Yes I Am "SHOUTING FROM THE ROOFTOPS" ...

"PEOPLE LISTEN UP!!!"

Watchmen have been sounding the alarm! If you missed the many years of warnings, I pray with all my heart that you TAKE HEED NOW to what is going on as you hear and read these words!

At the  Midnight Cry  when Jesus comes again!

 

What On Earth Is Happening? Literally!!!

Pastor J.D. provides answers from Bible prophecy to the question of, what on earth is happening? Connect with Pastor J.D. Farag on Social Media to stay updated on his latest Bible Prophecy teachings and End Times-related news.

Links spoken of in the video above, not all inclusive, are as follows. I will not do a link to them. If you want to know what the evil are working on, copy and paste them into your web browser yourself.

United Nations New World Order      https://unnwo.org/

Covi-Pass Digital Health Pass             https://covi-pass.com/

So many WATCHMEN (Ezek 33) have been saying we are living in the LAST DAYS!! Jesus is coming in the clouds for His Bride at a time when even Jesus himself does not know: only God the Father knows. However, we are told we will know the SIGNS OF THE TIMES!

In God's word, we read the

Parable of the Sower

We are to tell people of the Kingdom of God that is coming, as a farmer spreads seeds in his fields. Seeds that are sown will fall on four types of soil.

Matthew 13:18 Context

¹⁵For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. ¹⁶But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. ¹⁷For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. ¹⁸Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. ¹⁹When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. ²⁰But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; ²¹Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

These seeds (words) have fallen on four types of soil (people's hearts). The first three types of soil REJECT the words they hear. Only the fourth, and last, ACCEPT the words and embrace them into their lives.

God has been faithful to give me words to say by way of the Holy Spirit and the boldness, when I ask, to speak / write them. I have been blessed to be shown links to prophecy and updates as well. These are for me to learn by studying the Bible and for me to share them.  Years ago, in July 2015, at a church altar, God gave me a new name of ANNA! Holy Spirit has given me things to post in this blog from that day to this. The blog existed first in 2010 so there are a couple of posts from there that I was allowed to leave up. One, the Three Red Marbles, is also done in a podcast. It is that important to show what God has put on my heart for all these years.

This blog post today is being written with many tears having been shed and with a heavy burden on my heart for PEOPLE TO SEE AND HEAR what is taking place all around us!

• PLEASE, if you have rejected his call before, ask Jesus into your heart NOW!
• If you have done this but it has been awhile and you are lukewarm, PLEASE return to the days of your First Love - the day you FIRST met JESUS as your SAVIOR.
• If you are born again and are on fire for the Lord, PLEASE hear the call of Holy Spirit to get the Good News out while there is yet time to do so!

There are signs all around that follow the prophecies in the Bible that we are MOMENTS away from JESUS' RETURN FOR HIS BRIDE IN THE RAPTURE! Be ready as wise virgins and not sluggish and sleepy as foolish virgins who are asleep when the BRIDEGROOM COMES!

Maranatha,

Anna

There Is No New Thing Under The Sun ...

POWER of the Prayer Closet!

“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 1:9

The following links are to a video and website that are most informative and encouraging for us today! I encourage you to read, watch, or both! I am and asking Holy Spirit to help me to apply this knowledge to my walk!

The Power of the Secret Closet - Video

The Power of the Secret Closet - David Wilkerson March 1992

Matthew 6:5-6
5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Do you have a prayer closet? It can be an actual closet or a place that you go to shut out the world and get alone with God. I have included, both video and a more detailed transcript, of David Wilkerson's sermon on the Power of the Secret Closet. As I came across the video, I knew this was an area for me to pay special attention to. I went searching for the sermon to receive an even deeper teaching on the subject. This is not just a quick study. I can tell that I must apply myself to this word as a whole meal and not just as an appetizer at the Lord's table.

This is required of me for not just my prayer time, but for my continued walk with the Lord. I want to draw even closer and this is the way. To spend more and quality time with the Lord. Shutting out the world and all distractions. Taking every thought captive unto Christ choose the more excellent thing -- sit at Jesus feet, as Lazarus' sister Mary did.{The link is to the verses on this}

Please take a moment to watch/listen to David's sermon. I pray you feel the urgency then to spend alone time with God! Perhaps Holy Spirit will use the sermon link, as He is with me, to dig deeper into God's word and get a clear understanding of what I am to learn and do for today! 

