Mary Has Dethroned The Father

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Eternal Life Blog

Shocking but true – the fabricated Mary of Catholicism has dethroned God, as implied by Catholic Church images and their own outlandish teachings! mary on heavenly throneBefore you reject this as a wild misrepresentation of Catholicism, please consider the following evidence – the Catholic images (as shown here) are explicitly clear themselves. Such Catholic pictures collaborate with their own authoritative teachings:

1053 “We believe that the multitude of those gathered around Jesus and Mary in Paradise forms the Church of heaven, …” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, p. 274, bold emphasis mine)

The fabricated mythical Mary of Catholicism, who has apparently dethroned the Heavenly Father, is also unashamedly called sovereign by Pope John Paul II. Catholicism wants us also to believe she is supposedly restraining the wrathful hand of the Lord Jesus from striking us. To do that she would have to be more powerful! To sovereignly rule with Jesus like that (with no mention of the Father), implies she has apparently dethroned God the Father! Jesus is on the throne with Mary but the Father isn’t! Did Mary boot the Father off the throne? Remember, the Catholic Mary is given the fictitious title — Queen of Heaven.

Remember also that Jesus is NOT the person of the Father. Hence, though Jesus is God by nature, he is NOT the heavenly Father. So don’t be confused by a Catholic apologist who would mention Jesus is God in an attempt to minimize the implications of the Father not being on the throne, according to their own teachings, images and songs! NOTE: THERE IS NO AUTHORITATIVE CATHOLIC SOURCE WHICH SAYS THE FATHER IS ON THE THRONE WITH JESUS AND MARY! It’s only Mother and Son ruling with no mention of the Father!  QUESTION FOR CATHOLICS: Where is the Father, since he is NOT on his throne?

In many ways the Catholic Mary is also a serious rival of Jesus and at times she is even given the same exact title as the Lord Jesus! Again, it is clear that Catholicism has their fabricated Mary deified. She is actually ruling with Jesus from the throne in heaven and the Father is nowhere to be seen!  Did Mary dethrone the Father? The Catholic church even sings about Mary reigning in heaven with Jesus in the song entitled, Immaculate Mary, but there is NO mention of the Father there either! Clearly, Mary and Jesus alone are reigning together (without the Heavenly Father). That is openly taught throughout Catholicism and is even included in their praise songs to Mary, but it seems that no one has noticed it! Proof of Mary’s omnipotent dominion in heaven and earth is taught by Alphonsus Liquori, one of the several dozen Doctors of Catholicism! The following is found in his most popular book read by millions over the years:

And if Jesus is the King of the universe, Mary is also its Queen. “And as Queen,” says the Abbot Rupert, “she possesses, by right, the whole kingdom of her Son.” Hence St. Bernardine of Sienna concludes that “as many creatures as there are who serve God, so many they are who serve Mary: for as angels and men, and all things that are in heaven and on earth, are subject to the empire of God, so are they also under the dominion of Mary!” The Abbot Guerricus, addressing himself to the divine Mother on this subject, says: “Continue, Mary, continue to dispose with confidence of the riches of thy Son; act as Queen, Mother and Spouse of the King: for to thee belongs dominion and power over all creatures!” (St. Alphonsus de Liguori, The Glories of Mary, Brooklyn: Redemptorist Fathers, 1931, p. 36, bold emphasis mine).

The Heavenly Father Has NOT Been Dethroned

The real truth is, innumerable angels of God do encircle God’s throne in heaven, but the make-believe “sovereign” Mary of Catholicism is not on it as Queen of Heaven! The angels sing praises to God (the Father) and the Lamb (Jesus), but Mary is nowhere to be seen as Queen of heaven nor is she even mentioned:

Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they sang: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” mary on heavenly throneThen I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”  (Rev 5:11-13)

In heaven, the baby Jesus is not focused upon, as Catholics and the deceived woman in Luke 11:27 did, whom Jesus openly corrected. Instead, in heaven the bloody redemptive death of Jesus on the cross, where he was slain, is elevated. They sing about the blood of Jesus, which has purchased men for God (Rev. 5:9) with absolutely no mention of Mary being the co-redemptress with Christ, as the Catholic Church wants us to believe!

