Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. (Matthew 5:17-20).

Life is all about fulfilling the law and the prophets. Life is not about what to eat or what to drink. Jesus said he didn't come to destroy the law, which means he didn't come to break God's law or to be lawless. 

Of course the Anti-Christ is the lawless one who will come. When he comes he will change times and laws (destroy the law and the prophets with his lies and rebellion) until the very end of man's kingdom on earth.  "And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time." (Daniel 7:25).  

Jesus didn't come to change times and law; he came to fulfil times and laws. And the fulfilment of the law concerning him is to be the sacrificial lamb. For the law demanded a better sacrifice that would take away sin from the world (Hebrew chapter 9). The book of John 1:29 says: "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world".  

While fulfilling the prophets is to become a better high priest who would offer that sacrifice ones and for all. 

The human high priest were full of filt or guilt, so they weren't perfect to represent the people at the holies of holies. Even in the book of  Zachariah chapter 3, you could see Joshua the high priest puting on a filthy garment in the vision prophet Zachariah saw: 

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. (Zachariah 3: 1-3).

And also, in those days the priest were always at war with the prophets due to the fact that the prophets sought for a better and perfect high priest who is without guilt or sin. 

Two Things You Should Not Destroy In Your Life

1. The law. 

The law is the commandment of God. When you break God's law you attract punishments, guilt and curses. 

When you destroy the law you attract punishment, guilt or curses into your life. Those who are living a lawless life are destroying their life. 

Everything in life is bound by laws. Laws are like fence protecting you from threats, danger or intrusion. When you break the law, you expose your life to threats or dangers. There are physical threats. There are spiritual threats. 

The physical threats are physical dangers, like if you play with an high tension electric cable you might get electrocuted. If you smoke, you get cancer. If you steal you might get arrested by the cops. 

All these are physical threats. 

The spiritual threats are spiritual dangers, or they are curses. Like if you fornicates you invite demons into your body, since your body (your temple) is defiled. If you worship idol you will be under God's wrath and there would be disaster, dryness in every season of your life. 

If you kill, you would be killed too, for they that live by the sword shall die by the sword (Matthew 26:52). 

You can't evade the law. You can't run away from it, for eyes of the lord are everywhere to reward and to give justice to the law. One can escape from wrath of the law of the land, due to human corruption. 

Corruption is whereby justice is sold and bought, so the power of law becomes corrupt. But God is not corrupt. No amount of money can give you freedom from God's wrath. Know this!

2. The Prophets.

Every prophet God sends to you is to guide into the way of peace (Luke 1:79). But due to arrogance and pride so many people has despises the prophet God send to them to deliver them. 

Prophets are agent of deliverance. Hosea 12:13  says:  "And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved." 

So many people have lost out of God's blessing because they refuse to welcome the prohet God has sent to them. Jesus said in Matthew 10:41, 

 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

The bible showed us how king Ahab threw prophet Micaiah into prison because he told him God's plan against him (1 Kings 22). Also King Zedekiah threw prophet Jeremiah into the dungeon because he told him to surrender to king Nechadnezzar according to the word of the lord (Jeremiah 38:6). 

When you hate God's prophet you hate God. When you fight against God's prophet you fight against God. 

Also do not despise prophecies from God concerning your life: they are vital for your life in the end. Prophecy is an intergral part of our life. 

Fulfilling The Law And The Prophets

To fulfil the law and the prophets we need to:

1. Be a follower of Jesus and not Pastors. 

When we follow the footsteps of Jesus we fulfil the law andthe prophets through him. His personalities would be found in us. We would be walking in that liberty or freedom, not guilt or being under the curse of the law.

2. Read Scripture. 

Jesus never played with scripture, he read  the scripture witten about him (Luke 4 from verse 1). The scripture shows you who you are. 

According to James in James chapter 1, the scripture is like a mirror. Always read the bible, when you do that you will be able to fullfil Gods law and prophecies concerning your life.

3. Preach the Gospel. 

Jesus in Luke chapter 4 preached to the people the scripture written concerning him. He preached to everyone about God too. Doing this fulfills the law and the prophets.

