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Ðbelieves€in€him€may€not€die€but€have€eternal€life.ððÐ   t ÐÌò òWhat€will€God€do€with€our€sins?ó óÐ X , Ѐ€ò ò1€John€1:9€CEV„ó ó€€ð ðBut€if€we€confess€our€sins€to€God,€€he€can€always€be€trusted€to€forgive€us€and€take€ourÐ 4  Ðsins€away.ðð€€Ð  è Ѐ€ò òMicah€7:19€NirV„ó ó€€ð ðOnce€again€you€will€show€loving€concern€for€us.€€You€will€completely€wipe€out€theÐ ð Ä  Ðevil€things€weððve€done.€€You€will€throw€all€our€sins€into€the€bottom€of€the€sea.ððРФ  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€good€things€we€have€done€and€our€bad€deeds€are€all€recorded€in€Heaven.€€We€will€be€judgedÐ ˆ\  Ðaccording€to€what€is€written.€€But,€as€soon€as€we€ask€for€forgiveness,€pardon€is€written€by€our€name€and€theÐ h<  Ðrecord€of€our€sins.€€Later,€in€the€final€judgment,€the€record€will€be€erased€if€we€have€been€truly€sorry€for€ourÐ D  Ðsins.Ð  ô  ÐÌò òHow€does€becoming€a€Christian€change€your€life?ó óРج Ѐ€ò ò2€Cor.€5:17€€NLV€„ó ó€€ð ðWhat€this€means€is€that€those€who€become€Christians€become€new€persons.€TheyÐ ´ˆ Ðare€not€the€same€anymore,€for€the€old€life€is€gone.€A€new€life€has€begun!ððÐ ”h ÐÌò òHow€does€God€change€you€from€the€inside€out?ó óÐ L  Ðò ò€€Psalm€51:10€NirVó 󀄀ð ðGod,€create€a€pure€heart€in€me.€€Give€me€a€new€spirit€that€is€faithful€to€you.ðð€€orÐ (ü Ðò òCEVó ó„€€ð ðCreate€pure€thoughts€in€me€and€make€me€faithful€again.ðð€Ð Ü ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€When€we€are€born€again,€we€switch€bosses.€€Before€Satan€was€in€charge.€€After,€it€is€Jesus.€€JesusРĘ Ðsends€the€Holy€Spirit€to€take€away€our€sinful€wishes.€€As€we€walk€daily€with€Christ,€what€we€want€will€beÐ ¤x Ðwhat€He€wants.€€Our€thoughts€become€like€His€thoughts.€€By€constantly€looking€to€Jesus,€we€are€changed.€Ð €T ÐAs€a€computer€can€change€programs,€so€our€minds€are€given€a€new€program€by€the€Holy€Spirit.€€SinfulÐ \0 Ðthings€we€liked€before,€we€come€to€hate.€Spiritual€things€we€hated,€we€learn€to€like.Ð 8  ÐÌò òWhat€is€one€way€we€can€know€if€we€are€ððborn€againðð?ó óÐ ð Ä Ðò ò1€John€3:14€NirV„€ó ó€ð ðWe€know€that€we€have€left€our€old€dead€condition€and€entered€into€new€life.€€We€knowÐ Ì!   Ðit€because€we€love€our€brothers€and€sisters.€€Those€who€do€not€are€still€living€in€their€old€condition.ððÐ ¬"€! ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€heart€of€Christianity€and€Godððs€law,€is€true,€deep,€caring€love.€€Ô‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔWe€know€true€Christians€by€theÐ d$8# Ðlove€they€show€for€both€their€friends,€and€their€enemies.Ð D%$ ÐÔ#†N&æ4%%H&æ4¶.#ÔÌò òWill€ððborn€againðð€people€keep€on€planning€to€sin?ó óÐ ü&Ð & Ðò ò€€1€John€3:9€ICBó ó„€€€ð ðWhen€God€makes€someone€his€child,€that€person€does€not€go€on€sinning.€The€new€lifeÐ Ø'¬!' ÐGod€gave€that€person€stays€in€him.€So€he€is€not€able€to€go€on€sinning,€because€he€has€become€a€child€ofÐ ¸(Œ"( ÐGodðð.Ð ”)h#) ÐÌò òNote:€ó óA€true€Christian€may€be€caught€in€a€moment€of€weakness,€and€fall.€€But,€a€true€Christian€will€not€beÐ L+ %+ Ðplanning€to€continue€doing€the€same€sin.€€True€love€will€not€allow€us€to€keep€on€planning€the€same€unlovingÐ ,,&, Ðacts.Ð -Ü&- ÐÐ ä-¸'. Ðò òWhen€we€give€ourselves€fully€to€God,€will€we€love€Him€enough€to€obey?ó óÐ , Ðò ò1€John€2:3„6Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓÔ‡H&æ4%%N&æ4Ô€CEV„€€ó óð ðWhen€we€obey€God,€we€are€sure€that€we€know€him.€But€if€we€claim€to€know€him€andÐ Ü Ðdon't€obey€him,€we€are€lying€and€the€truth€isn't€in€our€hearts.€We€truly€love€God€only€when€we€obey€him€asÐ è¼ Ðwe€should,€and€then€we€know€that€we€belong€to€him.€If€we€say€we€are€his,€we€must€follow€the€example€ofРĘ ÐChrist.Ô#†N&æ4%%H&æ4Ê2#Ôò òÐ   t Ðó óÌò òNote„ó ó€Jesus€makes€it€clear€that€if€we€truly€love€Him,€we€decide€to€obey€Him€fully.Ð X , ÐÌò òWill€God€accept€anyone€no€matter€what€they€have€done?ó óÐ  è Ðò òJohn€6:37€NIrV€„ó ó€ð ðEveryone€the€Father€gives€me€will€come€to€me.€€I€will€never€send€away€anyone€whoÐ ð Ä  Ðcomes€to€me.ððРФ  ÐÌò òNote„ó ó€There€is€no€sin€that€is€too€bad€for€God€to€forgive.€€But,€if€we€keep€pushing€God€away,€it€is€possible€toÐ ˆ\  Ðfinally€seal€our€minds€away€from€the€working€of€the€Holy€Spirit.€€God€will€not€force€Himself€on€us.€€But,€asÐ h<  Ðlong€as€there€is€hope,€God€will€not€give€up!Ð D  ÐÌò òIs€it€safe€to€put€off€a€decision€for€God?Ð üÐ  Ѐ€2€Corinthians€6:2€CEV„ó ó€ð ðIn€the€Scriptures€God€says,€"When€the€time€came,€I€listened€to€you,€and€whenРج Ðyou€needed€help,€I€came€to€save€you."€That€time€has€come.€This€is€the€day€for€you€to€be€saved.ððÐ ¸Œ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€€Life€is€so€uncertain€with€instant€death€through€accidents€or€heart€attacks.€€It€is€not€safe€to€ever€put€offÐ pD Ða€decision€for€Christ.€€Really,€being€a€Christian€life€brings€a€deeper€joy€and€satisfaction€than€anything€theÐ P$ Ðworld€can€give.€€Why€wait?Ð , ÐÌÌÔ‡N„Úi „%N&æ4Ôò òÐ  À” Ð2.€€GODððS€WORDððS€FOR€MY€LIFE€Ô#†N&æ4% „N„ÚiÅ9#Ôó óÐ , ÐÌò òHas€God€ever€spoken€directly€with€people?ó óÐ h< Ðò ò€€Hebrews€1:1€NIrV€ó ó„€ð ðIn€the€past,€God€spoke€to€our€people€through€the€prophets.€He€spoke€at€many€times.€Ð D  ÐHe€spoke€in€different€ways.ððÐ $ ø ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Before€man€sinned,€God€spoke€directly€to€Adam€and€Eve€in€the€cool€of€the€evening.€€God€may€speakÐ Ü ° Ðdirectly€to€us€through€our€conscience€or€even€a€dream.€But,€God€usually€uses€special€people€calledÐ ¼  ÐððProphetsðð.€€God€asks€the€prophets€to€write€His€messages€for€us.Ð ˜ l ÐÌò òHow€can€we€know€that€it€was€God€who€really€spoke€through€the€prophets€or€Bible€writers?ó óÐ P$  Ðò ò€€2€Peter€1:19€CEV„ó ó€€€ð ðAll€of€this€makes€us€even€more€certain€that€what€the€prophets€said€is€true.€So€youÐ ,  Ðshould€pay€close€attention€to€their€message,€as€you€would€to€a€lamp€shining€in€some€dark€place.€...Ð  à  Ðò ò€€2€Peter€1:20,€21€NIrVó ó„€ð ðAbove€all,€here€is€what€you€must€understand.€€No€prophecy€in€Scripture€everÐ è¼  Ðcame€from€a€prophetððs€own€understanding.€€It€never€came€simply€because€they€wanted€it€to.€€Instead,€theÐ Èœ  ÐHoly€Spirit€guided€the€prophets€as€they€spoke.€€So€prophecy€comes€from€God.ððÐ ¤x  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€€God€gave€His€messages€to€the€prophets.€€God€talked€to€the€prophets€with€dreams,€visions,€clearÐ \0 Ðthought€impressions,€or€sent€an€angel€to€explain€things.€€Sometimes€God€directly€spoke€out€loud€to€them.€Ð < ÐWhen€a€true€prophet€tells€us€what€is€going€to€happen,€it€must€come€true.€€A€later€prophetððs€messages€mustÐ ì Ðagree€with€an€earlier€prophets€(Isaiah€8:20).€€We€must€test€the€messages€because€there€are€both€true€andÐ ôÈ Ðfalse€prophets.€€We€believe€all€the€prophets€in€the€Bible€are€true.РФ ÐÌò òIs€everything€written€in€the€Bible€from€God?ó óÐ ˆ\ Ðò ò€€2€Timothy€3:16€TEV„€ó ó€ð ðAll€Scripture€is€òòò òinspiredó óóó€by€Godðð€Ð d8 Ðò ò€€2€Timothy€3:16„17€NIrV„ó ó€€€ð ðGod€has€breathed€life€into€all€of€Scripture.€€It€is€useful€for€teaching€us€whatÐ D Ðis€true.€€It€is€useful€for€correcting€our€mistakes.€€It€is€useful€for€making€our€lives€whole€again.€€It€is€usefulÐ $ø Ðfor€training€us€to€do€what€is€right.€€By€using€Scripture,€God€people€can€be€completely€prepared€to€do€everyÐ Ô Ðgood€thing.ððРܰ ÐÌò òNote:€ó óThe€Bible€is€the€Word€of€God€for€us.€€God€helped€(€inspired)€the€writers€with€their€thoughts.€€TheÐ ” h ÐHoly€Spirit€helped€the€writers€choose€the€right€words€from€their€own€vocabulary.€€Each€prophet€wrote€in€hisÐ t!H Ðown€way€(style).€€John€(a€former€fisherman)€uses€easier€words€than€Paul€(a€former€Jewish€leader).€€TheÐ P"$  ÐBible€gives€us€clear€and€true€messages€from€God.€€Ð ,#! ÐÌò òWhy€did€God€speak€to€us€through€the€Bible?ó óÐ ä$¸# Ðò òRomans€15:4€NIrV€„ó ó€ð ðEverything€that€was€written€in€the€past€was€written€to€teach€us.€€The€Scriptures€giveÐ À%”$ Ðus€strength€to€go€on.€€They€cheer€us€up€and€give€us€hope.ððÐ  &t % ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€The€Bible€is€the€story€of€how€God€has€worked€for€about€6,000€years€to€save€people.€€We€see€howÐ X(,"' ÐGod€worked€with€people€and€with€nations.€€Most€of€the€Bible€tells€us€how€God€worked€with€His€specialÐ 8) #( Ðpeople,€Israel.€€God€wanted€them€to€be€His€missionaries.Ð *è#) Ðò òÌWhy€did€God€give€so€many€stories€about€real€people€and€their€experiences?ó óÐ Ì+ %+ Ðò ò€€1€Cor.€10:11€ICV€„ó ó€ð ðThe€things€that€happened€to€those€people€òòare€examplesóó.€And€they€were€written€downÐ ¨,|&, Ðto€be€warnings€for€us.€For€we€live€in€a€time€when€all€these€things€of€the€past€have€reached€their€goal.ððÐ ˆ-\'- ЇÌò òNote:€ó ó€We€need€to€learn€lessons€from€the€good€and€bad€experiences€of€the€people€in€the€Bible.€€We€seeÐ Ü Ðbehind€what€ððòòseemed€to€just€happenóóðð€that€was€really€part€of€the€great€war€between€God€and€Satan.€€We€seeÐ è¼ Ðhow€a€loving€God€is€trying€to€do€everything€He€can€to€save€sinful€man!РĘ ÐÌò òDo€we€need€any€special€help€in€understanding€what€God€is€trying€to€tell€us€in€His€Word?ó óÐ | P Ðò ò1€Cor.€2:14€NIrVó 󀄀ð ðSome€people€donððt€have€the€Holy€Spirit.€€They€donððt€accept€the€things€that€come€fromÐ X , Ðthe€Spirit€of€God.€€Things€like€that€are€foolish€to€them.€€They€canððt€understand€them.€€In€fact,€such€thingsÐ 8  Ðcanððt€be€understood€without€the€Spiritððs€help.ððÐ  è ÐÌò òNote:€ó óIt€was€the€Holy€Spirit€that€inspired€the€prophets€and€helped€them€write.€€We€need€the€same€Holy€SpiritÐ Ì   Ðto€help€us€understand€what€the€Spirit€is€really€trying€to€tell€us€in€the€Bible.€€It€is€very€easy€to€misunderstandÐ ¬€  Ðor€twist€words€to€make€things€read€the€way€we€want€to€believe.€[2€Peter€3:16]Ð ˆ\  ÐÌò òIs€it€important€to€take€time€to€really€study€the€Bible?ó óÐ @  Ðò ò€€John€5:39€ICV„€ó óÓ SÓ€€ð ðYou€carefully€study€the€Scriptures€because€you€think€that€they€give€you€eternal€life.Ð ð  ÐThose€are€the€same€Scriptures€that€tell€about€me.ððÓ SÓÐ üÐ  Ðò ò€€Acts€17:11€NirVó ó„€ð ðThe€Bereans€were€very€glad€to€receive€Paulððs€message.€€They€studied€the€ScripturesРج Ðcarefully€every€day.€€They€wanted€to€see€if€what€Paul€said€was€true...ððÐ ¸Œ ÐÌò òNote:€ó óThe€Bible€is€the€most€important€book€in€the€world.€€We€should€study€it€carefully€and€with€prayer.òòò ò€€WeÐ pD Ðneed€to€try€and€understand:€ó óóó(1)€Who€first€received€the€message?€(2)€Why€it€was€given?€(3)€What€did€theÐ P$ Ðmessage€mean€to€the€people€who€first€heard€it?.€We€need€to€try€and€understand€the€meaning€of€each€verse€inÐ , Ðits€context€(what€goes€before€and€after).€€When€we€want€to€understand€a€topic,€we€should€put€all€the€texts€onÐ Ü Ðthe€same€subject€together€from€all€the€Bible.€€It€is€wrong€to€take€just€one€verse,€and€build€a€teaching€on€itÐ ä¸ Ðwithout€the€many€other€verses€that€talk€of€the€same€thing.Ð À” ÐÌò òDid€Jesus€encourage€others€to€use€the€Bible€to€better€understand€His€life€and€work?ó óÐ xL Ðò ò€€John€5:39€ICV€„€ó óð ðYou€carefully€study€the€Scriptures€because€you€think€that€they€give€you€eternal€life.Ð T( ÐThose€are€the€same€Scriptures€that€tell€about€me!ððÐ 4 Ðò ò€€Luke€23:27€ICV€„ó ó€ð ðThen€Jesus€began€to€explain€everything€that€had€been€written€about€himself€in€theÐ  ä ÐScriptures.€€He€started€with€Moses,€and€then€he€talked€about€what€all€the€prophets€had€said€about€him.ððÐ ð Ä ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Jesus€made€it€very€clear€that€it€was€important€to€study€and€know€what€was€in€the€Bible.€€If€God€wroteÐ ¨"|! Ðus€His€messages,€we€need€to€understand€what€God€is€trying€to€tell€us.€€In€the€judgment,€we€are€responsibleÐ ˆ#\" Ðfor€what€God€has€been€telling€us€in€His€word.€€Saying,€ð ðI€was€too€busyðð€wonððt€be€a€good€excuse.€€€JesusÐ d$8# Ðsaid:€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓÔ‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔThe€words€I€have€spoken€will€be€their€judge€on€the€last€day!Ô#†N&æ4%%H&æ4¤W#Ô€(ò òJohn€12:48€GNBó ó)Ð @%$ ÐÌò òWhat€is€the€right€attitude€to€the€study€of€the€Bible€so€we€can€have€the€Holy€Spirit€to€help€usÐ ü&Ð & Ðunderstand?