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But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. kit: Hope for the Future ALFTL Jan. 2021 blog train minis context: Note that in the Greek, the word “firstborn” in the above passage is plural. Earlier in the chapter we were reminded of how Esau gave up both his firstborn blessing and firstborn inheritance. He was still Jacob’s son and became very wealthy, but he lost the place of honor and the double blessing and inheritance due to his failure to appreciate how much more valuable those things were than his immediate, but temporary needs at the time. related: And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. Colossians 1:9-29 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? And “If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good. And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb, and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless. Revelation 14:1-5 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.” See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother. For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. Romans 8:1-9 (Also see Gal. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ Revelation 3:12-13 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. Ephesians 5:15-33 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.” But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:9-20 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.” Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work. So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.” 1 Corinthians 3:10-20 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts. Proverbs 17:3 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. The above passage is better translated “…your faith—precious gold that, being destroyed by fire, is moreover being tested—may be found…”. The point isn’t that gold perishes, but that it is refined by fire (which may appear to be destroying the gold, but is removing the dross) and tested to be found genuine (what is not actually gold will melt/burn away when tested by fire) – like our faith. “For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.” The point again is that if we turn back from following Jesus due to persecution, then our faith has been proven NOT to be genuine. If everything is burned away during trial by fire, then there was no genuine faith. Faith is a gift that we must receive to be saved, and without it no one is saved. Eph. 