December 31, 2023, James 13-15, Six Things That Did Not Change in 2023, (Audio only)

[God is still on the throne.]
Psalm 45:6, God is ever and ever
Philippians 2:9-11, Jesus Christ is forever Lord
Psalm 47, God reigns all the nations
Philippians 2:11, everything (from the lowest depths to the highest space) will worship God, even into the future

[God's word remains.]
Luke 21:33, Matthew 5:18, the word of God will never pass away
Isaiah 55:10-11, James 4:13-15, the word of God will never fail or need to change

[Hell still exists.]
Luke 12:5, God created all of them for a reason
Luke 16:19-24, the rich man who turned away Lazarus and God's love, descended when he died, and here is the 1st hell with the gulf to separate the partitions, before the death of Christ
Luke 23:43, Ephesians 4:8-10, Jesus Christ translated the "paradise" partition to the kingdom of heaven
Mark 9:43-44, the current 2nd hell
Revelation 20:11-15, in the future, lost sinners going from Hades to Gehenna, the 3rd hell
John 3:17-18, the condemned are the lost sinners who refuse the salvation from Jesus Christ

[Salvation still exists for those who will accept it from Jesus Christ.]
2 Peter 3:9, the Lord is not slack concerning His promise
Matthew 11:28-30, His open invitation
John 3:14-16, the serpent in the wilderness that was lifted up
Numbers 21:5-9, God's people repenting and returning to Him after the fiery serpents were sent (to show them that they were sinners and needed to repent), and a serpent was "hung" before the people- an image of the man hung on the tree
Acts 4:12, there is no other salvation besides Jesus Christ

[God's mercy is still here.]
Psalm 25:6, His love and mercy from eternity past have not changed
Psalm 145:9, Luke 1:50, God's mercy from Genesis to Revelation
Ephesians, 2:4-6, God is always rich in His love, never lacking, and is able to raise and redeem sinners through Jesus Christ

[God is always present.]
Deuteronomy 31:6, God is never absent, even if people cannot perceive Him
Hebrews 13:8, Jesus Christ is always the constant Christ
Isaiah 1:18, the blood of Christ washed away sin
Hebrews 7:25, God is always able to save to the UTTERMOST (completely, past, present, and future)
Hebrews 7:25, Jesus also became the high priest and intercedes for believers