Be Encouraged and Be Blessed!
Heavenly Father, I pray for each person that you bring to this blog and especially to this post, that they will feel the special anointing of Holy Spirit on these words and for them to have eyes to see and ears to hear what is being said for these last days. Lord, there is an urgency in my spirit to get the word out. That today is the acceptable day of the Lord. Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. In Jesus name, Amen!

Maranatha,
Anna

"Be Thou My Vision" by Eden's Bridge

This hymn has called to my Irish heart since the first I heard it! I am half Irish on my Mom's side and these words light a spiritual fire in my heart whenever I hear it and sing it in worship! 

I researched a little of its history and added a link if you want to know more. If you choose to listen, may you be blessed with God's majesty and presence with full knowledge in your heart that our High King of Heaven loves and protects us always!

The following is found in the video description:

Fire glowed against the visage of St. Patrick as he lit yet another candle in the dark Irish churchyard on Slane Hill. The fire reminded him of Christ, Redeemer and light of his life. Opposite the churchyard was Tara, where resided the pagan High King Lóe­gaire-- the man who outlawed candles in Ireland. But it was the eve of Easter, 433 A.D. and St. Patrick was determined to glorify God that night. And thus began the hymn. 

"Therefore, on that day when I was rebuked, as I have just mentioned, I saw in a vision of the night a document before my face, without honour, and meanwhile I heard a divine prophecy, saying to me: 'We have seen with displeasure the face of the chosen one divested of name.' And he did not say 'You have seen with displeasure', but 'We have seen with displeasure' (as if He included Himself) . He said then: 'He who touches you, touches the apple of my eye.'"-- Saint Patrick 

This is very true for me, especially with this hymn!

"Sometimes hymn singing invites us to connect with the saints who have gone before. Such is the case with the famous Irish hymn, "Be Thou my vision." The original poem, found in two Irish manuscripts in the library of the Royal Irish Academy, may be dated as early as the 8th century." Reference: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/history-of-hymns-be-thou-my-vision

Maranatha,

Anna

Three Red Marbles

This is the life legacy I would hope everyone would want to have! I know I do! I was blessed to get this in an email today from a wonderful, caring friend. I have to share it with you. I know your heart will be touched as mine was!

3 Red Marbles - audio reading by Anita

Three Red Marbles
I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes.
I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily appraising a basket of freshly picked green peas.
I paid for my potatoes, but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas.
I am a pushover for creamed peas and new potatoes. Pondering the peas, I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between Mr. Miller (the store owner) and the ragged boy next to me.
'Hello Barry, how are you today?'
'H'lo, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya. Jus' admirin' them peas. They sure look good.'
'They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?'
'Fine. Gittin' stronger alla' time.'
'Good. Anything I can help you with?'
'No, Sir. Jus' admirin' them peas.'
'Would you like take some home?' asked Mr. Miller.
'No, Sir. Got nuthin' to pay for 'em with.'
'Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?'
'All I got's my prize marble here.'
'Is that right? Let me see it' said Miller.
'Here 'tis. She's a dandy.'
'I can see that. Hmmmmm, only thing is this one is blue and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this at home?' the store owner asked.
'Not zackley but almost.'
'Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red marble', Mr. Miller told the boy.
'Sure will. Thanks Mr. Miller.'

Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me. With a smile she said, 'There are two other boys like him in our community, all three are in very poor circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for peas, apples, tomatoes, or whatever.
When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he doesn't like red after all and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one, when they come on their next trip to the store.'

I left the store smiling to myself, impressed with this man.

A short time later I moved to Colorado, but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys, and their bartering for marbles.

Several years went by, each more rapid than the previous one.

Just recently, I had occasion to visit some old friends in that Idaho community and while there I learned that Mr. Miller had died.
They were having his visitation that evening and knowing my friends wanted to go, I agreed to accompany them.
Upon arrival at the mortuary, we fell into line to meet the relatives of the deceased and to offer whatever words of comfort we could.

