Three Prayers to Live By

Ocotober 9, 2011

We (I) Repent!


Daniel 9: 4-17

I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed:

 “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands, we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

 “Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah and people of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. O LORD, we and our kings, our princes and our fathers are covered with shame because we have sinned against you. The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; we have not obeyed the LORD our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets. All Israel has transgressed your law and turned away, refusing to obey you.

   “Therefore the curses and sworn judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against you. You have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us great disaster. Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth. The LORD did not hesitate to bring the disaster upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him.

 “Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for yourself a name that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. O Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our fathers have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.

 “Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, O Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary. Give ear, O God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.  O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

Thank You Father for Bringing Forth Your Son to Save Us!

1st Samuel 2: 1-10

Then Hannah prayed and said:

   “My heart rejoices in the LORD;  in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies,  for I delight in your deliverance.

  “There is no one holy like the LORD;  there is no one besides you;  there is no Rock like our God.

  “Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.

  “The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength. Those who were full hire themselves out for food, but those who were hungry hunger no more. She who was barren has borne seven children, but she who has had many sons pines away.

  “The LORD brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up. The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor.

   “For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; upon them he has set the world.  He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness.

   “It is not by strength that one prevails; those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder against them from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth.

   “He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

Thank You Jesus for Delivering Us From Our Enemies and Giving Us Victory!

2nd Samuel

 David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

He said:

“The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
   my shield and the horn of my salvation.He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—
   from violent men you save me. I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.

“The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called to the LORD;  I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.

“The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry. Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind. He made darkness his canopy around him—the dark rain clouds of the sky. Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth. The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. He shot arrows and scattered the enemies, bolts of lightning and routed them. The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.

“He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy,  from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.

“The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.
 All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
 I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin. The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.

“To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low. You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
 With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.

“As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You give me your shield of victory; you stoop down to make me great. You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.

“I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed. I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. You armed me with strength for battle; you made my adversaries bow at my feet. You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes. They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but he did not answer. I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.

“You have delivered me from the attacks of my people; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know are subject to me, and foreigners come cringing to me; as soon as they hear me, they obey me. They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.

“The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock!  Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior! He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me, who sets me free from my enemies.You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me. Therefore I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name. He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”

I Will Shake All Things

Monday, September 19th, 2011

The following message preached by Derek Prince some years ago is extremely relevant and important for today and contains prophetic words that have truly come to pass in recent months.  At this writing tomorrow is September 20th, 2011 which is the first official day of the lifting of the ban on homosexuals in the US military services.  This is truly the beginning of the end.  Only a rock solid relationship with our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ will keep us from being shaken when God does shake the heavens and the earth at the end of this age.

Psalm 94:12-13

“Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.”

Hebrews 12:25-29

“See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.

And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:           

For our God is a consuming fire.”

Haggai 2:6-7

“For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.”

Do you believe in the judgment of God?

John 16:8-11

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

Sin: All unrighteousness is sin

Q: What is crooked? 

A: Anything that departs from that which is straight.

None of us can escape God’s judgement.

Two different judgements

1. Judgement of condemnation  (sinners)
2. Judgement of reward (saints)

The same person who is the savior is also the judge and His name is Jesus.  The apostles when preaching to the Gentiles always presented Jesus as both savior and judge:

Acts 10:42-43

“And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.”

In fact God is first mentioned as judge – then savior.

Acts 17:30-31

“And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.”

Jesus is equally efficient, thorough and faithful as a judge and a as savior.  As a savior he omits nothing.  As a judge he omits nothing.

We can see how the modern day ‘church’ has not carried forth with the true doctrine of our Lord and apostle(s) when we look at the golden calves (high places) that were put in Bethel and Dan by Jeroboam (1^st Kings 12 and 2^nd Kings 10:29).  Today’s Christianity has been blinded by pride and idolatry in that they have done a two-fold disservice by disallowing BOTH the power of God as Savior, which is represented by ‘Beth-el’ – which means House of God (see 2^nd Samuel 22:3 and Psalms 62:7) and God as Judge, represented by Dan – which means ‘Judge’. 

2 Samuel 22:3

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

Psalms 62:7

In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God

The Parable of the Pounds

Luke 19:11-27

“And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.”

