This final feast commemorates the time of final judgment and crucial events that follow the millennial rule of the kingdom of God on earth. Truly, the millennium is only the beginning of eternity, as the saints of the First Resurrection are trained and prepared for greater things ahead—a time of laying the foundation for even greater joy and achievements beyond the Millennium.
Some of the events that follow the Millennium include the Second Resurrection, followed by the Third Resurrection, and finally the time of the New Heavens and New Earth. At this stage, as we see end-time events beginning to unfold, it should be exciting and gratifying to ponder the prospect of qualifying for the First Resurrection in order to be pioneers and leaders in the Master Plan that God has laid out for all eternity.
The time of final judgment involves a number of events that we will cover in sequence. We now proceed with the lesson on the Last Great Day—an event truly filled with meaning.
Last Great Day
(1) Where do we find the biblical command to observe the Last Great Day? Leviticus 23:36, 39.
Comment: The Feast of Tabernacles lasted for seven days, with the first day as a Holy Day. However, the eighth day was a separate feast day having its own convocation and separate offering. The Last Great Day is called the “eighth day” in verses 36 and 39, since it immediately follows the Feast of Tabernacles and is connected to it in much the same way as Passover is associated with the Days of Unleavened Bread. Just as many have mistakenly considered Passover to be a part of the Days of Unleavened Bread, many have also mistakenly considered the Last Great Day to be the final day of the Feast of Tabernacles. However, to teach or accept this is contrary to biblical fact.
The Feast of Tabernacles is mentioned in numerous places as consisting of seven days. On this basis alone, one would have to acknowledge the Last Great Day as being a separate feast.
Since the Feast of Tabernacles lasts seven days, it continues from the 15th day of the 7th month through the 21st day of that month. The eighth day, or Last Great Day, always falls on the 22nd day of the 7th month.
(2) Is the command to observe this “eighth day” found elsewhere in scripture? Numbers 29:35.
Comment: Here again, a solemn assembly is commanded. Verse 36 defines the particular offering to be made according to the Levitical requirements.
(3) Was this day observed in the times of ancient Israel? II Chronicles 7:9.
Comment: This scripture describes the account during the time of Solomon, in which the Temple was dedicated for seven days, immediately followed by the Feast of Tabernacles. After the eighth day (after the 22nd), Solomon sent the people away.
This eighth day was the Last Great Day, which concluded the fall Holy Days.
(4) Was the eighth day still observed by the Jews after the Babylonian Captivity? Nehemiah 8:18.
Comment: This was the same Last Great Day observed after the conclusion of the Feast of Tabernacles. Judah had recently returned from captivity, and the Scriptural commands were closely followed under the direction of Ezra, the priest and scribe who was diligent in making sure that Judah properly keep this solemn assembly. Ezra was especially diligent to follow every detail of the Law, as he was “a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given…” (Ezra 7:6).
(5) Did Christ keep the Last Great Day? John 7:37.
Comment: This “last day, that great day of the feast” was clearly the final feast day after the conclusion of the Feast of Tabernacles, as shown in context (vs. 2, 8, 10, 11, 14). Not only was Christ observing the Feast of Tabernacles and the Last Great Day, He also spoke before the people and taught on these occasions. Even the message that Christ gave on this day, as recorded in verses 38 to 39, depicted the giving of the Holy Spirit to those who would be resurrected at a future time. This is clearly reflected in Ezekiel 37:13-14.
What the Last Great Day Pictures
We have seen that the Feast of Trumpets pictures the Return of Christ, that the Day of Atonement pictures the putting away of Satan, and that the Feast of Tabernacles pictures the reign of the kingdom of God on earth for 1,000 years. After this, we know that other major events are to occur beyond the time pictured by the Feast of Tabernacles. Although the Last Great Day generally depicts the time of final judgment, there are specific events of this judgment that must be covered.
(1) What is the first event to occur at the end of the Millennium? Revelation 20:2-3, 7-10.
