Michael: Christ’s Sacrifice and Baptism in Him

Michael: Christ’s Sacrifice and Baptism in Him

See: Traditional
Catholic Prayers: January 1 is the Feast of the Circumcision - Eternal
Faith & Beliefs « BellesHeures's Weblog

The Epiphany is when the Holy and
undivided Trinity appeared to confirm the beginning of Our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ's public mission for the next, the last, three and
one-quarter years of His earthly life. That mission was for one
objective, which is the salvation of those who believe in Him. He came
to exhaust the sins of those are redeemed by His Most Holy Cross.
Just as His Circumcision was His first shedding of blood for us, so His
Cross is the last. There will never be NOR could there be another
sacrifice by which the redeemed are saved.

Eternal redemption. . . By that
one sacrifice of his blood, once offered on the cross, Christ our Lord
paid and exhibited, once for all, the general price and ransom of all
mankind: which no other priest could do. For He alone is our High
Priest and the only priest to whom we owe obedience.

9:13
For if the blood of goats and of oxen, and the ashes of an heifer,
being sprinkled, sanctify such as are defiled, to the cleansing of the
flesh:

9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who
by the Holy Ghost offered himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our
conscience from dead works, to serve the living God?

9:15 And therefore he is the
mediator of the new testament: that by means of his death for the
redemption of those transgressions which were under the former
testament, they that are called ay receive the promise of eternal
inheritance.

9:16 For where there is a testament the death of
the testator must of necessity come in.

9:17 For a testament is of force
after men are dead: otherwise it is as yet of no strength, whilst the
testator liveth.

9:18 Whereupon neither was the first indeed
dedicated without blood.

9:19 For when every commandment of
the law had been read by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of
calves and goats, with water, and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled
both the ook itself and all the people.

9:20 Saying: This is the blood of
the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

9:21 The tabernacle also and all the
vessels of the ministry, in like manner, he sprinkled with blood.

9:22 And almost all things,
according to the law, are cleansed with blood: and without shedding of
blood there is no remission.

9:23 It is necessary therefore that
the patterns of heavenly things should be cleansed with these: but the
heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

9:24 For Jesus is not entered into
the Holies made with hands, the patterns of the true: but into Heaven
itself, that he may appear now in the presence of God for us.

9:25 Nor yet that he should offer
himself often, as the high priest entereth into the Holies every year
with the blood of others:

Offer
himself often. . . Christ shall never more offer himself in
sacrifice, in that violent, painful, and bloody manner, nor can there be
any occasion for it: since by that one sacrifice upon His Cross, he has
furnished the full ransom, redemption, and remedy for all the sins of
the world. But this hinders not that He, by the Holy Spirit, makes
Himself daily present in the sacred Eucharist in the bread and cup given
us by God and His power alone and not by any pretended power of men,
that sacred Presence whom we receive in faith with all thanksgiving.

9:26
For then he ought to have suffered often from the beginning of the
world. But now once, at the end of ages, he hath appeared for the
destruction of sin by the sacrifice of himself.

9:27 And as it is appointed unto men
once to die, and after this the judgment:

9:28 So also Christ was offered once
to exhaust the sins of many. The second time he shall appear without
sin to them that expect him unto salvation.

Muslims are encouraged to come to
Christ, who they already confess as the Messiah, as Islam in the Holy
Qur'an teaches, just as the Holy Bible teaches, and receive baptism in
Christ and come to the Lord's table and receive the Eucharist. (See: The Final Trial)

To exhaust. . .That is, to empty,
or draw out to the very bottom, by a plentiful and perfect redemption.

Second time. . .The
Parousia, Nuzul i Isa in Arabic, the Second Coming of Christ from heaven
with all the elect angels of God.

Jesus Christ said:

John
6:55

He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood,
hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day.

Matthew 26:28

For this is my blood of the new
testament, which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins.

Christ will return to
Judgement at the end of this age « BellesHeures's Weblog

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return to Judgement at the end of this age « BellesHeures's Weblog

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Ahiyah
Asher Ahiyah I Am Who I Am Yahweh El Olam eth Abba Our Father and Son
Jesus Christ OLS and Ruach Yahweh Holy Spirit our Paraclete, Pantocrator
Omniscient Ubiquitos, Yahweh Elohim eth Creator and ruler of all the
Lord thy God Incarnate, subsuming flesh of all men, Jesus Christ our
only Saviour, 70 generations from Adam and the beginning of all creation
through Whom, the Word of God, all that has been created was created
and without Whom was nothing that has been created, Who hast commanded
all men:

1. “Thou shalt not have
strange gods before Me;

2.
Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain;

3.
Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath Day;

4.
Honor thy Father and thy Mother;

5.
Thou shalt not kill;

6. Thou shalt not commit
adultery;

7. Thou shalt not steal;

8.
Thou shalt not bear false witness;

9.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife;

10.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods;

3.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth.

5.
Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

6.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be
satisfied.