2:8-10 Just as we accepted the gift that was offered to us, we can choose to “return” it if we value the world and what it has to offer more than our future inheritance. (Luke 8:13-14, see the notes about Esau from a couple of days ago.) If we were not “able” to either accept or reject it, then there would not be so many exhortations in the Bible TO accept it (believe) and to hold fast. 19:5 – remember, the church is the Body of Christ, ONE with Him – Eph. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Revelation 3:18-19 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (Also Gal. For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. 1 Peter 2:1-17 (Believers are sojourners on earth. See below and Heb. Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold true to what we have attained. Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. Philippians 3:12-21 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins. Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder, since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.
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“अनि मैले एउटा नयाँ स्वर्ग र नयाँ पृथ्वी देखे: किनकि पहिलो स्वर्ग र पहिलो पृथ्वी बितिसकेका थिए। र त्यहाँ कुनै समुद्र थिएन। र मैले जोनले पवित्र सहर, नयाँ यरूशलेम, परमेश्वरबाट स्वर्गबाट तल ओर्लिरहेको देखेँ, आफ्नो पतिको लागि दुलहीको रूपमा तयार पारिएको। ~ प्रकाश २१:१-२ पहिलो स्वर्ग, पृथ्वी र समुद्र हटाउनु थियो: त्यसपछि जोनले नयाँ यरूशलेम, परमेश्वरको साँचो चर्च देख्न सक्थे! निश्चित रूपमा अन्तिम न्यायको दिन पछि, जब सबै नष्ट हुनेछन् र केवल परमेश्वरको स्वर्ग रहन्छ: तब स्वर्गमा केवल परमेश्वर र उहाँका साँचो मानिसहरू देख्नुहुनेछ। र परमेश्वरका साँचो मानिसहरू धार्मिक मण्डलीहरू, विभाजनहरू, गुटहरू वा समूहहरूमा विभाजित हुनेछैनन्। ती मानव संगठनात्मक समूहहरू मध्ये कुनै पनि परमेश्वरको मात्र उपासनाको लागि अवस्थित हुनेछैन, र सबै परमेश्वरको सिंहासनको वरिपरि उपासकहरूको एक समूह हुनेछन्। त्यसोभए के यो हुन सक्छ कि प्रकाशले हामीलाई स्वर्गमा कस्तो हुनेछ भन्ने अन्तिम दर्शन देखाउँदैछ ताकि हामीले हाम्रो आध्यात्मिक दर्शनबाट "धेरै मण्डलीहरू" को भ्रम हटाउन सकौं? सायद मण्डलीको शुरुवातदेखि नै यही उद्देश्य थियो? "हामीलाई उहाँको इच्छाको रहस्य प्रकट गरिदिनुभएको छ, उहाँको असल खुशी अनुसार जुन उहाँले आफैमा उद्देश्य राख्नुभएको छ: कि समयको पूर्णताको व्यवस्थामा उहाँले ख्रीष्टमा सबै चीजहरू एकसाथ भेला गर्नुहोस्, जुन स्वर्गमा छन् र पृथ्वीमा छन्। उहाँमा पनि: जसमा हामीले पनि उत्तराधिकार पाएका छौं, उहाँको उद्देश्यअनुसार पूर्वनिर्धारित भएर, जसले सबै कुरा आफ्नै इच्छाको सल्लाहअनुसार गर्छ।” ~ एफिसी १:९-११ तर के यो