Comment: First, Satan is released for a “little season,” which could be a period of only a few years. God has allowed Satan a specified time of ruling over mankind. Clearly, Satan has been at the helm in this age (Matt. 4:8-9; II Cor. 4:4). When that time is cut short (Matt. 24:22; Rom. 9:28), it is redeemed or paid back at the end of the Millennium in order to complete Satan’s allotted time.
Once Satan is turned loose, he and his demons proceed to again influence mankind. Millions will be deceived, despite having been exposed to sound teaching of the truth and being forewarned of Satan’s arrival. As a result of this rebellion, millions will forfeit their opportunity for eternal life.
Since no separate resurrection is mentioned in regard to the many billions who will have lived in the Millennium, it is apparent that they are to be changed into spirit beings at the end of their individual lives.
Finally, the statement in Revelation 20:10 that reads, “where the beast and false prophet are” should read, “where the beast and false prophet were cast.” The verb “are” was placed by the translators, whereas this is describing a past event and the verb should be past tense. The beast and false prophet had immediately perished in that fire.
The only beings that survive in the lake of fire are spirit beings—Satan and his demons—where they are tormented by being restrained from influencing mankind.
(2) What event follows the casting of Satan and his demons into the lake of fire? Revelation 20:11-12; Daniel 7:9-10.
Comment: The dead who are resurrected in this White Throne Judgment (the 2nd resurrection) are to be judged primarily according to what they do after being resurrected to a physical life. These people will live in a millennial-like setting and experience firsthand the abundance and joy of living God’s Way for the first time. It is a time of judgment—not a time of sentencing, as many have been misled to believe. The books they are judged by (Rev. 20:12) are the books of the Bible. The Greek term biblia used there is the same word translated “bible.” The Hebrew term used in Daniel 7:10, describing this same event, also corresponds to this Greek word for “Bible.”
(3) How can we be certain that the White Throne Judgment is a physical resurrection? Isaiah 65:20-24.
Comment: These verses clearly show that these are physical human beings who will live a hundred years during this judgment time (whether they begin as infants and grow to maturity, or as elderly people whose health and vitality are restored). They also build houses and inhabit them. Also note that verse 25 shows the change in the nature of carnivorous and dangerous animals, just as occurred in the Millennium. This one-hundred-year time of judgment will have similar conditions as existed in the Millennium, including all the blessings and abundance of that time. All who had never been called to salvation before the Return of Christ will be given their first and only chance. When they are resurrected to this world of peace, tranquility, abundance, joy, health and happiness, the vast majority will overwhelmingly treasure God’s way of life over the misery and sin of their prior existence. The tens of billions (possibly over a hundred billion) in this judgment will be receptive to the truth and responsive to their teachers.
(4) Are there other scriptures describing this unusual event? Ezekiel 37:5-10. (Read verses 1 to 14.)
Comment: These verses discuss the physical resurrection (showing that flesh was restored to their bones and life given) of the whole house of Israel (vs. 11). This will be typical of all humanity who is resurrected at this time—the vast majority of all who have ever lived, prior to the Return of Christ. It will include the billions of pre-Flood people, as well as the overwhelming majority of all who are alive today.
(5) Did Christ ever discuss this physical resurrection? Matthew 11:20-24; 12:41-42.
Comment: Christ was rebuking the cities in which He had performed miracles and other works and the people had ignored His witness. He affirmed that had these same works taken place in ancient Tyre and Sidon, they would have readily repented. Therefore, it would be more tolerable (in the future judgment of the 2nd resurrection) for these ancient cities than for those who ignored Christ’s miracles and works. Likewise, ancient Sodom would fare better than Capernaum for the same reasons. God holds those accountable who have been exposed to the truth and ignored it. Christ’s contemporary generation will have to prove themselves more thoroughly and repent more deeply in the coming judgment due to their failure to heed His words.
In Matthew 12:41-42, Christ contrasted the city of Nineveh—which responded to the warning of Jonah—with His generation in Judah, who dismissed His warnings. Christ also contrasted the Queen of the south (Sheba), who came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, with those of His generation, who were oblivious that One much greater than Solomon was among them.
(6) Why are some called to the First Resurrection, while others have to wait until the Second? Revelation 20:4, 6.