ó óÐ Ø'¬!' Ðò ò€€John€7:17€ICV€„ó ó€ð ðIf€anyone€chooses€to€do€what€God€wants,€then€he€will€know€that€my€teaching€comesÐ ´(ˆ"( Ðfrom€God.€He€will€know€that€this€teaching€is€not€my€own.ðð€Ð ”)h#) ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€People€often€choose€to€believe€only€what€they€ò òòòwant€to€believeóóó ó.€(Paul€warns€against€this€in€2€TimothyÐ L+ %+ Ð4:3)€€So,€if€we€really€want€to€know€Godððs€truth,€we€must€have€the€right€attitude.€€We€must€really€want€toÐ ,,&, Ðknow€Godððs€will.€€Ô‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔThis€is€why€it€is€so€important€to€pray€before€we€read€the€Bible.€€Ô#†N&æ4%%H&æ4ãZ#ÔGodððs€Spirit€needs€toÐ -Ü&- Ðprepare€our€hearts€to€be€ready€to€accept€Godððs€will€for€our€lives€„€even€if€it€is€not€what€we€like!Ð ä-¸'. Їò òWhat€is€the€final€goal€of€the€Scriptures€for€your€life?ó óÐ , Ðò òJohn€20:21€NirV„ó ó€€ð ðBut€these€are€written€down€so€that€you€may€believe€that€Jesus€is€the€Christ,€the€Son€ofÐ Ü ÐGod.€€If€you€believe€this,€you€will€have€life€because€you€belong€to€him.ððÐ è¼ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€goal€of€the€Bible€is€to€help€us€be€saved€and€prepare€for€Heaven.€€Jesus€is€the€only€way€to€Heaven.€Ð   t ÐWe€need€to€concentrate€on€coming€to€know,€love€and€follow€Jesus€fully!Ð € T ÐÌÌò òÔ‡N„Úi „%N&æ4ÔÐ   è Ð3.€€WHERE€DID€SIN€COME€FROM?Ô#†N&æ4% „N„Úi4^#Ôó óÐ , ÐÌò òWho€began€all€sin?ó óÐ h< Ðò ò€€1€John€3:8€ICV„ó ó€The€devil€has€been€sinning€since€the€beginning.€Anyone€who€continues€to€sin€belongs€toÐ D  Ðthe€devil.€The€Son€of€God€came€for€this€purpose:€to€destroy€the€devilððs€work.ððÐ $ ø ÐÌò òNote:€ó óJesus€says€that€Satan€was€a€real€person..€€Sin€first€started€in€Luciferððs€heart.Ð Ü ° ÐÌò òHow€did€sin€begin€in€the€heart€of€a€perfect€angel,€Lucifer€(the€Devil)€when€He€was€still€in€Heaven?ó óÐ ˜ l Ðò ò€€Ezekiel€28:15,17€BBE„€ó ó€ð ð€There€has€been€no€evil€in€your€ways€from€the€day€when€you€were€made,€till€sinÐ tH  Ðwas€seen€in€you.€...Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓYour€heart€was€lifted€up€because€you€were€beautiful,€you€made€your€wisdom€evil€throughÐ T(  Ðyour€sin:€I€have€sent€you€down,€even€to€the€earth...ððÐ 0  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Somehow€Satan€started€thinking€thoughts€of€pride€and€selfishness.€€Satan€also€became€jealous€ofÐ è¼  ÐJesus.€God€pleaded€with€Satan€to€repent.€€But€Satan€would€not€repent€and€accept€Godððs€authority.€€SatanÐ Èœ  Ðwanted€to€do€things€his€way,€not€Godððs.€€That€is€the€heart€of€sin.€€Ð ¤x  ÐÌò òWhat€was€Satanððs€goal?ó óÐ \0 Ѐ€ò òIsaiah€14:13,14€€NCVó ó„€€ð ðYou€told€yourself€ð ðI€will€go€up€to€heaven.€I€will€put€my€throne€above€GodððsÐ 8  Ðstars.€€I€will€sit€on€the€mountain€of€the€gods,€€on€the€slopes€of€the€sacred€mountain.€€I€will€go€up€above€theÐ ì Ðtops€of€the€clouds.€I€will€be€like€God€Most€High.ððÐ ôÈ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€€Satan€wanted€to€be€like€God€in€power€and€authority.€€Satan€wanted€to€be€worshiped.€€Today€Satan€isÐ ¬€ Ðbeing€worshiped€in€many€false€religions€in€ways€people€do€not€suspect.Ð Œ` ÐÌò òWhat€happened€to€the€Devil€after€He€sinned?ó óÐ D Ðò ò€€John€10:18€CEV„ó ó€ð ð€€Jesus€told€them:€I€saw€Satan€fall€from€heaven€like€a€flash€of€lightning.Ð  ô Ðò ò€€Rev.€12:7„9€ICV€ó ó„€ð ðThen€there€was€a€war€in€heaven.€Michael€and€his€angels€fought€against€the€dragon.Ð Ô ÐThe€dragon€and€his€angels€fought€back.€€But€the€dragon€was€not€strong€enough.€He€and€his€angels€lost€theirÐ à´ Ðplace€in€heaven.€He€was€thrown€down€out€of€heaven.€(The€giant€dragon€is€that€old€snake€called€the€devil€orÐ ¼ ÐSatan.€He€leads€the€whole€world€the€wrong€way.)€The€dragon€with€his€angels€was€thrown€down€to€theÐ ˜ l Ðearth.ððÐ t!H ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€After€He€sinned,€Satan€and€his€angels€were€thrown€out€of€Heaven.€€Satan€and€his€angels€tried€to€winÐ ,#! Ðother€worlds€over€to€their€new€ways€of€thinking.€€But,€our€world€is€the€only€one€that€fell€to€Satanððs€lies.Ð  $à" ÐÌò òHow€did€sin€spread€to€our€earth?ó óÐ Ä%˜$ Ѐ€ò òGenesis€3:1„6€NCV€„€ó óð ðNow€the€snake€was€the€most€clever€of€all€the€wild€animals€the€LORD€God€hadÐ  &t % Ðmade.€One€day€the€snake€said€to€the€woman,€Did€God€really€say€that€you€must€not€eat€fruit€from€any€tree€inÐ €'T!& Ðthe€garden?€€€The€woman€answered€the€snake,€We€may€eat€fruit€from€the€trees€in€the€garden.€But€God€toldÐ \(0"' Ðus,€You€must€not€eat€fruit€from€the€tree€that€is€in€the€middle€of€the€garden.€You€must€not€even€touch€it,€orÐ 8) #( Ðyou€will€die.€€But€the€snake€said€to€the€woman,€You€will€not€die.€God€knows€that€if€you€eat€the€fruit€fromÐ *è#) Ðthat€tree,€you€will€learn€about€good€and€evil€and€you€will€be€like€God!€€€The€woman€saw€that€the€tree€wasÐ ð*Ä$* Ðbeautiful,€that€its€fruit€was€good€to€eat,€and€that€it€would€make€her€wise.€So€she€took€some€of€its€fruit€andÐ Ì+ %+ Ðate€it.€She€also€gave€some€of€the€fruit€to€her€husband,€and€he€ate€it.ððÐ ¨,|&, ÐÐ „-X'- Ðò òNote:€ó óAdam€and€Ever€were€given€a€test€of€loyalty€and€obedience.€€They€were€told€not€to€eat€of€one€tree€„€theÐ , ÐTree€of€the€knowledge€of€good€and€evil.€€But,€when€Eve€wandered€away€from€Adam,€she€fell€to€SatanððsÐ  à Ðtemptation.€€Adam€knew€Eve€had€sinned,€but€Adam€decided€to€also€eat€the€forbidden€fruit.€€Adam€decided€toÐ è¼ Ðsuffer€the€same€penalty€as€Eve,€whatever€that€might€be.РĘ ÐÌò òWe€sin€because€of€Adam,€but€how€is€Jesus€working€things€out€to€save€us€from€sin?ó óÐ | P Ѐ€ò òRomans€5:12€&€15€NirVó 󀄀ð ðSin€entered€the€world€because€one€man€sinned.€€And€death€came€because€ofÐ X , Ðsin.€€Everyone€sinned,€so€death€came€to€all€people.€...Godððs€gift€is€different€from€Adamððs€sin.€€Many€peopleÐ 8  Ðdied€because€of€the€sin€of€that€one€man.€€But€it€was€even€more€sure€that€Godðð€grace€would€also€comeÐ  è Ðthrough€one€man.€€That€man€is€Jesus€Christ.€€Godððs€gift€of€grace€was€more€than€enough€for€the€wholeÐ ð Ä  Ðworld.ððÐ Ì   ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€When€Adam€and€Eve€sinned,€their€whole€nature€changed.€€They€became€naturally€selfish€andÐ „X  Ðdisobedient.€€We€are€now€born€with€that€same€bent€to€evil.€€When€we€give€ourselves€completely€to€Jesus,€weÐ d8  Ðchange€Masters.€€Instead€of€having€Satan€in€control,€we€have€Jesus€in€control€through€His€Spirit.€€ThroughÐ @  ÐGodððs€power€we€can€change€and€live€lives€as€Jesus€lived.Ð ð  ÐÌò òWhat€did€Jesus€say€about€the€Devil?ó óÐ Ô¨ Ðò ò€€John€8:44€ICV„ó ó€ð ðYour€father€is€the€devil.€You€belong€to€him€and€want€to€do€what€he€wants.€He€was€aÐ °„ Ðmurderer€from€the€beginning.€He€was€against€the€truth,€for€there€is€no€truth€in€him.€He€is€a€liar,€and€he€isÐ d Ðlike€the€lies€he€tells.€He€is€the€father€of€lies.ððÐ l@ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€€Satan€wins€by€deception€and€lies.€€Satan€offers€temporary€ððhighsðð,€but€they€leave€us€worse€off.€€SinÐ $ø Ðcan€be€fun€for€a€while,€but€in€the€end€it€brings€disappointment,€suffering€and€death.€€God€can€only€useÐ Ø Ðhonesty.€€God€has€to€win€our€loyalty.€€God€is€now€working€to€demonstrate€His€love€to€the€Universe€thoughÐ à´ Ðour€experiences€here€in€this€world.€€The€universe€is€watching€everything€that€is€happening€now.€But,€it€takesÐ ¼ Ðtime€and€everyone€must€have€free€choice.Ð ˜l ÐÌò òWhat€will€finally€happen€to€Satan€and€his€angels?ó óÐ P$ Ðò ò€€Rev.€20:7„10€NCVó 󀄀ð ðWhen€the€thousand€years€are€over,€Satan€will€be€set€free€from€his€prison.€Then€heÐ , Ðwill€go€out€to€trick€the€nations€in€all€the€earth„„Gog€and€Magog€gather€them€for€battle.€There€are€so€manyÐ  à Ðpeople€they€will€be€like€sand€on€the€seashore.€And€Satanððs€army€marched€across€the€earth€and€gatheredÐ è ¼ Ðaround€the€camp€of€Gods€people€and€the€city€God€loves.€But€fire€came€down€from€heaven€and€burned€themÐ Ä!˜  Ðup.€And€Satan,€who€tricked€them,€was€thrown€into€the€lake€of€burning€sulfur...ððÐ  "t! ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€After€the€final€judgment€and€the€Universe€have€seen€that€God€is€not€a€dictator,€but€is€really€loving,Ð X$,# ÐSatan€will€be€destroyed.€€But€God€cannot€bring€it€to€an€end€until€His€love€and€mercy€is€proved€beyond€anyÐ 8% $ Ðdoubt!Ð &è% ÐÌò òWho€will€make€it€possible€for€us€to€be€free€from€the€power€of€the€Devil?ó óÐ Ì' !' Ðò ò€€Heb.€2:14,15€NLV€ó 󀄀ð ðBecause€Godððs€children€are€human€beings€made€of€flesh€and€blood.€€Jesus€alsoÐ ¨(|"( Ðbecame€flesh€and€blood€by€being€born€in€human€form.€[ICV]€He€did€this€so€that,€by€dying,€he€could€destroyÐ ˆ)\#) Ðthe€one€who€has€the€power€of€death.€That€one€is€the€devil.ððÐ d*8$* ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€€€Jesus€says€in€Revelation€3:20€CEV„€ð ðListen!€I€am€standing€and€knocking€at€your€door.€If€you€hearÐ ,ð%, Ðmy€voice€and€open€the€door,€I€will€come€in€and€we€will€eat€together.ðð€€Jesus€is€waiting€to€come€into€yourÐ ü,Ð&- Ðheart.€€Have€you€made€that€decision€to€let€Him€in?ò òÔ‡N„Úi „%N&æ4ÔÐ  Ø-¬'. Ð4.€€DID€MAN€EVOLVE€OR€WAS€MAN€CREATED€BYÐ , ÐTHE€HAND€OF€A€LOVING€GOD?Ô#†N&æ4% „N„Úià~#Ôó óÐ Œ` ÐÌò òHow€does€the€Bible€say€our€world€was€made?ó óÐ È œ Ðò ò€€Genesis€1:1€KJVó 󀄀ð ðIn€the€beginning,€God€created€the€heaven€and€the€earth.ððÐ ¤ x ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€òòò òThere€are€three€ideasó óóó:€(1)€Man€evolved€from€one€celled€animals€after€some€kind€of€a€ððbig€bangðð€thatÐ ` 4 Ðbegan€life.€This€is€the€theory€of€Evolution€€(2)€God€created€the€first€life,€but€used€evolution€as€His€way€ofÐ @  Ðcreating€„€òòTheistic€Evolution€óó(3)€God€created€everything€exactly€as€it€says€in€Genesis€1€„€Creation.€€WhileÐ ð Ðwe€respect€those€who€have€views€#€1€and€#€2,€the€only€way€to€accept€the€Bible€as€fully€inspired€(from€God)Ð øÌ  Ðis€to€take€it€as€it€reads.€€This€means€that€we€accept€ð ðsix€24€hour€daysðð€of€Creation€„€just€as€it€says€inÐ Ô¨  ÐGenesis.Ð °„  Ѐ€If€people€say€that€God€created€something,€but€Genesis€is€a€mixture€of€truth€and€error€(myth),€then€theyÐ Œ`  Ðsoon€say€that€the€whole€Bible€is€also€filled€with€truth€and€error.€€Why?€€Jesus€and€the€Bible€writers€allÐ h<  Ðbelieved€a€literal€creation€story.€€If€people€donððt€believe€Genesis€as€fact,€then€they€start€to€doubt€the€story€ofÐ D  Ðthe€flood€and€the€miracles€of€the€Bible.€Finally,€they€claim€that€the€story€of€Jesus€is€a€mixture€of€truth€andÐ  ô  Ðmanððs€private€opinions.€Because€the€power€ofÔ‡H&æ4%%N&æ4Ô€Bible€truth€is€broken,€they€may€believe€that€Jesus€has€noÐ üÐ Ðpower€to€save€them.Ô#†N&æ4%%H&æ4P…#ÔРج ÐÌò òWho€actually€did€the€creating€of€our€world?ó óÐ d Ðò ò€€Col.€1:15,16€NirV„ó ó€ð ðChrist€is€the€exact€likeness€of€God,€who€canððt€be€seen.€€He€is€first,€and€he€is€over€allÐ l@ Ðof€creation.€€All€things€were€created€by€him.€€He€created€everything€in€heaven€and€on€earth.€€He€createdÐ L  Ðeverything€that€can€be€seen€and€everything€that€canððt€be€seen.€€He€created€kings,€powers,€rulers€andÐ (ü Ðauthorities.€€Everything€was€created€by€him€and€for€him.ððÐ Ø ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€Father,€Jesus€and€the€Holy€Spirit€all€worked€together€in€Creation.€The€Father€helped€plan,€butÐ ¼ ÐJesus€did€the€speaking,€and€the€work€was€carried€out€by€the€power€of€the€Holy€Spirit.Ð œp ÐÌò òWhat€was€the€earth€like€at€the€beginning€of€Creation€week?ó óÐ T( Ðò ò€€Genesis€1:2€NirV€ó ó„€ð ðThe€earth€didnððt€have€any€shape.€€And€it€was€empty.€€Darkness€was€over€the€surfaceÐ 0  Ðof€the€ocean.€At€that€time,€the€ocean€covered€the€earth.€€The€Spirit€of€God€was€hovering€over€the€waters.ððÐ !ä ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Some€believe€that€at€the€beginning€of€creation€week€that€God€created€all€the€elements,€minerals€andÐ È"œ  Ðstone€in€our€world.€€Others€believe€that€some€time€earlier€that€God€made€the€world€in€the€rough€and€thatÐ ¨#|! Ðduring€Creation€week€God€then€developed€our€world€as€described€in€Genesis€1.€€Either€way,€God€createdÐ „$X" Ðeverything€as€described€in€Genesis€1.Ð `%4# ÐÌò òWhen€did€God€make€the€sun€and€the€moon?