SEQUENCE OF EVENTS... Seal 5

SEAL 5… (Revelation 6:9-11) “When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.”

Seal 5 brings true Believers the promise of “Martyrdom”. (Matthew 24:9) “Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.” (Revelation 7:9, 14) “After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands… These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” (Revelation 20:4) "And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand..."


If you are still living under the delusion that you will be raptured out of here before the Great Tribulation and before anything bad happens… perhaps you should re-think your position. Strengthening your faith in Christ, and preparing your heart for the possibility of martyrdom might be a good thing to do. When Seal 5 is opened, Islam will be well on its way to controlling the entire planet… and this dire situation may not be that far off.

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS... Seal 4

SEAL 4… (Revelation 6:7-8) “When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and the Grave was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.”

The rider on the Pale Horse of Seal 4 brings only one additional judgment. But, it is the one that we can least prepare for. Seal 4 brings a terrifying world-wide Plague to join with Seal 2, the Great Sword of the Islamic Empire that is described as the wild beasts of the earth (like a Lion, like a Bear, and like a Leopard), and Seal 3, the global Economic Collapse and Famine. At their height, these three judgments will kill one fourth of the earth’s population… approximately 1.75 billion people.

You may have noticed that when the Lamb of God opens a Seal judgment, it stays open. I believe that Seal 1, 2 and 3 have already been opened. Seal 4, and the terrifying judgment of the Pale Horse and its rider, have not yet been unleashed. The coming world-wide plague will make the Black Death of 1347, and the Spanish Flu of 1919, look like a walk in the park. The Lord may choose to open this fourth Seal, at any moment.

Enduring the first of God's judgments will be incredibly difficult. Only a true and extremely strong faith will enable us to be a source of compassion and help, and not be a contributer to the panic and chaos.

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS... Seal 3

SEAL 3… (Revelation 6:5-6) “When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not waste the olive oil and the wine!”

The rider on the Black Horse clearly represents a complete global economic crash and severe famine. A quart of wheat or three quarts of barley would be barely enough to feed one man for a day, let alone a family. It is also interesting to note that, in the ancient world, olive oil and wine were used to treat wounded soldiers.

In this country, during the “Great Depression”, jobs were extremely scarce. Men were forced to stand in huge lines at docks, factories, various companies, and even small local businesses in the desperate hope of being selected for the few “Day Jobs” that were available. These frantic men were more than willing to work long hard hours to earn enough money to buy a meager amount of food to try to feed their family for one more day.

Today, Americans are still blessed with unemployment checks, welfare checks, and food stamps. However, America, along with almost every European country is completely bankrupt. These generous life support benefits will soon dry up. The next global economic crash will be vastly more severe than the Great Depression. Despite what we may want to believe, the coming economic disaster that began in 2008… is unstoppable!

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS... Seal 2

SEAL 2… (Revelation 6:3-4) “When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.” And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.”

It is interesting to note that the rider on the Red Horse takes peace from the earth in a way that is quite unique in the history of civilization. This global war is not nation against nation, or kingdom against kingdom… but it is simply described as men slaying one another. This world-wide violence is a profoundly accurate description of today's random Islamic terrorist attacks, and careful and precise retaliatory strikes against small groups of terrorist cells and their leaders… a global war of men killing men.

The Great Sword of Islam has been at war with apostate Christendom since 690AD. Christian for over 600 years, by 711AD Christianity was virtually eradicated from the Middle East. Moslem forces then immediately crossed over into Spain and began its first bloody Jihad march through Europe. In 1453 AD, Islam launched Jihad II against northern Europe. God, in his mercy, allowed both of these invasions to be stopped before Christendom was completely destroyed.

The rider on the Red Horse of Seal 2 has been loose for quite some time now. As Osama Bin Laden so proudly proclaimed… Jihad III began on September 11, 2001. This final Jihad will end with a complete Islamic victory, and world-wide Islamic domination. We must prepare our hearts now, for this testing of our faith.

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS... Seal 1

SEAL 1… (Revelation 6:1-2) “I watched as the Lamb (Christ) opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.”

