It is written:
"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." (1)
Now, the
Lord Jesus Christ
clearly proclaimed:
"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." (1)
The Lord Jesus Christ
also proclaimed:
"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." (1)
Regarding the return of
the Lord Jesus Christ,
it is written:
"Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels..." (1)
Finally, the
Revelation
declares:
"And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." (1)
And also, the
Revelation does
plainly state:
"And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever." (1)
Let us, again, consider those important words from the authentic Lord Jesus Christ. He plainly declared: "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." (1) According to Christ, few there be that find the true way which leads to that life with God and Christ. And truly, few there be who are actually worshiping the genuine God of heaven.
So, who --- or truly, what --- is the genuine God of heaven...that we can properly worship him? Is his true nature --- and what he actually is --- plainly shown within the authentic Holy Bible...for all to see? By the grace of God, it definitely is...that we need not be deceived by the many false teachers, with the pagan-type gods which they are commonly leading numerous people to worship...even in most mainstream "Christian" churches. When it comes to God, the true Lord Jesus Christ plainly declared: "God is a Spirit..." (1)
Yes, "God is a Spirit..." (1) And, he is not just any old spirit that people want to follow and worship. There is more to know about God. In the authentic Holy Bible, the following was declared to the people of God: "For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy..." (1) It is also written: "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy." (1)
It is further written, concerning the true people of God: "And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine." (1) Yes, in a number of places in the Old Testament, it shows that God is holy, plus that his people are also to be holy...as their God is. Now, there may be some who may say that this is just Old Testament stuff to the children of Israel, and that it doesn't apply to us of today. Well, it is time for people to wake up to the real truth.
In the New Testament, the apostle Peter clearly wrote the following, even for us of today: " Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: but as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy." (1)
By that which has been written, there is something which should be very clear to us. God has called his people to be separate from the wicked ways and the un-Godly people of the world, and to be holy...because God is holy. And now, once again, as the true Lord Jesus Christ plainly declared: "God is a Spirit..." (1) And again, God is not just any old spirit. God is a very particular Spirit which is very holy. Stated plainly, God is the Holy Spirit to which we are to be obedient. And, there is more to now seriously consider.
Let us consider more of the revealing words which the genuine Lord Jesus Christ spoke to the woman at the well. Christ clearly declared: "Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." (1)
Yes, "the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth." And, God the Father, who is on the throne of heaven, is the Holy Spirit. Now, there is more. The true worshipers of God shall not only worship the Father in spirit and in truth, but, "they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." There is that word "MUST" in that which is plainly declared. Only those who worship God --- who is the Holy Spirit --- in spirit and in truth, are the only ones who are worshiping God in the acceptable manner.
The only way to truly worship God, is to be obedient to him...in the way we live our lives. There is no other way in which to truly worship God. In order to truly worship God, we must be in full submission to the true Spirit of God, and, through his power, do those things which are pleasing in his sight...as we are led by his Spirit...the Holy Spirit. And yes, we are told to follow Christ. And, regarding this, the authentic Holy Bible shows that God the Father in heaven --- who is a particular Spirit --- was, and is, in Christ (1)(2)(3).
And again, the true Lord Jesus Christ clearly declared: "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." (1) Indeed, only few take the time to find, for themselves, that true way which leads to that life with God and Christ. The vast majority of humanity is on that way which leads to destruction...in hell and the lake of fire and torment.
Before we go further into this section, let us take some time to look back at something which is rather important. Let us see what was happening during the early beginning of things upon this earth. Let us look back to Adam and Eve, plus the garden of Eden. Let us consider what actually happened when Adam and Eve were disobedient to God and did not quickly repent, but instead, made excuses for their sin and wickedness against God. In the authentic Holy Bible, it is written:
" And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life." (1)
In their wicked state, God could not allow mankind to partake of the tree of life and live forever. Now, if you think the world is in a mess now, just think of what is would be like if all the wicked people who ever lived were still alive today and doing all their wicked things. For example, what it would be like if Adolf Hitler and his mass-murdering Nazis were still alive today and perpetrating their brutal Holocaust...in one way or another? Well, God, in his mercy, could not allow something like that to continue upon this earth.
Now, in the quote above from the authentic Holy Bible, it shows that God placed at the east of the garden of Eden those Cherubims. But, it appears that there is something even more important for us to have a clear understanding about. God set in place that flaming sword, which flaming sword turned every way, which kept the way to the tree of life. And, what is that flaming sword? Of possibly even greater importance, what or who does the tree of life represent?
Could the following words from the true Lord Jesus Christ, in any way, relate to the genuine tree of life. Christ plainly declared:
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." (1)
Concerning the things written above, within the authentic Holy Bible is also found these words: "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting."(1) Truly, those who indulge in the wicked or un-Godly lusts of the flesh shall reap to themselves corruption...and everlasting damnation, in the everlasting lake of fire and torment.