पृथ्वीमा उहाँका जनहरूले उहाँलाई त्यसरी नै पूजा गर्ने परमेश्वरको अभिप्राय होइन? परमेश्वरले कुनै पनि मानिसलाई अख्तियारको स्थानमा उचाल्नुभएन जहाँ तिनीहरूले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई विभाजित गर्न सक्छन्। “तर तिमीहरूलाई रब्बी नभन, किनकि तिमीहरूका मालिक एउटै हुनुहुन्छ, ख्रीष्ट पनि; अनि तिमीहरू सबै दाजुभाइ हौ। अनि पृथ्वीमा कसैलाई आफ्नो पिता नभन, किनकि स्वर्गमा हुनुहुने तिमीहरूका पिता एउटै हुनुहुन्छ। न त तिमीहरूलाई मालिक नभन्नुहोस्, किनकि तिमीहरूका मालिक एउटै हुनुहुन्छ, ख्रीष्ट पनि। तर तिमीहरूमध्ये जो सबैभन्दा ठूलो छ, त्यो तिमीहरूको सेवक हुनेछ। अनि जसले आफूलाई उच्च पार्छ, नीच हुनेछ। र जसले आफूलाई नम्र पार्छ ऊ उच्च पारिनेछ।” ~ मत्ती २३:८-१२ "र अब म संसारमा छैन, तर यी संसारमा छन्, र म तपाईंकहाँ आउँछु। पवित्र बुबा, तपाईंले मलाई दिनुभएकाहरूलाई तपाईंको आफ्नै नामद्वारा सुरक्षित राख्नुहोस्, हामी जस्तै तिनीहरू एक हुन सक्छन्... ... र तपाईंले मलाई दिनुभएको महिमा मैले तिनीहरूलाई दिएको छु; जसरी हामी एक छौं, तिनीहरू पनि एक हुन सक्छन्: म तिनीहरूमा, र तपाईं ममा, कि तिनीहरू एक मा सिद्ध हुन सक्छ; र संसारले थाहा पाऊन् कि तपाईंले मलाई पठाउनुभएको हो, र तिनीहरूलाई प्रेम गर्नुभयो, जसरी तपाईंले मलाई प्रेम गर्नुभयो।" ~ यूहन्ना १७:११ र २२-२३ त्यसोभए पक्कै पनि धर्मशास्त्रहरूले हामीलाई देखाउँछन् कि उहाँका जनहरूलाई उहाँको उपासना गर्ने एकतामा एक अविभाजित मण्डली होस् भन्ने परमेश्वरको अभिप्राय हो - जसरी येशूले यसलाई सुरुमा निर्माण गर्नुभयो। त्यसोभए प्रश्न यो छ: यदि हामी अब एउटै मण्डली बन्न सक्षम छैनौं भने, हामी स्वर्गमा पुग्दा कसरी हुनेछौं? यदि हामीले अहिले त्यसो गर्न सकेनौं भने स्वर्गमा कसरी मिल्ने? हामी कसरी पवित्र र स्वर्गमा परमेश्वरको सिंहासनको सामु निर्दोष रहनेछौं, यदि परमेश्वरको शक्तिद्वारा हामीसँग अहिले त्यो गर्ने विश्वास छैन भने? “यी ती हुन् जो नारीहरूसित अपवित्र भएका थिएनन्। किनभने तिनीहरू कुमारी हुन्। थुमा जहाँ गए पनि उहाँलाई पछ्याउनेहरू यिनीहरू हुन्। तिनीहरू परमेश्वर र थुमाको लागि पहिलो फल भएका कारण मानिसहरूबाट छुटकारा पाएका थिए। र तिनीहरूको मुखमा कुनै छल फेला परेन, किनकि तिनीहरू परमेश्वरको सिंहासनको सामु निर्दोष छन्।” ~ प्रकाश १४:४-५ यसैले प्रकाश अध्याय 4 र 5, र 21 र 22 मा, परमेश्वरले हामीलाई चर्च कस्तो हुनुपर्छ भनेर स्वर्गीय दर्शन दिनुहुन्छ। जब उनी पवित्र हुन्छिन् र सत्यलाई पछ्याउँछिन्, उनी यो पृथ्वीमा स्वर्गीय स्थान बन्नेछिन्। पुरुषहरूद्वारा शासित झूटा दुलही मण्डलीहरूद्वारा उनी अशुद्ध हुनेछैनन्। परमेश्वरका साँचो जनहरू “स्त्रीहरूसित अपवित्र भएका छैनन्” वा धार्मिक प्रणालीहरूद्वारा अशुद्ध छैनन्। तिनीहरू ख्रीष्टमा एउटै शरीर जस्तै शुद्ध र पवित्र छन्। तिनीहरू हुन्: "पवित्र सहर, नयाँ यरूशलेम, परमेश्वरबाट स्वर्गबाट ओर्लिएको, आफ्नो पतिको लागि दुलहीको रूपमा तयार