TESTIMONY OF JESUS: 

                        THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY

                                              By Pastor Max Solbrekkken, D.D.

"I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: Worship God for the TESTIMONY OF JESUS IS THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY." (Rev. 19: 10)

Every Prophecy given in the Holy Bible or through His prophets in the synagogues or Early Church had ONE GOAL in the final analysis - that was to declare the TESTIMONY OF JESUS which is the Record that Almighty God gave of His Son - The Redemption of the human race and the glorification of the Father through the sacrificial Death of Christ Jesus of Nazareth and His glorious Ressurection from the dead!

The Bible states: "Jesus said unto him, I am the Way, the Truth and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me." (John 14:6)

The GREATEST SIN a person can commit is the Rejection of the TESTIMONY that God gave of His Son! (John 14:6). Every prophecy given, ultimately pointed to and must continually point to the Testimony  of Jesus Christ, Who created the worlds and all things. He  DIED vicariously for the sins of His creation to bring us to God the Father. And to reign with Him throughout Eternity!

THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE

St. John stated, "And this is the record that God hath given to us eternal life and this life is in the Son. He that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the Name of the Son of God." (1 John 5: 11-13)

"The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto Him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world...And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him. And I knew it not; but He that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, the same is He that baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

"And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; And looking upon JESUS as He walked, He saith, behold, the Lamb of God." (John 1: 29-36)

JESUS WAS WOUNDED FOR US ALL

"Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our Peace was upon Him and with His stripes we are healed.

"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to His own way; and the Lord hath laid upon Him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53: 4-6)

"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justigfied freely by His GRACE through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." (Rom. 3:23,24)

JESUS: THE PRECIOUS LAMB OF GOD

"And I saw a strong angel procaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the Book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in Heaven, nor in earth was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. And I wept  much because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

"And one of the elders sayeth to me, Weep Not: behold the Lion of the Tribe of Juda, the root of David hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I  beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four beasts, and in the mist of the elders, STOOD A LAMB as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth'

"And He came and took the BOOK out of the right hand of Him that sat upon the Throne. And when He had taken the BOOK the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having everyone of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the saints.

"And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the Book, and to open the seals threreof: for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy Blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

"And I beheld and heard the voice of many angels roumd about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a Loud Voice, WORTHY IS THE LAMB that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

"And every creature which is in Heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto HIM that sitteth upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped Him that liveth for ever and ever."

 WHAT A GOSPEL! BLESSED AND HOLY IS THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD!

Max Solbrekken World Mission Box 44220 RPO Edmonton, AB T5V 1N6. Donations can be made by e-Transfer. Make your donations to [email protected].  Thank you so much. May God richly bless you. 

                               THE MIND OF CHRIST

                                      By Pastor Max Solbrekken. D.D.

The Bible states, "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made, that was made. In Him was life; and the Life was the life of men,

 "That was the True Light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world and the world was made by Him and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name.” (John 1:1- 4, 9-12)

 Who is Jesus Christ of Nazareth?

What does His name mean? “Yeshua” is the Hebrew word for “Jesus.” This name means “to rescue, to save, or to deliver.”  His Name, therefore, means ‘The Salvation of God’. The Salvation of God is forgiveness of sins, healing of wounded spirits, tormented minds, and infirm bodies. It is Eternal Life!

The Salvation of God includes His Peace, Liberty, Freedom, and Joy! It means lost souls become children of God by His grace and mercy. It means that our Lord has given the Church His blessed Holy Spirit. Through the gifts of the Holy Spirit and in the Name of Jesus Christ, we have been given the power and authority to cast out evil spirits from those who are fettered and bound by Satan and his evil kingdom!

Jesus of Nazareth: True God from Eternity. True man by His incarnation and virgin birth. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, scourged, crucified, and died for the sins of the world. On the third day God raised Him from the dead and set Him on His own right hand, from whence He shall come and judge the quick an the dead!

Prophet Isaiah stated, “He was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53: 4,5). St. Peter wrote, “Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by His stripes ye were healed.” (1 Peter 2:24)

1. He is the Word of God

John used the Greek word Logos to describe Jesus: (In the beginning or before creation or the beginning of time). Logos means Word. Jesus is the Word, the spoken Word. He declares that Jesus, the Word, was with God, and was God." 

 The Mystery of the Triune God! 

God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. All three persons are One God. Jesus said: "God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth." (John 4:24).

 The Holy Spirit is the third Person in the Godhead. "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And He that searchest the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." (Rom 8:26-28)

Jesus Christ, the Son is the only member of the Godhead that takes on physical form. The Bible says: "Even the Mystery which hath been hidden from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to His saints. To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory

"For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power...Buried with Him in baptism,  wherein also ye are risen with Him through faith the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised Him the dead...

