When God commanded Moses to build the Tabernacle (Exodus
chapter 40), everything in that Tabernacle is a symbol of
Jesus, of the gospels, of the holy way of life of a
Christian. At the entrance of the Tabernacle a lamb is
sacrificed for the sins of the people.
But when God became incarnate through Mary, John, at the
beginning of his ministry, raised his voice so that everyone
could hear and pointed to Jesus and said:
John 1:29 … Behold, the Lamb of God, which
taketh away the sin of the world
Jesus himself told all his disciples the following:
Luke 9:22 Saying, The
Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by
the elders, and the chief priests, and scribes, and be
killed, and the third day rise again.
Jesus is confirming that He is the Lamb of God who came to
give His life, to shed His blood so that many may be saved.
And today Jesus is calling you.
Note that He says that they are going to kill Him and that
on the third day He will be resurrected and that is what
happened.
It was a painful death in front of a crowd and in front
of all his disciples.
When he died, they buried him and on the third day he rose
again just as it was prophesied.
But it is very important that you know the truth. And the
Bible itself tells you that truth. Let's see:
Matthew 28:
2 And there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the
Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the
stone, and sat upon it.
3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing
was white as snow.
4 And the guards trembled for fear of him, and became as
dead.
5 But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not
be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who
was crucified.
6 He is not here; for he has risen, just as he said.
Come, see the place where the Lord lay.”
Here are witnesses and evidence that Jesus was
resurrected. Let's follow the story:
Matthew 28:
8 Then they came out of the tomb with fear and great
joy and ran to tell his disciples. And as they went to
tell the disciples, 9 behold, Jesus met them, saying,
"Hail!" And they came and took hold of his feet and
worshiped him.
10 Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go, tell
my brothers, that they may go to Galilee, and there they
will see me."
11 While they were on their way, behold, some of the
guard went into the city and reported to the chief
priests all the things that had happened.
12 And when they had gathered together the elders and
taken counsel, they gave the soldiers much money,
13 saying, "You say, His disciples came by night and
stole him away while we were asleep."
14 And if the governor hears of this, we will persuade
him and get you out of harm's way.
15 So they took the money and did as they were
instructed. This saying has been spread among the Jews
to this day.
Before Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD by the Roman
Empire, in all those years, this group of liars spread this
lie. Although on the other hand, the Gospel of Jesus Christ
was spread.
Now I will tell you about a man who persecuted Christians,
imprisoned them and killed them, in the same way that
happens in Iran and Muslim countries and communist
countries. This man was Saul of Tarsus.
But one day it happened that Jesus went to meet Saul of
Tarsus. Let's look at the story:
Acts 9:
1 Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against
the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2
and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus,
so that if he found any men or women of this Way, he
might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 As he journeyed, he came near Damascus, and suddenly a
light shone around him from heaven. 4 And he fell to the
ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why
are you persecuting me?”
5 “Who are you, Lord?” He said to him, “I am Jesus whom
you are persecuting; it is hard for you to kick against
the goads.”
6 “Lord, what do you want me to do?” he said, “Get up
and go into the city, and you will be told what you must
do.”
7 “The men who were with Saul stood there amazed,
hearing the voice but seeing no one.
8 “Then Saul got up from the ground, and when he opened
his eyes, he saw no one. So they led him by the hand and
brought him into Damascus. 9 “He was three days without
sight, and neither ate nor drank.”
This man, Saul of Tarsus, was introduced to Jesus,
touched his heart, he was transformed, he was a powerful
preacher, with signs and miracles. Jesus changed his name
and he is known as Paul.
What prevents you from being like Paul?
Nothing prevents you, just open your heart, in the privacy
of your room and ask Jesus.
Your answer will come.
This is the promise of Jesus, the Almighty:
The night he was betrayed by Judas, he promised:
John 14:2
In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not
so, I would have told you; I go to prepare a place for
you.
In the book revealed to the apostle John on the island of
Patmos, a book called Apocalypse or Revelations, this is the
promise:
Revelation 21:
4 God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and
death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning,
nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have
passed away.
5 Then he who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I am
making all things new." And he said to me, "Write down;
for these words are faithful and true."
6 And he said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the one who
thirsts, I will give water freely from the fountain of
the water of life.
7 He who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will
be his God, and he will be My son.
NO ONE LOVES YOU LIKE JESUS CHRIST
THE LORD!
