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MANKIND ON TRIAL
Ezekiel 28:12-19; Isaiah 14:12-15; Genesis 3:4-6; 1 John 2:15-17 KJV Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (17) And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
1 John 2:15-17 is a VERY GRAVE warning to us all.
LUCIFER’S FALL God spoke of Lucifer being the Garden of Eden.
Mankind’s entire problem today stems from this fall of Lucifer.
But when all the world as we know it is over, God will wrap up everything that occurred since Adam’s sin, and carry on with His purpose He instituted for man long before man was created and sinned.
God created Adam and desired to have Adam become infused with God’s LIFE.
More questions:
Luke 10:18 KJV And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Isaiah 14:12-15 KJV How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! Why did not God make us on another planet?
Why are we being exposed to the Devil?
1 Peter 5:8 KJV Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Why are we in this domain of danger? Let us go back further to the beginning. ADAM’S CREATION Genesis 2:15-17 KJV And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. (16) And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: (17) But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Why did God put man in the very place where a forbidden tree existed that man must not eat? WE ARE IN NEED OF LEARNING THESE ANSWERS.
The bible says that when Christ comes back again, He is going to glorify the saints. 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 KJV So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: (43) It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: (44) It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. This is a coming resurrection.
Romans 5:12 KJV Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Nevertheless, Adam was made in such a way that he could be altered and made to die. ADAM WAS CREATED AND PUT IN A PLACE OF PROBATION.
Before God created the world and time, there was what we call eternity PAST.
Between Adam and the tree of life was a space where the tree of the knowledge of good and evil stood.
IT WAS LIKE THE WILDERNESS BETWEEN EGYPT AND CANAAN, THE PROMISED LAND. Genesis 2:9 KJV And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 3:6 KJV And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. God allows the luster of the world to pass before us, TO TEST OUR LOVE FOR HIM. SINCE EDEN’S DISASTER. Well, mankind’s leader, Adam, failed.
After Adam sinned, he became susceptible to death.
Genesis 3:22-23 KJV 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: (23) Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. He wants man to remain susceptible to death.
The fruit of life would put God’s life into man.
SO THIS LIFE WAS HELD BACK FROM MAN.
BEFORE WELCOMING US INTO THE ETERNALS, GOD IS TESTING OUR LOVE FOR HIM. We pass through trials and tests as believers.
Not only that, he leaves SIN IN YOUR FLESH after you are saved.
God did not take us into glory yet.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 KJV Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: (5) And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Paul spoke of the testing time. Romans 5:3-5 KJV And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; (4) And patience, experience; and experience, hope: (5) And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Experience is SKILL.
God has something in eternity future for us.
EXPERIENCE IN LOVING GOD AND PROVING THAT LOVE IS GREATER THAN LOVE FOR OTHER THINGS. 1 John 2:15-17 KJV Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (17) And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. God will not allow someone without love of the Father into Heaven.
Revelation 12:13 KJV And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. Satan persecutes and tempts as God allows it to test our love for Him. We physically die BUT WE ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO THE SECOND DEATH. Revelation 2:11 KJV He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. Revelation 20:14 KJV And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Revelation 21:8 KJV But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. That is why angels cannot be redeemed.
The angels saw Lucifer rebel and seemed to have joined him. God could have vaporized Satan right then and not see the angels follow.
Deep inside of those who will end up in heaven will have been a hunger to love God that nothing else could ever stop. HAD MAN NOT FALLEN, MAN WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSER TO GOD THAN LUCIFER!
God had a choice… wipe man out or SETUP A SYSTEM.
A billion possibilities exited.
In our temporary bodies that burn out and die, man is OBSERVED to see if we reach out to God. IMMUNITY The body builds up immunity when faced with disease.
Europeans carried influenza to the North American Indians who died by the thousands.
MANY ANGELS HAD NO IMMUNITY TO SIN.
When people are defeated again and again in sin, and reach out to God to be saved, put into his system, and THEN go through trials as Christians, WE BUILD UP AN IMMUNITY.
All of life is a FILTER. You are living in this probation RIGHT NOW.
We may see weaknesses in our lives right now.
In the eternals to come, there will be saints of God who STOOD THE TEST, having passed through all temptations.
When will the resurrection happen?
By then, the minds of dedicated Saints will be totally settled on serving God.
We will be able to say we tasted life on both sides.
No one who is too proud to admit wrong will be there.
Believers are tested! Matthew 7:21-24 KJV 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. (22) 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? (23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. (24) Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: God even gives us supernatural gifts TO TEST US.
Even your loved ones are involved in God’s test for you. Matthew 10:37-39 KJV He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. (38) And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. (39) He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. With all this elaborate effort on God’s part, ETERNITY MUST BE GOING TO BE SO AWESOME WE CANNOT IMAGINE IT!
6,000 years of earth so far. When it is all said and done, will you have been proven loyal? Some do not even reach out for Salvation when they hear the Gospel.
The first step of loyalty is to reach out when you know what to do. This plan is going on over the whole of creation now.
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