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THE WORD OF GOD / HEBREWS 4:12

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(KJV) Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

THE WORD OF GOD / Hebrews 4:12

The conjunction “for” connects this verse directly to Hebrews 4:11. We enter into God’s rest by submitting to the complete examination and deep spiritual surgery that comes from exposure to God’s Word. God’s Word is anything that God speaks. It is the expression of the character, desires and purposes of God Himself. We have God’s Word conveyed to us in written form through the Bible. This Word, throughout both the Old Testament and New Testament, is dynamic, active and ultimately effective in accomplishing God’s purposes. It is like a sharp sword that cuts into our innermost being in order to discern whether our thoughts and motives are worthy or unworthy, spiritual or unspiritual. Like a surgeon’s scalpel, it cuts away the spiritual corruption from our lives and brings healing, and life to those who submit to the Word in faith. Yet, kike a warrior’s sword, God’s Word brings judgment and destruction on those who openly turn from and defy it (John 6:63; 12:48).

DIVIDING SOUL AND SPIRIT

God’s Word can penetrate our lives and inner beings so precisely that it discerns and defines the obscure dividing line between “soul” and “spirit.” “Soul” (Greek psyche) refers to our inner life aside from our spiritual experience – our life in relation to ourselves (our emotions, thoughts, desires, choices). “Spirit” (Greek pneuma) here means the human spirit; in the New Testament this refers to the spiritual dimension of our being – our life in relation to God (Romans 8:10). God’s Word awakens and strengthens His life in our spirit, and it exposes our own “soulishness” (our own motives and desires) when that part of us conflicts with the life that God is developing within our spirit. By willingly submitting to God’s life-penetrating Word, our hearts will be softened and changed so that we can truly take on godly character traits and experience peace and rest with Him. The alternative is to allow our hearts to become hardened against God’s Word. This is when we lose faith and find ourselves condemned by the Word of God. Hebrews 4:12-13 remind us of the seriousness of our choices when responding to God and His Word.

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  1. OBEY THEM / HEBREWS 13:17
  2. LOOKIN FORWARD TO THE CITY / HEBREWS 11:10
  3. BELIEVE THAT HE EXISTS / HEBREWS 11:6
  4. ABEL … ENOCH … NOAH / HEBREWS 11:4-7
  5. BY FAITH WE UNDERSTAND / HEBREWS 11:3
  6. NOW FAITH IS / HEBREWS 11:1
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BURIED WITH HIM THROUGH BAPTISM / ROMANS 6:4

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(KJV) Romans 6:4

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

BURIED WITH HIM THROUGH BAPTISM / ROMANS 6:4

Baptism in water for a Christian is a symbol of his or her identification with Christ. Baptism, which literally means to be immersed (being put completely under the water) also symbolizes a spiritual cleansing. It is an outward physical act that represents an inner spiritual reality: God’s gift of forgiveness and salvation has been accepted and the person publicly identifies with Jesus Christ in His death and burial (going under the water) and is united with Him in His resurrected life (Romans 6:4-5). When accompanied by true faith, baptism is a sign of the believer’s rejection of sin and full commitment to Christ. That commitment results in a continual flow of God’s grace (His undeserved favor, love and enabling power) and His life to us (Acts 22:16). As surely as Christ rose from the dead, so those who truly follow Him will have the power to live a new life (Romans 6:5).

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  1. DO NOT CONFORM … BUT BE TRANSFORMED / ROMANS 12:2
  2. THE SPIRIT HIMSELF TESTIFIES / ROMANS 8:16
  3. THE SPIRIT HELPS US / ROMANS 8:26
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SURROUNDED THE CAMP OF GOD’S PEOPLE / REVELATION 20:9

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(KJV) Revelation 20:9

And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

SURROUNDED THE CAMP OF GOD’S PEOPLE / REVELATION 20:9

The battle of Armageddon (Revelation 16:16; 19:19) is not the final conflict of good and evil. One last battle at the end of the millennium will seal the eternal doom of Satan and his followers. Nations will be deceived into marching against and surrounding Jerusalem, intent on being free from Christ’s rule. Like the confrontation at the beginning of the millennium, this battle is not much of a contest and the outcome is never in doubt. God will intervene, and the rebels will be destroyed by fire. His judgment will result in their total destruction.