7. Blessed are the
merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

8.
Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God

9.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

10.
Blessed are they who suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven.

11.
Blessed are you when men reproach you, and persecute you, and, speaking
falsely, say all manner of evil against you, for my sake.

12.
Rejoice and exult, because your reward is great in heaven; for so did
they persecute the prophets who were before you.

“Blessed
are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are
you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

22.
Blessed shall you be when men hate you; and when they shut you out and
reproach you, and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

23.
Rejoice on that day and exult, for behold your reward is great in
heaven. For in the selfsame manner their fathers used to treat the
prophets.

24. But woe to you rich!
for you are now having your comfort.

25.
Woe to you who are filled for you shall hunger.

Woe
to you, who laugh now! For you shall mourn and weep.

26.
Woe to you when all men speak well of you! In the selfsame manner their
fathers used to treat the false prophets!”

The
Disciples Compared to Salt and Light

13.
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its strength,
what shall be salted with it? It is no longer of any use but to be
thrown out and trodden underfoot by men.

14.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be
hidden.

15. Neither do men light a
lamp and put it under the measure, but upon the lamp-stand, so as to
give light to all in the house.

16.
Even so let your light shine before men, in order that they may see
your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

The
Old Law and the New

17. “Do not think that I
have come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to
destroy, but to fulfill.

18.
For amen I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or
one tittle shall be lost from the Law till all things have been
accomplished.

19. Therefore whoever does
away with one of these least commandments, and so teaches men, shall be
called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever carries them out and
teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20.
For I say to you that unless your justice exceeds that of the Scribes
and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.

“Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole
soul with thy whole depth of being and with thy whole strength. 38. This
is the greatest and the first commandment.

39.
And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

40.
On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.

I
say it now.

34. A new commandment I
give you, that you love one another: that as I have loved you, you also
love one another. 35. By this will all men know that you are my
disciples, if you have love for one another.

Forgive
us our sins as we also do forgive those who trespass against us”

Blessed
art Thou, O Lord, teach us Thy statutes and therefore remember us when
Thou comest in Thy Kingdom

Blessed
art Thou, O Lord, grant us understanding of Thy statutes and therefore
remember us when Thou comest in Thy Kingdom

Blessed
art Thou, O Lord, enlighten us by Thy statutes and by our obedience of
them therefore remember us when Thou comest in Thy Kingdom



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Traditional
Catholic Prayers: Be Prepared « BellesHeures's Weblog

Look up, your
redemption is at hand: The Apocalypse - The Book of the Revelation - The
Testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ

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Testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ


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THE TESTIMONY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

The Revelation of The Lord God Jesus Christ

The Book of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist of the Revelation
Given Him by the Risen Lord Jesus Christ.

THE APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST

{WHO IS THE LAST PROPHET OF THE BIBLE UNTIL SAINT ENOCH AND SAINT
ELIJAH RETURN AT THE CONSUMMATION OF DAYS – Muhammad is a prophet of
God, Allah (SWT), but his Holy Scripture that God gave him to preach is
the Qur’an}

The Apocalypse is a
revelation of things that were, are and will be. We are actually
witnessing some of the events foretold in this book, but many still lie
in the future [this introduction was part of material written in the
late 1940's]. It is Christ who commands John to write to the seven
churches, opens the seven seals, reveals the sufferings of the saints,
opens the little book, overcomes the beast, reigns during the period of
the first resurrection, judges the dead, both great and small, according
to their works at His Second Coming, rules over all things from the
beginning, presides over all the changing scenes of earth’s history, and
is the King of kings and Lord of lords.

The book presents Christ as the Coming One; it reveals the
dealings of Him who came, and who is to come. It opens with the solemn
hope that the Coming One will come soon, and closes with the impressive
prediction that the Coming One will come quickly.

The book is one of hope, but also one of warning; its aim is to
assure the Church of the advent of her Lord in victory. The precise time
of this victory lies hidden with God, but it is certain, although the
crown will not be won without a struggle. Heaven will be stormed and carried away through
suffering and conflict. And all who keep the words of this book will
take part in the conflict andshare in the victory.The conflict
is presented under the form of symbols. It is not easy to give a full
interpretation of all the types, but the general symbols are not
difficult to understand. Jerusalem stands as the type of the good cause, and this is the Church of
Christ. Babylon appears as the type of the evil cause,
and this is the world _ power. The
heavenly Jerusalem has the assistance of divine power. The earthly _ Babylon has
the help of evil powers, the dragon,
the beast and the false prophet. The scenes in the great conflict arrange themselves
around these types of good and of evil. The numbers, the
seals, the trumpets and the bowls are phases in the development and
consummation of the conflict.

John has arranged the scenes in a sevenfold structure; even in
the subordinate visions he keeps to this arrangement. Commentators,
however, are not agreed in marking off the limits of each structure.

The book was written in Greek by St. John the Evangelist, on the
island of Patmos, about the year. 96 A.D.

