Which Commission?
Question: Can you explain these two passages?
Acts 9:15: But the Lord said unto him (Ananias) , Go thy way: for he (Paul) is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.
Matt. 28:19: Go ye (disciples) therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Answer: In Acts 9:15, the Lord states the purpose for His saving Saul/Paul, and that is that He will send Him to the Gentiles (common, regular folks), kings (of the gentile nations), and then lastly the children of Israel (to provoke them to jealousy to get saved...Rom 11:13-14).
This "GRACE Commision" given to Paul is still in effect today, and will be until the rapture. Today, in Paul's absence, we are Christ's Ambassadors (2 Cor 5). This commission supercedes all others in the scriptures at this current time during the Dispensation of Grace.
So when Paul/we "bear His name" to the entire world, we preach Christ according to the revelation of the Mystery that Paul received...Rom 16:25.
That was NOT what Peter/James/John were sent to preach to the gentile world in Mat 28!
Mat 28:19-20...Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Notice that these Jewish Apostles were instructed by the Lord to TEACH all nations (gentiles)! Teach them what? "To OBSERVE all things which I have commanded you". What are those things?
The Lord told them earlier in Matthew: Chapter 23: 1-4...Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Notice that the things that He taught them to observe were the things that Moses taught Israel in the Law! Moses wrote this also in Deu 6:24-25...And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day. And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.
Notice that Moses said that when Israel observed to do God's Law it would be their righteouness. That NEVER changed with the Lord's earthly ministry! Israel was still under the Law...and in the kingdom, when that great commision begins again, the gentiles/nations will be under that Law as well.
The Lord took this VERY serious: Mat 5:18-19...For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Therefore, it will be the job of the Nation of Israel, headed up by the 12 Apostles, to teach all nations the Law...this will happen thruout the earthly kingdom!
Isa 2:1-3...The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
THE GOSPEL - Our Position - I Corinthians 15:1-4
JUSTIFIED - Romans 3:24
REDEEMED - Romans 3:24; Ephesians 1:7
SANCTIFIED - I Corinthians 1:30
FORGIVEN - Colossians 2:13
BAPTIZED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT - I Corinthians 12:13
GLORIFIED - Romans 8:17
INDWELT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT - I Corinthians 3:16; 6:19
IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS - Romans 1:18; Isaiah 61:10 (clothed with garments of salvation, covered with the robe of righteousness)
QUICKENED - New Creation (Made Alive) - Ephesians 2:1
ADOPTION - Joint Heirs - Romans 8:14
TRANSLATED and DELIVERED from Power of Darkness - Colossians 1:13-14
RECONCILED - II Corinthians 5:18
ETERNAL LIFE - Ephesians 2:5-7
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
On my way home from work tonight I turned to Moody radio. First mistake. There was a guy on Prime Time America that was telling the listening audience which Bible translation to use. He started out talking about the KJV. I figured this might be interesting. Second mistake. I figured he would say "they are all good and it didn't matter". WRONG! He proceeded to tell how bad the KJV was and it was full of mistakes. What is so sad, is that anyone that was listening and didn't study will believe him. The devil and his ministers are hard at work and have a large following of followers who don't know who they are following.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Do we go to Heaven when we die? (part 1)
By Pastor Barry Hampton
I was told as a young child that if I was good I would go to Heaven where God is. This concept was comforting to me even though it was vague as well. It just sounded like the way it was. As I continued to grow up this concept never left me and the pictures they painted are still etched in my mind, of pearly gates, streets of Gold, and Mansions. It seemed so fantastic. John 14:1-3 comes to mind, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am there ye may be also.” Heaven was a vague but comforting place, a final place for us to live after our works had been tried. On the other side of that was the terrifying place of Torment, HELL!
Most of this was told us in Churches that only taught Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I didn’t even know of an apostle Paul, Different Gospels, Rightly Dividing and the likes. It was only Jesus and the 12 Disciples.
How does one get into the pearly gates? During this time of my life, I thought God was going to put my good on one side and my bad on the other. Later I found out the Bible states there is None Good, no not one. YIKES! As I grew, my bad started heavily out weighing my good. The 24th of August 1983, I trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior. My sins have been paid for by the shed blood of my Lord and Savior. Thank God for his Grace. So I found out how to get into heaven was not like I had thought. But I was still looking forward to when I die entering into the pearly gates. This concept was comforting to me as a child, but right after trusting the Lord for my Salvation, it was even more exciting.
As I grew in the Lord, I thought about Heaven a lot more. I was reading and hearing preaching and considering what scripture said more and more. When Bro. E.C. Moore taught about Soul sleep I thought to myself, “What planet did he come from?” All the concepts I believed were being challenged. He stated that when we die we fall asleep until a day called the “Rapture” comes. Many people resist this thought because of their up bringing. That is, they have brought their vague and brief description of Heaven with them as they learn to rightly divide the scriptures. It is like we have to hang on to the past some how. By this point I realized that most of what I had heard as a child was a lie or vain belief. But more than that, I wanted to be a Bible believer, PERIOD! What did the Bible say about heaven?
