A man who does not know Jesus Christ or if a soul did not know Jesus Christ while on earth, where will he go after death, to the abyss or to reincarnate and return to know Christ before ascension?

PREAMBLE

The expression, “to know” has many dimensions. To “know about” is just knowing a person without intimacy.

“Know” is another dimension, which means close intimacy that gives you access to a person, unlike just knowing about the person.

The third is “the knowing”, which speaks more about close intimate union, when you are in someone and that person is in you.

To know Jesus the Christ, implies many things. For example, was when Jesus asked his disciples who he was. Some knew him as Jesus the Prophet, but Peter had a revelation of who Jesus is – the Christ and the Son of the living God.

With this, knowing Christ implies having a relationship with the essence of the Christ light that infuses light, love and life into human nature to experience rebirth.

CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF CHRIST

We Christians are the followers of Jesus the Christ. Therefore, the Bible is our guide. Some verses in the Bible emphasize Jesus Christ as our Master, Leader and Commander, that we must emulate and follow.

Few of these verses are:

1. Jesus Christ is the author and finisher of our faith. We should put all our worries and fears on him. Hebrews 12:2
2. In Him we live and move and have our being. As the Christ, he is the energy that provides the dynamics of our lives. Acts 17:28
3. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father, expect by me”. His attributes are the yardstick meant to link us with God. John 14:6
4. Except a man is born again, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. Being born again entails imbibing the character, beliefs and teachings of Christ and the revival of the body, mind, soul, and spirit of man. Not just accepting him as the Lord and Saviour, it is more than this. John 3:16.
5. And the gospel will be preached in all the ends of the world, thereafter, shall the end come. Matt 24:14. Christlike living precedes the New Kingdom of God on earth.

6. The parable of the true vine – John 15 1:6. There will be a pruning of unproductive branches. Not all those who call Jesus’s name are his real followers, but only those who do the will of his Father in heaven.

These are for those who choose to follow Christianity as a religion. Jesus Christ is our mirror for assessment and to emulate.

OTHER FAITHS

In other faiths established by God, there are books and laws that guide members according to God’s directive, which are the same and consistent with God’s will.

Most of these religions refer to Christ in different names. For example:

In Ifa mythology, ‘Ela’ means light. ‘Ela rọwa’, ‘Ela lọrọ’.

For Hindus, Acharya is an example of light to those who aspire in light. This is similar to the teachings by Krishna.

To the Buddhist, Jesus was a monk.

To the Muslims, Jesus was the greatest worker and Prophet of God, even though he is not seen as the Son of God.

The law of God through Jesus Christ is that we love God and our fellow man. Whoever follows this law, knows Christ, because this is God’s standard, and this is what Jesus, other true Prophets and religions are mandated to preach on earth – LOVE.

Christianity is a religion based on Christ Jesus and there are other religions – Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Ifa, Islam and others. As long as they follow this universal law – LOVE GOD AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS, and deviate not from it, they are of God and of Christ and will get the same benefits as those Christians who accepted Christ’s ways of love.

Some Christians may differ in their opinion to this, but I quickly say that those who practice the teachings of Jesus the Christ are the true followers, not those who engage in religious discrimination and condemnation, or holier than thou attitude to others.

The Yoruba concepts of Ọmọlúwàbí, community living, accommodating strangers, care for extended family, respect for elders, care for the aged, and culture of loving and doing good to all, originated from Ifá. Those who uphold these concepts are obeying God’s laws and can be said to have Christ like character.

Whereas the Ifa and Orunmila faith is regarded in many Christian sects as diabolical and not serving the living God.

Since you do not have depth knowledge of other faiths, it will be wrong to start judging them. By condemning other faiths that are not yours is not a wise thing to do. Only God knows who is serving Him. You can preach the gospel of Christ to non-Christians, but never by condemning their faiths.

HOLY ORDER’S INSIGHT

From the Holy Order, we get deeper insight into the magnanimity of God, giving the grace of reincarnation for a maximum of six times after the first birth, before final judgement for a soul.