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  1. DECEIVE THE NATIONS / REVELATION 20:8
  2. SATAN WILL BE RELEASED / REVELATION 20:7
  3. SPIRITS OF DEMONS PERFORMING MIRACULOUS SIGNS / REVELATION 16:14
  4. FROGS / REVELATION 16:13
  5. WAR IN HEAVEN / REVELATION 12:7-9
  6. A THIRD OF THE STARS / REVELATION 12:4
  7. FALSE PROPHET … THE MIRACULOUS / REVELATION 19:20
  8. THE LAMB OPENED / REVELATION 6:1
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HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45

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(KJV) Luke 6:45  
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45

The heart, representing the center of our being and who we really are inside, determines our outward behavior and must be changed or converted in order to conform to God’s standards and purposes (Mark 7:20-23). Without inward change, no one can do God’s will and fulfill His purposes for his or her life (Jeremiah 24:7; 31:33; 32:39; Ezekiel 36:23, 27; Matthew 7:16-20; 12:33-35; 15:18-19; 21:43; Luke 1:17; Romans 6:17). Contrary to the beliefs and opinions of many in the world, humankind is not basically “good at heart.” The Bible is clear that apart from God the heart is wicked and deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9). Since the first humans defied God and sin entered the world – affecting all people – our hearts are not to be trusted if they are not under God’s control.

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  1. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  2. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  3. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  4. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  5. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  6. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  7. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
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DECEIVE THE NATIONS / REVELATION 20:8

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(KJV) Revelation 20:8

And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

DECEIVE THE NATIONS / REVELATION 20:8

This is the last rebellion against God in history. Many of those born during the millennium will choose to reject Christ’s authority and choose instead to believe Satan’s lies. How and why will so many be deceived into rebelling against God, even after experiencing the perfection of Christ’s reign? The fact is that human nature will be the same. Some people will likely be convinced that they have missed out on something or did not truly have freedom under Christ’s rule. People with weak commitments or insincere motives will always deny or defy God when faced with temptation. Only when people have joined Christ for eternity – changed in body and spirit – will they be rid of the sinful nature. (Note that those who were resurrected or came form heaven to reign with Christ during the millennium will be immune to Satan’s temptations. His deception will occur only among those who were born during the millennium Revelation 19:21).

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  1. SATAN WILL BE RELEASED / REVELATION 20:7
  2. SPIRITS OF DEMONS PERFORMING MIRACULOUS SIGNS / REVELATION 16:14
  3. FROGS / REVELATION 16:13
  4. WAR IN HEAVEN / REVELATION 12:7-9
  5. A THIRD OF THE STARS / REVELATION 12:4
  6. FALSE PROPHET … THE MIRACULOUS / REVELATION 19:20
  7. THE LAMB OPENED / REVELATION 6:1
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SATAN WILL BE RELEASED / REVELATION 20:7

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(KJV) Revelation 20:7  

And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

SATAN WILL BE RELEASED / REVELATION 20:7

At the close of the millennium, Satan will be released.

  1. It seems that God will allow Satan to test those who have lived under the ideal conditions of Christ’s millennial reign. They will have opportunity to prove their allegiance to God or to follow the pull of their carnal (unspiritual) hearts and rebel against Him. Ironically, countless people (Revelation 20:8) who experienced Christ’s peace will be deceived and will join themselves with Satan and his final evil army.
  2. Satan himself, full of vengeance following his confinement and still deceived in believing he can yet defeat God, will be allowed to deceive those who desire to rebel against Christ’s rule. He will gather a multitude of such rebels – “like the sand on the seashore” (Revelation 20:8) to launch a final assault on God’s people.
  3. “Gog and Magog” (Revelation 20:8 derived from Ezekiel 38 – 39, but not necessarily a reference to the same nations) represent all the nations of the world and their spirit of rebellion against God and righteousness.

