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Title: The Cup of The Lord Post by: BHarper on February 04, 2008, 01:49:57 PM The Cup of The Lord
by Bill Harper There is a cup filled with wine in the Hand of God that is given to all men to drink thereof. To one man it represents the "cup of salvation" but to another it will be the "cup of trembling " or "cup of indignation" which represents the outpouring of God's judgment and wrath upon the world. THE CUP OF SALVATION Quote " I will take THE CUP of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD." - Psalm 116:13 KJV The "cup of salvation" is exactly what The Bible says it is. It was beautifully illustrated by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper before He went to the cross: Quote " And he took THE CUP, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many." - Mark 14:23 KJV God gives to us salvation when we put our faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ for the atonement and forgiveness of our sins. One can either refuse the cup of salvation or one can receive it from the Lord's hand and drink it. All of the disciples of Jesus present at the Last Supper took and drank of the cup except for Judas Iscariot who betrayed him. God will not force you against your will to drink it. THE CUP OF TREMBLING AND INDIGNATION Quote " For in the hand of the LORD there is A CUP, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them." - Psalm 75:8 KJV If you refuse the " cup of salvation" then you must drink of the "cup of trembling" which is also the "cup of His indignation" filled with the wine of the wrath of Almighty God. Unlike the cup of salvation there is no refusing of the cup of trembling and the fury of His wrath because God will force you to drink of it if you are not saved. Satan always has attempted to counterfeit the things of God so the Devil has a cup in his hand too. It is filled with the wine of Babylon ( i.e. 'Babel ' ) from which all false religions of the world and vain philosophies of men originated. At the time of the end those who drink of it will be deceived by the wine of satanic deception and will thus end up worshipping the Antichrist for which punishment is eternal damnation. If you drink of Satan's cup you can and will also drink of the cup of trembling from the Hand of God if you do not repent. You cannot drink Satan's cup and also the cup of salvation but you can drink Satan's cup and will drink the cup of trembling. So we are warned in the Holy Scriptures: Quote " Ye cannot drink THE CUP OF THE LORD, and THE CUP OF DEVILS: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils." - 1 Corinthians 10:21 KJV Know the difference lest you be be found drunken but not with wine. Walk soberly in the truth and in the knowledge of the Lord. Quote " And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into THE CUP OF HIS INDIGNATION; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." - Revelation 14:8-11 KJV This is a fearful judgment. The Bible doesn't call it the "cup of trembling" for nothing. Among them who will also drink of this cup also are the nations which will gather together against Israel in the last days. The prophetic Word of God says: Quote " Behold, I will make Jerusalem A CUP OF TREMBLING unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it." - Zechariah 12:2-3 KJV Israel from ancient times has already tasted of the cup of trembling because of her iniquities before God. However, in the Day of the Lord this cup will be taken from Israel and given to her enemies and those who have persecuted her and who have trodden down the Holy City of Jerusalem. Quote " Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the CUP OF HIS FURY; thou hast drunken the dregs of the CUP OF TREMBLING, and wrung them out. There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up. These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee? Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God. Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine: Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the CUP OF TREMBLING, even the dregs of the CUP OF MY FURY; thou shalt no more drink it again: But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over. " - Isaiah 51:17-23 KJV However, there is Good News. You do not have to drink of that cup if you have Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as your Savior because he drank that cup filled with the wrath of God for you and, as The Bible says, he tasted death for every man ( Hebrews 2:9 ). In the Garden of Gethsemane, there was the Lord Jesus, in prayer to God the Father speaking of His sufferings which a He would soon endure: Quote " And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let THIS CUP pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. " - Matthew 26:39 KJV Jesus fully understood that there was no other way to redeem fallen humanity except by enduring the cross on our behalf. He knew that it was impossible to save us any other way and that it was the Father's will for Him to do so for us. Jesus willingly took that cup and drank it so we would not have to drink it ourselves. Because he drank it God can offer to all who believe on His Name, both Jew and Gentile, the "cup of salvation." If you believe these truths and have never done so before then take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord today. Say to Him, Thank you, Lord Jesus, for dying in my place, for allowing your precious blood to be shed to take away my sins. Thank you for offering me the cup of salvation. With rejoicing I take it from thy Hand and drink it today. The promise of God's Word is: Quote For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. - Romans 10:13 KJV Title: Re: The Cup of The Lord Post by: nChrist on February 04, 2008, 02:22:19 PM AMEN BROTHER BILL!
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