Throne of God and of the Lamb

Even more Biblical evidence proves that on God’s throne is God the Father and the Lord Jesus:

And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” (Rev 7:10)

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb  (Rev 22:1)

No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.  (Rev 22:3)

To be more precise, Jesus is sitting on the right side of the Father (Col. 3:1; Heb. 10:12). mary on heavenly throneThe Catholic Church is glaringly wrong in their mythical theology to have their mother and son duet – Mary and Jesus – ruling from the throne in heaven. Such has resulted in idolatry as Mary is prayed TO and trusted in for salvation. The real throne in heaven has the heavenly Father and Jesus ruling from it and no one will ever dethrone God:

You, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.  (Lam 5:19)

Folks, do not be deceived by the Catholic church, nor their super exalted portrayal of Mary. It is a myth and not reality. Mary has not dethroned God as perhaps implied. Furthermore, the DANGEROUS and FALSE plan of salvation of the Catholic Church starts with getting born again at infant baptism (with no faith or repentance) and includes their Mary as the mediatrix and dispenser of all grace! Such will never bring eternal life.

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Biostamp and Edible Microchip – A Step Towards The Mark Of The Beast

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Eternal Life Blog

Technology is advancing so quickly that a Bible student can see the mark of the beast down the road a distance, but certainly in plain sight! biostamp MotorolaThe latest is a mark (or tattoo) on the skin to a microchip inside the human body for reasons ranging from replacing passwords to medical procedures. A transparent biostamp is used for the former and a digestible microchip embedded in drugs for the latter:

A New Type of Tattoo

Imagine a transparent sticker on your skin that monitors temperature, hydration and strain besides containing passwords that unlock your computer or mobile phone. A biostamp – a thin electronic mesh that stretches with your skin and contains some vital eletronic records is all set to become a reality.

Global electronic giant Motorola has decided to use an electronic tattoo for authentication purposes as an alternative to traditional passwords. Originally, the patch made from silicon and electronic circuits that bend and move with the wearer’s body was created for medical purposes. ( http://www.worldofchemicals.com/media/soon-electronic-tattoo-to-replace-password-of-computers-mobile-phones/5920.html , bold emphasis mine)

Swallow A Tracking Microchip

IF a person swallowed such a microchip as described below, could he afterwards ever undo its ability to track his every move? Furthermore, with the ease of swallowing an edible microchip the size of a grain of sand one could very easily do such without even knowing it!

Another concept that Motorola is looking at is an authentication pills that people can swallow. It is like a digestible microchip embedded in drugs as big as 1 square millimetre — roughly the size of a grain of sand. The chip goes inside the stomach and transmits information through your skin to a stick-on patch, which sends the data to a mobile phone application or any other devices you authorize.

The sensor consists of a minute silicon with trace amounts of magnesium and copper. When swallowed, it generates a slight voltage in response to digestive juices, which conveys a signal to the surface of a person’s skin where a patch then relays the information to a mobile.edible microchip mark of the beast

Experts say digital medical devices will provide alternatives to doctor visits, blood tests, MRIs and CAT scans. These two technologies, Motorola says has the potential to be used to confirm the owner’s identity and log them in to accounts automatically. ( ibid. )

These technologies will one day fade away to more advanced scientific achievements to culminate with the infamous mark of the beast needed to buy or sell (Rev. 13:16,17 ). It’s coming and will arrive one day, but if we’ll still be alive is a different issue. Regardless, we must be ready to die for that will surely happen to us all. Do you know Jesus NOW? Are you worthy of Jesus?

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Backsliders Stray From The Path

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Dan Corner

What Is A Backslider?

