Baptism of Christ -

Fiery Trials Test Our Obedience to the Commandments

Rohnel, and my beloved husband, Peter, servants of God and Christ, unto the twelve tribes scattered in the world beloved of God, called to be saints, to the little children and to the faithful: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1Co 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

Psa 22:22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

Keep My Commandments

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

1Jn 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Overcoming Fear, remaining Vigilant

In the letter below, we look and learn of Christ’s ways in creating us anew. Please refer to the multiple studies on the truthinscripture.com website for insight and to get the Sum of God’s Word, which is Truth.

Christ, the First and the Last, the Alpha and Omega, has a plan with His creation from before the foundation of the world.

Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Rev 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Christ is the Wisdom of God, the Father, and His plan for us is to overcome the fear of death by giving us His mind, that is to say, Christ in us, the Hope of Glory. The mind of Christ is His Commandments.

Luk 11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

Col 1:26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

Col 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Christ makes us vigilant by giving us His Spirit of Grace, which is to say, the trials necessary to purify and perfect us, teaching us to be obedient to His Commandments. Christ is the Word of Grace, and He is the gift of righteousness to all who believe now and in time to come.

Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

Act 14:3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace [Christ], and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

Rom 5:17 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.

All this is accomplished through the two Baptisms, namely the Baptism of John and the Baptism of Fire. Christ kicks Satan out of our heavens, which is called the Baptism of John. The Baptism of John is the Baptism of water unto repentance. It is hearing the Commandments of Christ with spiritual senses.

Luk 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

Luk 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

Luk 7:22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the Gospel is preached.

Christ destroys spiritual Babylon, the mother of harlots, within each of us, chosen by God, which is the Baptism of Fire. Do not think outward, but think within you. The Baptism of Fire is when Christ comes to us a second time. It is the fiery trials that perfect us in our Day of the Lord. The sons of God endure many tribulations, as did the Thessalonians. Please refer to the studies on the website to learn and understand these two Baptisms: The Two Baptisms

Heb 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

2Th 1:3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

2Th 1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

We are being created anew and need these two Baptisms to be born again. We are clay in the Hand of the Potter and being made over, created anew.

Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Jer 18:6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.

Let us now ask how Christ Jesus accomplishes His plan and purpose in the lives of those He has chosen to receive this blessing in vessels of clay in this age and in every generation. Keep in mind that all of humanity will receive this blessing in their appointed times because there is an order and a time and place for everything under the sun.

1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

1Co 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

1Co 15:24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

Ecc 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

The Fear of Death

We are created with the fear of death. What is the fear of death? The fear of death is the carnal mindset of the natural man, which is called the law of the Gentiles. Being carnally minded is being under the law for the lawless. We are in bondage to this spirit until Christ sets us free and deals with Satan accordingly. Satan is the power of the prince of the air.

Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

Heb 2:15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Rom 6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

The fear of death is an accusing and excusing mindset within ourselves, whereby we gain worldly or spiritual knowledge, making many lies and idols of the heart, the work of our own hands. When Christ comes with His Commandments, He destroys all of our idols and all of our carnality with the brightness of His coming. Think spiritually, think within.

Rom 2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

Rom 2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another

Eze 6:6 In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.

1Jn 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Being carnal, which is the state of all humanity, brings us knowledge. This knowledge does not save our souls; it is the law of unrighteousness. It has its place, but it is not the law of a godly man. Such knowledge is the power of spiritual wickedness in high places. It is not the knowledge of Christ’s Law which are His Commandments. The Lord destroys these high places within our hearts and minds in His Day of wrath, when He makes us anew.

Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Jer 12:12 The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.

1Ti 1:8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

1Ti 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

1Ti 1:10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

1Ti 1:11 According to the glorious Gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

It is these inward enemies that are the carnal thoughts and lies that ensnare us into unbelief, keeping us in bondage and fear of death until the Day of Christ, and it causes the little sins within that so easily beset us.

Son 2:14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Son 2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

Heb 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

To those whom Christ is working with in every age, there comes a day when we hear the true Gospel preached to us. Thus begins the acceptable year of the Lord.

Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Luk 4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

Heb 3:7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

Heb 3:8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

Act 28:28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

The true Gospel of Christ is His words of Spirit and life, and most importantly, His Commandments, which Christ received from God, the Father, to give to us. We take heed of how and what we hear.

Joh 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Joh 14:24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.

Luk 8:17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

Luk 8:18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

Having the true Gospel of Christ, is the blessing uttermost, it is the dew that drops down from heaven on us, the little children, the tender herbs. Only the little children hear the Lord’s speech, His doctrine, His Commandments.

Deu 32:1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Deu 32:2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

Deu 32:3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

Deu 32:4 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.

Joh 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

Believing in our hearts and confessing with our lips that only His Commandments save us from our state of spiritual death is acknowledging that Christ is the Son of God. The unclean in us worship Christ as the Son of God when Christ cast these spirits out to give us His mind. Christ IS conquered death on our behalf. Remember, spiritual death is being carnally minded.

Rom 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

Rom 6:9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

Rom 6:10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

Rom 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Mar 3:10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

Mar 3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Having the Baptism of John is a great blessing that shatters our enemies within, giving us the mind of Christ and His Commandments. It is a sober mind that replaces the fear of death, that is to say, that accusing and excusing mindset within ourselves.

2Ti 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Tit 2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

It is the simplicity of Christ’s doctrine that wins the war. The Commandments are the least esteemed in the religious worlds of lies and idols of the heart. This is a parable to be read with spiritual understanding.

1Co 6:4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

It is the smallest remnant that carries away the mighty. Think spiritually.

Jer 50:45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.

Jer 50:46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.

Mat 22:14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”

Luk 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

The spiritual battle against the nations within is a type and shadow of this end-time battle, as Christ is revealed and formed in us.

Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

Rev 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

It is Christ’s Commandments within God’s people in earnest that judge and rule with Christ in the holy and blessed resurrection within. Christ is the Saviour and Deliverer and works through His people, who are the instruments of mercy through which He works His greater works.

Oba 1:21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD’S.

Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

1Co 1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

The Baptism of John, hearing and believing and understanding the Commandments of Christ, is what gives us His mind. When we hear the true Gospel preached to us, that is to say, when we hear His Commandments, it is only the faithful that remain. The fearful, that which is not love, the excusing and accusing mindset within has to go. It is the big event spoken about in Peter. It is the Faith of Christ given to us; it is the mind of Christ.

2Pe 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Those not given the gift of Faith in a vessel of clay continue to have the fear of death and are not in God’s presence, as they cannot be used of the Lord. They are still married to Satan, the spirit that drives the carnal mind.

Rev 22:15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Rom 7:2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

Having the mind of Christ is how we overcome all our inner enemies. We now walk by the Faith of Christ, seeing that the Spirit of God is within us and the Father and Christ live in us.

Act 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

2Co 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

2Co 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

2Co 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

2Co 10:6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Remaining Vigilant

The Scriptures teach us to understand the Lord’s plan, keeping us vigilant in His Commandments. All forsake the Lord first, so for us to remain vigilant to the Commandments of Christ, He comes a second time to purge His threshing floor, and this is our Baptism of Fire. John tells us the axe is laid unto the root of the trees.

Mat 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

All Faith is tried or proven; thus, we need the Baptism of Fire to perfect us in our latter end. This inheritance is obtained through pain and suffering. The Baptism of Fire is the Lake of Fire where we dwell every day. Obeying the Commandments of Christ brings trials and tribulations.

Rom 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Rom 5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Rom 5:3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

It is an inheritance slowly obtained in our latter end.

Pro 20:21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Heb 5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

We need the process of perfection that tests our faith in the fire of the Commandments.

2Co 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight [our physical eyes or senses]:

1Pe 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Before the Lord comes a second time, we are first shown how weak and sinful we remain in these marred vessels of clay. The abomination of desolation, the man of sin, driven by Satan, is sitting in God’s stead in the holy place within that is to say within our hearts and minds.

2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

The Lord shows us the man of sin, and, judging ourselves against the Commandments, we do not measure up. It is only when we have no hope in ourselves that we give up our spirit; so, the Lord’s Spirit takes over, giving us the trials needed to stay vigilant to His fiery Commandments. We have the mind of Christ, and the Lord now fights for us.

Exo 14:14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Psa 56:2 My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

Psa 56:3 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.

Psa 56:4 In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?

Php 3:3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

Our mourning knowing the Truth, that is to say, having the mind of Christ, but unable to obey, is turned into joy when His glory is revealed in us through His fiery Grace. We need the Spirit of Grace, which is Christ’s Commandments and the trials that accompany them. It takes the Words of Spirit and Life, the Truth of Christ, [God’s rain] falling from the clouds and the heavens to bring judgment. The Lord’s chosen are His clouds and heavenly things within and without. The Commandments of Christ are what curse the natural man and bring the blessing to the new man by way of judgment.

Joe 2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

Heb 6:7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

The Grace or fiery discipline that the Commandments bring is what saves us. The valleys within are now being filled with spiritual blessings, which is the judgment of the old carnal mindset, the fear of death. We are being saved through the Spirit of Grace, that is to say, the Commandments that we walk out every day, dwelling in the fire.

Luk 3:5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

Luk 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

In our immaturity, without trials, we, at times, are still afraid of the fight ahead, only knowing the Baptism of John. Christ becomes unattractive quickly when we realize there is more to it than knowing doctrine; we are to become a doer of His doctrine.

Luk 14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

Joh 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Joh 6:67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

We are commanded to faint not when the trials come and be willing to lose everything to be used of the Lord in judgment of the nations within and without.

Luk 17:32 Remember Lot’s wife.

Luk 17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

Rev 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

Knowing the purpose of trials is how we are to be thankful for all things. Without the trials, we are not saved. We need both Faith and works, our deeds tried by the commandments. Read the Epistles of James.

1Th 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

1Co 3:21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

1Co 3:22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

1Co 3:23 And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.

The lapping of water, like a dog or a leopard, in Gideon’s story in the Book of Judges, is a metaphor for what the Lord wants His army to do: always keep guard and watch, so as not to be overcome by carnal reasoning. There are many warnings by Christ Himself to watch and pray.

1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Mat 26:41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Luk 12:35 “Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning;

Vigilance differs from a similar word, “diligence,” primarily in its emphasis on constant attention and observation. Both denote the act of being careful and being conscientious. The vigilant keep watch so they are not overcome and snared by their inward enemies. We are commanded to be sober in the Day of the Lord. The Day of the Lord is our latter end and time of salvation.

Rev 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

1Th 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

1Th 5:7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

1Th 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

Our failures at first to be vigilant require a repeat of the fiery grace that IS COME to us in the Day of the Lord. These trials are needed to keep us alive and to save our souls.

Rom 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

Rom 5:21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

We are not appointed to wrath, but we are appointed to salvation.

1Th 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

1Th 5:10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

1Th 5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Sharing our testimony is what the Lord’s faithful royal priests do in the breaking of Bread and in reminding ourselves and others that the victory is already won. The works are finished from the foundation of the world. It is a done deal; the Lord loses none of His. He sets us free on the true Sabbath Day, which is the Day of the Lord and leads us to the Living Waters of His Commandments, which cleanse and perfect us. The following parable describes this.

Luk 13:14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

Luk 13:15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

Luk 13:16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

Luk 13:17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

Christ’s true sons within and without are mighty men of valor that are the instruments of judgment and salvation to all of spiritual Israel.

Pro 24:5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

Pro 24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

1Ti 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

1Ti 4:11 These things command and teach.

Angels of the Lord are there to lead and guide the young and tender through the tough times with comfort, encouragement, and exhortation, which is the Spirit of prophecy. Even our Lord needed strengthening when He was in a body of weak flesh.

Luk 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

Luk 22:43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

Psa 34:7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

We are friends of the Lord and true friends of one another when we obey God, which is how we love God and one another. In times of need, we rely on one another to make it through the night.

1Jn 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

1Jn 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

1Jn 5:5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Joh 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

Christ’s Word fitly spoken by His angels, strengthens those who are obtaining salvation through the many trials of life.

Rev 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

2Ch 20:15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

Eph 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Through the laying down of our lives as a living sacrifice is how we overcome the inward enemies and make it through the Lord’s fiery discipline of Grace. We learn to walk by the Faith of Christ, not by sight. More and more, as we first see through a glass darkly, we come to see Christ as He is. We eat His flesh and drink His Blood, a parable to humanity, but for those with eyes to see and ears to hear, we live and keep Christ’s Commandments. It is the New Testament in His Blood.

1Co 11:24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

1Co 11:25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

1Co 11:26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.

We conclude this letter with a reminder of who we are battling as God’s people and how we are to be prepared to fight and stand firm in the Faith of Christ, that is, in His Commandments, wearing all the armor of God.

Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Eph 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Everything comes back to the Lord’s Commandments. The Lord is His Commandments. We are the Commandments of the Lord in earnest. Embracing the trials and counting them as joy is how we persevere through the trials. They are a blessing and a sign we are marked for salvation. Through these trials, we receive Christ’s mind to overcome the fear of death and to remain vigilant for the rest of our lives in these vessels of clay. The Commandments purify and prepare us to stand before the Lord when He comes to those waiting for Him, is, was, and will be. Let us be glad and rejoice because we have made ourselves ready for the Bridegroom.

Heb 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Rev 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

Receive ye the Gospel. Receive ye the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Letters

Receiving the Promise

August 9, 2025September 16, 2025 Peter

The Promise = Salvation is Come

The Two Types of Faith

We thank God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, praying for His mercy and grace to come to all who profess His name.

Receiving the Promise of Jesus Christ, the living and indwelling Spirit of the Lord and our Heavenly Father, is the pivotal event and consummation of our walk with the Lord. This is the second coming of Jesus Christ to every man for salvation apart from sin. Receiving the Promise is not the end of the race, but it enters us into the Living Truth and not the dead letter of the law. A new day dawns, known as the day of the Lord, when Christ, the day star, arises and is resurrected in our hearts. Nobody knows the day or hour the Promise comes except the Father.

Mar 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

Mar 13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

We are to watch and pray always, waiting for the Lord, the Promise of the indwelling Holy Spirit to come. We all believe we get there with the first coming of Christ, when we hear His prophets’ words, such as John the Baptist. This is just our baptism of John; it is not the Promise that is to come.

