DO YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD IS ABLE? The objective of Pastor Marcos’ message Do You Believe That God Is Able? is to teach believers the true meaning of biblical faith, showing how it operates through knowledge, confidence, and reliance on God’s ability rather than human strength. The lesson emphasizes that faith requires both a realization of our desperate need and confidence in God’s power, leading us to boldly trust Him for the impossible. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD IS ABLE? Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of Pastor Marcos’ message Do You Believe That God Is Able? is to teach believers the true meaning of biblical faith, showing how it operates through knowledge, confidence, and reliance on God’s ability rather than human strength. The lesson emphasizes that faith requires both a realization of our desperate need and confidence in God’s power, leading us to boldly trust Him for the impossible. Synopsis: In this teaching, Pastor Marcos explores the nature of faith by examining Jesus’ question to the two blind men in Matthew 9:28: “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” Faith, he explains, is not merely a personal opinion but is biblically defined in Hebrews 11:1 as the “substance of things hoped for” and the “evidence of things not seen.” True faith rests on hearing and understanding the Word of God (Romans 10:17) and grows as we deepen our knowledge of His character and abilities. Pastor Marcos contrasts natural examples—like trusting a mechanic to fix a car—with spiritual realities, showing that while men are limited, God is limitless and unfailing. He highlights three miracles surrounding Matthew 9: the ruler’s daughter raised from the dead, the woman healed after twelve years of affliction by touching Jesus’ garment, and the two blind men receiving sight. Together, these witnesses establish that Jesus is more than able to do what is humanly impossible. The message also dismantles the false belief that “God helps those who help themselves,” affirming instead that God helps those who cannot help themselves but place their trust in Him. Pastor Marcos concludes by pointing to Ephesians 3:20, reminding believers that God is able to do “exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think” through the power of faith working within us. Faith, then, is both a desperate dependence on God and the confident assurance that He is willing and able to meet every need. Inspired Teaching: Matthew 9:28 “And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, ‘Do you believe that I am able to do this?’ They said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord.’” Have you ever wonder what faith really is? What is biblical faith, and how do I know if I have it? I am sure that we all have our own personal understanding of what faith is to us, but I wonder if we can all come to a general understanding of the Bible’s definition of faith, or what I call biblical faith. Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance (realization) of things hoped for, the evidence (confidence) of things not seen.” In the Bible’s own definition of what faith is, we see two basic components working together, and I believe that if we are able to understand their interactions, it will make us more capable, if you will, to overcome those situations where only faith can deliver us. But before we look at these two components, let’s get a biblical perspective first, of how the basic principles of faith work. Romans 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” I believe that the difference between listening and hearing is that when we hear something it has the connotation that we understand what we are hearing. When we hear a familiar sound we are able to understand where it is coming from and what it is. For example if we hear a baby crying or laughing we can respond appropriately. In the same manner if we hear sounds that we are not familiar with or know from where they originate, then we are clueless as to what is going on and have no idea as how to respond. So that faith rests on the foundation of knowledge. Theoretically speaking, the more that we know the more that we are able to believe, but there is a double implication to that theory, the more that somebody else knows, the more that we are able to believe in their abilities as well. Let us use a natural example of that theory: Two men are riding in a car when the motor stops working, they open the hood and look at the engine to see if they can find out what is wrong and if it can be fixed. Do we believe that they will be able to fix the problem? I would need more information about the two men. Let’s say that one of the two men is a medical doctor. I’m pretty sure that he won’t be much help in this case, unless of course, somebody gets sick. Let’ s say that the other man is an auto mechanic, well then, that changes the whole equation doesn’t it? For even if he cannot get it fixed right there, he would probably know what the problem is and what needs to be done to get it fixed. If it was the other way around, the car is running fine, but somebody gets sick, then my money is on the doctor. That is a simple, yet powerful illustration of how faith works, we need to know, but we do not need to know everything, for it is impossible for a single human to know every craft, but we do need to know about the One that knows everything, for the more that we know about Him, the easier it is to believe that He is able to help us. Matthew 9:27 “When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, ‘Son of David, have mercy on us!’” Jesus had gone into a ruler’s house where the daughter of the ruler had died and a crowd had gathered to mourn her passing. The father of the dead daughter went to Jesus and worshiped Him and said to Him on verse 18: “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” Obviously the two blind men were part of the crowd that had gathered at the ruler’s house, they could not physically see but they knew what the commotion was all about. When Jesus got to the house He said that the girl was not dead but sleeping, after the crowd ridiculed Him, He sent them outside of the house and proceeded to raise the girl back to life, as Jesus left the house the two blind men, after hearing what had taken place, followed Him and His disciples crying out to Him, Son of David, have mercy on us. Here we see the two sides of faith clearly displayed. A desperate father reaches out to a man, not just a man, but a man of God whom the crowds are following because He is reputed to have supernatural powers to heal all those who are brought to Him. The father cannot bring his dead daughter to Jesus, so he brings Jesus to his dead daughter. He finds himself in a desperate situation, for if Jesus does not come right away, his daughter will be buried before the sun sets, so he goes for broke and all in. No hesitation, no wondering about the divinity or genealogy of Jesus, he just comes and worships Him and tells Him that if He lays His hand on his daughter, she will live. In the other side of faith, we have two blind men attending a funeral, their advantage was that they did not use their eyes to gather information for they were blind. So that when the crowd was put outside of the house so that they could not see the miracle that Jesus did, the blind men could see what had taken place by the reaction of the crowd when the girl was presented to them alive. So they followed Jesus, reasoning that if Jesus could raise the dead He could surely give sight to the blind. So that a desperate need as well as sound reasoning are key to releasing the faith that can deliver us. Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance (realization) of things hoped for, the evidence (confidence) of things not seen.” The substance of faith is in the realization of our desperate need, and the evidence is in the confidence that we show when we ask. Ephesians 3:12 “In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.” My confidence rests with His ability to do that which for me would be impossible to attain, but first I must realize that only He can deliver me. For as long as I think of a possible remedy for my situation outside of Him, there is no substance to my faith. And if there is no substance, then there can be no confidence, and without confidence there can be no boldness to access what we are in need of. Hollywood perpetrated a lie in one of their old movies that to this day many believe is a Bible verse when it is not, here is the quote: God helps those who help themselves. This is a false premise that is accepted by many people of faith as a true statement. But in reality God helps those who cannot help themselves, yet believe that God is both willing and able to help them. If you have a varmint problem, you call an exterminator. If you have a water leak, you call a plumber. If your power goes out, you call an electrician. And the reason we do that is because they are people who are trained to handle those situations, and we trust that their abilities will help us solve our problems. First we realize that we have a problem, secondly, we call on their services and trust on their abilities to fix them, but as you know if you ever hire somebody that did not live up to his credentials, it is a system that is based in trusting those whom we hire to perform. What we can draw from that is that men are fallible, but God is not. Where men will fail us for lack of honesty and or abilities, God will never do that. In order to have total and complete confidence towards God when we call on Him, we need to know about His honesty and His abilities, as one of our previous Scriptures told us: Romans 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” So that when we read the Scriptures in the light of what faith teaches, we need to ask these two questions: Is God really able to do that which seems impossible, and will He do it for me? Romans 8:31-32 “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” The one thing that I failed to mention earlier when I was doing a comparison between the natural and the spiritual, was that some people cannot afford a plumber when their water main breaks, but thankfully with God all is free, for Jesus paid the price of everything that we are in need of now, and He paid it in full. So that Scripture clearly establishes that God will do the impossible for us all, and that He will also do it freely. So that the only question that remains is, does He have the power do it? Matthew 9:22 “But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, ‘Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.’ And the woman was made well from that hour.” There was a another miracle that took place in our opening text as well, a seemly unintended one. A woman that had been suffering for twelve long years with an affliction that no one could heal. She said to herself, If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well. She was made well when by faith she touched His garment. Here is what was meant by that miracle: Deuteronomy 19:15 “...By the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.” Jesus asked the two blind men, Do you believe that I am able to do this? We have three miracles within the context of the story that testify that Jesus is more than able to do what for us it is impossible. Ephesians 3:20 “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us (our faith).” Previous Next Home

Explore the Biblical Written Teachings Library at HoFM. Discover insightful Biblical Written Teachings and enrich your spiritual journey. Biblical Written Teachings Library 8 Page 1 THE BLOOD THAT CANCELS JUDGMENT Minister Lisa Kane November 2, 2026 Explore this Teaching in Depth ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: A TOOL OR AN IDOL? Minister Lisa Kane October 23, 2026 Explore this Teaching in Depth LIBERTY FROM CAPTIVITY THROUGH HIS BLOOD Minister Lisa Kane September 3, 2026 Explore this Teaching in Depth HE PAID IT ALL - CLEAN HEART Minister Lisa Kane June 18, 2026 Explore this Teaching in Depth SICKNESS IS A MANIFESTATION OF SIN Minister Lisa Kane June 9, 2026 Explore this Teaching in Depth WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS TRUTH Minister Lisa Kane May 19, 2026 Explore this Teaching in Depth SOME HEALINGS ARE A JOURNEY Minister Lisa Kane May 6, 2026 Explore this Teaching in Depth BROOD OF VIPERS Minister Lisa Kane April 29, 2026 Explore this Teaching in Depth AT HIS FOOTSTOOL Minister Lisa Kane April 16, 2026 Explore this Teaching in Depth THE SEVEN SEALS AND THE CHURCH AGE Minister Lisa Kane April 9, 2026 Explore this Teaching in Depth 8 Page 1 Home All Written Teachings THE BLOOD THAT CANCELS JUDGMENT View Teaching → ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: A TOOL OR AN IDOL? View Teaching → LIBERTY FROM CAPTIVITY THROUGH HIS BLOOD View Teaching → HE PAID IT ALL - CLEAN HEART View Teaching → SICKNESS IS A MANIFESTATION OF SIN View Teaching → WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS TRUTH View Teaching → SOME HEALINGS ARE A JOURNEY View Teaching → BROOD OF VIPERS View Teaching → AT HIS FOOTSTOOL View Teaching → THE SEVEN SEALS AND THE CHURCH AGE View Teaching → PRAYING THE WILL OF GOD View Teaching → THE LAMB, THE WORD, AND THE KING OF GLORY: UNDERSTANDING JESUS AT THE CENTER OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION View Teaching → DO YOU BELIEVE GOD IS CAPABLE? View Teaching → UNDERSTANDING REVELATION: THE TWO REALMS OF PROPHECY View Teaching → SOURCE AND RESOURCE View Teaching → HOW TO DISTINGUISH THE VOICES IN MY HEAD View Teaching → THE WRATH OF ELIHU View Teaching → NO FEAR OF GOD IN THE LAND View Teaching → THE FINGER OF GOD View Teaching → INTUITIVE KNOWLEDEGE IN THE AGE OF REASON View Teaching → THE BATTLE (SKIRMISH) & THE WAR View Teaching → THE SPIRIT OF FAITH View Teaching → CATCH THE ANOINTING View Teaching → EVERY KNEE View Teaching → A BELIEVER'S BILL OF RIGHTS View Teaching → OBEYING GOD AND CONSEQUENCES View Teaching → WASH MY FEET View Teaching → THE DWELLING PLACE View Teaching → SIN AND REDEMPTION View Teaching → I GIVE YOU AUTHORITY View Teaching → THE ENTIRETY OF YOUR WORD IS TRUTH View Teaching → THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH View Teaching → A NEW THING View Teaching → A PRAYER FOR AMERICA View Teaching → A SPIRIT OF DEEP SLEEP HOVERS OVER AMERICA View Teaching → A TEACHABLE SPIRIT View Teaching → BLESS THOSE WHO DESIRE TO FEAR YOUR NAME View Teaching → CHRIST IN YOU, THE MYSTERY. View Teaching → CREATURES OF THE FOURTH DIMENSION View Teaching → DO YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD IS ABLE? View Teaching → FAITH COMES BY HEARING View Teaching → FALSE TEACHERS WILL BE JUDGED View Teaching → GATES: SPIRITUAL PORTALS View Teaching → GETHSEMANE: THE OIL PRESS View Teaching → HOW TO DISCERN A SPIRITUAL TRAP View Teaching → I HAVE CHOSEN View Teaching → INTERCESSION View Teaching → PROFANING THE COVENANT View Teaching → PSALM 90 View Teaching → SALVATION IS OF THE LORD View Teaching → SIMON MAGUS View Teaching → STABILITY FOR OUR TIMES View Teaching → THE APOSTOLIC ANOINTING View Teaching → THE BEWITCHING HOUR View Teaching → THE EYES OF FAITH View Teaching → THE FEAR OF THE LORD View Teaching → THE HEALING OF THE DISEASED View Teaching → THE HEIGHT AND WIDTH OF THE TREE OF LIFE View Teaching → THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS POWER View Teaching → THE LORD IS RIGHTEOUS, GRACIOUS, AND NEAR View Teaching → THE MANIFESTATION OF HIS PRESENCE View Teaching → THE MYSTERY OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD View Teaching → THE POWER WITHIN View Teaching → THE PRIESTHOOD OF THOSE WHO ARE MINISTERS View Teaching → THE PROVEN WORD View Teaching → THE RESURRECTION: From the Old Testament Perspective View Teaching → THE VERACITY OF GOD’S WORD View Teaching → THE YEAR OF MY REDEEMED View Teaching → TWENTY SIX HUNDRED EVENINGS AND MORNINGS View Teaching → VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE View Teaching → WONDERS IN HEAVEN ABOVE View Teaching → WONDERS OF HEAVEN PART II View Teaching →