The rider on this White Horse is a false Christ… the “Antichrist”. This pretender of holiness, symbolized by the white horse, carries a “Bow”, an earthly weapon to fight earthly wars. In the past, before Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation, the Christian Church was united under the leadership of the Roman Catholic Pope. The Pope was the virtual king of a real empire. The Holy Roman Empire was a consolidation of many European countries. The Pope also commanded a real army that fought real wars of territorial conquest. The Crusades, which began in 1100 AD, were an attempt by the Pope’s armies to re-conquer the Holy Land, which was lost to the Moslems in 711 AD. However, the Crusades failed to achieve their goal.

Luther and others saw the Pope as just an ordinary man who pretended to posess the authority and holiness of Christ on earth. Therefore, they believed him to be an antichrist. Martin Luther was indeed able to restore the true gospel of grace and mercy to Christianity. However, he was unable to vanquish Satan's lie, that mere humans could actually attain Christlike holiness. Seal 1 has been open for quite some time now.

Today, Christianity has no military power. When the final Antichrist takes his place as the the leader of a united apostate Christian Church, he will have no army to command. Therefore, it is interesting to note that the rider on the White Horse of Seal 1 has a “Bow”, but no arrows!

In (Revelation 19: 11-16), Christ, the real leader of the real Christian Church is also pictured riding a pure White Horse. However, as he righteously dispenses God’s wrath on an evil and unbelieving world, his weapon is only his powerful voice, which is symbolically described as a “sharp sword”.

"BEAST OUT OF THE EARTH"

The “Beast out of the Earth” is definitely a real person. He literally speaks words in support of the Beast out of the Sea (the Islamic Empire). This person is the "Mouth" that speaks arrogant words and blasphemies against God (Revelation 13:5-6). This person masquerades as a holy person, but he will actually be speaking the words of Satan. (Revelation 13:11) “Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon.”

(Revelation 13:12-14) The first fullfilment of the “Beast out of the Earth” is Mohammed. The prophet Mohammed was the voice of his newly created religion of Islam. The Madhi who is also known as the Twelfth Imam, will be the ultimate fullfilment of this prophesy. The Madhi is Mohammed's successor, and when he finally comes out of hiding and reveals himself, he will “exercise all the authority of the first beast”. The Madhi, the warrior messiah of Islam, will “perform great signs”, and will cause fire to come down out of heaven. Nuclear terrorism and mind numbing fear will cause those who dwell on the earth to convert to Islam, and confess that Allah is God, and Mohammed as his prophet. Only those who's faith in Christ is true and extremely strong will be able to resist and accept execution by beheading (Revelation 20:4). Islam will be absolutely unstoppable, by human means.

Daniel chapter seven also describes this prophet of the Islamic Empire. (Daniel 7:8, 21-22) “While I was contemplating the (10) horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them… and behold, this horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth uttering great boasts… I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and overpowering them until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.”

Christ's victory and our ultimate rest, as our Savior promised, has already been proclaimed. In the very near future, we will indeed inherit the New Earth in which righteousness will dwell forever. However, as Jesus warned, the birth pains will be severe.

"BEAST OUT OF THE SEA"

Most of you have probably been taught that the “Beast out of the Sea” is the evil Antichrist person who is the persecutor of the Last Days Christian Church. However, this is a tragically inept interpretation of Bible prophesy.

The “Beast out of the Sea” is clearly a world empire and not a person. This Beast empire is obviously the same Beast empire that Daniel saw devouring the whole earth and treading it down and crushing it. (Daniel 7:23) “…and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces.” (Revelation 13:7) “And it was given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them; and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.”

(Daniel 7:3-12) “…And four great beasts were coming up from the sea… The first was like a lion… and a second one resembling a bear… and behold, another one like a leopard… and behold, a fourth beast… and it had ten horns…” (Revelation 13:1-3) “…Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns… And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion…”

(Daniel 7:12) tells us that the first three Beast empires that Daniel saw, will be given an extension of life at the appointed time. (Revelation 13:2-3) tells us that the last world empire, the “Beast out of the Sea”, is a combination of Daniel’s first three Beast empires (Assyria, Babylon, and Persia), and it will also be given an extension of life. (Revelation 13:3) "I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast."

