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HOW TO DISCERN A SPIRITUAL TRAP The objective of How to Discern a Spiritual Trap is to equip believers with biblical understanding and spiritual sensitivity so that they can recognize and avoid the snares of the enemy. By examining Jesus’ rebuke of James and John, this teaching highlights the danger of allowing anger, vengeance, or misplaced zeal to dictate our actions, reminding us to remain aligned with Christ’s mission to save lives, not destroy them. HOW TO DISCERN A SPIRITUAL TRAP Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of How to Discern a Spiritual Trap is to equip believers with biblical understanding and spiritual sensitivity so that they can recognize and avoid the snares of the enemy. By examining Jesus’ rebuke of James and John, this teaching highlights the danger of allowing anger, vengeance, or misplaced zeal to dictate our actions, reminding us to remain aligned with Christ’s mission to save lives, not destroy them. Synopsis: In this lesson, Pastor Marcos Marrero unpacks the story in Luke 9 where a Samaritan village rejects Jesus and His disciples, leading James and John to suggest calling down fire from heaven as Elijah once did. Jesus rebukes them, revealing that they had not discerned the spirit behind their reaction. The teaching draws parallels between Elijah’s encounter with King Ahaziah’s men and Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem, showing how Satan often tries to derail God’s servants by tempting them to deviate from their true calling. The “trap” is in allowing righteous anger, offense, or hostility to replace Christ’s Spirit of mercy, compassion, and salvation. Pastor Marcos explains that the enemy seeks to disarm Christians by causing them to respond to hatred with hatred, thereby rendering them unfit for Kingdom service. Instead, believers must remain steadfast in Jesus’ mission: to heal the brokenhearted, set captives free, and save the lost. The true fire from heaven is not for destruction but for bringing light, conviction, and revelation. Ultimately, discerning a spiritual trap means recognizing when we are being lured away from Christ’s nature and into the enemy’s agenda. Victory comes by keeping our hearts aligned with Jesus’ Spirit of love and mercy, trusting God’s timing for judgment, and staying faithful to the calling of the Gospel. Inspired Teaching: Luke 9:55-56 “But He turned and rebuked them, and said, ‘You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.’ And they went to another village.” The context for the above verses have to do with the fact that Jesus knew that this was His last ministry trip as He was going up to Jerusalem to be crucified. Jesus sent messengers ahead of His ministry team to prepare the people of the villages that He was passing through on His way to Jerusalem, for He wanted to do as much ministry work as possible on behalf of those who needed His ministry before His crucifixion. A Samaritan village upon hearing from the messengers, that Jesus wanted to minister to them before going up to Jerusalem, did not receive them because of the fact that He was going to Jerusalem, and the Samaritans of that village did not want anything to do with the Jews of Jerusalem. The Jews of that day did not consider the Samaritans to be Jewish enough to worship in Jerusalem, so the Samaritans had to worship God in Samaria instead, and there was a rivalry between them as to where the proper place to worship God was. James and John upon hearing from the messengers that the village that they were about to enter did not welcome them, said this: Luke 9:54 “...Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” Jesus rebuked them for not having the same spirit in their hearts for ministry that He had; and this is the part that I want our focus to be for this lesson. We need to consider what type of spirit is it that rules in our hearts as we engage in our pursuit of preaching the Gospel that Jesus preached to the masses. There are so many really bad things going on right now, everywhere, that if at some point you don’t feel like James and John felt at that time and wished that you could call fire down from heaven, then you better check your pulse. I know, we know better than that, thank God for hindsight; but not everybody is aware of this spirit of rage that can just rise up at any minute, even within holy apostles, and we need to learn how to discern and how to stay away from their hidden traps. Jesus rebuked against James and John had to do more with their failure to recognize this spirit for what it was, a spirit of antichrist, than for the foolishness of what they wanted to do. Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel (good news, not bad news) to the poor; He has sent Me to heal (not to kill) the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” Nowhere in our Lord’s mission statement do we see the words, to bring fire down from heaven. Now isn’t He God? Yes He is! Does He have the power to bring down fire from heaven upon anyone He chooses? Yes He does! But if you are called by God to the ministry, then you better find out quick which type of ministry you are called to fulfill on God’s behalf before you start vaporizing people. It is true that Elijah had called fire down from heaven after prophesying that the injured king of Israel that ruled from Samaria was going to die. 2 Kings 1:2-4 “Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, ‘Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury.’ But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, ‘Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Akron?” Now therefore, thus says the Lord: “You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.”’ So Elijah departed.” When we read our opening Scripture within the greater historical context we can see the trap that the spirit of antichrist was trying to set up against Jesus’ ministry team. It was from Samaria the capitol of Israel at that time, that the king of Israel highly insulted the Lord by trying to bypass God’s duly instituted Elijah’s prophetic ministry, and instead sent seeking for the counsel of Satan himself, the representative of everything that is in opposition to God and His goodness, just like antichrist is the total opposite of who Christ is and His goodness. So that we have messengers, Samaritans, the spirit of antichrist and Satan, all involved in an intricate spiritual plot to try and derail the ministry of Jesus who has been anointed to preach the Gospel of good news to the poor by the Spirit of the Living God. What is troubling about this story is that the two disciples fell for it. Now when the king of Israel saw that his messengers return so quickly, he asked them why had they disobeyed his orders and returned without accomplishing what he had commanded them, to seek the counsel of Satan on behalf of the nation of Israel. He was told that a man had ordered them to return to the king. So the king asked them who was the man that had spoken to them with such authority. 2 Kings 1:8 “So they answered him, ‘A hairy man wearing a leather belt around his waist.’ And he (the king) said, ‘It is Elijah the Tishbite.’” So that the king knew that Elijah was a prophet of God, called to speak on God’s behalf as it concerned the nation of Israel and its kings. Angry at Elijah for prophesying that he would not recover from his injuries, he sent a garrison of fifty soldiers to fetch Elijah. 2 Kings 1:10 “So Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, ‘If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.’ And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.” Now keep in mind that all of this is taking place during the time when Elijah was being prepared to be taken up to heaven, just like Jesus was. 2 Kings 2:1 “And it came to pass, when the Lord was about to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind…” Luke 9:51 “Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him (Jesus) to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem.” And now we see that when the time had come for Jesus to be received up, as He is headed for Jerusalem trying to minister to as many people as He can before He goes back to heaven, how the devil tried to derail the ministry of Jesus in the same manner that he tried to derail the ministry of Elijah before He was taken up. The way to derail a ministry is by causing it to deviate from its original calling. Jesus ministry was that of: For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them. So the devil by his craftiness tried to use a historical instance recorded in Scripture, along with fanning the flames of anti-Samaritan feelings that were so prevalent among the Jewish people of that day, to change the course of Jesus’ ministry from that of saving peoples lives into destroying them. And if he is able to do that right before Jesus the leader of the ministry is taken away, so that while He is gone the deviation cannot be corrected, then the whole purpose of the ministry is forever altered, from that of being a ministry that aims to save people, to one that ends up destroying them. Although I am using the word ministry as an example, my aim here is more into the personal side of things. Let me explain: Luke 9:62 “...No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God.” Satan is not so stupid as to think that he can derail that which the Lord has established, but if he can disarm as many of the Lord’s servants as he can, then the kingdom of God is hindered. A Christian is disarmed when he/she looks at the circumstances, that is what looking back means, instead of focusing on the foundational principles of our calling. We need to stay away from the frustrations that our present day evil brings; there is so much perversion going on, there is a total disregard for the truth, there is so much hate emanating from people that do not even have a clue as to what Christianity is. We need to understand that people have been blinded by the lies of this present age, and that Jesus came to bring recovery of sight to the blind. The fire that we call from heaven upon them is not for their destruction but for their enlightenment. If we fall into the trap of hating back those who hate us, then we are not in the same manner of spirit that Jesus is and become disqualified, not fit for the Kingdom of God. I know, it is so hard to pray for a world that murders innocent children by the millions and then calls it a choice, but let us keep in mind that God does not rejoice in their destruction, for He is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. So let us not fall into the temptations of hate and vengeance for in due time God will deal with all the treachery, and when He does it will not be pretty. Luke 10:10-11 “But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say, ‘The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the Kingdom of God has come near you.’” If it helps, know that the ministry of the Kingdom of God is two fold, the main and present purpose is to convert those who live in darkness into the liberty of God’s enlightenment, our part in this present ministry is simple, staying true to the fact that Jesus came not to destroy lives but to save them. John 3:17 “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” As long as we keep the same reference of mind with the mind of Jesus, that is how we know that we are of the same manner of Spirit with Him, no matter how much the evil perpetrated by the world keeps pushing us into repaying evil with evil, we will not budge. Now the second part of the two fold ministry of the Kingdom of God is reserved for the day of the great judgment. I guess that we could say that God is not judging the world as much for the evil that it did, but rather for the fact that it refused the opportunity to receive the freedom that it was offered by the demonstration of God’s great love. Luke 10:12-13 “But I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city (the city that refused to receive the Kingdom of God). Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.” But how can the judgment of God be rendered to them if the Kingdom of God has not been clearly demonstrated to them. In a sense we could say that the devil, by drawing us into the trap of repaying evil with evil, is trying to lessen the very judgment that will befall all those who have rejected the Gospel of Jesus the Anointed One. After Elijah had called down fire from heaven to fall consequently upon the two captains and their fifty men squads that were sent to arrest him, the third captain fell down before Elijah and pleaded for mercy. If he disobeyed the king he would have been killed instantly, and going to arrest Elijah meant certain death as well for him and his fifty men. But he trusted in the God of mercy to deliver him out of an unwinnable situation, and God answered him with mercy. 2 Kings 1:13-15 “Again, he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him: ‘Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight. Look, fire has come down from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifties with their fifties. But let my life now be precious in your sight.’ And the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, ‘Go down with him…’” So that the fire was never really in Elijah’s hand, it was always in the hands of the angel of the Lord. Notice that the wise captain’s plead was two fold, he said, we were sent here to arrest you but we are now your servants, and since we are now God’s servants, ready to do His will, our lives are now precious to the Lord, and he made that fact the second part of his plead. By doing it that way the spiritual trap that was set before Elijah was disarmed and God was able to show them mercy; and at the same time God’s conviction of their horrible sin of seeking Satan’s advice over God’s counsel was never weakened nor compromised. Justice and love prevailed! Previous Next Home

IN WHOM IS NO DECEIT The objective of this lesson is to reveal the importance of living in authenticity before God, free from deceit and double-mindedness, as exemplified by Nathanael in John 1. Pastor Marcos emphasizes that true transformation comes when we reject the false identities and lies the enemy places upon us, and instead embrace the new nature given by God. The teaching aims to help believers recognize their real identity in Christ, overcome deception, and walk in truth that leads to spiritual deliverance and clarity of purpose. IN WHOM IS NO DECEIT Pastor Marcos Marrero January 1, 1900 Objective: The objective of this lesson is to reveal the importance of living in authenticity before God, free from deceit and double-mindedness, as exemplified by Nathanael in John 1. Pastor Marcos emphasizes that true transformation comes when we reject the false identities and lies the enemy places upon us, and instead embrace the new nature given by God. The teaching aims to help believers recognize their real identity in Christ, overcome deception, and walk in truth that leads to spiritual deliverance and clarity of purpose. Synopsis: In IN WHOM IS NO DECEIT, Pastor Marcos Marrero draws from John 1:47, where Jesus declares Nathanael to be an Israelite without deceit. This profound statement sets the foundation for understanding the value of integrity and truth in the believer’s life. Nathanael, later known as Bartholomew, represents a transformation that occurs when one sheds falsehood and embraces the identity God bestows—his new name, meaning “Gift of God,” reflecting his new nature in Christ. The lesson explores how deceit operates as a spiritual counterfeit, tricking believers into identifying with a false version of themselves rather than with their true identity in Christ. Pastor Marcos explains that deceit causes instability, double-mindedness, and distance from God’s purposes. Nathanael’s encounter under the fig tree symbolized a place of spiritual decision and cleansing, where he renounced generational sins and aligned himself with God’s truth. It was this submission and authenticity that positioned him to immediately recognize Jesus as the Son of God and the King of Israel. Pastor Marcos highlights that believers, like Nathanael, must confront and renounce deceit by humbling themselves, confessing sins, and embracing deliverance through Christ. By resisting the devil, drawing near to God, and believing in the truth of God’s Word, Christians are freed from counterfeit identities and empowered to live as their authentic selves. The teaching concludes with a call to identify strongholds of deceit, reject the lies of the enemy, and embrace the reality of being the righteousness of God in Christ—living out the victory and promises that flow from a life of truth. Inspired Teaching: John 1:47 “Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, ‘Behold, an (a real) Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!’” Imagine having Jesus say that about us today, it would go something like this: Look everybody, here is a real Christian who has no deceit in him. The setting has Jesus calling on men that He met, and saying to them, Follow Me, Phillip is one of those men whom Jesus called, evidently Jesus was telling those He called, that He is the One of whom Moses prophesied, and that’s the reason why they should be following Him. John 1:45 “Phillip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’” Even though Nathanael was skeptical, he followed Phillip to meet this Jesus that Phillip was so excited about, and as he was approaching Jesus, our Lord made that amazing statement about him, to which he responded with the following answer. John 1:48 “Nathanael said to Him, ‘How do You know me?’ Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Before Phillip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.’” What is even more amazing to me is Nathanael’s response, how do You know me? I mean, if Jesus said that about any of us today, here is a real Christian in whom there is no deceit, we would probably turn around and look behind us, I know I would; Hey, it wouldn't be the first time I said to the Lord, are You sure You have the right man Lord? Let us see if we can sort this out, for there are a lot of symbolisms in this story; first we have Nathanael, an Israelite that was under a fig tree doing something, a fig tree is symbolic of the nation of Israel. This man had obviously been delivered from contaminated doctrines and falsehoods while under the fig tree, since Jesus said that he had no deceit in him. And perhaps our greatest clue is in the new name by which John identifies him, Nathanael; for this same man is called Bartholomew in the other gospels. John who probably wrote his gospel after he was taken up to heaven while on the island of Patmos, writes with the emphasis on spiritual truths that are revealed through natural events. Bart in front of Bartholomew, his original name, means the son of in his case the son of Holomew, or Bart-holomew; However the new name by which John calls him, Nathanael, means: The Gift of God. Remember that in biblical reasoning your name reveals your nature, a new name means that a new nature has been given to that person. John 1:49-51 “Nathanael answered and said to Him, ‘Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!’ Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Because I said to you, “I saw you under the fig tree,” do you believe? You will see greater things than this.’ And He said to Him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.’” The gift of God to Bartholomew was the new nature that was imparted to him while he was under the fig tree. Something spiritual, radical, and personal, must have happened to him while under the fig tree, for when Jesus mentioned it to him, it left no doubt in his mind that Jesus was, for He had to be the Son of God, in order for Him to know about this very personal experience that he, Nathanael, obviously had with God. Can we know what happened to Nathanael while under the fig tree? Let us start with what Nathanael did not have inside of him when Jesus met him, it is clear from Jesus’ statement that Nathanael did not have any deceit in him; let us ask then, what is deceit? And how did he get rid of it? The word Deceit, or Guile as it appears in the King James version, in the original Greek means Decoy or Trick, which implies that a person can be tricked into believing in their hearts that they are a person who differs greatly, a decoy, from the real person that they are. So that their personality becomes a forgery, a copy of the original person’s soul that was originally created in the image of God. James 1:7-8 “For let not that man suppose that he will receive ( a gift, Nathanael means the gift of God) anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man (two spirited man, a copy, or a forgery of an original), unstable in all his ways.” What made Nathanael special, was that he was delivered from the deviations that had caused him to believe a lie, something about himself that he was not, and as he came into the reality of who he really was in the Lord, he was now able to accept the role for which God had created him, to be an apostle of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The gift that Nathanael was given, not only allowed him to realize who he really was, but also, to recognize who Jesus really was, for he said to our Lord, Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel! The implications here are tremendous, for it tells me that I can never fully know who Jesus is, until I know who I really am in the Lord. For a double-minded, two spirited counterfeit person, can never comprehend or understand who the real Creator is. How did Nathanael get rid of deceit? James 4:7-10 “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” When Nathanael was under the fig tree that represented Israel, he as an Israelite, probably realized how many generational curses had been handed down to him that were caused by the disobedience and idolatry of his ancestors. Right there he had to make a decision, was he going to be an idolater like them, or renounce their evil practices and align himself with the God that created him to be a servant of the high calling of God? Once he submitted himself to the high calling of God, a spiritual resistance to the lies of the devil arose from within him that allowed him to forsake the forgery of himself that the devil had fashioned after his idolatrous ancestry. By refusing to accept the devil’s plan for his life, he drew near to God and God’s plan for his life. What followed had to be a cleansing prayer of true repentance, like in: 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Then he had to do something to purify his heart, that is to rid it of the perverted sprit that was a forgery of who he really was and was pretending to be the real him. How did he do that? James 1:6 “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind (spiritual fake).” He believed! The human soul was created in the image of God, it cannot be made to conform to the animalistic instincts of the flesh, for our souls were not created out of dirt, but came directly out of the Spirit of God, after God breezed into Adam’s nostrils, Adam became a living soul. If we believe the lies of evolution and other demonic doctrines, whose aim is nothing more than to devalued the integrity of our souls and profane it as worthless, then a lie about who we really are is accepted, and that two spirited nature will hinder us from fulfilling the purpose for which God created us, which is to be spiritually minded creatures that exercise God’s dominion over this earthly plane. It takes a humbled heart to recognize our true condition, if we are willing to admit it, all of us fail God somehow, somewhere, sometime. Let me ask you this very personal question: Do you identify with the sin that you fall into after you fail God by sinning? When you lie do you believe that you are a liar? Your answer here is very important, for it will reveal to you which personality you are operation under, since you are a Christian and know that it is wrong to lie. Romans 7:20 “Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.” Listen to the words of Paul, and how he separates the sin from the sinner when he says that, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. If you are a Christian and believe that your sins make you a sinner, let’s say that you’ve lied so therefore you see yourself as a liar, then you are identifying with the duplicate you, and not the real you. For the believer should identify with the real self that says, it is not I that lied but the sin that dwells in me, which by the way, in this case would be a lying spirit. You may say, what’s the difference? If you believe that you are a Christian and that your are also a liar, then you condemn yourself, and in the same act, you accept a perverted version of yourself that God did not create, for your soul was created by the Spirit of Truth to abide in the Truth. If you as a Christian recognize that you’ve lie, but do not see yourself as a liar, but rather as a person that needs to be delivered from a lying spirit, then you are identifying with your real self, and in the same act, you are asking for deliverance from an act that you do not want to do anymore. In the New Testament, the definition for sin is to miss the mark, which clearly implies the absence of an action, rather that the commission of a lawless act. If we are Christians, all of our sins, past, present, and future, were paid for in full by the work that Jesus wrought for us on the cross, that makes us a new creation in Christ Jesus, we have no grounds to identify ourselves with the old nature anymore. So that when we sin in accordance with our old nature, is because we are failing to take advantage of the deliverance that is already ours through the atoning power of the blood of Jesus, that is how we sin, we simply miss the mark. And it usually has to do with us identifying ourselves with the phony duplicate that the devil has been fashioning for us all our lives. Truth originates with God, lies originate with the devil, we ought not to identify ourselves with any of the devil’s lies, but with every Word of Truth that proceeds out of the mouth of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21, 6:1 “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 6:1 We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive (miss the mark) the grace of God in vain.” Identify the strongholds in your life that cause you to sin, and target them for extinction. Do not see yourself as the person that the devil accuses you of being, but become the righteousness of God in Jesus through faith, that is who the real you is, and is already within you, do not miss the mark by accepting failure in your life. Do not give up! Remember that some of your victories are future victories, for the Lord will always allow you to stay sharp by the battles that you are presently fighting. And in some instances you will be left to trust the fact that His grace is sufficient for you, for His strength is made perfect in your weaknesses. Follow the prayer model that James chapter four showed us for the purification of our souls, evict that counterfeit failure that the devil has made of you, and totally put your trust in God’s great and precious promises that are Yes and Amen. Here is a prayer that will help you get started: PRAYER (pray this out loud) Our Father who are in heaven, creator of heaven and earth, God the judge of all; in the name of Jesus your only Son I enter into Your heavenly court and publicly repent of all of my sins, and I ask for Your forgiveness in the Name of Jesus. Apply dear Lord I pray, the atoning blood of Jesus over all the sins in my life and the sins in my ancestor’s life that resulted in a curse. I repent of all of our disobediences and rebellions committed against Your Word. I now repent from and I renounce all the sins in my life and my ancestor’s life such as the sins of perversion, lust, cheating, lying, adultery, fornication, mistreatment of others, uncleanness, filthiness, wantonness, lewdness, and every perverted thing that was connected to our fallen nature. I now repent from and I renounce all the sins in my life and my ancestor’s life such as the sins of false religion, cults, reading of horoscopes, idolatry, witchcraft, divination, all occult involvements, seditions, heresies, sorcery, dissentions, and every demonic thing that was connected to our fallen nature. I now repent from and I renounce all the sins in my life and my ancestor’s life such as the sins of indecision, compromise, hatred, contentions, envy, gossip, murder, hostility towards others, hostilities towards my self, ill will towards others, ill will towards my self, and every divisive thing that was connected to our fallen nature. I now repent from and I renounce all the sins in my life and my ancestor’s life such as the sins of malfunction, failures, laziness, lack of responsibility, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, drunkenness, intoxication, addictions, dependencies, and every compromising thing that was connected to our fallen nature. According to 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Now that I’ve confessed all my sins, I ask for Your forgiveness and cleansing from all my unrighteousness and the unrighteousness passed to me through the iniquity of all my ancestor’s. Deliver me Lord and cleanse me by the power of the blood of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I now take authority over the devil’s accusations against me. In accordance with the Word of God, I break and condemn any and every curse upon my life in the name of Jesus. I break all curses of poverty, lack, debt, destruction, sickness, death and vagabond. I break all curses on my marriage, family, children, and relationships. I break curses of rejection, pride, rebellion, lust, hurt, incest, rape, Ahab, Jezebel, fear, insanity, madness, and confusion. In the Name that is above every name, the Name of Jesus, I now break all curses affecting my finances, my mind, my sexual character, my emotions, my will, my intellect, and all my relationships. In the Name of Jesus I now break every hex, jinx, spell, and spoken curse over my life and my family’s life. I break every fetter, shackle, chain, cord, habit, and cycle that is the result of a curse. According to Galatians 3:13 I have been redeemed from the curse of the law by the sacrifice that Jesus offered on my behalf. Father in heaven I now exercise my faith in the blood that Jesus offered for my redemption, and I loose myself and my descendants from any and every curse. I claim forgiveness through the blood that Jesus offered for my sins and the sins of my fathers. All of my sins have been forgiven, so I now renounce all the works of Satan and their effect over my life, and my family’s lives, and I loose myself from every curse that came as a result of our disobedience and rebellion to the Word of God. I exercise my faith now in the Word of God: Romans 10:9-10, and I make confession with my mouth of the salvation, deliverance, healing and restoration that I believe in my heart is now mine, because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Therefore I confess that Abraham’s blessings are mine. I confess that I am blessed and not curse. I confess that I am the head and not the tail. I confess that I am above and not beneath. I confess that I am blessed coming in and going out. I confess that I am blessed by God, and what God has blessed cannot be curse. In the Name of Jesus and by the power of His shed blood, I now command spirits of Rejection, Hurt, Bitterness, Unforgiveness, Bondage, Torment, Death, Destruction, Suicide, Fear, Lust, Perversion, Mind Control, Witchcraft, Poverty, Lack, Debt, Confusion, Double-mindedness, Sickness, Infirmity, Pain, Divorce, Separation, Strife, Contention, Depression, Sadness, Loneliness, Self-Pity, Self-Destruction, Self-Rejection, Anger, Rage, Wrath, Anguish, Vagabond, Abuse, Addiction, Insanity and the rest to COME OUT NOW in the Name of Jesus my Deliverer, and be forever gone, because all of your rights to torment me and my family have now been removed. Dear Father in Heaven, in the Name of Jesus Your only begotten Son, I now thank you for setting me and making me free from every curse and from every unclean spirit that had operated in my life as a result of curses. Thank You Jesus! Amen. Previous Next Home

ANATOMY OF THE JEWISH FEASTS FOR 2020 to 2030 The objective of Anatomy of the Jewish Feasts for 2020 to 2030 is to provide prophetic insight into how the seven feasts of the Lord, as outlined in Leviticus 23, serve as a divine roadmap for the end times. This teaching aims to explain how the fulfillment of the feasts—already accomplished in Jesus’ first coming and yet to be completed in His second—reveals God’s timeline for the end of the Age of Grace, the rapture of the church, the Day of the Lord’s judgment, and the establishment of Christ’s millennial reign. ANATOMY OF THE JEWISH FEASTS FOR 2020 to 2030 Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of Anatomy of the Jewish Feasts for 2020 to 2030 is to provide prophetic insight into how the seven feasts of the Lord, as outlined in Leviticus 23, serve as a divine roadmap for the end times. This teaching aims to explain how the fulfillment of the feasts—already accomplished in Jesus’ first coming and yet to be completed in His second—reveals God’s timeline for the end of the Age of Grace, the rapture of the church, the Day of the Lord’s judgment, and the establishment of Christ’s millennial reign. Synopsis: This study draws from Daniel’s prophecy and the Jewish feast cycle to interpret the prophetic significance of the decade 2020–2030 as a pivotal period in God’s plan. The Completed Feasts: The first three feasts—Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits—were fulfilled in Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Their symbolism has already been completed; Jesus does not need to die again for sin. Pentecost as a Bridge: The Feast of Pentecost, fifty days after the resurrection, marked the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the beginning of the Church Age. The 120 filled with the Spirit on that day symbolize the full duration of the two-thousand-year Age of Grace, just as God gave Noah’s world 120 years of grace before judgment. The Unfulfilled Feasts: The last three feasts hold prophetic meaning yet to be fulfilled: Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashana): Signaling warnings and preparation for the end. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur): Marking God’s judgment and cleansing of the earth during the seven years of tribulation. Feast of Tabernacles: Representing the millennial reign of Christ, God’s Sabbath rest for His people. Daniel’s Prophecy of 70 Weeks: Gabriel revealed to Daniel that 490 years were decreed for Israel. Messiah’s death came at 483 years, leaving a final seven-year period unfulfilled. This final “week” corresponds to the Great Tribulation. God paused the prophetic clock to allow the Gospel of Grace to reach the nations. Timing and Generational Signs: Israel’s restoration in 1948 and the reclaiming of Jerusalem in 1967 marked the beginning of the last generation. Psalm 90 defines a generation as seventy to eighty years, pointing to a possible fulfillment window between 2030 and 2037. The decade 2020–2030 is crucial, as it aligns with the completion of Israel’s forty Jubilees of punishment (2000 years from 30 AD). Rapture and Final Judgment: The teaching suggests the rapture of the church will occur before the Day of Atonement begins, possibly tied to a Sabbath occurrence of Yom Kippur. The Feast of Trumpets will precede it with signs in the heavens. The two comets likened to silver trumpets may symbolize the arrival of the Two Witnesses preparing Israel for the coming wrath. Hope and Warning: The message is both urgent and pastoral. It emphasizes the need to be ready, to endure in faith, and to eagerly await Christ’s return, for the Day of the Lord will come suddenly upon those not prepared. In conclusion, the anatomy of the Jewish feasts provides a prophetic calendar pointing from Christ’s first coming to His second. The decade of 2020–2030 may mark the transition from the Age of Grace to the Day of the Lord, culminating in the reign of Christ. The call is clear: salvation and readiness for the rapture are urgent, for the signs are already unfolding. Inspired Teaching: Daniel 9:22 “And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you SKILL TO UNDERSTAND.’” The archangel Gabriel gave to Daniel the revelation that would help us unfold the events that are going to take place at the end of the age of God’s Grace. This decade, 2020 to 2030, I believe, will be the decade when man’s final destiny here on earth will come to its fulfillment. The road map to this end-time event is given to us in Leviticus chapter twenty three where the seven Jewish feasts of the Lord are given to point us into how to enter into the Day of God’s Rest, also known as the Sabbath Day or the one thousand year reign of Jesus here on the earth. The first three feasts: The Lord’s Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the offering of the First Fruits they were symbolic of what Jesus did when He died for our sins on the cross and rose from the dead on the third day. Important to know that their SYMBOLISM WAS COMPLETED. Jesus does not need to come again to die for our sins. The first three feasts have no symbolism associated with Jesus’ return to the earth in His second coming. Hebrews 9:28 “So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. TO THOSE WHO EAGERLY WAIT FOR HIM He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.” The first time that Jesus came was to save us from our sins. At His second coming He is coming to save us from God’s Wrath. In between the first three feasts and the last three feasts God placed the Feast of Pentecost. The Feast of Pentecost connects the first coming of Jesus to the earth to His second coming in a unique way. The first three feasts take place on the first month of the Jewish lunar calendar, and the last three feasts take place on the seventh month of the Jewish lunar calendar. The last of the first three feasts was First Fruits and it represented the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Jesus rose from the dead on a Sunday—the day after the Sabbath—and introduced to the world the Age of God’s Grace when the Holy Spirit fell upon His church on Sunday the fiftieth day after He rose from the dead. Leviticus 23:16 “Count FIFTY DAYS to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a NEW GRAIN OFFERING to the Lord.” The new grain offering represented the beginning of the Age of God’s Grace upon the earth, with the offering being that three thousand souls were saved and were added to the church that day. Acts 1:8 “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” The Age of God’s Grace upon the earth began exactly on the FIFTIETH day from the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and there were about ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY names that were filled with the Holy Spirit on that day. We do not know the exact year when this event happened, but we know that Jesus was thirty-three and a half years of age when He died, and He was born probably around the year two BC. That would put the beginning of the Age of God’s Grace around the year thirty AD. How does the Feast of Pentecost tie to the second coming of Jesus Christ to the earth? The last three feasts are: Rosh Hashana or blowing of the trumpets and is commemorated on the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar which begins with a new moon. The symbolism for Rosh Hashana is the blowing of the trumpets, warning to prepare for the end is coming soon. The Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur begins on the tenth day of the seventh lunar month. The symbolism for the Day of Atonement is that the judgment of God has arrived. The Feast of Tabernacles is on the fifteen day of the seventh lunar calendar month. The Feast of Tabernacles waits for the Day of the Lord’s Wrath to end—which is seven years period of time—then the Tabernacle age which is the thousand year’s reign of Christ on the earth begins. 2 Peter 3:9-10 “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night…” God gave Daniel the skill to understand and how to put together the pieces of this prophetic puzzle. Daniel 9:24 “Seventy weeks are determined FOR YOUR PEOPLE AND YOUR HOLY CITY, To finish transgression, To make an end of sins, To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, and To anoint the Most Holy.” Seventy weeks or seventy times seven ads up to 490 years. This countdown of 490 years began when the command to restore and build Jerusalem was given. Daniel is told in Daniel 9:26 that when they reach 483 years, Messiah would come and die for our sins. We know that Messiah died for our sins around the year 30 AD. When Peter tells us that God is not slack concerning His promises, he is referring to Daniels’ end-time prophecy. You see, God paused Judgment Day when Jesus died and rose from the dead seven years short of the final fulfillment of the seventy weeks completion, why? So that His Gospel of mercy and forgiveness could be preached to the entire world before the final Day of Judgment! God is trying to save as many people as He can before the final judgment. But Peter tells us that the day of the Lord—God’s final judgment day—will come as a thief in the night upon THOSE WHO ARE NOT EAGERLY WAITING FOR HIM to appear a second time, apart from sin. Those who are eagerly waiting for Jesus to appear are not just looking for forgiveness, but they are looking for redemption as well. Jesus came the first time to save us from our sinful nature: He came to finish TRANSGRESSION, to make an end of SINS, and to make reconciliation for INIQUITY. All these things we receive by faith and are available to all who confess Jesus as Savior and Lord and become born again believers. Psalm 32:1-2 “Blessed is he whose TRANSGRESSION is forgiven, whose SIN is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute INIQUITY.” When He comes the second time, He is coming to rescue us from this world of sin and perversity while He judges the inhabitants of this world: seeing that He is coming to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy. It is going to take seven years to complete the cleansing of this earth while we wait in the clouds with Jesus. The Feast of Trumpets will usher in signs and wonders to warn us to get ready to be taken out before God’s final seven years judgment begins. During the seven years Day of Atonement, God cleanses the earth, and He rids it of sin and sinners. This will lead as to the Feast of Tabernacles which symbolizes the beginning and the completion of the one thousand years reign of Christ on the renewed earth. The church of Jesus Christ was empowered to proclaim the Gospel when the fiftieth day, the day of Jubilee had fully come. How long was the grace of God to be proclaimed by His church? One hundred and twenty is the symbolic number for the duration of God’s grace. Since God gave the world 120 years of grace before He destroyed the world of old in the days of Noah. Why were there 120 names filled with the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost? They represent all who are saved under the duration of the age of God’s grace which is two thousand years upon the earth. How does that connect to the latter feasts? The church began on the fiftieth day and it will end on the one hundred and twentieth day with the start of the Day of Atonement. Revelation 3:4-5 “You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defile their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will NOT blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.” I believe that there will be 120 literal days between the last Feast of Pentecost and the Day of Atonement when the final judgment begins. If you look at the Jewish calendar for the Feasts for this 2020 to 2030 decade you will find that the days between Pentecost and Atonement varies between 117 days to 124 days. When I talk about the Day of Pentecost, I am not referring to our regular calendar that very often does not match the dates on the Hebrew calendar feasts. I am following the Hebrew calendar that has the Feast of First Fruits take place on the day after the Sabbath of the Passover week. I believe that the rapture of the church will take place right before the literal Day of Atonement begins. I also believe that the Day of Atonement will fall on a Sabbath or Saturday. On 2024 the Day of Atonement falls on a Saturday. I also believe that there will be exactly 120 days from Pentecost to the Day of God’s final judgment on the year that His wrath begins on the earth. Even if the number of days match perfectly or fail to match between them, we cannot set dates because of the many variables in prophecy. For example, the Feast of Trumpets begins on the new moon, for it is the first day of the Jewish month, if the moon fails to give its light, which is one of the signs associated with the Feast of Trumpets, then it does not matter if in any given cycle you do not have the exact 120 days necessary to connect Pentecost to the Day of atonement. God simply does not allow the moon to shine and the new lunar month to start until it lines up with His heavenly calendar of dates and Sabbaths. Acts 2:20 “The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.” Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light…” The ten days between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement are going to be days of wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath. You better know you are saved before they arrive, for the rapture will follow immediately after the ten days are concluded. Matthew 24:13-14 “But he who endures till the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom (age) will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then THE END WILL COME.” God punished Israel for FORTY YEARS when they lacked faith to enter into the Promised Land under Moses’ leadership, which serves as a type for their future punishment. National Israel failed to accept Jesus as their Messiah when He first came, for their rebellion God has punished Israel for FORTY JUBILEES: 40X50=2000 years. Instead of Israel entering into their day of rest they were driven out of their land, and for 2000 thousand years they were disinherited from the land while God proclaimed His Gospel to all the nations through His church. Israel had to be restored as a nation before the Lord can end the Age of Grace and remove His church to complete the seven years left for Israel in Daniel’s prophecy. Then God can bring in everlasting righteousness, seal up vision and prophecy and anoint the Most Holy, that is, usher in His thousand years reign. Jesus told us that the generation that witnessed the rebirth of Israel would not pass away until all these things that we are writing about would be fulfilled. When did the last generation begin? We could say that it was with the rebirth of the nation of Israel in 1948, but remember what Gabriel told Daniel: FOR YOUR PEOPLE AND YOUR HOLY CITY. That final generation began when Jerusalem was taken by Israel in the Six Day War in 1967. The two go together as one. In Psalm 90:10 Moses tells us that the length of a generation is seventy years long and eighty if by reason of strength. Look what Jesus tells the Philadelphia church that will be raptured. Revelation 3:8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; FOR YOU HAVE LITTLE STRENGTH, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.” In the very verse that Jesus tells us the requirements to go up in the rapture: which are, KEEPING HIS WORD, that is, believing that all sixty-six books of the Bible were inspired by God’s Holy Spirit; and have NOT DENIED HIS NAME, that is His deity. For if Jesus is the biological son of Joseph, then we are all still in our sins. In this critical portion of Scripture He includes the words little strength. A clue to the seventy years duration of the last generation here on the earth before He returns to set up His Kingdom. If the last generation is seventy years long and all these things that we have been reading tell us that they must conclude before this generation is up, where does that leave us? Well, if the last generation began in 1967 it must conclude before 2037: 1967 + 70 = 2037. 2 Peter 3:8 “But, beloved, do not forget THIS ONE THING, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” Israel is destined to take eternal possession of their Promised Land at the completion of their allotted punishment of forty jubilees: 40 X 50 jubilees which equals two thousand years, and if their punishment began on the Day of Pentecost 30 AD, then they must take final possession of the promise land by the year 2030 AD if 30 AD was the day that Jesus rose from the dead. That is how important this 2020 to 2030 decade is. If we are understanding prophecy correctly we are right in the thick of things. Things will happen in the church and in the world in the next couple of years that we could not have predicted, but wait, those things are happening right now. I first wrote about this decade of destiny on December 27, 2019. Little did I know the magnitude of what was coming and as of this writing we are only in the end of July 2020. Hosea 6:1-3 “Come, and let us return to the Lord; for He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. AFTER TWO DAYS He will revive us; on the THIRD DAY He will raise us up, that we MAY LIVE IN HIS SIGHT. Let us know, LET US PURSUE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth.” Numbers 10:2-4 “Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; YOU SHALL USE THEM (emphasis mine) for calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps. When they blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the heads of the division of Israel, shall gather to you.” I wrote about the meaning of the two silver trumpets back in 2008, as having to do with two comets appearing in the sky before the end of the age of Grace. A comet in the sky resembles a silver trumpet of the kind used during Moses’ day. If the analogy is correct, the presence of one comet would be a sign for the leaders of Israel to prepare themselves to appear before the tabernacle of meeting. The presence of two comets would be a call for all of Israel to gather together and be ready to meet their Lord. I believe the two comets represent the Two Witnesses, who will come down from heaven during the rapture to get Israel ready for the Day of Atonement. It is interesting that this 2020 decade is starting with one comet that will be visible to the naked eye in Israel during the latter feasts. Matthew 24:30-31 “Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a TRUMPET, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” ARE YOU READY FOR THE RAPTURE?!!! Acts 2:21 “And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Today is the day of salvation, do not miss the Lord’s return. Previous Next Home

CLEANSING INIQUITY The objective of this message is to teach believers how to confront, repent of, and be cleansed from iniquity through humility, lamentation, and acknowledgment before God. Using Psalm 51 as the foundation, the message emphasizes that true deliverance comes not from outward sacrifices, but from a broken and contrite heart that seeks God’s forgiveness and restoration. < Back CLEANSING INIQUITY Minister Lisa Kane November 3, 2023 Objective: The objective of this message is to teach believers how to confront, repent of, and be cleansed from iniquity through humility, lamentation, and acknowledgment before God. Using Psalm 51 as the foundation, the message emphasizes that true deliverance comes not from outward sacrifices, but from a broken and contrite heart that seeks God’s forgiveness and restoration. Synopsis: In Cleansing Iniquity, Minister Lisa Kane explores the deep spiritual process of repentance and purification through David’s prayer in Psalm 51, written after his sin with Bathsheba and the death of Uriah. The message highlights how sin not only impacts the individual but also carries generational consequences. David’s brokenness before God serves as a model for believers: he cries out, acknowledges his sin, and surrenders his heart fully to the Lord. Lisa teaches that cleansing iniquity requires crying out to God, allowing Him to “wash” and “agitate” the hidden parts of the soul, and acknowledging both personal and generational sins. She explains the spiritual “courtroom” where Satan accuses, but Jesus stands as our advocate, granting forgiveness when we repent. Through David’s transformation from guilt to restored joy, we see how God desires a contrite heart rather than ritual sacrifice. The message closes by affirming that no sin is too great for God’s cleansing—whether murder, adultery, bitterness, or addiction. When we humble ourselves, lament, and seek God’s presence, He restores joy, liberty, and deliverance. Believers are then called to testify and teach others how to return to God, turning brokenness into praise. Inspired Teaching: Hello and welcome to the House of Faith Ministries. I'm Lisa Kane. I'm recording this on Friday, November 3rd, 2023. Welcome. This message is called Cleansing Iniquity. Let's open up in a word of prayer. Father God, we thank you for your word. We thank you for your presence and your glory upon us. Father God, we thank you for teaching us your word. We teach we thank you for teaching us how to be cleansed and purified before you, how to humble ourselves, how to lament and cry out to you. Father God, we thank you for your living word and we thank you for everything you're doing and preparing us for these marvelous end times that are taking place. In the wonderful, glorious name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. This message is called Cleansing Iniquity. We have been talking about deliverance now for a handful of weeks and I'm going to continue in that direction as long as the Lord continues to um send me in that direction. So, what I'm going to be teaching on is Psalm 51. So, if you want to get your Bibles open and get ready for that, we're going to be looking at verses 1-1 17 in detail. I want to do what I've been doing where I bold the word and in parentheses next to it in italicize I put in other words that the bolded word could have been translated into giving you more of a deeper meaning as to what that the original script was meant for us in the name of Jesus. Amen. So, I hope you are blessed by this. Um I got my tissue next to me. You're going to want to have some tissue next to you on this one. So, let's go to uh the beginning here. Um Psalm 51 1-17. So, let me lay down a background. At the top of the New King James Version, it does say to the chief musician of Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him after he had gone into Ba Sheba, which is Uriah's wife. So, let me explain why David wrote this psalm because this is very, very powerful. So David was supposed to be in military with his men and he was home in luxury relaxing while his men fought for him. While he was looking out out on his balcony or wherever he was, he looked down and he sees Bath Sheba bathing on the rooftop. And uh basically he falls for her. He um she's married, but they have an affair. She gets pregnant. So, David decides to have Uriah come back from the battleground so that he can sleep with his wife. But Uriah is a man of God, a righteous man. He is um he has good morals about him. In other words, is what I'm trying to say here. He wanted to sleep in the barracks, not with his wife because his men, his um partners in the battlefield. They weren't in luxury and he didn't want to give himself a night of luxury and rest that they had. He wanted he was in battle and he was wanting to stay in battle. So David's plan that he thought he'd pawn off his own son under Uriah and Beth Sheba's um relationship didn't go well. So Uriah is given a letter by David and Uriah takes that letter and gives it to his commander. Doesn't read it. And the ba basically the letter tells the commander to put Uriah in the most difficult thicket battle you can ever be in. And Uriah goes in there and he's killed. Okay. So in essence, David killed Uriah. So he takes Basheba as his wife and she carries the baby. The baby is born, but the baby is born sick. So David, two things happens to him. Nathan the prophet comes to him and tells him about this guy who took this one sheep from this one person. And David's like, "Who is that? We got to stop him." And Nathan says, "That's you. That's what you did to Bath Sheba and Uriah." And David broke. You see, he had a sin in front of him now and it was exposed. No more in secret. So, he broke. On top of it, the baby is sick. And David, he's he's lamenting before the Lord. He's crying to the Lord. He's wearing um you know, he's torn his clothes. He's wearing sackcloth. He's got ash over him. He is sobbing for the Lord to heal and restore the little one, the baby, his son, and God allowed the baby to die and took the baby home. Want you to understand several things here. One is that your sin has consequences not just to you but to those around you. So if you are here, your grandparents, your your your parents, your grandparents, your great-grandparents, all their sins came on you. Your sins go to your children, your grandchildren, and your great-grandchildren. They're all connected for generations, back and forward. And this is what you see here with David. His son was affected. And if you wonder sometimes why babies die earlier early or as a baby, this is one reason. There are several reasons. God God is in control. We may not understand it, but we need to be in obedience about it. One of the things that David did here that did he showed after he realized, you know, the baby's dead. There's nothing he can do about it. He cleans himself up, asked for some food, and he transforms himself completely. He's just back to normal. And I mean the servants were worried about him. They thought, "Man, this guy's breaking. He's lost. He's he's done for." And they were scared because they see this radical transformation. And David realizes what's going on and he says to them, "I was hoping God would leave the child with me, but he didn't. He took him. The child's not coming back to me, but I will be going to the child. You see, David understood that God has the children in the palm of his hands. All the children are taken care of, they are under the age of accountability. And as long as they're under that age, God takes care of them for whatever reason. Okay? So here, God chose to show David your sin did this. And and here's the thing. David's a king. This did not have to be written in the books. It might have been in the Chronicles. If you understand the way the scriptures are written, you got 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, 1 Kings, 2 Kings. Chronicles is written from God's point of view. Would have probably been written in Chronicles. But it might not have been in Kings if David didn't want to have this exposed. It was up to David. But David had this written down and documented for a reason, so that you and I could see the consequence of sin, iniquity, which is what we're going to be dealing with in this message. So, David allowed this to go forth. He humbled himself before the Lord. Um, and even though he lost his child, he realized God still healed him. God delivered him, cleansed him, and purified him of being a murderer and an adulterer. That is absolutely incredible. So whatever sin or iniquity that you have in your life, whether is bound by drugs, whether you killed someone, whether you cursed someone thinking they should be dead and you told the world they should be dead, anything like that, that's a sin. That's an iniquity that you have in you and that causes consequences to occur in your life and those around you. Those need to be taken care of if you want to break forth and go forward. You got to break them forth in the generational line to your grand great-grandparents and to your great grandchildren. Even if they're not born yet, you want to deal with that now because God is the God of today. Which that means he was a God of today yesterday. He's a God of today tomorrow. it. Timing here is in the spirit, not the physical. So I want you to understand that as we delve into this. So you can see now David writes this psalm in this situation that he dealt with and he humbled himself before the Lord. And that is what I'm going to teach on is cleansing the iniquity. All right, let's go to verse one. He says, "Have mercy upon me, oh God, according to thy loving kindness, according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions." Okay, now let's look at it with all the extra translations. It could have been translated as, "Bend or stoop in kindness to me, oh God, according to your piety and favor, according to the multitude of thy compassions, erase my revolt and rebellion." David cried out to God. That's the first thing you want to do when you're dealing with iniquity and you want to cleanse it. You cry out to God. Second, look at verse two. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Now, when you cry out to God, what are you saying? Okay, let's look at it in other the other words. Trample stamping with feet. The reason that word wash is translated with that other translation because in the past they didn't have washing machines. They had to trample on the clothes, hit them against the rocks. Current washing machines today. Agitate things. That is what David's asking God to do to agitate him. By the way, when you're cleansing iniquity, you're going to see agitation. Irritable. People get irritated because they're being trampled and stomped on by the Holy Spirit. Oh, so look at this in more detail. Trample, stamp, stomp me with your feet thoroughly from my perversity, my fault, my evilness. Make me bright and pure from my offense or habitual sin. You see, this is what David is crying out. He's saying, "Lord Jesus, I need you to agitate me. I need you to make me bright and pure again. and I need you to re-establish me. I need you. And he's saying out of offense, he's saying evil fault. That word there, iniquity, is a fault. Let me explain this part to you. This is very, very important that you understand this. There is God and he is in his courtroom. There is Jesus right next to him. The devil is over here, the accuser. He's on the other platform and he's accusing you of everything and he has the right to do that. But Jesus is saying, "Well, I'm going to forgive you of your iniquity if you repent." David is repenting. So, you can picture David standing there and Jesus who hadn't died on the cross yet. That's okay because this is his great greatgrandfather. And remember, God is a God of today, which meant he was a God of today, yesterday. He's a God of today, tomorrow. So, there's Jesus with David before God. And Jesus says, "I forgive him." God says, "Okay, he's forgiven." And he washes it off. And the devil's he's trying to accuse you. Guess what, though? God made it possible for us to be redeemed of our iniquity. We do not have to live with that iniquity. Let it break us, but let us get rid of that grief. Let us lament it out, whail it out as David did. He cried out to God and he is going to acknowledge this. He's saying what I need is your cleansing, your purification. So this is the beginning. He cried out to God and then he's saying saying, "God, I need you." That's with his cry and I need you to purify me. That's part of his crying out. And you see he's at that throne room. He boldly went to the throne room. Angels are there. Devils are there. The God is there. Jesus is there. and he's saying, "Help me to the throne room of God." And Jesus says, "I got you." But now, let's look and see what David also does because it's very important because we're dealing with iniquity. I want you to see the whole transaction that takes place in this courtroom of God. So, here he says, "For I acknowledge my transgressions and my sin is ever before me." This is so powerful. David is saying, "Look, I see what I did. I'm messed up." Look at how he says it. He says, "I recognize my rebellion, my revolt, and my sin is ever before me." He's not going to forget what he did. He's not going to forget the son that he had out of that because he's looking forward now to seeing his son in the future. But he sees this sin. Look what else he does. Because he's acknowledging. So there's a cry out. There's an acknowledgment. Now he's saying, "But I acknowledge against thee. Thee only have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight, that thou might just be justified when thou speakest and be clear when thou judges." As you can see, we are in a courtroom. The devil has accused and rightfully so. And God is saying, "Yep, you've done that." But Jesus comes in and he says, "I forgive him." And God says, "Yep, okay, blot it out. That sin is forgiven. It's no longer here. I can't, you know, I see the blood of Jesus now. I don't see the sin. That's what God does." And the devil's like, "You can't do that." This is the This is the way that God has designed for you and I to be saved today. This is what is called grace. This is why we need to repent to Jesus. This is why we need to get to his throne room. We need to get to the courtroom and we need to say sorry. And look what uh is going on here. He says, "I'm recognizing my rebellion." Because see he that's you know he rebelled against God when he was standing on that rooftop looking down at Basheba instead of being where he was supposed to be. He was supposed to be with his military and he wasn't. He rebelled. You see how simple of rebellion could be? I'm going to take tonight off and I'm not going to do anything. I'm going to have just a night to myself. I'm not going to pray. I'm not going to do anything. Okay, I'm going to turn on the the TV and rebellion, revolt. Yes, you're guilty of that. And that sin is right there. But he took it that further. He actually acted on the sin and then he because he had adulter and then he murdered the guy. Poor Uriah. You know, I really feel sorry for this man who's served his king. This is a sin. This is an iniquity that David did against another person, but God. This is why you and I can take all of our iniquities and lay him at the throne room, acknowledge them, and cry out to God, lament, let it go, and ask Jesus to forgive. Let's continue on. And notice he did this against God. He sinned against God because see he knew where he was supposed to be and all of the other stuff, the murder and the adultery was a consequence of him rebelling against God. He did it against God. And look at he says, "I did this against you and you only." And look at that. He only means part of the body, the branch of a tree. You see, we are part of God. He is our father. We are an inheritor, an adopted inheritor of his kingdom. We are brothers and sisters with Jesus. David is a family member of that. We are part of this family. And he says to God, "You're my father and I sinned against you and you only and I did this calamity in your sight." And so you're right. You're justified. You're right when you say you arrange this courtroom the way it is and you judge me and you pronounce sentence. You have the right to judge me and convict me and find me guilty because I am guilty as charge. Look what else he says though. This is David going even further because now we're going to be dealing with the generational things. Watch this. He says, "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me." He went all the way to his conception. At the moment of conception, every human being is born in sin because of what Adam and Eve did. Who were born into a curse automatically at conception. It is the grace of God that saves each and every one of us. So he's saying, listen, I was shaping as I grew up after being born. I was twisted and whirled in iniquity, in perversity, fault and sin. And I committed crimes and I have penalties against me because of my