Full Counsel Revelation of the King of all Kings
What False Teachers Won’t Tell You
The apostle Paul declared to the Ephesian “overseers” the full “counsel of God,” and for “three years ceased not to WARN every one night and day with tears” (Acts 20:28-32). He was intense with holy jealousy for their continued spiritual welfare. The inspired and vigilant apostle prophetically charged these leaders to “watch,” because “grievous wolves” FROM WITHIN were going to “arise” and distort the original Gospel. This warning is in effect for the New Testament period, that is, until Jesus Christ returns. As the only antidote to doctrines of devils and deceivers, Paul committed the Ephesian elders to “the word” (Acts 20:32).
Jesus told religious leaders that the proof of their relationship with God was their adherence to His words (Jn. 7:16-19; 8:47; 18:37; Is. 8:20). The apostle whom Jesus loved had no greater joy than when those he was overseeing walked in God’s truth (3 John 4). Tragically though, the heart of God revealed in His written Word, is rather foreign to many leaders in the Body of Christ today. They have consequently been deceived in their hearts, and misleading in their teachings. Because they do not possess the fear of God, these blinded men are not obeying God’s commands to “Study to shew thyself approved unto God,” “Preach the word…” and to “Feed the church of God” (2 Tim. 2:15; 4:2; Acts 20:28). They have omitted to give themselves “continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word” and are therefore blinded (Acts 6:4; Ps. 119:105). As was foretold by Amos the prophet, this failure has caused “A famine in the land…of hearing the words of the Lord” (Amos 8:11).
While congregating, countless believers are placed on an involuntarily truth-fast because of the folly of many leaders. Today, conditions are as they were in the days of Hosea the prophet:
“For the Lord hath a controversy (dispute) with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land…My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children (people; future).” Hosea 4:1, 6
The gross failure in the personal lives of many of our shepherds has turned them over to deceiving spirits which have blown various winds of error into their destitute vessels. Tragically, these blinded leaders have misplaced loyalties and teachings. What is transpiring in epidemic proportion in Christendom under the leadership of morally spineless pastors is frightening. Divine substance is absent from their lives. Many of them are not strengthened by God’s Spirit and Word (Eph. 3:16,20). Their empty messages and lack of spiritual power are telling! Regrettably, only a few are truly crucified with Christ, thus living in resurrection power. In the absence of God’s truth, error is afforded ample place. Because many have forsaken the Word of God and prayer, they have been overtaken by falsehood. They have “departed from the faith.” By their neglect they have become dwelling places for “doctrines of devils” (1 Timothy 4:1).
The superior, vast glory of the Son of God is captured well by Phillip Schaff when he writes:
“And yet this Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander, Caesar, Mohammed, and Napoleon; without science and learning, He shed more light on things human and divine than all philosophers and scholars combined; without the eloquence of schools, He spoke such words of life as were never spoken before or since, and produced effects which lie beyond the reach of any orator or poet; without writing a single line, He set more pens in motion, and furnished themes for more sermons, orations, discussions, learned volumes, works of art, and sweet songs of praise, than the whole army of great men of ancient and modern times. Born in a manger, and crucified as a malefactor, He now controls the destinies of the civilized world, and rules a spiritual empire which embraces one-third of the inhabitants of the globe. There never was in this world a life so unpretending, modest, and lowly in its outward form and condition, and yet producing such extraordinary effects upon all ages, nations, and classes of men. The annals of history furnish no other example of such complete and astounding success, in spite of the absence of those material, social, literary, and artistic powers and influences which are indispensable to success for a mere man. Christ stands, in this respect also, solitary and alone among all the heroes of history, and presents to us an insolvable problem, unless we admit Him to be more than man, even the eternal … God.” Phillip Schaff, The Person of Christ, p. 40-41
Embarking on the study of this precious, divine Savior with whom we have to do, is by far the most important undertaking of the disciple. In fact, as our LORD Jesus inferred, any person led by the Holy Spirit, will come to this truth – “… he (the Holy Spirit) will guide you into all truth … He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you” (John 16:13-14).
