I+ AM The RESURRECTION ! I+ AM The LIFE ! JESUS CHRIST

John 11: 25 -27

 JESUS said unto Martha, 

I + am the Resurrection, 

and the Life: 

he that believeth in ME+,

though he were dead, 

yet shall he live:

 +

And whosoever liveth 

and believeth in ME+ 

shall never die. 

Believest thou this? 
+

She saith unto HIM+,

 Yea, LORD I+ believe that 

THOU+ art the CHRIST+, 

the SON+ of GOD+, 

WHO+ should come into the world.

What Did the RESURRECTION of CHRIST JESUS Do for His+ Followers ?

Besides making us VERY HAPPY that JESUS CHRIST is alive and well and is seated in ROYALTY at the Right Hand of His+ FATHER... there are certain glorious benefits we receive from His+ Resurrection... both now and later.

His+ Resurrection procured for us Life Eternal... that is, Life after our carnal death.

It did some other things, too !

 His+ RESURRECTION procured for us the SANCTIFICATION of the Baptismal waters of Holy Baptism. ( See 1 Peter 3: 21).

Notice in John 4:2 that JESUS Himself+ did not baptize... just His+ disciples.

They were baptized unto repentance... which was the repentance preached by John the Baptist.

For, the HOLY SPIRIT was not yet given because JESUS was not yet GLORIFIED. John 7:39

The HOLY SPIRIT was not yet given as a "gift" , as in the Baptismal waters in Acts 2:38,  because JESUS had not YET triumphed over the satan in Hades / Sheol. 

That TRIUMPH came after the Crucifixion... indeed, the moment His+ SPIRIT left His+ tortured and tired Body on the Cross.

The Gates of Hell 

did NOT prevail against 

HIM+.

Indeed, the ancient pre-Nicene Christian writings say that the satan and his beings fled and cowered and cringed as the LIVING SECOND ADAM+ came into their strong-hold and preached to the captives and set them free … to go with HIM+ into Heaven... leaving Sheol / Hades. 

HE+ led those who were in the strong-hold in the heart of the earth out, to the Paradise of GOD in Heaven.  As they were going... some of these spirit-men appeared to flesh-men in Jerusalem, telling them that JESUS had set them free and HE+ was the MESSIAH, according to the Ancient Pre-Nicene writings. 

No longer would the Righteous  be forced to enter the heart of the earth where Death held them captive after they died. ( The unrighteous still descend to the heart of the earth when THEY die. )

No, Followers of JESUS will not die ... meaning that they will no longer enter the realm of the dead in the heart of the earth... that is, their souls and spirits will immediately ascend to Heaven to be ever with The LORD.  They are passed from death UNTO  LIFE !  

JESUS said in John 5:24 :

 Verily, verily, I+ say unto you, He that heareth My+ word, and believeth on HIM that sent ME+, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

 But as it is written,  

Eye hath not seen, 

nor ear heard, 

neither have entered 

into the heart of man, 

the things which GOD hath prepared 

for them that love HIM.

1 Corinthians 2:9

However, their dead bodies will return to earth to await the Resurrection at the LAST TRUMPET. Then, their bodies will rise from the dust to join their spirits and souls.... all incorruptible again… all together again.  

Followers of JESUS will ALSO NOT DIE the second death which awaits all those who died and whose names are NOT written in the LAMB's+ Book of Life. (See Rev. 2:11, 20: 6, 14, and 21:8 )

Because of His+ Mighty Resurrection, we are FREED from the control of the satan.  Now the satan can only use illusions to torment us; our chains to him are severed permanently .... if we continue to agree with JESUS and to obey HIS+ Word.

Bless GOD:

FATHER, SON+, and HOLY SPIRIT.

Worthy is the LAMB+ !

Worthy is the LAMB+ !

Worthy is the LAMB+ of GOD

Slain from the Foundation of the world.

3 DAYS and 3 NIGHTS in the Heart of the Earth ... What was HE+ DOING DOWN THERE ?

3 full DAYS and 3 full NIGHTS HE+ spent in the Heart of the Earth. What was HE+ doing down there all that time ?

  When HE+ had received the vinegar HE+ cried with a LOUD VOICE,  

" FATHER, INTO YOUR HANDS I+ COMMIT MY SPIRIT."

