SERMON TO LIVING ONES IN THIS LAST AGE: THE CHURCH BOUGHT BY BLOOD — THEREFORE BELONGS TO CHRIST — RED 7 VISION l SAW THREAT TO SATAN & HIS WORKS ..!

Text: Acts 20:28, Rev 12:11, 1 Pet 4:17

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INTRO: THIS LAST AGE — LIVING ONES — HEAR

Heb 9:26 — But now, once at end of ages, He has appeared to put away sin by sacrifice of Himself.
Joel 2:28 — I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh in last days.
1 Pet 4:17 — For time has come for judgment to begin at house of God.

We are living ones in this last age — not dead — not dreaming dead folks — alive to hear.

I, witness Reagan — born again — true Israel — Believer not practising sin — l saw Red 7 vision in sky after it vanished.

Red = Blood — 1 John 1:7 — blood of Jesus cleanses from all sin.

Red 7 = Complete purification of house of God first.

1. CHURCH BOUGHT BY BLOOD — SO BELONGS TO CHRIST — NOT MAN

Living ones, hear truth in last age:

Acts 20:28 — Take heed... to shepherd church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
1 Cor 6:19-20 — You are not your own, for you were bought at a price.
1 Pet 1:18-19 — redeemed not with silver and gold... but with precious blood of Christ.
Eph 1:7 — In Him we have redemption through His blood.
Col 1:18 — He is head of body, the church.

Therefore — No pastor can say "this is MY church" — 1 Cor 3:11 — No other foundation can anyone lay than Jesus Christ.
Matt 16:18 — I will build MY church, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

In last age, many say my ministry, my church, my people — That is theft from Blood — Heb 10:29 — who has counted blood of covenant a common thing.

Church belongs to Christ because Blood bought it — Ministry belongs to Christ — Your life belongs to Christ if you are born again.

I proved it: Accident — motorcycle l was carried on hitting dog — body wounded but not given to death — Ps 118:18 — Job 2:6 — my life spared — Why? Because bought — hedge bleached l had prayed,& believed that l received it for testing my faith 1 Pet 1:7 but not removed — preserved because Christ owns.

2. RED 7 VISION WAS THREAT & DESTRUCTION TO SATAN & WORKS OF SATAN

Red 7 was not threat to satan— and was threat to works of Satan.

1 John 3:8 — For this purpose Son of God manifested, that He might destroy works of devil.

What is destroyed by Blood of Jesus with it's finished work on the cross John 19:30 — It is finished?

Col 2:15 — Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in cross.


a) Voices heard when no one present — accuser — Rev 12:10 — accuser of brethren cast down — 2 Cor 10:5 — casting down imaginations — Blood silences.

b) Dreaming dead folks — covenant with dead — Isa 8:19 — Should not a people seek their God? Should they seek dead on behalf of living? — Deut 18:11-12 — Blood breaks — Heb 9:14.

c) Dreaming snakes — serpent — Luke 10:19 — I give you authority to trample on serpents — Blood crushes — Rom 16:20.

d) Attacking ministry / Pastors saying my church — Rev 12:17 — dragon enraged, went to make war with those who keep commandments and have testimony of Jesus — Blood reclaims ministry for Christ.

Blood destroys Satan + Blood destroys works — Because Rev 12:11 — They overcame him by blood of Lamb and by word of their testimony.

That is key for last age living ones.

3. WHY EVIL ALTAR ROSE BEFORE ACCIDENT — Eph 6:12

Evil altar attacking me before accident — voices — Eph 6:12 — we wrestle not against flesh and blood — I fought with Word Eph 6:17.

Why? Because my calling fought Satan & works of Satan— Acts 26:18 — to turn them from darkness to light, and from power of Satan to God., 1john3:8.

Aim: persecute me to fail my calling before God — abort Green 7 Vision, -- abort Red 7 Vision— abort skeleton Vision & abort 144,000 dream— Rev 14:4-5 — not defiled... without fault. Of a servant a witness of Jesus appointed by Jesus to testify to what I have seen him in visions l saw after they vanished.
But accident was testing of my faith -- & faith wasn't failed -- Gold came out pure-- job23:10 -- l shall come forth as gold -- Zech13:9.

Now new order/ speaking of SON . Heb1:1-2, through Green 7 vision -- aims doing matt6:33 -- much more be added on you as living ones in this last age -- look at being undefiled sealed. Rev14:1-5. Repent obey& live son says through visions. Or his judgement of end times & perish. Rev9, rev16, if fail to repent.

