Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5 v 17 - 21: "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
What exactly is a new creation? When Jesus rose from death after defeating Satan in his own domain, He was both divine and human. The first such being to ever exist. Before the crucifixion He had laid aside His divinity in Heaven to be born as a human being.
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. The Creator of the Universe humbled Himself to be born in a manger. He wanted to know how we felt, thought, hurt, rejoiced, lived, died. It is comparable to us becoming an ant to find out everything about them. To discover if ants feel pain or cry when they are hurt.
We were born in sin and up till the Resurrection of Jesus only the Hebrews could be saved by the sacrifice of bulls, lambs, doves in the Temple in Jerusalem. The blood of these animals and birds would be poured over the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies to give Israel atonement for a year. Every year.
The Blood Jesus Christ shed on the Cross as He died gave atonement to the sins of the whole world forever, if they believe He is the Son of God. The process is simple be born again, not of flesh but of the spirit. Our spirits are dead in sin from before we were conceived. This was God's plan to redeem us, buy us back from Satan. The price was the death of His Son. His death swallowed our death and gave us eternal life in Heaven with God.
John 3 v 3 - 7: "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
Every Church denomination that does not preach about being born again has misled every member of their congregation from their inception till now. Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbytarian etc. need to repent and preach the gospel of Jesus our Lord and Saviour.
It's great to sing hymns, pray and have sermons but not if you are still dead in sin because Christening as a baby is not in the Bible. Being confirmed as a teenager is not being born again. No matter how sincere you are, you are still lost. There is no mention of confirmation in the Bible either.
Jesus is the first-fruits of the New Creation. We are being changed into His likeness because we are His Body. We have to match tissue perfect to be acceptable.
1 Corinthians 15 v 50 - 54: " Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory."
If we are still alive when the Rapture happens, we won't die but we will be changed into the likeness of Jesus. When that last trumpet sounds the dead will be raised incorruptible or sinless, and we shall be changed to be immortal. That means we never die. We have eternal life in Heaven with God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
Before the Rapture we need to walk in the light of Jesus, His truth and righteousness. We need to wake up to the benefits of who we are in Christ.
We are forgiven of all sin, but we must have control over our souls and flesh to remove ourselves from sin in whatever form it may take. Self-discipline is needed as we read the Bible and obey its instructions.
We receive the gift of the Father, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, which follows after water baptism when the hands of believers are laid on you. The Holy Spirit gives us nine gifts that change us into like Jesus was on Earth. These gifts have great power and authority attached to them, so treasure them and use them wisely.
Jesus said that nothing shall by any means hurt us. We are immune to poison, GMO, strange vaccinations, germs, bacteria, snake bites, spider bites, poison ivy, or disease. No false prayers can slow us down, no animal will harm us. Jesus loves us and wants to protect us. We are parts of His Body and He has upgraded us in the new creation to be different. In the Bible we are called peculiar!
1 Peter 2 v 9: "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"
When we are born again we become part of the chosen generation who have come out of darkness into His amazing light. We are now His ambassadors to draw people to this same light because they are in darkness.
Since Israel retaliated against the atrocities of 7 October 23 many thousands of people have marched through many different city streets waving the Palestinian flag and protesting viciously against Israel's existence, and her war crimes.
They support the Hamas terrorists which savagely and maliciously attacked civilians in the most horrendous way. Even roasting small babies alive in ovens till they died. Most of the protesters do not know where Palestine is or what the actual problem is. These are people who are spiritually lost, in false religions, going to Hell. It's our job to change their direction.
Hundreds of Hamas militants have surrendered to the IDF and been treated fairly. Their tunnels under hospitals, schools, creches, where they used people including children as human shields against Israel's retaliation, were first partially flooded by a huge storm, but are now being flushed with sea water.
The slogan of the Palestinians is From the River to the Sea. Meaning exterminate every Jew in Israel from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. It has gone global. The Israelites are using their own slogan against them to flood the tunnels with sea water.
The planned protests are part of the build up to Armageddon. But first the Seven years of peace. Brought to you by none other than The Antichrist. Jesus is the Prince of Peace so His imposter can only be the Man of Peace. These are curtain raisers to the Beginning of Sorrows, the first half of the Tribulation. The second half is called the Great Tribulation, the Wrath of the Lamb. The Rapture will take place before the Great Tribulation.
Matthew 24 v 14 - 15: "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)"
These are the words of Jesus and He is referencing the 70 weeks prophecy of Daniel 9 v 24 - 27. The abomination of desolation is the Antichrist standing in The Holy of Holies of the rebuilt Temple, declaring Himself to be the Messiah. At this moment the Jew's eyes will be opened as they realise they were wrong about Jesus.
The Church has been Raptured long before this, but at last Jesus hears His estranged Bride call on Him to Come! Revelations 22 And the Spirit and the Bride say Come Lord Jesus.
The stage is set for the Antichrist to appear quite soon. So the days are now few and we need to do whatever it takes to win as many of these lost sheep out of darkness into the Kingdom of God.
We have Spiritual weapons which the enemy does not have. Nor does he have any armour, but we do. The whole armour of God plus His divine protection and provision for all our needs. Sure we will be persecuted for our faith but it unites us and makes us stronger.
We are marching in victory already because we are going home soon. We do not belong here. We are aliens to this world. The only flag we should be waving now is Heaven's banner. We are just passing through this planet to make us fit for Home.
It's time to start letting go of the things of the Earth because the only thing we can take with us are the people we have liberated from Satan's strongholds into the ineffable light of Jesus.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I pray for the people of this world to have a wake up call, sound a trumpet, an alarm, to bring them out of slumber and death. Lord let the gospel message reach every unsaved person. Let the conviction of sin overwhelm them Lord. Lord Jesus be real to them in whatever way possible that they would be saved and their names written in the Lamb's Book of Life. In Jesus' name. Amen.