THE POWER WITHIN The objective of this teaching is to reveal that true Christianity is not sustained by human strength or religious effort, but by the power of the Holy Spirit dwelling within the believer. Pastor Marcos shows that this divine power transforms us from the inside out, enabling us to live in love, walk by faith, and fulfill the law of Christ. The lesson emphasizes the distinction between self-generated religion and Spirit-empowered Christianity, leading believers to depend fully on God’s Spirit for life and ministry. THE POWER WITHIN Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of this teaching is to reveal that true Christianity is not sustained by human strength or religious effort, but by the power of the Holy Spirit dwelling within the believer. Pastor Marcos shows that this divine power transforms us from the inside out, enabling us to live in love, walk by faith, and fulfill the law of Christ. The lesson emphasizes the distinction between self-generated religion and Spirit-empowered Christianity, leading believers to depend fully on God’s Spirit for life and ministry. Synopsis: In The Power Within, Pastor Marcos Marrero draws from Ephesians 3:20 to highlight the supernatural strength available to every born-again believer. Unlike religion, which relies on human effort and adherence to doctrine, Christianity is empowered by God Himself through the indwelling Holy Spirit. Pastor Marcos explains that when we are born again, we are immediately filled with the Spirit in essence form, but this power must grow and manifest through faith and love. He distinguishes between religion’s self-driven works and Christianity’s Spirit-driven life, pointing to Jesus’ command for His disciples to wait for the promised power of the Spirit (Acts 1:4-8). Pastor Marcos clarifies the progression of the Spirit’s work—moving from essence to presence to power—so that believers may be transformed from a nature of hate into one rooted and grounded in love. The lesson further addresses the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the laying on of hands, and the operation of spiritual gifts, reminding us that all gifts must be exercised in love. Pastor Marcos concludes that the believer’s power is not in knowledge alone, but in the Spirit’s active work within, producing love, faith, and the fulfillment of Christ’s law. Inspired Teaching: Ephesians 3:20 “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” The difference between religion and Christianity, is that religion fills the head with knowledge, while true Christianity fills the believer’s heart with power from God. Remember how Jesus told His disciples after they had been with Him for over three years of indoctrination into the principles of Christianity, that they needed to go to Jerusalem and wait there to be endued with power from above. Acts 1:4-5, 8 “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, ‘which,’ He said, ‘you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now...But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you…’” In religion, the power that enables the believer to carry out the doctrinal duties that his religion requires of him, is derived from the commitment of such believer to the doctrines that he has been taught. His fervor for what he believes and has been taught, is what drives his motives to attain what is required of him, but he himself provides the power. In Christianity, we have doctrines, and they require fervor, but the power to attain what is required of its believers is provided by God Himself. Now why is that? Ephesians 3:19 “To know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Is a matter of love and hate! If the human nature had good in it, then a good doctrine would incite that good nature to do the righteous requirements of the Christian doctrine. But the Bible declares that there is no one, no not one, that does good. So, to entrust a good doctrine upon those who are incapable to live up to its godly requirements would be folly. Romans 3:10 “As it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no, not one.’” Now in religion that is not a problem, if those who practice such religion are in it for self-gain. Whether it is to lord it over others, or to gain profit from its practice, or just simply to make the claim that they are better than others because of the accomplishments that they themselves are able to achieve through their religious convictions. 1 Corinthians 15:19 “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.” True Christianity is rooted in unconditional love, that is why true Christianity cannot be exercised by self-generated power. Those who try to live up to the requirements of Christian doctrine by their own power are destined to fail, for it is an impossibility. The only way to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge is by being filled with all the fullness of God. When we become born again Christians, the Lord provides us with His Spirit, He fills us with Him, so that we can fulfill the law of Christ which is rooted and grounded in His love. Ephesians 3:17 “That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love.” So that we can fulfill the requirements of the Christian doctrine. Galatians 6:2 “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” But we have to believe that it is the Spirit of God who empowers us from within to fulfill that which is required of us. Now there are questions as to when we are filled with the power of God’s Spirit, and as to what the difference is, if any, about the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I want to shed light on these questions in this lesson. The first thing that we need to be aware of is that during the ministry of Jesus, the believers had not yet received the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. For the Holy Spirit could not come until after Jesus left. John 7:38-39 “‘He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water’. But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.” Jesus told His disciples that He was going to Jerusalem to die for men’s sins, and then He told them that He would not leave them comfortless, but that they should wait for the Promise of the Father, that is to be filled with the Spirit and with power. Now since Jesus has already been glorified, all those of us who believe in Jesus and become born again, are immediately filled with God’s Holy Spirit and power. 1 Corinthians 12:13 “For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.” One cannot be a true Christian unless he/she is born of the One Spirit and made part of the body of Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:19 “And what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power.” It is very clear then, that within all the born-again believers resides the power of God in essence form: according to the power that works in us, but notice how our opening text words it, the power that works in us. Works implies that a progression is taking place, as in a work in progress, as I wrote in my last lesson on the deliverance page, the renewing of the Holy Spirit goes from essence to presence, to power, but it is always according to the power that works in us, because of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit through our born-again experience. What is the working of the Spirit trying to accomplish in us? It is working to transform us from the old nature of hate into the new nature of love. Even though His power will always be present in us who have been born of His Spirit in essence form, His presence in us will not always be evident, much less His power, if we are not fulfilling the law of Christ. Galatians 5:16, 25 “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh...If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” Here we see then that it is possible to have the Spirit of God in us, and not be walking according to the Spirit. How do we fail to walk in the Spirit of God? When we fail to walk by faith and to abide in love! That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love. Love is the manifestation of the presence of Jesus in us, and faith enables His power to be manifested in us and through us. That is why we are commanded to be filled with the full manifestation of His Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.” Dissipation means to break up into different parts, if we walk to fulfill the lust of the flesh instead of walking after the Spirit, we separate the essence of the power that works within us, by preventing the love of God from manifesting itself, thereby disqualifying the power of faith. What about the baptism of the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands? 1 Timothy 4:14 “Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.” Since all born again believers have the essence of the Spirit within them, all are qualified to receive the anointing power, as long as they continue to walk by the power of faith and in the Spirit of love. We need to recognize also that there are diverse gifts that come with the essence of the Spirit within us, once we become born again, and those gifts are available to those who believe. These gifts are activated by words of prophecy and by the laying on of the hands of the eldership, those who are spiritually mature in Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:1, 31 “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant...But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.” Paul tells us that there are gifts that are available to all believers, he does not want us to be ignorant, or to ignore them, and he wants us to desire the best gifts that are available to us, but then he adds this: And yet I show you a more excellent way. 1 Corinthians 13:1 “...But have not love…” The essence of love is the manifestation of His presence, if we abide in total unconditional love, then everything that we are or have belongs to Him. It does not matter what gift we have as long as is the one that He wants us to have. For by faith we believe that whatever gift He gives us will be the best for us to glorify His holy name. For details about the gifts and their operation go to the Manual’s page in the houseoffaithministries.org web page, open the Intercessors Manual and go to the chapter titled Application of the Gifs of the Holy Spirit. To this date it is the most downloaded of all the books and manuals that I have written. Previous Next Home

INTUITIVE KNOWLEDEGE IN THE AGE OF REASON To contrast the limitations of human “learned knowledge” with the eternal wisdom of God, and to demonstrate how believers can cultivate and apply Intuitive Knowledge—the spiritual language of the spirit-man—rooted in God’s Word, faith, and divine revelation. The goal is to encourage Christians to pursue unity of spirit, soul, and body, allowing God’s wisdom to guide their understanding of creation, truth, and life itself. INTUITIVE KNOWLEDEGE IN THE AGE OF REASON Pastor Marcos Marrero March 6, 2022 Objective: To contrast the limitations of human “learned knowledge” with the eternal wisdom of God, and to demonstrate how believers can cultivate and apply Intuitive Knowledge—the spiritual language of the spirit-man—rooted in God’s Word, faith, and divine revelation. The goal is to encourage Christians to pursue unity of spirit, soul, and body, allowing God’s wisdom to guide their understanding of creation, truth, and life itself. Synopsis: In Intuitive Knowledge in the Age of Reason, Pastor Marcos Marrero highlights the futility of relying solely on human wisdom to explain the universe and its purpose. Citing Ecclesiastes, 1 Corinthians, and Proverbs, he stresses that worldly reasoning—anchored only in what is seen—leads to confusion and spiritual dead ends, while God’s wisdom is revealed through the unseen and eternal. The message introduces the concept of Intuitive Knowledge, a divine language of the spirit that surpasses natural reasoning and cultural barriers. Unlike body language (signs and gestures) or learned language (human understanding), intuitive knowledge functions as the spirit’s means of communication with God, operating in the realm of revelation, numbers, and divine patterns. Pastor Marcos explains that numbers in Scripture often carry hidden wisdom, pointing to God’s design and purpose—from perfection in creation to redemption through Christ. He underscores that faith and wisdom are gifts of the Spirit, attainable only when believers are single-minded, with spirit and soul aligned. By discerning the deeper spiritual language revealed through Scripture, creation, and the inner witness of the Holy Spirit, Christians can grasp truths that transcend worldly logic. Ultimately, Pastor Marcos presents intuitive knowledge as God’s lamp within the human spirit, offering revelation, guidance, and certainty. It not only exposes the deception of evil but also affirms God’s eternal plan of redemption and His divine order. This teaching calls believers to put God first, walk in faith, and embrace the language of the spirit that reveals the hidden wisdom ordained by God for His people. Inspired Teaching: Ecclesiastes 12:11 “The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd.” The wisdom of Learned Knowledge which is what our present day understanding of the universe is based on, has been declared foolishness by God Himself. 1 Corinthians 1:20 “Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God MADE FOOLISH the wisdom of this world?” The fundamental flaw of Learned Knowledge is that it is based on the things that are visible, which always leads to a scientific dead end when trying to piece together the origin and purpose for the creation of our universe, by basing it on the things which are seen. Proverbs 16:25 “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” Now the Word of God teaches us the proper way of how to understand the why and when of the creation itself, if we just follow the basic foundational principles upon which God created everything that He made; and for that we need to look in the right place: the Word of God. 2 Corinthians 4:18 “While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are TEMPORARY (changing, passing away), but the things which are not seen are ETERNAL (complete).” The creation itself reflects the nature of the Creator, in order to understand the unseen parts of the creation we need to obtain the ability to decipher the spiritual language of the Creator. Psalm 19:1-3 “The heavens DECLARE the glory of God; and the firmament SHOWS His handiwork. Day unto day UTTERS speech, and night unto night REVEALS knowledge. THERE IS NO SPEECH NOR LANGUAGE WHERE THEIR VOICE IS NOT HEARD.” The capitals in all the verses quoted added by me for emphasis. Day and night God continuously declares and shows us His glory as He utters and reveals knowledge through the creation itself. And all this vital information is made available to all who seek it, and it does not matter what our learned language is. So, what is this mysterious language that God speaks and that we can all learn from? I call it Intuitive Knowledge! 