God expects a return on his investment.  To be a lazy Christian is to be a wicked servant.

Judgment at the End of the Age

Nothing that can be shaken will not be unshaken.

Luke 6:47-49

“Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”

Both houses were subjected to the storm.  Just because we are ‘believers’ does not mean that things are always going to be rosy – in fact it will be the opposite. 

Q: What is the evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit?

A: Trouble

Building on the rock is simple – hearing and doing of the teaching of Jesus Christ!

The problem is not to tell people something that they do not know – but to remind them of what they do know but don’t want to remember.  Many of us can testify to this by having loved ones that were on the right way but have been swerved off course by doctrines of demons.

What are some of the things that CAN be shaken?

Individual lives will be shaken

·         Sickness/disease, poverty, broken marriages

o   Not that these things can’t happen to true believers but we will be given the strength to endure

Every house divided against itself will be shaken (Matthew 12:25)

·         No unity, love and peace (in the faith)

·         Un-parented children

o   Not really such a thing as a juvenile delinquent but more so delinquent parents

o   A police force can maintain order when the majority of the population is under proper order (not rebellious).  But when the majority is under a spirit of rebellion it will not be controlled.

o   At 24:50 in this video a prophetic statement is made pointing to the recent riots in London that were primary orchestrated by young people – even pre-teens were looting and causing destruction.  The police had their hands tied due to the numbers of rioters in the streets and were for the most part neutralized.

o   The root of this problem is due to parents lack of proper training and discipline

Any institution not found on the teaching of Jesus will be shaken

·         Banks

o   At the time of this video (I’m guessing late 80’s early 90’s) the US had recently been through the Savings and Loan scandal which caused an upheaval (or downheaval) in the US economy.  This shifting caused a personal debt of $500 per citizen to be incurred.  Allegedly, the current day 2011 incurred per person debt is approximated $47,000

·          Businesses

·         Governments

o   Back then, the old Soviet Union and East Germany

o   Today – name a country

·         Religions

o   Many, many Christian churches will be shaken

Material structures (buildings) will be shaken

Question to Remember: What is the one thing that God HATES the most?

Isaiah 2:12-19

“For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

And the idols he shall utterly abolish.”

Isaiah 30:25

“And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.”

The WHOLE Earth will be shaken

Revelation 6:12-14

“And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.”

The Heavenly bodies will be shaken

Matthew 24:29

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:”

Nobody outside of Christ will not be affected

Isaiah 24:1-6

“Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.

The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.

The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.”

Three reasons why this happens (verse 5) – Charges Against Humanity:

1.       Transgressed the law

a.       Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man – Genesis 9:6.

b.      An eternal edict set by God

2.       Changed the ordinance

a.       Changing the pattern of living that God has instituted for us – The Family

                                                               i.      Women’s liberation movement

                                                             ii.      Homosexual marriages

3.       Broken the everlasting covenant

a.       The covenant God has made with men and women through Jesus Christ

Isaiah 24:17-23

“Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.

And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.

And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.

Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.”

This is not a negative message being preached!  This is what is going to happen!

Revelation 6:14-17

“And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?”

Answer to Remember: PRIDE (See Question to Remember above).

Q: What is the root cause of His wrath?

A: The degeneration of human character, which is rooted in pride/idolatry.

Definition of carnality: anytime we being to think and act and live as if this world is our home, and we have something permanent here (Hebrews 13:14).

Thank you Lord for being patient with us.

2^nd Timothy 3:1-5

“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

Corruption is irreversible.  The only solution is a new creation – a new birth.

Deliverance is for the desperate!

Secret undermining force to this corruption is the occult (witchcraft/sorcery) which emanates from false religion

2^nd Timothy 3:8

“Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”

2^nd Timothy 3:13

“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

Seducers = Enchanters

2^nd Timothy 3:16-17

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

The answer to this corruption and satanic working is: PREACH THE WORD!!!

2^nd Timothy 4:1-2

“I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.”