THE EASTERN GATE — WHEN THE DOOR OPENS

I have walked through Jerusalem many times during my archaeological journey, stood among its ancient stones, explored its history, and watched the city change beneath the light of the Judean sun.

Yet there is one place that still causes me to stop.

The Eastern Gate.

Standing across from that magnificent sealed gateway, I have often simply stared at it in awe.

The gate we see today is not the gate through which Solomon walked. Jerusalem is a city built layer upon layer, generation upon generation. Beneath our feet lie the remains of earlier Jerusalems—some excavated, others still hidden in the earth.

And the Eastern Gate has its own archaeological mystery.

In 1969, James Fleming was examining the area outside the present Golden Gate when the ground beneath him gave way. Below the modern ground level, he observed and photographed an earlier arched structure associated with the gateway.

What exactly was it?

How old was it?

Could still earlier phases of Jerusalem's eastern entrance survive beneath it?

Those questions remain debated. Archaeology has not established that Fleming discovered Solomon's gate. Extensive excavation of this extraordinarily sensitive area has never been possible.

And perhaps that mystery is partly what makes standing there so remarkable.

What we see above the ground is only part of the story.

There are stones beneath the stones.

There are gates beneath the gate.

There is history beneath our feet.

But whenever I stand there, my thoughts eventually move beyond archaeology.

I look across the Kidron Valley toward the Mount of Olives. I look back toward that sealed entrance in Jerusalem's eastern wall.

And I imagine a day archaeology cannot excavate.

The coming of the Messiah.

Imagine standing there when Yeshua returns to earthly Jerusalem.

Imagine the sound of the shofar echoing across the valley.

Imagine the King approaching Jerusalem.

Imagine those ancient stones witnessing something greater than all the kings, armies, pilgrims and empires that have passed before them.

And then I remember something Yeshua once said:

“I am the door.”

— John 10:9

Suddenly, the image of a sealed gate takes on another meaning.

A stone gateway may be closed.

But God's Door is open.

Yeshua did not describe Himself merely as someone standing beside the entrance or someone pointing toward it.

He said:

“I am the door.”

The message is profoundly simple.

THE DOOR IS THE WAY

A door separates two places.

You stand on one side, but the door provides the entrance to the other.

Yeshua presents Himself as the entrance to salvation and life with God. Wealth cannot purchase that entrance. Archaeological knowledge cannot unlock it. Religious status cannot earn it.

The invitation is through Him.

THE DOOR IS PROTECTION

The imagery becomes even richer when we remember the shepherd.

In the ancient world, sheep could be gathered into an enclosure where the entrance provided controlled access and protection. Against that background, Yeshua speaks not only about a door but immediately afterward about Himself as the Good Shepherd.

The One who provides the entrance is also the One who cares for the sheep.

THE DOOR LEADS TO LIFE

Yeshua continues:

“He will come in and go out and find pasture.”

The Door does not lead into imprisonment.

It leads to life.

To fellowship.

To belonging.

To walking with the Shepherd.

And that is why the Eastern Gate continues to fascinate me.

As an archaeologist, I see ancient masonry, buried architectural phases, unanswered questions and thousands of years of Jerusalem's history.

As a believer, I see something else.

I see an illustration.

The world can build walls.

Men can close gates.

Empires can rise and disappear.

Stones can be buried beneath metres of earth.

But there is one Door no human being can seal.

Yeshua is that Door.

Perhaps one day I will no longer have to stand across the Kidron Valley imagining the King coming to Jerusalem.

Perhaps those ancient stones will witness the moment themselves.

Until then, the sealed Eastern Gate remains there—silent, ancient and mysterious.

And every time I look at it, I am reminded:

The gate may be shut.

But the Door is still open.

Yeshua said, “I am the door.”

AFTERNOON DEVOTION | GOD IS WITH YOU

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” — Psalm 23:1

As the afternoon unfolds, remember that God is still with you.

Maybe some plans have not worked out. Maybe you are tired, discouraged, or wondering how things will come together. Do not give up.

The God who carried you through the morning will sustain you through the afternoon. What you cannot see, He is still working on.

AFTERNOON PRAYER

Heavenly Father, thank You for bringing me this far today. Give me strength where I am weak, wisdom where I am uncertain, and peace where I am troubled.

Bless the work of my hands and guide my decisions. Help me not to give up because of today's challenges. Let Your grace carry me through the rest of this day.

May my life, my work, and everything I do bring glory to Your name.

In Jesus Christ's name, Amen.

