"Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani" - which means "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46
Jesus Christ spoke these words right before he died on the Cross. Why did he speak these words? If He is God Almighty, why did Jesus Christ say, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?"
To those who do not understand the Bible, they argue that this is because Jesus Christ is not God. However, to those who understand that the Bible is a book of prophecy, there is a reason why Christ spoke these words. Without understanding the Bible, it may seem as though it is a contradiction to Christ's claims that He and the Father are one (Jn 10:30)
In order to understand this, we must first turn to the prophecy of Jehovah coming to this world in the flesh, through the prophet Isaiah:
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this." Isa 9:6-7
Isaiah prophesied that a child would be born, a son would be given and he would have the Titles of Everlasting Father and Mighty God. At this time, who is Isaiah's God? Jehovah God. Would he call anyone else Mighty God or Everlasting Father? Absolutely not.
This prophecy is about Jehovah God coming in the flesh as a son, born as a child. Then, what is the sign that Jehovah God is the child born? I'm sure many children were born after the time this prophecy was given, however, it also says, he will be given the throne of David.
Then, who fulfilled this prophecy?
"You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.." Luke 1:31
When Jehovah God came in the flesh, he came as Jesus Christ, we know this because he came as prophetical King David. Then he must fulfill the prophetical points of King David....
King David wrote the book of Psalms... let's understand what it is that Jesus fulfilled, coming as the prophetical King David.
PSALM 22:1-18 A Psalm of David
[ My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?.....all who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads:..Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and feet. I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.]
These words were written by King David during his reign. However, when we read the words and come to understand the reign of King David, they do not match. King David was very favored by God and loved by the People. He wasn't mocked, as he was King and could not be, and his hands and feet were never pierced; he died a peaceful death and was buried (1 Kings 2:10). They never tore his garments or cast lots for his clothing.
Then why did David speak these words? What was the purpose? Who's hands and feet were pierced? Who was mocked and spit on?
"When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots." Matt 27:35
"Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads...Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!" Matt 27:39-40
"But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. ...These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," Jn 19:33-36
Everything that happened to Jesus Christ when being crucified on the cross had already been written by King David. None of the things that David spoke happened to David, rather they happened to who? Jesus Christ.
Then why did Jesus say, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?".
Without saying these words, prophecy would not be fulfilled in his coming as the prophetical King David. This was the sign in order for people to know that Jehovah God came in the flesh. To the very death of Christ, he fulfilled all of the prophecies written in the Old Testament..
"He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms." Lk 24:44
So the next time someone tries to argue that Jesus Christ is not Jehovah God in the flesh because he stated those words, we can easily confirm through the Bible that these very words PROVE that Jesus Christ, IS GOD.
Without knowing Biblical prophecy how can anyone understand who God is?
The Bible does not contradict itself though many people claim that it does.
"His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction." 2 Peter 3:16
As the Bible shows us who Jesus Christ truly is, so the Scriptures also confirm the prophecies concerning second Coming Christ. However, without fully understanding that the Bible is a book of prophecy, the scriptures can be misunderstood. (2 Peter 1:19)
Just as the Old Testament confirms that Jesus Christ is God Almighty, so the entire 66 books of the Bible prove to us that Christ Ahnsahnghong has come as Second Coming Christ fulfilling all of the prophecies concerning Jesus' second Coming. Without fully studying the Prophecies in the Scriptures we may come to misunderstand this and not realize who our Savior is in this age, just as those who didn't recognize Jesus 2000 years ago as Jehovah God in the flesh.
"Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book." Revelation 22:7
"He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come Lord Jesus." Revelation 22:20
"The Knowing", Nostradamus, The Mayan Calendar
What do these things have in common? In Mass Media nowadays along with the film "2012" all are proclaiming the end of the world to happen within the next two years. If this were to be true, it's pretty scary to think that the end will actually come. But who actually believes that, I mean, come on, the end of the world? Seems pretty unlikely. They said the same thing about Y2K and HEY, I'm still here.
It's interesting though, what if it is true. There are so many proclamations about the end, yet no one has the answer to it. Say it is true, and we do know ahead of time, what can be done to protect us? How can we be safe from disaster? No man can possibly save himself from something that overpowers the earth.
