Your purified, refined soul, tested by fire (1 Peter 4:12-14), working out what God put in you (Philippians 2:12-15), holding fast the Word’s of Jesus, the Words of Truth and Life (2:16) through the finished work of the Cross, rejoices in the Words of Jesus on the Cross: “It is finished!” rejoices in the death of the LAST Adam, burial and His resurrection, ascension to the Throne, glorified far above all in heaven and on earth, rejoicing in Risen Christ Jesus saying: “It is done!” “Behold I make all things new!” “It is DONE! and to the thirsty I give…” (Revelation 21:5-7), therefore, TAKE the Water of Life without price (Revelation 22:17) given out of Risen Jesus’ Fountain of Water of Life without payment (Revelation 21:6), for your saved, forgiven, redeemed soul is delivered from the dominion of darkness and transferred into the kingdom of the beloved Son of God (Colossians 1:13), maturing in Christ (Colossians 1:28; 1 John 2:27; John 15:4) and Christ dwelling in your heart by faith (Ephesians 3:17-20);
living by faith in the Son of God who loves you and gave Himself for you (Galatians 2:20); no longer nullifying His grace (2:21) and His glory fire-light and fire-power (2 Corinthians 3:14-18) in your earthen vessel (4:6-7) that is able to take you from being an old “tree” of satan’s knowledge of good and evil, to a NEW “tree” with the Vine of Christ, supplying you with the riches of His glory, grace upon grace out of Christ’s fullness of God Who plants in your heart given to Jesus, the imperishable Seed of Jesus, the Living and Abiding Word of God planted in the soil of your soul given to Him, prepared by the Holy Spirit and fire baptism of Jesus, “For as many as baptized into Christ, have put on Christ” (Galatians 3:27) like a garment of true Light of His glory, salvation, righteousness, and white wedding garment,
your soul adorned like a bride for her betrothed Bridegroom; your broken heart healed, your lost soul found, your downcast soul given the Good News of the Full Gospel Message, your imprisoned, bound, captive, or enslaved soul is given freedom by the Holy Spirit who unveils you, lifts the veil from your soul, given beauty for ashes, given the oil of gladness and joy (Isaiah 61:1-9) so your soul begins to rejoice and be glad in what God creates NOW (Isaiah 48:6-8; Ephesians 4:24); your soul rejoicing and exulting in Risen Christ Jesus on the Throne and He clothes your soul with Himself, like a bride adorned for the Bridegroom, like a watered garden (Isaiah 61:10-11) where His righteousness and peace in Christ and joy in the Holy Spirit SPRING UP from your purified, refined soul, in joy for the finished work of the Cross (Hebrews 12:2-29; John 15:11; Romans 14:17), and you are BROUGHT FORTH a new creation in Christ, the old has passed away, behold, the new has come to your soul (James 1:16-18; 2 Corinthians 5:17).
In Christ, your spirit and soul and body is kept sound and blameless by the God of Peace Himself (1 Thessalonians 5:23), Risen Jesus, the Risen Lamb of God, the Lord of lords and King of kings of the “betrothed bride” the “churches” who hear what the Spirit is saying (Revelation ch 2-5) those who are called and chosen and faithful to the Bridegroom as the “wife of the Lamb” (Revelation 17:14, 21:9,11,23, 22:17) given of the Son’s Glory (John 17:22-23); the five wise “brides” who have “made herself ready” (Revelation 19:7; Matthew 25:1-13). Her redeemed soul is like a tree planted and tended by the River of Water of Life from the Throne of the glorified Risen Son of God (John 7:37-39; Revelation 21:6, 22:17); bringing forth the Fruit of Christ that matures on His One Vine, into new wine in new wineskins (Luke 5:37-39).