The Lord Himself first used the phrase “the Promise” when He, the resurrected Christ, came to the disciples who did not yet believe fully in the resurrection. This event is a parable.

Luk 24:36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Luk 24:37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

Luk 24:38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

Luk 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

Luk 24:40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.

Luk 24:41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

Those of us who receive the Promise become the resurrected Christ in the world, and as this example shows, we are doubted as well. The way one comes to see the truth and receive the Promise is when we, the resurrected Christ, share the Gospel with them. This is eating the meat of the Gospel [the Father, the Understanding], that is, the piece of fish. The communion of Jesus Christ is not only the meat but is also the breaking of the bread of Christ, who is the Wisdom.

Pro 4:4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Pro 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: [the Promise] forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Christ asks the disciples for the meat, asking for the understanding of the Gospel. We are to give it to all who ask of us, and by doing so, the true understanding of the Scriptures is given to those who eat with us.

Joh 4:31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
Joh 4:32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
Joh 4:33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
Joh 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

It is only by eating the Lord’s supper, the meat and the bread that are understanding and wisdom, that one comes to understand the Scriptures as both the Father and the Living [resurrected] Christ are revealed in our hearts and minds. This parable gives us a big witness and confirmation.

Luk 24:42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish [the meat or the understanding of the Gospel], and of a honeycomb [sweet taste of the Gospel being opened unto us]

Luk 24:43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

Luk 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

Luk 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Luk 24:46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

Luk 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Luk 24:48 And ye are witnesses of these things.

Luk 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

Those in whom Christ is resurrected, having the Promise, are Christ in this world, and it is through “the Christ” that understanding of the Scriptures is given in due time as we partake often of the Lord’s communion. The Lord ends the parable about the Promise, the resurrected Christ coming to our inward parts, by commanding them to tarry together in Jerusalem until the power of His Promise comes from the Father. Here is a second witness just before the Ascension into heaven.

Act 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

Act 1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

Peter’s speech at the first Pentecost reveals the first receipt of the Promise.

Act 2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

The reason for writing this letter is to encourage everyone to wait on the Promise and to help you understand that all the past experiences were not wasted. As it is revealed unto us that we had not yet arrived and only had the Baptism of John, carnal minds and weak faith can fail us, and one can be discouraged. But be of good cheer because none of it is wasted, and it is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the Promise, which is giving you the Kingdom. Keep seeking the Promise, the things and power of the Lord, and have faith, it shall come.

Luk 12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Luk 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

All of our prior time, walking in the shadow of the true Promise, still being under the law and not knowing it, is used to prepare us for the eventual coming of the Promise into our hearts. The Promise is the Spirit of the Living God, Christ, who is Wisdom and the Father who is Understanding. We get both when the Promise is given.

Joh 14:20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Now we have the Living Commandments, the Spirit of the Father and Christ within our hearts, and everything is being made new. We are able, with the power given unto us, to obey the commandments. All the greater works of God are given to us, not in the shadow as in John’s Baptism, but in the fullness of the power of God. We are now given a measure of the faith OF Christ. With that faith comes the fullness of God’s mercy, peace, and glory to take root in us, the Temple of God. When the Promise comes, we are now Born Again into the Living Hope. The man-child has come forth, Christ has been formed in us, and now we are being taught of God.

Joh 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

This is the anointing, Christ in us, the Hope of Glory, that has sprung forth and is teaching us all things in regards to righteousness and judgment.

1Jn 2:27 But the anointing [The Promise] which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

The Promise does not come to us when we are young; it comes when we are older and have walked with the Lord a good way. The Promise is what carries us over the finish line, taking us where flesh would not want to go.

Joh 21:18 Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.”

Joh 21:19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.”

We do not worry about others and concern ourselves, and compare ourselves. We just follow Him. We now understand why the Lord told Peter not to worry about when John would get the Promise and for Peter to focus on just following the Lord.

Joh 21:21 Peter seeing him [Apostle John] saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

Joh 21:22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

Joh 21:23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

We all go astray into deception until the Lord comes to us the first time and begins to draw us to Him, the truth. We walk a long way getting cleaned up with the first baptism of John, being washed of the many lies and false doctrines. Up to the time of the Promise coming at best, we have the Baptism of John and remain separated from the Living Christ, not having the Spirit and knowing Jesus Christ in the letter, meaning in the flesh. There is nothing wrong with this; all things are ours to fulfil, and it is ordained we live them out. We have no control over the time set by the father before the world was even formed. Thus, we learn patience and many other things while we tarry for Christ, the Promise to come.

It can be difficult for us to accept that we have previously walked in many deceptions, deceiving, and being deceived. Yet we know man shall live by every word, and deception and ignorance are very much part of the journey.

Job 12:16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

We are all deceivers and being deceived when we do not know of the Promise and profess not that Jesus Christ has manifested in our flesh with His second coming for salvation.

1Jn 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

First, having only the shadow, we have a form of godliness but do not possess the needed power of God for salvation. We struggle mightily to overcome in the strength of our own faith.

It is all the Lord’s work as we are mere clay in His hands. Again, none of it is wasted as all things are used to prepare us for the true coming of the Lord into our heaven [mind] and unto our earth [our walk and deeds]. To have the Living Christ and the power unto salvation, we must be born again by hearing and receiving the Gospel. This is why we now preach Jesus Christ and Him crucified with the focus on the commandments in all our teachings.

Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water [John baptism] and of the Spirit [Christ Baptism], he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again

All the major gifts of God, in Spirit and Truth, only come when the Promise comes. We have a version of them in John’s Baptism, but they are not the fullness. Those versions are of the letter and not the true power unto salvation. We need not be sad or angry about this, as all of our prior time is used in preparing us, just as John prophesied, as Christ gave him the words to speak. The one coming after John is the true one, the real power that is the Living Gospel.

Luk 3:3 And he [John] came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

Luk 3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

We are being prepared as the Bride with John’s baptism. We are being cleaned with the water of the true word, the commandments. Christ is coming for His virgin wife, and there is no lie or guile in a chaste virgin. When the marriage comes, the Promises come, and this is the fire of the Word now dwelling in our members. This is salvation is come.

Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

The commandments we learn and eat daily in our meditation and studies is our preparation. A day of preparation always preceded the sacrifice of the passover. We are being prepared by the Baptism of John to become a living sacrifice.

Act 13:25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

Act 13:26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

The baptism of John, learning the commandments that all the prophets spoke, draws us near and prepares us for the Promise to come. With John, we are learning knowledge of salvation, the commandments coming to life. Yet we wait or tarry for the power, the Promise to come.

Luk 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

Luk 1:77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

The covenant of the Promise was first given to Abram. Abram did not actually get it, as the Spirit was not yet given. The Lord’s new covenant is the Promise, meaning that the Living Word comes and makes us into kings and exceedingly fruitful in the promised land. We get a new name when the Promise comes.

Gen 17:4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

Gen 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

Gen 17:6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Gen 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Gen 17:8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

How Christ Comes with the Promise

The Promise is the Lord coming, and He comes with the angels that proclaim the Gospel. Those first given the Promise are the angels who then bring it to others by preaching the Gospel. The Cherubims guard the way to the tree of life that is the Promise of the Living Commandments. Those who receive it in this age shall never taste death; we shall never die even when we depart these clay vessels. Believe you this?

