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Ecclesiastes 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief:
and he that increases knowledge
increases sorrow.
Jeremiah 9:6 Your habitation
is in the midst of deceit;
through deceit they refuse to know me,
says the LORD.
“IN THE AGE OF UNIVERSAL
DECEIT,
TELLING THE TRUTH IS A REVOLUTIONARY
ACT”
George Orwell.
When Will Christ Come?
Christ will come to the individual when he or she is born
anew,
or as it is
also translated born again.
When Will Christ Return?
Christ will
return as soon as His bride has made herself ready.
The purpose of this
document is to address both of these points.
What is the purpose of man?
Let
us start at the beginning.
Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let
us make man in our image,
after
our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish
of
the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,
and
over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creeps
upon the earth.
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in
his own image, in the image of God
created
he him; male and female created he them.
We
can see that from the conference which the Godhead had
in
verse 26, it was decided to make
man in the image of God,
and
in fact this is what actually happened in verse 27.
What
was the purpose of making man in the image of God?
It
was so that man would become the actual container for God.
This
means, that he would not only be in the image of God
but
also ultimately he would be of the very same essence, and nature
as
the Eternal, but not a part of the Godhead, and not worshipped as God.
I
think that this must really get up Satan’s nose that,
mere
man made out of the lowest thing, dirt,
is
destined to be elevated high above him,
the
most beautiful, and wisest of the Eternal’s creation.
Furthermore
he was made out of Spirit not mucky dirt, like we are.
The
created man:
Man
is composed of 2 Parts
1) A human spirit, which separates
him from animals.
this includes our mind, will and emotions, and all of life experiences.
2) A physical body, which containers
the spirit in man.
When
Adam was created, and Eve was built, they were placed
in
the garden of Eden.
They
had the human life in them, because the Eternal breathed
the
breath of life into them, and then the lifeless flesh and blood
underwent
a dramatic change.
They
received a human spirit. and became a living soul.
Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God
formed man of the dust of the ground,
and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
The soul is the physical body,
plus the spirit in man.
We
can dismiss the satanic nonsense of evolution as foolishness.
How
anyone could look at the incredible abilities built into any part
of
the creation, and not stand in total and complete awe of the Creator
is
quite beyond me.
Each
animal has a spirit which makes them their own unique creation.
A
dog has the spirit of a dog,
A
bird has the spirit of a bird, and
A
fish has the spirit of a fish, etc. etc.
No-one
has to teach a dog to be a dog,
and
a bird to be a bird,
and
a fish to be a fish.
Even
if you reared several generations of a bird, and kept it away from
all
nest building materials, it would build the same nest that the same birds in
the wild build when given the materials to build a nest.
As we are told each creature was made after his kind.
The
entire animal and vegetable kingdoms are pre-programmed
down
to the tiniest detail.
Yet
in the animal kingdom, they still have a certain amount of freedom.
Neither
time nor choice can make a fish decide that it wants to become a bird.
This is absurd to the uttermost.
The
rantings of the ‘educated’ evolutionist ,show quite clearly that scripture
is
absolutely correct.
A sound mind is a gift from God, and not the result of study.
2Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but
of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Without
God, you are dealing with people who have unsound minds,
regardless
of their appearance, wealth or status.
This should help you to understand why so many things simply do not
make sense.
Man was not made after the human kind.
Genesis 1:21 And God created
great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought
forth abundantly, after their kind,
and
every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:22 And God blessed
them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply,
and
fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
We are told that man was made after the God kind, in the
image of God.
This is completely the opposite of what the Evolutionist
claims.
He claims that we evolved from the animal kind.
This is a diabolical lie.
Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let
us make man in our image,
after
our likeness:
We
were made in God’s image for a specific purpose.
Our
ultimate destination is to be kings and priests, and the bride of Christ.
We will be the New Jerusalem, which is not a physical building but a
spiritual
creation of transformed human beings.
Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and
priests:
and we shall reign on the earth.
We are the temple of God.
1 Corinthians 3:16
¶ Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Revelation 3:12 Him that overcomes will I make a pillar in
the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him
the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem,
which
comes down out of heaven from my God:
and
I will write upon him my new name.
We are the many abodes in the Father’s house.
We are being prepared as the dwelling place.
John 14:2 In my Father‘s
house are many mansions: if it were not so,
I
would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
The
Eternal knew Adam would sin.
The
Eternal, who knows the end from the beginning
was
fully aware that Adam and Eve would sin.
Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
and
from ancient times the things that are not yet done,
saying,
My counsel shall stand,
and I will do all my pleasure:
Christ died before the foundation of the world,
and at the appointed time, this event was brought into time
and space.
Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell
upon the earth shall worship him,
whose
names are not written in the book of life of
the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
We
have to constantly remember that the Eternal lives outside of time
and
space, which were both created by Him as Genesis 1
states.
Often
we can only believe,
when
we are neither expected, nor told that we
have to understand.
Adam
and Eve still had a personal choice.
The
option never to sin was there,
The Tree of Life, was the only option that would result in them not
sinning.
They
were put in front of the two trees.
One was the divine life, Christ.
The other one was death, which is Satan, the
knowledge of good and evil.
To
have eaten from The Tree Of Life meant that they would
no longer
be just in the image of God, but they would literally contain God.
Their
life would take on a new, and immeasurably higher dimension.
The
Divine Life would enter them and all the attributes of God,
of
course to a much lesser degree than the Godhead.
Christ as the Holy Spirit, would dwell in them.
1 Corinthians 15:45 Thus it is written,
“The
first man Adam became a living being”;
the
last Adam (Christ) became a life-giving
spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:46
But it is not the spiritual which is first but the physical,
and
then the spiritual.
1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man was from the earth, a man of dust;
the
second man is from heaven.
I
do not have any idea how this would have worked in practice,
but
that is no concern of ours, as the fact is Adam sinned.
Note Adam and Eve were both called ‘Adam’.
Genesis 5:2 Male and female
created He them; and blessed them,
and called their name Adam, in the day when they
were created.
If
they ate from the tree of Life, they would have had the Divine Eternal Life,
because
the uncreated Life of the Eternal would now be in them.
No
longer would there only be the image of love, mercy and compassion,
and
other attributes of the Eternal, of
which we have but a shadow.
They
would have had the reality of these attributes dwelling in them,
because
the fullness of the Godhead, Father, Son and Holy Spirit
would
dwell in them .
