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    To the Unbeliever and Professed Believer

    Awake!Awake!

    The world is headed for a , such as

    was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be (Matthew 242!"# $tstime for those who %rofess &hrist to to and # 'll

    and must be conuered in )our life# This can onl) be done throughfaith and total commitment to *od through &hrist +esus -nl) *od can .ee% )ou in this time

    The time is now here! Put oil in your lamps (carry extra Matthew 25:1-13)

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    oo "or #hrist$s comin% (&mme'iately a"ter the triulation

    Matthew 2*:2+)! &orinthians !/04, to , and not1 for some have not the.nowledge of *od $ s%ea. this to )our #

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    shame%hesians /23, That he (Jesus" might %resent it to himself a church, not having, or , or an) such thing1 but that it should be and without #

    evelation 0/, 5e that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in raiment1 and $will not out his name out of the , but $ will confess his name before m)6ather, and before his angels#

    ,ou must oercome!spot wrinkle blemish

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    is not coming bac. for a churchwithout , 5e7s coming for the real thing Man) su%%ose that little white s%ots on a

    garment are good enough 8 there will be much wee%ing

    esus pretendsin soile

    dTime to getserious!

    .hat 'i' /esus say to the churches0e that hath an ear to hear" let him hear what the spirit saith untothe churches!

    5e7s tal.ing to &hristians

    !#Ephesus(9oveless"

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    0# Pergamos(;orldl)"

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    Be faithful unto deathevelation 2!?

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    Thou hast .e%t m) ;ord$ will .ee% )ou

    The messa%e is clear: epent an' e an oercomer ("aith"ul

    oe'ient en'urin%)

    @a.ed, %oor and blind

    9ost )our first love

    6alse teaching

    Those that %rofess to follow

    OVERCOME - To conquer; tovanquish; to subdue (Ref. to sin).

    REPENT Forsake your sinfullife and totally yield to God.

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    evelation 22!4, Blessed are the) that do his commandments, that the) ma) have right tothe tree of life, and ma) enter in through the gates into the cit)#

    'll things will be restored as the) were in the beginning for those who *od# To

    the end )ou must start at the beginning#oey

    understand

    evelation 4!!, Thou art worth), - 9ord, to receive glor) and honour and %ower forthou hast created all things, and for th) the) are and were created#

    Why was man created?

    pleasure

    &ts all aout o' not

    you!

    *enesis 2!2, But )our have se%arated between )ou and )our *od, and )ourhave hid his face from )ou, that he will not hear#

    Man could not be allowed to live eternall) in this fallen sinful disobedient rebellious state#

    Aou read at the start of this %am%hlet that those who obe) *od (through +esus &hrist" will be

    restored to the in the end (reconciled to god 8 -nl) through &hrist"#

    The Excuse:*enesis 0!2, 'nd the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me ofthe tree, and $ did eat# 'dam blamed ve although he clearl) .new the commandment# 't the

    Eudgment, man) will be shifting blame 8 M) %astor said, ever)bod) did it, the church said, etc#

    o' ase' 'am why he

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    7tu'y the 8ile! The truth will set you "ree

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    sins

    tree of life

    Unforgiven sin eternal separation!

    Turn from your sins!

    unto the woman, Ae shall not surel) die 6or *od doth .now that in the da) )e eat thereof, then)our e)es shall be o%ened, and )e shall be as gods, .nowing and #

    "otice: The called *od a #devil

    liar 8 That )ou can*od and still live, contrar) to what *od said# The told them the)

    could determine right and wrong for themselves, a%art from *od (ma.e their own decisions"#

    The) could decide their own fate 8 to be as *ods#

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    #in%ebel against

    isobey

    #ive for themselves!

    devil

    The violation:*enesis 0

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    *enesis 4H, 'nd &ain tal.ed with 'bel his brother and it came to %ass, when the) were inthe field, that &ain rose u% against 'bel his brother, and him# &ain murdered his

    brother out of Eealous) (selfcenteredness"#slew

    Man7s disobedience and desire to live his will a%art from *od7s uic.l) %roduced all manner of

    sin such as 6oul language, adulter), fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatr),witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, env)ings, murders,

    drun.enness, revellings, l)ing, homoseGualit)F%erversions, covetousness, maliciousness, deceit,insolence, rebellion, disobedience to %arents, gambling, s%ite, %rideFarrogance, wic.edness,

    gossi%, boasting,blas%hem), false accusers, incontinence, unthan.fulness, glutton), mischief,scheming, selfishness, traitors, unmerciful, lovers of selves, etc#

    The effects of diso$edience (living your will!)ve bare &ain and then 'bel# These two later offered sacrifices to *od from their labors#'bel7s was more acce%table (5ebrews !!4"than &ain7s (&ain7s wor.s were evil 8 ! +ohn 0!2"#

    The fruit of wic%edness'll these result from man7s desire to %ut his will (self" above *od and that of his

    neighbor# This is wh) +esus referred to the two great commandments as loving *od and loving)our neighbor# These two commandments contained the original ten commandments#

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    Abel7s heart was right before,od!

