GOD, LORD, FATHER = TRUTH versus the devil = father of lies.

“Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever? Amen” (Romans 1:25).

God: “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he” (Deuteronomy 22:4).

Jesus, the only begotten Son of God expressed about the devil, aka, Satan saying: “He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it” (John 8:44).

From the beginning of time, there has been the ‘spiritual war’ whether to believe the Holy One of the truth (Genesis 2:16–17) or believe the wicked one of the lie (Genesis 3:4), and this war is still raging to this day.

On the Last Day, the Day of Judgment where every human beings ends up will be direct result of whether they believed the God of TRUTH or the father of lies.

“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:3-4).

“We can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth” (2 Corinthians 13:8).
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).

When time ends, for the Children of God: “Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven” (Psalm 85:11).

On the other hand for the children of the devil: “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness” (Romans 1:18).

“And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved” (2 Thessalonians 2:10).
“Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup” (Psalm 11:6).

NEWNESS OF LIFE versus old life.

At this very moment in time, untold numbers of people around this world are buying, exchanging or receiving a gift of something new: a new house, a new car, a new home appliance, a new computer, a new tablet, a new smartphone and so on.
Human beings by nature like to obtain new things or replace things that are old for something new. Yet, the most important replacement in a lifetime is being ignored by untold numbers of people.

What is that?

A NEW LIFE: “For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:2–3).
Now, unlike purchasing or obtaining something new in this world, a NEW LIFE is free: a FREE GIFT from GOD (Romans 5:17-19).

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:16-17).

“For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:21–22).

“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the [FREE GIFT] came upon all men unto justification of life.
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous” (Romans 5:17-19).

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in [NEWNESS OF LIFE]” (Romans 6:1-4).

Now, therefore, “as the only way to get the things that are eternal is through Jesus Christ who died for us; for this purpose then we should live unto him and not unto ourselves” (2 Corinthians 5:15).

NEW HEAVENS and a NEW EARTH: PATIENTLY WAIT.

Let us endure this lifetime to the end.

“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18).

“For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it” (Romans 8:24–25).

“The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD” (Lamentations 3:25-26).

“For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him” (Isaiah 64:4).

“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD” (Psalm 27:14).

“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind” (Isaiah 65:17).

“And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD” (Isaiah 65:21-25).

“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain” (Isaiah 66:22).

“Be ye glad and [REJOICE FOREVER] in that which I create” (Isaiah 65:18).

WAIT on the LORD.

“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD” (Psalm 27:14).

“For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him” (Isaiah 64:4).

“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:28-31).

“The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD” (Lamentations 3:25-26).

R E P E N T before it is too Late.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:16-18).

“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:3-4).

“And the times of this ignorance [GOD] winked at; but now [COMMANDETH ALL MEN EVERY WHERE TO REPENT]: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead” (Acts 17:30-31).

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:8-10).

JESUS is The C H R I S T.

Jesus the only begotten Son of God, “the Christ of God” (Luke 9:20).

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

Jesus says: “Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32).

“Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven” (Luke 12:8-10).

“But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:8-10).

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the [Gentile]” (Romans 1:16).

The POWER OF GOD is in The CROSS.

“Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else” (Isaiah 45:22).

“For it is written, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.’ For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18-19).

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:16-17).

“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, ‘If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me’” (Matthew 16:24). “And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me” (Matthew 10:38).

RIGHTEOUSNESS = ETERNAL LIFE

“For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright” (Psalm 11:7).

“The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness” (Jeremiah 4:2).

“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise” (Proverbs 11:30).

“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever” (Daniel 12:3).

“The righteous will flourish as the palm tree (Psalm 92:12).

“The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be forever” (Psalm 37:18).

When time ends, “Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven” (Psalm 85:11).

JEALOUS GOD.

“I AM the LORD thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:2–3). “For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God” (Exodus 34:14).

Let us all take heed of these words of God:

Generations of the children of Israel were warned from the time that God brought them out from Egypt not to serve other gods. Joshua warned the people of Israel that God was a holy and jealous God, and if they forsook God and served strange gods, then God would turn and hurt and consume them even after he had done good things for them (Joshua 24:19–20).

“And the people said unto Joshua, ‘Nay; but we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:21).

“Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?” (Isaiah 33:14). “For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God” (Deuteronomy 4:24).

“God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies” (Nahum 1:2).

“The LORD at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries” (Psalm 110:5–6).

“Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy” (Zephaniah 3:8).

Jesus, the only begotten Son of God warns, saying: “No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon” (Luke 16:13).

DO NOT WORSHIP THE BEAST AND HIS IMAGE, AND RECEIVE HIS MARK IN THE FOREHEAD, OR IN THE HAND.

“And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name” (Revelation 14:9-11).

Risen Bright Stars versus fallen dark “stars”?

Go now to any internet portal and sure enough there will be numerous news articles on Actors, Actresses, sports. Music, Television, Movies and other celebrity personalities referred to as “stars”.

There is even a Hollywood Walk of Fame with the names of “stars”. There are constant barrage of photographs with headlines: “stars are not like us” and so on.

Why are celebrities called “stars”?

Thousands of years ago after losing the war in heaven, the devil and his angels were cast out down to the nether part of this earth (Revelation 12:4). “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Revelation 12:8-9). “And his tail drew the [THIRD PART OF THE STARS OF HEAVEN], and did cast them to the earth” (Revelation 12: 4).

Our Lord, Savior and King Jesus revealed saying: “He said to his disciples, ‘I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven’” (Luke 10:18).
Jesus also, then said: “Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out” (John 12:31).
Furthermore, in speaking to his disciples he said: “Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me” (John 14:30).
Pay attention to the words “…hath nothing in me” because these so-called celebrities are nothing more than the fallen angels or fallen stars, hence the constant reference to “Stars”.

The Devil, aka Satan, the prince of this world, the prince of the power of the air and his fallen stars continue to deceive the whole world using beauty and riches (Revelation 12:12) (2 Corinthians 11:14).

When these so-called celebrities are being followed, in fact devils are being worshipped. Do not follow or worship devils which Jude described saying: “Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever” (Jude 1:13).

Our Lord Jesus has promised saying: “He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels” (Revelation 3:5). “And I will give him the morning star” (Revelation 2:28-29).

“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise” (Proverbs 11:30). “They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever” (Daniel 12:3).