पारिएको।" “अनि हामीलाई सँगै उठाउनुभयो, र हामीलाई सँगै बसाउनु भयो ख्रीष्ट येशूमा स्वर्गीय स्थानहरू: कि आउने युगहरूमा उहाँले ख्रीष्ट येशू मार्फत हामीप्रतिको उहाँको दयामा उहाँको अनुग्रहको अत्याधिक धन देखाउन सकोस्।” ~ एफिसी २:६-७ तर प्रकाशमा, जोनले पनि ख्रीष्टको साँचो दुलहीलाई स्पष्ट रूपमा देख्न सकेनन्, जबसम्म आत्मिक वेश्या बेबिलोन र मानिसहरूका पशु संगठनहरूलाई उहाँको दर्शनबाट हटाइएन। पार्थिव चीजहरू हटाउनु पर्छ जसले परमेश्वरको हाम्रो दर्शन र हामीमा उहाँको उद्देश्यलाई ढाक्छ, पूर्ण रूपमा हटाउन आवश्यक छ। चर्चको यो दर्शन हुनु अघि, प्रकाशले आध्यात्मिक दर्शनलाई बादल लगाएका अन्य धेरै चीजहरू हटाउनु परेको थियो: - सात टाउको भएको, दश सिङ भएको जनावर (यो पतित मानिसहरूको समुद्रबाट बाहिर आयो जो एक पटक इसाई थिए - क्याथोलिक चर्च मार्फत) - झूटा अगमवक्ता जनावर दुईवटा सिङ भएको भेडाको पाठो जस्तै – पतित प्रोटेस्टेन्टवाद (जो पार्थिव दिमाग भएका मानिसहरूको अथाह खाडलबाट बाहिर आयो) - जनावरको छवि, आठ जनावर (पृथ्वी मन भएका मानिसहरु मध्ये पनि) - महान आध्यात्मिक वेश्या बेबिलोन (समुद्रबाट माथि आएपछि, जनताको समुद्रमा पनि शासन गर्छ) - ड्र्यागन (पृथ्वी मानसिकताको अथाह खाडलको) त्यसोभए अब, यी जनावरहरू र वेश्या आत्माहरू मात्र हटाइनु पर्छ, तर तिनीहरू कहाँबाट आएका स्रोतहरू पनि हटाउनु पर्छ: मानिसहरूको पुरानो समुद्र र मानिसहरूको पार्थिव अवस्था। र यदि यी मध्ये कुनैले चर्च वरपरको आध्यात्मिक स्वर्गीय स्थानहरूमा प्रवेश गर्न खोज्छ भने, तिनीहरूलाई हटाउनको लागि त्यो पनि हल्लाइन्छ। “अनि मैले एउटा नयाँ स्वर्ग र नयाँ पृथ्वी देखे: किनकि पहिलो स्वर्ग र पहिलो पृथ्वी बितिसकेका थिए। र त्यहाँ कुनै समुद्र थिएन। र मैले जोनले पवित्र सहर, नयाँ यरूशलेम, परमेश्वरबाट स्वर्गबाट तल ओर्लिरहेको देखेँ, आफ्नो पतिको लागि दुलहीको रूपमा तयार पारिएको। ~ प्रकाश २१:१-२ हो, त्यहाँ साँचो मण्डली (स्वर्गीय स्थानहरू) वरिपरि पनि चीजहरू छन् जुन हल्लाउनुपर्छ! त्यसैले ख्रीष्ट येशूमा नयाँ साँचो स्वर्ग कस्तो देखिन्छ भनेर हामीले स्पष्ट रूपमा देख्न सक्छौं। पुरानो नियमको भविष्यवाणीले पनि यसबारे बताएको छ। "यसैकारण म आकाशलाई हल्लाइदिनेछु, र पृथ्वी आफ्नो स्थानबाट हट्नेछ, सेनाहरूका परमप्रभुको क्रोधमा, र उहाँको भयंकर क्रोधको दिनमा।" ~ यशैया १३:१३ “परमप्रभुले पनि सियोनबाट गर्जनु हुनेछ, र यरूशलेमबाट उहाँको आवाज बोल्नुहुनेछ। अनि आकाश र पृथ्वी हल्लिनेछ। तर परमप्रभु आफ्ना मानिसहरूको आशा र इस्राएलका मानिसहरूको शक्ति हुनुहुनेछ। यसरी तिमीहरूले जान्नेछौ कि म परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वर मेरो पवित्र पर्वत सियोनमा बास गर्ने हुँ, तब यरूशलेम पवित्र हुनेछ, र त्यहाँबाट कुनै अपरिचितहरू फेरि जानेछैनन्।” ~ योएल ३:१६-१७ "यसकारण सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ; अझै एक पटक, यो केहि समय छ, र म आकाश, पृथ्वी, समुद्र र सुख्खा जमिन