Comment: The First Resurrection offers an opportunity of being one of the firstfruits called to rule with Christ. But with this opportunity comes trials and tests that most would not be willing or able to endure. In the past, the majority of those qualifying for this goal have suffered martyrdom. This is why verse 4 reads as if all were beheaded—certainly, all who qualify must “love not their lives unto death.” People cannot volunteer for such positions. It is God who chooses and calls those according to His own timeframe. The rewards, responsibility and required training for those in the Second Resurrection will be substantially less than those of the firstfruits. Those who receive salvation during the Millennium (except some in the final generation) and in the Second Resurrection will not have to strive against Satan and his demons.
The Third Resurrection
(1) What is the next event to occur after the White Throne Judgment? Revelation 20:13-14.
Comment: This resurrection takes place in order to eliminate those who rejected the salvation that God offered. God created mankind to be molded and developed into Sons of God in the God Family. Man was necessarily given free moral agency in order to choose according to his own volition. It is inevitable that some few will totally reject this way, choosing to live in rebellion against God. Such people would be miserable if they were to live throughout eternity under God’s rule. In His mercy, God allows them to perish in the lake of fire—it will be as if they never existed. Contrary to what false religions of this world teach, those who perish in these flames will not suffer throughout eternity. Rather, they will be quickly consumed in the lake of fire.
The term “hell” in verse 13 comes from the Greek word hades, which simply means “the grave.” Most of the dead would either be in the sea or in the grave. However, God is able to resurrect the dead, even if no physical remains exist.
(2) Is the fate of burning in the lake of fire the subject of the account of Lazarus and the rich man? Luke 16:24.
Comment: As the rich man was resurrected from the grave, this parable portrays him in agony as he observes the impending flames. This parable shows the reality of the lake of fire as opposed to the false concept of an ever-burning hell. The term “hell” in Luke 16:23 also comes from the Greek word hades and means the “grave.”
Those who have been accursed are awaiting this fate as described in Isaiah 65:20 and Daniel 12:2 (last part). Those who are consumed in this fire die the second death (Rev. 20:14), from which there is no resurrection. This is also referred to as the resurrection of damnation (John 5:29).
(3) Does the Bible reveal that those burned in this fire are totally consumed, in contrast to the false concept of hell? Malachi 4:1-3.
Comment: Instead of being tortured forever, these are burned up, leaving “neither root nor branch” (vs. 1), as they “shall be ashes under the soles of your feet” (vs. 3).
(4) What are the categories of people who suffer this fate? Revelation 21:8.
Comment: Revelation 20:15 shows that whoever is not written in the Book of Life (referred to in verse 12) will be cast into the lake of fire. Those in the Book of Life will have qualified during either the 6,000-year period under Satan’s rule, the Millennium or the 100 years of the Great White Throne Judgment. Those who reject God’s Way in each of these three phases of God’s Plan are to be cast into the lake of fire.
(5) As the wicked are consumed, does this fire continue to purge and purify the earth? II Peter 3:7, 10-12.
Comment: This is truly the baptism by fire described in Matthew 3:11.
The New Heavens and the New Earth
(1) What is the next event to occur after the earth is purged with fire? Revelation 21:1.
Comment: The New Earth will no longer need oceans and seas to sustain physical life. Only spirit beings will inhabit the earth at this time.
(2) Does the Throne of God in the third heaven descend to the New Earth, where God the Father will also dwell? Revelation 21:2-3.
(3) Do we find the New Heavens and the New Earth mentioned in other places in the Bible besides the Book of Revelation? Isaiah 65:17-19; 66:22; II Peter 3:13.
(4) What is the size and shape of the Holy City, the New Jerusalem that descends from heaven? Revelation 21:12-17.
Comment: The measurement of 12,000 furlongs is 1,500 miles. Verse 16 shows that the length, breath, and height are all equal, thus in the shape of a cube or some other geometric shape with equal dimensions.
Putting the Pieces Together
This short final lesson will focus on the knowledge you have recently acquired from this course and how God expects you to act upon it. It has been said that knowledge is of no use unless it is acted upon. Surely, there can be no more true application of this principle than with the knowledge obtained in this course.
