ZION,
THE MOUNT
OF GOD
Rev. William Soto Santiago, Ph.D.
Sunday, September2nd, 2012
Cayey, Puerto Rico
Very good morning, kind friends and brethren present and to those who are in other nations, may the blessings of Christ our Saviour, be upon all of you and upon me too, and on this occasion may He speak to us directly to our soul.
I join the reverend Jose Benjamin Perez, reiterating our condolences to the Machado family for the departure of Rafael Machado, Kelita’s brother in Brazil. Receive our condolences, mine and of everyone present, parents, brothers and sisters of Rafael Machado and also Rafael’s wife and his children, knowing that Paul the apostle comforts us in these difficult moments of life, showing us that the believers in Christ go to Paradise when they finish their days here on Earth, and they will resurrect in the resurrection that Christ will carry out in His Coming at the Last Day to join their families again.
Therefore, be comforted with these words, the wife and children of Rafael, his parents, brothers and sisters and other relatives of Rafael, and may God bless you and strengthen your souls and may He strengthen and affirm your faith in Christ (we are speaking of the Machado family there in Brazil); there is hope for the believers in Christ, we know that our relatives that have departed are alive in another dimension, there is life after this earthly life.
We read this time the Scripture of Isaiah, chapter 2, verses 1 and onwards, 1 to 4 says:
“The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
May God bless our souls with His Word and allow us to understand It.
The Scripture here says: “For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” It speaks to us of Zion and of Jerusalem and it also says that in the last days, in the end time…it says:
“…that the mountain of the LORD’S house
(of the Lord, of the eternal One) shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD
(which is, the Mount of the eternal One, the Mount of the Lord), to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths…”
This is a prophesy to be fulfilled in the end time or in the end times where Israel will have the Messianic blessing, it will have the blessing of the Coming of the Messiah and the establishment of the Kingdom of the Messiah. Jerusalem will become the Capital of that Kingdom, and in it shall be the Throne of the Messiah where He will be ruling from, He will reign over Israel and over all nations. It says that it will be the head of the hills, in other words, head of the kingdoms and it also says that all nations shall flow unto it.
All the nations shall flow into Jerusalem, towards Israel, they will join to that Kingdom of the Messiah and consequently each nation will have its government under the crown of the Messiah; that is the time appointed as the stage or golden age that will come for Israel; Israel will be richly blessed in that Kingdom. The nations will flow to Mount Zion, to the Mount of God, “all nations will flow unto Him.” It says that many nations will come and will say:
“Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD
(in other words, to the Mountain of the eternal One, to the Mount of God), to the house of the God of Jacob…”
And it says that they will walk in His paths, in the paths of Zion, of Jerusalem, in the paths of the House of the Lord, in the paths of God. It is there, in the Kingdom of the Messiah, where one faith will be established in all the nations, only one teaching about the God Creator of Heavens and Earth which is the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob, and Zechariah 14, verse 9, will also be fulfilled, which teaches us what will happen at that time. It says, chapter 14, verse 9 of Zechariah:
“And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.”
In other words, the eternal One will be one, and His Name one; man will not believe in another way, but only in the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob; the teaching of the Word of God will come from Jerusalem for all the nations.
In other words, Jerusalem will be the place where the ministry of teaching for Israel and all the nations will be established; from there the teaching will come forth and the Scripture in Habakkuk will be fulfilled the one which says, chapter 2, verse 14, that “the earth will be full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord.” Habakkuk, chapter 2, speaks to us of that great blessing appointed for Israel.
Therefore, there are great blessings for the Hebrew people and from there great blessings will come forth for all the nations. Also Isaiah, chapter 9 speaks of the same, chapter 11, verse 9 says… it is speaking of the millennial Kingdom, of the Kingdom of the Messiah, it says:
“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 Habakkuk it says that “the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,” the translation says: “Of Jehovah [Lord], as the waters cover the sea.” In other words, the true teaching about the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob for all nations will come forth from Jerusalem; that great spiritual blessing will come forth from Jerusalem for every human being.