Obviously, Daniel’s fourth Beast empire and the "Beast out of the Sea", are the exact same empire... "The Islamic Empire". It is Islam that controls all of the territory that was once held by the Assyrians, Babylonians, and the Persians. Radical Islam has been threatening Israel since 1950, and it will be 200 million fanatical Islamic fighters that will lead the Armageddon attack on Israel. (Ezekiel 23:23) “…I will bring them against you on every side, the Babylonians (Chaldeans)… and all the Assyrians with them... and those wielding swords, Persia.”

"ANTICHRIST"

Have you ever been the unfortunate participant in, or the victim of a confusing and incoherent Bible study on the Book of Revelation? The study usually starts out with completely wrong assumptions about the three most important figures described in the prophetic revelation. These figures are (1) the Antichrist, (2) the Beast out of the sea, and (3) the Beast out of the earth.

In contrast, in short clear blogs, we will study the sequence of events in the Book of Revelation, from the opening of the first Seal to the glorious New Earth on which we will dwell with the Lord forever. We will start by clarifying the true identity of “Antichrist”.

“Antichrist” is almost always assumed to be a demonic and horrific persecutor of Christ’s Church. Nothing could be further from the truth… Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance defines “Antichrist” (reference # 5580) as a false / pseudo / sham / fake Christ. The Antichrist is not the persecutor of a pure Christian Church. Antichrist is the leader of an apostate Christian Church.

Paul wrote in (2Thes 2:3), “Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (Christ’s return) will not come unless the apostasy comes first”. Only a remnant of the Church will remain faithful to the true gospel of grace and mercy. Even Jesus himself wondered if true Faith would still exist when he returned. (Lk 18:8) “However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

Despite what you may have been taught, "Antichrist" is the world-wide leader of the united apostate Christian Church of the Last Days. And, he only appears once in the whole Book of Revelation… "Antichrist" is the rider on the white horse of Seal #1.

THE RISE OF ISLAM... part 2

God gave Daniel a vision of four empires that he has used and would use in dealing with his apostate people. (Daniel 7:3) “And four great beasts were coming up out of the sea…” The identity of the first three empires becomes clear when we understand which empires God specifically used in dealing with his people.

Assyria (Like a Lion, waited patiently until it suddenly pounced on the weakest victim... the northern kingdom of Israel). Babylon (Like a Bear that rips its victims to pieces, used a scorched earth policy of complete destruction when it came to Judah, Jerusalem, and the Temple... the "Three Ribs"). Persia (the Leopard with four heads was a consolidation of four kingdoms... Lydia, Media, Egypt, and Babylon. And, God gave it dominion or "Guardianship" over the Jews).

However, Daniel was also told that a fourth empire would rise in the future, and would be the most fearful and powerful of them all, and it would conquer and rule the entire world. (Daniel 7:23) “…and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces.” (Daniel 7:23) “As for the fourth beast, there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms…” The fourth empire is unique. The Islamic Empire exists without any borders or boundaries, and it is based solely on religion.

Daniel also gave us an astonishingly accurate prophetic timetable. Daniel’s timetable reveals the specific empire that will bring complete desolation to the entire planet. (Daniel 12:11-12) “And from the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days (prophetic years).” Daniel is telling us that there will be exactly 1,290 years between these two events. 

Historical evidence proves that the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple, and removed all of its holy contents in 600BC, thus putting an end to the regular sacrifice in 600BC. If we add 1,290 years to 600BC, we arrive at 690AD. The abominable Islamic “Dome of the Rock” was set-up on the holy Temple Mount in Jerusalem in 690AD. Obviously, God is clearly telling us that the “abomination” that will cause the Last Days worldwide devastation, is the false prophet Mohammed, and the violent religion of Islam.

Jesus in his description of the Last Days said… (Matthew 24:15-16) “Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation (the Dome of the Rock) standing in the holy place, let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains (wilderness).” Islam’s first holy jihad against God’s apostate people began in 690AD. By 711AD Judaism and Christianity were virtually eradicated from the Holy land and the Middle East.

There is still more! It was revealed to the apostle John that this “fleeing into the wilderness” would be for exactly 1,260 prophetic days (Revelation 12:6). Add 1,260 years to 690AD, and that brings us to 1950AD. This is the exact year that Israel won its war of independence, and the regathering of the Jews to the Holy Land truly began.