    The &reatest 'ommandment:Mar. !22>0?, 'nd +esus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, 5ear, -

    $srael1 The 9ord our *od is one 9ord 'nd thou shalt the 9ord th) *od with all th), and with all th) , and with all th) , and with all th) this is

    the first commandment#

    Mar. !20!, 'nd the second is li.e, namel) this, Thou shalt th) neighbour as th)self#

    There is none other commandment greater than these#

    The second is li%e it!

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    Thou shalt notcovet

    Thou shalt hae no other %o's e"ore me (teleision money

    possessions loe' ones etc6)Thou shalt not mae unto thee any %raen ima%e6

    Thou shalt not take the name of the $&% thy,od in vain.

    %emember the sabbath day" to keep it

    holy.

    */odus 01!

    Thou shalt not $ear false witness against thy

    neigh$our

    Thou shalt notsteal.

    Thou shalt not commitadultery.Thou shalt not ill6

    onour thy father and thy

    mother

    9ealin% with your relationship to o'

    9ealin% with your relationship to others

    Matthew /!H, 6or veril) $ sa) unto )ou, Till heaven and earth %ass, one Eot or one tittle shallin no wise %ass from the law, till all be fulfilled# .ritten in stone!9u.e !

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    *enesis 2?2!1 !,!!"

    The) wouldn7t re%ent#in bringeth forth death

    +ames !!/

    /t0s ma1ing Man) religious who %rofess +esus will sa) that &hrist7s sacrifice on thecross is a covering for unforsa.en sinfulness# The)7ll tell )ou that *od7s grace covers their

    ongoing wic.edness# Co )ou reall) thin. that the 9ord *od 'lmight) would send 5is :on+esus down to this earth to endure the suffering and death on the cross so that )ou could be

    Eustified to live in continued sinfulness, the ver) thing that *od hatesD &od is not moc%ed!

    *alatians 24, Then the 9-C rained u%on :odom and u%on *omorrah brimstone and firefrom the 9-C out of heaven1

    9u.e !?!2, But $ sa) unto )ou, that it shall be more tolerable in that da)

    for :odom, than for that cit)# 8 eferring to unre%entant cities of 5is time#

    2 Peter 24, :%ea. not thou in thine heart, after that the 9-C th) *od hath cast themout from before thee, sa)ing, 6or m) righteousness the 9-C hath brought me in to %ossess

    this land but for the wic.edness of these nations the 9-C doth drive them out from beforethee# The) committed ever) abomination including .illing their children (abortionD"

    Ta%e heed to thyself that thou $e not snared $y following themCeuteronom) !20!The

    Warning:

    told to utterl) destro) them (Ceuteronom) 2?!3" and not to do according to their abominations#

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    $ying5 Most do not consider l)ing to be a ver) serious matter# Most %ractice it much morethan the) ma) consciousl) realiIe# 5ow does *od view l)ing (a sim%le fib,

    misleading others, white lie, don7t want to hurt their feelings, etc#"

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    Man) religious will tell )ou that once saved (b) their definition 8 %erha%s a short re%eated%ra)er", that salvation cannot be lost no matter what dar.ness )ou allowFwant in )our life# The)will sa) )ou cannot out sin *od# :ome call this eternal securit) or once saved alwa)s saved#

    $saiah /2?, ;oe unto them that call good, and good 1 that %ut for, and for 1 that %ut bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitterlight light

    light light

    darknessdarkness

    darkness

    evil evil

    They 4ustify thewicked !! +ohn !

    3verloo%ing sin would $e un.ust! God is a righteous Judge!

    icked ! Evil in "rinci"al or "ractice. #inful; immoral.

    $f +esus had to come and die for us due to sin, do not su%%ose that )ou can in '@A wa)continue therein# Aou overcome sin through 5im

    oly! .orthy!