ó óÐ 'ì % Ѐ€ò òGenesis€1:16,17€NCV€ó ó„€ð ðSo€God€made€the€two€large€lights.€He€made€the€brighter€light€to€rule€the€day€andÐ ô'È!& Ðmade€the€smaller€light€to€rule€the€night.€He€also€made€the€stars.€God€put€all€these€in€the€sky€to€shine€on€theÐ Ô(¨"' Ðearth,€to€rule€over€the€day€and€over€the€night,€and€to€separate€the€light€from€the€darkness.€God€saw€that€allÐ °)„#( Ðthese€things€were€good.ððÐ Œ*`$) ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€On€the€4òòthóó€Day€of€Creation,€God€probably€our€own€solar€system€with€our€sun€and€our€planets.€Ð D,&+ ÐObviously,€the€Universe€is€extremely€old.€€We€are€seeing€light€from€stars€that€only€started€coming€toward€usÐ $-ø&, Ðbillions€of€years€ago.Ð .Ô'- Їò òDid€we€evolve€up€through€monkeyððs,€or€were€we€make€to€look€like€God?ó óÐ , Ðò ò€€Genesis€1:26,€27€NIrV„€ó óð ðThen€God€said,€ð ðLet€us€make€human€beings€in€our€likeness.€...ðð€ð ðSo€God€createdÐ Ü Ðhuman€beings€in€his€own€likeness.€€He€created€them€in€the€likeness€of€God.ððÐ è¼ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€God€made€man€like€Himself€with€power€to€think,€plan,€invent,€design€and€worship.€€If€man€onlyÐ   t Ðevolved€through€ððòòsurvival€of€the€fittestóóðð€as€taught€by€Charles€Darwin,€then€the€story€of€Genesis€and€the€firstÐ € T Ðsin€does€not€make€sense.€The€Bible€then€becomes€a€myth,€and€one€does€not€know€what€is€truth€and€what€isÐ \ 0 Ðfalse.Ð 8  ÐÌò òWhat€was€the€last€thing€God€created€at€the€end€of€the€week?ó óÐ ð Ä  Ѐ€ò òGenesis€2:1„3€ICV„ó ó€€€ð ðSo€the€sky,€the€earth€and€all€that€filled€them€were€finished.€By€the€seventh€day€GodÐ Ì   Ðfinished€the€work€he€had€been€doing.€So€on€the€seventh€day€he€rested€from€all€his€work.€God€blessed€theÐ ¬€  Ðseventh€day€and€made€it€a€holy€day.€He€made€it€holy€because€on€that€day€he€rested.€He€rested€from€all€theÐ ˆ\  Ðwork€he€had€done€in€creating€the€world.ððÐ d8  ÐÌò òNote:€ó óIt€says€that€God€set€apart€a€special€day€calling€it€the€Sabbath.€€The€Sabbath€was€to€be€a€memorial€ofÐ ð  ÐGodððs€creative€power.€€Man€would€also€be€able€to€rest€from€his€labors,€and€have€time€to€develop€a€personalÐ üÐ  Ðrelationship€with€His€Creator.€€God€showed€that€the€day€was€to€be€very€special€for€He€Himself€rested,€put€aРج Ðspecial€blessing€into€the€day,€and€made€it€a€holy€day€for€man€to€keep€forever.€€In€the€Ten€Commandments,Ð ´ˆ ÐGod€gives€Creation€as€the€reason€for€the€Sabbath.Ð d ÐÌò òSome€people€think€the€days€of€creation€were€long€periods€of€time,€but€how€long€was€each€day?ó óÐ H Ðò ò€€Gen€1:31€CEV„ó ó€ð ðGod€looked€at€what€he€had€done.€All€of€it€was€very€good!€Evening€came€and€thenÐ $ø Ðmorning„„that€was€the€sixth€day.ððÐ Ø ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€The€Bible€is€very€clear€that€each€day€was€like€our€day.€€It€says€that€there€was€evening€and€morning.€Ð ¼ ÐThe€Fourth€Commandment€in€Exodus€20€says€(NIrV):€€€ð ðRemember€the€Sabbath€day€by€keeping€it€holy.€SixÐ œp Ðdays€you€shall€labor€and€do€all€your€work,€but€the€seventh€day€is€a€Sabbath€to€the€Ô‡NXû+X%N&æ4ÔLÔ#†N&æ4%XNXû+D™#ÔORD€your€God.€On€itÐ xL Ðyou€shall€not€do€any€work€...€ò òFor€in€six€days€the€LORD€€made€the€heavens€and€the€earthó ó,€the€sea,€and€allÐ d8 Ðthat€is€in€them,€but€he€rested€on€the€seventh€day.€Therefore€the€blessed€the€Sabbath€day€and€made€it€holy.€ð ðÐ D Ѐ€God€is€saying€„€I€worked€six€days€and€blessed€the€7òòthóó.€€I€want€you€to€do€the€same€as€I€did.€€If€the€CreationÐ  ô Ðdays€were€thousands€of€years,€then€Adam€and€Eve€would€have€died€before€the€Sabbath€started.€€The€Bible€isÐ ü Ð Ðvery€clear€that€each€Creation€day€was€just€like€our€24€hour€day.€€The€Fourth€Commandment€obviously€alsoÐ Ø!¬  Ðtakes€each€day€of€Creation€as€being€a€literal€24€hour€day.€€Ð ´"ˆ! ÐÌò òWhat€was€manððs€first€home€like?ó óÐ l$@# Ðò ò€€Genesis€2ó ó:€8€&€15€„NIrV„€€ð ðThe€Lord€God€had€planted€a€garden€in€the€east.€€It€was€in€Eden.€€There€he€putÐ H%$ Ðthe€man€he€had€formed.€€The€Lord€God€made€all€kinds€of€trees€grow€out€of€the€ground.€€Their€fruit€wasÐ (&ü% Ðpleasing€to€look€at€and€good€to€eat.€...ðð€€ð ðThe€Lord€God€put€the€man€in€the€Garden€of€Eden.€€He€put€himÐ 'Ø & Ðthere€to€work€its€ground€and€to€take€care€of€it.ððÐ à'´!' ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€God€made€a€garden€to€be€manððs€first€home.€€There€were€no€weeds,€no€winter,€no€rain.€€God€wateredÐ ˜)l#) Ðthe€earth€from€one€place€and€the€water€flowed€out.€€God€also€watered€with€a€heavy€dew€or€mist.€€Man€was€toÐ x*L$* Ðtrain€the€vines,€do€easy€work€in€the€beautiful€garden,€and€eat€the€fruits,€nuts€and€grains€that€grew€there.Ð T+(%+ ÐÌò òWhen€we€really€believe€that€God€made€us,€and€that€we€did€not€evolve€from€animals,€what€will€we€wantÐ  -à&- Ðto€do€to€our€King€and€Creator?ó óÐ è-¼'. Ðò ò€€Psalms€95:6€BBE„ó ó€ð ðO€come,€let€us€give€worship,€falling€down€on€our€knees€before€the€Lord€our€Maker.€Ð , Ðò òNote:€ó ó€€When€we€truly€realize€the€wonderful€way€God€made€us€and€our€world,€we€will€be€so€thankful.€€WeÐ  à Ðwill€want€to€praise€and€worship€Him.€€We€will€also€realize€that€when€God€designed€us,€He€knew€what€wasÐ ìÀ Ðbest€for€us.€€That€is€why€God€has€given€us€laws€and€the€Bible.€€The€Bible€is€our€book€of€the€CreatorððsÐ Èœ Ðinstructions€for€the€people€He€has€made.Ð ¤ x ÐÌò òOur€world€has€become€sinful€and€evil€„€will€God€ever€create€again?ó óÐ \ 0 Ðò òIsaiah€65:17€ICV€ó ó„€ð ðLook,€I€will€make€new€heavens€and€a€new€earth.€€And€people€will€not€remember€theÐ 8  Ðpast.€€They€will€not€think€about€those€things.ððò òó óÐ  ì ÐÌò òNote:€ó óOur€world€is€now€a€mess€because€of€sin.€€But€God€has€promised€to€make€everything€new€again.€€WeРФ  Ðare€to€do€the€best€we€can€now€to€look€after€what€He€has€given.€€But€what€a€joy€a€new€Earth€will€be€„€noÐ °„  Ðwinter,€no€pollution,€no€sin.€€Letððs€prepare€our€lives€for€that€new€world!Ð Œ`  ÐÌò òÔ‡N„Úi „%N&æ4ÔÐ  D  Ð5.€€WAS€JESUS€REALLY€GOD,€OR€JUST€A€SUPERMAN?Ô#†N&æ4% „N„Úi—¥#Ôó óÐ , ÐÌò òWhat€did€Jesus€say€about€Himself?ó óÐ h< Ðò ò€€€John€14:€8„€11„€ICVó ó€€ð ðPhilip€said€to€him,€Lord,€show€us€the€Father.€That€is€all€we€need.ðð€Jesus€answered,Ð D  ÐI€have€been€with€you€a€long€time€now.€Do€you€still€not€know€me,€Philip?€He€who€has€seen€me€has€seen€theÐ $ ø ÐFather.€So€why€do€you€say,€ððShow€us€the€Fatherðð?€€Donððt€you€believe€that€I€am€in€the€Father€and€the€FatherÐ  Ô Ðis€in€me?€The€words€I€say€to€you€donððt€come€from€me.€The€Father€lives€in€me,€and€he€is€doing€his€own€work.Ð Ü ° ÐBelieve€me€when€I€say€that€I€am€in€the€Father€and€the€Father€is€in€me.€Or€believe€because€of€the€miracles€IÐ ¸ Œ Ðhave€done.ððÐ ” h ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€Jesus€is€saying€that€He€and€the€Father€are€one€in€purpose.€€But€it€is€more€than€that€„€the€Father€andÐ L  ÐSon€are€one€God.€€Can€we€fully€understand€how€the€Father€and€Son€can€be€two€separate€ððpersonsðð,€but€onlyÐ ,  Ðððone€Godðð?€€Our€minds€must€just€accept€it.€€We€have€no€human€parallel.Ð Ü  ÐÌò òWhat€does€the€Bible€say€was€Jesus€place€in€Heaven€before€He€came€to€live€with€us€on€the€earth?Ð À”  Ѐ€John€17:5€CEV„€ó óð ðNow,€Father,€give€me€back€the€glory€that€I€had€with€you€before€the€world€was€created.ðð€Ð œp  Ѐ€ò òPhil.€2:6„9€NirV„ó ó€ð ðIn€his€very€nature€he€was€God.€€But€he€did€not€think€that€being€equal€with€God€wasÐ |P Ðsomething€he€should€hold€on€to.€€Instead,€he€made€himself€nothing.€€He€took€on€the€very€nature€of€a€servant.€Ð \0 ÐHe€was€made€in€human€form.€€He€appeared€as€a€human€being.€€He€came€down€to€the€lowest€level.€€HeÐ 8  Ðobeyed€God€completely,€even€though€it€led€to€his€death.€€In€fact,€he€died€on€a€cross.ððÐ è ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€Before€Jesus€came€to€earth€as€a€human€baby,€He€was€always€with€the€Father€in€Heaven.€There€neverÐ Ì  Ðwas€a€time€when€Jesus€was€created€back€in€eternity.€€Jesus€always€existed.Ð ¬€ ÐÌò òWas€Jesus€born€naturally€or€supernaturally?ó óÐ d8 Ѐ€ò òIsaiah€7:14€NCV„ó ó€€ð ðThe€Lord€himself€will€give€you€a€sign:€The€virgin€will€be€pregnant.€She€will€have€aÐ @ Ðson,€and€she€will€name€him€Immanuel.ððÐ  ô Ѐ€ò òLuke€1:27,€30,31€€NIrV„ó ó€ð ðHe€was€sent€to€a€virgin.€€The€girl€was€engaged€to€a€man€named€Joseph.€...€ButÐ üÐ Ðthe€angel€said€to€her€...€ð ðYou€will€become€pregnant€and€give€birth€to€a€son.€€You€must€name€him€Jesus.ðð€...€Ð ܰ Ðò òVs.€34,€35„ó ó€ð ðHow€can€this€happen?ðð€€Mary€asked€the€angel.€€ð ðI€am€a€virgin.ðð€€The€angel€answered,€ð ðTheÐ ¸Œ ÐHoly€spirit€will€come€to€you.€€The€power€of€the€Most€High€God€will€cover€you.€€So€the€holy€one€that€is€bornÐ ˜ l Ðwill€be€called€the€Son€of€God.ððÐ t!H Ðà  àÌò òNote:ó ó€Through€a€miracle€the€Holy€Spirit€supernaturally€made€Mary€pregnant€with€Jesus.€The€Bible€gives€noÐ ,#! Ðdetails€about€this€miracle.€€Jesus€had€a€human€Mother€and€a€Divine€Father.€€Jesus€was€fully€God€and€fullyÐ  $à" ÐMan€at€the€same€time.€€Ð è$¼# ÐÌò òDid€Jesus€come€on€time?ó óÐ  &t % Ðò ò€€Gal.€4:4€TEVó ó„€ð ðBut€when€the€òòright€time€óófinally€came,€God€sent€his€own€Son.ððÐ |'P!& ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€prophecy€in€Daniel€9:24€&€25€shows€us€exactly€when€Jesus€would€come.€€If€you€study€thisÐ 8) #( Ðprophecy,€you€find€that€Jesus€was€to€be€anointed,€or€baptized,€€in€27€AD.€€Jesus€was€baptized€in€the€Fall€ofÐ *ì#) Ð27€AD€and€crucified€in€the€Spring€of€31€AD.€€Jesus€public€ministry€lasted€exactly€3.5€years€„€just€as€theÐ ô*È$* Ðprophecy€said.€€So,€in€a€special€way,€Jesus€came€ððon€timeðð!Ð Ð+¤%+ ÐÌò òWho€actually€had€the€power€to€make€our€world?ó óÐ ˆ-\'- Ðò ò€€Col.€1:15,16€NirVó ó„€ð ðChrist€is€the€exact€likeness€of€God,€who€canððt€be€seen.€€He€is€first,€and€he€is€over€allÐ , Ðof€creation.€€òòò òAll€things€were€created€by€himó óóó.€€He€created€everything€in€heaven€and€on€earth.€€He€createdÐ  à Ðeverything€that€can€be€seen€and€everything€that€canððt€be€seen.€€He€created€kings,€powers,€rulers€andÐ è¼ Ðauthorities.€€Everything€was€created€by€him€and€for€him.ððРĘ ÐÌò òNote:€ó óJesus€was€the€God€at€Creation€who€did€the€speaking€and€creating.€Jesus€is€our€Creator,€and€nowÐ | P Ðthrough€His€death€is€our€re„creator.Ð \ 0 ÐÌò òDoes€Jesus€have€supernatural€power€to€save€us?ó óÐ  è Ѐ€ò òActs€4:12€NCVó ó„€ð ðJesus€is€the€only€One€who€can€save€people.€€His€name€is€the€only€power€in€the€world€thatÐ ð Ä  Ðhas€been€given€to€save€people.€€And€we€must€be€saved€through€him!ððРФ  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€€Jesus€paid€the€deathò òó ó€penalty€for€us,€so€we€can€be€saved.€€Now€through€His€Holy€Spirit,€Jesus€wantsÐ ˆ\  Ðto€give€us€power€to€live€a€life€of€love€for€Him.€€Jesus€want€us€to€show€the€world€what€He€is€like!.Ð h<  ÐÌò òWhat€will€Jesus€have€power€to€do€in€the€future?ó óÐ  ô  Ѐ€ò òMatt.€24:30€NirVó 󀄀ð ðAt€that€time€the€sign€of€the€Son€of€man€will€appear€in€the€sky.€€All€the€nations€ofÐ üÐ  Ðearth€will€be€sad.€€They€will€see€the€Son€of€Man€coming€on€the€clouds€of€the€sky.€€He€will€come€with€powerРܰ Ðand€great€glory.ðð€€€ò ò1€Thess.€4:14€TEV„ó ó€ð ð€We€believe€that€Jesus€died€and€rose€again,€and€so€we€believe€thatÐ ¸Œ ÐGod€will€take€back€with€Jesus€those€who€have€died€believing€in€him.ððÐ ˜l ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€When€Jesus€was€here€on€earth,€His€power€was€largely€hidden,€except€for€His€miracles.€€But,€whenÐ P$ ÐJesus€returns€the€second€time,€He€will€show€His€power€as€King€of€the€Universe.€€Jesus€will€call€the€deadÐ 0 Ðfrom€their€graves.€€Jesus€will€have€so€much€power€and€brightness€that€the€wicked€will€be€destroyed€by€theÐ  à Ðbrightness€of€His€coming.€€What€a€joy€to€be€able€to€serve€such€a€loving€and€powerful€God!Ð è¼ ÐÌò òÔ‡N„Úi „%N&æ4ÔÐ   t Ð6.€€WHAT€HAPPENS€TO€US€WHEN€WE€DIE?Ô#†N&æ4% „N„Úi¨¾#Ôó óÐ , ÐÌò òHow€were€we€created?ó óÐ h< ÐÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óò ò€€Genesis€2:7€BBE„ó ó€ð ðAnd€the€Lord€God€made€man€from€the€dust€of€the€earth,€breathing€into€him€the€breathÐ D  Ðof€life:€and€man€became€a€living€soul.ððÐ $ ø ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€God€breathed€into€man€the€breath€of€life,€and€man€became€a€living€being€(soul).