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WHY WAS CHRIST CRUCIFIED BETWEEN TWO ROBBERS?

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. (1Ti_2:5) For as by one man's disobedience many were made

sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. (Rom 5:19)

PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE BEEN DYING BUT THE DEATH OF CHRIST HAD A DIFFERENCE. PEOPLE WOULD NOT HAVE COMPREHENDED OR VISUALIZED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHRIST AND THE OTHER HUMAN BEINGS BUT FOR THE PROPHESY OF DAVID AS RECORDED IN Psalm 34:20 “He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.” BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

“But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water."So beloved brethren, you can see that JESUS THE CHRIST WAS GOD, THE FATHER, AMONG MEN. HE WAS ALSO CALLED THE SON OF MAN BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD IN HIM. HE WAS ALSO CALLED THE SON OF GOD DUE TO

THE WATER IN HIM, AND FINALLY, GOD WHICH THE SPIRIT SIGNIFIES. SO THAT WHEN HE SAID THAT HE HAD SURRENDERED HIS SPIRIT, THE FATHER DEPARTED AND HE THEN SLUMBERED. AND WHEN THE SPEAR PASSED THROUGH HIS BODY, THE WATER AND BLOOD WHICH CAME OUT WASHED AWAY ALL OUR SINS AND INIQUITIES.ONTO THIS DAY THAT BLOOD AND WATER ARE STILL FLOWING AND WASHING US CLEAN AND FREE. THIS IS WHERE OUR SALVATION COMES FROM. IT WAS NOT THE MIRACLES OF HEALING THE SICK, THE LAME, DEAF, BLIND OR RAISING THE DEAD THAT REVEALED OR QUALIFIED HIM AS THE CHRIST; OTHERWISE PETER, PAUL AND THE REST OF THE APOSTLES WHO WERE ABLE TO PERFORM SAME COULD EQUALLY HAVE CLAIMED HIS POSITION.BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

THE THIEF ON THE RIGHT HAND SYMBOLIZES THAT RIGHT FROM HIS ADVENT UNTIL ETERNITY, THERE IS NO RIGHTEOUS PERSON, AND THERE WILL NEVER BE. IT IS HIS BLOOD ALONE THAT SAVED MANKIND THROUGHOUT ETERNITY. HE IS THE FIRST AND THE LAST (REV 22:13). THIS INDEED IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CRUCIFIXION. IF IN A THOUSAND YEARS TIME SOMEBODY COMES TO TELL YOU THAT HE IS YOUR SAVIOUR, DO NOT BELIEVE HIM. IT IS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ALONE WHO IS OUR SAVIOUR. UNTIL ETERNITY HE IS THE ONLY SAVIOUR. RIGHT FROM ADAM, IF MOSES OR ANY OTHER PERSON IS MENTIONED AS YOUR SAVIOUR, THAT IS ERRONEOUS. IT IS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ALONE WHO IS THE SAVIOUR OF THE WHOLE WORLD; AND HE HAS NO DEPUTY.

BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

1Ti_2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

Rom 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Heb 7:26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Heb 7:27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Joh 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Heb_12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

THE BODY AND BLOOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

Joh 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

Joh 6:48 I am that bread of life.

Mar 14:24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

Mat 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

OF THEM WHICH THOU GAVEST ME HAVE I LOST NONE. Joh 18:7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And

they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Joh 18:8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if

therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: Joh 18:9 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he

spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none. NO MAN CAN COME TO ME, EXCEPT THE FATHER WHICH

HATH SENT ME DRAW HIM: AND I WILL RAISE HIM UP AT THE LAST DAY. (JOH 6:44 )

ALL THAT THE FATHER GIVETH ME SHALL COME TO ME; AND HIM THAT COMETH TO ME I WILL IN NO WISE CAST OUT. JOH 6:37

Joh 6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

Joh 6:34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

Joh 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Joh 6:36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.

Joh 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

Joh 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

Joh 6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

Joh 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him,

may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Joh 6:41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

Joh 6:42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

Joh 6:43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

Joh 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Joh 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

Joh 6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

Joh 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

Joh 6:48 I am that bread of life.

Mat 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

Mat 26:27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

Mat 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Mat 26:29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

Mar 14:22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

Mar 14:23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.

Mar 14:24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

Mar 14:25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

ONE MEDIATOR1Ti_2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Rom 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were

made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Gal 4:3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

Gal 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

Gal 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

Heb 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

Heb 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a

better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

Heb 8:7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.



1Jn 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

1Jn 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

Heb 2:15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Heb 2:16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

Heb 2:17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

Heb 2:18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

Joh 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Joh 1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

Joh 1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

Joh 1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

Joh 1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

Joh 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

Joh 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

Joh 1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

Heb 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

Heb 7:20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

Heb 7:21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

Heb 7:22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

Heb 7:23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

Heb 7:24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.

Heb 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.



Heb 7:28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

Heb 9:11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Heb 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Heb 9:13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

Heb 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Heb 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

Heb 9:16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

Heb 9:17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

Heb 9:18 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.

Heb 9:19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

Heb 9:20 Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

Heb 9:21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.

Heb 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

SO WE, BEING MANY, ARE ONE BODY IN CHRIST, AND EVERY ONE MEMBERS ONE OF ANOTHER.

Rom 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Rom 12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

Rom 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

THE DISCIPLES STRUGGLED AMONG THEMSELVES WHO WOULD BE THE GREATEST AMONGST THEM. BUT SINCE OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TOOK HIS PHYSICAL EXISTENCE FROM THIS EARTH PLAIN, WHICH OF THEM STEPPED INTO HIS SHOES? NO PERSON TOOK OVER FROM HIM. EACH PERSON IS OCCUPYING HIS OWN POSITION. THERE IS THE DIVISION OF LABOUR AND NO PERSON ENCROACHES ON THE POSITION OF OTHERS. THE GOLDEN TEXT SHOULD NOW BE READ.BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

IT IS NOT EXPECTED THAT ANY ONE SHOULD DECLARE HIMSELF TO BE JESUS OR CHRIST, OR JEHOVAH OR GOD. DO WE NEED MANY JESUSES? HE IS THE MASTER, THE LORD OF LORDS AND THE KING OF KINGS. HE IS IN HEAVEN, ON EARTH AND IN US. HE DIED ONCE FOR THE SAKE OF OUR SINS. FROM THENCE LIVES HE A LIFE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.AS MANY AS BELIEVE IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AS THE SON OF GOD, THE SAME HAVE RIGHT TO BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD. ALL THOSE WHO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE SPIRIT TESTIFY THAT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS HERE. HE IS DOING THE WORK; HE IS THE MASTER, THE LORD OF LORDS AND THE KING OF KINGS. HE IS IN HEAVEN, ON EARTH AND IN US. HE DIED ONCE FOR THE SAKE OF OUR SINS. FROM THENCE LIVES HE A LIFE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FOREVER. IT IS NOT EXPECTED THAT ANY OTHER PERSON SHOULD DIE. IT IS NOT GIVEN THAT THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIM SHOULD DIE. THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIM MUST HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. AND IT IS NOT EXPECTED THAT ANY ONE SHOULD DECLARE HIMSELF TO BE JESUS OR CHRIST, OR JEHOVAH OR GOD. DO WE NEED MANY JESUSES? IS THE ONE WE HAVE NOT SUFFICIENT? IT IS NOT ALSO EXPECTED THAT ANYONE SHOULD GAZE AT THE SKY. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THE SKY? THE SCRIPTURE SAYS, TRULY I SAY UNTO YOU, HE WHO BELIEVES IN ME, THE WORKS THAT I DO SHALL HE DO, GREATER WORKS THAN THIS SHALL HE DO. IF YOU BELIEVE IN HIM AND DO GREATER WORKS, WHAT ELSE DO YOU EXPECT OF HIM IN THE SKY?

BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

THE THIEF ON THE RIGHT HAND SYMBOLIZES THAT RIGHT FROM HIS ADVENT UNTIL ETERNITY, THERE IS NO RIGHTEOUS PERSON, AND THERE WILL NEVER BE. IT IS HIS BLOOD ALONE THAT SAVED MANKIND THROUGHOUT ETERNITY. HE IS THE FIRST AND THE LAST (REV 22:13). THIS INDEED IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CRUCIFIXION. IF IN A THOUSAND YEARS TIME SOMEBODY COMES TO TELL YOU THAT HE IS YOUR SAVIOUR, DO NOT BELIEVE HIM. IT IS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ALONE WHO IS OUR SAVIOUR. UNTIL ETERNITY HE IS THE ONLY SAVIOUR. RIGHT FROM ADAM, IF MOSES OR ANY OTHER PERSON IS MENTIONED AS YOUR SAVIOUR, THAT IS ERRONEOUS. IT IS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ALONE WHO IS THE SAVIOUR OF THE WHOLE WORLD; AND HE HAS NO DEPUTY.BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

Rom 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE BEEN DYING BUT THE DEATH OF CHRIST HAD A DIFFERENCE. PEOPLE WOULD NOT HAVE COMPREHENDED OR VISUALIZED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHRIST AND THE OTHER HUMAN BEINGS BUT FOR THE PROPHESY OF DAVID AS RECORDED IN Psalm 34:20

"He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken." *IT WAS NOT THE MIRACLES OF HEALING THE SICK, THE LAME, DEAF, BLIND OR RAISING THE DEAD THAT REVEALED OR QUALIFIED HIM AS THE CHRIST; OTHERWISE PETER, PAUL AND THE REST OF THE APOSTLES WHO WERE ABLE TO PERFORM SAME COULD EQUALLY HAVE CLAIMED HIS POSITION.*So beloved brethren, you can see that JESUS THE CHRIST WAS GOD, THE FATHER, AMONG MEN. HE WAS ALSO CALLED THE SON OF MAN BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD IN HIM. HE WAS ALSO CALLED THE SON OF GOD DUE TO THE WATER IN HIM, AND FINALLY, GOD WHICH THE SPIRIT SIGNIFIES.*THE DISCIPLES STRUGGLED AMONG THEMSELVES WHO WOULD BE THE GREATEST AMONGST THEM. BUT SINCE OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TOOK HIS PHYSICAL EXISTENCE FROM THIS EARTH PLAIN, WHICH OF THEM STEPPED INTO HIS SHOES? NO PERSON TOOK OVER FROM HIM. EACH PERSON IS OCCUPYING HIS OWN POSITION. THERE IS THE DIVISION OF LABOUR AND NO PERSON ENCROACHES ON THE POSITION OF OTHERS. THE BIBLE TEXT SHOULD NOW BE READ."Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water."Though the soldier did not know the significance of what he did, his action revealed the man on the

Cross as the Christ, while the blood was the son of man and the spirit was the Father.

So beloved brethren, you can see that JESUS THE CHRIST WAS GOD, THE FATHER, AMONG MEN. HE WAS ALSO CALLED THE SON OF MAN BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD IN HIM. HE WAS ALSO CALLED THE SON OF GOD DUE TO THE WATER IN HIM, AND FINALLY, GOD WHICH THE SPIRIT SIGNIFIES. SO THAT WHEN HE SAID THAT HE HAD SURRENDERED HIS SPIRIT, THE FATHER DEPARTED AND HE THEN SLUMBERED. AND WHEN THE SPEAR PASSED THROUGH HIS BODY, THE WATER AND BLOOD WHICH CAME OUT WASHED AWAY ALL OUR SINS AND INIQUITIES.ONTO THIS DAY THAT BLOOD AND WATER ARE STILL FLOWING AND WASHING US CLEAN AND FREE. THIS IS WHERE OUR SALVATION COMES FROM. IT WAS NOT THE MIRACLES OF HEALING THE SICK, THE LAME, DEAF, BLIND OR RAISING THE DEAD THAT REVEALED OR QUALIFIED HIM AS THE CHRIST; OTHERWISE PETER, PAUL AND THE REST OF THE APOSTLES WHO WERE ABLE TO PERFORM SAME COULD EQUALLY HAVE CLAIMED HIS POSITION.BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

Read LUKE 2:34-35 for confirmation:"Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; (Yea, a sword shall pierce thy own soul also) that the thoughts of many shall be revealed."Healing the sick or raising the dead are not what revealed Christ as God; for even from the time of Moses, those

miracles were taking place. From the olden days, visions and prophesies existed and these are not the things that reveal God to man. However, the things that reveal God to man are clearly highlighted in this sermon.PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE BEEN DYING BUT THE DEATH OF CHRIST HAD A DIFFERENCE. PEOPLE WOULD NOT HAVE COMPREHENDED OR VISUALIZED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHRIST AND THE OTHER HUMAN BEINGS BUT FOR THE PROPHESY OF DAVID AS RECORDED IN Psalm 34:20

"He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken." This was fulfilled accordingly. The second point which identified Jesus as the Christ was His significant crucifixion between two robbers. AND WHY WAS CHRIST CRUCIFIED BETWEEN TWO ROBBERS? Let it be known that, the spirit in Him kept the two robbers alive until when He made the pronouncement: "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." If Christ had not surrendered His spirit into the Father's hand, he would not have died. THIS EXPLAINS THE FACT THAT THE SPIRIT IS LIFE, AND AS LONG AS IT REMAINS IN MAN, HE CANNOT DIE.If Christ had not died at the time He was supposed to die, His bones could have been broken, according to the culture of the time. And so, when the Jews went to inspect them on the Cross, they found out that He had died; hence His bones were not broken, in fulfillment of the prophesy of David as cited above. However, the legs of the other two robbers were broken since they were not dead at the time of inspection. To test whether He was the Christ, the Jews pierced His side and instantly, water

and blood gushed out through the hole made by the spear. (John 19:32-34)

“Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.”BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

EVERYTHING HAPPENED ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD. THIS IS A PROOF THAT GOD IS THE CAUSE AND EFFECT OF ALL THINGS.All those who died from the time of ADAM were under the imprisonment of death. None of them was able to ascend unto heaven. This is because they were under the yoke of evil and hades. As such, when Christ cried out on the cross, the curtains of the temple tore, the graves of the saints were opened and they emerged from the graves. SEE MATTHEW 27:50-53 FOR CONFIRMATION. “Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice yielded up the ghost. And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city and appeared unto many.”IT WAS CHRIST'S ASSIGNMENT TO SUBDUE DEATH AND COLLECT ITS KEY. HAVING OVERCOME THE POWER OF DEATH AND HADES AND COLLECTED ITS KEYS, DEATH DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE. NOTHING IMPRISONS AGAIN ( HEBREWS 2:14-15). THIS IS WHY THE POPULATION OF

THE WORLD INCREASES BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS. NOW OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS THE KING AND LORD OVER ALL PLANES OF MANIFEST, INCLUDING HEAVEN AND EARTH. HE RULES OVER ALL THINGS CREATED BY GOD. AND WHEN PERFECTION WILL BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY, THERE WILL BE NO MORE DEATH.BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

I WANT TO TELL YOU WHY CHRIST WAS CRUCIFIED BETWEEN TWO THIEVES.1Ti_2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; THE TWO THIEVES ON THE CROSS:Rom 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were

made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

CHRIST IS THE MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANTI want to tell you why He was crucified between two thieves, one on His left and the other on his right hand side (Luke 23:33). Even the professors of religion do not know the meaning of the two thieves being crucified on either side.The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit constitute the Triune God. Love hope and faith constitute one God. The three persons on the cross meant one person in effect. Thursday is a great day. Friday and Saturday are also great days. These three days were meant for three

important celebrations of the Jews. He was crucified in the middle of the two thieves because He is the mediator of the New Covenant. The thief on His left signifies that from the time of Adam until the advent of the Christ there was no single righteous man. The Bible has truly stated there is none righteous, no, not one (Rom 3:10). And so the thief on the left signified that from Adam until He came, there was no righteous person. All of them were thieves(JOHN 10:8). And so it is His blood that saved and justified all those who lived from the time of Adam until His advent.THE THIEF ON THE RIGHT HAND SYMBOLIZES THAT RIGHT FROM HIS ADVENT UNTIL ETERNITY, THERE IS NO RIGHTEOUS PERSON, AND THERE WILL NEVER BE. IT IS HIS BLOOD ALONE THAT SAVED MANKIND THROUGHOUT ETERNITY. HE IS THE FIRST AND THE LAST (REV 22:13). THIS INDEED IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CRUCIFIXION. IF IN A THOUSAND YEARS TIME SOMEBODY COMES TO TELL YOU THAT HE IS YOUR SAVIOUR, DO NOT BELIEVE HIM. IT IS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ALONE WHO IS OUR SAVIOUR. UNTIL ETERNITY HE IS THE ONLY SAVIOUR. RIGHT FROM ADAM, IF MOSES OR ANY OTHER PERSON IS MENTIONED AS YOUR SAVIOUR, THAT IS ERRONEOUS. IT IS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ALONE WHO IS THE SAVIOUR OF THE WHOLE WORLD; AND HE HAS NO DEPUTY.OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLDGod has always done His thing in a marvelous way. That is why when you see something that is not clean, you attribute it to Satan. Whatever has a fault is Satan. That

is why we use this opportunity to tell you that there is no other Savior apart from Him. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Savior of the whole world. He is the Beginning and the End; the First and the Last. That is why He alone has the right to judge the just and the unjust. He alone loves man. Whether you are a thief or a liar, Our Lord Jesus Christ loves you because He alone has mercy.That is why the Father says, after those days I will put my laws into their minds and will write them in their hearts. A neighbor shall not teach his neighbor and a brother shall not teach his brother, saying, know the Lord. For they shall all know me from the least to the greatest. Because I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and their sins and iniquities I will remember no more. (Heb. 8:11-12). Right from the sin of Adam until eternity, God does not remember our sins again. This has been accomplished by the death of Our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross between the two thieves.This lesson is given to you so that you may know that He is your Saviour. It is not your father or mother or brother or Abraham who has saved you. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the only Saviour of the world. He is the Son of man, the Son of God and God Himself. The second lesson will now be read.Second Bible Lesson: Matthew 12:40“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

Have you heard that? Since the Jews seek for signs and the Greeks for wisdom, that is the sign that He showed to them. That as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Is it not clear to you from this what is meant by the Trinity God?

