What is Your Christian Hope - QFS The
Quantum Financial System - Declaration for Global Peace & Prosperity - Derek
Johnson Says - Deep State Must Die or We Die - All Roads Lead To Antarctica - The
Lion Has Been Unleashed & more.
Researched & Comments by Pastor
Gary Boyd
March 27th 2023
NESARA/GESARA NEWS: Declaration for
Global Peace and Prosperity - The Declaration of the People of the United
States for Global Peace and Prosperity was introduced today by Simon Parkes on
his website. The statement is about the QFS, RV, and Spiritual revolution. It
has been written by the good guys of this planet. Anyone should be interested
to read it. Sources: www.simonparkes.org
Derek Johnson: It's All About to
Change! March 26, 2023 (Video) - Monday, March 27, 2023 9:38 - Derek has some
very important situation update and Intel to share. Things are coming into
focus and we could see major changes in short order! Hear what Derek has to
share.. https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/03/derek-johnson-its-all-about-to-change-march-26-2023-video-3790670.html
FAKE AI ARREST: Covers for Global
Banking Collapse! (Video) - Monday, March 27, 2023 9:19 - https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/03/fake-ai-arrest-covers-for-global-banking-collapse-video-3790667.html
Judy Byington: We've Reached a
Critical Point -Restored Republic via a GCR: Update as of Mon. 27 March 2023
(Video) - Monday, March 27, 2023 9:12 - https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/03/judy-byington-weve-reached-a-critical-point-restored-republic-via-a-gcr-update-as-of-mon-27-march-2023-video-3790666.html
Juan O' Savin: It's Escalating,
Folks! Here's the Important Intel 3/27/23 (Video) - Monday, March 27, 2023 8:54
- https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/03/juan-o-savin-its-escalating-folks-heres-the-important-intel-32723-video-3790663.html
Michael Jaco: The Deep State Must Die
or We Die (Video) - Monday, March 27, 2023 9:04 - https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/03/michael-jaco-the-deep-state-must-die-or-we-die-video-3790664.html
Breaking News! Emergency Meeting At
UN, Nukes Moved To Belarus, Moscow Attacked, Israel Chaos! - Canadian Prepper -
Monday, March 27, 2023 10:09 - https://beforeitsnews.com/war-and-conflict/2023/03/breaking-news-emergency-meeting-at-un-nukes-moved-to-belarus-moscow-attacked-israel-chaos-canadian-prepper-2477756.html
David Nino Rodriguez: "All Roads
Lead To Antarctica" Project Blue Beam & The Coming Alien Threat!
(Video) - Monday, March 27, 2023 10:02 - Nino is joined by Brad Olsen, someone
who has actually been to Antarctica and he is going ot blow your mind with the
Intel he has to share! This is a different sort of Intel, but just as important
in understanding what the enemy is doing and what their objectives are! https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/03/david-nino-rodriguez-all-roads-lead-to-antarctica-project-blue-beam-the-coming-alien-threat-video-3790675.html
X22 Report - Warrior, Justice, The
Lion Has Been Unleashed, Retribution Is Coming, Panic In DC! - Must Video - Sunday,
March 26, 2023 19:55 - There is panic in DC, the warrior is now on the hunt,
justice is coming. The lion has been unleashed and the criminal syndicate is
going to be destroyed. The Ds are fighting for the their lives, their system is
being dismantled and they cannot stop it. They are now maneuvering to shutdown
communication, start chaos and bring us to war. The patriots know that this is
where this is all headed and the countermeasures are in place. The World is
helping. https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/03/x22-report-warrior-justice-the-lion-has-been-unleashed-retribution-is-coming-panic-in-dc-must-video-3658533.html
WND: What do you suppose Satan's
chances of defeating God are? - Exclusive: Craige McMillan asserts, 'Liars
always lose when the Truth comes out' - By Craige McMillan - Published March
24, 2023 at 7:02pm - If you are wondering why today's news and current events
make so little sense – although many of us still try to piece them together –
you may not yet understand that we are in the midst of an end-times spiritual