4. Pray. 

When you pray you get your spirit empowered to do God's will. There are forces that try to stop you from fulfilling God's law and prohecies concerning you. Pray against stronghold against your life.

Thank you for reading, I'm Jeremiah.  

    

Online evangelism is the latest and easiest way to win souls for Christ. Soul winning is all about reaching out and filling the hungry souls who need God's word. There are people who need God, and there are people who don't need God: evangelism is actually for those who are in need of God.

 An intergral part of christianity is Evangelism. Jesus commanded us to go out into all nations to preach the gospel of peace. Now, with technology we can reach out to nearly all nations online. Gone are the days when we need to go from house to house preaching. Now we can reach out to more people from the comfort of our home with our smart devices. We can maintain a vibrant relationship or fellowship with the souls converted online.  

What's Evangelism?

I define evangelism as the preaching of  the coming of the kingdom of God. Jesus said in Matthew 24:14 that the gospel of the kingdom must be preached for a witness and then shall the end be. 

Therefore evangelism is the spreading of the kingdom of God unto all parts of the earth. Jesus also said in Mark 16 that we should go into the world and preach the gospel- that's evangelism.

Now What's Online Evangelism?

Online Evangelism from my perspective is preaching the kingdom of God in online platforms like social media, blogs, websites and other internet programs or apps. 

Online evangelism is about sharing kingdom contents, reaching out to people's needs online. Evangelism is not all about preaching, it also entails helping people who are in need. It can be, identifying people's spiritual need, like Jesus identifying the spiritual need of the woman of Samaria at the well. 

8 Online Evangelism Ideas

1. Be part of the community. 

Join groups in any social  platforms like facebook, whatsapp group, quora space etc.  In Jesus' days there weren't any social media or internet yet Jesus didn't stay in one place. He move from place to place in other to be part of the community. He went to were the fishermen were and called some of them into the kingdom. You can join a group where they share ideas or help one another like in interpreting dreams, providing solution to problems related to your experience or skill. By showing these good works online you're becoming a light to guide them into the kingdom of God. Good works speaks more. Jesus said in Matthew 5:16 that men would give glory to your father when they see your good works.

2. Be open for chats or comments.

Be ready to communicate. The gospel can't thrive when the messengers avoid communicating with people. Don't shut yourself out of one-on-one interaction with buddies online. Personal conversation has more weight to convert a soul than public discussion. Here you're actually focusing on one person.

3. Write Inspiring Blog Post.  

If you can write long article or even short or medium length post, then do it timely. Let your writing be soul uplifting,  encouraging and less condenming. When you write blog post frequently you're actually keeping them in habit of the Word. The word of God is a spiritual diet (Matthew 4:4). You keeping writing posts means, you keep on feeding their soul with God's word.

 4. Share Christian Blog Posts. 

Good things needs to be shared. Try to share inspiring post you might have written or come across with. Share them on facebook, whatsApp, twitter and others etc. 

5. Create Targeted Ad campaign. 

You can use this to target specific people or location. You can do this on facebook or use google adsense, youtube adsense or adword for your website. Targeted ad campaign saturates the online space with the gospel presence. If you have the means take advantage of this too.

6. Post Videos On Youtube. 

Video contents are powerful since not everything can be expressed properly in letters or graphics. You can do a video message. People might be encouraged by seeing you speak God's word. But it's great if you do it regularly. 

7. Share Or Do A Podcast on Audio Sites Or In Your Blog.  

You can do a voice recording of youself teaching the gospel.  Someone might bump into this and listen to it. Create account on Soundcloud or audiomack etc, make your podcast and post it there. If you have a blog you can also post it there too.

8. Do a Live Video. 

Sometimes you need to go live. Being live suggests being alive with your message (you are for real). Now it's very easy to go live on social media like Facebook, Youtube, Zoom, Instagram, Twitter etc. Choose whichever suits you. 

