--REJOICE IN THE LORD~~

“Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.” (Philippians 4:4)-- crackthebook

The Christian has a compelling duty to rejoice. Paul stresses the Christian need to rejoice by using the tense in the Greek that specifies a continuing and habitual action. This instruction follows his mention of otherwise faithful believers in the church who were unfortunately pursuing disharmony and dissension. Believers are reminded to restore broken relationships, follow after harmony, and rejoice.

Perhaps the best reason to rejoice is that all our names are written in the “Book of Life” (v. 3). This precious book was mentioned from old times as “a book of remembrance . . . written before him for them that feared the LORD” (Malachi 3:16). Christ mentioned this book as a cause to “rejoice, because your names are written in heaven” (Luke 10:20). Our rejoicing will continue throughout eternity, for only “they which are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life” (Revelation 21:27) will be permitted into the Lamb’s presence. Our love for the brethren and our hope for eternity are reasons to rejoice, indeed.

Paul told the Philippian church they were among the reasons for his joy. “I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace” Those who had a heart for the things of God were important to him. Therefore, “fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind” (2:2). “For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me” (2:18).

Their joy of fellowship was rooted in the love and service of Christ, as well as His sufferings, “that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death” (3:10). So, rejoice!
**--ICR/ JDM ~~**
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[We read in REVELATION Chapter 13 ['The Beast from the Sea'.] This is the (dragon) or serpent, the beast, the devil...'And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God to blaspheme, that is, those who dwell in heaven.

It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and authority every every tribe and people and tongue and nation was give to him.

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain."
--(REVELATION 13:-(selected verses 1-18)
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-"The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion~

'Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.

And I head a voice from heaven, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was the sound of harpists playing on their harps. And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been purchased from the earth.

These are the ones who have not been defied with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.
And no lie was found in their mouth; they are blameless.-"
--(Revelation 14:1-5)

--The Reapers~~(Chapter 14:14-20)
--A Scene of Heaven~~ (Chapter 15)
--The Doom of Babylon~~(Chapter 17(-The beast will go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth, 'whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world', will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come."

[--The Victory of the Lamb] - (Revelation 17:14-18)

--[Marriage of the Lamb~~(19:7-10]

---[The Coming of Christ~~(19:11-19)]
--[Judgment at the Throne of God~~ 20:11-15)]

-(vs. 11-12)--Then I saw a great White Throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another Book was opened, which is the 'Book of Life'; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, everyone of them according tot their deeds.

Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
And if anyone's name was not found written in the 'Book of Lire', he was thrown into the lake of fire."
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[ star Please, if you have not already done so, 'Call on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.'

"That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
For with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation."
--(Romans 10:9-10)~~]
star For those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and He has already paid our sin-debt by dying on that Cross, asked for His forgiveness of sins, and surrendered your life to Him, then you are saved, Your Name is Written in the Lamb's Book of Life. Jesus died on that Cross to take on His shoulders all the sins of the whole world.-(John 3:16).
It is up to You, if You accept this 'free gift' of salvation or not. Please, ask Jesus to come in to your life. He has already overcome this world, by dying on that Cross and rising again from the dead. JESUS IS ALIVE TODAY!. He is coming back soon to gather His people to live with Him forever.~~'Victor's Crown / Hillsong'
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