In Summary
As God’s Spirit reveals and helps us to search out the deep things of God (I Cor. 2:10), we should focus on and “look for” the New Heavens and the New Earth that God will bring to pass (II Pet. 3:13). This should motivate all who treasure their calling.
Is the Last Great Day separate from the Feast of Tabernacles?
The Feast of Tabernacles is a time when God’s people focus on the Millennium. However, this 1,000-year period is only the beginning.
The seventh Holy Day, the Last Great Day, involves a number of events that begin at the conclusion of the Millennium: the Second Resurrection; the White Throne Judgment; the Third Resurrection; and, finally, the time of the New Heavens and New Earth.
Many blur the great meaning of what this Holy Day pictures with the Feast of Tabernacles. Nevertheless, these Festivals depict entirely different phases of God’s Master Plan.
Leviticus 23
The Feast of Tabernacles lasts seven days, with the first day a Holy Day. However, the eighth day is a separate Holy Day that has its own convocation. The Last Great Day is called the “eighth day” in Leviticus 23:36 and 39 since it immediately follows the Feast of Tabernacles. Just as many have mistakenly considered Passover to be a part of the Days of Unleavened Bread, many have mistakenly considered the Last Great Day to be the final day of the Feast of Tabernacles. However, to teach or accept this is contrary to the Bible.
Let’s examine Leviticus 23:34-36: “Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord. On the first day shall be an holy convocation: you shall do no servile work therein. Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and you shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and you shall do no servile work therein.” Here it is clearly stated that there is an additional day separate from the Feast.
We find the above verses summarized in Leviticus 23:39: “Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a Sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a Sabbath.”
Other Scriptures from the Old Testament
We also find the command to observe this “eighth day” in Numbers 29:35: “On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly: you shall do no servile work therein.” Later, in the time of Solomon, we read of this day being observed: “Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had shown unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel His people” (II Chron. 7:8-10).
Since the Feast of Tabernacles had lasted seven days (preceded by a seven-day dedication of the altar, as Solomon had completed the Temple), it continued from the 15th day of the 7th month through the 21st day. The eighth day, or Last Great Day, fell on the 22nd day of the 7th month, and it was on the 23rd day that Solomon sent the people away.
Now we examine whether that eighth day was still observed during the time of Ezra: “Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the Law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner” (Neh. 8:18). That eighth day was the Last Great Day, which concluded the fall Holy Day season.
What About John 7:37?
The Church has long understood that John 7:37 is a reference to the Last Great Day, not the seventh day of the Feast. Let’s read: “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink.”
The following verses explain the meaning of the Last Great Day: “He that believes on Me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spoke He of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive)” (vs. 38-39).
Mr. Armstrong always stressed that John 7:37 referred to the Last Great Day. The Church properly understood that the day referenced was a Sabbath—a “great” day. However, in this age, everything the Church once understood is up for debate and questioning. One group has sought the opinions of worldly scholars, and now concludes that the day referred to in verse 37 is “questionable.”
Yet the meaning is clear. Verses 37 through 39 depict the giving of the Holy Spirit to “any” who would thirst. This opportunity will be given to all after the second resurrection. This is the same outpouring of God’s Spirit described in Ezekiel 37:13-14: “And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up out of your graves, and shall put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall you know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, says the Lord.” Ezekiel 37 addresses the resurrection of all the generations of the house of Israel—a type of all humanity.
Christ’s sermon was clearly given on the Last Great Day—the eighth day—referencing a wonderful time to come—a time when all humanity would be given the opportunity for salvation. God’s people keep this day every year to look forward to this joyful event.
What the Last Great Day Pictures
Let’s examine the major events that are to occur beyond the Millennium.
First, Satan is released for a “little season” (Rev. 20:3, 7), perhaps for only a few years. Since God has allowed the devil a specified time of ruling over humanity, when that time is cut short (Matt. 24:22; Rom. 9:28), it is redeemed, or paid back, at the end of the Millennium.
Once loose, Satan and his demons proceed to again influence mankind (Rev. 20:8-9). Millions will be deceived, despite having been taught the truth and being forewarned of Satan’s arrival. This rebellion will result in millions forfeiting their opportunity for eternal life.
