Baptized for the Dead

Baptized for the Dead The world is reeling right now. But God is still here. If we have been truly listening to the Spirit of God we are hearing a message that has been woven through the tapestry of God’s word: a message that is the ultimate fulfillment of the gospel. Today I would ask you to come and reason with me as we open the scriptures. The apostle Paul tells us: 25 For he (Jesus) must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 1 Corinthians 15:25-27 This is a difficult passage for many to understand. But basically Jesus must reign until God has put all of His enemies under His feet. And the last enemy that will be destroyed is death. And when death has been destroyed Jesus will be submitted to His father. We can see this in verse 28 that says: 2...

The Israelites declared: All that the Lord hath spoken we will do…Exodus 19:8 They were responding to the thundering words they had just heard from Mount Sinai. From out of the smoke and the fire the people heard the commands of God and they promised to obey. When God first gave His ten commandments He spoke them audibly so that everyone could hear. God wanted everyone to understand. He didn’t want anyone to be confused. But God also didn’t want them to forget. In order that the people of God throughout all generations would know what His commandments were God did something very special. Please turn with me in your bibles to Exodus 24. After God had spoken His instructions to the people He called the leaders of Israel to come up and worship Him in the mount. Exodus 24:9 says: 9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphir...

For 120 years a voice rang out across the fertile valleys of the antediluvian landscape. Bold, piercing and at times unsettling the call came for those that listened to prepare for a coming cataclysm. Over time a hulking shape took form behind the presence of the determined speaker as the craftsman carved the ark. But would persistence pay off? Would the continued cries be heeded? Would the world listen to the pleas of one solitary man? The world of those that lived before the flood seems shrouded in mystery. It is a world that is buried not only by water but also by the distance of time. Secrets have been stored in the earth itself and many wonder how the passionate warning of Noah was ignored by so many. Let’s turn in our bibles to Genesis 6:13. After considering the crimes of humanity God explained to righteous Noah His plans saying in verse 13:  13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through...

The Final Verses of Daniel 11 In Manuscript Releases page 394 Ellen White writes: We have no time to lose. Troublous times are before us. The world is stirred with the spirit of war. Soon the scenes of trouble spoken of in the prophecies will take place. The prophecy in the eleventh of Daniel has nearly reached its complete fulfillment. Much of the history that has taken place in fulfillment of this prophecy will be repeated. In the thirtieth verse a power is spoken of that “shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.” [Verses 31-36, quoted.]{13MR 394.1} Scenes similar to those described in these words {in Daniel 11:31-36} will take place. We see evidence that Satan is fast obtaining the control of human minds who have not the fear of God before them. Let all read and understand the prophecies of this book, for we are now entering upo...