In the Holy Order, we have been asked to proclaim the gospel, not as the world does, but by propagating the new Kingdom of God from our attitude, our thoughts, words and deeds; with the spiritual support of the elements in creation to spread and expand our good thoughts to all corners of the earth; and by building the Grand Temple (God’s abode on earth), for His new Kingdom to be established here on earth.

From the above, my understanding is that nothing is beyond God through His unending mercies.

A soul that does not know Jesus or not a Christian before death will be assessed at death and recommended based on his/her records for either purgatory (awaiting the grace of reincarnation for correction), or ascension into Light.

In rare cases as we have been guided, some souls are denied the privilege of a return because their souls were destroyed due to overwhelming evil and wickedness.

Reincarnation is also an opportunity to meet and accept Christ, that is, a change for the better. No soul will be denied the opportunity of imbibing Christ Light and being Christ like, even without being a Christian.

Reincarnation is an act of The Love of God, such that souls might come to the knowledge of the saving grace in Christ.

That is why we are designated as the Anchors of Christ Light, as we continue to propagate the New kingdom of God in our prayers and by our good characters to impact the hearts of men, along with other devotees, the world over.

What we do, our exemplary characters, our good thoughts, actions, and Christ living show us as Christ-like and having Christ light in us. Otherwise, we are anti- Christ.

Christianity is a divine way to lead man to the Godhead. However, being a Christian does not guarantee your salvation, unless you become Christ like.

THE EXPLANATION BY THE HOLY ANGELS OF GOD

On 2nd of November in the year 2014, the Rabbinical Council in one of our discussion sessions, took up this subject matter. After a robust discussion on this, the tray report reads thus:

“Christ is in God and God is in Christ!

The Golden rule is – “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart….and your fellow men as yourself.”

Any man who obeys this rule has known Christ through God.

There are parts of the world where the message of Jesus Christ is not preached, and yet some of the humans living there do obey and do the will of the Almighty righteously and obediently, and because He created all beings, He cannot condemn them to destruction because they do not know Christ.

He knew this would occur, and that is one of the motives of the TRINITY.

It is ignorance to think otherwise, for as long as man keeps the golden rule, he stands a chance of heaven.

The difference is that those of you who profess Christ have a more direct way to access God,” Gabriel.

CONCLUSION

To know Christ does not necessarily mean to become a Christian by religion, it simply means coming to the awareness and consciousness of Light, Life and Love of Christ and allowing same to govern your thoughts, words, deed, and actions. It means having an interaction with the divine Light such that the resultant spark of light is infused into man.

The fact is that you may know Christ and still have a cause to reincarnate if you have to complete the cycle of evolution as a soul.

If knowing Jesus Christ means, accepting him as Saviour and Lord, acknowledging his death and resurrection, the fact remains that without shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. This was the divine mission of Jesus the Christ, to become the Supreme Sacrifice for the atonement of the sins of mankind.

If this is the case, anyone who comes into the knowledge of Christ by awareness and consciousness of Light, Love and Life of Christ as explained above, even without acknowledging his death and resurrection, may be graced to ascend, if in his thoughts, words, deeds, and actions he is of Christ. That is, if he abides with the golden rule of God.

Professing Christ as our Saviour, Master, Lord, Leader, Commander and Redeemer gives us the privilege of accessing God the Father more directly, but the most important is to be in Christ and thereby being in God. Knowing Christ is not just reading about him but living the life he preached.

The concept of the Holy Trinity is to link God to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. By this, if you believe in God and serve Him, you are interacting with the Son and the Holy Spirit, even unconsciously.

The prerogative of mercy lies with God Almighty. As things move, so the Lord gives. His love transcends the various Eras before ours to this day and, only Him knows what He will permit tomorrow to save humanity, the crown of His creation.

In the Celestial realm, where souls of men ascend to, there is no religion, no colour of the skin, no tribe or race, no denomination. All are in the image and likeness of God with one faith in God, the Creator of heavens and universe.

Thank you and God bless you all. Amen.