1 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.” Not everyone may know this, but we all speak three different languages. Our bodies speak the language of signs, mannerisms and gestures: known as Body Language. Today we have Body Language in which experts appear on TV shows tell us what others are saying by their expressions. Our soul is the seat of our mind and understanding, and expresses itself through what I refer to earlier as Learned Knowledge, which is the language or languages that we learned to speak as we were growing up during our lifetime. I believe that the language that our spirits speak is what I call Intuitive Knowledge. Intuition is very hard to comprehend with our natural or soul way of thinking. I used to think of it as hints or hunches that came to us by way of chance. But now I am totally convinced that Intuitive Knowledge is the language that the spirit-man was created to speak and understand. It is a language that has an alphabet and the means to conjugate and express—that is to Declare, Show, Utter and Reveal knowledge and understanding at a level we could never dream of. This is what I am going to try and teach in the next few pages, the language that our spirit-man craves for. Why should a Christian endeavor to learn the spiritual language of Intuitive Knowledge? James 1:5-8 “If any of you lacks WISDOM, let him ask of God, who GIVES TO ALL liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 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. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a DOUBLE-MINDED MAN, unstable in all his ways.” Wisdom and faith are both spiritual and we have to be single minded in order to get them. To be double-minded (two souls) means that the spirit and the soul are not on the same page. So faith comes by hearing the Word of God that comes through the spirit-man and convinces the soul. Psalm 19:7 “The law of the Lord is perfect, CONVERTING the soul; the testimony of the Lord is SURE (trustworthy), making wise the SIMPLE (humble).” The soul-man looks at the structure—the creation—from the outside, while the spirit-man looks at the infrastructure—or the inner workings of the creation—from the inside. The soul-man learns through words and the spirit-man understands through numbers. And when they come together as one, we receive revelation directly from our Redeemer, as given by One Shepherd. Psalm 19:14 “Let the WORDS (Learned Knowledge) of my mouth and MEDITATION (Intuition) of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” I believe that the Intuitive Knowledge language of the spirit-man is a mathematical language and that it has a numerical alphabet if you will. What makes this mathematical language superior to the Learned Knowledge language of the soul-man is that numbers never lose anything in the translation. It does not matter our language or traditions or customs, mathematical principles never change. God created us to communicate with Him in all three levels: spirit, soul and body. Because of the rebellion at the tower of Babel, God confused the one language that they all spoke and therefore they were divided and scattered around the post diluvium world. However, on the Day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit fell on one hundred and twenty souls and their spiritual language was restored, but their ability to understand it naturally was restricted. 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 SPIRITUALLY discerned.” Without the Spirit of God we cannot be partakers of the gift of Intuitive Knowledge, but for those of us who have been born of the Spirit of God, we have received and are qualified to learn from this great blessing of having the spiritual discernment provided by Intuitive Knowledge. 1 Corinthians 2:6-7 “However, we speak WISDOM among those who are MATURE, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to NOTHING (temporary and are passing). But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the HIDDEN (intuitive) WISDOM WHICH GOD ORDAINED before the ages for our GLORY (understanding).” With all these Scriptures in mind and with the Holy Spirit’s help let us see if we can find some of the hidden wisdom which God ordained for our times. If numbers are a language—a means of communication—then they have to have a structure or a numerical alphabet of some sort. I propose that the ten digits in our hands comprise the entirety of this numerical alphabet. Written in our bodies so that we never forget them, for we have been created with ten fingers. The numbers one through nine all represent the revelation of God’s creation; for they all have value within themselves. Therefore, God uses Psalm 19 or one through nine as the place for this revelation; also, in Psalm 119 He shows us the perfection of the Hebrew alphabet, and in Psalm 139 about His perfect foreknowledge of everything that He created through the numbers 1-9. A Zero has no value by itself, so it represents everything that God created including man. If you place a Zero on the right side of any of the digits that have value, that number is magnified. If you take the number One and add a Zero to its right side it combines to make the number Ten. There are four perfect numbers that theologians have found: The number Three is defined as Divine Perfection, the number Seven as Spiritual Perfection, the number Ten as Ordinal Perfection and the number Twelve is assigned the title of Governmental Perfection. In the number Ten, the One and the Zero, we learn the law of divine order. Following mathematical principles if you put the Zero after the One you have the number Ten, which indicates increase in value. If you put the Zero in front of the One indicates a decrease in value. The first of the Ten Commandments teaches us not to put anything before the One God. As the Creator God must always be first, in order for the creatures that He created to increase. When Lucifer said that he would be like God, as in no need of God; instantly he was demoted and became the devil, which means supreme spirit of evil, and Satan, which means adversary; he became the embodiment of everything that God is not. We were created by God and for God, but we have a choice, not choosing to put God first ROBS us of our potential for His divine favor. John 10:10 “The thief does not come except to STEAL (robs us), and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may HAVE (God adds) life, and that they may have it more ABUNDANTLY (He not only adds life but He also multiplies it as well).” The Lord puts this verse and chapter in the number Ten for a double emphasis. Satan is a predator; the law of predatory behavior Divides and Takes away. God on the other hand, as Creator has the power to Add and to Multiply. To those who put God first in their lives God adds and multiplies life and life in abundance. The devil comes as a thief; he divides and takes way. So Ordinal Perfection teaches that to be blessed we have to put God first in all areas of our lives. Romans 10:9-10 “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. 10) For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” The number Nine (verse nine) represents God’s completed work of redemption; that of Jesus dying on the cross and Him rising from the dead, the number Ten (verse ten) represents those who by confession of faith place themselves in the proper Ordinal Perfection that God created. So that to divide and to take away and addition and multiplication are a form of a numerical conjugation system that denotes the separation between one and the other. In some cases between good and evil, right and wrong, love and hate, blessings and curses. In other cases adding and or multiplying to express the hidden or spiritual meaning of the verses confirmed by the numerical values assigned to them as we have seen in some of the verses already. Now let us look at the numbers One through Nine. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “4) Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is ONE! 5) You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” In verse five we are commanded to love God—that is, put the number One first—spirit, soul and body. All of us humans were created in God’s image. In verse four our God is One God and three persons marking the meaning of the number Three as Divine Perfection. The Four and the Five add to Nine which speaks of God’s completeness and fullness which are represented by the value in the numbers in this numerical alphabet of One through Nine. Six is the number for man. 1 John 5:7 “For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and THESE THREE ARE ONE.” NKJV Let us deal with the number One first: If God was one God and one person only there would be no creation, there would not even be the necessity for a language, for there would be no one else for God to speak with. If God was one God and two persons, He would be able to talk to Himself for the second person would be the Word, but there would still be no creation. It is only when we count the Third Person of the trinity, the Holy Spirit—that we see the Divine Perfection at work with their ability to have a relationship within themselves and with their own created creatures. We see in the creation narrative that God spoke and energy—the Word of God is energy—came out of His mouth and the Holy Spirit gave shape to that which God spoke into existence. In the numeric’s of Psalm 19 verses 1, 2 and 3, where God reveals the hidden and visible things of the creation, we see that the number One plus Two more verses = Three verses in total: to signal that, Divine Perfection is behind the Ones who created our universe and are revealing all the LAWS THAT GOVERN it, therefore the number Twelve—one and two in that order—which is the number of Governmental Perfection is putting its stamp on it as well. Psalm 19:1, 4 “1) The HEAVENS declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. 4) Their LINE (sound) has gone out through all the EARTH, and their words to the end of the WORLD...” Now, the number Four represents the physical creation and intertwines with the first perfect number, the number Three—Divine Perfection—and together Three and Four they form the metaphysical in the number Seven—Spiritual Perfection: Heaven and earth together. As God’s judgment upon the earth begins in the final days, we see this interaction between the numbers Three and the number Four. Revelation 7:1 “After these things I saw FOUR angels standing at the FOUR corners of the earth, holding the FOUR winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.” The number Four appearing Three times in the first verse of chapter Seven: Four plus Three = Seven—Spiritual Perfection ready to be poured out upon a rebellious physical world. Psalm 19:7 “The law of the Lord is (physically and spiritually) PERFECT…” Open your hand without the thumb and hold your four fingers up and you will see three empty spaces between them. The human soul sees the four fingers for they are physically visible. But our spirit-man sees perfection in the Three spaces between them, for there are Three that testify in heaven—the spiritual realm—and they are the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit. So that if we follow the instructions of Ordinal Perfection properly we see that everything is interconnected to the Word of God and to the inner workings of the creation itself. In the Hebrew alphabet the tenth Hebrew letter is the Yod and it represents a single hand with a value of ten. So that this letter Yod = Hand can also represent the double witness of the two hands together having ten fingers. This is very important because the hand represented by the Yod in the Hebrew alphabet is neither open nor close. What happens if you open your hand and include the thumb? We see five fingers. The number five represents the breath of God which can be equated with the blessings and favor of God. Following the same principle that we applied to the Four and Three, let us look into the inner workings of the numbers Five and Four. If we open up our hands with our thumbs included our spirit-man will immediately equate the five fingers with the blessings of God. The redeemed soul will see the creation—Four—overwhelmed by the mercies of a Mighty and Loving God—Five. Ephesians 4:11 “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.” God’s five-fold ministry is represented by an opened hand; the open hand also represents Jesus’ heart toward the human race; Jesus tells the Laodicea church that He is knocking at the door of their hearts, as if it were hand to hand or heart to heart, wanting to come in and to have fellowship with them. An open hand represents a heart that it’s open to receive God’s spiritual blessings, while a close hand represents an unwilling heart. Even today we know that a raised closed hand or fist is symbolic of rebellion. Because of past failures Moses was refusing to go and deliver the Israelites from Egyptian captivity, then God asked Moses “What is that in your hand?” God had destined Moses to be a Deliverer before Moses was born, it was written in his heart. Once Moses let go of the rod that represented the failures of his past, he was released and allowed to put the past behind him, and fulfill his destiny which involved the number Ten, as in the Ten Commandments written by God Himself on stoned tablets that Moses was to deliver to Israel. Moses was also called to consecrate the priesthood as recipients of the sacrifices that Israel was required to offer. The word consecration is a two part word: the second part of the word is Mah-leh = SECRATE. In the original Hebrew first appears in Genesis 1:22 and is translated “Fill up complete” God places two Hebrew letters in front of Mah-leh: first the Yod and second Dalet: Yod means hand and Dalet means open door. Put it all together and to consecrate means to open up your hand which represents our hearts and God will fill it to overflow with mercy and grace. Christianity’s foundation are Justification, sanctification, glorification and consecration. The Five-fold ministry proclaiming the Four basic tenants of the Christian faith completes the number Nine: Justification by faith in the blood of Jesus, Sanctification by the Word of God, Glorification by the renewing work of the Holy Spirit in us and the Consecration of an open heart to God’s individual destiny for each of us. Psalm 19:9-10 “The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.” Verse Nine represents God’s completed work that will endure forever, and the number Ten represents that it was all accomplished through the gifts or blessings that flow out of Ordinal Perfection: Honey is ingested into the inward man and gold is for our outward adornment. Six is the number of man; Adam was created on the sixth day. Adam was created in the image of God who is Three Persons so we see that Three plus Three equals Six. Psalm 8:4-6 “What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that you visit him? For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put ALL THINGS under his feet.” Man is the crowning achievement of God’s creation! Meaning that man is the reason that God created our universe and the purpose for its continued existence. Although the first man, Adam failed to measure up to God’s destiny, the last Adam, Jesus did not let us down. We added three plus three to see man’s destiny in verse SIX: How God put all things under man’s feet. Following God’s flow of add and multiply let us now multiply Three times Three which equals Nine the number of completeness and the finality that takes place before we enter into the infinite realm in which God dwells, with a new heaven and the new earth added. Psalm 8:3, 9 “When I consider Your HEAVENS (our present universe), the WORK of Your FINGERS (Ordinal Perfection), the moon and the stars that You have ORDAINED…9) O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!” Psalm113:4-6 “The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above the HEAVENS (our present universe), who is like the Lord our God, who dwells on HIGH (infinity), who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in the HEAVENS and in the EARTH? (our present universe)” God dwells in Infinity Time. God created our universe and put a limit for its duration for a very specific reason; and man is the tool that God personally fashioned to bring about the purpose for the creation of the heavens and the earth. 