UNFOLDING THE REVELATION OF GOD’S LOVE

Part 2

Righteousness Justice Ps. 89:14: Righteousness and justice are the foundation

of your throne; mercy and truth go before your face.

PROMISES AND PATTERNS FOR RESTORATION

1. Promise given to Adam in the Garden of Eden – a seed

would bruise the serpent’s head. (Gen. 3:15)

2. Covenant promise given to Abraham that through him all

the earth would be blessed (by Messiah). (Gen. 12:3)

3. Abraham’s son, Isaac, the pattern of sacrifice and

resurrection. (Gen. 22)

4. Jacob’s 12 sons becoming a nation that would guard and

protect the Word of God. (12 governmental authority)

5. The Torah given at Mt. Sinai, the pattern for a righteous

nation, righteous land and righteous living with a Holy God.

6. The Tabernacle the pattern of worship given on mount.

7. The Hebrew living language

8. The Hebrew calendar (Leviticus 23) to

1. Stay in God’s timing

2. Show the prophetic pattern of future events.

9. David’s Tabernacle – the pattern of New Covenant worship

and authority.

10.So many prophecies, patterns and types to reveal the

Messiah and God’s plan.

ISRAEL DURING THE TIME OF JESUS

Canaanites - left in the land from Joshua’s time.

Assyrians - repopulated the north with other

nations.

Only some of the Jews returned from captivity.

Others stayed in Persia, Assyria and Babylon. Israel

was a Persian vassal kingdom.

333 BC Persia was overcome by Greece and

Israel became a vassal kingdom to Greece. Palestine

was divided into five sections. During this time,

Antiochus Epiphanes started a reign of terror. He

plundered Jerusalem, tore down the wall, desecrated

the temple. Mattathias, an aged priest, and his son,

Judas Maccabeus revolted. (Hanukkuh)

Judea was freed and independent until 63 BC.

63 B.C. onwards Judea became a province of the

Roman empire. Antipater was appointed procurator by

Julius Caesar. Herod, his son, was appointed as

governor of Galilee.

Quirinius Gov. of

Syria and

Phoenicia

Herod the Great

Over 4 districts

Had babies

killed

Herod Antipas 4 BC – AD 39

Tetrarch of

Galilee and

Peraea

Philip the

Tetrarch 4 BC 0

AD 34 Decapolis

Pontius

Pilate, Roman

governor

in Judea

when

Jesus

crucified

• Pharisees – “separated ones.” Observed oral law of Rabbi’s as well as Moses law. Devised loopholes for their convenience (hypocrites)

• Sadducees – controlled the priesthood. Only regarded first five books of law.

• Herodians – small group of influential Jews who supported the Herodian dynasty.

• Scribes – interpreted and taught Old Testament law and delivered judicial pronouncements. Mostly Pharisees.

• Sanhedrin – Jewish supreme court presided over by the high priest. Had 70 members of the court from Pharisees and Sadducees. Also called council, chief priests and elders and scribes, or rulers.

THE OLD TESTAMENT

God’s agreement with four different men:

– Adam

– Abraham

– Moses

– David

Laid the groundwork for the New Testament

THE NEW TESTAMENT

The New Testament (Covenant) is a record of

the character and establishment of a new

dealing of God with men through Christ.

God sets the terms which man can accept or

reject but cannot alter.

TESTAMENT COMPARISON

THE NEW COVENANT EMBODIES A REVELATION

OF THE HOLINESS OF GOD IN AN UTTERLY

RIGHTEOUS SON, WHO EMPOWERS THOSE WHO

RECEIVE THE REVELATION TO BECOME SONS

OF GOD BY MAKING THEM RIGHTEOUS.

The Old Covenant involved a revelation of the

holiness of God in a righteous standard of law

which those who received it (Israel) were

solemnly enjoined to keep.

The New Testament

• 27 books

• 8 authors

• Covers time period of 3 B.C. to A.D. 100

• 5 books of history

• 22 Epistles (letters to churches) – 14 Pauline epistles, Romans –

Hebrews

– 7 General epistles, James – Revelation.

The Four Gospels

• Written 20-40 years after ascension.

• About the birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus.

• Each one has different emphasis.

• Written to four groups of people of that day: – Romans

– Jews

– Greeks

– Christians

Matthew

Tax Collector

Levi was his Jewish name

Gospel for the Jews

Written around 50 – 70 A.D.

