The Last Day

John 6:39,53-56 – And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day…Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.

John 15:4-5,7 – Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing…If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Application:

• ·         Jesus probably refers to the day of resurrection followed by judgment when he mentions “the last day”.
• ·         The believer has no fruitfulness apart from union and fellowship with Christ.
• ·         A living union with Christ is absolutely necessary; without it there is nothing.
• ·         It is impossible to pray correctly apart from knowing and believing the teachings of Christ.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV