved, always saved’. That is correct, but it involves more than that. It is possible because God continues in love for His saints. It is connected to the providence of God. ETERNAL SECURITY of the believer is because of God, not because of man or his efforts. God has elected His saints to be saved and that election is without any conditions. It is security that is in Christ, because of Christ, and for the glory of Christ.

“And He said, ‘Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been GRANTED TO HIM by my Father.'”- John 6:65

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I GIVE THEM ETERNAL LIFE, AND THEY SHALL NEVER PERISH; neither shall anyone, SNATCH THEM OUT OF MY HAND. My Father, who has GIVEN THEM to Me, is greater than all; and NO ONE IS ABLE TO SNATCH THEM OUT OF MY FATHER’S HAND.” – John 10:27-29

“In Him also we HAVE OBTAINED an inheritance, being PREDESTINED according to the purpose of Him who works all things ACCORDING TO THE COUNSEL OF HIS WILL.” -Eph 1:11

“But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because GOD FROM THE BEGINNING CHOSE YOU FOR SALVATION through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which HE CALLED YOU by our gospel, for obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”- 2 Thess 2:13-14

So, we know that our salvation is secure because we have Jesus Christ, as our Lord and Savior. We can confidently continue to believe in Him because He has saved us and given us all that we need to be ETERNALLY SECURE is in Christ. God our Savior is able to keep us from losing our salvation.

“And this is the testimony: that God HAS GIVEN US ETERNAL LIFE, and this life is in Jesus. He who has Jesus HAS LIFE; He who does not have Jesus does not have life. These are the things I have written to you WHO BELIEVE in the Name of Jesus, that YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE, and that you may CONTINUE TO BELIEVE in the name of JESUS.”- 1 John 5:11-13

”Now to Him who is able TO KEEP YOU from stumbling, and TO PRESENT YOU FAULTLESS BEFORE THE PRESENCE OF HIS GLORY with exceeding joy, to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, BOTH NOW AND FOREVER. Amen. – Jude 1:24-25

-Michael Alan Nichols

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I LOVED this lesson! My personal testimony with my day of salvation was when I was 13 years old. I was in a youth group with my church called CYC (Christian Youth Cadets). We would do a lot of fun activities and go on may adventures with our youth group leaders. We did have scriptures to memorize and recite and one day I was asked if we would like to be ‘born again’. I was not raised Catholic although my parents both were, and although they baptized me as an infant, my mother decided to send me to a non-denominational congregation. Here they simply taught us the LOVE of CHRIST, that Christ was Salvation and that all we needed was to belief in our hearts and confess with our mouths that HE was Lord, and He rose from the Dead to bring us unto this salvation.

because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation.- Rom 10:9-10

Now, I know many struggles with “once saved, always saved” concept, many call it slippery grace. But I do know for me that confession was from my heart, and I truly believed in the simplicity of Christ and the finished works at the cross. I have spent my days knowing on a deep level that My salvation was going to be CHRIST BASED AND NOT WORKS BASED. However, I also knew that if I trusted and put my faith ON HIM that HE would sustain me, lead, me and guide me. I was in no way a perfect teen, nor did I remain unblemished, but It was by the very power of my intimate relationship with Christ that He remain faithful to me even if I wasn’t perfect. See It isn’t by our ‘perfection’ that we are saved but IT IS BY HIS PERFECTION THAT WE ARE SUSTAINED! NOTHING-ABSOLULTEY NOTHING CAN PLUCK US OUT OF HIS HANDS.

To add to this testimony: When I first built and bought this house a knock came to my door and it was a ‘man of God’ and when I opened my door, His very first words to me was, “If you died today would you go to heaven?” I didn’t pause, I didn’t stop to evaluate my sins vs. my good deeds, I didn’t stop to think (and I am a thinker in most things), I immediately said, “YES”! This man became our pastor for many years, a pastor that ordained me 12 years later into the Christian ministry. This church sent me to Bible college and so much awesomeness and love came from that journey. My pastor shared this story with many (never sharing my name) because he had been walking home to home asking this question and I as the only way to say undoubtably “YES”. Everyone else said they were NOT sure about their salvation. I found it very sad to realize so many had no security in their relationship (or lack thereof) with their savior, they based their salvation on their ‘good deeds’ vs their sins. 😦

See it wasn’t by my merits that I believed I was saved but it was by my secure relationship with Christ that I knew He’d never ‘unsave’ me! This day was a day I knew I was no longer ‘insecure’ within myself, but I was IN SECURE love with my SAVIOR!