A bridge between the Old Testament and

the New Testament.

Pictures the Kingship of Jesus Christ.

The Lion of the Tribe of

Judah, the Son of David!

Fulfillment of Prophecy (ex. Matt. 1:22-23)

Kingdom of God

Jesus as Teacher – many parables,

sermon on the mount.

Matthew

MATTHEW, WRITTEN TO THE JEWS,

SHOWS JESUS AS KING, THE LION

Transition from Old to New

– Sermon on the Mount

• Kingdom Attitudes (Beattitudes).

• Kingdom influence (salt and light).

• Kingdom righteousness (thoughts v. action).

• Kingdom giving (forgiveness).

• Go beyond what the law requires.

• Love your enemies.

• Kingdom Prayer and fasting.

• Put the Kingdom first and everything else will be taken care of.

• Also known as John Mark.

• Mary was his mother. John was his

Jewish name, Mark his Roman name.

• Travelled with the apostle Paul.

• Too young to be a disciple. Peter related

the events to him.

• First gospel written, 65 – 70 A.D.

• Written to the Roman population.

• Portrays Jesus as a servant and miracle

worker.

• Very fast moving!

Mark

MARK, WRITTEN TO THE ROMANS,

PRESENTS JESUS AS THE SON OF MAN

WHO CAME TO SERVE, MINISTERING AND

GIVING HIS LIFE AS A RANSOM FOR MANY,

THE OX.

• Nature of the Father

Misrepresented by religious

leaders of the day.

Wrong interpretation of law

Added to the law

Burdens and requirements

Jesus expressed Father’s heart

Changed water to wine

Drove out the money makers from

the temple.

Ministered to Samaritan woman

• Was a Gentile physician.

• Travelling companion of Paul.

• Historian – relates to time period by noting Roman

rulers.

• Most orderly arrangement.

• Also wrote Book of Acts.

• Written around 59 – 75 A.D.

• Written to the Greek population.

• Uses descriptive phrases – emotions, reactions.

• Luke stayed with Apostle Paul through his journeys,

shipwreck, imprisonment, trial and to the end.

• Themes: Family, prayer, Holy Spirit, women.

• Luke records many angelic appearances.

Luke

LUKE, WRITTEN TO THE GREEKS,

PORTRAYS JESUS AS THE SON OF MAN.

JOHN IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

Matthew, Mark and Luke are called

the synoptic gospels. They are

very similar in the way they look at

Jesus life, death and resurrection.

• Was a fisherman in Galilee.

• John was partner with his brother, James, and Andrew

and Peter in a fishing business.

• John and James, called Sons of Thunder, had quick

tempers.

• WRITTEN TO CHRISTIANS.

• Later became known as the Apostle of Love and wrote

First, Second and Third John.

• He refers to himself as the beloved disciple, or the

disciple that Jesus loved!

• The youngest disciple.

• Became influential in the early church.

• Was boiled in oil but didn’t die.

• Wrote the book of Revelation while exiled on the Isle

of Patmos.

John

• John 1:1 starts with “In the beginning was the Word.”

• John 1:14 “and the Word was made flesh.”

– The word becoming flesh

– The light shining in darkness

– The life imparting new birth and power

– The Son coming forth full of grace and truth

– Witness that all might believe.

• Jesus came to preach Himself. He was the gospel. He didn’t come to tell about the bread of life, he was the bread!

– I am the true vine.

– I am the way the truth and the light

– I am the door.

– I am the bread of life.

– I am the good shepherd.

– I am the light of the world.

– I am the resurrection and the life.

John

• The Deity of Jesus.

– The Word was God (1:1).

– I and the Father are one (10:30).

– Before Abraham was born, I am (8:58).

– He that hath seen me hath seen the Father (14:9).

– My Lord and My God (20:28).

John

• The humanity of Jesus

– Weary

– Thirsty

– Impatient

– Wistful

– Severe

– Sorrowful

– Appreciative

– Troubled

– Loving

– Loyal

– Courageous

– The man that is called

Jesus.

The New Commandment

John 13:34-35:

“A new commandment I give to you,

that you love one another;

as I have loved you,

that you also love one another.

By this all will know that you are My

disciples, if you have love for

one another.”

John

JOHN, WRITTEN TO THE CHRISTIANS, PORTRAYS THE

JESUS AS THE SON OF GOD, THE EAGLE!