To have Christ is to have the Godhead dwelling in us.
Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may
dwell in your hearts by faith;
that
you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Colossians 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him (Christ)
should
all fulness dwell;
It
is at the point that the Eternal makes His home in our hearts that
Christ
comes to us.
This is the answer to the first question.
What is the purpose of man?
We
can see from this, that Eternal Life is not simply living for a very long,
or
even time without end.
Rather
Eternal Life is the person, Christ.
Once
Christ has taken residence in our hearts,
that
is where He stays.
He
never leaves.
1 John 5:20 And we know that the
Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him
that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Hebrews 13:5 Let your
conversation be without covetousness;
and
be content with such things as you have: for he has said,
I
will never leave
you, nor forsake you.
This is why our salvation cannot be lost.
John 10:28 And I give unto
them eternal life;
and
they shall never perish,
neither
shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
John 10:29 My Father, which
gave them me, is greater than all;
and
no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
This,
however, does not mean that we can lead whatsoever kind of lifestyle
we
wish, and that it does not matter, certainly not. If we go off the rails
we
will be disciplined to bring us back on track.
This
is the clear message of the letters to the churches in
Revelation chapters 2 & 3,
and
several of the New Testament epistles.
There
is no question that whatsoever Christ has started He will finish.
We
can make it as hard or as easy as we wish.
For
the rebellious it might even be necessary for them to spend
a
time in hell. This is the worst possible scenario, as after hell there is only
the
Lake of Fire for total destruction.
Document:
Sinners, Hell, And Salvation
The
choice is ours.
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of
this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until
the day of Jesus Christ:
Had
Adam and Eve not sinned they would have lived forever.
Because
at the appointed time , Christ would have entered into them.
If
this did not happen, they would always only be in the image of God,
but
they would progress no further.
They
would be like a glove made for a hand.
They
would forever be a glove, but a glove without a hand.
A
glove which was only the image of a hand.
I
repeat but the Eternal God was fully aware that they would sin,
because
without Him dwelling in us, sin is inevitable.
We
have to reflect, that we should be mirrors of, and for God.
Therefore,
when people see us, or are in our company,
they
should see something of the Eternal God.
This is not by us putting on an act.
Just our presence, and what we say,
will be a blessing, because of Christ indwelling us.
Adam
& Eve actually chose to take of the tree of death, Satan,
which
was independence from God, rather than from the Tree of Eternal Life
which
is none other than Christ Himself.
Genesis 2:9 And out of the
ground made the LORD God
to
grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight,
and
good for food; the tree of life also in the midst
of
the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
The
fruit of tree of the knowledge of good and evil was death,
although
it appeared good, pleasant and even desirable.
Most Christians are unaware of the fact, that the knowledge
of good and evil, or right and wrong are both from the same
tree.
Christ Himself said that he was the Tree of Life
Revelation 2:7 He that has an ear,
let him hear what
the
Spirit says unto the churches;
To
him that overcomes will I give to eat of the tree of life,
which
is in the midst of the paradise of God.
John 15:5 I am the vine, you
are the branches:
He
that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings
forth
much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.
It
is worth noting that in a vine, the main trunk, and the branches
are
almost indistinguishable one from another.
We
should also note that the only purpose of a vine is to bear fruit.
It
is quite simply good for nothing else.
You
cannot use the wood to make furniture or any such thing.
Christians
must bear fruit.
Ezekiel 15:1 ¶ And the word of
the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 15:2 Son
of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree,
or
than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
Ezekiel 15:3 Shall wood be taken
thereof to do any work? or will men take a
pin
of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Ezekiel 15:4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire
devoureth both the
ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for
any work?
Ezekiel 15:5 Behold, when it was whole, it was
meet for no work: how much
less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it,
and it is
burned?
From
the moment that man ate from the wrong tree,
the
God warned penalty, came into effect.
Man
would die, and all his offspring would also die.
There
was no going back.
No
longer would they live an eternal physical life.
Regardless
of how many hundreds of years they lived there would
be
a specific time when they would die.
Genesis 5:5 And all the days
that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty
years: and he died.
The
paradox is that, in spite of what some think,
the
tree of the knowledge of good and evil can never lead to life.
They
are at completely different ends of the spectrum.
But
the tree of Life will lead to revelation of the Eternal,
His
ways and Eternal Life.
The
fruit of this, would be genuine Peace amongst men, a healthy environment,
good
health, joy, happiness, and every positive blessing, which we all crave but
which
at this time deserts most of us, regardless of where we live, our status, and
wealth.
Peace is Christ.
Ephesians 2:14 For he (Christ) is our peace, who hath made both one,
and
has broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
It
is for this reason that peace talks will never result in real peace.
In
a word Christ fulfils absolutely and completely our every need.
The
important question is not what are we doing but rather,
who
is doing it, or put another way how is it being done?
We
can expend our energy and countless hours arguing
about
the rights and wrongs of certain procedures,
regulations,
or rituals.
When
we do this, we are totally unaware that we are touching death.
It is even a scientific law that you cannot get life from death.
What
we are doing will possibly look good, even very good, and also be
intellectually
stimulating, but that is not the criteria which we should
be
using to evaluate ourselves.
If
we are acting out of our mind, will and emotions, which we all tend
to
be doing most of the time, we are in error, and are missing
the
transformation, which would be taking place,
if
we were acting by the indwelling Christ as the Holy Spirit.
Very
few people are aware of this, and they continue on their walk
totally
oblivious of the fact that they are living in their flesh.
This
means that they can be leading very busy ‘Christian’ lives which
are
completely devoid of any life and, or transformation.
A day without any transformation is
simply a wasted day.
Sadly,
most of the time, this is the case for all of us, including myself.
These
days do not count.
Most
times, these days leave us utterly exhausted but sadly without
any
entry in the book of life.
In
one sense, it is better that such days did not even exist.
With
this concept in mind, I think that we will all be very shocked
that
after a long, busy, and what some would claim to be successful lives,
we
have a mere literal handful of days, if any,
which
are entered in the book of life.
This
is highly sobering to the uttermost.
Pause
for a moment, stop, and realise that your time, and therefore
your
life is running out very quickly.
Many
who are reading this, have already spent more life than they have
yet
to live.
What we need is Revelation not
knowledge.