1 Blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather.
2 But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night.
3 And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity]” Psalm 1:1-3 AMP C
“Then he showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb…and the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 There shall no more be anything accursed, but the Throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall worship Him; 4 they shall see His face, and His Name shall be on their foreheads. 5 And night shall be no more; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they shall reign for ever and ever” Revelation 22:1-5
Everything that the Holy Spirit and fire “river” of Risen Jesus the Christ’s glorified Spirit (John 7:37) coming down out of His Fountain in Himself (Revelation 21:6, 22:17) touches is made new; the old consumed by fire (Hebrews 12:29) and the new formed in you (Galatians 4:19), Christ in you (Colossians 1:27), so you are taught by the Holy Spirit to abide in Christ (1 John 2:27) and to mature in Christ (Colossians 1:28) so all the inspired dunamis dynamite super-human power of Risen Christ Blood, Water, Spirit, and Glory, His “energeia” (Colossians 1:29 AMP C) can empower you, enable you to not sin or fall short of the glory (Jude 24; 2 Peter 1:10; 1 John 3:8-10) as Holy Spirit embodies you, makes His Home with AND in you (John 14:16-17), making your body a new holy temple of God where Holy Spirit dwells within, that you have from God, to glorify God in your body (1 Corinthians 6:19-20),
and let Christ’s Glory flow from your earthen vessel like a river (2 Corinthians 4:6-7; John 4:10,24, 7:37-39) to cover the earth, no longer just knowledge of the glory as in the old covenant under the law of sin and death, but under the law of the Spirit of Life (Romans 8:1-9) having the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead (8:11) led by the Holy Spirit (8:14), you have been given all that the Father gave His Son Jesus (8:32) with Christ in you, His manifest glory through faith (conviction, substance, assurance, evidence of the unseen through faith Hebrews 11:1; pleasing God, Hebrews 11:6 through having faith in Jesus and the Faith of Jesus) flowing like a river from the Risen Son of God on the Throne, the Word and the Spirit of God on the Throne, flowing down from the King of kings and Lord of lords into God’s NEW beloved people (Romans 9:24-28; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Galatians 3:13-29), no longer Jew or Gentile (3:28), but in Christ you are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) through the Cross a new creation in Risen Jesus (Galatians 6:14-15) under the new “marriage” covenant (Hebrews 8:6-7) between the Son and His bride who has His Spirit (Romans 8:9; Revelation 19:7, 22:17);
brought forth as a new kind of “first fruit” (James 1:18) when you take what was given through the finished work of the Cross of Jesus, Who is the First Fruit of the New Covenant between Father and Son, and the Son’s pure betrothed bride under the Blood, Water, and Spirit of Jesus, Who is the First Born from the dead in the new covenant (Revelation 1:5) Who loves you and freed you from sin by His Blood and made you a kingdom and priests to His God and Father; Jesus was given glory and dominion for ever and ever (Revelation 1:5-6, 5:9-10) for He is the Alpha and the Omega, who IS and who was and who is to come, the Almighty (1:8), now and is to come, Jesus Who has the KEYS to shut the doors to sin and death in you and open the Door in your heart to the Throne of God our Father, for full access through the Holy Spirit given to you, Who gives you boldness and confidence of access by faith in Jesus (Ephesians 3:3-12).
“7 But the end and culmination of all things has now come near; keep sound minded and self-restrained and alert therefore for [the practice of] prayer…10 As each of you has received a gift (a particular spiritual talent, a gracious divine endowment), employ it for one another as [befits] good trustees of God’s many-sided grace [faithful stewards of the extremely diverse powers and gifts granted to Christians by unmerited favor]…12 Beloved, do not be amazed and bewildered at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test your quality, as though something strange (unusual and alien to you and your position) were befalling you. 13 But insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, so that when His glory [full of radiance and splendor] is revealed, you may also rejoice with triumph [exultantly]. 14 If you are censured and suffer abuse [because you bear] the name of Christ, blessed [are you—happy, fortunate, to be envied, with life-joy, and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of your outward condition], because the Spirit of Glory, the Spirit of God, is resting upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified” 1 Peter 4:7-14 AMP C
“12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed…because the Spirit of Glory and of God rests upon you…as a partaker in the glory…6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, 7 casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you. 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. 10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself settle, restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 11 To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen” (1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:1-11 ESV, RSV) “10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you” (1 Peter 5:10, NASB);
“as a sharer in the glory (the honor and splendor) that is to be revealed (disclosed, unfolded)…7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. 8 Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour. 9 Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset—rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined], knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians) throughout the world.
10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace [Who imparts all blessing and favor], Who has called you to His [own] eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will Himself complete and make you what you ought to be, establish and ground you securely, and strengthen, and settle you. To HIM be the dominion (power, authority, rule) forever and ever. Amen. So be it” 1 Peter 5:1-11 AMP C
“live WITH Christ by the Power of God. 5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are holding to your faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!…8 For we cannot do anything against the Truth, but only for the Truth” 2 Corinthians 13:4-5 RSV
“Therefore I counsel you to purchase from Jesus gold refined and tested by fire, that you may be [truly] wealthy, and white clothes to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nudity from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, that you may see” Revelation 3:18 AMP C
“Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!” Revelation 16:15 ESV
“10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
my soul shall exult in my God;
for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth brings forth its shoots,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,
so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring forth before all the nations” Isaiah 61:10-11
“Bless the Lord, O my soul;
and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the Pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good as long as you live[a]
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s” Psalm 103:1-5
Your purified, refined soul becomes like flying eagle, bold as a lion, strong as an ox, and like Christ beholding His Glory, by the Holy Spirit given to you. Amen. So be it. Hallelujah!
New Heaven on Earth! 