हल्लाउनेछु। अनि म सबै राष्ट्रहरूलाई हल्लाइदिनेछु, र सबै राष्ट्रहरूको इच्छा आउनेछ: र म यस घरलाई महिमाले भरिदिनेछु, सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ। चाँदी मेरो हो, र सुन मेरो हो, सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ। यस पछिल्लो घरको महिमा पहिलेको भन्दा ठूलो हुनेछ, सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ: र यस ठाउँमा म शान्ति दिनेछु, सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ। ~ हाग्गै २:६-९ सुसमाचारहरूमा पनि येशूले हामीलाई यो आत्मिक रूपमा भइरहेको बताउनुभयो। "ती दिनको सङ्कष्टको तुरुन्तै पछि सूर्य अँध्यारो हुनेछ, र चन्द्रमाले आफ्नो उज्यालो दिनेछैन, र ताराहरू आकाशबाट खस्नेछन्, र आकाशका शक्तिहरू हल्लिनेछन्: अनि तब स्वर्गमा मानिसको पुत्रको चिन्ह देखा पर्नेछ: र तब पृथ्वीका सबै जनजातिहरूले शोक गर्नेछन्, र तिनीहरूले मानिसको पुत्रलाई स्वर्गको बादलमा शक्ति र ठूलो महिमाको साथ आउँदै गरेको देख्नेछन्। अनि उहाँले आफ्ना स्वर्गदूतहरूलाई तुरहीको ठूलो आवाजसहित पठाउनुहुनेछ, र तिनीहरूले उहाँका चुनिएकाहरूलाई चारै दिशाबाट स्वर्गको एक छेउदेखि अर्को छेउसम्म जम्मा गर्नेछन्।” ~ मत्ती २४:२९-३१ आध्यात्मिक हल्लाउने उद्देश्य भनेको केवल सत्य र पवित्र रहन सुनिश्चित गर्नु हो। किनभने परमेश्वरको साँचो राज्य, जुन भित्रको पवित्रताको राज्य हो, हटाउन सकिँदैन। यो एक अनन्त अपरिवर्तनीय राज्य हो! “जसको आवाजले त्यसबेला पृथ्वी हल्लायो: तर अब उहाँले प्रतिज्ञा गर्नुभएको छ, अझै एक पटक धर्ती मात्र होइन स्वर्ग पनि हल्लाउछु। र यो शब्द, अझै एक पटक, ती चीजहरू हटाउने संकेत गर्दछ जुन हल्लिएका छन्, बनाइएका चीजहरू जस्तै, कि ती चीजहरू जो हल्लाउन सकिँदैन। यसकारण हामीले सार्न नसकिने राज्य पाएका छौं, हामी अनुग्रह गरौं, जसद्वारा हामी आदर र ईश्वरीय भयका साथ स्वीकार्य रूपमा परमेश्वरको सेवा गर्न सक्छौं: "~ हिब्रू १२:२६-२८ र त्यसकारण, यसले हामीलाई अचम्म मान्नुपर्दैन कि प्रकाशको आध्यात्मिक पुस्तकमा, हामीले केही आत्मिक भूकम्पहरू भइरहेको देख्नुपर्छ। प्रकाश पार्थिव मन भएका धार्मिक राज्यहरू र धर्मको पार्थिव शिक्षाहरूलाई हल्लाउन डिजाइन गरिएको हो। र पतित सेवकाईको प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने ताराहरू पनि, चर्चमा आध्यात्मिक स्वर्गीय स्थानहरूबाट खसे। “अनि मैले हेरें जब उसले छैटौं मोहर खोलेको थियो, र हेर, त्यहाँ ठूलो भूकम्प आयो। सूर्य कपालको भाङ्रा जस्तै कालो भयो, र चन्द्रमा रगत जस्तै भयो। अनि आकाशका ताराहरू पृथ्वीमा खसे, जसरी एउटा नेभाराको रूखले आफ्नो अकालको नेभाराहरू फ्याँक्छ, जब उसलाई शक्तिशाली बतासले हल्लायो। अनि स्वर्ग एक मुट्ठो जस्तै गयो जब यो एक साथ गुडाइन्छ। र हरेक पहाड र टापुहरू आ-आफ्नो ठाउँबाट बाहिर सारिए। अनि पृथ्वीका राजाहरू, ठूला मानिसहरू, धनीहरू, र प्रमुख कप्तानहरू, र शक्तिशाली मानिसहरू, र प्रत्येक दास र प्रत्येक स्वतन्त्र मानिसले आफूलाई