 Having said this HE+ bowed HIS+ Head and released HIS Spirit and Descended into the Heart of the Earth, leaving HIS+ tired Body on the Cross.

     And the Earth SHOOK 

and the rocks were sheared 

and the Veil of the Temple 

was torn in TWO... 

from TOP TO BOTTOM !

 Where did JESUS go during the Three days and Three nights?

   The Scripture states plainly from our LORD'S own lips that HE+ would be Three Days and Three Nights in The Heart of the Earth., the Realm of the departed human soul and spirit, called in the Hebrew sheol.

We follow the original timeline of The LORD+ being Crucified on the Wednesday at the morning Sacrifice at 9:00 AM, remaining there until 3:00 PM the hour of The Evening Sacrifice, releasing HIS+ Spirit into HIS+ FATHER'S keeping at that hour and descending into the heart of the earth.

HE+ came out of the Tomb a full three days and three nights later , at 3:00 PM Saturday evening, making three full days and three full nights in the heart of the earth.

 

HE+ was First SEEN by HIS+ Disciples very early the first day of the week. The confusion has come for many because there were TWO Sabbaths in that week: a High Holy Day plus the regular Saturday Sabbath.

   One thing we  know is where JESUS our LORD+ went when HE+ left the CROSS and HIS Crucified Body there because HE+ said so HIMSELF+.

Also... we can KNOW that HE+ went there as a Victor and a Conqueror! HE+ did not go there as some cults, some  groups, and yes, witches' covens, try to tell us,  to be tortured by satan. 

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

On HIS+ CROSS HE+ Broke satan's back and broke his head as well! JESUS said, "IT IS FINISHED!"  HE+ went into "sheol" in HIS+ FATHER'S STRENGTH, to the TERROR and HORROR of the Unclean rebel spirits.  ( Genesis 3:15 )

What did HE+ do during the three days and nights? 

.... WHATEVER HE+ WANTED TO DO !

 HE+ was CHRISTUS VICTOR!

CHRIST the VICTOR !

 Taking down the gates of Hell from the area called in Scriptures,  Abraham's Bosom ... only the dead could enter the realm of the departed human soul and spirit, but THIS ONE TIME... the Crucified , SECOND ADAM+ entered into it! 

For GOOD REASON Abraham "rejoiced to see HIS+ Day... He saw it ... and was GLAD ! 

  

GLORIOUS LIGHT 

FLOODED SHEOL!

Here are some quotes from Scripture from the Ancient Pre-Nicene Church Writings. They had the same Scriptures we do, and they knew how to use them and TO LIVE BY THEM.

Irenaeus ... 

...The LORD DESCENDED INTO THE REGIONS BENEATH THE EARTH PREACHING HIS+ ADVENT THERE ALSO AND DECLARING THE REMISSION OF SINS RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIM+...

ANF vol 1, pg. 499, Irenaeus Against Heresies, chapter 27, section 2

Clement... 

 Preaching Salvation to the Righteous Dead. The Patriarchs, the Prophets, the Ninevites who repented at the preaching of Jonah

( ANF vol 1, pg 7, chapter 7, First Epistle of Clement )

 From  I Peter 3:18 .... 

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but Made Alive by the SPIRIT:

  

3:19 By Which ( HOLY SPIRIT) also HE+ went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

1 Peter 4:6  

 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

3:20 Which some time were disobedient, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of JESUS CHRIST:

( To the Ancient Church, baptism was not a "symbol" or an afterthought, but a SUPERNATURAL event of Rebirth into Light.) The SPIRIT of GOD, The Water ,and The BLOOD of The LAMB+ MESSIAH, agree to the ONE THING!  ( 1 John 5:8 )

3:22 Who has gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

 Leading Captivity captive, away on HIGH, 

...THOU didst not leave His+ soul in Hell... 

 For THOU wilt not leave My+ Soul in hell; 

neither wilt thou suffer 

Thine HOLY ONE+ to see corruption.

Psalm 16:10

Preparing HIMSELF+ to raise His Earthly Body as a GLORIFIED BODY, being the Second Adam,  as The prototype of The NEW BODIES THAT ALL WHO TRUST IN HIM+ and OBEY HIS+ Voice shall have in the  RESURRECTION unto  Eternal Life  with HIM+.

