As
you come to Him (Christ),
The Living Stone—rejected by men
But
chosen by God and precious to Him--
You
also, like Living Stones, are being built into a Spiritual House
To
be a Holy Priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable
to God
Through
Jesus Christ. For in Scripture it says:
'See,
I lay a Stone (Christ)
in Zion a chosen and Precious Cornerstone,
And
the one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame,'
Now
to you who believe, this Stone is precious.
But
to those who do not believe,
'The
Stone the builders rejected has become the Capstone,
And,
'a Stone that causes men to stumble
And
a Rock that makes them fall.'
They
stumble because they disobey the MESSAGE--
Which
is also what they were destined for.
But
you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a Holy Nation,
A
people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him
Who
called you out of DARKNESS into His wonderful light.
Once
you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;
Once
you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Dear
friends, I urge you, as Aliens and Strangers in the World
To
abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
Live
such good lives among the Pagans
That,
though they accuse you of doing wrong,
They
may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
(1
Peter 2:4-12)
Christ Jesus is the
Living Stone chosen by God but Rejected by men.
Most people have
Rejected Christ Jesus and His Message in every generation.
In the End the Whole
World Rejects Him and worships Satan and his son.
(Revelation 13)
Zion is the
Spiritual House built by God
That God has been
preparing throughout the ages.
It consists of Living
Stones (those alive in Christ), a Holy Priesthood,
Who offer spiritual
sacrifices (worship) acceptable to God.
Zion is The Body of
Christ, a Royal Priesthood, a Holy Nation,
A people belonging to
God,
That we may declare
the praises of Him
Who called us out of
DARKNESS into His wonderful light.
The apostle Paul
says:
You
have not come to a mountain that can be touched
And
that is burning with fire;
To
darkness, gloom and storm;
To
a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words,
So
that those who heard it begged that no further world be spoken to
them,
Because
they could not bear what was commanded:
'If
even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.'
The
sight was so terrifying that Moses said, 'I am trembling with fear.'
But
you have come to Mount Zion, to the Heavenly Jerusalem,
The
City of the Living God (Zion).
You
have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,
To
the Church of the Firstborn (Christ),
whose names are written in Heaven.
You
have come to God, the Judge of all men,
To
the spirits of Righteous men made perfect,
To
Jesus the Mediator of a New Covenant,
And
to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of
Abel.
SEE
TO IT THAT YOU DO NOT REFUSE HIM WHO SPEAKS.
If
they did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth,
How
much less will we, if were turn away from Him who warns us from
Heaven?
At
that time His voice shook the earth,
But
now He has promised,
'Once
more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens,'
The
words 'once more' indicate the removing of what can be shaken--
That
is created things—so that what cannot be shaken, may remain.
Therefore,
since we are receiving a Kingdom that cannot be shaken,
Let
us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably
With
reverence and awe,
For our God is a
consuming fire. (Hebrews 12:18-29)
Be
always on the Watch,
And pray that you
will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,
And that you may be
able TO STAND before the Son of Man.
(Luke 21:36)
Today,
the World is raging against God, rushing toward Oblivion. (Psalm 2)
This
World in it's present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
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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