Joh_8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
C 8 THE FIRST RESURRECTION
THE SECOND RESURRECTION
IMMORTALITY
ETERNAL LIFE
THE KINGDOM OF LIGHT & THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS
Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Joh 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Emblematically, there are two Kingdoms that exist on Earth. How a person conduct their Life determines which Kingdom they Live in and depicts their Ruler who dictates their Life. People become the Servant of their Ruler who is also their “Master” whom they Obey.
Rom_6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
JESUS taught we can not serve two Masters so >> We Must Choose << which Kingdom we belong to by Belief and Obedience to GOD or the Unbelief and Disobedience of the Mammon (>> the Carnal Deception – the devil <<).
Luk_16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
GOD is the FATHER of the Kingdom of Light. HE is the FATHER of Lights and the FATHER of Spirits.
Jas_1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Heb_12:9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
The devil – Satan is the father of the Kingdom of Darkness. The devil is also the god of this World who blinds the Minds of the people he has enslaved by keeping them in Ignorance and under the Power of Darkness through deceit.
Joh_8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
2Co_4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
The Citizens of the Darkness are at variance with the Citizens of the Light because of the Enmity GOD put between them but the bearers of Light (Believers) endeavor to reach those who are lost in the dark by Obeying the Great Commission given by JESUS CHRIST to all Believers to Teach the Gospel of the Kingdom of GOD/Heaven to all of the Nations of the World.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Act 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
The First Resurrection and The Second Resurrection
1Co_15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
The First Resurrection will be the Citizens of the Kingdom of Light under JESUS CHRIST. The Second Resurrection is of the Citizens of the Kingdom of Darkness under the devil. The following information explains briefly, how the Two Kingdoms came into being.
Mankind was Created Perfect and without Sin. GOD made Man HIS Vicegerent on Earth to have Dominion over the Works of HIS Hands. He gave Man (Adam) several >> Directives << and Commandments as the Inhabitants, Caretakers and Stewards of the Earth. GOD also gave Man a Commandment of Obedience which was to abstain from eating the Fruit of one particular Tree. The serpent (the devil) deceived Adam & Eve and they Sinned in >> Unbelief and Disobedience. << Sin Separated Man from GOD.
Sin separates Mankind from GOD
GOD put Enmity (hostility) between the serpent (the devil) and the Woman and between their Seed. This Foreshadowed the Emblem of the Two Divisions of Mankind – the Messiah and >> HIS Believers << (the Seed of the Woman) vs the serpent – the devil & Unbelievers (Seed of the serpent – the devil). See the links to the full articles below.
Gen 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Judgment of Sin – The Death Penalty
Man (Adam) Disobeyed GOD through the >> Carnal Deception << of the devil who continues to deceive the whole World by Blinding and Influencing the Minds of the Unbelievers, who are those individuals who do not Believe, Love, or Obey GOD or the Gospel of the Kingdom of GOD/Heaven.
Rev_12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
2Co_4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Unbelievers Believe the Lies, Delusions and Illusions of the devil such as people can follow their own Will instead of GOD’S Will and that to be Disobedient to GOD does not matter. These individuals are Friends of the World (the devil’s/Satan’s Kingdom), Enemies of GOD and they are Ruled by the devil’s Wiles (Deceit & Trickery) which employs the Carnal Senses of the Flesh and the Carnal Mind which is Enmity against GOD. The Unbeliever is the Natural Man who is Carnal Minded and can not understand things that are Spiritual or things that are of the Spirit of GOD.
Rom_8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Jas_4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
1Co_2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
>> Believers << are under the Beneficent Rule of JESUS CHRIST and are of the Seed of the Woman, while the Unbelievers are under the Rule of the serpent (also known as the devil, Satan and the Dragon as revealed in the >> Book of Revelation, <<) and are the Seed of the serpent – the devil. Enmity between the Woman and the Serpent and their Seed is seen Consistently from the Book of Genesis to the Book of Revelation.
Rev_12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Believers are not of the World and are not conformed to the World, but are Spiritually Transformed by the Renewing of their Mind, through the >> HOLY GHOST/SPIRIT. << Believers are Converted from being Carnal Minded and Dead in Sin to having a Spiritual Mind and made alive by JESUS CHRIST, able to Believe in GOD, Obey GOD, Love GOD and to Perform the Will of GOD.
Rom_12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
The links below are to articles which discuss in detail the TWO KINGDOMS that Exist on Earth and how Individuals Choose their Citizenry under their Chosen Kingdom and their Chosen Ruler. The articles also delineate the Characteristics and Principles of each Kingdom. The Chosen Kingdom and the respective Ruler will dictate which Resurrection the person will participate in.
Rev_20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
See the links below regarding the Two Kingdoms
TWO EMBLEMATIC KINGDOMS
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A FEW SCRIPTURES DEPICTING THE SEPARATION OF THE TWO KINGDOMS
2Co_6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Act 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD/HEAVEN ~ THE KINGDOM OF JESUS CHRIST ~ THE KINGDOM OF SPIRITUAL LIGHT
Joh_12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
1Jn 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Eph_6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Col_1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
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THE KINGDOM OF THE WORLD ~ THE KINGDOM OF SATAN & SPIRITUAL DARKNESS
Eph_6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Col_1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Mat_12:26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Joh_1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Joh_3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
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