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A Symphony in Stone - The Message of Revelation 21's Jewels
Mar Mari Emmanuel
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Mar Mari Emmanuel

A Symphony in Stone - The Message of Revelation 21's Jewels

Mar Mari Emmanuel reveals how the twelve precious stones in Revelation 21 symbolize the transformative journey of salvation through Christ's blood, responsibility, judgment, eternal life, and victory.
In this expository sermon, Mar Mari Emmanuel explores the profound symbolism of the twelve precious stones described in Revelation 21:18-20. He connects each stone to key aspects of the Christian faith, including Christ's sacrifice, salvation, responsibility, judgment, eternal life, and victory. Through detailed biblical insights and Old Testament references, the speaker reveals how these jewels narrate the believer's spiritual journey and assurance in God's eternal kingdom.

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Very good, we are continuing our journey in the commentary of the book of Revelation and today it is the second part to the last week's reading which was from Revelation chapter 21 and verses 18 to 20. Revelation 21 and verses 18 to 20. Today we are continuing the second part of the same verses and that is about the precious stones and the meaning behind those precious stones.

Last week we read that there were 12 precious stones. They were jasper, sapphire, chalcedony, emerald, sardonyx, sardius, chrysolite, beryl, topaz, chrysoprase, jazinth and amethyst. These were the 12 stones and we took the first three stones and we spoke in depth and in details about them last week.

Now this week my beloved we're coming actually just a reminder so we can come into the topic of today. We said the jasper is the crystal clear kind of a color and that represents Simon Peter. Sapphire is blue represents James son of Zebedee and chalcedony is a white color and that represents John the brother of James the sons of Zebedee.

And those first three why they are representing three three these three apostles because Simon Peter Simon means to him you shall listen and we said to him you shall listen so the name Simon represents here Jesus Christ of Nazareth the son of God who is God himself. To him you shall listen who came from heaven sapphire blue he came from heaven to give you by his compassion purity chalcedony the color white purity or righteousness and these are the first three stones to him you shall listen who came from heaven to give you purity by his compassion. Now to continue how did we get how did he get get get us to purity how did the lord bring us into this purity into the white color by the fourth stone and that is emerald.

Now last week we said emerald is a red blood color and actually I was approached by one of our faithfuls and they said bishop I think you made a mistake because emerald is green color not red and I was kind of worried maybe the old age is kicking in and I am being very forgetful but thank God I am still intact because my beloved emerald is not only green but can also be red. Now the red emerald which is the blood color is a very rare stone and therefore is among the most expensive gems in the world. It is so rare for every 150 000 gem quality diamonds on earth there is only one crystal of red emerald is found one to 150 000.

It is so rare it is thus so expensive so there is a red emerald but the reason why you don't see it readily available because of its rarity that's why it is extremely extremely expensive. The fourth stone is emerald which is red the color of blood. How did the lord Jesus bring us into purity into the white color by his blood by his precious blood which he shed on calvary on the cross he got us into purity.

He came to us we didn't ask for him because there is no intelligence enough to fathom or understand to call God for the rescue. Nobody can understand God this is why he came to us and to our salvation and rescue without us asking for it. Now by his precious blood emerald the precious most expensive gem or a precious stone by his precious blood he got us into purity and this will lead us to the fifth stone and that is sardonyx.

Sardonyx is a reddish brown stone with white or black bands symbolizing responsibility. By his precious blood emerald he got us into purity this purity gave us the fifth stone sardonyx reddish brown which represents responsibility. God is saying I am responsible for you.

I am responsible for your salvation and well-being. It is God's responsibility to save us. It is God's responsibility to make sure that we are wholesome and we are protected by him.

We didn't ask for it God came according to his own will and choosing. Now when you accept the blood of Christ and the responsibility which he took upon himself to save and redeem you this will lead you to the sixth stone and that is sardonyx and the word sardonyx here means maroon color dark red and that is the sixth stone. On the high priest breastplate this is in the old testament and you see that in the book of exodus chapter 28.