Dedicating Yourself To Online Evangelism

Evangelism is a long term affair, and one should keep up the fire. Online evangelism needs dedication and patience in propagating the gospel presence online. 

I believe what I have written has gone a long way to helping your online evangelism journey. Thank you for reading and God blesses you. 

  

        

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. 2 He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3 and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. 4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.” (Revelation 10: 1-4)

The seven thunders represent the seven mysteries of the end time. Apostle John was about to write what the seven thunders said, but he was told not to. Being curious to know what these seven thunders said, I tried to get an insight on what it is. 

Believe me, the bible is a book full of mysteries. Mysteries are hidden things or  revelations to be uncovered. The sound of thunders are symbolic for God's wrath or anger as describes in Psalm 29.

Thunders are also is a symbol of war between two opposing forces or spirits. It's like a reaction between two opposing forces or spirit. 

Digging Deep Into What The Seven(7) Thunder Said?

Though it was sealed by Apostle John, yet it was unveiled by Christ. Christ unveiled the mysteries of what the seven thunder said earlier in the book Revelation chapter 6 from verse 1.  John's  seven seals were loosed from the scroll by Christ. The scroll contains the mysteries of the end times. 

While the lamb (Jesus) was loosing the seals, each of the four living creatures spoke with a voice like thunder.  You see, the seals were broken by Christ, and the four living creatures spoke with voices like thunder. John had no power to loose the seals he used in sealing the scroll. 

The events in the book of Revelation doesn't seems to be arranged timely. For chapter 10 preceeded chapter 6. Chapter 10 showed us when it as sealed, while chapter 6 showed us when the seals were loosed and the scroll opened by the lamb. 

What the seven thunder said reflects what was revealed when Christ loosed the seven seals from the scroll or book. The living creature reflects the thunder.  

I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” 2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

3 When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

5 When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6 Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds[a] of wheat for a day’s wages,[b] and six pounds[c] of barley for a day’s wages,[d] and do not damage the oil and the wine!”

7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. 10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” 11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters, were killed just as they had been. (Revelaton 6:1-11)

You can read my post about what the four living creature signifies on The Apocalypse The End Of The World.

Thank You.  

 Trying to figure what really the mystical number 666 would mean is something of great wisdom and understanding. Honestly speaking, a lot of people have decoded this part of the bible wrongly which I’m going to correct.

The 666 according to Revelation 13: 16–18 states from the old king James:

 “ And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six (666). “ 

From this passage the writer John says we ought to count the number of the beast, not calculating the number as being misinterpreted by some other versions. It’s an error calculating numbers of name, trying to see whether it equates 666. We need to count this mystical number before knowing what it really and truly means! Let’s count.

The same book of Revelation tells us about 7 seals, 7 trumpets, and 7 bowls of anger in Revelation 5:1; Revelation 8:1–2; and Revelation 16:1. First the seven seals, it was made to give a sign of God’s wrath on the wicked on earth except for the seventh seal which was reserved for worship in Heaven. That is, only 6 seals communicated God’s work of wrath, the seventh was for His rest and worship in Heaven. “ And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.” (Revelation 8:1) . 

Also the 7 trumpets, 6 communicated God’s work of wrath only the seventh was an exception.

“ And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.” (Revelation 11:15–19).

And for the 7 bowls or vials of anger of God, the seventh bowl didn’t actually communicate rest this time because the 666 which is a warning sign is already counted completely and the Seventh shows that God is done with wickedness : “And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.” (Revelation 16:17)

So, what’s the meaning of this mystical number? I hereby make it clear that the 666 has nothing to do with imperfection or Satanic trinity as some believe, but it means PERDITION.

“ And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.” (Revelation 19:20)

“ And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.” (Revelation 17:11).

“ Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition” (2 Thessalonians 2:3).

I believed this has answered the question.

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Before the second coming of Christ the bible tells us about the coming of the Anti-Christ in the last days. When the Anti-Christ comes, there would be some attributes or attitudes he's going to show. The end is near at the door, and we all should watch and pray like Jesus told us in Matthew 26:41. The signs of the end time is not just disasters but darkness: the reign of the Anti-Christ. This darkness is the strong delusion Israel and the world would believe.