1 John 3:8 “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. FOR THIS PURPOSE THE SON OF GOD WAS MANIFESTED, that He might DESTROY THE WORKS of the devil.” I believe that the cause or reason why God created our temporary universe was that He had to deal with the nature of evil. God is GOOD and the essence of Goodness Himself: Since only God is Good and He does not change; evil then—the antonym for good—could be portrayed as a shadow that follows God’s goodness. Before the creation of our universe evil existed only in a vacuum if you will. The only way for God to get rid of evil would be for Him to stop being good; thank God for the impossibility of God ever ceasing to be good. If one cannot get rid of evil then how does God neutralize it? By exposing evil for what it is: EXCEEDINGLY SINFUL in a contained area where God can keep evil from ever contaminating the Infinite Time in which He dwells. Romans 7:13 “Has then what is GOOD become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might APPEAR (be exposed as) SIN, was producing death in me through what is GOOD (God’s law), so that sin through the commandment might become EXCEEDINGLY SINFUL.” Notice the verse and chapter numbers: Seven is the completion of something that is temporary, and Thirteen denotes sin, death and evil. I believe that our universe was created for the express purpose of exposing evil for what it is, the exact opposite of God’s goodness. Evil without essence was like a mine hidden on a field waiting to be tripped. God created a secure place—our universe—and then created the angels first, knowing that eventually one or some of His creatures would decide that they could be good without God, not knowing that evil was the opposite of all that is good, and once a sovereign creature created in the image of God put himself before God that creature would become the embodiment of evil itself. Lucifer the creature that tripped that hidden mine became the embodiment of all that is evil: Devil means supreme spirit of evil and Satan means adversary, everything that God is not. For more details on this subject read my book: The Shadow of Evil by Marcos Marrero in the books section of the houseoffaithministries.org web-page. Revelation 19:20 “The the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. THESE TWO WERE CAST ALIVE into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.” At the end of our first six thousand years of human history and before we enter into God’s millennial rest, the embodiment of evil in HUMAN FORM—the Antichrist and the False Prophet—are taken alive into the lake of fire, which is the infinite destiny of evil itself. A thousand years later the spiritual embodiment of evil itself—the Devil and Satan—will join them, to be displayed for time immemorial, as the smoke of their torment rises to warn all future and newly created beings of the consequences of their choosing—whether to be with God or not—and of the great difference between good and evil. I used to think that Eve was the victim when the serpent lured her into partaking of the forbidden fruit. For we know that Adam was not deceived, Adam loved his bride and did not want to lose her, so he chose her fate and partook with her knowingly. But when God judged the serpent God’s pronouncement was: He, the Seed of the woman, shall bruise the serpents head. The woman was not the victim, SHE WAS THE MEANS! It is true that the serpent poisoned human DNA with evil and death. But Jesus, the Seed of the woman, through His virgin birth infused eternal life into all humanity with His purifying blood, thereby exposing evil for what it truly is and eventually locking evil up for all infinity in the Lake of Fire for all to see, neutralized of its power to deceive and to never cause harm again. Also, in great amazement, we will see in the new heavens and in the new earth, prominently displayed will be the holy city, the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. She will bear witness for time immemorial of the fact that God and only God is Good, and that His mercies endure forever. And that His promises are Yes and Amen! Revelation 21:1-3 “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, THE TABERNACLE OF GOD IS WITH MEN, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.’” In verses One through Three we see the completion of the purpose for which God created our universe, the present heaven and earth. Revelation 21:4 “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, FOR THE FORMER THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY.” And in verse Four the creation represented by the number Four is introduced to a new reality: Four plus Four = Eight the number of new beginnings that follows after the completion of the number Seven, at the end of the thousand years reign of Christ. All this is taking place in Revelation chapter twenty-one: Seven times Three. Daniel 6:27 “He DELIVERS and RESCUES, and He works SIGNS and WONDERS in heaven and on earth, who has delivered DANIEL (the wise) from the power of the lions.” He delivers and rescues number Six the wise man, through signs and wonders. Two plus Seven equals Nine for Completion, and the Three numbers is for Divine Perfection which ADDS to the number Twelve for Governmental Perfection. Nine MULTIPLIED by the number Three equals Twenty-seven, the number of the chapter, and the number of books in the New Testament. Intuitive knowledge is infinite, it is so vast and so deep that is able to provide us from within—in the spirit-man—with the assurances that a life-time in the natural could never match in experience or scope. To know that we know with unrivaled certainty! Even though we may not understand it all in the natural, is not that what faith is? All the numbers referenced in the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, speak volumes of how God puts it all together in the final tally. But for now I want to encourage those of you who are seeking Intuitive Knowledge, that is not about the numbers per say, as much as it is acknowledging the spirit-man within us by always looking at the numerical context. Proverbs 20:27 “The spirit of a man IS THE LAMP OF THE LORD, searching ALL the INNER DEPTHS of his heart.” Previous Next Home

SOURCE AND RESOURCE The objective of Source and Resource is to reveal the biblical principle that every resource has a source, and that the origin determines whether what we receive brings life or death. Pastor Marrero contrasts Satan’s lies as corrupt resources from a false source, with God as the only true Source of every good and perfect gift. The message calls believers to discern the origin of what they rely upon, to pursue God Himself rather than just His provisions, and to prepare as the end-time church to walk in God’s power and purity. SOURCE AND RESOURCE Pastor Marcos Marrero November 4, 2024 Objective: The objective of Source and Resource is to reveal the biblical principle that every resource has a source, and that the origin determines whether what we receive brings life or death. Pastor Marrero contrasts Satan’s lies as corrupt resources from a false source, with God as the only true Source of every good and perfect gift. The message calls believers to discern the origin of what they rely upon, to pursue God Himself rather than just His provisions, and to prepare as the end-time church to walk in God’s power and purity. Synopsis: Pastor Marcos teaches from John 8:44, showing that Satan is the father of lies, and all his resources are rooted in deception. Any reliance on demonic resources aligns people with his nature and leads to sin and death (Psalm 7:14; James 1:15). In contrast, James 1:16-17 affirms that every good and perfect gift comes only from God, the true Source. The message illustrates this principle through the story of Elisha (2 Kings 2), who dealt with contaminated water at its source rather than its effects. His act of casting salt at the spring symbolized purity and the importance of addressing corruption at its origin. Elisha’s pursuit of a double portion was not simply for resources but for direct connection to the Source—God Himself. Pastor Marcos emphasizes that believers must be willing to tear off old coverings, embrace God’s new dimension of anointing, and receive His resources for the end times. Just as Elisha cried, “My father, my father, my source and my resource!”, so the church must cry out for God’s power afresh. The teaching continues with Job’s imagery of mining (Job 28:5-6) and Peter’s revelation that Jesus is the Christ, the solid rock (Matthew 16:16-18). Jesus resisted Satan’s temptation to turn stones into bread (Matthew 4:4), showing that the true bread and resource come only from God’s Word. Finally, Pastor Marcos points to Revelation’s promises of hidden manna, the white stone, and the baptism of fire as resources reserved for overcomers in the last days (Revelation 2:17; Matthew 3:11). The end-time battle will be fought by saints who dig deep into God’s Source, overcome by the blood of the Lamb and their testimony (Revelation 12:11), and reign with Christ as kings and priests (Revelation 5:9-10). The central call is clear: Jesus is both the Source and the Resource. The church must turn from false sources, draw from God’s well of salvation, and be equipped with His fire and anointing to fulfill its destiny in these last days. Inspired Teaching: John 8:44 “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.” All resources have a source from where they emanate. For example, every resource that comes from Satan originates from a lie! That is what Jesus is revealing to us in the Scripture above. The devil cannot tell the truth even if he wanted to: There is no truth in him Jesus told us. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources. And by implication Jesus is telling all those who employ demonic resources, that when they do, they are making Satan their father or source and becoming one with him by entertaining his evil desires. Psalm 7:14 “Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.” James 1:15 “Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.” This principle of source and resource is a very important one to understand, because Scripture makes it very clear that employing the wrong resources—even if for the right reasons—can get us into a great deal of trouble. That is why it has a warning alongside it. James 1:16-17 “Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good gift (source) and every perfect gift (resource) is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” Only God is Good and He is the only source of good, and every good gift comes from God and is a perfect gift—resource—that can be used for our benefits. 2 Kings 2:21-22 “Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast the salt there, and said, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’” So the water remains healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.” We see this spiritual principle of source and resource at work very clearly at the beginning of the ministry of Elisha; after receiving a double portion of the anointing of God when Elijah was taken up to heaven. The water source for the village was contaminated and both the people and the environment were affected with barrenness. This was probably a test from the sons of the prophets to see if their new leader was now connected to the same spiritual anointing that his predecessor Elijah possessed. 2 Kings 2:19-20 “Then the men of the city said to Elisha, ‘please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground baren.’ And he said, ‘Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.’ So they brought it to him.” Salt represents an antidote to corruption, placing salt at the source of the contaminated water spoke to the fact that whatever corruption existed in Elisha’s ministry had been dealt with by his persistence to receive a double portion of God’s anointing. Elijah’s desire was to meet the source, not just receive the resource. 2 Kings 2:10-11 “So he said, ‘You have asked a hard thing, nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.’ Then it happened, as they continue on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.” I believe that Elisha’s desire for the double portion was based on the fact that he wanted to meet the source himself. When dealing with the miracle that they needed, he asked for a new bowl. You do not insert new wine into old wine skins. The source always precedes the resource! 2 Kings 2:12 “And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, ‘My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!’ So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.” Pay close attention to Elisha’s cry: My father, my father; My source and my resource! Then he tore his own clothes into two pieces. Traded of himself the old source with all of the old resources and embraced the new dimension of God’s call and ministry for his life. 2 Kings 2:13-14 “He also took up the mantel of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan. Then he took the mantel of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, ‘Where is the Lord God of Elijah?’ And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over.” I believe that our God is calling His church to a new and greater dimension of spirituality. He wants to equip us with all the great and powerful resources that He has stored in His heavenly granaries for these end times that we are living in. Are we, as His holy church, ready to call on the apostolic mantel to fall upon us one more time? Are we willing to tear, in two pieces, our own old clothes or covering? I believe that deep within our hearts we long to cry out: Where is the God of the apostles? There is only One that is Good! Only One who is the source for all the benefits—resources—that we need to fulfil our destiny as God’s witnesses to this last generation! Job 28:5-6 “As for the earth, from it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire; Its stones are the source of sapphires, and it contains gold dust.” In the preceding verses Job is talking about mining the earth that produces bread on the surface. And that by digging, or mining, or much travelling, we turn the rocks into precious stones and gold dust. He also says that the source that produces the treasures is: As by fire, stones are turned into precious stones! The gold dust represents the proclamation of the Gospel. Matthew 16:18 “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 prevail against it.” What was this solid rock revelation that Peter received? That Jesus is the Source and the resource! Matthew 16:16 “Simon Peter answered and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” It is no coincidence that the first temptation that Satan tried against Jesus was that of turning stones into bread. Matthew 4:4 “But He answered and said, ‘It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” Once this revelation enters our hearts—that Jesus is the source, and all the good resources can only come from Him—then our desire should be to dig deep into the well of God’s salvation. Revelation 2:17 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written that which no one knows except him who receives.” Matthew 3:11 “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” The end time battle of the last generation will be fought by the saints who go deep into the mine—the source—and they will be filled with God’s holy fire of purification. How can I qualify to receive this powerful end time resource? Revelation 12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.” There has to be a desperate need and urgency in the hearts of those who love His appearing. A deep spiritually born desire and a knowing that the end of all things has come. Do you believe? Revelation 5:9-10 “And they sang a new song, saying: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.’” Previous Next Home