The GodheadsThursday represented one God-head, Friday represented another God-head and Saturday another; and so we have tri-personal God. That is why we baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. That is why also everything is shared here equally. That explains why baptism in Brotherhood is quite different from baptism in any other place in the world. During the first immersion, it is said, “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” You repeat the same words during the second and the third immersions. These make up three which is one in effect. Feel the pulses in your body during celebrations such as this. All the sicknesses you came with, court cases, sins, poverty and your lack, including the old body you came with, all are taken away by these observances which you honor. That is what has deluded the whole world, and they keep asking the type of Bible you have. What actually is being done in Brotherhood? They do not know that these observances we celebrate are very significant. The various commemorative celebrations and observances constitute the power in Brotherhood. These constitute the Holy Spirit, love and peace which you find in the Kingdom. His blood is flooding in the whole world now, taking away deaths and tribulations and afflictions.BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

There were two thieves, one on either side of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Argue then that there was any righteous

man from Adam until His advent. But you argue that you have no sin. From Adam until eternity the world is full of thieves. He alone is the righteous one. He has redeemed us with His blood. What do you lose to admit that you are a sinner? Our Lord Jesus Christ takes away your sins and makes you clean the moment you admit that you are a sinner and that He died for you. Mention any righteous man on earth. We are all thieves as evidenced by the two thieves on His either side. We are saved by grace for His sake. He is the only Mediator. If you involve Him in anything it will work well but when you exclude him, there is no success. He alone has come to mediate for the whole world because He is the only righteous one. He intercedes for all the creations of God. Let our Golden text be read.BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

THE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER, AND

SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE

BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR

EXCERPT FROM THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL: OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS CRUCIFIED ON THURSDAY, NOT FRIDAY

WHY WAS CHRIST CRUCIFIED BETWEEN TWO ROBBERS?REVEALING THE CHRIST:

This sermon is a mystery to the entire universe. It discusses nothing else but the Almighty God who is even in our midst today. HE IS THE VERY BEING THAT CAME DIED FOR THE SALVATION OF THE ENTIRE WORLD. There are things that reveal the presence and personality of God whenever He manifests on earth. These things however, should not have been revealed to “babes” like you and in fact, at this time, but to the wise and high-ranking people of the world. Nevertheless, it has pleased the Holy Spirit to unveil this wisdom to you today. In fact, the whole situation is in accordance with the statement made by Jesus the Christ as recorded in Luke 10:21

“I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and has revealed them unto babes: even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.”Jesus the Christ was a mystery child. Prophet Simeon noticed this when he was about to anoint the infant Jesus and intimated the carnal parents- Mary and Joseph about this.Read LUKE 2:34-35 for confirmation:“Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; (Yea, a sword shall pierce thy own soul also) that the thoughts of many shall be revealed.”Healing the sick or raising the dead are not what revealed Christ as God; for even from the time of Moses, those miracles were taking place. From the olden days, visions and prophesies existed and these are not the things that

reveal God to man. However, the things that reveal God to man are clearly highlighted in this sermon.People all over the world have been dying but the death of Christ had a difference. People would not have comprehended or visualized the difference between Christ and the other human beings but for the prophesy of David as recorded in Psalm 34:20

“He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.” This was fulfilled accordingly. The second point which identified Jesus as the Christ was His significant crucifixion between two robbers. AND WHY WAS CHRIST CRUCIFIED BETWEEN TWO ROBBERS? Let it be known that, the spirit in Him kept the two robbers alive until when He made the pronouncement: “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.” If Christ had not surrendered His spirit into the Father’s hand, he would not have died. THIS EXPLAINS THE FACT THAT THE SPIRIT IS LIFE, AND AS LONG AS IT REMAINS IN MAN, HE CANNOT DIE.If Christ had not died at the time He was supposed to die, His bones could have been broken, according to the culture of the time. And so, when the Jews went to inspect them on the Cross, they found out that He had died; hence His bones were not broken, in fulfillment of the prophesy of David as cited above. However, the legs of the other two robbers were broken since they were not dead at the time of inspection. To test whether He was the Christ, the Jews pierced His side and instantly, water and blood gushed out through the hole made by the spear. (John 19:32-34)

“Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.”Though the soldier did not know the significance of what he did, his action revealed the man on the Cross as the Christ, while the blood was the son of man and the spirit was the Father.

So beloved brethren, you can see that JESUS THE CHRIST WAS GOD, THE FATHER, AMONG MEN. HE WAS ALSO CALLED THE SON OF MAN BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD IN HIM. HE WAS ALSO CALLED THE SON OF GOD DUE TO THE WATER IN HIM, AND FINALLY, GOD WHICH THE SPIRIT SIGNIFIES. SO THAT WHEN HE SAID THAT HE HAD SURRENDERED HIS SPIRIT, THE FATHER DEPARTED AND HE THEN SLUMBERED. AND WHEN THE SPEAR PASSED THROUGH HIS BODY, THE WATER AND BLOOD WHICH CAME OUT WASHED AWAY ALL OUR SINS AND INIQUITIES.ONTO THIS DAY THAT BLOOD AND WATER ARE STILL FLOWING AND WASHING US CLEAN AND FREE. THIS IS WHERE OUR SALVATION COMES FROM. IT WAS NOT THE MIRACLES OF HEALING THE SICK, THE LAME, DEAF, BLIND OR RAISING THE DEAD THAT REVEALED OR QUALIFIED HIM AS THE CHRIST; OTHERWISE PETER, PAUL AND THE REST OF THE APOSTLES WHO WERE ABLE TO PERFORM SAME COULD EQUALLY HAVE CLAIMED HIS POSITION.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Let me reiterate this question. Why was Christ crucified in the middle of two robbers? Recall that one of the robbers

was placed on His left while the other was on His right hand side. What is the meaning of his arrangement? It is said that only the king knows the secret of his kingdom. At JOHN 10:8, Our Lord Jesus Christ said: “All that ever came before me were thieves and robbers and the sheep did not hear them.”The arrangement of the robbers with Christ is a MYSTERY which no man had ever revealed and it has pleased the Holy Spirit to reveal it today: FROM THE FIRST CREATION OF ADAM TO OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, ALL HAD ERRED AND COMMITTED INIQUITIES. AND TO REVEAL THAT THERE WAS NO RIGHTEOUS MAN ON EARTH, OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE SINNERS. THE FIRST ROBBER ON HIS LEFT CONNOTES THE PERIOD FROM ADAM TO CHRIST. THEN FROM CHRIST IN THE CENTER TO THE OTHER ROBBER ON THE RIGHT REPRESENTS THE PERIOD OF THE ADVENT OF CHRIST TO ETERNITY. THIS INVARIABLY MEANS THAT FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD TO ETERNITY, THERE IS NO JUST MAN OR PERFECT MAN. (Romans 3:10-11).

THEREFORE, CHRIST BEING PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE TWO PERIODS SIGNIFIES THAT HE IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF SALVATION AND MEDIATOR FOR ALL GENERATIONS. Read the first Lesson below.FIRST BIBLE LESSON: JOHN 12:24

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it abides alone: but if it dies, it bringeth forth much fruit.”

THE CHILDREN OF GOD DO NOT DIE:A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING THAT MEMBERS OF BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR ARE DYING. WHO INTIMATED THEM WITH THIS WRONG NOTION? BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS DO NOT DIE BUT ARE ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT- TO BRING MORE CHILDREN OF GOD. THIS IS FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS. YOU CAN SEE THE RAPID WAY IN WHICH THE CHILDREN OF GOD ARE MULTIPLYING THESE DAYS.There are many children of God who were slain for the services of God. These are the people that are sent back to the world to continue with their services. Recall what is written in the scripture: (Revelation 6:9-11)

“And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.”People who kill, maim and torture the children of God do not know the implications of their actions. They do not know that they are only helping to get the will of God fulfilled in their midst. Caiaphas had once said that it was better for one person to die than for the entire nation to perish. (JOHN 11:50). Little did Caiaphas know that Christ’s departure would bring more children of God to the world. EVERYTHING HAPPENED ACCORDING TO THE

WILL OF GOD. THIS IS A PROOF THAT GOD IS THE CAUSE AND EFFECT OF ALL THINGS.All those who died from the time of ADAM were under the imprisonment of death. None of them was able to ascend unto heaven. This is because they were under the yoke of evil and hades. As such, when Christ cried out on the cross, the curtains of the temple tore, the graves of the saints were opened and they emerged from the graves. SEE MATTHEW 27:50-53 FOR CONFIRMATION.“Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice yielded up the ghost. And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city and appeared unto many.”IT WAS CHRIST'S ASSIGNMENT TO SUBDUE DEATH AND COLLECT ITS KEY. HAVING OVERCOME THE POWER OF DEATH AND HADES AND COLLECTED ITS KEYS, DEATH DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE. NOTHING IMPRISONS AGAIN ( HEBREWS 2:14-15). This is why the population of the world increases by leaps and bounds. NOW OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS THE KING AND LORD OVER ALL PLANES OF MANIFEST, INCLUDING HEAVEN AND EARTH. HE RULES OVER ALL THINGS CREATED BY GOD. AND WHEN PERFECTION WILL BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY, THERE WILL BE NO MORE DEATH.God has descended on earth and His children have filled the entire world. They are in every nook and corner of the world. Hitherto, when there were no children of God, there too was no Holy Spirit on earth. But today, the Holy

Spirit has descended to live with His beloved children. This explains why Jesus the Christ said: “It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you: but if I depart, I will send him unto you.” (JOHN 16:7).