mother and what she did. But it goes back to her mother, her mother, father, father, all the way to Adam and Eve. So he's saying, "Okay, Father God, I'm acknowledging my sin. I sinned against you. I'm crying out to you and I'm going all the way back to Adam and Eve with my lament." Because he is broken. He is crying. He's seeing his iniquity. Watch. Watch how he sees his behold thou desire. I'm going to get to the part where he God, you're going to see him broken here in a moment, but look at what he says here. Behold, thou desireest truth in the inward parts and in the hidden part, thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Now, he's going to the deep utter part of his inward parts of his body. This is where things are going to break. He's saying, "I need these inward parts fixed." Look what he says. You desirous, you inclined, you delight in the truth, which is the stability, the certainty in the inward parts. He wants truth, certainty in our inward parts. He wants that inside. You desire that, Lord Jesus. You desire that. You're in the hidden area. You're repairing and you're keeping the hidden areas secret, but you're there because you desire to be there. You're inclining to look. Oh, look in. Let me look inside of you. This is God looking inside of you. Get that? He sees what's going on inside. And he says, "But you shall make me to know wisdom." You see, David is finally acknowledging you need to be inside here and let your wisdom come out of me. Let me know your wisdom because I need you. I need you. I'm messed up. And look at now he's saying, "Purge me with his thought and I shall be clean." You know, when he says, "I shall be clean," he is acknowledging God cleansing him already. Even though he is asking, he's acknowledging the cleansing already. And he says, "I shall be clean. Wash me. I shall be whiter than snow." Look at that word purge to miss, forfeit, repent me with hissop. Turn me around. Use your hissop to turn me around. That's the blood on the branch. Use the blood. Turn me around and I'll be bright and pure. There's that wash again. Agitate me. I'll be whiter than snow. Get me cleansed. He's saying, I need this. And he's saying to the deeper inward parts, do this. Look what else. Make me to hear intelligently, attentively, obedient, to joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. See, he's acknowledging on the inside, my bones broke. They collapsed and I'm unable to hold myself up. He is weeping. He is lamenting so hard he cannot get back up. And he's calling it as bones broken in the spirit because he can't get up. But he's saying, "I want to hear cheerfulness, glee, gladness, because if I hear that, and if I'm obedient to that, and I'm attentive to that, my bones will have rejoice, they'll be able to stand on their own and spin around." That's what the word rejoice means. So, he is saying in the future, he is prophesying over himself, you're cleaning me. You're restoring the collapsed bones. I'm gonna have joy and I'm gonna have cheerfulness in me. Gladness, gladness and joy in me. It's all going to turn around and I'm going to be able to rejoice in the name of Jesus, the son of God. Oh, here's where you know he broke. Look at what he says here. Hide thy face from my sins. Cover your face. Don't look at this. I messed up. That's horrible. That's my crime. Hide your face. Don't look at that. Blotted out all my iniquities. Wipe it all out. This is him. This is the deep part of him saying, "Lord, don't look at that. I messed up. That's horrible." Then he says, "Create in me a clean heart, oh God, and renew a right spirit within me." Look at this. Create in me a pure, fair heart, oh God, and rebuild a right spirit in me. Rebuild me from the inward parts. And then he goes on to say, don't throw me away. Cast me not away from your presence, from your face, and take your not thy holy spirit from me. So stay with me. Don't look at this sin, but stay with me. I need you to stay with me. I need you to help me. I need you to help me. Don't look at my sin, but you look you just stay with me. Just don't look. Cover your eyes. Cover your face, but don't let me go. And he says, "Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and uphold me with thy free spirit." He says, "Turn back. Turn back the joy to me of your salvation." That word salvation is deliverance, prosperity, liberty, safety. Why does that word deliverance mean all these things? Because we can do iniquity and sin to finances, not just sexual immorality, witchcraft. We could do some sort of iniquity to murder, lie, cheat, hating someone, bitterness. All of these things we can be delivered from with what you see David doing here. He says, "Turn back unto me that joy. Turn back unto me the joy of your deliverance, the joy of your prosperity, the joy of your liberty, liberty, the joy of safety." If you're in an immediate situation where you're not saved, Jesus save me. The moment you do that, you're saying, "Jesus, turn your safety back into me." And so, David is saying, "I understand I messed up here, and I'm asking your joy to come back into my heart of your salvation, of your deliverance, with, and look at this, with thy noble and reputable spirit, the free Holy Spirit." He says, "You are pure. You are noble. you are. I'm asking for your free spirit to be within me for the deliverance and the healing that I need from this iniquity that I committed. Then I then will I teach transgressors, sinners, that means thy ways, course of life. That's what that word ways mean. And sinners, criminals, and those that are guilty shall be converted unto thee. Here he is prophesying again. So he's saying now, Lord, cleanse me, heal me, bring back your salvation, deliver me, liberate me from what I did because I was guilty of it. And he's saying, I'm going to teach others how to do this so they can convert and turn back from their ways and get before the Lord. This is why David wrote it in the Kings. This is why David wrote it in the Psalms. This is why he shared what he did in his life. Even though it was a humiliating event, he lost a child as a result of this. But God taught David how to humble himself and be obedient to him. David chose God in spite of his iniquity. Oh my word, that is so powerful. He's going to teach them and they shall be converted back unto him. Oh, that is so holy. That is so awesome. That is incredible. Look at this. Snatch away me from blood guiltiness. Listen to this. That word blood guiltiness means when shed causes death. Meaning the shedding of blood causes someone to die. Well, Uriah bled to death. I don't know how he died on the field. I I just know that he died and I don't know if it was blunging, stabbed, I don't know, but he bled to death on that field. Um, and the reason I don't know is I haven't gone back and read it. There's some homework here. Go do go read this. Look up Uriah and look him up. Read him in this the Psalms. Excuse me. Yeah, read him in the Psalms. I think he's written in Psalms. Read him in the Chronicles, the Kings and 1 and 2 Samuel. I'm sure he's all in there. Read about him. Um, if he's not in the Samuels, he'll be in the uh Kings and the Chronicles for sure. But read about what David did here. Because I want you to understand when he says, "Deliver me from blood guiltiness. Snatch me away from that." Because there is a consequence to when you cause cause someone to bleed. And I want you to understand something. He caused someone to bleed to death in the physical. But your words could be causing somebody to die in the spiritual. If it is your responsibility to be praying for someone and they don't get healed because you're not praying for them, they they bled into death. this blood guiltiness is on your soul. This is why sometimes we don't see the power of God moving in certain people's lives. It's because they need to turn back from the iniquity of what they did. You know, I I recently have changed up my prayer life. First thing I said, Lord, I'm sorry. I wasn't praying like this initially. Yes, I prayed. Yes, I served God, but I wasn't praying like this. He's teaching me and I've been learning. So, I was doing it in ignorance, but I still apologize. It's called obedience because I want to make certain that when I go before the Lord and I'm praying these prayers that the devil ain't over here accusing me over and over again because God and Jesus has forgiven me, purified me, made me bright, and cleansed me because I went to the Lord and asked him to forgive the iniquity he found in me. And I forgave the iniquity, too. And whatever I forgive, he forgives. Oh, and and you can see that in the last few messages I just taught. Then he says, "Oh God, thou God and my salvation, my rescue. My tongue shall sing aloud. Shout of thy righteousness. Shout of thy justice." Now he can say, "Hey, devil, look what God did to me. Neer, neer." He could do this. He has a right to do it. He could do it to everybody else in the world. See what God did to me? He could do that to you, too. Let me show you. You see, now you have the right to do that in the name of Jesus, the son of God. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. And then he says, "Oh Lord, open wide. Open my lips and my mouth shall show forth thy praise." He's going to bring it to the front the ludation of God. Look what he did. He forgave me of my iniquities. Oh, hallelujah. And then he goes back to saying, we're not done. We're in verse 16. For thou desireest not sacrifice, else would I give it. Thou delightest not in burnt offering. You see, David was living under burnt offerings and sacrifices at this time under the law. But he's recognizing that the law wasn't going to cleanse him here. The law doesn't cleanse you of iniquity. The law finds you guilty. But David said, "No, that's not what you want, Lord. I know you don't want that." He says, "What you want are the sacrifices of God are a broken or burst spirit, a broken and contrite or a collapsed heart. Oh God, thou will not despise or disdain that." You see, he wants your soul to lament, to break. When David said, "Don't look at my sin right in front of me, Father God. Cover your face." He broke. And when he broke, that's the sacrifice God desires. Yes, God desires your sacrifices of a broken, contrite, or collapsed heart. But notice, he asked the Holy Spirit to prop him up because that propped up heart is before the Lord because he he couldn't hold it up. Remember, he was broken. Good. Let's go back. uh restore, turn back into me the joy of thy salvation, deliverance, prosperity, liberty, safety, and uphold, prop, take hold of me with thy free, noble spirit. Prop me up, Lord, because my bones were broke. My heart collapsed. And God is saying, I will because that's what I desire. You have that broken spirit. Come with me. I'm going to lift you up. I'm going to prop you up. And then David was asking for the restoration of joy and gladness back into his heart because with that he can stand up on those broken bones, not feel the pain and rejoice because the Lord restored him. And the devil can't accuse him anymore of that iniquity and that sin that was found within him. Oh, hallelujah. This is a point in your life where you can choose to have your iniquity forgiven. And all it takes is cry out to God. Say, "I'm sorry, Lord. I did this and I did this against you and you only. I'm sorry. Acknowledge what you did. I did this, Father God. I cannot believe I not only rebelled and revolted against you by taking a slippery slope step, I slipped and fell and I made it worse by bringing a child into the life or whatever the situation is that you're dealing with. I made it worse. Let's think of it like drugs. I make it worse every time I take more than I did the day before because you're not feeling it as much. You are revolting and rebelling against God because God has asked us to have our bodies align our minds sober. So to have a sober mind before the Lord means you cannot have drugs. But you can go and ask God to forgive you of that rebellion, of that revolt. He can forgive that. not only forgive them, but reestablish you. You don't even have to have any withdrawal effects because God will uphold your spirit and he will restore the joy and the the gladness back in your heart and soul in your spirit because you will know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is forgiving your iniquity and the devil can't do anything about it. And you get to share your testimony. Amen. Let's pray a prayer together here. I didn't put one up on the screen, but we're going to do it like this and and do it for ourselves. Let's start just with ourselves. I just taught prayer on this, so I just want to I'll say it slow. You can say it with me. Oh, dear heavenly father, I ask you to forgive me of my sins. I ask you to forgive the sins of the land I walk on. I ask you to forgive the curses against me and I ask you to forgive the curses I've spoken and I ask you to forgive the iniquity found within me in the name of Jesus the son of God. Father God, I'm sorry. I repent of it and I forgive myself as well. Thank you Jesus for healing me and restoring me. The devil can no longer accuse me here. He is gone. Father God, I ask that the mourning and the sorrow and the grief that I suffer with, the bondage and the calamities that I suffer with because of my iniquity that I have that you've forgiven me. I ask that you change it into joy, that you change it into liberty, that you change it into freedom, that you change it into gladness, that you change it into your presence and holiness, so that I can rejoice in the praise before you because you are my deliverer. You are my healer. You are my rock. You are my salvation. You are my safety. You are my foundation. In the name of Jesus, the son of God. Thank you. Amen. God bless you. I hope you are changed by this message. Share it with others and I will see you in the next message. Byebye. Previous Next Home

The Liberation of the Human Soul The objective of this book is to equip believers with biblical understanding of the human soul, its struggles, and its potential for transformation through the Spirit of God. Pastor Marcos Marrero seeks to help Christians distinguish between the soul and spirit, recognize the influences that distort and oppress the soul, and apply God’s truth for deliverance and restoration. By guiding readers to trust in God’s covenant promises and embrace progressive transformation, the book aims to lead believers into true freedom, wholeness, and spiritual maturity, enabling them to live victoriously and fulfill their divine purpose in Christ. The Liberation of the Human Soul Pastor Marcos Marrero October 17, 2023 The Liberation of the Human Soul Objective: The objective of this book is to equip believers with biblical understanding of the human soul, its struggles, and its potential for transformation through the Spirit of God. Pastor Marcos Marrero seeks to help Christians distinguish between the soul and spirit, recognize the influences that distort and oppress the soul, and apply God’s truth for deliverance and restoration. By guiding readers to trust in God’s covenant promises and embrace progressive transformation, the book aims to lead believers into true freedom, wholeness, and spiritual maturity, enabling them to live victoriously and fulfill their divine purpose in Christ. Synopsis: In The Liberation of the Human Soul, Pastor Marcos Marrero explores the vital distinction between the human spirit and soul, showing how this understanding is key to living in the fullness of God’s freedom. He explains the “soul complex” as an inner dwelling with both godly and ungodly “tenants,” and teaches how spiritual fruit such as love, joy, and peace can only thrive when believers evict destructive influences like selfish ambition, lust, and envy. Pastor Marcos uncovers the demonic infrastructure that manipulates the soul through lies, trauma, and distortion of truth, then highlights how the Word of God restores and renews believers. Through faith, trust, and covenant with Christ, the soul undergoes progressive transformation—breaking free from sin’s snares and growing into the likeness of Jesus. Ultimately, the book emphasizes that salvation is not only about eternal life but also about the ongoing deliverance and restoration of the soul in this life. By yielding fully to God’s Spirit, Christians can walk in true peace, self-control, and victory, fulfilling their divine destiny and bearing witness to the world of Christ’s liberating power. Sample first pages of the Book/Manual: Introduction As a born-again Christian since June 2, 1976, when my life was radically changed after I accepted Jesus Christ as my only savior, I can honestly say that trying to understand the complexity of the human soul is perhaps the most challenging area I’ve ever had to deal with, yet the most vital. In every human endeavor reaching the goal determines the victory. Failing to reach the goal, though admirable if one tries very hard, it is still a failure. Bottom line is we lost; we failed to accomplish the desire objective. However many Christians today settle for trying very hard and accept failure to reach their goal in Christ as an admirable endeavor. Even when in the end they have failed miserably to achieve the goal that Jesus Christ had set out for them in their lives. My prayer is that in this book I will be able to shed some light into the inner workings of the human soul that will enable born-again Christians to achieve the goal of their faith which is the salvation, deliverance and restoration of their souls. 1 Peter 1:9 “Receiving the end of your faith — the salvation of your souls.”   The Difference between the Spirit and the Soul This is an area that is not dealt with often enough from church pulpits. What is the difference between my soul and my spirit? And how does lack of knowledge on this subject affect my walk with Christ? Knowing the difference between your soul and your spirit can mean the difference between walking in shame, guilt and condemnation or walking in total and complete freedom from guilt, shame and condemnation. Let me begin by stressing that the Bible makes a clear distinction between the soul and the spirit, and if we understand that their interaction affects how our physical bodies respond to any given situation, it will teach us how to walk in self-control, which is the completion of spiritual fruit. I Thessalonians 5:23 “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Parenthesis, italics, bold added by me unless otherwise stated.) Paul clearly segregates the two, spirit and soul as dwelling within our physical bodies. But by introducing God as the God of peace Himself, Paul implies that there is a relationship between spirit and soul that brings peace or the lack thereof, depending upon their interaction. In order to know how the spirit and the soul interact within our bodies, and how their interaction affects our behavior, we need to understand their individual nomenclature. The Greek word used by Paul in the above passage for spirit is the word “Pnyoomah” Strong’s concordance # 4151 and it means Breath (blast). The Greek word used for soul is the word “Psookhay” Strong’s concordance # 5590 and it also means Breath. We get a clearer picture from Genesis 2:7 “And the Lord God formed man (the body) of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (the spirit); and man became a living being (the soul).” The words for breath and spirit are pretty much interchangeable in both the Hebrew and Greek languages. So when God breathed into Adam’s nostrils the breath (spirit) of life, Adam became a living soul. From this and other scriptures I’ve concluded that the human soul is like a pneumatic (Pnyoomah) tool, a tool designed to run on a blast or a current of air, originally intended by God to run or to be motivated by God’s breath/spirit (Pnyoomah);or let me put it another way, our soul is to be moved, inspired, influenced by the words that come out of the mouth of God. When Adam and by implication us, disobeyed the word that came out of God’s mouth, our souls lost their motivator and hence the soul became self-motivated (self steam). Now in the soul we find the mind, will and emotions intricately connected to our five physical senses. Genesis 3:6 “So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food (taste), that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise (mind), she took of its fruit and ate.” Here we see the process; disobedience to the word of God disengages the governor of the soul: the Spirit of God. And now the human soul can be easily manipulated through the physical senses. Satan controls the environment we live in, the world; if we do not walk in self-control which is a fruit of the Spirit; then, the demonic environment of this world will control us also. As born-again believers we cannot afford to be led by our physical senses, if we are lead by the sensuality (carnality) of this world, we will never achieve the goal of our faith, which is; the liberation of our souls from satanic influences and manipulative schemes. 1 John 2:15 “Do not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father (breath) is not in him.” This is why the soul is so vital: Whichever spirit (breath) motivates the soul, that spirit will control to a very large extent the actions of our physical bodies. When we walk in victory it is because the Spirit of God is driving our soul. When we walk in defeat it is because the Spirit of God has been disengaged from motivating our soul; and when our soul is motivated by our physical senses, which are manipulated by the circumstances surrounding us, we fail on our goal. John could not have said it any clearer, when we love the world or the things of the world (the devil’s environment), we’ve allowed our souls to be manipulated by the god of this world. Instead of the fruit of the Holy Spirit flowing through us, the fruit of carnality abounds. Selfishness instead of self-control, hate instead of love, unhappiness instead of joy, impatience instead of patience, pride instead of meekness and no real peace. Isaiah 57:21 “There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.” Perhaps the best way to describe the difference between soul and spirit is like this: The spirit of a born-again Christian is like a good seed, within it lies dormant everything that pertains to a life of peace and abundance of the godliness that we have been promised. 1 Peter 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” And just like a natural seed needs a place to germinate and release all the things that are encoded within it; the born-again spirit needs to be embedded within the soul in order to bear spiritual fruit. Hosea 10:17 “Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you.” This is what makes the liberation of the soul so vital, without it there can be no harvest, no real victory. The preaching, teaching and learning from the word of God provide the watering that causes the seed (spirit) to bear fruit, however the fallow ground of the soul must be broken, tilled and cultivated. The weeds that choke the fruit of the spirit have to be uprooted. Matthew 15:13 “...Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.” As I conclude this chapter, my heart turns towards the many Christians that are struggling with sin in their lives. No matter how hard they try they are unable to overcome it, and like clockwork Satan is there to remind them of their misery and failure. Romans 7:17-18 “But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice.” Parenthesis are in the original text. Romans 7:20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.” The day that a born-again believer comes to the realization that the spirit within him/her has been made alive, and that there is now therefore no condemnation for that spirit; for indeed, it is that born-again spirit that desires to do good “for to will is present with me”, they will no longer look at sin in the same light anymore. The sin that is in the soul that was self-motivated before we knew God should be like a warning light to us, a symptom of an unseen malady. Its manifestations are there for the purpose of reminding us that there is something wrong within us that we need to deal with. When the check engine light flashes on the dash board of our vehicle, we do not feel guilt or shame about it; we simply become concern and see to it that the problem is dealt with as soon as possible. So it should be with us, when we keep doing that which we will not to do, it is time to come to God and allow Him to give us a spiritual diagnostic check-up of the soul. Proverbs 11:9 “…But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.” Instead of hiding with guilt and shame by identifying ourselves with that sin, let us expose that sin for what it is, an unwanted trespasser that needs to be evicted from our soul, through knowledge. Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Let us become diligent in learning the intricacies of our own soul. Let us make the liberation of our souls our principle goal in life. Here's where you can purchase this book of this book is published: Amazon Barnes & Noble Xulon Press Book Found Here Previous Next Home

THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS POWER The objective of The Kingdom of God and His Power is to help believers understand the true meaning and function of the Kingdom of God in the dispensation of grace. This lesson seeks to reveal the difference between salvation and entering into God’s Kingdom power, to guide believers on how to receive and operate in this power, and to emphasize the responsibility and love required when walking in the authority that Jesus brought to Earth. THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS POWER Minister Lisa Kane Objective: The objective of The Kingdom of God and His Power is to help believers understand the true meaning and function of the Kingdom of God in the dispensation of grace. This lesson seeks to reveal the difference between salvation and entering into God’s Kingdom power, to guide believers on how to receive and operate in this power, and to emphasize the responsibility and love required when walking in the authority that Jesus brought to Earth. Synopsis: In The Kingdom of God and His Power, Minister Lisa Kane examines the biblical distinction and significance of the terms “Kingdom of God” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” found exclusively in the New Testament. Both phrases, appearing a combined 100 times, point to the dispensation of grace—the era believers now live in. The lesson highlights that the Kingdom of God is not only about eternal life in heaven but also about spiritual power and authority accessible on Earth. Through passages such as Matthew 12:28 and John 3:3–5, the teaching explains that entering the Kingdom involves being born again, baptized, and walking in the Spirit. This entry is not about salvation alone—since anyone who calls on the name of the Lord is saved (Romans 10:13)—but about receiving the power to heal, deliver, and overcome spiritual warfare. The message emphasizes that believers must separate from unrighteous lifestyles listed in 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 in order to operate in Kingdom power. At the same time, it cautions against judgmental attitudes, teaching that the Kingdom must be established through love (1 Corinthians 13). The ultimate call is for Christians to embrace their spiritual responsibilities with humility, compassion, and obedience so that the Kingdom of God is manifested in their lives and in the world around them. Inspired Teaching: First know this. The actual phrases ‘Kingdom of God’ and ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ only exists in the New Testament. This tells me that this phrase belongs to the dispensation of grace, meaning the time we’re in now. Also know this, the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven are used interchangeably throughout the New Testament. The Kingdom of God is found 69 times in the New Testament. The Kingdom of Heaven is found 31 times in the New Testament. So if this is for the dispensation of grace, what is it? Let’s break down the root of the statement. According to dictionary.com, kingdom means “a state or government having a king or queen as its head.” According to dictionary.com, God means “the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.” And according to dictionary.com, heaven means “the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life.” The reason God and Heaven are interchangeable is because God dwells in us and we in Him. God is spirit and heaven is a spiritual place. Wherever God is, there is heaven and if God dwells in us and we in Him, then we’ve already begun our journey towards heaven. Think of it like this: 2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.” We don’t have to wait for death to happen for us to begin experiencing heaven. We have heaven now. Another thing to think about here is that when Jesus died on the cross, the temple veil was torn in two. Matthew 27:51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; This means that Jesus removed the separation between God and man thus bringing the Kingdom of God to Earth. So again, what is the Kingdom of God? This was so important that both of these phrases together were mentioned 100 times in the New Testament. Mark 4:11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, The Kingdom of God relates to spiritual power or the spiritual warfare one deals with during the dispensation of grace. Matthew 12:28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. Look how specific Matthew 12:28 is. Jesus is clearly saying that by casting out demons by the Spirit of God then the Kingdom of God is upon you. So that reaffirms that the Kingdom of God is spiritual power in the dispensation of grace. Now how does this work? First, we know that to be with God is to believe in God or as Jesus put it in John 3:3, we must be born again. John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” And right after that, Jesus was even more specific by saying: John 3:5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. Entering the Kingdom of God means entering into God’s power. Now let me make something clear here. Entering the Kingdom of God is different than entering heaven. Remember above-mentioned scripture in Matthew 12:28, that by casting out demons the Kingdom of God is upon you. Remember what Romans says which brings a distinct difference between spiritual warfare and going to heaven: Romans 10:13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Calling on God is different than entering the Kingdom of God. Entering the Kingdom of God deals with spiritual matters HERE ON EARTH and no one can just have any of God’s power; hence there are rules to follow. The person who decides to enter into this power with God must be ready to accept the responsibilities associated with this power. Casting out demons has nothing to do with going to heaven. Once you understand that, you understand why so many people become confused and get upset when they think they can’t go to heaven or someone tells them they won’t go to heaven unless they change their lifestyle because of the sin he or she is living in. Keep the Bible simple. Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved; hence that person is going to heaven. And you only have to call on him once…Jesus only died once on the cross. But if you’re beyond just calling on the name of the Lord to be saved, then you’re ready to enter the Kingdom of God, which is the spiritual power God has for His people. That means separating you from this world and entering into this Kingdom that Jesus brought to Earth with Him when He ministered during His lifetime. And to obtain that power, one must ‘enter’ the Kingdom of God. How does one enter the Kingdom of God? Matthew 21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to Him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. Jesus is very specific to who enters this kingdom. As stated in Matthew 21:30 & 31 in a parable He spoke to the Pharisees, He mentions that tax collectors and harlots enter before them. That’s not to say the Pharisees wouldn’t have but the Pharisees had some internal heart issues they needed to take care of before they could enter the Kingdom of God. Another way He mentioned it: Matthew 19:24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” Mark 10:15 Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” Luke 6:20 [ The Beatitudes ] Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. Also remember above, Jesus in John 3 mentioned being born again and baptized or born of water and spirit. (John 3:3 and 3:5). Again, let’s keep in mind that baptizing isn’t to enter heaven, but it is to enter into the power of the Kingdom of God. And when do we need this power? Not when we get to heaven but while we’re here on Earth. Remember, Jesus’ ministry did not begin until He was baptized. This is very important. By the way, how does one become born again? Here’s how: Romans 10:9 New King James Version (NKJV) 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Speak up. That’s right. Speak with your mouth to God, believing that Jesus is real because God raised Him from the dead, and simply say, “I confess Lord that You are God and I ask You to forgive me of my sins. I believe You are Lord and I ask You to be Lord of my life. Thank You!” Then get baptized. Now you’ve just entered the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God is power. Power to save, heal, and deliver. Key here is to LET THE HOLY SPIRIT TEACH YOU about His power. This is a personal journey you’re ready to live. Start reading the gospels and Acts in the New Testament. This will help you understand the power Jesus and His disciples demonstrated that you’re ready to begin using too. While you’re going through this journey, you’re going to find yourself faced with some serious decisions to make here. For example, God will lead you on a journey to separate yourself from the world. Here’s a list of items Paul clearly makes that you can’t participate in if you want to be a part of the Kingdom of God or a part of demonstrating His power here on Earth: 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 New King James Version (NKJV) 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. As you can see, one must separate oneself from these items to operate in the Kingdom of God. That doesn’t mean you can hate or hurt those that choose to live his or her life as a fornicator, idolater, etc. Everybody has a choice on how he or she wants to live his or her life. You yourself are looking at a change, which is why you’re reading this. How can you live moving in the power of God if you’re heart isn’t right on viewing those who need God? I’ll end with this. Show love and compassion with the above scripture. By doing this, you demonstrate and establish the Kingdom of God in you and everything around you. 1 Corinthians 13 New King James Version (NKJV) The Greatest Gift 13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Previous Next Home

THE DWELLING PLACE The objective of The Dwelling Place is to teach believers how to enter into the secret place of the Most High—God’s dwelling place—through prayer, sanctification, and intimacy with Him. By doing so, they learn to secure themselves in His presence, overcome sin, receive divine strategies, and walk in continuous victory over life’s battles. THE DWELLING PLACE Minister Lisa Kane December 28, 2020 Objective: The objective of The Dwelling Place is to teach believers how to enter into the secret place of the Most High—God’s dwelling place—through prayer, sanctification, and intimacy with Him. By doing so, they learn to secure themselves in His presence, overcome sin, receive divine strategies, and walk in continuous victory over life’s battles. Synopsis: In The Dwelling Place, Minister Lisa Kane draws from Psalm 91:1–2 to reveal the blessings, safety, and authority found when one abides in God’s secret place. The message emphasizes that dwelling in God’s presence begins with a personal decision: to set aside time, create a sacred place for prayer, and purify oneself by confessing and repenting of sin. Drawing on Nehemiah’s prayer, Joshua’s call to sanctification, and Jesus’ instruction in Matthew 6:6, Kane shows how believers must prepare themselves spiritually to experience God’s protection and power. The teaching compares dwelling with being securely placed in God’s “engine,” where the believer remains steady while God moves around them, ensuring they are always in alignment with His will. Once in this place, God provides strategies and guidance for overcoming the enemy—whether in health, finances, relationships, or spiritual battles. The message encourages believers to pray in the Spirit, seek the gift of tongues, and rely on the Holy Spirit for direction. Through persistent dwelling, the faithful can walk in victory, prevent attacks before they occur, and live with the assurance that God always wins in the end. Inspired Teaching: Psalm 91:1-2 NKJV He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” It begins with you. What is it? Life, blessings, favor, glory, joy, peace, comfort, love, victory over sickness, victory over Satan, victory in the war and battles you face every day. When God decides to move, you need to be secured in Him to know what's going on and not get distracted or confused by what’s happening. Nehemiah 1:5-9 NKJV 5 And I said: “I pray, Lord God of heaven, O great and awesome God, You who keep Your covenant and mercy with those who love [a]You and observe [b]Your commandments, 6 please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against You. Both my father’s house and I have sinned. 7 We have acted very corruptly against You, and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses. 8 Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you [c]are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations; 9 but if you return to Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and bring them to the place which I have chosen as a dwelling for My name.’ I saw what Nehemiah did and decided I needed to do the same because I can see the difference between God moving in others and not moving in me. So I entered the dwelling place. What is the dwelling place? The meaning of the word dwell from dictionary.com: verb (used without object), dwelt or dwelled, dwell·ing. to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside. to live or continue in a given condition or state:to dwell in happiness. to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (often followed by on or upon):to dwell on a particular point in an argument. (of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation. noun Machinery. 1. a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle. 2. a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless. Reading the definition after already having done this is absolutely incredible. The meaning of dwelling has two parts. The first part is the verb, action. You take the action to make the dwelling place. Remember what I said earlier, “It begins with you”. The second part is what happens to you when you actually enter this place…you become the piece that completes the puzzle, or you put yourself into God and you become part of the machine/engine (God) that makes the device move. But notice how it works, you don’t move but the device moves around you. You are secured and planted in the device that when things move, you are safe. In other words, when God moves you are in the right place. This also means the device won’t work unless you secure yourself in. How did I enter this place and how did I secure myself in? I had to create it first. How? I set some time aside and made a place where no one would bother me. Matthew 6:6 NKJV 6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [a]openly. Get up and do it. Get into your secret place. It begins with you, and you need to get in that secret place. Once there, purify yourself by dealing with your sin. That means you need to ask God to forgive you of your sins. Joshua 7:10-13 NKJV 10 So the Lord said to Joshua: “Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face? 11 Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. For they have even taken some of the [a]accursed things, and have both stolen and deceived; and they have also put it among their own stuff. 12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they have become doomed to destruction. Neither will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from among you. 13 Get up, sanctify[b] the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because thus says the Lord God of Israel: “There is an accursed thing in your midst, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the accursed thing from among you.” You see, even if you have been having daily devotions and praying but nothing was moving or changing, then you need to deal with the sin because you cannot stand before your enemies until you remove the 'accursed thing' or sin. And you will stand before your enemies and you will win. Joshua won but it took losing several thousand men at first because they didn’t deal with the sin before engaging the enemy. How many battles have been lost? Are you done losing? Say this prayer out loud in your new found dwelling place: Dear Jesus, forgive me of my sins and come into my life and heart and be my Lord and Savior. I’m truly sorry for sinning. In Jesus’ name Amen! This dwelling place with that prayer puts you right with God and now He moves. He will begin to show you how he works. Notice what he gave Joshua after they sanctified themselves. He gave them a plan of action, a strategy to defeat the enemy. Imagine if you knew in advance what to pray for? That would be a victory of prevention. Yes, you can prevent the enemy from even making the first attack when you’re in prayer with God and praying in the spirit. 1 Corinthians 14:14 NKJV 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. If you don’t know what to pray for in the secret place, let your spirit pray. He knows. Your spirit knows. If you don’t know how to speak in tongues, ask God for the gift and He will give it to you. It’s a tool all Christians need. After entering this place and sanctifying yourself, He will provide you with a plan of action on defeating whatever enemy you face, whether it’s covid, or another disease, or finances, or relationships…whatever you face, you won’t be defeated. You have the victory and it’s because of God. And keep entering this place setting yourself right with God. Speak in tongues and let the Holy Spirit move you. He will show you what’s going on in the world and you won’t be surprised by what happens. Remember, God wins in the end! Previous Next Home

