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Monday, August 23, 2010
Episode 4 :: Prayer/Words of Knowledge
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| Pastor Chris Oyakhilome |
Prayer: Now I want to pray for you right now. Expect a miracle right now! I believe the Lord will heal you. I believe he will touch you right there where you are. And if you have not received the Holy Spirit, you can receive the Holy Spirit Now!
And in the Name of Jesus, I pray for you to be well. I pray that the infirmity will leave your body. Be healed in bones! Be cleansed in your blood. I break the power of the devil off of you in the Name of Jesus! Be free! Be free in your body! Be free in your mind! Be healed! I command the deaf ear to be unstopped in the Name of Jesus! I rebuke the blindness, the deafness, in the Name of Jesus! Be healed! I command the lameness to go, the paralysis to leave! Yes, be made every whit whole, in the name of Jesus! Thank you Lord! Thank you Lord!
Yes, you can actually touch someone else who needs healing while this prayer is going on and extend that hand of healing to that one and a miracle will happen! Receive that miracle now! Receive the Spirit now! I pray that the presence of God will fill your home now, fill your heart now! In the Name of Jesus, be healed, be healed! And whatever it is that you need from the Lord, receive that miracle! Receive a miracle in your finances; receive that miracle in your job, in your business, in your family, in the Name of Jesus! Thank you Lord! Thank you for that miracle! Thank you Father! Amen! Praise God! Praise God! You got a miracle. Let us know what the Lord has done for you. Make sure we get your comments. Get involved on the blog, and let us hear you. We’ve got several things we would like you to talk about and join many others and share the gospel message. Share your testimonies as well. Let the world know what the Lord has done for you! God bless you!
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Episode 4 :: Question 8 on Paradise and the 144,000 Men
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| Pastor Chris Oyakhilome |
Question 8: Dear Pastor Chris, God bless your ministry. I would like to know the difference between the paradises in Luke 23:43 and 2 Corinthians 12:4. According to your explanation on the rapture of the Church and the second coming of Christ, is it possible to explain to me why the Bible mentions only 144,000 persons who are with him (Jesus) in Revelation 14:1? God bless you.
Answer 8: Okay! Very simply. You want to know if there are differences between the paradises in Luke 23:43 and 2 Corinthians 12:4. Well, the first one has to do with a statement made by Jesus and, because of the wrong construction, Luke 23:43 – “And Jesus said unto him, [he is talking about during the crucifixion, there were two thieves crucified with Jesus one on either side, left and right and one of them said to Jesus, remember me] in the 42nd verse, “he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into they kingdom and Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. [Luke 23:42-43]” Now, that is the construction that is wrongly presented to us particularly in the King James Version. Jesus didn’t say "today shalt thou be with me in paradise," as it shows. What He said was, “I say unto thee today,” the punctuation is in the wrong place. “Verily I say unto thee today, thou shalt be with me in paradise.” That’s what He said [repeats Luke 23:43] But what we actually have there is “I say unto you, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” But Jesus didn’t go to paradise that day. He went to hell. That’s what the Bible teaches. Jesus went to hell. When he died, he went to hell. He couldn’t have gone to paradise that day; he went to hell.
The Bible says he had taken our sins upon himself. “He became sin who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him” [2 Corinthians 5:21]. So our sins were laid on Jesus. He died the death of a sinner and so he went to hell because he died in our place. So he went to hell. That’s what the Bible says. He went to hell. So he didn’t go to paradise that day. The third day, he came out of the grave and the Bible does tell us in St. Matthew’s gospel 27th chapter verse 52-53 that there were those…many saints who slept came out of the grave after His resurrection. When Jesus arose, many arose with him. And sure enough, that thief would have come up with them. And they went with Jesus to heaven. That’s what the Bible tells us. And, in fact, many of them that came out of their graves were seen in the city; they appeared to many in the city. So he really didn’t say that the thief will be with him that day in paradise because he didn’t go to paradise that day. He went to hell that day and defeated Satan for us; and when he defeated Satan, [on] the third day, he came out of that grave. And when he arose, many of the saints that slept arose together with him and then they went with him to heaven. Praise God!
