Salvation
Have you ever experience like this : One time, you were in a place very dark, you felt scared for you didn’t know where you are and why you are there. Suddenly something seems to be chasing you, you kept running and running, you felt scared but no one help you. Didn’t know why, suddenly you fell into a black hole, felling and felling… Would I die? Then you bounced up on the bed, you woke up. You stayed there for a while before you realized that you were dreaming just now. And then you look at the sunshine through the window…
We are talking about the “Salvation” that is similar to this dream. Salvation is the most important for all people and God knows it is our most need. Human is living in a dark place like the dream, we feel scared and no one can help. All people will fall into the black hole and die finally. But Jehovah God save us through the “Salvation” and let us see the sunshine again…
What is the “Salvation”? Why needs salvation? Who gives the salvation? Who can be saved?
What is the “Salvation”? Why do we need “Salvation”? Let’s review the history about the beginning of humans…
Genesis tells us God created the first human Adam and Eve who lived in Eden, a very beautiful place with many different kinds of fruits. They could enjoy the life, relax no pressure, no evils, and also can enjoy <the tree of life>. “Tree of Life” means they won’t died but enjoy eternal life, and also they had a satisfying job that managing and caring the animals, plants… the whole earth.
If you read <the tree of life>, you will know human’s body structure is also like other animals would died, but because of grace of God, he give “tree of life” to Adam and Eve and their offspring, and let them enjoy eternal life. You can imagine, all offspring of Adam and Eve would automatically get the grace of eternal life when they are born, this grace is free gift from God. So initially humans did not need the “Salvation”.
But afterward, the Serpent deceived Eve and Adam and they ate the fruit of <the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil>, then humans seems fell into the dark world. They lost the grace from God, lost the eternal life and all of them fell into the death black hole(pit). After that, humans were in great need of Salvation, and salvation become precious and necessary for the all. But it’s like a dream unreachable, no any hands can be help, an impossible mission and no one can be saved…
Psalm 49:7-9
7 Truly no man can ransom another,
or give to God the price of his life,
8 for the ransom of their life is costly
and can never suffice,
9 that he should live on forever
and never see the pit.
God’s Law
Jehovah God set a rule for all creatures not only humans but also heavens, that is Galatians 6:7 “for whatever one sows, that will he also reap”. So people should consider seriously what they have done will be affecting themselves, sometimes not only themselves but also their offspring, just like Adam and Eve ate the fruit of “tree of knowledge of good and evil“. They lost the grace of eternal life, not only affected themselves but also all their offspring have lost the grace of eternal life.
So for what did Adam sow? And what did he reap? What did he sow means what did he do. He ate the “tree of knowledge of good and evil” and then he reaped death, and all his offspring fell into the death black hole. Please read <Tree of knowledge of good and evil>for more about the tree.
Romans 5:12 “Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man(Adam), and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned”.
So death entered into the world, our world has become darken. God is just, and His laws cannot be broken otherwise the world will be broken too. Oh no! God Father please help us please save us, please, please…
God’s Salvation – “Offspring”
Yes, maybe you know Jehovah God already has “plan” to save us. We can say “Salvation” is this plan. God is good and love, “Salvation” is the grace of God. Grace means we don’t deserve it but God give us as a free gift. “Salvation” is the grace that we cannot and absolutely no ability to pay it. If we have a grateful heart, we should give thanks, glory, praise and worship to the only true God the Father God. Amen.
How did God save us?
Genesis 3:15 says
“I will put enmity between you(Serpent) and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
Although this verse does not appear the word “salvation”, but we know that this is God’s plan to destroy serpent(remove evil, sin) and save his people including all humans, just like God pulling us up from the black hole. What does it mean? That means the “offspring” of “woman”, he will destroy serpent, evil and sin. Who is the “offspring”? Genesis 12:3 says the offspring appear is through Abraham firstly, “…and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed”. Please read <Abraham>.
And after 2 thousand years, the “offspring” appeared, Luke 1:31-33 says “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And YHWH God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
Revelation 12:1,2,6 “And a great sign appeared in heaven: a “Woman” clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.5 She gave birth to a male child(“offspring”), one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne”.
So the “offspring” of woman actually will be given the throne of David, kingdom of Israel which will reign all over the world, Bible call it : The kingdom of heaven, or the “New Jerusalem”. Please refer to <The Top Tree and 7 Periods>.
The “offspring”-Jesus, was killed on the earth, that fulfilled the prophecy serpent “bruise woman’s offspring heel“. Please read <Bruise Serpent Head>. Jesus’ death is the most important for all mankind because of grace of God and Jesus, Jesus pay the debt for us. How did Jesus pay the debt? That is using his life that is “perfect no sin”, just like Adam exchanged the death to Jesus and Jesus exchanged the life to Adam, then Adam’s offspring can regain the eternal life.
No one can give this perfect and no sin life except Jesus, because he was born of the Holy Spirit(not born of man), that’s why he didn’t inherit “sin” from Adam. Therefore except Jesus Christ, no one can pay the ransom(sinless life) to redeem the life that Adam had lost, and this ransom(sinless life) which is non existing in our world. Because all Adam’s offspring are inherited sin of him, that’s why all mankind seems fell into the black hole and Psalm 49:7,8 says
7 Truly no man can ransom another,
or give to God the price of his life,
8 for the ransom of their life is costly
and can never suffice.
Romans 5:8,15 “but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.15 But the free gift(the grace) is not like the trespass(sin). For if many died through one man’s trespass(Adam’s sin), much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ(grace of sinless, eternal life) abounded for many”.
Isaiah 9:6 says,
“For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Adam is our father and we lost life from him. But because Jesus, we regain life. So it can be said, Jesus is our humans’ father for our life comes from him. Jesus is our father, so Jesus’ Father can be said is our father’s Father. So who gives the salvation? Surely you know the answer, that is the God of gods, our Heavenly Father Jehovah God and his beloved son Jesus, they save us from the death.
So firstly God gave the grace of eternal life to Adam and also his offspring, can be said the “first grace” is precious and given easily. However humans lost that grace sadly. Then God gives the grace again, but this time has to pay the great price(costly). This great price is paid by God and Jesus, that is Father God sacrificed his beloved Son, and Jesus was willing sacrificed himself and died for us. God gives this grace as a gift to us free again!
But why God has to sacrifice His beloved son Jesus? If you read the <tree of life>, you would know if humans can eat the fruit of the tree of life, then they can regain eternal life. Then that’s simple, why didn’t God forgive humans’ sin and then give tree of life to humans directly, then Jehovah would no need to pay the great price of Jesus’ life, isn’t it much better and simple and easier and directly?
As you know Galatians 6:7 “for whatever one sows, that will he also reap”, this rule(law) is set by God, and this law is like the foundation of building. Please imagine what the world would be, if no one need to take responsibility for their behavior. If Adam and Eve and Serpent no need to take responsibility of their behavior, what will happen of our world and heaven? Yes, the world will become lawlessness. That’s why God knows it’s the foundation of His family that couldn’t be broken, so God set this law for all creatures including angels, Serpent, Adam and Eve… even the law creator God himself. That’s why even God himself has to pay the great price but He is willing, so how do you thank Jehovah God and his beloved son Jesus?
1 Corinthians 6:20 “for you were bought with a price“.
How to express our Love and Grateful to Father and Jesus? Regain the eternal life is really the grace of grace, and this grace is used the great price(God’s beloved son’s life) to exchange back to humans. Father Jehovah God, all our words can’t exactly express how thankful and love to You and Jesus, for You were given the great price so that we can regain the eternal life. Thanks thanks again Father and Jesus. Amen.
Who can be saved?
Yes, God knows all of us are very concern about this question, who can be saved? Could I be saved?
Revelation 22:1,2,17
1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city(New Jerusalem); also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
17 The Spirit and the Bride(New Jerusalem) say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.
John 5:29 “those who have done good to the resurrection of “life“, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment”.
Romans 5:18 “Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation “for all men“, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and “life for all men.”
2 Peter 3:9 says, God “not wishing that any should perish…”
So what does it mean? This free gift “eternal life“, the grace of God is free for the “all men“! Even whose who did not know God when they died, Jesus said they will resurrect for life if they have good deeds. Jehovah God set the threshold of “Salvation” is very low, that almost all people can be saved and also can drink the water of life. Just like the offspring of Adam could enjoy the grace of eternal life automatically when they are born.
Jonah 4:10,11 “And YHWH said, “You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. 11 And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?”
We know that God loves and pity animals and plants’ life, if God has mercy even on plant and animal life, how much more so on humans? As one trespass led to condemnation “for all men“, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and “life for all men“. So Jehovah God and his beloved son want to give eternal “life for all men“. But how could the earth hold those so much “all men”? Wouldn’t it exceeded its capacity?
Genesis 15:5 “And he(YHWH) brought him(Abram) outside and said, “Look toward heaven and number the stars, see if you are able to number them.” Can Abram count the stars of the heaven? Surely I think he couldn’t number all stars for they are unlimited. What did God say? Then He said, “So shall your offspring be.”. YHWH God’s meaning of “shall your offspring be there” is they will “live in all stars” and they will “like the number of stars(unlimited)”. Please read <Abraham>. Therefore we have no need to worry about the earth’s capacity if we believe Jehovah God is the Almighty.
Jesus willing to forgive even the soldiers killed him , Luke 23:34 “And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do”.
So that means YHWH God and Jesus want to give eternal life to those almost “all men”? Yes, but not really “all men”, for some are evils who will be judged by Jesus individually. He would forgive many, even the soldiers who executed him. But if someone are judged as evils, they will be destroyed.
Jesus has the right to judge people, John 5:22 “For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son”.
But someone are evils will be judged, and someone will be destroyed, such as some false and evil religious leaders who teach their followers to do the evils.
Matthew 25:31,32,41
31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats”.
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Matthew 7:22,23 “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness“.
But why didn’t Jesus save us earlier? Why didn’t Jesus save us immediately after he resurrected? For Jehovah God and Jesus has already paid the debt, all needs to do are finished, is there anything left undone? So why didn’t Jesus save humans immediately? Why need to wait until he come again? Is there some thing need to do before he come again?
Moreover, the four Gospels and the epistles of apostles all seems to show us the message that not everyone can be saved. And also it seems they are few, limited, chosen and sealed by God… Let’s see.
They are Few, Limited, Chosen and be Sealed
Matthew 7:14 “For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few“.
They need to have super strong faith, Matthew 8:10 “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith”.
It seems not many be saved, Matthew 13:3-5 “And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6 but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them“.
They are the chosen, Matthew 13:47-49 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. 48 When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and “sorted” the good into containers but threw away the bad. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous”.
Matthew 22:2,14 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 14 For many are called, but ‘few are chosen‘”.
Mark 13:20 “And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of ‘the elect‘, ‘whom he(YHWH God) chose‘, he shortened the days”.
Luke 12:32 “Fear not, ‘little flock‘, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom”.
They are limited on the number, Romans 11:25 “Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fulness(full number) of the Gentiles has come in“.
They have sealed by holy spirit, 2 Corinthians 1:22 “and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee”.
They are chosen and predestined, Ephesians 1:4,5 “even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will”.
2 Timothy 2:10 “Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory”.
You can see all above the verses are show us the message: the saved one are few, chosen… Oh no Father and Jesus how about if I am no the chosen one? Can you be mercy to me although I admit I am not the best, I am a sinner and sometime not good but I am not the evils… Please Father please Jesus…
First of all, what does the speaking object of the above verses? Who are they talking about? Let’s see…
We can say all the verses above is talking about the “heavenly kingdom”, about the “saints“, about the “sons of God“, about the “offspring” of the woman, about the “New Jerusalem“. All of them are related to one thing, that is the Heavenly Kingdom God’s Kingdom. Why we can say that?
Let’s hear what Jesus was talking, about what?
Matthew 4:17 “From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Matthew chapters 5 to 7 all parables and teachings are about the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:45 “so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven…”
Matthew 9:35 “And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom…”
Matthew 10:7 “And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”
Luke 4:43 “but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.””