1. There were some secret acquaintance of Master Jesus during his earthly ministry. Among these include Elders Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea. These were Jewish high class aristocrats and men of honour in the society. Let us learn from these secret disciples of Jesus Christ.
2. John 3:1-2
   “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
   The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.”
3. Nicodemus was a Pharisee, a member of the ruling council, called the high council or the Sanhedrin. The authority of this group of religious leaders was constantly undermined and their views challenged by Jesus, this explained their hatred for Jesus. But Nicodemus had an unrelented desire to search for knowledge, therefore he came when it was dark to inquire who Jesus was. From his inquiry he understood that Jesus was the Messiah. Equipped with this knowledge he boldly defended Jesus before the religious leaders at his arrest.
4. The holy angels of God described Nicodemus like this:
   “He was a wealthy Jewish Sanhedrin who visits Jesus at night, not as an act of cowardice as some may think, but because he was a prominent man of his time and did not want to cause a stir by publicly seeking audience with Jesus.” Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Anael.
5. Many times we Christians condemn Nicodemus as a coward who came in search of Jesus during the night hours, because he was not bold enough to associate with Jesus at day time.
   Hear the explanation of the hosts of heaven on this:
   “Nicodemus was a sincere, cautious, earnest, intelligent and influential member of the Jewish ruling council, this shows that he was a religious man, morally upright, yet, he sought for Jesus. His inquiring mind made him to seek for Jesus at nights and when he did so, he got more than what he bargained for; for a man of his kind who thought that he had what it takes in divine knowledge. This act gave him concern for the salvation of his soul and he secretly became a secret disciple of Jesus.” Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Anael.
6. I ask all those who carry bibles about, all those who frequent the places of worship of God, all those who are placed in the position of authority and power, how many of us are inclined to seeking true knowledge of God? How many are patient enough to learn the truth and not clinging to old ideas and half-truths?
   Most of us enjoy, savour and glorify in the grandeur of our offices and graced positions, to the detriment of our souls’ redemption.
7. It is true that Nicodemus was a secret follower of Jesus Christ, due to his position as member of the Jewish Religious Body. However, when it was ripe for him to associate with Jesus Christ, he openly did this. He opposed to the judgement passed on Jesus without following the laid down rules of fair hearing.
   The Bible gave account of this and the holy angels of God explained further:
   “As earlier said, he was a member of the Jewish ruling council, and when decision was taken at council level to arrest Jesus, he stood in defence of Jesus, stating that he should not be condemned without hearing his own side of the story first hand (John 7:51). He was however overruled by the council, having made up their minds on what to do.” Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Anael.
8. The second secret follower of Christ is Joseph of Arimathaea.
   Mark 15:42-43: “And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.”
9. The sabbath began at sunset on Friday and ended at sunset on Saturday, Jesus died just some few hours to sunset on Friday. It is against the Jewish law to expose a dead body overnight, and also to work on the sabbath. Therefore, it was very important to bury Jesus before the sabbath, Joseph Arimathaea a wealthy member of the Jewish high council, secret disciple of Jesus risked his reputation and without fear volunteered to bury the dead body of Jesus.
   While the disciples who publicly followed Jesus fled in fear of arrest and persecution, this Jewish leader who followed Jesus in secret, came forward and requested for the body of the crucified Jesus for funeral.
10. The account of Joseph Arimathaea in the Bible is very insignificant. The Holy Spirit through the holy angels submitted as follows:
    “A member of the council of Jewish religious leaders – the Sanhedrin.
    He was also a secret follower of Jesus and his teachings; therefore, he opposed the council decision to crucify him. Joseph was a wealthy man, a good man, very religious.
    When Jesus was crucified, he felt sad, and at the risk to his life, he and Nicodemus went to Pontius Pilate and requested for the body of Jesus for burial. However, unknown to the duo that this action of theirs was to fulfil the prophesy of Isaiah several years before the death of Jesus. (Isaiah 53:9)” Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Anael.
11. The lessons to learn from this duo by true followers of Christ were enumerated by the holy angels of God thus:
    “God, the Creator of all things can use anything or anyone for His desired purpose – no matter the disposition opinion, or position held by such person, be he influential, wealthy, rich, poor, wicked or even diabolic. Once He has determined in His mind to use such a person, surely, the task given to such one shall be carried out successfully.
    This is the case with the persons you have presented to know about. Given their normal disposition, they would not ordinarily be celebrated today, despite their fame, but God turned that around, used them for His glory and today, they are recognised as heroes in the scheme of God’s plan for the salvation of mankind.” Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Anael.
12. Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea by this act of standing by the truth in the face of opposition and by giving Jesus a befitting burial to fulfil the prophesy of old, found God’s favour. Listen to what happened to them:
    “The account of these two men would not be complete without stating the rewards of their labours in their effort to bring to pass the will of God. These men did not live long after Jesus. This was God’s plan so that their good works would not be corrupted by the influence of those around them, thereby making them lose the expected reward of their work.” Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Anael
13. Elders Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea as Pharisees and members of the Sanhedrin were enclosed in a group of extremists, still they were able to reason and thirst for the knowledge of God in humility. While so many of their colleagues failed to enter the kingdom of Christ, these ones succeeded because they sought for Jesus.
14. Brethren in Christ, you and I have more grace and greater opportunity than these two elders of old. More than ever before, we are better informed by the Holy Spirit through the holy angels of God and the sages of old.
    Are you still doubting the knowledge of God freely given, when you should make the best use of this? Are you pointing accusing fingers of wrongdoing to others, when you should remove the log in your eyes? Time is of essence, make the best use of what you have now.
15. Let us pray: God the Omnipotent, unto your will and command I commit all Thy children. You are the Ultimate and the Source of our existence, grant us the grace to live our lives to the fullest. Assist us to recognise and do Thy will in this our short sojourn on earth. Remove from us all evil vails and negative influences, that we may uphold Thy love and accomplish our destinies in this incarnation, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Open our ears O God, that we may listen to and comprehend Thy testimonies from the dept of Thy love to mankind, in the name of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In the Book of Revelation 12:7-8, it reads:
“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels; and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven.”