THE RISE OF ISLAM... part 1

By far, the single most important sign of Christ’s return is the rise of the “Islamic Empire”. Islam is God’s hand of judgment, first against his apostate people, and then, ultimately, against an unbelieving world as well. God has already sent Islam against apostate Christendom twice before, in 711 AD and 1453 AD. Make no mistake! It is because of the “Apostasy” of God's people that God will unleash this final terrifying world kingdom. (Daniel 8:12) “And it is because of transgression that the host will be given over to the horn…”

In the “Book of Revelation” the apostle John is told of seven empires, and that six have already ruled in the Middle East. In John's day, Rome was the current and last of the first six. (Revelation 17:9-10) “And there are seven kingdoms, five have fallen (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, and Greece), one is (Rome)…” The fall of Rome marks the beginning of the Christian era, and God turning his attention to the Church.

Despite what you may have been taught, the seventh empire is not a revived Rome. Rome, after its fall, has never been a Middle Eastern empire, and it never again will be. The seventh Middle Eastern empire is clearly Islam. It could be no other! (Revelation 17:10-11) “and the other has not yet come, and when it comes, it must remain a little while. And the beast which was and is not, is itself also an eighth, and it is of the seventh, and it goes to destruction.”

Islam, in our present day, is the resurrected seventh empire, and the eighth and final empire of God’s judgment. Islam was dealt a fatal wound when the Ottoman Empire was defeated and totally crushed by Allied forces in 1919. However, this fatal wound was suddenly healed, when in 1948 Islamic countries joined forces again to attack the re-established nation of Israel. (Revelation 13:3-4) “And I saw one of his (seven) heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed…”

Since 1948, the revived Islamic Empire has continued to gain strength and power. Today, it seems that from America on down, no nation is willing to seriously confront the “Beast”. (Revelation 13:3-4) “…And the whole earth was amazed after the beast… saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him.”

The Book of Revelation is a prophetic book specifically given to the apostle John to reveal God’s final judgments against an unbelieving world. The “Seven Churches” mentioned as examples for us, are all located in what is now Turkey. Therefore, all seven of these churches would be under Islamic control today.

Is this just a coincidence? I don’t think so. I believe that God chose these specific first century churches as a clear warning to the apostate Christian Church of the Last Days. Islam will control the world!

THE PROMISE

Before we continue in our exploration of the signs of the season of Christ’s return, I feel that it is necessary to confirm in our hearts that it is from God’s immeasurable and unconditional love that these judgments are coming to the world. Our loving God and Savior desires that everyone be saved.

(2 Pet 3:9) “The Lord is not slow about his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”

Despite God’s righteous judgments that are about to befall this planet... We are looking forward to eternal life with our Savior on the New Earth.

(Re 21:1-5) “ Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband, and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them, he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.’ And he who sat upon the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." Also he said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true."

A BRIGHTER AND HOTTER SUN

The foremost sign of Christ’s return, in the heavens, is that the Sun will continue to get brighter and hotter, until humanity and the entire planet are completely devastated... (Isaiah 30:26) “Moreover the light of the moon will become as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will become seven times brighter.”

“Global Warming” is real! However, humanity is not causing it, and humanity can't stop it! A brighter and hotter sun is God’s judgment on an apostate and unbelieving world.

(Isaiah 13:6-13) “Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come! Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every man's heart will melt, and they will be dismayed. Pangs and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in travail. They will look aghast at one another; their faces will be aflame. Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the earth a desolation, and to destroy its sinners from it... I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant, and lay low the haughtiness of the ruthless. I will make men more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the gold of Ophir.” (Isaiah24:6) “…therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched, and few men are left.”

(Revelation 16:7-9) “And I heard another angel from the altar saying, "Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Thy judgments." And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues; and they did not repent, so as to give Him glory.”

Scientists are now aware of the fact that the Sun is continuing to slowly increase in brightness. It is now brighter than it has ever been before. They have no logical scientific explanation for it, but they are all increasingly concerned about the inevitable consequences of a brighter and hotter Sun. The blinding blue-white light of our present hotter sun is already causing dramatic climate changes and erratic severe weather.

The increasing brightness of the Sun is heating not only the earth, but all of the planets in our solar system. It is directly connected to the thinning of the earth's atmosphere, and the deminishing of the magnetosphere (electro-magnetic shielding that protects us from the burning ultraviolet rays of the Sun).

