A STUDY AROUND REVELATION 21:8

 

 

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‘A STUDY AROUND REVELATION 21:8’

Good evening Saints

I want to share with us a conversation I had with one of us around Rev.21:8

Enjoy and be blessed!

ME: But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

This is Revelation 21:8

U don't listen enough, that's y u are confused!

I feel guilty when I sins, no one does not feel guiltless, but what we do is not ask for forgiveness, it's that we will receive the forgiveness by remembering that u have been forgiven by God not by confessing the sins, what of the ones u didn't remember.

I explained 1John to u that day, I even explained better on the group but I guess u didn't follow at all

And the place u wanted to quote is verse 27 which says: Nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

HIM: I do follow sir

ME: But I use to tell us to ask questions and u have not asked any questions

Now d question I'll ask u is:

1. Do u agree that your name is in d book of Life?

2. If Yes, how did you get your name into d book of Life?

3. "No unclean thing and those who does what is shameful" here specifies what? (u have to read verse 6-7 to find out)

Do you agree with that?

HIM: Yes I agree sir

Because I believe in the son. I have salvation

That number 3 question i don't no sir

ME: See d verse 6

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the WATER OF LIFE freely. 7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

What does water of life signifies?

Let's see John 7

37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

So the water of life in revelation is the same as the rivers of living water here,

Then what did He said it signifies?

Verse 39 - THE HOLY SPIRIT

So the next verse.

He that overcometh...

Who is he that overcometh?

Let's see 1john 5:1-5

1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

HIM: He that believe in the son of God

ME: Exactly!

Hence the one that believes is the one that overcometh which is the one that will inherit all things

He's d one that has God as his father

And he's d one God will refer to him as his son.

Is that clear enough?

HIM: Hmm...Am getting convenience sir

ME: So when u saw "BUT" in the next verse, that's verse 8.

God exempted us from these set of people going to lake of fire.

He started with “But”

And I've told u severally that CONTEXT is King, when u see 'But' it means something has been said earlier.

Which means d ones listed in the next verse are d attributes of an unbelievers

HIM: Yes sir

ME: Their fruits!

Fearful

Unbelieving

Abominable

Murderers, etc.

They are specifically the nature of unbelievers

HIM: Yes sir

Do believers do these things?

YES!

Are they supposed to?

NO!

Y?

Because it's no more their nature hence we are not to do the things of unbelievers,

It's like a lion raised with dogs and was now barking. Is he supposed to be barking? No! But by it barking, has it become dog automatically? NO!

The fact that they are doing those things does not mean they are now become unbelievers.

Lemme show u some set of believers who did the first thing

FEARFUL.

John 20:19

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the DISCIPLES were assembled for FEAR OF THE JEWS, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Not fear of God o

FEAR OF THE JEWS.

After Jesus once warned them not to fear those that can kill body and not kill soul.

Yet they feared the Jews.

Going to the second listed thing in revelation 21:8

UNBELIEVING

See Thomas too

Verse 25

The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not FAITHLESS, but BELIEVING.

The disciples were all guilty of being FEARFUL

Thomas was also guilty of being UNBELIEVING or FAITHLESS

So think about it, Jesus appeared to them

Did he told them to confess and ask for forgiveness of the sins of fearful and faithless?

NO NOW

He didn't!

When Peter denied Jesus, he went and wept bitterly.

My good brother once said weeping bitterly means he is confessing his sins

But NO

Weeping bitterly is caused by feeling remorse of doing wrong.

How did I know?

See Judas Iscariot.

Did he feel remorse too?

YES

But did he received forgiveness?

NO!

Y?

Because he didn't wait till Jesus died and resurrected.

If he had waited, he would have received forgiveness.

When Peter sinned in Gal 2, and Paul wanted to correct him, did Paul told Peter to go and be confessing his sin of hypocrisy and ask for forgiveness?

Absolutely NO!

Don't u still get it?

HIM: Yes sir…I’m getting it.

You have answered the question I want to ask earlier concerning Peter and Judas. I’m enlightened.

ME: Indeed we feel guilty when we sin but the solution is not confessing your sins and asking for forgiveness, NO!

D solution is being comforted or consoled by the Holy Spirit by reminding u that Christ had died for your sins as seen in 1John 2:1-2.

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And IF ANY MAN SIN, we have an advocate (Consoler or Comforter, check John 14:26) with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

We have no part to play in forgiveness of sins, Not at all.

HIM: Yes sir…This place bring me to more clarity

ME: Heb. 10:17

And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. 18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Heb. 8:12

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

See, Hebrews was Repeating d same quote from Old Testament twice, it calls for more attention and attentiveness.

LAW OF REPETITION is important.

Hebrews said TWICE that God has said he will REMEMBER our sins and iniquities NO MORE.

HIM: Yes sir

ME: See 2Cor. 5:19

To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

Are this texts still not clear enough?

Can anyone disprove all these texts?

I doubt it, only if such is intentionally dishonoring Bible CONTEXT

HIM: Hmm... Am clear now sir

Lemme show u something, before this verse 17 in chapter 10, do u know he first disproved anything that can make u conscious of sins?

See verse 1-2 (AMPLIFIED)

1 For since the Law has merely a rude outline (foreshadowing) of the good things to come—instead of fully expressing those things—it can never by offering the same sacrifices continually year after year make perfect those who approach [its altars]. 2 For if it were otherwise, would [these sacrifices] not have stopped being offered? Since the worshipers had ONCE FOR ALL BEEN CLEANSED, they would no longer have any guilt or consciousness of sin. 3 But [as it is] these sacrifices annually bring a fresh remembrance of sins [to be atoned for],

What confession of sins does is to make u feel guilty more and more, and to also be conscious of sins, that means u are always seeing yourself as someone sinful at all times before God even though God sees you as a saint.

