If I Jan Christensen had died today, what had been my last end? What does God's word? What does the writing on this important topic?!
Photos of
Alexandria as we were on holiday in. Maybe it's where God has placed me and my
family during the 1000 year kingdom? It says we will rule over cities, and if I
have faith, then he will put both me and anyone else who is faith.
Luke 19. 17 And he said unto him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a small way, you should advise over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. 19 said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities! Faith accept Christ and God's word.
Luke 19. 17 And he said unto him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a small way, you should advise over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. 19 said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities! Faith accept Christ and God's word.
But then
there will be no Muslim and Anti Christian rule. Then there will be a
Jewish-Christian government with Jesus sitting on the throne in Jerusalem over
Eretz Israel, which dominates and controls the whole world! Then the earth and
people experience fully what a Messianic kingdom of peace is, but even then
there will be people who oppose themselves against Christ and the word of God!
I and my
wife Berit N Christensen in the world famous library in Alexandria, wonderful
city and a wonderful library designed by the Norwegian architects!
For me to
live is Christ says the apostle Paul. But he is also the word of God, so is my
hope and my everything related to the word of God. Everything revolves around
having a hope and a destruction from the scriptures, which gives a weight and
ballast in life, something to live and something to die for. Moses experienced
some of the same we read in Hebrews 11 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not
fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
To see the
"invisible" and live from it, it is our Christian hope. Now one can
also say that our Christian hope is linked to the return of Jesus, but that is
what awaits us after this life giving our Christian life meaning. Without it we
had been the stupidest of all people say the same Apostle Paul.
1 Cor. 15.
16 For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ risen; 17 But if Christ
has not risen, then is your faith useless, ye are yet in your sins, 18 then
thus also perished who have fallen asleep in Christ. 19 If only for this life
we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. 20 But now is
Christ risen from the dead and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
Therefore, what I live for today - is that I will die in one day!
1 Cor. 3. 10
According to the grace of God which was given me, I laid a foundation as a wise
builder, and another builds on it but everyone see how he builds! 11 For no one
can lay any other foundation than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12
Now if any man build upon this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones,
wood, hay, stubble, 13 each man's work will become evident; for the day shall
declare it, because it is revealed with fire, and how man's work is, the fire
shall prove. 14 About the work that one has built, says himself, he shall
receive a reward; 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss:
but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire.
Notice that
it says that no one can lay any other foundation than Christ. But it says the
following: "If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but
he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire."
In other
words, than receive a full reward or suffer loss teaches writing.
2 Joh. 8
Take heed that ye do not lose what we have wrought, but that we receive a full
reward
I wish and
are committed to getting full pay, do not you? Everything is of grace, but when
grace is so great, why not try and to try to make the most of salvation and
life with Christ Jesus?
If I then
had died, today, what had then happened as a saved and redeemed soul?
Then I had
gone straight to Paradise, in anticipation of Christ's return. So I believe the
word of God speaks of this. Paradis an intermediate state between life and
death. Between Earth life here and "heaven-life" to come!
Here some thoughts on Paradise!
Reason The
text states: And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee today. You will be
with me in Paradise.
Paradis was
created only after the resurrection, after Jesus had carried his blood before
the Father. In Paradis is all the saved souls today, where they are awaiting
the return of Jesus to bring them to the new Jerusalem. We plywood word Paradis
used twice in the New Testament, and exclusively speaks not about a jordliv,
but a life in a lower division God of heaven where God is.
1 Cor. 12. 4
that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is
not lawful for a man to utter.
Joh.
Obvious. 2. 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is
in the paradise of God
God's
paradise is no longer on earth, but then it is a place that Paul was beyond
mortal life, where he showed he was in the body or not.
Jesus
returns, evaluation at Kristis court and celebrate Wedding in Heaven we we as
believers experience while the Great Tribulation is upon the earth.
I do not
mind the time to go into details here, as I've written about this in such
detail in my commentaries for the Book of Revelation and in many other
articles. But what will take us forward and out of Paradise, as well as all
believers living on earth. That is when Jesus comes and takes us home to
heaven. Or rather, the new Jerusalem. This we find several places in the word
of God spoken, but perhaps most clearly here:
1 Thess. 4.
13 But we will not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of those asleep, that
ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that
Jesus died and arose, so will God bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep
with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which
are alive and remain unto the Lord shall not precede those asleep, 16 For the
Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice and with
the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are
alive and back together with them be caught in clouds into the air to meet the
Lord, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 comfort one another with these
words!
Then we will
have a new and wonderful glorious body that we will have forever!
1 Cor. 15.
49 and as we have borne the image of the earthy, so shall we bear the heavenly
and image. 50 But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood can not inherit
the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruptibility. 51 Behold, I
tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in
a now, in a moment, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet shall sound, and the
dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this
corruptible must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on
immortality. 54 And when this corruptible shall have put on incorruptibility,
and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then fulfilled the saying that
is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 Death, where is your sting?
Death, where is your victory?
In other
words, there will be three great events that go into each other.
1) Jesus'
coming to fetch the bride.
2.) Christ's
court.
3.) Lamb's
marriage with the bride - the church.
These things
I have written about, here's articles:
1000 year
kingdom of peace comes then.
Here are
some articles I've written about this.
And then the
judgment before the white throne, and further our eternal state in which God
renews the earth and we must take the whole universe in possession.
Read
especially from Revelation chapter 19 and beyond. But throughout my
commentaries for the Book of Revelation. Look here:
Final
Comment:
2 Pet. 3. 11
Thus all this solubility, which must ye strive after all holy conversation and
godliness, 12 Being then waiting for and hastening God fashioned come, whereby
the heavens shall solubility fire and celestial bodies melt on fire! 13
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new
earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14 Wherefore, beloved, these things
waiting for, be diligent to be found without spot and blameless before him in
peace.
When we know
all this, then it is about to do to live in the most convincing way as a
believer. We have also taken part in the world's best, tastiest and biggest
promises.
1 Pet. 1. 3
As his divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and
godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and
virtue 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that
by these ye might be partakers the divine nature, having escaped the corruption
that is in the world through lust,
Notice
especially for this event, "has given us the greatest and precious
promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having
escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."
It is not
possible to use more large-scale, glorious and precious words than this? We are
made to multimangemillionere and much more than that through the blood of Jesus
and the Atonement on Calvary. Only we are worthy!
When we have
the opportunity, and it comes just a thing, being faithful and worthy. What
then is the biggest and most important for us believers? It is to be faithful
to God's word and the light we have the basis of the word of God, everything
else is immaterial.
All the
work, mission and ministry God has entrusted to us, be conscientious and do
what is as ferdi tiled deed.
1 Cor. 4. 2
Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. 3 But with me
it is little to say to be judged by you or by a human court; yea, I judge not
mine own self; 4 for I know nothing of myself, but am I not hereby justified;
but he who judges me is the Lord. 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time,
until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness
and reveal counsels of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise of God.
I do not
know about something in some areas of my life that can not tolerate light from
God. But there are many areas I know I need to work on myself. This is a
struggle and strife that will be a lifetime!
The apostle
says it so well: "But for me it has little to say to be judged by you or
by a human court; yea, I judge not mine own self; for I know nothing of myself,
but am I not hereby justified; but he who judges me is the Lord. "
It is only
God and Christ that will eventually determine all men eternal demise, not we
ourselves, other people or anyone else. We as believers will one day be lay
judges, but the final judgment, which has the final and decisive word. It is
only alone God the Father and Christ Jesus who has!
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