The Feasts of the LORD in the Light of Christ

From Shadow to Substance, from Fulfillment to Prophetic Rehearsal

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Introduction: Appointed Times in Redemptive History

From the opening chapters of Genesis to the consummation of all things in Revelation, Scripture reveals a God who works according to appointed times. These divine appointments—called moedim in Hebrew—are not arbitrary religious dates, but moments in which God intersects history to reveal His purposes.

Genesis 1:14 (KJV)
“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven… and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.”

The Feasts of the LORD, formally articulated in Leviticus 23, function as a redemptive calendar, unveiling God’s plan of salvation, sanctification, empowerment, and ultimate restoration. While these feasts were administered through Moses under the Old Covenant, their origin, meaning, and fulfillment are found in Christ.

This chapter presents a Christ-centered, New Covenant understanding of all seven feasts—honoring their fulfillment in Jesus while affirming their continued value as theological instruction and prophetic rehearsal for the Church.

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Christ and the Feasts: Fulfillment, Not Abolition

Jesus Christ did not come to erase God’s appointed times, but to fulfill their deepest meaning.

Matthew 5:17 (KJV)
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”

The New Testament consistently teaches that the feasts are shadows, while Christ is the substance.

Colossians 2:16–17 (KJV)
“Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”

Thus, the Church does not keep the feasts as legal obligations for righteousness, but receives them as revealed patterns that proclaim Christ’s finished work and future glory.

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The Spring Feasts: Fulfilled in Christ’s First Coming

1. Passover – Redemption Accomplished

1 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV)
“For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us.”

Passover finds its complete fulfillment in the cross of Christ. The blood of the lamb, once applied to doorposts, now points unmistakably to the blood of Jesus, shed once for all. At the Last Supper, Jesus transformed Passover into the Lord’s Supper, redirecting the feast from Egypt to Calvary.

For Christians, Passover is celebrated not through sacrifice, but through Communion, proclaiming the Lord’s death until He comes.

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2. Unleavened Bread – Sanctified Living

1 Corinthians 5:8 (KJV)
“Therefore let us keep the feast… with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”

Unleavened Bread speaks of separation from sin and purity of life. In Christ, this feast is not observed ceremonially, but embodied ethically. Believers live out this feast daily as they put away the leaven of malice and wickedness and walk in holiness.

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3. Firstfruits – Resurrection Life

1 Corinthians 15:20 (KJV)
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.”

The resurrection of Jesus fulfills the Feast of Firstfruits perfectly. His rising guarantees the future resurrection of all who belong to Him. Each year, the Church celebrates this reality with renewed joy and hope, affirming that death has been conquered.

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The Summer Feast: Empowerment for the Age

4. Pentecost – The Gift of the Spirit

Acts 2:1–4 (KJV)

Pentecost marks the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church. What was once a harvest festival becomes the celebration of a greater harvest—the gathering of souls into the Kingdom of God. Pentecost remains a present-tense reality, calling believers to Spirit-filled living and mission.

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The Fall Feasts: Anticipation of the Kingdom

While the Spring Feasts reveal Christ’s redemptive work and Pentecost empowers the Church, the Fall Feasts turn the believer’s gaze forward—toward consummation, judgment, and glory.

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5. The Feast of Trumpets – Awakening and Watchfulness

1 Thessalonians 4:16 (KJV)

The Feast of Trumpets serves as a prophetic alarm, calling God’s people to awaken and prepare for the return of the King. For Christians, this feast is rehearsed as a call to vigilance, holiness, and expectancy—not as date-setting, but as spiritual readiness.

Titus 2:13 (KJV)

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6. The Day of Atonement – Living in Teshuvah

Hebrews 10:14 (KJV)

The Day of Atonement is not repeated in sacrifice, for Christ’s atonement is final and sufficient. Yet its spiritual message remains vital. In Christ, believers rehearse this feast through repentance, self-examination, and continual return to God. Teshuvah becomes a lifestyle flowing from grace, not an attempt to earn forgiveness.

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7. The Feast of Tabernacles – God Dwelling with His People

John 1:14 (KJV)

Tabernacles celebrates God’s desire to dwell with humanity. In Christ, God has already tabernacled among us by His Spirit, and He will one day dwell visibly with redeemed creation.

Revelation 21:3 (KJV)

This feast trains believers to love God’s presence, practice abiding, and long for the Kingdom where God is all in all.

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Historical Theology: Echoes from the Early Church

The Early Church rejected compulsory observance of Mosaic law, yet retained feast theology as Christological and eschatological instruction. Apostolic practice (Acts 18:21; 20:16), the Didache’s call to watchfulness, and the writings of Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and Tertullian reveal a Church that understood sacred times as teaching tools rather than saving ordinances.