battle between God and Satan over the future of this Earth. - https://www.wnd.com/2023/03/suppose-satans-chances-defeating-god/?ats_es=7ed3ab1f1a7bbeb2c843e9aa8d4bd787
HARBINGER DAILY: Why The Efforts To
Advance The Human Condition Are Not Leading To Heaven On Earth – By - Dean
Dwyer - March 25, 2023 - One of the most alarming aspects of modern
Christianity is the refusal by Pastors and Christians to read the Book of
Revelation. Many excuses have been given, but none which hold any weight. Yet,
Revelation 1:3 says this: Revelation 1:3 KJV – “Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this
prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at
hand.” https://harbingersdaily.com/why-the-efforts-to-advance-the-human-condition-are-not-leading-to-heaven-on-earth/
Senator Demolishes Corrupt World
Health Organization, 'Sugar Daddy' Bill Gates, and 'Killer' Tedros (Video) - By
Amy Mek - March 25, 2023 - Former terrorist and head of the WHO, Tedros
Ghebreyesus, will not fire 83 staff members engaged in abuse, claiming rapes
and forced abortions do not violate their policies because the victims were not
receiving aid from the organization. On Thursday, Twitter boss Elon Musk said
that countries should not hand over their power to the World Health
Organization (WHO). Yet that is exactly what many Western countries are doing. https://rairfoundation.com/senator-demolishes-corrupt-world-health-organization-sugar-daddy-bill-gates-and-killer-tedros-video/
CHRISTIAN POST: 'Unmasking Gender Ideology'
panel warns 'women are going to lose' rights if trans ideologues win - CP event
tackles dangers of transgenderism, how the Church should respond - By Ian M.
Giatti, Christian Post Reporter - DALLAS, Texas — What is a human being? And
what does it mean to be a human being? Those were the central questions
considered at The Christian Post’s conference, "Unmasking Gender Ideology:
Protecting Children, Confronting Transgenderism," where several
professionals from various fields with experience fighting gender ideology came
together to share their insights. https://www.christianpost.com/news/unmasking-gender-ideology-panel-warns-women-lose-rights-if-trans-ideologues-win.html
Mel K & DHS Whistleblower Aaron
Stevenson | Fighting Child & Human Trafficking on the Front Lines | 3-25-23
- https://rumble.com/v2er588-mel-k-and-dhs-whistleblower-aaron-stevenson.html?mref=6zof&mc=dgip3&ep=2
And We Know - Election Interference!
Must Be Proven! Worldwide Shake-up Happening! Pray! - Must Video - Monday,
March 27, 2023 13:33 - https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/03/and-we-know-election-interference-must-be-proven-worldwide-shake-up-happening-pray-must-video-3658583.html
President of Kenya tells his citizens
to get out of the US dollar. - Monday, March 27, 2023 12:41 - https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/03/president-of-kenya-tells-his-citizens-to-get-out-of-the-us-dollar-3658574.html
ATLAS SHRUGS: Scotland Gets It’s
First Muslim Leader, Delivers Tirade in Parliament Against Too Many Whites in
Scottish Government - Monday, March 27, 2023 13:09 - Back In 2021, thanks to
the newly elected Scottish leader Humza
Yousaf (then Justice Minister)
legislation was put in place that would allow citizens to be arrested
for dinner conversations that had in their our own homes, if anyone feels there
is “hate” involved. The bill is nothing more than a gag order against people
who are unwilling to put up with the human rights violations that all too often
occur when living next to Pakistani Muslims. Rather than adapt and fit in, many
Muslims want us silenced so we can’t criticize them. - https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/03/scotland-gets-its-first-muslim-leader-delivers-tirade-in-parliament-against-too-many-whites-in-scottish-government-3658577.html
What is Your Christian Hope?
By Dr. David R. Reagan
Published on: February 7, 2014
Researched by Pastor Gary Boyd
March 27th 2023
In 1 Corinthians 13:13 the apostle
Paul wrote that there are three cardinal Christian virtues “faith, hope and
love.” As I was thinking about this statement one day, it suddenly occurred to
me that I had heard hundreds of sermons on faith and love, but hardly any on
hope.
