JESUS CHRIST: MESSIAH HAS COME

There is save one true Messiah

"Wherefore, he shall bring forth his words unto them, which words shall judge them at the last day, for they shall be given them for the purpose of convincing them of the true Messiah, who was rejected by them; and unto the convincing of them that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come, for there should not any come, save it should be a false Messiah which should deceive the people; for there is save one Messiah spoken of by the prophets, and that Messiah is he who should be rejected of the Jews."

--2 Nephi 25:14

Jesus Christ is the only true Messiah. He was the Messiah who was rejected by His own people, the Jews. After Christ came to the earth and was rejected by His people, they continued looking for a Messiah. Even until this very day they are awaiting His coming. He will come for His Second Coming in clouds of glory. The Jews will see Him, the prints of the nails in His hands, wrists and feet. They will ask Him what these marks are. He will answer that they are the wounds in which He was wounded in the house of His friends. They will then recognize who He is.

JESUS CHRIST: SON of THE BLESSED

Jesus Sitting on the Right Hand of Power

Jesus is questioned and then He responds, Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

--Mark 14:61

Jesus is the Christ, and He testifies of himself, that He is the Son of the Blessed and sits on the right hand of God the Father, meaning that He is at the Father’s side in all He does. He is God’s son and obeys His Father. Jesus will return for the Second Coming in due time. He will come and will be seen in the clouds of heaven.

Jesus will not and cannot force anyone to do good or evil. He can persuade and encourage and prompt, but will never force. Each individual has the freedom to choose for himself/herself to do right or wrong. Jesus, while living in mortality, chose the right and never the wrong. We need to seek to be like Him.

JESUS CHRIST: GAVE HIS OWN LIFE

The Great and Dreadful Day of the Lord

1. Behold what I, the Lord God, shall say unto you, even Jesus Christ your Redeemer;

2 The light and the life of the world, a light which shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not;

3 Who so loved the world that he gave his own life, that as many as would believe might become the sons of God. Wherefore you are my son;

4 And blessed are you because you have believed;

5 And more blessed are you because you are called of me to preach my gospel—

6 To lift up your voice as with the sound of a trump, both long and loud, and cry repentance unto a crooked and perverse generation, preparing the way of the Lord for his second coming.

--Doctrine and Covenants 34:3

Jesus,  the Son of God:
Jesus, the Son of God, suffered, bled, and gave His own life to death to answer the ends of the Father’s will and purposes for an infinite atonement. Jesus is the light and life of the world. He shines in darkness, but evil and proud people do not see Him, nor do they desire to see and know Him except when they find themselves in extreme difficult situations, in dire need situations.

Preach My Gospel:
We are instructed to preach His gospel with the sound of a trumpet, loudly and boldly. Happy is the man or woman who believes in Christ, lives His gospel, and preaches His gospel, even the Good News of Life, preparing the way for the Savior’s Second Coming which will be a great and dreadful day-Great for those persons prepared for it through their righteous living, and dreadful for those not prepared to see Christ.

Jesus’ Resurrection:
Jesus resurrected himself. He received this power from His father. He is the firstfruits of the resurrection, and by so doing, everyone will have the blessing of being resurrected, all those that had a physical body in mortality.

JESUS CHRIST: INFINITE REDEEMER

LOOK-and Behold the Redeemer of the World

--Doctrine and Covenants 77:12

QUESTION:  What are we to understand by the sounding of the trumpets, mentioned in the 8th chapter of Revelation?

ANSWER: We are to understand that as God made the world in six days, and on the seventh day he finished his work, and sanctified it, and also formed man out of the dust of the earth, even so, in the beginning of the seventh thousand years will the Lord God (1) sanctify the earth, and (2) complete the salvation of man, and (3) judge all things, and (4) shall redeem all things, except that which he hath not put into his power, when he shall have sealed all things, unto the end of all things; and the sounding of the trumpets of the seven angels are the preparing and finishing of his work, in the beginning of the seventh thousand years—the preparing of the way before the time of his coming.

