CHAPTER 11
LUKE WARM:
REPENTANCE
“….God …now commandeth all men every where to REPENT…” (Acts 17:30 KJV). "…REPENT AND RETURN, “SO” that your sins may be wiped away…” (Acts 3:19 NASB). “… [I]…kept declaring ….that they should REPENT and TURN TO God…” (Acts 26: 20 NASB). “…EXCEPT YE REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH…” (Luke 13:3 KJV).
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Issachar opened his bible to Luke chapter 16 and read the passage for umpteenth time. “…The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm (barrier) has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us…” (Luke 16:22-25 NASB).
When he was in the coma and went to hell, Jesus was on the other side of the DARKNESS and GREAT FLAMES with HIS people.
Issachar remembered always feeling HOT and THIRSTY. He TRIED numerous times to get to the other SIDE, but he couldn’t. There REALLY was a BARRIER between heaven and hell. He could SEE his wife and children, but they couldn’t hear or see him. “...And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm …” (Luke 16:22-25 NASB). They didn’t even LOOK in his direction.
“…[God, the Holy Spirit] cannot look on wickedness with favor…” (Habakkuk 1:13 NASB). “…[God, the Holy Spirit’s]... eyes are too pure to approve evil…” (Habakkuk 1:13 NASB). “... APART FROM [Christ]... you (soul) can do nothing (the lost soul cannot UNITE with the HOLY God) …” (John 15:1-11 NASB).
“… I AM HOLY(completely, entirely, wholly without sin)…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “… “I AM WHO I AM …” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). GOD IS THE HOLY SPIRIT. “... between us...[there is]... a great chasm …” (Luke 16:22-25 NASB).
Light was shining from all the people over on the side of heaven, but Issachar was ALWAYS a sinner and had NO LIGHT. He had lived among LIGHT, but had NEVER become a true Christian within his heart.
HELL was as REAL as heaven. The bible teaches that HELL is a real place where the unrepentant will spend all of eternity after physical death upon earth. Issachar studied about HELL relentlessly. “...Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels...:” (Matthew 25:41 NASB).
“... [where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.] If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than, having your two feet, to be cast into hell, [where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.] If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell, where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. “For everyone will be salted with fire...” (Mark 9:44-49 NASB).
“...They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power...” (2 Thessalonians 1:9 NLT).
“...the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever...” (Revelations 20:10 NASB).
“…EXCEPT YE REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH…” (Luke 13:3 KJV).
Issachar THOUGHT, because he was a good person a LOVING God wouldn’t send him to hell. God DIDN’T send him to hell, he had gone there on his own.
No matter what Issachar DID, he was NOT basically good because he’d REMAINED “basically” an unrepentant sinful nature. God hadn’t sent him to hell. He’d done it HIS WAY instead of God’s established way and had CHOSEN to come to hell on his OWN.
The LOVING God had PROVIDED a way for him to escape HELL, but he had rejected it.
No matter what Issachar “stubbornly” WANTED, to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, Jesus was THE established WAY.
Being a good person, according to mankind, was not equivalent with being a SAVED person. Every single human being, upon earth, is BORN a sinner, with a sin nature. “….I was born a sinner ….” (Psalms 51:5 NLT). "…That which is born of the flesh is flesh…” (John 3:6 KJV). “…[Therefore,]... all have sinned (all have been born with a sin nature)…” (Romans 3:23 KJV).
“... When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought [spiritual] ... death, so [spiritual] ... death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned (is born without the indwelling Holy Spirit) ... But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought [spiritual] death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God (being restored, reunited with the Holy Spirit again), even though we are guilty of many sins. For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ...” (Romans 5:10-16 NLT).
“…, my righteous servant (Jesus) ... [made]... it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins…” (Isaiah 53:11 NLT). “… [He sent the ] …one … who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT).
“…Jesus Christ maketh thee whole (SAVES, RESTORES , AND MAKES YOU WHOLE YOU AGAIN)…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “... It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm (enduring) and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery...” (Galatians 5:1 NASB).
In HELL Issachar had heard a voice speak to him. The voice told Issachar he didn’t have to accept Jesus into his heart. It was his DECISION, but the consequence of that decision was God’s choice.
The voice told him he could continue to follow his OWN way back upon earth. It was his CHOICE and he would never be controlled or forced to OBEY God or follow HIS WAYS.
The voice also told Issachar he could continue to do Christianity through his self-invented way, but the results would be the same. Again, it was his CHOICE.
God, however, SAID THE VOICE, is the Sovereign God and HE SAYS the punishment for sin IS DEATH. HELL is the DEATH, the voice said, God is talking about.
God hadn’t PUT Issachar into HELL, but he’d stubbornly and willfully CHOSEN to GO there on his OWN. “... Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire...” (Jude 1:7 KJV).