What about you? Can you remember
hearing a single sermon about hope? How would you articulate your hope? How
would you define it? How would you put it into words?
Are you aware of the fact that both
the quality and strength of your hope are directly related to what you know
about Bible prophecy? And that, of course, is the reason most Christians have
so little hope. Their preachers have ignored God’s Prophetic Word.
Lack of Hope
I was born into a Christian family,
and I was raised in church. I’m thankful to say that my family was present
every time the church’s doors were open Sunday morning and evening, Wednesday
evening, Vacation Bible School, and Gospel meetings. Yet, after 30 years of
faithful church attendance, I had little hope.
The preachers in the church I grew up
in rarely ever spoke about Bible prophecy. During all those years of church
attendance, I never once heard the word, “rapture.” Even worse, when prophecy
was preached, we were taught Greek mythology rather than Hebrew theology.
The result was that after all those
years of Bible teaching, if you had asked me to define my hope, I would have
given you a pathetic answer like the following: “My hope is that if I die
before the Lord returns, my soul will sleep, waiting for the resurrection. When
Jesus returns, a big bang’ will occur, resulting in the annihilation of the
created universe. At that point my sleeping soul will be awakened, and I will
be resurrected to live eternally with the Lord as a disembodied spirit in an
ethereal world called heaven. I will spend my time floating around on a cloud
playing a harp.”
Needless to say, the only thing in
that scenario that appealed to me was the promise of a resurrection. I couldn’t
get excited about lying comatose in a grave for eons of time. The “big bang”
concept scared me to death. I was appalled by the idea of continuing my
existence as a disembodied spirit an ethereal blob with no individuality.
And I was both bored and amused by
the thought of playing a harp eternally. The reason it amused me is because my
boyhood church did not believe in instrumental music. Praising God with an
instrument was considered a sin. Yet, I was going to spend eternity playing a
harp! It made no sense to me, so I wrote it all off as bunch of nonsense. I
tossed the whole scenario out the window, and with it went my hope.
My Discovery of Hope
You can imagine, therefore, how
excited I became years later when I started studying God’s Prophetic Word, and
I began discovering the Lord’s fantastic promises about the future. I started
jumping pews and swinging from chandeliers! People thought I had gone
Pentecostal overnight! For the first time, I started getting excited about the
future, and my hope began to grow.
Let me share with you some of the
discoveries I made in my study of Bible prophecy. I think you will find them
thrilling, and I pray they will build your hope.
1) Consciousness – My first discovery
was that the concept of soul sleep is unbiblical. It is true that when we die,
our bodies “sleep” metaphorically, but the spirits of the dead never lose their
consciousness.
Jesus clearly taught this in His
story about the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:9-31). When they died, their
spirits went to Hades. The rich man’s spirit went to a compartment called
“Torments.” The spirit of Lazarus went to a compartment referred to as
“Abraham’s bosom.” On the Cross, Jesus called this compartment “Paradise” (Luke
23:43). The two compartments were separated by a “great chasm” which could not
be crossed.
In Jesus’ story both men are pictured
as fully conscious. They even carry on a conversation with each other. Their
souls are not asleep.
Paul affirmed consciousness after
death when he wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:8 that he would prefer to be “absent from
the body and to be at home with the Lord.” He repeated this sentiment in his
Philippian letter where he wrote “to live is Christ, and to die is gain”
(Philippians 1:21). He elaborated on the meaning of this statement by adding
that his desire was “to depart and be with Christ” (Philippians 1:23).
When Jesus died for the sins of
Mankind, Paradise was moved from Hades to Heaven. Paul attests to
this in 2 Corinthians 12:4 where he
states that he was taken up to the “third heaven,” which he identifies as “Paradise.”
The Redeemed could not go directly to Heaven before the Cross because their
sins had only been covered by their faith, not forgiven. Their forgiveness
awaited the shedding of the blood of Jesus (Hebrews 9:22).