पहाडका चट्टानहरूमा लुकेका थिए। अनि पहाडहरू र चट्टानहरूलाई भने, हामीमाथि खस, र सिंहासनमा विराजमान हुनुहुने उहाँको अनुहारबाट र थुमाको क्रोधबाट हामीलाई लुकाउनुहोस्: उहाँको क्रोधको महान् दिन आएको छ। र कसले उभिन सक्छ?" ~ प्रकाश ६:१२-१७ प्रकाशमा, पार्थिव चीजहरूले दुष्ट मानिसहरूको हृदयबाट दुष्ट चीजहरूलाई प्रतिनिधित्व गर्दछ: - "उहाँ जो माथिबाट आउनुहुन्छ सबै भन्दा माथि हुनुहुन्छ: जो पृथ्वीको हो ऊ पार्थिव होर पृथ्वीको बारेमा बोल्छ: स्वर्गबाट आउनुहुने सबै भन्दा माथि हुनुहुन्छ।" ~ यूहन्ना ३:३१ - "(धेरै हिँड्नका लागि, जसको बारेमा मैले तपाईलाई बारम्बार भनेको छु, र अब तपाईलाई रोएर पनि भन्छु, कि तिनीहरू ख्रीष्टको क्रुसका शत्रुहरू हुन्: जसको अन्त विनाश हो, जसको परमेश्वर तिनीहरूको पेट हो, र जसको महिमा तिनीहरूको लाजमा छ। , जो पार्थिव चीजहरूमा ध्यान दिन्छन्~ फिलिप्पी ३:१८-१९ - “तर यदि तिमीहरूको हृदयमा तीतो ईर्ष्या र कलह छ भने, घमण्ड नगर्नुहोस्, र सत्यको विरुद्धमा झूट नबोल्नुहोस्। यो बुद्धि माथिबाट आएको होइन, तर पार्थिव, कामुक, शैतानी छ।" ~ याकूब ३:१४-१५ स्वर्गबाट तल आएको मण्डलीमा तीतो ईर्ष्या र कलह हुँदैन। यी चीजहरू मानिसहरूबाट आउँछन् जो समस्याग्रस्त समुद्रहरू जस्तै छन्: उछाल्नुहोस् र घुमाउनुहोस् र समस्यालाई मन्थन गर्नुहोस्। त्यसैले यो समुद्र आध्यात्मिक रूपमा पनि हटाइनुपर्छ: “धेरै मानिसहरूको भीडलाई धिक्कार, जसले समुद्रको कोलाहल जस्तै आवाज निकाल्छ। र राष्ट्रहरूको हतारमा, जसले शक्तिशाली पानीको हडताल जस्तै हतार गर्छ। जातिहरू धेरै पानीको दौडिएझैँ दौडनेछन्, तर परमेश्वरले तिनीहरूलाई हप्काउनुहुनेछ, र तिनीहरू टाढा भाग्नेछन्, र बतासको अगाडि पहाडको भुसझैँ र आँधीबेहरीको अघि लड्ने वस्तुझैँ खेद्नेछन्।” ~ यशैया १७:१२-१३ "अनि उहाँले मलाई भन्नुभयो, तपाईंले देखेको पानी, जहाँ वेश्या बस्छ, मानिसहरू, भीडहरू, राष्ट्रहरू र भाषाहरू हुन्।" ~ प्रकाश १७:१५ यसैले सुसमाचार "पुरानोसँग र नयाँसँग मिल्छ।" र नयाँ आत्मिक स्वर्ग र पृथ्वी संग, तब जोनले परमेश्वरको साँचो मण्डली देख्न सक्थे। "र मैले जोनले पवित्र सहर, नयाँ यरूशलेम, परमेश्वरबाट स्वर्गबाट तल ओर्लिरहेको देखेँ, आफ्नो पतिको लागि दुलहीको रूपमा तयार पारिएको।" ~ प्रकाश २१:२ "किनकि म ईश्वरीय ईर्ष्याको साथ तपाईलाई ईर्ष्या गर्छु: किनकि मैले तिमीलाई एउटै पतिसँग सम्बद्ध गरेको छु, कि म तिमीलाई ख्रीष्टमा एक पवित्र कन्याको रूपमा प्रस्तुत गर्न सक्छु। तर मलाई डर छ, कि जसरी सर्पले आफ्नो चतुरताले हव्वालाई बहकायो, त्यसरी नै ख्रीष्टमा भएको सरलताबाट तिमीहरूको दिमाग भ्रष्ट होस्। किनकि यदि आउनेले अर्को येशूलाई प्रचार गर्छ, जसलाई हामीले प्रचार गरेका छैनौं, वा यदि तपाईंले अर्को आत्मा प्राप्त गर्नुभयो, जुन तपाईंले प्राप्त गर्नुभएको छैन, वा अर्को सुसमाचार, जुन तपाईंले स्वीकार गर्नुभएको छैन, तपाईंले उहाँलाई सहनु हुनेछ।” ~ २ कोरिन्थी ११:२-४ “पति हो, आफ्ना पत्नीहरूलाई प्रेम गर, जसरी