This text narrated how the rebellion of Lucifer and his cohorts against the supremacy of God in Heaven was crushed by Arch Angel Michael and the loyal army of angelic hosts. This text is telling us that initially in the heavens all hosts of angels do ministered to the Almighty God. But alas, some rebellious legions of these angels headed by Lucifer, the Torch bearer who was the angel of light, planned a coup to unseat the Almighty God. God the Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient knew their plans, schemes and intentions, but He allowed them to carry on with their devilish actions. At the ripe stage of this rebellion, God ordered Arch Angel Michael from the lower heaven to lead other angels to battle with the rebellious angels. Arch Angel Michael and his army of angels won the battle, and the rebellious angels were displaced forthwith and banished from the heavens.
These fallen angels became the spirits of the realm of chaos, the infernal spirits, the demons and the habitants of hell or the abyss. While, the loyal angels retained and maintained their positions in the heavenly celestial empire as hosts of heaven.

Many of us do not get the clear picture between these fallen angels and the hosts of heaven. Apart from the banished fallen angels, there still exist hosts of heavenly beings called the holy angels of God. These entities are still relevant in the performance of their duties to God and mankind. They are the holy angels of God Almighty.

I ask how knowledgeable are you with the angels of God?
What are the functions of these angels of God?
Are you aware of the presence of your holy guardian angel?
It is amazing that many human beings are not aware of the presence of a divine holy guardian angel created by God solely for human benefits to commune, direct, guide and protect mankind.

The Bible thought us in many ways that these holy angels were created by God for different reasons and usefulness. King David in Psalm 148: 2&5 said thus:
“Praise Him all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for at His command they were created.”

God created the holy angels and all heavenly beings for His praise, adoration and purpose.