Now, that paradise is the same paradise. Paradise is God’s place of bliss; it’s God’s place, it’s in heaven, it’s in God’s presence, it’s in heaven. So it’s the same paradise that Paul was talking about in 2 Corinthians 12:4, when he said that he knew a man who went into paradise. So, it’s the same place. From verse 3 of 2 Corinthians chapter 12, “And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) How that he was caught up into paradise and heard unspeakable words, which is not lawful for a man to utter. [2 Corinthians 12:3-4]” So, that paradise and the one in Luke 23:43 are the same. There’s one paradise. And both of them are the same.
Now, the second part of your question is “is it possible to explain to me why the Bible mentions only 144,000 persons who are with him (Jesus) in Revelation 14:1?” Well, [there’s] something for you to recognize about the 144,000 persons because many people say that only the 144,000 persons will go to heaven and that’s not what he says. Let me read it to you: “And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders, and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. These [now listen, so you know who they are] these are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins [they are all men]. These are they which follow the Lamb whithsoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God. [Revelations 14:1-5]” And when you keep reading, you’ll found these 144,000 were all Jews - 12,000 from every tribe; they were all Jews. These are those who will be raised during the tribulation period to preach. They will preach the gospel, and they are all men. They will preach the gospel. So, here was where they will be taken up with Christ. They will be raptured unto the Lord after their ministry is completed. So, that’s why you have to understand it’s not referring to the Church of Jesus Christ. They are just a number of people who are from among the Jews; they are all Jews. Praise God! And the Lord is going to use them in the last days. There are different groups in the Church that He will use. Now, after the church has been caught up, and during the great tribulations, there will be several ministrations going on, and one of the ministries that will be called will be this 144,000 Jews. So don’t get confused with that at all.
Alright, I’m not sure we have much more time but we’ve taken quite a number of questions already.
Episode 4 :: Question 7 on Meditation
Question 7 – Bessumbu (Cameroon): Greetings, the Bible talks about meditation. How does that happen and how is it done?
Answer 7: Meditation? Yeah, the Bible does talk about meditation. What do you mean, “how does that happen and how is it done?” Meditation is in essence devotional contemplation. You set your thoughts, your cogitations, on a subject and have those images pop up in your mind and come up to your spirit so that you can have whatever message God wants to bring to your heart. You set your heart on it and ponder over it, listen to your spirit and let those thoughts, the kind of rumination…let those thoughts awaken within you whatever the message God wants to bring to you. That’s how it’s done!
Episode 4 :: Question 6 on Curses Against Christians
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| Pastor Chris Oyakhilome |
Question 6 – Shella (Belgium): Good day Pastor, is it possible that a true born again Christian can still be under a curse; that is, any kind of curse?
Answer 6: Well, any Christian could place himself under a curse like any Christian could allow the devil to do anything to him. It’s up to you. But, no curse on its own can have any effect on you. Doesn’t matter who is cursing, it’ll have no effect on you, but you could place yourself under a curse. And so, it’s just like this: when God said in the Garden of Eden, you remember when Adam and Eve sinned against God, and God never cursed Adam…He never cursed eve. He said to them, the day you eat of the tree in the midst of the garden, you shall surely die. It was no curse. He was just telling them the repercussions of their actions; it was no curse. He said you shall surely die. It was the result of their actions; that’s what he told them and when they did, he didn’t curse them, instead God said, “cursed is the ground for your sake” [Genesis 3:17]. He never cursed Adam. Why? Because he already blessed them. When God blesses you, he can’t curse you. He can’t curse you! It’s not possible. So he couldn’t even curse Adam. He said, “Cursed is the ground for your sake! Out of your sweat shall you eat bread until you return to dust; for dust thou art and unto dust shall thou return” [Genesis 3:17-19]. No curse! He already told them the result. Same thing with the woman! He said, “In sorrow shall your conception be” [Genesis 3:16]. No curse! So, it’s important that you recognize this.
