The Spirit, the Water and the Blood - How God testifies....

1John 5:6

 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

2 Corinthians 13:1 

This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

For a long time I have wondered what is meant in 1 John 5: 6 where it states that Jesus came by water and blood. What does this mean? I had heard some explain that this referred to his humanity, that Jesus was born as we are born into this world. I always felt that it had a deeper meaning than that. So recently as I again was reading this portion of, I felt as though I finally began to gain an understanding. This portion of Scripture in 1 John 5 is bringing clarity to the fact that Jesus is the Son of God. It is the record or witness that God is testifying of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  God reveals the truth of Scripture to us by two or three witnesses. And in this passage today, God is saying that there are three that bear record on earth - the Spirit, the water and the blood and these three are witnesses that agree on earth. 

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity and He is the One who is in our world today, We all know that the Holy Spirit is living inside of those of us who are Christians, He bears witness in our spirits that Jesus is the Son of God - our Savior, and He whispers into our hearts constantly to help us to live the Christian life. Here though the Holy Spirit gives witness to the fact that Jesus is the Son of God - our Savior! 

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

I believe that the water is the baptism of Jesus when he came to John the Baptist and required of him to be baptized. If we read the story, we see that God bore witness to the fact that Jesus is Son here at the baptism of Jesus. Notice the following verse carefully.  Matthew 3: 17 - And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

This is the witness of the water - God gave witness to the fact that Jesus is His Son.

The blood is of course the death of Jesus on the cross and the fact that He rose from the dead. 

John 19:30  When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

John 19:24-37  But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

The resurrection of Jesus is a testimony of God that He is pleased with His Son Jesus and that He accepted the death of Jesus as atonement for our sin so that we can all be saved through Jesus.

Hebrews 13:20  Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

So we see the testimony of God on earth by the Spirit, the water and the blood!

There is another testimony of God that Jesus is His beloved Son in the story of the transfiguration. We need to consider this as well. Please read from Matthew 17 with me: Here too God is testifying to the fact that Jesus is His beloved Son and He is pleased with Him and we are to obey Him!

Matthew 17: 1- 5And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Believe on the Lord Jesus today, Receive Him as your Savior and Lord, He is truly the Son of God - our only Savior! Jesus is our Savior, and there is no other at all!

1John 5:11

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

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Matthew 3:13-17

13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

1 John 5: 4-11

 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

The 666 Surveillance Tract ( Tracts - Part 2 )

Do you ever wonder what will happen in the future? Well, God has revealed the future to us in the Bible. Sharing these truths with an unsaved person can really encourage him or her to realize the urgent need of salvation in his/her life. That is why I would like to share this information on the 666 Surveillance tract with you.
Perhaps as you share this tract with your friends and family, the Lord will speak to them about the urgency to accept Christ as Savior into their own hearts and lives.

The tract I am speaking about is titled " The 666 Surveillance System", written by Dr John Mcternan from Defend Proclaim the Faith Please link to his website here: http://defendproclaimthefaith.org/blog/


Dr Mcternan has made the tract available for you to order or to print off yourself and share with your friends. Please link to the printable tract link below and read the entire tract :

http://www.defendproclaimthefaith.org/printable_pdf_tracts.html






Here is a portion of what Dr Mcternan has written in his tract. I would encourage you to go to his website and read the tract entirely.

Dr Mcternan writes the following:

666 Surveillance

System

( Where is the Internet Heading? )

There is not a more spine chilling chapter in the

entire Bible than Revelation 13. This chapter describes

a world dictator, who appears just prior to the Second

Coming of Jesus Christ. He is commonly known as the

Anti-Christ or the Beast. This Beast uses a universal

numbering system placed on people called “the Mark

of the Beast”. It is like a tattoo. No one can buy or sell

without this “Mark”. It seems that everyone knows

about the number 666, even those with little knowledge

of the Bible, as it is identified as the infamous

“devil's number”! This is probably one of the best

known verses in the entire Bible.

Revelation 13:16-18 And he causeth all … to receive

a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had

the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number

of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding

count the number of the beast: for it is the

number of a man; and his number is Six hundred

threescore and six (666).

For centuries, the fulfillment of these verses was a

mystery. No one could understand how a marking system

could control buying and selling throughout the

entire world. It no longer takes “simple faith” to believe

this, as the literal fulfillment is now coming together

with incredible speed right before your eyes!

Computers, Internet, Wi-Fi, social media, all modern

technology, plus worldwide trends, such as a one

world economic system and government, are creating

conditions that can fulfill Revelation 13:16-18. As the

Prophet Daniel wrote 2500 years ago, knowledge

would explode at the very time the 666 Surveillance

System is coming together.