These historical witnesses affirm that prophetic rehearsal—when Christ-centered and voluntary—stands in continuity with historic Christian faith.

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Christian Liberty and Guardrails

Romans 14:5–6 (KJV)
Galatians 5:1 (KJV)

Believers are free to rehearse or refrain. No feast observance adds to justification, and no believer is to be judged regarding days. Christ alone remains the center, not the calendar.

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Conclusion: Living Between Fulfillment and Hope

The Feasts of the LORD, understood through Christ, form a discipleship journey:

• Redemption accomplished

• Sanctification lived

• Empowerment received

• Watchfulness maintained

• Repentance practiced

• Presence embraced

Until faith becomes sight, the Church lives between fulfillment and hope—proclaiming Christ’s finished work while anticipating His glorious return.

Luke 21:36 (KJV)
“Watch ye therefore, and pray always…”

Annual Rehearsal of the Fall Feasts

 

Doctrinal Position Paper

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A Christ-Centered Doctrinal Position on the Annual Rehearsal of the Fall Feasts

(The Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles)

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I. Purpose and Scope

This doctrinal position paper sets forth a biblically grounded, Christ-exalting, and New Covenant–faithful rationale for the voluntary annual rehearsal of the final three Feasts of the LORD—the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah), the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)—by Christian believers.

These rehearsals are not observed as requirements for salvation, justification, or covenantal righteousness, but as prophetic teaching instruments designed to cultivate watchfulness, repentance, and abiding communion with God, in anticipation of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the consummation of the Kingdom of God.

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II. Foundational Theological Principles

A. Christ Is the Fulfillment of the Law and the Feasts

Matthew 5:17 (KJV)
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”

The Feasts of the LORD, as revealed in Leviticus 23, are fulfilled in the Person and redemptive work of Jesus Christ. They function as prophetic shadows, the substance of which is Christ Himself.

Colossians 2:16–17 (KJV)
“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”

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B. Christian Liberty and Non-Compulsion

Participation in any feast rehearsal is voluntary and conscience-governed, not compulsory.

Romans 14:5–6 (KJV)
“One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord…”

No believer is to be judged, bound, or excluded on the basis of participation or non-participation.

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C. Rehearsal as Teaching, Not Ritual Atonement

The biblical feasts are understood as moedim—appointed times of divine instruction. In the New Covenant, they are rehearsed as proclamation and preparation, not as sacrificial observance.

1 Corinthians 10:11 (KJV)
“Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.”

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III. Doctrinal Rationale for the Fall Feasts

A. The Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah)

Doctrinal Emphasis: Watchfulness, Awakening, and the Blessed Hope

1 Thessalonians 4:16 (KJV)
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God…”

Romans 13:11 (KJV)
“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep…”

Doctrinal Position:
The Feast of Trumpets is rehearsed as a spiritual alarm, calling believers to vigilance, holiness, and expectancy. It does not predict dates nor invoke ritual obligation, but trains the conscience of the Church to live in readiness for the return of Christ.

Titus 2:13 (KJV)
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.”

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B. The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

Doctrinal Emphasis: Teshuvah (Return), Repentance, and Heart Alignment

Hebrews 10:14 (KJV)
“For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.”

1 John 1:7 (KJV)
“But if we walk in the light… the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”

Doctrinal Position:
The Day of Atonement is rehearsed not as a repetition of atonement, but as a solemn season of self-examination, repentance, and spiritual realignment. It teaches believers to live continually in the cleansing power of Christ’s finished work.

2 Corinthians 13:5 (KJV)
“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.”

This rehearsal reinforces a lifestyle of repentance without denying the finality of the Cross.

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C. The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)

Doctrinal Emphasis: God’s Dwelling Presence and Kingdom Hope

John 1:14 (KJV)
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…”

2 Corinthians 6:16 (KJV)
“For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them…”

Doctrinal Position:
The Feast of Tabernacles is rehearsed as a celebration of God’s abiding presence now and the future manifest dwelling of God with redeemed humanity.

Revelation 21:3 (KJV)
“Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them…”

This feast forms believers in presence-centered living and Kingdom longing.

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IV. Safeguards Against Legalism and Error

1. Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone

Ephesians 2:8–9 (KJV)

2. No feast observance contributes to justification

Galatians 2:16 (KJV)

3. Christ remains the center, not the calendar

Hebrews 12:2 (KJV)

4. No condemnation or division is permitted

Colossians 2:18–19 (KJV)

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V. Summary Statement

This doctrinal position affirms that Christian rehearsal of the Fall Feasts is biblically permissible, spiritually beneficial, and Christ-honoring when practiced as voluntary prophetic instruction rather than covenantal obligation.