After Issachar came out of the coma, he had that “HELL DREAM” multiple times. The first few times he STILL tried to BARGAIN his way into heaven, but God’s WORD STOOD against him!
It took weeks before he finally accepted he was NOT “getting” into heaven. For the first time, in years, he COULDN’T and DIDN’T get his way. He was TRAPPED in HELL.
His decision to go to HELL was iron-clad, in his dream, and it was always too late to change the outcome. “…EXCEPT YE REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH…” (Luke 13:3 KJV).
The dream turned into a nightmare and it always left him feeling afraid, panicky, desperate, anxious, quilt-ridden, and sad for weeks and weeks. He had the nightmares so often he wasn’t sleeping well or he was unable to go back to sleep if he woke up in the middle of the night.
For a while, his psychiatrist, who was also his neuro-counselor, thought he was suffering from PTSD. Thus, she prescribed him some medication, but it had NO effect.
Eventually, he quit talking about the nightmares and told EVERYONE he was over them. He SAW he didn’t have ONE single habit that would normally trigger nightmares and NOT ONE of the therapeutic techniques worked for him. Issachar KNEW what the problem was and it wasn’t physical.
Issachar was a LOST and SPIRITUALLY dead soul on his way to HELL. For some reason God gave him another chance. He had to face the fact that he WASN’T a GOOD Christian, but a GOOD performer. He wasn’t created ANEW he was a self-invention through his “own” sinful nature. He had gotten to his Christian identity through carnal process and NOT through the sanctification of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
There was only ONE WAY out of “this” nightmare and that’s “if” he chose to make it right on the inside.
He had made people, for years, believe he was the persona of a “real” Christian. It was EASY to sneak into God’s sheepfold, without the sheep noticing, because he APPEARED or LOOKED the part.
He was so GOOD he’d started a movement and he HAD a following, but he was CHRIST-less.
When it came to spiritual gifts, spiritual powers, or the display of spiritual fruit, Issachar was a PRO at deflecting. HE didn’t have the indwelling Holy Spirit, and he made SURE nobody could SEE he didn’t.
Issachar was BRILLIANT at hiding his mistakes and shortcomings. He blamed the LACK of spiritual DISPLAYS, EVIDENCE, or WITNESS of God’s presence by telling people miracles had stopped, miraculous gifts had ceased as well as prophecy, healing, and speaking in tongues.
Issachar told God’s people, all those things CEASED with the apostles, but every now and then God MIGHT do something supernatural.
That LIE had protected Issachar and controlled what HIS followers believed. Again, he was REJECTING God’s WORD, because he, himself, was in DENIAL of the TRUTH.
In reality, when it comes to signs, wonders, and miracles, God’s people PRAY, DEPEND UPON HIM, and EXPECT him to DO special FAVORS in their LIVES and on their behalf. “…Lord … Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus. After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness…” (Acts 4:28-30 KJV). “…the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
God’s people DEPEND UPON him to confirm his OWN WORD by DOING the WORK of his promises through signs, wonders, and miracles. “…the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
“…The disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs…” (Mark 16:20 KJV). “…The …HOLY SPIRIT …is the SOURCE of [signs, wonders, and miracles]. … … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “… Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake…” (John 14:11 KJV). “…The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power (supernatural WORKS and PERFORMANCES) THROUGH each of us … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
Issachar had studied the scriptures inside and out with some of the BEST theological scholars and had FOUND “ANY” scriptural support to the CESSATION of signs, wonders, or miracles.
God DOES not CHANGE. HE is the SAME yesterday, today, and ALWAYS. Mankind’s FLESH is LIMITED and can’t do SPIRITUAL or SUPERNATURAL things, but God, the Holy Spirit is NOT.
In order to ELEVATE himself as a CHRISTIAN “ICON” he had to REDUCED God to one who NO LONGER does miracles, gives spiritual gifts, produces spiritual fruit “in” and “through” his people, or empowers them through the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Issachar, along, with other self-invented CLERGY and so-called Christian leaders had HIGHJACKED the Christian Faith for their OWN selfish reasons and NOT those of Jesus Christ.
God’s people were called to DEPEND UPON God and HIS WORD. Instead, many started depending upon self-invented CLERGY leaders and “THEIR” words. Thus, they SEE no or very FEW signs, wonders, or miracles. “…… I am God, and there is none like me…" (Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV). ). “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV).
“… “I AM WHO I AM ’ …” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh…” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). “...The lord is GOOD…there is none good but one, that is, God” (Nahum 1:7 & Mark 10:18 KJV). “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “… I, the Lord, am your healer…” (Exodus 15:26).
“… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). And, “There is none holy as the Lord…” (1 Samuel 2:2 KJV). “…God is the one who provides …” (2 Corinthians 9:10-13 KJV). “… God will supply all [your need]…” (Philippians 4:19 NASB).