Moses speaks about that the high priest of the old testament used to wear this breastplate and on it there were precious stones each one a different color and each stone represented one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Now when you go to the sixth stone on the breastplate of the high priest you will see the name Asher being mentioned on the sixth stone. Now the 12 tribes are the 12 sons of Jacob who was called later on Israel and those 12 sons became the 12 tribes i.e the church of Christ in the old testament.

Now the name Asher means happiness or ecstasy exceedingly joyous exceedingly happy that is the name the meaning of the name Asher. By accepting the blood of Christ allowing him to be responsible for your life happiness and honor became your portion. Happiness and honor became your portion the day you accepted the blood of the lamb of God and that is emerald he took you to sardonyx which is which is being responsible for you the moment you let the lord to enter your life and take over and be responsible for your well-being then the end result will be sadius i.e happiness and honor will be your portion.

The day we walk away from the lord Jesus there is no happiness there is no honor no matter what we do or achieve. Happiness honor and joy God gives you and when God gives my beloved it is eternal. The world will give you externally to somewhat degree maybe happiness but that external happiness is only temporal.

You're happy from here and then all of a sudden you are copying it badly from another side but the happiness and the honor the lord Jesus gives it is forever even when you're struggling from within there is happiness and joy and honor even when you are struggling. Now sardius which is the sixth stone represents happiness and honor. When happiness and honor became your portion this led you to sardius which is the sixth stone.

You see in the fourth stone emerald I accepted the blood of Christ this gave me sardonyx i.e he became responsible for my well-being. The moment any one of us come and say lord Jesus I believe in you I trust in you I am allowing you to come into my life and guide me and lead me and show me the way when you accept his sacrifice on the cross that acceptance of that blood which he shed on calvary will lead you to sardonyx Jesus being responsible for your well-being. When he is responsible for your well-being this led you to the sixth stone which is sardius happiness and honor.

So when Christ said to me and you drink my blood that is sardius. So the fourth stone emerald I accepted the blood of the lamb of God the sixth stone sardius I drank the blood of the lamb of God and between and when he gave me his blood to drink he cleansed me i.e he saved me what else can I offer him only one thing I praise him and I thank him forever. Imagine this I am lost I am dead I'm swimming in sin I'm swimming in filth and then the lord Jesus comes I didn't ask for it I didn't do anything to deserve it and he comes and says just accept my sacrifice on the cross and the rest is history my child.

When I said yes lord I accept you as my lord and savior as the sacrificial lamb of God being slain on the cross for the salvation and the redemption of the entire world. The day I accepted that blood that was shed on calvary on the cross Jesus was responsible for my well-being which led me to the sixth stone sardius then he said since you accepted my blood now in sardius I want you to drink my blood for the forgiveness of sins. When I drank his blood for the remission of sin what else is left for me to say to someone that came without me asking for without me worthy of this this great and precious and priceless gift to wash me clean to receive me to and to accept me to save me and redeem me what else can I offer him but one thing thank you lord thank you lord thank you lord thank you lord all praise and honor to your holy and mighty name forever and ever and ever amen.

I cannot pay you back all I can do is just to thank you lord Jesus amen when I thanked him and praised him this led me to the seventh stone and what is the seventh stone chrysolite. Now chrysolite the color of this stone is light green what color is light green when you look at a tree that has leaves when the leaf is green and the leaf begins to wither gradually that green color what does it change to when that green color starts withering it changes into yellow now chrysolite is a light green i.e changing into yellow now the yellow color here represents or symbolizes judgment this green color light green going into yellow this yellow color symbolizes judgment and what is judgment death because when God judges anyone nobody escapes the judgment of God no one goes into God's court and comes out innocent everyone will be found guilty because everyone had sinned broken God's law and fell short of the glory of God so judgment means death my beloved however when I'm drinking the blood of Christ Sardius I am thanking him because judgment did not comprehend me chrysolite you with me when I'm drinking the blood of Christ Sardius chrysolite will not comprehend me judgment will not be fell on me befall on me because by the blood of the Lamb of God I was delivered from God's judgment my sins were washed away and my punishment was taken from me and placed on Christ so chrysolite the light green the judgment of God have been delivered by drinking the blood of the Lamb of God Sardius now how was I delivered from judgment by the eighth stone and the eighth stone is what beryl now beryl is a red color stone however this red color is when the color of the blood when it dies it is the blood color when it dies it is a very dark red kind of a bluish color beryl is bringing me back again once again to the blood of Christ which I accepted in emerald I accepted the blood in emerald the fourth stone I drank that blood in sardonyx the fifth stone sorry did I say fifth now sardonyx is responsibility I accepted the blood of Christ in the fourth stone emerald I drank that blood and the sixth stone sardius and then on the seventh stone I was delivered from chrysolite which is the judgment of God by accepting the blood of the Lamb of God by drinking the blood of the Lamb of God I am saved from God's wrath from God's judgment now how was I delivered from the judgment the eighth stone comes into play beryl is red dark red beryl is bringing me back once again to the blood of Christ which I accepted in emerald the fourth fourth stone how am I being saved and delivered from judgment by accepting the blood of Christ sixth stone sardius blood eighth stone beryl blood and between the sixth stone and the eighth stone comes chrysolite the seventh stone judgment I was delivered from the judgment of God by drinking the blood in sardius and by acknowledging what the blood has done for me in beryl are you with me by drinking the blood when I was saved from judgment the eighth stone came to remind me what the blood of the Lamb of God has done for me lest I take it lightly by drinking the blood sardius I passed the judgment of God chrysolite seventh stone when I passed that judgment the Lord brought me back again to beryl again blood to remind me look what my blood has done for you saved you from the judgment of God don't ever abuse what my blood has done for you don't ever abuse it when I passed the judgment the seventh stone chrysolite I saw the blood again to remind me what the blood has done for me you see who said this the angel the angel that came in the old testament to the Israelite nation when they were in Egypt under the under the bondage of pharaoh when that angel came and he said when I see the blood on the doorposts I will pass over I will not come and make judgment and take the firstborn of the Israelite people if I see the blood being placed on the doorposts and above the door I will pass over so exactly sardius I drank the blood and when I drank the blood the blood of the Lamb of God passed me over from the judgment of God and brought me to beryl again to the blood once again to remind me what my blood has done for you nobody can do for you I have passed you over from sin to holiness from death to life from darkness to light from slavery to the Son of God freedom from disgrace to honor and glory remember what my blood has done for you respect my blood when you receive it don't disrespect it because what my blood has done has given you eternal life now when this blood delivered me from the judgment this led me to the ninth stone there's a lot of stones today definitely not kidney stone okay so you don't need to be worried has brought me to the ninth stone and the ninth stone is topaz topaz is a yellow color but this time is not a yellow changing from green this one is a pure yellow color stone topaz and this yellow color symbolizes reward symbolizes reward see everything in the holy bible has meaning you need to understand the language of the holy bible in order to understand what that passage what that verse what that word is really saying so the word yellow or the color yellow represents symbolically reward what is this reward which God gave me is the tenth stone what is the tenth stone chrysoprase chrysoprase is a green colored precious stone is a green color now what does the color green symbolize here the reward which God gave me is chrysoprase which is green which is life now God's reward or gift for me is green i.e life but eternal life never ending life the reward which God gave me is their eternal life which came and was given to me by the blood of Christ shed on the cross now how did i get this eternal life the 11th stone is jazinth now jazinth is a purple color stone now did you know there is no purple color as existent on its own purple was only made possible by mixing two colors blue with red when you mix blue and red you get the purple color so the purple color is the result of two colored mixed together blue and red now jazinth is a purple color stone how did i get eternal life through jazinth which is purple purple is blue and red what does blue represents jazinth my beloved is the purple color that gave me or