2017 - Beginning of End times

Disclaimer : This is not a prediction of when the rapture would occur or end of the world will happen. I am not a date setter. Jesus said "No one knew the day or the hour" and who am I to claim the date. All I present here are the various interesting factors revealed to me for the past 6 months or so about year 2017 and the number 17. Whoever reads through, justify for yourselves through the word of God.

Try to read my previous article "Are we near the end times" if you haven't already before going through this article.

As the title suggests, I believe 2017 will be just the beginning of end times and I don't feel world will end in 2017 as that looks too soon. Why 2017? There are various factors point to year 2017 and I just get a feel that these many different reasons will not coincide just by chance.

1. Year 2017 is a jubilee year for hebrews (Starts at Oct 2, 2016 and ends at Sep 20, 2017) and from creation of man, it marks the 120th jubilee. God told Noah that the time of man will be 120 years Genesis 6:3, God gave man a time of 120 years during Noah's period to repent and then He destroyed the whole earth with great floods except for the household of Noah. So, the number 120 is set as a standard. Now, we are in Jubilee 120 which is 120 * 50 = 6000 years. I can assuredly say, the world will not go till next jubilee that occurs at 2067.

2. Surprisingly, the number of upcoming hebrew year is 5777 (check hebcal.com). Number 7 marks completion and 777 means perfect completion. But, perfect completion of what? Number 5 represents Grace and with 5777, I assume the grace given to human race is complete. More than a coincidence, I believe this is a divine representation.

3. Jesus spoke the Fig tree parable Matt 24:32. As most of the readers knew, the Fig tree represents the state of Israel. 2017 marks a very important milestone when we compare the significant events happened in Israel's history. First, the Zionism which sees the need for Israel was established at 1897, 120 years from 2017. The Balfour declaration which freed Israel from ottoman turkish empire happened in 1917, 100 years from 2017. The declaration of state of Israel was decided in 1947, 70 years period and the six day war to recapture Jerusalem happened in 1967, a 50 years from 2017. All these differences of 120, 100, 70 and 50 are significant in Biblical terms. Please refer to wiki to know more about the above events.

4. Rabbi Judah Ben Samuel who lived in 1200s prophecied that Israel would be under foreign rule of 8 Jubilees (8 x 50 = 400 years) and then will be delivered in 9th Jubilee. It got fulfilled in 1917 when General Edmund Allenby walked in the streets of Jerusalem. This was followed by Balfour declaration. The Rabbi also prophecied Jerusalem will be no man's land for one jubilee and then will become part of Israel again. This exactly got fulfilled in 1967 when Jerusalem was recaptured by Israel. But, the next important prophecy he gave was after the end of 9th jubilee, the messianic end times would begin and it points to 2017. Please search the web for more details on this prophecy by Rabbi Judah Ben Samuel.

Let's see how significant the number 17 is,

1. Number 7 marks completion and number 10 represents fulfillment in physical realm (10 great plagues of Egypt, the passover lamb was chosen on 10th day of first month Exo 12:3, 10 Commandments, 10th day of seventh month is the Day of Atonement Lev 23:27and 10 horns (kings) of end times Rev 17:12, 10 fingers in hands and legs). The product of these two numbers give 70 which is very significant number - 70 years of Babylonian captivity II Chr 36:27, Jer 29:10 and Dan 9:2, 70 is the number of Jacob's descendants who went to Egypt Exo 1:5, 70 elders along with Moses entered the presence of God in Mt. Sinai Exo 24:9, Jesus sent 70 disciples in set of 2, Luke 10:1. Same way, the sum of the 2 numbers gives 17.

2. 17 is the 7th prime number.

3. Miraculous catch of 153 fish is given in John 21:11. This number is very important otherwise this number wouldn't have been mentioned. This is an armstrong number (1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3 = 153). This number has a special connection with 17, 153 = 9 x 17. If we add 1+5+3, we get 9 and the remaining number that gives product is 153.

4. 153 is also 17th triangular number, whereas 66 (number of books in Bible) is the 13th triangular number. The row in which the number ends. Not only that, but 153 is also the sum of first 17 digits. Check this one out.