Now, the apostle Paul clearly proclaimed:
"God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring."(1)
Yes, God is the actual giver of life. God is the one who created humans upon this earth. He is represented by the tree of life in the garden of Eden. And, God is the one who is able to give even eternal life...but only to those who walk in the true way, in obedience to him (1). Yes, God the Father is the one from whom true life actually comes. And then, there is Christ. In the authentic Holy Bible is found these words: "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (1)
Now, let us consider the flaming sword which keeps the way to the tree of life, which tree represents God the Father who is on the throne of heaven, and which God is the Holy Spirit. In the Holy Bible is these words: "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God..."(1) Yes, the sword of the Spirit is the word of God. And, it is written: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." (1)
Who are the words above speaking about? Yes, they are speaking about the true Lord Jesus Christ. He is that Word which was made flesh --- or which was within a body of flesh --- as he walked among the people roughly two thousand years ago. He, the Word, is the one who keeps the way to God the Father in heaven. It is only through Christ and his true way, that we can ever have access to God in heaven. That is what is actually shown within the authentic Holy Bible.
There is now something extremely important to make clear. After God sent Adam and Eve out of the garden of Eden, God did not make it impossible for humans to ever have a chance of accessing the tree of life. That flaming sword was placed to protect the way to the tree of life. The flaming sword was like a gatekeeper. When the proper conditions are met (1), a person can then have full access to the tree of life and eternal life. Now, let us consider the one who is represented by that flaming sword...the true gatekeeper (1).
Within the authentic Holy Bible, it declares: "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time." (1) It is only through the genuine Lord Jesus Christ, and through the true way of Christ, that we can have access to God the Father in heaven. There is no other way. And, a person will never have access to the true God of heaven via some type of pagan-style Mary goddess, or by praying to some "saints". It is ONLY through Christ.
There is enough information provided within the authentic Holy Bible, by which a person can positively identify what or who the true Holy Ghost actually is. The authentic Holy Bible does not "leave us in the dark" on this issue. God, in his mercy, has provided us with the true answer...so we may have less of a chance of being misled by the many deceivers of this world. Let us now begin by considering the following words from the Holy Bible:
"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. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)"(1)
While Jesus walked upon this earth in a body of flesh, the people at that feast who actually believed in the real truth could only receive the Spirit...that Spirit which is from God and is God...the Holy Spirit. But, as Jesus walked upon this earth, the people at that feast could not receive or be given the Holy Ghost, because, as it clearly shows, Jesus was not yet glorified...or in his glorified form. With these few short words, let us now look further into the authentic Holy Bible for things about the Holy Ghost.
As recorded in the authentic Holy Bible, John the Baptist (who was to prepare the way for Christ (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6), declared: "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." (1)
Indeed, the genuine Lord Jesus Christ shall baptize his true and obedient disciples with the Holy Ghost and with fire. Those words are also said another time (1) within the authentic Holy Bible. And, again looking further into things, Christ is known as the Word (1). And again, the sword of the Spirit is the word of God. Well, in all of this, there is reason, once again, to suspect that Christ is that flaming sword, in the Eden of God, which keeps the way to the tree of life (1). Now, back to the Holy Ghost.
Let us look more closely at who the Holy Ghost actually is. Within the authentic Holy Bible is found the following words from the true Lord Jesus Christ: "If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." (1)
Look closely at the words above, from the Lord Jesus Christ. To those who are obedient and keep Christ's commandment, the Father in heaven shall give them another Comforter...which is the Spirit of truth. And, who is the Comforter whom God shall send to the obedient disciples? As Christ declared: "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." Yes, the Comforter which the obedient disciples shall receive is the Lord Jesus Christ in his risen and glorified form. And, there is more to know.
Looking even further into the authentic Holy Bible, we find the following words from the genuine Lord Jesus Christ: "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." (1) Now, it is clear that the Comforter which the Father in heaven shall give to the obedient disciples is the Lord Jesus Christ in his glorified form. And, from the words above, the Comforter is the Holy Ghost.
So, is the Holy Ghost actually the Lord Jesus Christ in his glorified form? Now, it was written to those who were overseers of the early church: "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood."(1) Look at the preceding quote again. It notes that the Holy Ghost purchased the church of God with his own blood. The Lord Jesus Christ, in his glorified form, is the Holy Ghost.
In the authentic Holy Bible, it declares: "For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) but to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him." (1) Yes, the people of the world have, and have had, many different gods and those they call lords. That is very clear through the reading of the complete Holy Bible and by looking at history.
Now, for the true people of God and Christ, there is only one true God. That true God is the Father in heaven...who is a Spirit...the Holy Spirit. And, to the true people of God and Christ, there is only one lord, and that lord is the Lord Jesus Christ...who in his glorified form is the Holy Ghost. The heavenward fellowship of the true people of God is with the Father, and with his Son the Lord Jesus Christ. Indeed, our heavenward fellowship is with the Holy Spirit AND the Holy Ghost.