Mat 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Mat 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

It is the angels of the Lord, those first brought through the door that the Lord uses to gather in the Elect when the time comes.

Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

The tares are gathered up and burned when the angels preach the Gospel, which brings forth the righteousness of Jesus Christ to those who receive it.

Mat 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this age.

Mat 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Faith IN Christ versus the Faith OF Christ:

Those who hear Christ or any of His prophets [John the Baptist] speaking the Word of truth come to believe. Faith comes by hearing. The faith we first get is our own faith; this is where we all start. This faith is convincing and does make many changes in our lives. Many who heard John or heard Christ in the flesh believed, but this is not the Promise. This faith does good things, but it is not the power. It is not the measure of the Lord’s faith. All these examples are of one coming to believe, having their own faith.

Luk 7:29 And all the people that heard him [Jesus], and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

Luk 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

Joh 7:31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?

Some reject the words of the prophets and do not even receive the baptism of John, remaining in total spiritual darkness. Here are more witnesses to those who hear first coming to their own faith, that is not the faith OF Christ.

Joh 4:40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.

Joh 4:41 And many more believed because of his own word;

Joh 12:11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

The Jews who “believed on Christ” had faith, but they are still of their father the devil, as all of us are, until the Promise comes and with it the power unto salvation.

Joh 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

Christ speaks of the power and call to holiness, and the believing Jews begin to argue with Christ, thinking they already have what He is talking about. It results in Christ bluntly telling them, they are not yet of the true God and are yet carnal in their faith and understanding. They have not tasted of the heavenly manna yet, only eating of Moses’s manna, which is the letter and not the Living Spirit. They have not yet the Promise of the Spirit of the Living God.

Joh 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. 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.

Joh 8:45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.

Preachers of the Gospel suffer the same response today when speaking with Jews who believe in Jesus Christ. This first faith of Christ is not the true faith; it is only the shadow of the true faith. The faith that saves us is a gift from God and is none of our own doing.

Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

The True Saving Faith

When Christ comes to make His abode in us, we are given a measure of His Faith that is the Promise. This is an earnest deposit of the Living Spirit.

Rom 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Rom 12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

Before we get this measure of His Faith, we only have our own, which serves its purpose in drawing us near. Yet we are not justified by our works, and striving without the indwelling power. We need to wait and tarry until true faith, His faith, comes, and then we are being justified.

Gal 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith OF Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith OF Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

The righteousness that comes by Christ’s faith comes by way of the Promise, which is given to us as a gift. It is not of ourselves.

Php 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith OF Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

The true Living Faith is a gift that comes when Christ comes with the Promise. Peter called this the living or lively hope. It is not the faith in Christ; it is His faith as we now have Jesus Christ resurrected from the dead and living within us in the temple of God. The two faiths are totally different.

1Pe 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

When this happens, our Pentecost has come in the Father’s time. If we do not yet have this, we must wait in the same way all the Apostles, even Paul and Apollos, and all those in the New Testament had to wait. It will come, and then we will be raised up and quickened by the Power of the Living God. Paul wrote to the Ephesians who had been quickened by the Promise coming.

Eph 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Eph 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

Eph 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Eph 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Anyone who has received the Promise has no pride or boast, as it is truly a gift, and those to whom it is given know that with every fiber of their being. All our prior work and knowledge turns into dung in an instant. We now look to the Living Lord, the author and finisher of our faith, to finish the work.

Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Our ability to see and hear the true Living Word of God is a miracle the Lord performs in opening our eyes and ears in His mercy. Thus, we fully understand that He chooses us; we do not choose Him. When we think we already have something, we no longer seek it. The Lord is found by those who seek Him not; it is all to His glory and credit.

Rom 10:20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

The Promise, His Faith, is coming to all called by His Name. We just need to wait for it. This is the patience and tribulation of all the saints.

Salvation is the Promise Coming:

The Scriptures are primarily written to those who have already received the Promise. This is because the Lord speaks of things that are not yet as if they already were. This principle is throughout the Scriptures in the things being spoken.

Rom 4:17 As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

This way of the Lord hides the truth from us, until He purposes to reveal it to us. The Lord is faithful to reveal the true Living Gospel to those so ordained before the world was formed.

Eph 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Eph 1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

When the Promise comes and we are endued with power from on high, salvation has come to our house. When the Lord comes, there is a short war, a quick work on the earth, as Satan is cast out of our heaven. This is the work of the Living Christ, the Promise who is much stronger than the devil that is in this world.

With the Promise, salvation has come to the house of the Lord. We now have the strength and power to overcome our sin.

Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

Rev 12:8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

Rev 12:9 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.

Rev 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

The race is not over, but salvation, the power of God, is now in us. We overcome the devil now out of our heaven [mind], but very much still on our earth by being dead to the world and its god. We love not our life until we enter into the rest of the Living Commandments, being dead to the world. We are being crucified with Christ.

Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. [we make our graves with the wicked, being dead to the world]

Rev 12:12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”

We now rejoice as we dwell in heaven with the Lord, remaining vigilant till we depart these clay vessels. Before we depart, we overcome and become a mighty angel who stands on the earth and the sea [Rev 10:5], having dominion over our bodies and actions. This is Christ in us and we give the Gospel to others who take and eat of it.

Salvation, receiving THE PROMISE, is the most essential promise of the Lord. He is the saviour and is saving every one of His created children on the timeline of the Father. Believe it!

All the promises of God are contained in this ONE PROMISE that we wait and hope for until it comes. The key promises of faith, mercy, grace, peace, and glory are all contained in the one PROMISE. The Lord is merciful and opens eyes and reveals these simple yet deep truths of His Promise. It is through His grace and our resting in His peace, being filled with His glory, that we are being saved. Hallelujah!

Letters

The Baptism of John and the Baptism of Christ

July 31, 2025December 27, 2025 Peter

The Two Comings of the Lord for Salvation

To our Father and Lord in heaven, we praise your Holy name and give thanks for the blessing of your Spirit and calling on us to preach your Gospel. May we be found worthy of this calling.

This is one of the most impactful letters we have written. We ask all who are led to read it, pray over it, and ask the Lord for wisdom. He will answer if you ask in faith.

Receiving Jesus Christ and the indwelling Holy Spirit involves a two-step process: first, receiving Christ, His Word that is the commandments, and second, gaining the power of the Spirit of His commandments within us. These two pivotal milestones are also known as the Baptism of John and the Baptism of Christ. There are innumerable lies and false doctrines to navigate to find the Truth. All things are ours, the election of God to fulfill. This includes falling into error and strong delusion, abiding in darkness, before the Lord brings us into the marvelous light of the Truth.

1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Concerning these two baptisms, we err at first and believe many false doctrines until the brightness of His coming to our inward heavens burns all the lies up. Being baptized in Spirit and Truth has nothing to do with a literal 10-second dunk into physical water. That is merely a parable to show us the spiritual significance of what is happening.

Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

The purpose of this letter is to make clear and distinguish between the two baptisms and hopefully bring greater unity among the believers the Lord has put together. We have all been called by the Lord, but need to learn patience as we wait on the Lord and tarry with one another. Tarrying and waiting on the Lord is far more important than we first understood. Every man is on their unique timeline established by God before they were even born. This creates trials as we have a mix of brethren, both Jews [long-time students of Scripture] and Gentiles, at varying stages of maturity. When we come together to partake of the Lord’s supper, we are told to tarry one for another.

1Co 11:33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

Everybody is clay in Potter’s hands and is exactly where they are supposed to be. By the Lord’s design, there is contention and hardship amongst us between those who are further along and those who are not. Some have received the Promise, the second baptism of Christ, and some have not. This makes no man any better than another, as indeed all good gifts are given to us in the appointed times. When the gift of the promise comes, only then are we a kind of firstfruits.

Jas 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Jas 1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Yet we tarry for all, until all come to the fullness of understanding in Christ Jesus. Indeed, this is why the Lord appoints some earlier than others, so those given it first can minister to the rest until we ALL come to unity in the one true faith and have knowledge of the Son [the commandments]. Then there shall be no division, as Christ is not divided.

Eph 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Why did the Lord give some to be these roles Here is why.

Eph 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

Eph 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

We are just helpers of others’ joy in the Lord and zealously doing the work the Lord has given us.

The Baptism of John:

The baptism of John comes in the Spirit of Elijah and all the Holy Prophets. The Prophets all spoke of the commandments and the standard of godliness to come right with the Lord. The prophets speaking is Christ speaking, because all their words were what the Lord put in their mouths.

Luk 1:70 As he [Christ] spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

John the Baptist was a prophet, as was Jesus Christ before He was resurrected. Both spoke the Words of the Living Christ, that are Spirit, and by the words they spoke were baptizing those who heard them by the washing of the Word. All prophets, even John, speak of the commandments as do the Lord’s Apostles and prophets today. It is always about the commandments, the heart of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

2Pe 3:2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

Hearing these commandments and the promises of Christ to come is how we are prepared for the eventual coming of the Spirit of Christ into our hearts to take root and abide in us. This second coming of Christ is salvation coming to us as we then gain dominion over our sins and Satan; our carnal mind is bound. But we do not get there in a 10-second prayer; it takes much time, years, as the Lord ordains for every man.

John’s baptism is known as the baptism of repentance towards God and the first step in bringing us to Christ. Keep in mind, everything in the orthodox churches is just a shadow; it is one of many other Jesus’s also known as false Christs. While some washing may be done, that experience puts lies and false doctrine [the trinity, eternal hell, free will of man, etc] into us, so it is not the Baptism of John.

Only those whom the Lord draws to Himself are granted repentance and turn to the Lord. This baptism is a lot more than what we at first understand. We are drawn to Christ and learn true doctrine through John’s baptism. This is mercy as our eyes and ears are opened to see the truth. The second coming is the grace of God, the Spirit, the baptism by fire. When both are done, the throne of mercy and grace is established in our hearts, and we are henceforth taught of God.

Joh 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Joh 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

Anyone in a clay body who has the true doctrines of Christ can give this baptism to those chosen of God to receive it. We give it to others by laying hands on them. John baptized many, and the ritual of dunking in water is only a symbol of what is happening. We are being washed by the water of the Word. This cleans us of all the lies.

With this baptism, we can preach if we are so anointed. The disciples were sent out and came back rejoicing that all the demon spirits [the lies] were now subject to them because they had true doctrine, the words of Christ. They now know the Truth and have been washed of false doctrines. Yet Christ tells them not to rejoice over this but in what was yet to come. What comes afterwards is the Promise. This is the biggest blessing we have ever received, the return of Christ with the Father, to our heaven. This is the baptism of Christ, the true anointing of God.

Luk 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

Luk 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

Luk 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Luk 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Ananias laid hands on Paul, which removed the scales from his eyes by the washing with the water of the word. This was Paul getting the baptism of John. To receive the Holy Spirit, we first start with John’s baptism, and the promise of the Holy Spirit only comes later. Paul straightaway got up to preach boldly.

Act 9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost [in time]

Act 9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

We have been getting our baptism by John all these years in our prior fellowship, where little by little we learned truth, [Christ comes little by little and is the truth], and the false doctrines begin to fall away. Yet we all have to tarry or wait for the second coming of Christ with the power as promised. None of our prior time was wasted; it is all used for good to prepare us.

Mat 11:10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

To physically dunk in water does not cleanse one of lies and false doctrines. That was just a symbol, a parable, as are all things done in the Scriptures. The completion of the baptism of John is not an immediate washing. It takes time; in fact, it takes two spiritual days to complete. What that means in actual time, only God knows for every man. Christ walked with the carnal disciples for 3.5 years washing them of false doctrines and lies. John was a messenger of Christ doing the same.

The original 12 Disciples that walked with Christ physically for 3.5 years only had the baptism of John when Christ ascended into heaven. Nobody has anything but the baptism of John until the first Pentecost.

Act 1:22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

All the people who heard Christ preach, even the heathens, when He walked in a flesh body, received the Baptism of John, even the disciples.

Luk 7:29 And all the people that heard him [CHRIST], and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

This cannot be overstated. Christ must come again for the fire and power unto salvation to be given to us. The end of the age is not the end of the outward world when Christ comes. No, it is the coming of Christ to us for salvation, every man in their appointed time. This is the fulfillment of the Scriptures in us, and that is the mystery of godliness now being revealed.

We see this also in the parable of the woman at the well. Christ abode with them for two days and then He departed to come again in the appointed time. Faith comes by hearing, and those who listened received faith as they received the baptism of John. This can also be known as the first coming of Christ when we hear, receive faith, and turn our hearts to the Lord in repentance.

Joh 4:40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.

Joh 4:41 And many more believed because of his own word;

But there is yet a long journey ahead. We need to walk a good way in John’s baptism. Then a day comes, the third day, when Christ comes again as John prophesied. The Living Christ, the Promise, comes AFTER we get John’s baptism, and that means after we have walked with Christ in the flesh for a long time, just as it was for the disciples.

Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

We have waited well over a decade for Christ to come the second time, and that excludes the decades we spent pursuing another Jesus in the orthodox churches. We see that Paul had to wait years. We need to tarry and wait on the Lord and not advance ourselves before our time comes.

Christ is resurrected in all of us on our “third day,” which begins our day of the Lord. This is the coming of the Promise, the fire, the indwelling Gospel. It is salvation which is come to us. Then our perfection begins in earnest.

Hos 6:2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

Luk 13:32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.

Christ tells us that after we receive this first baptism of John, it is expedient for Him to go away and then return. This is because we need to tarry with just John’s baptism until the appointed time comes for the Father to send Him to make their abode in us.

Joh 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

Joh 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

The return is the Promise, the baptism of Christ by the fire of the living words of commandments put into our hearts. It is the true grace of God that brings salvation, and much quicker than we can believe.

Rom 9:28 For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

Physical baptism is just a parable, and immersion in water does nothing to change one’s heart. The yet carnal disciples and even John did not understand this back then, and neither do we, if and when we are baptized with physical water or baptize others. The Apostles all came to see this later, and hence Paul baptized very few and focused on preaching the Gospel. This Gospel gives the Baptism of John and the Baptism of Christ at the appointed time to those who hear.