Backslider strats from path

Backslider strays from path

The backslider is described in Proverbs 21:16 as a man who strays from the path of understanding and comes to rest in the company of the dead. [Dead there refers to the spiritually dead, Ezek. 33:18; etc.] Unfortunately, there are various examples of such scattered throughout Scripture, even including King David and Solomon. NOTE the clarity of the following

Details about the backslider:

  • The backslider strays, that is, he leaves and goes elsewhere.  He departs from the path of understanding to go to a lesser place. In James 5:19,20, the backslider wanders from the truth to spiritual death. In other words, the backslider turns away from God, his word and sound doctrine and goes off into spiritual darkness and death. [As sound doctrine is associated with holy living, false doctrine is associated with immorality.]
  • The result of turning away from God means the backslider can go to the only other place possible — to be among the dead and lost joining them in their sins. Hence, before backsliding, the backslider wasn’t spiritually dead and lost until he turned away, that is, strayed from the path of understanding.
  • The path of understanding, which the backslider strays from, is called the narrow road in Mt. 7:14. It is the road to God’s kingdom and the road to life traveled on by the righteous, but it is also a hard road with trouble and persecutions. Many get off that road once they get on it.
  • A backslider has not persevered under trial nor endured to the end the hatred associated with following Jesus unashamedly to be saved.

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. (James 1:12)

Jesus said, “All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.” (Mat 10:22)

  • Unless that backslider is brought back through repentance to where he was before he came to rest in the company of the dead, his soul will be eternally lost. Jesus’ teaching on the prodigal son brings hope to the repentant backslider, who turns from sin to serve God. He can return to salvation again (Lk. 15:24), but only through sincere repentance. If you are a real Christian guard your heart so you won’t be described in Proverbs as:

A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead. (Prov 21:16)

If you are righteous, continue in the faith (Col. 1:23). You have the best this short life can offer because you have Jesus. If you are a backslider, turn from your sins, which are dragging you to hell. No sin or person is worth going to hell over; and don’t be a backslider!

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How Can I Know I’m Saved

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Eternal Life Blog

[Bible Comment/Question]how can I know I am saved … Thank you so much for teaching the true truth of the Bible. I have been one of those people that was taught once saved always saved and I see now from your teachings that once saved always saved is straight from the pits of Hell! I thank God everyday for letting me come across your website! My question is could you please tell me how I can know without a shout of a doubt that I have Jesus living in me? I wonder if I have the Holy Ghost leading my life …. I have a huge hunger and thirst for God’s word everyday all day long. It seems I can’t get enough. If I did not have the Holy Ghost living in me would I have that same great desire to learn everything I can about Jesus if I was living in the carnal flesh? …. All your help would be greatly appreciated. Hope to hear back from you. God Bless

[Bible Answer] Greetings in Jesus’ name. We rejoice with you that your eyes have been opened up to the deadly snare of once saved always saved (eternal security).  Though popular, eternal security is candy coated soul poison and, therefore, definitely NOT a Christian teaching.

Do Any Scriptures Affirm My Salvation

The best single Scriptural test to identify a true salvation conversion is being set free from sin addictions due to sincere repentance and faith in Jesus. After that many things occur and some fall away from salvation. To specifically answer your question — You can know you are saved NOW (have Jesus living in you) by comparing yourself, in your present state, to the following:

We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1 John 2:3,4)

Do Any Scriptures Condemn Me

Also ask yourself if there are any Scriptures which condemn you to hell — Scriptures like the following:

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor. 6:9,10, NASB).

For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person–such a man is an idolater–has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them. (Eph 5:5-7)

The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Gal 5:19-21)

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars–their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”  (Rev 21:8)

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. (Mat 5:28,29)

For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. (Mat 6:14,15)

One’s view of Scripture also reflects his heart, but these other aforementioned factors need to be considered as well. Such a Scriptural self-evaluation for salvation should be done by all who profess to know Jesus. Many who call Jesus Lord will perish in the end (Mt. 7:21)!

