Poetry by Sean Morris (Elder)
"The Fall of Humanity and the Resurrection of Christ - The Scope of the Great Commission"
Lucifer, the deceiver of humanity, fast-bound Adam and his sons with the chains of depravity!
Alas, this evil disease! More violent than The Black Death, this pandemic spread to A-L-L of humanity!
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned…death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is a figure of Him that was to come” (Rom. 5:12-14)!
Like The Black Death, “death passed upon all men”…a spiritual death. Men became dead-to-God and alive-to-sin! Humanity became spiritually-darkened, demonically-engrossed, and radically-alienated creatures that riot and howl in anarchy against God! Oh, the evil! The tragedy! That with the first Adam came death… death, sin, penal retribution, suffering, physical maladies, and demonic dominions established worldwide! And yet, where death did abound, “grace did MUCH MORE abound” (Rom. 5:20)! How and why? “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous” (Rom. 5:19)! “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by One Jesus Christ” (Rom. 5:17)! “For since by man came death, by Man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be MADE ALIVE” (1 Cor. 15:21-22)! “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; The Last Adam was made a Quickening Spirit” (1 Cor. 15:45)!
Lucifer, the deceiver of humanity, fast-bound Adam and his sons with the chains of depravity!
Alas, this evil disease! More violent than The Black Death, this pandemic spread to A-L-L of humanity!
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned…death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is a figure of Him that was to come” (Rom. 5:12-14)!
Like The Black Death, “death passed upon all men”…a spiritual death. Men became dead-to-God and alive-to-sin! Humanity became spiritually-darkened, demonically-engrossed, and radically-alienated creatures that riot and howl in anarchy against God! Oh, the evil! The tragedy! That with the first Adam came death… death, sin, penal retribution, suffering, physical maladies, and demonic dominions established worldwide! And yet, where death did abound, “grace did MUCH MORE abound” (Rom. 5:20)! How and why? “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous” (Rom. 5:19)! “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by One Jesus Christ” (Rom. 5:17)! “For since by man came death, by Man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be MADE ALIVE” (1 Cor. 15:21-22)! “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; The Last Adam was made a Quickening Spirit” (1 Cor. 15:45)!
“For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” – 1 John 3:8
Death, sin, penal retribution, suffering, physical maladies, and demonic dominions
-SUDDENLY TURNED-
to righteousness, grace, comfort, healing, and demonic expulsion!
The persons, powers, and plagues of hell were publically overthrown, the Victor over hell was thus by the common people known!
The people who were long-held in the grip of depravity, even from the womb, who were long-depressed behind unbreakable bars of doom –
They were mesmerized and running abroad, leaping for joy and praising God!
The people, once barred from the Tree of Life, were suddenly surprised by a Man of Paradise!
He, the Second Adam, the Quickening Life, was The Rise of humanity into Newness of Life!
The first man fell deep, but from there, did rise, because of the Last Man, who came, down from the skies,
to rescue and redeem, to end the demise, to look Lucifer, the deceiver, right in the eyes!
It is written, “I am The Resurrection, and The Life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die” (John 11:25-26)!
Death, sin, penal retribution, suffering, physical maladies, and demonic dominions
-SUDDENLY TURNED-
to righteousness, grace, comfort, healing, and demonic expulsion!
The persons, powers, and plagues of hell were publically overthrown, the Victor over hell was thus by the common people known!
The people who were long-held in the grip of depravity, even from the womb, who were long-depressed behind unbreakable bars of doom –
They were mesmerized and running abroad, leaping for joy and praising God!
The people, once barred from the Tree of Life, were suddenly surprised by a Man of Paradise!
He, the Second Adam, the Quickening Life, was The Rise of humanity into Newness of Life!
The first man fell deep, but from there, did rise, because of the Last Man, who came, down from the skies,
to rescue and redeem, to end the demise, to look Lucifer, the deceiver, right in the eyes!
It is written, “I am The Resurrection, and The Life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die” (John 11:25-26)!
Attention oh earth, voices shout, Christ is the King of the world!
His inauguration messengers go-out, in every language they herald!
His coronation, it is redounding - Lucifer’s dividing powers astounding!
His proclamation, it is out-sounding – beyond Babel’s curse and to the Barbarian abounding!
Christ is King of the World!
With the dividing peril, gone! And human enmity bid farewell!
The Lord waves all men welcome who were captive behind the gates of hell!
The nations, once divided, are now reconciled and un-blinded!
The world of woe-bound humanity is regenerated into unanimity!
His messengers, to every tribe, speaking every tongue!
They go out preaching, HE DIED, in the ears of everyone!
His inauguration messengers go-out, in every language they herald!
His coronation, it is redounding - Lucifer’s dividing powers astounding!
His proclamation, it is out-sounding – beyond Babel’s curse and to the Barbarian abounding!
Christ is King of the World!
With the dividing peril, gone! And human enmity bid farewell!
The Lord waves all men welcome who were captive behind the gates of hell!
The nations, once divided, are now reconciled and un-blinded!
The world of woe-bound humanity is regenerated into unanimity!
His messengers, to every tribe, speaking every tongue!
They go out preaching, HE DIED, in the ears of everyone!
What else is “worthy”, for the Messiah’s world-coronation, than that His heralds, in every language, proclaim His inauguration!