5. Page number 153 of New Testament in Tamil Bible has John 17 chapter. Page 777 of Old testament of tamil Bible has the chapter Proverbs 17.

6. Chapter 17 of Matthew speak about Transfiguration of Jesus (symbolizes transfiguration during rapture), Luke 17 speaks about the end time signs, John 17 starts with "Father, the hour is come". Revelation 17 speaks about final judgement of Babylon.

7. The Great floods started on 17th day of 2nd month of 600th year of Noah. The ark rested on 17th day of 7th month. Why on 17th of 2nd month is, it was mentioned that in the first day of the first month of Noah's 601 year, waters were dried up from earth. So, waters had been on the face of the earth for 314 days. To make it 314, the floods started on 2nd month 17th day. The number 314 is a divine number represents El-Shaddai (mathematical constant PI - 3.14). I will try to come up with different article for this one.

8. God's name - El-Shaddai was first revealed in Genesis 17:1 to Abraham when he was 99. (The 777th verse of Bible is Gen 28:3 and that starts with El-Shaddai where Isaac bless Jacob.)

9. Joseph was 17 years of age when he was sold to Ishmaelites by his brothers. Gen 37:2 I presume David was also 17 years when he was anointed by Samuel though there is no scriptural evidence.

10. The 777th chapter of the Bible is Jeremiah 32 and in that chapter Jeremiah bought the field of his uncle's son for 17 shekeel's of silver.
Jer 32:9

11. The sum of digits (1+7) is 8 represents Salvation. (please check my earlier article).

12. The smallest chapter of the Bible is Psalms 117. This is also the central chapter of the Bible (595th of total 1189 chapters).

One personal revelation is, when I was thinking about the above points on 8th May 2016, Sunday and walked into the church, the corresponding daily Bible reading chapter that day was Psalms 17. Couple of months later during Wimbledon 2016, it striked me that one of the world's all times great, Roger Federer won 17 (7 Wimbledon + 10 others) grand slams till date. Next US president will come to power in 2017 and I could add few more.

With all the above points, I want to believe the rapture would happen in 2017. But, I am not very sure. It may or may not happen as it is a divine appointment. But all I could say it, the end time events would occur faster from next year and any time we may expect. In my last article, I mainly addressed non believers at the end. But, I would really like to address fellow christians here. Please check your ways. If you are sleeping, please wake up, fix things before the sight of the Lord, renew your spirit before it is really too late. If you are already in God, walk upright, be more holy and righteous, for your rewards will be many in heaven. If you are eagerly watching for His return, then rejoice and lift up your heads as the time draws nigh and patience is the key as there are many decievers around.

All Glory, Honor and Praise be to God through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Maranatha, Amen. 

Are we near the End times?

The question that the disciples asked to Jesus - "What are the signs for your coming and the end of the world" before His Olivet's discourse in Matthew 24. The question that we get now are "How far we are now at this point of history from the return of Christ and the end of the world". When Jesus faced a similar question from disciples just before His ascension, He just responded back saying it is not upto them to know the Father's timings but instead wait to receive the Holy Spirit, Acts 1:7,8

The scriptures taught us to look for the Day of the Lord with eagerness. Paul in His letter to Titus says, "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;" Titus 2:11-13 and he went in great detail of explaining about rapture and second coming in I Cor 15, I Thessalonians 4,5 and in II Thessalonians 2. Peter also said, "Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness." II Peter 3:12,13.

So, are we really supposed to know or do not know the timing? Jesus in Acts 1 just told the disciples to focus on the current job instead of worrying about the end times which was just kept for a future generation. But, if he really doesn't want us to know anything about it, he wouldn't have given signs and symptoms in Matthew 24 (Luke 17 and 21) concerning the second coming. The entire book of revelation is intended to show how things will be completed before new creation. So, if there is nothing to know about end of the world, it is like keeping us in total darkness and in a way it will be very surprise and hopelessness but it is not the case. Jesus clearly told the specific signs concerning the end times and this is essential for our spiritual growth and fulfillment. The benefits are sanctification and eternal life and this cannot be achieved if we don't expect the day of the Lord eagerly during these times.