€€Man€does€not€have€aÐ Ü ° Ðseparate€ððsoulðð,€but€he€is€a€ððliving€soulðð.Ð ¼  ÐÌò òWhat€happens€when€we€die?ó óÐ tH  Ðò ò€€Psalm€146:4„€BBEó ó„€ð ðMan's€breath€goes€out,€he€is€turned€back€again€to€dust;€in€that€day€all€his€purposesÐ P$  Ðcome€to€an€end.€€The€ò òKJVó ó€version€puts€it€ð ðin€that€very€day€his€thoughts€perish€[stop].ððÐ 0  ÐÌò òNote:€ó óA€light€bulb€is€a€good€illustration€of€what€happens€to€a€human€being€at€death.€€When€you€turn€on€theÐ ìÀ  Ðelectricity€in€a€dark€light€bulb,€you€get€light.€€When€you€turn€off€the€electricity,€you€have€a€dark€light€bulb.€Ð Ì   ÐWhen€God€breathed€in€the€ððbreath€of€lifeðð€into€the€human€form,€the€form€became€a€living€breathing€human€„Ð ¨|  Ða€soul.€€When€we€die,€the€life€and€breath€(like€the€electricity)€ends,€and€the€lifeless€human€form€is€left€(theÐ „X Ðbulb).€€Man€stops€thinking€and€is€totally€unconscious.€[People€and€animals€share€the€same€life€force,€calledÐ `4 Ðð ðbreathðð€in€Ecclesiastes€3:19€and€ð ðspiritðð€in€verse€21.]Ð < ÐÌò òWhat€goes€back€to€God€at€death?ó óÐ ôÈ Ðò ò€€Eccl.€12:7€€TEV„ó ó€€ð ðOur€bodies€will€return€to€the€dust€of€the€earth,€and€the€breath€of€life€will€go€back€toРФ ÐGod,€who€gave€it€to€us.€€BBE€version:€€ð ð...and€the€spirit€goes€back€to€God€who€gave€it.ððÐ °„ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€life€force,€or€breath€goes€back€to€God.€€God€keeps€all€the€life€codes€and€the€character,€and€laterÐ h< Ðputs€it€all€back€together€„€just€like€we€were€before.€€Ð H ÐÌò òIs€that€ð ðbreath:ðð€or€ð ðspiritðð€that€goes€back€to€God€at€death€able€to€think€or€work€or€talk€with€God?ó óÐ Ô Ðò ò€€Psalm€115:17€€NIrV„ó ó€€ð ðDead€people€donððt€praise€the€Lord.€€Those€who€lie€quietly€in€the€grave€donððt€praiseРܰ Ðhim.ððÐ ¼ Ðò ò€€Eccl.€9:5,6€NirV„ó ó€€ð ðPeople€who€are€still€alive€know€theyððll€die.€€But€those€who€have€died€donððt€knowÐ ˜ l Ðanything.€€They€donððt€receive€any€more€rewards.€€And€they€are€soon€forgotten.€€Their€love,€hate€and€jealousyÐ x!L Ðdisappear.€€They€will€never€share€again€in€anything€that€happens€on€earth.ððÐ T"(  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€Bible€says€that€the€dead€are€not€praising€the€Lord€and€that€the€dead€donððt€know€anything.€€In€theÐ  $à" ÐGarden€of€Eden€Satan€told€a€lie€saying€„€you€will€not€die.€€Satan€has€persuaded€every€false€religion€to€teachÐ ì$À# Ðthat€when€we€die,€we€simply€leave€the€body.€€Satanððs€goal€is€to€have€his€angels€pretend€that€they€are€theÐ È%œ$ Ðððspiritsðð€of€dead€loved€ones€who€come€back€to€visit.Ð ¤&x % ÐÌò òWhat€did€Job€say€about€the€sleep€of€death?ó óÐ \(0"' Ðò ò€€Job€14:12€BBEó ó„€ð ðSo€man€goes€down€to€his€last€resting„place€and€comes€not€again:€till€the€heavens€come€toÐ 8) #( Ðan€end,€they€will€not€be€awake€or€come€out€of€their€sleep.ðð€Ð *ì#) ÐÌNote:€Job€calls€death€a€sleep.€So€does€Jesus.€€Many€times€the€Bible€calls€death€a€sleep.Ð Ð+¤%+ ÐÌò òWhat€word€did€Jesus€use€to€describe€death?ó óÐ ˆ-\'- Ѐ€ò òJohn€11:11,€12€ICB„ó ó€ð ðAfter€Jesus€said€this,€he€added,€ð ðOur€friend€Lazarus€has€fallen€òòò òasleepó óóó.€But€I€amÐ , Ðgoing€there€to€wake€him.ðð€€€The€followers€said,€ð ðBut€Lord,€if€he€can€sleep,€he€will€get€well.ðð€Jesus€meantÐ  à Ðthat€Lazarus€was€dead.ððÐ è¼ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€€Jesus€clearly€called€death€a€sleep.€€Why?€€Because€man€is€unconscious,€the€same€as€when€we€areÐ   t Ðsleeping.Ð € T ÐÌò òWhen€Jesus€rose€from€the€dead,€there€was€also€a€little€resurrection€of€good€people€who€had€died.Ð 8  ÐWhat€did€these€people€do?ó óÐ  è Ѐ€ò òMatt.€27:52,53€CEV„ó ó€ð ðThe€graves€opened,€and€many€of€Godððs€people€who€had€died€were€raised€fromÐ ð Ä  Ðdeath.€They€came€out€of€the€graves€after€Jesus€was€raised€from€death.€They€went€into€the€holy€city,€andРФ  Ðmany€people€saw€them.ððÐ ¬€  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€This€text€shows€what€it€will€be€like€in€the€resurrection€at€Jesus€Second€Coming.€€People€are€notÐ d8  Ðcoming€back€from€purgatory,€hell€or€heaven€to€get€bodies.€€No,€they€were€sleeping€in€the€grave,€and€JesusÐ D  Ðwakes€them€from€the€sleep€of€death.Ð  ô  ÐÌò òJesus€talked€about€a€resurrection€of€the€good€people€at€the€end€of€the€world.€But€Jesus€also€talkedРج Ðabout€a€second€resurrection,€what€was€it?ó óÐ ´ˆ Ѐ€ò òJohn€5:28,€29€NCVó 󀄀ð ðDonððt€be€surprised€at€this:€A€time€is€coming€when€all€who€are€dead€and€in€theirÐ d Ðgraves€will€hear€his€voice.€Then€they€will€come€out€of€their€graves.€Those€who€did€good€will€rise€and€haveÐ pD Ðlife€forever,€but€those€who€did€evil€will€rise€to€be€judged€guilty.ððÐ L  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€There€will€be€two€resurrections:€one€for€the€good€people,€and€the€other€for€the€bad€people.€€In€ourÐ Ø Ðstudy€on€the€Millennium,€we€find€that€these€two€resurrections€are€1000€years€apart.Ð ä¸ ÐÌò òWhat€will€happen€to€the€good?ó óÐ œp Ѐ€ò ò1€Thess.€4:16,€17„€NCVó ó„€ð ðThe€Lord€himself€will€come€down€from€heaven€with€a€loud€command,€with€theÐ xL Ðvoice€of€the€archangel,€and€with€the€trumpet€call€of€God.€And€those€who€have€died€believing€in€Christ€willÐ X, Ðrise€first.€€€After€that,€we€who€are€still€alive€will€be€gathered€up€with€them€in€the€clouds€to€meet€the€Lord€inÐ 4 Ðthe€air.€And€we€will€be€with€the€Lord€forever.ðð€Ð  ä Ðò ò1€Corinthians€15:23€CEV€ó ó€€ð ð...Christ€was€the€first€to€be€raised€to€life,€and€his€people€will€be€raised€to€lifeÐ ì À Ðwhen€he€returns.ðð€Ð Ì!   ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€At€the€call€of€Jesus,€the€good€will€be€raised€and€taken€up€in€the€air€to€meet€Jesus€in€the€clouds.€€TheÐ „#X" Ðgood€then€go€to€Heaven€to€help€in€the€judgment€of€the€lost.Ð d$8# ÐÌò òWhat€will€happen€to€those€who€are€ððjudged€guiltyðð?ó óÐ &ð% Ѐ€ò òRev.€20:15€ICBó ó„€ð ðAnd€if€anyoneððs€name€was€not€found€written€in€the€book€of€life,€he€was€thrown€into€theÐ ø&Ì & Ðlake€of€fire.ððÐ Ø'¬!' Ѐ€ò òMal.€4:1€CEVó ó„€€€ð ðThe€day€of€judgment€is€certain€to€come.€And€it€will€be€like€a€red„hot€furnace€with€flamesÐ ´(ˆ"( Ðthat€burn€up€proud€and€sinful€people,€as€though€they€were€straw.€Not€a€branch€or€a€root€will€be€left.€I,€theÐ ”)h#) ÐLORD€All„Powerful,€have€spoken!ððÐ p*D$* ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Eventually,€after€they€are€judged,€the€wicked€are€destroyed€for€eternity.€€There€will€be€nothing€left€ofÐ (,ü%, Ðsin€or€the€wicked€when€God€has€done€His€awful€work€of€destroying€all€sin€and€sinners.€€It€hurts€God,€but€HeÐ -Ü&- Ðmust€do€it.Ð ä-¸'. Їò òWhat€was€Paul€looking€forward€to€after€he€would€die€for€his€faith?ó óÐ , Ѐ€ò ò2€Tim.€4:6„8„€TEV„ó ó€As€for€me,€the€hour€has€come€for€me€to€be€sacrificed;€the€time€is€here€for€me€to€leaveÐ Ü Ðthis€life.€€€I€have€done€my€best€in€the€race,€I€have€run€the€full€distance,€and€I€have€kept€the€faith.€€€And€nowÐ è¼ Ðthere€is€waiting€for€me€the€victory€prize€of€being€put€right€with€God,€which€the€Lord,€the€righteous€Judge,РĘ Ðwill€give€me€on€that€Day„„„and€not€only€to€me,€but€to€all€those€who€wait€with€love€for€him€to€appear.Ð   t ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Paul€talks€about€receiving€his€reward€of€eternal€life€ððon€that€Dayðð€when€Jesus€ððappear(s).€€€There€is€noÐ X , Ðtalk€here€about€immediately€going€into€heavenly€glory€and€talking€to€saints€in€heaven.€€Paul€expected€to€waitÐ 8  Ðfor€the€resurrection€He€had€talked€about€before€(1€Cor.€15:51„52€&€1€Thess.4:16,17)Ð  è Ѐ€Eternal€life,€given€at€the€resurrection,€will€be€the€reward€of€every€good€person€who€has€ever€lived!€Ð ð Ä  ÐÌÐ  ¨|  Ðò òÔ‡N„Úi „%N&æ4Ô7.€€IS€THERE€REALLY€A€HELL?Ô#†N&æ4% „N„ÚiDá#Ôó óÐ , ÐÌò òIs€there€a€time€when€bad€people€will€be€punished?ó óÐ h< Ðò ò€€2€Peter€2:9€CEV„ó ó€ð ðThis€shows€that€the€Lord€knows€how€to€rescue€godly€people€from€their€sufferings€andÐ D  Ðto€punish€evil€people€while€they€wait€for€the€day€of€judgment.ðð€Ð $ ø ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Many€evil€people€receive€punishment€for€their€evil€deeds€here€on€earth.€€But,€€many€other€people€seemÐ Ü ° Ðto€get€away€with€their€sins.€€We€may€be€sure€that€everyone€will€be€judged€and€receive€the€reward€theyÐ ¼  Ðdeserve€„€good€or€bad.Ð ˜ l ÐÌò òWhat€did€Jesus€say€about€what€would€happen€to€the€wicked?ó óÐ P$  Ðò ò€€Matt.€10:28€NirVó ó„€ð ðDo€not€be€afraid€of€those€who€kill€the€body€but€canððt€kill€the€soul.€€Instead,€€be€afraidÐ ,  Ðof€the€One€who€can€destroy€both€soul€and€body€in€hell.ððÐ  à  Ðò òó óÌò òNote:ó ó€Jesus€said€to€be€afraid€of€the€God€who€will€destroy€both€soul€and€body€completely€in€the€fires€of€hell.РĘ  ÐBut,€if€we€give€ourselves€fully€to€Jesus,€then€there€is€nothing€to€fear,€for€we€will€be€in€Heaven,€not€Hell.Ð ¤x  ÐÌò òDid€Jesus€warn€us€about€hell?ó óÐ \0 Ðò ò€€Matt.€13:40„42€€ICBó 󀄀ð ðThe€weeds€are€pulled€up€and€burned€in€the€fire.€It€will€be€this€way€at€the€end€ofÐ 8  Ðthe€world.€€€The€Son€of€Man€will€send€out€his€angels.€They€will€gather€out€of€his€kingdom€all€who€cause€sinÐ ì Ðand€all€who€do€evil.€Ô4‚YÐl ÔÝ‚MÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔÝ‚6ÿÿÿÝóóòòÔÿÿÔÝ  ÝÔ% ‡Z ÔóóÝ‚6ÿôçng€tÝÔÿÿÔÝ  ÝÝ‚6ÿÝòòÔÿÿÔÝ  ÝÔ6¨çÔÝ‚MÍO¼çgoesÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ðl êçÔÔ%†Z%èÔThe€angels€will€throw€them€into€the€blazing€furnace.ððÐ ôÈ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Jesus€does€not€want€anyone€to€be€lost€and€go€into€the€fires€of€hell.€€Jesus€is€doing€everything€He€can€toÐ ¬€ Ðkeep€us€from€having€to€be€burned€up.€€That€is€why€Jesus€kept€òòwarningóó€about€the€fires€of€hell.Ð Œ` ÐÌò òWill€both€the€good€and€bad€be€raised€to€receive€their€reward?ó óÐ D Ðò ò€€John€5:28,€29€NCVó 󀄀ð ðDonððt€be€surprised€at€this:€A€time€is€coming€when€all€who€are€dead€and€in€theirÐ  ô Ðgraves€will€hear€his€voice.€Then€they€will€come€out€of€their€graves.€Those€who€did€good€will€rise€and€haveÐ Ô Ðlife€forever,€but€those€who€did€evil€will€rise€to€be€judged€guilty.ððРܰ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Since€we€donððt€get€our€eternal€reward€here,€God€promises€us€that€everyone€will€get€their€reward€later€„Ð ” h Ðwhether€good€or€bad!.Ð t!H ÐÌò òWhen€will€the€wicked€and€Satan€be€destroyed?ó óÐ ,#! Ѐ€ò òRevelation€20:€7„9€&€12„15€ICBó ó„€ð ðWhen€the€1,000€years€are€over,€Satan€will€be€set€free€from€his€prison.€Ð $Ü" ÐHe€will€go€out€to€trick€the€nations€in€all€the€earth€ð!ð€Gog€and€Magog.€Satan€will€gather€them€for€battle.€ThereÐ è$¼# Ðwill€be€so€many€people€that€they€will€be€like€sand€on€the€sea€shore.€€And€Satanððs€army€marched€across€theÐ Ä%˜$ Ðearth€and€gathered€around€the€camp€of€Godððs€people€and€the€city€that€God€loves.€But€fire€came€down€fromÐ  &t % Ðheaven€and€burned€them€up.€€And€I€saw€the€dead,€great€and€small,€standing€before€the€throne.€And€the€bookÐ |'P!& Ðof€life€was€opened.€There€were€also€other€books€opened.€The€dead€were€judged€by€what€they€had€done,Ð X(,"' Ðwhich€was€written€in€the€books.€€The€sea€gave€up€the€dead€who€were€in€it.€Death€and€Hades€gave€up€theÐ 4)#( Ðdead€who€were€in€them.€Each€person€was€judged€by€what€he€had€done.€And€Death€and€Hades€were€thrownÐ *ä#) Ðinto€the€lake€of€fire.€This€lake€of€fire€is€the€second€death.€€If€anyoneððs€name€was€not€found€written€in€theÐ ì*À$* Ðbook€of€life,€he€was€thrown€into€the€lake€of€fire.ððÐ È+œ%+ ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€Satan,€his€angels€and€all€wicked€will€be€burned€up€at€the€end€of€the€1,000€years€described€inÐ €-T'- ÐRevelation€chapter€20.Ð , ÐÌò òWho€will€end€up€in€hell?ó óÐ ä¸ Ðò ò€€Rev.€21:8€ICBó ó„€ð ðBut€those€who€are€cowards,€who€refuse€to€believe,€who€do€evil€things,€who€kill,€who€sinÐ À” Ðsexually,€who€do€evil€magic,€who€worship€idols,€and€who€tell€lies€„„€all€these€will€have€a€place€in€the€lake€ofÐ   t Ðburning€sulfur.€This€is€the€second€death.ððÐ | P ÐÌò òHow€completely€€will€the€bad€people€be€destroyed?ó óÐ 4  Ðò ò€€Matt.