With the above things in mind, it becomes clear why, at the end of certain passages in the New Testament of the authentic Holy Bible, why it states things like, "and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." (1) Yes, our fellowship it with the Holy Spirit AND the Holy Ghost...the two heavenly beings. Note that there is no third heavenly entity included in the heavenward fellowship which we are to have. Our heavenward fellowship is just with the Father and his Son.
It is also written: "Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (1) And also: "For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh." (1) So, when it comes to the heavenward fellowship for authentic Christians, it is with God the Father in heaven, and with his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ...with the Holy Spirit AND the Holy Ghost.
When it comes to the heavenward fellowship for authentic Christians, there is no third entity included. In the authentic Holy Bible, there is no Mary-worship, or praying to Mary, shown. There is no praying to "saints" shown, either. Both of these things are actually pagan-type things which are included in the imposter "Christian" churches. These things appear to have come from the ancient worship of Baal and Ashtoreth, which had their pagan Triad of gods. And, the pagans of today simply call it the Trinity.
The only three-in-one shown in the authentic Holy Bible, which includes God the Father in heaven and his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ --- which three-in-one includes the Holy Spirit and the Holy Ghost --- is shown in that prayer which the Lord Jesus Christ prayed to the Father in heaven. And, the following is that which is recorded in the authentic Holy Bible:
"These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them." (1)
There is now some things to clearly note in that prayer --- recorded above --- which the authentic Lord Jesus Christ made to the only true God, who is the Father in heaven. To begin with, Jesus prayed: "Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us..." Yes, the true Father in heaven, and his Christ, are to both dwell within each of his true people. Each one is to be a true "three-in-one".
And, Christ also stated in his prayer to the Father in heaven: "And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one..." Note again, closely, that the true Lord Jesus Christ stated: "I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one..." Yes, this is the true three-in-one shown within the authentic Holy Bible. The Holy Bible does not teach a pagan-type Trinity or Triad off yonder, somewhere in the heavens.
Now, there is something which cannot be stressed enough, especially when it comes to the so-called "Christian" churches of our day. Note closely in Christ's prayer to the Father in heaven, quoted above, that he clearly declared: "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." The authentic Lord Jesus Christ clearly has shown that the Father in heaven is "the only true God..." And this one and only true God sent the Lord Jesus Christ to this earth.
Regarding the very bodies of the people of God and all true Christians, the following is written within the authentic Holy Bible: "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." (1) Yes, our very body is supposed to be the temple where God dwells, and, God is the Holy Spirit...as shown earlier in this presentation.
Now, there is even more to seriously consider. Within the authentic Holy Bible, it is also written: "Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." (1)
So, according to that which is written in the authentic Holy Bible, the body of each genuine Christian is supposed to be the temple of God, who is the Holy Spirit, plus, their body is also supposed to be the temple of the Holy Ghost...who is the risen and glorified Lord Jesus Christ. It is not some Trinity off yonder. The genuine "three-in-one" is supposed to be right here on this earth...in the very body of each one of God's true childen which are truly following Christ.
When it comes to the true "three-in-one," and the bodies of all true and obedient believers actually being the temples of God and of Christ --- the temples of the Holy Spirit and the Holy Ghost --- there is some further, very important instruction found within the authentic Holy Bible, which all people should seriously consider. This important instruction is especially important for those who have a true desire to be in heaven with God and Christ...rather than being of those sent to hell and the everlasting lake of fire and torment.
To those who are authentic and obedient followers of God and Christ, and are of those which are spiritually "three-in-ones" upon this earth --- as they are the temple of God and the temple of the Holy Ghost --- there is something to look at very closely. It seems that various so-called "Christian" churches want people to all join together to be "one happy family", no matter what questionable things or wickedness are practiced within the various churches. Well, the authentic Holy Bible gives the following instruction:
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. --- Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God." (1)
Yes, "come out from among them, and be ye separate." The same message goes out today to the true children of the genuine God of heaven, as went out to the children of Israel in earlier times. Come out from among those who are not following the true way of God and Christ, as it is shown within the authentic Holy Bible. Those who are the true temples of God cannot join with those who facilitate wickedness. Examples of wickedness against God being facilitated in churches is shown within the pages linked below.
Yes, the very powerful and --- historically, with its mass-murdering Crusades and demonic Inquisition --- very enslaving, Babylonian-type religious organization has truly fallen. It has fallen very far away from the true way of God and Christ. It is not preaching and practicing the true "three-in-one" which is shown within the authentic Holy Bible, but is causing people to bow to a pagan Triad or Trinity. That is possibly why the following words and clear instruction are recorded in the authentic Holy Bible:
"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double." (1)
And then, the authentic Holy Bible continues with these words: "How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her."(1)