THE MANIFESTATION OF HIS PRESENCE The objective of this teaching is to explain how believers can experience the personal manifestation of Jesus Christ in their lives. It emphasizes that such manifestation is not based on human perfection but on love, obedience to His Word, and a willingness to die to self. By abiding in Christ, keeping His commandments, and cultivating intimacy with Him, Christians can encounter His presence daily and grow in a faithful relationship that bears fruit. THE MANIFESTATION OF HIS PRESENCE Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of this teaching is to explain how believers can experience the personal manifestation of Jesus Christ in their lives. It emphasizes that such manifestation is not based on human perfection but on love, obedience to His Word, and a willingness to die to self. By abiding in Christ, keeping His commandments, and cultivating intimacy with Him, Christians can encounter His presence daily and grow in a faithful relationship that bears fruit. Synopsis: In The Manifestation of His Presence, Pastor Marcos explores Jesus’ promise in John 14:21 that He will reveal Himself to those who love Him and keep His commandments. This revelation, or manifestation, is deeply personal and reserved for those who walk in obedience and love toward Him. The disciples themselves questioned how Jesus would manifest Himself to them and not to the world, and the teaching unpacks this mystery for believers today. Pastor Marcos explains that the key lies in both dying to self and living for Christ. While many Christians throughout history have faced martyrdom for their faith, those who remain alive are called to daily surrender, demonstrating love through obedience. True love for God is not measured by words but by actions consistent with His Word. The message further illustrates that Jesus is not seeking perfect workers but faithful servants who show up, remain willing, and abide in Him. Just as a parent or spouse is expected to be present and committed, so believers are called to consistent faithfulness rather than flawlessness. The manifestation of Christ’s presence brings assurance, joy, and intimacy, transforming fear of judgment into a relationship built on love and trust. Ultimately, Pastor Marcos teaches that intimacy with Jesus is not optional but essential to the Christian life. The believer’s greatest privilege is to abide in Him daily, offering their life in humility and love, and in return experiencing the joy of His abiding presence within the heart. Inspired Teaching: John 14:21 “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” When Jesus uttered these words to His disciples it became immediately clear to them that Jesus was making a very special promise to them. When you promise to manifest yourself to someone, it means that you will reveal yourself to that person and not to others. Because if everyone can see you there is no need for you to reveal yourself since you are already visible to everybody. John 14:19 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.” It is within the context of Jesus leaving them and promising them that He would reveal Himself again after His departure, that this conversation is taking place. And it prompted this question by one of His disciples: John 14:22 “Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, ‘Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?’” It is obvious that the disciples wanted to make sure that after Jesus left them, that they would be able to know how and where they could see Him again. Now for those of us who never had the opportunity of meeting and serving Jesus before He went to the cross, these passages of Scripture are very important, for they detail how we can also experience the personal manifestation of Jesus after His resurrection from the dead. Jesus gives us a very important key in verse nineteen: Because I live, you will live also. As we read the previous chapter Jesus is clearly telling them that where He is going they cannot follow, because He is going to the cross to die for their sins. But then He says to them, because I will live, you will live also, meaning I will die for you so that you can live, and if you are willing to die for My cause, you too will live to see Me again. John 13:37-38 “Peter said to Him, ‘Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake.’ Jesus answered him, ‘Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three times.’” Peter understood the part about dying for the Lord, but he failed to understand the part about living for Him at that time. How many Christians have given their lives for the sake of our Lord’s Gospel this past year alone? It's not easy to die willingly, but for most of those who have given their lives for the Lord, they just did not have the choice to continue living for Him, and they surely were not willing to deny Him, that is why they were killed. Now we know from Scripture that those who are martyred for the sake of their testimony of Jesus are immediately welcome into His glorious holy presence. Talk about manifestation, those who remain faithful to their confession of faith in the face of imminent death, cannot help but to see the fullness of Jesus’ glory revealed to them as Jesus joyfully receives them into the fullness of His joy, before their bodies even hit the ground. But for those of us who remain the lesson is very clear, if we want to see the manifestation of Jesus in our lives we need to die to ourselves. What it really comes down to is love. John 14:23 “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.’” I hear so many people say how much they love someone, but by their actions that sentiment is betrayed. Can persons that abandon their spousal or parental obligations for the sake of following their own self interests really say that they love the ones that they are leaving behind? This is what Jesus has to say about that: John 14:24 “He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.” From God’s perspective true love can only be manifested by our commitment to carry out our obligations to His Word. We can say how much we love God all day long but by our actions we will be judged. Matthew 11:19 “The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children (the eventual manifestation of her good works).” And the consequences of our actions work both ways, if we are doing what is right and people falsely accuse us of doing wrong—like they did to Jesus—eventually those who do right will be proven right, and those who do wrong will be proven wrong. But those who do wrong will not experience the manifestation of Jesus in their lives, for those who do wrong, do so for selfish ambition and have not died to themselves. We are not talking about perfection here, for if only those who are perfect can expect Jesus to manifest Himself to them, then you can be sure that there will not be any personal manifestations any time soon. What did Jesus mean when He said: He who has My commandments and keeps them...If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word? Now let’s take a look at His words from the perspective of the imperfections of our human nature. When you show up to work everyday, can your boss really say that you are the perfect worker? Even in the remote possibility that you were the perfect worker, they would never say that about you, for if they did, they would have to give you a raise. Ha, Ha! This is what an employer is looking for in an ideal worker: that he/she shows up on time, every time, all the time. That he/she has a general knowledge of what they are expected to do, and a willingness to do it. And that they have the capacity to learn and to progress to a point where they get better and better at what they do. What are the ideal qualifications for a parent or a spouse? Does anybody really expect a husband or a wife or a parent to be perfect? I say not! But a husband is expected to be there for his wife, and the wife to be there for her husband. And how can a father or mother raise a child if they are absent? It is the same in our service to God! We do not get saved to continue in our own selfish way of life. Now that we are saved our responsibility is to the Word of God, to follow His commandments and to keep His Word. We are not perfect when we start, and we will not be perfect when we finish our Christian journey here on this earth. We will be judged by our faithfulness to His calling! Did we show up; in time, all the time? Did we show willingness to serve, and were we willing to change and learn new ways of living? If you work for a big corporation you may notice some apprehensiveness on the part of some of the workers when they know that the big boss is going to be around. That is how some Christians feel when the manifestation of God’s presence is all around them. If you believe that Jesus expects you to be perfect, it would be natural to feel uncomfortable when He manifests Himself to you. But what if He is just looking for you to be honest with Him? John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” Jesus does not really need perfect workers, does He? He does not even need any workers. What He is really looking for is for you and I to have a trusting relationship with Him. A relationship that is based in mutual love for one another instead of the dread of fear and failure. And there is no better place to have a relationship with Him than to share with Him in the things that He loves so much: He loves us! Humanity, He is for us, wants to be with us, and wants to be in us. He is such a gentlemen that He will not manifest Himself to us if it will make us feel uncomfortable. If we want His presence, then we must truly desire the manifestation of His presence. There may be some of you out there that feel that, perhaps you will never be comfortable enough around the manifestation of His presence. Maybe you were brought up to see our heavenly Father as a fearsome Judge instead of a loving Savior. But think about what is at stake here! John 15:1-4 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean (we need not fear our frailties) because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.” After reading all these Scriptures I hope that you came to the same conclusion that I did, and that is that, intimacy with Him is not really an option, but the essence of life itself. That is if we truly want to be fruitful in our service to Him. The first step is getting down on your knees with a humbled and honest heart saying "Lord I don’t have much to offer you, but what little I have I give to you completely and irrevocably", then show up before His presence in the same manner, everyday, for the rest of your life. There is no greater joy than to have the privilege of experiencing the manifestation of His presence within the inner sanctum of our hearts. Previous Next Home

THE SEVEN SEALS AND THE CHURCH AGE The objective of this study is to provide a clear biblical understanding of the Seven Seals in the book of Revelation by presenting them as the spiritual progression of the Church Age rather than solely future events. Through Scripture, this teaching aims to reveal how the seals represent unfolding spiritual forces—deception, war, economic control, and death—that have been at work throughout history and are moving humanity toward the fulfillment of God’s prophetic plan. The goal is to equip believers with discernment, helping them recognize the signs of the times, remain spiritually prepared, and walk in confidence knowing that Jesus Christ, the Lamb, is in control of every stage of history. THE SEVEN SEALS AND THE CHURCH AGE Minister Lisa Kane April 9, 2026 Objective: The objective of this study is to provide a clear biblical understanding of the Seven Seals in the book of Revelation by presenting them as the spiritual progression of the Church Age rather than solely future events. Through Scripture, this teaching aims to reveal how the seals represent unfolding spiritual forces—deception, war, economic control, and death—that have been at work throughout history and are moving humanity toward the fulfillment of God’s prophetic plan. The goal is to equip believers with discernment, helping them recognize the signs of the times, remain spiritually prepared, and walk in confidence knowing that Jesus Christ, the Lamb, is in control of every stage of history. Synopsis: This study explores the Seven Seals of Revelation as a spiritual timeline that has been unfolding throughout the Church Age, revealing the unseen forces shaping world events. Beginning with the opening of the seals by Jesus Christ, the Lamb who alone is worthy, the teaching walks through each seal as a progression of spiritual influence—starting with deception through the spirit of antichrist, followed by increasing global conflict, economic control, and widespread death. As the study continues, it highlights the suffering and persecution revealed in the fifth seal, the divine intervention shown in the sixth, and the transition marked by the seventh seal, all pointing toward the culmination of God’s plan. Rather than presenting prophecy as distant or future-only, this teaching brings clarity by showing how these forces are already active in the world today. It encourages believers to view current events through a biblical lens, replacing fear with awareness and strengthening their readiness for the return of Jesus Christ. Inspired Teaching: Introduction In our previous studies, we established two foundational truths: 1. Revelation unfolds in two realms—physical and spiritual. 