- THE DEDICATION OR SEPARATION
Dedication is very important for the children of God for the Lord is Holy- Jn. 17:19; I Pet. 1:15-16.
If we want God to be our Father, we must separate and dedicate ourselves unto God – 2 Cor. 6:17-18.
God called us unto Holiness – I Thess. 4:7; Rom. 12:1-2.
- THE DEAD IN CHRIST
We believe that a believer who sleeps in the Lord is with Christ already – Phil. 1:21-23; 2 Cor. 5:1-9. Paul said that it is better to come out of this flesh and be with the Lord forever in our Heavenly home. Further still, he emphasizes that “But I would not have you to be ignorant brethren concerning them which are asleep that ye sorrow not even as other which have no hope, ” I Thess. 4:13-19.
Therefore all members should separate themselves from the things of this world in worshipping the dead
by which we become idolaters. Deut. 14:1.
- RESURRECTION
We experience daily the resurrection of the Spirit, all the born-against souls who are passed from death to life – Eph. 6:14; Rom. 6:11; Jn. 5:20. As this body is dissolved, immediately we are entering into our Heavenly Home or house not made with hands eternal in the Heavens – 2 Cor. 5:1-8.
There is resurrection of the Body. Jesus taught us plainly that the buried body will be raised up from the tomb at the later day – Jn. 5:25-27; 28-29. Paul also explained this to us – Acts 24:15; I Cor. 15:22, 42-
44; Phil. 3:21; Dan. 12:2. Only Holy people will be at the resurrection of those who belong to Jesus when He appears; but the sinners shall resurrect as people whose names are not found in the Lamb’s Book – Rev. 20:4-5; Jn. 5:28-29; Rev. 20:12-15.
- THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
The Second coming of Jesus Christ will be in physical form and will be visible to all in like manner as He was seen ascending up to heavens – Acts 1:9-11; Jn. 14:3. His return will be in two stages:
(i) CHRIST’S RETURN IN THE SKY AND RAPTURE
The Saints or Bride of Christ will be raptured to meet Christ in the sky – I Thess. 4:15- 17; I Cor. 15:51-52; Matt. 24:40-44: 25:10; Rev. 19:7-9: 2 Cor. 5:10.
(ii) HIS RETURN TO THE EARTH
He will return to the earth to judge the sinners and the ungodly – Rev. 19:19-21: 2 Thess. 1:7-10; Judea 1:14-15; Zech. 14:3-4; Rev. 1:7: Acts 1:9-11
- THE TRIBULATION PERIOD
The time between His coming to receive the bride or saints into heaven and His Coming to administer judgments will be the time of Tribulations – Matthew 24:21, 22-29; Rev. 9:16; Isa. 26:19-21; Mk. 13:19;
Jer. 30:7; Dan. 12:1; Malachi 4:1; Rev. 13:1 and 2 Thess. 2:1-12.
- THE MILLENNIAL ( Christ’s 1,000 Year’s Reign)
After Christ appears upon earth, He would set up His Kingdom with the Holy people for one thousand years – Rev. 20:1-6; 2:26-27. This one thousand years will be entirely different from any kingdom ever set on earth. The kingdom is peace all over – Isaiah 2:2- 4 there will be no death – Isaiah 65:18-20.
There would be no poverty -Mich. 4:4; Isa. 65:21-25. Christ is the ONLY KING in the Kingdom – Daniel 2:44-45; 7:13-14; 22, 27; Isa. 11:1 and Isa. 35:1 and 65:18-25.
- SATAN IN PRISON
At this time – millennium, Satan will be chained – Rev. 20:2-3; and it will be the time of peace and blessings to mankind also, Isa. 11:6-9; 65:25; Hos. 2:18; Zech. 14:9-20; Isa. 2:2-4.
- THE COMING JUDGEMENTS
We believe that there would be three special judgments. They are:
a. THE JUDGEMENT OF THE BELIEVERS:
This would start immediately believers are caught up in the sky, they shall stand before Christ. After this judgment they will descend down with Christ upon the earth – 2 Cor. 5:10: I Cor. 3:3, 11-15: James 1:12; Rom. 2:16: 14 11-13; Rev. 19:7-9.
b. THE JUDGEMENT OF THE NATIONS:
This will be the time when Jesus had appeared upon the earth between the millennium reign – Acts 17:31; Joel 3:2; Zech. 14:15; Jude 1:14-15; 2 Thess. 1:7-10; Rom. 2;16: Rev. :17; Malachi 16:21; Matt. 25:31.
c. THE JUDGEMENT OF THE UNBELIEVERS – OR THE WHITE THRONE JUDGEMENT:
This would happen after Christ’s one thousand years reign on the white throne –
Rev. 20:11-15; 2 Pet. 3:7; Dan. 12:2.
- NEW HEAVEN AND EARTH
The Water Baptism stand for a sign and example of two things:
(a) It’s an outstanding sign and an example of a true repentance of a sinner from his/her sins –
Acts 2:38; 22:16.
(b) Anybody who is baptized is joined with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection –
Romans 6:1 and Col. 2:13. Therefore anybody who is baptized is dead to the world and the evils
thereof; Galatians 6:14.
- ETERNAL LIFE AND ETERNAL PUNISHMENT
The Bible teaches us that there is in existence eternal life – Matt. 25:41-46. The wicked people will be sent to hell fire made of sulphur and be tormented both day and night in the presence of the Holy Angel and the Lamb. The punishment will continue forever and ever.
Rev. 14:10-11; Lk. 16:24; Mark 9:43-44.