Daniel 12:4 … and seal the book, even to the time of

the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge

shall be increased.

Today a person can use a credit card virtually any

place in the world. It has become the universal financial

instrument. This instrument is taken for granted,

but think how technologically advanced transactions

have become, when a person can make a purchase in a

foreign country without currency! And, this purchase

then is instantly registered and the funds withdrawn!

All merchandise now is identified with a RFID label or

the Quick Response (QR) Code for electronic tracking.

A smart phone can read the QR Code. IBM is now working

to identify and track every item manufactured and

sold in the world; this is in the trillions. Then it will be

very easy to match these items with the purchaser.

With the rapidly advancing technology, this is not far

off. The technological ability to operate a world-wide

cashless economic system is now in place for a good

percentage of the world. The elimination of cash is all

that is needed to bring this system on line. A worldwide

economic crisis could be the catalyst to set up

this system.

The Bible states that no one is going to buy or sell

without a “mark in the right hand or forehead”. This

“Mark” is in the advanced developmental stage with various

applications to put “electronic tattoos” on the

body. The idea is to merge technology with biotechnology.

The micro-electronics technology is called an epidermal

electronic system (EES). The idea is to have a

substance like silk laced microelectronics that dissolves

and leaves the circuits on the skin! This system

is planned to be tied into a universal Wi-Fi. With this

system in full operation, there will be real time monitoring

of everything being sold. No one will be able

buy or sell without government approval. It is on the

way!

Tied into the ability to control all buying and selling

will be the complete monitoring of everything concerning

you. The Mark of the Beast is a numbering system

and now through your Social Security Number, all

information about you can be monitored. You need

this number for everything from bank accounts to a

driver's license along with all medical information and

credit cards. Everything now revolves around your SSN.

With the technology coming, everything controlled by

the SSN will be centralized into one file and controlled

and updated in real time. This is not theory as this is

on the way.

Starting in 2013, the federal government will have

the Utah Data Center (UDC) in full operation. This is a

$2 billion complex with 100,000 square feet of computer

space. All of the Global Information Grid will

be routed through the UDC with computers that

can store yottabytes (10 to 24th power).

There is no higher magnitude!

Everything that is digitalized about you will be stored:

everything, down to parking tickets!

Nothing will be left out!

To handle this vast information, the computers will

operate at petaflop speed a second (10 to 15th power).

By 2013, the computers will operate at 20 petaflops!

They will break 256 bit encryption and nothing will be

hidden. To transmit this vast amount of information,

researchers invented chips with built-in lasers which

use multiple wavelengths of light that can transmit

data at terabit speeds. They are heading to create this

system so it operates in real time! It is not very far into

the future.

In addition to controlling buying and selling, we are

now heading into a time of a total surveillance society.

Every day surveillance cameras are being installed in

vast numbers throughout America. Every mall is under

total surveillance. By 2015, the government plans for

30,000 surveillance drones in the sky. There are now Xray

machines that can peer through the walls of your

home and auto. The government is using robot insects

wired with microphones for spying. There is now software

that allows tracking hundreds of cellphones at

once and as well reads tens of thousands of emails!

Homeland Security recently admitted monitoring Facebook

Twitter and Google.

All the high tech in your vehicle and cellphone can

easily be tracked and stored for your location. All this
will be stored in the UDC.

The Kristin Tract ( Tracts Part 1 )

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

You may have heard of the Kristin tract. I would like to encourage everyone to take time to read the story of this beautiful young girl and then order some tracts for yourself to share with your family and friends. None of us knows how much time we or our friends have left here on this earth.
Please go to their website to read more and to order your tracts. Click the  following link:
http://www.kristinsfriends.com/blog/?attachment_id=16

Here is a glimpse of the Kristin tract as written by her parents:



The Kristin Tract - ( http://www.kristinsfriends.com/blog/?page_id=6 )




Israel, Iran and the Psalm 83 War

We are constantly hearing in the news of the changes that are happening in the middle east. We wonder if the tension can get any tighter before everything comes to a head and an all out war takes place. We have seen dictators fall and the Muslim Brotherhood gaining power in many of these places. We see Israel preparing their people for war and Iran continually threatening to wipe Israel off the map. What does it all mean and where is it heading?
Many Bible prophecy experts are saying that we are witnessing the prophecy of the Bible being fulfilled right before our very eyes. They are saying that the falling of the dictators is a preparation for the Psalm 83 war to be fullfilled. Please read all of Psalm 83 here:
Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
² For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
³ They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
 ⁴ They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
 ⁵ For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
 ⁶ The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
 ⁷ Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
 ⁸ Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
 ⁹ Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
 ¹⁰ Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
 ¹¹ Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
 ¹² Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
 ¹³ O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
 ¹⁴ As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
 ¹⁵ So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
 ¹⁶ Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.
 ¹⁷ Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
 ¹⁸ That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