“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross. And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it." (Col. 2: 9 14,15,-12, 14, 15)

 2. Jesus is the Eternal Son of God

"He was born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was, made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld  Hisglory, the glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father both of grace and truth." (John 1: 1-4; 9-14)

 3. Jesus is the Creator of the world

"He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not." (John 1:11)

 4. Jesus is the Saviour of the world

"But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name." (John 1:12); “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” (John 3:36)

5. Jesus is the Life giver

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be Saved. He that believeth on  Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God,” (John 3:16-18)

6. Jesus is the Baptizer in the Holy Ghost and Fire

“John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water, but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.” (Luke 3:16):

 “For John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost shall come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem and Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)

7. Jesus is our Soon Coming King

“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In my Father’s House are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have called you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” (John 14:1-3)

“And when He had spoken these things unto them, while they beheld, He was taken up; and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward Heaven as He went up, behold, two men in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into Heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into Heaven.” Acts 1: 9-11)

“Behold, I show you a Mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed; In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption and this mortal must put on immortality.” (1 Cor. 15:51,52)

 ALL ABOUT CHRIST

1.    We have the mind of Christ: 1 Cor. 2:16

2.    We have the power of the Holy Spirit: Acts 1: 8; Acts 2:38

3.    We have the fear of the Lord: Psalm 111:10; Matt.10: 37

4.    We have the Wisdom of God: 1 Cor. 1:30; Col. 1:9

5.    We have the Anointing of God: John 14:26; Luke 4:18

6.    We have the Joy of the Lord: - Ps. 16:11; John 15:11

7.    We have the Peace of God: - John 14: 27; 1 John 4:18

8.    We have the Healing Virtue of Christ: John14: 1 Cor. 12: 9.

 a - through His broken body and shed blood - 1 Peter 2:24

b – through laying on of hands and prayer – James 5:14,15

c – through receiving Holy Communion – 1 Cor. 11:23-33

d – through prayer of agreement by two or more - Matt. 18: 18-20

e – by breaking the bonds of satanic oppression – Mark 16: 15-20

 HERE ARE THREE ESTABLISHED FACTS

CHRIST’S VICTORY – Galatians 3: 13,14: “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree.”

SATAN’S DEFEAT – 1 John 3: 8:  “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might Destroy the works of the devil.”

OUR LIBERTY – Colossians 1: 13: “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the Kingdon of His dear Son.”

Max Solbrekken World Mission Box 44220 RPO Edmonton, AB T5V 1N6. Donations can be made by e-Transfer. Make your donations to max@ maxsolbrekken.com. Thank you so much. May God richly bless you. 

 

                                                            WHO IS JESUS:

                                   Is He really God?

                                                         By Pastor Max Solbrekken, D.D.

“Jesus is known and worshipped today around the world, more than any man.  I’d like most of all to interview Jesus”. - Larry King on CNN. 1/7/00)

Usually at Christmas and Easter, News Magazines carry cover stories such as: The Search for Jesus; Who is Jesus?; Is Jesus God? Rory Leishman – who is a Jewish Christian – a columnist for the London Free Press referred to Jesus as Christ and God! 

He wrote:“God was executed by people painfully like us, in a society very similar to our own – in the over-ripeness of the most splendid and Sophisticated empire the world has ever seen”.

When St. Thomas saw the living resurrected Christ, he exclaimed: “My Lord and my God”. (John 20:28). Almighty God called Jesus, Lord and God: “And again, when He bringeth in the first begotten into the world, He saith…But unto the Son He saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy kingdom.

“And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Thine hands: And as a vesture shalt Thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.” (Heb. 1:6,8,10,12)

JESUS CHRIST SAID: I AM THE RESURRECTION & THE LIFE!

And Jesus said of Himself: “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” (Rev. 1:8)

“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.” (John 11:25, 26)

Jan Calvin, the French Reformer – who founded the Presbyterian Church in Switzerland declared: “I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found?  I have found everything in Christ”.

Hans Denk exclaimed: “O my God, how does it happen in this poor old world that Thou art so great and yet nobody finds Thee, that Thou callest so loudly and nobody hears Thee, that Thou art so near and nobody feels Thee, that Thou givest Thyself to everybody and nobody knows Thy name?

Men flee from Thee and say they cannot find Thee; they turn their backs and say they cannot see Thee; they stop their ears and say they cannot hear Thee”.

Here is a touching account of the life and death of world-famous medical missionary David Livingstone in Africa: He wrote in his diary dated January 14, 1856: “Lo, I am with you always, even until the end of the world.  It is the word of a gentleman of the most strict and sacred honour so there’s an end of it!  I feel quite calm now, thank God”.

He faced the most savage fear, believing that this promise was absolutely true.  No man lived a lonelier life than he, and yet no man had such a sense of the companionship of his God.  He buried his wife Mary with his own hands, and in anguish wept like a child.  He says for the first time in his life he feels willing to die.  “I am left alone in the world by one whom I felt to be a part of myself”.