SPEAK The purpose of this message is to teach believers the power of speaking the Word of God. By examining Ezekiel, John, and Revelation, the message highlights how eating (absorbing) the Word and then declaring it brings life, blessings, and protection. It calls Christians to actively confess the promises of God, speak blessings over themselves and others, and remain rooted in Christ as the ultimate living Word, especially in light of prophetic times. < Back SPEAK Minister Lisa Kane January 8, 2023 Objective: The purpose of this message is to teach believers the power of speaking the Word of God. By examining Ezekiel, John, and Revelation, the message highlights how eating (absorbing) the Word and then declaring it brings life, blessings, and protection. It calls Christians to actively confess the promises of God, speak blessings over themselves and others, and remain rooted in Christ as the ultimate living Word, especially in light of prophetic times. Synopsis: The message opens in prayer, dedicating the teaching to the Lord and inviting His blessing. Lisa Kane introduces the theme “Speak” with Ezekiel 3:3, showing how Ezekiel had to eat the scroll before he could speak it. This principle is paralleled in John 1:1–5 and Genesis 1, where the spoken Word of God brings creation and life. The sermon emphasizes that God’s Word must not only be read but ingested—internalized—so that it can be spoken with authority. Lisa testifies from her own life how a remembered psalm she sang as a young believer eventually became a lived reality, demonstrating the prophetic power of one’s own words over time. Revelation 10 illustrates both the sweetness and bitterness of prophecy: while God’s Word brings life, it also contains warnings of judgment and tribulation. Lisa explains that our spoken words—whether blessings or curses—shape our lives, households, and communities. Speaking blessings brings God’s protection, provision, and peace, while careless or negative speech invites struggle. The message stresses that Israel’s restoration fulfills Ezekiel’s prophecy, showing the importance of spoken promises unfolding across history. As priests in Christ, believers are called to speak blessings over their homes, neighbors, and even enemies, interceding so that God’s goodness transforms situations. Lisa ties this to the gospel message in Romans 10:8–11, urging listeners to confess Jesus as Lord with their mouths and believe in their hearts for salvation. She warns that in the coming tribulation, the current salvation message will cease, replaced by a different revelation, making repentance urgent now. The sermon concludes with a strong call to action: speak blessings daily, declare God’s goodness over your life and surroundings, and watch His Word set boundaries of protection and provision. Believers are reminded that the bride of Christ is not appointed to God’s wrath, and those who confess Christ today will walk in His blessing and safety. Inspired Teaching: Hello and welcome to the House of Faith Ministries. I'm Lisa Kane. I'm recording this on January 8th, 2023 and this message is called Speak. Let's open up in a word of prayer. Father God, we bless this message. It will be good and people will receive and understand and apply it to their lives. And I ask for your blessing on it as well so that they receive and apply it as well. And this message then is doubly blessed because I blessed it. You blessed it. Thank you, Father God, for your blessings. Thank you for your goodness, your holiness, your wonderfulness, Lord. And we lift you up and give you this message. This is yours. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. Amen. Okay. So, before I get started here, just so you know, this is 2023, so we are starting off a new year here. What I did is I uploaded four messages from the past that were not on our website, and two of them are from 2004. And two of them are from 2007. Now, two of them are only audio. But oh my word, I'm listening to these this week and I was blessed. You're going to be blessed. Check it out. They're under the live video messages at this time. We want to feature them. I will put them in their permanent home on the website in probably a few weeks. But anyways, I'd like for you to check those out. You are going to be blessed. And they're by Pastor Marcos Morero. All right. So, this message is called Speak. Let's go to our opening uh scripture here. Ezekiel 3:3. And he said to me, "Son of man, feed your belly and fill your stomach with the scroll that I give you." So I ate and it was in my mouth like honey and sweetness. Okay. So in in order for Ezekiel to become a prophet, he had to eat the scroll, the living word of God. So so he had to eat it so he can speak it. So I got very excited about this message because I want you to realize that you and I've taught how to be a priest but even so to be that walking testimony you have to eat the word of God and you have to speak it to apply it to put it in action. So let us see how this goes. So Ezekiel was this way. He had to eat it and then he had to speak it. So he says and you know he said you got to eat the scroll. The scroll is the living word of God. How do we know this? Let's go to John. I want to make sure and give you the foundation of the scriptures here. John 1:es 1-5. In the beginning was the word and the word was with God. And the word was God. You know, pause there. In the beginning was the scroll and the scroll was with God and the scroll was God. So you see how Ezekiel applies to this. Let's continue on. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him and without him nothing was made that was made. In him was life and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not comprehend it. Okay. So, now you have Ezekiel and you have John. John wrote his gospel uh about 2,000 years ago. Ezekiel wrote his about 3,000 years ago, give or take. I might be off by a 500y year mark there. I didn't look up the dates, but what I'm showing you here is that we're applying the living word of God and how we speak it. So, Ezekiel spoke it, John speaks it for Revelation. He becomes a prophet for Revelation. So, John is a prophet as well. and he ends up speaking the scroll. So watch how he says though he says it's in the beginning. And so we have to go back now to the very beginning because we have to see how the word became because once we understand that we can see the example set for us because we're inheritors with Christ. We are adopted and because we're a part of Christ, we get to speak the word and we get to apply it to our lives. Blessings or cursings? Let's go back to the beginning. So, we're in Genesis chapter 1. We're going to look at verses 1-4. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, "Let there be light." And there was light. And God saw the light that it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness. Jesus is the embodiment, and I've said this multiple times now, of let there be light. He's the numa, the spoken word. He became flesh. So Ezekiel absorbed him. John absorbed him. And what we've absorbed, seeing what they've absorbed is they absorbed the spoken living word of God. They ate it and they spoke it and it became actionable. Oh, you guys are going to love this. Let's go to Psalms. Psalm 53. My voice you shall hear in the morning, oh Lord, in the morning. I will direct it to you and I will look up. The reason I bring up this scripture, I want you to hear this testimony. This is my testimony. I'm so excited about this message. Okay. When I was a young adult, married, had a child already and um in my mid20s. And in at that time, you know, I was on fire for God for some time, sometimes I wasn't. Sometimes I was in church, sometimes I wasn't. I was going up and down like a yo-yo. One day I had prayed and asked the Lord, why am I doing this? this is you know disrespectful because you know how can you love something sometimes and not other times. You see what I'm saying? So it was very disrespectful for me. So I prayed that prayer but at the same time during that time I was remembering songs and I was remembering scripture and this was one of those scriptures I remembered and I kept singing it over and over again and I had to delve into because I didn't go look it up. You know back then it was a little different for resources. So no I didn't go to my Bible and just look it up and no there was no website to really go search for it. So I just try to remember and I remember it and I remember it and I will sing it. Sing it. Sing it. Look at that scripture again. Look at this. Says in the morning I will direct it to you and I will look up. My voice you shall hear in the morning when now in the last 101 15 years of my life I've been commuting to and from work uh an hour plus each day. And when I start my drive now I uh used to commute with my husband and carpulled. So it was kind of more of a quiet drive. We just talked and talked about daily things. Well, since co he's been working from home, so I do this drive by myself now. So, what I started doing is I do my praise and worship time at that time. And because I'm driving to work 6:00 in the morning, there's the sun peeking over the mountains. When I reach the top of Ortega Highway at, you know, 6:30 in the morning, I see the sunrise coming up, give or take about that time. And he I had this epiphany. That song, that psalm that I sang, spoke with my mouth became true. It is a prophecy that I placed on my life. Didn't even know it. And look, today I get to say, you hear my voice in the morning. And you know what? I wasn't a morning person back then. I am now because you know I got to get to work in early in the morning. But isn't that amazing how you can see the power of God work in your words and you don't even know it. It may not even take it could take hours. It could take days. It take in my case it took years to see this but is absolutely incredible. Let's continue on with this. Now in Revelation 10:es 8-11, then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, "Go take the little book which is open on in the land in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth." So I went to the angel and said to him, "Give me the little book." And he said to me, "Take and eat it, and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth." Then I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter and he said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings." Okay, so you that's John. He is now he had to eat the book, the scroll. Ezekiel had to eat the scroll. Ezekiel prophesied many different things over the nation of Israel. John now is prophesied over people's time, everybody else. And the reason it's bitter is because he's also prophesying the seven-year tribulation that is coming. And that time that's coming is horrible. I do not wish it on anybody. I don't wish hell on anybody. I really hope that everybody repents and gets back into, you know, pray and and seek God because I'm telling you right now, you do not want to go because these are prophecies that John made and it was bitter. It made his stomach sour. But he had to say these are the prophets that had to speak these words that God told them to speak. So they spoke and these words are over us today and they are applicable. Now what I'm also trying to teach in this message not only to show you these prophets prophecies that are over us that are going to come to pass but to show you how your spoken word becomes a prophecy over you because you are a servant of the most high. You are a believer in Christ, you've acknowledged that Jesus Christ is the son of God. And by the way, those that don't acknowledge, your spoken words are over you as well. So if you're a cursor, somebody who curses all the time, those spoken words are over you. Imagine the frustration that you're living with when you don't have to when you can speak your blessings over your life. You know, and I want you to understand something. I'm not saying that you're going to be rich if you speak richness over you. I mean, you could be. God does anything and everything. You You got to understand that. But, you know, I've prayed for the lottery. I've not won it. But, I have a roof over my head. My house payment is paid every month. I've got food on the table. I've got extra blankets when it's cold. And I've got clothing that's applicable to who I am. I am not for need. You see, that's how the Lord works. That's how he blesses. He provides. I mean, he if he takes care of the birds, as he says in the gospels, he's definitely going to take care of you. So, I may not be speaking prosperity, if you will. But I am speaking blessings, but I understand and know that the seven-year tribulation is coming, which is hell on earth. And I know these things are coming. And as long as I acknowledge both, I'm not living in a fantasy world of richness here. I'm living in the reality of it. So I want you to understand though that even in this you know I got blessed with a huge raise uh last year and the year before which compensated for the financial economic situation we're in right now. It didn't impact me and my household at all. Ain't that amazing? You can see when the Lord is blessing you because you're speaking the blessings on your life that you are in good standing and he will cover you. And it is a miraculous thing. In fact, your borders, your boundaries are protected and the devil can't get to you. Go read Job and find out, you know, Job had a protection. The Lord allowed Satan to come through, but he couldn't get through until the Lord allowed him. You could always go to God and said, "Don't allow this Lord." All right, let's go back to Ezekiel 3:12. Then the spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice. Blessed is the glory of the Lord from his place. Now I want you to see God's glory is blessed. This is an angel that spoke this because God's voice is different than a thunderous loud uh loud sound. This thunderous voice was an angel. Whereas God's voice is living waters. You can go look that up. But you can see now his blessing is on the glory which is his boundary. Sin cannot penetrate. You see the enemy cannot penetrate. So God has his protection. So this angel spoke that. It was already spoken before. He's just reiterating it. Okay. Now let's go to Psalm 38. Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon your people. Sa God has already blessed us with his son Jesus. You just need to acknowledge, speak it, and you have that salvation upon you. And it's your boundary. It keeps the enemy from penetrating. Watch your words and speak the blessings. The moment you wake up, you need to speak your blessing on the day. It's going to be a good day. It's going to be a good day. No matter where I go to work, no matter what I do, I speak. It's going to be good. And then I bless it. And then I say, "Lord, I ask for your blessing." He already blessed in the word of God. And I can say, "Thank you for your blessing." Oh, hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Ezekiel 28:25-26. Thus says the Lord God, when I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered and am hollowed in them in the sight of Gentiles, I want you to see something. Ezekiel prophesied this 3,000 years ago, but it's for today. Look at this. He says, "When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among them whom they were scattered, God scattered the nation of Israel and they came back. And when they came back, they became a nation again in 1948. and the the Jerusalem became a capital in 1967. They're back. What? Look what he says here and am hollowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles. All of us who are believers in Christ know that God's chosen people are the nation of Israel. We respect them. We bless them. We pray for them because that's God's chosen people. They are hollowed in our sight. I'm a Gentile, but I believe in God and am I I'm adopted into his kingdom. So, I'm a part of this nation. And so, I bless them and I'm I just I follow them. I respect them. I give them up to the Lord. That's prophecy being fulfilled today. Let's continue reading that on. Then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob. And they will dwell safely there. Safely there. Build houses and plant vineyards. Yes, they will dwell securely when I execute judgments, when I execute judgments, and all those around them who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God. Listen, so even though we're speaking blessings, because then that puts that boundary around us, we know that destruction is on its way. Did you see they will be there securely? When Ezekiel prophesies in Isa in uh Ezekiel 38 about Gog and Magog, Russia and their allies attempting to invade Israel, God stops them. They don't get past the borders because nation of Israel is blessed because there's a spoken prophecy over them. Oh, this is so good. I want you to see that even though the seven-year tribulation is coming, destruction is coming, God's wrath is going to report on the earth, the boundary is around us because we're blessed because we're the bride of Christ. We're part of the nation of Israel now. We're part of this. We're part of God and we're blessed. We get to have what the world can't have, but they're dying and craving for it, but they can't have it. Oh, look at this. You guys have to understand that even though destruction is coming, God's wrath is going to be poured out. We have his blessings and we are protected and blessed. Look at this. Let's continue on. Ezekiel 44:30. The best of all first fruits of any kind and every sacrifice of any kind. From all your sacrifices shall be the priest. Also, you shall give to the priest the first of your ground meal to cause a blessing to rest on your house. Okay? I have taught you how to be a priest and how to atone for your household, for your neighbors. Oh, so you give your first fruits, you give your children, you give your husband, your spouse, your wife, you give your household to the Lord, give your neighborhood to the Lord. Let me tell you something. When you go to bless your neighbors, listen, listen to this very carefully. Let's say you live in a neighborhood and there's uh thievery going on. Bless them. Say, Lord, bless them with prosperity. Bless them so that they have the things that they need. And say, I forgive them of their sins, Lord, and I ask you to forgive them as well. And when you intercede on their behalf like that, what happens? Suddenly they're blessed. They've got goods. They don't want to steal from you anymore because they've got what they need. Do you see how much it impacts you when you bless your enemies? Oh, you got to grasp this. You've got to grasp this, my friend. You have got to understand that when you give the Lord your first, you give him your home, you give him your children, you give him your finances, you give him, you say, "I cast my cares on you, Lord, and I give you my first. I give you my food. I give you this is yours, Lord. And you're constantly putting God first. You make him the center of your life. And you have that relationship built. And you do this daily. This is all the time. And then you bless bless bless the land for rain. Look at what we're getting. We're getting so much rain. You guys could go back and watch my teachings. I've been praying for rain now for a little over a year. And I'm going to tell you, we finally got it. Yes, it is uh rough. We're having some destruction. I'm praying that people don't get hurt. But I am telling you, we needed this rain here in Southern California and Northern California. And it's finally coming back in because we can be restored because the enemy has tried to take that away from us, make us dry, make us hurt and suffer. We don't have to be that. We get to speak blessings. I speak blessings to the land that it will be rich and moist and will be fruitful and multiply. That is how it works, my friend. Speak. Speak up. You need to be speaking the best the blessings over your life and those around you. If you do your part and your neighbors do their part, everybody's doing their part. And imagine what the world will be like. You know, God then has to change, which he can do anything he needs or wants. But I'm going to tell you right now, whether things get changed or not, we have that boundary around us. And the prophecy still stands, he is still bringing his wrath, and it is going to be poured out on this earth. That is how this is going to be. Now look at Revelation here 1:3. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it, for the time is near. I want you to understand as you're reading the word of God, you're absorbing, you're eating it, you're speaking it. The blessings are on the word that you speak and it becomes a part of your life. And this here is Revelation. This is the very beginning of Revelation where wrath is coming. So he's telling you, you've got to keep the written word. You've got to understand that even though hell on earth is about to break your boundary, your barrier, your blessing, because you are already dead to this world because you live for Christ. This world means nothing to you, but you have everything in it because of God. And the devil gets mad about that. He don't like that. But you know what? Too bad. so sad because my God Jesus is the son of God and I made him Lord of my life and I spoke him as Lord of my life and because he's the Lord of my life. He is the Lord around my household. He is the Lord around everything around me. That is Christ and he is good. Oh hallelujah. Speak the word of God. Romans 10 8-11. I want you to understand something here. I need you to understand so what we're preaching now. So even though we're preaching blessings, we are preaching salvation. This is what the bride of Christ is doing. This is our job. This is the current time. Understand this very carefully. We are preaching that Jesus Christ is the son of God and that you have to confess him as your Lord and Savior. And as you do that, you get salvation and the seed begins to germinate in you and you your life starts to change as you activate that seed. You have an action. You confess, you speak. Let's go look at the scriptures. This is the gospel now. Romans 10:8-11. What does it say? The word is near you in your mouth and in your heart. That is the word of faith which we speak which we preach. That if you confess with your mouth, you speak with your mouth. Do you see this? We're speaking the word of God the Lord g that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes under righteousness and with the mouth confession is made into salvation. For the scripture says, "Whoever believes on him will not be put to shame." This is what we teach. This is what we preach right now. This is what the body of Christ who are declaring Jesus as the son of God is teaching. But guess what? This preaching comes to an end. You will not be able to do this once you enter that seven-year tribulation. So I need you to understand why the bride of Christ does not go through the wrath of God. As you can see, when you speak and you confess Jesus as the son of God and ask him to be your Lord and Savior, that boundary is placed on you. You are no longer appointed to God's wrath. So, when day one begins of the 7-year tribulation period where Gog and Magog invades or attempts to evade Israel, they're killed, earthquake happens, sun goes dark, the moon turns to red. When all that happens on that day, the message, the gospel of Jesus ends. It stops. It is no longer applicable. Why? And how do I know this one? This is when the bride of Christ is going to be removed. We know the 144,000 are going to be sealed. They're going to get a uh something written on their forehead and then the two witnesses are going to show up. Then something happens. Let's go to Revelation. I want you to see there's a different salvation message in this time. Look at this. Revelation 10:3-4. And cried with a loud voice as when a lion roars when he cried out, "Seven thunders utter their voices." is now when the seven thunder thunders uttered their voices. I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them." For the first time in scripture, now Daniel's was also, so it's really the second time in scripture that the word of God is sealed. And in fact, this these words that the thunders uttered have not been shared. Daniel's book is now open and knowledge is expanding and this is why we can understand a little more about what the is going on in the seven-year tribulation. But you can see these words have not been revealed. These thunders are telling the people who are living on the earth at that time and remember the bride of Christ is already gone. The message of salvation is now gone. You cannot repent now. It it's not there. These seven thunders are going to tell you how to get saved. So, if you're still here during that time, you better listen and listen carefully. Now, some theologians believe that you're going to have to be beheaded. I don't know. I know that there are going to be sacrifices because they will be beheading people who will not take the mark of the beast. Don't take the mark of the beast. Whatever you do, in fact, I want you to see something here. Even if you don't believe, just don't take the mark of the beast because I believe that because you defend Christ, you reject the Antichrist, you're you're not accepting the Antichrist, I think you're going to still get saved. I want you to see something