Matthew 24:14

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”

Methuselah

June 5th, 2011

God always sends PLENTY of warning to all people before judgment comes. We have it for ourselves in the form of the Old Testament prophets and in the sayings of Jesus and his disciples in the New Testament. A beautiful type of this, His mercy and grace, is shown in Methuselah prior to the days of Noah and the flood. It is widely known that Methuselah is recorded in the Bible as the oldest living person ever – living to the ripe old age of 969. What’s in a name you ask?

Methuselah (Mthuwshelach) comes from two Hebrew words:

The first word:

math (Strong’s 4962), which basically means “an adult (as of full length);”. The word is from mathay (Strong’s 4970) meaning: to extend, extent (of time), when

The second word:

shelach (Strong’s 7973) meaning “a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branch:--dart, plant, put off, sword, weapon.” The root of the word is shalach (Strong’s 7971) which means: to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications):-- any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

So this guy’s name essentially says: “When I am dead, God’s judgment will come!”

We can prove from the Bible, by the time lines of Adam’s lineage, that this is true.

Enoch (the seventh from Adam) is 65 years old when his son Methuselah is born (Genesis 5:21). Methuselah is 187 years old when his son Lamech is born (Genesis 5:25). Methuselah dies when he is 969 years old (Genesis 5:27). Lamech is 182 years old (Methuselah is now 369) when his son Noah is born (Genesis 5:28). Then the Bible says that Noah was 500 years old when he had his sons Shem, Ham and Japheth (Genesis 5:32). This puts Methuselah at 869 years old. At this point, Genesis 5, the chapter on Adam’s pre-flood lineage ends and we begin the ill-fated Genesis chapter 6. At the beginning of chapter 6 we learn about how the host of heaven (God’s angelic created beings), crossed the boundaries of created life types (angelic, human and animal) and made physical, sexual contact with humans and animals. This was no doubt occurring throughout the verses of chapter 5 but God’s grace was upon the part of the lineage from Enoch down through Noah (four generations). Obviously, this also pertained to the animal domain as well because later we see that Noah was told to bring both “clean” and “unclean” animals into the ark (Genesis 7:2). In Genesis 6:10, in the midst of the description of the reprobation of mankind and God’s instructions to Noah, he repeats the fact that Noah begat his three sons (Genesis 6:10). Then we read in Genesis 7:6: “And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.” This puts Methuselah at 969 years old and DEAD – because we know that 1.) He dies and 2.) He was not on the ark. This also tells us that the ark was being prepared for roughly 100 years.

So we can picture this Methuselah walking around the earth all those long years, bearing a name that cries out: “When I am dead, God’s judgment will come!”. Also, factor in Noah preaching this for nearly 100 years, preaching which contained the testimony of prophecy that was handed down from Enoch. Still, only eight people made it on that ark. This has given me pause to be re-convicted about what it means to ‘die daily in Christ’ (1^st Corinthians 15:31). I have not been dying daily enough lately. I pray for us all to take on the name Methuselah.

7 Years Left?

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Someone emailed us a link to the video below and there is merit to responding to it because there are many people that are into trying to figure out when the tribulation period is going to start. While our focus should be on the Word of God and seeking truth via the Holy Spirit, it is necessary to create a contrast between teachings in order to sway the gainsayers (Titus 1:9) and contend for the faith (Jude 1:3).

Folks are now actually saying that the tribulation period, Daniel's last week, the 70th week - whatever we want to call it - is going to actually begin on November 8th, 2010. That sounds good and I actually hope that it does but what's striking is this: The narrator in the video and others say that they believe this AND they also believe that there is going to be a PRE-tribulation RAPTURE!

Now it does not take a rocket scientist to figure the math on this one...

I Believe the Tribulation Begins on 11/8/2010

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I Believe in a Pre-Tribulation Rapture

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I Will be 'Raptured' Before (pre) 11/8/2010

I'm writing this on Saturday, November 6th, 2010. People that believe this equation supposedly now have less than 24 hours left on this planet. Time will roll on and we'll watch the 8th go by, the 9th, the 10th, 11th...etc. Now obviously, at some point those that believed this would have to humble themselves to accept the truth that they were WRONG about the starting of the tribulation being 11/8/2010. Hopefully they will then take it one very crucial step further and humbly take a look at what the Word of God says:

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

Revelation 6:9-11
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Now look at Matthew 24. Read verse 9:

