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The four horses in the cover painting are a prophetic foretelling (Revelation 6:1-8 in the B
ible ) of the famine,
plague, disease, war, and lack of peace seen today. In the B
ible, God tells us the w
orld is in a mess because:
MA
NK
IND
IS LIV
ING
OU
T OF H
AR
MO
NY W
ITH, A
ND
IN R
EB
ELLIO
N A
GA
INS
T, ITS C
RE
ATOR
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gainst G
od and His divine law
s for universal harmony and peace.
All of us, like sheep, have strayed aw
ay. We have left G
od�’s paths to follow our ow
n. - Isaiah 53:6 NLT
GO
D C
ALLS
THIS
SE
PAR
ATION
SIN
. THE
RE
SU
LT HA
S B
EE
N S
PIR
ITUA
L AN
D P
HY
SIC
AL D
EATH
FOR
TIM
E A
ND
ETE
RN
ITY.The person w
ho sins is the one who w
ill die. - Ezekiel 18:20a N
LTFor the w
ages of sin is death, - Rom
ans 6:23a NLT
The Bible de nes sin as failure to obey The Ten C
omm
andments, G
od�’s moral law
s or guidelines for the universe found in E
xodus chapter 20.E
veryone who sins is breaking G
od�’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law
of God. - I John 3:4 N
LT
WO
RS
T OF A
LL, SIN
SE
PAR
ATES
MA
N FR
OM
FELLO
WS
HIP W
ITH H
IS C
RE
ATOR
, LEAV
ING
MA
N
GU
ILTY BE
FOR
E G
OD
.B
ehold, the Lord�’s hand is not so short that it cannot save, neither is His ear so dull that it cannot hear. B
ut your iniquities have m
ade a separation between you and your G
od, and your sins have hid His face from
you, so that He does not hear.
- Isaiah 59:1-2 LB
How
could a holy, just, and righteous God carry on a m
eaningful relationship with sinful m
en? He couldn�’t!
For God is on one side and all the people on the other side - I Tim
othy 2:5a LB
HO
WE
VE
R, G
OD
HA
S G
OO
D N
EW
S FO
R Y
OU
! God never stopped loving the m
an He had m
ade to have fellow
ship with. H
e wasn�’t about to let this substantial investm
ent be eternally ruined. So:
GO
D D
EV
ISE
D A
ND
CA
RR
IED
OU
T A PLA
N TO
LEG
ALLY E
LIMIN
ATE TH
E S
IN P
RO
BLE
M O
NC
E A
ND
FO
R A
LL.For G
od loved the world so m
uch that He gave H
is one and only Son, so that everyone w
ho believes in Him
will not perish
but have eternal life. - John 3:16 NLT
HE
DID
THIS
2000 YE
AR
S A
GO
BY B
EC
OM
ING
A MA
N�—
JES
US
CH
RIS
T. JES
US
LIVE
D A S
INLE
SS
LIFE.
HE
THE
N TO
OK
UP
ON
HIM
SE
LF OU
R S
INS
, AN
D S
UFFE
RE
D IN
OU
R P
LAC
E, TH
E D
EATH
PE
NA
LTY W
E E
AC
H D
ES
ER
VE
D.
He personally carried our sins in H
is body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for w
hat is right. - I Pet. 2:24 NLT
For God w
as in Christ, reconciling the w
orld to Him
self, no longer counting people�’s sins against them... W
e speak for Christ
when w
e plead, �“Com
e back to God!�” For G
od made C
hrist, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that w
e could be m
ade right with G
od through Christ. - 2 C
orinthians 5:19-21 NLT
Christ suffered for our sins once for all tim
e. He never sinned, but H
e died for sinners to bring you safely home to G
od. - I P
eter 3:18a NLT
TOD
AY, FRIE
ND
, YO
UR
SIN
S A
RE
NO
LON
GE
R TH
E IS
SU
E IN
RE
STO
RIN
G Y
OU
TO E
VE
RLA
STIN
G
HA
RM
ON
Y AN
D FE
LLOW
SH
IP WITH
GO
D. TH
E O
NLY R
EM
AIN
ING
PR
OB
LEM
IS A FA
ILUR
E O
N TH
E
PAR
T OF M
AN
TO R
EC
OG
NIZE
, AC
KN
OW
LED
GE
, AN
D A
CC
EP
T JES
US
CH
RIS
T AS
HIS
ON
LY SIN
S
OLU
TION
OR
CU
RE
.For there is only one G
od and one Mediator w
ho can reconcile God and hum
anity�—the m
an Christ Jesus. H
e gave his life to purchase freedom
for everyone. This is the message G
od gave to the world at just the right tim
e. - I Timothy 2:5-6 N
LTJesus told him
, �“I am the w
ay, the truth, and the life. No one can com
e to the Father except through Me. - John 14:6 N
LTThere is no judgm
ent against anyone who believes in H
im. B
ut anyone who does not believe in H
im has already been
judged for not believing in God�’s one and only S
on. - John 3:18 NLT
TOD
AY, THE
RE
IS O
NLY O
NE
SIN
THAT S
EN
DS
A MA
N O
R W
OM
AN
TO H
ELL�—
THE
SIN
OF N
OT
AC
CE
PTIN
G TH
E S
IN C
UR
E, JE
SU
S C
HR
IST.