This mindset causes us to continue sinning, knowing that we will Sha still go to God and He will surely forgive u.

That's fraudulent!

I told a brother that that was what happened to Martin Luther in those days, he's always visiting the Reverend Father to confess sins every now and then, to d extend that the Reverend told him to go out and sin altogether and come back to confess all.

Can you see that mindset?

It's a very wrong mindset

God has forgotten even the sins u will commit tomorrow.

How is that possible?

That's y he's God!

His power is known by his saving grace not by him imputing sins

HIM: Yes sir

ME: Our forgiveness is ONLY by JESUS BLOOD.

Remind me of one of our Anglican hymn whose chorus is:

"I need no other ARGUMENTS,

I need NO OTHER PLEA.

It is enough that Jesus died

And that he died for me."

This is very clear.

PLEA means BEGGING, PLEADING which is what we do by confessing, that is we are begging for forgiveness of sins.

That's obviously absurd and incorrect

We always think God is not forgiving us until we confess and ask for forgiveness.

We believe Jesus blood cleansed us from our past sins only and now we are to ask for forgiveness for the sins we committed after we got saved.

That's obviously adding to what Jesus did by his blood

U can't say you received forgiveness by Jesus blood together with confession.

No!

It's Jesus blood ONLY!

See ehn, d wages of sin (any sin at all is DEATH) Ezekiel said the soul that sinneth shall DIE.

Not even blood of bull's and goats could take away sins talkless of confession. See Heb.10:1-2 again.

Confession is not strong enough to purge us of sins, never!

It's Jesus blood ONLY

Nothing more, nothing less.

No other arguments or plea or beg can be added to Jesus blood to take away sin.

Even as a Saint, if u sin, d wages is still death o.

But what we believe is that Jesus tasted death on our behalf.

See Heb. 2:9

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. 10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of THEIR salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

D death of Jesus covers ALL our lifetime sins.

D past present and future sins has a wage or salary or payment which is nothing but DEATH. Not bull's blood of goat's blood can avert that death, not even confession or begging can, ONLY THE BLOOD OF JESUS DID IT ONCE AND FOR ALL.

Remember he said after Jesus sacrifice, there is no more remission of sins. Heb.10:18

Eph 1:7

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Col. 1:13

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

1John 2:13

I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

Matt. 26:28

For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Remission of sins is what Forgiveness of sins is also.

And lemme shock you another particular verse.

Heb.10:28

Now where remission of these is, there is NO MORE OFFERING for sin.

No more!

Do you know what God told us to preach?

Luke 24:47

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in HIS NAME among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

As God forgave you ahead, so also u are to forgive your neighbors ahead of their offences against u.

Col.2:13

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Hence you feeling sorry and reminding God of what u have done wrong does not move God, it does not change anything, it's in d fact that we are FORGIVEN already, not keeps forgiving.

God's forgiveness is just ONCE and For ALL.

Col. 3:13

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Eph.4:32

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath FORGIVEN you.

It's past tense.

We Are the man FORGIVEN.

Hallelujah!

So coming back to Rev.21:8

The exemption John did here by putting a 'BUT' between the son of God and the unbelievers, Paul did d same in 1Cor.6

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not INHERIT the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall INHERIT the kingdom of God. 11 And such WERE (past tense) some of you: BUT ye are WASHED, but ye are SANCTIFIED, but ye are JUSTIFIED in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

The Corinthians church were defrauding themselves and people together, but how did Paul corrected them?

Never in a place in both letters did Paul said they should confess and ask for forgiveness.

Not a single place!

That is to show u d irrelevance of confessing sins and asking for forgiveness of sins...

Paul corrected them by showing them their true nature in Christ.

He taught them about themselves and remind them of what Christ did for them by his redemptive works

Remember verse 18 of same chapter while he was correcting them of fornication, he said "Know ye not that your body is the temple of the most high and that holy spirit dwells in u?"

This implies that Paul is saying why are they living like the unrighteous people, y are they living like an unbelievers, don't they know who they are?

That's Paul teaching the saints, the believers y they should not sin.

It's simply because of their nature

In Rev. 21:27

And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that DEFILETH, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a LIE: but THEY which are WRITTEN in the Lamb's book of life.

Who are they that difileth?

Those he mentioned in verse 8, the unbelievers.

They are d ones that WORKETH abomination and lies.

Who is him that lie?

Let's see 1John 5:10

He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

Who is a liar?

The one that made God a liar!

And that person is the one that BELIEVETH NOT.

The one that does not believe in God is a liar because he made God a liar.

He had not believed in the record of God!

What record?

Verse 11-13

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life,

This is very clear now!

Abi?

So who is the one that difileth?

Who is the one that WORKETH abomination?

Who is the one that maketh a lie?

THE UNBELIEVERS

Simple!

So who is he that has his name written in the book of life?

Revelation 3:5

[5] He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

THE OVERCOMERS

And who is he that overcomes? Read 1John 5:1-5 again

THE BELIEVERS

It's very clear here again.

Can u now see again that he still used 'BUT' in that verse to separate the unbelievers from believers?

I don't know y this is confusing u oooo

HIM: Thanks sir

I get it better now sir

ME: Go through again and again

QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME ANYTIME ANYDAY.

I call you blessed!

K_Hosanna Loves y'all

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