Then what does God promise us and what does the Bible have to say about what everyone else is proclaiming?
"Surely the Soveriegn Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets" Amos 3:7
"I tell you," he replied, "If they keep quiet, the stones will cry out...If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace - but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you" Luk 19:40-44
God promises that everything that will take place in the future will be revealed to God's people. Why would those very words that Jesus spoke 2000 years ago, have any effect on us today? This is why: The book of Revelation as we know speaks about the last days and what they will be like. In revelation 7 God gives us a very important warning:
[ "After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree"] Rev. 7:1
This verse is speaking of winds at each corner of the earth (N,S,E,W) that are about to cause great harm. Is the Bible prophesying about a bad tornado or hurricane that will take place?
"A scorching wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people..a wind too strong for the comes from me....Tell this to the nations..a beseiging army is coming from a distant land, raising a war cry" Jeremiah 4:11-16
The wind that the Bible refers to is war. Even in the media wars are often given the title of "the winds of war".
If we go back to Revelation 7, the angels are holding back a war coming from every direction of the earth. Then this isn't just a war within a nation, it's a world war. How severe will this war be? With the wars that took place in the past they did great harm but didn't destroy the earth. However, the weapons we have no are far more powerful. A nuclear war would be just the thing to destroy us. If not right away, a nuclear winter will surely cap it off. Doesn't sound very pleasant does it, but why does God give us this warning, just to let us know "Hey this is uh, going to happen, I'm sorry to have to break it to you".... No, because God always gives us a way out.
[ Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. "He called out in a loud voice to those who were given power to harm the land and the sea: Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God"] Rev. 7:2-3
This angel, coming from the East, has the Seal of the Living God. Can anyone but God have God's seal? No. Just as no one can have my signature but me. He is coming to seal the servants of God, but how? and why do they need to be sealed?
"They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did NOT have the Seal of God on their foreheads" Rev. 9:4
Anyone who does not have this Seal, will be destroyed. Then what is the Seal? I want it!
"Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man (Jesus Christ) will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval" John 6:27
Jesus Christ is the Seal of God, then if we have Christ in us, we also have the Seal.
"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him" John 6:56
Then, in order to have Christ in us we must eat his flesh and drink his blood. That way we can also be Sealed by God. The angel that is coming from the East is bringing this Seal. Can just any angel bring the flesh and blood of Christ to this earth? How is it that we can even receive the flesh and blood of Christ?
"The teacher says my appointed time is near, I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples... While they were eating, Jesus took bread.."Take and eat this is my body", Then he took the cup, "drink from it all of you this is my blood of the covenant." Matthew 26:18-26
OKay so, through the feast of the Passover, Jesus Christ gives us his flesh and blood. Then the angel that is coming from the east is actually bringing... the Passover. 2000 years ago who was the one to bring the New Covenant Passover? Jesus Christ.
What about the first account of the Passover? Who commanded it?
Exodus 12:11 "...Eat it in haste it is the Lord's Passover"
Through every account in the Bible we can see that God is always the one to give the Passover.
And now we see, in Revelation, the one coming from the east is bringing the Seal of God, which is given through receiving Christ in us, which is the flesh and blood of Christ, which is the Passover.
WELL, only God has given us the Passover, then this angel coming from the east, holding the Seal of the LIVING God, can only be God Almighty.
That is why the message that Jesus gave 2000 years ago, applies to now. The stones are crying out. Mass media, ancient prophets, and now even biblical prophecy is telling us that time is very near and God is obviously telling us that We must be sealed before anything takes place.
Christ Ahnsahnghong came from the East. When John receieved the revelation he was on the island of Patmos, east of which is, Korea, where second coming Christ appeared to bring the Passover, the Seal of God.
The reason why we're hearing so much about this in the media is because God is forewarning us. Even if we don't believe the prophecies of the Bible, look at everything else around us. The only difference is, God is showing us a way out, because we know that nothing on this earth can possibly save us from the disasters that will take place.
That is why the BIble says that God does nothing without revealing his plan. In every which way the message is being given very clearly to us. God wants to give us life. If you think of how small of a speck this earth is compared to the vast universe, then think about God almighty coming to this earth, taking the form of a human being, so that we can receive life for eternity.....That's pretty incredible.
"Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets."
Amos 3:7
If you really think about that verse for a second it's pretty amazing. God reveals HIS PLAN to his servants before allowing that plan to take place. That means that God always reveals the prophecies to his servants in order for us to understand how to truly follow God's will. Then first of all, who is it that God considers his servants, and how do we become one in order to know what God's plan is?
"Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Matthew 28:18-20
In order to become a disciple of Christ we must first be baptized in the Name of the Father, the Name of the Son and the Name of the Holy Spirit. But let's first see that Christ indeed calls his disciples his true servants and reveals his plan only to them.
"The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"
He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them." Mattew 13:10-11
So only to the disciples of Christ does God reveal his plan and the secrets of the kingdom of heaven to. There's only one problem. This baptism must be done in the name of the Father, the name of the Son, and the name of the Holy Spirit.
Name of the Father = Jehovah
Name of the Son = Jesus Christ
Name of the Holy Spirit = ?
(words of Christ) "..I will also write on him my new name. He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches." Revelation 3:12-13
At Christ's second coming (Hewbrews 9:28), He gave us a new name in which we ought to be baptized in, that name is Christ Ahnsahnghong. However, there are often rumors and persecution regarding this, let's understand why. Several examples through the Apostolic ages allow us to understand two very important things, in order that we don't make the same mistakes they did..
(1). Baptism must be done in the Name of the Savior in the current age.
We are no longer living in the Age of the Son, we are living in the age of the Holy Spirit, the last age.
[Then Peter said, "Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water?..So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ."]
This baptism was given to a Jewish man named Cornelius. Though he was a faithful follower of Jehovah God, he needed to receive baptism in the Name of Jesus Christ, because they weren't living in the Father's age any Longer. When God came in the flesh as a son the age changed from the age of the Father to the age of the son, therefore the name of the Savior also changed. As we can see the name is of great importance for Salvation.
2. In the age of the Son, the disciples, the ones who were given the secrets to the kingdom of heaven and the knowledge of God's plan, were greatly persecuted for proclaiming that Jesus Christ was the Savior, however as we all know well now, he most certaintly was. During that time right before his death, Stephen made a speech to those who were mocking him:
["You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit! Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. ANd now you have betrayed and murdered him - you who have receieved the law that was put into effect through angels but have not obeyed it."] Acts 7:51-53
**Throughout every age, whether in the Father's, Son's, or even now, in the age of the Holy Spirit, people mock the prophets of God out of disbelief, holding onto the previous age and not trusting in the scriptures or the power of God. Second Coming Christ has already come and brought back every truth of the Bible; which is Sabbath, Passover, the feasts of God, and most importantly, Heavenly Mother. The Church of God teaches these things because this is the Church that Christ Ahnsahnghong established himself.
Even Apostle Paul one of the greatest Apostles of Christ was given, by the grace of God, understanding that the very one he was killing others for following was indeed his Savior. And in turn, God's plan was revealed to him. So he went out and spread that very message, unable to hold in the wonder of God's Salvation.
In this day and age many nations are streaming to the Church of God to find out if true God is really there. I myself am thankful, feeling just like Apostle Paul, by God's grace, the very one that I was slandering turns out to be my Elohim God, Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother. The true Savior in the age of the Holy Spirit.
"The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come!" and let him who hears say, "Come!". Whoever is thirsty let him come; and whoever wishes let him take the free gift of the water of life." Revelation 22:17
The other day I started thinking about the cross. I was in a history class and we were discussing the methods of torture they used to use for serious criminals. Methods such as beheading by axe or sword, boiling to death, burned at the stake, I mean you, think of it they did it ( And if you think of that you're sick - - just kidding). But the worst method the Ancient Romans used to use was crucifixion. This method was kept for the most severe criminals because it was the most torturous. Some would be there over 6 hours suffering in agony until finally passing away. Then think about it, this is the method that they used to kill our one and only God when He came in the flesh. I wonder how God really feels about the cross. Almost every church that you pass has a cross somewhere existing whether outside or in. Yet that very cross is found all over cemetaries. A place of "life" and a place of "death". Then I started looking through the Bible to see if there's any reference to it and found some pretty interesting stuff.....
