| Introduction | 7 |
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| Part One: The Road to Being Born Agin | 9 |
| Chapter 1: The New Wine System in a Nutshell | 11 |
| A Quick Introduction to the New Wine System |
| Putting it all Together |
| The Rest of the Dead |
| A Perfect Plan of Salvation from a Perfect God |
| The Dichotomy of Verses about Salvation |
| The Word “Saint”, as it’s Used in This Book |
| The Purpose Driven Life |
| Ancient Jewish Thought |
| Righteous Gentiles |
| Election vs. Free-Will Solved |
| The Millennium as an Alternative to Purgatory |
| What Does it Mean to be Sold Out for Christ? |
| The Watering Down of Christ’s Teaching |
| How Does All This Affect Missions? |
| Start Your Journey Now |
| Chapter 2: Three Intermediate States in the Grave | 43 |
| Parallels to the Parable of Lazarus |
| Hades and Gehenna |
| Temporary and Eternal Punishment |
| The Righteous Gentile Belief of Josephus |
| The Gates of Hell (Hades) Shall Not Prevail |
| Concluding Thoughts on Josephus’ Discourse |
| The Intermediate State in the Old Testament |
| The Wise Group: Souls under the Altar |
| The Foolish Group: Jesus Preaches to Dead Guys |
| The Wicked Group: The Parable of Lazarus |
| Some with Spiritual Bodies |
| Absence from the Body is Presence with the Lord |
| Today in Paradise |
| What Is Paradise Anyway? |
| Chapter 3: Born Again Verses | 61 |
| Born Again as Infant Baptism |
| Catholic Born Again and Catholic Salvation |
| Born Again with Believer’s Immersion Baptism |
| Satan’s Problem with Ancient Child Sacrifice |
| Born Again in the Old Testament |
| Seeing the Kingdom and Inheriting the Kingdom |
| The Woman About to Give Birth |
| What Does It Mean To Enter the Kingdom? |
| Where Could the New Jerusalem Orbit? |
| Chapter 4: Problems Solved by the New Wine System | 77 |
| The Elect are Those Who Inherit the Kingdom |
| Problem Solved: Election (Israel) vs. Free Will |
| The Sovereignty of God and Election |
| Problem Solved: Failure to Lead Our Loved Ones to Christ |
| Every Knee Will Bow |
| Problem Solved: Exposing Our Sins at the Judgment Seat of Christ |
| Problem Solved: Why does Paul Excommunicate Sinners? |
| Concluding Thoughts for Part One of This Book |
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| Part Two: The Wise, the Foolish, and the Wicked | 97 |
| Chapter 5: Three Types of People in the Grave | 99 |
| The Earth Will Give Birth To Her Dead |
| Three Types of People in John 5:25,28-29 |
| Paul Talks about the Resurrection |
| Chapter 6: The Olivetti Discourse | 111 |
| The Unknown Day and Hour |
| The Wise or Wicked Servant |
| Watch and Be Ready |
| Thief in the Night Symbolism |
| The Ten Virgins; Five are Wise and Five are Foolish |
| The Parable of the Talents |
| The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats |
| Parable Summary |
| Chapter 7: The Book of Life and the Unpardonable Sin | 127 |
| Blaspheming the Holy Spirit |
| Eyes to See and Ears to Hear |
| The Unpardonable Sin, and the Book of Life, |
| in the Old Testament |
| The Book of Life in Revelation |
| Verb Tense in Revelation 13:8 and 17:8 |
| More on the Unpardonable Sin |
| Taking the Mark of the Beast is the Unpardonable Sin |
| The Unpardonable Sin in the Age to Come |
| Some to Shame and Everlasting Contempt |
| Some to Everlasting Condemnation |
| Chapter 8: Why Does God Allow Suffering? | 153 |
| No Matter the Cost |
| No Suffering in the Age To Come |
| The Greatest Time of Suffering |
| Concluding Thoughts for Part Two of This Book |
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| Part Three: God’s Revelation (The Alpha) | 159 |
| Chapter 9: The Seven Redemptive Covenants | 161 |
| Covenants are Relationships |
| The Seven Covenants |
| The Day of Judgment is a Thousand Years |
| Chapter 10: Evidence From Romans | 173 |
| Romans 1:16-21 No Excuse at the Judgment |
| Romans 1:21 – 2:16 The Wise, the Foolish, and the Wicked |
| Romans 2:1 – 2:16 Do not Judge the Foolish |
| Romans 4: Salvation is by Faith |
| Romans 5: Justification |
| Chapter 11: Problems With Calvinism | 187 |
| Total Depravity |
| Unconditional Election |
| Limited Atonement |
| Irresistible Grace |
| Perseverance of the Saints |
| Chapter 12: General Revelation | 201 |
| Was Melchizedek Saved? |
| Pagan Cultures |