On the ministry site, the category titled “Christology” contains engaging biblical truth concerning the marvelous, matchless Son of God. It is clearly the most important category on the ministry site and most importantly, in God’s Word. If in all our getting and even the study of Scripture, we miss this humble, lowly Lamb, the soon to return King of all kings, we have missed all! Whatever you do, study Christ and allow Him to build in you His revelation of who He is. As we seek and see His face, the veil that darkens our understanding shall be rolled back and Christ shall begin to appear on center stage of our hearts (2 Corinthians 3:14-16; 2 Peter 1:19-21). No life that experiences the Christ, the Son of the living God, can be unchanged.
We will know when maturity is beginning to take place in our lives when we cease coming to the LORD only for what He can do for us and begin seeking to “know him,” which is the very chief purpose and reason for which He created us (John 17:3; Philippians 3:10).
If you were asked to give just 3 verses that prove that Jesus Christ is divine, would you be able to produce and quote those verses and references? If not, your knowledge of Christ is deficient beloved. Seek Him. Study Him. Please allow me to encourage you to go through every post on this category – not all at once, yet perhaps methodically. Your knowledge and study of Christ will be vastly increased, establishing your life in Him. | Christology (the study of Christ)
JESUS CHRIST IS THE WORD OF THE FATHER WHOM HE SENT IN THE FULNESS OF TIME, PERFECTLY ACCORDING TO THE HUNDREDS OF PROPHECIES WHICH PRECEDED HIM, AND FOR HIS PEOPLE (JOHN 1: REVELATION 19:3, ETC.).
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1
“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 1:14
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; ” 1 John 1:1
“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” 1 John 5:7
“Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.” Revelation 1:2
The message of “the word of God” is “the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
“And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.” Revelation 19:13
The entrance of this knowledge of the living Word of God Himself, should cause us to stop and begin to ponder just how we are being led in the gatherings we individually participate. Based on how Christ is lifted up or neglected, we can discern if those gatherings are truly glorifying Him who came and bled to redeem us. | Colossal Colossians
Seems to this disciple that very little time or energy is ever spend on the study of Jesus Christ. He is shunned and set aside for self-serving promises for our own selfish coping and getting along. Am I missing something?
Make no mistake, when a person or organization makes light of the living and written Word of God, he is then turned over by God to the enemy to be deceived and ultimately destroyed (Proverbs 13:13). Consider this critical spiritual truth:
“And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
The numerous pulpit teachings which scream for want of Biblical content and depth, meet with no resistance in many parts of the church and can be linked directly to Satan’s intensifying plan against the work of God in the earth (Rev. 12:12). The one who will keep his soul to the end must realize that the full-fledged scheme of the enemy is to distort or withhold the true image of God through men, by adding to and subtracting from God’s initial account – written record – of Himself. To beguile, the enemy must alter the original content of God’s Word and change the emphasis. (see Gen. 2:17,3:4) Beware, Satan’s assault comes in cleverly disguised packages. Jesus cautioned:
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening (devouring; extortioning) wolves.” Matthew 7:15
Paul further alerts us to the plaguing proportions of fraudulent undercurrent in ministry when he states:
“For we are not as MANY, which corrupt (pervert) the word of God.” 2 Corinthians 2:17
Note here that the Holy Spirit, through the pen of Paul, uttered that there were already “many” in the ministry perverting the Word of God. If this was occurring in the first century church, just think for a moment of the time (20 centuries) that the enemy has had to twist minds and propagate error since then, hence you might readily conclude that our day will be more treacherous than Paul’s. Is there not a cause to sound the alarm for – due to the pillaging of the image of the Almighty in the hearts of His people, because we have coarsely neglected His Word?! Do we really know Jesus Christ? Is He being revealed in our hearts? Line upon line, precept upon precept through His Word? (See Isaiah 28:9-10)
The disciple of Jesus must tend with vigilance to the safe keeping of his heart and mind. He must set and keep his eyes upon the Word of God (Prov. 4:20-22).
“KEEP (guard) thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23
The true believer must be mindful of his enemy’s tactics and brood constantly over his blood-redeemed soul, ready to smite with holy vengeance all seeds that would corrupt pure doctrine (2 Corinthians 10:5).
Since words paint pictures upon the canvas of our minds and hearts, we should be selective as to what we allow our minds to feed upon. For example, it is imperative that we refuse those teachers who conveniently avoid Jesus’ message to all men who would truly follow Him. Christ said that all who would be His must “deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23-24). Instead, false leaders pander to fleshly lusts (Romans 1:18-32;16:17-18; Phil. 3:18-21; 1 Tim. 6:3-5; 2 Tim. 4:1-4).