Note on parallel passages and commentary. The parallel passages
are based on the full concordance thereof relating to, from the Council
of Trent; the commentary is late 1940’s Catholic from the full consensus
of the Church Fathers on the seven within seven structure of the book.

Also note that the book at the same time “opens from the middle”
so to speak. Just like a megilloth (Hebrew for scroll). The first eleven
chapters (1 – 11) which culminate in the general judgement – Rev. 11:18
– 19

And the nations were
angry: and thy wrath is come. And the time of the dead, that they should
be judged and that thou shouldest render reward to thy servants the
prophets and the saints, and to them that fear thy name, little and
great: and shouldest destroy them who have corrupted the earth.

And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his
testament was seen in his temple. And there were lightnings and voices
and an earthquake and great hail. (DRV)

And the second eleven chapters (12 – 22) which culminate in the
general judgement (Rev. 20:11 – 14) and the New Heaven and New Earth
(Rev. 21, 22)

Both the first and
second eleven chapters begin from the time of Christ’s Incarnation but
include the fact that He is Immortal and the Creator of Heaven and
Earth. See: Rev. 1:4 – 6 John to the seven churches which are in Asia.
Grace be unto you and peace, from him that is and that was and that is
to come: and from the seven spirits which are before his throne:

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first
begotten of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth, who hath
loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood (when He became
Incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the blessed virgin Mary and went to the
Cross for our salvation)

And hath made us a
kingdom, and priests to God and his Father. To him be glory and empire
for ever and ever. Amen.(DRV)

And see: Rev. 12:1, 2, 5

And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the
sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve
stars. And being with child, she cried travailing in birth: and was in
pain to be delivered.

And she brought forth a
man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod (Christ’s
Incarnation). And her son was taken up to God and to his throne
(Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension). (DRV)

And see: Rev.:21:6:

6 And he said to me:
It is done. I am Alpha and Omega: the Beginning and the End. To him that
thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely.
(DRV)

These two phrases that
is and that was and that is to come (Greek “‘o oon kai ‘o en kai ‘o
erchoumenos”) and I am Alpha and Omega (Greek: “egoo eimi to Alpha kai
to Omega”) are emphatic declarations of Christ’s Divinity and
Immortality for it is the Thrice Holy Trinity – Rv:4:8 And the four
living creatures had each of them six wings: and round about and within
they are full of eyes. And they rested not day and night, saying: Holy,
Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.
(Greek “‘agious ‘agious ‘agious kurios ‘o theos ‘o pantocrator”) – alone
Who possesses Aseity (self existence and Who is therefore alone
uncreated) and Who is Immortal of the same Essence/Substance – Nature.

In the above: the “who [that] is”, in Greek “‘o oon”, is the
declaration of Aseity. The “who [that] was” and the “who [that] is to
come” with the “‘o oon”, self existence, is the declaration of
Immortality (having no beginning and no end – always existing). The
phrase I am Alpha and Omega has exactly the same meaning. “I am” – “egoo
eimi” is the equivalent of Yahweh (God’s proper name) in Hebrew meaning
“I am” in the same sense as the above “‘o oon”. Alpha and Omega has the
same meaning as Immortality in the above. Pantocrator (translated as
Almighty) is the declaration of the Thrice Holy Lord God’s All ruling
absolute Sovereignty and includes emphatically the meaning that He is
alone uncreated and Creator, ex nihilo, of all of creation. This relates
directly to the beginning of the Gospel of St. John and the beginning
of the first book of the Torah (the Pentateuch) which is Genesis. See:
Genesis 1:1 through 2:4 and St. John’s Gospel 1:1 through vs. 18. All of
this and the exact seventy human generations recounted in St. Luke’s
Gospel 3:1 – 38 from Adam to Christ (see also the parallel in St.
Matthew’s Gospel 1:1 – 25 from Abraham to Christ) and the testimony of
the Church Fathers does not allow any pagan evolutionary gods nor even
sophist pantheistic idolatrous creationism but only creation by the
Creator as He said He did it, and only Redemption in God and His Christ
(the Messiah, al-Maseeh) as He said that it is; the false gods or pagan
idolatrous religions that willfully reject God and Jesus Christ (those
who do not willfully reject Him but seek God in their hearts are judged
by God alone) are without grace and they and their followers will be
damned forever, who do not repent in this life from those false gods and
religions and come to God and His Christ and make confession in Him and
be baptized by God’s Spirit {believers in monotheistic Islam and all
men of good will (in the full consensus of the Church Fathers) are
included as true believers in the true God when therefore saved by their
confession of belief in the Triune God and fulfilling the will of God,
Allah (SWT), they come to Christ and professing the Trinity are baptized
in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit}. Allah is
from biblical Hebrew ‘Eloah’ and means the true God, All middle Eastern
Christians, including Catholics, who are Arabic speakers call on Allah
as the name of the true God. Amen.

Note on parallel passage notation – the ! after a scriptural
reference means that is the emphasis or central point for explanation of
the passage.

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