"DEAD AND ALIVE UNTO GOD WITH JESUS"

November 15, 1998 am
MF Blume


Reve 12-5:1  And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and [to] his throne.

Reve 12:7-11  And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Ephe 4:27  Neither give place to the devil.



We are continuing to receive insight regarding our unions with Jesus Christ. Peter saw who Jesus really was. In the book dedicated to the entire thought of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, called the Book of revelation, we read to you the passage that shows a woman ready to birth a child. And then we receive an explanation of what that was all about. What you have just seen, the angel cries out, is the saints have overcome the devil by the lamb's blood and their testimony's word. Now Jesus has been risen and on the throne for 2,000 years. To overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony means that it was His blood, but our testimony.


This is similar to what happened in Egypt.

Death cannot say, "Well, there's been a death here, but there's going to be another death now, too."
Hebr 9:25-28  Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Roma 6:9-11  Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.


These verses tell us that people only have to die once.

Now Lazarus rose from the dead and yet he died again later. Notice that Israel were slaves in Egypt. We read in Hebrews and Romans about ONE DEATH.
Roma 6:10  For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

Hebr 9:27-28  And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

That lamb represents Jesus. Now, Jesus is already on the throne. Suddenly the devil is defeated. There is the blood of the lamb and the WORD of your testimony. When you fully believe that you died with Jesus, then when death and Satan comes near you, you SPEAK about that and demand that they leave on account of that. People who do not tell people they are saved do not fully believe they are saved. You finally get it. We need to truly know what this is talking about. Fill your heart with this and believe it and then speak it.

You have to DIE to be free from sin.

Roma 6:7  For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Until we die we are servants of sin.
Roma 6:16-17  Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
We were the servants of sin. You can only be one of two things.
  1. Servants of sin.
  2. Servants of God.
God will not use anybody who is a servant of sin.

I am no longer a servant to sin.

As the death of the lamb freed Israel from the slavery of Egypt, you were freed from being a slave of sin by the lamb Jesus Christ's blood. Jesus died to sin once and now is alive unto God.
Roma 6:10  For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
In this verse we read: Then we are supposed to RECKON that as what happened to us, because if Jesus did it as us, then it is true for us.
 
Roma 6:11  Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We are dead to sin.
But alive unto God.

So now that we are alive unto God, why don't we yield ourselves to God as those alive from the dead.
 

Roma 6:13  Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.
We need a revelation that what happened to Jesus happened to us. Get this! Since He is alive unto God after having died unto sin, then we are to present ourselves to God AS THOSE ALIVE FORM THE DEAD, ALSO.
If what happened to Him happened to us, then we need to check him out!
 
Reve 1:1  The Revelation of Jesus Christ,


This book is dedicated to that very thought... the revelation of Jesus Christ.

You have to get into the WORD to receive a revelation.
 

Reve 1:10-12  I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send [it] unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
In the Tabernacle, if you had to turn and then look directly behind you to see the candlestick, that means you were originally facing the TABLE OF SHEWBREAD.


The table of shewbread depicts the bread of Life.

And then John heard a voice behind Him and it was Jesus. Something  happens when you get a revelation of Jesus. Then Jesus said:
Reve 1:17-18  And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
John fell like one dead, and then heard Jesus say, "I was dead, but am alive forevermore now." And then Jesus said that He liveth, was dead and is alive forever more. If I am alive to God forever more, then you reckon yourself to be dead to sin but alive unto God forevermore. When the devil knocks on your door, realize you are alive forevermore with Jesus.
Roma 14:4  Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth.
The devil cannot boss around another master's servant.

If we wonder if this will work when we command him to leave, then we are not convinced it will.

John turned and saw Jesus, and then fell like a dead man. Your heart TURNS and looks to Jesus. Hebr 2:14-15  Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Fear of death.


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