Good morning beloved friends and brethren present, and those in other nations, ministers and congregations. A very special greeting to Reverend, Dr. Miguel Bermudez Marin, there where he is at on this occasion.
I also want to extend my condolences to Reverend Eloy Liberato’s family, who departed in these days and is in Paradise. May his wife Selfa Beltran, his son Abraham Liberato Beltran and his daughter Mary Ruth Liberato Beltran, and also the congregation he pastored there in Acapulco, Mexican Republic, receive my condolences.
He has gone from this earthly dimension to the heavenly spiritual dimension, the sixth dimension; and he is in a spiritual, theophanic body, body of the Word, in Paradise, the sixth dimension, where all the believers in Christ gather when they depart and are taken to that heavenly dimension; and there they wait until the Coming of the Lord to Paradise, to come with Christ to the Supper, to come and take their bodies, resurrect in glorified and eternal bodies, just like the glorified body of Christ; and those alive in the Mystical Body of Christ, in the corresponding stage to this end time, will be changed; and all will be young, representing from 18 to 21 years of age.
And after a short manifestation of the fullness of God in the midst of His Church, they will go with Christ, with the Messiah, to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, where the Messiah and His Church will be invested as kings, to rule on planet Earth in the Millennial Kingdom.
Therefore, our brother and friend, and fellow servant in the ministry, he is alive in another dimension: the sixth dimension, of which Paul also was speaking about and also departed to that dimension.
It says in Philippians: “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Lord, our Savior.” Let us read it so we have a clear picture. Philippians, chapter 3, verse 20 to 21, says:
“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.”
The Coming of Christ for this end time is to resurrect the dead believers in Him, and to transform the living; for all to have glorified bodies like the glorified body of Christ.
And in First of Thessalonians, chapter 4, verse 13 and on, says:
“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”
These are words of comfort for all the believers in Christ that go through this stage of the departure of a loved one to another dimension.
In chapter 15 of First of Corinthians, it also talks to us about this, and it tells us… Chapter 15, verse 49 and on, says:
“And as we have borne the image of the earthy…”
In other words, we have come as human beings with a spirit of the world.
“And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Behold, I shew you a mystery...”
It is one of the great mysteries of the Divine Program.
“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep…”
In other words, not all of us are going to die. There will be a group of believers that will be alive in the time of the Coming of the Lord for and with those who have departed, which He will bring from Paradise and resurrect them in glorified bodies; but there will be a group that will be alive, that will be changed in that time when we see the dead in Christ resurrected; we will be changed.
“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”
There will be a resurrection in glorified bodies for those who have died; and for those who are alive, there will be a physical transformation, which is promised in order to have the physical likeness of Christ, glorified, young and eternal body, which will represent from 18 to 21 years of age.
“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump (at the final Message of God): for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.”
That is the promise for all those who depart from this Earth being believers in Christ, members of the Mystical Body of Christ; that is, of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, which is the Kingdom of Christ to which we have been transferred by being transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of Christ, upon receiving Him as our Savior.
Therefore, the family of Reverend Eloy Liberato, who has departed and is with the Lord in the sixth dimension, receive my condolences: his wife Selfa Beltran, children: Abraham Liberato Beltran, daughter Mary Ruth Liberato Beltran and the rest of the family, and the congregation he pastored there in Acapulco.
We accompany you in this moment of pain, but knowing that he has departed and is in the sixth dimension, Paradise; and he will come back in the resurrection, and he will receive a glorified boy; and therefore, we will see him again but young, from 18 to 21 years of age.
May your hearts be comforted, and awaiting for the return of the Lord with all the saints that have departed in different stages of the Church. And those of us who are alive will welcome all the saints that will arrive in the resurrection.
May God bless all of the family of Reverend Eloy Liberato and the congregation there in Acapulco.
And now we read in Ezekiel, chapter 37, verses 15 to 28; and the Word of God says the following way:
“The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,
Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions:
And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.
And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?
Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.
And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all.
Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.
And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.”
May God bless our souls with His Word and allow us to understand it. Our topic for this occasion is: “THE TWO STICKS OF ISRAEL IN THE HAND OF THE SON OF MAN.”
The two sticks of Israel: The stick of Joseph in the hand of Ephraim and the stick of Judah.