Christ’s death therefore was to fulfill the above excerpt. OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS FOND OF REFERRING TO GOD AS THE FATHER. And it was during one of these times that Philip demanded to know Who the Father really was; he said:“Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father, and how sayest thou, show us the Father.” (JOHN 14:9).

LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THE FATHER WHICH CHRIST HAS BEEN REFERRING TO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT. THIS SPIRIT IS THE DOER OF ALL THINGS FROM CREATION. THAT SPIRIT IS LIFE AND THAT WAS WHY IMMEDIATELY CHRIST SURRENDERED THE SPIRIT, THE MORTAL BODY SLUMPED. If you seek the Father carefully, you will not see Him. That was why the Jews regarded Him (Our Lord Jesus Christ) as an insane person when He said He was in the Father and the Father in Him. FROM THE CREATION OF MAN, HAS ANY HUMAN BEING PERFORMED THE TYPE OF JOB DONE BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST? HE WAS NOT THE ONE DOING THE WORKS PER SE BUT THE FATHER, EVEN THE HOLY SPIRIT. HE EVEN MADE IT CLEAR THAT HIS WORDS AND WORKS ARE DIRECTLY FROM THE FATHER AS HE SAID:“Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you, I speak not of

myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.” (JOHN 14:10).

Even on the Cross, Christ called on the Father and surrendered His spirit onto Him before He could die. WHAT WAS CRUCIFIED ON THE CROSS WAS THEREFORE NOT CHRIST BUT THE SINS AND INIQUITIES OF THE WORLD. The time He said He had surrendered His Spirit to the Father was when the Spirit departed from Him.JESUS CHRIST WAS GOD THE FATHER:Our Lord Jesus Christ throughout His ministration had been attributing all the works He did to the Father. Before then, people had been attributing the successes and failures of the world to ghosts, mermaid, beelzebub, charms, among others. Nobody knew that God was responsible for everything. But when the Jews noticed the miracles wrought by Christ, they started calling Him king of the Beelzebub. They even laughed Him to scorn, calling Him the son of Mary and Joseph. THEY NEVER BELIEVED THAT HE WAS THE SON OF MAN, SON OF GOD AND GOD HIMSELF.THERE ARE NO THREE GODS BUT ONE GOD, THE TRIUNE GOD. THE SPIRIT, THE WATER, AND THE BLOOD FORM THIS TRIUNE GOD. NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THE WATER AND BLOOD COMES FROM OR WHERE THEY GET DRIED TO. YOU SEE THAT GOD CAN COME BY ANY NAME AND FORM. WHEN HE CAME AS THE SON OF MAN, SON OF GOD AND GOD HIMSELF, THEY TREATED HIM DISDAINFULLY, AND FINALLY KILLED HIM. HOWEVER OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS GOD AS WELL AS THE SON OF GOD.

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS ALSO THE SPIRIT, WHILE THE FLESH WAS THE HOUSE AND SO, WHEN THE SPIRIT LEFT THE HOUSE, IT COLLAPSED (SLUMPED). THIS HOUSE (FLESH) WAS PLACED IN THE TOMB BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT COMPLETED ITS SPIRITUAL ASSIGNMENT, AFTER THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS, IT WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE. AS SUCH CHRIST, RESURRECTED WITH HIS FULL BODY. The spirit is the owner of the house (physical body) and so, what is referred to as resurrection is just the revitalization of the house by the spirit. THIS IS THE MYSTERY OF THE MOST HIGH GOD.IT IS THE SPIRIT WHICH IS GOD AND IT DOES ALL THE WORK THOUGH YOU MAY NOT SEE HIM. The churches, religious bodies, occult and mystical organizations are trying their best yet, they have not got this Spirit which is God. Even the physical and esoteric scientist are trying but they have not got it. SINCE THEY CANNOT POSSESS THIS SPIRIT, IT MEANS THEY HAVE NOT GOT GOD AND THEREFORE, THEY CANNOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD. That was why Christ said: “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” (JOHN 3:5). As God, Christ knew that if He does not leave the house in time the people would break his legs. So He gave up the ghost accordingly. He did not want to behave like Jacob who wrestled with an angel and got this bone fractured.“And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when He saw that

he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint.” (GENESIS 32:24-25).

Now, if He had not given up the ghost, He would have remained alive until the soldiers came, in which case, they would have broken His legs. This however would have been contrary to the words of God which states that: “He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.” (PSALM 34:20). In that case He would not have been the Christ. HOW THEN CAN WE RECOGNIZE GOD?The spirit is life. Once the spirit leaves the body, one is bound to die. Though the water and blood could be shed from the body, if the spirit is still intact, then one can still live until the spirit finally departs. Let it be known that as long as the spirit indwells the body, the loss of water and blood from the body cannot cause death. They will later return. THIS SO BECAUSE THE SPIRIT IS THE FATHER WHILE THE WATER AND BLOOD REPRESENTS THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, RESPECTIVELY. THESE CONSTITUTE THE TRIUNE GOD.The whites are very strong minded fellows and they can research daring situations about man and nature. This is why they use the nature of man in most of their inventions. The car they have invented works with water, engine oil and fuel. Whenever any of these three is lacking, the car stops moving or develops serious problems.Even the way people are treated in the hospital confirms the nature. When you are sick the doctor may

recommend that water or blood be transfused into your body, if either of them is lacking. The doctors know of water and blood but they do not know about the spirit which is the Father. For this reason, Christ said that if one is not born of water and spirit, he cannot have eternal life. See the second lesson below:SECOND BIBLE LESSON: LUKE 23:46

“And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.”

THE SPIRIT IDENTIFIES ONE AS GOD:WHO IS GOD AND WHO IS THE SON? GOD IS SPIRIT AND THE SON IS THAT SPIRIT AS WELL. IN THEIR IGNORANCE, THE JEWS THREW STONES AT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHEN HE SAID, “I AND MY FATHER ARE ONE.” THIS EXPLAINS THAT THOUGH JESUS CAME AS THE CHRIST, HE WAS ALSO THE FATHER, FOR THE SPIRIT IS ONE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THIS SPIRIT IT MEANS YOU HAVE NO GOD. OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCOMPLISHED HIS ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE HE HAD THIS SPIRIT IN HIM. WITHOUT THIS SPIRIT HE WOULD NOT HAVE DONE HIS WORK SUCCESSFULLY.UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SPIRIT IS NOT MEANT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE TO POSSESS. IT IS ONLY FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD. THIS IS WHY THEY ACCOMPLISH THEIR ASSIGNMENT SUCCESSFULLY. THE WORLDLY PEOPLE CANNOT ACCOMPLISH THE WORK OF GOD. The spirit possessed by the worldly people is the Adamic spirit. This is the spirit of disobedience. The

possession of this spirit is the cause of the whole problem facing humanity today.

The worldly people are insisting that the power in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is not from God. BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO REALIZE THAT GOD IS THE ONLY POWER THAT RULES ALL BEINGS. THEY DO NOT KNOW THAT WHEN GOD COMES TO DWELL WITH MAN, HE BECOMES A MAN BUT HE IS HIDDEN FROM THE ORDINARY EYES. THE ONLY WAY OF IDENTIFYING GOD IS BY THE SPIRIT. Even when Andrew told his brother Simon Peter that they have found the Messiah, even the Christ, it was the spirit that revealed him.“One of the two which heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon and saith unto him, we have found the Messiah, which is being interpreted, the Christ.” (JOHN 1:40-41).

It is written that: “AND THERE ARE THREE THAT BEAR WITNESS IN THE EARTH, THE SPIRIT, THE WATER AND THE BLOOD: AND THESE THREE AGREE IN ONE.” (1 JOHN 5:8).

In heaven there are three that also unite to become one: “FOR THERE ARE THREE THAT BEAR RECORD IN HEAVEN, THE FATHER, THE WORD AND THE HOLY GHOST: AND THESE THREE ARE ONE. AND THERE ARE THREE THAT BEAR WITNESS ON EARTH, THE SPIRIT, THE WATER AND THE BLOOD: AND THESE THREE AGREE IN ONE.” (1 JOHN 5:7-8).

WHOEVER HAS THESE QUALITIES IS TRULY GOD. DO NOT BOTHER TO VISIT MECCA, JERUSALEM, AMERICA OR ANY

OTHER PLANE OR CONTINENT IN SEARCH OF GOD; FOR IF THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS NOT IN YOU, YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING. HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN USE YOU TO FULFILL ANY ASSIGNMENT.Everything that happened to Our Lord Jesus Christ was a fulfillment of all the prophesies about Him. Even as Simon prophesied that a sword shall pierce through Him, it happened accordingly.It was said that water and blood shall gush out of his side. It also came to pass. The fulfillment of these prophesies proved Him as Christ. It should be noted that if the water and blood did not pass out of His side, our iniquities could not have been washed away. THE DEATH OF CHRIST HAS THEREFORE LEFT A FOUNTAIN OF WATER WHEREBY WE ALL BATHE FOR THE REMISSION OF OUR SINS. IT MAY BE INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT IT WAS ALSO FOR THIS REASON THAT JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS ASKED TO BAPTIZE WITH WATER.

THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER STRESSED:Henceforth, do not have the erroneous belief that baptism shall cease to be. BAPTISM BY IMMERSION SHALL REMAIN FOREVER. It is a source of salvation for humanity. If your sins and iniquities are not washed away, then you will die with your sins intact. Through faith and baptism, your sins are forgiven and having been washed with the blood of Christ, the Holy Spirit which is life comes into you.Water and blood and spirit are one. When you are dipped in water by way of baptism, it means you

are buried with Christ and when you emerge, you are emerging with life.

NO MATTER WHAT YOU MAY DO, IF YOU ARE NOT BORN OF WATER, BLOOD AND SPIRIT, YOU HAVE NO SALVATION. OR SIMPLY PUT, THERE IS NO OTHER WAY ONE CAN BE SAVED EXCEPT HE IS BORN OF WATER, BLOOD AND SPIRIT. A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT TAKE THIS BAPTISM SERIOUSLY. THEY DO NOT EVEN REGARD THE CONFESSION OF SINS AS ANYTHING IMPORTANT IN LIFE. THE CHURCHES DO NOT STRESS THIS EXERCISE AS A VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF WORSHIP. HOWEVER, OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST EMPHASIZED ON ITS IMPORTANCE BY SAYING THAT UNLESS ONE IS BORN OF WATER AND OF SPIRIT, SUCH CANNOT ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD.WHEREVER YOU MAY GO, IF THE WORD OF GOD IS NOT DISCUSSED AND BAPTISM IS NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY, AS WELL AS CONFESSION OF SINS, THEN DEPART FROM SUCH A PLACED FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT DOES NOT DWELL THEREIN.

EVEN WHEN YOU ENTER A BETHEL, IF YOU FIND NO HOLY OIL, AND WATER THERE, THEN KNOW THAT GOD IS NOT IN SUCH A BETHEL. WHEREVER YOU GO AND YOU DO NOT FIND THE WORD OF GOD, WATER AND HOLY OIL, THEN DEPART FROM THAT PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE THERE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. THESE THREE THINGS BEAR WITNESS TO THE FACT THAT GOD IS PRESENT IN SUCH A PLACE.These three things are the main weapon used in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. THE HOLY OIL SIGNIFIES THE BLOOD OF GOD (CHRIST). THIS IS

WHAT IS USED IN FORGIVING ALL YOUR SINS AND INIQUITIES. THE WATER IS USED IN WASHING AND CLEANING ALL FILTHINESS AND ONE BECOMES SANCTIFIED.

BAPTISM IN BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE CHURCHES AND CULTS DO ALL OVER THE WORLD. FOR THIS REASON ONE MUST BE BAPTISED AGAIN INTO BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR THOUGH ONE MAY HAVE BEEN BAPTISED SEVERAL TIMES ELSEWHERE. HERE YOU MUST CONFESS AND REPENT OF ALL YOUR SINS BEFORE BAPTISM. ONCE YOU CONFESS, REPENT AND YOU ARE BAPTISED YOU HAVE BECOME A DIFFERENT PERSON. YOUR SALVATION HERE STARTS THE VERY DAY YOU ARE BAPTISED. THIS IS SO BECAUSE YOU ARE FIRST GIVEN THE WORDS OF GOD BEFORE YOUR CONFESSION. WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH THIS WAY, YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME. THAT IS WHY THE CHURCHES ARE NOW EMPTY. THEY DO NOT PASS THROUGH THE RIGHT WAY TO GOD AND SO THEY SCATTER BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT, THEY HAVE NO LIFE

There are very many persons in the world who have their shares in this kingdom but they cannot receive them yet because they are not born of water, blood, and Holy Spirit. There are many others who claim to be baptized but have neither their sins remitted nor the Holy Spirit in them. Their baptism is just like having an ordinary bath in the stream or river. It can only become meaningful only when they are anointed with the Holy Oil which signifies the blood of Christ. Once you are anointed after baptism,

the Holy Spirit takes possession of your body and you are admitted into the kingdom of God.SOMETIMES YOU FAST AND PRAY YET THE HOLY SPIRIT DOES NOT MANIFEST. THIS IS BECAUSE YOU DID NOT START WITH CONFESSION OF SINS AND THE SPRINKLING OF WATER AND HOLY OIL. Read the Golden Text below:GOLDEN TEXT: JOHN 19:34

“But one of the soldiers with a spear, pierced his side and forthwith came there out blood and water.”

THE HOLY OIL AND WATER ARE THE SIGNS OF THE TRIUNE GOD:Brethren, you have now realized that the water and blood that came out of Him washed away our sins. That is why here in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, we deal with Holy Oil, water and the word of God. If someone goes to his house and gives you any other thing, do not receive. Do not receive drugs, roots, leaves, or any form of medication for God is not in such things.All problems are solved and sicknesses healed by these three things- WATER, OIL AND THE WORDS OF GOD. If a patient has sinned let him confess all his sins. Then give him THE WORD OF GOD, HOLY WATER AND OIL. In this way, he will be healed or his problems will be solved. Do not accept any diabolical substances from any person.There is a common mistake made by everyone, that is regarding the Holy Oil as medication. That is why some people add it to their tea, soup, and use it as purgative. They use it for all types of things, they even use it

as tablets. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE. A member of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star can even empty three containers of holy oil at the same time.Now let it be known that once you have been baptized into Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, YOU ARE NOT TO DRINK OR USE THE HOLY OIL ANY HOW. YOU ONLY USE IT WHEN A SINNER REPENTS AND DECIDES TO CONFESS HIS SINS. AFTER CONFESSION, YOU SPRINKLE HOLY WATER AND USE THE SAME TO ANOINT SUCH A PERSON. YOU CAN PUT THREE DROPS OF HOLY OIL IN A CONTAINER OF WATER AND DRINK IT OR ANOINT PEOPLE WITH IT.

THIS HOLY OIL AND WATER USED IN BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR ARE NO DRUGS OR CHARMS. THESE ARE THE SIGNS OF THE PRESENCE OF THE TRIUNE GOD IN OUR MIDST. I HAVE NEVER ASKED YOU TO DRINK THE HOLY OIL BUT TO USE IT AS THE SIGN OF CHRIST'S BLOOD. ONCE YOU MAKE A SIGN OF THE CROSS WITH THE HOLY OIL ON ANY PERSON WHO HAS CONFESSED HIS SINS, HIS SICKNESSES ARE HEALED. THERE IS NO TYPE OF SICKNESS THAT CANNOT BE HEALED IN THIS WAY. IT IS NOT AN EASY THING TO POSSESS THE HOLY SPIRIT, UNLESS THROUGH THE FORGIVENESS OF OUR SINS WITH THE RIGHT USAGE OF THE HOLY OIL WHICH IS THE BLOOD OF CHRIST.

So beloved, a stroke of the cane is enough for the wise. May the Father bless His Holy Words, Amen.THANK YOU HOLY FATHER.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………WHO BELIEVES IN RESURRECTION?Our Lord Jesus Christ has advised that when you make a feast, you should invite the poor, the maimed, the lame and the blind, in order that you would be blessed, for they cannot compensate you. You would be compensated at the resurrection of the just.

About 99 percent of the population of the world does not believe in the resurrection. If you were to hope on resurrection then you would not have pitied yourself about death because death does not exist. But do what is good knowing that whatever you do, you are sowing for yourself.

THE DISCIPLES STRUGGLED AMONG THEMSELVES WHO WOULD BE THE GREATEST AMONGST THEM. BUT SINCE OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TOOK HIS PHYSICAL EXISTENCE FROM THIS EARTH PLAIN, WHICH OF THEM STEPPED INTO HIS SHOES? NO PERSON TOOK OVER FROM HIM. EACH PERSON IS OCCUPYING HIS OWN POSITION. THERE IS THE DIVISION OF LABOUR AND NO PERSON ENCROACHES ON THE POSITION OF OTHERS. THE GOLDEN TEXT SHOULD NOW BE READ.

Golden Text: John 14:18

“I will not leave you comfortless; I am coming unto you.”WHAT IS READ TO YOU IS QUITE PLAIN. BUT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS SPEAKING IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE. “I AM COMING BACK TO YOU.” HE DID NOT SAY THAT HE WILL COME BACK TO YOU. IT IS THEREFORE, ERRONEOUS FOR YOU TO PRAY THAT OUR

LORD JESUS CHRIST SHOULD COME BACK AGAIN. TO WHERE DID HE GO? HE SAYS, “I AM COMING BACK.” HE HAS NOT INDICATED HIS RETURN IN THE FUTURE.