The Book of Genesis 1:13, showed that everything God created in the beginning were good and excellent both on earth and the heavens. This goodness started to be corrupted by the fallen spirits and this corruption was extended to the human race. As we have good people on earth and so also there are evil people.

The Book of Revelation 5:11-12 revealed thus:
“And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and glory, and blessing.”

These are the holy angels in the heavens in their uncountable numbers. The Holy Bible further explains the functions of these divine entities.

1. A group of holy angels are called the Seraphims, the book of Isaiah 6:2 explained these as follows:
“Above Him (God) were Seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.”

The Seraphim is a group of holy angels of God.

Another group of angels are referred to as the Cherubim, Ezekiel 10:3 mentioned thus:
“Now the Cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.”

Before the Throne of God are the Cherubim who worship Him day and night.

3. There exist another category of angels called the Rulers and Authorities in the heavenly hierarchy. Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians 3:10 recorded thus:
“His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms.”

There are The Emperors, The Powers, The Thrones, The Dominations, The Virtues and The Principalities which constitute different groups of God’s holy angels belonging to the category of Rulers and Authorities in heavenly realms.

4. There are equally the group of holy angels called Arch Angels, the first Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians 4:16 submitted as follows:
“For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangels and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.”

The archangels are a separate group among the holy angels of God. These are the closest of all angels of God to mankind in creation. These are the holy guardian angels of human beings, mandated to serve mankind in his quest to gain wisdom, knowledge and understanding, in order to overcome the antics of the devil in his sojourn in life.

The Holy Bible explains the functions of the Arch angels thus:

1. Hebrews 1:14 says:
“Are not the angels all ministering spirits (servants) sent out in the service (of God for assistance) of those who are to inherit salvation?”

They are guardians of human beings created to assist man in his environment.

2. Gospel of Matthew 18:10, says:
“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.”

This shows that every human from infancy were assigned a holy guardian angel.
Every man born of woman into this world possesses a guardian angel.

3. The Book of Revelation 14:6-12 recorded the three arch angels that brought good tidings to the world of men. Verse 6 says:
“Then I saw another angel flying in mid-air, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on earth – to every nation, tribe, language and people.”

The arch Angels serve as means of communication between God and man. These angels communicate with humans and reveal messages from the Throne of God.

4. The Book of Revelation 20:1-2 went further to add to the functions of the Arch angels, it says:
“And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan and bound him for a thousand years.”

God’s angels always execute His command for elevation or for the punishment of man and the spirit beings.

Numerous and diverse is the knowledge of holy angels of God in the Bible, still many Christians and peoples of the world are ignorant and shielded from this. God created man and made him the crown of all His creation, to control and utilize positively. He created the holy guardian angels to serve man, guide man, to commune with man and to teach man on the path of light.

With this opportunity at our disposal, man still allow himself to be brainwashed and deceived to believe that the angels of God have no purpose in his daily life and development. Satan and his cohorts are at work again to short-change and derail man in his quest to use optimally the essential privileges provided by God in order to accomplish with ease his divine duties.

These holy angels of God are spirit beings that can manifest to human beings or rather that man can see and hear by the special grace of God, either by clairvoyance, clairaudience and in a dream, just as they manifested to the Virgin Mary mother of Jesus and others of old.

In conclusion only two out of the guardian angels of human beings were mentioned in the Bible. One in Daniel 12:1, and this is Arch Angel Michael. The other is in Luke 1:19, and this Arch Angel is Gabriel.

In love and as heirs to the Kingdom of God, knowledge about man’s guardian angels is not hidden. This revelation is at the reach of you and I, only if we are ready to learn and embrace the truth. According to divine revelation there are seven Arch angels that were created by God to serve as man’s holy guardian angels, regardless of race, creed and age.

These Arch angels are:
1. Arch Angel Michael – This is the angel of Power, who led the counter offensive against the fallen angels that revolted in the heavens.
2. Arch Angel Gabriel- This is the angel of Mysteries and Good Tidings, who foretold the birth of Jesus Christ.
3. Arch Angel Samael – This is the angel of Victory and Conquest.
4. Arch Angel Raphael – This is the angel of Peace and the Recorder of the Book of life.
5. Arch Angel Sachiel – This is the angel of Good Health, Riches and Priesthood.
6. Arch Angel Uriel or Anael – This is the angel of Love.
7. Arch Angel Caphiel – This is the angel of Comfort.