Now, here it speaks of Zion: “for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the Word of the LORD from Jerusalem,” Zion is a mountain in Israel, and Jerusalem, well, it is the city of Jerusalem. The whole territory of Jerusalem is called Zion. There in Jerusalem is God’s temple, at the time of Solomon, built by Solomon which was destroyed at another time.
That is the city of the Temple of God, the only city of planet Earth of which people say that it had a temple where God dwelt and it was seen entering into that temple when Solomon dedicated such a beautiful temple, and it was also seen on other occasions.
Now, Jerusalem and Zion have a very great blessing; Jerusalem and Zion are type and figure of the heavenly City, of the heavenly Jerusalem and of the heavenly Mount Zion, the heavenly Kingdom of God where God is, heavenly Mount Zion and heavenly Jerusalem, the heavenly City of God where the heavenly Throne of God is and where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God the Father.
The apostle Paul also, knowledgeable of these heavenly mysteries that have been reflected in the earthly Jerusalem and earthly Zion, he says in Hebrews, chapter 12, verse 22 and onwards:
“But ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem…”
Just as there is an earthly Jerusalem, there is a heavenly Jerusalem, and consequently just as there are an earthly people, there are also a heavenly people in another dimension. There are more beings apart from the human beings of this Earth: the dimension of the Angels is full of angelic beings.
In the heavenly dimension, the seventh dimension, is God, is the Throne of God and also Jesus Christ sitting at the right hand of God as He said it was going to happen. Things which are seen, earthly things, visible things and even planets and galaxies, solar systems and galaxies, all that which can be seen, was made of that which was not seen, in other words, from another dimension where these things exist but they are invisible to the human sight, just as the Angels are invisible to the human sight, but they exist in another dimension.
There are other worlds in other dimensions which cannot be seen, those dimensions cannot be seen by the human eye; but notice, Elijah went to Heaven in a chariot of fire; the Bible also tells us that the Archangel Michael fought for Moses’ body, in other words, the archangel Michael was in charge of Moses’ body.
When a person dies, when his days on Earth are finished, he goes to another dimension which is invisible to human sight, but it exists, to which dimension the spirit of the person belongs to, which is another body but from another dimension.
Therefore, that which we have on this Earth which is temporary, it reflects that there is other life or that there is life in another dimension similar to our life, but it doesn’t have the problems we have here on Earth.
Zion and Jerusalem in another dimension, in the seventh dimension, is the heavenly Jerusalem, which Abraham was looking for, Paul says that Abraham was seeking a city which had foundations whose builder and maker is God; Hebrews, chapter 11, verse 10:
“For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”
And in the same chapter 11, verse 14 to 16 Paul says in Hebrews:
“For they that say such things
(that is, all these men of faith that are mentioned here in the Bible in this chapter 11) declare plainly that they seek a country.
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.”
This heavenly city, the heavenly Jerusalem, is eternal, and here on Earth God according to His Program has reflected the heavenly City in an earthly city; and He has reflected the heavenly Mount and Kingdom in Mount Zion (this is as a literal city), and the heavenly Mount, is reflected on the earthly Mount Zion and earthly Jerusalem.
Also Jerusalem and Zion in type and figure, we find that Zion types the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, and Jerusalem represents the elect, the Jews, the elect of the Hebrew people, which are not part of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ but are descendants of Abraham and some day in the Kingdom of the Messiah will not have any problem with the believers in Christ, because the Messiah Prince will unify all the believers in Christ with the Jews in His Kingdom, each one occupying the corresponding position in that Kingdom.
This is why the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ has great promises that are represented in Mount Zion, and the Jews, the hundred and forty four thousand have great promises which are represented in Jerusalem; which is why it is so important to study and to know Mount Zion, the Mount of God. Zion, the literal Mount of God, well it is found in Israel; and the earthly Jerusalem, the literal one, well it is found in the land of Israel, it is the Capital of Israel.
Heavenly Zion, well it is in Heaven in another dimension, and the heavenly Jerusalem is in Heaven, in the seventh dimension, it is the heavenly City of God, where God is in His Throne. And in type and figure Jerusalem represents the Jews, and Zion represents the believers in Christ, the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.
We have the promise in Romans, chapter 11, which Paul took from Isaiah, chapter 59; Paul says in chapter 11 of Romans, verse 25 and onwards, it says:
“For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery
(this is a divine mystery which Paul will speak here in Romans, chapter 11, verse 25 and onwards, it says:, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written,
There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer,
and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.”