The Feast of Trumpets trains believers to watch.
The Day of Atonement trains believers to walk in repentance.
The Feast of Tabernacles trains believers to abide in God’s presence.

Luke 21:36 (KJV)
“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”

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VI. Concluding Affirmation

This position upholds the supremacy of Christ, the sufficiency of His atonement, the liberty of the believer, and the prophetic value of divine rehearsal—until faith becomes sight and the Kingdom of God is fully revealed.

Frankincense (Boswellia sacra)

 

Abstract

Background

The volatile fraction of frankincense (Boswellia sacra) oleogum was extracted, formulated in nanoemulsion and tested against lung cancer A549 cell line. First, the gum was hydro-distilled to isolate the volatile fraction (essential oil), which was analyzed via gas chromatography to identify its major volatile constituents. Then, the oil was formulated in two water-based nanoemulsions which differ from one another in the presence of propylene glycol (PG), which is used in the formulation step as a co-surfactant. The pure essential oil as well as its major volatile compound (α-pinene), its two nanoemulsions and a reference drug (Doxorubicin) were evaluated against lung cancer A549 cell lines and WI-38 normal lung cells. The evaluation included cytotoxicity (MTT and IC50), apoptosis (flow cytometric analysis) in addition to genetic assessments for some intrinsic and extrinsic genes relevant to apoptosis and survival pathways.

Results

Chromatographic analysis of frankincense essential oil revealed that α-pinene is the major volatile compound which constituent about 60% of that oil. Emulsification of the oil using the low energy technique gave nanoemulsions having major intense particles population (85–90%) with z-average diameter below 20.0 nm. Frankincense oil nanoemulsion fabricated with (PG) showed the best cytotoxic activity toward lung cancer A549 cell compared to PG-free nanoemulsion, α-pinene and the reference drug doxorubicin, along different incubation periods. Flow cytometric analysis also indicated that PG-containing nanoemulsion can induce cancer cells toward apoptosis better than the other formula and the pure oils. The same nanoemulsion was found to upregulate the pro-apoptotic genes [DR5, FAAD, Caspase 8 (Cas8), p53, and Bax] and downregulate the anti-apoptotic and reoccurrence genes (Bcl-2, NF-kB, and STAT-3). Most importantly, the PG-containing nanoemulsion had the least cytotoxic effect on the normal WI-38 lung cells.

Conclusions

These results point out to the potentials of frankincense essential oil (rich in α-pinene) and its PG-nanoemulsion as a promising adjuvant from plant-source to potentiate the activity of the systematic anti-lung cancer drugs.

How does frankincense target cancer cells?

Frankincense targets cancer cells through various mechanisms, particularly in lung cancer treatment. Here's how it works:

Key Components:

α-pinene: A major volatile compound in frankincense essential oil, making up about 60% of the oil.
Boswellic acids: A family of pentacyclic terpenoid molecules found in the non-volatile fraction of frankincense, known for their anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.

Mechanisms of Action:

Inducing Apoptosis: Frankincense essential oil nanoemulsion induces cancer cells to undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death) by upregulating pro-apoptotic genes (DR5, FAAD, Caspase 8, p53, and Bax) and downregulating anti-apoptotic genes (Bcl-2, NF-kB, and STAT-3).
Cytotoxic Activity: Frankincense oil nanoemulsion shows better cytotoxic activity against lung cancer cells compared to pure essential oil and α-pinene.
Inhibiting Cancer Cell Growth: Frankincense has been shown to inhibit the growth of various cancer cells, including lung cancer cells.

Delivery Method:

Nanoemulsion: Formulating frankincense essential oil into nanoemulsions enhances its anti-cancer activity, allowing for better delivery and increased bioavailability. The nanoemulsion particles are small (less than 20 nm) and stable, making them effective in targeting cancer cells ¹.

Offgrid Water System

A comprehensive visual guide to a self-sustaining, gravity-fed off-grid water system. It illustrates how water can be moved from a low-lying source to high-altitude storage without relying on external electricity, utilizing mechanical pumps and natural elevation.

1. WATER SOURCE AND INITIAL CAPTURE
The process begins at the bottom right of the image:
• Capture: A small rock dam or weir is built across a natural stream to pool water.
• Supply Tank: Water flows from the capture point into a settling or supply tank. This helps filter out heavy sediment before the water enters the mechanical system.

