Rev. 16: 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
In the previous article, we presented world events and developments that the Bible indicates will lead humanity and the world to the end time event known as Armageddon. (See article entitled: “Understanding How the World Will Arrive at Armageddon”)
Though the world is quite familiar with the term “Armageddon,” much confusion and misinterpretation exists as to what Armageddon actually is. For example, some believe the term to mean the end of the world. Others see it only a future battle fought in the Middle East.
According to the Bible, Armageddon is much more than a future battle in the Middle East, but it clearly is not the end of the world. Between these two polar beliefs lies the truth.
Armageddon is humanity’s epic attempt to finish its rebellion against God, in a showdown intended to deal with God once for all. Mankind’s rebellion began in the Garden of Eden, and has progressed unabated throughout history.
Satan is the instigator of this rebellion. It is true he initiated it, and has facilitated it throughout history. But Satan does not bear the entire burden of guilt in the matter of this rebellion against God.
Humanity is depraved, because of Satan’s deception of Eve and every human being after her, with the one except of Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus of course was the God-man, fully human, fully God in human flesh, thus he had no sinful nature, and was never deceived by Satan. God provided a deliverance from Satan’s deception in salvation by grace through faith in the blood, shed by Jesus Christ on the cross.
In every generation, every century since that original fall into deception and sin, Mankind has consistently chosen to refuse God’s provision of deliverance, and has boldly continued to rebel against God’s will and purpose for humanity.
Tyrants and despots have attempted to defy God and rule humanity. Every bloodthirsty dictator who has ever lived is a part of the human rebellion against God. Atheism, agnosticism, pagan religion, and false teachers are guilty of defying God.
Murderers, rapists, thieves, whoremongers, adulterers, fornicators, and liars are rebels opposed to God’s law, and God’s authority over humanity. Addicts of all kinds have ascribed to their “drug or behavior of choice” god status, and have given up their will and freedom of choice in defiance of God.
But rebellion is much broader than mere overt defiance. Every human desire and act of independence from God is rebellion. The moralist, the humanist, who do good deeds without acknowledging God are attempting to live their lives independent of God.
I am a born again Christian, yet I must confess that I have rebelled against the will of God at times in thought, desire, and even deed. Many has been the time when I moved without conferring with, or even acknowledging God, and his absolute right to me.
Every Christian I have ever known has made similar confessions from time to time. Any human attempt to live independently of God is rebellion against Him.
Now, there is surely a difference in the heart of a genuine Christian when he/she acts independently, thus rebelling against God. For those of us who know Jesus Christ as personal Savior, our rebellion is short lived, and remorse immediately sets in when the Holy Spirit confronts our attempt at independence from God.
Why do human beings want to be independent from God? Well, I suppose there are as many possible answers as there are people alive today, for we all have our reasons why we choose to rebel at any given time.
However, I believe, the wonderful and powerful gifts of free will, and self-consciousness are the major reasons driving our desire for independence. We are the zenith of God’s creative acts, and unfortunately, we know it.
We understand our potential is virtually limitless. We know we use only a small percentage of our full capabilities. This knowledge prompts us to desire to explore beyond the boundaries God has established.
Ironically, God agrees with our assessment of our capabilities and powers.
Gen. 3: 22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever:
Gen. 11: 6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
Even though humanity has learned the wisdom of establishing boundaries, it is in our nature to want to move outside of them. God established both his law, and human law to set necessary boundaries for humanity, so that we will not destroy ourselves.
Every time we do what we know we ought not to do, we cross a boundary. The Bible uses several descriptive terms to help us see our rebellion and adjust our will and our behavior accordingly.
Particularly in the Old Testament, God uses words like trespass, disobedience, and iniquity to illustrate the act of rebellion in our behavior. The word, “iniquity” means lawlessness, that which breeches the law.
God, in his love and mercy, has established principles to correct and discipline us when we act independently of him. God uses punishments, consequences, and incentives to help us avoid rebellion.
Everyone rebels against God at some point in his or her life. This is because there is a universal desire to live independently of God. This desire is driven by our depravity.