Jesus shall sanctify the earth and renew it. He is the author and finisher of the salvation of all humankind. He judges in righteousness. He shall redeem all things except that which He has not put into His power. Jesus IS the Son of God. He it is whose life brought about the infinite atonement. Redemption comes by Him and through Him. He will return to earth for the Second Coming of the Lord. It will be a great and dreadful day-great for those who are prepared to meet Him, and dreadful for those who are not ready. Be wise. Prepare. Live the abundant life.

JESUS CHRIST: LOOK FOR HIM

Hebrews 9:28

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Learn about the "Second Coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ", here, by Elder LeGrand Richards, Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Jesus, our Brother, suffered excruciating pain and agony in Gethsemane and on the cross for us, for our sins. All we need to do to make Christ’s atonement impact our lives the most is obey his commandments and laws, to acknowledge His hand in all things, and express gratitude. After all is said and done, this is the only way of life for true success now and in the hereafter throughout eternity. All other paths lead to lower levels of achievement and even misery like satan.

Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Following Christ is the only way to exaltation and eternal life. Look for Christ, prepare for His Second Coming, joyfully anticipate His return to rule and reign for 1000 years, when the ‘government will be upon His shoulders’ (See Isaiah 9:6). No one knows the day or the hour of His return, but it will occur when we least expect it, as a thief in the night. Jesus is chief governor and king of kings. He is the Savior and Redeemer of the world.

Go here to see and listen to Elder LeGrand Richards, Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, teach about Christ's Second Coming.

Jesus Christ: To Whom be Glory Forever

Galations 1:4

3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

5 To whom be glory for ever and ever.

Jesus worked and lived under the direction of God the Father. Jesus and His Father are two separate and distinct individuals that are united as one in purpose, plans, objectives, motives, and perfection. Jesus obeyed His Father in all that He did.

Jesus gave himself for the sins of the world so that the sinner wouldn’t have to suffer like He suffered. Sin brings bondage; whereas, obedience to God’s commandments brings peace, happiness, and freedom. Peace in this life and eternal life in the hereafter are readily available to those who follow Christ and thus qualify for His grace, His divine assistance and help.

We live in an evil, cruel, and unfair world where so many call evil good and good evil, where society has gotten to the point that nothing anymore is right or wrong. We are getting closer to the Second Coming of the Savior because the world increases in sins more by the minute, especially in Federal judges who, in most cases, are servants of satan and sin. Beware! Follow Christ in spite of some of the worldly leaders. Leaders of the world will suffer and be accountable for the evil decisions they make that enable so many others to sin. Jesus Christ and His Gospel are still our guide and standard we are to abide by. Endure faithfully to the end in living the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and the first principle is to have faith in Jesus Christ, and to whom we give glory to forever and forever.

Jesus Christ: Blood Atonement

I Cor. 15:3-4

3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.

Christ sacrificed His life and blood for our sins. He died on the cross, suffering the most cruel form of death known to man, because of His deep love for His Father and us. He suffered and bled from every pore so great was His pain and anguish of soul. He lived great, and He died great. He sealed His love and testimony through the shedding of His blood, His atoning blood in our behalf.

Jesus is the Savior of the world. He came in the meridian of time, and He will come again for His Second Coming, of this day no one knows except God the Father. The angels of heaven don’t even know the day when He will return to earth and reign for 1000 years. Jesus is the anointed one, the Great I AM.

We can attempt to pay Him back by obeying His commandments and loving Him and others, by seeking Him first and striving to make the world a better place to live and be. We can never completely repay Him for what He did for us, but we can at least obey  the best we can.

Looking For That Blessed Hope

Titus 2:13

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ...

The Second Coming of our great god and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be a great AND dreadful day. It will be great for those people who are righteous and are prepared to meet Him; but, it will be dreadful for those who are and have been evil, for they will burn as stubble. For the righteous, His appearing will be glorious and welcome for we shall see Him as He is. This will be the day when our faith and hope are fulfilled. Sometimes during our mortal lives our faith and hope can be shaken somewhat. We just need to endure and hang in there. Like Abraham Lincoln said, just “keep pegging away.” Try to never lose hope and faith, for you will be rewarded according to the faith and hope you have and continue to demonstrate. Your faith and hope in Christ is paramount.

Signs of the Times

Brother David Ridges' Lecture at Southern Virginia University

Signs of the Times