This means that when a believer dies
today, his soul is taken directly to Heaven where he resides in an intermediate
spirit body until the time of the resurrection. Martyred believers during the
Tribulation are pictured in their spirit bodies standing before the throne of
God clad in white robes and waving palm branches (Revelation 7:1-9). They are
fully conscious as they sing, “Salvation to our God who sits on the throne, and
to the Lamb” (Revelation 7:10).
2) Bodies – My second discovery was
that we are not destined to an ethereal existence as disembodied spirits. It is
true that at death we receive an intermediate spirit body which the Bible does
not define in any detail, but God has promised that the Redeemed will one day
receive new glorified bodies.
In 1 Thessalonians 3:13-18 we are told
that when Jesus returns, He will bring with Him the spirits of those who have
died in Christ. Their bodies will be resurrected in a great miracle of
re-creation; their spirits will be reunited with their bodies; and their bodies
will then be glorified. Those who are alive in Christ will be translated to
meet the Lord in the air. Their bodies will be glorified on the way up, without
experiencing death.
What a glorious promise! It is no
wonder that Paul begins this passage by saying it is intended to give hope to
believers (1 Thessalonians 4:13). He concludes it by saying, “Comfort one
another with these words” (verse 18).
In 1 Corinthians 15 Paul reveals that
the glorified body will be “imperishable” and “immortal.” It will be raised in
“glory and power” and will be spirit controlled, rather than controlled by the
flesh (1 Corinthians 15:42-44,52-54). In Philippians 3:21 Paul further states
that the glorified bodies which will be given to believers will be like the
body that Jesus had after His resurrection.
Think about that for a moment. Jesus
had a tangible body that could be touched and recognized (Luke 24:41-43 and
John 20:27-28). It was body very similar to the bodies we have now, and yet it
was also very different. It could pass through a wall into a locked room (John
20:26), and it could move about from one place to another at a high rate of
speed (Luke 24:30-36).
His disciples were so startled and
frightened by His ability to vanish and reappear suddenly at another place that
they thought they were seeing a spirit. But Jesus countered that idea
immediately by telling them, “Touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have
flesh and bones as you see that I have” (Luke 24:39).
To summarize, the Redeemed are
promised glorified bodies that will be tangible, recognizable, and immortal.
Further, the implication of a “glorified” body is that it will be perfected.
The blind will see; the deaf will hear; the lame will walk; and the mentally
impaired will have their minds healed. There will no longer be any pain or
death (Revelation 20:4).
3) Activities – During the Millennial
reign of Jesus, the Redeemed are going to be doing anything but floating around
on clouds playing harps. We are going to reign with Jesus over those who are
allowed to enter the Millennium in the flesh (which will be those believers who
are alive at the end of the Tribulation). Jesus will reign over all the earth
from Jerusalem (Isaiah 2:1-4) as King of kings and Lord of lords (Revelation
19:16). David in his glorified body will reign as the king of Israel (Ezekiel
37:24). The Saints will be scattered across the earth to assist with Jesus’
reign (2 Timothy 2:12).
Every person on earth who is in a
position of governing authority will be a glorified Saint. Some of us will be
in administrative positions, sharing in Jesus’ reign as presidents, governors,
or mayors (Luke 19:11-27). Others will serve as judges (I Corinthians 6:3).
Most of us will serve as “shepherds,” or teachers, trying to bring those who
are born during the Millennium to faith in Jesus (Isaiah 66:18-21 and Jeremiah
3:15).
In the process, we are going to be
given the blessing of seeing this old sin-sick world flooded with peace,
righteousness and justice as the waters cover the seas. I can hardly wait!
When the Millennium ends and we move
into the Eternal State, the Bible does not go into detail as to what our
activities will be. It simply says that we will “serve” God (Revelation 22:3).
Whatever that means, I’m sure it will be a meaningful and fulfilling service. I
would imagine that, for one thing, our gifts and talents will be magnified and
that we will use them to glorify the Lord. Thus, a singer will be able to sing
with a perfection never before achieved, and a painter will be able to paint
with a glory never imagined.
4) Location – What will be the
location of this Eternal State? Will it be in an ethereal, spirit world called
Heaven?