Ahead of us in line were three young men.
One was in an army uniform and the other two wore nice haircuts, dark suits and white shirts...all very professional looking.
They approached Mrs. Miller, standing composed and smiling by her husband's casket.
Each of the young men hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly with her and moved on to the casket.
Her misty light blue eyes followed them as, one by one; each young man stopped briefly and placed his own warm hand over the cold pale hand in the casket.
Each left the mortuary awkwardly, wiping his eyes.

Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I was and reminded her of the story from those many years ago and what she had told me about her husband's bartering for marbles.
With her eyes glistening, she took my hand and led me to the casket. 
'Those three young men who just left were the boys I told you about. They just told me how they appreciated the things Jim 'traded' them. Now, at last, when Jim could not change his mind about color or size ... they came to pay their debt.'
 
'We've never had a great deal of the wealth of this world,' she confided, 'but right now, Jim would consider himself the richest man in Idaho '.
With loving gentleness, she lifted the lifeless fingers of her deceased husband. Resting underneath were three exquisitely shined red marbles.

The Moral: We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds.

Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath. 

Today I wish you a day of ordinary miracles:

• A fresh pot of coffee you didn't make yourself.
  
• An unexpected phone call from an old friend.
  
• Green stoplights on your way to work.
  
• The fastest line at the grocery store.
  
• A good old sing-along song on the radio.
  
• Your keys found right where you left them.
  

Send a link to this to the people you'll never forget. If you don't send it to anyone, it means you are in way too much of a hurry to even notice the ordinary miracles when they occur.

It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.

{Originally published on 2/2/2010 at 4:17 PM}
Note: I have no idea who to attribute it to so, if you know, please leave a comment with that information. I would like to give them credit for their wonderful work.

Communion ...

What did Jesus say about it? He did not tell us how often, but he did say to do this in remembrance of him!

John 6:53-58 
53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

Recently, the Lord blessed me by making a way to partake of Communion at home again! It is such a blessing to remember Jesus each day! 

I put on the full armor of God for the spiritual battles each day but the ultimate humbling of my spirit to fight in this war is when I bow at Jesus' feet. Remembering His sacrifice, His blood shed for me, and His death on the cross that I might live eternally with God! Communion helps me remember that my Christian witness is Jesus working through me and it is not about me working for Him. I am an instrument. There is no work, Jesus paid it all. Salvation is freely offered to each of us ... because Jesus chose to make the Ultimate Sacrifice.

When I was working, I would regularly take communion. It helped me to focus and to be anchored in the Lord no matter what the chaos of the day might bring. Since I have retired, I have fallen away from taking communion. I noticed a marked difference, over time, in my ability to stay focused and pray effectively. 

I am not required to take communion, remembering Jesus every day. However, in these very evil and dark days, focusing on Jesus and following through as he commanded, gives me a stronger commitment and clearer thinking throughout the day! The early church took communion whenever they ate a meal together!

I am sharing this information because I am supremely blessed! It is my wish for you to be blessed, as well!

Maranatha,
Anna

How can a person read the Bible ...

and still die as an unbeliever?

The following video is what Holy Spirit led me to watch that placed this blog post on my heart.

How can so many people read the Bible but still die unbelieving?  RZIM 2/5/2019
"If the Bible is really the revealed Word of God and has the power Christians claim it has, how can so many people read it, know it, and still die un-believing? Ravi Zacharias and Abdu Murray respond at an open forum at Yale University."

God, in wanting our love for Him to be our choice, freely given, gave each of us Free Will! He did not want robots. He was already worshiped by all of creation. He created man in their image for fellowship with Him. There are no magic words that someone could say that would make an unbeliever into a believer. That goes against God's Word and that will never be allowed for God's Word is truth! God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow! Isaiah 55:11 tells us that God's Word does not return to Him void but that it accomplishes what He sent it out to do.

The bottom line of unbelief is very simple. They don't want to believe! They have the pride of life, the lust of the eye, the want of material things this world offers. They refuse to see that Jesus' sacrifice on the cross was for them ... because it would mean giving their life to God and dying to self as they walk the supernatural road of discipleship.

Nothing happens in this world unless God allows it. I accept that God's ways and thoughts are higher than mine. I trust He sees the big, panoramic, picture from the beginning. I do not have this perspective yet, but when I make Heaven my Home, I will have this knowledge and so much more. The book of my life was written before I was even born. I will ask to read that book, when I remember it. I imagine, when I meet Jesus, everything will pass away in the wonder of His love and sacrifice for me! A sinner saved by Grace!