So, based on the Word of God, we are not only supposed to look for the end times, but we are also expected to know the signs. We are not supposed to be slept like the world as written in I Thess 5:4,5. The question is Are we near? or How far we are? Through 2000 years, God kept every generation interested in His return till this point of time. The purpose as mentioned is sanctification and fulfillment of christian walk of each believers throughout the history. The answer to the question is not surprisingly, "Yes, this is the end time. The end is very near". The world will not run for another 50 years. If God waited for 2000 years, how confidently we can say it will not go for another 100 years? Just by seeing the signs and symptoms.

The earth right now is undergoing birth pangs as mentioned by Jesus in John 16:21 and Paul in Romans 8:22. The entire creation is suffering. There are lot of challenges before the world leaders right now than anytime before. We see the record temperatures, heavy rainfall, floods everywhere (times of Noah recurring), Middle East burning with fire, record number of people displaced, new diseases, frequent earthquakes of larger magnitudes, terrorism spreading to all parts of the world, famines in african nations and wars and enmity between many nations. I could add many more things to this list. There are many celestial signs as well.

Didn't the above things happen earlier? Yes, they have happened once in a while separately at different place. But, the real difference now is all these things are happening together in many parts of the world simultaneously. One more main reason is the scientific and technology advancement now can only be imagined 2 or 3 decades earlier. In every field, technology plays a crucial role. Technology brings the world together, connects it. Will there be another 50 to 100 years of scientific and technological growth before end? I feel "No". Just by seeing the number of people suffering right now in the world, I don't expect there won't be another 50 to 100 years before the end. But, there are more concrete biblical reasons to believe the end is very near. If so, how long before the end? As this article is getting longer, I will answer this question in my next article, "2017 - The Beginning of End times."

Anyone, who reads this article even if you are a non believer, you know what is happening in the world right now. I really feel like the world order is gone and something is going to happen. Don't you feel the same way by seeing things happening around you? If you feel the same way, think about the Bible scriptures that exactly predicted these days 2000 years back. Knowing Jesus is knowing life, knowing your purpose. Realize Jesus, who He is. See for yourself. Accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior and receive the eternal life. The time won't delay longer. "No God ever died for us except Lord Jesus Christ, He died so that our souls don't get lost in the eternal judgement and condemnation, He loved us that much otherwise needless for Him to suffer, He was raisen from dead on the third day and alive forever and gives eternal life free if you accept Him". To know more about Him, visit http://www.everystudent.com/features/faith.html?gclid=CPG82JeA184CFciFfgod_i0NKw

Accept Him with your full heart, ask Him to come into you through Holy Spirit, Read the Bible to know Him more, Praise Him for giving you the eternal life and saving you from eternal destruction and Pray to Him for your needs. He is a good God. He never rejects anyone who comes to Him.

All glory, honor and praises to God through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the almighty and all sufficient one. Amen.

8 - Number of Salvation, 888 - Number of Jesus

We could find many references in internet saying the gematria value of Jesus is 888. But, let's see how plainly from the scripture we could arrive to that.

Peter associated the number 8 to salvation two times in his letters. He was writing about the number of people who got saved during great floods. Just 8 of the entire human population got saved thereby associating 8 with Salvation. I Peter 3:20 says "When once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water." Again, he emphasized the number 8 in II Pet 2:5 saying 8 persons including Noah associating 8 with salvation in the context of judgement.

From Matthew 1:21, we can read the name Jesus means "for He shall save His people from their sins". One who SAVES. Let's see the examples from old testament,

When God made his covenant with Abraham, He gave them a rule for circumcision in Genesis 17:12 - "And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you". Why circumcision on 8th day? Because, 8 represents salvation based on covenant and Isaac foreshadows Christ because Abraham was asked to sacrifice Isaac which symbolizes God, the Father will sacrifice His son, Jesus on cross. Isaac as a pre type of Jesus Christ was the first one to be circumcised on the 8th day as per scriptures - Gen 21:4. It is interesting to note that the covenant was given after Ishmael was born (13 years later) and before Isaac was born as per Gen 17:25 quotes "And Ishmael his son  was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.". This proves that the identified one is Isaac because he was the one who has been circumcised on the 8th day as per the rule of God.