€5:30€NCV„ó ó€ð ðBut€those€who€are€cowards,€who€refuse€to€believe,€who€do€evil€things,€who€kill,€whoÐ  ä Ðsin€sexually,€who€do€evil€magic,€who€worship€idols,€and€who€tell€liesð"ðall€these€will€have€a€place€in€the€lakeÐ ð Ä  Ðof€burning€sulfur.€This€is€the€second€death.ððÐ Ì   Ѐ€ò òMatt.€10:28€CEV„ó ó€ð ð...you€should€fear€God€who€can€destroy€both€your€body€and€your€soul€in€hell.ððÐ ¨|  ÐÌò òNote:€ó óThe€destruction€of€the€wicked€at€the€end€of€the€1,000€years€will€be€final€and€complete.€They€will€neverÐ d8  Ðlive€again.€€Our€first€death€is€here,€but€the€wicked€suffer€the€òòò òfinal€second€deathó óóó.Ð D  ÐÌò òWill€the€fires€of€hell€go€out?ó óÐ üÐ  Ðò ò€€Mal.€3:1€&€3€€ICBó 󀄀ð ðThere€is€a€day€coming€that€will€be€like€a€hot€furnace.€All€the€proud€and€evil€peopleРج Ðwill€be€like€straw.€€On€that€day€they€will€be€completely€burned€up.€Not€a€root€or€branch€will€be€left,€says€theÐ ¸Œ ÐLord€of€heavenððs€armies.€...Then€you€will€crush€the€wicked.€They€will€be€like€ashes€under€your€feet.€I€will€doÐ ”h Ðthis€on€that€day,€says€the€Lord€of€heavenððs€armies.ððÐ pD Ðò ò€€Psalm€37:1€&€20€BBEó ó„€ð ð€For€in€a€short€time€the€evil„doer€will€be€gone:€you€will€go€searching€for€hisÐ L  Ðplace,€and€it€will€not€be€there.€...€But€the€wrongdoers€will€come€to€destruction,€and€the€haters€of€the€LordÐ , Ðwill€be€like€the€fat€of€lambs,€they€will€be€burned€up;€they€will€go€up€in€smoke,€and€never€again€be€seen.ðð€Ð Ü ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€Jude€1:7€says€that€those€in€Sodom€and€Gomorrah€ð ðsuffer[ed]€the€punishment€of€òòò òeternal€fireó óóó€as€aÐ À” Ðplain€warning€to€all.ðð€€€Just€as€the€fires€are€no€longer€burning€in€Sodom,€so€the€fires€of€hell€will€go€out€whenÐ  t Ðthey€have€finished€their€work.€€The€òòò ònatureó óóó€of€the€fire€is€eternal€for€it€comes€from€God€and€no€one€can€put€itÐ |P Ðout,€but€God.€€The€Bible€says€the€wicked€will€become€ashes.€€Revelation€20€tells€us€that€Hell€happens€rightÐ X, Ðoutside€the€walls€of€the€New€Jerusalem.€€What€purpose€would€there€be€in€having€the€wicked€be€tortured€inÐ 4 Ðhell€for€all€of€eternity€just€outside€the€city?€€God€ò òis€ó ójust€and€fair.€€The€wicked€will€be€punished€withÐ  ä Ðreasonable€punishment,€but€not€tortured€for€all€of€eternity€for€just€a€few€years€of€sin€here.€€The€Bible€saysÐ ð Ä Ðnothing€about€a€hell€now€burning€deep€under€the€earth.Ð Ì!   ÐÌò òEven€though€the€fires€of€hell€will€go€out,€does€the€Bible€give€us€any€idea€about€differences€in€theÐ „#X" Ðamount€of€punishment€some€receive€before€they€are€completely€burned€up?ó óÐ `$4# Ðò ò€€Luke€12:47,48€NCVó ó„€ð ðThe€servant€who€knows€what€his€master€wants€but€is€not€ready,€or€who€does€not€doÐ <%$ Ðwhat€the€master€wants,€will€be€òòò òbeaten€with€many€blowsó óóó!€€But€the€servant€who€does€not€know€what€hisÐ &ð% Ðmaster€wants€and€does€things€that€should€be€punished€will€be€beaten€òòò òwith€few€blowsó óóó.€From€everyone€whoÐ ø&Ì & Ðhas€been€given€much,€much€will€be€demanded.€And€from€the€one€trusted€with€much,€much€more€will€beÐ Ô'¨!' Ðexpected.ððÐ °(„"( ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Jesus€clearly€gives€us€the€idea€of€differences€of€punishment.€€Someone€who€lived€a€moderately€decentÐ h*<$* Ðlife,€but€did€not€accept€Christ,€should€not€receive€the€same€punishment€as€Hitler€or€Stalin.€€Satan€hasÐ H+%+ Ðinvented€the€idea€of€eternal€torment.€€Satan€wants€to€picture€God€as€mean€and€cruel.€€Even€the€evil€Hitler€didÐ $,ø%, Ðnot€torment€the€Jews€endlessly.€€The€Jews€were€sent€to€gas€chambers€and€quickly€killed.€€Would€a€lovingÐ -Ô&- Ðheavenly€Father€torment€people€for€billions€and€trillions€of€years€without€end,€for€just€60€or€100€evil€yearsÐ Ü-°'. Ðhere?€€The€Devil€wants€us€to€believe€his€lie€so€that€God€looks€bad.Ð , ÐÌò òHow€does€God€feel€about€having€to€destroy€sin€and€sinners€in€hell?ó óÐ ä¸ Ðò ò€€Ezekiel€33:11€CEVó 󀄀ð ðSay€to€them:€ððThe€Lord€GOD€says:€As€surely€as€I€live,€I€do€not€want€any€who€areÐ À” Ðwicked€to€die.€I€want€them€to€stop€doing€evil€and€live.€Stop!€Stop€your€wicked€ways!€You€donððt€want€to€die,Ð   t Ðdo€you,€people€of€Israel?ððÐ | P Ѐ€ò òIsaiah€28:21€BBEó 󀄀ð ðFor€the€Lord€will€come€up€as€on€Mount€Perazim,€he€will€be€moved€to€wrath€as€in€theÐ X , Ðvalley€of€Gibeon;€so€that€he€may€do€his€work„„strange€is€his€work;€and€give€effect€to€his€act„„unnatural€is€hisÐ 8  Ðact.ððÐ  è ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Jesus€sat€and€cried€over€Jerusalem.€€Jesus€had€so€badly€wanted€them€to€repent.€€Perhaps€Jesus€willÐ Ì   Ðalso€cry€when€He€has€to€finally€destroy€all€sinners€for€eternity.€€This€will€be€the€first€time€any€being€has€everÐ ¬€  Ðbeen€destroyed€never€to€come€back.€€Surely,€it€will€be€a€very,€very€sad€time€for€all€the€Universe!€€But€in€love,Ð ˆ\  ÐGod€cannot€allow€sin€to€continue€for€eternity.€€Those€who€want€to€hold€on€to€sin€will€have€to€be€destroyedÐ d8  Ðbecause€sin€only€brings€sorrow,€death€and€heartache.€€Ð @  ÐÌò òWill€sin€come€up€in€the€universe€again?ó óÐ øÌ  Ѐ€ò òNahum€1:9€BBE„ó ó€ð ðÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓWhat€are€you€designing€against€the€Lord?€he€will€put€an€end€to€it:€his€haters€will€notÐ Ô¨ Ðcome€up€again€a€second€time.ððÐ ´ˆ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€terrible€experience€with€sin€will€be€a€sort€of€ððinoculationðð€for€the€universe.€€No€one€will€ever€wantÐ l@ Ðto€sin€again,€for€everyone€has€seen€the€results€of€sin.€€The€righteous€can€be€a€constant€reminder€of€thisÐ L  Ðterrible€experience€with€sin.€€They€can€give€a€living€testimony€(report)€of€what€sin€is€like€and€how€wonderfulÐ (ü Ðit€is€to€be€free€from€sin!Ð Ø ÐÌò òWhat€wonderful€encouragement€and€advice€does€Jesus€disciple€Peter€give€us?ó óÐ ¼ Ѐ€ò ò2€Peter€3:10„14€ICBó ó„€ð ðBut€the€day€the€Lord€comes€again€will€be€a€surprise,€like€a€thief.€The€skies€willÐ ˜l Ðdisappear€with€a€loud€noise.€Everything€in€the€skies€will€be€destroyed€by€fire.€And€the€earth€and€everythingÐ xL Ðin€it€will€be€burned€up.€€In€that€way€everything€will€be€destroyed.€So€what€kind€of€people€should€you€be?Ð T( ÐYou€should€live€holy€lives€and€serve€God.€€You€should€wait€for€the€day€of€God€and€look€forward€to€itsÐ 0 Ðcoming.€When€that€day€comes,€the€skies€will€be€destroyed€with€fire,€and€everything€in€the€skies€will€meltÐ  à Ðwith€heat.€€But€God€made€a€promise€to€us.€And€we€are€waiting€for€what€he€promisedÔ‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔÔ‡HXû+X%H&æ4Ôð"ðÔ#†H&æ4%XHXû+ì#ÔÔ#†N&æ4%%H&æ4Í#Ôa€new€heaven€and€aÐ è ¼ Ðnew€earth€where€goodness€lives.€€Dear€friends,€we€are€waiting€for€this€to€happen.€So€try€as€hard€as€you€canÐ Ô!¨  Ðto€be€without€sin€and€without€fault.€Try€to€be€at€peace€with€God.ððÐ °"„! ÐÌò òNoteó ó:€How€wonderful€Heaven€will€be€when€every€trace€of€sin,€selfishness,€war€and€terror€is€gone.€€All€willÐ h$<# Ðbe€peace,€love,€trust,€tenderness€and€joy!€€Have€you€made€your€decision€for€heaven?€Ð  H%$ Ðò òÔ‡N„Úi „%N&æ4Ô8.€€WILL€JESUS€COME€AGAIN?Ô#†N&æ4% „N„ÚiH#Ôó óÐ , ÐÌò òWill€the€same€Jesus€who€was€here€2000€years€ago€come€back€as€a€real€person?ó óÐ h< Ѐ€ò òActs€1:11€NIrVó 󀄀ð ðMen€of€Galilee,ðð€they€said,€ð ðwhy€do€you€stand€here€looking€at€the€sky?€€Jesus€has€beenÐ D  Ðtaken€away€from€you€into€heaven.€€But€he€will€come€back€in€the€same€way€you€saw€him€go.ðð€Ð $ ø ÐÌò òNoteó ó:€As€Jesus€was€being€taken€up€and€back€to€Heaven€after€His€resurrection,€the€angel€brought€comfort€toÐ Ü ° Ðthe€watching€disciples.€€The€angel€said€that€Jesus€would€come€back€again€„€the€same€way€they€saw€Him€go.Ð ¼  ÐÌò òHow€many€will€see€Jesus€come€in€the€clouds?ó óÐ tH  Ѐ€ò òMatt.€24:30€ICBó 󀄀ð ðAt€that€time,€there€will€be€something€in€the€sky€that€shows€the€Son€of€Man€is€coming.Ð P$  ÐAll€the€peoples€of€the€world€will€cry.€They€will€see€the€Son€of€Man€coming€on€clouds€in€the€sky.€He€willÐ 0  Ðcome€with€great€power€and€glory.ððÐ  à  Ðò òRev.€1:7€NIrV„ó ó€€ð ðLook?€He€is€coming€with€the€clouds!€€Every€eye€will€see€him.€€Even€those€who€piercedÐ è¼  Ðhim€will€see€him.€€All€the€nations€of€the€earth€will€be€sad€because€of€him.ðð€Ð Èœ  Ðò òÌNoteó ó:€€Every€being€alive€on€earth€will€see€Jesus€Second€Coming.€€The€Bible€says€that€even€those€that€piercedÐ €T ÐHim€will€see€the€glory€of€His€coming.€€It€appears€that€the€leaders€who€crucified€Jesus€will€be€raised€to€alsoÐ `4 Ðsee€His€Coming!€[See€Matthew€26:64]Ð < ÐÌò òIs€it€possible€that€part€of€Jesus€return€could€be€secret?ó óÐ ôÈ Ѐ€ò òMatt.€24:25„27€NCVó ó„€ððð ðIf€people€tell€you,€ððThe€Christ€is€in€the€desert,ðð€donððt€go€there.€If€they€say,€ððTheРФ ÐChrist€is€in€the€inner€room,ðð€donððt€believe€it.€When€the€Son€of€Man€comes,€he€will€be€seen€by€everyone,€likeÐ °„ Ðlightning€flashing€from€the€east€to€the€west.ððÐ Œ` Ðò ò€ó ó€€ò ò1Corinthians€15:51,52€ICB„ó ó€€€ð ðBut€listen,€I€tell€you€this€secret:€We€will€not€all€die,€but€we€will€all€beÐ h< Ðchanged.€€It€will€only€take€a€second.€We€will€be€changed€as€quickly€as€an€eye€blinks.€This€will€happen€whenÐ H Ðthe€last€trumpet€sounds.€The€trumpet€will€sound€and€those€who€have€died€will€be€raised€to€live€forever.€AndÐ $ø Ðwe€will€all€be€changed.€Ð Ô ÐÌNote:€There€is€nothing€secret€here€with€a€huge€trumpet€blast€and€graves€opening!€€The€Bible€makes€it€veryÐ ¸Œ Ðclear€that€the€good€people€and€the€bad€people€will€both€be€there€at€the€Second€Coming.€€Ð ” h ÐÌò òWhat€will€people€do€who€are€not€ready€for€Jesus€coming?ó óÐ L"   Ѐ€ò òRev.€6:15„17€€NCVó ó„€€ð ðThen€the€kings€of€the€earth,€the€rulers,€the€generals,€the€rich€people,€the€powerfulÐ (#ü! Ðpeople,€the€slaves,€and€the€free€people€hid€themselves€in€caves€and€in€the€rocks€on€the€mountains.€TheyÐ $Ü" Ðcalled€to€the€mountains€and€the€rocks,€Fall€on€us.€Hide€us€from€the€face€of€the€One€who€sits€on€the€throneÐ ä$¸# Ðand€from€the€anger€of€the€Lamb!€The€great€day€for€their€anger€has€come,€and€who€can€stand€against€it?ððÐ À%”$ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€wicked€will€not€want€to€face€Jesus€when€He€comes€as€King€of€Kings€and€Lord€of€Lords.€€Ð x'L!& ÐÌò òWhen€Jesus€comes,€what€will€happen€to€the€good€ð!ð€both€those€who€are€living€those€who€were€dead?ó óÐ 4)#( Ðò ò€€1€Thess.€4:16,€17€NirVó ó„€ð ðThe€Lord€himself€will€come€down€from€heaven.€€We€will€hear€a€loud€command.€Ð *ä#) ÐWe€will€hear€the€voice€of€the€leader€of€the€angels.€€We€will€hear€a€blast€from€Godððs€trumpet.€€Many€whoÐ ð*Ä$* Ðbelieve€in€Christ€will€have€died€already.€€They€will€rise€first.€€After€that,€we€who€are€still€alive€and€are€leftÐ Ì+ %+ Ðwill€be€caught€up€together€with€them.€€We€will€be€taken€up€in€the€clouds.€€We€will€meet€the€Lord€in€the€air.€Ð ¨,|&, ÐAnd€we€will€be€with€him€forever.ððÐ „-X'- Їò òNote:€ó ó€The€good€raised€from€the€dead€and€those€still€living,€will€all€go€up€together€to€meet€Jesus€in€the€air.Ð , ÐThere€is€no€talk€here€of€a€secret€group€being€raptured€(taken)€€up€ahead€of€time.€€The€Bible€is€clear€that€theyÐ  à Ðall€go€up€together.€Ð è¼ ÐÌò òHow€will€the€good€people€be€changed€at€the€resurrection?ó óÐ   t Ðò ò€€1Cor.€15:51„53€NCV„ó ó€€€ð ðBut€look!€I€tell€you€this€secret:€We€will€not€all€sleep€in€death,€but€we€will€all€beÐ | P Ðchanged.€€It€will€take€only€a€secondð"ðas€quickly€as€an€eye€blinksÔ‡NXû+X%N&æ4Ôð"ðÔ#†N&æ4%XNXû+#%#Ôwhen€the€last€trumpet€sounds.€TheÐ \ 0 Ðtrumpet€will€sound,€and€those€who€have€died€will€be€raised€to€live€forever,€and€we€will€all€be€changed.€ThisÐ H  Ðbody€that€can€be€destroyed€must€clothe€itself€with€something€that€can€never€be€destroyed.€And€this€body€thatÐ $ ø Ðdies€must€clothe€itself€with€something€that€can€never€die.ððÐ Ô  ÐÌò òWhat€will€our€bodies€be€like€after€the€resurrection?ó óÐ ¸Œ  Ѐ€ò òPhil.€3:21€ICB„ó ó€€€ð ðHe€will€change€our€simple€bodies€and€make€them€like€his€own€glorious€body.€Christ€canÐ ”h  Ðdo€this€by€his€power.€With€that€power€he€is€able€to€rule€all€things.ððÐ tH  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€righteous€will€get€bodies€that€will€not€die€or€get€old.€€We€will€all€have€the€energy€of€youth.€€OurÐ ,  Ðminds€will€be€sharp.€€Our€memories€will€be€perfect.