I. THE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE

In the present age of grace, in the eyes of God there are only TWO kinds of people: The Believers and the Unbelievers.

The ultimate destination of the unbelievers is the Lake of Fire, because John 3:18 says:

"He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

and Revelation 21:8 says:

"But the fearful and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and fornicators and sorcerers and idolaters and all the false, their part shall be in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

But the way to receive salvation which is the eternal life is through believing in the name of the only begotten Son of God and confessing your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God, raised Him up from among the dead; hence John 3:16 says:

"For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that everyone who believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."

and Romans 10:9, 13 say:

"That if you confess with your mouth, Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from among the dead, you shall be saved;
For, Who ever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

How about you calling "O Lord Jesus" Three times.

Now, you are saved! Saved from the lake of fire! The next step is to testify that you are saved from the lake of fire is through Baptism. Wherefore the Lord says in Mark 16:16a

“He who believes and is baptized shall be saved..."

and in John 3:5 "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

In this way you are already a Christian, a person with Christ within, Galatians 2:20 says:

"...Christ lives in me:"Through baptism you are also one who has put on Christ just as what is recordedin Galatians 3:27:"For as many as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ."

Now you have transferred unto God from the world which lies in the hand of Satan. Please read 1 John 5:19:

"We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the evil one."

Praise the Lord Jesus! You are already a Christian.

The ultimate destination of the Christians in the New Jerusalem, this is the holy city (Rev 21:2a, 18b, 19a, 21a) which is constituted with gold, precious stones and pearls,

Please read the following:
"And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem." - Rev 21:2a

"...and the city was pure gold, like pure glass."-Rev 21:18b

"And the building material of its wall was jasper; and the city was pure gold...The foundations of the wall of the city was adorned with every precious stone...” -

Rev. 21:18a, 19a
"And the twelve gates were twelve pearls;" - Rev 21:21a

Jasper signifies the expression of God; and gold signifies the divine nature of God the Father, and precious stones signify the result of the transforming work of the Holy Spirit wrought in the Christians and pearl signifies the working of the essence of life of the Lord Jesus after He underwent death and resurrection. Pearl originates from a particle of sand that wounded the oyster was originally covered with the life-juice of the oyster until the pearl is formed. Likewise, you are the particle of sand that cause the death of the Lord Jesus and in His resurrection, He covers you with His essence of life that you may become pearl.

Therefore, the ultimate destination of a Christian is the New Jerusalem, full of the reality and expression of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit --the Triune God. So you need to be transformed, to pay a price, that you can become the expression of God! WHEN? The best is NOW in the age of the church, so that you can receive a reward; if not whether you like it or not the Lord will transform you in the coming kingdom. Just like what He said in Matthew 5:26b-

"You shall by no means come out from there until you have paid..."

Because between the present age, the age of grace, which is the church age and the New Jerusalem, there is the millennial kingdom, the age of righteousness.
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