Wednesday, October 19, 2016

DEATH-DAY Is Better Than BIRTH-DAY. Is There a RIGHT WAY and a WRONG WAY To DIE? Most People Don't Know! NOW, You Can Know!


We heard of the news about people having terminal cancers. They were given only a few months to live and then they are expected to die. People knowing the time or date of their death, can be considered fortunate, as compared to those who die in an instant as it happens in accidents, terrorist attacks, heart attacks, and the like. Those having terminal cancers, or those sentenced to die in a death row are considered fortunate because they are given the time and opportunity to prepare for their "graceful exit" from this world, and to enter the next world. In this rare article I will discuss the proper ways and attitude on HOW TO DIE physically. Yes, there is the RIGHT Way and the WRONG Way to DIE.

By: LOPE COLUMNA
Messianic-Kabbalist Pastor General
The BRIDE OF CHRIST'S EXCELLENT MINISTRY OF LIFE


FOR GOD: The DEATH-DAY IS BETTER THAN BIRTH-DAY

People has that tradition of Greeting someone in their Birthdays. And many people celebrate their own Birthdays and the Birthdays of their loved ones and Friends. 

Birthday or the Day of Birth is only for the START of our Life here on Earth. And, for GOD, especially for our 2nd Birth (Born Again), the Day of one's DEATH is BETTER than the DAY of BIRTH (Ecclesiastes 7:1).
  • ... the Day of DEATH than the Day of one's BIRTH. (Ecc 7:1 JPS)
This is because on the Day of our DEATH, or the End of our Life; will show GOD what kind of Person we have became. What only matters in this life, really, after everything else, is HOW YOU FINISH the RACE; not how you started, not who you are now, in the middle of your life, or in the top of your career. Your attitude, mindset, and spiritual quality just a few minutes or seconds before you leave this world, is the most important time in your life!

The REMAINING SHORT TIME JUST BEFORE OUR DEATH IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR SOUL DESTINATION/SALVATION 

We must make sure that on this remaining critical time, the contents and attitude of our Heart and Mind must be pure and acceptable before God. This is because if we die in sin or impurity we could nullify and wipe out any righteousness we may have done in the past. If this is the case, then we cannot see and meet God The Father.
 
In other words, we will not be accepted in Heaven, or re-enter the Garden of Eden. Instead, we will become "ligaw na kaluluwa" or restless souls that will just be "floating" here on Earth! Or, depending on the Sins we had committed while living on this Earth, we could be thrown in HELL!

HOW TO DIE PROPERLY

We heard hundreds of sermons and read thousands of articles on the subject of "How to Live." But it is very rare to hear or read messages on "How to Die" properly (Ecclesiastes 9:5).
  • The living know that they will DIE... (Ecc 9:5) 
A survey reveals that most people prefer the day of Birth (Birthday) than the day of Death. Yet, all people know that sooner or later, they will die. But, do they know how to die properly?

Most people avoid talking about death, especially if it is about their death, or about the death of their loved ones. But GOD advised each one of us to take it seriously, or "take it to heart," and prepare for the day that we will die (Ecclesiastes 7:2).
  • It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, since that is the end of all Mankind, and the living should take it to heart. (Ecc 7:2)
What shall you do then if you are about to die?

THE WRONG WAY TO DIE

For most people whose thinking is only life in this present world, the answer is:
  • ...Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we DIE. (1Cor 15:32)
The above thinking make men and women most miserable.
  • If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. (1Cor 15:19 MKJV)
After we DIE, we must realize that we will be Judged by GOD based on what we did (Good and Evil) while we lived in this present physical world. This individual Judgment is before the FINAL JUDGMENT Day of all Mankind.

DON'T BE CAUGHT UNPREPARED WHEN GOD CALLS YOU TO ACCOUNT AND TO ANSWER HIM!
  • What could I do when God stands up to JUDGE? How should I answer Him when He calls me to account? (Job 31:14)
Based on our performance here on Earth, we could be brought back to life again (Reincarnation/Resurrection). And while we are waiting for that future resurrection, our departed souls have the three (3) places to go, depending on our Spiritual Quality on the moment we die:
  1. Garden of Eden 
  2. Gehenom (Hell) 
  3. Still here on Earth ("Ligaw na Kaluluwa")
So, we can see that the individual condition or quality of our Mind and Attitude is very important because this will determine where you will reside after that critical minutes and seconds of your last breath!