In past times and still in our time, even in the indigenous communities of the nations, we find that the people having command positions have a baton, a stick, which identifies them as authorities in the indigenous communities of the different peoples.
As for the tribes of Israel, the ones with the command position had a stick that identified them as people of authority in the midst of the people of Israel.
And now, these two sticks that are, one in the hand of Joseph, stick of Joseph in the hand of Ephraim… Remember that Ephraim is the son of Jacob who obtained the Blessing of the Birthright when Jacob blessed his children Ephraim and Manasseh, when he crossed his hands the Blessing of the Birthright, from the right hand, fell upon Ephraim. And consequently, before God, represented in Jacob, the blessing of the right hand corresponds to Ephraim; and consequently, the scepter or stick that corresponds to the tribes of the North, the ten tribes, is in the hand of Ephraim.
And in the hand of Judah, the stick or scepter that corresponds to the two tribes that were given to the king that came after Solomon: Rehoboam. And the other scepter, that corresponds to the ten tribes, passed on to Jeroboam, who was a descendant of the tribe of Ephraim; tribe that has the Blessing of the Birthright.
In the time of King Solomon, for having sinned uniting and worshiping idols, and establishing pagan temples for their wives, God divided the kingdom; but He materialized it in the son of Solomon, Rehoboam, and therefore Rehoboam got two tribes and Jeroboam ten tribes.
For the restoration of the Kingdom of David on Earth these two scepters, two sticks, have to unite: the stick the kingdom received – the scepter the kingdom of the tribes of the North received (of the ten tribes); and the stick, the scepter, that two tribes received in the division of the Kingdom of David.
The Kingdom of David has the promise that it will be restored on Earth and that God will be in the midst of that Kingdom ruling through the Son of Man, through the Anointed One, the Prince Messiah, who is promised in Isaiah, chapter 9 and chapter 11. Chapter 9, verses 6 to 7, says, of Isaiah:
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”
In other words it will be a Work of God, because it is a divine promise for the Hebrew people and for all humanity; because the Throne of David and Kingdom of David will rule with the two scepters, with the two sticks; in other words, with the kingdom of the North (of the ten tribes) and the kingdom of the South (of the two tribes); that kingdom headed by the tribe of Judah, and that of the North led by Ephraim, who has the Blessing of the Birthright that was given by Joseph.
In chapter 11 of Isaiah, says:
“And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.”
Here we have the promise of the Northern tribes gathering to strengthen the Kingdom of the Messiah in this end time.
And what does all of this have to do with humanity? See also here: Chapter 27 of Isaiah, verse 12 to 13, says:
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.”
Here we can see the promise of the restoration of Israel for the end time.
In the reading we had at the beginning it says that there will be a restoration for Israel, an important restoration promised in the Prophetic Word, the Divine Word, for the Hebrew people; and all of this is for the end time.
Let us see here in First of Chronicles, chapter 28, verse 13 on… When David thought of building a temple for God, he was told that his son Solomon would be the one to build it. Chapter 28 of First of Chronicles, verse 12 on, says:
“Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.”
The Throne of the Lord, the Throne of God over the Hebrew people, which one is it? It is the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom of David; and the Throne of God on Earth is the Throne of David. Therefore, there will be a David, a Prince Messiah, who will sit on the Throne of David, and will rule for the Millennium and for all eternity. It keeps on saying:
“And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.”
And next chapter, 29, verse 22 to 24, says:
“And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.
Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king…”
Solomon sat on which throne? On the earthly Throne of God, on the Throne of the Lord, which is the Throne of David; and it is the Throne of the Kingdom of David which will be restored to reign over Israel and over all nations in the Millennial Kingdom.
“Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.”
That great blessing corresponds to Israel. That is why for this time Israel must be waiting for the Coming of the Messiah for the union, gathering of the tribes of the North with the tribes of the South, to be a single scepter, a single stick in the hand of God, and consequently in the hand of a prophet, of the Son of Man.
For which the Scripture speaks so much of the Coming of the Son of Man for the end time; because the title of Son of Man is a title of prophet, and the inheritance of that title of Son of Man is the planet Earth with everything it has, with all the kingdoms, headed by the Kingdom of David and ruled from the Throne of David.