 Attributes of the Anti-Christ

"And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time." (Daniel 7:25)

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''Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

''And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered.

''Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? (Daniel 8:11-13).

The daily sacrifice as used in the above context suggests the strength of Israel- What they've sacrificed for to keep them as a nation on the earth. I am referring to their military. The military are territorial defenders protecting a nation. 

Israel shares a boundary with her long time enemy, Palestine also known as Philistine which in the past gloried in their champion Goliath of Gath. 

The military of Israel is referred to as the daily sacrifice because, each soldier sacrifices his or her life for the sake of the nation's territory. Indeed it's a sacrifice to watch daily at the nation's territory. 

But in the last days the Anti-Christ would take away the daily sacrifice and place the abomination that makes desolate (the armies of the Beast). Note: the Beast is also the Anti-Christ who is the leader of the most powerful nation on earth. The daily sacrifice would be removed because of the terrorist nations that are against Israel, who are against Israel taking over Jerusalem as their capital. Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, and Palestine are neighboring countries and also enemies of Israel determined to destroy the her and claim Jerusalem.

The Anti-Christ after establishing Jerusalem as Israel's capital (building an embassy in Jerusalem to make it Israel's capital), would see the rise of violence in the city by the Palestinians supported by those terrorist nations around Israel. This insecurity in the land would make the Anti-Christ bring in the abomination that makes desolate. 

According to Daniel 12:11,

And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

Conclusion:

We are moving towards the middle of last week, which is a troublous times for Israel and the world's government. Israel's 70 years marks the beginning of the perilous times, while the woes and wars are determined in the last 42 months of the 77 years of Israel.  

     

  And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Conclusion:

 " For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." (John 1:17).

The Law (i mean the Jewish Law) is the commandment of God to Moses to the nation Israel, which also entails the responsibility of the people,  the Jews, toward the High priest. So the Law fully prescribe the duty of men towards the high priest and do's and don'ts toward one another. So obvious that God was leading the Israelite as a holy nation. He set laws for them to help them become the best or first fruits among other nations. But these law couldn't be fulfilled because of the lack of knowledge as being highlighted in Hosea 4:6  "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children." Israel couldn't keep the laws, because of lack of knowledge of  their leaders who seek their own will. Probably everyone is under one law or the other. Now What is a law?

From my own definition, a law is a force (which can be person, spirit or objects etc) that allows a function or stops a function through statements, or experience of facts as in scientific theories or principles. That mightn't be the exact definition of a law but i'm just trying to make the point that laws goes beyond words or order given, to order with power to compel. So under the law the people were strictly under the Jewish high priest, and no one can oppose their ignorance except the chosen ones- THE PROPHETS.

The Prophets are Holy men that God has given the full interpretation of the law through His message. The Prophets hears from God directly, and works with God. God is always happy with His Prophets being His messenger. In Amos 3:7 the word of God said:  "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets." The prophets speaks from the mouth of God:
"But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah." (Jeremiah 37:2). For one to be a prophet one must have an holy birth, or be baptized by the Spirit. Holy birth means to be baptized from your mother's womb, like Jesus, John the Baptist; Samson etc. Holy means clean and selected from your mother's womb and ordained by God to be a prophet or an Apostle unto the nations:

" Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.  Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. "  (Jeremiah 1:5-6).

Also,

 "But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace." (Galatians 1:15).
The law seek for one thing, and that's A Better Sacrifice That Can Put Away Sin Once and for all. Read Hebrews chapter 7, 8 and 9.
   The Prophets seek for a better high priest who can offer that sacrifice to put away sin once and for all. That was why the Prophets were always at conflict with the priests.

 "For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

 "Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

 "For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore." (Hebrew 3:26, 27, 28).


Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets:

 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." (Matthew 5:17),

" For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."  (Matthew 5:18) - He has fulfilled all of them.


This article was written by Jeremiah Ogedegbe, tweets