DO NOT ENTERTAIN YOURSELF WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO DIE!
  • On that day The Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads, and for the wearing of sackcloth. (Isa 22:12)
  • But look: joy and gladness, butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat, and drinking of wine --"Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!" (Isa 22:13)
  • And it was revealed in mine ears by The LORD of hosts, Surely this INIQUITY shall NOT be purged from you till ye DIE, saith The Lord GOD of Hosts. (Isa 22:14 KJV)
THE RIGHT WAY TO DIE:

Make sure that you are PURE BEFORE GOD! We must exert all effort, time, and resources to continue purifying ourselves. The Bible said only those with a pure heart can see God (Matthew 5:8).
  •  Blessed are the PURE in Heart: for they shall see God. (Mat 5:8 KJV)
What is the next step after we die? It is that we are supposed to see and meet God. This makes the number of Hours and Minutes before we die very critical. Actually, it is the most critical time in your life. It is even more important and critical than the Day of your Birth or Baptism.

WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS SINS, HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL BE FORGOTTEN!
 
When a righteous person turns from his/her righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations that the wicked do, will he live? None of the righteous acts he/she did will be remembered. He/she will die with SINS he/she has committed while living on this Earth (Ezekiel 18:26)
  •  When a Righteous Person turns from his Righteousness and practices INIQUITY, he will DIE for this. (Eze 18:26)
WHEN THE WICKED REPENTS, HIS SINS WILL BE ABOLISHED!
  • So when I tell the WICKED person: You will surely DIE, but he REPENTS of his sin and does what is just and right -- he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity--he will certainly live; he will not die. (Eze 33:14-15)
  • Jesus said… I am the Resurrection and the Life! He who believes in Me, THOUGH HE DIE, yet HE SHALL LIVE. (John 11:25 MKJV) 
  • None of the sins he committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly Live. (Eze 33:16)
HERE ARE THE PROPER THINGS TO DO JUST BEFORE YOU DIE
 
1. SET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER
  • In those days Hezekiah was sick to death. And the prophet Isaiah...came to him and said...So says the LORD, Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live. (2Ki 20:1 MKJV)
Have your last will and testament finalized and with your authority on it. Give final instructions or anything that is important, to those who will be left behind.
 
2. ASK GOD TO EXTEND YOUR LIFE, If You Still Want to Live. Who Knows, Your Request Might Be Granted!
 
I experienced this myself, and the life that I'm using now is an extension granted by the Father as I requested Him when I was about to die 16 years ago! Of course, you must have the good record of your righteous deeds before God, and you must have very good reasons why God should extend your life. One very good reason to convince God is to assure Him that you will spend or dedicate the 2nd life He will give to you, to serve Him (2Kings 20:2-6).
  • Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed... "Please LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and wholeheartedly and have done what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. (2King 20:2-3)
  • ...The LORD God...says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you...I will add 15 years to your life... (2King 20:4-6)
3. ACKNOWLEDGE ALL YOUR SINS, ACCEPT CHRIST'S SACRIFICE, AND REPENT BEFORE GOD THE FATHER
  • Only acknowledge your INIQUITY, that you have transgressed against The LORD your God, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice, says The LORD. (Jer 3:13 HNV)
4. FORGIVE ALL YOUR ENEMIES, AND REMOVE ALL HURT FEELINGS AND BITTERNESS FROM YOUR HEART
  • For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Mat 6:14-15 MKJV)
The secret of the right way to die was shown by our Savior (Christ), as He exemplified it when He died on the cross.
  • Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing."...(Luke 23:34)
STEPHEN ALSO DIED PROPERLY
  • They were stoning Stephen as he called out: "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin!" And saying this, he fell asleep. (Act 7:59-60)
5. PRAY FERVENTLY, AND COMMIT YOUR SPIRIT OR SOUL TO GOD THE FATHER & CHRIST
  • Being in anguish, He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground. (Luk 22:44)
  • And Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into Your hands I entrust My Spirit." Saying this, He breathed His last. (Luk 23:46)
  • They were stoning Stephen as he called out: "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" (Act 7:59)
IN SUMMARY: Make sure that you are pure before GOD before you die! To achieve this, the following are the things to do when you are about to die.
 
1. SET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER
2. ASK GOD TO EXTEND YOUR LIFE
3. ACKNOWLEDGE ALL YOUR SINS and REPENT
4. FORGIVE ALL YOUR ENEMIES
5. PRAY FERVENTLY, and COMMIT YOUR SPIRIT TO GOD THE FATHER & CHRIST

NOTE: Bible verses used in this article is based on the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). If not, the quoted translation is indicated.

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