A Challenge To The World That Christ Has Not Gone Anywhere Since His Resurrection:

READ THE THREE TEXTS TO THE IGNORANT AND THE FOOLS. SHOW THEM TO ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE WORLD BECAUSE I DECLARE THIS FROM HIGH HEAVENS. WHEN THEY HOLD THE BELIEF THAT HE WILL COME BACK AGAIN, I CHALLENGE THEM.

He says it was expedient that He went away, because if He did not go away, the Comforter would not come to you; but if He went away, He would send the Comforter unto you. He says again: “except a grain of corn falls on the ground and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies it brings forth much fruit. He says finally in the golden text: “I will not leave you comfortless, I am coming unto you.” This means that our Lord Jesus Christ has not left us to even one inch. He has been with mankind since His resurrection and the Father is doing His work. However, a great many people still feel that He is in the sky, while others say until He comes back again. And I ask you where has He ever been to?

Apart From Our Lord Jesus Christ, No Person Grants Your Request

HAS HE NOT ADVISED THAT WHATEVER WE ASK THE FATHER THROUGH HIS NAME, HE WILL SURELY DO IT FOR US. HAS HE EVER ADVISED YOU TO ASK THROUGH ANY OTHER NAME OR THROUGH ANY OTHER THING? BUT HE

SAYS, “IF YOU SHALL ASK ANYTHING IN MY NAME, I WILL DO IT.” (JOHN 14:13). CAN SUCH A STATEMENT BE MADE BY A DEAD PERSON OR SOMEBODY WHO TRAVELS TO A DISTANT PLACE? Ask your carnal father for anything whether he will do it for you. Ask the government for anything you like, whether it will be done for you. But ask Him, He is a living person, and He will grant your request.

You do not read your Bible, and if even you read, you do not understand it. Our Lord Jesus Christ does not die forever. Do you also know that His ascension means descent? The day He ascended into heaven was the day He came down to the earth. Similarly, when He descended to the earth in His carnal manifestation, He ascended into heaven.

The story of our Lord Jesus Christ is not a simple one. The time of his birth was the time of his death and the time of His death was the time He regenerated, full of power, endowed with wisdom and powers, having power to rule the world.

By The Obedience Of One Shall Many Be Made Righteous. (Rom 5:19)

Can you notice the folly of man? Caiaphas had told the people that they knew nothing at all or would they consider that it was expedient for us, that one man should die for the people than the whole world to perish. (John 11:49-54).

Our Lord Jesus Christ was of the opinion that it was expedient that He should die because that meant coming up again. Brethren, examine critically which of the

actions taken against our Lord Jesus Christ was evil. That of Caiaphas or that of those who arrested Him and His death. Because if these things did not take place, Our Lord Jesus Christ could not have come into the world.

Regeneration: To Save It Means LibertyWhen you are in the flesh you are in a confinement, like somebody’s movement being restricted by the four walls of a prison cell. There are certain places you cannot go or reach. But when you resurrect and become regenerated, you travel to any place at all without a passport and visa.

You can enter the flesh as well as the Spirit; enter water and the fire also. It is quite easy to enter everywhere. Can you not realize that He is the doer of the work at this end of time in the world? When I tell you that I am not the doer but He, you always laugh.DO NOT GAZE AT THE SUN NOR ON THE MOON; DO NOT GO TO INDIA OR BRITAIN. IF SOMEBODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS IN THE MOON, DO NOT GO BECAUSE HE HAS COME BACK, SINCE THEN; AND HE HAS BEEN HERE DOING HIS WORK EVERY TIME, EVERYWHERE. HE IS NEVER SICK, DOES NOT EXPERIENCE PAINS, HAS NO PROBLEMS.

Christ Is OmnipresentEven the three days He was supposed to have been in the grave, He did not rest. He spent the three days destroying death and pains of death, collecting the keys of hades and of death and taking complete dominion over hades as the King of heaven. He also released all the members bound.

Do you say again that our Lord Jesus Christ is in the sky, because He is always in the sky. He is in the sun, the

moon, in the forest, inside water. He is in your heart; He is in your house walking majestically and boldly. CALL EVERY TIME WITHOUT GETTING TIRED. HE IS HUMAN, HE IS THE SPIRIT, HE IS FIRE AND AIR AND WATER, HE IS ALL AND IN ALL.

Flesh And Blood Cannot Serve God. (1 Cor 15:50/ Matt 16:17)

Do not be proud that you are doing the work. It is our Lord Jesus Christ who does the work. Do not be conceited that somebody is capable of doing everything. No flesh and blood can do the work apart from our Lord Jesus Christ. That is why you are advised to mortify the flesh and live by the spirit. If you mortify the flesh, you will be one Spirit with Him. THOUGH WE HAVE KNOWN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AFTER THE FLESH, YET NOW AND HENCEFORTH WE KNOW HIM NO MORE LIKE THAT. (2 COR 5:16)You only need to refrain from drinking, fornication, adultery, falsehood, theft and the rest of the vices and surrender yourself to Him, see Him, serve Him and dwell with Him and He will gain dominion over all and He will be seen lavishly everywhere.

Brotherhood Is The Kingdom Of God!Do you not remember that people in the world address you as witches and wizards? This is based on the little faith you have, because you are being seen physically everywhere. Two or three persons confess they see you at the same time, in their houses, at the hospital, you converse with them, whether they close their eyes or not and so they conclude that yours is not a church but one of the most powerful witchcraft cults. They see you both

physically and spiritually; you are being seen in the moon and in the stars, in water and everywhere. That is why no matter what explanations you put forward, they do not seem convinced that yours is not a secret society but insist that you belong to a very powerful cult.

You Work Harder After Regeneration!Many of you argue that you have gone overseas. I tell you, you have been travelling down there; you are entering inside water and loosening those that are bound in chains, you are climbing to great heights and loosening the ropes. You are entering everywhere and releasing all those who are chained; and liberating all those in bondage. You go to the hospitals and liberate those affected by the machinations of the evil ones. That is why they conclude that your witchcraft is the most powerful in the world.Those who are Christ’s have crucified their flesh with the affections and lusts, and are now living in the spirit. (Gal 5:24). This is a spiritual warfare. You need no candle or incense or perfume or any other thing. But wherever you go to, people are always petrified with such fear and astonishment that they openly say that the wizards and witches have arrived again. The spirits will reveal to the people what you are; and the elemental spirits of the universe will bow down to you.Mortify The Flesh With Its Lusts And Affections! (Rom 8:13).Have you not been confronted with the question, to what society do you belong? As small as you are, if you are seen in the spirit, people would be bamboozled. One person alone to enter Calabar would ward off all evils and render all charms useless. That is why it sounds unbelievable to them that you should be a man of God.

The world does not believe but insist that you are a witch or a wizard. For the flesh lusts against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh, and these are contradictory to the other, so that you cannot do the things that you should. (Rom 8:5-8). If, therefore, you mortify the flesh, you will live in the spirit.The doctrines delivered to you, have never existed anywhere else in the world. This marks the end of the period when ever-lasting gospels are given to you.Brethren, I do not intend to be tedious unto you, one stroke of the cane is sufficient for the wise. Those who have ears, let them hear. May God bless His Words. Amen.REFERENCE: Everlasting Gospel By Leader Olumba Olumba Obu, The Sole Spiritual Head Of The Universe, on:-“THE MYSTERY OF DEATH”

REJOICE IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRISTYOU ARE GODS, NO MATTER YOUR CONDITIONAny spirit which tells you that somebody will bolt from the blues and crash-land on the ground like an eaglet is not of God but carnal and demonic. Why the Jews crucified our Lord Jesus Christ was that He being man claimed He was the Son of God. And they killed Him because they had not the spirit of God in them. Up till today, the Jews still assert that God has no child. This assertion implies that there is no God, for if God has no child, who is your father? All such disputes and confusions which trouble the world stem from the flesh. There are some people here whose study of the evolutionary process of man makes them believe that there is no God and that life started from the sea bed

creatures, to reptiles, to the present Homo sapiens. Go to the universities; listen to scientists and many others you will realize that no one believes in God. That is why you behave unseemingly. It is written in your law that you are gods, the children of the Most High God but you shall die like men. If you are a god, then dying like men will not stop you from being a god. If you are a Son of God and you die, this does not change the fact that you are a child of God. If you are a god and you get sick, it does not mean that you are no longer a god. Because you are sick, if you are a god and are disgraced or are hungry, or in lack, it does not mean that those things would not have come to you were you not to be a god. Have you not seen what happens in the world with God Almighty?In the beginning God said let us make man in our own image, after our likeness. What is the meaning of making man in our own image? This means that man should look like God. When you argue that God is not man, what then is God? Is He a tree? Were God not man, how would He have made man in this form which according to Him is His own image? Now you argue that man is not God. If man is not God, what is man?What is God? Is He not man? God put everything under man’s care that he should superintend over fishes, animals, birds and every other thing. He also ordered man to name all creatures. Now, the flesh has deceived you into believing that man is not God. If man is not God, what is man? Let us assume that man is not God, but the Son of God. But you argue that man is not a child of God. What

then is man, when you say that man is neither God nor a Son of God, but believing in our Lord Jesus Christ what was he?The birth of our Lord Jesus Christ was to confound all wisdom. Mary was conceived for nine months, after which Jesus was delivered and people from east and west paid obeisance to Him. Argue that such birth did not take place. If you will argue that our Lord Jesus Christ is the Child of God, whose child are you? This issue leads to yet another. Mary gave birth to Jesus the Christ as her first child, He was a Son of God, and she also gave birth to others, the sons of men. We have our support from the Bible that those who are born of the flesh are carnal and those born of the spirit are spiritual. Our Lord Jesus Christ was born of the spirit and others were carnal. Can you not realize that man is of two categories? Amongst us, there are the sons of God and the sons of men. Now that you argue that God has just one son, does it mean that He ended His action by begetting only our Lord Jesus Christ? Has God not begotten any other person despite the teeming population of the inhabitants of the world? Can you say that our Lord Jesus Christ was the first and last child of God?Secondly, do you believe that since after the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, He is still in the atmosphere? Did you not read that after three days He resurrected and showed Himself to the people? And when the disciples were terrified He told them:“Behold My hands and My feet, that it is Myself: handle Me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see Me have.” While they yet believed

not for joy, and wondered, He said unto them, have ye here any meat, and they gave Him a piece of boiled fish, and of honey comb. And He took it and did eat before them. (John 24:36 -45).

