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Patricia Sorrentino Good News. February 2010
Do you love to read a good book; a book of history, of prophecies fulfilled, … prophecies yet to be fulfilled, and prophecies which could be happening as you read this very message? The book I am referring to is actually 66 books, …. Don´t be alarmed, some books are as short as half a page, one of the longest is roughly the length of one of todays short novels.---- To be absolutely correct, we are probably looking at 10 average sized books,----approaching 1.000,000 words. Throughout the 66 books, which were written by dozens of Authors over a period of some 1,600 years, you will naturally see a variety of styles. ---- I believe it to be of the utmost importance for us all to receive the message in this book. --- I am of course referring to the Bible, or as some prefer to call it, the Word; as every word written was God inspired. From the very first book, Genesis, to the last book, Revelation (Apocalypse) Jesus is revealed. Bearing in mind that some prophecies were written hundreds of years before Jesus came to earth, it is awesome to read the events of His birth, His place of birth, and of the girl to whom He would be born. We read not only of the first coming of Jesus Christ, but also of His second coming. God kept nothing secret, everything was well documented, and written down just for us. We also read how it was prophesied, hundreds of years before, of His death by crucifixion,... a type of punishment unheard of in that time. We read how He would be betrayed by one of His own followers, how the soldiers would throw dice to see which one would have His garments after His death. And most amazing is the prophecy that He would be raised from the dead. These are but a few of the prophecies. All of them and more were fulfilled. His resurrection from the dead was well documented by secular writers who were alive in that period, and witnessed everything. Personally, when I read some of the prophecies, I see in the book of Isaiah for instance, that the book was written between 700 BC until near the end of his life in 681 BC. I am totally overwhelmed to discover that it is only now, through reading the Gospels, that it has been revealed to me that the death of Jesus on a cross was not a tragedy but an achievement, a victory which was planned, between God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. I had never heard of a Messianic Jew until five years ago. I now know it refers to Jews, who after receiving a revelation through the Scriptures, come to realize and believe that Jesus is the Son of God, He is the Messiah that they were waiting for. Of course there are some people who still do not believe and have a veil which covers their mind. God refers to our ignorance in one of the Scriptures, He says “ My people will perish through lack of Knowledge. The same could be said about so many people today, Lack of knowledge keeps one in darkness, and wide open to control by the enemy This government of Three, Father Son and Holy Spirit, created us, the Universe and everything in it. Complete control was given to us, God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness” and He gave us dominion over everything on earth. It was lost to us because of the sin of Adam and Eve who gave it to the enemy. Thousands of years followed, some good, some positively evil. Covenants were made between God and His people. Animal sacrifices were made for forgiveness of sin. ---- But there was just one sacrifice that could bring us back into a relationship with God. One sacrifice so perfect ,so pure and sinless, that could take away the sins of the world. After forewarning the world through His prophets that the Saviour was coming; Jesus came as prophesied. He became man and took on flesh, He showed us how to live, how to love one another. He explained to His followers that He would be killed, but that He would rise again from the dead...Jesus died for us all. He took on all sin, all sickness and disease; It is written that He was beaten beyond recognition. All that is asked of us is that we believe with all our heart, that He is our Saviour, that He died and rose again from the dead, and we should repent of our sins. All who declare that Jesus is Lord are seen as sinless through the eyes of God, and are promised eternal life with Him. Jesus took back dominion from Satan. We need have no fear of death. His gift of unmerited favour, undeserved forgiveness, is available to all who believe. After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His followers many times before returning to His Father in heaven. He instructed them to take His message to the ends of the earth, His command was that all had to hear, so that they could accept this free gift of salvation. He told His followers ,they were not to be afraid, as they would not be left alone. He carried out His promise, and sent the Holy Spirit to live in every believer, as their Advocate, Counsellor, Comforter and Guide. The second coming of Jesus is also prophesied. He will return, there will be a new heaven and a new earth. All believers will reign with Him and see Him face to face. The desire of God is that no one should perish. Meanwhile, we must be prepared, we have been forewarned. The return of Jesus for the believers will be fast when it happens, and as Ambassadors for Christ we must be prepared to share the Good News with our unsaved family, friends and neighbours. In the Gospel of 2 Peter 3: 8-10 he says "A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord is not really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief.¨I would like to close with words from the Gospel of John 3.16 ¨For God loved the world so much, that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. God sent His Son into the world, not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him. Thank you for allowing me to share the ´Good News´ with you. If you care to talk, or would like to know more about this message, please feel free to contact me, meanwhile, God bless you ´Tricia Mobile 659 320015 Scripture
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