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

What has happened before verse 9? Wars, racial and political strife, famines, pestilence, earthquakes - pretty much exactly what is happening right now in the world. Jesus is saying that these things are the beginning of sorrows...THEN verse 9 hits. He's not referring to the disciples that he was speaking to at that point in time. He is talking to the end time disciple. Furthermore, this is the mark of the beginning of the last week (7 years). Christian 'gentiles' will be martyred. Some could be 'Jewish' Christians at this point but it doesn't really matter too much because we are both one new man in Christ (Ephesians 2). In verse 16 Jesus' turns our attention to Judea - which is speaking of the natural Jews who will begin to have the veil removed from their eyes and turn to Him. This is happening about mid-week (3 1/2 years into the 7 years) This is what is known as Jacob's trouble where the incarnate man of sin will begin annihilation of the Jews in a last attempt to extinguish the seed of David/Jesus. The last 7 years will be bloody for Christians. How can it be any different for us now than it was for those 2000 years ago after Pentecost? Nothing adds up to a pre-tribulation escape for 'Christians' unless you have a mind that is fantasy prone...this is a fantastic lie sent by the devil to deceive multitudes. May the Lord have mercy on those that believe this error.

We should be more focused on when this thing ends and not when the end begins (i.e. focus on Jesus Christ and being transformed into his image so we will know Him and we won't be surprised at his coming). I also know that this is very interesting stuff to contemplate and to bounce off one another. This is not necessarily a bad thing...so with that, and since we're dealing with the number 7, which indicates completion - how about this as some food for thought:

The world population is set to exceed 7 billion somewhere between 2011 and 2012. Could be a good a time as any for the beginning of the end - just a thought...that's about as far as I'm going to go with that because I don't know :)

A few points about the video and a few of the referenced links:

• The guy narrating in the video believes in a pre-tribulation rapture, so at that point take what he says with a grain of salt. Belief in a pre-tribulation rapture is a serious doctrinal flaw because it will not have you prepared to deal with the reality of what is going to happen here on Earth. Steer clear of any one that teaches it (2^nd John 1:10-11). Consider the source.
  

• The article he linked to states that '...the US proposed that Israel lease parts of the Jordan Valley from the Palestinians for an additional seven years' - so this is a 'lease' that is apparently already in progress because it’s requesting an additional seven years, therefore forget about the 7 year thing applying here. It doesn't make sense to say that this so called treaty is 'part of' the 'covenant with many for one week' (one week being 7 years) in Daniel 9:27 when it's not an explicitly a 7 year treaty. We need to start looking at what Daniel is really telling us with regard to this 'covenant' and more importantly who the 'he' is in the context of those verses, but that is out of the scope of this article (let's pray for the wisdom from Holy Spirit in the matter).
  

• How long can you watch a guy on a stage dressed up like an old Jew or whatever he is supposed to be? Plus, he said that God broke the covenant with He made Abraham?!?Sorry Mr. Rood - that covenant is good right now – we know that because Abraham is in glory (John 8:56)! God does not break the promises he makes with those that love him (Daniel 9:4), we might break off - but He is TRUE to His Word.

• The rabbi from the 1200's (New Testament - post Pentecost era) has an interesting 'prophesy' but so did guys like Nostradamus. Was either of them called by God? Was either of them believers in Jesus Christ of the Bible? It all sounds good but again - consider the source (Prophecy of Jubilees). It should be noted that the author of that 2010 rapture site also teaches a 'once saved always saved' lie.
  

Let’s not get hung up on dates. Many are saying they are having dreams where they are being told by the Lord that certain things were going to happen within a certain time-frame or even by a certain date. I've experienced it myself and witnessed it in others close to me over the last few years and guess what - they haven't panned out! This date stuff is just more information being thrown out there to try to distract us from the mission - which is to get filled with the Holy Ghost, KNOW Jesus Christ and do our Father's service. I look at my own personal experience as an opportunity to humble myself before God and say 'hey - I thought I knew something - but I didn't - but I want to hear from You My Lord, so I turn to You and not my own understanding'.

