Pastor Ray Bentley Of Maranatha Chapel

Pastor Ray Bentley explains how Jesus was treated 2000 years ago and will be treated as the Last Days plan unfolds. What did Jesus receive when he came? He received beatings. He received a beard pulled from his cheeks. He received a crown of thorns on his head. And he was the creator of all things. Now he will receive power, which he is.

Pastor Ray Bentley reveals a portion of Revelation where John, the earthly author, was tearful. John's tears represent the tears of all God's people throughout all the centuries. No wonder John wept so fervently. If no Redeemer could be found to remove the curse, it meant that God's creation was forever consigned to remain in the hands of Satan. But then all of a sudden, everything changed.

Today, pastor Ray Bentley looks to revelation for the Lord's plan of redemption. The Book of Revelation has comforted the church that there is a plan. There is an unfolding of the divine will of the father in heaven. And the central theme is the sun. And it's going to a conclusion. And the conclusion is that the very title deed of the earth that was lost and forfeited is to be reclaimed spread.

Pastor Ray Bentley offers a glimpse of angels, and it may be different than we think. You know, you have those little novelty shops and you go in and they have these chubby little babies that they call cherubs with little miniature wings and dimples, and they're really cute. Okay. That's fine. That's cool. But that's not what real cherubim look like.

Pastor Ray Bentley on life, death, and the future. And our guardian angels. We have hope that this mortality, when I die, shall put on immortality. And that's what gives us hope. And so if we should die as a believer here upon the earth, the last responsibility of your guardian angel is to, I believe, carry your soul into the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ in heaven.

In our study of revelation, Pastor Ray Bentley takes us to God's throne, surrounded by a cloud of glory. The most amazing phenomenon associated with the cloud is the unmistakable voice of the Lord. Can sound like wind or thunder or rushing water. His voice is ear splitting. It is earth shattering. It is the Word of God. It is none other than Jesus Christ.

When our eyes are fixed on our problems, it doesn't do as much good. The answer isn't inside our problems. Pastor Ray Bentley says, don't focus there. And where are we to have our eyes on the one who is sitting upon the throne? A throne center's authority. What is God saying? He's saying, I'm in charge. I rule. I'm still on the throne.

The rapture will come upon us quickly. The Bible says in the twinkling of an eye. Pastor Ray Bentley says that's not the time to get ready. I have met people that will say, when it all is happening, then I'll come to the Lord. When the rapture happens, whenever it happens, it will happen so fast that you could blink and the time you blinked and open your eyes again.

Pastor Ray Bentley on Jesus warnings to the lukewarm church. It lay out a sin. Here's what Jesus is saying. Just to say you're okay doesn't mean that in reality you are okay. It's possible to be religious and think you are the greatest thing since sliced bread. We're awesome. Look at all the things that we do. And yet the reality is that you are miserable inside.

Today, pastor Ray Bentley explains why the church at lay on Laodicea was lukewarm. If we believe that Jesus is God manifest in the flesh, and he's in us and in our hearts and lives as a community, there should be evidence of something supernatural, which ultimately means changed lives. What it means is that earlier this year was a church that kept meeting, but nobody.

Today. Pastor Ray Bentley on Jesus words to the church at Laodicea. I wish that you were either hot, passionate, on fire, in love with me, or I wish that you were like Colossae, where the mountain waters are so fresh and they're cold. I want my church to either be cold and refreshing or hot and healing. But you are neither.

Pastor Ray Bentley says we shouldn't wait too long to make our hearts right with the Lord. There's too much at stake. Jesus often gave this promise I am coming, and when I come, it'll happen like that. It'll happen in a moment. It'll happen like a thief in the night. You don't have time to adjust. There are many people that say, well, I'm going to wait until this happens, and then I'm going to get right with God and I'll be ready for the end.

Pastor Ray Bentley on Jesus message to one of the churches of revelation. I believe that Jesus not only spoke to the local church of Philadelphia, 2000 years ago, but he was also looking far into the future before the Second coming of Christ. That there would be a Church of Philadelphia with an open door of opportunity and and literally being able to bring the whole gospel to the whole world and fulfill the Great Commission.

Pastor Ray Bentley points out, Jesus had some words of observation about the Church of Philadelphia. Jesus also praised this church for being faithful to his Word. They were discipling in the word. They were evangelizing the word. They were sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. This church not only knew the word and the truth, but they were seeking to live it to the best of their ability.

Pastor Ray Bentley reminds us where to love our brothers and sisters in Christ. But there is another thing that distinguishes us from every other group Jesus said, you also must love your white enemies. How can we use all of our time, energy, money, resources, emotion, heart, passion, creativity to love those who are our enemies and love one another?

Pastor Ray Bentley. Every day is a gift from God. A day that we can rejoice. And may I add your setting. The patterns of your own life and nature character that will flow right into your first day in the Kingdom of God. No man knows the day that eternity will invade his or her life. Saint Augustine said the last day is a secret and that every day must then be washed.

Pastor Ray Bentley with insight on repentance. Is there a place, or are there situations or circumstances or even old relationships that need to be severed in order that you might be totally, completely given to the Lord Jesus Christ? Have you destroyed the Old Kingdom? You're totally sold out to him. That's what repentance really means. Does it mean to turn around and go in the opposite direction?

Today, pastor Ray Bentley highlights Jesus message to the church of Sardis, a warning that could well apply to some of today's churches. This church was not attacked from the outside. There was no persecution. Why? She wasn't a threat to the enemy. She was so lifeless she wasn't even worth attacking. The church was more interested in appearances than they were interested in faithfulness to the Word of God, more interested in what people thought than what God thought spread disease.

Today, pastor Ray Bentley points out how the Lord reserved some strong words of critique for the church of Sardis as recorded in revelation. Jesus wants the church of Sardis, and he wants every church to know that he desires to lead and guide his church by making the Word of God come alive and fitting into our lives and into our church life and community, to be led by the Holy Spirit.

From our study and revelation, pastor Ray Bentley helps us move forward along the path to holiness. Holiness is not a quality of our outward performance. Instead, it is the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit inside of our lives. And because he is holy, I am holy in him. He imparts his holiness to me as I abide in him.