“CEASE, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.” Proverbs 19:27
O what a shameful and vain perplexity that we are daily, on radio, TV, and from pulpits, pummeled with such hollow messages void of divine wealth from the Holy Scriptures! How tragic in light of 2 Timothy 3:16-4:4!!!
In early America, God-fearing men preached fiery messages about the blazing arrows of God’s holy judgment which were aimed at the wicked and soon to be drunken with the blood of all unrepentant sinners (Psalms 7). Like the preaching of Jesus Christ and John the Baptist, in earlier days, hell was declared boldly to be the eternal judgment of the Almighty upon the wicked. Multitudes hastened to repentance in the fear of God as their iniquity was exposed under the holy lamp of God’s law (Gal. 3:24). Why so little true repentance now? Simple! Our leaders have conveniently defaulted in declaring the full counsel of God, namely the law of God which brings sinners to Christ! (See Galatians 3:24; 1 Timothy 1:7-11) Powder-puff pulpiteers have traded the preaching of the law and the cross for persecution-proof, ear-tickling sermonettes conducive to the acceptance of men, while they build their own kingdoms. This is the spirit of antichrist. In their sin-patronizing messages there is no convicting, eternal substance present to change lives! The apostle Paul said that these deceivers are “the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly (sinful appetites), and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things” (Phil. 3:18-19.)
In the American church we have created a god who is a love-only deity who somewhere along the way lost his justice and judgment attributes. We are not beholding “the goodness AND severity of God,” only the goodness, and therefore have created in the minds of God’s people the image of a false god (Exodus 20:3-4; Proverbs 11:1). According to these abominable omissions, the God of holy wrath no longer exists! This of course, is in blatant denial of Scripture (Mal 3:6; Matt. 10:28; Luke 12:5; Acts 5:1-11; Rom 1:18-20; 1 Cor. 10; Rev 20:10-15).
When asked to comment on Christianity in America, in an article printed in the Dallas Morning News, Richard Owen Rodgers, president of International Awakening Ministries, stated;
“We’re living in a biblically illiterate society…I would say it has occurred because the church has become increasingly careless over the last 40 years or so in proclamation. It’s dealt more with surface issues than solid biblical truths.”
Let it be known that deceivers are only given place by people, namely those who have itching ears, that is, they desire to hear the message that justifies their unpurged sin.
There seems to be 2 Biblical causes for epidemic deception:
1) False Shepherds in places of leadership in the Body of Christ. See Jer. 23; Is. 9:16; 56:10-12; Ez 34; Matt. 7:16-23; Phil. 3:17-19; 1 John 4:1; Rom. 16:17-18….
2) People who claim to be or start out to be of God, then, in their hearts, turn from Him. See Romans 1:21-32; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12; 2 Timothy 4:3…
“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.” Amos 8:11
The God-fearing need see the extreme necessity for line upon line, precept upon precept Biblical teaching revealing the true image of the One God who is the Maker and Sustainer of all life. We, the current administration, have fallen down on the job. We have not upheld, as His faithful stewards, the oracles that He left to us. We have tolerated the desecration of the holy through our woeful neglect of His “express image” (Heb. 1:3), unveiled in Scripture. We must repent. In God we will find the unction to begin a full-scale study and declaration of His holy Word, just as that great apostle did (Acts 20:20,27).
We should daily thank God, pray for, and strengthen the genuine men and women of God, who are at war for the souls of men – “Holding forth the word of life” (Phil. 2:16). We must realize that Jesus warned of multitudes of deceivers. He said:
“MANY false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive MANY.” Matthew 24:11
We’ve been invaded from within! There are numerous false prophets peddling distorted teachings that are deceiving the undiscerning. False doctrines are those teachings which misrepresent God. They offer something other than what He contextually said about Himself in His Word. This is why we must learn the truth and be on guard at all times! In contrast to the counterfeit, God’s true ministers soundly and relentlessly proclaim the incomparable Christ, just as He is revealed in the original account. Let it be known though, that clever deceivers who distort the truth, will not be identified nor escaped by the idolater (one who has something else that is more important than God in his life). See 1 Cor. 11:19. However, God does reward the diligent, wholehearted seeker, with His discernment (Matt. 7:15,20; 2 Timothy 2:15; Heb. 5:14; 11:6; Rev. 3:18).