Here Paul teaches us that when the fullness of the Gentiles be come in, when the last one has entered in the Mystical Body of Christ, the last one who will be part of the mystical Body of Christ, then the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ will be completed, and then God will deal with Israel again; because due to the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, where God’s presence dwelt, It has left Jerusalem and has been travelling through different nations in the formation or creation of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Which is why in Ezekiel the Spirit is called, for It to enter in that army which appears or is made up by those dry bones which is the house of Israel; until now those dry bones that have already formed or a great powerful nation has been formed; they lack the comeback of the Spirit, which will come back in the fulfillment of the Coming of Elijah forerunning, preparing everything, announcing everlasting peace for Israel; also the coming of Moses, a prophet as Moses, and consequently the Coming of the Messiah to Israel.
The Spirit of God will return to Israel in the Messiah to dwell in Jerusalem and to rule, reign over Israel and over all the nations; there is where Israel will arrive to the Golden Age, Israel will become the head of all nations, Jerusalem will become the Capital of the world and Israel will be the Federal District of that Kingdom of the Messiah, and that’s very close.
After the Kingdom of the Messiah, which consists of a thousand years, thereafter the resurrection of the rest of the people will come, the people who had died and didn’t resurrect in the first resurrection, and the final judgment will take place: some will obtain condemnation and will be cast into the lake of fire, others will receive mercy according to their works and will enter into eternal Life, and the planet Earth will go through a purification stage with fire, and then will come the stage where a high mountain will emerge from the Earth and it will be there where all the inhabitants of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ which are in Heaven, all the members of the Church and all the believers in the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob, from Adam until the end time, will come back to Earth to live on this planet Earth.
And there will be a group of blessed people which will live in the New Jerusalem which will consist of one thousand five hundred miles wide, by one thousand five hundred miles long, and one thousand five hundred miles high; that will be the New Jerusalem, and consequently Jerusalem will be the Capital of the world, and not only of the world, but of the entire universe.
Therefore, the planet Earth and that territory of Israel are very important in God’s Program, it has promises unto eternity. Where can we find such wonderful promises for this planet Earth and for that territory of Israel written? In Revelation chapter 22 and chapter 21 speaks of what God has prepared to carry out after the millennial Kingdom and after the final judgment; speaking of that New Jerusalem, of that City which will be on that territory where Israel is currently, but it will be much bigger; it will be one thousand five hundred miles wide, by one thousand five hundred miles long, and one thousand five hundred miles high.
In other words, it is a huge City, one may think that that City can occupy more than ten million inhabitants, and even up to one hundred million; it will be the most important City of the whole planet Earth and of the entire universe. Some will say: “But there are territories that are inhabited by other people;” when the Earth passes through judgment, after the great tribulation and be purified, who will be the owner of the Earth? The only One who can demark territories is God, and He has already demarked the territory in the Scripture, and there is where He will place the City throughout eternity which will be the Capital and Federal District, or let’s say: the planet Earth will be the Capital and the Federal District of the entire universe.
God from Heaven, from the heavenly Jerusalem and from His Throne, rules, reigns over the entire creation, but notice something here:
“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea
(in other words, there will be lakes, there will be rivers, but seas as there are currently, will not be there.).
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them
(Who will dwell with the human beings? God; it is that the heavenly City, God and His Throne, everything will be here on Earth), and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”
That is what God says…it continues saying, what God says in this passage:
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”
The second death, the lake of fire where they will be burnt in body, spirit and soul; but the believers will be in the New Jerusalem for all eternity (or throughout eternity). Then in that same chapter 21, verse 22 and onwards, it says…thereafter you see the description of the city of how it looks like in the previous verses, now verse 22 and onwards says:
“And I saw no temple therein
(I did not see temple in it): for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”
In other words, it is a City which does not require electricity, no need of laying of electrical cables neither will require the services of a water authority; it is designed by God and God has taken everything into account, and consequently He says how water will be obtained in that City.