Notice verse 4 were it says exactly what Iran is saying very regularly-  Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. Iran is saying those very words. I am no great prophecy expert but I would suggest that we lift up our eyes and watch what is on the horizon. Either Israel and Iran are bluffing or we are about to witness the group of countries (the confederate from verse 5) listed in Psalm 83 coming against Israel.  We can also see what the outcome of this war will be according to verses 17 and 18 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
¹⁸ That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.  In the end everyone will know that the Lord God Jehovah is the only One true God - the most high over all the earth.To explain some of what Psalm 83 is describing, I would like to post a few paragraphs from John McTernan's blog - www.defendproclaimthefaith.org
as he is pretty clear what he understands from Scripture. He says in his blog:

Israel is now publicly admitting what was so obvious; that the Muslim Brotherhood is trying to create a ring around Israel. This is the Psalm 83 and Obadiah war. Israel is now admitting what is happening. The key to watch is Jordan

The drumbeat for war in the Middle East is now non-stop. Israel is preparing for this war and all fronts. I have several articles to keep you on the cutting edge of what is happening.
This war is going to be much more bloody than most people can imagine. It will turn into an Islamic holy war to destroy Israel. The entire Muslim Middle East will be drawn in. In the end, Israel will be damaged but left standing while entire Arab nations are going to disappear along with Islam being shattered.

 It really does look like this Fall and into 2013 could turn into an incredible time of turmoil. If you are anchored in the Lord Jesus nothing will shake your faith. As crunch time approaches for war in the Middle East and the world economy, keep your spiritual eyes glued on Lord Jesus and His coming for the bride.

May the Holy God of Israel bless and protect you.
End of quotes from John McTernan

I would like to post a map of Israel and its neighbors just to get a picture in our minds some of the countries we are looking at.
 
John 14:6 says  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
At this time I would like to encourage everyone reading this blog post, regardless of the country you live or what religion you belong to, if you are a Muslim come to Jesus - He is the only way to be saved! - Come to Jesus for salvation today. It is better to be on the Jesus's winning team and we know without any doubt at all that Jesus wins!! For further information on the plan of salvation please click on my blog post titled "The Message of Salvation" from August 8, 2012

Jesus to the Rescue!!

What would you do if...You were out on the lake fishing enjoying the afternoon, when suddenly you notice a short distance away from you, a young man in the water, no lifejacket and he is fighting to stay afloat. Without help, he will most certainly drown. You have taken a lifesaving course at an earlier time in your life so you know what to do. You have an extra life jacket with you in the boat. What do you do?  There is no doubt that each of us would do whatever we could to get that young man safely to shore and get him the medical help needed.
Or..  if  the weather channel was forcasting  a bad weather event such as maybe a tornado or hurricane, would we not do what we could to help people around us prepare and help get them to a safe shelter before the storm hit?
So also it only is common sense that as  Christians, we would want to share the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ with people before it is too late. We want to reach the drowning man and get him to Jesus before it is too late. We want to reach the people facing the storms of life with the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ before it is too late. It is a matter of life and death! An urgent matter of soul salvation.
 We know that the decision for Christ must be made here in this life on earth. Once a person passes through death and into eternity, there is no longer any chance to repent of sin and be saved. If we have turned from our sin and accepted Christ Jesus as our Savior here in this life, then we will be eternally saved. But if a person rejects Christ and his offer of forgiveness here on earth, there will be no opportunity to do so after a person has passed through the door of death.
Perhaps some one reading this may be thinking - 'I am that person caught in the water or in the storm of life and unsure of my eternal destination'. - You may be unsure where you would be right now if you had died today.  Then I would like to encourage you to take the time now to reach out to Jesus as He is reaching out to you right now. Get to safety in Jesus before it is forever too late.

God loves you and sent His Son Jesus to die in your place to free you from the penalty of sin.
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Sin separates you from God.  We have all sinned, We have all chosen to sin and  need to be saved through Jesus.
Romans 3:23 -For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

We cannot get to God on our own - by doing good works or by trying to be good people. God has provided the only way and that is through faith in Jesus finished work on the cross.
John 14:6 -Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Confess all known sin to God, turn from it and ask Jesus to come into your heart and life to be your personal Savior and Lord.
Romans 10:9 -That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
1 John 1:9 -If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

There is no other way to be saved, to have assurance of eternal life with God in Heaven. Jesus is the only way!
Acts 4:12 -Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

1 Corinthians 15: 3-4 -For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that 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:

I urge you to pray and receive Christ today!

Heavenly Father, save those who are seeking You. Save them Father before it is too late. In Jesus Name, I ask, Amen