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Come Let us Grow Together: Psychics

February 5, 2026 cpministries Leave a comment

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Why seek after the hidden or the dead among the living? Is there not a God? When I was a child somewhere under the age of ten my brother and I were looking for something at our grandmother’s house and could not find it. I don’t recall what it was, but my brother who is 4 years older than me said to me, pray and ask God to reveal it to you. I asked him what does reveal mean? He told me and so I prayed that God would reveal to us what we were looking for. Little did I know that those words would become so important later in my life in a backslidden condition.

I had lost a set of keys on a key chain that were very important and had looked everywhere I could think of and I needed them immediately. At that time my brother had his own rented apartment and I had already checked his house and our house. I then thought call one of them psychics you hear about. I was well aware that this was wrong, but in the heat of the moment I ignored the clear danger that existed in doing this.

I went online and found a website that I had seen advertised on a TV commercial ad and all through this I felt the Spirit of God bringing conviction and letting me know that this was not to be done especially since I knew I was going to call someone who would most likely be possessed of the devil and since I had a close walk with God that I was currently struggling with, though God is only a repentance away, I went against God and my better judgment and wrote the number down and went straight to the telephone and dialed the number. All the while knowing that being filled with the Holy Ghost, which is the Holy Spirit, it was almost assuredly going to be directed to someone possessed of the devil and for some reason I was hoping that I could just get the answer for where those keys were and that be the end of it, but knowing I might end up in an absolute spiritual attack much greater than the spiritual attack I was currently fighting or I would never have been tempted to call the psychic to begin with and take it seriously and not immediately reject the idea even though temptations come. The sin if you are not aware, is not being tempted, but when you are tempted how do you respond to the temptation.

“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren.” (James 1:12-16)

So the question is why didn’t I just ask God to help me? The answer was I didn’t have enough faith to believe that God would help me find something as trivial as a set of keys and I was struggling with many short comings in my life as all people can relate to at some point in their life.

I’m sure you are wondering what took place when I dialed that number. As I was dialing the number I was feeling anxiety because God was convicting me and I was fearful of what might take place and what this psychic, who would likely be possessed with the devil, would begin to tell me about my life. While my plan was to cut them off and just say if you know the answer to where this set of keys is that is all I need. Otherwise I’m hanging up.

The phone rang one time and before anyone could answer God impressed into my mind what my brother had told me all those many years ago and I hung the phone up as quick as possible before anyone answered. God had reminded me of that day so long ago concerning asking him to reveal to me what my brother and I were looking for. See the mercy, grace, and the love of God?

I then repented of my sins to God and I asked God to reveal to me where I had left that set of keys. God immediately revealed it to me. Even after all of that worry, ignoring conviction by God, and dialing a number calling someone most likely to be possessed of the devil for an answer to my question, God still intervened in an instant.

As soon as God revealed to me where that set of keys was located the only way for me to truly know if it were so was to drive to my brother’s house again and this time look behind some objects on a bookshelf where I had placed them the night before, so that no one would find them and possibly steal them as we had company at his apartment house the night before.

I was confident that they would be there because the Lord had intervened and brought it back to my remembrance and when I arrived at his house I went straight to the bookshelf and looked behind the objects that were there and sure enough the set of keys were sitting right there.

So why go to the devil for help when there is a God who will not deceive you nor lure you in with some truth and then lies and before you know it end up calling psychics for all your unanswered questions and for advice while opening yourself up to demonic attacks that those not filled with the Spirit of the Lord could become themselves possessed of the devil? Those who are filled with the Spirit of the Lord could still open up themselves to demonic oppression and great spiritual battles that you may not even be aware of that is taking place.

Why seek after the hidden or the dead among the living when there is a God who will help you with every situation in your life? Repent of your sins and go to God for help. However, instead of getting upset if God doesn’t answer your prayer immediately like he did for me, knowing that
“there is no respect of persons” with God, follow these scriptures instead.

“Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” (Mt 6:31-34) “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” (Mt 5:6) “But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” (Col 3:25)

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Come Let us Grow Together: Crystal Meth

February 4, 2026 cpministries Leave a comment

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Life can be difficult at times. Many times we can become very overwhelmed with all of life’s problems and situations. This can easily turn to desiring to just relax and take it easy for awhile. There’s nothing wrong with that is there? Of course not. However, to a great majority of people taking it easy and relaxing turns into let’s have a party or let’s just hang out with a few of us and maybe try a little bit of drugs. Maybe your first time using Crystal Meth or maybe so many times you can’t even begin to count the times let alone the days spent in search of this relief that now you can’t shake because your body has become a slave to what may have just started at a time when you thought why not.

If you haven’t ever tried Crystal Meth yet, then you need to run for your life because you are in for a life of pain, destruction, and possibly your death. You will put not only your own life at risk but also those around you. You may find yourself in a dangerous situation and have no idea of how to respond! You might be hallucinating seeing anything or think you are anywhere. “For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” (James 4:14)

What may have started or yet to begin for you is a life of misery endlessly seeking for help while ever battling the torment of your mind; while demonic oppression and possession will be your companions and not as your friend, but in hopes you kill yourself so there can be another soul that has to suffer “into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels”. (Matt 25:41) They have no choice but you do!! “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.” (James 2:19) “And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.” (Matt 8:29-33)

For those of you who have not yet started run for your life but make sure you are running to where you and all the world need to run…. To Jesus. For those of you who have already started this life of torment and suffering you need JESUS!! Getting help from clinics and those trained to help you is something you absolutely need to do and listen to those who can help you with the knowledge and experience that they have obtained, but don’t forget JESUS!! Jesus Christ can miraculously deliver you in an instant and you will be freed from this addiction completely!! So why wait? Get into the house of God where Jesus Christ is and where you can be prayed for and anointed with oil. “And they went out, and preached that men should repent. And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.” (Mk 6:12-13)

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Come let us Grow Together: Prescription Drugs

February 3, 2026 cpministries Leave a comment

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Prescription drug abuse is very common in our world today. Whether to stimulate you or to depress you, whether for the sheer high of it or whether it be because of an emotional instability within your mind, whether for weight loss or for accomplishing more work. Whatever the reason your answer is Jesus Christ and him crucified! We are in a spiritual warfare whether you believe it or not. There are forces on this Earth out to destroy you. They are the devil and his fallen angels better known as demons.

Hear what I’m saying to you. There are demons influencing your life. You are a servant to sin and you need Jesus Christ to set you free from not only your sins but also of your prescription drug abuse or otherwise. “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.” (Psa 51:5) “Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.” (Pro 20:11) Your choices that you are making are allowing the devil and demons to torment your mind. “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” (James 1:14-15)

Satan would like nothing more than for you to die! Once you are dead there is no second chances! “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” (Heb 9:27) You need the knowledge of the Bible to stand against the tricks of satan and his fallen angels. You also need to be born again according to the Bible so that your sins inherited from birth can be remitted. Hear me. This is the plan of salvation for all mankind.

Acts 2:38-39
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And who are they that are called? “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” (Rev 22:17) Are you athirst? Come and drink the water of life freely. You need the Holy Spirit evidenced with speaking with other tongues or languages dwelling inside of you to stand against the demonic oppressions, depressions, and anxieties that are taking place in your life. You are not alone. God is on your side! Come to him forgiving everyone else their sins and trespasses against you and with a repentive heart asking Jesus to forgive you of your sins and trespasses so that you can begin your journey of gaining power over the devil through the Holy Spirit and through the Bible knowledge you need to be able to stand against the attacks of the devil.

“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” (2 Cor 10:3-5) “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” (1 Jn 4:4) “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Phil 4:13)

It is not our strength for we are no match for the devil and his fallen angels without Jesus Christ and him crucified. You do not have to be a slave to prescription drugs any longer!! Nor do you have to be a slave to sin any longer!! You can come and partake of the promises of God!! You need the Holy Spirit evidenced with speaking with other tongues or languages dwelling inside of you to stand against the demonic oppressions, depressions, and anxieties that are taking place in your life.

If you are demon possessed God is well able to cast them out of you!! These demons CAN NOT STOP YOU FROM COMING TO JESUS CHRIST!! “And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.” (Mk 5:1-13)

EVEN A LEGION OF DEVILS CAN NOT STOP YOU FROM WORSHIPING JESUS CHRIST!! NOR CAN A LEGION OF DEVILS STOP JESUS CHRIST FROM CASTING THEM OUT OF YOU!! AND WE THE LORD’S SERVANTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN POWER THROUGH THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST TO CAST OUT DEVILS AND DEMONS!!

Come to Jesus Christ!! Come with a repentive heart!! Come knowing that you may make mistakes again and sin but knowing that we are freed of condemnation!! So you do not have to judge yourself, nor condemn yourself, nor tell yourself over and over you shouldn’t have done something causing much grief, sorrow, and guilt because Jesus Christ died for you so that you can live unto him!!

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” (Rm 8:1-2) “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” (1 Jn 2:1-2) “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” (Heb 4:14-16)

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Come let us Grow Together: Temptation

February 3, 2026 cpministries Leave a comment

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Temptations will always come forth. The question is how will you respond when they come? Will you give into the temptation? Will you deny yourself the desires that you are craving? The Apostle James let’s us know “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”

The answer. “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Mt 16:24-26) How do you overcome temptations? The Apostle James says, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” (James 4:7-8) “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Rm 12:21) “Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.” (Lk 13:24-30)

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” (James 1:2-8)

It is not a sin to be tempted! The sin is when you give into the temptation. “Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” (James 1:15) “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.” (Rm 7:24-25) “For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” (Rm 8:5-18)

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Hell, Sheol, Gehenna, and the like…

November 22, 2017 cpministries 2 Comments

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Job 26:6
6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

The Hebrew word translated into English as hell, grave, and the pit in the Old Testament is Sheol meaning:

or she’ol, sheh-ole’; from <H7592> (sha’al); hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates :- grave, hell, pit. —Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

In the New Testament we see the English word hell being translated from the Greek words Hades and Tartarus as well as the Hebrew word Gehenna. Let’s look at an example of each one of these.

Luke 16:22-23
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

The Greek word used to translate hell is Hades:

from <G1> (a) (as a negative particle) and <G1492> (eido); properly unseen, i.e. “Hades” or the place (state) of departed souls :- grave, hell. —Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

Matthew 10:28
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

The Hebrew word used to translate hell is Gehenna:

of Hebrew origin [<H1516> (gay’) and <H2011> (Hinnom)]; valley of (the son of) Hinnom; gehenna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem, used (figurative) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment :- hell. —Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

2 Peter 2:4
4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

The Greek word used to translate hell is Tartarus:

from Tartaros (the deepest abyss of Hades); to incarcerate in eternal torment :- cast down to hell. —Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

Tartarus is the deepest abyss of Hades? Are there different levels or punishments in hell? Which Greek word for our English word hell, is the equivalent of the Hebrew word Sheol that was translated for our English word hell in the Old Testament?

Remember according to the Prophet Isaiah doctrinal knowledge and understanding comes “precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little”. (Isaiah 28:10) And according to the Apostle Paul “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16) We are also told by the Apostle Paul “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15)

Let’s first answer the question of which Greek word for our English word hell, is the equivalent of the Hebrew word Sheol that was translated for our English word hell in the Old Testament?

Acts 2:25-27
25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

The Greek word being used for hell here is Hades of which then is the equivalent of the Hebrew word Sheol.

Psalms 16:8-10
8 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

So what about Tartarus being the deepest abyss of Hades? Are there different levels or punishments in hell?

Deuteronomy 32:21-22
21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Psalms 86:13
13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

Luke 12:45-48
45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47 And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

So Tartarus is the deepest abyss of Hades or Sheol.

2 Peter 2:4
4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

In the parallel passage of scripture referring to these angels that were caste down to hell it reads, “And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.” (Jude 1:6)

Here we learn that this place of Tartarus being the deepest abyss of Hades or Sheol is also a place of outer darkness of which scriptures agree.

Matthew 25:29-30
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 22:11-14
11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

We also learn in the book of Revelation of a place referred to as the bottomless pit.