(Since no separate resurrection is mentioned in regard to the many billions who will have lived in the Millennium, it is apparent that they are to be changed into spirit beings at the end of their individual lives.)
The statement in Revelation 20:10 that reads “where the beast and false prophet are” should read “where the beast and false prophet were cast.” The verb “are” was placed by the translators, whereas this is describing a past event and the verb should be past tense.
The only beings that survive in the lake of fire are spirit beings—Satan and his demons—where they are tormented by being restrained from influencing mankind.
Next is the White Throne Judgment, involving the Second Resurrection. The billions brought back from the dead are to be judged primarily according to what they do after being resurrected to a physical life (Ezek. 37:1-14). It is a time of judgment—not a time of sentencing, as many have been misled to believe. The books they are judged by (Rev. 20:12) are the books of the Bible. The Greek term biblia used there is the same word translated “bible.” The Hebrew term used in Daniel 7:10, describing this same event, also corresponds to this Greek word for “bible.”
Isaiah 65:20-24 clearly shows that these are physical human beings who will live during this 100-year judgment period (whether they begin as infants and grow to maturity, or as elderly people whose health and vitality are restored). All who had never been called to salvation before the Return of Christ will be given their first and only chance. They will live in a millennial-like setting and experience for the first time the peace, tranquility, abundance, joy, health and happiness that flow from living God’s Way.
The next event to occur after the White Throne Judgment is the Third Resurrection (Rev. 20:13-15)—an eternal punishment for those who rejected the salvation that God offered.
God created mankind to be molded and developed into Sons of God in the God Family. Man was necessarily given free moral agency in order to choose according to his own volition. It is inevitable that some will totally reject this way, choosing to live in rebellion against God. Such people would be miserable if they were to live throughout eternity under God’s rule. In His mercy, God allows them to perish in the lake of fire—it will be as if they never existed. Contrary to what false religions of this world teach, those who perish in these flames will not suffer throughout eternity. Rather, they will be quickly consumed in the lake of fire.
Those who have been “accursed” are awaiting this fate, as described in Isaiah 65:20 and the last part of Daniel 12:2. Those who are consumed in this fire die the second death (Rev. 20:14), from which there is no resurrection. This is also referred to as the resurrection of damnation (John 5:29).
Instead of being tortured forever, these are burned up and totally consumed, leaving “neither root nor branch,” as they “shall be ashes under the soles of your feet” (Mal. 4:1-3).
Revelation 20:15 shows that whoever is not written in the Book of Life (referred to in verse 12) will be cast into the lake of fire. Those in the Book of Life will have qualified during either the 6,000-year period under Satan’s rule, the Millennium or the 100 years of the White Throne Judgment. Those who reject God’s Way in each of these three phases of God’s Plan are to be cast into the lake of fire.
As the wicked are consumed, this fire continues to purge and purify the earth (II Peter 3:7, 10-12). This is the baptism by fire described in Matthew 3:11.
Once it is purged, the New Earth will no longer need oceans and seas to sustain physical life. Only spirit beings will inhabit the planet at that time.
Then, the Throne of God will descend from the third heaven to the New Earth, where God the Father will also dwell (Rev. 21:2-3).
The New Heavens and the New Earth are also mentioned in Isaiah 65:17-19, 66:22 and II Peter 3:13.
The New Jerusalem will also descend from heaven. The size and shape of the Holy City is 12,000 furlongs—1,500 miles (Rev. 21:12-17). Verse 16 shows that the length, breadth and height are all equal, thus in the shape of a cube or some other geometric shape with equal dimensions.
With the passing of all these events, a new chapter will begin for the Family of God, lasting for eternity!
Through the Millennium, God’s Work will greatly expand, with an ever-increasing number of people being called. Yet this number will explode during the Last Great Day, as God will work with the largest amount of people ever, making this the greatest time in His Plan. This should inspire all of us to learn more about this day, the events it depicts, and its importance.