Christ
needs to be made known to each, and every one of us.
It
is pride, knowledge, greed and arrogance which has brought us to the present
crisis, which surrounds us.
We
think that our purpose in life, and even our priority is to acquire more and
more knowledge, things, and wealth.
I
am not saying that we should not get educated, however, we seek knowledge in
order to earn money so that we can live.
That is how the Babylonian system is set up.
It
is the only way which is taught.
In this system there is no place for God.
Perchance
you might say, yes but there are the ‘Theological Colleges’.
The
fruit of these institutions are there for us all to see.
Many
who emerge from these places do not even believe basic biblical teachings.
Most leave colleges and universities
as atheists.
Most
think that knowledge leads to life,
but
this is no the case at all.
Remember
one tree was the knowledge of good and evil and
the
other tree was Life.
One
tree could never lead to the other.
The
fruit of one was life and the other was death.
The
more knowledge we have,
the
worse things seem to get, in spite of universities.
Many
universities are larger than many towns, with unbelievable numbers
of
students, up to 30 - 40,000 students and even more.
We
have managed to be very educated, yet with hospitals, mental homes
and
prisons overflowing.
Unjust
judges as scripture states are the norm.
Exploitation
of the poor, the widows, the orphans, and the strangers is normal.
We
have managed to pollute the air, the water,
our
food, our minds, our bodies, just about everything.
We
spend vast amounts devising more destructive weapons to kill
more
people, in even more horrible ways.
We
create diseases in the laboratories, and then spread them anywhere
that
the evil basest of men rulers decree.
We
do all sorts of things but we do not seek the Eternal God and His Life.
We can search the
scriptures, and even know them by heart,
and yet actually be
quite dead.
Strange
as it might seem, the bible can be a great source of death.
This
means that you can go to countless bible studies and never
find
Christ who said:
John 5:39 Search the
scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life:
and
they are they which testify of me.
To
get life it was a matter of coming to Christ.
John 5:40 And
you will not come to me, that you might have life.
When we do find Christ, it is a matter of listening and
obeying Him.
This is the crux of the purpose
of life.
Many
preachers of all persuasions, often end up teaching,
the
commandments of men,
and
doctrines of demons even from the very bible, which they use.
Most of the bibles in common usage are abominations, which debase
the Eternal God.
Mark 7:7 Howbeit in vain do
they worship me, teaching for doctrines
the
commandments of men.
Of
the many pagan customs, we can mention Easter and
Christmas which have been adopted
by ‘Christianity, but which are pagan abominations,
which
literally have nothing to do with the
Eternal God.
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit
speaks expressly, that in the latter times some
shall
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of
devils;
1 Timothy 4:2 Speaking lies in
hypocrisy;
having
their conscience seared with a hot iron;
Here are some more
practices not ordained by the Eternal God.
1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to
marry, and commanding to abstain from meats,
which
God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which
believe
and know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:4 For every creature
of God is good, and nothing to be refused,
if
it be received with thanksgiving:
1 Timothy 4:5 For it is
sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
The
above verses is speaking about not eating meat, which has been
declared
by the Eternal God to be suitable for food.
Nowhere
has food which was created unclean food, often because
of
its purpose, and function, such as scavengers, been redesigned, to transform it
to become clean.
Who in their sound minds will have a utensil, in which is
put all sorts of nasty
refuse, and mess,
and then after years of use, decide to use it to cook food in?
Speaking
lies covers a multitude of items.
Here
only two items are mentioned,
forbidding
to marry and
clean
and unclean meat as defined in Leviticus 11.
Galatians
and Romans speak about circumcision and Law keeping.
The problem with law keeping is that we can be deceived
into believing that
we can do something to make ourselves acceptable to God.
We reason that we can pull ourselves up by our own
bootstraps.
This is a lie.
In
practice, if we are honest, we have to admit that with us,
law
keeping always has some degree of ‘grace’ built into it.
This
cannot really be classified as law keeping at all,
as
in law keeping there is absolutely no grace whatsoever.
Everything
is black and white.
There
are no shades of grey.
To
be blunt it is utterly impossible to keep any law 100%.
We
also need to realise that with a Holy and Righteous God,
it
is not only a matter of sin but of faults, which might well not be sin.
This
is why we always have to be under the atoning blood of Christ.
This
means that Christ is a covering for us, like an umbrella.
Those
around us and, who are on the earth like we are,
can
easily see our faults, and short comings as they look across at us,
but
when the Eternal looks down on His repentant
believers He does not see
our faults and sins.
He sees us from above.
He sees our covering Christ, as it were our umbrella.
This
is a most important point for us to understand.
We
have to understand that it is not just what we do,
but
who we are that is critical.
When
we grasp who we are,
then
we need to be aware of who is doing what we are doing,
which
ought to be ‘Not I, but Christ’.
Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with
Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I,
but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh
I
live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
In
a confrontation with a demon, do we really think that because
we
have kept whatever days we believe we should keep,
been
circumcised, we have tithed, and observed all the regulations
in
Leviticus that this would make the
slightest difference and make you come out the winner in this battle?
I
can tell you, that none of those things will make the slightest difference.
What
matters is who you are.
When
the demon possessed person sees you,
what
matters is does he or she see Christ or not.
What you do will not make the demon fear and tremble in the
slightest.
If the demon sees Christ you can be victor as it will fear and tremble.
If not you certainly need to be somewhere else.
We
have to realise that we are blessed simply because the Eternal chose
to
bless us not because of our righteousness.
It
is because that in the Eternal’s sovereign will and mercy,
He
has declared a blessing on us.
If
we were blessed because of any of our deeds ,we would all be dead.
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as
an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do
fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
We were saved whilst we were yet sinners.
Romans 5:8 But God
commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died
for us.
How
much more we need to see, that we cannot hold on to Old Covenant teachings
because we find them convenient.
Few
realise that the New Covenant is much stricter than the Old Covenant.
Under the New Covenant you only have to think about sinning to sin.
Under the Old Covenant you had to carry out the act.
We
cannot pick and mix, keeping those that suit us,
and
omitting those things which do not suit us.
Almost every religious group promotes
tithing.
They
state that if you tithe you will become prosperous and be blessed.
Some
even claim that your salvation depends on it.
This
is a lie.
Salvation
is a free gift.