The Greek word in use for pit means:

of uncertain derivative; a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a cistern or well; figurative an abyss (as a prison) :- well, pit. —Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

This place of abyss or the bottomless pit is where Satan is to be bound for a thousand years. Is this bottomless pit also the same place as Hades, Sheol, and Tartarus?

Revelation 20:1-3
1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Isaiah 14:9-15
9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

So we learn that the abyss or that of the pit is also the same place as that of Tartarus, which is the deepest abyss of Hades or Sheol.

So what about Gehenna and that of the Lake of Fire?

Just as Tartarus is the deepest abyss of Hades or Sheol of which Satan is to be bound for a thousands years in, Gehenna is a type of the Lake of Fire of which Sheol or Hades will be cast into.

Revelation 20:7-15
7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
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.
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.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 21:7-8
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 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.

How do we know Gehenna is a type of the Lake of Fire?

Gehenna is the Hebrew word that was also translated as hell in the New Testament. Gehenna is
of Hebrew origin [<H1516> (gay’) and <H2011> (Hinnom)]; valley of (the son of) Hinnom; gehenna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem, used (figurative) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment :- hell. —Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

In the Old Testament we learn that the valley of the son of Hinnom was the place where:

2 Chronilces 28:1-4
1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father:
2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

2 Chronicles 33:1-6
1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
2 But did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
4 Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

Tophet is a place within Gehenna or the valley of the son of Hinnom.

Jeremiah 7:29-33
29 Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the Lord hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
30 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the Lord: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.
31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
32 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.
33 And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

Jeremiah 32:31-35
31 For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,
32 Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
33 And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.
34 But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

This same valley of the son of Hinnom or Gehenna Jesus makes several references to when speaking of the Lake of Fire.

Remember the Hebrew word used to translate our English word Hell, in some of the cases, was the word Gehenna of which Jesus referred to.

Mark 9:42-49
42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

Matthew 10:28
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

The Prophet Isaiah speaks of Tophet of which we learned was in the valley of the son of Hinnom saying,

Isaiah 30:33
33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

Isaiah 66:23-24
23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.
24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

Theses verses from Isaiah align up with what Jesus spoke of in Mark chapter 9:42-49 and Matthew chapter 10:28 above and thus we know that Gehenna is then a type of the Lake of Fire.

Isaiah 34:8-10
8 For it is the day of the LORD’S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.
9 And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
10 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

Revelation 14:9-11
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

Revelation 20:10
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

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C & C: Lovers of Darkness Exposed

October 13, 2017 cpministries Leave a comment

Connections and Comparisons is an ongoing weekly series that deals with many scriptures in the Bible, some of which are not commonly addressed. The purpose of this series is to examine the scriptures at hand comparing what is said and looking at the connections within.

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John 3:19-21
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil! They would rather continue in their ungodliness rather than to come to Jesus that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly! The thoughts of their hearts are only evil continually! Their hearts devise wicked imaginations and their feet are swift in running to mischief! Lovers of Darkness Exposed! Calamity, the fruit of destruction, is their joy and delight!

John 1:3-5
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

John 1:10-11
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

Despisers of those that are good! Lest their deeds should be reproved! Wickedness is in their hearts and destruction is in their paths! Through tolerance they slay with the fruit of their lips! Their eyes are in the ends of the earth! Strife and contentions lie within their hearts ready to lash out with the fire of hell on their tongues! To consume as stubble the righteous! He that sits in the heavens shall laugh! The Lord shall have them in derision! There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord! Lovers of Darkness Exposed! Assemble yourselves, and come! Gather yourselves together round about! “Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” (Psa 2:9)

Revelation 12:5-17
5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 19:11-21
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Hebrews 4:12-13
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.
13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Isaiah 34:1-4
1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
2 For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.

Revelation 6:12-17
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Revelation 14:9-12
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Lovers of Darkness Exposed! Lovers of Darkness Deposed!
Lovers of Darkness Disclosed! Lovers of Darkness Opposed!
Lovers of Darkness Enclosed! Lovers of Darkness Foreclosed!