2. Jesus Christ is the center of all prophecy. Now we move into one of the most misunderstood parts of Revelation: The Seven Seals. Many believe the seals represent future judgments during the tribulation. But what if the seals reveal something already in motion? What if they are showing us the spiritual progression of the Church Age—from the time of Christ until His return? To understand this, we must remember: Revelation is not only showing us what will happen. It is revealing what has been happening all along—behind the scenes. The Lamb Opens the Seals Revelation 6:1 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals…” Only Jesus, the Lamb who was slain, is worthy to open the seals. This is important. The unfolding of history is not random. It is being revealed—and permitted—by Christ Himself. The seals are not chaos. They are controlled revelation. A Spiritual Timeline, Not Just Future Events: the seals are shown from a spiritual perspective. They reveal forces that move through time, shaping the world and preparing it for the return of Jesus Christ. Instead of seeing the seals as only future destruction, we begin to see them as spiritual forces unfolding across the Church Age. The First Seal: The Spirit of Deception Revelation 6:2 “Behold, a white horse… and he went out conquering and to conquer.” At first glance, this appears righteous. But this rider represents something deceptive. It reflects the spirit of antichrist—a false imitation of Christ that began early in the Church Age. 1 John 4:3 “This is the spirit of the Antichrist… which is already in the world.” From the beginning, deception has been at work. False teachings. False messiahs. False doctrines. This spirit continues to move forward, preparing the world for its final manifestation. The Second Seal: War and Division Revelation 6:4 “It was granted… to take peace from the earth… that people should kill one another.” This seal represents conflict and war. While wars have always existed, this reveals an escalation—a global pattern of unrest. Jesus spoke of this: Matthew 24:6 “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars…” War is not random. It is part of a larger spiritual movement shaping the world. The Third Seal: Economic Control Revelation 6:5–6 “A quart of wheat for a denarius…” This seal reveals economic pressure and control. It shows a world where: • resources are limited • systems control access • people become dependent This spirit influences nations, economies, and daily life. It prepares the world for a system where buying and selling can be controlled. The Fourth Seal: Death and Destruction Revelation 6:8 “And power was given to them… to kill… with sword, with hunger, with death…” This seal represents the result of the previous three: Deception. War. Control. All leading to death on a massive scale. These are not isolated events. They are connected forces working together. Four Forces, One Direction The first four seals work together. They are not separate. They form a progression: 1. Deception 2. War 3. Control 4. Death These forces are shaping the world—moving it toward a final moment in prophecy. The Fifth Seal: A Cry for Justice Revelation 6:9–10 “I saw… the souls of those who had been slain… and they cried… ‘How long, O Lord?’” This seal reveals persecution and suffering. It reminds us that faithfulness to God has always come with a cost. But it also reveals something deeper: God sees. God hears. And God will respond. The Sixth Seal: Divine Intervention Revelation 6:12 “There was a great earthquake… the sun became black…” This is a turning point. The natural world is shaken. Humanity begins to recognize that something beyond them is happening. This seal points toward God’s intervention in history. The Seventh Seal: Transition The seventh seal marks a shift. It is not just an ending. It is a transition into the next phase of God’s plan. Everything has been building toward this moment. What This Means for Us Today If these seals represent the spiritual progression of the Church Age, then we are not waiting for them to begin. We are living in their unfolding. We can already see: • deception increasing • conflict intensifying • systems tightening • instability growing But this should not bring fear. It should bring awareness. Jesus told us these things would happen. Why This Matters When we understand the seals correctly: 1. We stop being surprised by the world. 2. We start recognizing the signs. 3. And we begin to live with spiritual readiness. A Final Thought The seals are not just about judgment. They are about preparation. They reveal a world moving toward a divine conclusion. But they also reveal a Savior who is in control of every step. The Lamb is not reacting to history. He is opening it. Continue the Study This teaching is drawn from the book: Man’s Final Destiny – Revelation Unveiled This book provides deeper understanding into the seven seals, the spiritual forces shaping our world, and the prophetic timeline revealed in Scripture. Continue your study by reading: Man’s Final Destiny – Revelation Unveiled https://www.houseoffaithministries.org/books-and-manuals/mans-final-destiny-revelation-unveiled Available now. Previous Next Home

UNDERSTANDING REVELATION: THE TWO REALMS OF PROPHECY The objective of this study is to help believers understand the book of Revelation through a clear biblical framework by recognizing that the prophecy unfolds in two dimensions simultaneously—the physical realm and the spiritual realm. By identifying where John is seeing the events from and how the earthly and heavenly perspectives align, readers will gain greater clarity about the prophetic timeline, the authority of Jesus Christ, and the ultimate fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. This teaching aims to remove confusion surrounding Revelation and replace it with understanding, faith, and readiness for the return of Jesus Christ. UNDERSTANDING REVELATION: THE TWO REALMS OF PROPHECY Minister Lisa Kane March 10, 2026 Objective: The objective of this study is to help believers understand the book of Revelation through a clear biblical framework by recognizing that the prophecy unfolds in two dimensions simultaneously—the physical realm and the spiritual realm. By identifying where John is seeing the events from and how the earthly and heavenly perspectives align, readers will gain greater clarity about the prophetic timeline, the authority of Jesus Christ, and the ultimate fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. This teaching aims to remove confusion surrounding Revelation and replace it with understanding, faith, and readiness for the return of Jesus Christ. Synopsis: Many believers approach the book of Revelation with uncertainty because of its vivid imagery and complex prophetic language. This study introduces a foundational key to understanding the prophecy: Revelation unfolds through two perspectives occurring at the same time—the physical events taking place on earth and the spiritual realities unfolding in heaven. Beginning with John’s physical location on the island of Patmos and his messages to the seven churches, the study establishes the earthly timeline of the Church Age. The narrative then shifts in Revelation chapter four when John is taken into the Spirit and shown heaven’s perspective of God’s plan. From the throne room of God to the unveiling of the Lamb who alone is worthy to open the scroll, the vision reveals the authority, victory, and future reign of Jesus Christ. By recognizing how heaven and earth operate together within God’s prophetic design, readers can better understand the purpose of Revelation—not as a message of fear, but as a divine revelation preparing God’s people for the return of the King and the fulfillment of His promises. Inspired Teaching: Introduction Many believers read the book of Revelation and feel overwhelmed. The imagery is powerful, the visions are intense, and the timeline can appear confusing. Yet the purpose of Revelation is not to confuse us—it is to reveal Jesus Christ and prepare His people for what is to come. The key to understanding this prophetic book begins with recognizing something many readers overlook: Revelation unfolds in two realms at the same time— the spiritual realm and the physical realm. When we begin to recognize these two perspectives, the book of Revelation becomes clearer, more organized, and far more powerful in its message. The Revelation of Jesus Christ Revelation begins with these words: Revelation 1:1 “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place.” This book is not primarily about beasts, plagues, or judgments. It is about Jesus Christ being revealed. It reveals: • His authority • His victory • His return • His kingdom But to understand what John saw, we must first recognize where he was seeing it from. The Physical Realm John begins his vision in a physical location. Revelation 1:9 “I, John… was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God.” This tells us something important: The opening chapters of Revelation begin in the physical world. John is on a real island, writing to real churches in real cities. The messages to the seven churches describe the spiritual condition of the Church on earth. These churches represent: • real congregations • real spiritual challenges • real believers But they also provide a chronological picture of the Church Age. From the early church until the final generation, the spiritual state of the Church unfolds through these messages. This is the earthly timeline of the Church Age. mansfinaldestiny_txt1_wfl 12.8.… The Spiritual Realm Then something dramatic happens. Revelation 4:1 “After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven… and the voice said, ‘Come up here.’” John is suddenly taken into the spiritual realm. The scene shifts from earth to heaven. This is where many readers become confused. The book begins to show us heaven’s perspective of events happening on earth. From this moment forward, Revelation reveals what is happening behind the scenes in the spiritual realm while history unfolds on earth. Why This Matters Without recognizing these two perspectives, Revelation can feel disjointed. But when we understand that God is revealing two dimensions of the same timeline, everything begins to align. Think of it like watching a historical movie that shifts between two locations. One scene shows what is happening on the battlefield. Another scene shows what is happening in the command center. Both are happening at the same time. Revelation shows us: • what is happening on earth • what is happening in heaven God is revealing the spiritual forces behind world events. The Throne Room of Heaven When John arrives in heaven, he sees the throne of God. Revelation 4:2 “Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne.” This throne represents the ultimate authority of God over history. Even when the world appears chaotic, heaven is not confused. God is not reacting. He is revealing His plan. The Lamb Who Is Worthy In Revelation chapter five, the focus shifts to Jesus Christ. John sees a scroll sealed with seven seals. No one in heaven or on earth is worthy to open it. Until one appears. Revelation 5:5 “Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah… has prevailed to open the scroll.” When John looks again, he does not see a lion. He sees something else. Revelation 5:6 “A Lamb as though it had been slain.” This is Jesus Christ. The Lamb who died for the sins of the world. Because of His sacrifice, He alone has authority over the destiny of humanity. All of heaven declares: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain!” What Revelation Ultimately Shows Us Revelation is not simply about the end of the world. It is about the fulfillment of God’s promises. It shows us that: • Jesus defeated sin • Jesus defeated death • Jesus will return • Jesus will reign And every event described in Revelation ultimately points to one moment: The return of the King. Why This Teaching Matters Today The world we are living in is changing rapidly. Global events, political shifts, and spiritual deception are increasing. Many people sense that something significant is approaching. The Bible told us this would happen. Jesus said: Matthew 24:6 “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars… but the end is not yet.” God did not give us prophecy to frighten us. He gave it to prepare us. When believers understand God’s prophetic plan, fear is replaced with faith. Confusion is replaced with clarity. And uncertainty is replaced with hope. A Final Thought Revelation is not a puzzle meant to discourage us. It is a revelation meant to awaken us. Jesus is coming again. The question is not if He will return. The question is are we ready when He does? Continue the Study This teaching is drawn from the book: Man’s Final Destiny – Revelation Unveiled The book explores the prophetic timeline of Revelation, the spiritual forces shaping world events, and the ultimate destiny of humanity according to Scripture. You can learn more and continue this study by reading: Man’s Final Destiny – Revelation Unveiled Available now. 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 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 discern “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 at 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

FAITH COMES BY HEARING The objective of this teaching is to show believers that true faith is born when the Word of God is heard, received personally, and acted upon. It emphasizes that faith is not just about listening with the ears, but hearing with the heart, leading to transformation, endurance through trials, and victory over the world through dependence on God’s Word rather than worldly systems. FAITH COMES BY HEARING Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of this teaching is to show believers that true faith is born when the Word of God is heard, received personally, and acted upon. It emphasizes that faith is not just about listening with the ears, but hearing with the heart, leading to transformation, endurance through trials, and victory over the world through dependence on God’s Word rather than worldly systems. Synopsis: In Faith Comes by Hearing, Pastor Marcos unpacks Romans 10:17, stressing the difference between listening and hearing. While listening is casual, hearing implies a personal and heartfelt response to God’s Word. Faith develops when the believer internalizes God’s promises, regardless of circumstances, and rests in His authority. Using Hebrews 4, Pastor Marcos explains that faith requires entering into God’s rest, trusting His promises as final truth despite contrary realities. The lesson highlights that salvation, healing, deliverance, and restoration are all part of the believer’s inheritance in Christ, yet they unfold through a process. Trials and temptations test faith, but through endurance and the renewing of the mind, Christians are transformed “from glory to glory” (2 Corinthians 3:18). Pastor Marcos cautions against the world’s mindset, which places confidence in earthly systems, noting that faith demands full reliance on God’s Word. Addressing the tension between faith and modern medicine, he affirms that while God uses medicine and people as instruments, healing ultimately comes from Him alone. True faith recognizes that all good gifts originate from the Creator. Pastor Marcos concludes that faith brings the unseen promises of God into reality, overcoming the world’s darkness. Believers are urged to hold fast, pass the tests of faith, and receive the crown of life promised to those who endure. Inspired Teaching: Romans 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” There is listening and there is hearing, while listening has a more common connotation, hearing implies a more personal tone, and since the catalyst is the Word of God, what that means is that the more personal that we make the Word of God, the greater our faith. Hebrews 4:2 “For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith (taken personally) in those who heard it.” The letter to the Hebrews makes it very clear that those who struggle with the promises of God, do so, because of their failure to enter into the rest that the Word of God brings to those who accept it as the final authority in regards to any issue that they are dealing with. Hebrews 4:3 “For we who have believe do enter that rest…” So that true faith arises out of a decision made by a believer who reads the Word, hears what it says with the heart, and then settles the matter within his/her heart regardless of what the circumstances dictate. If God says that I am healed, and He does, I am! For the Scripture declares this: by whose stripes you were healed (1 Peter 2:24); but you may ask, what if I am still sick after I believed, for how can I reconcile the reality of His promises with the actuality of my situation? Romans 10:13 “For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” If you’ve called on the name of the Lord you are saved! Does that mean that you are perfect and heavenly material already? Of course not, salvation is automatic, for God considers us saved from the moment that we believe in His Gospel, but our transformation is a process. The same principle applies to our deliverance, to our healing, and to our restoration, for they are all part of our salvation. 