When giving Mosaic law, God told Moses to offer the firstborn animals to be given to Him on 8th day. Exodus 22:30 and Leviticus 22:27. Next important association is David who is the main prefigure of Jesus Christ was the 8th son of Jesse. Clearly indicated in I Samuel 17:12-14. In revelation, if you count the number of times the phrase "To him that overcomes" is given for all the 7 churches. But, towards the end chapter  at Rev 21:8, the phrase is present again making the total as 8. I feel this indicates "One who endures till the end shall be Saved" as per Matthew 24:13.

Let's see some non biblical stuff. There are 8 directions, 8 bits in a byte, 8 legs of spider and octopus and 8 is the atomic number of Oxygen that gives life and adds with 2 molecules of Hydrogen to give Water (H20) without which life cannot survive. The eighth teeth is called wisdom teeth.

Number 7 represents perfection or completion. So, after 7, after completion of this life, we will go to 8 and if we tilt 8 by 90 degrees, we get symbol of infinity. This symbolizes that eternal life is infinity.

Finally, Satan also tries to copy the number "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." as in 2 Cor 11:14, Antichrist would be the 8th king as per Rev 17:11 but his number would be 666 as per Rev 13:18.

So, 8 represents Salvation, but if we make a triple concatenation for trinity, it will be 888 and represents our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. May all Glory, Honor and Praise to the Jesus Christ, the unblemished passover lamb who took away the sin of the world.

Grace, Faith and Works

The popular verse in Ephesians 2:8,9 says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast." Many people have difficulty in understanding this and those who understand have difficulty in accepting this.

Yes, the plain truth is none of our good works qualify us for heaven. Salvation belongs to the Lord and we can get that only by having faith in finished works of Lord Jesus Christ. Only by having faith on the sacrifice that He had done in cross on behalf of us.

What is Grace by the way? Grace can be defined as unmerited, undeserved favor which cannot be gained by doing any good work. God's immeasurable love towards fallen human race make Him send His only begotten son Jesus Christ to this world to die for us. To pay what is expected as ransom. The blood of the pure lamb as atoning sacrifice. It is not required for God to go to that extent to redeem us. But, the love pushed God and this is GRACE.

Depending on our good works for our salvation is like rejecting God's solution and bringing up our own offering. It is simply like Cain's offering. Are we smarter than God Almighty? Our good works won't qualify in front of God's just eyes. They are like filthy rags. But, Salvation just comes by believing and accepting what our Lord and Savior had done for us on cross. This will simply come by faith. This is what mentioned in Romans 4:5 as "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." So, there is nothing for man to boast with respect to Salvation because it is created by God Himself.

Grace is freely available for everyone. To get the grace, one need to put his/her faith on Jesus, believe that he has paid the price for his sins and accept Him as his/her only Savior. Grace is like a huge river and faith is like the container. If we have a huge drum, we will receive that much water and if we have a small cup, we receive only that much. The grace will make us grow in every aspect of our life.

So, a question might come. Is it sufficient to have faith in finished work of Jesus alone? and Shouldn't good works required? The next verse answers that, Ephesians 2:10 says "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." If someone calls him a believer and don't do any good work, he is not a believer at all. Because, scriptures also say in James 2: 17, "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone."

So, in a nutshell, Salvation by faith through grace is like a starting point in Christian journey and continuing in good works till the end is like completion. Without the starting point, there is no end. Whatever good things we do, still we cannot boast. Because, if Jesus didn't love us first, we wouldn't have loved God or others and whatever we do, we will still be incomplete.

May all Honor, Glory and Praises be to our God, the Father through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Prophecies and Covenants

In my last post, I mentioned some of the unique concepts of Christianity that I felt. Further to the post, I would like to elaborate on the significance of covenants and prophecies.

