The Seventh Mark of the Lamb is found in Colossians 3:12-17—others! Put on the New Man which is—Kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering, bearing and forgiving one another. Put on love which is the bond of perfection and let the peace of God rule in your hearts! Jesus forgave the people who beat, crucified, mocked, and ridiculed Him!
In Matthew 16:24-25,the Sixth Mark of the Lamb involves denying your selfish desires, being truly committed to doing God’s will even in the face of death, and never denying Him to save your life! We cannot love the world or people more than God! God expects us to pledge our whole existence to His service.
In Matthew 20:26-28 Jesus encourages us, “Whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be our slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to give His life a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45) If you see something that needs to be done, do it! Do not wait to be asked.
The Fourth Mark of the Lamb is in Matthew 22:36-40. God says, “…You shall love the Lord your God with ALL your heart, with ALL your soul, and with ALL your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself…” All that the Bible teaches can be summed up in this! In Colossians 3:2-4 Godreveals that we must “set our minds on things above,” because we have died (to self and the world) and “our life is hidden with Christ in God. Is Christ your life?
The third Mark of the Lamb is in Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the sons of God.” The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-25) In Luke 2:14, the angels sang, “Peace on earth, good will toward man.” Making peace with self and others are important! In John 14:27, Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you…” Jesus came to bring and make peace through the blood of His cross, and calls us to be peacemakers. (Colossians 1:20; cf. Isaiah 53:4-5)
The Second Mark of the Lamb is Repentance! In Matthew 3:1-2, John the Baptizer prepared for the Savior and in 4:17, Jesus said, “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” John, was announcing that God’s Savior was coming to conquer Satan’s rule over ALL mankind! Repentance means to turn from your present life of sin (Ephesians 4:22—5:2), transform your mind(Romans 12:1-2), modify your purpose in life(John 3:16-21; 15:4-5), and revolutionize your actions! (2 Corinthians 10:3-6)
In Genesis 3:6-7, Adam sinned by disobeying God (Cf. 2:16-17) and mankind fell into Satan’s evil clutch with no hope of deliverance! (Cf. John 8:44; 1 John 3:8; Act 13:10) The First Mark of the Lamb is found in Genesis 3:15 where God gives great hope of the coming Messiah, the Lamb of God to save people from their sins.
In these troublesome times, people are talking about the Mark of the Beast. A young man said, “Why don’t we talk about the Mark of the Lamb?” To understand what the Mark of the Lamb is about, we must know what the Mark of the Beast is.
In Ephesians 1:13 God says, “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the Word of Truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise who is the guarantee (down payment) of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.”
In Ephesians 1:12 God shows us, “that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.” God from the foundation of the world choose each of His children for salvation through sanctification (Ephesians 4:17-32) by the Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19-23) and belief in the truth.
In Ephesians 1:11 God says, “In Him (Jesus) also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will.”
In Ephesians 1:10 God exposes, “that in the dispensation of the fullness of time, He might gather together all things in Christ.” God has given two dispensations or Covenants where He revealed Himself. God gave the First Covenant through Moses where the Law required animal sacrifices to cover their sin.
In Ephesians 1:9 God discloses, “having made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself…” In Mark 4:11, mystery is a truth that was formerly written in the Old Testament, but its meaning was not revealed until the New Testament, when Jesus came to earth.
In Ephesians 1:7-8, Jesus gives us salvation and forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence! Where is the Wisdom of God found? In His WORD!
In Ephesians 1:7 God says, “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” Salvation is a free gift to every person, but each one has to receive Jesus’ gift. (Romans 3:22-26) By His grace, we are made 100%holy if we ask forgiveness of our sins.
In Ephesians 1:4c-5a God pronounces, “…In love, having predestinated us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself…” God’s love is so very vast that He was willing to have His perfect Son to be made sin for us. (Romans 5:6-11) Jesus desires to give us His perfect righteousness, even when we are sinners.
In Ephesians 1:4 God makes it clear, “just as He (God) chose us in Him (Jesus) before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and without blame before Him.” (Cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-16) God chose and elected us, because He knew what choices we would make in this life.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:3) God promised through Abraham that Jesus would bless all the families of the earth. (Genesis 12:3; 17:17-18; Matthew 1:2-23; cf. Galatians 3:13-14) In Christ, we have all the benefits of knowing God. When Jesus died on the cross, the veil of the Temple was torn from top to bottom, giving us access into the throne room of Almighty God. (Cf....
In John 8:12, Jesus declares, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk-in darkness, but have the light of life.”
In Matthew 5:3-12, Jesus has shown us the essential character of the children of God that we will experience in eternity.
In Matthew 5:10-12, Jesus said, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile…persecute… and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
In Matthew 5:9 Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
In Matthew 5:8 Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Pure in heart means clean throughout, undefiled, without blemish.
In Matthew 5:7 Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.” Merciful means having compassion or kind-heartedness toward others.
In Matthew 5:6 Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be filled.”
In Matthew 5:5 Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Meekness in not weakness, but is a gentle and humble attitude with self-discipline that will never seek worldly power to uplift self.
In Matthew 5:4 God says, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
“Blessed are the poor in spirit” (Matthew 5:3) means God wants to revive the spirit of those who are humble and repentant, not arrogant and prideful.
“Finally, my brethren, whatever things are true…noble…just…pure…lovely…good report, if there is any virtue or anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things… and the God of peace will be with you.”
Philippians 4:7 says “and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”