All must be put to the Biblical acid test (1 Jn 4:1-6). The believer must never judge messages or ministers by what he feels is right or wrong, but by what God’s Word says! Make not the fatal mistake of judging ministers against other modern day ministers (2 Cor. 10:12-18). The decline from the Biblical standard is so great, that this method must be deemed altogether unreliable (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:6-8). Where are the God-fearing men of faith in these last days?
The only safeguard against the deceitful trickeries and omissions, which are sent to move you away from Jesus, is to know Him through the holy Scriptures. Exclusively through the written Word, and God the Holy Spirit, is the perfect image of the Divine going to be etched upon the heart of the fervent seeker. If one is going to intimately know Christ, he must peer at Him continually, through the window of His written Word (Jn. 5:39; James 1:25). Jesus said;
“Search the scriptures…for they are they which testify of me.” John 5:39
THE DIVINE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST IS THE GRAND SUBJECT OF ALL SCRIPTURE. JESUS TOLD US CLEARLY THAT HE IS THE SACRED SUBSTANCE OF ALL OF HOLY SCRIPTURE. HE SAID: “AND BEGINNING AT MOSES AND ALL THE PROPHETS (THE ENTIRE OT SCRIPTURES), HE EXPOUNDED UNTO THEM IN ALL THE SCRIPTURES THE THINGS CONCERNING HIMSELF” (LUKE 24:29). ANY PERSON OR LEADER OR ORGANIZATION THAT IS MERELY PICKING OUT PROMISES TO CLAIM FOR THEIR OWN SELF-SERVING BENEFIT, ARE COUNTERFEIT. WHEN JESUS CHRIST IS NOT LITERALLY BEING UPHELD, WORSHIPPED, AND ADORED, THE DEVIL HAS CONQUERED! ALL WHO TRULY KNOW HIM, UPHOLD HIM ALONE AS THE REIGNING NAIL-SCARRED, RISEN LORD AND SAVIOR! He is the precious “first love” of their lives (COLOSSIANS 2:8-10, 18-19; Revelation 2:4-5).
Friend, what know ye of Jesus, from the Bible, His Word? Who do you say that He is? Is your image of Jesus according to His Holy Word? Our Savior has chosen to reveal Himself to His people through His words and He will only be correctly learned through this account He gave us of Himself (Psalms 40:7; 119:105; John 5:39-40; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21, etc.).
“According as his divine power hath given unto us ALL things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust … We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star (the image of Jesus Christ) arise in your hearts. 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” 2 Peter 1:3-4, 19-21
STOP for a moment and think with me …. There would be no Bible, no need for men to read God’s Word, if JESUS were not the central Theme of the whole Bible. Why? That would mean God would have terminated His creation project, His history with mankind, and so there would have been no need to redeem mankind by the sacrifice of His only begotten Son. But God, who “is love,” instituted His plan to redeem fallen man as soon as man sinned and fell (Genesis 3:15; John 3:16-17; 1 John 4:8, 16, etc.). There would be no need for a Bible for fallen man to read and find out about the Savior if God had ended the human race, right? Yet, He has carried out and is carrying out His divine plan of reconciliation, communicating through His Word, of which His only begotten Son, the eternal Word, is the Grand Subject, the Sacred Substance of the Scriptures (John 5:39-40; 2 Peter 1:19-21, etc.).
“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. 40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.” John 5:39-40
The Holy Scriptures have as their Grand Subject the Son of God. Like the pharisees, the religionist of His day, those who hear it and don’t repent, coming to Jesus, forfeit the blessing of His salvation.
In His message to us, the Lord reveals Himself, that we may know Him in an ever-deepening way, by the Holy Spirit and His Word. When His image is inscribed upon the canvas of our hearts through the impassioned study of His holy oracles, we will be drawn to and protected by Him, and consequently, not vulnerable to, but discerning, of the Satanic distortions at work in our midst (2 Tim 3:16,17; Matt.5:6; 1 Pet. 2:2).
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
For a topical study of deeper proportions on this subject, see The Blood of Jesus.
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Jesus in Every Book of the Bible

First and foremost, God’s Word was written to reveal Christ.
The Bible is said to be “The only Book where the divine Author is present every time you read it.”
He’s divinely encoded and present on every page of His Word.
“And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.” Luke 24:44
Every book of the Bible is about the LORD Jesus, who is the central theme, the sacred substance of all of Holy Scripture. If we miss Him, we miss everything, we miss the grand subject and revelation of God’s Word.
“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. 40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.” John 5:39-40
This makes it clear that we can “search the scriptures,” we can know them, and yet not know the Author.
They knew the Word of God but did not know the God of the Word. They made the choice not to “come to” Jesus thorugh His Word. They made it about themselves, not Jesus.
The Bible is one Book from one divine Author. The divisions are there to help us navigator His Word. – Old and New Testaments, chapters, verses, etc.
“Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.” Psalms 119:18
The supreme and most important “wondrous” thing we are to behold in Holy Writ, is Jesus Christ.
Amen. Jesus Christ is King of all kings, LORD of all lords.
“Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:7-8
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Redemption Through Christ’s Sacrifice [podcast]

The Glories
of the
Scarlet Thread
(Few things could be this important to your spiritual life)
Of the scarlet of redemption, one writer notes:
“The Wonder of Redemption: The blood is the power of redemption and you will see this as we follow through the Bible from the beginning to the end of God’s revelation of Himself to man as recorded in the Bible.”
“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 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:” Colossians 1:12-14
The great apostle of Jesus declared the Gospel to us:
“Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
The Fall of Man
The Good News is so good due to the very bad news of our fall.
“Wherefore, as by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: … Therefore as by the offence of one (Adam) judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.” Romans 5:12, 18
When the man and woman whom God had created chose to sin against Him, He separated them from His presence. They attempted to cover their nakedness by sewing fig leaves together and girding them around their waists (Genesis 2:7). This was man’s attempt to cover his own sin and shame.
“The aprons of fig leaves speak of man’s attempt to save himself by a bloodless religion of good works.” William MacDonald
God did not honor the fig leaves so He shed the blood of animals to make them “coats of skins, and clothed them” (Genesis 3:21). Because He had already foretold that His Son would be sent to redeem the fallen race (Genesis 3:15), God chose to depict the sacrifice that the coming Redeemer would make by the sacrifice of innocent animals. The atonement for the man and woman by the sacrifice of these animals pointed to the prophesied Savior who would later come and personally shed His blood to atone for the sins of His creation which had been contaminated by sin.
“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.” Ezekiel 22:30
This Scripture above speaks to the utter need and absolute divine exclusivity and uniqueness of Christ.
From the cradle of creation through the dispensation of the Mosaic law, in Christ’s redemptive blood on Calvary’s cross, and throughout eternity future, we see that in the Creator’s economy it is blood that quenches the fire of His holy vengeance.
“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is NO remission.” Hebrews 9:22
God obviously instructed Adam and Eve to sacrifice animals to continue to cover their sin because their son Abel brought “the firstlings of his flock” at the time of sacrifice (Genesis 4:4).
The blood sacrifice that Abel offered to God was accepted because it demonstrated faith in the coming Redeemer.
When Israel was in bondage God informed the nation that each family was to shed the blood of an unblemished lamb and place the blood upon their doorposts before He delivered them from Egypt (Exodus 12). He said that this blood would save them from His wrath. The unblemished lamb was a type of the spotless Lamb of God which was to come to be slain (1 Peter 1:19), saving those who would receive Him, from the wrath of God (Romans 5:9).