Most Christians are amazed to
discover that the Bible never promises that the Redeemed will spend eternity in
Heaven. Instead, the Bible says that the eternal abode of the Redeemed will be
in a new Jerusalem located on a new earth (Revelation 21).
Since the Bible says that the current
earth is eternal (Psalms 78:69 and 148:6), I have concluded that the “new
earth” will be the current earth renovated by fire (2 Peter 3:12-13).
Instead of our going up to Heaven to
live eternally with God, the Bible says He will come to earth to live with us
(Revelation 21:3). Since Heaven is located wherever God resides, Heaven will
come to earth, and in that sense only will we reside forever in Heaven.
God loves His creation, and He
intends to redeem it all of it and not destroy it with some mythical “big
bang.” He is going to restore it to its original perfection when He created it.
Jesus died on the Cross not only to
redeem Mankind but also to redeem the creation. That’s the reason the High
Priest in Old Testament times sprinkled the blood not only on the mercy seat
but also on the ground (Leviticus 16:15)
The blood on the mercy seat of the
ark was a symbolic prophecy pointing to the fact that the blood of the Messiah
would cover the law of God (the tablets inside the ark) with the mercy and
grace of God. The blood on the ground was a reminder that the sacrifice of the
Messiah would make it possible for the Curse to be lifted and for the animal
and plant kingdoms to be returned to their original perfection (Isaiah 11:6-9
and Romans 8:18-23).
Living with Hope
What I have outlined above are a
series of glorious promises that are designed to give God’s people a strong
sense of hope as they live as strangers and pilgrims in the midst of an evil,
God-rejecting world (Hebrews 11:13-16).
When you read these incredible
promises, you can understand why Paul wrote these words in 1 Corinthians 2:9 ”
No eye has seen;
No ear has heard;
Nor has the mind of man conceived;
What God has prepared for those who
love Him”.
As this verse says, we cannot even
begin to imagine the wonderful blessings God has in store for the Redeemed, but
the very next verse says that the Holy Spirit has revealed those promises in
God’s Word.
The sad thing is that most Christians
are ignorant of those promises and therefore have no idea what Paul meant when
he wrote: “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not
worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us” (Romans
8:18).
If You know Jesus as your Savior, you
are an heir to some incredible promises, and if you know those promises and
believe in them, you can live in the midst of this evil world with hope, joy,
and great expectations.
C. S. Lewis on Hope
Hope is one of the theological
virtues. This means that a continual looking forward to the eternal world is
not (as some modern people think) a form of escapism or wishful thinking, but
one of the things a Christian is meant to do.
It does not mean that we are to leave
the present world as it is. If you read history, you will find that the
Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most
of the next. The Apostles themselves who set on foot the conversion of the
Roman Empire, the great men who built up the Middle Ages, the English
Evangelicals who abolished the slave trade all left their mark on earth,
precisely because their minds were occupied with Heaven.
The Importance of an Eternal
Perspective
It is since Christians have largely
ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this
one. Aim at Heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you will
get neither.
It seems a strange rule, but
something like it can be seen at work in other matters. Health is a great
blessing, but the moment you make health one of you main, direct objects, you
start becoming a crank and imagining there is something wrong with you. You are
only likely to get health provided you want other things more food, games,
work, fun, open air.
The Longing for Heaven
Most of us find it very difficult to
want Heaven at all except insofar as Heaven means meeting again our friends who
have died. One reason for this difficulty is that we have not been trained. Our
whole education tends to fix our minds on this world.
Another reason is that when the real
want for Heaven is present in us, we do not recognize it. Most people, if they
had really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want,
and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all
sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never
quite keep their promise.
The longings which arise in us when
we first fall in love, or first think of some foreign country, or first take up
some subject that excites us, are longings which no marriage, no travel, no
learning, can really satisfy. I am not speaking of what would ordinarily be
called unsuccessful marriages, or holidays, or careers. I am speaking of the
best possible ones.
There was something we grasped at, in
that first moment of longing, which just fades away in reality. I think
everyone knows what I mean. The wife may be a good wife, and the hotels and
scenery may have been excellent, and chemistry may be a very interesting job
but something has evaded us.
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