Many people are going to hell w
ith their sins already paid for. How
sad that these sin sick men and w
omen
choose hell; God doesn�’t send them
there! (see John 16:7-9).FR
IEN
D, G
OD
�’S N
OT M
AD
AT YO
U. G
OD
LOV
ES
YO
U A
ND
HA
S A W
ON
DE
RFU
L PLA
N FO
R Y
OU
R LIFE
! G
od longs to reveal Him
self to you�—to relate to you as an individual. G
od wants you to prosper and be in
health�— spiritually, physically, m
entally, emotionally. (III John verse 2). Jesus said:
My purpose is to give them
a rich and satisfying life. - John 10:10b NLT
BU
T, TO R
EC
EIV
E TH
ES
E B
LES
SIN
GS
, YO
U M
US
T FIRS
T BE
SP
IRITU
ALLY R
EB
OR
N O
R B
OR
N A
GA
ININ
TO G
OD
�’S FA
MILY, G
OD
�’S K
ING
DO
M. Y
OU
MU
ST LE
T GO
D TA
KE
YO
U O
UT O
F SP
IRITU
AL D
EATH
(TH
E D
EV
IL�’S K
ING
DO
M, TH
E W
OR
LD�’S
ME
SS
) BY G
IVIN
G Y
OU
HIS
DIV
INE
LIFE.
For He has rescued us from
the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the K
ingdom of H
is dear Son, w
ho purchased our freedom
[with H
is blood] and forgave our sins. - Colossians 1:13 N
LTB
ut to all who received him
, he gave the right to become children of G
od. All they needed to do w
as to trust him to save
them. A
ll those who believe are reborn!�—
not a physical rebirth resulting from hum
an passion or plan�—but from
the will of
God. - John 1:12b-13 LB
HE
RE
�’S H
OW
TO R
EC
EIV
E JE
SU
S A
S Y
OU
R S
IN S
OLU
TION
AN
D B
EC
OM
E A C
HILD
OF G
OD
. HE
RE
�’S
HO
W TO
RE
CE
IVE
THE
FRE
E G
IFT OF E
TER
NA
L LIFE G
OD
HA
S FO
R Y
OU
. Pray this aloud from your heart:
�“Dear Jesus, com
e into my heart. Forgive all m
y sins. Wash m
e in Your blood. Write m
y name in the B
ook of Life. G
ive me the H
oly Spirit. In Jesus�’ nam
e, Am
en.�”IF Y
OU
SIN
CE
RE
LY PR
AYE
D TH
IS, G
OD
�’S B
IBLE
PR
OM
ISE
S A
RE
YO
UR
AS
SU
RA
NC
E TH
AT HE
IS N
OW
LIV
ING
IN Y
OU
, YO
U A
RE
HIS
CH
ILD, A
ND
THAT Y
OU
WILL S
PE
ND
ETE
RN
ITY WITH
HIM
. Look! I have been standing at the door and I am
constantly knocking. If anyone hears me calling him
and opens the door, I w
ill come in and fellow
ship with him
and he with m
e. - Revelation 3:20 LB
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Background painting show
s Jesus Christ, the �“K
ing of Kings &
Lord of Lords�”, returning with H
eaven�’s armies to abolish evil. - R
evelations 19:11ff