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| Man's Big Three Grace Periods by Rev. V.V. McCoy, President World Vision Enterprise |
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| Introduction THE BIG THREE GRACE PERIODS No. 1 THE DOOR IS CLOSED (found in Genesis 7:16) The seed for a new beginning is in the ark No. 2 THE DOOR IS CLOSED (found in Matthew 25:11-12) The foolish came to a closed door but will have hope (According to my understanding of The Word of God) Matthew 25:31-46 The judgment of the nations by Jesus Christ separated them one from another, so the sheep (called the righteous) are the seed for the 1,000-year reign of Christ Please note: The sheep are chosen from ALL Nations No.3 AT THE END OF THE 1,000-YEAR REIGN OF CHRIST (Revelation 20:7-15; Revelation 21:1-6) The people that are left here on this renter (or transformed earth) are the seed for the new Earth. |
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| Part I | |
| God is Love Love is not love until it is given away God is Grace Grace is expressed to all of mankind according to his (or her) knowledge of God. Grace is a gift to mankind. It cannot be earned, learned, bought or deserved. |
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| God deals with mankind on a one-to-one basis. All of mankind will answer to the One Who made them. Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. :...For we shall all stand before the judgement seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Romans 14:10-12 |
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| God = His Word His Word = Jesus God = Authority = Power God = Seed Seed makes it possible for reproduction |
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| I write this book to you while recovering from a serious affliction in my body. I did not have to have surgery. During recovery, I have spent a great deal of time in paryer and meditation--meditating on the Great Mercy of Our Great God. Oh, that He would bring me through the pain of suffering! All praise and honor and glory be to His Holy Name In a weakened condition, I would pray a while and sleep a while. It was not at all unusual to find myself adding to my notes at three and four o'clock in the mornings. One morning in particular, I was suddenly awakened by a voice deep inside of me: JESUS = SABBATH. Hallelujah! That's the answer! Glory be to God! In the Bible we are told to "remember the Sabbath". Certainly it is true that some esteeem one day and others another, but the bottom line truth is, God = Christ. God, through Christ, is Love Implemented to the whole world. Who is man supposed to worship? Jehovah God, the Living God, the Eternal God. The God Who gave His Only Begotten Son to die on a cross in our place. His Son, Who took on the sins of the world, that we might be set free from their bondage, if we will simply accept and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the Only Begotten Son of Our Eternal God. In Adam, all of mankind is destined to die. But in Christ, all are made new and alive. Our Great God, through the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed on Mount Calvary for the remittance of our sins, is going to take those whom He calls from the grave and those that are still living, who are ready to meet Him. Those who are looking for Him will be going home to meet Him. Even Jesus reminded us in the Bible that He did not come to do away with the Law, but to fulfill it. And that leads me to say, as I have so many times in the past, we need the whole Gospel, not just a piece from here and a bit from over there. The Whole Truth. I stress to you again: there is absolutely no other name under Heaven whereby any can be saved except that of Jesus Christ. In this little book, let's take a good look at the word Grace, as applied to a period of time. Grace belongs to the One and Only All-Powerful God, Jehovah. Let us now reason together... |
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| THE FIRST CLOSED DOOR | |
| The first closed door was the closed door of the ark, in which Noah and his family, along with beasts of every kind, were enclosed during the flood God sent upon this earth. God told Noah to build an ark to save his household, because when the Grace Period of one hundred and twenty years ended, the great flood descended upon the earth and destroyed every living thing that was not brought into the ark for safety. Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. The grace period for the Old World was the space of one hundred and twenty years. The door of mercy stayed open for that period of time. God's long suffering waited until the last moment of time had passed and then the old world that was outside of the ark was destroyed. Let's look at the scripture that shows us the grace that Noah found in the eyes of the Lord: And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. Genesis 6:5-8.Let's take special note of verse 22 in that same chapter: Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. Could this be the reason for the grace Noah found in the eyes of God? Readers, if you would like to know more about the ark and the finishing thereof, please read the entire seventh chapter of Genesis. In God's anger, it is possible for any person to overstep the Days of Grace. Just as nations can cross a deadline and have God's Door of Mercy closed against them, so can individuals. And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. Genesis 7:16. This is when God closed the first door upon his seed. The purpose of the closed door was for a new beginning. When this happens, God's Mercy turns into wrath. What next? You guessed it! Destruction and death. For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:30, 31. The ninth chapter of the Book of Nehemiah describes in detail how a people can repent of their sins and turn back to the God of their fathers. |
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| End Part I, "Man's Big Three Grace Periods" Continued... | |
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