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  1. SPIRITS OF DEMONS PERFORMING MIRACULOUS SIGNS / REVELATION 16:14
  2. FROGS / REVELATION 16:13
  3. WAR IN HEAVEN / REVELATION 12:7-9
  4. A THIRD OF THE STARS / REVELATION 12:4
  5. FALSE PROPHET … THE MIRACULOUS / REVELATION 19:20
  6. THE LAMB OPENED / REVELATION 6:1
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PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20

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(KJV) Acts 26:20

But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

PROVE THEIR REPENTANCE BY THEIR DEEDS / ACTS 26:20

Paul did not preach, as dome do, that eternal salvation requires no more than an intellectual trust or belief in Christ and His death for our sins. While good works cannot save us spiritually (Ephesians 2:8-9), the sincerity of one’s faith is proven by his or her actions. The New Testament declares that in order for individuals to be saved, they must “repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds” (Matthew 3:8; Luke3:8).

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  1. YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER / ACTS 1:8
  2. SUFFER FOR MY NAME / ACTS 9:16
  3. THEY BELIEVED … THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST / ACTS 8:12
  4. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS / ACTS 11:18
  5. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM / ACTS 19:6
  6. SPEAKING IN TONGUES / ACTS 10:46
  7. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM / ACTS 10:34
  8. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 8:17
  9. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM / ACTS 8:15-16
  10. THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 4:31
  11. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / ACTS 2:4
  12. THEY WERE BAPTIZED / ACTS 19:15
  13. THIS CORRUPT GENERATION / ACTS 2:40
  14. REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED / ACTS 2:38
  15. FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL / ACTS 2:39
  16. WORSHIPING … AND FASTING / ACTS 13:2
  17. KEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM PREACHING / ACTS 16:6
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THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34

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(KJV) Luke 13:34
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34

Jesus’ tears (Luke 19:41) over Jerusalem’s stubbornness are a testimony to the freedom of the human will (free choice, desire, intention) to resist God’s grace and will (Luke 19:41; Acts 7:51; Romans 1:8-32; 2:5).

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  1. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  2. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  3. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  4. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  5. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  6. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
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THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8

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(KJV) 1 John 3:8
 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8

Many people in the world, even some in the church, refuse to accept the fact of a real devil who wars against God and seeks to destroy people spiritually and in every other way (1 Peter 5:8). But John, one of Jesus’ closest followers, has much to say about “the devil.” He calls him “the evil one” (1 John 3:13; 2:13-14; 5:18-19), who “has been sinning from the beginning” (from the time he first rebelled against God, before the temptation of Adam and Eve, John 8:44). He is the instigator of sin, and those who continue to live in sin are “of the devil” (1 John 3:8), are his children (1 John 3:12). He is behind “the spirit of antichrist” that is in the world (1 John 4:3), and he has “the whole world” – those who do not follow God -under his control (1 John 5:19). But the devil cannot permanently harm God’s children (1 John 5:18). In fact, the follower of Christ will “overcome the evil one” (1 John 2:13-14; 4:4), and Christ will “destroy the devil’s work” (1 John 3:8).

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SPIRITS OF DEMONS PERFORMING MIRACULOUS SIGNS / REVELATION 16:14

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(KJV) Revelation 16:14

For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

SPIRITS OF DEMONS PERFORMING MIRACULOUS SIGNS / REVELATION 16:14

During the tribulation, rulers of the nations will be greatly influenced and controlled by demons. Deceived by Satan through miracles, they will enter into an insane alliance with the antichrist. By following his schemes, they will plunge the entire world into a great holocaust.

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  1. FROGS / REVELATION 16:13
  2. WAR IN HEAVEN / REVELATION 12:7-9
  3. A THIRD OF THE STARS / REVELATION 12:4
  4. FALSE PROPHET … THE MIRACULOUS / REVELATION 19:20
  5. THE LAMB OPENED / REVELATION 6:1
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