here in John chapter 9. Watch this. This is very powerful. Okay? And in to give you some context here in John chapter nine, uh, a blind man was born. And now he's a young adult or adult I don't know how old he is but uh uh God heals him and and he's got in fact the way the words are uh understood is that he has u no eye sockets he's born weird it's different and so the Pharisees Sadducees are saying well what sin did his parents commit that caused this guy to be born this way and you know and that is what it is there sin brings consequences uh that's why Some people have cancers. Uh depending on what sin you're doing, there are rare blood disease orders. Your city rejecting Christ. All that comes to haunt you later. And this is why you need to repent. Okay. So anyways, the Pharisees, Sadducees are asking, they're hounding this guy. This guy doesn't believe in Christ, but God created healed him. And in fact, Jesus says, "No, there's no sin here. I I just did this because I wanted you to see something." Okay, let's go see what Jesus wanted us to see. Watch what this guy does. This is the guy that got healed and he's saying he whether he talking about Jesus is a sinner or not. I do not know. One thing I know though that I was blind and now I see. Then they said to him again, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" He told him, "I told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?" He's really taking them off. I'm telling you right now. But what happened is Jesus comes back to him later because he defended Jesus but he wasn't saved. But Jesus comes back, meets up with him second time and then converses with him and he gets saved. But you see how he defended Christ. If you're part of that seven-year tribulation and you reject the the mark of the beast, Jesus will save you. I want you to know that. I want you to understand that. You need to defend that Jesus is the son of God. It's easier if you do it now. Believe you me, you want to repent now. Don't wait for that time. And I already told you in many messages that that time is going to happen in our lifetime. When you start to see uh Mark, Matthew 24, Luke 21, Mark 13, those prophecy the spoken word when Jesus said there'll be rumors of wars and wars, Ukraine and Russia, Taiwan and China and any of the other places that are going on. You hear these things, you see these things. Look at what happened since 1900s. We've had World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Afghanistan War. We've had all these wars. And did you see that was like a 100 plus years ago that this all started? Then you have large earthquakes in various places. When's the very first large earthquake that began? Just a shy of 120 years ago. Hear these words, guys. Hear these words. So, and that was in 1906. And it was in April and it happened up in San Francisco. big huge earthquake. Wait a minute. Isn't that when the Isuza strike revival was going on? You guys got to go look that up. So all of that started happening and then pestilence and famines. Wait a second here. COVID HN1, SARS, AIDS. We've been having it. The black uh plague, the bubonic plague, uh we've been having these diseases hit us. And by the way, that was a resurgence of the bubanic plague in 1906, right around that same time. You go look all this up. All of this started. And when you see those prophecies get fulfilled, just know this generation shall not pass away. This is it. This is our lifetime. So now is the time to repent and get close to God. And you want to because then you can be like Noah. You can be like Job. You can be like Moses. You can be like these men of God who God called righteous. And you will know the mysteries of the word of God. You will know because he wants to share it with you. He told Noah, seven days in advance, I'm going to flood the earth, get into the ark. And he did. But the rest of the world didn't know. They were all unrighteous people. My friend, now is the time to repent. Now, now is the time to spend time with God and give him the glory and to speak the blessings on your life. Confess Jesus is the son of God. Confess that he's your Lord and Savior. And every morning you get up, say, "It's going to be a good day." Every night before you go to bed, is going to be a good night of sleep. You start speaking these blessings on you. Speak it over your neighbor. Speak it over your household. Speak it over your work. Speak and have blessings on your life. And watch the words that you say. So if you feel like you're coming down with something, don't say it. Say, "Nope, I don't have time for you. Get out of here. I am blessed. I'm healed. I'm good. And God has already blessed me." Hallelujah. All right. Let's close in a word of prayer. Father God, we bless this message. We thank you for your blessing on it. Oh, let us live it and apply it and speak your word and your blessings over our lives, Father God. In the glorious name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. God bless you and we will see you in the next message. Bye-bye. Previous Next Home

The Purpose of the Book of Revelation To reveal why God gave the book of Revelation specifically to His servants—the Church—and to awaken believers to their responsibility to proclaim the full gospel, including what is to come, so that as many souls as possible may be saved before the Day of the Lord. This teaching aims to remove fear, confusion, and avoidance surrounding Revelation by restoring its purpose as a message of urgency, hope, blessing, and divine preparation for the Church. < Back The Purpose of the Book of Revelation Minister Lisa Kane January 20, 2026 Objective: To reveal why God gave the book of Revelation specifically to His servants—the Church—and to awaken believers to their responsibility to proclaim the full gospel, including what is to come, so that as many souls as possible may be saved before the Day of the Lord. This teaching aims to remove fear, confusion, and avoidance surrounding Revelation by restoring its purpose as a message of urgency, hope, blessing, and divine preparation for the Church. Synopsis: The book of Revelation is not a mysterious text meant to be ignored or feared—it is a divine revelation given by God through Jesus Christ to His servants. From the opening verses, John clearly addresses the Church, beginning with the seven churches of Asia, establishing that Revelation is written for believers. It is a prophetic book that unveils what is coming and carries a promise of blessing for those who read it, hear it, and keep its words. While the book of Daniel was sealed until the time of the end, Revelation is unsealed and revealed for this generation, aligning perfectly with Daniel as knowledge increases and the world accelerates toward fulfillment of prophecy. The Church, called to preach the gospel of the Kingdom to all nations, cannot omit Revelation simply because it is challenging or misunderstood. In fact, its urgency is precisely why it must be taught. Genesis and Revelation are the most attacked books of the Bible because they define the beginning and the end of God’s plan. Revelation warns of coming judgment, unimaginable tribulation, and the severity of life without Christ—yet it also reveals God’s mercy, His desire that none perish, and His plan to spare believers from wrath. The vivid descriptions of what awaits the unsealed world are not meant to terrify but to compel action: now is the time to be saved. This study emphasizes that Revelation was given so the Church would rise, warn, teach, and rescue—working in unity with the Holy Spirit to preach the full truth of the gospel. God did not appoint His people to wrath but to salvation. Therefore, the Church must speak boldly, teach faithfully, and let the world know what is coming, so many may choose life before the Day of the Lord arrives. Inspired Teaching: Revelation 1:1-3 NKJV The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must [a]shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. Notice who John addressed the book of Revelation to: His Servants and he reiterates this in verses 4 and 5 by addressing the seven churches of Asia. Revelation 1:4-5 NKJV 4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. When you become a believer, you become a part of the church. The term ‘church’ is only found in the New Testament of the Bible when you search the word ‘church.’ Meaning, the church is the one who spreads the gospel. Matthew 16:18 NKJV 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not [a]prevail against it. According to Revelation, there are seven spirits (churches) who are before His throne. The book of Revelation is a book that reveals what’s coming. It’s a prophetic book of the bible. So, why did God give is this revelation? Remember when He told Daniel to shut up his book of prophecy? Daniel 12:4 NKJV 4 “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.” The book of Daniel is unveiled when many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall increase. Are we here now? Yes. Daniel’s book has been revealed and it aligns with the book of Revelation perfectly. You can read my dad’s book called Man’s Final Destiny – Revelation Unveiled to have a better understanding of how the two books work in tandem with each other. The book comes out January 26, 2026. Preorder now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Xulon Press. This bible study isn’t on the book of Revelation or even on end time prophecy. It’s on why the book of Revelation was given to the church. The first thing John the Beloved does in the book of Revelation is he addresses the seven churches of Asia. This clearly tells us that the book of Revelation is for the church. Revelation 22:6-7 NKJV 6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the [b]holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place. 7 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” And as you can see, the book concludes that these words are given to His servants who will be blessed if they keep the words of prophecy. So, why? Why was the book of Revelation given to His servants? Mark 16:15 NKJV 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Mathew 4:23 NKJV 23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. Mathew 9:35 NKJV 35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease [a]among the people. Matthew 24:14 NKJV 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Jude 23 NKJV 23 but others save [a]with fear, pulling them out of the [b]fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh. Because we’re told to teach the gospel, that includes the book of Revelation to the world. There are two books of the bible that are the most attacked books: Genesis and Revelation. Because people can’t understand Revelation, they don’t want to teach on it. We need to teach on it and let the world know what’s coming. We need to tell them to get saved now before He returns…otherwise, you will live during that time frame. And know this, most people will die during that time frame. Isaiah 13:11-13 NKJV 11 “I will punish the world for its evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, And will lay low the haughtiness of the [e]terrible. 12 I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir. 13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, In the wrath of the Lord of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger. People need to hear this. The world needs to hear this. Because if they do, they might get saved and not even go through this experience. Revelation 9:1-11 NKJV Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the [a]bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. 3 Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 And [b]they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. 6 In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them. 7 The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. 8 They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. 9 And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle. 10 They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is [c]Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name [d]Apollyon. Can you imagine not being able to die for five months? Even if you attempt to take your own life? And notice, this was for all men living without the seal on their forehead. The only ones who have seals on them are 144,000 male Jewish boys who have not been with a woman. That also tells me that anyone who believes in Jesus as the Son of God before this time-period begins, will be raptured. God loves those who believe in Him and He doesn’t want any of us to go through that. 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 NKJV 9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. 11 Therefore [b]comfort each other and [c]edify one another, just as you also are doing. Let the world know what’s coming and let’s work with the Holy Spirit in unity to get as many saved as we can before the Day of the Lord happens. Previous Next Home

WASH MY FEET The objective of WASH MY FEET is to reveal the spiritual depth and significance of Jesus’ act of washing His disciples’ feet, as recorded in John 13. This teaching emphasizes the believer’s continual need for cleansing from worldly contamination, the importance of humility in serving one another, and the spiritual discernment necessary to overcome hidden works of the enemy. It connects the practice of foot washing with repentance, Holy Communion, deliverance from fear, and the proclamation of the gospel of peace. WASH MY FEET Pastor Marcos Marrero March 8, 2021 Objective: The objective of WASH MY FEET is to reveal the spiritual depth and significance of Jesus’ act of washing His disciples’ feet, as recorded in John 13. This teaching emphasizes the believer’s continual need for cleansing from worldly contamination, the importance of humility in serving one another, and the spiritual discernment necessary to overcome hidden works of the enemy. It connects the practice of foot washing with repentance, Holy Communion, deliverance from fear, and the proclamation of the gospel of peace. Synopsis: In WASH MY FEET, Pastor Marcos Marrero explores Jesus’ profound lesson of humility and spiritual cleansing during the Last Supper. Drawing from John 13:10, the teaching explains that believers, though already washed clean by Christ’s blood and His Word, still need regular repentance due to daily encounters with a sinful world. The washing of the feet symbolizes this ongoing cleansing and exposes the hidden enemy seeking to betray God’s people. Pastor Marcos shows that this act, often viewed as demeaning, carries powerful revelation: it was incorporated into the Holy Communion setting as a means to discern the Lord’s body and avoid weakness, sickness, and spiritual defeat (1 Corinthians 11:29–30). He further connects the significance of feet in Scripture—from Isaiah’s prophecy of the Messiah bringing good news (Isaiah 52:6–7) to the disciples recognizing the risen Christ at His feet—demonstrating that feet symbolize both service and the proclamation of salvation. The teaching emphasizes that humility, shown in the washing of one another’s feet, breaks the power of pride, fear, and confusion, especially in times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Pastor Marcos encourages believers to include foot washing with communion as an act of covenant renewal and deliverance from fear. Ultimately, the lesson reveals that through Christ’s death and resurrection, believers are redeemed not only from sin but also from its curses and consequences, and are empowered to walk in healing, restoration, and victory. Inspired Teaching: John 13:10 “Jesus said to him, ‘He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.’” For those of us who have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, Jesus declares us to be completely clean. A little maintenance is required, which is symbolized by the washing of our feet. The idea here is that if we take a shower and step out on a dirty floor our feet will get dirty again. We are washed completely clean with the blood of Jesus, but we still live and come in contact with this contaminated world every day. John 15:3 “You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.” Two critical things that we need to know are revealed in our opening text in the action of having our feet washed: First; even though we are completely clean we need to repent on a regular basis because of our interactions with a contaminated world. Second: it exposes a hidden spiritual enemy, whom if it’s not dealt with will betray us in our time of need. John 13:17 “If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” Having our feet washed or washing someone’s else feet can be a humbling experience if done with the right spiritual understanding. When Peter saw that Jesus was washing the other disciple’s feet, he refused to let Jesus wash his feet. It was common back then to have the lowest of slaves wash the feet of the guest. Peter saw the act as too demeaning for Jesus to do. John 13:8 “Peter said to Him, ‘You shall never wash my feet!’ Jesus answered him, ‘If I do not wash you, you have no part with me.’” Wow! This teaching was so important to Jesus that He told Peter; if you do not let me do it, you are out! To which Peter replied then wash me completely, but as Jesus told him; you are already bathed by the Words I’ve spoken to you. What is so important about having our feet washed? John 13:2-4 “And supper being ended (or during supper), the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself.” Please notice that the word: supper being ended; can also be translated: during supper; so that the washing of the feet is part of the Holy Communion liturgy. The gospel of John is the only gospel that mentions the washing of the feet as part of the Holy Communion ceremony. John is giving to us insight into the spiritual revelation hidden here, that will help us overcome when we are weak and sick because of our failure to discern the Lord’s body. 1 Corinthians 11:29-30 “For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.” Worth repeating here: John 13:17 “If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” The disciples did not have a clue that there was a traitor among them. It was during the washing of their feet that the disciples received the revelation of what the devil was up to in their midst. 2 Kings 4:27 “Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said, ‘Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me, and has not told me.’” Why the feet? Seems like the deep mysteries are revealed by the grasping or washing of the feet. Isaiah 52:6-7 “Therefore My people shall know My name; therefore they shall know in that day that I am He who speaks: ‘Behold it is I.’ How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” This is a prophecy about Jesus the Messiah of Israel revealing Himself to His disciples as their Savior, the promised One: ‘Behold it is I.’ And the introduction of His disciples to the era of God’s grace that they were to proclaim to all the world through His church: ‘Your God reigns!’ It was at this moment that the last Adam regained the dominion that the first Adam had lost. It is the hour when the Messiah told His disciples: Drink, this is My blood which is shed for you all! Matthew 26:27-28 “Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.’” The climatic hour when the Gospel of peace is finally revealed, through humility and not pride. John 13:13-15 “You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, Your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.” This mighty and most powerful gospel is demonstrated by the lowliest of acts—the washing of dirty feet—Jesus had to carry all the sins of mankind to the cross so that they could die there with Him on the cross. He wore a crown of thorns symbolizing His kingship over the curse so He could do away with, not only the curses, but the consequences of them. Jesus then rose from the dead on the third day, but the curses and their consequences remained dead and buried - all of them, removed once and for all from all those who have been redeemed from the curse of the law. HALLELUJAH! Galatians 3:13-14 “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree’), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” In this gospel of peace we do not only receive forgiveness of sins, but also receive deliverance from the consequences of our sins and our ancestor’s sins. We see in 1 Corinthians 11:29-30 that when we fail to discerned “not discerning the Lord’s body” is the reason that many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. So, what are we missing? Perhaps what we are missing is the discernment of the symbolism of the washing of the feet. Worth repeating again: John 13:17 “If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” Luke 22:15 “Then He said to them, ‘With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.’” if we have spiritual discernment of what He was teaching us through the acts symbolized in the Holy Communion and the washing of the disciples feet: “Blessed are you if you do them”, for the joy that was set before Him, Jesus endured the death of all the curses placed upon His body on the cross that we might be delivered from them after His resurrection from the dead. Matthew 28:9 “And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, ‘Rejoice!’ So they came and held Him by the feet and worshipped Him.” Jesus promised His followers that He would die and rise from the dead on the third day, so where were His apostles on the third day? Hiding! Too traumatize after seeing their Lord brutally murdered. Why was it that only women showed up on the third day on the grave site? They saw His brutal death as well, didn’t they? May I suggest that the women really believed that Jesus was going to Jerusalem to die as He told His disciples, and were mentally prepared for His death when they witnessed His death on the cross—so they were expecting His resurrection as well—while the male disciples did not fully understand the promise of His death and resurrection. Matthew 26:12-13 “For in pouring out this fragrant oil on My body, she did it (to prepare Me) for my burial. Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.” ‘Behold it is I.’ How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’ Isaiah 52:6-7 HALLELUJAH! Clearly the feet represent the preaching of the gospel which proclaims the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the blessings of His salvation to us, which includes not only salvation, but deliverance, healing and restoration as well. Psalm 23:4-5 “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.” Jesus knew that His brutal death on the cross would cause trauma on those not discerning that after death came the resurrection. But the promise is that Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil. When Jesus washed His disciple’s feet He was preparing them to receive the spiritual discernment that would lead them into the understanding that death is just a shadow that cannot hurt them and it should not be feared. That is why the women came and held Him by the feet and worshipped Him, they were ready because they were expecting Him to rise from the dead. The power of this Covid 19 pandemic that we are experiencing resides in the spirit of fear that is behind it. I believe that to dispel this spirit of fear, we need to incorporate the washing of each other’s feet to our Holy Communion liturgy, especially for those who have been gripped by the stronghold of fear, whether they were infected by the virus or not; the fear of it is just as deadly. Psalm 25:14-15 “The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him (not the pandemic), and He will show them His covenant (bread, wine and washing of the feet). My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He shall pluck my feet out of the net (of fear).” Behind every satanic plot lies the spirit of pride, followed by fear and confusion. You break the spirit of pride and everything else falls down like a house of cards. We break the spirit of pride by participating in the lowest of all acts, the washing of someone’s feet. I know that many in the church have been impacted by this spirit of fear caused by this pandemic, but this spirit of fear has been around way before this pandemic began and the Lord is exposing it now, for He is getting His church ready for His soon return. If not in the church, you can do this at home: Have communion with your loved ones and/or friends, and after partaking of the bread and the wine wash each other’s feet as an acknowledgment of the fullness of the covenant that we are under, instituted by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Himself. Psalm 51:17 “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart.” Previous Next Home

