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By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
Before!
Not A Soul Responded!
BEFORE!!
The Class Started Whizzy-Whizzying!
For You Young 'Uns, That Means Whispering!
Bro. Checkup Checked His Roster And Checked Off His Head Count And Everything Checked Out!
Alright, You Smart Alex! You're All Here, So Please Be Civil And Answer Your Name When Called!
Bro. Checkup!?!
Yes, Bramble!
They Are Not Going To Answer Your Call Until You Call Them Individually!
Who Is "They," Bramble!?!
The Befores, Bro. Checkup!
Bramble, Have You Been Sunbathing Without Sunblock Or A Sun-Shade!?! There Is Only One Before!
That Remark Sent The Whole Class Into Hysterics To The Point Where That Rudifus Called Dingus Lost His Sense Of Decorum And Said Loudly:
"Some English Teacher He Is Teaching Bible And Does Not Know That We Always Have Two Members Called Before In The Class Because There Are Two Befores In For-Real Life!"
The Hysterics Died Instantly!
Bro. Checkup Had Heard, But He Did Not Take Up Dingus' Mouth In Offense!
Dingus, Would You Like To Take The Floor - Not Literally Take It Away - And Explain To All Of Us About Your Two Members Called Before!?!
Gladly, Bro. Checkup!
Brethren, What Does Before Mean To You!?!
It Simply Means That There Is Someone Or Something In Front Of Me!
Thank You, Onesimus!
Yes, Caleb!
Dingus, Before Also Means That Something Or Someone Was In Existence Before We Who are Currently Present Came Into Being!
I'm Caleb But Old Testament Caleb Was Before I Am!
Nicely Said, Caleb!
Now To Make This Relevant To Our Christian Walk! We May Learn From What And Who Was Before We Are OR We May Choose To Learn From What Is In Evidence AND Not Become The Before For The People Who Are Behind Us!
It Is All About The Usual Free Will And Freedom To Choose To Be Free In Jesus OR Be Free From Jesus And Be A Free-For-All For Satan And His Demon Horde!
As For The Befores Who Are Here, There Is Before Belief And Before Destruction!
These Two Are Wonderful Teachers!
They Speak Truth In Righteousness For They Are Humble Servants Of And For The Most High God, Willingly Working In His Vineyards, Knowing That Time Is Short, And The Enemy Of Our Souls Is Roaring And Raging!
Beloved, Be Wise! Before Us Aka In Front Of Us, Free To All Willing To Believe, Love, Trust, And Take Hold Of The Holy Hand, Is Life Everlasting, Available Today!
Don't Forget To Humble Yourselves, To Pray, To Confess Your Known Sin, And To Repent Of What You Did Before Now!
Before Us Aka What Happened Before We Were Thoughts Or Sparks, Before We Were A Participant In Time, There Were Those Showing Us The Way To Life By The Truth Of Almighty God AND Those Showing Us Life By Lies, By The Way Of The Adversary Of Souls!
Please, In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Righteous, Learn The Difference ... And Bless Your Own Soul!
The Book Of Love, Law And Light For Life
Implores Fallen Mankind To Bow, Believe
And
Bend The Will Before The Lord Who Saves, Seals
And
Satisfies The Soul For Time And Eternity!
Facts ...
In Every Baby Born To Mankind
There Is The Possibility Of:
A Child Of God
A Student Of The School Of Jesus
A Residence For The Holy Spirit
A Worker For The Kingdom Of Light
A Doer Of Good Deeds
A Helper Of Man
A Blessing To The Brethren
A Faithful Friend
An Accepter Of God's Grace
And, Also The Dread Possibility:
A Rejecter Of Almighty God's Mercy
And
The Pearl Of Great Price
Christ's Purchased-For-Us Salvation
That That Is For The Accepter
The Priceless Gift Of Eternal Life!
Life Is The Open Book Exam
That ... By Personal Will Man May Choose To Fail!
You'd Better Stop!
Nobody "Chooses" To Fail At Living!
You Err, Mon Frere!
I Never Said Fail At Living!
I Said Fail The Exam Of Life!
I Don't Understand!
I Thought They Were One And The Same Thing!
Regrettably ... And Yet, Thankfully
They Are Two Distinct Things!
You Are Born
Therefore, You Are Living!
Ding, Ding, Ding!
You Are Passing Through Life
Until You Fail At Living
Which Means You Are Dead
Rotten And Forgotten
No More Loves Or Hates
Expectations Or Disappointments
No More A Place Under The Light Of The Sun
No More To Receive The Blessing Of
The Guidance, Correction, And Protection Of
The Father's Beloved Son!
Okay, Okay! I'm Feeling You BUT ...
... The Exam Of Life!?!
Yeahhh!!