TODAY'S REMINDER:
You may be tired, but God is not tired. Keep moving forward—He is with you.

Have a blessed, peaceful and fruitful afternoon.

If this devotion encouraged you, share it with someone who needs hope today.

Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.

How is everyone doing today? It is early and eventful in my house. Eventful for old, sleepy people, that is. I made coffee, fixed my husband’s meds, recorded his evening, walked the dog and spent some quality time in the alternative office.

Last night I was able to get the middle part of the yard mowed before I lost daylight and today I will finish. Now, normally, my yard is done in one sitting. However, this week, that has not been the case. With borrowing a mower, I had to wait to get it back and because I borrowed it, I did my obligation to his other property first. I could have waited and done mine all in one stint, but I was having fun. Haha.

So, I have a question for you. How do you decompress? Do you go for a walk/run? Do you dive into a good story? Is it television and snacks? Is there a hobby that you enjoy that helps reset your thoughts? How do you deal with the day’s events as they unfold and/or when you are thinking about them at the end of the day?

For me, obviously, writing is one avenue that I take. Another is mowing—another is music. Of course, there are my phone games … little addictive boogers.

Have you considered prayer as a route of decompression?

A quick research of how many times it is recorded that Jesus prayed is over 25 times. A finer search shows that He withdrew at least seven times to pray. Meaning that he went away alone to pray.

Now, if the Son of God, who came to earth as a human to demonstrate what He wanted us to do, left his pals, his family, his associates to pray and ‘decompress’ with God … don’t you think it might just work for us?

Over the years, in order to make prayer sound OVER important, it has been made out that you need to have a large vocabulary of fancy words and beautiful songs of words that float through the air like a cloud. However, if you read about Jesus’ account in Gethsemane … that was not flowery words … that was “Hey Dad, is there another way we can take care of this plan of Yours? If there is, can we do that instead? Hey, but if there isn’t … I understand.” Jesus was on his face, sweating and pouring out his soul to the Father, pleading for a different solution to this problem. He had become very close to His disciples and the weight of what was going to happen fell on him like a ton of bricks. He felt the burden of His assignment in full force. If the Son of man cried out to God on multiple occasions, would it not seem relevant that we would too?

The enemy would have us believe that if we cannot ‘fix’ or ‘accomplish’ something on our own, that we are weak and worthless. On the contrary, knowing that we have an avenue to strength and power, and then exercising that invitation to sit with Him, settles us and empowers us to persevere. I have confessed many times on here that my prayer life has not been the best. It is improving, however, and I can physically feel His presence as I calm from the day’s events or as I enter the day’s events. Coming from someone who routinely falls down, prayer has given me such strength to continue to take one step at a time each day.

As today unfolds, as the events begin to swallow you whole, as the world tries to dictate your mood, remember that there is One who is always there and willing to listen. Go to Him. Pour out your soul to Him. Cry to Him. Plead with Him. And know that if the answer is not what YOU wanted, that there must be a higher cause. Jesus was not released from his commitment to die on the cross; he accepted it and used it as the way to unlock the doors of death and defeat Satan. What powerful use of your turmoil lies beyond your vision that will help someone in the long run? Release your anguish to the Father and embrace your chosen status, knowing that you were picked to set the tone for someone else in a similar situation.

Be blessed.

**My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me. Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will. – Matthew 26:38-39

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THROWBACK THURSDAY - Ten years ago I was staying at a friend’s house in western Iowa. We made frequent trips into Omaha, Nebraska. During one of them, I witnessed to six skateboarders hanging out in a parking lot. Three of the guys held hands with me and experienced holy laughter as they got born again. Afterward, two of them wanted a photo with me. Psalm 16:11 says, “In Your presence is fullness of joy.”