made eternal life possible for me and all of you who have received Jesus Christ of Nazareth as Lord and Savior so now what is jazinth purple it is when God became man how did salvation come what water salvation come eternal life came when God became man the blue color and the red color that make up the purple when they came together were united together what is blue the divinity of Christ and what is red the humanity of Christ when God became man and united in the person of Christ that person of Christ is jazinth which is the purple color when God became man eternal life was made possible for me and you when God became man purple jazinth i gained eternal life now how did i gain eternal life when his son died on the cross God forgot about my sin and your sin when Christ shed his blood on calvary God forgot or wiped our sins another way in other words he forgot about our sins he forgot about our sins because of his beloved son Christ your divinity blue humanity red united together purple eternal life was made possible when i gained eternal life through jazinth the purple color God becoming man this led me to the 12th stone and what is the 12 stone amethyst now amethyst is a stone that has all the rainbow colors in it and the rainbow colors the true ones are seven not any other number seven so let's get this fact right so the rainbow colors are seven colored rainbow this is the amethyst stone which has all the rainbow colors in it now the rainbow or amethyst symbolically represents victory what is victory standing firm being strong when i am victorious i stand firmly and i say and shout i am the strongest ever no one can break me no one can shake me because i won the battle so the 12 stone is amethyst which is rainbow colors symbolizing victory my beloved what is victory here amethyst remaining in the kingdom of God forever no one can take me out of the kingdom of God ever again and what is the kingdom of God all about eternal life i will live forever i am standing firm and strong forever because i entered the battle through Christ and with Christ and by the blood of the Lamb of God i ended up victorious at the end victorious at the end and victory will lead me to one place and one place only in my father's house there are many rooms you will enter the father's house while you will be standing strong and victorious standing firm forever and ever and ever in the kingdom of God and why rainbow colors is the last stone the colors here my beloved is to spoil you with you know when you give children all the different colors and you say go and color in and start painting you see the huge smile on that child they are jumping and leaping out of joy and happiness i'm painting mama i'm painting daddy look at me i've got all the colors all these different colors God is saying you are my children in the end in my kingdom i will spoil you all and what is this spoiling when you read in the gospel according to Saint John chapter 13 the Lord Jesus is on in his last supper on earth when they finished with the supper what did he do he got up girded himself and got ready to wash the feet of the disciples he got up to wash the feet of the disciples now maybe someone will say you know that's all right because on earth everybody saw him as a human being everybody saw him just like one of us you didn't see anything different unless the Lord revealed it here and there and you know several places where he revealed his glory to his disciples but in general everybody saw him as a human being now as a human being to wash the feet of another human being yeah you know what this this person is really kind this person must be very humble very loving very caring and that's why he has humbled himself as a human to go and wash the feet of another human like him but how about in heaven when he is in his glory no longer that human being hiding his divinity in his humanity over there you will see him in his glory the king of all kings the lord of all lords no one can look at him because he is so awesome he is so mighty he is so powerful he is so pure so holy magical what about in his glory he will bow and serve you what are you going to say to this isn't this spoiling that child when we'll come to it my beloved in the book of revelation you will see he says when when the lord sees us coming into his kingdom he will get up from his throne thrones are for kings so he is in his glory he is the king of all kings he will get up from his throne and come forth to welcome us when somebody walks in and you love that someone so much how when you get up and walk towards them welcoming them in what kind of a gesture are you doing it aren't you really bowing before them oh my goodness i can't believe who just came i can't believe it you bow you bend your head towards the ground because you're so happy welcoming your loved one the lord says when you come into my kingdom i'll get up from my throne and i'll walk towards you by bowing accepting you into my kingdom welcoming you into my kingdom and not only welcoming you i will place you on my throne i will get up and i'll give you my place this is the rainbow colors i will spoil you so much i served you on earth in the human flesh that is to somewhat degree a good deed but to serve you in heaven in my glory no one will do it unless you are too spoiled in the eyes of your heavenly father amethyst rainbow colors now let's go and have a look at these colors once again and let's put it together we started with jasper jasper is crystal and that is simon peter to him you shall listen the journey with the lord jesus begins by listening to him now why does it begin by listening to him because he is the logos he is the word jesus christ is the word the word in its nature operates in three ways the word in its nature operates in three ways just like we believe in the triune god father son and holy spirit so as the word operates in three directions number one the word reveals the speaker number two the word establishes relationship number three the word commands gives an order no more no less this is the nature of the word number one reveals the speaker number two establishes relationship number three gives an order