East Coast Herald CA

When Jesus finally returns, the world is going to be in a bit of a mess, to say the least. Did you know that it will take a thousand years to put things back into some semblance of order? And that even during the Millennium, some nations will still be pushing back against Jesus authority, which is why He rules with a rod of iron. (Revelation 2:27) The nation of Israel during the millennium is under Christ’s kingship here on earth, bringing both the compliant and the non-...compliant nations under godly rule (the Law.) We, who are of the Body of Christ, will have our own hands full bringing back into alignment, the heavenly spiritual host that has rebelled against God. We will be judging angels, both obedient, and disobedient. This is why OUR fight, It is not with flesh and blood, but with the powers, principalities, rulers, and authorities in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12) This ruling in the heavens and contending with disobedient spiritual entities is the future, and not for now. Our wrestling match is yet to come -- for that, we need to have our terrestrial bodies changed to celestial bodies for a celestial function. David L Ross [email protected]

And those whose names were not found written in the scrolls, they were cast into the Lake of Fire. (Revelation 20:15) So, once they are cast into the Lake of Fire what happens to them? Well, first, you have to find out where they came from. The Bible states clearly that these people were dead. (Revelation 20:12) Dead means dead, not alive somewhere else. Let’s say they were as dead as we know some people are today without life, buried, decaying knowing nothing. ...(Ecclesiastes 9:5) God brings them back to life so that they can be judged according to their works while they were alive. (Revelation 20:12) So, if you continue to read the scripture Revelation 20:15, the description of the Lake of Fire is the second death. They return to their previous state of being dead not alive, knowing nothing. They remain in this state until such times that death itself is abolished, at which time it would be scripturally safe to say that all are made alive again. As in Adam all men die, so in Christ, ALL men are made alive (1 Corinthians 15:22) David L Ross [email protected]

But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die. (Genesis 2:17) This was the very first punishment, and the very first sentence pronounced by God on humankind. So from the day of disobedience, until sometime in the distant future (days of the Tribulation -- the thousand years of Jesus’ ruling and reigning on the earth in the millennium era) are a distant memory, and we are told that the very last... enemy to be destroyed, is the first one pronounced by God which is death. (1 Corinthians 15:26) So, I ponder why God would leave the very first tragedy, to befall mankind this death this enemy. Until the last (this means until it is abolished) that thousands in the millennium, reign of Christ and beyond, will continue to suffer the curse of Adams disobedience which is death. I propose, that those held in deaths grip (once death itself has been destroyed) will actually come back to life, thereby totaling fulfilling what the scripture says, That Jesus Christ is the Saviour of ALL men, especially those who believe (1 Corinthians 15:23) and, as in Adam, all those who have died will be made ALIVE IN CHRIST. (1 Corinthians 15:22) And, only when this occurs, can God the Father be truly all in all unto His entire creation. (1 Corinthians 15:28) If God leaves one person prisoner in the hands of this enemy (death) then the cross of Christ has failed in its objective because God is not willing that any should perish, but ALL come to repentance (change of mind) 2 Peter 3:9. David L Ross [email protected]

Although the Apostle Paul knows a man, ‘In the Body’ or, ‘Out of the Body,’ he does not know, experienced a trip to the third heaven. The things that Paul observed and heard were according to him, not lawful for him to speak of. (2 Corinthians 12:3) In addition, he (Paul) receives from God, no less, a thorn in the flesh. A messenger of Satan to buffet him so that he would not be exalted from his visions and revelations. Oh, how things have changed. Myriads of Christia...ns, some famous (many less known) are visiting heaven, and talking to God -- face to face, speaking with Jesus and the Angels. One woman actually touched God's hair, and some are bringing back messages and prophecies to the church for their knowledge and action. These people have thousands of followers, and hundreds of thousands of views on their video presentations despite their failed prophecies. People like lemmings, are following them by the droves, buying their books and cd’s, bringing those people thousands of dollars in income. One has to wonder just who is speaking to these people. Where are they going when they visit heaven? And, the kicker is if God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34) why them, and not you? David L Ross [email protected]

Why is it that we are always hearing, ‘DoDoDo,’ and yet how seldom do we hear ‘Done.’ Thank God, in a world with so many unfinished things, that there is one thing that is finished. It is finished!! The work of the Savior is finished!! Said He who did it; and yet no one has ever been able to point out an unfinished thing in that work of redemption. The ‘Done’ takes away the ‘Do.’ The ‘Do’ means human endeavor, whereas the ‘Done’ means divine accomplishment.... Do -- Is possible to man Done -- Is alone possible with God Do -- Satisfies the flesh Done -- Is grasped by faith Do -- Is the exercise of human energy Done -- Is the display of the Divine initiative W. Leon Tucker David L Ross [email protected]