Not Just Any Blood
“But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem…” Galatians 4:4-5

Sin separated men from their holy Maker and God (Isaiah 59:2). Under the law God instructed the nation of Israel to approach Him by the sacrifice of animals. The sins of the people were atoned for by the blood of animals because this demonstrated faith in the prophesied and coming Redeemer (Leviticus 16:34, 17:11). In Leviticus 16 there is a twofold typology of Christ found. Aaron, the priest of Israel, was to take two goats to atone for the sins of the people (Lev. 16:8-10). One of these two goats was used as a “sin offering” and the other for a “scapegoat.” The “sin offering” goat that was sacrificed was a type of Christ who would later shed His blood, “offering Himself without spot to God” (Hebrews 9:14). His blood, which was depicted here in the blood of the animal, was to be the ultimate price for atonement (at-one-ment) that the Father required for the removal of the sins of the fallen race. The word “scapegoat” here literally means the goat of departure. Concerning this live goat of departure, the LORD instructed Aaron to lay both hands upon him and confess all the sins and iniquities of Israel upon him and then send him away into the wilderness (Leviticus 16:20-22). This goat, the scapegoat, was a type of Christ in that it would carry the sins of God’s people away from them. It would separate them from sin so that their sin wouldn’t separate them from God. This is a type of Christ in that He was to come and shed His perfect blood to “take away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).
Jesus cried: “Why hast thou forsaken me?” (Psalms 22:1; Matthew 27:46)
“It was the human body which God had given Him. It was the sacrifice that cried-the Lamb about to die! The Son of Man knew Himself forsaken. God dumped that vast, filthy, slimy mass of human sin on the soul of the Savior-and then backed away.” A.W. Tozer.
“Wow! All that filth was ours! Jesus was our ultimate sacrifice! And Isaiah says in 53:10 that it ‘pleased the Lord to bruise Him.’ This was God’s divine plan that Jesus would be the sacrifice for our sins so we could have redemption and reconciliation with God. We cannot understand the depths of this kind of love for us! All we can do is praise Jesus! And love Him with all our heart, soul, and mind (Matthew 22:37), and obey and follow Him all the days of our lives! All praise to You Jesus for loving us this much!” Karen Cochran
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This prophetic pattern continued to cover the sins of His people from the time of the fall until the One whom these sacrifices foreshadowed appeared (Hebrews 10). Those in Israel who truly loved the LORD fervently anticipated the arrival of the prophesied Messiah a Lamb of God. About 4,000 years after man had fallen, a prophet named John the Baptist, saw Jesus approaching and declared “Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). It was the fullness of time and the Father had sent the promised Redeemer into the earth to “take away the sin of the world.” The sacrifices that once atoned for Israel would now be superseded by the one sacrifice of God’s only begotten Son (Hebrews 10:1-23). His pure and spotless blood would now be shed to remove the sins of the world. The Lamb which was slain before the foundation of the world (in the mind of God) was now manifest in the flesh to redeem mankind from his sinful and separated state (Revelation 13:8; John 1:14). He became the “propitiation” (atoning sacrifice) for our sins (1 John 2:2).
Just before He went to His ordained altar, the cross, to be offered up for the sin of the world, Jesus said;
“For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” Matthew 26:28
As is clearly announced in the God-breathed New Testament records, redemption, remission, and the forgiveness of sins comes only from the blood of Jesus, the one and only Redeemer of men (Ephesians 1:7).
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.” Ephesians 1:7
THE ULTIMATE AND FINAL SACRIFICE
He who knew no sin became the atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world (2 Corinthians 5:21).
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” John 19:30
It was out of the riches of His mercy and grace that our sins have been remitted by the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. Note the finality of language He uses to convince you of this in the following passage:
“But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God…For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified…. And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God; Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith…” Hebrews 10:12-22
Not only does the blood of Jesus take away/remove the sins of the one who personally receives Him, but also the guilt that is always coupled with sin (Hebrews 9:14; 1 John 1:9). What great salvation!
“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first-begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.” Revelation 1:5
His blessed sinless divine blood is available to those who will simply “Come” to Him as He invites them to do … before and in order to be saved AND afterward, that fount is always available during this season …. (Matthew 11:28-30; Hebrews 4:14-16)! Anyone else thankful and happy about “the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot” today? (1 Peter 1:18-19)
For a topical study of deeper proportions on this subject, see The Blood of Jesus.
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Antichrist
THE ESSENTIAL IMPORTANCE OF CHRISTOLOGY [podcast]

WHO do WE say that Jesus is?
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” (Hebrews 13:8), and He is asking us the exact questions today that He asked His disciples while on earth.
“Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?” Matthew 16:13
“But whom say ye that I am?” Matthew 16:15
Jesus is asking each of us “What are others saying of Me and Who do you say that I am?” In other words, perhaps He’s asking us “In a world of many swirling ideas about Me, who do you say that I am – who do you know Me to be?”