ख्रीष्टले पनि मण्डलीलाई प्रेम गर्नुभयो, र त्यसको लागि आफूलाई अर्पण गर्नुभयो; उसले वचनद्वारा पानीको धुलाईले यसलाई पवित्र र सफा गर्न सक्छ, कि उसले यसलाई आफैंमा एउटा महिमित मण्डली प्रस्तुत गर्न सक्छ, दाग, वा चाउरी वा त्यस्तो कुनै चीज नभएको; तर त्यो पवित्र र दोषरहित हुनुपर्छ। यस कारणले गर्दा मानिसले आफ्नो बुबा र आमालाई छोड्नेछ, र आफ्नी पत्नीसँग जोडिनेछ, र तिनीहरू दुई एउटै शरीर हुनेछन्। यो एउटा ठूलो रहस्य हो: तर म ख्रीष्ट र मण्डलीको बारेमा बोल्छु। ~ एफिसी ५:२५-२७,३१-३२ र अब एक पटक चर्च ख्रीष्टमा साँचो र विश्वासयोग्य प्रस्तुत भयो, तब हामी पनि चर्चमा सर्वशक्तिमान परमेश्वरको उपस्थिति देख्न सक्षम छौं! “अनि मैले स्वर्गबाट एउटा ठूलो आवाज यसो भनेको सुनें, हेर, परमेश्वरको बासस्थान मानिसहरूसँग छ, र उहाँ तिनीहरूसँग वास गर्नुहुनेछ, र तिनीहरू उहाँका मानिसहरू हुनेछन्। भगवान स्वयं तिनीहरूसँगै हुनेछन्, र तिनीहरूका परमेश्वर हुनेछन्।” ~ प्रकाश २१:३ साँचो ख्रीष्टियनहरू, व्यक्तिगत रूपमा र सामूहिक रूपमा, परमेश्वरको नयाँ नियमको मन्दिर हो, जहाँ परमेश्वर हामीसँग भेट्न पृथ्वीमा आउनुहुन्छ। “तिमीहरू परमेश्वरको मन्दिर हौ र परमेश्वरका आत्मा तिमीहरूमा वास गर्नुहुन्छ भनी के तिमीहरूलाई थाहा छैन? यदि कसैले परमेश्वरको मन्दिरलाई अशुद्ध पार्छ भने, परमेश्वरले उसलाई नष्ट गर्नुहुनेछ। किनकि परमेश्वरको मन्दिर पवित्र छ, जुन मन्दिर तिमी हौ।" ~ १ कोरिन्थी ३:१६-१७ “किनकि उहाँद्वारा हामी दुवैको एउटै आत्माद्वारा पितासम्म पहुँच हुन्छ। यसकारण अब तिमीहरू विदेशी र विदेशी होइनौ, तर सन्तहरू र परमेश्वरको घरानाका सहनागरिकहरू हौ। र प्रेरितहरू र अगमवक्ताहरूको जगमा निर्माण गरिएका छन्, येशू ख्रीष्ट आफैं मुख्य कुने ढुङ्गा हुनुहुन्थ्यो; जसमा सबै भवनहरू एकसाथ मिलाएर प्रभुको पवित्र मन्दिरमा बढ्छ: जसमा तिमीहरू पनि आत्माद्वारा परमेश्वरको बासस्थानको लागि एकसाथ निर्माण गरिएको छ। ~ एफिसी २:१८-२२ अब जब परमेश्वर उपस्थित हुनुहुन्छ, तब सुसमाचारको लागि परीक्षा र कष्टको गहिराइमा पनि, हामी अझै पनि पवित्र आत्मा, सान्त्वना दिने प्रतिज्ञाबाट सान्त्वना पाउन सक्छौं (यूहन्ना 14:16, 14:26, 15:26)। “र परमेश्वरले तिनीहरूका आँखाबाट सबै आँसु पुछिदिनुहुनेछ। र त्यहाँ फेरि मृत्यु हुनेछैन, न शोक, न रुनेछ, न त त्यहाँ कुनै पीडा हुनेछ: किनकि पहिलेका कुराहरू बितिसकेका छन्।" ~ प्रकाश २१:४ - “उसले मृत्युलाई विजयमा निल्नेछ। अनि परमप्रभु परमेश्वरले सबैको अनुहारबाट आँसु पुछिदिनुहुनेछ। अनि उहाँले आफ्ना मानिसहरूको हप्कालाई सारा पृथ्वीबाट हटाउनुहुनेछ, किनभने परमप्रभुले यो भन्नुभएको छ। अनि त्यस दिन भनिनेछ, हेर, यो हाम्रा परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ। हामी उहाँलाई पर्खिरहेका छौं, र उहाँले हामीलाई बचाउनुहुनेछ: उहाँ परमप्रभु हुनुहुन्छ। हामीले उहाँको पर्खाइमा छौं, उहाँको उद्धारमा हामी हर्षित र आनन्दित हुनेछौं।” ~ यशैया २५:८-९ - "त्यसोभए जब