1Co 1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

1Co 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

Christ’s Baptism by John:

Jesus Christ did not need to be baptized by John because there was no guile or lie in Him. Christ was pure. Jesus Christ was baptized by John to fulfill the Scriptures. This was done to demonstrate that we must go through this baptism as part of our journey with the two comings of the living Word. Like all things written, it is done in parables. Here are the Scriptures.

Mat 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

Mat 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

Mat 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

Working in the Kingdom with John’s Baptism

One can do mighty works for the Lord, even with the Baptism of John. The 12 disciples did many good works before Pentecost, and there are other witnesses in the Scriptures. Paul immediately began preaching with only John’s baptism, as we review later. Our work can testify as well, as we have written many studies over the years, some with errors, and even if in the letter, they all worked for the greater good in those whom the Lord led to read them. It is all useful in preparing ourselves and others for the coming of Christ with the fire.

Apollos, a man of God who later became mighty in the Lord’s Gospel, preaching with Paul to the Corinthians, was first found preaching fervently and teaching, knowing only the letter of the commandments, having not yet received the Promise. It all works for good; nothing is ever wasted.

Act 18:24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

Act 18:25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

The appointed time for Apollos had arrived, and the Lord sent two angels to bring the Gospel, the baptism of Christ, to Apollos. And thus, a new saint is born again by the water and by the Spirit. John’s baptism is the water, and the second coming of Christ with the power of the Spirit is the Spirit. We are not born again until BOTH have occurred.

Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water [John] and of the Spirit [Christ], he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

All our time walking in John’s baptism is our time of travail, waiting for our appointed time to be born again of water and the Spirit. The natural teaches us that we have nothing to do with our physical birth, and so it is in the Spirit. It is the Lord’s work, and we are His workmanship. The Lord is going to finish what He has begun. He is coming, we are being raised to new life.

Isa 66:9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

Apollos first got the water baptism of John and then tarried until the Spirit came, when he received the Promise of the Father. Acquilla and Pricilla, ministers of the Gospel, having Christ resurrected in them, took him aside and showed him the more perfect way of Christ.

Act 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

Now instructed and given the understanding of the Father, Apollos, like others, immediately began preaching boldly in power and all authority, the words of fire working mightily in him. Apollos, being a Jew, being circumcised with all the knowledge of the law and the prophets, became very useful in convincing many “Jews” with similar Scripture knowledge, the more perfect way of the Living Christ in them.

Act 18:27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

Act 18:28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

The Timing of Christ’s Second Coming:

After we receive John’s baptism, and the time varies for everyone, the Holy Spirit descends upon us, and we receive our baptism by fire. Jesus Christ already had the fullness of the Spirit and the Baptism of Christ; the fire seen in the Scriptures is again showing us what we fulfill in our time. Jesus Christ got the Promise of the Father sent immediately upon fulfilling the Scriptures and being baptized by John.

Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Mat 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Receiving the Spirit of Christ and the Father, the Holy Spirit, symbolized by the Dove lighting upon Christ, is the Promise, the second Baptism. This is also the former and latter rain coming upon all of us when the Father says it is time. The exact day or hour no man knows, not even the angels, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Mar 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

The Resurrected Christ Brings the Baptism of Spirit [Fire]

Christ blowing on the disciples was BEFORE they got the Promise and the power unto salvation. It was done to fulfill the Scriptures in the same way Jesus was physically baptized in water by John. It signifies that when Christ in us is resurrected, we then become the instruments through which the Father brings the Baptism of Christ in the appointed time for every man. As He was sent, He now sends us to do the same to others.

Joh 20:20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

Joh 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

Joh 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

These events are all parables to teach those given to know the mysteries now being revealed. The resurrected Christ, before the Ascension and before the first Pentecost, brought understanding to two disciples on the walk to Emmaus when they ate bread. It opened their eyes, and they knew Christ who vanished into their heaven.

Luk 24:30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
Luk 24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
Luk 24:32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

These two went and told the eleven they had seen the risen Christ, and the lesson was learned that receiving the baptism of Christ, making Him known, is done by the breaking of bread with those who were first raised with Christ.

Luk 24:33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luk 24:34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
Luk 24:35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.

This is how the Gospel is spread, it is by preaching the Gospel [breaking bread, eating the Lord’s supper] with one another. This is why we tarry with one another until the Promise, Christ in every man, is formed. The focus of our fellowship and studies is on the breaking of bread, meaning eating the Living commandments that are the Body of Jesus Christ. This brings the Baptism of John and the Baptism of Fire in the appointed times.

The True Shepherd Christ brings the firstfruits through the door that is His Spirit of the living Word. Those who come through this door that is Christ [Joh 10:9] become the shepherds of the sheep. It is not us; it is Christ in us. The Apostles were the first to enter the door, and everyone has entered by the subsequent work of ministers whom the Lord has raised to new life since.

Joh 10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

We hope some come to see why we are commanded to tarry together until the Promise of the Holy Spirit comes. The church and gatherings at any point in time have a mixture of those given only the Baptism of John and those with the second baptism. When the Spirit is given, we are born again, raised to new life, and given a ministry to go and preach the Gospel. We become ministers or shepherds to the flock of God. Not everyone becomes a shepherd of the sheep. Only some, and they are all appointed by the Lord. Preaching the Gospel requires long-suffering and patience as we wait for all to come to the fullness and unity of the faith.

Mat 20:25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

Mat 20:26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

Mat 20:27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

Those who minister the Gospel do not exercise dominion over anyone. But we do serve in all patience and longsuffering until Christ is formed in all with whom we partake of the Lord’s supper. We tarry with patience so long as the peace remains in the house and our words are being received. We wait on the Lord, teach, and pray for one another that Christ may come. The angel showed John these things as we show brethren today.

Rev 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Only God the Father Gives Understanding

The ministers of the Gospel are made ministers by receiving Christ’s baptism. We, in turn, lay hands on others that the Lord has prepared and puts in our path. Laying on hands is a spiritual symbol for teaching and preaching. We saw above that the Father sets the time; only He knows the day or hour until it comes. The ministers who preach the Gospel, plant, and some water, but only God the Father gives the increase when the time comes.

1Co 3:5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

1Co 3:6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

1Co 3:7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

The truth has always been there; we just do not see it until the appointed time. Understanding is the same as revelation.

Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.

Pro 4:1 Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding;

Jesus Christ is wisdom, and the Father is the revelation or understanding.

Eph 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

Eph 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

With the second coming of Christ, Christ’s Christ gets both wisdom and understanding.

Isa 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

When we are baptized into Christ, we have both. Christ and the Father are ONE; they are One Spirit. Salvation has come to us in down payment form. We shall know in that appointed day set for every man.

Joh 14:20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

The ministers of the Gospel work and travail until Christ is formed in the sheep. Thus, the purpose of the ministration of the Gospel.

Gal 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

Paul tarried in the churches the Lord led him to establish until the Spirit of Christ, the power fell upon the flock. He saw an opportunity and judged the time was ripe for the harvest at Ephesus. Acts 19 shows the fruit of this tarrying as the Promise fell on many in Ephesus.

