關於 clouds sentence ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

Rain can be a picture of God. If you’re in Christ, His power is used for your good—you receive blessings and favor through Jesus’ finished work at the cross.
Jesus shows Himself as a Lamb to you.

“The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. In the light of the king’s face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.” (‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:14-15‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

However if you’re not in Christ (an unbeliever), then His storm clouds of judgment still hangs over your head and if you die without receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior, you won’t be allowed to enter Heaven.
Jesus will show Himself as a fierce and mighty Lion to be against you.

Your sinful spirit will have to descend to Hell and at the end of time, you will stand in judgment before Jesus’ throne to receive a sentence of condemnation before being cast into the final destination for the wicked: the lake of fire.

“I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them. I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works. Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.” ‭‭(Revelation‬ ‭20:11-15‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

If you’re in Christ, don’t forget to keep asking for rain.
God specified springtime because your blessings are only going to be ready for harvest in due season.

“I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.” ‭‭(Ezekiel‬ ‭34:26‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

You won’t know when its your springtime so just keep asking for your harvest of blessings!
As you keep receiving the rain of God’s word through studying the Bible through the Lens of Grace and hearing Christ-centered sermons at church, faith-filled praying will happen as a fruit of your right believing.
Your blessings will quickly manifest in due season—believe and receive them!

Did you enjoy this post? Learn about the different judgments before Jesus’ throne for believers and unbelievers, as well as how eternal rewards will be measured and given in my book “Sandcastles Don’t Last Forever” ===>
https://www.amazon.com/Sandcastles-Dont-Last-Forever-Biblical/dp/172671327X

#TheYearofTheLatterRain #LatterRain

When you believed in Jesus, you shared in His death and resurrection.
You have already stepped into your eternal life — death and judgment (for sins) are behind you:

““Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.” ‭‭(John‬ ‭5:24‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

When a believer’s mortal body expires, he doesn’t die. He falls asleep.

“But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first, then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.” ‭‭(1 Thessalonians‬ ‭4:13-17‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

When Jesus returns for us during the Rapture, that mortal body will be transformed into a new glorified body.
That’s why it’s called falling asleep: it’s temporary. He will wake up again.

There is a “second death” for those who don’t overcome:

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won’t be harmed by the second death.” ‭‭(Revelation‬ ‭2:11‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

How does one overcome? Simply by believing that Jesus is the Son of God:

“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” ‭‭(1 John‬ ‭5:4-5‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Those who are only born once, will die twice.
People who don’t believe in Jesus will be resurrected back to life during the Great White Throne Judgment, and after receiving their sentence of condemnation, they will be cast alive into the lake of fire, causing them to die again:

“Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.” ‭‭(Revelation‬ ‭20:14-15‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

After their mortal bodies perish instantly, their spirits will continue to be tormented in the flames forever.

God didn’t put them there. They used their own free will to choose an eternity of separation from God.

Jesus had paid for their lifetime of sins at the cross, and they made Him suffer needlessly by scorning what He did for them.
Imagine how severe their trespass is for causing God to suffer unthinkable punishment in vain.

“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.” ‭‭(Romans‬ ‭8:2‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

If you’ve been born-again, Death has no power or dominion over you, and that includes sickness, aging, weakness, forgetfulness, etc. — you have been redeemed from Death and all its symptoms!

Moral of the story: Be born twice so that you only die once!

Partner with this ministry! Receive all my sermon notes ebooks, original devotionals every weekday to your email inbox and be added to our Bible Study WhatsApp Chat Group for daily chapter-by-chapter takeaways when you become a “God Every Morning” Tier or above patron on Patreon: http://Patreon.com/Miltongohblog

TWELVE TOP INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS WARN OF “GRAVE THREATS” TO RULE OF LAW, JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG KONG

For Immediate Release - Monday 16 October, 2017

Twelve senior international lawyers from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Malaysia, including the United Kingdom’s former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Lord Falconer QC, released a letter today expressing their concern that the imprisonment of Joshua Wong, Alex Chow and Nathan Law represents “a serious threat to the rule of law and a breach of the principle of ‘double jeopardy’ in Hong Kong”.

