Is There Hope for Me?

Let’s start from the beginning. Satan tricked the first man and woman and altered the direction of human history. He turned (and continues to turn) men and women away from God. Satan still enters many people’s lives to steal, kill, and destroy. Has he cheated you? Is he responsible for the death of your dream, your career, your relationship, your joy, your loved ones, and so on? Has he damaged what you treasure the most? Or is he still attempting to steal, kill, and destroy you? But I have good news for you – Jesus Christ came that you may have life (that is, eternal life) and have it more abundantly. John 10:10. He came so that you can triumph over Satan and his wiles.

Perhaps you have done everything possible to make things right with God, but you continue to sink deeper and deeper into despair. And you abandon your efforts. You simply blend in. “If it’s church, we’ll go right now. There’s no problem with that,” you say. It is more than that, my friend. Life can’t continue like this. It is dangerous! You need to come back to God. You need to ask yourself, “Where will I spend my eternity?” We asked this question in the last chapter and while some enthusiastically responded with a “Yes of course!”, some weren’t as certain.

At this point, if you are not, you need to come to the Lord Jesus. He is the Only Way to God the Father. He is the Only One that can give you that eternal life that would secure your afterlife in Him and allow Him to lead you in life. Don’t pass through life not knowing Him. It is dangerous. You need to make up with God. You need to accept Jesus into your life.

Jesus said in John 3:5 (NKJV), “Except a man or woman be born again, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”

But how can a man be born again? Well, friends, it is simple. I will put you through. After the fall of mankind from the presence of the Almighty God, He sent Jesus to the earth to reconcile mankind to God.

John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

He came thousands of years ago to reconcile us with God and become His children, so that we can escape eternal judgment. He revealed the Father to us. He lived on the earth but never sinned. He was anointed with the Holy Spirit by the Father and went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil because God was with Him: Acts 10:38. He went about teaching and preaching about the kingdom of God, and healing all that were bound by Satan.

The One (Jesus) without sin was arrested, beaten, stripped naked, and crucified on the cross. While dying, He cried out loud,

“Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing.”Luke 23:34.

On that tragic day, the Lord Jesus was dragged through the darkest street leading to death. He sinned in no way or form, but on a mission to redeem mankind. He was named and shamed. On the way to cross, he was battered beyond recognition. If there were sins on Him, the torment would have been justified. But He had none. The Father looked down upon the earth and was satisfied with the claim of justice on Him. His form was marred. Only a sinner should have been brutalized like this. He wasn’t one, but He was made a sin for us, that anyone that believes in Him shall become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21.

He was doomed by earthly rulers, that you and I may not be doomed eternally! Like a sheep before the shearer, He was led to the cross at Golgotha.

“He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth; He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.”Isaiah 53:7 (NKJV).

He was condemned to death. He did not fight back. He accepted the claims of justice for what He didn’t do. He died not because He deserved it. But for a just cause. His body gave way. It could no longer house His spirit. He gave up the ghost, and descended to hell.

THE DESCENT TO HELL

Do you think it ended there? No, it did not. The second phase continued beneath the earth – right in Hell. The demons were jeering, rejoicing that they had gotten the One that troubled them on earth. The coven of highest-ranking Satanic beings ascended from the deepest pit of hell to meet Him that was descending to them. The council of wickedness in the heavenlies flew down to witness their ‘triumph’ over Him that had just tormented them non-stop on earth. They had ‘conquered’ the biggest culprit. Little did they know! I say again, little did they know.

The second punishment began because they found on Him curses, sins, sickness, diseases, and poverty. They jeered and roared in victory! They roared with great joy. They flapped their wings and a great tumult of sound came out of them. They gazed upon Him who tormented them on earth and expelled them from every man’s body; that healed the sick, raised the dead, and went about doing good. The memory of what He did triggered them. They neighed at Him in rage, as they rejoiced. They had built a specific cell for Him in hell, where He would burn with them, believing He would never see light again. They made Him a public spectacle.

The Lord of lords became a captive to the Angel of death and hell. He was led down the pit. But before they could go any further, alas, they heard a rumbling at the entrance gate to hell. Great light descended into the darkest and gloomiest place of the universe. Maybe they thought another one was coming down to them. Alas, they heard a decree from above. They heard the Voice of the One who made all beings – the Father of all spirits. They understood His Voice. What was this all about? they might have wondered.

Did He sin on earth? Give a proof that He deserved death. Did He come here because He sinned? There was silence in the bottomless pit. In the same victorious command of the Most High, Free Him! Let Him go!

The power of the Satanic kingdom snapped off of Him. Though he came in bruised, brutalized, and bound in the spirit, His Father freed Him. He did not deserve to die. He was not a sinner. For a soul that sins shall die, be it physical and eternal. Ezekiel 18:20. Satan forgot to consider the fact that Jesus was in constant contact with the Heavenly Father while on earth. He never sinned.

“None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.”1 Corinthians 2:8 (NKJV).

The Spirit of God groaned with great power. He descended in all the power of the Father to exert righteous judgment. He is fair in justice. The judgment between darkness and Light.

Did Jesus sin or not? The videos of His life on earth might have been brought and played before the Satanic Rulers in the darkest theater of hell. See for yourself! They played and replayed. And suddenly, the one-third of the evil beings that rebelled against the Most High at the beginning of ages began to look at one another in perplexity. Their wings dropped. The corrupt Cherub looked left and right. He might have yelled in agony (for the Bible says he goes about like a roaring lion), Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! He had not sinned on earth. Who deceived me?