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False Christs – Moses Hlongwane and Alan John Miller

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Eternal Life Blog

The Lord Jesus forewarned that false prophets and false Christs would come and deceive (Mt. 24:24; Mk. 13:22). Sadly, Moses Hlongwane is doing that now in Africa as he claims to be Jesus Christ, and Alan John Miller is doing the same in Australia! Shocking! Miles apart these dangerous deceivers are doing spiritual harm to people.

Moses Hlongwane

Do NOT Believe It

Regarding Christ’s return, the real Jesus still has the scars of Calvary in his hands and feet. Furthermore, Jesus’ return will be apparent to all and NOT a secret. Take to heart his warning about false Christs, as they will continue to come:

At that time if anyone says to you, “Look, here is the Christ!” or, “There he is!” do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect–if that were possible. See, I have told you ahead of time. So if anyone tells you, “There he is, out in the desert,” do not go out; or, “Here he is, in the inner rooms,” do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. (Mat 24:23-27)

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MUST WEAR Microchip-embedded Wristbands

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Eternal Life Blog

Another stepping stone towards the mark of the beast of Revelation 13:16-18 and the end times has been put in place! That’s right! Microchip-embedded wristbands were employed at a California Music and Arts festival in April:microchip embedded wristband

“If the security plan wasn’t changed much in the wake of the Boston bombing, Guitron credits efforts by Goldenvoice. In 2011, the organization began using microchip-embedded wristbands to avoid counterfeiters. While a move to protect its brand and business, Guitron said it has paid off for security as well.

Guests, for instance, are scanned multiple times before entering the grounds. No one can so much as get within a mile of the Empire Polo Field, where Coachella is held, without wearing one. Local residents, whose homes surround the polo field, also have to wear one just to get to their houses, and Guitron said homeowners must also register their cars.

The initial goal, of course, was to keep people from crashing the Coachella gates, but Guitron said it created a safe perimeter for the event, where every concertgoer and resident can be identified via a microchip.” ( http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-coachella-2013-indio-security-20130419,0,7586768.story   )

Microchip-embedded wristbands began at Coachella in 2011. So this year’s usage was not the first! The enforcement of such a microchip-embedded wristband identification system to even get into the area is eerily similar (but certainly NOT the same) as what we read in God’s word:

He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number. His number is 666. (Rev 13:16-18)

End time prophecy continues to be fulfilled in our day. No doubt much goes by unreported and unnoticed, but it is still occurring and will play out exactly as recorded in the Bible. Do you know Jesus NOW?

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Before Pentecost – Were The Apostles Born Again

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Eternal Life

[Bible Question from Russia] May I ask something? There’s a question which needs to be answered. The question is were the Apostles born again before the event of Pentecost? I see through the Scriptures that they were not, but maybe I’m wrong?born again before pentecost I’d like to hear your thinking based on the word of God and to consider if this is true.

[Bible Answer] The term born again is found three times in the New Testament. The Scriptures are John 3:3, John 3:7 and 1 Peter 1:23. From pondering them, we can draw relevant related information to answer your question about the possibility of being born again before Pentecost.

  • If one is born again he can see the kingdom of God (Jn. 3:3). Since Peter, John and James saw the kingdom of God in Mark 9:1-9, which was before Pentecost, then apparently people were born again before Pentecost.
  •  The context of John 3:3 and 3:7 shows being born again equals the saving faith in Jesus mentioned in John 3:16. So in light of that the question now is, could anyone believe on Jesus before Pentecost? Again, the answer is yes. People were forgiven, saved and received everlasting life before the cross and before Pentecost (Lk. 7:50; 19:9).
  •  Finally, please know the disciples did receive the Spirit when Jesus breathed on them BEFORE Pentecost (Jn. 20:22), which also tends to disrupt the theology of some! Acts 1:8 is the vital point about Pentecost. The real point of tongues on Pentecost was to have POWER TO WITNESS about Jesus to win souls. Too bad so many who claim to be filled with God’s Spirit don’t have that same power! That suggests something is very wrong with their claim!