1Co 16:8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. [until the Spirit comes to the church at Ephesus]

1Co 16:9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

The witnesses at the first Pentecost were the first to receive the promise of the Father, as the Apostle Peter’s bold speech cited. The strange things following, the speaking of tongues, the wonders in our heaven and earth are all the works of the Holy Spirit now dwelling in those given the blessing.

Act 2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

This letter gives much additional insight into the Promise. Receiving the Promise

Three Witnesses of How the Promise Comes

Let’s review three confirming witnesses in the Scriptures that establish how the Promise, the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, the living and abiding Word, comes to us and what the immediate impacts are on those so blessed.

The First Pentecost – The 120 Gathered: We saw in Part 1 that the resurrected Christ opens the Scriptures and imparts understanding to us. Yet we still need to tarry and gather together and wait for the promise to come. That day is Pentecost for all of us. The disciples walked with the resurrected Christ for 40 days, who gave them understanding before He ascended into heaven. Before he ascended, He told them to tarry in Jerusalem, gathered together, and that it would not be many days before the baptism of the Spirit comes. So we do the same today.

Act 1:3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

Act 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

Act 1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

These letters the Lord gave us to write are infallible proofs of the Gospel and the Promises of God.

The disciples tarried, and in a little while, the Spirit came upon all of them at the same time to start the church of Jesus Christ.

Act 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Act 2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Act 2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

Act 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

The immediate effect was everyone speaking in tongues, a parable and symbol for speaking the hidden wisdom and truth of the mystery of the Gospel and the Scriptures. The letters we write are speaking in tongues, as those outside the faith reading this would think we are drunk or mad. The other immediate effect is that we speak with great boldness and authority just as our Lord did. He is now speaking through us as He lives in us. Peter arose to preach and told the bystanders what they had just witnessed. The former and latter rain had fallen upon them as Joel had prophesied.

Act 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

Act 2:15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

Act 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

Act 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

Act 2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

Act 2:19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

Act 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

Act 2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Signs and wonders in their inward heavens and earth is the coming of salvation to the temple of God. Our eyes are clear now, and we can see the kingdom of God with clarity. Big changes immediately come into our mind [heaven] and in our earth [walk or deeds]. We are changed, all things are now being made new. We have a renewed mindset, the mind of Christ, and a new earth is being formed by the living Word of the commandments that now abide in us. The seed of Christ has sprung forth quickly. We have been born again! Now, so long as we walk in the Spirit we have been given, we CANNOT SIN.

Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

1Jn 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

Being born again, we still need to move onward to maturity and grow into the full stature of Jesus Christ. Do not make the mistake of thinking all the revelation and all the understanding come at once. Christ comes to us little by little as we grow into maturity and can bear it. Our faith has grown through many trials, and we still make mistakes and err, because we only have an earnest deposit of the Spirit.

2Co 5:5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

2Co 1:22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

We do not get haughty or high-minded. We make our calling and election sure by remaining steadfast and heeding the Apostles. We are sealed with the Spirit when Christ comes the second time and dwells in us. We continue to grow into maturity as we run the race to the end.

Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Eph 1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

Soon thereafter, Peter and John were taken by the chief priests of the Jews, who commanded them to stop preaching the Gospel, which they refused. They had healed a lame man [Acts 3] and began attracting followers like Christ had before He was crucified. We, too, begin to heal people through the living words of power we now speak. Returning to the assembly of the saints in Jerusalem, Peter prayed, asking for boldness for all the disciples. The Lord answered with the rain that is the Holy Spirit, thus expanding the church and equipping it with great power and more ministers. This was a second Pentecost, and there have been others in every generation since.

Act 4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

Act 4:30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

Act 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

The Disciples at Ephesus: A third witness and Pentecost event is what happened to the disciples who assembled in Ephesus. The disciples only had John’s baptism until this day.

Act 19:1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

Act 19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

Act 19:3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.

Act 19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

Act 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

These people had certainly heard about the Holy Spirit. What they meant by saying they did not know of the Holy Spirit was that the Spirit was not in them as of yet. The resurrected Christ in Paul then laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit and the baptism of Jesus Christ, which are one in the same.

Act 19:6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

Act 19:7 And all the men were about twelve.

Act 19:8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

They immediately began to preach the Gospel boldly in the assemblies and synagogues as the Lord led them. This is a common theme.

The Exception of Paul:

Paul was an exception to the general rule, as he did not receive the revelation that is the Baptism of Christ from any man or in a gathering with others. He was washed in John’s baptism when Ananias came to him in Damascus. But then Paul, like all of us, had to wait a long time to get the Baptism by fire that is the living Spirit of Christ. The Lord just gave it to him by revelation, as no man who had the resurrected Christ in them laid hands on Paul.

Gal 1:11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

Gal 1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

This was many years after the Damascus incident, when the scales were removed from his eyes when he got John’s baptism.

Gal 1:15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,

Gal 1:16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

Gal 1:17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

Gal 1:18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

Paul shares his experience of the vision through which the Holy Spirit and the fire came into him. Paul was not glorying in himself; he just wanted to share this with the churches he had borne for their edification.

2Co 12:2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

2Co 12:3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

2Co 12:4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

Nothing is impossible with God. In the same way, He can rain the revelation into Paul or any man, at any time the Father says so. This is how we likewise received the Promise so we in turn can give it to those the Lord has prepared.

The Revelation of John on Patmos:

The Apostle John was in the room at Pentecost when the Spirit fell upon all. That was his Pentecost and baptism of Christ. But remember Christ does not come all at once; He comes little by little, both in the baptism of John and the baptism of the Spirit. The new man born again needs to grow into maturity, and John is not different. That requires more rain upon our earth.

Col 1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Col 1:11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

Eph 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

Let us never think we have arrived, especially after the Spirit comes and we have our baptism of Christ. We need to press on to the high calling to receive the fullness of our crown in Jesus Christ.

Php 3:12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

Php 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

The Book of Revelation shows us growing into greater knowledge and understanding and being matured. The Lord uses His angels, His ministers, and priests to spread the fire and increase understanding one saint at a time. The Lord sends an angel who shows us the more perfect way and to show us things to come as we are in our day of the Lord for the rest of our lives.

Rev 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

The Book of Revelation was given to show us in Spirit, how the Lord sends His angels, the shepherds He first brings through the door, the firstfruits, to then, in turn, go spread it to others. This is how the lake of fire works and the fire spreads. It is signified by the many angels whom the Lord sends.

How We Know We Have the Spirit

We can only know we have the Spirit of God when the Spirit Himself bears witness and tells us so.

Rom 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. [We have the understanding that is The Father]

Rom 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

When Christ comes, there is no missing Him. Everything has changed, even in the down payment form, in the twinkling of an eye. We do not have to guess, and if we examine ourselves, we know without a doubt. Here is how we know that we have Christ’s baptism.

2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

This is much more than the outside of the cup being cleaned up; this is a thorough purging on the inside. We don’t have the fullness, but there is no way we miss the Lord coming to us. The life we now live is no longer for ourselves; we are living for Christ, we are His Bond Servants.

Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

We know we have been redeemed and belong to Him now, a true son.