Are you surrounded by fear? Scared and uncertain of what today, and every day beyond that, will bring with the corona virus, lock down, evil in government blatantly planning to force you to act against your will. The only answer to take away that fear is to give your heart to Jesus and God will protect you! You don't accept Jesus for what you can get ... you accept His precious gift because you finally have your eyes and ears opened to the truth of how much you are loved!

If you are being called by Holy Spirit to accept Jesus as your Savior, please pray the ABCs of Salvation: 
Admit:

Confess to God that you are a sinner. Repent or turn away from your sin.
Believe:

Trust that Jesus is God's Son and that God sent Jesus to save people from their sins.
Commit:

Give your life to Jesus. Ask Him to be your Lord and Savior.

I hope you came to Jesus today!

Maranatha,
Anna

Jesus' Bride

{Original publish date of 11/7/15 at 1:31 AM}

I Love You, Lord

God, you alone created me.

What I will become, You now see.

Each day You strengthen and sustain

Holding my heart, to keep it from pain.

I dedicate all my life to You.

Let each day prove me to be true.

To serve You and to do Your will.

No matter the cost -- Your plans fulfill.

You've opened my eyes to see so clear.

You've anointed my ears that I might hear,

Your slightest whisper in the night

Fills my heart with purest delight.

My love for You flows with joy from my heart.

With such purity it drowns the enemy's dart.

You have proven yourself again and again

As my greatest treasure and very best Friend.

You care for me with such gentleness and grace,

I long for the day when I gaze upon your face.

Adorned in the beautiful gown of the Bride

With my Savior, Jesus, standing beside.

It's hard for my finite mind to understand

Why you would choose me for this love so grand,

There's no way to repay what You've so freely given

Until I met You --- I knew 'nuthin' 'bout livin'.

My thanks to you hardly seems enough.

You hold me so close when times get rough.

Yet my love for You is all that You ask.

This You want from me is an easy task.

So Father this letter, to You from me,

Is sent from a captive, now joyously free!

All that I am, I surrender to You.

The King of my heart, Faithful and True.

Maranatha,
Anna

© Anita Weld given by Holy Spirit w/scriptures on 5/23/1996

2 Corinthians 11:2 - For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Ephesians 5:27 - That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Revelation 19:7-9 - 
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

Friends

© Anita M. Weld 1996

What qualities make a faithful friend?

One on whom you can depend

To speak the truth without offense.

To share their thoughts without pretense.

It takes sincerely loving God.

To willingly walk the path Jesus trod.

To lay their life down for their friend

When help is needed, hand and heart extend.

A true friend is very rare indeed.

So many can't see beyond their own need.

Their hardness of heart won't comfort me

I can love as Jesus or choose to flee.

I have friends that let me be

All that I am and see what God sees.

I have truly found treasures so rare.

I honor those whose friendship I share!

Maranatha,

Anna

4 x 4 x 5. . . Yet Boundless

© Anita M. Weld 1996

Throughout each storm,
You are the calm.
To wounded hearts,
You are the balm.

Panoramic--

You see one view.

Microscopic--

Is your view, too!

Our Dimensions

Are four daily.

Your Dimensions--

Infinity!

Our struggle here

Isn't hard to see.

To comprehend

"How vast are Thee?"

We see darkly,
As through a glass.
Yet to know you,
One must but ask.

Maranatha,
Anna

Lock down! Loneliness and Anger ...

What have we read in scriptures about loneliness and anger? How do we handle our emotions during these challenging times?

If you believe for one second that we will return to life as we knew it, I hope you will rethink that. The timing of all that is going on is purposeful and has been planned. God knows the plan. He knows their playbook. Nothing can  happen except God allows it. That alone should take away any and all fear. We are His children and we are protected by Him. Does it mean we will have an easy walk? No, I don't know of any Faith walk that is easy. I do know we walk them successfully by leaning on Jesus and His strength! 

During these times of isolation:  whether you are elderly or one with a compromised immune system, or both, the hardest thing to endure is the loneliness. It seems others have jobs, families, friends, someone with whom they can converse and share to make the days easier to live through. Sadly, that is not the case for everyone. Those that find themselves shut in with no contact with the outside world can become very emotional. Sad, lonely, depressed, then perhaps anger will step in.