If you were asked right now to give a 5 minute talk about the uniqueness and exclusivity of Jesus Christ from the Bible, could you do it?
“The doctrine of Christ” is revealed in “the RECORD that God gave of his Son” (2 John 9; 1 John 5:10).
If we don’t believe that Jesus is who the Bible says He is then we cannot be saved. Who does the Bible tell us that Jesus Christ is?
“I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he (“the mighty God” prophesied Messiah Isaiah 9:6-7), ye shall die in your sins.” John 8:24
“The record that God gave of his Son” includes that Jesus Christ is divine. | Jesus Christ is God
“The doctrine of Christ” informs us of who He is (2 John 9).
Among other things, Jesus Christ is ….
- The Word made flesh (John 1:1-18)
- Born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23)
- Creator of all that is (John 1:1-4; Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:16-17)
- “The Head” of His one church – remnant elect (Colossians 1:18; 2:19)
- “The Son of God” (Matthew 4:3, etc.)
- “The true God, and Eternal life” (1 John 5:20)
- The living water (John 4)
- “The bread of life” (John 6)
- “The light of the world” (John 8:12)
- “The door” (John 10:9)
- “The Good Shepherd” (John 10:11, 14; Hebrews 13:20)
- “The resurrection and the life” (John 11:25)
- “The way the truth and the life” (John 14:6)
- “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS” (Revelation 19:16)
- “Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending … the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8)
The very first Messianic prophecy: Of necessity, from the very first declaration of God to fallen mankind, His promise to save us from our now fallen state, the virgin birth was asserted as a necessity….
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” Genesis 3:15
As we know, “her seed,” the “seed” in Mary’s womb was God the Father’s miracle of virgin birth, the eternal Word Jesus Christ made flesh to dwell among us and die to save us, fallen mankind (John 1:10, 14; Galatians 4:4, etc.).
The Messiah that was yet to appear, to come to the earth to die for the sins of the world, had to be divine – Isaiah the prophet foretold that the Messiah would be “the mighty GOD” (Isaiah 9:6).
“Her seed” – Women do not have seed. The man, the father, has the seed. The seed of the woman was going to be by God the Father in Mary…. A divine miracle that never had nor will happen again. “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel (GOD with us) (Isaiah 7:14).
The fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy: “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us” (Matthew 1:21-23).
Jesus Christ is the God man. – “The Son of man” means God’s man to redeem man.
“…his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.” 1 John 5:20
“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.” 1 John 5:20
“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.” John 5:18
“Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58
“I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.” John 10:30-31″
“And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.” John 20:28
The Sacred Substance, the Central Theme of all of Holy Scripture
Jesus Christ came to the earth exactly how and when the “more sure word of prophecy”, the Scriptures, foretold that He would come and to fulfill the Messianic prophecies of Himself to the exact detail (2 Peter 1:19-21).
“Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.” Psalms 40:7-8
“From cover to cover of the OT it was foretold not only that Christ would come into the world but that He would come with an eager, ready spirit to do the will of God. The will of God was not just in His head—it was inscribed in His very heart.” Believer’s Bible Commentary
If we truly love Christ, will we not search, read, and study the LORD Jesus Christ…. ?
“The heart of Christianity is Christ. It is to know Christ. It is to follow Christ. It is to love Christ. It is to adore Christ. The sum and the substance of the Christian life is Jesus Christ.” Steve L.
IF we miss Christ in studying His Word, we have missed all. As is clear from our LORD’s interaction and rebuke of the false religionists of His day, this is quite possible. In fact, it’s clear by what Jesus said that we can know the Scriptures and not the Savior. We can know the words of God without knowing the God of that Word.
John 5:39-47
“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
41 I receive not honour from men.
42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
43 I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?”
IF doctrine weren’t important, explain this….
“Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not (does not remain) in the DOCTRINE of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.” 2 John 9
The only way we can be assured we are following the Jesus of the Bible and not “another Jesus” is to ascertain that we are established in “the doctrine of Christ” which is simply what the Bible teaches us about Jesus Christ the Messiah.