यो भ्रष्टले अविनाशी धारण गर्नेछ, र यो नश्वरले अमरता धारण गर्नेछ, तब लेखिएको भनाइलाई पूरा गरिनेछ, मृत्यु विजयमा निलिएको छ। हे मृत्यु, तिम्रो डंक कहाँ छ? हे चिहान, तिम्रो विजय कहाँ छ? मृत्युको डंक पाप हो; र पापको बल व्यवस्था हो। तर परमेश्वरलाई धन्यवाद होस्, जसले हामीलाई हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टद्वारा विजय दिनुहुन्छ।” ~ १ कोरिन्थी १५:५४-५७ हो यो सान्त्वना पृथ्वी छोडेर ईश्वरको अनन्त स्वर्गमा प्रवेश गर्दा पूर्ण रूपमा प्राप्त हुनेछ। तर अहिले पनि "मृत्युको डंक" जुन पाप हो, हाम्रो जीवनबाट हटाउन सकिन्छ। यो पवित्र आत्माको भरि संगै सम्पन्न भएकोले हामीलाई अहिले धेरै आवश्यक अनुग्रह र सान्त्वना दिन्छ! "अनि सिंहासनमा विराजमान हुनुहुनेले भने, हेर, म सबै कुरा नयाँ बनाउँछु। अनि उहाँले मलाई भन्नुभयो, लेख: यी शब्दहरू सत्य र विश्वासयोग्य छन्। प्रकाश 21:5 हो, उहाँले अहिले नै सबै आध्यात्मिक कुराहरू नयाँ बनाउन सक्नुहुन्छ! यो पनि उहाँको साँचो र विश्वासयोग्य वचनको अंश हो। "यसैकारण यदि कोही मानिस ख्रीष्टमा छ भने, त्यो नयाँ सृष्टि हो: पुराना कुराहरू बितिसकेका छन्; हेर, सबै चीजहरू नयाँ हुन्छन्।" ~ २ कोरिन्थी ५:१७ "अनि उसले मलाई भन्यो, यो गरिएको छ। म अल्फा र ओमेगा हुँ, सुरु र अन्त्य। म तिर्खाउनेलाई जीवनको पानीको मुहान सित्तैमा दिनेछु।” ~ प्रकाश २१:६ यो सकियो! हो अहिले पनि: यो सकियो! जब येशू क्रुसमा मर्नुभयो, उहाँले हामीलाई अन्तिम शब्दहरू भन्नुभयो: "यो समाप्त भयो।" येशूको बलिदानले पूर्ण काम गर्छ र आज पनि सबै चीजहरू नयाँ बनाउनेछ। "यसकारण जब येशूले सिरका पाउनु भयो, उहाँले भन्नुभयो, यो सकियो: र उसले आफ्नो शिर झुकाएर भूत त्याग्यो। ~ यूहन्ना १९:३० के तपाईं सार्न नसकिने यो राज्य प्राप्त गर्न सक्षम हुनुहुन्छ? के तपाईं ख्रीष्टको साँचो दुलहीको भाग हुनुहुन्छ? के तपाईंसँग हेर्ने आध्यात्मिक आँखा र सुन्न कान छ? "जसले जित्छ उसले सबै चीजहरू पाउनेछ; म उसको परमेश्वर हुनेछु, र ऊ मेरो छोरा हुनेछ। तर डराउने, अविश्वासी, घिनलाग्दो, हत्याराहरू, व्यभिचारीहरू, जादूगरहरू, मूर्तिपूजकहरू, र सबै झूट बोल्नेहरू, आगो र गन्धकले जलेको तालमा तिनीहरूको भाग हुनेछ: जुन दोस्रो मृत्यु हो।” ~ प्रकाश २१:७-८ पहिलो मृत्यु, आत्माको मृत्यु हो जुन पाप गर्दा हुन्छ। "मृत्युको डंक" तब हुन्छ जब तपाईं पापमा फर्किनुहुन्छ, वा पापको कहिल्यै क्षमा गरिएको छैन, र तपाईं त्यसरी मर्नुहुन्छ। यदि तपाईं आफ्नो पापमा मर्नुभयो भने येशूले भन्नुभयो, "जहाँ म छु, तपाईं आउन सक्नुहुन्न।" यो दोस्रो मृत्यु हो, जुन अनन्तकालको लागि ईश्वरबाट स्थायी अलगाव हो। नोट: तलको यो रेखाचित्रले एक्काइसौं अध्याय पूर्ण प्रकाश सन्देश भित्र कहाँ छ भनेर देखाउँछ। पहिले कपटको छललाई नष्ट गरिसकेपछि, प्रकाश अध्याय 21 ले ख्रीष्टको साँचो दुलही, साँचो मण्डलीलाई प्रकट गर्दछ। प्रकाशको उच्च स्तरको दृष्टिकोणलाई अझ राम्रोसँग बुझ्नको लागि, तपाईंले "प्रकाश को रोडमैप।"