As everyone knows, when Adam and Eve committed the original sin, before cursing Adam and Eve, God cursed the serpent (satan) and pronounced the judgement as a prophecy. The LORD GOD said, And "I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise Him on the heel." Gen 3:15 Many of us understand the first part of the prophecy right that Jesus Christ, the seed of woman (Mary), bruised the devil in cross. But, the second part is important as well that the serpent will bruise Jesus's heel. Many scholars and authors says that Jesus just died on cross and resurrected which is equivalent to "bruise Him on the heel". But, as per divine revelation which I got, this is the part because of which the world is going on still and the second part is not fulfilled yet.

The serpent bruising Jesus' heel means this is something opposite of what Jesus did. Satan will take the form of antichrist (also called the beast in Revelation) takes a human form and crushes the feet of Jesus which means, He will destroy the last generation of believers. Remember, in Nebuchadnezzar's vision, He saw the statue and from head to feet, it represented generations from Babylonian to Roman empire and during Roman empire, Jesus was born and in same way, Jesus' heel is the very last generation of Christianity. I got this interpretation matching with Daniel 12:7 that quotes "when it is accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these  things shall be finished." Just for this, the world is running still. All the scientific revolution, technology development, globalization through internet (WWW - a form of 666), everything is specifically designed and allowed so that the devil can set up an end time kingdom and the promise be fulfilled. This is something allowed by God.

To fulfill the first part of prophecy, which is Jesus crushing of satan's head, Abrahamic covenant is created by God with Abraham and God said to Abraham, through your seed, all the generations of earth will be blessed (Gen 12:3) , keeping Jesus in mind and Jesus made a new covenant with His disciples and followers via His flesh and blood which we are remembering through communion. Another covenant is made with David (called Davidic covenant) and Lord said to David, that there will be a son for you to rule over earth and this will again be fulfilled once Jesus returns back to set His kingdom up in 1000 year millennium reign. God is truthful to His promises. Isaiah said prophetically, Behold a virgin will be conceived and begot a son and He will be named Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14).  Isaiah also told, There will be a son given to us who will reign, His name is miraculous, counseling Lord, mighty God, everlasting Father and Prince of peace at Isaiah 9:6. Roughly seven hundred years later, these prophecies got fulfilled at the appointed time. Same way, there were many prophecies mentioned in Old Testament which were fulfilled. Also, there are many prophecies concerning the second coming of Jesus at many places will happen at its appointed time sooner. In Isaiah 40:10, he said "Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him." Towards the end of Psalms 96 and 98, David says Lord is coming back to earth for judgement. It is impossible for one thing to be fulfilled and other to go in vein. Jesus Himself said, heavens and earth will pass away but word of God will be fulfilled for sure.

As we end the year 2015, lets thank the God with bottom of our heart for what He has done throughout this year. Lets thank for His blessings, His protection, His guidance and leading, His matchless peace which is the greatest blessing of all. We thank you Jesus, we praise you Father and we glorify you Holy Spirit for leading us throughout this year and blessed us with your countless blessings. As we enter the New year, bless us as per Numbers 6:24-26 throughout 2016.

May all Honor, Glory and Praises be to our God, the Father through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Uniqueness of Christianity

Christianity is special that it stands on Lord Jesus who is God Himself. Apart from that, God designed many facts around Christianity which are unique. Let's see few important concepts that are unique to Christianity.

I could think of the following as unique to Christianity,
1. Salvation by the death of LORD Himself - Manifestation of Grace.
2. Resurrection and Transfiguration.
3. Covenants through which God works.
4. Prophecies and their fulfillment.