2 Corinthians 3:18 “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” Since faith comes by hearing, that is, taking to heart what He has promised us, and since what He has promised us is a process, then we better understand the process so that we can make our faith more real than the so called reality that we are actually facing. James 1:12 “Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.” So that the process of faith involves us having to endure trials and temptations until we are approved and receive the crown, that is, until we pass the test for which the temptation came in the first place. What is God’s goal for us while we are having to endure the process of trials and temptations? Romans 12:2 “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Since friendship with the world is enmity with God, and since we are now in God, the worldly mindset that we have inherited has to be worked out of us in order for us to receive the promises of God. James 4:4 “Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” The mindset of the world is one of total dependency in the things that are in this world, while the word of faith requires us to be dependent of one thing and only one thing, the Word of God. Romans 8:7 “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.” The process of hearing involves a change of mind, a turning around, which by the way it is what the word repent means, to turn around and to enter into a new mindset. So that from the moment that we’ve repented of our sins before God, the process began. Let us look at the question that we asked earlier with this new perspective in mind. What if I am still sick after I believed, for how can I reconcile the reality of His promises with the actuality of my situation? Did what you believed make you less dependent on the remedy that the world offers for your sickness and more dependent in the Word of God? There is a great deal of controversy now between what the church teaches and what modern medicine prescribes, for if you tell people to be less dependent on the drugs modern medicine prescribes and more trusting in faith, you can be sued and found liable in a court of law. For there will always be enmity between the world and the Word. But what I am dealing with here are the principles of faith, I have no problem with the medicine that God has created, for man has known of the benefits that medicine provides for ages. The more pertinent question then, is this: Does true medicine come from the world or from God? Is God not the Creator? Yes He is! Then all good medicine comes from Him and not from the world, and definitely not from man. Does God use the world to bring forth medicine that heals? Yes He does, He uses people as well to heal other people, but the healing does not come from the medicine or from the people He uses, the healings come from Him and Him alone, from the One who created all things. And that is the transformation that renews the mind, and until we learn that we do not pass the test. For the world has the habit of blaming God for all the bad that it causes, and is always eager to take credit for all the healings that God brings about into the world. Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Faith makes that which exists in the invisible realm of the promises that we find in the Word of God, come alive in material form, faith in the God who created everything gives substance to that which we hope for. When Jesus told us that in this world we would have tribulations, He was warning us that our faith will always be tested by this world system. 1 John 5:4 “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” But with every testing we have the opportunity to gain the victory, to wear the victor’s crown, which is the faith that transcends the weariness of this world system that is corrupt and without hope. Everyday we are given the opportunity to choose what to believe. The world will always challenge the works of the Creator, will always bring into question the necessity of faith, will always deride the workings of faith, will always condemn divergence, and the reason why the world is always wrong is because it cannot comprehend the miracle of the invisible power that not only created it but that also sustains it. John 1:5 “And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” But if you are born again, born of the Spirit of the Living God, the One who created everything, you are qualified to not only comprehend this mystery of faith but to thrive in it, if you do not fail the test. Colossians 1:12 “Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.” Do not let the world steal your inheritance; dare to believe the Word of God, no matter what the cost; learn the lesson of faith, pass the test and receive the crown of life. Previous Next Home

THE APOSTOLIC ANOINTING The purpose of The Apostolic Anointing is to clarify the distinction between the general call of all believers to minister and the specific offices within the fivefold ministry established by God. Pastor Marcos emphasizes the central role of the apostolic office in laying the foundation of the church, guiding the flow of anointing into all other ministerial offices, and ensuring that the ultimate goal of ministry remains the destruction of the works of the devil and the advancement of Christ’s kingdom on earth. THE APOSTOLIC ANOINTING Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The purpose of The Apostolic Anointing is to clarify the distinction between the general call of all believers to minister and the specific offices within the fivefold ministry established by God. Pastor Marcos emphasizes the central role of the apostolic office in laying the foundation of the church, guiding the flow of anointing into all other ministerial offices, and ensuring that the ultimate goal of ministry remains the destruction of the works of the devil and the advancement of Christ’s kingdom on earth. Synopsis: In The Apostolic Anointing, Pastor Marcos examines the biblical foundation and purpose of the fivefold ministry as outlined in Ephesians 4:11. He explains that while all believers are called to serve, teach, and evangelize in daily life, the offices of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher carry a distinct anointing and responsibility for equipping the saints and building up the body of Christ. Using practical analogies, Pastor Marcos illustrates the difference between general service and the specialized anointing of an office-holder. He stresses that the anointing flows uniquely from the office itself, enabling ministers to fulfill their divine calling effectively. Each office has its own grace, and confusion arises when one attempts to function outside the anointing given for their role. Central to the book is the argument that the apostolic office is foundational. Just as a thumb strengthens and enables the other fingers, the apostolic anointing supports and empowers pastors, teachers, evangelists, and prophets. Pastor Marcos ties this back to Scripture, showing that the church is built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ as the cornerstone (Ephesians 2:20). The apostolic anointing, he argues, is not about creating religious systems but about confronting and destroying the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). Any ministry—whether teaching, preaching, or evangelizing—that does not aim at dismantling darkness and advancing God’s kingdom is missing the true purpose of the anointing. The church exists not to conform to the world but to stand against it in the authority of Christ. Pastor Marcos concludes by reminding ministers to test whether their testimony aligns with the apostolic foundation: proclaiming Jesus as King, holding fast in faith even under persecution, and preparing the church for His return. He closes with Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:17-19, calling believers to be rooted in love and filled with all the fullness of God, equipped to carry out the mission of Christ through the power of the apostolic anointing. Inspired Teaching: 2 Corinthians 12:12 “Truly the signs of an apostle were accomplished among you with all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty deeds.” There are five distinct offices to which ministers are called by God to fill, as they endeavor to minister to the saints, that differ from the call that all of us saints have to minister to the Lord by ministering to one another in service to one another, and by going out and preaching the Gospel and making disciples. Ephesians 4:11 “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.” A saint can choose to minister to the Lord in the many areas of service that are opened to us; we can choose to be witnesses for Him, we can choose to mentor new born again believers, we can choose to serve those who are in need within the church or outside of the church, we can choose to make our light show in whatever situation we choose. But there is a difference between let’s say, teaching others about the Word of God, which all of us should do, and being called to fill the office of teacher of the Word of God. The same goes for evangelizing, we can all go out and witness to others by telling them about their need to be saved, and all of us are called to do that, as it is written; Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, but we are not all called to fill the office of an evangelist. The same applies for pastors, caring and tending for the sheep is something that we are all called to do, but not all are called to fill the office of pastor. We are all in essence prophets every time that we quote the Word of God to others, for in reality we are prophesying to them by telling them that this is what God said, but not all are called to sit in the office of prophet. What is the difference? Let’s say that a terrible accident happens and somebody gets injured in a public place, the call immediately goes out, Is there a doctor in the house? At that point it does not matter what the doctor’s specialty is, all is needed is someone who is familiar with the human anatomy and who knows how to treat it, in the absence of a medical doctor even a dentist will do, even if the injury is on the foot, for all that is needed at that point is someone who can stop the bleeding and who can help to keep the injured person from dying. So that in the sense of ministry, we all should be general practitioners; when it comes to leading others to the Lord, we should all be prepared; when it comes to ministering to the needs of others, we should all be ready; when it comes to teaching them from God’s Word, all of us should know about the Scriptures that are able to save them. How do we learn all of that, and how do we prepare ourselves? Ephesians 4:12-13 “For the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” The fivefold ministry and those who are called to sit in those offices, are charged with the solemn duty of preparing and training the saints of the church of God for the work of ministry. Since God knows the future, and since He also knows that the needs of man change along with their circumstances, He foresaw the need of having ministers in His church that understand that the Holy Spirit always moves to optimize the resources of the church in the manner in which it is most effective. So that His anointing flows through those offices to bring about the changes that are necessary, by revealing the counsel to the churches that will prepare them to overcome whatever situations they are facing, with a message that is specifically tailored for their area of ministry. A minister that sits in the office of pastor for example, will receive through the anointing that is in the office that he fills, the guidance that is needed to better fulfill his calling, as long as he remains faithful to the anointing by not turning away to man made schemes, those who sit under his ministry will benefit from the anointing that flows from that pastor’s ministry for the betterment of their service. In my many years of service to the Lord, I’ve witness great teachers and great pastors that flowed with the anointing, and marveled how the Lord’s wisdom was able to move in whatever situation those who were ministering were faced with, to the point of astonishment, as to how the Lord worked His way in whatever difficulty they were facing, and as I asked the Lord where their anointing emanated from, it was always revealed to me that the anointing flows out of the office they held. We sometimes make the mistake that because a pastor, a teacher, an evangelist, or a prophet that flows with the anointing that their respective offices enable them with, that because they excel at their specialty, that because of that, that we can also trust their counsel when it comes to an office that they do not hold, and for which their anointing has not prepared them. I’ve seen great teachers fail as pastors and great pastors fail at teaching, and I’ve seen some do fairly well as both, but I can always recognize where their true allegiance is by what they say, for you cannot take a true pastor out of leading the sheep, anymore than you can take a true teacher from him teaching the flock, or a true evangelist from having an altar call, and a true prophet from prophesying Thus says the Lord! But if the fivefold ministry were a hand, the apostles would be the thumb, for the other four are heavily dependent upon it in order to function properly. If we truly want to understand what preaching, teaching, evangelizing, and prophesying is all about, then we need to understand what the true apostolic ministry is all about. Ephesians 2:20 “Having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone.” The church of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was not erected on a foundation of human philosophy, or out of a need for a human agency that exists for the betterment of society and the refinement of the masses that would somehow bring about a human utopia on this earth. 