2. THE PUMPING MECHANISM (THE "PAPA PUMP")
The heart of this system is the Papa Pump (a brand of hydraulic ram pump) located at the bottom left:
• How it works: It uses the "water hammer" effect. Kinetic energy from a large volume of water falling a short distance is used to pump a smaller portion of that water to a much higher elevation.
• Zero Electricity: This setup is ideal for off-grid living because it is powered entirely by the force of the flowing water itself.

3. HIGH-ELEVATION STORAGE
The water is pushed up the hill through a long pipe into the Storage Tank:
• Gravity Advantage: By placing the main tank at the highest point of the property, the system creates "head pressure." This allows water to flow down to all other points of use via gravity, eliminating the need for electric pressure pumps at the house or fields.

4. DISTRIBUTION AND USAGE
The storage tank feeds several different outlets across the homestead:
• Livestock Watering: Separate lines run to troughs for cattle (top left) and goats/sheep (lower middle).
• Irrigation & Horticulture: A dedicated line feeds a sprinkler system for crops, ensuring food security.
• Homestead Water: Clean water is piped directly to the residential buildings for drinking, cleaning, and bathing.
• Hydro Gen (Hydroelectric Generation): Interestingly, the diagram shows a line passing through a turbine before reaching the house. This uses the falling water's pressure to generate a small amount of electricity for lights or appliances.

KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR OFF-GRID SUCCESS
• Redundancy: By using a storage tank, you have a "water battery" that provides a buffer if the stream flow fluctuates.
• Simplicity: Fewer moving parts and no electronics mean lower maintenance and higher reliability in remote areas.
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The Ashre Code - (The New Creation Man)

 

The New Creation Man is the Ashrē ha’ish—the man/person whose life is rightly ordered in Christ, restored to covenant alignment with God, and therefore living under divine favor, blessing, and fruitfulness.

He is not defined primarily by external success, moral striving, or religious performance, but by ontological alignment—his being is repositioned through new birth.

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Core Definition

The New Creation Man is one who, having been born of God, now walks in restored order (tsedeq), lives under divine favor (ḥēn), operates in God’s spoken blessing (barukh), and therefore is rightly called Ashrē—favored, flourishing, and established in purpose.

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Hebraic–Theological Breakdown

1. Ontological Change (Being before Doing)

The New Creation Man is not a repaired old man but a re-created man.

• He is created anew in Christ, not merely forgiven.

• His identity precedes his behavior.

• Alignment comes from union, not effort.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
(2 Corinthians 5:17, KJV)

This new being is the foundation of Ashrē.

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2. Restored Order (Tsaddiq Function)

In Hebraic thought, righteousness (tsedeq) means right order and right function.

The New Creation Man:

• Thinks from heaven’s perspective

• Walks in God’s ways

• Functions according to divine design

“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
(2 Corinthians 5:21, KJV)

Right order produces right outcomes—this is why Ashrē follows righteousness.

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3. Covenant Favor (Ḥēn Carried, Not Chased)

The New Creation Man carries favor because he abides in relationship.

• Favor flows from sonship, not striving

• Grace is not permission to drift, but power to live aligned

“And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.”
(John 1:16, KJV)

This favor manifests as divine assistance, access, and acceleration.

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4. Spoken and Empowering Blessing (Barukh)

God’s blessing in Scripture is performative—it releases capacity.

The New Creation Man is:

• Empowered to be fruitful

• Authorized to advance the Kingdom

• Positioned to prosper in purpose

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.”
(Ephesians 1:3, KJV)

This blessing is not future—it is present position.

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Ashrē as the Summary Verdict

In Hebrew theology, Ashrē is not a feeling—it is a divine assessment of a life correctly aligned.

Thus, the New Creation Man can be rightly described as:

Ashrē ha’ish —
Favored is the man whose being, walk, and purpose are ordered under God through Christ.

This mirrors Psalm 1, now fulfilled in Christ:

• Rooted

• Fruitful

• Prosperous in purpose

• Stable in identity

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Christological Fulfillment

Jesus is the perfect Ashrē Man, and the believer shares His life.

“Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
(Colossians 1:27, KJV)

Therefore:

• What is true of Christ becomes true of the believer by union

• The New Creation Man lives from indwelling life, not external law

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Final One-Sentence Theological Definition

The New Creation Man is the Ashrē Man—reborn in Christ, restored to divine order, abiding in covenant favor, empowered by blessing, and established to bear fruit for the glory of God.