If
they enforce tithing then they should also enforce, all the other relevant
laws
of the Old Covenant, but they very rarely do that.
Romans 5:18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came
upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free
gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
Prospering in all things.
The
reality is that I know many people who have tithed
for
dozens of years, one tithe, two tithes, even three tithes and offerings,
and
they are still as poor as the proverbial church mouse.
It
is true that we are told that the wealth of the sinner is being stored
up
for the righteous.
It
is also true that God can bless us with great wealth and that
we
are told that we should ask for our needs.
However,
we need to be clear that money, the financial Babylonian system
and
God are at the opposite ends of the spectrum.
Mark 10:25 It is easier for a
camel to go through the eye of a needle,
than
for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
According to Christ’s own words here, wealth is a major
problem.
To have exceeding wealthy ministers, and impoverished
congregations
is not of God. No genuine church can own banks, huge
corporations,
and vast portfolios of properties across the world.
By definition they are not servants of the Eternal God.
Luke 16:13 No
servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the
other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
A much misunderstood verse and the basis for a health and
wealth gospel.
The apostle John immediately links prosperity with health,
not wealth.
3 John 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper
and be in health, even as your soul prospers.
We
are so schooled that the minute that we think of prosperity,
we
think money.
When
I say that my rose bushes are prospering does that mean that they
are
making money?
Hardly.
It
means that they are doing well.
To
prosper can also mean to be successful, in whatever you put your hand to do.
This is a very important thing, and often has nothing to do with money at all.
Jeremiah 2:37 From thence also
shall you go forth,
with
your hands upon thy head:
for
Jehovah has rejected those in whom you trust,
and
you shall not prosper with them.
As
I write this, I am hoping that this will be a successful document
which
is able to help even one person.
It
will not earn me a single penny, as my homepage states quite clearly these are
free documents, and can be freely distributed, but they must not be
sold
under any circumstances.
Yet,
I certainly hope that this document prospers.
Does
this mean that you should not give to your spiritual teachers ?
Of
course not.
Support
them as generously as possible.
I
am simply highlighting errors in teaching that are having a negative
effect on the body of Christ.
Everything
which has been given to us, is ultimately to carry out God’s purpose.
We must remember that it was out of the Temple that
the money changers were driven.
It
is right and proper that we should teach generosity and responsibility,
but,
it is time that we started telling the truth, even if it is to our hurt.
After
all the Eternal is not broke.
We
have to stop thinking only of me, myself, and I.
Sadly
few really understand what an incredible event takes place when
they
are saved. In fact it is beyond our understanding.
None
the less this is what happens when Christ comes into the life
of
a person, who accepts Him.
It
is utterly beyond price.
When
Christ takes up residence in the repentant believer,
the
riches which become ours simply cannot be bought.
We
have the entire Godhead dwelling in our Spirit.
We
have priceless peace that cannot be bought.
We
have been moved out of the kingdom of darkness, into the kingdom of light.
We
have become sons of the Great King, and will be like Him at his appearing.
1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we
the sons of God,
and
it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that,
when
he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
The time is short what are you going
to do?
When is Christ going to return?
Christ will return when His bride has made herself ready.
If
we had been transformed and made ready,
Christ
would have already returned.
We
will discuss what is needed for the bride to make herself ready.
Some
reading this will probably be hoping for a date, or a sequential
list
of events which must take place before Christ returns.
A very important thing for us to remember, that Christ has
also to show
us how desperately wicked the whole world is, at this
present time.
If this is not done, even the righteous will have not idea,
why we have to go
through the Great Tribulation.
Document:
Coping With Tribulation
It
is true that there are certain prophesied events that will take place,
however,
by now we should all be fully aware how in one hour the whole world
can
be changed never to be the same again.
In
the Old and New Testament we can see, that in a single hour a nation
can
be destroyed, this speaking of the time in which we live.
The
preparation of the bride takes time, it cannot happen in a day.
Everyone
needs to do what they feel that the Spirit is leading them to do,
however,
the pertinent question for us, is whether what we are doing
is
actually preparing ourselves, as the bride, and making her ready or not?
You
can say well I do all these charitable good works and I go
to
services once a week and I pray and read the bible.
The
question still remains unanswered.
There is absolutely nothing that can frustrate the
Eternal’s sovereign will.
His
plan will take place at the appointed time regardless of the
activity
of Satan or man.
Neither
Satan nor man can surprise or outwit the Eternal.
Isaiah 42:9 Behold, the former
things are come to pass,
and
new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end
from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done,
saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Isaiah 41:21 ¶ Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring
forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
Isaiah 41:22 Let them bring them forth, and shew us
what shall happen: let them shew the former things,
what they be, that we may consider
them, and know the latter end of them;
or declare us things for to come.
Isaiah 41:23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter,
that we may know that ye are gods:
yea, do good, or do evil, that we
may be dismayed, and behold it together.
Isaiah 41:24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your
work of nought:
an abomination is he that
chooseth you.
This
is a clear statement to show that many of the things we attempt
to
do simply cannot be done, and we are wasting out time and life.
In
fact the challenge is thrown out to man to tell the past and
to
predict the future.
This
is a warning to astrologers, foretellers of the future, and those who try
to
dig up the past. Many of these things are simply abominations.
It
also shows us that we do not have to worry about ALL
the corrupt
governments
in the world, the false churches and their Babylonian evil
practices,
the multitude of satanic secret societies, witchcraft, New Age religions, etc.
etc.
We
have the assurance, that there will come a time, when all that which is hidden
will be exposed
Additionally
everyone will be rewarded according to their deeds.
What we have to worry about is that
we seek the Lord while He may yet be found.
There will come a day when it
will not be possible to find Him.
There
will come a day when you will search in vain for someone whom
you
might now know, for help and assistance,
and
they have simply disappeared.
You
will search high and low in vain.
No
internet sites, no books to be bought, no radio and television programs,
no
bibles, as it might well be a criminal offence to own such a thing.
This
already happens in certain parts of the world.
This
will possibly happen very suddenly.
I
know that you are very busy now, but what will you do then?
I
fear that there is going to be a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found,
call ye upon him while he is near:
Zephaniah 2:3 Seek you the LORD, all you meek of the earth,
which
have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness:
it
may be you shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.
The
Eternal’s plan for man to be a vessel to contain Himself continues
relentlessly,
and we can be assured that it is happening, and will eventually
be
manifested to the whole world.
