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Righteous Acts, Your Works


Righteousness Acts, Your Works are the only thing you can take with you. NO works, you are standing naked in heaven, no white lined.
 
Matthew 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works.

28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in His kingdom.
 
James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
 
1 John 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
 
1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry no thing out.
 
Joe 1:21And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
  • The only thing you can take with you is your works
Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
 
Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
 
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
  • Notice there are two books
  • The book of life is where your rewards are, from your good works
  • They were judged every man according to their works
  • They may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them
  • The only thing you can take with you, (after the flesh body dies), is your works, your "righteous acts"
  • No works, you will be naked in heaven
Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
 
Ecclesiastes 5:18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
 
Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
 
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
 
Matthew 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
  • Then said Jesus unto his disciples, take up his cross, and follow me.
  • Meaning you are willing to follow God's Ways which is the truth
25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
  • He shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul
27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
 
Some will say, all you have to do is believe: Let's see what God's word says.
 
Galatians 6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
 
Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. (1 Samuel 8)
 
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
 
1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
 
2 Corinthians 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
  • Ministers will be judge on how they teach = according to their works
  • If your not teaching the word, "woe unto those that deceive God's people"
  • Ezekiel 13:20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
    21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
    22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
Revelation 16:5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
  • Even after all torment, the angel of the people (waters) says Christ is just and fair,
  • This verse is showing love.
  • In Revelation 17:15 we see that the ''water'' are clearly defined as ''people, multitudes and nations, and ''tongues''.
  • Daniel 10:20 and Daniel 12:1,  The Angel of People is Michael
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
  • The saints at the altar are now content.
  • Satan and his followers are getting their just rewards.
  • Who shed the blood of saints?
  • Matthew 23:29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
    30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
    31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
    32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
    33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
    34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
    35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
    36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
    37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
  • Who murdered Abel?
  • Satan's generation seed, Cain
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
  • Here's another angel, Gabriel
  • Luke 1:19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
  • Gabriel meaning man of God
  • In Daniel and Revelation; both angels come and lead Daniel and John with the word of God,
Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
  • When does thief come?
  • You don't know when a thief comes.
  • Are you a watchman or do you go the ways of the world.
  • No one knows the day, but God has told us what will happen just before Satan's tribulation.
  • What clothing is He talking about?
  • He talking about, the whole armor of Christ.
  • The full gospel of Christ.
  • It is righteous, brought about by the full knowledge of the word and the resulting faith in the true Messiah.
  • Revelation 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
  • If you are worshipping Satan you will not have any righteous acts.
  • Naked means they are a shame for what they have done
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
  • They may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them
Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
 
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
  • Righteousness of saints
  • ''Righteousness'' in the original text reads ''righteous acts''.
  • This explains how the wife in verse 7 makes herself ready.
  • Clean and white bright and pure.
  • The fine linen is, your ''righteous acts'' this is your works.
  • That she, the elect, accomplished in the face of Satan
  • Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
  • If you do not have any good things to bring with you, (after the flesh body dies) you will be naked in heaven.
  • Revelation 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
  • Notice the word ''called''.
  • Matthew 22 the parable of those ''called'' to the wedding.
  • Matthew 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
    12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
    13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
    14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
  • This is what we are talking about in this verse.
  • He sent out His servants with invitations to His wedding, But no one came, The servants were killed.
  • Then the king sent for his army and burned the city.
  • What city?
  • Babylon
  • Many that think they are called, will be cast into darkness, Because they have not the ''robe of righteous acts''.
  • Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
  • Blessed are they which are called
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
  • The spirit of prophecy is the word, the truth spoken by the elect
  • Remember in Revelation 1:1, it says ''to show unto His ''servants''.
  • He intends for you to understand this Revelation
  • Revelation = means to reveal
Revelation 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
  • The word ''after this'' are important to note.
  • He sees this vision after the sealing of the 144,000.
  • Evidently when the 7,000 are delivered up before the synagogue
  • There will also be many Gentiles converted.
  • Their task will be to set up their own nations (all races) throughout the millennium.
  • There will be a place for the multitudes, in the millennium template, with the Lord. Part of the multitude are their people.
  • Who wore the white robes and were before the throne?
  • In Revelation 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.  John, etc...
  • Revelation 11 tells us, Satan will kill the two witnesses three and one half days, before Christ's return here on earth.
10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
  • They love Him and have given themselves over to Him.
11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
  • If the whole world would do this now, we wouldn't be in our present trouble some situation
12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
  • You can take great comfort in this verse.
  • He is your God, and you are His children.
  • And this power He will not withhold from you.
13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
  • What are these which are arrayed in white robes?
  • Whence came they?
  • It is evident here that there will be more than the 144,000 brought through.
14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
  • These are they which came out of great tribulation
15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
 
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
  • They may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them
Revelation 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
  • These who had gotten ''victory'' are the over comers. These that studied to show themselves approved. They are those that knew what was going on. And had actually overcome the beast (Satan)
  • Who is the false Christ?
  • We know that the mark was put on Cain in the garden.
  • The elect even know his number
  • The sea of glass is a sea of purity, absolute purity.
  • They are standing upon a ground of purity.
  • Remember the elders mentioned earlier in other chapters.
  • They were standing on the sea of glass.
  • Revelation 4:6 show us that the sea of glass is before the throne.
  • Revelation 4:6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
 
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
  • Notice there are two books
  • They were judged every man according to their works
  • They may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them
  • The only thing you can take with you, (after the flesh body dies), is your works, your "righteous acts"
  • No works, you will be naked in heaven
Revelation 22:11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
 
Exactly 2520 years from the exile of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.
 
  The first tribe to be conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh, in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.
 
• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant, (A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt - page 25

 





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