“… [God] … will keep in perfect peace all who trust in … [him] … all whose thoughts are fixed on … [him!]” (Isaiah 26:3 NLT). “….The Lord is “my” shepherd ….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT). “… THE LORD … is Your rock and Your fortress, your deliverer, Your GOD, Your rock, in whom [you] … take refuge; Your shield and the horn of Your salvation, YOUR stronghold.…" (Psalms 18:3 NASB). “…God [is[ with us…” (Matthew 1:23 NASB). “…[HE IS] WITH… [YOU] and … [HE] WILL NOT LEAVE [YOU] …." (Genesis 28:15 ASV).
“…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). “…The things which are impossible with men … [are]… POSSIBLE [with God] …” (Luke 18:27 KJV). “…he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
“…I will do whatever you ask in my name…” (John 14:13 NIV). "… [Depend upon me and] …what [you] say will happen, [and] it will be done for [you]….” (MARK 11:23 NIV).
God LOVES his people. “…the Lord loves His people …” (2 Chronicles 2:11 NASB). “… the Lord loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers…” (Deuteronomy 7:8 NASB). “… Blessed be the Lord your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; because the Lord loved Israel (his people) forever…” (1 Kings 10:9 NASB). “…the Lord loves His people …” (2 Chronicles 2:11 NASB). “ … your God loved Israel (his people) establishing them forever …”(2 Chronicles 9:8 NASB). In “… His love and in His mercy He redeemed them…” (Isaiah 63:9 NASB). “… I have loved you with an everlasting love…” (Jeremiah 31:3 NASB). “… Even as the Lord loves the sons of Israel (his people)…” (Hosea 3:1 NASB). “ … I led them … with bonds of love, And I became to them as one who lifts the yoke from their jaws; And I bent down and fed them…” (Hosea 11:4 NASB). “… Indeed, He loves the people…” (Deuteronomy 33:3 NASB).
God STILL does signs, wonders, and miracles among HIS people, but the TRUTH is being obscured from them. Self-INVENTED clergy and spiritual leaders had STOLEN important parts of God’s truths. “…My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…” (Hosea 4:6 NIV).“…I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber!....” (John 10:1-10 NASB). “ …the thief cometh….to steal, and to kill, and to destroy…” (John 10:10 KJV). “… ONE sinner destroy[ed]… MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
The current Christian community was living a REDUCED spiritual life instead of the ABUNDANT life promised in God’s Word. Those that TRULY studied and searched the scriptures found those truths for themselves. “…O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. …” (Psalms 63:1-5 NLT).“…ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart…” (Jeremiah 29:13 KJV). “…If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me…” (Jeremiah 29:13 NLT). “…I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye…” (Psalms 32:8 KJV).
“…[Jesus] CAME that [you] may have life, and have it abundantly….” (John 10:10 KJV).
HIS “real” people and not the self-invented ones are commanded to DEPEND UPON God to do the sign, wonder, or miracle his word PROMISES. “…Trust in the Lord with all thine heart (with your own thoughts, words, actions) ,,,, In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV). “…The LORD will accomplish (take care of)…that which concerns [you]…” (John 14:31 NASB). “…The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: …” (Psalms 37:23 KJV).
“…I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son…” (John 14:13 NIV). "… [DO] NOT DOUBT in [your] heart but [believe and depend upon me and) …what [you] say will happen, [and] it will be done for [you]….” (MARK 11:23 NIV). “…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV).
“…[God] is able TO DO exceeding abundantly ABOVE all that we ask or think…” (Ephesians 3:20 KJV). “…he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). “…The things which are impossible with men … [are]… POSSIBLE [with God] …” (Luke 18:27 KJV).
Self-invented Christians, like Issachar, ARE NOT one of God’s people. It is ONLY God’s people who are blessed and privileged to display, witness, demonstrate, or personally experience the true signs, wonders, and miraculous works of God. “… How blessed you are [people of God!] Who else is like you, a people saved (through the miraculous redemptive work) by the Lord? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword...” (Deuteronomy 33:29 NLT). “… I and the children the Lord has given me serve as signs … from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies who dwells in his Temple on Mount Zion…” (Isaiah 8:18 NLT). “…The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power (signs, wonders, and miracles) THROUGH each of us … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
“…I will save you that you may BECOME A BLESSING....” (Zechariah 8:13 KJV).
“…you were called so that you may inherit a blessing…” (1 Peter 3:9 NIV). “…you will be a blessing…” (Genesis 12:2 NIV).
“….God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!” (Numbers 23:20 NLT). “…by the GRACE of God I am what I am…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV). “…by the GRACE of God [you are]…what [you are]…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).
