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Christians and The Sabbath

Introduction

I am writing this presentation in response to a question asked by a brother from Paraguay.

The subject of the sabbath is very controversial and it has extremes on every side. On one end you have preachers who have made sabbath keeping a salvation issue, telling saints that if they break the sabbath they are sinning against God and will not enter heaven. This is wrong. On the other hand, we have preachers who say that the sabbath has no place in the life of a Christian and on yet another side, you have churches that keep their own Sunday sabbath.

Let us go into the scriptures to rightly divide the word of truth.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE?

This teaching is extracted from a response I gave to a brother who was asking about the meaning of Abraham’s bosom. However, the teaching goes beyond Abraham’s bosom and teaches concerning the state of the dead before and after the death and resurrection of Christ.

CHRISTIANS AND ABRAHAM’S BOSOM

I am going to start this teaching by making some shocking statements and then we will prove them from the scriptures.

Abraham’s bosom is not for Christians, but for Jews who are born and die under the law. Christians who die, do not go to Abraham’s bosom. They go to be with Christ. Abraham’s bosom was not in heaven but it was actually in Sheol, which in Greek is Hades and the KJV calls it Hell. Christ released all the saints who were trapped in Abraham’s bosom and took them to heaven after the resurrection.

HOW TO DEAL WITH CURSES, WITCHCRAFT AND PERSISTENT DEMONIC ATTACKS

Introduction

Despite the many promises of the bible, many Christians are living as victims to curses, witchcraft and demonic attacks. They have gone for countless prayers, fasting and deliverance sessions with temporary relief.

In this teaching we shall focus mainly on curses and then look at how they work, how demons use them and how as Christians we can have lasting victory over curses, witchcraft and persistent demonic attacks.

I will share a testimony of how I was cursed by someone, and the lessons that God taught me afterwards.

The Serpent Seed

I would not normally have written a teaching on this subject, but I write this now in response to one of my readers on Let’s Talk Scriptures who sent me an email a few months ago, requesting that I explain this doctrine to her. She had encountered several people who were teaching her about the serpent seed, and wanted me to write and explain it from the bible.

I will start by explaining the basic tenets of the serpent seed doctrine, and then I will show from the scriptures why this doctrine is wrong and dangerous.

Elijah and the Widow

1 Kings 17:8-9 (ESV)
8 Then the word of the LORD came to him, 9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.”

When God says… “I have commanded a widow to feed you”

Many of us have no idea concerning the practical implications of this.

Widows and orphans were the disadvantaged of the society. You were supposed to take care of widows.

Seven Mysteries of The Bible

INTRODUCTION

In March 2019, an angel of the Lord woke me up in the middle of the night to teach me about what he called, ‘The Seven Mysteries’ of the bible.

He then went on to teach me about The Mystery of the Seven Stars and the Seven Lampstands which is revealed in Revelation Chapter 1. After giving me a detailed explanation of that mystery he then mentioned that the next mystery is The Mystery of the Woman – Babylon which is revealed in Revelation Chapter 17, then The Mystery of God which is in Revelation 10:7. Next is the Mystery of Godliness which is in 1 Timothy 3:16 and the fifth mystery is the Mystery of Iniquity which is revealed in 2 Thessalonians 2.

So while he had explained to me the Mystery of the Seven Stars and Lampstands in detail, the other four mysteries above, he only mentioned by name and verses and I remembered and understood them. He then told me to go into the bible, and find the other two mysteries. He told me not to go online or to read what anyone else has taught on the subject, but to simply read the bible, and the Holy Spirit would guide me.

I am still growing in my understanding of these Seven Mysteries of The Bible. I have leant a lot, but for now, I am going to share a summarized version.

THE WISDOM OF THE SERPENT

Jesus makes a very strange remark to his disciples when he is sending them to preach. He tells them that they needed to be as wise as serpents. We know that wisdom comes from God, so what did he mean, and what is the wisdom of the serpent?

Matthew 10:16-18 (ESV)
16. “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 17. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, 18. and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.

The context of this statement was given when Jesus was warning his apostles concerning persecution from evil men. At that point they would need to be as wise as serpents. At a later stage in this teaching we shall go into the book of acts and see examples of the wisdom of the serpent in actual use.

The Brazen Serpent

What is the significance of the bronze snake that was raised by Moses in the wilderness. Do serpents represent healing? It represented the sin/ abomination/ curse that Jesus the Son of God would have to carry.

The snake is not used in the bible to resemble healing. Though it is used in Greek mythology to represent healing, this is not so, in the bible.

I am going to explain the typology of the serpent in the wildness and what it means.

John 3:14-15 (NET)

14 Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

15 so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

DEALING WITH SNAKES IN DREAMS

Luke 10:19 (NIV) 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you

Over the years I have met a lot of people who encounter recurring dreams of a snake entering their home, or attacking them and they just don’t understand what this means.

At different points in my life, I have had recurring dreams of being attacked by Snakes, Cats, Cattle, Dogs, Lions, Elephants and Hyenas. With time and revelation I came to realize that each of these animals represent a very specific way in which the devil attacks us. Once you start to know what each of these represents, you’ll know what to look for.

In this teaching I am going to show the bible based explanation of what snakes in dreams represent and share two personal experiences of mine with snake dreams and how God unmasked the snakes for me.

How to Grow Your Spiritual Gift

Gifts of God are like a burning flame. They need to be stirred, so the flame does not extinguish.