Children of God, today the knowledge of God that have hitherto been hidden from you, have been revealed to you. God in His mysteries at creation endowed you and I with a spirit being as our holy guardian angel. Since your birth, this holy guardian angel has been close with you and have been directing you spiritually, even though you may not be aware physically. The question is, do you listen and acknowledge his divine advise and directives?

Jesus Christ is the Head of all Thrones, Empires, Houses and all the hosts of heaven in the Celestial Kingdom of God, therefore, if in sincerity you call on Jesus Christ for assistance, he will open up the divine link for you to be more conversant with your holy guardian angel. I tell you; your life shall never be the same again.

As important as this information is to all mankind, only the discerning minds will embrace and comprehend it. Therefore, I borrow the words of the Master, Jesus and I say, those who have ears let them hear the secret of God in creation.

Almighty God, to Thee we come, and humbly seek Your mercy; unworthy, deficient are we, in all respects. Grant us, in Your unbounded dispensation Your grace and mercy to utilize our free-will in line with Your command.
Endue us with Thy might, so may we serve Thy will our sole delight, not disobedient to Thy Heavenly Vision, but faithful in all things. And following Christ, the Master, true to ourselves, our brethren, and our Lord, may we fulfill our earthly mission in Christ light, in the most efficacious name of Emmanuel, Jesus the Christ, world without end. Amen.

The wealth of man, his spiritual endowments, his position of power and authority, his well-being in life, his environment and the challenges of life are specifically meant to assist man to win the Crown of light in the race of life.

I Corinthians 19:24 says: “Do you know that in a race all runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.”
Apostle Paul here, is challenging all human kind to run the race of life with focus and to compete with passion against all odds, to receive the eternal reward. To achieve this, man must wear off his Karma, for him to receive the crown of glory at the end of his sojourn on earth.

The word karma is not recorded in the Bible. But the Bible does talk a lot about reaping and sowing.
Reaping is the result of what we have sown. Reaping can be a good thing or a bad thing.
Galatians 6:7: “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”

Man’s good deeds are recorded separately, and these do not go with negative karma but assist man to ascend to higher plains. Karma in a simple language is, reaping the good or evil that man sows, either consciously or unconsciously. This shows that there is always a record of one’s misdeeds either done secretly or publicly. If a soul fails to accomplish his destiny before death, he will come back to the earth and the Karma he has acquired in the past will be brought to bear.

Some antagonists of Karma say that Karma opposes trust in Christ. That Karma emphasis on doing good, but Scripture says no one is good. We all have fallen short. Sin separates us from God and we all deserve Hell for sinning before a holy God. They concluded that Grace is the opposite of Karma.
This teaching is like the postulations in some Christian sects that grace have negate the laws, therefore, man is no longer under the laws. Such verses as these were used in support of their position:
Ephesians 2:8-9: “For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift not from works, so that no one can boast.”

Many Christian sects’ belief that Karma is not Biblical, and that it came from Hindu religion, therefore not acceptable as it is the opposite of GRACE.

Whereas, the scriptures are clearer on the deeds of man and the repercussions of such deeds. Let’s look at few of these:
1. Job 4:8: “As I have seen, those who sow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.”
2. James 3:18: “And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.”
3. 2 Corinthians 5:9-10: “Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.”
4. Matthew 26:52: “Then said Jesus unto him, put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.”
5. Galatians 6:9-10: “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
6. Matthew 7:12: “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.”
7. Galatians 6:7: “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
8. Psalm 7:16: “His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.”
9. Proverbs 26:27: “Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.”
10. John 3:36: “He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. (The Son of God, Jesus compressed the 10 commandments into two for all to follow.)
11. Matthew 25:46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
12. 1John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (Why confesses our sins? Is because we have gone wrong)
13. Psalm 28: 3-4: “Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbours but harbour malice in their hearts. Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve.”
14. Hebrews 9:27: “Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,”
15. Proverbs 11: 27: “Whoever seeks good finds favour, but evil comes to one who searches for it.”