So What did Jesus talking about? Yes, that is the heavenly kingdom, it’s about God’s prophecy woman’s “offspring“. And all what he told the apostles and his disciples was only one thing, that’s the heavenly kingdom. For the things other than heavenly kingdom, he did not focus on it or talking about it. What did Jesus teaching them? He said, “Your kingdom come”, heavenly kingdom is the mystery, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given”…
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field…”, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field…”, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven…”, “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field…”, “the kingdom of heaven is like a net…”, “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants…”, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son…”, “the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps…”, …
John 18:36,37 ‘Jesus answered, “My kingdom(Heavenly Kingdom) is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” 37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king(king of heavenly kingdom). For this purpose(for Heavenly Kingdom) I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth(the truth of heavenly kingdom). Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”’
Therefore that’s very clear to show us, all Jesus talking was about one thing one purpose only that was about the heavenly kingdom-“offspring” of woman. And later on Revelation tells us the “offspring” of woman who are the Christ Jesus and the “New Jerusalem“. Christ is the slain Lamb and the Bride is the “New Jerusalem” who are formed by 144000 saints(sons of God). “New Jerusalem” means a city(an “organization”, with royal authority). So the woman’s “offspring” = “heavenly kingdom” = combination of the slain Lamb and his Bride(New Jerusalem, an organization) = Jesus and 144000 saints. That’s why Jesus said the heavenly kingdom like “a king who gave a wedding feast for his son…”.
And why didn’t Jesus save us earlier? Why didn’t Jesus save us immediately after he resurrected? Do you know why now?
Luke 19:11,12 “…because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. 12 He said therefore, “A nobleman(Jesus) went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return“.
Because he went back to heaven to wait and receive the “kingdom“, Jesus is waiting for the establishment of the heavenly kingdom to complete, that is to seal the “144000 saints” complete. It is the period of “1260 days” and “a time, times, and half a time“, the period of childbirth of the heavenly woman(Revelation chapter 12).
Please read <144000 and a great multitude>, <Woman and Dragon>, <Judgement has come>, <New Heaven and New Earth>, <New Jerusalem>.
Have you got it? Who was Jesus talking about? Why are they “Few”, “Limited”, “Chosen” and “Sealed”? Yes, they are the “144000 saints” who formed the “New Jerusalem“. They are “few” compare with all saved mankind. They are “limited” compare with the unlimited because they are “Chosen” and “Sealed” by God.
But why churches say that all human who are saved will go to heavenly kingdom and the rest will go to hell? Because churches got the message “all go to heaven” in the first sight of what Jesus and apostles are talking about. For Jesus and apostles were talking about and focus on the “saints”-the “son” of heavenly kingdom only, apostles wrote letters to churches were also saying “To all saints…”. Because this is the first and the most important prophecy of God-the woman’s “offspring”, all biblical development is according to this prophecy(God’s Word).
The heavenly kingdom is the mystery and which is “like treasure hidden in a field”, and also the truth of heavenly kingdom is “shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase”.
That means it is sealed until the time of the end, also John 16:13 Jesus said, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come”.
1 Corinthians 13:9,10 “For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes(Holy Spirit of truth), the partial will pass away”.
Therefore “people go to heaven” it doesn’t mean the whole truth, it is a part but this is the main part, the other part is not revealed yet only. Which is : there will be an uncountable unlimited people will be saved, why we can say that? That’s very simple. Just want to ask you, people go the heaven for what purpose? Yes, they will be the kings and priests. If “all of them” are kings and priests, who are the people they rule? For whom all of them are priests, are they make atonement for themselves? Do they rule each other and make atonement themselves for each other? That is meaningless, so surely they will serve many, and we can say that those people are unlimited.
Later on, Jesus and Revelation were talking about that , Let’s find the truth…
“A Great Multitude” that no one could number
Matthew 20:28 “even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Although only few saints(144000) are chosen be the kingdom of God, but it doesn’t mean others won’t be saved. Actually they are surely will be saved and also are unlimited. For the purpose of Jesus come to sacrifice his life is for all mankind, and the purpose of the Heavenly Kingdom is: to save all mankind and reconciling humanity with God. The purpose of heavenly kingdom is not created 144000 saints and formed a kingdom and then reign themselves each other, it’s meaningless. Just same as the government on earth, its purpose is to serve its people. So the purpose of the exist of heavenly kingdom is for humans, if no humans no need the “Salvation” and also no need the “heavenly kingdom”.