BROTHERHOOD IS NOT OF THE FLESH (BCS)All the confusion and doubt that abound in the world comes from the flesh. That is the spirit of Lucifer who did promise to trouble the world. We in Brotherhood rejoice in our Lord Jesus Christ, and have confidence in the spirit. That is why, those who are ignorant of what Brotherhood is, call it a new church. But Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is the Kingdom of God. We do not worship carnality. We do not rejoice in any other thing apart from our Lord Jesus Christ. We do not live according to the dictates of the flesh but by the directives of the spirit.ALSO WE DO NOT LOOK OR SEE THINGS CARNALLY, NEITHER DO WE HEAR WITH THE CARNAL EARS, WE DO ALL THINGS IN THE SPIRIT. WE KNOW NO MAN THROUGH THE FLESH BUT THROUGH THE SPIRIT. WE DO NOT REJOICE IN MONEY, OR SIZE, OR POSITION AND WHETHER YOU ARE A MINISTER, LAWYER, DOCTOR OR A CHIEF, WE REJOICE IN THE SPIRIT. OUR BOLDNESS AND HAPPINESS IS IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BECAUSE HE CAME, DIED, RESURRECTED AND HE IS NOW LIVING TO BE GLORIFIED.HIS REIGN HAS NO BEGINNING AND NO END. HE IS OUR CAPTAIN. HE REIGNS IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH, IN THE WATER AND IN OUR BODY. IN ALL PLACES, HE REIGNS THOUGH THE WORLD KNOWS HIM NOT, WE HAVE SEEN AND KNOWN HIM. WE DO NOT BOAST, IN THE MONEY HE GIVES US. WE DO NOT BOAST, IN THE LIFE HE GIVES US. WE DO NOT BOAST IN THE WISDOM, HE GIVES US.WE REJOICE IN HIM BECAUSE HE WILL NOT FAIL US

FOREVER. AS HE HAD PROMISED THAT "WHEN I GO AND PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU, I WILL COME BACK AND TAKE YOU TO MYSELF," HIS PROMISE IS FULFILLED IN US TODAY. HE SAID, "I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU COMFORTLESS, I WILL COME UNTO YOU". HE HAS COME UNTO US. NONE OF US HERE BOASTS OF WHAT WE HAVE. WE DO NOT EVEN REJOICE IN OUR CARNAL FATHER OR ANY OTHER THING. OUR HAPPINESS IS IN CHRIST JESUS, BECAUSE HE IS THE CONQUEROR AND OUR ARMOR BEARER. MANY PEOPLE PROFESS THAT THEY ARE CHRIST’S, OR JESUS, OR SPIRIT, BUT THEY DO NOT PREACH ABOUT HIM, NEITHER DO THEY BOAST IN HIM. IF YOU BOAST IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHY DO YOU NOT DO SO IN THE SPIRIT? IF YOU ARE WALKING IN THE SPIRIT, WHY DO YOU NOT BOAST IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST? BRETHREN, I DO NOT WANT TO BELABOR YOU, LET OUR FIRST LESSON BE READ:

FIRST LESSON: PHILIPPIANS 3: 3“For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.”

REJOICE IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRISTBrethren, have you heard the Scripture? Why you have problems is that you do not rejoice in our Lord Jesus Christ and many of you have no confidence in the spirit. EARTHLY THINGS ARE LIKE THE DEW, WHICH IS TRANSITORY, BUT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ABIDES FOREVER. DO NOT PUT YOUR HOPE IN MAN, OR MONEY, OR ANY OF THE EARTHLY THINGS. BUT, LET YOUR HOPE, FAITH,

HAPPINESS AND CONFIDENCE BE IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR HE WILL NOT FAIL YOU. PEOPLE ARE INVESTIGATING THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE BIRTH OF THE LEADER AND THE SORT OF FOOD HE EATS. THEY ARE RESEARCHING INTO HIS KIND OF APPAREL, ALL IN A BID TO DISCOVER THE SOURCE OF HIS POWER. THESE PERSONS ARE TO BE GREATLY PITIED. I HIDE NOTHING FROM YOU AND I HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT I AM POWERLESS AND NONE EXISTING. BUT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST HAD SAID THAT “ALL POWER IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH HAD BEEN HANDED OVER TO ME. GO YE THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY GHOST. TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER I HAVE COMMANDED YOU.” IT IS ON THIS PROMISE THAT I OPERATE.HE SAID, WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ME, BELIEVES NOT IN ME BUT IN HIM WHO SENT ME. AT TIMES HE WOULD SAY I, AND THE FATHER ARE ONE. DO YOU NOT REALIZE THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN THE SON BELIEVES IN THE FATHER, WHOEVER REJECTS THE SON HAS NOT THE FATHER.AS MANY AS BELIEVE IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AS THE SON OF GOD, THE SAME HAVE RIGHT TO BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD. ALL THOSE WHO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE SPIRIT TESTIFY THAT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS HERE. HE IS DOING THE WORK; HE IS THE MASTER, THE LORD OF LORDS AND THE KING OF KINGS. HE IS IN HEAVEN, ON EARTH AND IN US. HE DIED ONCE FOR THE SAKE OF OUR SINS. FROM THENCE LIVES HE A LIFE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

FOREVER. IT IS NOT EXPECTED THAT ANY OTHER PERSON SHOULD DIE. IT IS NOT GIVEN THAT THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIM SHOULD DIE. THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIM MUST HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. AND IT IS NOT EXPECTED THAT ANY ONE SHOULD DECLARE HIMSELF TO BE JESUS OR CHRIST, OR JEHOVAH OR GOD. DO WE NEED MANY JESUSES? IS THE ONE WE HAVE NOT SUFFICIENT? IT IS NOT ALSO EXPECTED THAT ANYONE SHOULD GAZE AT THE SKY. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THE SKY? THE SCRIPTURE SAYS, TRULY I SAY UNTO YOU, HE WHO BELIEVES IN ME, THE WORKS THAT I DO SHALL HE DO, GREATER WORKS THAN THIS SHALL HE DO. IF YOU BELIEVE IN HIM AND DO GREATER WORKS, WHAT ELSE DO YOU EXPECT OF HIM IN THE SKY?People initiate into many secret societies as well as various forms of diabologies in order to be saved. But instead of getting salvation, disaster still befalls them. And our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Whoever believes and is baptized shall be saved, but whoever is not baptized shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe. In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues.They shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” It is as simple as that by coming out of the water of baptism, these signs follow you. Is there any of you who is not followed by these signs? It is this issue that baffles all the inhabitants of the world and that is why they keep asking the source of power in Brotherhood? But of a truth, I tell you the

moment you believe and are baptized, these signs shall follow you. You are not charged any money; neither are you given any other conditions.What do you think God is? God is the Word, and what is the Word? The Word is Christ. What is Christ? Christ is Spirit. What is Spirit? Spirit is Truth, Love, Faith, Peace, Holiness, Humility, Temperance, Meekness, Power and Joy. He is all and in all. Tell Me what your problem is? Have you not seen that Spirit? Has it not come? It is today that you are going to know the fruits of the Spirit. So that those who claim to possess the spirit will know their stand. Church denominations will claim they do not worship the spirit since they are orthodox churches, believing in the power of the Holy Spirit. It is today that you will know which is a spiritual church.REFERENCE:

BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU,

THE SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE.

EXCERPT FROM THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL:

THE QUALITIES OF A CHILD OF GOD

THE FIRST GENTILE CONVERT:CORNELIUS WAS THE FIRST GENTILE GOD REVEALED HIMSELF TO. WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT, HOW WOULD THE WORD OF GOD SPREAD TO OTHER NATIONS?