commands the word in its nature you cannot see it first you can only hear it first you cannot see it you can only hear it i'm talking to your words can you see them no but what are you doing now you are hearing them see so the word in its nature you can only hear it that's why simon comes as jasper the crystal clear there is transparency with the word of christ when you hear the voice of christ it is crystal clear i.e there is no twisting there is no falsification there is no hidden agenda there is no evilness there is no hypocrisy in christ what you see is what you get it is the truth that's why it's crystal clear so when you hear his voice you need to be simon to him you should listen why because if you don't listen to him how are you going to end up in his kingdom the beginning of the journey is listening to the voice of christ why because saint paul says faith cometh through hearing faith comes through hearing without hearing there is no faith and what do you hear the voice and what do you see the logos you hear the voice of the logos so christ can only be heard first see this preach is the voice of christ when you listen to it and believe in it the lord will come and reveal himself to you later on but if you listen to it and reject it don't expect the lord to come and say here i am hear it believe it then receive it so the first stone jasper to him you should listen when you listen to him he is sapphire the second stone what is sapphire blue color meaning the one you whom you have heard his voice came from heaven therefore his footsteps are heavenly if you wish to follow the lord jesus you better follow him in the spiritual realm not in the physical tangible realm you cannot claim to be a christian and go clubs and pubs drink gamble kill destroy and say i'm a christian it doesn't work you're either heavenly or earthly you cannot live both at the same time you cannot live darkness and light at the same time they don't mix never will so when you hear his voice jasper sapphire his footsteps are heavenly you better follow him in the heavenly realm why are you chasing the world and its temptation then if you are following christ should you go to the club or to the church well the church is heavenly and the club is earthly the church is heavenly and the club is earthly the praise is heavenly and the swear is earthly the light is heavenly darkness is earthly honey is heavenly poison bitterness is earthly and whatever is earthly is ruled by satan the father of all lies you chase the world you're chasing a lie you'll end up a lie and what is a lie a story that has no foundation and what is the story that has no foundation your life on earth the story that has no foundation your life on earth when you live this life which god gave you for this world only you'll end up with nothing i've worked hard i built houses i made an empire for myself i made a name for myself in this world and then i died did you take any of that empire with you no did you take your fame with you no did you take your wealth with you your power your prestige no then you ended up with nothing but a lie and that lie is a dream at the awakening as king david puts it so beautifully a dream at the awakening when i'm dreaming and i see myself in the dream as a king when i am dreaming and i see myself in the dream as the king i'm not realizing it's a dream i'm saying it's real i'm a king i believe that i am a king i lived as a king i walked as a king and i talked as a king and then before enjoying the moment my mom tapped me on the shoulder and said get up let's go to church when i woke up i faced reality i'm a cleaner i'm not a king so what was that all about was a dream what was that dream about a lie as long as i'm living in this flesh i'm mr know-it-all i can do anything and everything i am free no one can stop me and then the spirit leaves the body that was all nothing but a lie what are you doing my son what are you doing my daughter don't be deceived by the world don't be deceived by satan where he comes through this world to say to you you are free you can do whatever you wish however you wish it no one can stop you it's a free country australia europe america no you are not free you will have to answer to every decision you've made and every action you've taken and every state a step you made you are responsible there is no such thing as free you're either ruled by the light christ or by darkness satan you cannot rule yourself by yourself there are two forces either christ or satan so the moment you say i am free satan is taken over the moment you say lord i want to live for you please don't let me walk away from you lord jesus the light will engulf you darkness satan cannot overtake you you will step on darkness because the light decimates darkness decimates darkness so walk in sapphire heavenly steps that will lead you to chalcedony chalcedony is the third stone which is white color purity righteousness and he will dress me up in white the dress of the kingdom of heaven the lord rose from the dead all in white purity because without purity there is no heaven i can't enter a place where god that dwells in it is all pure i need to be pure like him and the only one who is pure like god is christ jesus he dressed me up with his own dress that glorified body that he will give me on the second return is that is the passport to heaven and this white dress how did i receive it how did i get it emerald red color very precious stone and isn't the blood of christ precious so unique so precious my beloved there is no blood that can save but the blood of the lamb of god so emerald it was that red blood which christ shed on calvary gave me that white dress and through that red color the blood of christ sardonyx christ became responsible for my well-being you need the lord in order to make it my son my daughter don't ever say i can do it on my own don't ever say i know what i'm doing don't ever fall into this trap you don't know unless christ is ruling over your life you do not know unless christ my beloved let christ be your responsible one for your well-being he will take you to sad sadius maroon dark red again that red blood the blood of christ that delivered you and gave you that white dress and made jesus responsible for your well-being and that sad is the blood of the lamb of god took you to chrysalite which is the light green which is changing from green to yellow and yellow is judgment delivered you from the judgment the wrath of god the blood of the lamb of god saved you from being judged by god i.e condemned to eternal death delivered you from eternal death passed you over that pass over is the blood of the lamb of god that passed me over from egypt to the promised land from slavery to freedom from death to eternal life and then when he passed me over from the judgment of god brought me again to the blood of christ barrel to remind me once again don't lose track of the preciousness of this blood what this blood has done for you you cannot pay it back but one thing i'll expect from you honor it respect it and protect it and preserve it see when the lord god said to moses i want you to place that blood on either side of the door posts and above god didn't say to moses put the blood on the ground on the floor of that door you know why lest you walk in or out and step on the blood don't ever step on the blood of the lamb of god it is so precious so expensive you cannot afford to be disrespectful of it it's going to deliver you but don't ever disrespect it and step on it when a father or a mother shows love to her children or to their children when the children take that love lightly they are being disrespectful to their parents the parents are not weak or they can discipline the children they can reprimand them they can teach them a good lesson they're not weak but because they love them from the heart that is why they are tolerating their wrongdoings but if the children keep on disrespecting that love one day they will lose everything they will lose everything so when christ died on the cross he died because he is the almighty there is no one more powerful than him but his love made him die for all of us but he's not weak if he turns the other cheek no one will be able to withstand his awesomeness if some people think satan is strong when the lion that came from the tribe of judah appears satan becomes a little mouse when jesus comes the lion the king of all kings everyone becomes nothing when the lord reveals his awesomeness and power oh yes he's very mighty he's very awesome and very scary if he really wants to judge but until now he's showing mercy to his beloved children that's why we think we can get away with it oh look at me i've done this and i got away with it no you don't you never get away with it but it's just he's dealing with you with his mercy he's dealing with you with his love don't let the day comes where he deals with you with his judgment you will see a totally different jesus christ of nazareth a totally different one a totally different one so my beloved we need to honor that blood peril what has done for us and then that blood brought me to topaz yellow reward that blood gave me the reward god rewarded me with what the next one chris appraise chris appraises green god rewarded me with eternal life eternal life was made possible by jazenth which is purple the combination of blue and red god becoming man blue divinity red humanity united in the person of christ is the purple color jazenth that made eternal life possible for me and you when god became man when he became when god became man led me to the last stone which is amethyst which is the rainbow colors seven different colors and that rainbow color symbolically represents victory and victory is he brought me into the father's house perfect without a blemish without a stain and in that in that kingdom of god when he brought me into the father's house i was victorious i stood firm i stood strong forever in that kingdom eternal life was finally my portion for eternities to come no one will ever be able to take it away from me ever again these are the 12 precious stones my beloved the 12 tribes of israel the sons of jacob who was called later on israel by that angel which happens to be the lord jesus the first name ruben second name simeon simon third name levy fourth name judah fifth name dan sixth name naftali seventh name god eighth name asher ninth name isaac or isaac tenth name zebulun eleventh name joseph twelfth name benjamin hand in hand that's the old testament church 12 tribes 12 names the new testament church the lord established it with 12 apostles you see it's the same god he is fair what he did in the old he did in the new testament 12 of the old 12 of the new testament the first one simon peter second andrew third james son son of zebedee fourth john son of zebedee fifth philip six bartholomew or nathaniel 7th thomas 8th matthew 9th james son of alphasis 10th judah taddeus or jude 11th simon the zealot and 12 matthias who replaced judas iscariot who denied and sold his master with 30 pieces of silver matthias took the place of judas iscariot 12 and 12 they are 24 that's where john the beloved saw the 24 elders in revelation chapter 4 sitting around the throne of the lamb of god the 24 elders 12 of the old 12 of the new united in the end together becoming one in christ jesus forever and ever and ever and ever and ever again the lord jesus is real i have lived for this i will die for there is no god but him there is no way but him period there is no other one in him salvation and redemption were made possible but him no one there is only one god the creator of everyone and everything this god was revealed in the flesh over 2 000 years and his name is jesus christ of nazareth he was crucified in the days of pontius pilate he was buried he died on the cross in the flesh the divine never dies the human dies in his humanity died on the cross he was put into the tomb for the three days after the third day he rose from the dead he went up to heaven ascended and sat in glory at the right hand of his heavenly father he will come back again to judge the dead and the living for he is god and god is the only judge and for jesus christ to judge everyone he needs to be god no one can judge except god judgment is for god alone not for a not for a good man not