As our LORD+ JESUS said,

"NO man can take MY+ Life from ME+;  

 I+ have Power to lay down MY+ Life, 

and I+ have Power to TAKE IT UP AGAIN! 

This Commandment 

I+ have received from MY+ FATHER"  

 John 10:18

 This is part of what our Precious LORD+ was doing in the Three Days and Nights in the Heart of the earth!  

        HE+ also took with HIM+ those Righteous dead ones from the area of Abraham's Bosom, and brought them with HIM+ after HIS+ Resurrection, and sent them into Jerusalem to appear unto many there. 

    Ancient writings state that what they said to many in Jerusalem was that: "YESHUA of Nazareth who was Crucified and rejected by the religious leaders, IS THE MESSIAH! We are only her for a very short time to tell you this. We must leave and go with HIM where HE+ carries us. 

      JESUS then assembled these dead ones to HIMSELF+ and ascended on HIGH, taking and leading the formerly captive ones away from the earth completely, and giving gifts unto the children of Adam --- perhaps to those who had died --- and waited in sheol/hades for HIS+ appearing.  ( Ephesians 4:8 ) 

Our LORD+ then CAME OUT OF THE TOMB ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, TOTALLY ALIVE AND TOTALLY GLORIFIED!!  BODY, SOUL, AND SPIRIT!

HE+ IS THE LIGHT 

IN THIS DARK WORLD!

NOTHING 

WILL EVER BE 

THE SAME AGAIN!

GLORY TO GOD 

IN THE HIGHEST!

AMEN 

+ + +

HE+ FACED the Cross ALONE...

... so that we don't have to face anything  without  HIM+. 

+  +  +

Worthy is the LAMB+

Worthy is the LAMB+

Worthy is the LAMB+,

Slain from the foundation

of the world. 

They Have Stripped ME+ of My+ Garments

TIME-LINE FOR HOLY WEEK 

Tuesday evening and night 
and Wednesday, 

the day of crucifixion 
at the 3rd Hour of the Day, 

the time of the morning sacrifice 
in the Temple.

Passover meal , Garden of Gethsemane, Sweating Drops of BLOOD. Judas betrays JESUS with a kiss as the large crowd with clubs and swords from the High Priest sent them to take HIM+ by force.  

The Jewish Council, meeting at night,  condemned HIM+. The rough men spit in His+ face, slapped HIM+, and mocked HIM+. They blind-folded HIM+ and taunted HIM+ with insults.   Peter denied  HIM+ 3 times before the Cock crowed twice.

TIME-LINE : Wednesday 

In the early morning, the Chief Priests and Elders bound HIM+ and brought HIM+ to Pilate the Roman governor. Pilate gave the order to scourge JESUS and to have HIM+ crucified. 

HE+ was scourged. 

The Roman cohort stripped HIM+ and put a scarlet robe on HIM+, put a crown of thorns on His+ Head and put a reed in His+ hand and mocked HIM+ again, spitting on HIM+.  Then they led HIM+ out through the streets, carrying His+ Cross, to be crucified. 

CLEANSING the TEMPLE... The TEMPLE of LIVING STONES !

The 2nd CLEANSING of the TEMPLE
Matthew 21: 10-17

" From His+ eyes went forth rays

which TERRIFIED them and 

put them to flight." 

So reads a marginal note of a 13th century manuscript of the Aurora, by Peter of Riga, The Gospel of the Nazaraeans, footnoted at Matthew 21:12. 

See "Gospel Parallels" by Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr., page 154 ,5th Edition, 1992, Thomas Nelson, Inc., Nashville, Tn. 1992 

[ The AUTHORITY of The MESSIAH+ was very evident in His+ Cleansing of the Temple, even to the religious leaders.]

+  +  +

...and HIS+ eyes were 

as a Flame of Fire;

+  +  +

The first act The LORD JESUS did after His+ Triumphal entry into Jerusalem was to cleanse the Temple.

As a matter of fact, THAT is what HE+ went into Jerusalem TO DO ! 

HE+ drove out the BUYERS as well as the sellers of the livestock and doves and over-turned the tables of the money-changers. 