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If YOU launched one or both of this pages, or you are Nepali, please Post some news about yourself; family members and allow us to join you in prayer concerning this terrible latest event of the Glacier collapse and subsequent major flooding.
यो पेज कसले सुरु गरेको हो भन्ने मलाई पक्का थाहा छैन, तर मलाई थाहा छ कि 'लर्ड्सबुक' (Lordsbook) का धेरै सदस्यहरू नेपाली हुनुहुन्छ।
यदि तपाईंले नै यो पेज सुरु गर्नुभएको हो भने, कृपया आफ्नो र आफ्नो परिवारका सदस्यहरूबारे केही जानकारी वा समाचार पोस्ट गर्नुहोस्। साथै, हिमनदी खस्ने घटना र त्यसपछिको भीषण बाढीको यस दुःखद घटनाका सम्बन्धमा प्रार्थनामा तपाईंसँगै सामेल हुने अवसर हामीलाई दिनुहोस्।
Yō pēja kasalē suru garēkō hō bhannē malā'ī pakkā thāhā chaina, tara malā'ī thāhā cha ki'larḍsabuka' (Lordsbook) kā dhērai sadasyaharū nēpālī hunuhuncha.
Yadi tapā'īnlē nai yō pēja suru garnubha'ēkō hō bhanē, kr̥payā āphnō ra āphnō parivārakā sadasyaharūbārē kēhī jānakārī vā samācāra pōsṭa garnuhōs. Sāthai, himanadī khasnē ghaṭanā ra tyasapachikō bhīṣaṇa bāḍhīkō yasa duḥkhada ghaṭanākā sambandhamā prārthanāmā tapā'īnsam̐gai sāmēla hunē avasara hāmīlā'ī dinuhōs.

* Growth: Christianity is growing quickly. Christians make up about 4.4% of the population, with many new believers coming from indigenous groups and lower castes.Challenges: Nepal passed a strict anti-conversion law in 2017. Believers face pressure from Hindu extremists, local communities, and government restrictions.Culture: Many believers live in remote mountain areas where people prefer listening over reading, making audio devices very helpful.

Three Angels’ Messages?
The Three Angels’ Messages are God’s special messages for last-day Christians. This message is to be shared with the world and will reach its climax with the second coming of Jesus. This threefold message appears in Revelation 14:6-16.

The First Angel’s Message

The first angel proclaims the everlasting gospel and calls for the restoration of the true worship of God as Creator, because the judgment hour has arrived.

Read more about the first angel’s message

“Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people—saying with a loud voice, ‘Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water’” (Revelation 14:6, 7).

The Second Angel’s Message

The second angel warns against all humanly-originated forms of worship and beliefs that are not based completely on God’s Word.

Read more about the second angel’s message

“Another angel followed, saying, ‘Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication’” (Revelation 14:8).

The Third Angel’s Message

Finally, the third angel proclaims God’s solemn warning against worshiping the beast and his image.

Read more about the third angel’s message

“Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, ‘If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation....they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.’ Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus” (Revelation 14:9-12).

Note: though Scripture symbolically portrays these messages as being proclaimed by three angels, it is actually God’s people—His last-day church—who deliver them to the world. Additionally, two groups emerge—those who choose to follow God’s Word completely and those who choose to mix biblical teachings with human traditions.

Accept Jesus Christ as your savior, while there is still time.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Keep all of God's commandments including the fourth Commandment (the Seventh day Sabbath).

If you love Me keep My Commandments John 14:15.

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. John 15:10

His answer: (Jesus) "If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments" Matthew 19:17
(Emphasis added).

Salvation is all of grace and not of works, and its fruit is obedience to the Commandments. This obedience develops Christian character and results in a sense of well-being. It is evidence of our love for the Lord and our concern for our fellow human beings.

Ellen G. White
The present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, men who occupy positions of trust and authority, thinking men and women of all classes, have their attention fixed upon the events taking place about us. They are watching the relations that exist among the nations. They observe the intensity that is taking possession of every earthly element and they recognize that something great and decisive is about to take place—that the world is on the verge of a stupendous crisis.

—Prophets and Kings, 537 (c. 1914).

Daily Bible Lesson.
IF THE DEAD ARE ALREADY IN HEAVEN OR HELL… WHY IS THE RESURRECTION SO IMPORTANT?

1 Corinthians 15 is one of the clearest chapters in the Bible about the resurrection of the dead.
Paul repeatedly points to a future resurrection when Jesus Christ returns. This raises an important question:
If the dead are already consciously enjoying heaven—or suffering in hell—immediately after death, why does the Bible place such enormous emphasis on a future resurrection?
Let’s examine the biblical picture.

1. THE RESURRECTION IS CONNECTED TO CHRIST'S SECOND COMING
“Afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.” — 1 Corinthians 15:23
Paul gives a clear sequence:
Christ was raised first.
Christ's people are raised at His coming.
The resurrection is therefore connected with the Second Coming.
“The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” — 1 Corinthians 15:52
This points to a great future resurrection event—not something that happens individually every time a believer dies.