Watch the full episode 4 [June 16, 2009] video here!
Episode 4 :: Question 5 on Using the Blood of Jesus in Prayer
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| Pastor Chris Oyakhilome |
Question 5 – Chinwe (USA): Pastor, I thank God for your life. Your teachings have impacted my life and that of my family positively, and I thank you very much. My question is about the blood of Jesus. Is it right to pray with it? For example, covering your house, children and so on with the blood of Jesus.
Answer 5: Well, this is one of those many things that a lot of Christians have wrongly applied to their lives because of ignorance. They go shouting the blood of Jesus, and they say “I sprinkle the blood of Jesus.” You don’t have the authority to sprinkle the blood of Jesus. In fact, where did you get the blood from? You have no access to that blood. Jesus Christ presented His blood to God in Heaven, in the most Holy Place in Heaven, at the Mercy Seat in Heaven. You have no access to it. Only the High Priest could sprinkle the blood, only the High Priest. You’ve got to understand that. And before the office of that High Priest was established, Moses was the one who sprinkled everything with the blood of calves back in the Old Testament. This is very important. Who has the right to sprinkle the blood? It’s not the Christians sprinkling the blood on himself or on anyone else. It’s just the talk; they have no access to the blood. Let me show you something from the Bible very quickly. The Bible calls it the blood of sprinkling. Okay.
So, I’ll like to go straight to Hebrew chapter 9 from verse 19, “For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. [Praise God!] For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:” [Hebrews 9:19-24] That’s wonderful. It says Moses functioned in the type and Moses sprinkled all things with blood; it was Moses who did that. He didn’t say all the Hebrews sprinkled themselves with blood. They were God’s covenant people, but they weren’t going around sprinkling themselves with blood. That was a responsibility for Moses; afterwards, the High Priest did it. Now when I say the High Priest, it is important for us…it’s just the ministry of the blood at the Mercy Seat, but no longer really having to sprinkle the law because that was the beginning of the testament, so Moses had to do it. But, I want you to follow this [Hebrews] because it did say that Jesus Christ didn’t enter into the figure but into Heaven itself to appear before God for us.
In Hebrews chapter 12 and verse 24 it says, “And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant [Moses was the mediator of the old covenant; Jesus is the mediator of the new covenant], and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. [Hebrews 12:24]” Let me read to you from Hebrews chapter 8 verse 6, “But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant [talking about Jesus], which was established upon better promises. [Hebrews 8:6]” Jesus Christ is the mediator of this better covenant. So it’s Jesus. Let’s go to chapter 9, Hebrews chapter 9. Now you can catch the whole picture. From verse 14, let me take it from verse 13, “For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. [Hebrews 9:13-15]” He is the mediator of the New Testament by means of death. So he sprinkled his own blood on the New Testament. He sprinkled it on the Mercy Seat. He purged us with his own blood, and he has already done it. He doesn’t have to do it again. Moses had to do that once and ratify the Old Covenant. Jesus had to do His once and ratify the New Testament; He’s already done it. So we are already purged; we are already cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. So, He, the High Priest [Jesus Christ, the mediator of the New Testament] was the only one who had the right to sprinkle the blood, and it was His own blood. He’s already done it [and] no one else can do it; the blood is sprinkled on the Mercy Seat in heaven. You can’t have access to it, and it was not the responsibility of everybody. So you can’t sprinkle the blood.
So that’s it and it’s very important that you realize it. So those who say it are just talking. It’s like saying “twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are.” It doesn’t mean anything when you say I sprinkle the blood of Jesus Christ. You don’t have it and you can’t sprinkle it. So it makes no sense to say it.
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