See our salvation is NOT about us, it is about What Christ did at Calvay! He completed the prophecy of Isa 9:6 – He was the ‘son born unto us’ that would be our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. IN HIM every jot and tittle is complete! We can rest now in our ETRENAL SECURITY!

Those perfect infamous words’ “IT IS FINISHED” translates to ALL WHOM BELIEVE IN ME ARE IN ETERNAL SECURITY WITH ME! ❤

-All my IN SECURE ETERNAL LOVE, ❤ Diana xo 🙂

*Edited added -Note: Take heed, anyone can walk out of their salvation though, just like in any relationship- we can choose to leave because we have freewill to make HIS GRACE NOT SUFFICNENT for us. OUR God is not a God of forcing relationship upon us. So, although we can never be PLUCKED out of HIS hands, we can free-willingly choose to leave His loving hands. And that is the tragic truth.

ABC’S of Scripture: ELECT OF GOD

The ELECT OF GOD are those who have been chosen by God for salvation. Divine ELECTION is unconditional. It is not based on the character of work of an individual. God’s ELECTION of His chosen ones is not based upon foreseen faith in the future. It is strictly a sovereign choice by God.

*[I do not agree- will share my thoughts at the end of blog].

Without ELECTION, No one would be saved. Man is in a fallen state and is incapable of choosing to believe in God. It is only when he is regenerated and born-again spiritually by the Holy Spirit that anyone is able to have faith to believe in Christ. The salvation of the ELECT OF GOD is God’s work from before the foundation of the world. No one can boast for any part of his or her salvation. God has done it all!!

But God, who is RICH IN MERCY, because of HIS GREAT LOVE with which HE LOVED US, even when we were DEAD in trespasses, MADE US ALIVE together with Christ (BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the 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 in Christ Jesus. For by GRACE, you have been SAVED through FAITH, AND THAT not of yourselves; it is a GIFT OF GOD, not of works, LEST ANYONE SHOULD BOAST.”- Eph 2:4-9

God plans everything; that is called “foreordination”. God determines the eternal destiny of every human who lives throughout all of human history; that is called “predestination”. God chooses each and every one of His saved people; that is called “ELECTION”.

*Please note: [I don’t agree with this perception].

Everyone of God’s ELECT was known and loved by God before the foundation of the word, which is called ‘foreknowledge”, It is not simply referring to God’s knowing that in the future a person would believe in Christ. But it is the deepest love, mercy, and grace, from God towards His elect. It is not based on anything they have done, are doing or might do in the future. But His love for His ELECT is based entirely on the good pleasure of God’s will.

* [I don’t agree with this perception].

For whom He foreknew, He also PREDESTINED to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He PREDESTINED, He also CALLED; whom He called, these He also JUSTIFIED; and whom He justified, these He also GLORIFIED.”- Rom 8:29-30

The ELECTION of His saints proves several truths about God. It confirms that He is sovereign over His creation. It displays that all of His judgements are perfect. It illustrates that what He ordains shall come to pass, with no exceptions. People may not believe in Him; some may even hate Him; many may choose other gods; but ALL shall know that Almighty God is an eternal, wise and sovereign God!

“Just as HE CHOSE US in Him BEFORE THE FOUNDATOINS OF THE WORLD, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having PREDESTINED us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL.”- Eph 1:4-5

“All that the Father GIVES ME WILL COME TO ME, and the one who comes to Me I will be by no means cast out.” – John 6:37

“And He said, “Therefore I have said to you that NO ONE CAN COME TO ME unless It has been GRANTED TO HIM by My Father.”- John 6:65

“Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And AS MANY HAD BEEN APPOINTED TO ETERNAL LIFE BELIEVED.”-Acts 13:48

“So, then it is NOT of him who wills, NOR of him who runs, but OF GOD who shows MERCY.”- Rom 9:16

“but we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God FROM THE BEGINNING CHOSE YOU FOR SALVATION through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in truth.”- 2 Thess 2;13.