Now let’s see…
Revelation 7:9 “After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, “from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages“, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands”
The uncountable great multitude who are standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They are not seating next the Jesus’ throne, therefore it tells us they are God’s people. They clothed in white robes means they have faith in Jesus, they are righteous people.
2 Corinthians 6:2
For he says,
“In a favorable time I listened to you,
and in a day of salvation I have helped you.”
Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
Yes, now is the favorable time and the day of salvation. If Jesus has come back, do we need to have “faith in” Jesus? For he is in front of you, therefore those who have “faith in” Jesus will be counted as “a great multitude” clothed in white robes, they are the blessed one!
Revelation 7:10 “and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
Indeed they have been given the Salvation by God and Jesus.
Revelation 7:13,14 “Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
One of elders asked John “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?”. That means no one knows who they are, they are not ‘addressed'(mentioned) before. They has revealed in Revelation now, they are faith in Jesus and because of Jesus’ blood(sacrificed his life) they clothed in white robes(righteous). They will come out of the great tribulation.
Revelation 7:15-17
“15 Therefore they are before the throne of God,
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.
16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
the sun shall not strike them,
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of living water,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
God gives them the grace the eternal life, for their righteous and faith in Jesus, God gives them the grace within grace that they can enter the “New Jerusalem” to “see” God, and serve him day and night in the “New Jerusalem”. This is really the grace within grace!
Revelation 14:6,7 “Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to “every nation and tribe and language and people“. 7 And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
The “every nation and tribe and language and people” those who dwell on earth are the uncountable multitude, they have been mentioned again for they give glory and fear and worship God.
Matthew 22:2 Jesus said “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king(Jehovah God) who gave a wedding feast for his son(Jesus)”.
Revelation 19:7,8
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his Bride has made herself ready;
8 it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”
—for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the “saints”.
So the marriage of the Lamb and his Bride symbolize the heavenly kingdom, the Bride is the “New Jerusalem” and this city is formed by saints(144000 saints). Why we can say the Bride is saints? Because the Bride clothe herself with fine linen and the “fine linen” is the righteous deeds of the “saints“, therefore the Bride is the saints.
Luke 22:29,30 “and I assign(confer) to you, as my Father assigned(conferred) to me, a kingdom, 30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel“.
Let’s back to those the “blessed”, “a great multitude“, Revelation 19:9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
“Who” are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb? Are they the “saints“?
No! Saints are the “Bride”, they form as an organization(city, New Jerusalem) who symbolic the “Bride”. So those who are invited to the marriage are the “great multitude” not the “Bride”, Jesus and “Bride” is the signatory of the marriage covenant(covenant of heavenly kingdom). Yes because the grace of God, the “great multitude” are honor to attend the marriage of Lamb and the “Bride”. Just like people are honor to “participate” in the celebration of the founding day(marriage) of a new kingdom(heavenly kingdom). Jehovah God promised : They(great multitude) are the one those are blessed – This is promised by the true God.
Revelation 21:2 “And I saw the holy city, “new Jerusalem“, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as “a bride” adorned for her husband(Lamb)”.
Revelation 21:3,4
3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
Revelation 21:24,25
24 By its light will the nations walk, and “the kings of the earth” will bring their glory into it,
25 and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there.
Because the “great multitude” have faith in Jesus, they made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb, Jesus will be their shepherd and guide them to the springs of living water. Maybe because of they have faith in Jesus, the great multitude will be the “kings of the earth” to bring their glory into the “New Jerusalem“. They are the “blessed one” that God has promised.
Judgement Day
Who are the evils? Who are the resurrected for life? Who are the “a Great Multitude”, the blessed one? Who will be the Saints?
All above questions are based on “judgement” in Judgement Day. Who judge? Father God has given the right of judge to His beloved son Jesus, therefore Jesus will judge.
John 5:30 “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me”.
Who are the evils?
Please imagine when the judgement day is come, what will happen? somebody those will say “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?”.
Jesus will say : “What words did I tell you? What did you read and hear of the Bible? Didn’t I tell you shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself? Didn’t I tell you “For all who take the sword will perish by the sword”?
You use my name to teach the thousands of thousands followers to do what you did, you didn’t teach them be good but evils. You the evils “For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in”. For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of Gehenna(hell) as yourselves.