Therefore, for the gathering of the tribes of the North, just as there was an Elijah for the time of prophet Elijah to join the tribes of the North (that were turned to idolatry) and restore them to God and His Program, and restore them to the Kingdom of God, there will be an Elijah, a fifth manifestation of the ministry of Elijah in the end time, calling for the union of the ten tribes with the scepter of the tribes of the North, which is the scepter that corresponds to Joseph, the tribe of Joseph, in the hand of Ephraim, which is the one who received the Blessing of the Birthright.
Since their rupture the kingdom of the North and the kingdom of the South have been divided, and that is why it has not remained in the Kingdom of God; but the Kingdom of God will be restored in this end time; and Israel has the earthly blessing of that Kingdom.
For which we find that in the time of Jesus, John and James wanted what they saw on Mount Transfiguration, which is the prophetic Vision for this end time, of the Coming of the Kingdom, where the Two Olive Trees appear in and from Zechariah, chapter 4, verse 1 to 14; and Revelation, chapter 11, verse 1 to 14.
That blessing of the Two Olive Trees is the blessing of the right and left hand, blessing that on Mount Transfiguration was shown with Elijah on one side and Moses on the other side, in the transfiguration of Christ at Mount Transfiguration.
That is prophetically the Coming of the Son of Man in His Kingdom with His Angels, according to how it is also promised in chapter 17 of Matthew, verse 1 to 13; and chapter 24, verse 30 to 39, where it says… And let us read it in our Bible study titled: “THE TWO STICKS (in other words, the two scepters) OF ISRAEL IN THE HAND OF THE SON OF MAN.”
Chapter 24, verse 27, of Matthew, says:
“For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
Look at how the Bible speaks so much of the Coming of the Son of Man! Then, in that same chapter 24, verse 30 to 31, says:
“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”
The Son of Man comes with His Angels, and He will send His Angels with Great of Trumpet. That is the Great Voice of Trumpet or Final Trumpet, the Trumpet that sounds for the resurrection of the dead in Christ and the transformation of the those who are alive, to gather them in the Mystical Body of Christ; and then gather the Hebrews, the Jews, for the restoration of the Kingdom of David.
And it shows us that it will be a time of tribulation [verse 29]:
“…Shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.”
In other words, that this is a prophetic time in which we are living in.
“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”
(Verse 36 on, of the same chapter 24).
“But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
In other words, it will be a time parallel to Noah’s time, the antediluvian time that had come to an end, the kingdom of the antediluvians and which would be destroyed by a flood of water: water from above, water from below; the fountains of waters would open and bring a flood that lasted forty days.
With a rainy day or two in Puerto Rico, the streets get flooded and many problems arise, and also in all countries. How would it be with heavy rain for forty days? It covered the Earth, but those that were in Noah’s Ark were saved. It says:
“And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
In other words there will be a Noah on Earth, who will be proclaiming, revealing the divine judgment that is to come over the Earth, which will not be with water but rather atomic fire, volcanic fire and all the fire that can arise; because in many cities the pipes are to give energy, to cook; they are piped gas services.
Also in Luke, in chapter 17 and chapter 21, it speaks to us that it will be as in the days of Lot; in other words, a time parallel to Abraham’s time, which was the one in the Divine Covenant. Thus it will be for the sons and daughters of Abraham the Father of Faith, where Sodom and Gomorrah came to an end.
Sodom and Gomorrah represent the gentile kingdom in the stage of the feet of iron and clay of Daniel, chapter 2, verse 30 on.
In other words there will be a son of Abraham, an Isaac, who will have that blessing on this Earth. Remember that Abraham in that time received the rejuvenation; he and Sarah were rejuvenated in order to have the promised son: Isaac.
For this time there is a great blessing for the Mystical Body of Christ and a great blessing for the Hebrew people as well. When they see Christ coming, the Messiah coming for His Church, they will say: “This is the one we are waiting for.” He will come for His Mystical Body of believers, and then He will deal with the Hebrew people.
This blessing of the two sticks or two scepters is what James and John were always looking for, they saw it in the Vision of Mount Transfiguration of Matthew, chapter 17, verse 1 to 13, where the Son of Man appeared glorified, with Moses on one side and Elijah on the other side; because those are the ministries of the Angels of the Son of Man, the Angels for the harvest in the end time.