As we see in the previous chapter, Salvation is a unique process and one of the fundamental truth why one has to be saved by Jesus Christ to enter eternal life. While every other religion has a concept of Judgement and eternal life, Christianity clearly teaches the way for eternal life. The special thing about Salvation in Christianity is God Himself came down as human to taste the death by shedding His Holy Blood to create Salvation for us. While every religion teaches about saving good people and rewards them with heaven and destroy wicked people and condemns them to hell, Christianity establishes a chance to all wicked and evil doers to turn to good and for this to happen a chance to be given first to everyone. That chance is created by the blood shed of God Himself, dying in cross and taking away all the curse. While every other God destroys the wicked and saves good people, Christianity teaches that Lord Himself faced death and destruction to save both the good and bad and gives chance for wicked until final moment of judgement. Hence, the Bible declares every one is a sinner and salvation will come through faith in Lord Jesus Christ. This demonstrates God's grace towards mankind. This is unique and a foundational aspect of Christianity.

Resurrection/Transfiguration is another unique truth about Christian faith. While every other religion has the concept of incarnation, Christianity not only has the concept of incarnation in Jesus Christ's virgin birth but it teaches another fact of resurrection from death of all those who were saved by Him. Transfiguration is another important concept of those who were alive and who were resurrected receiving their glorious bodies which in turn similar to that of Jesus Christ during His secret coming back. Jesus Himself demonstrated both transfiguration and resurrection. Jesus' transfiguration occurred in Mount Tabor where He displayed His majesty to His selected disciples Peter, John and James and during the incident Moses and Elijah appeared together. This has greater significance where as Jesus represented Holy Father, Moses represented Son (as Moses was dead but entered heaven spiritually) and Elijah represented Holy Spirit (as Elijah never died and ascended to heaven to represent Holy Spirit never dies). During this moment, Jesus' face shined like sun, His clothes turned like light and this would happen to every one of His followers when He returns to rapture the church and they will receive their glorious bodies. This glorious body is immortal, will not age, will not be prone to decay or destruction and will be equivalent to that of God Himself. Same happens to who were dead but were saved by the Lord Jesus and they will be resurrected with their glorious bodies during his secret return.

The third one is covenants. Our God is a covenanting God who likes to establish covenants with humans. He made covenant with Noah that He will not destroy mankind with water after the great floods. He kept rainbow (His bow) on clouds as a sign for this covenant. Later, the Lord made covenant with Abraham and blessed Him saying that through His generation, all the nations of the earth will be blessed and God is truthful to fulfill his covenant when He gave His son Jesus Christ on the cross and through Him all the people, both Jews and Israelites as well as gentiles are blessed. He made a covenant with David that there will be a son to rule in your throne and this will be fulfilled during 1000 year millennium reign of Jesus when He comes and establishes Kingdom in earth again. Jesus Christ Himself abolished the Law of Old testament and made a New covenant which is established by His flesh and blood that He gave on cross that whoever having true faith on Him and partake in Holy Communion will have eternal life.

Prophecy is a unique concept. God, being omniscient knows the end of the world before its creation. He designed everything to happen on its own time. God is diligent to reveal things at the appointed time to His selected people of things which are going to happen in far future. This is the significance of prophecy and the fulfillment of prophecies are unique. For example, Jesus birth was foretold by a prophet named Isaiah about 700 years before he born. Same prophet foretold his gory death and many other prophets prophesied the exact events that happen with Jesus. Same prophets foretold about His second coming, millennial rule and eternal life and judgement. Apart from prophecies, the entire old testament was set as an en sample for what would happen now. It was foretold by a prophet named Daniel that during end times, the human race will face greatest tribulation and the knowledge and wisdom of humans will be increased to greatest extent which is exactly happening now. Jesus Himself foretold many prophecies during end times and the last book of the Bible is Revelation which is full of prophecies.

There are many other unique facts and principles about Christianity but the above truths set it apart. Any true Christian who reads the Bible and prays to God will realize that these are truly end times and should make his ways straight as per the scriptures. Daniel 12:10 says, "Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.", Lets purify ourselves according to Ephesians 4:22 - 24, "That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."

Let's say this prayer, "Our most Holy God, Lord and Savior Jesus, Please cleanse me with your precious blood, forgive all my sins and help me to overcome my sinful nature using the Holy Spirit and your , for it is said that we will live if we destroy our fleshly things using Holy Spirit. Help me to do your will in this world and please you in my ways. Teach me your paths and bless me with your peace. Amen."