When you find yourself in this situation and your emotions seem to be getting the best of you, give it to God. All of it! Not just a piece of it ... every speck of it! If it tries to come back, give it all to Him again. Keep doing that until you are no longer influenced by these negative emotions and you will find that you have taken every thought captive and followed Jesus in your thinking and your ways. The transformation time depends on you! No one else! You are accountable for your thoughts and actions! 

What makes me so sure that this is sound advice? Because I am walking it as we speak. I am lonely and isolated. I find myself getting sad and depressed. I know this brings anger to my heart. I also know that as I ask Jesus for help, he is faithful to let me lean on his strength! The following prayers help me. I hope they will be a help to you, as well!

Loneliness
"Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:20

Lord, I thank You that You are my true companion -- that I am never alone. You have assigned angels to watch over and protect me. You have given me Your Holy Spirit and promised that You are with me always, even to the very end of the age. What a privilege that You call me Your friend. As we travel this road of life together, on city sidewalks, suburban roads, or country paths, I enjoy Your presence, Lord. Help me never to forget Your presence. 

Anger
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Ephesians 4:51

Lord, I am so mad! I am angry, and I need Your help. Why do things have to go so wrong? I need to do something with this heated emotion -- and I choose to give You my anger and bitterness, Lord. Help me be rid of it. Redeem the confusion and bring peace to what seems so out of control. Free me from resentment and blame. Show me my part in this conflict as You speak to the heart of my adversary. I need your healing and peace, Lord.

"From Power Prayers for Women, published by Barbour Publishing Inc., used by permission.

Maranatha,
Anna

Resurrection and Ascension

To fully understand Jesus' Resurrection and Ascension, we need to first know what happened with his spirit after the death of his human body. Without this background, there is no way to clearly see what the Bible means when speaking of the Resurrection. Jesus spirit returned from His appointed time in hell and was united with his new body – which was still full of the powerful energy of the Holy Spirit that merged his spirit and body.

Notice Jesus told Mary Magdalene not to touch him as he had not yet ascended to his Father. Looking at the Shroud of Turin, it took mega amounts of energy to make a negative photograph of Jesus earthly body (front and back including his face – which had a separate wrap as well). This power was provided by Holy Spirit to unite Jesus spirit with his resurrected body. Jesus had to go to the Father before anyone could touch him. This is in line with the OT when being in the presence of God. No one could look on God and live: except Moses that God made provision for in Exodus 33:17-23. So also, no one could touch Jesus in his newly resurrected body until he had gone to the Father. Jesus told Mary not to touch him and asked her instead to go tell the disciples that He was returning to His Father. This was to reassure them that he was truly resurrected.
 

Never before or since has there been a resurrection such as happened to Jesus. The first prophecy in the Bible, Gen 3:15, foretells of his victorious Resurrection. The prophecy of Isaiah 53:10 is understood because of Jesus' resurrection. His resurrection required the power of God. Many infallible proofs, Acts 1:3, have confirmed Jesus death in our place as a substitute for us and God raising him from the dead and exalting him by giving him a name above all names. No one knows what we will be when we are transformed into our glorified bodies, but we do know we will be like Jesus. The resurrection shows us the power of God, but also his mercy, love and grace. He loved us enough to show us mercy by his only begotten son choosing to take our place and pay the cost to reconcile us back to God as our advocate in grace.

Jesus then returned to earth after he received his glorified body and others saw and spoke with him. Doubting Thomas' unbelief was confronted when he was invited to touch Jesus since that is the only way that he would believe.

All relationships with Jesus would now, from this moment, be different than what they had known before. Now He is our Savior. This is a separate and different ascension than that which would be seen by witnesses 40 days later). The Old Testament foretold Jesus Ascension in Psalm 68:18. Paul quoted this scripture in Eph 4:8-10.

Reference https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Jesus-Christ,-Ascension-Of

Relevant verses concerning Jesus' ascension are John 7:13, John 16:28, John 20:17, John 14:2, John14:12, Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and Acts 1:9.

The ascension, when the disciples and others witnessed him Ascending into the clouds to Heaven, is the way Jesus' children will leave this earth with Him in the pre-trib Rapture. They watched until the clouds hid him from sight. When Jesus returns for his children, he will come to the clouds, the shofar will sound, and his children will meet him in the air. This ascension by his children will happen in an instant. The twinkling of an eye is only an instant. 