Nothing
can stop it.
We
have seen that the apostle Paul was able to say ‘Not I but Christ’
is
the one who is in me and doing all the things which I do.
That
is the function goal for every believer.
In spite of this very few will
heed the call.
Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with
Christ: nevertheless I live;
yet
not I, but Christ lives in me:
and
the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith
of
the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Unfortunately
most are deceived, and side tracked into doing everything
except
letting Christ live His life through them.
They
are caught up doing good works which they feel is their calling.
There is absolutely nothing wrong in doing good, however,
most times we are doing what we want to do, and then we hope and even
pray that it will be acceptable to God.
Unfortunately this does not work.
Rebellion is rebellion.
When
you add idolatry to rebellion we are in very deep
catastrophic
trouble.
All this delays the preparation of the bride.
All
the spots and blemishes will be removed from the bride.
This
is a statement of fact.
No-one has to teach us to be
rebellions we do it naturally.
Jonah
was a remarkable preacher, the people of Assyria actually listened
to
him, and changed their sinful conduct,
which is more that can be said of the nations of the world, and the preachers
today.
But
when he had been told by the Eternal to go to Nineveh, he promptly got on a boat,
and went full speed in the opposite direction.
As
we all know, he soon got the idea that he should do what he was told,
after
he had been cast off the ship in a storm, and was eaten up by a great fish.
There
he called on the name of the Lord, and the fish
unceremoniously
vomited him up where he should have gone in the first place.
That
report is there as a lesson to us.
Is
that what we really want to happen to us?
The adversary’s plan is to deceive us
into wasting our life,
going down blind alleys, which delay
the preparation of the bride.
He
has us following things which we might think are scriptural,
but
are not, they are simply lies which mislead us.
Some Wrong Roads.
We
are told that cleanliness is next to godliness.
Of course we should be clean, but we could even wash our
skin away,
and still be very dirty internally.
A
bath, and a designer suit ,or a beautiful dress,
does
not make us clean to the Eternal.
Our
leaders both physical and spiritual, give the appearance of cleanliness.
They
are very well dressed, but so are the high class criminals.
We
simply have to look at the fruit,and we can see that their activities
are
not of the Eternal.
It
does not matter how much they claim that they are.
A whitened sepulchre is still full of dead men’s bones and it stinks.
Matthew 23:27 Woe unto you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whitened sepulchres,
which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men‘s bones,
and of all uncleanness.
We
are told do your best and God will do the rest.
This
means that the Eternal’s freely given salvation requires some human activity.
It
does not.
The
sooner that we realise that our goal is ‘Not I, but Christ’
the
better off we will be.
The
Eternal does not want to help us.
He
wants to be our everything, and to meet our every need.
He
just needs our cooperation to do what He desires.
This
should be our daily goal.
Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with
Christ: nevertheless I live;
yet
not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I
live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Our personal Christianity.
We can feel that our Christianity is a very personal thing,
therefore we keep it to ourselves, and we also keep
ourselves to ourselves,
especially
if we have seen the serious failings in the mainstream denominations, and we
are confused by the Pentecostals, charismatic
and
various evangelical organizations.
This
is quite understandable, but if you are truly a seeker of the Eternal,
He
will find away to deal with your dilemma, and to lead you to Him.
Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall
be given you;
seek,
and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
This
is not a maybe statement, but a positive statement of fact.
Humble
yourself, acknowledge you do not know it all,
seek
and you can tell God quite clearly, that you expect to find Him.
You
will.
All
we have to be is sincere.
We all know many people who are sincere, but they are sincerely wrong.
A
smoker can sincerely believe that he is not doing his body any harm.
We
know that this is purely self-deception.
Saul
was exceedingly sincere, but could a person be more wrong ?
He
was killing the Christians .
His
error had to be pointed out to him.
Acts 9:4 And he fell to the
earth, and heard a voice saying unto him,
Saul,
Saul, why do you persecute me?
It
was only then that he became aware of his awful mistake.
It
is worth noting, that the risen Christ was saying that it was He
that
was being persecuted. Saul was persecuting the church, which is
the
corporate Christ, the ‘Me’.
To
be sincere is not enough, sincerity needs to be qualified.
An inaccurate portrayal of
Christ.
Christ is portrayed year in year out, either as a baby in a
manger or
daily as dead, dead and hanging on a cross, a loser.
Both
of these are commemorated yearly at the pagan mammon oriented
Christmas
and Easter holidays.
These
are unacceptable pagan abominations.
Christ
is in neither.
It takes much more than having a cross
of some type around your neck,
or a little fish on your car to be a
‘Christian’.
Christ
is alive and a victorious warrior King, as we will all soon find out.
We
will be truly shocked and in awe, and we will not like it one little bit.
That
includes the originators and the speaker of the statement,
“Shock
And Awe”, who we all know was President Bush, or his government.
There
are many more examples but let these suffice to make the point.
The highest possible price was
paid for us to be able
to become sons of God.
We
simply cannot grasp the enormity of the price, which was paid,
so
that we could become the literal brothers of Christ.
The
Eternal God in the person of Christ came to earth, and sacrificed
His
life to accomplish this.
He
was born, lived a perfect life, died, was resurrected
He
ascended to the right hand of the Father in heaven,
and
became the life giving Spirit, and then Christ was the first God-man.
We
are also told that He will see his offspring.
Isaiah 53:10 ¶ Yet it pleased
the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul
an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the
pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Christ
had no physical children.
He
did not marry.
His
intended bride is the Church.
We
are his spiritual offspring, his brethren.
Isn’t
that the most incredible thing?
Praise
the Lord.
His
father was God, and his mother was the Virgin Mary.
Christ
was not the only person to die the horrific death on the cross.
The
thieves on the cross were crucified, and they also had their legs broken.
There
is a massive difference between everyone else,
who
has suffered and died horrific deaths.
Only
Christ could and did literally take on all the sins of the world.
Every sin, every negative
thing, for the billions human beings who would ever exist, was the invisible,
but very real burden, which He would bear.
No-one else could ever do that.
Everyone else can only bear the burden of their sin.
Completely
sinless, he became sin, he became a curse instead of us.
We
see this graphically described in the following verses.
Isaiah 53: 3 He
is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him
not.