First, let me start with pearly gates and streets of gold and mansions. This is what is described as Heaven for the most part, but what is it? Look at this city in Rev. 21:1-2 “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2. And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem coming down from God out of Heaven prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men and he will dwell with them and they [Israel check out Heb. 8:10] shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God.” It is a city and tabernacle of God, but it is not heaven! It comes down from heaven Rev 21:11. Rev. 21:21
“And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl:…” Thus we get the gates into heaven are “pearly gates.” This is not into heaven it is into the new city.
Heaven has streets of gold. Look in Rev. 21:21b “…and the street of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass.” Note the description is of the new city Jerusalem and not heaven.
This is where the Mansions in John 14 are being prepared for Israel. There are some other important facts as well that need to be considered. It comes to Earth. Israel’s hope was never to leave the planet….Israel’s hope has always been a kingdom set up here on earth.
1. the promise of a kingdom of priest Ex 19:5,6
2. This city has a very strong connection to Israel. Rev 21:11-14 “Having the glory of God; and her light was like unto stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates and at the gates twelve angels and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel; 13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the lamb.” All connect to Israel. I can promise you that the Apostle to the Gentiles was not named among them.
3. Israel will be this priesthood ministering to the Gentiles in the Kingdom as in Zech 8:22.
4. Peter talks about the priesthood in 1 Peter 2:9.
By Pastor Barry Hampton
I was told as a young child that if I was good I would go to Heaven where God is. This concept was comforting to me even though it was vague as well. It just sounded like the way it was. As I continued to grow up this concept never left me and the pictures they painted are still etched in my mind, of pearly gates, streets of Gold, and Mansions. It seemed so fantastic. John 14:1-3 comes to mind, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am there ye may be also.” Heaven was a vague but comforting place, a final place for us to live after our works had been tried. On the other side of that was the terrifying place of Torment, HELL!
Most of this was told us in Churches that only taught Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I didn’t even know of an apostle Paul, Different Gospels, Rightly Dividing and the likes. It was only Jesus and the 12 Disciples.
How does one get into the pearly gates? During this time of my life, I thought God was going to put my good on one side and my bad on the other. Later I found out the Bible states there is None Good, no not one. YIKES! As I grew, my bad started heavily out weighing my good. The 24th of August 1983, I trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior. My sins have been paid for by the shed blood of my Lord and Savior. Thank God for his Grace. So I found out how to get into heaven was not like I had thought. But I was still looking forward to when I die entering into the pearly gates. This concept was comforting to me as a child, but right after trusting the Lord for my Salvation, it was even more exciting.
As I grew in the Lord, I thought about Heaven a lot more. I was reading and hearing preaching and considering what scripture said more and more. When Bro. E.C. Moore taught about Soul sleep I thought to myself, “What planet did he come from?” All the concepts I believed were being challenged. He stated that when we die we fall asleep until a day called the “Rapture” comes. Many people resist this thought because of their up bringing. That is, they have brought their vague and brief description of Heaven with them as they learn to rightly divide the scriptures. It is like we have to hang on to the past some how. By this point I realized that most of what I had heard as a child was a lie or vain belief. But more than that, I wanted to be a Bible believer, PERIOD! What did the Bible say about heaven?
First, let me start with pearly gates and streets of gold and mansions. This is what is described as Heaven for the most part, but what is it? Look at this city in Rev. 21:1-2 “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2. And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem coming down from God out of Heaven prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men and he will dwell with them and they [Israel check out Heb. 8:10] shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God.” It is a city and tabernacle of God, but it is not heaven! It comes down from heaven Rev 21:11. Rev. 21:21
“And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl:…” Thus we get the gates into heaven are “pearly gates.” This is not into heaven it is into the new city.
Heaven has streets of gold. Look in Rev. 21:21b “…and the street of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass.” Note the description is of the new city Jerusalem and not heaven.
This is where the Mansions in John 14 are being prepared for Israel. There are some other important facts as well that need to be considered. It comes to Earth. Israel’s hope was never to leave the planet….Israel’s hope has always been a kingdom set up here on earth.
1. the promise of a kingdom of priest Ex 19:5,6
2. This city has a very strong connection to Israel. Rev 21:11-14 “Having the glory of God; and her light was like unto stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates and at the gates twelve angels and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel; 13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the lamb.” All connect to Israel. I can promise you that the Apostle to the Gentiles was not named among them.
3. Israel will be this priesthood ministering to the Gentiles in the Kingdom as in Zech 8:22.
4. Peter talks about the priesthood in 1 Peter 2:9.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
We have made the move to our new location. We are on Hwy 151 just north of wood station. You will see a sign that says "Bible Study Sunday 6pm" at the turn in.
We will be starting in Romans 3 next Sunday night at 6pm.
There will be another study starting on Wednesday evenings at 7pm. We will be studying "After the Rapture".
All are welcome.
We will be starting in Romans 3 next Sunday night at 6pm.
There will be another study starting on Wednesday evenings at 7pm. We will be studying "After the Rapture".
All are welcome.
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