Though genuine Christians truly love God, and want to please him, we are still depraved. We still have this nature that wants independence from God. The Apostle Paul labeled this rebellious nature, “the flesh,” in many of his New Testament writings.
Gal. 5: 16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Unbelievers do not have the benefit of the indwelling Holy Spirit of God, so they have no capacity to deal effectively with their own depravity. Rebellion against God reigns in their lives.
It is not that the unbeliever is more rebellious, than the genuine Christian. Unbelievers are not worse sinners than believers are; they simply have no means to deal effectively with their rebellion against God.
One might ask, what is the result or consequences of personal human rebellion against God? Rebellion, in God’s view is extremely serious.
I Samuel 15: 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
Job 34: 37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
Romans 1: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind…32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death…
Rebellion is so serious to God, he has provided only one alternative. Repent, or else. God will not tolerate rebellion indefinitely with anyone.
Prov. 29: 1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Hebrews 10: 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28 He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: 29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Those who choose to continue in their rebellion against God, will suffer serious consequences. God shows his displeasure first, by becoming silent, so the individual is no longer being convicted of sin, nor punished for his/her wrongdoings. (Note: this releasing to do sin and go unpunished is temporary. Every sin will eventually be dealt with. Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.)
What does all of this have to do with Armageddon? A lot, it has a lot to do with where we are in time, and where humanity is going.
Just to build on the use of the sowing of seed in Galatians 6:7, one does not sow one seed, and expect to get one kernel of corn. The very same principle applies to sin.
When a person sins, he/she sows sin, and will reap the consequences of that sin. Now, multiply the number of people committing sin by the number of people in the world today. Nearly seven billion people living in some degree of rebellion against the God who created them.
As the rebellion in one person’s life, interacts with the rebellion in the lives of people that person influences, the rebellion develops synergy. This synergy of rebellion, is being manifested in the form of violence, hatred, immorality, etc.
The effect of sinfulness is not limited only to individual people. Sin takes a toll upon society, and eventually the planet itself.
Sociologists, psychologists, and behaviorists, know the behavior of one person influences the behavior of the people around him/her. A rebel in a room of compliant persons, can provoke rebellious behaviors in others present. If the majority of persons in the test exhibit rebellious behavior, eventually that behavior becomes the norm in that environment.
No one will argue the fact, there are many more unbelievers (in biblical Christianity) today, than there are believers. Enlarge the behavioral test field to include the entire world, and you begin to realize the synergy human rebellion is achieving.
Humanity is becoming more non-compliant, more violent, more self-centered. This is evidenced, by our daily interactions in the world, and the news events reported every day.
People want to be free to do as they please, when they please, to whom they please, for as long as they please, and without any intrusion, inhibition, or restraints in any form. And people expect to experience no adverse consequence from their independence from everyone and everything.
Enter God, and watch humanity get agitated. The smoldering anger whooshes into a mighty solar flare of indignation and seething defiance. Many atheists, cannot stand for God to be present in any visible figures or symbols.
Remove the displays of the Ten Commandments. Do not put the manager scene on exhibit at Christmas, now we cannot even say Christmas, instead let’s use winter holiday, or holiday season.
God offends atheists. They cannot tolerate any form of acknowledgment of his existence. It is not enough for them to attack God, they want to also silence Christians.
Governments are as rebellious against God as atheists. As I stated earlier, all humanity is guilty of rebellion against God. Today, governments all over the world are moving to restrict and restrain religious faith and expression.
Humanity labels adamant believers as insane, disturbed, unstable, menaces to society, and worse. Some are suggesting these kinds of religionists must be silenced by whatever means available.
Today’s mentality towards God and his followers, is moving the world towards Armageddon as surely as night follows day. Humanity’s growing intolerance with biblical Christianity is just one piece to the puzzle.
In a sense, all the weapons formed, and all of the battles and wars of human history have been preparatory exercises for humanity’s confrontation with God at Armageddon.
Military forces are recruited, trained, and deployed in preparation for the mother of all battles, which one day, will be fought in the fields of Megiddo, when Armageddon is unleashed. Oh, the commanders of these armies, nor the governments who sanction them are aware of the greater drama in which they participate. Yet, know this: God and Satan are very aware of the connection with present activities and their eventual culmination at Armageddon.
The entertainment industry is party to this unfolding saga as well. Some of the world’s greatest box office successes have been movies depicting the world gathering in unity and cooperation to defend against an attacking force from the heavens.
Well, the stage is being set. The pieces are finding their way into the puzzle. It is all coming together. On a day, in the not too distant future, humanity’s rebellion will consummate in global defiance against God.
History’s greatest movements have always found a leader to rally the troops, inspire the masses, and boldly take them into mortal combat. Such a leader will soon emerge, probably from Europe. He is called, the Antichrist.
Revelation chapter 13 records the rise of this “son of perdition,” this “beast,” to global power and authority.
Rev. 13: 1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
This man, is actually the combined features of all the world’s despots and dictators rolled into a single human being. He will be more evil, wicked, and rebellious than any human being has ever been. He will blaspheme God openly, and the world will worship him for it.
That such a blasphemous person could ever rise to prominence, let alone global power and be worshipped by his peers is a glowing indictment of the absolute depths of human depravity.
Amazingly, as wicked as this man will be, his rule will rank among the shortest dictatorial, and the most chaotic reigns in human history.
Antichrist will rule for not more than seven years, and there is evidence he does not actually rule even that long. (Daniel 7:24-26)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
This passage seems to suggest, these ten kings who usher the Antichrist into power, will become disappointed in his failed policies, and actually retract the authority they vested upon him. This seems to explain why he is in Jerusalem instead of a gentile center of power such as Rome, the Hague, New York or Washington.
History is littered with once powerful, seemingly unstoppable tyrants whose demise was sudden, and much sooner than anyone believed possible. The most powerful one of them all, will enjoy only a very, very brief power high before his amazing fall and end.
Hardened by the depths of their own sin, maddened by the horrific plagues God will unleash upon this planet, duped by the deceptive powers of this man of sin; humanity will follow him mindlessly to their own eternal ruin at Armageddon.
According the Scriptures, the Antichrist will lead a military force loyal to him in an all out invasion of Israel. Jerusalem will fall into his hands, and the carnage will be catastrophic. (Zech. 14:2)
Zech. 14: 2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
With this bloody act, God’s patience will run out. He will not tolerate Jerusalem’s destruction again. This time, when God moves, there will be absolutely no argument or debate about his existence, or his direct intervention in human affairs.
Matt. 24: 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Rev. 1: 7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him.
Rev. 6: 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
On that day, the entire world will see Jesus Christ at once. No more will it be argued whether Jesus is alive, his claims to deity unfounded. Every eye shall see him!
That day in April 30 AD, his detractors mocked him, and said, “If thou be the Christ, come down and save thyself.” The jeering and mockery will turn to wails of anguish, and indescribable fear.
There are some agnostics who rise up and say, “how do you know this one in the sky is actually Jesus Christ?” I am so glad you asked.
Zech. 12: 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. (Armageddon)
Rev. 19: 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Remember, John opened his “gospel,” with this very description of Jesus.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Acts 1: 9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
The Bible teaches the omnipresence of God. God is in all places at all times. His invisibility in no way diminishes his ability to be present everywhere all the time. Agnostics and theists mock us who simply believe the Bible without the capability of “visibly proving” it to be true. Their favorite two words seem to be, “Show me.”
One day, God will do just that, and their arrogance will melt like ice cream on a hot summer day.
According to the very words of Jesus himself, when he returns, he will appear just as lighting flashes over the entire from the east to the west. (Matthew 24:27)
Mt. 24: 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
This means, on that day, no matter where a person is, in any part of the earth, they will be able to look up into the sky, and see Jesus Christ, and his army of saints and angels. There has never been anything like this before in human history.
Also, according the Scriptures everyone will be able to identify that this is in fact Jesus. They will know him. Hollywood has attempted to depict “alien invasions,” but nothing Hollywood has produced will prepare humanity what this sight in the skies.