When he died, he died alone, discovered by two natives, on his knees beside his bed among the bogs and marshes near Chitambo’s village in Ilala. Among the last entries in his diary is written:“He will keep His word, the gracious One, full of grace and truth; no doubt of it.  He will keep His word and it will be all right.  Doubt is inadmissible, surely!” - selected 

Famous Missionary C.T. Studd testified: “If Jesus is God and died for me, there is no sacrifice too great for me to make for Him”

RUBENSTEIN CONFESSES JESUS CHRIST ON ISRAEL TV

JERUSALEM – World famed pianist Arthur Rubenstein took Prime Minister Golda Meir and a national audience aback here when he professed faith in Jesus Christ last fall over Israel television.

According to a report in the Mount Zion Reporter, the incident took place last November (1974) while Mrs. Meir was interviewing the American Jewish virtuoso on television.  She asked him to name “the greatest event in your life”.

“When I received Yeshua Hammashiach (Jesus the Messiah) into my heart”, he replied.  “Since that, my life was changed.  I have experienced joy and peace ever since”.

The report went on to state that at the comment Mrs. Meir leaned back in her chair with an expression of complete surprise. - Selected                                      

THE RESURRECTION IS CERTAIN!

Dr. Harry Ironside wrote: “A Hungarian countess, a professed unbeliever, commanded that her body be interred in a stone casket in a mausoleum that was to be built about it.  A plate was placed on the foot of the mausoleum giving her name and some particulars of her death, and then the words, ‘Not to be opened for eternity’.

'But while they were building that mausoleum and before sealing the body in that tomb, an ACORN dropped into the tomb, and today there is an oak tree rising out of the center of it.  It is broken asunder and the casket is exposed.  An acorn under the hand of Almighty God opened it."        

You cannot thwart God; you cannot hinder God’s omnipotent working.  Pilate said, ‘Make it as sure as you can’, and they did everything that human ingenuity could suggest to keep the body of Jesus in that grave in Judea.  All their effort was overthrown.  He who had yielded up Himself to death, took His life back again by commandment from God.  He was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father.”

WORLD POPULATION MUSHROOMS!

According to the ‘Population Reference Bureau Inc.’, the world population will escalate by at least 50% and may possibly double between 2000 and 2030 A.D.  And it may even reach 9.5 billion by that time.

Have you ever considered such huge numbers?  With more than 6.7 billion people presently living on this planet (more than all the people who have lived since the beginning of time up until the 20^th Century), it’s frightening to think about the masses that die every day without knowing Christ or even hearing His Gospel!

I remember when I first began preaching the Gospel 60 years ago, we calculated that – at that time – about 120,000 people died every 24 hours. That was a staggering sum!  Now, according to the world population clock, that figure has grown to more than 140,000 per day which breaks down to about 58 per minute and one every second!

For the past more than 60 years my heart has cried out to the Lord for lost souls and my voice has been heard pleading with lost souls over TV, radio, literature, in our crusades and through personal evangelism, to give their lives to Jesus Christ!

William Shakespeare wrote: “There is a line by us unseen that crosses every path, the hidden boundary between God’s patience and His wrath”.

John Wesley, in a vision in the night, found himself, he thought, at the gates of Hell.  He knocked and asked who were within.  “Are there any Roman Catholics here?” he asked.  “Yes”, was the answer.  “Any Church of England people?”  “Yes”, was the answer.  “Are there any Presbyterians?” And again, “Yes, a great many”.  “Are there any Wesleyans here?”  “Yes, we have some of those too”, came the answer.

WHO WILL BE IN HELL; WHO WILL BE IN HEAVEN?

Disappointed and dismayed, especially at the last reply, he turned his step upward and came to the gates of Heaven.  Here he repeated the same question.  “Any Wesleyans here?” he inquired anxiously.  The answer was “no”.  And as he named off the other denominations, to his dismay, each time the answer was, “no”.  “Then whom do you have here?” he asked in desperation.  “We know nothing here of any of those names you have mentioned”, said the angel.

They are all CHRISTIANS in here – born again people.  Of these we have a multitude which no man can number, gathered out of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues”.

Let us remember that Heaven is a spiritual country for a spiritually born people.  Heaven knows no denominational lines!   - Author unknown

The love of God reaches out today to a lost, confused, dysfunctional and fearful humanity and Jesus’ kind voice speaks over the tumult and the storm:

“Peace be unto you My son, My daughter.  Be not afraid.  I will never leave you or forsake you.  Come to Me and lay your cares upon Me.  I will carry your burdens and forgive your sins.  I will give you rest.  Fear not – Only believe.”

Blaise Pascal in his ‘pensies’ wrote: “It is good to be tired and weary from fruitlessly seeking true good, so that one can stretch out one’s arm to the Redeemer”.

Remember, that Jesus said in His Word, “Him that cometh unto Me, I will in no wise cast out”. (John 6:37). 

Thomas Arnold stated: “The distinction between Christianity and all other systems of religion consists largely in this, that in these others, men are found seeking after God, while Christianity is God seeking after man”.

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