People who stress Acts 2 and Pentecost usually do so because of their doctrinal agenda! They are usually trying to set themselves above others somehow with it. Please don’t be duped. The focus on the Christian life is HOLY LIVING and SOUL WINNING. God bless you.

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Remarriage – While The Spouse Is Alive

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Eternal Life

[Bible Question from Sweden about remarriage] Hi. First of all I want to thank you so much for declaring God’s truth in a world where people have corrupted & twisted His word so much. So far I really respect your faith as I see the fear of the Lord in all your texts and teachings. They are in accordance with the scripture. I want to know… about remarriage while the other spouse is alive?remarriage spouse alive Both after a divorce in a case of adultery & after a divorce for any other reason. And if you believe it is a state of adultery, what do you suggest should be happening. Does a true repentance mean to leave the current spouse/adulterous relationship? Thanks so much & many blessings.

Truth About Remarriage

[Bible Answer] Greetings in Jesus’ name. Thanks for the encouraging words. If a person remarries while their spouse is alive, the Biblical evidence regarding it points to adultery!  I would prefer to teach otherwise, but the weight of Biblical evidence doesn’t support such. People who disagree tend to hang on Mt. 19:9 and Mt. 5:32, but both passages could have a totally different way of viewing the exceptional clause in those verses, especially in light of Rom. 7:2,3 and 1 Cor. 7:39. Please see Divorce, Remarriage and Adultery. Without doubt, ALL divorces and subsequent “remarriages” are adulterous when sexual immorality wasn’t the cause of the divorce.  God would see such a couple like any unmarried couple just “living together” in sexual sin. True repentance for them or the illegitimately married church goer (those in an adulterous marriage) would mean the sexual contact must cease and forgiveness found. This subject of divorce and remarriage is probably the most volatile issue of our day because there have been so many families affected by it. Many preachers refrain from addressing this subject out of fear of offending their supporters, but imperil their SOULS by remaining silent in our adulterous day.

Adultery Is Spiritually Lethal

Clearly, the sin of adultery will exclude one from God’s kingdom (1 Cor. 6:9,10; Rev. 21:8).  Christian singles need to be instructed on this topic before they get entangled by it. John the Baptist was martyred because he preached against that type of adultery (Mark 6:17-27)!

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Roy Sullivan – Struck By Lightning Seven Times

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Eternal Life

Roy Sullivan (1912 – 1983) was a Virginia park ranger, who remarkably survived at least seven lightning strikes which were all verified by doctors! He also claims another lightning strike when he was boy, but there is no verifiable proof for it. lightning bolt strikes Roy Sullivan Roy Sullivan is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for lightning strikes.

Strangely, Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning even when he thought he was safe from such. The lightning strikes came as he drove down the road in his truck, to getting his mail, to fishing, etc.

Roy Sullivan’s Suicide

After surviving all those strikes, at age 71 Sullivan ended his own life through suicide when his wife left him! God gave Roy Sullivan various close calls and brushes with death, perhaps to help him see how abruptly death can come and how uncertain this life is. Though getting struck by lightning isn’t found in the Bible, suicide is. The best known example of suicide was the Apostle Judas Iscariot, who hung himself after he betrayed Jesus (Mt. 27:5). Other examples of suicide recorded in the Bible are:

  • Ahithophel (2 Sam 17:23)
  • King Saul  (1 Sam 31:4)
  • King Saul’s armor-bearer (1 Sam 31:5)
  • Zimri (1 Ki 16:18)

Suicide is on the rise and is not permitted by God as a way for a righteous person to die. Resist all thoughts of self-murder (suicide) as you would any other satanic temptation for that is where such thoughts come from! Murderers don’t have eternal life (1 John 3:15) and will go to the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8).