Now, the light by day and by night there, will be the presence of God shining in that City, which was shown in the midst of the Hebrew people in their Exodus: God’s presence was used as light during the night, and by day It protected them from the sun, but they had light. In other words, they could walk by day and night without a problem during the Exodus at all times when they were on their journey; because there were times when they stopped, and they did that when the Pillar of Fire would stop, and then It would rest upon the temple there in the sanctuary that Moses built. Moses spoke some words when he saw that God’s presence would stop at times.
Now, remember that that will be the eternal Kingdom of God here on Earth after the millennial Kingdom, in other words, what there is reserved for the believers is blessing upon blessing. Israel experienced what is to have the presence of the divine Light shining their path and protecting them of all kind of hazards; these are promises on behalf of God for Israel and also for all the believers in Christ. Notice, Numbers, chapter 9 and chapter 10. Chapter 9 says:
“At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.”
And in chapter 10, verses 33 to 36 of Numbers, it says:
“And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.
And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.
And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD
(that is, Rise up, oh Lord, rise up, oh eternal One)…, Rise up, LORD and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.”
A people walking for forty years with light during the night while walking and being protected from the sun by the Cloud of the presence of God during the day. For the Kingdom of the Messiah, Isaiah says in chapter 4, verse 5 to 6, it says:
“And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain
(so shall it be in the New Jerusalem).”
And now, we continue here in Revelation 21, it continues saying, verse 24 says:
“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.”
A City where there will be no night, it will be the City of light, a City, the City of light. Likewise if you go to the heavenly Jerusalem, you will not find night there, because God’s presence is there.
“And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”
That’s the City of the elect, of the chosen ones, of the predestinated of God, of the ones which are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life; that is the City of the Lamb and of them that follow Him, and that will be in eternity the earthly Zion and also the earthly Jerusalem , where Heavens and Earth merge. It says that there shall be no temple in it, because the Temple thereof is God:
“…for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.”
That City will consequently be the literal Mount of God throughout eternity, the City of God, the City of Light, which will be seen not only from some nation; it will be in the shape of a pyramid and it will be illuminated all around from the top part, the light upon it will come from there, and a city which is illuminated day and night can be seen from very far, from very far.
So even from any other planet they will be able to look upon the Earth and they will watch that City with light all the time, it will be the most important City of the universe, it will be the City where God’s dimension and the earthly dimension come together, it will be the heavenly Paradise of God where all the elect of God written in Heaven in the Lamb’s Book of Life, shall dwell.
It is a blessing and great privilege to know that all the believers also written in that Book, no matter of which time and on which time they have lived, they will be there; there will also be Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, the patriarchs, they will all be there, also the prophets (God’s prophets), and who else? I will also be there, with each one of you.
Therefore, we will eternally be living in Zion, the Mount of God which in eternity will be the place where the heavenly Jerusalem with its inhabitants shall dwell on Earth in that City, and everyone written in Heaven in the Lamb’s Book of Life will be there. There will be, as I said: the prophets, patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Adam also, Eve also, all of them will be present there.
They sacrificed those animals for their sins to be covered and forgiven, therefore, they will also be there, and the believers in Christ who were born in the Kingdom of Christ, in the Kingdom of God through the new birth, they will also be there, where? In the Mount of God.
That’s the Mount of God in all its fullness once the heavenly Mount of God and the heavenly Jerusalem are on Earth in eternity; but in the mean time we have the Mount Zion also called the Mount of God in the land of Israel, we also have Jerusalem, Israel’s literal Capital, and spiritually we have the Mount of Zion which is the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ spiritually, and we have Jerusalem, the Jews, which are represented in Jerusalem, and the Church is represented in Mount Zion.
The Mount of God, where God in Holy Spirit has been for about two thousand years pouring His Blessings and producing the new birth in millions of human beings who have received Christ as only and sufficient Saviour, which is why the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ since It was born on the Day of Pentecost until now, is expecting the Coming of the Lord, “for the Deliverer shall come to Zion,” and typologically, Zion typifies the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.
A great blessing shall come with the Coming of the Lord to His Church, because the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is the spiritual Mount Zion and consequently the spiritual House of God, the family of God, the House of God, the family of God.