Therefore we find in chapter 20, verse 20 to 25, of Matthew, that they came, after having seen Moses and Elijah (one on each side of Jesus) on Mount Transfiguration, James and John came with their mother to make a request to Christ. And Christ tells her, Jesus tells her: “What do you want?”
She tells him: “That each of my children sit in Your Kingdom, each one by Your side, one on each side.”
Jesus tells them: “Can you drink from the cup that I shall drink off?”
They said: “Yes we can.”
Because he who is seeking a blessing can not see obstacles, but rather the goal, the blessing, and keep their faith steadfast believing that which is promised.
Christ tells them: “From the cup that I shall drink off, ye can drink; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but for them to whom it is appointed.”
For whom is it appointed? For Moses and Elijah, for the manifestation of the Two Olive Trees, which are Moses and Elijah, one on each side of the Lord Jesus. These are the Angels or Messengers of the power of God in the Kingdom of the Messiah, which will be established.
Therefore there will be an Elijah: a fifth Elijah. There will be a Moses: a second Moses; but if we mention Christ as the second Moses, then it will be the third Moses. Those will be the ones who will sit on each side of the Lord in His earthly Kingdom. That is according to the Vision of Mount Transfiguration.
That is why James and John insisted so much in having the ministries of Moses and Elijah. That is why when Samaria did not want to receive Jesus, John and James say to the Lord: “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?” Christ tells them: “You do not know what you ask for.” In other words, they did see something: the ministries of the right and left hand of the Kingdom of the Messiah.
That is a blessing that corresponds to the two scepters in the hand of God, and consequently in the hand of the manifestation of God, of the Son of Man in the Last Day, which are the Angels that come with Him to call and gather the Hebrew chosen ones: one hundred and forty-four thousand, twelve thousand from each tribe.
There is a great blessing for Israel, which will be given to them, soon revealed; and the chosen ones of the Hebrew people will be called. Just like the challenge that Elijah did on Mount Carmel, there will be another challenge in this end time.
Therefore, the two sticks of Israel, the two scepters of Israel: the scepter of the kingdom of the North is the house of Joseph in the hand of Ephraim, and the scepter of Judah; both scepters will be in the hand of a prophet, and consequently in the hand of the Son of Man, which, every time the Son of Man is mentioned it is a prophet.
And the manifestation of God in the Last Day will be there; and that constitutes of the two scepters in the hand of God in the unification of the Kingdom of Israel, and the Throne of God on Earth and Kingdom of God on Earth. That is the order of the Coming of the Kingdom of God to Earth in the Last Day. It is as simple as that.
God is still calling a people for His Name among the gentiles, and He is gathering them in His Mystical Body of believers. For which, if there is a person who has not yet received Christ as Savior, you may do so in this moment, and we will be praying for you so that Christ may receive you in His Kingdom, forgive you and with His Blood cleanse you from all sin, baptize you with Holy Spirit and Fire, and bring forth the new birth in you, be born in the Kingdom of God. For which you may come to the front and we will be praying for you in this moment.
Those in other nations may also come to the Feet of Christ, so you may be included in the prayer that we will be making for all who are receiving Christ as only and sufficient Savior in different nations.
Children 10 years of age and older may also come to the Feet of Christ our Savior. Remember that Christ said: “Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the Kingdom of God.” [Matthew 19:14] Of such is the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom of Heaven.
Let us stand up to pray for the people who have been receiving Christ as Savior in these moments in different nations, so they will be included in the Divine Program; and Christ may baptize them with Holy Spirit and Fire, and bring forth the new birth in them, in you, the new birth, be born in the Kingdom of God.
With our heads bowed and our eyes closed:
Heavenly Father who art in Heaven, blessed be Thy Name forever. Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come and Thy will be done in Earth, as it is in Heaven.
Look at all these people in different countries, who are receiving Christ as only and sufficient Savior. Receive them in Your Kingdom and give eternal life to those who are receiving Christ as Savior. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray to You, for whom be the glory and honor forever and ever. Amen.
Now, those who have come to the Feet of Christ on this occasion repeat this prayer with me:
Lord Jesus Christ, I heard the preaching of Your Gospel and Your faith was born in my heart.