1Jn 4:13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

We can only say it and mean it, in our heart, that Jesus Christ is Lord over our life when the Spirit of the Living God is actually in our heart.

Mat 16:15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

Mat 16:16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Mat 16:17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

Christ is calling things that are not yet as if they already were [Rom 4:17] as Peter had not yet had the Promise. A final witness here from 1Cor.

1Co 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

Trials in Our Assemblies

Christ is not divided and is indeed One. Yet in our assemblies, we have a mix of people both called and chosen, all at varying stages of maturity and in the process of their two baptisms and maturation. The result of this is trials, as the flesh and the Spirit do indeed clash. The Apostles endured brutal hardships and persecution from carnally minded men, and so do the Lord’s ministers and Apostles of today. It is guaranteed and to be expected.

Luk 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Luk 12:52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

Mat 10:36 And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.

Christ, the Wisdom of God, tells us persecution goes with the job.

Luk 11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

The Lord’s ways are higher than our ways. He purposed all of these conflicts in getting the Gospel out to test everyone’s faith and teach us many things through our suffering. This is also how the Lord sifts the flock and winnows the herd. Some endure to the end, while some fall away and stop walking the road with Christ. These trials with one another teach us to be forgiving, long-suffering, patient, gentle, kind, meek, and many other fruits of obeying the commandments. This is how our faith is being exercised; it takes irritation, trouble, and conflict to make a pearl of great price in our hearts.

Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

Eph 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

We preach the Gospel to all who give us their ear, knowing many reject it for many reasons. A big reason the Gospel is rejected is when someone has the false belief, they already have the Promise and therefore reject our preaching and no longer hope for something they already have.

When one claims they already have the Spirit, even though they do not, they are saying the resurrection is already past, even though they only have the baptism of John. This is a huge deception; we lived through ourselves until God shows mercy and is come. This deception greatly hinders one from receiving the Gospel in hope, so Christ can come again.

2Ti 2:17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;

2Ti 2:18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

When one believes this falsely, their faith is weak, and they overthrow the faith of others. This is because without the baptism of Christ, we do not get overcoming, and we have not been born again, even though we think otherwise. We remain dead in our sins. Without power, our hope is drained over time because we claim something we do not yet have and no longer truly hope for it. So the Promises of God seem distant and are not making a dramatic difference in our lives. Even those with the Promise still struggle, waiting for the fullness of the adoption, having only the earnest deposit. But without the earnest deposit of the Spirit by the baptism of Christ, we have no chance to overcome. When hope is lost, we disobey the commands to tarry and do not pray for Christ to come with the power.

Rom 8:20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

Rom 8:21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Rom 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

Rom 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Rom 8:24 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?

To get the Spirit, the Lord must have mercy on us. He had mercy on Apollos to receive the correction and a more perfect understanding of Christ. We don’t choose to have eyes to see and ears to hear. It is not up to any man; it is the Lord.

Rom 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

Rom 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. [opens eyes and ears]

Without mercy, flesh reacts negatively to anyone suggesting there is a more perfect way of the Gospel than what we already know. Flesh takes offense to such an invitation, especially if one has spent years of work and study in the Scriptures and striving to obey the Lord. It takes a humble heart to admit they were wrong and receive the needed correction. The Lord gives mercy to those so ordained, and so we tarry with the brethren and work to save as many as the Lord gives us.

Rom 10:1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

Rom 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

We only see clearly when looking behind ourselves after we have received the promised power unto salvation. We know it was none of ourselves and 100% the work and coming of the Lord into our heavens. It is an amazing thing to understand the Lord’s purposes in blinding Israel, both flesh Israel as well as Spiritual Israel who profess the faith, but know not the Spirit of the Lord. It is all grace and none of our works. It is the Lord’s purpose to save a remnant in every generation, known as the elect, and to blind everyone else. He is the Saviour.

Rom 11:5 Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

Rom 11:6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

Wait on the Lord to Come

After Peter’s speech at Pentecost, those who witnessed the event and heard the bold speech asked what they should do to be saved.

Act 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Act 2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

The answer is always repent and be baptized, starting with John’s baptism for the remission of sin, and then we wait for the gift of the Holy Spirit. The formula or method has never changed; it was always a simple answer that carnal men have greatly complicated. God is true to His Word and Promises; we need to trust Him.

1Th 5:24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

1Ti 4:10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

Waiting for the Promise is where many who start well go astray and fall away from faith before the Spirit comes. We are told to be patient, to wait, to tarry, to watch, to pray always as we wait for this to come. This coming is our resurrection from the dead. This is receiving eternal life now, even in down payment form. But we must believe and wait through the suffering and then the Lord comes to make us perfect and strengthen us.

1Pe 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

We hope to tarry with as many as the Lord gives to teach and preach this Gospel, and pray together that the Spirit falls upon the whole house like it did in the three witnesses covered in this letter. If we tarry and wait with patience, the Promise shall come.

Luk 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

All the Scriptures about waiting, patience, long suffering, watching, and praying have an enhanced understanding if one has received the lessons in this letter. None of our time waiting is wasted; we are being exercised daily if we have the Spirit or even if we wait for it. All is used to perfect us and pave the way for the coming of the Lord with the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. I encourage all to wait and believe these words and the promises to come. Here are just a few of the scores of witnesses and admonitions from the Scriptures.

Psa 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Psa 37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Lam 3:26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

Act 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

When faith comes near, we are close and salvation is not far off, considering life is just a vapor. We just wait a little longer till it comes.

Isa 46:13 I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

We are to pray for the Lord to come, to hasten the coming to us with His power of the Spirit. This is why we are given the Lord’s prayer. We are commanded to pray this daily, and He hears us and gives us what we ask.

Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

We are to tarry for one another and all wait together for the Lord to bring them along and give them the Promise. Everyone needs to make ready for the coming and not be a foolish virgin with no oil in their lamp. When Christ comes, we need to be ready, having prepared ourselves. We make ready by watching and praying [obeying the commands, being as Holy as we can]. When the cry comes, do not miss the Lord. Many sleep and are not ready.

Mat 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Mat 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

Final Exhortations:

One can easily get discouraged, as we attest. But know the Lord loses none of the sheep given Him by the Father. Our patience and tarrying were rewarded as the Promise finally came. It comes to all, it is a gift, it is the true grace of God and none of our own works. Do not lose your confidence and be patient.

Heb 10:35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.

Heb 10:36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

Heb 10:37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

Hold fast until the Lord comes. Tarry and wait. Do not harden your hearts as Israel of old did, who grew weary of the wait.

Heb 3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

Heb 3:15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

Some who read or hear this are near, at the very door. It will not be long until Christ comes and your baptisms are completed.

Rev 3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

Christ is coming again. Occupy till He comes the second time. Tarry with brethren, eat the Lord’s supper daily, and strive to be holy in all your behavior. The coming is not about the end of the world, it is about Christ coming to you with power.

Luk 19:12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

Luk 19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

God can’t lie. He is busy preparing a place for you now through all the experiences He has given you. But He is coming back, so where He is, you will also be forever. He is coming to live in your heart; just wait a little longer.

Joh 14:2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Praise be to the Lord of all mercies.

Love to the scattered brethren in this world.

Pete and Ronel

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