Where in scripture did any word from the Lord to his prophets/apostles/disciples involve dates or time-frames? Of course Daniel was given visions pertaining to time frames but in fact if we look at New Testament instances where someone received word from the Lord – it was pretty much just in command form (go here and do this) and done via a vision - not a dream occurring while asleep. I wonder about what Joel 2:28 means when he says that 'your old men will dream dreams and your young men will see visions'. Is there a difference between a dream and a vision? A dream is something we see or experience when we're sleeping but a vision is something 'seen' when not sleeping. Although, the Bible says in Acts 11:5 that Peter had a vision during the daytime and he was in a 'trance'. The word 'trance' is ekstasis - defined as a displacement of the mind, i.e. bewilderment, "ecstasy" to be amazed, amazement, astonishment, trance. Other new testament visions that we read about do not indicate that a trance-like state is involved so I would think that it is not a requirement to have a vision. I've not found any 'dreams' per se in the post-Pentecostal accounts in the New Testament. Could it be that Joel is telling us that the 'young men' are New Testament believers/prophets whereas the 'dreamers' are pointing to the Old Testament prophets - with regard to communications to humans from God? I'm pretty much tired of hearing about someone's dreams. It's not that we can't have relevant dreams or that godly people cannot offer help in understanding a dream but I think that the dreams we have are more of way for us to see things about ourselves - about our 'Old Man' - that besides our own selves only really God knows...the really deep things about a human soul that God can bring to our attention through a dream. Another positive aspect of a dream would be a channel used by God for prompting us to pray for people in our dreams that are known to us as he may use the dream to bring them to our remembrance. As far as I can tell we really don't have any guidance from the apostles regarding dreams and the meaning of them nor anything about interpreting them. That's why I am very leery of anyone you see with a ministry of interpreting people's dreams.

So aside from all this dreamy stuff, I want some pay dirt. I want a vision and the subsequent affects like what I'm reading about in this Bible. At some point we have to come to a place where SOMEONE has vision - carries out the orders contained in the vision and then we have the results/evidence seen by other eye-witnesses, which therefore provides the PROOF that this came from the Most High God. When this starts happening, this will truly be and indicator that the end is beginning. This will be a sure sign that the called out ones are moving out to bring the age to an end and reap a harvest of souls to rejoice at the coming of our Lord and King! That's when WE will know that the last 7 years has begun!

Will the REAL Jesus Christ - Please Stand Up!

This ENTIRE "testimony" is totally dis-empowered by:
A.) the fact that she sows to his flesh by telling him he has beautiful eyes...
B.) the fact that she cussed, and...
C.) the fact that SHE LIED.

What does anyone's looks have to do with their salvation?

The cuss word is obvious, but sadly many "Christian" don't even notice this because of the fact that so many have unclean lips because they are infested with unclean spirits.

You should also be able to pick up even in her voice the fact that when she said that "they would charge her for the money" if he robbed the store - that was a flat out LIE, and she knows it! And don't try to pass it off as a "fib" or a "white" lie (whatever that is). A lie is a lie and ALL LIARS will have their place in the lake of fire. That is in our Bible folks!

It seems like a warm and fuzzy encounter but why would the world put this story out there front and center if it really brought forth the REAL Jesus of Nazareth? The "Jesus" she has sows to the flesh, cusses and lies...That's not the Jesus of the Bible that I know. Is this the one that you all know?

A large part of the problem is that young people are not being TAUGHT correctly from the Bible. They are being fed a compromising Jesus Christ - not the Jesus of Holiness and Righteousness, but a Jesus that the world can embrace as non-offensive and all encompassing...HE IS NOT. He is calling out for a peculiar and special people that will set themselves apart from this life and truly be a SAINT (a sanctified one). The alternative is to be a SODOMITE and that's why the world can put this story out there for ignorant masses to gobble up.

Don't get me wrong - we must progress into being transformed into saints - we are all born messed up. Being brought up under proper teaching and headship is necessary for this transformation to take place so that we can properly mature and truly be converted. Anything less will result in denying Jesus Christ - especially in these last days as wickedness and lawlessness grows by leaps and bounds.

WAKE UP CHURCH! If you think this story is a real testimony of Jesus Christ you are being deceived. I pray for both that young lady and for that man to come to know the REAL Jesus Christ.