Three Deaths and Three Resurrections: Vol 1
There are three major phases of the Divinely provided redemption that is in Christ. The three phases are not like three rungs on a ladder we are to climb or three grades in school we are to attain. Rather, the three phases are as three facets of one diamond. They are three dimensions of the one redemption that we possess, entire and whole, when we receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior.
The redemption that is in Christ is a powerful work, a broad work, a perfect work. It includes the growth of the believer to spiritual maturity, which is the image of Christ; the growth of the Church, the Body of Christ, to the Bride of the Lamb without blemish of any kind; and the setting up of the Kingdom of God on the earth.
The believer is "born again" into the Kingdom of God and baptized by the Holy Spirit into the Church, the Body of Christ. The saint then fights his way, by the wisdom and power that the Holy Spirit gives, into the "throne" phase of redemption. He must "overcome" if he is to rule with Christ and be God’s son.
In order to enter each of the three areas of redemption we must die the specific death God has ordained. If we are willing to go through the "deaths" God has decreed, we will receive the accompanying resurrections.
Christ asks you: "Will you be saved?"
If your answer is yes, He will bring down your old nature into crucifixion with Him and will raise you in the likeness of His resurrection. You will be protected from wrath by His blood, received of the Father, made alive by the Spirit of God, and born again by His Divine Substance placed in you.
Christ asks you: "Will you follow the Holy Spirit in sanctification?"
If your answer is yes, the Holy Spirit will furnish you each day with the wisdom and power to put to death the deeds of your body. Your fleshly lusts will be brought into subjection to the will of the Spirit. In their place will flow deeds, words, and thoughts that glorify God and testify of the redeeming authority and power that are in Christ. You will be holy and behave in a holy manner.
Christ asks you: "Will you lose your life for My sake and the Gospel’s?"
If your answer is yes, He will teach you obedience in the school of suffering. He may demand every one of your rights and privileges as a person and as a Christian. Will you allow Him to treat you in this way without grumbling and complaining? Is there any point at which you will refuse Christ?
If you will obey the Lord through every testing He will raise you to His throne. The fullness of fruitfulness and dominion will be yours.
Table of Contents
Three Questions
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II. THE THREE AREAS OF REDEMPTION Definition of Redemption
Our need for redemption Redemption: past, present, and future Redemption in the Scriptures
Salvation: The First Area of Redemption Sanctification: The Second Area of Redemption Conquest: The Third Area of Redemption
Death of the self-will From self-centeredness to God-centeredness The three areas of the heavenlies
Summary: Three Deaths and Three Resurrection
CHAPTER III. SALVATION: THE FIRST AREA OF REDEMPTION Definition of Salvation Salvation, and the Tabernacle of the Congregation The Gate of the Tabernacle The Courtyard of the Tabernacle
The Altar of Burnt Offering The Laver, and water baptism The linen fence Lighted by the sun
The Tabernacle, the Church, and the Kingdom of God The Spiritual and the Material Realms The Feast of Unleavened Bread
Passover Three major convocations Unleavened Bread Firstfruits
The Exodus From Egypt
Passover night; then and now Crossing the Red Sea Pharaoh’s army destroyed Moses’ ministry: Part One
The First Three Days of Creation
God’s comprehensive plan The first day The second day The third day Summary of the first three days
Hosea Six: First Day
Three outpourings of the Holy Spirit Healing commences with tearing The glory of the first outpouring Following on to know the Lord
Waters to the Ankles
Captured by the Holy Spirit The seal of the Holy Spirit
Christ Walks: First Day
The millennial perfecting of the Church Today: the Gospel of the Kingdom
Bearing the Fruit of the Spirit
The positive and negative work of the Spirit The ninefold fruit of the Spirit The relationship between the gifts and the fruit of the Spirit The negative aspect of redemption Thirtyfold fruitbearing Fruit, more fruit, much fruit
The First Level of Noah’s Ark
Waters of judgment—then and now The numbers of the Ark Salvation, and the first level of the Ark
Overcoming by the Blood of the Lamb
Revelation, Chapter 12: wrestling with the enemy War in the heavens The blood of the Lamb overcomes
The First Anointing of David
Samuel and Saul The anointed King approaches
The First Temptation of Christ
The wilderness: a place of struggle The "bread" temptation
Conclusion: The Area of Salvation
Christ asks you: "Will you be saved?" If your answer is Yes, He will bring you through death and resurrection.
Christ asks you: "Will you follow the Holy Spirit in sanctification?" If your answer is Yes, He will bring you a second time through death and resurrection.
Christ asks you: "Will you lose your life for My sake and the Gospel’s?" If your answer is Yes, He will bring you a third time through death and resurrection.
What are your answers to His three questions?