Even the New Testament [newer writings] tell us basically the same but in a short version. "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but AFTER this the judgement:" (Heb. 9:27). "For as in Adam [made of flesh] ALL die, even so in Christ [now composed of spirit] shall all be made alive" (1 Cor. 15:22). God created the fleshly man FIRST, then spiritual. We had no choice whether we would be born or not. God pre-ordained it. All of us are the descendants of Adam and Eve. We are genetically kinsmen. They passed on chromosomes and DNA patterns that determine our stature, looks, etc. Just as Adam sinned, we all have eventually sinned because of the nature God has built into us. King David said he was born under sin - that is, the capacity to sin was built into him from birth. At a certain point in his life, he became weak in the flesh and sinned. The death penalty passes upon everyone that sins. "…for by the LAW is the knowledge of sin. For ALL HAVE SINNED [broken God's law], and come short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:20,23).

Every person who has ever drawn breath has walked down the same path as Adam - sin! Every human being is hopeless unless there is a way to PARDON the death penalty. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, paid the price of DEATH for you if you accept the pardon on HIS terms. He will redeem you, buy back your sentence of death with His own. Therefore, you must now surrender your life to His perfect way of life found in the Bible. You cannot live as you please and be redeemed. Yes, God the Father will forgive you for lying, stealing, coveting/lusting, breaking the Sabbath, using His name improperly, placing other physical objects or desires before Him, etc., but you must now start obeying Him to remain justified. Don't be a law-breaker anymore. Jesus shed blood has paid the penalty FOR you if you truly repent. We can then come out of the grave at the Seventh Trump ALIVE!

All the saints from righteous Abel down to our day will come out of the grave with a new glorified spirit composed body. The resurrection is our hope.

Lamb of God

The human race was made for God's own purpose. He has favored us with forgiveness of sins. Notice how! "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning WITH God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made." "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth" (John 1:1-3,14). Jesus was God with the Father before the world was created. He came into human flesh to die for our sins. "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). Jesus came into human flesh to become the sacrificial Lamb to cover our sins. Jesus has accomplished His task.

"Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he [Jesus] also himself likewise took part of the same; that through DEATH he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the DEVIL;" (Heb. 2:14). Satan has been given permission to perform his work of DECEPTION. God has basically had a hands off policy on planet earth except to call the elect to train to become kings and priests in God's kingdom (Rev. 5:10; Rev. 20:4,6; Dan. 7:18,22). Otherwise, Satan and his fallen angels have deceived the WHOLE world (Rev. 12:9). They will eventually die for their sins (Matt. 25:41). Those of us who have accepted the shed blood of Jesus will be delivered from the power of death. Satan is the instigator of sin and death. Satan's day is coming. He will be put into the abyss before the thousand year reign of Jesus begins (Rev. 20:1-3). He will no longer deceive that the message of salvation can saturate the entire earth. After he is loosed for a "little season" when the thousand years are finished, he and his angels will be destroyed.

Jesus Christ, and Lamb of God, has defeated Satan. When Jesus died and paid the death penalty for all who accept Him and came out of the grave by a resurrection, He defeated Satan's grip on us through death. We can be FREE from that penalty. King David will come out of the grave; Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all those who have ever lived WITH God's Spirit will come forth. Satan CANNOT prevent this resurrection from the dead!

Jacob [Israel] Understood

Jacob, the grandson of Abraham, was declared a "prince" or prevailer with God when his name was changed to Israel. After hearing of the potential death of Joseph, he grieved severely. He wouldn't be comforted. Notice his statement of understanding where he would go at death. "…For I will go down into the grave…" (Gen. 37:35). He knew what death was. He knew you went into the grave to wait for the resurrection just as Job understood.

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