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1 " Here’s what you need to understand: the One who saves you is the very One from whom you must be saved. Truth is, Satan doesn’t have the power to condemn you to hell. Only God does! Hell is merely a by-product of dying in one’s sins. "
― Patrick Higgins , The Countering (Chaos In The Blink Of An Eye, #4)
2 " the One who saves you is the very One from whom you must be saved. It took a few moments to finally register, but once it did, it became pregnant with meaning: the same merciful God who is full of boundless love and forgiveness is the very same One who will judge the nations, and punish all ungodly sinners throughout the ages, with everlasting destruction. Satan had nothing to do with it. "
3 " They didn’t know it yet, but the Most High Yahweh God was steadily chiseling away at their hardened hearts, preparing His Remnant for what Jeremiah recorded nearly 3,000 years ago, in chapter 30, verse 7, “That day is so great there is none like it; it is a time of distress for Jacob; yet he shall be saved out of it”. "
4 " posted Daniel 11:36 on their Facebook walls, “And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done. "
5 " At the Judgment Seat of Christ, believers were thoroughly examined to see how faithful they were to the Bridegroom [Jesus] during this time. But this was also a time of celebration, as the Redeemed were rewarded for the good they did and for the evil they refrained from, after believing in Christ. Five eternal crowns were awarded to those deserving of them—the Crown of Righteousness, the Incorruptible Crown, the Crown of Life, the Crown of Rejoicing, and the Crown of Glory. These eternal rewards would never rust, tarnish or ever be stolen. The Crown of Righteousness was awarded to those who lived righteous lives in the eyes of the Lord, shunning evil whenever it visited their doorsteps. The Incorruptible Crown, also called the “Victor’s Crown”, was awarded to those who denied self, and rejected earthly opportunities in order to fully pursue God’s Kingdom. The Crown of Rejoicing was awarded to those who led others to faith in Christ. The Crown of Glory, also known as the “Elder’s Crown,” was awarded to those who preached the Word of God—pastors, ministers, priests, bishops, evangelists, and the like. The Crown of Life, sometimes called the “Martyr’s Crown,” was awarded to those who were killed because of their faith in God, and for their testimony. Those who lived righteous lives in the eyes of the Lord, who shunned evil in the flesh, denied self in order to further God’s Kingdom—leading many to Christ in the process—and preached the Gospel everywhere they went, then died martyr’s deaths received all five crowns. Many received four crowns at the Judgment Seat of Christ. Multitudes more received three. Others two. Some received only one. Sadly, some received none. As recorded in 1 Corinthians 3:15, “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work. If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames. "
6 " Their mantra was found in Psalm 83:4 which states, “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more. "