Satan is a father of lies. His followers are. His cohorts are. He was deceived by himself and his cohorts. I beg thee in the name of God, do not be a child of the Devil. Get his filthy influence off your life. Did you hear me?

(For) “He (Satan) was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.”John 8:44 (NKJV).

His cohorts all speak from their resources to lie. They have no truth in them. Don’t be like him.

They might have yelled – We have Him here. That’s all that matters!No, you don’t idiots! He had committed no sins! He is one with the God! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. James 2:19.

The evil tree can never produce righteous fruits. They knew the Almighty had beaten them with His wisdom – His manifold wisdom.

Let’s bind Him with eternal chains! They might have argued.

Nooooooooooooooooooooo! You cannot. The law of the spirit of death is that a soul that sins must die. There is no sin on Him while on earth.

Why is He here then? We saw curses, sins, sicknesses, and diseases on Him as He descended.

Yes, but not for His action on earth. Someone put them on Him on the cross. Did you notice anything like that?

I don’t know!

THE PLAN

Yes! That was right! The Father put them on Him. He carried all our sins from the day of Adam and Eve till eternity and laid them on Him. Isaiah 53:4 said. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, though He was without sin on earth. He put poverty on Him, though He wasn’t poor on earth.

“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV).

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 (NKJV).

He laid curses that we were supposed to get on Jesus as He hung on the cross.

“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.”Galatians 3:13 (NKJV).

Though Jesus wasn’t sick on earth, the Heavenly Father laid sickness and diseases on Him.

“That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.”Matthew 8:17 (NKJV).

Whose curses, sins, poverty, sickness, and diseases were all these? The demons might have yelled. Let’s wait and see! That might be the response of their evil boss.

THE TRIUMPH

The Spirit responded for He had seen the travail of His soul and by this claim of justice many are now justified, for “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes, we were healed.”Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24.

He had carried their curses on the cross. Let your hands off Him! Hallelujah! By the reason of His sacrifice and obedience to the Father on High,

“Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth (in hell),and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”Philippians 2:9 (NKJV).

HIS NAME IS JESUS

At the declaration of judgment, all powers in hell went on their knees in obeisance to the One that just conquered them – the Lord Jesus. All knees bowed. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah rose in power. He bound them in chains and dragged them all across the streets of hell from the highest-ranking Satanic beings to the lowest. Their wings were clipped. He dragged them naked on the streets of hell. The Bible says so.

“He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets.” Colossians 2:15 (Message version).

All inhabitants of hell beheld the humiliation of Satan and his cohorts. The Lord Jesus came down as a Lamb sacrificed, yet He rose as a Lion. He made an open show of them in their own territory. He triumphed over them. And He did not stop there. He demanded the keys of life and death from Satan. He collected them!

He said in Revelations 1:18 that, “I am the living One. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.”

The decree was made to all in heaven, on earth and beneath the earth, including principalities and powers, the rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in heavenly places, THAT:

1. Anyone who believes Him is redeemed from the curse of the law. Galatians 3:13.
2. At the name of Jesus every knee must bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord to the glory of the Father. Philippians 2:9.
3. Whoever shall call on the name of the Lord Jesus shall be saved. Romans 10:13.
4. He was wounded for our transgression and bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was laid on Him. Isaiah 53:5.
5. Whosoever believes in Him is now henceforth raised with Him. Ephesians 2:6.
6. There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Him. Romans 8:1.
7. For humanity’s sake, sin was laid on Him that we might become the righteousness of God in Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21.
8. By His stripes we were healed. 1 Peter 2:24.

The King of glory rose from hell in triumph on the third day. He rose from physical and eternal death. And whosoever believes that He did all these for him or her shall be saved; shall inherit life, blessing, health, riches, and above all, eternal fellowship with the Father of all spirits.

Heaven rejoiced as the King of kings ascended from hell. The angels burst into singing. The Lamb of God had paid the ultimate price for our sins. And whosoever shall believe in his or her heart that Jesus is Lord and shall confess with his or her mouth shall be saved. Romans 10:10.

HAVE YOU MADE YOUR CHOICE?

There is physical death but there is also eternal, spiritual death afterward. You can be saved from eternal death – that is, eternal separation from God. Why will you go through life with so much suffering or riches and yet still lose your soul in hell? It is not worth it. It is not God’s will that a man or woman should spend eternity there. Neither is it His intention that you should backslide and never return to Him. The Lord is calling on you to come back to Him. He died for you. He loves you with everlasting love. No matter how far you have gone from Him, He is not condemning you. Just come back to Him in repentance like the prodigal son. Just come back to your Maker. With love, He will receive you. The place to run to when you have sinned is God. Don’t hide away like Adam and Eve. There is forgiveness in His blood. He is a loving Father.

1 John 1: 9 says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

Just tell Him, Father, I am sorry I have done all this. Forgive me and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. I believe that Jesus is Lord. Amen!

YOU ARE NOT DOOMED

Back to my friends that have not decided to accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, let me tell you over and over again that Christ has redeemed you from consequences of sins, ONLY IF YOU BELIEVE THAT. All you have read above points to the eternal truth that Jesus did it for all mankind. Your responsibility is to believe and confess it. You must believe that. And you must confess it. Don’t let the devil rob you of what belongs to you. From that day till eternity, the angels are singing, bowing down to the Lamb on the throne, saying “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain before the foundation of the world.” You are not doomed if only you are in Christ. What are you waiting for?

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Page 1: Are You Alive
Page 2: Last Breath
Page 3: Is There Hope For Me
Page 4: I Want Him Now
Page 5: You Are Raised From Death
Page 6: New Life
Page 7: Next Steps