ReplyDeleteThe hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" So I answered, "O Lord God, You know." Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God to these bones: "Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord." ' " So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them. Also He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live." ' " So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army. Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, 'Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!'Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it," says the Lord.' " Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 16 "As for you, son of man, take a stick for yourself and write on it: 'For Judah and for the children of Israel, his companions.' Then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.' Then join them one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand. "And when the children of your people speak to you, saying, 'Will you not show us what you mean by these?'-- say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Surely I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand." ' And the sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.
ReplyDeleteThen say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again. They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God. "David My servant shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd; they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them. Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children's children, forever; and My servant David shall be their prince forever.Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore. My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be My people. The nations also will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore." ' " (EZE 37)
ReplyDeleteDURING THE LAST 100 YRS, WHEN ALL ARE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE, 'THEY SHALL KNOW THAT THE LORD GOD IS ALMIGHTY AND ETERNAL'.
ReplyDeleteGOD HAS 'A MASTER PLAN'...ALL WILL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE GOD (HIS WAY, WHICH IS THE ONLY WAY). FOR THERE IS GOOD AND THERE IS EVIL AND CHRIST CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS BUT ONE WHO IS GOD, AND THAT IS GOD ALMIGHTY, YAHWEH ELOHIM, THE ONE ETERNAL GOD. PRAISE YAH! ALL YE PEOPLE, PRAISE THE LORD OUR GOD!!
There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist. "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea. "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious." It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea. He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. (Isaiah 11 1-12 NKJ)
ReplyDeleteIn the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried , saying , If any man thirst , let him come unto Me, and drink. (John 7:37 KJV)
ReplyDelete"THE LAST GREAT DAY", IS THE 7TH ANNUAL SABBATH OF THE LORD OUR GOD, PICTURING THE LAST 100 YRS. JESUS SAYS IF YOU THIRST COME TO HIM!!!
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? (Psalms 42:2 NKJ)
A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. (Psalms 63:1 NKJ)
"Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. (Isaiah 55:1 NKJ)
And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. (Revelation 21:6 NKJ)
And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. (Revelation 22:17 NKJ)
The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. (Matthew 13:38 NKJ)
ReplyDeleteGOD'S "SPIRITUAL" HARVEST IS SHOWN THROUGH HIS HOLY DAYS!!!
Behold, on the mountains The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, Perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; He is utterly cut off. (Nahum 1:15 NKJ)
ReplyDeleteNow I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away." Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful." And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. (Revelation 21 NKJ)
In Christ, all shall be made alive....have the "CHOICE" to turn to God (AND LIVE) and have eternal life. Christ, the Firstfruit. Then the 144,000...followed by those during the (7th) Millennium-during and after the 1,000 yr reign of Christ and then many during the 'fall' harvest-after the last 100 yrs.There's a way that God calls
ReplyDeletewhen you begin living this way of life, you are beheaded, cut off from the world, your family, friends, people you work with, and so on....but likewise those are cut off from God. it is better to be cut off from the world than it is to be cut off from God, He who gives life and promises eternal life (life forever more) to those whom God calls and they who overcome (the world, flesh, their own human nature).
the last great day John 7 37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
ReplyDeleteWHAT DID CHRIST SAY, ON THIS THE 7TH ANNUAL SABBATH OF THE LORD OUR GOD; "THE LAST GREAT DAY", WHICH PICTURES THE LAST 100 YRS OF MAN 'BEFORE THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE NEW EARTH' AND RIGHT AFTER THE 1,000 YR REIGN OVER ALL MANKIND/ALL THE NATIONS AND 1,000 YR REMOVAL OF SATAN (FROM MANKIND), THAT LAST 100 YRS, CALLED THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT, WHEN ALL SHALL BE RAISED TO LIFE, THE CHILD SHALL LIVE TO BE 100 AND THE SINNER WHO LIVES TO BE 100 SHALL BE ACCURSED BECAUSE AFTER THIS TIME, THE BOOK OF THE LAMB IS OPENED AND THOSE WHO OVERCOME SHALL EAT OF THE 'TREE OF LIFE' IN GOD'S CITY "NEW JERUSALEM", HEAVEN ON EARTH.
ReplyDeleteThere shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.Isaiah 65:20 (KJV)
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