There Was The True Light

Mat 16:21 ASV - From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
Mat 16:22 ASV - And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto thee.    This is something that hinders people today also , Peter was looking at Jesus just as the world looks at Jesus .  Some religions can not see the benefit of the cross and its final out come . A man that sees his cross and endures it is scorned and spoken evil of.    Mat 10:38 ASV - And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.    Some religions keep Jesus on the cross and therefore he can not finalize his mission on this earth in there life's .  And if you decide to follow Jesus as the word of God has commanded than there will be many  come against you and try to stop you from getting on your cross and putting an end to this worldly living , the carnal nature of Adam .   Peter the apostle of God ,  concerning  this event in Matt 10:38   Happens before Peters denial of Jesus .   And there are many Christians today living in the flesh not seeing the cross of Christ and his words to us  , to get on our cross to put to death the deeds of our flesh.     Mat 16:23 ASV - But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.    Get thee behind me, Satan
Mat 16:24 ASV - Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.  I believe many in that day  put in that same situation will try to save there fleshly life's above the word of God.  We must have faith to rise above this worldly life have the faith to endure unto the end
 Every man will stand before the Judgement of Christ alone and without any kind of recourse ,  once a man dies he cannot not make amends for his life's choices  .   Luk 16:22 ASV - And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.
Luk 16:23 ASV - And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Luk 16:24 ASV - And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.
Jesus was telling this parable and he is saying there is a hell fire and it is of great torment
parable Greek   Greek: parabole   Parable:    A narrative drawn from nature or human circumstances, the object of which is to set forth a spiritual lesson "a placing of one thing beside another" with a view to comparison . 
Mat 13:10 ASV - And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mat 13:13 ASV - Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Mat 13:14 ASV - And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
Mat 13:16 ASV - But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.  Jesus said he came to save the world not to condemn the world Jew first and than the gentile .
Col 1:26 ASV - even the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints,
Col 1:27 ASV - to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:   Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness for they SHALL be filled .  The mystery comes through the power of the Holy Ghost the promise Jesus spoke of to his disciples before his ascension .
Act 15:14 ASV - Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Act 15:16 ASV - After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up:
Act 15:17 ASV - That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,
Gal 3:14 ASV - that upon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.  The promise was for all generations
until the end of time . There is no scripture that says this promise died after the last apostle died.
Act 2:17 ASV - And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams:   Upon all flesh Jews and gentiles alike
Act 2:37 ASV - Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?
Act 2:38 ASV - And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Act 2:39 ASV - For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him.    Until the end of time this promise is given and it is wonderful when he the holy ghost has come he will guide you into all truth
Jhn 16:13 ASV - Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.
1Co 15:6 ASV - then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;
1Co 15:1 ASV - Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand,
1Co 15:2 ASV - by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.  It is one thing to just say the name of Jesus giving him lip service and believe this word in vain .  There are garments of righteousness given to those that hold fast to this great truth and the only ones entering the marriage feast will be those that are clothed with these garments.  Rev 19:7 ASV - Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Rev 19:8 ASV - And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.  You must be born again be filled with the Holy Spirit Just as the one hundred twenty . They had gathered for a specific reason Jesus was coming to manifest himself in them Christ in you the hope of glory,    then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once above five hundred at once , This is what Paul was describing in Cor 15:2  if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.  Above five hundred in the beginning to one hundred and twenty on the day of Pentecost where were the others that were there on that day with Jesus.   Act 1:14 ASV - These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.   The promise is to those that hold fast the word of truth and through prayer and seeking the truth with their hearts seeing the fulfilling of what Jesus spoke to them .      Luk 24:49 ASV - And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.

Act 19:1 KJV - And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
Act 19:2 KJV - He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
Act 19:3 KJV - And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
Act 19:4 KJV - Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Act 19:5 KJV - When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Act 19:6 KJV - And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Act 19:7 KJV - And all the men were about twelve.
The baptism of the Holy Spirit is an absolute experience for you today just as in the book of Acts 
Ask the Lord see if it is true seek him while he may be found      Luk 11:13 ASV - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?  I must say there are terrible times coming upon this earth and for some they are here , but I see a darkness beyond anything man has experience in the past an evil of darkness coming Matt 24 tells of this and today is the day to seek the Lord with all your hearts .   When Jesus died and was buried he did it for mankind he took our sins and the law of sin and death and nailed them to his cross in his flesh to redeem those who believe .  Jesus made two statements one was a promise of eternal life with him in paradise , and one was an absolute factual promise of the sin of disobedience and unbelief .    Gal 6:7 ASV - Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Gal 6:8 ASV - For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.

Isa 61:10 ASV - I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
And it was given unto her that she SHOULD array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.   Notice the word should it is an act of obedience it is a walk we enter into an every day walk .    For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness ,  You must be born again Jesus told Nicodemus in the book of John  Jhn 3:5 ASV - Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit,he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!       Luke 17    The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:    neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.  Its Christ in you the hope of glory.

There is a baptism of the holy spirit an absolute experience , not as the church of man will tell you
you get it all when you except Jesus as you personal Savior . Not so that is not a gospel verse .
The verses above are the truth of who Jesus is today and what he came for . He is the way the truth and the LIFE !

Rev 19:9 ASV - And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true words of God.
1Co 15:3 ASV - For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1Co 15:4 ASV - and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures;
Paul is speaking of the forty days of Christ walking before his children , he came after his death to prove his resurrection for the dead .  then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day .   He had no regard for this beggar he lived in luxury.     Luxury    Sumptuous or extremely comfortable living or surroundings:  One totally into luxury and sensual pleasure.
Mar 8:36 ASV - For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
It is a choice to make or should I say a commandment to obey , 

1Pe 1:13 KJV - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
1Pe 1:14 KJV - As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
1Pe 1:15 KJV - But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
1Pe 1:16 KJV - Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
1Pe 1:17 KJV - And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: