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Text and photos Erik K Abrahamsen.
A woman caught in adultery. Gospel of John, Chapter 8 verses 1-11. Watercolour and pencil on paper by danish artist Jais Nielsen (1885-1961). 37,5 x 29,5 cm. Sign. jais 24.
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Whatever you have done in your past God meet you personally with His love, peace, life, grace, hope, compassion and forgiveness.
When Jesus preached the gospel of the good news, that the kingdom of God is at hand he healed the sick and restored by his grace and forgiveness those who had scars and wounds in their body, soul and sprit from negative experiences in their past life.
Gospel of Luke, 4,14-21:
(Quote) – Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He taught in their synagogues and everyone praised him. He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for
the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord´s
favour.” (Esaiah 61,1-2)
Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, and he began by saying to them, ” Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” (Unquote)
On this occasion, in the synagogue in Nazareth Jesus reveal that HE IS MESSIAS, The LORDS anointed – Mesiah Yahwaeh, ho Christós (in greek language). He – Jesus of Nazareth is the Prophet, King and Teacher written about to come into existence on earth in all the 39 books in Old Testament of The Bible. See The Book of Isaiah chapter 9, verse 6:
(Quote) – For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.(Unquote)
All the people Jesus spoke to in his 2-3 years ministry he met them with his compassion, love, knowledge and grace just where they were in their personal life. He knew what is inside every man and woman on earth and complied everyone´s requests, expectations and needs.
At the temple courts of Jerusalem Jesus met a woman, who the Pharisees had brought to him and accused her for adultery (John 8, 1-11), Extract:
Verses 6 – 11:
(Quote) – But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, ” If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, ” Woman, where are they? Has no-one condemned you?”
“No-one, sir” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” (Unquote)
A woman caught in adultery. Gospel of John, Chapter 8 verses 1-11. Watercolour and pencil on paper by danish artist Jais Nielsen (1885-1961). 37,5 x 29,5 cm. Sign. jais 24.
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This is how Jesus meet us today. His grace, love, peace and forgiveness is for everyone on earth.
Jesus died on Golgata Cross in Jerusalem to pay the price for your sin and for all what went wrong in your personal life. Jesus can set you free from spiritual bondages and give you a new life with joy, peace and love. Its a free gift for everybody. You just have to believe, that Jesus Christ is Saviour for all mankind. That Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life. That Jesus from God the Almighty has received all power in heaven and on earth and will execute the final judgment for all people living on earth in all times. Jesus Christ has sent The Holy Spirit to the earth and everyone can receive The Holy Spirit as a free gift. Ask Jesus in a pray to come into your life – body, soul and spirit to be your Saviour and Lord. Thank Jesus Christ for his forgiveness of your past life by his dead on the Cross at Golgata, his resurrection from the grave and his ascension to Heaven, where Jesus now sits on the right side of The Father God.
When you have prayed this prayer from your heart then you are a born again christian, your name is in the Book of Life and you start a whole new life in Gods presence.
Spiritual fruits and gifts:
Christianity is a personal intimate relationship between you and your creator God the Almighty through his Son Jesus Christ as mediator and approved by The Holy Spirit. This relationship, to be born again christian produces fruits in your life – the fruits of The Holy Spirit inside your body, soul and spirit (Apostel Paul´s letter to Galatians 5,22):
(Quote) “- But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. (Unquote)
When you receive the baptism by The Holy Spirit God will manifest through you Spiritual Gifts (Apostel Paul´s letter 1. Corinthians 12, 4-11):
– (Quote) Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines. (Unquote)
I prayed the above prayer, became a born again christian and received baptism in The Holy Spirit the 8-9. july 1987. I have experienced the presence of God and his love, peace, joy and grace since that day until today.
Thanks to GOD The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit in the NAME of JESUS CHRIST.
Further readings about how Jesus meet you today with love, grace and forgiveness:
The Parable of the Good Samaritan, (Luke 10, 25-37): (Extract)
Verses 25-30:
(Quote) – On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, ” what must I do to inherit eternal life?”.
“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
He answered:
– “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind” (Deutoronomy 6,5) and
– “Love your neighbour as yourself” (Leviticus 19,18).
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live”.
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?
In reply Jesus said: ” A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half-dead. (—)
verses 33-37:
But a Samaritan, as he travelled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ” Look after him”, he said, ” and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expenses you may have.”
“Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” (Unquote)
The Parable of the Lost Son, (Luke 15,11-32): (Extract)
Verses 11-14:
(Quote) – Jesus continued: ” There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father,” Father, give me my share of the estate,”. So he divided his property between them.