The Ashrē Code — Personal Declaration of the New Creation Man

I am Ashrē.
I am a man rightly ordered in Christ.

1. I live from alignment, not striving.  (2 Corinthians 5:17)
   I am born of God; therefore my life flows from union, not effort.

2. I walk in restored order. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
   Righteousness is my position, wisdom is my path, obedience is my joy.

3. I carry favor; I do not chase it. (Psalm 5:12)
   Grace surrounds me because I abide in covenant relationship with God.

4. I am empowered by blessing. (Ephesians 1:3)
   God has spoken well of me in Christ, and His word authorizes my fruitfulness.

5. I am rooted and unshaken. (Psalm 1:3a)
   My life draws from living waters; I do not wither in drought or delay.

6. I bear fruit in my season. (Psalm 1:3b; John 15:8)
   What I do prospers because it flows from God’s purpose, not ambition.

7. I think from heaven, not from fear. (Romans 12:2)
   My mind is renewed; my judgments are spiritual; my vision is clear.

8. I advance the Kingdom by my existence.  (Psalm 1:3c; Matthew 6:33)
   Light follows my steps, peace rests on my dwelling, life flows through my hands.

9. I am not defined by the old man. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
   Old things have passed away; I live as God’s new creation.

10. This is God’s verdict over my life. (Romans 8:31; Colossians 1:27)
    I agree with heaven’s assessment:

Ashrē ha’ish — blessed and favored is the man.
I am that man in Christ.

*This is not presumption; this is agreement with Scripture.

“Let God be true, but every man a liar.”
(Romans 3:4)

By  R.E.S. 

The Resurrected Life

 THE RESURRECTION LIFE

FROM THE GRAVE TO THE KINGDOM WITHIN**

Primary Theme:
Resurrection is not only a future event at the Second Coming—it is the present life of Christ in the believer through the New Birth.

OPENING DECLARATION

Beloved, Christianity is not a religion of postponed life.
It is resurrection life now.

Too many believers are waiting for the resurrection,
while the Bible declares we are already raised.

I. MAN’S PROBLEM: DEAD WHILE LIVING

Before we talk about resurrection, we must define death.

Death in Scripture is not first physical—it is spiritual separation from God.

Ephesians 2:1 (KJV)

“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;”

Man was alive physically, but dead spiritually.
That is why Jesus did not come merely to fix behavior—
He came to raise the dead.

II. JESUS ANNOUNCED A PRESENT RESURRECTION

1. Resurrection Begins When the King Speaks

John 5:24–25 (KJV)

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.”

Jesus said “now is.”
Resurrection is not postponed—it is proclaimed.

When a sinner believes, a resurrection takes place.

III. NEW BIRTH IS PARTICIPATION IN CHRIST’S RESURRECTION

2. We Were Buried—and We Were Raised

Colossians 2:12–13 (KJV)

“Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;”

Salvation is not forgiveness alone—
It is resurrection union.

3. Raised to Walk a New Kind of Life

Romans 6:4–5 (KJV)

“Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:”

Resurrection is not just about rising up later—
It is about walking differently now.

IV. CHRIST IS NOT ONLY RISEN—HE IS THE RESURRECTION

4. Resurrection Is a Person Living in You

John 11:25–26 (KJV)

“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.”

If Christ lives in you, resurrection lives in you.

5. The Same Spirit That Raised Jesus Lives in Us

Romans 8:10–11 (KJV)

“And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.”

That power is not waiting for heaven—
It is dwelling inside the believer.

V. RESURRECTION PLACES US IN THE KINGDOM

6. Raised and Seated with Christ

Ephesians 2:4–6 (KJV)

“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:”

You cannot be seated unless you are first raised.

7. Translation into the Kingdom Is Present

Colossians 1:13 (KJV)

“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:”

The Kingdom is not entered by death—
It is entered by resurrection life.

VI. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS RESURRECTION LIFE

8. Christ Lives His Life Through Us

Galatians 2:20 (KJV)

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”

Christianity is Christ expressing His resurrected life through human vessels.

9. Resurrection Produces a New Creation

2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

Resurrection creates a new species of humanity.

VII. FUTURE RESURRECTION IS THE COMPLETION, NOT THE START

10. We Have the Firstfruits Now

Romans 8:23 (KJV)

“And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.”

We are alive now—
We will be glorified later.

11. God Has an Order

1 Corinthians 15:22–23 (KJV)

“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.”

Spirit first.
Body later.

CLOSING DECLARATION

Beloved,

• You are not waiting to be raised
• You are not trying to get life
• You are living resurrection life now

Romans 6:11 (KJV)

“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”