“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.” 2 Corinthians 11:4
HOW do we know that the coming of Jesus is at hand? Jesus warns. When asked He tells us that he first sign of His soon return will be the proliferation, the invasion of “MANY false prophets”:
“The disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. … 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. … 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” Matthew 24:3-5, 11, 24
“The Doctrine of Christ”
51 times the Bible uses the word “doctrine,” and the central truth of biblical “doctrine” is what Scripture tells us about Jesus, the sacred substance of the Scriptures Himself, the eternal Word of God – Jesus Christ.
Christology chapters of note to pour over regularly: John 1; Colossians 1; Hebrews 1.
Beloved saints, make sure you are drilling down on “the doctrine of Christ” – laying the foundation that will stand against the evil winds of false doctrine that is being peddled by the vilest and most popular wolves on this planet (Ephesians 4:14-15; Hebrews 13:9, etc.).
The Bible phrase “the doctrine of Christ” refers by divine priority, plainly to Himself as the divine Person, the divine Word, the Son of God. Jesus Christ is revealed as God’s eternal Word, as the Messiah, LORD, Creator, Sustainer, and Great High Priest, Jesus Christ. It seems only after these biblical facts about Christ that “the doctrine of Christ” would then apply to our repenting and putting our whole faith in Christ for salvation (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 20:21, etc.).
Say it aloud: “the doctrine of Christ.” What saith the Holy Scriptures of Christ?
- the Messiah in prophecy
- virgin birth
- divinity
- exclusivity
- death and burial
- resurrection
- return
“Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not (does not remain) in THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.” 2 John 9
So what does this verse (above) mean? It means that you are going to hell irrevocably if you don’t remain grounded, holding to, embracing what the Bible says about Christ, the Messiah.

In the context of the above cited verse, 2 John 9, the apostle John is warning us about the “MANY deceivers” and to be careful not to “lose …. those things” we know of Christ – lest we “abideth not in the doctrine of Christ” which will result in us having not God at all, being an apostate lost soul. Also he warns of bidding Godspeed to the antichrist’s who peddle “another Jesus” – lest you go to Hell (be also judged) with that antichrist who preaches “another Jesus,” one that is not according to the biblical “doctrine of Christ.” See also 2 Corinthians 11:4.
2 John 7-11
“7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”
Of “the doctrine of Christ” one writer notes:
“In the Gospel of John, the apostle had already written that God’s word is truth (John 17:17). He also proclaimed that Jesus Himself (who is Deity – John 1:1) was the truth (John 14:6). It is clear from his gospel that if we love Jesus, we will keep His commandments (John 14:15; 15:14). We must also receive the truth that Jesus is deity who came in the flesh (John 1:14; 1 John 4:2-3). In his letter to the elect lady, John reiterates what he already stated in his gospel, namely, that the doctrine of Christ is composed of (1) Jesus’ commandments/doctrine which we are to obey and (2) Jesus’ deity.”
Example: John MacArthur is teaching that there is nothing special about the blood of Jesus. How anyone can still listen to that diabolical wolf is beyond belief. Yes he says a lot of good stuff which alone makes him even more insidious a tool of Satan. Say this Word from God aloud here and now beloved of God: Just “A LITTLE leaven leaveneth (ruins) the whole lump” (Galatians 5:9). This biblical phrase, statement refers to false doctrine and sin (1 Corinthians 5:6). And false doctrine IS sin.
New message under construction which will expose more about this blasphemous heresy including the statement by John MacArthur.
Follow Jesus saints. THAT’s why God gave us His written Word (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Drill down on your knowledge of God – “the doctrine of Christ” – via personal Bible study in the King James Bible.
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More examples of the glory-robbing antichrist denigration of Christ by the religious world today:
“Exactly what Satan is doing, taking the deity of Christ, humanizing Him. In ‘The Chosen’ (movie) when Jesus was 12 and preaching in the temple, Joseph told Him ‘You need to go and confess your transgressions to your mother’ because they did not know where He was. But Luke 2:49. Jesus says ‘wist (knew) ye not that I must be about my Father’s business’?
He is also shown pacing and nervous when he is going to preach before the masses. He was the Son of God. Would He have been nervous and pacing? It’s mocking Jesus. Why Christians do not see this is beyond me! Nothing biblical about any of it. This show has gone out into other countries now. Bringing a false gospel. Mark 13:22.” Karen Cochran
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