Not longer after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he has spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. (—)
Verses 18 – 24:
“I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men”.
So he got up and went to his father.
But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arm around him and kissed him.
The son said to his father, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son”.
But the father said to his servants, “Quick bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let´s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found” So they began to celebrate. (—)
Verses 28-32:
The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, “Look! All these years I´ve been slaving for you never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!”
“My son,” The father said, “you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we have to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” (Unquote)
Vocabulary from the Bible:
Jesus Christ the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE, John 14, 1-7.
Jesus Christ SAVIOUR for all mankind, John 3, 14-21.
To be BORN AGAIN, John, 3, 1-13.
Baptized with the HOLY SPIRIT, The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost, Acts 2, 1-4.
Jesus Christ has all power in heaven and on earth, Peter Addresses the Crowd, Acts 2, 14-47.
The Lambs WEDDING FEAST, Halleluja!, Revelation 19, 1-10.
The book of life, Lambs book of Life and Final Judgment, Revelation 20,11-15 and 21, 22-27.
New Jerusalem, New heaven and New Earth, Revelation 21, 1-8.
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To live close to God through Jesus Christ 24-7:
Pray daily: Set aside time to pray, talk to God, be quit and listen to Gods voice. Dwell in the presence of The Holy Spirit. Open your heart daily and let Jesus come close to you to restore your body, soul and spirit.
Read daily in the Bible (Old- and New Testament). Ask The Holy Spirit for wisdom and knowledge and have
Fellowship with other christians in an assembly with solid biblical preaching, pray and teaching.
A call to Gods people in all times to celebrate with joy the righteous reign of the LORD Jesus Christ: (Psalm 98, 1-9 in the Old Testament).
Psalms is written about 2500-3000 years ago and is a book of prayer and praise used in all three temples in Jerusalem : Salomons Temple (first temple) builded by King Salomon, reign 972-932 B.C., destroyed in 586 B.C. by Babylon King Nebuchadnezzar , Zerubbabels Temple (second temple) rebuilded 538-510 B.C. and ruined by the roman commander Pompejus in 67 B.C. and Herodes Temple, (third Temple), rebuilded by the roman king Herodes 20 B.C. until it was destroyed by the roman soldiers in 70. A.D. and in synagogues together with stringed instruments (harp, lyre and lute).
(Quote) – Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done marvellous things;
his right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
The LORD has made his salvation known
and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
He has remembered his love
and his faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and the sound af singing,
with trumpets and the blast of the ram´s horn –
shout for joy before the LORD, The King.
Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.
Let the rivers clap their hands,
let the mountains sing together for joy;
let them sing before the LORD,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
and the peoples with equity. (Unquote)
Double rainbow in the clouds:
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GENESIS, chapter 9, verses 12-17 in The Old Testament about the Noathic Covenant:
(Quote) – And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth. So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth.”(Unquote)
and from REVELATION chapter 4, verses 1-11 in The New Testament:
(Quote) – After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne. Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dresses in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and pearls of thunder. Befor the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God. Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
In the centre, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and behind.
The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying:
“Holy,holy, holy
is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, and is, and is to come.”
Whenever the living creatures give glory, honour and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay theirs crowns before the throne and say:
“You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created alle things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.” (Unquote)
The NIV, Study Bible, pages 996-97:
(Quote):
– Isaiah, son of Amoz is often thought of as the greatest of the writing prophets. His name means “The LORD saves”. He was contemporary of Amos, Hosea and Micah, beginning his ministry in 740 B.C., the year King Uzziah died. (Introduction of Author)
– Isaiah i a book that unveils the full dimensions of Gods´s judgment and salvation. (Unquote, Introduction of Themes and Theology)
The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 2 verses 1-5:(Quote)
– This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
In the last days
the mountain of the LORD´s temple will be established
as chief among the mountains;
it will be raised above the hills
and all nations will stream to it.
Many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
to the house of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law will go out from Zion,
the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
He will judge between the nations
and will settle disputes for many people.
They will beat their swords into ploughshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up swords against nation,
nor will they train for war any more.
Come, O house of Jacob,
let us walk in the light of the LORD. (Unquote)
The gospel of JOHN, Chapter 1 verses 14 + 16-18: (Quote)
– The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.(verse 14)
– From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No-one has ever seen God, but the One and Only, who is at the father´s side, has made him known.(Unquote, verses 16-18)
Rainbow in the clouds:
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Reference:
The NIV Study Bible, New International Version, Hodder & Stoughton, 1990.
Copyright text and photos Erik K Abrahamsen 2013
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Melby, North Sealand, Denmark 30. august 2013
With Love
Erik
Updated 10. april 2018