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Jesus the second Adam
(from a sermon of Bro.Julius Adewumi)
In Genesis 3, the pronouncement of
judgement upon Adam says: "Because dust
thou art, and unto dust shalt thou
return". That was the begining of physical
death upon the human race. However God
also promised salvation: "The seed of the
woman shall bruise the head of the
serpent". We believe Jesus Christ is that
seed of the woman. He came into this world
to bruise the head of satan, and to
redeem mankind back to the promise given to
man by God. That means, Christ has
removed the curse from mankind, but how
many curses did He actually remove? On the
cross Jesus said "it is finished". This
means our redemption is complete. What
are the things that came into the
world through the disobedience of Adam
and Eve? We know that sin,sickness, and
death came into the world. If Christ has
come to redeem us, He has got to redeem
us from sin, from sickness, and from death
-- physical death. For this Jesus said
"Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep
my saying, he shall never see death"
(Jn.8:51). There are many verses in the
bible concerning abolition of death and
that God's will is not for man to die.
Christ provides total salvation and full
redemption.[ 2Tim 1:10, Eze 18:32 ...] He
has removed sin, sickness, and death from
mankind (if only mankind will come to believe
it) because those were wages of the
disobedience of Adam and Eve. Jesus is the
new Adam; He has removed all these curses
from mankind, but individual has got to
believe it. If you have been using your
faith against sicknesses, know also now,
God is revealing to us that He
actually removed physical death from
mankind. But you have to confront and
challenge death; you have to fight it out
with the devil -- resist the devil. Jesus
said,"The thief cometh not but for to
steal,and to kill, and to destroy; I am
come that they might have life, and that
they might have it more abundantly" (Jn.
10:10). Also He said, " I am the
ressurrection and the life ...."
(Jn.11:25). That means, if we that are
alive can believe, He is able to keep us
alive. If you keep the saying of Jesus
and believe this message against death,
Jesus said He has the power to keep you
alive. Jesus said "I am the first and the
last" (Rev.1:17,18) "I am He that liveth
and was dead; and behold I am alive for
ever more; Amen! and have the keys of
hell and of death". Because Jesus has
the keys of hell and of death, He has the
power to keep any man from death; He is
the final authority now! Satan cannot
kill anybody if Jesus does not allow it.
Jesus has the power to keep you alive.
Believe it! Claim it! Wrestle with
the devil against all odds and Jesus
will stand by you because the Father has
repented of the curse that was placed
upon mankind and He is on our side
(Psa.118:6,7,17). He is the Almighty, and He
is coming soon also.
Immortality Runs In My Family
(from a Radio Sermon of Bro. Julius
Adewumi)
Let's consider this again; what are the
things used by the devil to kill people?
Number one : Diseases. But Christ gave us
power over diseases as it is written "By
whose stripes ye were healed". Number two:
Accidents. The book of Psalms chapter 91 is
full of promises of God to protect us that
trust in Him. It said in verse
10:"there shall no evil befall thee, neither
shall any plague come near thy dwelling".
If you lay hold on such promises, you can
overcome every accident. What else can you be
afraid of? What else can the devil use to
kill people? You may say "what about bullets
or gun?" Jesus gave us more promises in
the bible. In Isaiah chapter 54 verse 17
it says: "No weapon that is formed
against you shall prosper...". That
includes weapons such as bullets or
even bombs. You are to claim that promise.
That is the level of faith Christ is
bringing us to. Remember Elijah the prophet
against the soldiers of Ahaziah the king
of Israel. He called fire upon them! That
is the faith and power Christ can manifest
through us when it needs be. Christ has
abolished death! It is for the end- time
believers to enjoy this benefit of
redemption and partake of His
immortality. In Heb. 2:9,14-15 it says
"Christ tasted death for every man", and
that "through death He might destroy him
that has the power of death, that is the
devil; and deliver them who through fear
of death were all their lifetime,
subject to bondage". This Jesus in you and
me has brought immortality!
I want to tell you something: I just
found out today; the man that lived the
longest on this planet is in my ancestry.
In fact, one of my ancestors is
still alive, he has never died; he has
been living for the past 5000 years. I want
to tell you this that "IMMORTALITY RUNS IN
MY FAMILY!" You may say "which family are
you talking about?" I say "my family".
That is why I can believe this that
"Christ has abolished death and brought life
and immortality to light through the
gospel" (2 Tim.1:10). This same gospel we
are preaching to you is what Christ has
used to reveal immortality, telling you
and me that "verily,verily I say unto you, if
a man keep my saying, he shall never see
death". He also said "I am the ressurection
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. Believeth thou this?"
(Jn.11:25). Christ is asking you the same
question: "Believeth thou this?" Do you
believe He has the power to keep you
alive? If you believe that Jesus is God,
you should be able to believe this. (My
message is to show you that it is the
Father's will for man to have
immortality. Just as preachers have tried
over and over again to make Christians
understand that it is the Father's will to
heal our body. The will of the Lord is
written all over the scriptures!)
Jesus said "I am the ressurection and the
life". That means no man can ressurect
unless Jesus ressurects him, and for
someone to live alive and never die, it has
to be Jesus that will keep him alive!
I said above that "Immortality runs in my
family". God has just showed it to me
today that one of my ancestors lived for
about 969 years. In fact his father before
him is still alive and never died. You may
say "whom is he talking about?" I said one
of my ancestors; of course he is also one
of your ancestors if you don't know. Let's
look at the bible. Enoch lived for about 365
years and God took him; he did not die;
he is still alive today. He is my ancestor.
His son after him, Methuselah, lived for
969 years. Even in his lineage, we see
some other immortality in the line. I belong
to that line; that is why I call him my
ancestor. I believe that you that reads this
literature also belong to that lineage.
Which means we are g-r-e-a-t, g-r-e-
a-t grandchildren of that man that never
die. Many bible scholars always assume
that only the Jews came through that
lineage. No Sir! Because if you come
through Noah, remember Noah was the son of
these people, and Noah only was saved in the
flood with his children. The whole world
now are children of Noah. That is why I can
believe this! I belong to the lineage of
Enoch and to the lineage of Methuselah.
This same God that revealed to Enoch that
he can live without seeing death, and he
believed God, and he walked with God, and
he disappeared, and he is still alive
today; this same God has revealed this to
me, and this same God is Jesus! He wants me
to tell you also that for you to go in the
Rapture, you must believe in this power
of Jesus that He has the power to keep you
alive. Jesus has the power to keep you
from death. That is what I'm talking
about.
Believe it! Claim it! Walk with Him
with this same faith of Enoch! For "HIS
GOING FORTH HAS BEEN FROM OF OLD, FROM
EVERLASTING", SEEKING FROM AMONG THE
CHILDREN OF MEN WHOM HE WILL TEACH WISDOM;
WHOSE EYES ARE AS A FLAME OF FIRE, AND HIS
COUNTENANCE AS THE SUN SHINETH IN ITS
FULLNESS. HE ALONE HAS IMMORTALITY DWELLING
IN A LIGHT UNAPPROACHABLE AND FOR OUR
SAKES HAS ABOLISHED DEATH. (Micah 5:2b;
Prov.8:31,35-36,Isa.33:14, Rev 1:14-16; I
Tim. 6:16; 2 Tim 1:10)
... Believe in Him!
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