THE FIRST GENTILE CONVERT:HAVE YOU HEARD THAT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

EVER BEAT DRUMS, BURN INCENSE OR LIGHT CANDLES? RIGHT FROM PETER, TO WHOM THIS MINISTRY WAS HANDED, TO PAUL AND OTHERS WHO SERVED IN THE MINISTRY, HAVE YOU HEARD ANY OF THEM BEAT DRUM, BURN INCENSE OR OR LIGHT CANDLES USED PERFUMERY OR ANY OF ALL THE OTHER ABOMINABLE ACTS YOU TAKE DELIGHT IN DOING IN THE NAME OF SPIRITUALISM? Which spirit is that? When our Lord Jesus Christ had not yet bestowed the spirit on His disciples, He told them not to enter into the way of the Samaritans but to go to the lost sheep of Israel. That is to say, without the Holy Spirit the world would perish. Because when our Lord Jesus Christ lived in flesh, He had limited functions. He directed the disciples to the Israelites only. If they entered a house they would ask if there were any Israelite dwelling there, and they would attend to only the Israelites. If there were no Israelites, they would leave. It is exactly what the church denominations are doing. When they get to a group of people, they will ask if members of their churches are there. In the hospital they will ask if their member is there. Such practices are carnal and not spiritual. When our Lord Jesus Christ had bestowed the spirit on His disciples, Cornelius had a dream, and an angel told him that God had heard his prayer. The angel told him to send somebody to Joppa to meet one Peter who lodged with Simon the tanner, and that Peter would tell him what to do. It was not the spirit directing Cornelius but an angel. Cornelius, the centurion sent three of his men to Peter. Before the arrival of the three, the spirit had

already informed Peter that three people were waiting outside for him. Even before the messengers left to their destination, Peter saw in a trance how heaven opened and certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners and was let down to the earth:wherein were all manners of four footed animals and other beasts of the earth and, and wild beast and creeping things, and fowls of the air, and he was told to kill and eat. But he refused on the excuse that he had never eaten anything common or unclean. This action was repeated three times, and the vessel was carried up. The voice told him that what God hath cleansed, callnot thou common. This vision really disturbed him; and as he was thinking over it, the three men from Cornelius arrived, the same spirit told him, “Behold, three men seek thee,” and he went out and saw the three men from Cornelius, who told him their mission. These men were Gentiles. Remember that our Lord Jesus Christ had told them not to enter the way of the Gentiles but these were Gentiles before him. The situation worried Peter but the Spirit told him to follow them. SINCE HE WALKED IN THE SPIRIT, HE HAD TO OBEY THE DICTATES OF THE SPIRIT. PETER OBEYED THE SPIRIT AND WENT TO CORNELIUS. ON SEEING PETER, CORNELIUS FELL DOWN AT HIS FEET, AND WORSHIPPED HIM. BUT PETER TOOK HIM UP, SAYING, STAND UP; MYSELF ALSO AM A MAN. Peter told him you know that it is unlawful for a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation. But God hath shewed me that I should call no man common or unclean, therefore came I unto

you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for; I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me? Cornelius narrated the preceding events that led to this meeting and Peter opened his mouth and told them about our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of all. Those who were present received the Holy Spirit. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN HUMAN HISTORY THE WORD OF GOD WAS EXTENDED BEYOND THE JEWS. CORNELIUS WAS THE FIRST GENTILE GOD REVEALED HIMSELF TO. WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT, HOW WOULD THE WORD OF GOD SPREAD TO OTHER NATIONS?NOTE THAT WHEN THE TWELVE DISCIPLES WALKED WITH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THEY WERE NEVER TOLD TO ENTER INTO THE WAY OF THE SAMARITANS OR OF THE GENTILES. SO WHEN THE OTHER ELEVEN HEARD THAT PETER HAD GONE TO THE GENTILES WITH THE GOSPEL, THEY ACCUSED PETER OF BRINGING CONFUSION. BUT WHEN THEY GATHERED, HE TOLD THEM OF HIS VISION AND WHAT FOLLOWED, THEY WERE SATISFIED. THAT IS WHY IT IS SAID THAT WHOEVER WALKS IN THE SPIRIT DOES NOT ERR. IF THE SPIRIT TELLS YOU TO GO TO BABANGIDA, OR QUEEN ELIZABETH, AND INFORM HIM OR HER OF THESE THINGS, GO STRAIGHT. BY DOING THAT THERE IS NO MISTAKE AND NO ONE CAN CHALLENGE YOU.

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS LOVEBrethren, our confidence is in the Spirit. Wherever the Spirit directs you, go forth. If the spirit tells you to go and worship in the Roman Catholic Church, do so. If you are told to go to the Presbyterian, or Amorc, or any place for that

matter, do not hesitate. There is no discrimination in this Kingdom. Listen and hearken to the Spirit, in whatever you are directed. THE SPIRIT DOES NOT CREATE DIVISION. WITH HIM THERE IS NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE, YOUNG OR OLD. WE HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE MOSLEMS, MEMBERS OF THE OGBONI, CHRISTIANS. WE HAVE NO TROUBLE WITH GHOSTS, MAN, OBON, ROBBERS AND THIEVES. WHAT IS REQUIRED OF US IS TO LISTEN TO THE SPIRIT IN WHATEVER WE ARE TOLD TO DO. WE HAVE NO TROUBLE WITH WHITES, OR BLACKS. SINCE OUR CONFIDENCE IS IN THE SPIRIT, WHEREVER YOU ARE SENT, GO THERE BECAUSE THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS NO BETHEL.Remember that when Saul was to go to Damascus to arrest the followers of our Lord Jesus Christ, he was authorized by the high priest to arrest and jail anyone who called on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. On his way, bright light shone round about him from heaven, and the voice of the Lord called on him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said who art thou Lord? And the voice said; I am Jesus whom thou persecute. Saul was struck blind and for three days he did not see. It was the same Jesus who told him to go to one Ananias. The same Jesus revealed to Ananias about Saul. This shows to you that the spirit is that of love. He told Ananias to go and pray for Saul that Saul may receive his sight. Can you see the situation? On learning the order, Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem. And here he hath authority from the chief Priests to bind all that call on thy name.” But

the Lord said unto him: Go thy way, for he is a chosen vessel unto Me, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel. Ananias did not argue but went his way because he was in the spirit. When he arrived there, he placed his hands on him and said, Brother Saul, “the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou carest, hath sent me, thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scale; and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. Such is the work of the Spirit. YOU DO NOT BEHAVE ANYHOW YOU LIKE. IT IS OUR DUTY TO DO THIS WORK. IF WE WALK IN THE SPIRIT, THERE WILL BE NEITHER QUARRELING, NOR FIGHTING, NOR TROUBLE, NOR CONFLICT BUT LOVE WILL BE FOUND EVERYWHERE.2ND LESSON: GALATIANS 5: 22-23“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.”Brethren, have you heard the Scripture? He sent Cornelius to go to Peter and be told what to do. Peter went to him as he was also directed. Did Peter beat up Cornelius, or quarrel, or curse or abuse him? He went and saved him, and converted Cornelius to become a Christian. He told Ananias to go and pray for a man called Saul that he may receive his sight. When Ananias went to Saul, did he beat, curse or extort Saul?IN THE SAME MANNER, IF THE FATHER DIRECTS YOU TO GO TO A CERTAIN BROTHER’S HOUSE, OR TO LAGOS, AND OTHER PLACES, IT IS OUR DUTY TO OBEY, AND SERVE WHOEVER IS CONCERNED WITH

LOVE. IT IS THE WORK OF GRACE, MERCY, TRUTH, AND PATIENCE, WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH QUARRELING, MURDER, OR SNATCHING SOMEBODY’S WIFE OR HUSBAND.

OBEY THE DIRECTIVE OF THE HOLY SPIRITWe have no particular Bethel since our functional Bethel is the Holy Spirit. Thus, the issue of posing as an elder or prophet in charge of the Bethel does not arise. Your duty is to listen to the spirit and do what it tells you. Whoever walks in the spirit is a child of God, but whoever walks in flesh is of Satan. As at now, members of WAI (War Against Indiscipline) Brigade had come to help maintain order in the premises, but it is reported that members of the Youth Fellowship relentlessly oppose them. Are you the only owner of these premises? Have they come to kill? They have merely come to help guard the place. ANYBODY CAN COME AND JOIN HANDS WITH YOU IN THE SERVICE, AS LONG AS THE SPIRIT OF GOD DIRECTS THEM. AS I AM, IF SOMEBODY COMES TO ME AND SAY THAT HE IS GOING TO PREACH, I WILL MERELY THANK THE FATHER AND GET DOWN FOR HIM, KNOWING THAT IT WILL GIVE ME VACATION. IS IT NOT ONE AND THE SAME THING?Can you now realize that there is no law here? The Father had directed all of you, ordained ones, elders, Christ Servants, Christ Students, and others to guard the premises. If you cannot do the work, and the Holy Spirit mobilizes another group of people elsewhere to come and do it, why do you resist them? On this note, we are not under law but our confidence is in the Holy Spirit. If the Spirit

directs you, obey accordingly. It is the Father who sends you and you are not under any law. Except in a situation where somebody tells you that what he does is a personal opinion. In that case, do not obey. But whatever the spirit tells you, even when somebody comes to you and says that the Father sends him to come and pray for you, kneel down and receive the prayer because it is for your own good.

REFERENCE:

BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU,

THE SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE.

EXCERPT FROM THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL:

THE QUALITIES OF A CHILD OF GOD

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