| Unlimited Atonement |
| Concluding Thoughts for Part Three of This Book |
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| Part Four: God’s Rest (The Omega) | 211 |
| Chapter 13: Evidence From Hebrews | 213 |
| The Theme and Audience of Hebrews |
| Hebrews 1 - A Literal Messianic Age |
| Hebrews 3 – Warning Against Hearing God’s Voice and |
| Hardening Your Heart. |
| Hebrews 4 – Entering God’s Rest |
| God’s Rest in the Millennium |
| Hebrews 5 – The Order of Melchizedek |
| Hebrews 6 – The Unpardonable Sin |
| Hebrews 9:27 – Are we Appointed to Die Once? |
| Hebrews 10 – The Unpardonable Sin - Again |
| Hebrews 11 – Salvation is by Faith |
| Hebrews 12 – Living Holy Lives |
| Paul Summarizes Hebrews |
| What is Faith? |
| Chapter 14: The Wise, Who Overcome Sin | 235 |
| The Purpose Driven Life |
| Be Doers of the Word |
| A Quick Look at First Thessalonians |
| Paul Runs the Race and Receives the Prize |
| Running a Race Without a Finish Line |
| John’s Holiness Verses |
| Paul’s Personal Sanctification |
| Entire Sanctification According to Wesleyans |
| Entire Sanctification is by Faith and Works |
| Chapter 15: Law vs. Grace in the Old Testament | 251 |
| Chapter 16: Law vs. Grace in Romans | 261 |
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| Part Five: The Elect Reign in the Millennium | 271 |
| Chapter 17: New Wine Premillennialism | 273 |
| Covenant Theology |
| New Wine Premillennialism |
| New Wine Premillennialism vs. Dispensationalism |
| Chapter 18: Israel is the Church | 285 |
| God Must Fulfill Old Testament Promises |
| Old Testament Prophecy Fulfilled In The Church |
| Chapter 19: The Hardening of the Jews | 295 |
| A People, Called By My Name |
| People of Eastern Religions Coming to Christ |
| Muslims Coming to Christ |
| Jews Coming to Christ |
| Chapter 20: The Time of the Elect | 303 |
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| Part Six: The Book of Revelation | 305 |
| Chapter 21: The Lost Blessing of Reading Revelation | 307 |
| The False Doctrine of Imminence |
| Understanding All the Symbolism |
| Watch and Be Ready, For the Time is Near |
| Chapter 22: The Theme of Revelation | 315 |
| Chapter 23: The Mystery of God | 319 |
| Some of the Mystery Revealed to Daniel |
| Paul’s Use of “The Mystery of God” |
| The Mystery of God’s Timeline |
| The Understanding of the Disciples |
| A Time, Times, and Half a Time |
| The Power of the Holy People, Soon to be Broken |
| Chapter 24: The Greatest Revival of All Time | 335 |
| Signs of the Times |
| The Sealing of the 144,000 |
| Paradise, the New Jerusalem |
| The Two Witnesses |
| Anointing a Holy Place |
| Building the Temple of God |
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| Summary Review | 343 |
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| Part Seven: The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand | 347 |
| Chapter 25: The Sermon on the Mount | 349 |
| The Beatitudes |
| To ‘Enter’ the Kingdom is to Inherit the Kingdom |
| Seek Treasures in Heaven |
| The Narrow Gate |
| Build Your House on the Rock |
| The Kingdom of Heaven Forcefully Advances |
| Chapter 26: Kingdom Parables | 357 |
| Jesus Begins to Speak in Parables |
| The Parables |
| Keys to the Kingdom |
| Is the Kingdom of Heaven at Hand? |
| Chapter 27: The Next Great Awakening | 361 |
| 1) Two Traveling Preachers |
| 2) Not Entirely Through Established Churches |
| 3) Not All the Clergy Approved |
| 4) The New Denominations Thought College-Trained |
| Clergy Were Too Traditional |
| 5) The Awakening Promoted That All Denominations Are Equal |
| 6) Promoted the Idea that Authority Flows from God to the |
| People, and Then from the People to the Clergy or Government |
| 7) The Awakening Promoted Holiness |
| Chapter 28: Seven Steps to Holiness | 367 |
| 1) Be Filled with the Holy Spirit |
| 2) Be in a Small Group |
| 3) Personal Prayer and Worship |
| 4) Confess Our Sins, One to Another |
| 5) Be Involved in Doing the Father’s Work |
| 6) Study God’s Word in the Scriptures |
| 7) Keep the Sabbath |
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| Epilogue | 371 |
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| Appendix A: Josephus’s Discourse Concerning Hades | 373 |
| Appendix B: Is the Sabbath Important? | 379 |