2. THE RESURRECTION IS CENTRAL TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
Paul does not treat the resurrection as a minor detail.
“If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.” — 1 Corinthians 15:14
“If Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.” — 1 Corinthians 15:17
Paul's message follows this powerful sequence:
Christ died

Christ was raised

Believers will be raised

Death will ultimately be destroyed
“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” — 1 Corinthians 15:26

3. WHEN DO WE RECEIVE IMMORTALITY?
Paul says:
“This mortal must put on immortality.” — 1 Corinthians 15:53
Notice the context: immortality is associated with the resurrection.
The Bible's emphasis is not simply that a person dies and immediately receives the final reward. Paul directs our attention toward the resurrection, when God's people are changed and receive immortality.
The resurrection is not an afterthought—it is central to the Christian hope.

4. THE BIBLE DESCRIBES DEATH AS SLEEP
The Bible repeatedly uses sleep as a description of death.
Jesus and Lazarus
“Our friend Lazarus sleepeth.” — John 11:11
Jesus then made it unmistakably clear:
“Lazarus is dead.” — John 11:14
Daniel 12:2
“Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake.”
1 Thessalonians 4:13–16
Paul speaks of those who are asleep and then describes their resurrection when Christ returns.
Ecclesiastes 9:5
“The dead know not any thing.”
Psalm 146:4
When a person dies, “his thoughts perish.”
Together, these passages provide a biblical basis for understanding death as an unconscious state awaiting the resurrection.

5. THE BIBLICAL SEQUENCE BECOMES VERY CLEAR
DEATH
The person rests in the grave.

CHRIST RETURNS
The trumpet sounds.

THE DEAD IN CHRIST RISE
1 Thessalonians 4:16

THEY ARE CHANGED
1 Corinthians 15:51–53

THEY RECEIVE IMMORTALITY
1 Corinthians 15:53–54

DEATH IS DEFEATED
1 Corinthians 15:54–55
This makes Paul's argument especially powerful:
The Christian hope is not merely, “When I die, I go to heaven.”
The great biblical hope is:
JESUS IS COMING AGAIN!
THE DEAD IN CHRIST WILL RISE!

6. WHAT ABOUT PASSAGES THAT SEEM TO TEACH IMMEDIATE LIFE AFTER DEATH?
There are passages that Christians interpret differently, including:
Luke 23:43 — “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.”
Philippians 1:23 — Paul speaks of departing and being with Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:8 — “Absent from the body… present with the Lord.”
These passages should not be ignored.
However, Christians who believe in the sleep of death understand these verses alongside the many passages that explicitly describe death as sleep and emphasize the future resurrection.
Questions involving punctuation, translation, context, and the meaning of being “with Christ” have contributed to different interpretations.
The safest approach is to study the whole Bible rather than build a doctrine on one verse.

7. WHY DOES THE TEACHING OF DEATH AS SLEEP MATTER?
It keeps the resurrection central.
Paul makes the resurrection absolutely essential to Christian faith.
It teaches that immortality is God's gift.
“This mortal must put on immortality.” — 1 Corinthians 15:53
It gives greater meaning to the Second Coming.
“The dead in Christ shall rise first.” — 1 Thessalonians 4:16
It warns against attempts to communicate with the dead.
Deuteronomy 18:10–12; Isaiah 8:19
If the dead are unconscious, claims that deceased relatives are communicating with the living cannot automatically be accepted as genuine communication with the dead.
It gives comfort through the resurrection hope.
“Sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.” — 1 Thessalonians 4:13
Why?
Because those who have died in Christ will rise again when Jesus returns!

THE GREAT BIBLICAL HOPE
The ultimate hope of Scripture is not death.
It is not the grave.
It is not merely an immortal soul escaping the body.
The great hope is:
JESUS CHRIST'S RETURN

THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD

THE GIFT OF IMMORTALITY

THE DESTRUCTION OF DEATH

ETERNAL LIFE WITH CHRIST
“This mortal shall have put on immortality… then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.” — 1 Corinthians 15:54

IN SHORT
If the dead are already enjoying the complete reward of heaven immediately after death, the resurrection remains important—but it raises a significant question:

Why does Paul place such extraordinary emphasis on the future resurrection as the moment when the dead are raised, changed, receive immortality, and experience final victory over death?

Understanding the biblical teaching of death as sleep makes Paul's argument in 1 Corinthians 15 especially straightforward:
The dead are resting.
They are awaiting the voice of Christ.
Jesus will return.
The dead in Christ will awake.
They will be changed.
Death will be swallowed up in victory.
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout… and the dead in Christ shall rise first.” — 1 Thessalonians 4:16

THAT IS THE CHRISTIAN HOPE!
Not merely that we die and go somewhere…
But that JESUS IS COMING—AND THE DEAD WILL RISE!