Gospel of St. Luke 11:1: “And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.”

This means Jesus prayed to his Heavenly Father, and as the author and finisher of our faith, so also it is necessary for mankind to pray. Also, as God is the provider of all good things man needs in his earthly sojourn, it is essential for man to bring these in prayer before the Almighty Father.

Praying is an Art and as such, man must know the rules that regulate its fruitful and successful practice. A prayer or supplication is a conversation between man and God, or angel to God on man’s behalf.
For a prayer to be ideal, acceptable and result-oriented, it must pass through four parts, namely:
1. Man must have a right concept of God to whom we pray.
2. Man must get right with God, in a peak moral form.
3. The subject matter of our prayer must be acceptable, not frivolous or immoral.
4. Man must link up very well with God, the requests must be presented aright.

WHO IS THE GOD TO WHOM WE PRAY?

Man needs to understand the real nature of God. Some see Him as forever sitting in judgement. Some see Him as ordaining misery and bliss for others according to His mood. Some see Him as a severe God who must be appeased and bribed by flattery to bestow favour on man, no matter the strength and weakness of our frames.
Some see Him as God who might or might not listen to us when we pray and therefore must shout at Him for attention. Some see Him as God who must be moved to pity with our tears or punishment inflicted on ourselves. Some see His abode high up in the sky, in the distant heavens, dwelling so far away looking down on us mortals. Whereas, God is love, full of mercy, outstanding in compassion and kindness, but His judgement is extremely just, consistent, thorough and upright.

For answered prayers, our perception of God must be a loving, generous and all-knowing Father who is very close to us. He is in us, as we are the replica of His image and likeness, and He is ever at hand to answer our prayers if we put ourselves in a position to receive Him.

WHO IS MAN WHO MUST PRAY TO GOD?

Man must be in an acceptable state, to relate with God. When we approach a loving Father with clean hands and pure hearts, our prayer shall be easily acceptable before God. But when we come with filthy hearts of hate, envy, jealousy, slander, revenge, strife, inordinate ambition and hands dirty with murder, theft, immoral relationships and diabolical undertakings, He will tell us gently and firmly “Go back my child, clean your hands and hearts and then come to me.”
To be cleansed, we must repent and seek the Atonement power in the blood of Jesus Christ. This is not just by confession alone, but with a repentant heart to follow the Master, Jesus Christ.
Psalms 24:4-5: “He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, and hath not sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive a blessing from Jehovah, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.”

Human beings inherited sin from our fore-parents, the first Humans to be created; Adam and Eve. Many times, man in ignorance do ask, why should God be visiting the sins of Adam our forefather on us after over thousands of years. If we are truthful to ourselves, we shall agree and come to a reasonable conclusion that the sins of our present age are far greater than even those of our fore parents.
We have the same sinful nature and are prone to rebel against God, in the negative use of our free-will. If human beings have stopped sinning, as a result of the disobedience of Adam and Eve, sin should have been a thing of the past in our lives. Therefore, we are being judged for the sins we are committing.

2. As Adam was the first created man, so is Jesus Christ the first Redeemed Son of God.
Man became mortal due to sin, but Jesus showed us the way to live eternal life. This way starts with confession of our sins, repentance and forgiveness.
God saw that man have polluted the earth, He therefore resolved to send His only begotten Son for the redemption of mankind and the world.