€€Our€looks,€character€and€personality€will€be€closeÐ  à  Ðenough€to€how€we€are€here,€that€our€friends€will€still€know€us.€€But,€we€will€no€longer€have€an€evil€nature.€Ð è¼ ÐEvery€desire€will€be€to€be€loving€and€good.РĘ ÐÌò òWhere€will€the€good€people€go€with€Jesus?ó óÐ |P Ðò ò€€John€14:1„3€ICBó 󀄀ð ðJesus€said,€Donððt€let€your€hearts€be€troubled.€Trust€in€God.€And€trust€in€me.€There€areÐ X, Ðmany€rooms€in€my€Fatherððs€house.€I€would€not€tell€you€this€if€it€were€not€true.€I€am€going€there€to€prepare€aÐ 8  Ðplace€for€you.€After€I€go€and€prepare€a€place€for€you,€I€will€come€back.€Then€I€will€take€you€to€be€with€meÐ è Ðso€that€you€may€be€where€I€am.ððÐ ðÄ ÐÌò òNote:€ó óThe€righteous€will€go€up€to€meet€Jesus€in€the€air,€and€go€to€Heaven€for€1000€years.€€They€will€alsoÐ ¨| Ðtake€have€a€part€in€the€judgment€before€the€wicked€are€destroyed.Ð ˆ\ ÐÌò òWhat€will€heaven€be€like€for€all€who€have€disabilities,€problems€and€sorrows€now?ó óÐ @ Ðò ò€€Isaiah€35:56€NirVó ó„€ð ðThen€the€eyes€of€the€blind€will€be€opened.€€€The€ears€of€those€who€canððt€hear€will€beÐ  ð Ðunplugged.€€Those€who€canððt€walk€will€leap€like€a€deer.€€And€those€who€canððt€speak€will€shout€with€joy.ððÐ ü Ð ÐÌò òWhat€can€we€do€to€prepare€ourselves€for€Jesus€Second€Coming?ó óÐ ´"ˆ! Ðò ò€€1€John€3:2,3€TEVó ó„€€ð ðMy€dear€friends,€we€are€now€God's€children,€but€it€is€not€yet€clear€what€we€shallÐ #d" Ðbecome.€But€we€know€that€when€Christ€appears,€we€shall€be€like€him,€because€we€shall€see€him€as€he€reallyÐ p$D# Ðis.€€Everyone€who€has€this€hope€in€Christ€keeps€himself€pure,€just€as€Christ€is€pure.ðð€Ð L% $ ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€€God€will€not€take€anyone€to€Heaven€who€could€take€sin€to€Heaven.€€God€and€the€Universe€must€beÐ 'Ø & Ðsatisfied€that€everyone€that€goes€to€Heaven€must€be€ððsafe€to€saveðð€and€will€never€sin€again.€€Those€who€areÐ ä'¸!' Ðsaved€will€want€to€serve€God€fully€and€completely.€€When€we€love€God€truly,€we€would€rather€die€thanÐ À(”"( Ðcommit€one€sin.€€Now€is€the€time€to€learn€to€know€and€trust€Jesus€fully.Ð œ)p#) ÐÌò òWho€will€come€with€Jesus€to€help€at€the€Second€Coming?ó óÐ T+(%+ Ðò ò€€Matt.€25:31€NirVó ó„€ð ðThe€Son€of€Man€will€come€in€all€his€glory.€€All€the€angels€will€come€with€him.€€ThenÐ 0,&, Ðhe€will€sit€on€his€throne€in€the€glory€of€heaven.ððÐ -ä&- ÐÐ ì-À'. Ðò òNote:ó ó€Our€guardian€angels€will€be€there€to€greet€us.€€How€wonderful€it€will€be€to€talk€with€the€angel€who€hasÐ , Ðwatched€over€and€helped€us€so€many€times.€€The€good€angels€have€many€times€had€to€guard€us€from€evilÐ  à Ðangels€who€wanted€to€hurt,€tempt€or€destroy€us.€€What€wonderful€stories€we€will€learn€of€what€was€going€onÐ è¼ Ðthat€we€could€not€see!€€It€will€be€so€wonderful€to€be€able€to€thank€our€own€angel€for€everything!РĘ ÐÌÐ  | P ÐÒe°ÒÔ‡N Æ‘%N&æ4Ôò ò9.€€WHAT€WILL€HEAVEN€BE€LIKE?ó óÔ#†N&æ4%N Æ‘R5#ÔÐ , ÐÒ°eD5ÒÌò òBefore€there€is€a€new€earth,€what€must€happen€to€the€earth€as€it€is€now?ó óÐ D Ðò ò€€2€Peter€3:10,€12,13€ICBó ó„€ð ðBut€the€day€the€Lord€comes€again€will€be€a€surprise,€like€a€thief.€The€skies€willÐ  ô Ðdisappear€with€a€loud€noise.€Everything€in€the€skies€will€be€destroyed€by€fire.€And€the€earth€and€everythingÐ  Ô Ðin€it€will€be€burned€up.€€In€that€way€everything€will€be€destroyed.€...€When€that€day€comes,€the€skies€will€beÐ Ü ° Ðdestroyed€with€fire,€and€everything€in€the€skies€will€melt€with€heat.€€But€God€made€a€promise€to€us.€And€weÐ ¸ Œ Ðare€waiting€for€what€he€promisedÔ‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔÔ‡HXû+X%H&æ4Ôð"ðÔ#†H&æ4%XHXû+8#ÔÔ#†N&æ4%%H&æ4q8#Ôa€new€heaven€and€a€new€earth€where€goodness€lives.ððÐ ” h ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€€ððHeavenðð€can€be€thought€of€as€two€places.€€First:€€ððHeavenðð€is€somewhere€in€the€center€of€theÐ \0  ÐUniverse€where€God€lives€now.€€At€the€Second€Coming,€we€are€caught€up€to€meet€the€Lord€in€the€air€and€goÐ <  Ðto€Heaven€for€1000€years€[See€study€on€the€Millennium]€€Revelation€tells€us€that€the€New€Jerusalem€comesÐ ì  Ðdown€from€Heaven€to€earth€with€the€good.€€Revelation€also€says€that€God€lives€with€us.€Ô‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔWe€know€that€theÐ ôÈ  Ðgood€people€from€earth€will€all€be€in€Heaven€with€Jesus,€and€that€the€earth€will€be€our€final€ððHeavenðð.€Ô#†N&æ4%%H&æ4!;#ÔРФ  Ѐ€€Ð ¬€  Ðò òHow€wonderful€will€heaven€be?ó óÐ ˆ\  Ðò ò€€1€Cor.€2:9€NLVó 󀄀ð ðNo€eye€has€seen,€no€ear€has€heard,€and€no€mind€has€imagined€what€God€has€preparedÐ d8 Ðfor€those€who€love€him.ððÐ D ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€€Our€whole€world€system€could€change.€€Our€earth€is€made€up€of€elements€like€carbon,€iron,€copper,Ð üÐ Ðetc.€€What€if€God€made€up€thousands€of€new€elements€that€do€things€we€have€never€dreamed€of?€€The€BibleРܰ Ðtells€us€that€heaven€is€even€more€than€we€can€imagine.€€Heaven€will€be€full€of€wonderful€surprises!Ð ¸Œ ÐÌò òWhat€will€be€in€the€center€of€Heaven?ó óÐ pD Ðò ò€€Rev.€21:€1„4€€ICBó ó„€ð ðThen€I€saw€a€new€heaven€and€a€new€earth.€The€first€heaven€and€the€first€earth€hadÐ L  Ðdisappeared.€Now€there€was€no€sea.€And€I€saw€the€holy€city€coming€down€out€of€heaven€from€God.€ThisÐ , Ðholy€city€is€the€new€Jerusalem.€€€It€was€prepared€like€a€bride€dressed€for€her€husband.€€I€heard€a€loud€voiceÐ Ü Ðfrom€the€throne.€The€voice€said,€Now€Godððs€home€is€with€men.€He€will€live€with€them,€and€they€will€be€hisÐ ä¸ Ðpeople.€God€himself€will€be€with€them€and€will€be€their€God.€€€He€will€wipe€away€every€tear€from€their€eyes.Ð À” ÐThere€will€be€no€more€death,€sadness,€crying,€or€pain.€All€the€old€ways€are€gone.ððÐ œp ÐÌò òNoteó ó:€The€New€Jerusalem€will€apparently€become€the€center€of€the€UniverseÐ T!( ÐÌò òWhat€will€that€huge€New€Jerusalem€city€be€like?ó óÐ #ä! Ðò ò€€Rev.€21:10„18€NirVó ó„€ð ðHe€showed€me€Jerusalem,€the€Holy€City.€€It€was€coming€down€out€of€heaven€fromÐ ì#À" ÐGod.€€It€shone€with€the€glory€of€God.€€It€gleamed€like€a€very€valuable€jewel.€€It€was€like€a€jasper,€as€clear€asÐ Ì$ # Ðcrystal.€€The€city€had€a€huge,€high€wall€with€12€gates.€€Twelve€angels€were€at€the€gates,€one€at€each€of€them.€Ð ¨%|$ ÐOn€the€gates€were€written€the€names€of€the€12€tribes€of€Israel.€€There€were€three€gates€on€the€east,€and€threeÐ „&X % Ðon€the€north.€€There€were€three€gates€on€the€south€and€three€on€the€west.€€The€wall€of€the€city€had€12Ð `'4!& Ðfoundations.€€Written€on€them€were€the€names€of€the€12€apostles€of€the€Lamb.€€The€angel€who€talked€withÐ <("' Ðme€had€a€gold€measuring€rod.€€He€used€it€to€measure€the€city,€its€gates€and€its€walls.€€The€city€was€laid€outÐ )ì"( Ðlike€a€square.€€It€was€a€long€as€it€was€wide.€€The€angel€measured€the€city€with€the€rod.€€It€was€1,400€milesÐ ô)È#) Ðlong.€€It€was€as€wide€and€high€as€it€was€long.€€He€measured€the€wall€of€the€city.€€It€was€200€feet€thick.€€TheÐ Ð*¤$* Ðangel€did€the€measuring€as€a€human€being€would.€€The€wall€was€made€out€of€jasper.€€The€city€was€made€outÐ ¬+€%+ Ðof€pure€gold,€as€pure€as€glass.Ð ˆ,\&, Ѐò òVs.€21ó ó„€ð ðThe€12€gates€were€made€from€12€pearls.€...€The€main€street€of€the€city€was€made€out€of€pure€gold,Ð d-8'- Ðas€clear€as€glass.ððÐ , ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€€€It€appears€that€the€New€Jerusalem€will€be€over€300€miles€on€each€side€of€the€square.€€There€is€a€textÐ ä¸ Ðthat€seems€to€say€that€it€will€be€as€high€as€it€is€wide.€€This€could€mean€it€will€be€a€cube,€or€more€likely€in€theРĘ Ðshape€of€a€pyramid.€[Perhaps€that€is€why€Satan€has€been€so€anxious€to€make€pyramids€for€part€of€hisÐ   t Ðworship€system].€€The€New€Jerusalem€is€beyond€our€imagination€to€think€through.€€Ð | P ÐÌò òWhat€special€things€are€in€the€city€to€help€the€people?ó óÐ 4  Ðò ò€€Rev.€22:€1,2€CEVó 󀀄ð ðThe€angel€showed€me€a€river€that€was€crystal€clear,€and€its€waters€gave€life.€TheÐ  ä Ðriver€came€from€the€throne€where€God€and€the€Lamb€were€seated.€Then€it€flowed€down€the€middle€of€theÐ ð Ä  Ðcity's€main€street.€On€each€side€of€the€river€are€trees€that€grow€a€different€kind€of€fruit€each€month€of€theÐ Ì   Ðyear.€The€fruit€gives€life,€and€the€leaves€are€used€as€medicine€to€heal€the€nations.ððÐ ¨|  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€There€is€a€wonderful€supply€of€pure€water.€€There€are€special€trees€giving€life€giving€and€healing€fruitÐ `4  Ðeach€month.Ð @  ÐÌò òWhere€did€the€light€come€from€in€the€city?ó óÐ øÌ  Ðò ò€€Rev.€21:22,23€€NirVó ó„€ð ðI€didnððt€see€a€temple€in€the€city.€€This€was€because€the€Lamb€and€the€Lord€GodÐ Ô¨ Ðwho€rules€over€all€are€its€temple.€€The€city€does€not€need€the€sun€or€moon€to€shin€on€it.€€Godððs€glory€is€itsÐ ´ˆ Ðlight,€and€the€Lamb€is€its€lamp.ððÐ d ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€light€comes€from€the€glory€of€God€„€something€we€donððt€understand.€€But,€it€will€all€be€wonderful!Ð H ÐÌò òWill€animals€eat€each€other?ó óÐ Ø Ðò ò€€Isaiah€11:6,7€CEVó ó„€ð ðLeopards€will€lie€down€with€young€goats,€and€wolves€will€rest€with€lambs.€CalvesÐ à´ Ðand€lions€will€eat€together€and€be€cared€for€by€little€children.€Cows€and€bears€will€share€the€same€pasture;Ð À” Ðtheir€young€will€rest€side€by€side.€Lions€and€oxen€will€both€eat€straw.ðð€Ð œp ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€In€Heaven€animals€will€be€quite€different€from€today.€€They€will€not€eat€each€other,€or€be€afraid€ofÐ T( Ðeach€other€or€of€man.Ð 4 ÐÌò òWill€we€just€sit€on€a€cloud€and€play€a€harp,€or€will€we€do€real€things?ó óÐ ì À Ðò ò€€Isaiah€65:21€NCVó ó„€€ð ðIn€that€city€those€who€build€houses€will€live€there.€€Those€who€plant€vineyards€willÐ È!œ  Ðget€to€eat€their€grapes.€€No€more€will€one€person€build€a€house€and€someone€else€live€there.€€One€person€willÐ ¨"|! Ðnot€plant€a€garden€and€someone€else€eat€its€fruit.€...€My€chosen€people€will€live€there€and€enjoy€the€thingsÐ „#X" Ðthey€make.€€They€will€never€again€work€for€nothing.ðð€Ð `$4# ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€It€appears€that€we€will€be€able€to€have€a€home€prepared€for€us€by€God€in€the€city,€and€also€to€buildÐ &ì% Ðour€own€somewhere€in€the€country€outside€of€the€city.€€We€will€be€able€to€enjoy€doing€all€kinds€of€our€ownÐ ø&Ì & Ðprojects€with€no€worry€of€war,€robbery€or€fire.€Ð Ô'¨!' ÐÌò òHow€and€when€will€be€worship€in€Heaven?ó óÐ Œ)`#) Ðò ò€€Isaiah€66:22,€23€ICBó ó„€ð ðI€will€make€new€heavens€and€the€new€earth.€And€they€will€last€forever,€says€theÐ h*<$* ÐLord.€ð ðIn€the€same€way,€your€names€and€your€children€will€always€be€with€me.€All€people€will€come€toÐ H+%+ Ðworship€me.€They€will€come€to€worship€me€every€Sabbath€and€every€New€Moon,ððsays€the€Lord.ððÐ $,ø%, ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€Bible€tells€us€that€we€will€come€together€to€worship€God€each€Sabbath€and€also€another€worshipÐ Ü-°'. Ðtime€at€the€New€Moon.€€What€wonderful€and€joyous€times€these€will€be!Ð , ÐÌò òWho€will€be€with€His€people€in€Heaven?ó óÐ ä¸ Ðò ò€€John€14:1„3€ICBó 󀄀ð ðJesus€said,€Donððt€let€your€hearts€be€troubled.€Trust€in€God.€And€trust€in€me.€There€areÐ À” Ðmany€rooms€in€my€Fatherððs€house.€I€would€not€tell€you€this€if€it€were€not€true.€I€am€going€there€to€prepare€aÐ   t Ðplace€for€you.€After€I€go€and€prepare€a€place€for€you,€I€will€come€back.€Then€I€will€take€you€to€be€with€meÐ | P Ðso€that€you€may€be€where€I€am.ððÐ X , ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Jesus€will€be€with€His€people€for€all€eternity.€€We€will€love€to€be€with€Jesus.€€His€saved€people€will€beÐ  ä ÐJesusðð€reward.€€What€a€tremendous€thought€that€there€will€always€be€people€living€forever€that€were€rescuedÐ ð Ä  Ðfrom€this€world€of€sin€and€suffering.€€And€€ð!ð€we€can€join€with€Christ€in€helping€rescue€people€so€they€canÐ Ì   Ðlive€for€eternity€with€Jesus!Ð  ¨|  ÐÔ‡N Æ‘%N&æ4Ô10.€€HOW€SOON€WILL€JESUS€RETURN?Ô#†N&æ4%N Æ‘y[#ÔÐ , ÐÌò òDid€anyone€ever€ask€Jesus€about€when€the€end€of€the€world€would€come?ó óÐ D Ðò ò€€Matt.€24:3€CEVó ó„€ð ðLater,€as€Jesus€was€sitting€on€the€Mount€of€Olives,€his€disciples€came€to€him€in€privateÐ  ô Ðand€asked,€"When€will€this€happen?