It is interesting to note in the descriptions of those who see this amazing sight, none of them repent of their sins. No one cries out for salvation. Instead, they tremble and wail, and call out to the rocks to fall on them. Why?
There is no repentance because even in the state of complete rebellion, and now horrific fear, they know this is the end. They sense, God’s mercy is gone. There is nothing to do but face the wrath of the Lamb of God.
The outcome? It’s not pretty. In fact, there has never a battle’s end quite like Armageddon.
Rev. 19: 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Actually, there is no fight at all. Humanity has never had the capacity to defy God and win. The outcome of this has always been a foregone conclusion. Yet, as awful and terrible as the carnage and the death toll of Armageddon; God does not wipe out all humanity as he did earlier in the global flood.
The death and carnage seem to be limited to the valley of Megiddo, where Armageddon happens.
Once the Antichrist and his armies are destroyed, Jesus will descend to the earth. His feet will touch down atop of the Mount of Olives, just outside of Jerusalem. He will move into the city, and begin to physically rule the entire world from Jerusalem.
Zech. 14: 4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. 6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: 7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. 8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. 9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
Once again, our loving God will grant humanity another opportunity to consent to his rule over it. The Bible reveals a period of one thousand years in which Jesus Christ will rule the earth from his throne in Jerusalem, Israel.
The earth of the Millennium Is not going to be a perfect world, and sin will still be present. Jesus will “rule with a rod of iron,” indicating he will forcefully impose the law on lawbreakers. (Rev. 19:15)
In the end of this thousand years of rule by Christ, humanity will once again revolt. This final defiance proves environment is not the answer to degenerate human behavior.
Satan will lead the rebellion against Jesus himself, and a number, “as the sands of the sea” (Rev. 20:8 ) will follow him against God. This is the end of the world.
In a sudden, swift, blinding flash, God will destroy this world with fire. Everyone and everyone left on earth will die.
Rev. 20: 9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
2 Pet.3: 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
So absolute will be earth’s destruction, that even the place earth once occupied in the universe will not be discernable. (Rev. 20:11)
Rev. 20:11 “….the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.”
This event occurs at least one thousand years after Armageddon. This fact, removes any possibility that Armageddon is the end of the world.
Well, this is quite a shock to our collective senses is it not? The Bible’s many detractors will no doubt dismiss the entire thing as myth, yet they will not be laughing when Jesus fulfills his word, and they see him coming in the clouds of heaven.
I write these things not to provide fuel for the world’s scoffers, but with the genuine concern for people who sense the answers the world provides just do not add up. They feel, there must be something more than science and human reasoning can explain. There are millions of people like this throughout the world.
If you are one of these, I hope you will consider these things with an open heart and mind. I’ll be the first to admit, these things CANNOT be comprehended solely through human intellect.
There is the matter of faith. This is God’s design. If you will simply trust that God does exist, and he reveals himself to us through the pages of the Holy Bible; you will begin to experience amazing clarity. Things begin to make sense, that have been beyond your grasp before.
Show yourself open to faith, and the Bible becomes an amazingly open book. Then, take the next step. Ask this God who reveals himself to you through the Bible to forgive your rebellion against him, and ask him to give you the gift of salvation that is found in Jesus Christ. (Romans 10:13)
Rom. 10: 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
As surely as he has given you access to the Bible in some form to read and discover him, he will save you if you will ask him to save you. Then you will experience an indescribable peace, and sense of safety you have not known was possible before.
Some have said to me, “I don’t know what to say to God.” If this describes you, try using this simple prayer: “Dear God, I believe the Bible is your word to me. I admit that I am a sinner, and I humbly ask your forgiveness through Jesus your Son. I renounce my former life of sin, and I now want only to love and please you. Amen.”
The specific words are not as important as your heart attitude towards God. I assure you God will save you. This is why Jesus lived on earth, died on the cross, and arose from the dead on the third day.
For God, it has always been about saving humanity from our sins, and showering us with his love. May God bless everyone who reads this, especially those who come to faith in Jesus Christ.
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