Isaiah 53: 4 ¶ Surely he hath
borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isaiah 53: 5 But he was wounded
for our transgressions, he was bruised for
our
iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes
we
are healed. {wounded: or, tormented} {stripes: Heb. bruise}
Isaiah 53: 6 All we like sheep
have gone astray; we have turned every one
to
his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 53: 7 He was oppressed,
and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his
mouth:
he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her
shearers
is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Isaiah 53:8 He was taken from
prison and from judgment: and who shall
declare
his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the
transgression
of my people was he stricken.
Isaiah 53:9 And he made his
grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his
death;
because he had done no violence,
neither
was any deceit in his mouth.
Isaiah 53:10 ¶ Yet it pleased the
LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief:
when
thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed,
he
shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD
shall prosper in his hand.
(Note the word prosper, again it has nothing to do with the
acquisition of wealth.)
All
this suffering when He was completely guiltless and perfect.
It
is not just a matter that he died.
We
all die.
What
Christ experienced was, the complete rejection
by
His father ,as his Father turned his back on Him.
but
not for His sin, but the accumulated sin of the human creation.
Our
minds simply cannot fathom this.
There
are some who think that the suffering which Christ endured
is
not any worse than that which many suffer today, in wars, accidents
and
sickness.
They
totally miss the critical point, which is that He was crushed
by
the burden of all the sins of the world since the creation,
until
the final destruction of the world, after the thousand year
reign
of Christ on the earth.
It
is worth pointing out that the paintings and crucifixes which
all
supposedly represent Christ are in error in almost every point.
The
long haired, white skinned person is not Christ.
I
have no idea who it is.
Christ
was crucified on a stake.
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staurov The Greek Word, stauros
stow-ros’
means
an upright stake.
Christ
was a Nazarene from Nazareth,
He
was not under a Nazarite vow, which would have meant that He would
have
had long hair for the duration of the vow.
We
are not told that He was under any such vow.
His
hair would not have been an outstanding feature.
He
looked like any ordinary Jewish man,
to
the extent that He could easily disappear into a crowd.
He
would have had short hair.
1 Corinthians 11:14
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that,
if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
I
would like to point out, however, that Christ was naked, and furthermore
He
had been beaten to a pulp with a whip like the cat o nine tails,
that
had bits of bone and metal at the end of the tongs.
The
purpose of these were not just to beat, but also to rip and tear
the
body to shreds.
Many
died from the beating, there was nothing of life left to be
worth
crucifying. Often their internal organs were exposed.
The
lily white body, with a little dab of blood in the palms of the hands ,and
a
little dash of red in the side, is to grossly minimize what had actually
happened
to Christ.
The brutal beating left Him an unrecognisable mess unlike any one else.
We
are also told:
Isaiah 52:13 Behold, my servant
shall prosper, he shall be exalted and lifted up,
and
shall be very high.
Isaiah 52:14 As many were
astonished at him—his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance,
and
his form beyond that of the sons of men—
This was Christ’s appearance after His incredible beating.
What is not in doubt is the incredible human and spiritual
suffering
which Christ undertook in our place.
Many
are confused by this verse, and they cannot understand
why
Christ said that he had been forsaken.
Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth
hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying,
Eli,
Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say,
My
God, my God, why hast you forsaken me?
We
have to realise that at the crucifixion there was a physical and
a
spiritual activity taking place at the same time.
It
was impossible for people to see the spiritual activity,
which
of course was the most important aspect.
If
Christ had not said these words, we would have had absolutely
no
means of knowing, that the Father had turned his back on Him.
These
words let us know, that He had in fact become sin, and that was
the
reason the Father had to turn His back on Him.
A Sin laden Christ
The resurrected Christ, immediately on the day of his
resurrection,
told Mary not to touch him, because he had not yet ascended
to His Father,
to present Himself to Him, after completing the horrific
task,
which He had accomplished.
This is not referring to His ascension 40 days later.
John 20:1 The first day of
the week cometh Mary Magdalene early,
when
it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre,
and
saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre. . .
John 20:16 Jesus said unto
her, Mary. She turned herself,
and
said unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
John 20:17 Jesus said unto
her,
Touch
me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father:
but
go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father,
and
your Father; and to my God, and your God.
We
can tell that Christ had ascended to the Father, most likely on the
very
same day that He had been resurrected, as He needed to be cleansed,
of
our sins. He would not want to have, that massive burden of the filth of our
sins on Him, for one second longer than was necessary.
Crucifixion
caused Him to die, laden with all of our sins,
but
it did not remove the sins.
Neither
did His resurrection remove the sins.
So,
as soon as possible, He had to go to the Father where all the sins of humanity,
which He had taken on Himself, would be removed from Him.
First
He needed to tell His mother, and the disciples, that He had risen,
so
that they would be comforted in their great grief.
Later on, after 8 days He appeared to Thomas, and told him
to touch Him.
John 20: 27 Then saith he to
Thomas, Reach hither thy finger,
and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my
side: and be not faithless, but believing.
This
tells us the procedure, which was used to remove the sins of the world
which
had made Him a curse, in our stead, from Christ
I
believe that the following verses explain how this took place,
immediately
after Christ’s resurrection.
Bear in mind that Joshua is simply another name for Jesus.
Zechariah 3:1 And he showed me Joshua (Jesus)
the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD,
and
Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
Zechariah 3:2 And the LORD said
unto Satan, The LORD rebuke you, O Satan;
even
the LORD that has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you:
is
not this a brand (Christ) plucked out of the fire?
Zechariah 3:3 Now Joshua (Jesus) was clothed with filthy garments,
(Dirty as they were saturated with our sins)
and
stood before the angel.
Zechariah 3:4 And he (The Father) answered and spoke unto
those that stood before him, saying,Take away the filthy garments from him.(Jesus)
And
unto him (Christ) he said, Behold, I (The Father) have caused your iniquity
to pass from you, (Christ) and I (The Father) will clothe you with
change
of
raiment.
At
this point the sins were still on Jesus.
We
see an Angel, which it is most likely,
that
this is the high ranking archangel Gabriel, or Michael.
This
is a critical and very important event in the whole creation.
The
two highest ranking angels mentioned in the bible apart from
Satan
are Michael and Gabriel.
Michael
is a warrior prince.
As
this is not a battle situation, I therefore believe that it is Gabriel.
In
any case Christ had on the garments of sin.
