"The Scarlet Cord"

"And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, 

and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the 

land faint because of you.  For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water

 of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto 

the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, 

whom ye utterly destroyed.  And as soon as we had heard these things, our 

hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because

 of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in  heaven above, and in earth beneath."

(Joshua 2:9-11)

"Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread 

in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy 

father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home 

unto thee.     .....   And she said, According unto your words, so be it.  And she 

sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet  line in the window."

(Joshua 2:18, 21)

What a story!  Joshua sent out two men to secretly spy out the land of Jericho, and they came to the house of Rahab, who was known as a harlot.  The King of Jericho heard that Rahab was hiding the two spies and he sent word to her to send out the men that she was hiding in her house. She had taken the men to the roof and hid them in stalks of flax, and she made a deal with the two spies that they would spare her and her family from death, because she had shown them kindness and hid them from the King.  They agreed and that night she let them down through the window on the wall, with a scarlet cord, and she told the men to hide in the mountains three days from their pursuers.  The men told her to hang the scarlet cord from her window and all that remained in her house, when they passed through, would be spared.  And, so it was.  Beautiful, isn't it?  It reminds me of the "scarlet blood" shed for you and me to "spare" us from the fires of Hell.  Jesus Christ died on a cross, shed His scarlet blood to redeem us, and when we accept Him as our Savior, are filled with His Spirit, and baptized in His name, He sees His blood "covering" us and spares us!

It's like when the children of Israel were told to place blood on the doorposts of their homes, so the death angel would "pass over them."  The blood of Jesus Christ covers us, protects us, saves us, and His blood is applied to our hearts when we repent of our sins, and give our lives to Him.  "Not my will, but thine be done, O Lord."  We go under the waters of baptism in His name, and we come up new creatures, forgiven, washed by His blood, innocent, and clean.  Oh, it's so wonderful!  It matters not what religion you are, what country you're in, what you've been taught  ...  if you feel a tugging at your soul while you're reading this, and you want peace, you want the guilt, shame and heaviness of sin to be taken away, you want to be free  ...  Call to Jesus Christ; He hears and He will forgive you!  And, He will never leave you, nor forsake you!  You say, "I wasn't raised to believe this; I don't know what my family would think."  This is not encouraging you to go against your family.  Know this, we all will stand before God, Jesus Christ our Lord, alone, not with our families, not with anyone, but alone.  We must work out our own soul's salvation with fear and trembling.  (Philippians 2:12) 

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Life or death rested on Rahab's scarlet cord placed in the window, and life or death rests upon our being covered in the scarlet blood of Jesus Christ   ...   or not.  When we belong to Jesus Christ, we will "live" eternally.  He said that He goes to prepare a place for us that where He is, we may be also   ....  Heaven, eternal joy and peace!  There are no tears over there, no pain over there, no heartache over there, no disease over there, no divorce over there, no abuse over there, no WAR over there  ...  Oh, dear friend, it's our choice.  God is a gentleman; He will not invade our will; we must come to Him ourselves  ...  He's waiting with open arms of LOVE  ...

The scarlet cord of Rahab and the scarlet blood of Jesus Christ  ...  LIFE for those who obey.  Rahab had to obey the spies and hang out that scarlet cord to LIVE; we have to obey the Holy Bible and commands of Jesus Christ, be covered in His blood of forgiveness and redemption to LIVE.  It's all about life and death, Love and fear, war and peace, Joy and despair, Heaven and Hell  ...  To be "alive" in Jesus Christ is to really LIVE!  He carries us through the storms, whispers our names in the moonlight, overflows us with His Spirit, sends His angels to guard and watch over us, holds us when we're scared, and He's coming back for us when it's done!  When what's done?  When the last soul is covered with His blood, when the final count ticks down  ...  it may be in Russia, Germany, China, the Islands of the Sea, America, or some remote jungle where few ever visit  ...  The door will be shut, and the Rapture of the Church will occur  ...  then will come The Tribulation period, when the earth is judged for its Sin  ... 

That scarlet color will appear again!  It's a victorious color, a powerful color, a redeeming color, a saving color, especially when the ONE who wears it is Lord of Lords and King of Kings!

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and
he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, 

and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.  His eyes 
were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many

crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, 

but he himself.  And he was clothed with a vesture 

dipped in blood; and his name is called The Word of God.

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The world is preparing for the coming 

of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

Be Ready!  Repent, be filled with the Spirit 

of Jesus Christ and speak in tongues as 

His Spirit gives you utterance, and be 

baptized "in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ"

for the remission of sins!  Do it today!

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