for a holy person only god can judge because for judgment to be fair for judgment to be lawful that being must know everything and everyone if you do not know everything your judgment is not fair you will miss something along the line and your judgment will fall short from being perfect only god knows you perfectly only god knows everything perfectly that's why he is the only being that fits the criteria of being the true judge christ will judge everyone ie is god is god but this god until the second coming he's all mercy he is all compassion he is all caring he's all tolerating he's all forgiving he is waiting for you to come back and say lord i'm sorry it does not matter what what you have done till this very moment do not dwell on the past do not say my sins are immense my wrongdoings are beyond repair i've gone too far i've gone too deep there is no way for me to come back again to jesus christ of nazareth nothing nothing nothing stands in the way of the lord for him not to be able to forgive to cleanse to wipe and bring you to perfection once again nothing stands in his way nothing one drop of his precious blood can wipe the sins of the entire world from adam the former till the last human being that comes to the face of this earth one drop of his precious blood more than enough to cleanse the entire world's sins and wrongdoings you need the lord jesus my beloved don't ever walk away from the lord jesus don't ever be tempted by this or that don't ever listen to so-called friends that will take you to the wrong places for the wrong reasons for the sake of a moment of pleasure in this temporal empty world don't come to christ give your life to jesus christ the only way that will lead you to the truth and the truth shall give you eternal life come to him my beloved every time we celebrate the holy mass and especially on sunday but the mass is a daily service it's not once a week it's every day because the day is your life and christ is offering salvation and redemption every moment of your life so every time you come to the holy mass service and receive christ in the true body and the true blood amethyst will be your portion in the end but you got to do it with faith rainbow victory with the blood there is victory with the blood there is eternal life and eternal life is the kingdom of god and i'll leave you with this do you know why god created us in a realm that is governed by time tell you why someone may ask and some people have asked me this bishop isn't god merciful towards all his creations of course yes then how come god didn't forgive satan when he made a mistake i mean satan could have come back and asked for forgiveness and god would have forgiven him he would have however the mistake was made or done in a realm that time does not exist angels live in the eternal realm in the eternal realm there is no time meaning when you make your decision in the eternal realm you can only make it once and once forever and when you make that mistake you can only make it once and once forever why you cannot come back and ask for forgiveness because there is no time for are you with me so god out of his love and mercy for the human race he said i will not create them and place them in the eternal realm let's they make a mistake and they'll be gone forever this is my child i'm creating someone to be my son therefore out of the love of the father to the son he said i'll create you in a realm where i make time possible time governs that realm so what is time a distraction to eternity time is a distraction to eternity he took us out of the eternal by time and time only otherwise how do you come out of the eternal there is no other way except through time do you see how time now is so precious it's so priceless don't waste your time on empty things the time is made out of seconds minutes hours days weeks months and years the lord is saying in this second you made a mistake you have another second coming that second coming that next second that is coming is a new start is a new life for you meaning the mistake you made in that second in the next one you have the chance to correct it you made a mistake today you have tomorrow coming correct the mistake tomorrow for what you've done today if you couldn't this week next week if you couldn't this month next month this year next year but one thing my child don't be displacent and lethargic and say it's okay i'll do it whenever because whenever may never ever come so when you are awakened from within that's what we call the graces of the holy spirit the holy spirit visits you they are the visitations of graces when you are touched by the holy spirit all of a sudden you wake up and there is eagerness i need to go to church i miss the church i miss hearing the word of god i've been too distant i don't know what happened to me i lost my mind i was totally lost now what am i doing with my life i've gone too far i need the lord jesus this is the lord touching you with his mercy get up don't let the next second to come in that moment get up and run to christ and say lord i'm coming to you in this moment asking you to forgive me all of my sins that i've done in the past 20 30 40 50 60 70 100 years whatever forgive me lord time is priceless let us not waste it on vanity on empty things schedule your time prioritize things within that time which is a gift so priceless given to you from god love the lord my beloved let's stand for the finale prayer in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit one god amen lord make me an instrument of your peace where there is hatred let me so love where there is injury pardon where there is doubt faith where there is despair hope where there is darkness light where there is sadness joy or divine master grander i may not so much seek to be consoled as to console to be understood as to understand to be loved as to love for it is in giving that we receive it is in pardoning that we are pardoned it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life amen may the lord jesus bless you guard you and protect you all the days of your life now and forever more amen go in peace the peace of christ be with you always our beloveds amen