The same thing which Jacob saw there in Chapter 28 of Genesis, verses 11 to 29, where he dreamed and saw a ladder resting upon the earth and the top part reached up to Heaven, and he saw Angels ascending and descending on that ladder. After he wakes up, he also says that on top of the ladder God was sitting, who identified Himself with Jacob, and when Jacob wakes up, he says: “This is none other than the house of God and gate of Heaven, and I didn’t know it.”
Some day Israel will recognize the House of God under the New Covenant, the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, and there they will understand, and there the differences between Jews and Christians will be finished; both are children of Abraham and children of the God of Abraham of Isaac and of Jacob.
“ZION, THE MOUNT OF GOD.”
If there is someone who is not in the spiritual Mount of God which is the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ yet, because he/she has not received Christ as Saviour and therefore has no eternal Life, you may receive Christ as only and sufficient Saviour in order for Christ to receive you and may give you eternal Life and may place you in His Kingdom, in His Church, in His Mystical Body of believers, in Mount Zion or spiritual Mount Zion.
For which you may come in front and children ten years of age and older may come in front to receive Christ as only and sufficient Saviour, and those in other nations you may come to the Feet of Christ, for Christ to receive you in His Kingdom.
Christ has much people in this city, in all Puerto Rico and in all nations, in all of Latin America and in all nations and He is calling them in this end time. “If you hear His Voice today, harden not your heart,” your name is written in Heaven in the Book of Life and that’s why you are hearing the preaching of the Gospel of Christ, and now, it’s up to you if you have not received Christ yet, to receive Him as only and sufficient Saviour.
We are going to stand on our feet to pray for the people who have come to the Feet of Christ here and in other countries. With our hands raised to Christ here and in other countries. With our hands raised to Christ, to Heaven, our heads bowed:
Heavenly Father, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I come to You with the persons who are receiving Christ as only and sufficient Saviour. Lord, welcome them in Your Kingdom, I pray in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
And now repeat with me this prayer those who have come to the Feet of Christ right now:
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 heart, I believe in Your first Coming and I believe in Your death on Calvary’s Cross as the Sacrifice of Atonement for our sins, I believe in Your Name as the only Name under Heaven given unto men whereby we must be saved.
I recognize that I am a sinner and need a Saviour; Lord, eternal God, I bear public witness of my faith in You and I receive You as my only and sufficient Saviour, I pray forgive my sins and cleanse me with Your Blood from all sin and baptize me with Holy Ghost and Fire after I am baptized in Your Name and may You produce in me the new birth.
I want to be born in Your Kingdom, I want to live eternally with You in Your Kingdom, make a reality the salvation You purchased for me on Calvary’s Cross. I pray in Your eternal and glorious Name, Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Those who have come to the Feet of Christ right now will say: “I want to be baptized in water in the Name of the Lord as soon as possible,” For He said: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not, shall be damned.” Water baptism is a commandment of the Lord Jesus Christ whereby the person identifies with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection.
Water baptism is typological, water does not take sins away, it is the Blood of Christ that cleanses us from all sin, but the commandment of water baptism is of Jesus Christ, who was also baptized by John the Baptist, and if He was baptized and says to John: “It is becoming us to fulfill all righteousness,” and then he baptized Him; likewise everyone that receives Christ as Saviour obeys the commandment of Christ who said: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.”
In water baptism we identify with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. When the person receives Christ as Saviour, he dies to the world, and when the minister immerses him in the baptismal water, typologically he is being buried, and when he raises him from the baptismal waters, he is resurrecting unto a new life, unto eternal Life with Christ in His eternal Kingdom.
Therefore, aware that in water baptism we identify with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection, you may well be baptized, and may Christ baptize you with Holy Ghost and Fire and produce in you the new birth. And we will continue to see each other eternally in the Kingdom of Christ our Saviour.
We will meet in the New Jerusalem, and before that, in the millennial Kingdom of Christ. Therefore, you may well be baptized those who have not been baptized, and may Christ bless you and establish you in the faith of Christ to persevere until the transformation and to go with Christ to the Wedding Supper of the Lamb.
We’ll meet again, God willing, next Sunday. May you continue having a happy afternoon, full of the blessings of Christ our Saviour.
“ZION, THE MOUNT OF GOD.”