Jesus Christ came to save and to heal to give us a home in the New Jerusalem. 

Zephaniah 3:18-20

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 “I will gather those who sorrow over the appointed assembly, who are among you, to whom its reproach is a burden.” Zephaniah 3:18

As followers of Jesus Christ, we know the “appointed assembly” is a place where we should be able to gather in the name of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit to glorify God. Unfortunately, the gathering of Christianity has become a reproach and a burden as the global culture expresses their disapproval to the teachings of the Bible. We who live for Jesus feel sorrow that the churches have thrown out the Gospel of Jesus, government lawmakers no longer integrate the values of the Bible in policymaking, the educational system no longer teach Bible principles in the classrooms, and Christianity is a reproach and unwelcomed in every sector of society.

The reproach of Christianity comes through the global culture which lives for the thing giving them what to feel, think, say, and do. It enables the image of the beast to live and speak through the masses as it replaces the human conscience. People are conformed to the anti-Christian global culture as they are groomed to the mark of the beast by what they say and do. The traits of psychopathy flood the world as people become egocentric to empower and exalt themselves above God. They feel no remorse and no need for the remission of sin through Jesus Christ. They oppose, ridicule, and manipulate the presence of the Holy Spirit as they detest the life of Holiness. The world fills with anti-social activity, with no empathy for others within their superficial charm.

We who sorrow for what is happening to Jesus Christ in this world today will be gathered, and “Behold, at that time I will deal with all who afflict you; I will save the lame, and gather those who were driven out; I will appoint them for praise and fame in every land where they were put to shame.” Zephaniah 3:19 

In the Day of the Lord, wrath comes against all those who afflict us, drive us out, and make life difficult for us who live for God in the name of Jesus. We will be appointed for praise and fame, which means we will inherit eternal life in the New Jerusalem.

“At that time I will bring you back, even at the time I gather you; For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I return your captives before your eyes,” says the Lord.” Zephaniah 3:20

The reason our Lord Jesus Christ came is to return the captives back to God His father by atoning for sin. As human beings, we are captives to sin and death, but through Jesus Christ we are freed from our captivity to sin and death and reconciled to God. Jesus Christ spoke the words quoted below,

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
Luke 4:18-19

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1