BTW, a lightning bolt is five times hotter than the sun’s surface and lightning strikes have caused more fatalities than hurricanes and tornadoes, yet Roy Sullivan miraculously survived at least seven strikes! Suicides have caused more fatalities than all these!

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Are You Worthy Of Jesus

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Eternal Life

To ask someone are you worthy of Jesus is unheard of in our day rampant with false teachers and sin. are you worthy of Jesus The existing church of our hour can’t handle the are you worthy of Jesus salvation question. It would never be a Ray Comfort recommendation for soul winning! In fact, the are you worthy of Jesus question seems so strange and glaringly heretical that for anyone to even mention such a thing, even though it is Biblical, is usually scoffed at and considered cultic and a works salvation! God’s salvation truth has been so rejected and distorted in our day that even Catholicism has the present Pope saying some atheists are redeemed and are going to heaven, besides Mary is co-redeemer with Jesus!

Please know there will be a cost to pay to be worthy of Jesus and eternal life! To have the pearl of great price and hidden treasure in the field will cost you everything. May the critics of this truth be silenced, as God’s truth is shown. Remember, Jesus has the words of eternal life (John 6:68):

Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. (Mat 10:37,38)

If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters–yes, even his own life–he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:26,27)

To be worthy of Jesus is to love him (or obey him, Jn. 14:15) supremely. To be Jesus’ disciple is to be his spiritual family (Mt. 12:48-50).  Those truths parallel the fact that those who have eternal salvation obey Jesus (Heb. 5:9). In the Sardis congregation, just a few were still worthy to walk with Jesus after an undesignated period of time since their initial conversion:

Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (Rev 3:4-6)

The majority of the Sardis congregation soiled their spiritual clothing after initial salvation. After conversion, sin defiled and disqualified them from being worthy of walking with Jesus. To walk with Jesus is to be his follower and have eternal life (John 10:27). Such people are worthy of Jesus (who is eternal life).

To Be Worthy of Jesus Is To Be Worthy of Salvation

Those who die worthy of Jesus have done good and are worthy of God’s kingdom and the resurrection of the righteous (Acts 24:15,16 ; Jn. 5:29).

But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection. (Luke 20:35,36)

The Cost Of Being Worthy of Jesus

The cost to be being worthy in Mt. 10:37,38 and Luke 14:26,27 refers to initial salvation (getting born again), while Luke 20:35,36 is final salvation, that is, in the kingdom of God. Those who die unrighteous (or wicked) will be resurrected unto damnation and suffer eternal punishment. So who are the righteous and who are the unrighteous? The unrighteous (or wicked) are listed in 1 Cor. 6:9,10; 5:13; Mt. 13:49,50; etc. The ones who met the requirements for eternal life, endured all the persecution associated with godly living (2 Tim. 3:12; Mt. 5:10-12) and sowed to please the Spirit to get eternal life (Gal. 6:8,9; Rom. 2:6,7). They loved Jesus more than their natural family and were worthy of Jesus as they suffered for righteousness (Rom. 8:17,18 cf. 1 Thess. 1:6; Rev. 2:10,11; etc.). We tend to flippantly call such courageous people with strong faith Christians. Such who endure to the end (Mt. 10:22; Heb. 3:14; Rev. 2:10,11) will walk with him in the kingdom (Rev.3:4-6). Unlike others who started on the hard road to life (Mt. 7:14), but later lost their salvation, such as Solomon and the Apostle Judas Iscariot, the ones who die with a pure heart will see God (Mt. 5:8). In contrast to these truths, too many church people have been fed poisonous propaganda and are been deceived by the doctrine of demons of eternal security. Take warning, saving faith is probably not what you think and eternal security is candy coated soul poison. So, are you worthy of Jesus NOW? It is a salvation issue and that refers to eternal life!

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