Sermon Outline

  1. I
    • Introduction to the twelve precious stones in Revelation 21
    • Symbolism of the first three stones representing apostles and Christ's purity
    • Connection between stones and spiritual truths
  2. II
    • The fourth to sixth stones illustrating Christ's blood, responsibility, and resulting happiness
    • Explanation of how salvation is a gift not earned
    • God's responsibility for believers' well-being
  3. III
    • Seventh to ninth stones representing judgment, deliverance, and reward
    • The role of Christ's blood in passing judgment
    • Symbolism of colors and stones in spiritual growth
  4. IV
    • Tenth to twelfth stones depicting eternal life, Christ's incarnation, and victory
    • Meaning of purple as divinity and humanity united in Christ
    • Victory leading to eternal standing in the Father's house

Key Quotes

“To him you shall listen who came from heaven to give you purity by his compassion.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“By his precious blood he got us into purity and this will lead us to responsibility, happiness, and honor.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“When I drank the blood of the Lamb of God, judgment did not comprehend me because I was delivered by His sacrifice.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel

Application Points

  • Accept Christ's sacrifice to receive purity and responsibility in your spiritual walk.
  • Trust in God's responsibility for your salvation and well-being.
  • Stand firm in victory, knowing eternal life and honor are guaranteed through Christ.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do the twelve stones in Revelation 21 represent?
They symbolize various spiritual truths about salvation, Christ's sacrifice, responsibility, judgment, eternal life, and victory.
Why is the blood of Christ emphasized in the sermon?
Because it represents the foundation of purity, salvation, deliverance from judgment, and eternal life for believers.
How does the sermon explain the color symbolism of the stones?
Each stone's color corresponds to a spiritual concept such as purity, responsibility, judgment, reward, life, and victory.
What is the significance of the purple stone, jazinth?
It symbolizes the union of Christ's divinity and humanity, making eternal life possible.
How does the sermon relate the stones to the Old Testament?
It references the high priest's breastplate in Exodus 28, linking the stones to the twelve tribes of Israel and God's covenant.

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