In John it says:
"Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life" (John 3:14)
So then I wondered...what does Moses lifting up the bronze snake have to do with Jesus being lifted up on the cross. What is the similarity?
In the book of Exodus chapter 21, it is said that the bronze snake was lifted up to save the Israelites from death. At that time they began complaining while traveling through the desert after being saved from slavery in Egypt by God. So God sent venomous snakes and many died due to their grumbling and complaining. They they realized they pleaded to God to forgive them and God commanded Moses to make a bronze snake and whoever looked at the bronze snake after being bitten would live. Now, obviously the bronze snake that Moses made had zero power, but where did the power come from?
Since God told them they would live if they looked at it, then they lived. Then automatically who should they give thanks to? the bronze snake or God?
Well do you know what those silly Israelites did?
2 Kings 18:1-4
[He (King Hezekiah) did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David had done. He removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it]
What does it mean when someone burns incense to something? worship
from 1446 BC to 562 BC the people were worshiping the bronze snake that God used to allow the Israelites to live. Does that make any sense whatsoever? Yet, as we saw in John what did the verse say? JUST AS moses lifted up the bronze snake, so the son of man must be lifted up.
Then what is it that must be understood from that verse?
Romans 15:4 [ For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us..]
Nowadays every church, every graveyard, and many Christians regard the cross as a piece of holy material. The very object that Jesus Christ was crucified on. Was it the piece of wood that Christ died on that saved us from our sins? or was it the Shedding of his blood and the promise that God spoke that gives us eternal life?
I always think of the scenario in this way. If my dad were killed by a gunman, the one thing I would never want to see again, is a gun. I wouldn't wear one around my neck, or keep one near me in rememberance of my dad. In the same way, our Father, in heaven, was killed by crucifixion, the worst possible way to die, and yet the cross is regarded as something holy and precious. Is it really?
The Prophet Jeremiah spoke about such things:
Jeremiah 10:3-5
[For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter. Like a scarecrow in a melon patch, their idols cannot speak.]
This piece of wood, this idol that Jeremiah is prophesying about is described as a scarecrow...but ..What does a scarecrow in a melon patch look like?
What does that look very similar to?
Jeremiah prophesied that people would make idols out of the crucific, just as the Isrealites during the time of Moses made an idol out of the bronze snake.
Okay, so clearly in the Word of God, the crucifix is considered to be an idol, then is it good to have an idol in the eyes of God?
The very second of commandment of God tells us very clearly
Exodus 20:4
[You shall NOT make for yourself an idol in the form of anything...You shall not bow down to them or worship them]
But what will happen if we do?
Deuteronomy 27:15
[Cursed is the man who carves an image or casts an idol-a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of the craftsman's hands - and sets it up in secret]
So even though I am in a place of worship, if any type of idol is existing, can blessings be received? Not according to the Bible. God said cursed is that man who casts the idol, even if it is in secret. Now this is very serious if you think about it, how many churches have idols? Almost every single one. But is that following the word of God? Can blessings be found in a place that casts idols?
Jeremiah 2:27-28
[They say to wood you are my father, and to stone you gave me birth. They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; Yet when they are in trouble they say, "Come and save us!" Where then are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them come if they can save you]
Here the book of Jeremiah is prophesying about today. Who died on a piece of wood? Our Father from heaven. What image is carved out of stone that people call mother? The virgin mary. Not only are they idols, but what else does God consider them? Other gods
So Idolatry something that, mind you, is detestable to God, is breaking not only the second Commandment, but also the first, which says "You shall have no other gods before me".
Its incredible how every truth of the Bible has been revealed through the Church of God World Mission Society. I walked around my entire life up until now with a curse around my neck, not realizing I carried around the very thing that God finds detestable.
In the time of Hezekiah's reign, he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, then what did he do? He smashed every idol, including the bronze snake. This is the history that we must learn from, that through their wrongdoings we may have hope in learning the error of our ways.
Jeremiah 10:1/8
"Do not learn the ways of the nations....they are senseless and foolish; they are taught by worthless wooden idols"
