Revelation 21,22

Events that take place at the end of the 1,000 years


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Jesus died the Second Death in our place. He did not have to burn in hell for even 15 seconds because the penalty for sin is not burning in hell.

 

As a co-eternal member of the Godhead, Jesus suffered the most horrible thing that a God having eternal life within Himself and boundless love for His children could experience.

 

Jesus went to His death without any hope of resurrection.

 

Yes, prior to His death, Jesus predicted his resurrection, but when Jesus died on the cross, He died believing that He would not be resurrected.

 

How is this possible?

 

When the Father applied the curse of sin to Jesus on the cross, Jesus experienced something He had never experienced before. He was totally forsaken by the Father.

 

Matthew 27:46   About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachchthani?” – which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

 

Jesus was abandoned by the Father at the cross so that He would die without any hope of a resurrection.

 

Here’s why:

 

2 Corinthians 5:21   God made him who had no sin to be sin for us . . . .

 

Because sin was transferred to Jesus, He had to experience the Second death that is death by execution without hope of resurrection. 

 

Because we have a God of love, God went first. He was the first to experience the Second Death.

 

“Grace and Peace to you….

 

Revelation 1:5   “… from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood.”

 

The title, firstborn of the dead, means Jesus was the first to experience the Second Death. He is called the firstborn of those that sleep.

 

Think about this: In order to save mankind, God had to experience the penalty fro sin Himself.

 

God does not impose suffering on human beings or angels that He has not first suffered.

 

There was no need for Jesus to experience torture in the fires of Hell because experiencing torture in the flames of Hell is not the penalty for sin! That suffering is “payment in kind – as in restitution.”

 

Torture in hell is all about justice – extracting restitution from wicked people who refuse to make their wrongs right.

 

So, what Jesus suffered on the cross has nothing to do with restitution. It has to do with the penalty for sin.

 

In order to rescue mankind from the curse of sin, a member of the Godhead – not just a righteous man – had to die.

 

This fact puts the death of Jesus on a higher plane than what most people understand.

 

When you look at the cross, you need to see an eternal member of the Godhead dying in your place.

 

Justice demands a life for a life.

 

A God had to give up His eternal life in order for a sinner to have it.

 

On the cross, Jesus became separated from the Father because Jesus had to (a) to be executed and (b) die without hope of resurrection.

 

And here is the heart of God, this is the core of the gospel of Jesus Christ, Jesus willinglygave up His life on the cross without any hope of being resurrected in order that we might have His eternal life.

 

A co-eternal member of the Godhead, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, was willing to forever cease to exist in order that we might be given His eternal life.

 

A greater example of love is not possible throughout the whole universe – in space and time.

 

This is the incomprehensible love of God! This is what Jesus – a co-eternal member of the Godhead – was willing to do for you and me and even more – the Father, who loved Jesus with a perfect love that exceeds the love of a husband and wife – was willing to allow it.

 

The plan of salvation is not based on the death of a righteous man named Jesus.

 

No, No, No!

 

The plan of salvation is based on the willing death of an immortal, co-eternal member of the Godhead.

 

Because an angel is a created being, an angel could not redeem sinners. 

 

Angels do not have eternal life within them.

 

They are subject to death and in fact, one-third of them will die the Second Death in hell.

 

Because Adam was created being, he could not redeem man. Adam did not have eternal life within himself.

 

The point here is that Jesus willingly gave up His immortal life as well as His prerogatives as a co-eternal member of the Godhead so that believers in Him could be rescued from sin’s penalty.

 

Jesus achieved two things for sinners: (1) He lived a life of perfect submission to the will of God and this 33 years struggle against sin produced a spotless robe of righteousness which is freely granted to us through faith in Jesus and (2) Jesus, as an immortal God, He gave up His eternal life so that we could have it.

 

Yes, Jesus did both! I hop you can see why the Father has decreed “The Revelation of Jesus Christ” must take place. Such “universe class” love has to be fully exposed!

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