Praise
be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
In
His Great mercy He has given US New Birth into a Living Hope
Through
the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
And
into an Inheritance that can NEVER PERISH, spoil or fade--
Kept
in Heaven FOR YOU,
Who
through Faith are SHIELDED by God's Power
Until
the Coming of the Salvation that is ready to be REVEALED
At
The Last Time.
In
this YOU greatly Rejoice,
Though
now for a little while YOU may have had to suffer grief
In
all kinds of TRIALS.
These
have come so that YOUR Faith—of greater worth than gold,
Which
perishes even though refined by fire--May be proved GENUINE
And
may result in Praise, Glory and Honor when Jesus Christ is REVEALED.
Though
YOU have not seen Him, you Love Him;
And
even though YOU do not see Him now, you believe in Him
And
are filled with Inexpressible and Glorious Joy,
Four
YOU are receiving the Goal of YOUR Faith, the Salvation of YOUR
souls.
Concerning
this Salvation, the Prophets,
Who
spoke of the Grace that was to come to YOU,
Searched
intently and with the greatest care,
Trying
to find out the TIME and circumstances
To
which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing
When
He predicted the SUFFERINGS of Christ
And
the Glories that would follow.
It
was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves
But
YOU,
When
they spoke of the things that have now been told YOU
By
those who have preached the Gospel to YOU
By
the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven.
Even
angels long to look into these things.
Therefore,
prepare YOUR minds for ACTION;
Be
self-controlled; set YOUR Hope FULLY on the Grace to be given to YOU
When
Jesus Christ is REVEALED.
As
OBEDIENT children do not conform to the EVIL desires YOU had
When
YOU lived in Ignorance.
But
just as He Who called YOU is Holy, so be Holy in all YOU do;
For
it is written: 'Be Holy, because I AM Holy.'
Since
YOU call on a Father Who judges man's work impartially,
Live
YOUR lives as STRANGERS here in REVERENT FEAR.
For
YOU know that it was not with perishable things
Such
as silver or gold
That
YOU were REDEEMED from the empty way of life handed down to YOU
From
YOUR forefathers,
But
with the Precious Blood of Christ, a Lamb without blemish or defect.
He
was chosen before the creation of the world,
But
was revealed in THESE LAST TIMES
[The
last two thousand years of Time] for YOUR sake.
Through
Him you believe in God,
Who
raised Him from the dead and Glorified Him,
And
so YOUR Faith and Hope are in God.
Now
that You have PURIFIED YOURSELVES by OBEYING the Truth
So
that YOU have sincere Love for YOUR brothers,
Love
one another deeply from the heart.
For
YOU have been BORN AGAIN,
Not
of PERISHABLE seed, but of IMPERISHABLE,
Through
the Living and Enduring WORD OF GOD.
For,
'ALL men are like grass,
And
ALL their glory is like the flowers of the field;
The
grass withers and the flowers fall,
But
the Word of the Lord stands FOREVER.'
And
this is the Word that was preached to YOU. (1 Peter 1)
Therefore,
RID YOURSELVES of all Malice and Deceit, Hypocrisy,
Envy,
and Slander of every kind.
Like
New Born Babies, crave PURE SPIRITUAL MILK,
So
that YOU may grow up in YOUR Salvation,
Now
that YOU have tasted that the Lord is good. (1 Peter 2:1-3)
The
apostle Peter makes PLAIN the simplicity of the Gospel.
It
is simple but profound.
Unless
we are in fact STRANGERS here on earth, we have not been SAVED.
Unless
we have been Born Again we have not been SAVED.
Unless
we PURIFY ourselves by OBEYING the Truth we have not been SAVED.
But
if we have, we are SHIELDED by God's Power
Until
Christ Jesus is REVEALED.
I
pray that this is true of all who read this message.
Today,
the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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