This is not to be confused with his Second Coming, when Jesus will return as the avenging Lion of Judah with all his saints on horseback with him for the Battle of Armageddon. Rev 16:16, Matt 24:21, Isaiah 13:9, Rev 11:15, Rev 16:14, Rev 19:11-21, Rev 12:9, Rev 14:20-24, Rev 19:19-21, Isaiah 13:6, Rev17:1-18, Zec 14:1-21, Luke 21:25, Titus 1:2, Joel 3:12-14.

Continuing on with the background narrative: 

After Jesus died on the cross, his body was taken to the borrowed tomb. His face was wrapped in a separate cloth and his body was then wrapped on a shroud. The burial shroud was one solid piece: the body was laid on it then the rest of it went over the head to rest on the front of the body.

In the spirit realm upon his human death, Jesus spirit descended into the part of Hell called Abraham's bosom (Luke 16:22). Jesus told the thief on the cross, when he asked Jesus to remember him, that day he would be with him in Paradise. Paradise was the holding place outside of Hell where the saints that were faithful, from Adam to the thief on the cross, went to wait upon the Christ until his passion and death on the cross were fulfilled. They could see over into Hell and the ones that were tormented (read the accounting of Lazarus the beggar and the Rich Man). Scriptures telling of Jesus in Hell (and what he did there i.e. preaching to the captives, etc.): Eph 4:9, Acts 2:24, 1 Pet 3:19, Hosea 13:14, Zech9:11, and Col 2:15..

When the prophesied three days in hell were completed, Jesus returned with the keys to hell and death. He was victorious in paying the cost of our salvation to reconcile us to God through his blood. The resurrection of his body and the return of Jesus to Father God also fulfilled prophesy.

What is Jesus' Ascension and what does it mean now: His physical ascension into heaven is our example of his victory. He fulfilled the work he was given to do. He was given back his heavenly glory. Father God was very pleased, exalted him and gave him a new name. Eph 1:20-23, Matt 17:5, Phil 2:9. Jesus going to heaven allows him to prepare a place for us, John 14:2 and to begin his work as our High Priest Heb 4:14-16 and New Covenant mediator Heb9:15. Jesus reign over all enemies began 1 Pet 3:22. The church (our body not a building) was now empowered to accomplish our mission. Eph 1:22-23.

Maranatha,

Anna

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References for scriptures if you want to study further:

https://taylormarshall.com/2012/01/why-did-christ-descend-into-hell.html

https://taylormarshall.com/2012/04/8-bible-verses-on-christs-descent-into.html

https://bibleview.org/en/bible/easter/500people/

1 Cor 15:11 Jesus was seen by over 500 people at one time after his resurrection.

12 different recorded appearances of Jesus:
1st of 12 The appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene Sunday 17th or 21st of Nisan Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:9-11, John 20:11-18

2nd of 12 The appearance of Jesus to the other women, Matthew 28:1

3rd of 12 The appearance of Jesus to two disciples (Cleophas and another) on the road to Emmaus, Mark 16:12-13, Luke 24:13-32, John 24:33-35, 1 Corinthians 15:5

4th of 12 The news of the appearance of Jesus to Simon Peter, Luke 24:33-35, 1 Corinthians 15:5

5th of 12 The appearance to the astonished disciples (Thomas absent) with a commission, Mark 16:14, Luke 24:36-43, 1 Corinthians 15:5

6th of 12 The appearance of Jesus to the disciples the next Sunday night, John 20:26-31

7th of 12 The appearance of Jesus to seven disciples beside the Sea of Galilee, John 21:1-25

8th of 12 Jesus appears to the eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee, Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 16:15-18

9th of 12 Jesus appears to about 500 hundred people on a mountain in Galilee, 1 Corinthians 15:6

10th of 12 Jesus appears to James his brother, 1 Corinthians 15:7, Galatians 1:9

11th of 12 Jesus appears to the disciples with another commission, Luke 24:44-49 & Acts 1:3-8

12th of 12 Jesus appears to the disciples with another commission, Luke 24:44-49 & Acts 1:3-8

References

https://www.gotquestions.org/ascension-Jesus-Christ.html