May God bless you and provide all your needs. All Glory, Honor and Praise be to our God through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

SALVATION

Salvation belongeth to the LORD - Psalms 3:8

To understand Salvation, one has to understand what is a Sin? What is human fall?

Romans says Because of one man's (Adam) transgression, sin entered the World. Romans 5:12
This means every human being is a sinner by birth not because of his own fault but because of Adam's fault. So, God really want to save the World instead of judging the world immediately. If God immediately punished the world, he would have wiped off the life immediately from earth when Adam sinned. But, he put a plan of Salvation and Redemption for mankind by His own. But, whenever sin crosses adherence limits of God, it is the duty of the Lord to judge and punish the wicked. So, He preserved Noah and His family and a pair of each animal race before wiping out the rest of the Life in earth by Great Floods.

The promise of Salvation was announced in Garden of Eden when God said that He will crush the head of satan. As everyone knows, 'He' represents the second person in trinity, the Son, the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To bring Jesus to this world, God preserved the family of Noah but it is the big plan for the world.

What is a sin? Bible says, any human is sinful and any thought of human is sinful in nature from his childhood. Genesis 8:21 says for the imagination of man's heart  is evil from his youth.
In other words, any human being cannot be pure on His own before God Almighty. A sin is something that breaks the bond, the connection between humans and the God. Whatever it may be, if you are not able to spend time with God, then there is sin in between. Whatever took your quality time away from God, whether it is money/entertainment/movies/technology/overwork/addictions/friendship/illegal affairs/pride or anything else is sin. Whatever that affects your clean conscience is a sin. So, for God everyone has fallen short of Glory and considered a sinner.

But, Romans also says because of one man's (first Adam's) disobedience, how sin entered the world, by another man who is Jesus Christ (Second Adam's) and by His complete obedience, Salvation entered the world. Romans 5:19 To get this intimate relationship with God, to get back to the God who created the heavens and earth, who positioned the stars above, who architected the universe, we simply need to accept His Son (Lord Jesus) by faith because the Salvation is inside Him and via Salvation we get Life through Him. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and life. He is the true Light and if we are in Light, we have His Life. This can be achieved only by Jesus Christ because He is the one not of a man's seed but of woman's seed. (Virgin birth by Holy Spirit through Mary) as mentioned in Gen 3:15, otherwise He too would fall under normal human being and would be a sinner by birth and would not qualify to create Salvation. Thats why David, the psalmist cries, Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Psalms 51:5, Jesus was beyond this as He was concieved by Holy Spirit.

so, What is Salvation? Salvation is the starting process of eternal life of a soul in this world itself and it has to carry the soul to the end of the process which is Redemption. So, eternal life starts at Salvation and fulfills at Redemption (We will see about Redemption in another article).

How to get this Salvation? Bible clearly teaches, if one accepts Lord and Saviour Jesus in His heart and openly confesses by His mouth that He died for His sins, shed His blood for him, then He is saved or Salvation entered His life - Romans 10:9, This means God promises eternal life to a person who accepts Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and this is the definition of Salvation. But, this process of Salvation starts at that point and it will grow inside Him and Lord takes control over His life and enriches His soul and life everyday with His Words and Spirit. This will make Him move from Glory to Glory and enters the Glorious eternal life. If one is saved or entered His salvation process, then God will see Him as righteous as Jesus and considered the soul as brethren of Jesus Christ. The righteousness of Jesus is given to the soul that accepts Him.

Salvation belongs to the Lord but He created Salvation in Cross when He died shedding blood for everyone's sin. This is the best thing that God can do for a human being and He did it. But, accepting the Salvation can only be done by faith which should come from individual. That's why it is written, We are saved by His grace through faith and no one can boast as it was ordained by God. So, this fulfills the verse from where we started - Salvation belongs to the Lord - Psalms 3:8

I can keep quoting more and more but I believe the message is clear and the entire New Testament and New Covenant is about this.

God so loved the world, that he gave His only son Jesus Christ, that whoever believes Him will not perish but will get eternal life through Jesus - Salvation John 3:14

May all Glory, Honour and Praises be to God through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.