THE THREE FROGS To expose the deceptive nature of the “three unclean spirits like frogs” described in Revelation 16:13–14, tracing their influence through false doctrines that undermine God’s truth, corrupt the conscience, and lead humanity toward rebellion against God. This teaching aims to equip believers to discern these demonic influences, remain watchful, and keep clothed with the promises of God through Christ, standing firm in righteousness against end-time deception. THE THREE FROGS Pastor Marcos Marrero May 30, 2023 Objective: To expose the deceptive nature of the “three unclean spirits like frogs” described in Revelation 16:13–14, tracing their influence through false doctrines that undermine God’s truth, corrupt the conscience, and lead humanity toward rebellion against God. This teaching aims to equip believers to discern these demonic influences, remain watchful, and keep clothed with the promises of God through Christ, standing firm in righteousness against end-time deception. Synopsis: The Three Frogs centers on Revelation’s vision of demonic spirits emerging from the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. These spirits—symbolizing lying doctrines—leap across the world, deceiving nations with signs and false wisdom. Their ultimate goal is to gather humanity in rebellion against God on the “great day of God Almighty.” The teaching identifies three historic channels of deception: Darwin’s theory of evolution (reducing man to an animal), Freud’s psychology (severing the human soul from moral accountability), and Marx’s socialism (exalting pride and control over God’s order). Each corresponds with the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life warned of in 1 John 2:15–16. Together, they form a counterfeit trinity that erodes the divine truth embedded in every human conscience. The message contrasts humans—created uniquely in God’s image and infused with His breath—with animals, which are animated by mere life-force. While fallen angels once attempted to corrupt humanity by blending human and animal natures, God judged and destroyed their work. Modern parallels appear in artificial intelligence and genetic tampering, echoing Daniel 2:43’s prophecy of mingling with the seed of men, yet doomed to fail. Ultimately, believers are warned not to fall prey to these doctrines of demons but to remain clothed with Christ’s righteousness, putting on the armor of light and resisting deception. The call is to vigilance, holiness, and steadfast faith in Jesus—the only One who preserves both body and soul for the promised resurrection and eternal life. Inspired Teaching: Revelation 16:13-14 “And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.” These three demonic spirits jump out like frogs out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet and leap upon the entire world, performing signs and wonders with the goal of deceiving all the humans who inhabit this earth. Unclean spirits always peddle lies against the Word of God, their aim is to keep those who will be saved from sure destruction—once they know the truth—from knowing the truth that Jesus can keep them safe from the judgment of that great day of God Almighty. That great day of God Almighty—as of this writing—is still in the future, but the demonic doctrines represented by these three frogs are alive and present and have been around for centuries now leading many a strayed. That is why Jesus, knowing that many would be exposed to these demonic doctrines, warns us to be watchful and to keep His covering—His promises—on like a garment. Many will say that no one knows the time of the end. That is exactly why we need to keep watch and be ready for today many signs tells us that we may already be in them. Revelation 16:15 “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.” Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx are great examples of how this demonic trinity has been working its way into our everyday lives. Through Darwin comes the teaching that the human body evolved from an animal which is a lie. Through Freud comes the teaching that the human mind or soul can be void of morality, that is, if we are nothing more than animals then there should be no guilt or shame nor Day of Judgment. Through the teachings of Marx comes the teachings of socialism or social justice as it is called today, which embodies the aspiration that every aspect of human life can be control by these frog-like demons behind these doctrines. 1 John 2:15-16 “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh (Darwin), the lust of the eyes (Freud) and the pride of life (Marx)—is not of the Father but is of the world.” Job 41:34 “He (Leviathan the dragon) beholds every high thing (God’s moral law with contempt); He is king over all the children of pride.” We come to the place in time, where the morality of God’s Law in viewed with contempt by many, and pride for a life style that is against God’s morality is publicly celebrated. What is the difference between humans and animals? Animals are called animals because they are animated by the spirit of life that God infused into the creation when God said let there be and there was and commanded them to be fruitful and to multiply. The human body was made alive when God infused it with the breath of God Almighty Himself directly into Adam’s nostrils and man became a living soul, created in God’s image with a fully functioning conscience. Romans 2:15-16 “Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.” Long before Moses walked down the mountain with the Ten Commandments in his hands, God had already placed the morality of His righteous law in the hearts of every living soul! Before the great flood, the fallen angels tried desperately to remove the human conscience from the physical body through all kinds of human experiments combining animal and human DNA. For the purpose of controlling the human body without it feeling guilt or regret for their actions in order to avoid God’s law of human resistance against demonic intrusion in the human soul. James 4:7 “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” Those demonic entities failed miserably in their attempt to recreate man into a soulless creature and are now awaiting God’s judgment; all that were left with was the dead bodies of soulless animals without immortality and deprived of the breath of life from their lungs for God drowned them all in the flood. The fruit of their labor was destroyed and prevented from rising again. Isaiah 26:12-14 “Lord, You will establish peace for us, for You have also done all our work in us. O Lord our God, masters beside You have had dominion over us; But by You only we make mention of Your name. They are dead, they will not live (no soul no resurrection); they are deceased they will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish (no memory no soul).” God owns the souls of all men, for the soul is all the work of God in us. And even though our genetic code has been infused with the frailty and death of the body because of sin, there is immortality promised to men, not only for the soul of man but also for the physical body as well. The blessed hope is the promised resurrection of the physical body. But for the result of those who tampered with this sacred work of God into the soul of man, there will be no resurrection for their demonic product, for the trans-bodies (human-animal) that they engineered bypassing the conscience, cannot rise from the dead and will not rise from the dead for they have no soul; even all the memory of them will be destroyed forever. Daniel 2:43 “As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, THEY WILL MINGLE WITH THE SEED OF MEN; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.” That is the kind of work that is going on today in modern science with artificial intelligence, but Daniel tells us that it will fail again. But many are the victims of these evil works, do not fall prey to them. Keep watch and clothe yourselves with the promises of God. 1 Timothy 4:1-2 “Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron.” Jesus wants us to put Him on as a garment and then He blesses those who obey Him: Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame. Paul tells us how to put on the armor of light and how to keep our garment of light on and not be deceived. Romans 13:12-14 “The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” Previous Next Home

THE MYSTERY OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD The objective of this teaching is to reveal the hidden truths of the Kingdom of God that are made known only through spiritual discernment. Pastor Marcos emphasizes that while the mysteries of God remain veiled to the natural man, those who are born of the Spirit are given the privilege and responsibility to understand them. This lesson aims to deepen the believer’s appreciation for the divine wisdom hidden in Scripture and encourage a pursuit of the mysteries of godliness that overcome the mysteries of lawlessness. THE MYSTERY OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of this teaching is to reveal the hidden truths of the Kingdom of God that are made known only through spiritual discernment. Pastor Marcos emphasizes that while the mysteries of God remain veiled to the natural man, those who are born of the Spirit are given the privilege and responsibility to understand them. This lesson aims to deepen the believer’s appreciation for the divine wisdom hidden in Scripture and encourage a pursuit of the mysteries of godliness that overcome the mysteries of lawlessness. Synopsis: In The Mystery of the Kingdom of God, Pastor Marcos explores the biblical use of the term “mystery,” which appears twenty-seven times in the New Testament but not once in the Old. Drawing a connection between the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet, the five final forms, and the twenty-seven books of the New Testament, he highlights God’s intentional design in unveiling His mysteries through Christ. Psalm 119 is used to show how each letter conveys spiritual truth, ultimately pointing to righteousness and standing before God. Pastor Marcos explains that Jesus entrusted His disciples with the knowledge of these hidden truths, distinguishing them from the crowds who could only hear parables without understanding. Through the Spirit of God, believers are granted access to comprehend the mysteries of the Kingdom. He identifies two crucial revelations: the mystery of lawlessness, which exposes the power of sin in the flesh, and the mystery of godliness, which reveals Christ’s victory over sin through His incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, and exaltation. These truths remind believers that while the law of sin constantly wars against the flesh, the mystery of godliness empowers them to live in righteousness by crucifying the flesh with Christ and walking in the Spirit. Pastor Marcos concludes by declaring the believer’s freedom in Christ through powerful affirmations drawn from Scripture—freedom from sin, fear, doubt, defeat, bondage, and condemnation. Ultimately, the greatest mystery is God’s unfailing love, which enables His children to live victoriously and bring Him pleasure through faith. Inspired Teaching: Mark 4:11 “And He said to them, ‘To you it has been given to know the mystery (secret or hidden truths) of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables.’” The word mystery appears in the King James version of the Bible twenty-two times, and five times in plural, mysteries, all twenty-seven times in the New Testament, the word mystery or mysteries does not appear in the Old Testament in the King James version of the Bible. The Hebrew alphabet consists of twenty-two letters, and it was believed by many of the Jewish Rabbis of old that God created the entire universe and everything that exists within it, with those twenty-two letters, since God spoke everything into existence. Five of those twenty-two letters in the Hebrew alphabet have what is called a final form, what that means is that whenever one of those five letters appears at the end of a Hebrew word, it changes its form. Psalm 119, for example, was written to give us insight into the meaning of each one of those letters, and to each one of those twenty-two letters in the Hebrew alphabet, eight verses have been dedicated by God in Psalm 119, to reveal the spiritual meaning of each one of those letters; that is why Psalm 119 has 176 verses, 22 X 8 = 176 And in many Bibles, you will see a Hebrew letter heading the eight verses that correspond to that letter in Psalm 119. Psalm 119:137 “Righteous are You, O Lord, and upright are Your judgments.” צ normal form ץ final form Verse 137 begins to describe the spiritual meaning of the eighteenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet; TSADDE which is one of the five that have a final form, in its normal form this letter looks like a man that is kneeling with his hands together and looking up, and praying to God, in the final form of this same letter, it changes to where it looks like the same man that is praying is now standing before God. The Hebrew letter TSADDE which is the equivalent of our letter R, in the Hebrew alphabet stands for righteousness, that is why verse 137 begins with the words, Righteous are You, O Lord, but if you look at the following words, and upright, it reveals the final form of the letter where the man praying to God is now standing in the upright position. Proverbs 12:7 “...But the house of the righteous will stand.” So that the spiritual meaning that this Hebrew letter conveys is that the righteous who now kneel and pray before God, will one day stand before God in the final day of judgment and give Him glory, for he trusted and loved the Word of God that made him righteous and pure before the Lord, and enabled him to stand before God. Psalm 119:140 “Your word is very pure; therefore Your servant loves it.” So that when we add the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet to the five letters that have final forms it adds up to twenty-seven. There are twenty-seven books in the New Testament where all the twenty-two hidden mystery and five final mysteries are revealed, isn’t that amazing! The first time where the word mystery appears in the KJV Bible, is in our opening text, and it is the only time that Jesus uses it. To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. Mystery = Secret or hidden truths. When Jesus was alone with those who were following Him, His disciples asked Him what was the meaning of the parable that He told everyone publicly, it was then that Jesus revealed to them that they now had the capacity of understanding the secrets or hidden truths that the Word of God came to reveal. What was it that made them different than the rest of the crowd? 1 Corinthians 2:14 “But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are (have to be) spiritually discerned.” Since no one can be born again unless he is born of the Spirit of God, those who are not born again cannot know the mysteries that Jesus the Word of God reveals to us, for it is required of us to have the Spirit of God dwelling inside of us in order for us to be able to know and understand these hidden truths that only the Holy Spirit can reveal. Mark 4:12 “So that ‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand; lest they should turn, and their sins be forgiven them.’” One can only become born again by been born of the Spirit of God, so that no one who is not born again is able to understand the mysteries or hidden truths without having the Holy Spirit reveal it to them. But for those of us who believe, access has been granted to us to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but yet, not every believer takes advantage of this privilege that has been granted to us in the New Testament, and we should. Romans 11:25 “For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery…” How do I acquire insight into these truths that lay hidden within the Word of God? Romans 16:25 “Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began.” The revelation of the mystery begins with the unveiling of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and what it does for us who believe. 1 Corinthians 2:7, 10 “But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory... But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.” Obviously, you can see the potential for edification as we explore the meaning of all these secrets that have now been made available for all of us who believe, and I hope that this lesson will encourage you to search the benefits of knowing the revelation of these mysteries. But for the purpose of this lesson, I just want to deal with the revelation of two of these mysteries, for I believe that knowledge about them is crucial in order for us to gain understanding from God about these hidden truths. The Mystery of Lawlessness. The Mystery of Godliness. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 “For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.” 1 Timothy 3:16 “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness…” What is the mystery of lawlessness? Romans 7:19-21 “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. I find then a law (this law is the mystery of lawlessness), that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good.” The mystery of lawlessness resides in this fact: Romans 7:18 “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.” This law of sin and death is many times stronger than the law of gravity and just as persistent, for it never quits and it never gives up. But notice how Paul writes that in the flesh it is impossible to find how to perform the good that we desire to attain. So how do we attain the spiritual revelation that will enable us to do the right things that we should be doing? Let us look at the mystery of godliness again. 1 Timothy 3:16 “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.” Here is revelation; Jesus crucified His sinless flesh to the cross to make a place available for us to crucify our sinful flesh on His cross. Jesus was justified in the Spirit, so that those who crucify their sinful flesh to the cross can be made justified in their spirits, and able to avail themselves of the revelation of this mystery of godliness. Jesus was not only seen by angels, but His atoning sacrifice on the cross reverberated through all the demonic hierarchies reaching to hell itself, so that the power of lawlessness becomes neutered by the precious blood of Jesus that cries out of God’s heavenly temple: Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lamb! He was preached among the Gentiles to proclaim the fact that God is no respecter of persons, for all have sinned, therefore all can be saved by His precious Son’s atoning sacrifice. The world believed in Him, for He is God’s demonstration of love to the world. And He was taken up and received in glory, where He sits at the right hand of the Father, where He forever makes intercession for us, His treasured possessions. So, what do I do the next time that this mystery of lawlessness rises up against my flesh and causes me to feel like our next verse? Romans 7:24 “O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? This is what we do, and this is what we say, and this is what we believe: I AM FREE FROM FAILURE! Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” I AM FREE FROM WANT! Philippians 4:19 “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” I AM FREE FROM FEAR! 2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” I AM FREE FROM DOUBT! Romans 12:3 “...As God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.” I AM FREE FROM WEAKNESS! Psalm 27:1 “...The Lord is the strength of my life...” I AM FREE FROM THE POWER OF SATAN! 1 John 4:4 “...He who is in you is greater than he that is in the world.” I AM FREE FROM DEFEAT! 2 Corinthians 2:14 “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ…” I AM FREE FROM IGNORANCE! 1 Corinthians 1:30 “But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.” I AM FREE FROM SIN! 1 John 1:7 “...And the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” I AM FREE FROM WORRY! 1 Peter 5:7 “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” I AM FREE FROM BONDAGE! 2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” I AM FREE FROM CONDEMNATION! Romans 8:1 “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” I know that the greatest mystery of all is that God loves us intensely, and why should He not love us, after all He created us for His pleasure. And we bring Him the greatest pleasure when we believe His Word above whatever our situation is. I AM DEAD TO SIN, FOR I AM ALIVE IN JESUS CHRIST! Previous Next Home