The Exam
Aka The Examination Of The Life Lived
By The Man Woman Child Born
Rich Poor
Free Slave
Red Yellow Black White
Wise Foolish
Learned Untaught
Pagan Christian
Religious Irreligious
Hateful Hurting Hungry
Happy Sad Filled
Gluttonous Abstemious
Is An Open Book Examination Where ...!
... What Book!?!
Nobody Ain't Give Me No Book To Study From To Take No Examination Of Life Examination!
Again, Mon Frere, You Err!
The Lord Christ
Via The Working Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Inspired Holy Men To Document For Us
His Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth
For Every Single Human To Know!
Bub, You Know You Lie!
Not Everybody Knows Of The Lord Christ!
Not Every Body Is A Christian!
Not Everybody Can Read!
Not Everybody Speaks The Same Language!
Not Everybody Serves The Same God!
Ahhh, I Was Expecting Those Challenges!
One ... The Gift Of Speaking In Tongues
Aka Speaking In Other Languages
Was Gifted To Mankind On The Day Of Pentecost!
Two ... Faith Comes By Hearing The Word Of God!
Three ... The Word Of God
Shall Go Into All The World For A Witness!
Four ... All Mankind Shall Know Of The Doctrine!
Five ... The Law Of God Is Written
On The Table Aka The Tablet Of Man's Heart ...!
... Man's Heart Has Two Sides
Lungs Two Sides
Two Ears
Two Eyes
Two Kidneys
One Mouth ...!
... One Heart ... Two Chambers
Love For God And Love For Your Fellow Man
Duty To God And Duty To Your Fellow Man
And
That Examination Of Life
Covers Every Single Solitary Iota Of
Man's Humanity To Man
Man's Worship And Service To The Creator God
Without Exception
Absent Preference
With Clear Focus!
Did You Hear!?!
Did You Listen!?!
Do You Read!?!
Did You Do!?!
Do You Accept!?!
Did You Ignore!?!
Do You Gainsay!?!
Did You Reject!?!
Do You Believe!?!
Do You Doubt!?!
Did You Add!?!
Do You Subtract!?!
Do You Share!?!
Did You Prepare!?!
Do You For Your Own Soul Care
To Fear Him Who Did For Your Wretched Sin Pay
So That He Could Before His Father Declare:
I Paid Their Costs!
Please Accept My Character For Theirs!
I Desire Them To Be Where I Am!
Protect Them Through The Strife!
My Spotless Life Has Purchased For Them
A Share In My Eternal Life!
I Have Made The Way Clear
And I Am Bringing Them Home
My Glory Forever To Share!
Amazing Love!
Jesus Made The Way
And
He Has Left A Road Map For Us To Carefully Follow
No Shortcuts
No Cutouts
No Switchbacks
No Detours
No Broadway
Only A Strait Aka Difficult
Narrow Aka Only Way!
The Only Way Up Is Forward!
If We Step Off The Path
The Only Direction Is Down!
If We Stay On The Path
The Only Protection Is Up
The Available Correction Is Holy
The Safety Is The Seal Of God
Satisfaction For The Soul Is
Christ's Salvation By Our Departure From The Ways Of Satan
The God-Fraud
And
Acquiring And Maintaining An Intimate Knowledge Of
The Detailed Instruction In The Available Accessible Book!
He Gave Us The Book And
He Expects Us To Open, Read
And Follow The Instructions!
The World, Sin, Self And Satan Poses The Questions And
The Book - The Good Book -
Has The Answers!
All The Answers!?!
All The Answers!
If That Is The Case
Nobody Will Fail The Exam Of Life!
Again, Mon Frere, You Err! You Err!
How So When You Said
The Answers Are In The Book!?!
The Answers Are In The Book
But ...!
... Don't Say It ...!
... The Book Is Considered A Decorative Piece
A Status Symbol
A Dead Letter
An Irrelevancy
An Out-Of-Step Communique
Wanting The Moderns
The Illuminated
To Sing Outside Of The World's Music
Outside Of The Self-Pleasing
Self-Serving
Self-Aggrandizing Tune!
What's Wrong With Self!?!
I Like Myself!
Loving Self Over Jesus Christ The Lord
Leads Self To Sin
Compliments Of Satan
Who Encourages One
To Reject Salvation Which Comes Compliments Of The Savior
Without Whom No Flesh Can Be Saved!
Spirit Of The Living God
Help Us To Open
To Read
To Understand
To Accept
To Respect
To Love
To Follow
To Share With Others
The Good In The Book
So That We Are Blessed
As We Bless Others
And
Bless The Lord ...!
... Bless The Lord!?!
Sure!
He Sacrificed!
He Gave The Book!
He Preserved His Word
And
Our Commitment By The Acceptance
And
The Practicing Of The Precepts Of
This Living Word
Tells Our Savior That He Is Loved
And
His Sacrifice For Us
Is
Personally Accepted!
Everybody Has To Go On The Record!
Pass The Exam And Pass On To Eternal Life!