That
is what was taken from Him, our sins, not His, as He was sinless.
These
were removed so far away, that they could not be found again.
That
is what happened to our sin, and sins after Christ paid the price.
We
need to note the spiritual severity of Christ’s punishment for us.
Jehovah,
the Father said
Is
not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
It is the second death that
Christ experienced on our behalf,
the lake of fire.
After
this process in heaven, Christ returned to earth the same day.
After
he had the sin removed from Him, He allowed others to touch him,
as
He was now clean.
This whole process that God went through, in the person of Christ brought
into existence a new type of being, God-men.
Christ was the first of many
brethren.
Romans 8:29 For whom he did
foreknow, he also did predestinate
to
be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn
among
many brethren. Some might think that
this is simply a nice statement .
It
is not but rather it is a marvellous reality.
When we are
Born Anew or Born Again
We are a new creation
Galatians 6:15 For in Christ Jesus
neither circumcision avails any thing,
nor
uncircumcision, but a new creature.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ,
he
is a new creature:
old
things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Being born anew, or born again is not a small matter.
It is a most wonderful thing to understand.
The
corporate Christ which is also referred to as the body of
Christ,
the Bride of Christ, the overcomers, and the New Jerusalem,
are
in fact ‘A New Man’.
This
is quite understandable, that a set of new God-men when combined
will
be ‘A New Man’, a corporate entity.
Ephesians 2:15 Having in his flesh
put an end to that which made the division
between
us, even the law with its rules and orders,
so
that he might make in himself, of the two, one new man, so making peace;
If
you read the full context, you will see that Christ broke down
the
middle wall of partition, which caused division.
There
is no Jews and Gentiles.
Christ
made all the Believers into One New Man.
The
reality is that we are called to be Sons of God
Our
destination far exceeds Satan’s position even at the peak of his existence,
although he was the top most creation of the
Eternal.
We are called to be Sons of God, of
the very nature and essence
of God but of course not in the
Godhead and not to be worshipped.
This
is an exceedingly bitter pill for Satan to swallow, that man made out
of
mere dust will ultimately rise far above him, who was the pinnacle of the
creation.
Religion,
which has been infiltrated by the spirit of iniquity,
also
finds this a very hard pill to swallow.
It
is therefore rarely taught.
However,
the fact is that this is really the sum total of God’s plan for man.
As we have said the purpose of man was to be a container for the
Eternal.
The
part of man that the Eternal would dwell in, is the spirit in man.
It
takes spirit to communicate with Spirit.
John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in
spirit
and
in truth.
We
have to become one Spirit with the Lord.
This
takes place when we are born anew.
This
verse tells us, that when we are born anew,
it
is Christ that is in us.
It
also tells us that the Spirit is life.
Christ
and the Spirit are one.
Romans 8:10 And if Christ be in
you, the body is dead because of sin;
but
the Spirit is life because
of righteousness.
Christ Himself said that He was Life.
John 14:6 Jesus said unto
him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no
man comes unto the Father, but by me.
This
alone completely destroys
the
false doctrine that the Holy Spirit is a power.
When
Christ enters us, as the Spirit we become one spirit.
This
means that we can have fellowship with the Spirit, as it takes spirit
to
communicate with Spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:17
But he that
is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
It
is for this reason that it is impossible to persuade someone to become
a ‘believer’. They are living in a different
realm, and it takes
the
intervention of the Eternal God, to remove the blindness which hinders them
from seeing the Truth, which is none other than Christ.
Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access
by one Spirit unto the Father.
When
this spiritual blindness is removed, it is then possible to speak words
of
Life into that person.
However,
it is not achieved by clever arguments.
If
this was not the case, then the intellectuals in the world would at an
advantage,
and
they would be able to grasp the truth,
when
lesser mortals fail to do so.
Fortunately
this is not the case at all.
Often the more intellectual the person, the greater the
spiritual darkness.
in which they dwell.
And
example of this is the religious hierarchy in Christ’s day.
The problem resulting from sin is that
when Adam sinned, in his human spirit where
God was going to dwell, now dwelt the enemy Satan, death.
Man’s
soul which is his flesh, his spirit, his mind, his will and his emotions
are
now exhibiting the qualities of Satan.
Man’s
body, was seeking to have itself satisfied in every possible way.
Even
from birth the baby demands, I am hungry feed me, I am wet
change
me, etc. etc.
If
you do not respond, you will be screamed at until you do respond.
No-one
taught the baby to do this.
As
adults we do exactly the same thing, except that we might not make
so
much noise, but we will steal and kill to get our objective,
whatever
that might be.
We
are quite happy to satisfy our every desire, to the detriment of any and
everyone else.
We
can see that a righteous God cannot dwell in a fallen, spirit, and body.
However,
the Eternal’s plan had to continue.
The
next phase of His plan was implemented.
Since
He could not dwell in a corrupted spirit, He implemented His plan
to
create a new uncorrupted spirit in man in which He could dwell.
Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart
also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take
away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to
walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Scientists now tell
us that our hearts are much more than pumping organs.
They are the source
of emotions.
This
is an amazing section of scripture, which details what Christ
was
going to do and is still doing.
We
are told that we will be given a new heart to replace our hard heart.
We are told that we will be give a new spirit.
Some assume that this is the Holy Spirit, but this is not
the case at all.
The Holy Spirit is not new.
The Holy Spirit is God and has eternally existed.
In
verse 27 we are told and I will
put My Spirit,
which
means that it is referring to the Holy Spirit
and therefore God.
We
are told, that the Eternal was not going to fix up a home,
damaged
by Satan as his dwelling place.
He was going to have a spanking new place for his home.
A new human spirit.
We
can consider our own human position.
Let
us say, that we were going into a flower arranging contest for flowers
which
we had grown.
The
specimens were as perfect as they could be.
We
then bought an exquisitely hand crafted crystal vase in which to put
the
flowers. Let us then say the vase got broken.
Would
we simply glue it together and display the flowers in it saying
well
the flowers are beautiful shame about the vase.
Of
course we would not do such a thing.
We
would get a new vase for our display.
Most
believers do not realise, that when they are born anew
that
the above is precisely what happens.
They
believe that our fallen spirit is somehow repaired.
The truth is that we
are given a new spirit, in which the converted believer
now has the Holy
Spirit in residence.
Also most do not realise that the Holy Spirit is not a mindless power
which enters us.