The lawyers criticize the Public Order Ordinance as a violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and warn that China’s 2014 White Paper on Hong Kong threatens the independence of the judiciary which “risks becoming a charade, at the beck and call of the Chinese Communist Party.” Hong Kong’s rule of law and basic freedoms, at the heart of the principle of “one country, two systems”, now face grave threats, the twelve lawyers warn.

In addition to the former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice in the United Kingdom, the letter is also signed by six other Queen’s Counsel (QCs) from the United Kingdom, including the chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales Kirsty Brimelow QC, former chief prosecutor in the trial of Slobodan Milosevic, Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, the former United Nations chief war crimes prosecutor in Sierra Leone, Sir Desmond de Silva QC, the United Kingdom’s former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation and President of the Howard League for Penal Reform, Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, as well as prominent barristers Michael Mansfield QC and Rajiv Menon QC.

The South African judge and international jurist Justice Richard Goldstone, Canadian lawyer David Matas, Malaysian advocate and solicitor Andrew Khoo, Australian lawyer and former UN head of human rights in East Timor Patrick Burgess and American lawyer Jared Genser, who has represented several international figures such as Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi when she was under house arrest, China’s Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo who died earlier this year and his widow Liu Xia, and former President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, are also signatories to the letter.

The lawyers note that “serious concerns over the independence of the judiciary arise” from recent events in Hong Kong, as warned by Hong Kong’s own Court of Final Appeal Judge Kemal Bokhary five years ago. “Hong Kong’s judges want to protect its independence, but they face increasing pressure from Beijing,” the letter observed.

The full text of the letter is as follows:

As lawyers, we regard the imprisonment of Joshua Wong, Alex Chow and Nathan Law in Hong Kong as a serious threat to the rule of law and a breach of the principle of “double jeopardy” in Hong Kong – in violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

These student activists led the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong in 2014 – one of the most peaceful public protests the world has seen. Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were already punished by a court a year ago. Joshua and Nathan respectively served 80 and 120 hours of community service, and Alex received a three-week suspended sentence. Yet the Hong Kong government decided to reopen the case and sought tougher punishments.

The law under which they were charged, the Public Order Ordinance, has been criticized by the United Nations for “facilitat[ing] excessive restrictions” to basic rights, and is incompatible with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which applies to Hong Kong. Human rights organisations have long urged Hong Kong to revise the ordinance to comply with the ICCPR.

Serious concerns over the independence of the judiciary arise. Court of Final Appeal judge Kemal Bokhary warned of “storm clouds” over the judiciary five years ago. Hong Kong’s judges want to protect its independence, but they face increasing pressure from Beijing. In 2014, China issued a White Paper declaring that Beijing has “comprehensive jurisdiction over Hong Kong” – instead of “the high degree of autonomy” provided for in the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s constitution. China also announced that Hong Kong’s judges are merely “administrators” who must love the country and be "subject to oversight by the central government”. The independence of the judiciary, a pillar of Hong Kong, risks becoming a charade, at the beck and call of the Chinese Communist Party.

Hong Kong’s rule of law and basic freedoms, at the heart of the principle of “one country, two systems”, now face grave threats.

Kirsty Brimelow QC
Patrick Burgess – President of Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR)
Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC
Sir Desmond De Silva QC
Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC – former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Jared Genser – Freedom Now
Justice Richard Goldstone (South Africa)
Andrew Khoo (Malaysia)
David Matas (Canada)
Michael Mansfield QC
Rajiv Menon QC
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC – former chief prosecutor in the trial of Slobodan Milosevic

Coverage by The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/…/uk-lawyers-say-hong-kong-rule…