    +ohn H!2, Then s%a.e again unto them, sa)ing, $ am the of the world he that

    me shall not wal. in , but shall have the of life#

    Psalm !!>20, Blessed are the) that .ee% his testimonies, and that see. him with the

    # The) also do no iniuit) (sin" the) wal. in his wa)s#

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    h 6ollow To obey; to observe; to "ractice; to act in conformity to. $t is our duty tofollo% the commands of &hrist. Good soldiers follo% the orders of their 'eneral;'ood servants follo% the directions of their master.

    wholeheart

    ! +ohn 2

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    's discussed earlier +esus7 message to the churches was to re%ent and overcome 8 for 5e is

    coming for a glorious bride without s%ot, wrin.le or blemish# +esus is certainl) not coming foran adulterous harlot (soiled with sin = worldliness"# +ohn H04, +esus answered them, Keril),

    veril), $ sa) unto )ou, ;hosoever committeth is the servant of #/s 'hrist or sin your #ord?

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    sinsinThe &reat Tri$ulation:The great tribulation is going to force lu.ewarm believers to ma.e a choice 8 to choose whomthe) will serve# ' choice for *od will no doubt bring %ersecution (and %ossibl) death"#

    evelation !0!/!3, 'nd he (religious figure" had %ower to give life unto the image of thebeast, that the image of the beast should both s%ea., and cause that as man) as would notworshi% the image of the beast should be .illed# 'nd he causeth all, both small and great, richand %oor, free and bond, to receive a mar. in their right hand, or in their foreheads 'nd that

    no man might bu) or sell, save he that had the mar., or the name of the beast, or the number ofhis name#

    To choose *od, )ou will have to die to and %art with the things of the world 8 mone),

    %ossessions, some friendsFfamil), freedom, etc# Aou will have to com%letel) rel) on *odalone# Many will not e prepare'! After all" money is the root of all evil 8A choice will be forced(! Timoth)

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    5any will die for 'hrist: ,ou$ll e in %oo' company!evelation 3!0!4, 'nd one of the elders answered, sa)ing unto me, ;hat are these which are

    arra)ed in whiterobesD and whence came the)D 'nd $ said unto him, :ir, thou .nowest# 'nd he

    said to me, These are the) which came out of great tribulation, and have washedtheir ro!es,and madethem whitein the !loodof the "am!#

    evelation 23, 5e that hath an ear, let him hear what the :%irit saith unto the churches1 To

    him that overcometh will $ give to eat of the , which is in the midst of the%aradise of *od#

    Perha%s )ou scoff at the idea that )ou will have to suffer or die for &hrist# Aou need onl)

    consider what became of the twelve '%ostles, :teven, 'nti%as, and Paul# Aou might alsoconsider what befell the &hurch in :m)rna (evelation &ha%ter 0", and the earl) &hristians at

    the hands of the oman m%ire#

    evelation !?, 'nd when he had o%ened the fifth seal, $ saw under the altar the souls ofthem that were for the word of *od, and for the testimon) which the) held 'nd the)cried with a loud voice, sa)ing, 5ow long, - 9ord, hol) and true, dost thou not Eudge and

    avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earthD

    ien white roes Purity "rom sin (v!!"

    slain

    6estoration:

    Most pro"essin% #hristians are not prepare'!

    This is *od7s merc)To die for something meaningful

    hite "urity; clean; free from s"ot; as %hiterobed innocence. unblemished. ithout sin.

    evelation !4!0

    evelation !/2, !>H

    tree of life

    %hesians 42224, That )e %ut off concerning the former conversation (life) the old ma,which is corru%t according to the deceitful lusts1 'nd be renewed in the s%irit of )our mind1 'ndthat )e %ut on the new man, which after *od is created in righteousness and true holiness#

    &olossians 004, 6or )e are dead, and )our life is hid with &hrist in *od# ;hen &hrist, who

    is our life, shall a%%ear, then shall )e also a%%ear with him in glor)#

    2 &orinthians /!/, 'nd that he died for all, that the) which live should not henceforth liveunto themselves, but unto him which died for them and rose again#

    There is 'e"initely a pattern here: 7e who has ears to hear!

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    If you live as the world then you have not let go of the oldman.

    *alatians 22?, $ am crucified with &hrist nevertheless $ live1 )et not $, but &hrist liveth in meand the life which $ now live in the flesh $ live b) the faith of the :on of *od, who loved me,

    and gave himself for me#

    +ohn !224, Keril), veril), $ (Jesus" sa) unto )ou, Gce%t a corn of wheat fall into the groundand die, it abideth alone but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit#

    eath to self produces life in ,odepent an' turn to o' an' 'o wors meet "or repentance6 'cts 2!?, Jnowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for thelawless and disobedient, for the ungodl) and for sinners, for unhol) and %rofane, for murderers

    of fathers and murderers of mothers, for mansla)ers,6or whoremongers, for them that defilethemselves with man.ind, for menstealers, for liars, for %erEured %ersons, and if there be an)

    other thing that is contrar) to sound doctrine1

    The righteous desire to o$ey willingly!