We must face up to the fact that the world as we have know it, is dying! This is only the beginning! The sun that we all depend on, and take for granted… will eventually destroy us!

(2Peter 3:10,13) “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, on account of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat! But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.”

See Also…

(Zeph 1:14-18)(Mal 3:16-4:2)(2Pet 3:2-13)

APOSTASY

The Apostasy of Christ’s Church is the foremost sign of Christ’s return… (2Thessalonians 2:3) “Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come, unless the apostasy comes first…” (Matthew 24:3-5) “And Jesus answered them, "Take heed that no one leads you astray. For many will come in My name Saying… I am (as) Christ… and will mislead many.” (Isaiah 29:16) “Shall the Potter be made equal with the clay?”

Satan is still pushing the exact same blasphemous “snake oil”. “You will be like God!”…“You will be like Christ”. It’s the same lie, out of the same mouth. The lie of God-like holiness is just as seductive today, as it was in the Garden of Eden. Christians of the Last Days will be so deluded with Satan’s lie of personal Christ-like holiness, that they will be completely blind to their true sinful condition. Therefore, they will never turn to Christ for what they really need… HIS MERCY! (2Thessalonians 2:11-12) “…because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved, God will send upon them a delusion so that they might believe the lie, in order that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.”

Today, being able to claim… “I am as Christ!”… has actually become the essential goal of the vast majority of Christians, and the central and unifying teaching in almost every single denomination, Catholics and Protestants alike.
In complete contrast, Scripture clearly states that Christ alone is holy. (Revelation 15:4) We on the other hand, are all equally guilty of every sin that there is, every second of our lives. Because… as Scripture teaches, if we are guilty of any sin, God’s standard of holiness must hold us guilty of every sin. (James 2:10) “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all of it.”
Jesus alone is sinless! Christians should be exalting Christ's holiness while proclaiming His absolute and eternal uniqueness! Today, those who preach a true grace and mercy Christian faith are few and far between. Real Christians are not those who self-righteously point out the sin in others. Real Christians know that they are just as imperfect as everyone else, and therefore, they humbly invite others to join them in clinging to the cross of Christ. Real Christians rest completely in the precious promise of grace and mercy and freedom from judgment.

See Also…
Parables of Apostasy: “Tares” (Mt 13:24-30) “Mustard Seed” (Lk 13;18-19) “Leaven” (Lk 13:20-21)
Prophesies of Apostasy: (Isa 29:1-16)(Jer 6:10)(Mt 7:13-23)(Re 3:13-23)

SIGNS OF THE SEASON

Jesus did in fact say that no one can know the exact day or hour of His Second Coming… (Matthew 24:36) "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.”

However, Jesus clearly implied that those who are alive at the time of His return, and are watchful of the signs, would indeed know that the season of His return has finally arrived… (Matthew 24:32-33) "Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.”

The signs of Christ’s return are just as obvious as the signs of summer. These clear prophetic signs are God’s loving attempt to bring an unbelieving world back to faith in Him, before it’s too late.

Next, we will take a look at some of the foremost of these signs.

ESSENTIAL CHRISTIANITY

Jesus is God, and God alone is holy!

(John 1:1) (Revelation 15:4)


God’s standard of holiness declares that if we are guilty of any sin, we are guilty of every sin. Since only Jesus lived an absolutely sinless life, the rest of us are equally guilty of every sin, every second of our entire lives.

(Romans 3:10, 23) (Luke 18:19) (James 2:10) (1Timothy 1:15)


“Salvation” means that since I cannot be sinless, I must reject all hope in myself, and I must place all of my faith in the grace and mercy of my Savior, Christ Jesus.

(Luke 18:9-14) (Romans 1:16-17) (Romans 6:23) (Hebrews 7:21-25)


“Justification” means that God declares me to be… “Not guilty!”, because He has nailed the record of my complete sinfulness to the cross of Christ.

(Romans 5:1-2) (Colossians 2:9-14)


“Sanctification” means that I am now “Holy” in God’s sight, because He has wrapped me in the robe of Christ’s holiness. The perfect holiness of Christ covers my sin and shame, and protects me from God’s judgment... FOREVER !

(Romans 4:7-8) (Galatians 3:26-27) (Acts 26:18) (Hebrews 10:10) (John 3:18)