Fail The Exam
And
Eternal Damnation Will Be On Your Permanent Record!
Oh, Man!!!
Just So You Know That This Is Real
Consider Disciples Simon Peter And Judas Iscariot!
Both Were In The Intimate Presence Of The Savior
But
Their Ends Speak
To The Two Classes Of Mankind:
Judas Iscariot Went Out From The Presence Of Jesus
And
It Was Night!
He Hung Himself!
Simon Peter Went Out From The Presence Of Jesus
And
Wept Bitterly!
He Was Converted To The Cause Of Christ
And
Encouraged The Brethren!
He Was A Pillar For The Lord
And
His Name Is Immortalized
On One Of The Foundations Of Zion
New Jerusalem
The City Of God!
So, Then What Would You Say Was The Difference Between Them!?!
Judas Served His Sinful Self!
Simon Served His Loving Savior!
Judas Lived In The World In The Now!
Simon Lived For The World To Come Later! The Truth Still Remains ...
Every Man ... By The Evidence - The Pure And Holy Evidence In The Book -
Must Make That Decision:
Lust-Filled Life Now, Damnation Later!
Christ's Selfless Love Now
And
Christ's Glory Later!
The Ways Are Two: Light And Darkness!
The Answers Are Yeah! And Nay!
The Leaders Are The Savior And Satan!
The Destinations Are Heaven And Hell!
The Motivators Are Doubt And Faith!
The Good Gift
Is
Peace And Rest
Forgiveness And Salvation
Grace And Mercy
Hope And Help
And
Healing And Sealing!
Everything Outside Of The Blessing ...!
... Is The Curse ...!
... Which The Book Shows Us How - In Our Individual Lives -
To Get Said Curse Reversed!
Put Like That, I Need To Dig In The Book!
Once There, My Friend
You Will Find Hidden Treasure!
Believe Me, This Go Around
The Hunt Shall Truly Be My Pleasure!
I Know What Sin Looks Like AND More Particularly I Know Its Taste AND I Know Through The Grace Of Christ's Faith That It Is A Death That - Summarily - Will Be Replaced!
Let Me Tell You ...
For Me
It All Started With A Lil' Some'ing Some'ing Followed By A Tall Glass Of Gimme More Topped Off With A Gateau From Randy Andy AND Culminated With Got To Spread The Spores!
Sin Is A Pool Side Bed Side Table Side Service Designed To Meet Eaters In AND At Every Desire AND That Desire Never Ever Leans Toward Get Less For It Is Stuck On The Gear ... Get More!
I Would Be Tired Always Wanting More!
You Speak Truth BUT Sin Is A Saddled War Horse Opinionated Cultured Wild Greedy Beautiful And Deadly BUT It Ever Acts Nice Before It Does The Nasty AND Turns You On To AND Into Spiced Vice Full Of Lice!
You Are Making Me Itch!
Stop Talking About That!
I Can't! I Must Speak The Truth For Sin Would Have Completely Wrecked Me Were It Not For Dear Grace Who Came
AND
Stopped Checked Me!
Mercy!
Mercy Was There AND So Was Love Who Called Me Calmed Me AND More Particularly Caringly Held Me ...!
Oh, What Love!
He Spoke! I Listened! I Blubbered! We Cried AND He Left Me Holy Spirit Comforter After Saying That For Me He Was Tried He Had Bled AND Cruelly Died!
I Was Hurt AND I Was Sorry For My Sin AND For Hurting Him!
I Was Hurt Yet I Was Made Happy For His Hurt Allows Me Repentance So That By Faithful Surrender To Him I May Into Holy Heaven Through The Pearl Gates - Right Gained - Walk In!
Sin Calls One To Always Live In The Now In All Ways BUT It Doesn't Last Forever For It Has No Root In The Rock - The Rock Of Salvation - That Lasts Forever AND Ever!
I Had To Choose! Salvation OR Sin! Sinful Pleasure Now! Damnation Later! OR Saintly Self-Denial Now! AND Everlasting Joy With Christ The Lord Later!
Which Did You Choose?!
I Chose To Believe - Big Word Coming Up -
The Preponderance Of The Evidence AND When Sin And Salvation Were In The Balances Laid I Saw With My Own Gritty Eyes Felt With My Own Creeped-Out Skin Knew In My Own Scarred Hurting Heart That I Had Been By Satan And Raw Sin Sucker-Punched AND Roundly Played!
I Had Nearly Died
BUT
On That Very Day I - Spiritually Edified - Got Out Of The Bed With Sin AND Leaving Everything - Better Called Nothing Worthwhile - Behind I Had Answered The Knock At The Door Of My Heart AND Eagerly Invited In The Beautiful Caller AND The Pest - The Now-Unwanted Sin - Had No Choice BUT From Me To Depart For He, Sodden No Longer Thrilled My Heart!