“WHO HAS SAVED US and called us with a holy calling, NOT ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS, but according to HIS OWN PURPOSE AND GRACE which was GIVEN US in Christ Jesus BEFORE TIME BEGAN.”- 2 Tim 1:9

The fact that all Christians are ELECT OF GOD should cause us to praise Him and to thank Him. If God had not chosen His ELECT no one would be saved. We should also be very secure in our salvation. Knowing that it is God who chose us, gave us the Holy Spirit, and granted us the faith to believe; it is a secure as it gets for us.

If anyone doubts whether or not he or she is ELECT, the solution is to cancel that doubt, lies in our attitude towards Jesus Christ. What do we believe is His role in our salvation? What is our role? These answers are only found in the Scriptures.

Christians are able to have confidence in their ELECTION and SALVATION by faithfully studying the Word of God, the Bible. The more we CORRECTLY UNDERSTAND the Bible, the more secure and complete in Christ we become. Our ELECTION in Christ does not change with Bible study, but our UNDERSTANDING and confidence of our election changes.

“BE DILLIGENT to present yourself APPROVED to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH!”- 2 Tim 2:15

-Michael Alan Nichols

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*My thoughts: I want to base this off of the very perfect Character of God, God is NOT partial, and He does NOT pick favorites, however, He does choose those He foreknew would accept His calling upon their lives. God does NOT call the qualified, but He does qualify the called. God is a God of freewill, therefore those He calls must answer the call. Our faith is in Him and not of ourselves so we cannot boast; However, just as a Bride has freewill to accept the proposal, and a person has the right to accept or deny any position offered to them we all have the very same freewill to accept the Groom and the position granted to us. God is NOT a tyrant, so I truly do not agree with the perception of this lesson that was presented under the guise of “Sovereignty of God” this is yet another one of those “God is in control” theories that I do NOT agree with because I belong to Gentleman!

Jesus Christ is a loving, freewill savior with no conditions attached but to believe and receive the proposal.

With that I pray that the eyes of all our hearts be enlightened to His Calling for our lives! May we accept these awesome positions He grants to us who choose to believe!

[I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),and [so that you will begin to know] what the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His [active, spiritual] power is in us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength. – Eph 1:18-19

All my predestined, preordained, appointed, elected, selected, chosen and justified love,

❤ Diana xo, 🙂

The ABC’s of Scripture: FALSE CHRISTS: FASLE PROPHETS

For if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ Do not believe it. For FALSE CHRISTS and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.”- Matt 24;23-26; Mark 13:22

The unbelieving Jews expected the Messiah to come and establish a physical kingdom on earth for the nation of Israel. They looked for the Messiah to be a conqueror that would lead them into battle and bring victory to Israel over its enemies, which at that time was the Roman Empire in the first century AD.

At His trial, Jesus told Pontius Pilate that His kingdom was NOT of this world. -John 18:36 Jesus had previously told the Pharisees with His disciples present that the kingdom would come as a spiritual kingdom, not a physical kingdom. those who believe in a physical kingdom for Israel, are advocating something that CHRIST REJECTED! That was the position of the FALSE CHRISTS and FALSE PROPHETS in the first century. Jesus said DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM OR FOLLOW THEM.

Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The Kingdom of God DOES NOT COME WITH OBSERVATION; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN IN.”- Luke 17:23

So, the key to understand prophecy is to know that Jesus TAUGHT SPIRITUAL THINGS, while the FALSE CHRISTS AND FALSE PROPHETS taught physical things. In 70ad, God brought complete destruction to the physical city of Jerusalem and the physical temple, which was part of the ceremonies, days and rules (aka: old heavens and old earth).

Christ then fully established His new spiritual kingdom under the New Covenant (aka: the new heavens and earth), which is about grace and faith in Christ. It is within all born again Christians going forward in human history.

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FALSE PROPHETS

There is a difference between “false christs” and FALSE PROPHETS. False christs represent themselves as false messiahs. FALSE PROPHETS work signs and teach lies to deceive. They also predict events, near and future, that are NOT TRUE and DO NOT COME TO PASS.

In 30ad, prior to the second coming Parousia of Christ in 66-70ad, the Lord told His disciples that there would be FALSE PROPHETS showing great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Then many FALSE PROPHETS will rise and deceive many.”- Matt 24:11

For false christs and FASLE PROPHETS will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. – Matt 24:24

Now these FALSE PROPHETS about whom the Lord was talking about were Jewish. They showed signs and wonders to deceive the Jews about Christ as the Messiah. Some of them specifically worked under the influence of Satan to deceive the Jewish people to go to war against Rome. Some of these FALSE PROPHETS at the time were the leaders of the Jewish Zealots; and the Jewish High Priests from Caiaphas, who condemned Jesus in 30ad; through Phinehas in 68-79ad.