I believe in You with all my soul. I believe in Your First Coming. I believe in Your Name as the only name under Heaven given unto men, whereby we must be saved. I believe in Your death on Calvary’s Cross as the Sacrifice of Atonement for our sins.
I give public testimony of Your faith in me and of my faith in You, and I receive You as my only and sufficient Savior.
I pray you forgive my sins and with Your Blood cleanse me from all sin, and baptize me with Holy Spirit and Fire, and bring forth the new birth in me.
I want to be born in Your Kingdom, I want to live eternally with You in Your Kingdom. Make a reality in me the salvation you won for me on Calvary’s Cross. I pray to You in Your Eternal and glorious Name, Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
And now, those who have come to the Feet of Christ, from the bottom of your heart ask: “When can you baptize me? For I have believed in Christ on this occasion, and I have received Him as my only and sufficient Savior.”
Since you have believed in Christ as Savior and have received Him, you may very well be baptized; and may Christ baptize you with Holy Spirit and Fire, and bring forth the new birth in you.
The Lord Jesus Christ Himself was baptized by John the Baptist. How much more do we need to be baptized in water in the Name of the Lord!
When Jesus went into the Jordan for John to baptize Him, John said: “I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me to baptize You?”
Christ tells him, Jesus tells him: “It becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.” And then he baptized Him.
And when He rose up from the baptismal waters the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove over Jesus, and said: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” [Matthew 3:13-17]
Look at what John was trying to prevent without noticing: that the Holy Spirit would descend upon Jesus.
Thus it is for each believer: he first hears the Gospel, receives Christ as Savior, then is baptized in water; and then God baptizes him with Holy Spirit and Fire, and brings forth the new birth in the person.
It is that the baptism in water and in the baptism in water, we identify ourselves with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. When we receive Christ as Savior, the person dies to the world; when he is submerged in the baptismal waters, he is being buried; and when he rises from the baptismal waters he is being resurrected to eternal life, a new life.
That is why the baptism in water is so important in the Name of the Lord as soon as possible, for him who receives Christ as only and sufficient Savior. That is why the primitive Church, the apostles, when they preached and the people received Christ, they were baptized right away in the Name of the Lord; and the Lord baptized them with Holy Spirit and Fire, and brought forth the new birth in the people.
The believers in Christ, those who make up the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, were in Christ as genes of the divine thought. That is why when Christ came to Earth, there we were in Him; when He had His ministry of three and a half years, there we were with Him and in Him; when He died, when He was being judged and whipped, there we were with Him as well; when He was crucified, there we were in Him and with Him; when He descended to the lowest parts of the Earth, we were there in Him and with Him; when He resurrected, we were there resurrecting with Him to eternal life.
It is like, where were we before being in theses bodies? We were in our father, genes of our earthly father. Just as in Abraham was Isaac, Jacob and Levi. That is why when Abraham tithed to Melchizedek in chapter 14 of Genesis, there was Levi tithing to God; and Levi was not born yet, neither was Isaac. Isaac, Jacob and Levi had not been born yet and were already tithing to God.
We were physically in our earthly parents; in the Kingdom of God we were in Christ, and that is why we have been manifested in the Mystical Body of Christ in our time here on Earth.
Therefore, you may very well be baptized; and may Christ baptize you with Holy Spirit and Fire, and bring forth the new birth in you, and give you all the blessings that correspond to the inheritance of the children of God as heirs and joint-heirs with Christ in the Divine Kingdom.
Our topic of Bible study for this occasion, of Sunday of Bible school, has been: “THE TWO STICKS OF ISRAEL IN THE HAND OF THE SON OF MAN.” The two sticks, the two scepters, in the hand of the Son of Man.
The two scepters of the Kingdom, now see, the two will be joined in the hand of a prophet; and consequently, the two scepters will come to be only one scepter in the hand of God; thus it will also be in the hand of the Son of Man.
It has been a great blessing for me to be with you on this occasion. And next time I will be with you… (Next Friday and Sunday?) Next Friday and next Sunday I will be here with you again, to continue with the Bible studies of Sunday Bible school.
May God bless you and keep you; and you may very well be baptized, those who have come to the Feet of Christ on this occasion.
May God bless you and keep you all.
“THE TWO STICKS OF ISRAEL IN THE HAND OF THE SON OF MAN.”