Eternal Life through Jesus (2)

It was the 2009 National Championship Game

It was between Oklahoma and Florida. Tim Tebow, wore the scripture under his eye that sparked over 90 million google searches that night.

John 3:16

NLT John 3:16

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Eternal Life through Jesus.

A life that never ends

A life where there is no pain

A life where there is no confusion

A life where this is anxiety

A life where we cannot experience broken hearts

THE LIST GOES ON

BUT<<<<<<<<IT IS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST AND JESUS CHRIST ALONE. JHN 14:6

WHY? Lets read Genesis 3:1-7

SIN was entered into the world.............It was temptation, disobedience that led to SIN

Where did the temptation come from........... ????????????

Serpent? Which is Satan, also known as the Devil.

Lets look at Matthew 4:1

Matthew 4:1 NASB95

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Revelation 12:9 NASB95

And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

Satan is the head of the demons and led their rebellion against God; he now leads them in propagating evil in the world.

Satan has 1 purpose, what is that purpose??

John 10:10 NASB95

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

Now we are starting to see who satan is..................

But now yall ask why? Why does satan do this? why? Why does satan want to do this?

Revelation 12:7–12 NASB95

And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war, and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night. “And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death. “For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”

So there was war..................... in heaven............and Satan lost.....and was thrown out of heaven........and cannot enter heaven again.......

Ya see.......everyday....every single day we fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23

Romans 3:23 NASB95

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

But yet......God still wants to hear from us.

Can you imagine what going through the devils mind???????

There is rage, their is madness, that we can fall short of God’s glory every single day and it is through Jesus Christ that God still wants to hear from us..........

The devil is thrown into hell, he wasn’t just thrown down into hell but he is there for eternity.

Lets talk about that “short time” that the devil has.......

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