But there are also FALSE PROPHETS among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who brought them, and bring them on themselves swift destruction.”- 2 Pet 2:1

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God’ because many FALSE PROPHETS have gone out into the world.”-1 John 4:1

At the second coming of Christ there were FALSE PROPHETS that John described in His Revelation. This occurred in the first century and was at the time of Christ’s final judgements.

And I saw a beast, the king of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. Then the beast was captured, with him the FALSE PROPHET who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshipped his image. These two were CASE INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE burning with brimstone. ” Rev 19:19-20

Jesus taught the Jews and His Apostles that there would be FALSE PROPHETS who would continually come forward to deceive in that first generation. He said that they would be able to identify these as FALSE PROPHETS by their fruits.

“Beware of FALSE PROPHETS, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistle? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but every bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the Lake of Fire. THEREFORE, BY THIER FRUITS YOU WILL KNOW THEM. -Matt 7:15-20

At the time of destruction of the City of Jerusalem and the temple the Judgements of Christ were carried out. The devil and the FALSE PROPHET were cast into the Lake of Fire to be tormented day and night forever and ever. This occurred in 70ad.

“Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, God and Magog, to gather them together to battle, (Jewish-Roman war), whose number is the sand of the sea. They went up on the breadth of the earth (land of Israel) and surrounded the camp of the saints (Jews) and the beloved city (Jerusalem). And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the FALSE PROPHET are. And they will be TORMENTED DAY AND NIGHT FOREVER AND EVER”- Rev 20:7-10

-Michael Alan Nichols

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I skipped a few lessons ahead because I am seeing a Lot of FALSE CHRISTS AND FALSE PROPHETS trying to hijack the true scriptures with lying signs and wonders. I see a lot of Jewish and Islamic mystism creeping into people’s heart, minds and souls and its quit frustrating. All the “end times” madness was created via evil hearts redesigning the actual scriptures. I mean come on folks, True, Christ believers ought to see right through all this fallacy! Nothing going on today is prophecy period! These evil hearts KNOW THE SCRIPTURES better than most of us… and all they are doing is falsifying it to do what? DECIEVE THE NATIONS again! And anyone continuing in this false prophesying is literally adding and embedding the enemies! I’d quicky repent NOW!

I testify and warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book [its predictions, consolations, and admonitions]: if anyone adds [anything] to them, God will add to him the plagues (afflictions, calamities) which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from or distorts the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away [from that one] his share from the tree of life and from the holy city (new Jerusalem), which are written in this book.- Rev 22:18-19

And let us remember that FALSE CHRISTS and FALSE PROPHETS were stoned and killed if their words did NOT COME TO PASS! Let us also remember that the counterfeit prophecies of NOW are to bring us all back under the O.T system so stoning and beheading will be their government. I suggest we all stop playing with fire.

If we don’t understand the WHOLE POINT OF THE SCRIPTURE AND THE WHOLE PROPECY BEING CHRIST AND HIS FULFILLMENT OF ALL OF IT, THEN WE WILL FORVEVER REPEAT THE SAME DEMONIC AGENDA OF NOT MAKING CHRIST ENOUGH! If we still have NOT made HIS GRACE SUFFICIENT for us, then we are no better than the Pharisees!

As a repeat of this lesson: “the key to understand prophecy is to know that Jesus TAUGHT SPIRITUAL THINGS, while the FALSE CHRISTS AND FALSE PROPHETS taught physical things.”

Ever notice how all false religion does is speculate a physical future kingdom; yes, I realize that is what most people believe, due to mishandling of the Holy Spirit inspired scriptures hugely influenced by doctrines of man.

So, I will end this with a warning, if anyone else comes to you with another Gospel do NOT beleive them and remember these words:

“But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.- Galatians 1:8

“For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.”2 Corinthians 11:4

“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:6-9

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.1 John 4:1

These verses emphasize the importance of discernment and adherence to the true gospel message. It warns against accepting teachings that deviate from the core principles of Christ! Remember, truth matters, and we should diligently seek it in our spiritual journey.

All My Diligently seeking truth that Matters, Diana ❤ xo 🙂