CHRIST CAME TO RESCUE US

Galatians 1

Paul, and apostle—special messenger

Appointed and commissioned and sent out--

Not from [any body of] men nor by or through any man,

But by and through Jesus Christ, the Messiah, and God the Father

Who raised Him from among the Dead.

And all the brethren who are with me, to the Churches of Galatia:

Grace and spiritual blessing be to you

And soul peace from God the Father

And our Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah,

Who gave (yielded) Himself up [to atone] for our Sins

(And to Save and Sanctify us),

IN ORDER TO RESCUE AND DELIVER US

FROM THIS PRESENT WICKED AGE AND WORLD ORDER,

(Every Christians should understand that this Wicked Age and World Order

We currently live in began with the Fall of Adam and Eve.

This World in its Present Form, is Satan's kingdom and is passing away,

And will be No More at the return of Christ Jesus.)

In accordance with the Will and Purpose and Plan of our God and Father.

To Him [be ascribed all] the Glory

Through ALL THE AGES of the Ages and the Eternities of the Eternities!

Amen—so be it.

I am surprised and astonished

That you are so quickly turning renegade and deserting Him

Who Invited and Called you by the Grace (unmerited favor)

Of Christ, the Messiah, [and that you are transferring your allegiance]

To a different, even an Opposition gospel].

Not that there is [or could be] any other [genuine Gospel],

But there are [obviously] some

Who are troubling and disturbing and bewildering you

(With a different kind of Teaching which they offer as a gospel)

And want to Pervert and Distort the Gospel of Christ the Messiah

[Into something which it absolutely is Not].

But even if we or an angel from Heaven should preach to you a gospel Contrary to and Different from that which we preached to you,

LET HIM BE ACCURSED—Anathema, devoted to Destruction,

Doomed to Eternal Punishment!

As we said before, so I now say again,

IF Any One is preaching to you a gospel different from

Or Contrary to that which you received [from us],

LET HIM BE ACCURSE—Anathema, devoted to Destruction,

Doomed to Eternal Punishment!

NOW, am I trying to win the favor of men, or of God?

Do I seek to be a Man-pleaser?

If I were still seeking popularity with men,

I should not be a Bondservant of Christ, the Messiah.

For indeed I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it;

[It came to me] through a [direct] Revelation

[Given] by Jesus Christ, the Messiah.

You have heard of my earlier career and former manner of life

In the Jewish Religion (Judaism),

How I Persecuted and Abused the Church of God Furiously and Extensively,

And [with fanatical zeal did my best] to make Havoc of it and Destroy it.

And [have heard how] I outstripped many of the men of my own generation

among the people of my race,

In [my advancement in study and observance of the laws of] Judaism,

So extremely enthusiastic and zealous I was

For the Traditions of my ancestors.

But when He Who had chosen and Set me Apart

[Even] before I was born,

And called me by His Grace (His undeserved favor and blessing),

[Isa. 49:1; Jer. 1:5.]

Saw Fit and was Pleased to Reveal (unveil, disclose) His Son

WITHIN ME

So that I might Proclaim Him among the Gentiles [the non-Jewish world]

As the Glad tidings,

Immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood--

Did not consult or Counsel with any Frail human being

Or communicate with any one.

Nor did I [even] go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles--

Special messengers of Christ--before I was;

But I went away and retired into Arabia,

And afterward I came back against to Damascus.

Then three years later, I did go up to Jerusalem to become (personally) acquainted with Cephas (Peter),

And remained with him for fifteen days.

But I did not see any of the other apostles--

The special messengers of Christ--

Except James the brother of our Lord.

Now—[note carefully] what I am telling you, [For] it is the Truth;

I write it as if I were standing before the bar of God; I do not lie.

Then I went into the districts (counties, regions) of Syria and Cilicia.

And so far I was still unknown by slight to the Churches of Christ in Judea

[The country surrounding Jerusalem].

They were only hearing it said, He who used to Persecute us

Is now Proclaiming the Very Faith he once Reviled

And which he set out to Ruin and tried [with all his might] to Destroy.

And they Glorified God

[As the Author and Source of what had taken place] in me.

(Galatians 1, AMP)

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!