This was PASSOVER week, and they were going about business as usual. No fear of GOD there. How UN- holy ! 

Jerusalem was swollen with visitors coming for the Passover, to celebrate GOD'S great deliverance of the Hebrews from Pharaoh.  They were supposed to be mindful of GOD, not their pocketbooks. 

Once the un-scrupulous merchants were driven out of the Temple, the little ones, the blind, the lame , the crippled and infirm --- those who could afford nothing --- came to CHRIST JESUS.  HE+ healed them, it is written. 

This was just a few days after HE+ raised Lazarus from the dead !

Prophecies that would identify HIM+ as the true Messiah+ were being fulfilled before their eyes... and the crowd went wild.  All of Jerusalem was in turmoil. 

The heavy hand of the Rule of Rome would soon be lifted, they thought. How glorious ! 

+  +  +

Yes, the "Rule of Rome" would indeed be lifted... from their SOULS.  The people who walked in darkness had seen a GREAT Light, The LIGHT+ of the world. 

That LIGHT+ lifted the "Rule of Rome's"  values from their hearts; they would no longer be slaves to the worldly system that rules the hearts of men from their pocket-books. 

But, they would not. They willed not to be gathered as a hen clucks and gathers her chicks under her wings. 

They did not WANT freedom from sin, but rather, freedom from Roman rule.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem.... and JESUS wept.  HE+ could see ahead THEIR coming agony, THEIR thousands of citizens crucified on the hills and roads outside of Jerusalem. 

Yes, the earth-bound Roman rule was cruel and terrible. 

Sin's rule is WORSE. 

Roman rule only lasts 

for a life-time. 

Sins' consequences 

last for ALL Eternity.  

HE+ came to address them, first things first, and one at a time. First the Spiritual. Next will be the earth-bound rulers who pulverize His+ people. 

 Matthew 23: 37-38 

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 

thou that killest the prophets, 

and stonest them 

 which are sent unto thee, 

how often 

would I+ have gathered 

thy children together, 

even as a hen

 gathereth her chickens 

under her wings, 

and ye would not!

 Behold, 

your house is left 

unto you 

desolate.

+  +  +

HEAR WHAT THE LORD SAYS: 

O WHOLE House of Israel, I+ have called to you to repent.  I+ have called to you to remove the leaven from your midst, and ye would not. 

What more can I+ do to save you from the sins that snare you ?  

Those very sins will ENTRAP you in the coming evil determined upon this earth. You will not be able to escape because you will not even SEE THE EVIL COMING until it is too late. 

No, I+ will not save America from judgement. I will not keep her from oppression SO THAT you can keep your wealthy life-styles, life-styles that are so far above other peoples of the earth. 

Do you "sit as a Queen and will be no widow?"  Think again.  I have NEVER SPARED my people who ignore my Words. 

I have NEVER SPARED my people who chase the world and call it "serving ME+." 

Those I+ love, I+ rebuke and chasten. 

Turn, turn from your worldly values. Separate from this world. Separate from this Camp of Korah... touch not the unclean money, the unclean flags, the unclean value system of Babylon the Great.

Serve ME+ in purity, with an UN-divided heart.  Then, and only then, shall you see the Salvation of your GOD ... when HE is truly your Master.

Divided loyalties will not be able to stand. You CAN NOT --- are not even ABLE --- to serve GOD   AND   Mammon . 

You will belong to Korah.  

 +  +  +

Revelation 1: 13 -18

¹³ And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the SON+ of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

¹⁴ HIS+ head and HIS+ hairs 

were white like wool, 

as white as snow; 

and HIS+ eyes were 

as a flame of fire;

¹⁵ And HIS+ feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and HIS+ voice as the sound of many waters.

¹⁶ And HE+ had in HIS+ right hand seven stars: and out of HIS+ mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and HIS+ countenance was as the sun shineth in HIS+ strength.

⁷ And when I saw HIM+, I fell at his feet as dead. And HE+ laid HIS+ right hand upon me, saying unto me, 

Fear not; 

I+ am the First 

and the Last:

¹⁸ I+ am HE+ that liveth, 

and was dead; 

and, behold, I+ am alive 

for evermore, 

Amen; 

and have the keys of hell 

and of death