You didn’t do the good what I had told you, but did evils what I said shall not to do. Now I declare to you, you brood of vipers, descendants of the Devil, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’, depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Jesus will judge who are the evils, who are the murders… individually. They have to repent now and ask the God Father and Lord Jesus to forgive them, otherwise they may go to “Gehenna“(to be destroyed).
Who are the resurrected for life?
“Oh! Jesus is real exist, why didn’t I believe him before! Oh no!! Lord Jesus please forgive me, I am just an ordinary person who only cares about life, busy for take care my children and the tedious matters in life. Although I am not in Faith of you, but I am not the evils, I had done some goods such as, Um… Umm… such as…” – Those who did not faith in Jesus.
“Ah, such as I gave up my seat to the old one, and open the door for someone, and… and… gave food to my pets… and…”. “Oh Lord Jesus, I have heard that you are merciful, I have heard that you had asked Heavenly Father to forgive the soldiers who executed you, please forgive me too! please! please!”, “Also I have heard Heavenly Father forgive the one who owed him a very big debt. I think my debt won’t as much as like that man! So please Lord Jesus, be mercy to me and forgive me please!”.
What will Jesus say to them?
Would he say like that? “You do not believe me, you don’t know the biblical truth and you have no faith of me. You will be destroyed…”?
Our Lord Jesus is kind and merciful, he has mercy on those people who are walking in this dark world, therefore I believe he wouldn’t say like that! Maybe he will say, “OK, I love you and you family, you are a good man and also one of your family’s member is my disciple and he ask me to forgive you too. Come! I will teach you the Truth…”
Who are the “a Great Multitude”, the blessed one? Who will be the Saints?
“a Great Multitude” they have faith in Lord Jesus, they spend time to learn the Bible Truth but others think is a wasting time. They teach people good news and the Biblical truths but others think they are pointless by do so. They are not focus on satisfy the desires of the flesh, pursuit of material wealth but others think they are foolish and gain nothing. Why do they do this? Because they have faith in Jesus, faith in God.
What will Jesus say to them?
Maybe he would say, “You are my sheep, always follow me. Come, I will take you to my pasture. You are a multitude blessed by God”.
“a Great Multitude” may say, “Lord Jesus, Praise God, rejoice and glad to see you, we have wait for a long long time, and now it’s come true!”.
“But Lord Jesus, please forgive me for asking you a question: Didn’t you say “whoever believes in you Jesus should not perish but have eternal life” in John 3:16? But why those who are not believed you before, but you give them chance to gain eternal life? Lord, be honest, I feel a little uncomfortable. If so, why did I study Bible so hard before? If so, why did I need to endure being persecuted and laughed at others?”
Maybe Jesus would say, “My beloved sheep, John 3:16 is the promise of God that whoever have faith in me shall have eternal. This is the God’s promise: all whoever have faith in me, they are ensure 100% to have eternal life. But for the others, they have to judge individually, only for those who are good would be given life. It is ‘fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found’. Moreover, because of your faith and work hard, you are the blessed one, you will be given the Grace within Grace of God. Not only having eternal life, but also can enter the “New Jerusalem” to worship Jehovah God closely, you will be the king on earth and bring the glory of nations to Praise and Honor God”.
“Praise God and Glory God, for He is the most goodness, show love and merciful to all people! Lord Jesus, another question, who could become the saints? Could I be the saints?”
Maybe Jesus would say, “They are the saints who formed the heavenly kingdom, the “New Jerusalem”, they are the sons of God and they are selected by Father God himself. You are all the blessed one, but the saints who sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by Father God. Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world”.
The above conversations are not exactly like that, but it’s really according what Jesus has said in the Bible.
Let’s Prayer
May we all Praise and Worship Jehovah God, for You have given the “Salvation” to save us from the black hole, now we are like awaked from the terrible dream and can see the light, we feel warm and love, won’t be afraid anymore.
All of this happened because of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, for their grace and love, they paid the great price for us, give us the grace of “Salvation”. Thanks Father and Thanks Jesus Christ. We have nothing to repay God. May we all tell others about Jehovah God’s grace, share the good news to them, so that they may also glory and praise God and Jesus.
Father, may your kingdom come. May the glory of nations give to Father God and Jesus Christ. Amen.
Prayer is also in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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