€What€will€be€the€sign€of€your€coming€and€of€the€end€of€the€world?Ð  Ô ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€When€the€disciples€asked€Jesus€to€tell€more€about€the€temple€being€destroyed,€they€thought€this€wouldÐ ¸ Œ Ðhappen€at€the€end€of€the€world.€€So,€they€asked€Jesus€when€it€would€happen.€€The€destruction€of€JerusalemÐ ˜ l Ðhappened€in€70€AD,€about€40€years€later.Ð t H ÐÌò òAfter€telling€about€the€destruction€of€Jerusalem€in€70€AD,€what€did€Jesus€say€about€the€end€of€theÐ ,  Ðworld?ó óÐ Ü  Ðò ò€€Luke€21Ó?+° °` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ ÜÜ‹X?Ó:€25„28€NCVó ó„€€€ð ðAnd€there€will€be€signs€in€the€sun,€moon,€and€stars.€On€earth,€nations€will€beÐ ä¸  Ðafraid€and€confused€because€of€the€roar€and€fury€of€the€sea.€People€will€be€so€afraid€they€will€faint,РĘ  Ðwondering€what€is€happening€to€the€world,€because€the€powers€of€the€heavens€will€be€shaken.€Then€peopleÐ  t  Ðwill€see€the€Son€of€Man€coming€in€a€cloud€with€power€and€great€glory.€When€these€things€begin€to€happen,Ð |P  Ðlook€up€and€hold€your€heads€high,€because€the€time€when€God€will€free€you€is€near!ððÐ X, ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€Jesus€listed€many€signs€of€the€end€of€the€world:€signs€in€the€heavens,€strange€things€happening€in€theÐ ä Ðworld,€and€confusion€and€fear€among€the€nations.€We€need€to€watch€what€is€happening€to€see€what€mayÐ ðÄ Ðtruly€be€signs€of€Jesus€coming.Ð Ì  ÐÌò òAre€a€great€increase€in€wars€and€famines€another€sign€of€the€Second€Coming?ó óÐ „X Ðò ò€€Matt.€24:6€NCV„ó ó€ð ðYou€will€hear€about€wars€and€stories€of€wars€that€are€coming,€but€donÔ‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔÔ‡HXû+X%H&æ4ÔððÔ#†H&æ4%XHXû+íc#ÔÔ#†N&æ4%%H&æ4Îc#Ôt€be€afraid.Ð `4 ÐThese€things€must€happen€before€the€end€comes.€Nations€will€fight€against€other€nations;€kingdoms€will€fightÐ L  Ðagainst€other€kingdoms.€There€will€be€times€when€there€is€no€food€for€people€to€eat,€and€there€will€beÐ (ü Ðearthquakes€in€different€places.€These€things€are€like€the€first€pains€when€something€new€is€about€to€beÐ Ø Ðborn.ððÐ à´ ÐÌò òNote:€ó óThese€things€are€only€some€of€the€signs.€€Many€of€these€things€have€been€happening€for€a€long€time.€Ð ˜l ÐBut,€it€is€the€greatòò€increase€óóof€these€things€that€is€so€important€to€watch!Ð x L ÐÌò òWhat€are€some€of€the€signs€in€the€social€world?ó óÐ 0"  Ðò ò€€2€Timothy€3:1„5€ICBó ó„€ð ðRemember€this!€There€will€be€many€troubles€in€the€last€days.€€In€those€timesÐ  #à! Ðpeople€will€love€only€themselves€and€money.€They€will€brag€and€be€proud.€They€will€say€evil€things€againstÐ ì#À" Ðothers.€They€will€not€obey€their€parents.€People€will€not€be€thankful€or€be€the€kind€of€people€God€wants.€€Ð È$œ# ÐThey€will€not€have€love€for€others.€They€will€refuse€to€forgive€others€and€will€speak€bad€things.€They€willÐ ¤%x$ Ðnot€control€themselves.€They€will€be€cruel€and€will€hate€what€is€good.€€In€the€last€days,€people€will€turnÐ €&T % Ðagainst€their€friends.€They€will€do€foolish€things€without€thinking.€They€will€be€conceited€and€proud.€TheyÐ \'0!& Ðwill€love€pleasure.€They€will€not€love€God.€€They€will€continue€to€act€as€if€they€serve€God,€but€they€will€notÐ 8( "' Ðreally€serve€God.€Stay€away€from€those€people.ððÐ )è"( ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Godððs€people€will€see€that€Godððs€spirit€is€slowly€being€withdrawn€from€the€world.€€Things€will€getÐ Ì* $* Ðslowly€get€worse€and€worse.€€Selfishness,€greed€and€evil€will€reach€everywhere.€Two€important€things€toÐ ¬+€%+ Ðnote€are€a€breakdown€of€the€family€and€the€lack€of€love.Ð ˆ,\&, ÐÐ d-8'- Ðò òWhat€about€conditions€in€the€economic€world€before€Jesus€comes?ó óÐ , Ðò ò€€James€5:1„5€€ICBó ó„€ð ðYou€rich€people,€listen!€Cry€and€be€very€sad€because€of€the€trouble€that€will€come€toÐ Ü Ðyou.€Your€riches€will€rot,€and€your€clothes€will€be€eaten€by€moths.€Your€gold€and€silver€will€rust,€and€rustÐ è¼ Ðwill€be€a€proof€that€you€were€wrong.€It€will€eat€your€bodies€like€fire.€You€saved€your€treasure€for€the€lastРĘ Ðdays.€Men€worked€in€your€fields,€but€you€did€not€pay€them.€They€harvested€your€crops€and€are€crying€outÐ   t Ðagainst€you.€Now€the€Lord€of€heavenððs€armies€has€heard€their€cries.€€€Your€life€on€earth€was€full€of€richÐ | P Ðliving.€You€pleased€yourselves€with€everything€you€wanted.€You€made€yourselves€fat,€like€an€animal€readyÐ X , Ðto€be€killed.€You€showed€no€mercy€to€the€innocent€man.€You€murdered€him.€He€cannot€stand€against€you.ððÐ 4  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Greed€will€be€felt€everywhere€in€the€world.€€The€rich€will€be€taking€advantage€of€the€poor.€€There€willÐ ì À  Ðbe€trouble€between€workers€and€bosses.Ð Ì   ÐÌò òAnother€sign€of€the€end€will€be€a€huge€increase€in€knowledge€„€are€we€seeing€this€today?ó óÐ „X  Ðò ò€€Daniel€12:4€NLV„ó ó€€€ð ðBut€you,€Daniel,€keep€this€prophecy€a€secret;€seal€up€the€book€until€the€time€of€theÐ `4  Ðend.€Many€will€rush€here€and€there,€and€knowledge€will€increase.ððÐ @  Ðò òÔ‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔÌNote:€ó ó€Knowledge€is€increasing€in€many€ways€with€computers,€satellite,€the€internet,€video€and€DVD.€MostÐ øÌ  ÐPeople€in€North€America€can€get€all€kinds€of€information.€€We€can€get€both€the€very€good€and€terrible€evil!€Ð ج ÐThere€is€also€a€great€increase€in€available€Bible€knowledge€and€that€may€be€the€most€important€sign!Ô#†N&æ4%%H&æ4pr#ÔÐ ´ˆ ÐÌò òWhat€is€probably€the€most€important€sign€of€the€end€of€the€world?ó óÐ l@ Ðò ò€€Matthew€24:14€€BBE„ó ó€€€ð ðAnd€this€good€news€of€the€kingdom€will€be€given€through€all€the€world€for€aÐ H Ðwitness€to€all€nations;€and€then€the€end€will€come.ððÐ (ü ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€complete€gospel€going€to€all€the€world€is€the€greatest€sign.€€Much€is€being€done,€but€there€are€stillÐ à´ Ðmillions,€maybe€billions,€who€have€never€heard€or€read€a€clear€explanation€of€the€plan€of€salvation.€€What€aÐ À” Ðchallenge€for€us€to€do€our€part€to€take€the€gospel€to€every€part€of€the€world!Ð œp ÐÌò òHow€will€Satan€try€and€deceive€people€just€before€Jesus€returns?ó óÐ T( Ðò ò€€2€Thess.€2:9€NIrV€ó ó„€ð ðThe€coming€of€the€man€of€sin€will€be€Satanððs€work.ðð€ò òVs.€10„11„€ICBó ó€ð ðHe€will€haveÐ 0 Ðgreat€power,€and€he€will€do€many€different€false€miracles,€signs,€and€wonders.€€€He€will€use€every€kind€ofÐ  ä Ðevil€to€trick€those€who€are€lost.€They€are€lost€because€they€refused€to€love€the€truth.€(If€they€loved€the€truth,Ð ì À Ðthey€would€be€saved.)€But€they€refused€to€love€the€truth;€so€God€sends€them€something€powerful€that€leadsÐ È!œ  Ðthem€away€from€the€truth.€He€sends€them€that€power€so€they€will€believe€something€that€is€not€true.ððÐ ¤"x! ÐÌò ò€€Matthew€24:23,€24€NirVó ó„€€ð ðAt€that€time€someone€may€say€to€you,€ððLook!€€Here€is€the€Christ!ðð€Or,€ððThereÐ \$0# Ðhe€is!ðð€€Do€not€believe€it.€€False€Christs€and€false€prophets€will€appear.€€They€will€do€great€signs€andÐ <%$ Ðmiracles.€€They€will€try€to€fool€Godððs€chosen€people€if€possible.€€€€See,€I€have€told€you€ahead€of€time.€€So€ifÐ &ì% Ðanyone€tell€you,€ððHe€is€far€out€in€the€desert,ðð€do€not€go€out€there.ððÐ ô&È & ÐÌò òNote:€ó ó€Satan€will€give€a€big€demonstration€of€power€in€miracles,€real„looking€healings€and€other€excitingÐ ¬(€"( Ðsigns.€€Satanððs€plan€is€to€deceive€people€making€them€think€that€it€is€Christððs€power.€€Satan€will€finallyÐ Œ)`#) Ðpretend€that€he€is€Christ.€€Satan€will€look€and€act€much€like€people€might€be€expecting€Jesus€to€look€like.Ð h*<$* ÐÌò òHow€can€we€know€when€the€real€Christ€is€returning?ó óÐ  ,ô%, Ðò ò€€Matthew€24:30€NirVó ó„€ð ðAt€that€time€the€sign€of€the€Son€of€Man€will€appear€in€the€sky.€€All€the€nations€onÐ ü,Ð&- Ðearth€will€be€sad.€€They€will€see€the€Son€of€Man€coming€on€the€clouds€of€the€sky.€€He€will€come€with€powerÐ Ü-°'. Ðand€great€glory.€€He€will€send€his€angels€with€a€loud€trumpet€call.€€They€will€gather€his€chosen€people€fromÐ , Ðall€four€directions.€€They€will€bring€them€from€one€end€of€heaven€to€the€other.ððÐ Ü ÐÌò òNote:€ó óSatan€will€appear€on€the€ground€on€earth,€but€Jesus€will€not€touch€the€earth.€€Jesus€will€remain€high€inÐ À” Ðthe€air.€€The€good€people€will€all€be€caught€up€to€meet€Jesus€high€in€the€air.€€Also,€we€believe€that€JesusÐ   t Ðcoming€will€be€seen€around€the€world€„€all€at€the€same€time.€€The€Bible€says€that€ð ðevery€eye€shall€see€Him.ððÐ | P ÐÌò òWhat€conditions€did€Jesus€say€would€be€the€same€before€His€coming€as€they€were€in€the€time€of€Noah?ó óÐ 4  Ѐ€ò òMatt.€24:37€NIrVó ó„€ð ðRemember€how€it€was€in€the€days€of€Noah.€€It€will€be€the€same€when€the€Son€of€ManÐ  ä Ðcomes.€€In€the€days€before€the€flood,€people€were€eating€and€drinking.€€They€were€getting€€married.€€TheyÐ ð Ä  Ðwere€giving€their€daughters€to€be€married.€€They€did€all€those€things€right€up€to€the€day€Noah€entered€theÐ Ì   Ðark.€€They€knew€nothing€about€what€would€happen€until€the€flood€came€and€took€them€all€away.€€That€isÐ ¨|  Ðhow€it€will€be€when€the€Son€of€Man€comes.ððÐ „X  ÐÌò òNote:€ó óPeople€will€be€doing€the€things€they€always€have.€€The€world€will€be€trying€to€enjoy€itself.€€JesusÐ <  Ðcoming€will€be€a€great€surprise€to€the€wicked.€€To€them€Jesus€coming€will€be€like€a€thief€coming€in€the€night.Ð ð  ÐÌò òCan€anyone€know€for€sure€the€time€when€Jesus€will€come?ó óÐ Ô¨ Ѐ€ò òMatt.€24:36€ICBó ó„€ð ðNo€one€knows€when€that€day€or€time€will€be.€Even€the€Son€and€the€angels€in€heavenÐ °„ Ðdonððt€know.€Only€the€Father€knows.ððÐ d ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€We€cannot€know€the€day€or€hour,€until€it€is€announced€in€the€heavens€to€the€faithful€„€perhaps€justÐ H Ðhours€before€Jesus€comes.€€We€are€to€carefully€study€the€general€signs€of€Jesus€coming.€€These€signs€will€beÐ (ü Ða€warning€to€do€all€we€can€to€prepare€ourselves€and€help€others€to€be€ready€for€Jesus€coming.€€However,€weÐ Ø Ðeach€should€be€ready€every€day.€€Our€life€could€end€any€time€with€an€accident,€and€the€next€thing€we€wouldÐ à´ Ðknow€would€be€Jesus€coming!Ð ¼ ÐÌò òWhat€should€make€sure€we€are€now€getting€ready€for€Jesus€coming?ó óÐ tH Ѐ€ò òMatt.€24:44€CEVó ó„€ð ð€Always€be€ready!€You€don't€know€when€the€Son€of€Man€will€come.ðð€Ð P$ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€We€need€to€make€sure€that€Jesus€is€in€full€control€of€our€lives.€€Each€day€we€need€to€work€on€buildingÐ  à Ða€loving€and€obedient€relationship€with€Jesus!Ð ì À ÐÌÌÐ  €#T" Ðò òÔ‡N Æ‘%N&æ4Ô11.€€HOW€CAN€WE€LEARN€TO€LOVE€AND€OBEY€GOD?Ô#†N&æ4%N Ƒ̉#Ôó óÐ , ÐÌò òJesus,€our€Saviour,€told€us€that€His€greatest€law€is€the€law€of€love:€Love€to€God€and€love€to€man.ó óÐ D Ðò ò€€Matt.€22:36„40€ICBó ó„€ð ðThe€Pharisee€asked,€Teacher,€which€command€in€the€law€is€the€most€important?ðð€€€Ð  ô ÐJesus€answered,€ð ðLove€the€Lord€your€God€with€all€your€heart,€soul€and€mind.€€€This€is€the€first€and€mostÐ  Ô Ðimportant€command.€And€the€second€command€is€like€the€first:€Love€your€neighbor€as€you€love€yourself.ðð€Ð Ü ° ÐAll€the€law€and€the€writings€of€the€prophets€depend€on€these€two€commands.ððÐ ¸ Œ ÐÌò òSome€people€think€that€the€Old€Testament€told€us€about€an€unloving€God.€€But,€what€did€the€OldÐ p D ÐTestament€tell€us€about€loving€God?ó óÐ L   Ðò ò€€Deut.€6:5€TEV„ó ó€ð ðLove€the€LORD€your€God€with€all€your€heart,€with€all€your€soul,€and€with€all€yourÐ (ü  Ðstrength.ððÐ Ü  Ðò ò€€Lev.€19:18€CEVó ó„€ð ðStop€being€angry€and€don't€try€to€take€revenge.€I€am€the€LORD,€and€I€command€you€toÐ ä¸  Ðlove€others€as€much€as€you€love€yourself.ððРĘ  Ðò òNote:ó ó€So,€Jesus€was€really€telling€us€in€the€New€Testament€what€He€had€already€told€us€in€the€OldÐ  t  ÐTestament€through€the€prophet€Moses.Ð €T  ÐÌò òWhat€is€sin?ó óÐ 8  Ðò ò€€1€John€3:4„€NIrVó ó„€ð ðEveryone€who€sins€breaks€the€law.€€In€fact,€breaking€the€law€is€sin.ððÐ è Ðò òÌNote:ó ó€€€Love€is€unselfishly€caring€for€the€good€of€others.€€Sin€is€the€opposite€of€love.€€Sin€is€an€attitude€ofРФ Ðð ðIððll€do€what€I€want€to€doðð€without€thinking€of€the€good€of€others.€€Sin€is€basically€selfishness.Ð °„ ÐÌò òGodððs€laws€help€us€understand€what€love€is€and€what€love€is€not.€€Why€are€laws€important€for€us€toÐ h< Ðknow?ó óÐ D Ðò òRomans€7:7€NirVó ó„€ð ðI€wouldnððt€have€known€what€sin€was€unless€the€law€had€told€me.ððÐ  ô Ðò òRomans€3:20€CEVó ó„€ð ðAll€the€Law€does€is€to€point€out€our€sin.ððÐ Ô Ðò òÌNote:€ó óGodððs€laws€tell€us€what€true€love€is€and€how€love€acts.€€Love€is€more€than€feeling.€€God€tells€usÐ ¼ Ðclearly€how€love€works.€€€Our€nature€is€evil€and€it€is€very€easy€to€think€we€are€good,€when€we€are€reallyÐ œp Ðacting€in€a€selfish€way.€€Godððs€law€helps€us€understand€what€true€love€will€do.Ð x L ÐÌò òWhat€did€Jesus€say€about€the€importance€of€obeying€His€commands?ó óÐ 0"  Ðò òMatt.€19:17„19€IDBó ó„€€€ð ð€But€if€you€want€to€have€life€forever,€obey€the€commands.ðð€The€man€asked,€ð ðWhichÐ  #à! Ðcommands?ðð€€Jesus€answered,€ð ðððYou€must€not€murder€anyone.€You€must€not€be€guilty€of€adultery.€YouÐ ì#À" Ðmust€not€steal.€You€must€not€tell€lies€about€your€neighbor€in€court.€Honor€your€father€and€mother.€LoveÐ È$œ# Ðyour€neighbor€as€you€love€yourself.ððððÐ ¤%x$ ÐNote:€Jesus€here€was€quoting€from€the€Ten€Commandments€which€He€wrote€with€His€own€finger€in€stone.€Ð €&T % ÐÌò òSome€people€think€the€Ten€Commandments€ended€at€the€cross,€but€what€does€Jesus€say€about€them?ó óÐ 8( "' Ðò òMatt.€5:17€NIrVó ó„€ð ðDo€not€think€I€have€come€to€get€rid€of€what€is€written€in€the€Law€or€in€the€Prophets.€€IÐ )è"( Ðhave€not€come€to€do€that.€€Instead,€I€have€come€to€give€full€meaning€to€what€is€written.ððÐ ô)È#) Ðò òNote:€ó óJesus€came€to€magnify€the€law€and€give€us€a€demonstration€of€how€love€works€in€our€world.€ò òIsaiahÐ Ð*¤$* Ð42:21[NLV]€ó ósaid:Ó SÓÓ?+° °` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ °°ŒX?ÓÔ‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔÔ‡HXû+X%H&æ4Ô€ð ðòòThe€LORD€has€magnified€his€law€and€made€it€truly€gloriousÔ#†H&æ4%XHXû+(™#ÔÔ#†N&æ4%%H&æ4 ™#ÔÓ SÓóó.ððÐ °+„%+ Ð.Ð œ,p&, Ðò òCan€you€save€yourself€through€good€works€and€by€keeping€Godððs€law?ó óÐ x-L'- Ðò òEph.€2:8„€NirV„ó ó€ð ðGodððs€grace€has€saved€you€because€of€your€faith€in€Christ.€€Your€salvation€doesnððt€comeÐ , Ðfrom€anything€you€do.€€It€is€Godððs€gift€It€is€not€based€on€anything€you€have€done.ððÐ  à Ðò òÌNote:ó ó€In€Jesus€day€many€people€thought€they€could€earn€salvation€through€good€works.€€We€cannot€earnРĘ Ðsalvation€for€it€is€a€free€gift.€€Godððs€grace€is€free.Ð ¤ x ÐÌò òDoes€this€mean€that€we€donððt€have€to€keep€Godððs€law€of€the€Ten€Commandments?ó óÐ \ 0 Ðò òRomans€3:31€TEVó ó„€ð ðDoes€this€mean€that€by€this€faith€we€do€away€with€the€Law?€No,€not€at€all;€instead,Ð 8  Ðwe€uphold€the€Law.ððÐ  ì Ðò òÌNote:ó ó€Faith€in€God€is€our€response€to€Godððs€free€grace.€€We€keep€Godððs€loving€commandments€because€weРФ  Ðòòare€saved€from€the€guilt€of€sinóó,€not€to€get€saved.Ð °„  ÐÌò òThe€requirement€for€salvation€is€perfect€obedience,€but€we€have€failed.€€God€forgives€us.€€Jesus€keptÐ h<  Ðthe€commandments€perfectly€for€us„ó óÐ D  Ðò òRomans€8:3b,4€NIrV„€ó óð ðBut€God€did€what€the€written€law€could€not€do.€€He€made€his€Son€to€be€like€thoseÐ  ô  Ðwho€have€a€sinful€nature.€€He€sent€him€to€be€an€offering€for€sin.€€In€that€way,€he€judged€sin€in€his€SonððsÐ Ô  Ðhuman€body.€€Now€e€can€do€everything€the€law€requires.€€Our€sinful€nature€no€longer€controls€the€way€weРܰ Ðlive.€€The€Holy€Spirit€now€controls€the€way€we€live.ððÐ ¸Œ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€When€we€give€our€hearts€to€God€and€really€want€to€keep€the€commandments€perfectly,€Jesus€countsÐ pD Ðus€as€if€we€have€kept€them€„€even€when€we€fail.€€Jesus€perfect€life€counts€in€place€of€ours.€€When€we€areÐ P$ Ðsorry,€we€are€forgiven€and€counted€as€if€we€had€never€sinned.€His€perfect€live€is€counted€as€ours€in€theÐ , Ðjudgment.Ð Ü ÐÌò òWhen€we€realize€what€Jesus€has€done€to€save€us,€what€will€we€want€to€do€about€the€Commandments?ó óÐ À” Ðò òJohn€15:10€ICBó ó„€ð ðI€have€obeyed€my€Fatherððs€commands,€and€I€remain€in€his€love.€In€the€same€way,€if€youÐ œp Ðobey€my€commands,€you€will€remain€in€my€love.ðð€€Ð |P Ðò òJohn€14:15€TEVó ó„€€€ð ðIf€you€love€me,€you€will€obey€my€commandments.ððÐ X, ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€We€want€to€be€loving€like€Jesus.€€We€ask€Jesus€to€live€out€His€perfect€obedience€through€us.€€By€HisÐ  è Ðwonderful€power€working€through€us,€we€can€grow€more€loving€every€day.€€We€will€learn€to€obey€as€weÐ ô È Ðgrow€in€love€for€Him.Ð  Ð!¤  ÐÔ‡N Æ‘%N&æ4Ô12.€€A€WONDERFUL€DAY€FOR€WORSHIP€&€REST€FROM€STRESSÔ#†N&æ4%N Æ‘$¥#ÔÐ , ÐÌò òWhen€God€finished€making€the€world,€what€did€He€do?ó óÐ D Ðò òGenesis€2:1„3€NCV„ó ó€ð ðSo€the€sky,€the€earth,€and€all€that€filled€them€were€finished.€By€the€seventh€day€GodÐ  ô Ðfinished€the€work€he€had€been€doing,€so€he€rested€from€all€his€work.€God€blessed€the€seventh€day€and€made€itÐ  Ô Ða€holy€day,€because€on€that€day€he€rested€from€all€the€work€he€had€done€in€creating€the€world.ððÐ Ü ° ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€Surely€God€was€not€really€tired,€but€He€rested€and€set€an€example€for€us.€€God€took€a€day€and€made€itÐ ” h Ðholy€time.€€Ô‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔMan€would€now€have€time€to€remember€and€worship€His€CreatorÔ#†N&æ4%%H&æ4¨#Ô.Ð t H ÐÌò òHow€did€God€show€the€Israelites€the€importance€of€the€Sabbath€even€before€God€wrote€it€on€stone€inÐ ,  Ðthe€Ten€Commandments?ó óÐ Ü  Ðò òExodus€16:4€BBE„ó ó€ð ðThen€the€Lord€said€to€Moses,€See,€I€will€send€down€bread€from€heaven€for€you;€andÐ ä¸  Ðthe€people€will€go€out€every€day€and€get€enough€for€the€day's€needs;€so€that€I€may€put€them€to€the€test€to€seeРĘ  Ðif€they€will€keep€my€laws€or€not.Ð  t  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€About€2,600€years€after€Creation,€Godððs€special€people€Israel€were€in€the€wilderness€on€the€way€to€theÐ X, Ðpromised€land.€€They€had€almost€forgotten€about€the€Sabbath.€God€said€He€would€test€them€with€ððmannaðð€toÐ 8  Ðsee€if€they€would€obey.€€They€should€gather€enough€for€one€day,€for€5€days€a€week.€€But€on€the€6òòthóó€day,€theyÐ è Ðshould€gather€enough€for€both€that€day€and€the€Sabbath.€€No€manna€would€come€on€the€7òòthóó€day€Sabbath.€ForÐ ðÄ Ðforty€years€God€did€this€wonderful€miracle€every€week!Ð Ì  ÐÌò òIn€the€Ten€Commandments€given€a€short€time€later,€what€reason€did€God€give€for€the€importance€ofÐ „X Ðthe€7òòthóó€day€Sabbath?ó óÐ `4 Ðò òExodus€20:11€BBE„ó ó€ð ðÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤°°ŒX<ÓFor€in€six€days€the€Lord€made€heaven€and€earth,€and€the€sea,€and€everything€in€them,Ð < Ðand€he€took€his€rest€on€the€seventh€day:€for€this€reason€the€Lord€has€given€his€blessing€to€the€seventh€day€andÐ ð Ðmade€it€holy.ððÐ øÌ ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€On€the€7òòthóó€day€Sabbath€God€wants€us€to€remember€that€He€is€the€Creator€and€that€He€made€all€life€inÐ °„ Ðthe€world€in€six€literal€days.€€The€Sabbath€is€theòò€birthday€celebrationóó€for€the€world.€God€wants€to€give€usÐ d Ðthe€special€blessing€that€He€has€put€into€the€7òòthóó€day€Sabbath.Ð l @ ÐÌò òWhat€did€Jesus€say€about€his€relationship€to€the€Sabbath?ó óÐ $"ø  Ðò òMark€2:27,€28€CEVó ó„€ððJesus€finished€by€saying,€"People€were€not€made€for€the€good€of€the€Sabbath.€TheÐ #Ô! ÐSabbath€was€made€for€the€good€of€people.€So€the€Son€of€Man€is€Lord€over€the€Sabbath."€Ð à#´" ÐÌò òNote:€ó óThe€Sabbath€is€like€a€winter€glove,€and€we€are€like€the€hand.€€The€glove,€or€Sabbath,€was€made€to€fitÐ ˜%l$ Ðus€and€our€need€for€time€to€worship€and€for€our€spiritual€and€physical€rest.ðð€Ð x&L % ÐÌò òWhat€is€the€7òòthóó€Day€Sabbath€is€a€sign€or€seal€of?ó óÐ 0("' Ðò òEzekiel€20:€12,€20€BBEó ó„€ð ðÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓÔ‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔAnd€further,€I€gave€them€my€Sabbaths,€to€be€a€sign€between€me€and€them,€so€thatÐ  )à"( Ðit€might€be€clear€that€I,€who€make€them€holy,€am€the€Lord.Ô#†N&æ4%%H&æ4G³#Ô€...€(V„20)€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓAnd€keep€my€Sabbaths€holy;€and€theyÐ ì)À#) Ðwill€be€a€sign€between€me€and€you€so€that€it€may€be€clear€to€you€that€I€am€the€Lord€your€God.Ð È*œ$* ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€God€wanted€the€7òòthóó€day€Sabbath€to€be€a€special€sign€of€His€power€to€save€them.€€By€keeping€theÐ €,T&, ÐSabbath€they€showed€that€they€were€being€saved€by€Jesus€death.Ð `-4'- Їò òWhat€did€Jesus€do€on€the€7òòthóó€Day€Sabbath?ó óÐ , ÐÌò òLuke€4:16€NIrV„ó ó€ð ðJesus€went€to€Nazareth,€where€he€had€been€brought€up.€€On€the€Sabbath€day€he€wentÐ ä¸ Ðinto€the€synagogue€as€he€usually€did.€€And€he€stood€up€to€read.ððРĘ ÐÌò òHow€does€the€Bible€ask€us€to€keep€the€Sabbath?ó óÐ | P Ðò òExodus€20:8„10€NCVó ó„€ð ðRemember€to€keep€the€Sabbath€holy.€€Work€and€get€everything€done€during€sixÐ X , Ðdays€each€week,€but€the€seventh€day€is€a€day€of€rest€to€honor€the€LORD€your€God.€On€that€day€no€one€mayÐ 8  Ðdo€any€work:€not€you,€your€son€or€daughter,€your€male€or€female€slaves,€your€animals,€or€the€foreignersÐ  è Ðliving€in€your€cities.ððÐ ð Ä  Ðò òIsaiah€58:13,14€NCV„ó ó€ð ðRemember€to€keep€the€Sabbath€holy.€Work€and€get€everything€done€during€six€daysÐ Ì   Ðeach€week,€€but€the€seventh€day€is€a€day€of€rest€to€honor€the€LORD€your€God.€On€that€day€no€one€may€doÐ ¬€  Ðany€work:€not€you,€your€son€or€daughter,€your€male€or€female€slaves,€your€animals,€or€the€foreigners€livingÐ ˆ\  Ðin€your€cities.ððÐ d8  Ðò òMark€3:4€CEV„ó ó€ð ð€Then€he€asked,€"On€the€Sabbath€should€we€do€good€deeds€or€evil€deeds?€Should€we€saveÐ @  Ðsomeone's€life€or€destroy€it?"€But€no€one€said€a€word.ððÐ  ô  ÐÌò òNote:ó ó€The€7òòthóó€day€Sabbath€is€not€a€ððòòholidayóóðð€to€do€just€what€we€want,€but€a€ððòòò òholy€dayó óóóðð€to€do€the€things€thatРج Ðbuild€a€relationship€of€love€with€Jesus.€€We€may€worship€in€church€as€Jesus€did.€€We€can€study€Godððs€otherÐ ¸Œ Ðbook€to€us,€the€book€of€Nature!€€It€is€good€to€do€helpful€things€that€will€bless€others€like€visiting€the€sick,Ð ”h Ðetc.Ð pD ÐÌò òWhen€should€the€Sabbath€be€kept?Ð (ü ÐLev.€23:32€NCV„ó ó€ð ðIt€will€be€a€special€day€of€rest€for€you.€...€It€will€continue€from€that€evening€until€the€nextÐ Ø Ðevening.ððÐ ä¸ Ðò òNote:ó ó€The€Bible€days€were€from€sunset€to€sunset.€Ô‡H&æ4%%N&æ4ÔThe€Bible€tells€us€that€the€Sabbath€is€from€sunset€onÐ À” ÐFriday€night€until€sunset€on€Saturday€nightÔ#†N&æ4%%H&æ4c¾#Ô.€€[Luke€23:54„56]Ð  t ÐÌò òDid€the€disciples€keep€the€Sabbath€after€Jesus€rose€from€the€dead?ó óÐ X, Ðò òActs€17:2€CEVó ó„€ð ðòòSo€as€usualóó,€Paul€went€there€to€worship,€and€on€three€Sabbaths€he€spoke€to€the€people.ððÐ 4 Ðò òActs€13:42€&€44€CEVó ó„€€As€Paul€and€Barnabas€were€leaving€the€meeting,€the€people€begged€them€to€sayÐ  è Ðmore€about€these€same€things€on€the€next€Sabbath.€...The€next€Sabbath€almost€everyone€in€town€came€toÐ ô È Ðhear€the€message€about€the€Lord.ððÐ Ð!¤  Ðò òActs€18:4€NCV„ó ó€ð ðEvery€Sabbath€day€he€talked€with€the€Jews€and€Greeks€in€the€synagogue,€trying€toÐ ¬"€! Ðpersuade€them€to€believe€in€Jesus.Ð Œ#`" Ðò òÌNote:ó ó€Some€people€say€that€in€the€New€Testament€Christians€started€keeping€Sunday.€€But,€there€is€no€textÐ D%$ Ðthat€says€that€they€kept€any€day€but€the€7òòthóó€day€Sabbath.€€If€there€was€going€to€be€a€big€change€fromÐ $&ø% ÐSaturday€to€Sunday,€God€would€make€it€very€plain€in€the€Bible.Ð 'Ô & ÐÌò òWill€Godððs€people€still€keep€the€Sabbath€in€the€New€Earth?ó óÐ ¸(Œ"( Ðò òIsaiah€66:22,23€BBE„ó ó€€€ð ðFor€as€the€new€heaven€and€the€new€earth€which€I€will€make€will€be€for€ever€beforeÐ ”)h#) Ðme,€says€the€Lord,€so€will€your€seed€and€your€name€be€for€ever.€And€it€will€be,€that€from€new€moon€to€newÐ t*H$* Ðmoon,€and€from€Sabbath€to€Sabbath,€all€flesh€will€come€to€give€worship€before€me,€says€the€Lord.Ð P+$%+ ÐÌò òWhat€would€Jesus€might€say€to€you€after€studying€this€topic?ó óÐ -Ü&- Ðò òJohn€14:15€KJV„ó ó€ð ðIf€you€love€me,€keep€my€commandments.ððÐ ä-¸'