• Jesus is the Father’s Heart

– Only begotten Son

– Healed the sick

– Opened the eyes of the blind

– Delivered the oppressed

– Raised the dead

– Fed the people

– Taught the people about God

– Gave Himself completely to the will

of God.

• Redemption

– The Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world.

– Gave Himself as the sacrifice for all mankind.

– Took all the curse from Adam’s sin upon His body on the cross.

– Paid the sentence for our sin by going to hell.

– Arose victorious over death, hell and the grave. Took away the keys.

– Ascended to heaven at the right hand of the Father.

Righteousness Justice Ps. 89:14: Righteousness and justice are the foundation

of your throne; mercy and truth go before your face.

JESUS THE PASSOVER

LAMB, THE SIN AND

TRESSPASS OFFERING

Jesus took all the curse that

came on the earth because of

Adam’s treason.

Surely He has borne our griefs

and carried our sorrows, yet

we esteemed Him stricken,

Smitten by God and afflicted.

But He was wounded for our

transgressions, He was

bruised for our iniquities;the

chastisement for our peace

was upon Him, and by His

stripes we are healed!

Our sins removed by the

blood of Jesus. We are

cleansed and made whole!

By grace you have been

saved and raised up together

and made us sit together in

the heavenly places in Christ

Jesus.

We are His workmanship

created for good works,

which God prepared

beforehand that we should

walk in them!

The righteousness and justice of God fulfilled in Jesus

Christ through mercy, lovingkindness and forbearance!

Jesus:

The Father’s Heart

The Father’s Gift

Everything shifted because of the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus.

Mankind was redeemed, bought back from Satan’s control. (set free, works of enemy were undone in believer’s life!)

Those who believed, were made righteous. (new creation)

Those who believed, were seated in Christ Jesus at the right hand of the Father. (new position)

Believers assignment: To undo (dissolve) the works of the enemy, replace them with the glory of God. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

The Acts of the Apostles

• Covers the period of time from The Day of

Pentecost (10 days after the ascension) to 62

A.D. Luke is the author. The spread of the

Gospel.

• Jesus instructed the disciples to go to

Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and ends of the

earth.

• Main people:

– Apostle James (head of Jerusalem church)

– Apostle Peter (apostle to the Jews)

– Apostle Paul (apostle to the Gentiles)

The Day of

Pentecost • Feast of Passover – crucifixion

• Feast of Firstfruits – resurrection

• Feast of Pentecost – exactly 50 days after Passover. Jesus was on the earth and appeared to the disciples for 40 days.

• They gathered in the upper room waiting in prayer and study for the Holy Spirit.

• Suddenly the Holy Spirit came

Rushing wind

Tongues of Fire

Speaking in other tongues

Because it was a feast day, Jews had gathered from all nations of the dispersion and witnessed the outpouring!

Acts

30 A.D. Ch.1-2

Languages on the

Day of Pentecost

• Parthians

• Medes

• Elamites

• Mesopotamia

• Judea

• Cappadocia

• Pontus

• Asia

• Phrygia

• Pamphylia

• Egypt

• Libya

• Cyrene

• Rome

• Cretans

• Arabs

Acts

• Peter immediately began preaching the gospel.

• The religious leaders didn’t like it.

• Many signs and wonders.

• The church was growing in Jerusalem.

• Stephen was the first martyr. (Saul/Paul was

watching)

• Great power, great grace. Needs were met.

House meetings, breaking of bread.

• Evangelist Phillip expanded out to Samaria.

• The Jews that were in Jerusalem at the Feast of

Pentecost and became believers in Messiah took

the gospel home to their cities.

Acts

Ch. 2-7

• Saul (later Paul)

– Jew

– Pharisee

– Trained under Rabbi Gamaliel

– Zealous for Judaism

– Watched while Stephen was stoned

– Persecuted the early believers

– On the way to Damascus to persecute the believers,

God stopped him with a bright light from heaven.

– Ananias ministered salvation to him.

– The disciples in Jerusalem were afraid to receive

him.

– Barnabus took him in.

– Attempt to kill him, escape to Tarsus.

Acts

33 A.D. Ch. 8-9

Peter went to

Samaria

Samaria

Lydda

Joppa (raised Dorcus

from dead, had

vision of unclean

animals)

Caesarea (Cornelius,

Centurion. No

respecter of

persons. Holy Spirit

falls on Gentiles)

Acts

Lydda Joppa

38 A.D. Ch. 8-10

• After the persecution of the

church in Jerusalem, many

scattered.

• Another assembly formed in Antioch. The Jerusalem church sent Barnabus to help. The Antioch church became the first apostolic hub and began sending out missionaries.

• He found Paul and they stayed there for a year.

• They were called Christians first in Antioch.

Acts

Ch. 11-12 Antioch and

Jerusalem 40 A.D.

Meanwhile, back in Jerusalem, Herod killed James, the

brother of John. Because it pleased the Jews, Herod

arrested Peter but didn’t kill him because it was the

Passover. An angel delivered Peter from prison and he

escaped to Caesarea. Herod was eaten by worms and

died. The Word of God grew and multiplied.

• The Apostle James, brother of Jesus, wrote the

book of James. It is addressed to the 12 tribes

that are scattered in the dispersion, early Jewish

Christians, possibly from the Day of Pentecost.

Acts

Jerusalem 40-45 A.D.

• Very fatherly/pastoral approach.

• Similar to Sermon on the Mount

• Brings out inner spirit of the law – love manifesting in obedience.

– Patience in Testing

– Practicing Truth in Relationships

– Power Over the Tongue

– Be a Peacemaker, not a Troublemaker

– Prayer in times of Trouble

James Jerusalem 40-45 A.D.

• Church – ecclesia – a calling out, a meeting, assembly or congregation, such as the people that meet in a synagogue or temple.

• Because the early Jewish Christians were not welcome in the synagogues, they met in homes, sometimes by a river.

• Church indicated a gathering of people, a living organism.

• The church in Antioch was growing. While praying, the Holy Ghost said through the prophets to send out Barnabus and Saul on their first missionary journey. John Mark accompanied them.

• When Paul began his missionary journeys, he would always go to the local Synagogue first to present the gospel to the Jews.

• He would then find the small local gathering of Christians and minister to them.

• Antioch

• Seleucia

• Cyprus

• Salamis

• Paphos (Elymas the sorcerer)

• Perga (John left for Jerusalem)

• Antioch (Pisidia)

• Iconium

• Lystra (stoned)

• Derbe

• Backtracked and sailed back to Seleucia.

Paul’s First

Missionary Journey Ch. 13-14 A.D.46-47

Acts

Ch. 13-14 46-47 A.D.

The spread of the gospel and

development of the ecclesia.

• Paul’s usual ministry plan:

– Went to the Jewish synagogue and preached to the Jews first.

– They usually didn’t receive what he said and got angry with him.

– Confrontation with the ruling spirit in area, deliverance.

– Paul then preached to Gentiles. Some were more receptive.

– Jewish leaders persecuted Paul.

– As the congregation formed, Paul appointed elders.

COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM

• Many Gentiles were being saved. There was a

dispute by the Jews that the Gentiles needed to

be circumcised.

• While Paul and Barnabus were at Jerusalem, the

council met. James, after reviewing scriptures,

made the decision that Gentiles did not have to

be troubled with circumcision.

• A letter with these instructions was sent to the

churches.

Acts

Ch. 15 Jerusalem A.D. 47

After this I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of

David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins, and I

will set it up; so that the rest of mankind may seek the

Lord. Even all the Gentiles who are called by My name,

Says the Lord who does all these things. Known to God

from eternity are all His works. Acts 15:16-18

Paul’s Second

Missionary Journey

With Silas

Syria

Celicia

Derbe

Lystra (met Timothy)

Troas

Macedonian call

Samothracia

Neapolis

Philippi (river, Lydia)

Thyatira (woman with

spirit of divination.

Whipped, put in

prison, sang praises at

midnight –

earthquake. Jailer

and family saved.)

Acts

Ch. 15-18 A.D. 48-51

Paul’s Second

Missionary Journey

Amphipolis

Apollonia

Thessalonica (uproar)

Athens (Areopagus,

altar to the unknown

god)

Corinth (Aquila &

Priscilla; stayed 18

months, wrote I and II

Thessalonians)

Syria

Ephesus

Caesarea

Jerusalem

Antioch

Ch. 15-18 A.D. 48-51

Acts

Ch. 15-18 A.D. 48-51

Acts

Ch. 15-18 A.D. 48-51

1 Thessalonians

AD 49-51 in Corinth

Paul left the church in civil unrest. He was

concerned about it. He wrote from Corinth.

There was a question about Christ’s return. It

didn’t happen immediately and some had died.