1 John 3:8 “...For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” Preaching, teaching, evangelizing, and prophesying that does not have the goal of destroying the works of the devil that flow out of the kingdom of darkness, misses the mark. The church was not put on this earth to conform to this world system, but to confront it, and expose it for what it is, the works of the devil. Jesus told us, I will build My church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Where did Jesus build His church? Right here on the earth! Where are the gates of hell? Right here on the earth! Any ministry, whether it falls under the office of pastor, teacher, evangelist, or prophet, if it does not have the destruction of the works of the devil as its main goal, then it is not flowing under the Holy Spirit’s anointing, for that was the very reason for which the church was established, to stand up against the gates of hell and to bring about the destruction of all the works of the devil through the power of the Holy Spirit’s anointing. Ephesians 3:10-11 “To the intent that now the manifold (fivefold ministry) wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.” This was always God’s plan for the church and will always continue to be; to challenge, to expose, to eradicate, and to destroy the works of Satan upon this earth! We are not here to mix and to mingle with other religions, Christianity is not a religion, Christianity is a kingdom, a kingdom that is not of this world, a kingdom that Jesus Christ, the King of kings is coming soon to establish, this should be the testimony of all Christian ministries. 1 Timothy 6:12-15 “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontious Pilate, that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords.” In Matthew 27:11 Pilate asked Jesus, Are You the King of the Jews? Jesus said to him, It is as you say. Jesus did not, in anyway shape or form, dilute His testimony about who He was and what He came to do, even in the face of death, and while being confronted by His accusers. His testimony is the apostolic anointing upon which our faith rests, and from where all other ministerial offices draw of the true anointing. Is this the testimony that the ministry that your are under proclaims? If you are in ministry, is this the testimony of your ministry? If it is not, is it because of lack of knowledge or fear of persecution? Receive right now Paul’s prayer for you and for your ministry. Ephesians 3:17-19 “That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height (fourfold)—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Previous Next Home

SIMON MAGUS To reveal the contrast between the deceptive power of sorcery and the true power of the Holy Spirit, using the biblical account of Simon Magus as a warning for today’s church. This lesson aims to equip believers with discernment against false prophets, manipulative teachings, and secular deceptions that seek to undermine God’s truth. SIMON MAGUS Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: To reveal the contrast between the deceptive power of sorcery and the true power of the Holy Spirit, using the biblical account of Simon Magus as a warning for today’s church. This lesson aims to equip believers with discernment against false prophets, manipulative teachings, and secular deceptions that seek to undermine God’s truth. Synopsis: In Acts chapter eight, the story of Simon Magus provides a vivid illustration of the clash between counterfeit power and God’s true anointing. Simon, a sorcerer in Samaria, had long deceived the people into believing that his magical abilities were a divine gift. However, when Philip preached Christ and demonstrated genuine miracles, Simon himself believed, was baptized, and followed the ministry. Yet his true motives were revealed when he attempted to buy the apostolic gift of imparting the Holy Spirit. The rebuke from Peter—“Your money perish with you!”—established once and for all that the power of God is not for sale, nor can it be manipulated by human schemes. This event also foreshadows the rise of false apostles and counterfeit ministries, which even in the early church, sought to exploit God’s truth for gain. Pastor Marcos draws parallels to today, where secular predictions, manipulative doctrines, and counterfeit “prophecies” distract believers from the unchanging Word of God. From Simon Magus to modern-day distortions—whether false prophecies about the end times, pseudoscientific theories elevated above Scripture, or ministries that commercialize the anointing—the pattern remains the same: deception thrives when truth is compromised. Believers are reminded that truth and falsehood cannot mix; the moment truth is diluted by lies, it ceases to be truth. The call of this lesson is urgent: “Wake up before it is too late.” The body of Christ must guard against deception by holding fast to the uncompromised Word of God, discerning true prophetic voices, and resisting the allure of secular philosophies masquerading as truth. Only God’s pure Word, empowered by the Holy Spirit, can preserve the church in these perilous times and prepare it for Christ’s imminent return. Inspired Teaching: Acts 8:9-11 “But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery (magic) in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, ‘This man is the great power of God.’ And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries (magic) for a long time.” In Acts chapter eight we are privy to a real life encounter between the power of darkness that flowed through Simon the magician, and the power of light demonstrated through the apostolic anointing that flowed through Simon Peter. Sometimes it takes a real fake to recognize what the real thing is. When I described the power flowing through Simon the magician as fake, I do not mean that his power was not real or that it was not great, what I mean is that it wasn’t from God. Acts 8:5-8 “Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. And there was great joy in that city.” Did Simon Magus really believe that his power was from God? Maybe, but whether he was deceived or complicit in the matter at this time, is not what’s important here. Because when Simon saw the great miracles that flowed out of Philip’s ministry, we are told that he also believed the message that Philip was preaching, He, Simon the magician, was baptized and followed Philip’s ministry. Acts 8:13 “Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with (follow) Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs that were done.” The difference between magic and the real thing is that in magic the magician makes you believe something that is not real, through his manipulation of reality, while the real thing is always self-evident. The way it works is, if the magician or sorcerer can make people believe that his power comes from the real God, then the people’s own faith in the real God will heal them, while he, the magician or sorcerer takes credit for the miracles. So that Simon Magus had no problem recognizing, number one that, the miracles that were flowing out of Philip’s ministry were the real thing, and number two, that Philip had greater abilities than the ones that he, Simon Magus possessed, and that is why he followed Philip. Acts 8:14-19 “Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, saying, ‘Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.’” Here we see what Simon Magus saw from his perspective, the source of Philip’s power came from the laying on of the apostles’ hands. After all, Jesus had told His apostles, “You will receive power after the Holy Spirit has come upon you.” In Simon Magus thinking, if you can own the source of the power, then you can control it, and give or sell it to whomever you want to. Isn’t that how some ministries try to operate today? Their desire is to control the actions of the Holy Spirit, and in some instances, for the right price or service, the anointing can be given as reward for their faithfulness to their ministry, or so they think. Acts 8:20 “But Peter said to him, ‘Your money perish with you, because you though that the gift of God could be purchase with money!’” Peter’s rebuked of Simon Magus establishes once and for all that God’s apostolic anointing cannot be earn nor manipulated, it is a direct result of God’s sovereign calling and empowerment. Which leads me into the reason why I am writing this lesson on the first place. Revelation 2:2 “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars.” In the early church there was a flood of ministers that claimed to have the apostolic calling and did not, Simon Magus being one of them. Simon Magus has a long secular history of trickery and manipulation that he perpetrated against the church, while he claimed to be part of it, in spite of Peter’s rebuke against him. That same spirit, whose root is magic, or sorcery, is alive and well today, causing many of the saints to lose heart because of the ways that it manipulates the truth, especially as it pertains to prophecy. Mark 13:5 “...Take heed that no one deceives you.” As the return of Jesus draws near, the propaganda and manipulation against God’s prophetic truth is in high gear, as Jesus warned us. The airwaves are filled with so called prophecies of non-biblical origin, that pretend to be in the same, or even in some cases higher level, than that of biblical prophecies. Their intent of course is to equate secular prophecies with true biblical prophecy, so that when the false prophecies fail, people will fill the same way about biblical prophecy. Recent examples can be found in the end of time predictions that were attributed to the Mayan calendar, which got more credence with secular prophets than any biblical true prophet ever did. The same way with the Nostradamus predictions and the many others put forth, that were in many cases, a manipulation or private interpretation of some old sayings. The most recent case being that of the, I believe, Irish monk of many centuries ago named Malachy, that’s supposed to have predicted the names and order of the pope’s that lived and ruled long after his death. He is supposed to have predicted that the pope that was just installed is to be the last pope before Christ’s return, and that his name was to be, I believe, Peter Romanus, of course the newly elected pope selected to go by the name Francis, so there goes that “prophecy”. John 8:31-32 “...If you abide in My word, you are My disciples. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” I know that the temptation to go with secular speculation is great, but we must resist it, because it is, simply put, a manipulation of God’s truth, designed for no other reason than that of undermining the veracity of God’s true prophetic words. Revelation 3:2-3 “Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.” NIV We the church, the body of Jesus Christ, are living in what can truly be described as perilous times, for us the church. Which have come as a result of us elevating secular teachings to the same level as God’s biblical truth, and in some cases higher than biblical truths. For instance, many Christians believe that evolution is part of the creation process due to the secular teaching that the earth is billions of years old. If one follows along those lines of trying to appease secularism, then before long you wind up believing that the resurrection from the dead is nothing more than a metaphor instead of a reality. I wonder how many of those secular humanists have woken up to the reality of hell and then realized that it was too late for them. Wake up! Before is too late for you. In the same way that Simon Magus manipulated truth and made people believe that he was someone great, by the “miracles” that he projected, there are many “miracle” workers today, especially in the scientific arena, that make claims and boasts of things that are nothing more that assumptions based on their distortion of reality. Do you really think that if secular humanists discover something that confirms the truth that the Word of God teaches, that they will tell you? If you do, you do not know the lying ways of devil at all, nor how his manipulative schemes work. You will not know at what time I will come to you. The above verse captures the essence of what the lying spirits of this world are trying hard to accomplish. They are hard at work trying to prevent Christians from knowing the signs of the time. Truth and falsehoods can never combine, I mean, lies mix with anything, but truth can never be corrupted. Truth will never endorse a lie. That is what the temptation of Jesus by the devil was all about. Satan was saying to Jesus, if you endorse (worship) me, I will give to you back everything that I stole from Adam and You won’t have to die on the cross to get it. Well as you know, Jesus who is Truth would not endorse the lie (the devil) even at the cost of dying on the cross for our sins. So that when Christians entertain the falsehoods and perversions of this world, and try to mix them with the Word of God’s Truth, so that they fit in together nicely, guess what happens, the truth is not in them anymore, and when that happens, they do not have a clue as to what’s coming their way. 1 John 2:4-5 “He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, (or stays true to God’s Word) is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (truth will not mix with any form of lies) But whoever keeps His Word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.” The only thing that will protect God’s church from the evil time that we are living in, is His pure unvarnished Word, His Truth, and the revelation and enlightenment that they provide to us when we do not compromise His Word. Look all around you, as a believer, do you yearn for days past when God’s anointing was palpable in so many of His houses of worship. Where has the anointing gone? So many Christians wonder today what happened to it, it left the minute they believed the lie, the second they compromised the truth. Yet that anointing never left the true believers that hold true to God’s Word, however it left with them, as they left their dead churches behind. 1 John 2:20-21 “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know (because you have not compromise God’s truth) all things. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and (you know as well) that no lie is of the truth.” It’s true that there is a great deal of contamination out there, and that there are many so called leaders, both secular and in the church, that do not have a clue as to their true spiritual condition. So, it falls upon us to pray and to interceded on their behalf, let our prayers for them be in accordance with Scripture, Ephesians 5:14. Wake up sleepy heads, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light! My version. Let us remember that the only thing that is going to keep us from the hour of testing that is soon coming to test all the inhabitants of the world, is our firm belief in the veracity of God’s Infallible Word, and an uncompromising belief in the deity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and His physical resurrection from the dead. Revelation 3:8/10 “…(you) Have kept My Word, and have not denied My Name (His deity) ...I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell in the earth.” Previous Next Home