Demonstrating power over lingual division, He is declared King of every nation!
This Kingdom of God, suddenly born, lives in nationalistic union with those who were divided and torn!
This breathtaking impossibility, suddenly possible, by the indivisible union of God with man!
Demonstrating power over lingual division, He is declared King of every nation!
This Kingdom of God, suddenly born, lives in nationalistic union with those who were divided and torn!
This breathtaking impossibility, suddenly possible, by the indivisible union of God with man!
“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same;
that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” – Heb. 2:14-15
Moses came down, from Sinai’s peaks, sent to Pharaoh’s captivity to set them free!
Thus God looked down, from heaven up high, He bid His elect people “Come to Me!”
Moses going forth, with momentary hesitation, the nation bowed at his proclamation!
For the plagues blew in, they poisoned every spring, till Egypt knew God was Lord of everything!
Yet another Prophet lived, greater than the former, who also subdued kingdoms by glory-untold!
His Name is Jesus, and by Him we live, so that the glory of Moses would be out-shined tenfold!
Jesus came down, from Heaven up high, having been sent to every earthly kingdom to proclaim the reason why.
Because God looked down, hearing the sinners cry, in Satan’s misery held fast and justly doomed to die.
Jesus came forth, walking to and fro, to taste of humanities misery and all their sufferings know!
To drink of the cup of wrath, to let the sinners go, to go back to the Father and make all the world know.
God became a Man, it was a predestinated plan, to punish Satan’s pride and let the oppressed go free!
Where death abounded, and misery remained, the blind were astounded and the dumb did proclaim!
Christ The Life, did all people astound, as mercy like rivers did circle the starving people all around!
The people came and drank, the Life-giving power, every man finding relief from their sin-sick hour!
Because as sin did abound, much more grace was found, till every devil in proximity around cried out, “MERCY!”
…but none was found!
“I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues;
O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from Mine eyes.” – Hosea 13:14
The Punisher came from heaven, to send forth the eleven,
to plague the grave and undo death, persecuting the devil!
Christ’s plagues blew in, they brought LIFE to everything,
till sinners round about them were compelled to SHOUT and SING!
A world-wide proclamation, heralded by healing-miracles and bread from Heaven,
the preachers of Christ’s Kingdom announced Jesus Christ’s resurrection!
So that those bound in sin, in death’s misery detained,
were all welcomed in to feast on Christ’s liberty displayed!
The fruits of Christ’s Kingdom were all in hand,
they bore them up for show before every fallen man,
gazing upon them - promises indeed – they were eaten by all who were in need,
because all who drew near to this Incarnate Man, he FREED!
a foretaste Divine, of what shall be wrought by the resurrection in time!
Because it was for us He died, He wants us to know the reason why,
to taste of the Fountain of Life and feel, we need not ever, no never, no never die!
“Whosoever believeth in Me shall never die.” – Jesus Christ
that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” – Heb. 2:14-15
Moses came down, from Sinai’s peaks, sent to Pharaoh’s captivity to set them free!
Thus God looked down, from heaven up high, He bid His elect people “Come to Me!”
Moses going forth, with momentary hesitation, the nation bowed at his proclamation!
For the plagues blew in, they poisoned every spring, till Egypt knew God was Lord of everything!
Yet another Prophet lived, greater than the former, who also subdued kingdoms by glory-untold!
His Name is Jesus, and by Him we live, so that the glory of Moses would be out-shined tenfold!
Jesus came down, from Heaven up high, having been sent to every earthly kingdom to proclaim the reason why.
Because God looked down, hearing the sinners cry, in Satan’s misery held fast and justly doomed to die.
Jesus came forth, walking to and fro, to taste of humanities misery and all their sufferings know!
To drink of the cup of wrath, to let the sinners go, to go back to the Father and make all the world know.
God became a Man, it was a predestinated plan, to punish Satan’s pride and let the oppressed go free!
Where death abounded, and misery remained, the blind were astounded and the dumb did proclaim!
Christ The Life, did all people astound, as mercy like rivers did circle the starving people all around!
The people came and drank, the Life-giving power, every man finding relief from their sin-sick hour!
Because as sin did abound, much more grace was found, till every devil in proximity around cried out, “MERCY!”
…but none was found!
“I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues;
O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from Mine eyes.” – Hosea 13:14
The Punisher came from heaven, to send forth the eleven,
to plague the grave and undo death, persecuting the devil!
Christ’s plagues blew in, they brought LIFE to everything,
till sinners round about them were compelled to SHOUT and SING!
A world-wide proclamation, heralded by healing-miracles and bread from Heaven,
the preachers of Christ’s Kingdom announced Jesus Christ’s resurrection!
So that those bound in sin, in death’s misery detained,
were all welcomed in to feast on Christ’s liberty displayed!
The fruits of Christ’s Kingdom were all in hand,
they bore them up for show before every fallen man,
gazing upon them - promises indeed – they were eaten by all who were in need,
because all who drew near to this Incarnate Man, he FREED!
a foretaste Divine, of what shall be wrought by the resurrection in time!
Because it was for us He died, He wants us to know the reason why,
to taste of the Fountain of Life and feel, we need not ever, no never, no never die!
“Whosoever believeth in Me shall never die.” – Jesus Christ
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