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Backbiting ..sss, Gossiping ..sss, and Hypocrisy ..sss

October 4, 2017 cpministries 3 Comments

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Like a SSSSnake in the Grasssss… You are of your Father that old SSSSerpent, called the Devil, and SSSSatan bussssy wagging your tonguessss, sssspitting venom, deceit, and poisssson on anyone who will hear your lying talessss and sssspeaking truth againsssst thosssse who have made misssstakessss with great hatred, bitternessss, and joy. SSSSpeak no further SSSSatan and repent assss your dayssss are numbered!!

Think not in your heart today or tomorrow I will go here or I will go there. “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” (James 4:14) SSSSpeak no further SSSSatan and repent assss your dayssss are numbered!!

You speak evil of your brothers and sisters of whom are called, and chosen, and faithful. While you yoursssself sssslither out your sssslimy wordssss of hypocrissssiessss. SSSSpeak no further SSSSatan and repent assss your dayssss are numbered!!

Your Loftinessss hassss come up before the God of Heaven, and Earth, the Sea, and all that in them is. You have been placed in his balance and your spirit is being weighed in the balances of Life and Death. You Blaspheme my Holy name and forget that I kill, and I make alive. “neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.” (Deut 32:39) SSSSpeak no further SSSSatan and repent assss your dayssss are numbered!!

Drink your whisssskey and drink your beerssss. Partiessss, Whoredomssss, Abominationssss, Idolatriessss. You ssssell yoursssself for free. “Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.” (1 Cor 6:13) “Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” (1 Cor 6:15-20) SSSSpeak no further SSSSatan and repent assss your dayssss are numbered!!

Your heart is waxed gross, your ears are dull of hearing, your eyes you have closed! You Blaspheme my Holy name and forget that I kill, and I make alive. “neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.” (Deut 32:39) SSSSpeak no further SSSSatan and repent assss your dayssss are numbered!!

You are in his balance and your spirit is being weighed in the balances of Life and Death. “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve for “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.” (Mt 6:24) SSSSpeak no further SSSSatan and repent assss your dayssss are numbered!!

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So What Happened When Jesus Died on the Cross Anyway?

February 15, 2017 cpministries 6 Comments

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Mark 15:37-38
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

Jesus’ soul went into hell where he preached to the imprisoned souls.

Acts 2:25-32
25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

1 Peter 3:18-20
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

Both Paradise and Hell were in the bowels of the Earth at this time. Two areas separated by a great gulf fixed between them. The one side of this area of departed souls was for the wicked while the other side was for the righteous. Those that were wicked opened their eyes in flames of fire. While those that were righteous entered into Abraham’s bosom, which was also called Paradise.

The greek word in use here for hell is:
86. haides, hah’-dace; from G1 (as a neg. particle) and G1492; prop. unseen, i.e. “Hades” or the place (state) of departed souls:–grave, hell.

Luke 16:19-31
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

After three days Jesus rose from the dead.

Matthew 27:52-53
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

The Lord Jesus also took back the power that the devil had over mankind.

Hebrews 2:14
14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he 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;

Revelation 1:18
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

After Jesus died, was buried, and resurrected, he told His disciples:

Luke 24:46-53
46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 And ye are witnesses of these things.
49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

Luke, the beloved physician, is also the author of the book of Acts.

Acts 1:3-5
3 To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

When the Apostles and disciples gathered in Jerusalem and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God, they were waiting upon the Holy Ghost as Jesus had promised them.

Remember we are in transition from the Old Testament Covenant to the New Testament Covenant.

Luke 22:20b
This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

No Testament can come into force without the death of the testator.

Hebrews 9:16-17
16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

The outpouring of the Holy Ghost when the day of Pentecost was fully come, was the fulfilling of the New Testament Covenant, which is:

Hebrews 8:10-13
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

As soon as the Holy Ghost was poured out, when the day of Pentecost was fully come, this is what took place:

Acts 2:1-4
1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

When the multitudes gathered together and asked what was the meaning of what was going on, this is what was spoken:

Acts 2:36-42
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

This is how you partake of the New Testament Covenant that the Lord spoke, I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people……For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

The only way that this can take place for you is to follow what the Apostle Peter has spoken, which was, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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