Heaven or hell, that’s the choice that every person must make in his or her life. The final destination of a person’s life is made during the person’s life on earth. Every person has been given a free will, to either make a choice to choose life, and receive eternal life, or to choose death, and receive eternal death. If you want to choose life, then the only way to receive eternal life is by faith and regeneration in Jesus Christ, so that you be freed from your carnal sin nature and be transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Heaven and be reconciled with God.
Jesus is the only way to God
The only way to be transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Heaven is through the Messiah: Yesus Kristus. There is no other way, nor another manner to receive eternal life.
Jesus is the only way, Jesus Christ is the Messiah. Yesus Kristus, God’s Son, is the King of kings, and the Lord of lords. Every person has to deal with Jesus. You will either deal with Jesus Christ during your life or after your life on earth. When you deal with Jesus, during your life, it means that you believe in Him as the Son of God, and will make Jesus your Savior and Lord. But if you don’t make Jesus Saviour and Lord of your life, then you will automatically deal with Him, after you die, as Judge (Baca ogé: ‘Will Jesus be your Saviour or your Judge?')
Jesus will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: tapi nu datang sanggeus kuring leuwih kawasa ti kuring, sapatu nu kuring teu pantes ditanggung: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, jeung seuneu: Whose fan is in his hand, sareng anjeunna bakal ngabersihkeun lantaina, jeung ngumpulkeun gandum-Na kana garner; tapi anjeunna bakal ngaduruk up chaff kalawan seuneu unquenchable (Mateus 3:11-12)
I used to think, that when you tobat, you will be baptized in water, after that you will be baptized with the Holy Ghost and then you will receive the baptism of fire.
I was taught, that the baptism with the Holy Ghost is one baptism, and the baptism of fire is another baptism.
But as I was reading Matthew 3 over and over again, I thought: “yes, you can interpret it as two different baptisms, that are meant for the followers of Jesus Christ. But why is John talking about the Day of Judgment? Because he is talking about the chaff, nu bakal kaduruk ku seuneu unquenchable”.
The followers of Jesus Christ will not be thrown into the unquenchable eternal fire. Therefore I asked myself, what kind of baptism of fire John the Baptist was talking about? Why did John the Baptist discuss the Day of judgment and the baptism of fire, with the Pharisees?
Dina Mateus bab 3:11-12, John memang nyarioskeun ngeunaan dua baptisan; one with the Holy Ghost and one with fire. But these two baptisms are not both meant for the believers and followers of Jesus Christ. Because Jesus doesn’t speak about the baptism of fire, but about the baptism with the Holy Ghost.
The baptism with the Holy Ghost
Let’s have a look at the Day of Pentecost, when the disciples received the baptism of the Holy Ghost; the promise of the Father.
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, sarta eta linggih kana unggal sahijina. Jeung maranéhanana kabéh ngeusi Roh Suci, sarta mimiti nyarita ku basa séjén, sakumaha Roh masihan aranjeunna utterance (Lalakon 2:2-4)
We read, that upon the believers appeared cloven tongues (basa) kawas seuneu, sarta diuk dina unggal sahijina. This manifestation proved, yen maranehna dipinuhan ku Roh Suci.
This is one baptism: the baptism of the Holy Ghost. It is the baptism, that Jesus Himself promised to His disciples. Éta éta ngan baptism, they were waiting for.
Nowhere in the Bible is it written, that they were filled with the Holy Ghost and later on with fire. No, nu nyarita dina basa séjén; other tongues, was the proof that they were baptized with the Holy Spirit.
What does the word baptism mean?
Baptism is translated from the Greek word ‘baptisma’ jeung hartina: baptism. This word is derived from the word ‘baptizo’, which means: nyieun whelmed (hartina nutupan sakabéhna ku cairan), pikeun dip, keur nyeuseuh, pikeun neuleumkeun.
To be baptist means: a full immersion. In reference to Matthew 3, it means: a full immersion, being fully dipped into the Holy Ghost and fully immersed, fully dipped into fire.
Baptisan ku seuneu
This promise of the full immersion with the Holy Ghost happened on the day of Pentecost, but the full immersion with fire; the baptism with fire, has not happened yet. Though the Bible is talking about the baptism with fire in Revelation 20:
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, dimana sato galak jeung nabi palsu, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. And I saw a great white throne, jeung manéhna nu diuk di dinya, ti payuneunana bumi sareng langit ngungsi; and there was found no place for them.
Jeung kuring nempo maot, leutik jeung gede, nangtung hareupeun Allah; jeung buku dibuka: jeung buku sejen dibuka, anu mangrupa kitab kahirupan: jeung maot anu judged kaluar tina eta hal anu ditulis dina buku, according to their works.
Jeung laut nyerah maot nu aya di dinya; jeung maot jeung naraka dikirimkeun nepi paéh nu aya di maranehna: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:10-15)
This is what John the Baptist was referring to. John the Baptist knew Jesus Christ, Putra Allah. He knew the power and authority of Jesus Christ and he informed the Pharisees about it.
The father of the world, jurig, nyaéta tukang tipu, a liar, and a killer. The devil tries to captivate as many people as possible and take them with him into the eternal lake of fire, which is the eternal destination of the devil and all his followers.
Heaven or hell
Jesus came to free man from the power of the devil, to redeem them from their sinful nature. Jesus loves you so much, that He gave Himself for you. He doesn’t want your final destination to be hell. Jesus wants to give you eternal life.
Jesus did everything He could to save you. Now, it’s up to you what you decide.
Will you believe in Jesus Christ, Putra Allah, and do you believe in His work of redemption and accept Jesus as Savior and Lord? Or not?
If you don’t accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour, then Jesus shall become your Judge.
If you don’t choose life, then you automatically chose death. When Jesus becomes your Judge you will be baptized with the baptism of fire.
Ku kituna, make the right choice, while you still have the ability to make a choice.
'Janten uyah bumi'