“…THY BLESSING is upon THY PEOPLE…” (Psalms 3:8 KJV). “…YOU MAKE [your people] “MOST” BLESSED forever; …” (Psalms 21:6 NASB). “…BLESSINGS are on the head of the righteous (God’s people)…” (Proverbs 10:6 NASB). “…You surround [them] WITH FAVOR as with a shield…” (Psalms 5:12 NASB).
SALVATION, all by itself, IS a SIGN, a WONDER, and a MIRACLE!!
“… [God’s SAVED people shall] serve as signs … from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies who dwells in his Temple on Mount Zion…” (Isaiah 8:18 NLT). “…The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power (signs, wonders, and miracles) THROUGH each of [them] … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
“…Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who HATH blessed us (the SAVED) with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ…” (Ephesians 1:3 KJV).
. “…The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power (signs, wonders, and miracles) THROUGH each of [them] … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “… [God’s people shall] serve as signs … from the Lord…” (Isaiah 8:18 NLT). “…A man can receive nothing, except it BE GIVEN him from heaven…” (John 3:27 KJV). “…The LORD SHALL GIVE that which is good…” (Psalms 85:12 KJV). “…Every good GIFT and every perfect GIFT is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights…” (James 1:17 KJV). “…What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?...” (1 Corinthians 4:7 NLT).
“…Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable GIFT[S]…” (2 Corinthians 9:16 KJV). “ …We have this treasure “in” earthen vessels…” (2 Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV). “…[People will]… know (witness through signs, wonders, and miracles) that everything [you]… have IS A GIFT “FROM” [God]…” (John 17:6-9 NLT).
“…by the GRACE of God [people are]…what [they are]…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).
“… [God’s people shall] serve as signs … from the Lord…” (Isaiah 8:18 NLT). For instance, “…God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles…” (Acts 19:11 NLT). “…God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and WITH POWER: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for GOD WAS WITH HIM…” (Acts 10:38-39 KJV).
“…The Spirit of the Lord [was].. upon [Jesus], because he hath anointed [him]… to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent [him]… to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord…” (John 4:16-21 KJV).
Signs, wonders, and miracles are acts of God that he DISPLAYS “IN” and “THROUGH” his people by the POWER of his indwelling HOLY SPIRIT.
These ACTS of God are displayed as EVIDENCE that God is STILL working and demonstrating signs, wonders, and miracles upon the earth THROUGH his “real” people.
No matter what self-invented LEADERS, like Issachar, have SAID or DONE, God has NOT changed. “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV). “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV).
This means THERE are “STILL” SIGNS, WONDERS, AND MIRACLES today, but among the SELF-INVENTED Christians they are being OPPRESSED by the DEVIL’S LIE that they have somehow STOPPED or CEASED. “…I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me (depends upon me) will do the same works I have done, and even greater works (not different, but GREATER or more global and expansive), because I am going to be with the Father…” (JOHN 14:12 NLT).
After studying all of this with NEW eyes, Issachar knew what he had to DO. He was a wretched sinner, a lost soul, spiritually dead, and unrepentant.
But after weeks in REHAB, he finally humbled himself and asked God for help. Like King David, Issachar acknowledged his sins. “…against thee, thee only, have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightiest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest…” (Psalms 51:4 KJV).
“...Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me...Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit...Deliver me from bloodguiltiness...” (Psalms 51 KJV).
“…Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because HE DELIGHTETH IN MERCY…” (Micah 7:18 KJV). “…Mercy triumphs over judgement.” (James 2:13 NASB).
Issachar wept and cried out to God from the deepest part of his heart and soul. He confessed his sins to God. “...If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness...” (1 John 1:9 KJV). “….mercy triumphs over judgement…” (James 2:13 NASB).“…My GRACE is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness...” (2 Corinthians 12:9 KJV).
Issachar OPENLY acknowledged every sin, transgression, or iniquity he could think of and an indescribable CALM and PEACE engulfed him as his BURDENS slipped away.
God’s MERCY was richly demonstrated, expressed, and displayed toward a wretched SINNER like him.
Issachar KNEW, without a doubt, God had forgiven him for his sins. He didn’t want to continue to choose to go to HELL. So he wholeheartedly REPENTED. He heard God’s voice: “...Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon...” (Isaiah 55:7 KJV).
Issachar decided, with God’s help, he would choose to dedicate the rest of his time upon earth in walking in FREEDOM from his sinful nature. He FULLY REPENTED.
“….God …now commandeth all men every where to REPENT…” (Acts 17:30 KJV). "…REPENT AND RETURN, “SO” that your sins may be wiped away…” (Acts 3:19 NASB). “… [I]…kept declaring ….that they should REPENT and TURN TO God…” (Acts 26: 20 NASB). “…EXCEPT YE REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH…” (Luke 13:3 KJV).
Issachar was FINALLY a “real” disciple of Jesus Christ. He “knew,” without a doubt, REPENTANCE was the greatest decision he’d EVER MAKE!
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