Jesus Christ is Coming to Town! And, Santa Claus Isn't!
(read Gospel of Thomas)
June 14, 2014
(Genesis 1:5, John 8:23, Psalm 139:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, John 1:5, John 6:30, 1 Peter 5:8, Lamentations 3:2, Luke 1:79, 2 Corinthians 4:66, Acts 26:18, Luke 1:79, Acts 3:19, 1 Peter 5:8, John 7:6, Luke 19:42, Luke 18:42, Luke 21:28, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 6:13, Isaiah 44:6, John 15:5, Jeremiah 17:8, John 12:27, John 9:27, John 9:31, 2 Chronicles 6:37, John 1:12, John 11:40, Exodus 23:22, James 1:23-24, John 14:3, John 10:3, John 5:29, 2 Corinthians 11:7, 2 Peter 1:12-13, 2 Corinthians 11:11, 2 Corinthians 11:16, John 12:44-48).
God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. and He said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. The darkness and the light are both alike to You. We are not of the night nor of darkness. You are all sons of light and sons of the day and the light shines in the darkness,
Therefore they said to Him, the devil walks about like a roaring lion, He has led me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.
(What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do?)
To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, For it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me. To guide our feet into the way of peace. Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary seeking whom he may devour.
Then Jesus said to them, My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. Saying, If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. Then Jesus said to him, Receive your sight; Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Thus saith the Lord, " I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit and will not fear when the heat comes;"
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’?
He answered them, I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again?
Now we know that God does not hear sinners; repent, and make supplication saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, and have committed wickedness’.
I hope to come to you and speak face to face, Jesus said to her, But if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. "Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him. To him the doorkeeper opens, and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity;
I, the Lord, do all these things.’
….Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge? For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, Why? Because I do not love you? God knows! I say again, let no one think me a fool. If otherwise, at least receive me as a fool, that I also may boast a little.
Selah!!
Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day". Amen,amen.
(Genesis 1:5, John 8:23, Psalm 139:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, John 1:5, John 6:30, 1 Peter 5:8, Lamentations 3:2, Luke 1:79, 2 Corinthians 4:66, Acts 26:18, Luke 1:79, Acts 3:19, 1 Peter 5:8, John 7:6, Luke 19:42, Luke 18:42, Luke 21:28, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 6:13, Isaiah 44:6, John 15:5, Jeremiah 17:8, John 12:27, John 9:27, John 9:31, 2 Chronicles 6:37, John 1:12, John 11:40, Exodus 23:22, James 1:23-24, John 14:3, John 10:3, John 5:29, 2 Corinthians 11:7, 2 Peter 1:12-13, 2 Corinthians 11:11, 2 Corinthians 11:16, John 12:44-48).
God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. and He said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. The darkness and the light are both alike to You. We are not of the night nor of darkness. You are all sons of light and sons of the day and the light shines in the darkness,
Therefore they said to Him, the devil walks about like a roaring lion, He has led me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.
(What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do?)
To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, For it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me. To guide our feet into the way of peace. Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary seeking whom he may devour.
Then Jesus said to them, My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. Saying, If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. Then Jesus said to him, Receive your sight; Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Thus saith the Lord, " I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit and will not fear when the heat comes;"
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’?
He answered them, I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again?
Now we know that God does not hear sinners; repent, and make supplication saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, and have committed wickedness’.
I hope to come to you and speak face to face, Jesus said to her, But if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. "Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him. To him the doorkeeper opens, and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity;
I, the Lord, do all these things.’
….Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge? For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, Why? Because I do not love you? God knows! I say again, let no one think me a fool. If otherwise, at least receive me as a fool, that I also may boast a little.
Selah!!
Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day". Amen,amen.
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