3. What are the virtues and graces in the blood of Jesus Christ shed on mount Calvary?

The Holy Spirit enumerated these as follows:

4. The coming of Christ to the world of sin was for him to shed his blood to atone for the sins of all humanity, hence the PRIMARY virtue of the blood shed on the cross of Calvary was for the FORGIVENESS OF SINS for man. This, however is subdivided into several other areas: –

a) THE LOVE OF GOD: – The Adamic sins were indelible, and God did not want to destroy the world again as He had done once, His love for humanity was great, hence He chose to sacrifice His only begotten son to save man from shame and everlasting death.
b) FORGIVENESS OF SINS: – Since God so loved the world, and by the shedding of blood (of His son Jesus Christ), man received cleansing, atonement and sanctification to become and also called, a child of God.
c) JUSTIFICATION TO LIVE: – By the death of Christ, man is justified against all accusations of sins and sinfulness, and he overcomes the wages of sin which is death, thereby gaining life everlasting, which is the grace of victory.
d) RIGHT OF HEIRSHIP: – By the shedding of the blood, the right of entry to the kingdom of God is gained for man by Jesus and man is made an heir to the kingdom, a privilege that no other sacrifice can attain for man.
These are the virtues that man derives from the death of Jesus Christ and the shedding of his blood.” Michael,

Mothers are precious and priceless that no money can purchase.
I was formed and sustained within her for nine months,
She gave birth to me in pains and uncertainty.
She cared and nursed me for many years.
My Mother is precious and of inestimable value.

The text of the address is taken from the Book of Proverbs, Chapter 31, and, it will be used to enumerate the 10 virtues of Motherhood, as was written by King Solomon, the Wise and illustrated by Mellisa Ringstaff in her book; ‘10 virtues of Proverbs 31 Woman’.

1. Faith – A Virtuous Mother serves God with all of her heart, mind, and soul. She seeks God’s will for her life and follows God’s ways.
Proverbs 31:26, 29-31 KJV
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.”

2. Good Marriage – A Virtuous woman respects her husband. She does him good, she is trustworthy and a helpmeet.
Proverbs 31:11-12, 23. KJV
“The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.”

3. Mothering – A Virtuous Mother teaches her children the ways of her Father in heaven. She disciplines her children with the love of Christ, and trains them in the way they should behave.
Proverbs 31:28 KJV
“Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.”

4. Health – A Virtuous Mother takes care of her body and prepares healthy food for her family.
Proverbs 31:14,17. KJV
“She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.”

Brethren in the Lord, the main text of my address is taken from the Gospel of St. Matthew 24:40-42 KJV, I read:

“Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”

Listen to the divine explanation of this text as given by the Holy Spirit through the angels of God, it reads:

“The literary meaning to this Bible verse is that once a soul completes his work on earth, no matter how closely knit, he is to his fellow men, and such a soul will be taken away, because his job has been done. This happens every day, through death, of the children of God.

We hasten to say here that it is not all who die now that, are true children of God.

Those who have not fulfilled their destinies are, as you know, allowed to follow the procedure of re-incarnation, (where they have the opportunity to return as humans or be relegated to other beings) depending upon their life’s efforts.” Gabriel.

Some believers use this Bible verse to support the doctrine of rapture, but in truth Jesus was explaining death and transition of all souls who sojourn on this earth plane.

At this juncture, I will like to share with everyone, the divine knowledge of God on one of the controversial topics in Christendom. This is the doctrine of RAPTURE.

The “Rapture” theory was developed many years after the advent of Christianity. It was a new doctrine that crept into Christendom in the late 18th century. That means in the first one thousand seven hundred (1,700) years of Christianity no mention was made about Rapture.

Lee Meyer, the author of Unlearn the lies, submitted that “the first known mention of Rapture was in an essay published in 1788 by Morgan Edwards. Then in 1827, John Nelson Darby put forth one of the most noteworthy works regarding the rapture, which caused the theory to circulate among the masses.”

Lee concluded that “by the late nineteenth century, preachers such as C. I. Scofield began teaching the Rapture theory. This was when the rapture really became a common belief among Protestants and was further cemented into Christian doctrine in the 1990s with the “Left Behind” series by Jim Jenkins and Tim LaHaye.”

Thus began the teaching and spread of the Rapture theory in Christendom. Although the word Rapture was not mentioned anywhere in the Bible, but there are statements that are used to explain Rapture.