    9o you "ollow when no one

    sees0

    The) serve in s%irit omans 33

    osin% your li"e "or /esus:Tae

    4ote!Matthew !?0>, 5e that findeth his life shall lose it and he that loseth his life for m) sa.eshall find it#Matthew !24, 6or whosoever will save his life shall lose it but whosoever will lose his life form) sa.e, the same shall save it#

    9u.e !300, ;hosoever shall see. to save his life shall lose it1 and whosoever shall lose his

    life shall %reserve it#+ohn !22/, 5e that loveth his life shall lose it1 and he that hateth his life in this world shall.ee% it unto life eternal#

    point is ein% ma'e here! ;e are to %ut aside our desires, ambitions, andcontrol of things, and )ield totall) to *od 8 lose our life# $n doing so we will find it and

    secure it eternall)

    $ive for self and die!

    ie to self and live!

    esus gives life moreabundantly

    +ohn !?!?

    Denying and Forsaking:Matthew !

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    omans 23, But those mine enemies,which would not that $ should reign over them, bring hither, and them before me#slay

    The disobedient are enemies of Christ!

    ypocrite -ne who eG%resses feelings, beliefs or virtues that heFshe does notactuall) %ractice#

    #erve now or don-t e/pect to

    later!

    Worldliness$ +ohn 2!/!3, 9ove not the world, neither the things that are in the world# $f an) man love

    the world, the love of the 6ather is not in him# 6or all that is of the world, the lust of the flesh,and the lust of the e)es, and the %ride of life, is not of the 6ather, but is of the world# 'nd theworld %asseth awa), and the lust thereof But he that doeth the will of *od abideth forever#

    omans !22, 'nd be not conformed to this world but be )e transformed b) the renewing of)our mind, that )e ma) %rove what is that good, and acce%table, and %erfect, will of *od#

    Mar. 4!>, 'nd the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts ofother things entering in, cho.e the word, and it becometh unfruitful#

    ! +ohn /4/, 6or whatsoever is born of *od overcometh the world and this is the victor) thatovercometh the world, even our faith# ;ho is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth

    that +esus is the :on of *od 8e unspotte' y the worl'! +ames !232 &orinthians $ove

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    What do / do? $f serving and obe)ing *od is not )our $1obEective in this life then )ou areunconverted and must re%ent#

    Ceuteronom) !04, Ae shall wal.after the 9ord )our *od, and fear

    5im, and .ee% 5is commandments,and obe) 5is voice, and )e shall

    serve 5im, and cleave unto 5im#

    Mar. !20?, 'nd thou shalt love the 9ord th)*od with all th) heart, and with all th) soul, and

    with all th) mind, and with all th) strength thisis the first commandment#

    "othing has changed!&ld Testament

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    ! +ohn 22>, $f )e .now that he is righteous, )e .now that ever) one that doeth righteousness

    is born of him#

    Aou can alwa)s tell a false teacher b) their flattering and %o%ular s%eech# The) will defend thedar.ness and lead )ou o%%osite of *od# The) uote scri%ture, but so does the devil# Theirmessage will %lease the flesh (once saved alwa)s saved, %retribulation ra%ture esca%e, etc#"# 'true man of *od will tell )ou the truth no matter how un%o%ular 8 5e will lead )ou toward *od

    (holiness, righteousness"# 5ebrews !2!4, 6ollow %eace with all men, ad holiess, withoutwhich no man shall see the 9ord

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    6ead &od0s Word! Man) %rofessed &hristians have never read through the Bible+ohn H/!, Keril), veril), $ sa) unto )ou, $f aman .ee% m) sa)ing, he shall never see death#

    +ohn H0!, Then said +esus to those +ews which believed on him, $f )e continue in m) word,then are )e m) disci%les indeed1 'nd )e shall .now the truth, and the truth shall ma.e )oufree# Psalm !!>!?/, Th) word is a lam*unto m) feet, and a li#htunto m) %ath#

    Psalm !!>!!, Th) word have $ hid in m)heart, that $ might not sin against thee

    8eware! 2 &orinthians !!!0!/, Matthew 3!/!