Paul answered that the dead in Christ will rise

first.

2 Thessalonians

AD 49-51 in Corinth

False teaching had come in the church that the Day

of the Lord is at hand.

Paul encourages them and teaches them about

Jesus’s return and how they should live until then.

Paul’s Third

Missionary Journey

Visited the churches

Stayed in Ephesus

for 2+ years. Wrote

1 Corinthians

Macedonia – wrote

2 Corinthians

Corinth – wrote

Galatians and

Romans

Return trip

encouraging the

churches

Caesarea – warning

Jerusalem for

Pentecost

Arrested

Acts

Ch. 18-21 A.D. 52-57

Acts

Ch. 15-18 A.D. 52-57

1 Corinthians

A.D. 53-55 Ephesus

This letter was written to address some problems that

had come up in the church.

Corinth was a Greek commercial city well known for

prostitution. The letter deals with problems the

former pagans faced when they converted to

Christianity. Paul sent Timothy to help the church.

2 Corinthians

A.D. 55-56 Macedonia

Paul was concerned how his first letter had been

received.

He was encouraged by Titus that there was

repentance and change.

Acts

Ch. 15-18 A.D. 53-57

Galatians

A.D. 55-56 Corinth

Written to a group of churches in Asia Minor.

Legalists were challenging the freedom of the

New Covenant. Paul reinforced his teaching on

Salvation by grace through faith.

Romans

A.D. 57 Corinth

Paul had not visited this church but heard about it.

Planned to go after his visit to Jerusalem, but he

was arrested. Orderly logical development of

theological truths.

Overall theme: God is righteous.

Acts

Ch. 20-28 A.D. 57-69

•Paul returns to Jerusalem for the Feast. Jews

from Asia stirred up the people against him.

•Chapter 22 – Paul’s testimony before council

•Appears before the chief priests and council

•Plot to kill Paul and he is transferred to

Caesarea

•Begins the voyage to Rome for trial.

•Shipwrecked on an island, Melita, for three

months.

•Arrived in Rome – under house arrest.

•He wrote Philemon, Philippians, Ephesians,

Colossians

•Luke was with him in Rome.

Acts

Ch. 20-28 A.D. 57-69

Philemon

A.D. 60-61 Rome

Paul met Philemon while he was in Ephesus. He had a

church in his house at Colossae and was well-loved.

Onesimus was Philemon’s rebellious slave. He had

stolen some money and run away. He travelled 1000

miles, across two seas, to get to Rome.

Hebrews

A.D. 60-70 Rome

Comparison of Old Covenant and the superiority of

New Covenant.

Jesus is superior to Moses.

Jesus from the Melchizedek priesthood.

Jesus, the Mediator of a better covenant.

Acts

Ch. 20-28 A.D. 57-69

Ephesians

A.D. 60-61 Rome

•Paul ministered at Ephesus for two years. He

was deeply attached to them.

•Ephesians unfolds the process by which God is

bringing the church to its destined purpose in

Christ.

•He unveils the mystery of the church, to form a

body to express Christ’s fullness on earth, by

uniting one people – both Jew and Gentile.

• God Himself will dwell in them to equip,

empower and mature them to enforce and

extend Christ’s victory over evil.

Acts

Ch. 20-28 A.D. 57-69

Philippians

A.D. 61 Rome

Earthquake while Paul in prison.

Paul was thankful for their

thoughtful gift

Even though he was in chains, the

gospel is still being preached.

Encourages them to be like-minded –

have the mind of Christ.

Rejoice in the Lord

Press toward the goal.

Acts

Ch. 20-28 A.D. 57-69

•Colossae was located 100 miles from Ephesus.

•Composed of mainly Phrygian Gentiles, used to highly

emotional and mystical religion prior to Christianity.

•False teachers taught them they could obtain the

knowledge of God through mysticism, humiliation,

asceticism, worship of angels, abstaining from certain

foods and abstaining from observing feasts and

ceremonial days.

•The heresy taught that Christ was a good man,

prominent but not preeminent. Paul’s letter refutes

that and shows the preeminence of Christ.

•Paul teaches the preeminence of Christ – the Doctrine

of Christology.

Colossians

A.D. 61 Rome

Acts

Ch. 28 A.D. 62

• Paul is released from prison.

• Historically: Paul travels to Crete then to

Nicopolis in Macedonia. He possibly travels

to Spain.

• Paul is arrested again in A.D. 67. and put to

death around A.D.68

• A.D. 70 The temple in Jerusalem is destroyed

by the Romans.

Acts

Ch. 28 A.D. 62

1 Timothy

A.D. 64 Rome

A.D. 67 Rome

2 Timothy

Titus

A.D. 64

These are pastoral letters

written by Paul while he

was in Rome. Timothy,

Paul’s spiritual son,

pastored the church at

Ephesus. Titus served at

Corinth and would travel

to churches to put them in

order.

The churches at Antioch, Ephesus and Corinth became

very large and became apostolic centers for teaching

and sending. They served their region.

1 Peter

A.D. 62 Rome

•Peter was called Simon which means wavering or

unstable. Jesus renamed him Peter, which means

a rock. After the day of Pentecost, Peter changed

and became the rock Jesus prophesied he would.

He became the apostle of hope. Peter was writing

to Christians in Asia Minor who were suffering

rejection because of their obedience to Christ.

2 Peter

A.D. 65-68 Rome

Peter is dealing with

false teaching. The

nature of true

knowledge is partaking

of the Divine Nature.

1, 2 3 John

A.D. 90 Ephesus

Hot tempered John over the years transformed

into the Apostle of Love. John is writing from

Ephesus to many churches. His epistles deal

with false teaching.

His key themes are:

Walking in fellowship, light and love with

the Father and others. Continuing in the Truth,

Hospitality

Jude

A.D. 65-80

Jude was the half brother of

Jesus. He wrote his letter from

Jerusalem to all who are

called sanctified.

Jude warns against false teachers and teaches

that we are to contend for the faith

Revelation

A.D. 96 Patmos

Revelation was written during the great

persecution of the churches. John had been

arrested and history tells us that they had

tried to boil him in oil. He wouldn’t die so he

was exiled to the volcanic Isle of Patmos.

While he was there, he had the vision of Jesus

and the unveiling of the future.

Revelation is the consummation of the Bible.

It is about the past, present and future

position and work of Jesus.

The church grew rapidly and covered the known

world within 200 years. Apostolic Centers

developed. There was much persecution. The

Romans fed believers to the lions. Jerusalem was

destroyed in 70 AD by the Romans and the temple

was completely demolished.

Constantine became the Roman Emperor. He hated

the Jews. Under the guise of being a Christian

leader, he severed the church from its Jewish roots,

did not allow them to celebrate Passover or the

Feasts, and set up a pagan form of worship and

rituals. He proclaimed himself head of the church!

The Word of God was locked up and not available to

be read. The church and world entered into the

dark ages.

Darkness came on the world because there was

no light from the Word.

1500’s Martin Luther “looked again” and began to

receive light from the Word. It was the beginning

of the reformation. The just shall live by faith!

1900’s Azusa Street Outpouring of the Holy Spirit –

bringing further alignment and order back into the

church.

Since that time, the church has been in a

restoration process. The true, functioning offices

of the apostle, prophet, teacher, pastor and

evangelist have been restored.

Israel has been restored as a nation and her

people are returning!

FOLLOWING THE PRESENCE

In the Garden of Eden

On Mountain Sinai

In the Tabernacle behind the curtain

In David’s Tabernacle (a pattern of the New

Covenant worship)

In the Temple

The Presence (glory) departed just before

Jerusalem was destroyed the first time. The

ark was never returned.

Jesus carried the Father’s heart.

God’s presence in Believers! We are the temple!

EMMANUEL – GOD WITH US, GOD IN US, GOD FOR US!

HIS KINGDOM IS WITHIN THE BELIEVER.

WE ADMINISTRATE HIS KINGDOM FROM THE POSITION OF

BEING “IN CHRIST, SEATED IN HEAVENLY PLACES.”

ON/IN EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN!

Though I am the least deserving of all God’s

people, he graciously gave me the privilege of

telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures

available to them in Christ.

I was chosen to explain to everyone this

mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all

things, had kept secret from the beginning.

God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to

display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the

unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly

places. This was his eternal plan, which he

carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.

Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can

now come boldly and confidently into God’s

presence. (Ephesians 3:8-12)

Ephesians 2:13-14

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

One New Man

God’s Heart!

GOD’S FAMILY RESTORED!

MANKIND AND THE EARTH

REDEEMED!

RULING AND REIGNING WITH

CHRIST IN HEAVENLY PLACES!