1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written,
The first man Adam was made a living soul;
(body with a human
spirit)
the last Adam was made a
quickening spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:46 Howbeit that was not first which is
spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
1 Corinthians 15:47 The first man is of the earth, earthy:
the second man is the Lord from heaven.
It
is clear that the Holy Spirit is none other than God, who had become a man,
Jesus
Christ who had lived, died, was resurrected and ascended back to heaven.
Having
gone through this process of humanity, He became the life giving
Spirit
so that He could enter into man.
Before
this complete process as a man, right through the resurrection,
he
could not enter into man.
A
physical human being cannot literally enter into another person.
As
Spirit however, He could do so.
Perchance
you should say, but in Genesis 1 we are told that the
Spirit
of
God moved over the waters, or the earth prior to the re-creation.
this
is not a problem at all, as the Spirit is also none other than God.
There is no reason to suggest that the Holy Spirit it is a mindless
power.
We are clearly told that Christ is the Creator.
John 1:1 In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God,
and
the Word was God.
John 1:2 The same was in the
beginning with God.
John 1:3 All things were made
by him; (Christ) and without him was not
any
thing
made that was made.
In
Genesis 1, we see that the creation
was carried out by speaking.
In the gospels we do not see Christ
calling on the Holy Spirit to do things.
He
simply spoke to the dead to arise.
He
spoke to the wind and waves to be still.
He
spoke to demons to remove them from possessed people.
We
are told it is by the word of his power that everything exists today.
Hebrews 1:3 Who (Christ) being the brightness of his glory,
and
the express image of His person,
and
upholding all things by the word of His power,
when
He had by Himself purged our sins,
sat
down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
We
must be born anew or again.
Nicodemus,
who had gone to Christ as teacher, that is Rabbi,
was
seeking more teaching to make him a better person,
although
he would have been, one of the top moral people of that time,
to
have attained his position of the teacher of Israel.
Christ told him that he had to be born anew,
he did not need more knowledge.
He needed a new life.
John 3:2 The
same (Nicodemus) came to Jesus by
night, and said unto him, Rabbi,
we
know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles
that thou doest, except God be with him.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and
said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except
a man be born again,
he
cannot see the kingdom of God.
Nicodemus was confused, but Christ told him:
John 3:6 That which is born
of the flesh is flesh;
and
that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Christ
was very precise in what he said.
He
said that it was needful for Nicodemus to be born anew.
He
also said that this was a spiritual act.
It
was a spiritual rebirth in the spirit realm and had nothing
to
do with being born in again in a fleshy birth, nor some traditional
ritual.
When you accept Christ as your personal saviour,
you receive this new spirit, and Christ as the Holy Spirit
takes
up residence in this new spirit.
Many
Christian groups, which think that this is an emotional experience,
which
is manifested in all sorts of outward ways,
and
ought to be sought, are missing the point.
Of
course emotions might well be involved, in being born anew.
We can see from the type of our physical birth, that once
we are born
we cannot be unborn.
It
is utterly impossible.
Whether
we like the baby, or not it will be for all eternity our child.
It
is completely irreversible.
Even
if you killed the child, it will still be your child.
It
is the same with being born again.
A
spiritual birth is completely irreversible.
You
may stray, you might backslide.
HOWEVER,
we have been told that we will be disciplined.
Hebrews 12:6 For
whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
1 Corinthians 3:15
If any man’s work shall be burned,
he
shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
Fire is a fearful thing.
Surely
no one would want to be saved, and yet have to go through the fire.
In
the twin towers tragedy, several people leapt to their death
from
the top stories of the towers, which were some 80 stories high,
rather
than face the fire.
They must have known that there was absolutely
no chance of surviving such a fall,
but that is what they did rather than face the fire.
I
cannot begin to imagine the horror of such a decision, and the thoughts
which
would have flooded their minds as they plummeted
to
the rapidly approaching ground at I believe in excess of 100mph,
knowing
full well, that in seconds they would be dead.
When will Christ Return ?
When the bride has made herself ready.
This means when the spots and blemishes have been removed
and she has been transformed.
Transformation – what it is not
Having
been born anew, the process of transformation
can
now begin to take place.
This
is not a matter of adhering to a set of rituals, rules and regulations.
Transformation is a matter of being changed from the inside out,
and not from the outside in.
The
purpose of transformation, is to reconstitute our entire being,
more
and more like God, in whose image we were made in the first place.
It
is not a matter of asking, what would Christ do in this situation?
If
you pursued this, you would end up in a mental institution.
Being a believer
is
not a matter of becoming a composite of the best bits of ‘Christianity’.
Let us say that you observed a certain day or days
how
does that transform you, and constitute you with more Christ?
Let us say that you ate or did not eat certain things,
how
does that transform you and constitute you with more Christ?
Let us say that you believed something different to me,
how
does that transform you and constitute you with more Christ?
Let us say that you
understood prophecy or some difficult scripture
how
does that transform you and constitute you with more Christ?
It so easy to consider people who do any or all of the
above as Christians,
and yet they can be as far removed from being true
Christians,
as
it is possible to be.
Romans 12:2 And be not
conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that
you may prove what is the good and acceptable
and
perfect will of God.
Transformation
is a matter of the indwelling Christ, in your new spirit with your new heart,
renewing your mind, will, emotion and bringing them together within the flesh
under the jurisdiction of the Holy
Spirit.
To
do this you have to come out of the Satan’s Babylon,
and
to give your allegiance, and obedience
completely to the Eternal God.
This
is the opposite of what we do now.
Most
times we let either our flesh or our feelings and emotions
determine
what we do.
We
can see from this that to be born anew, is a very real organic change,
and
not an intellectual activity in our minds.
This
is a critical thing to understand, as it is the key to when Christ will return.
Christ will return when His bride has been made ready.
To
be made ready, the bride has to be as far as Christ is concerned
is
who have been transformed into the same kind as He is.
It
is not possible for Christ to marry a church that had not been
transformed
into the same kind as himself.
He
has given us a new spirit and put Himself into us.
We
have now to allow Him to transform us, and to come out of all the
Babylonian
practices in which we have indulged.
We
have to follow the leading of the indwelling Christ,
and
accept the restrictions which He places on us.
This
means carrying out the law, which has been written on our hearts.
This
has nothing to do with rituals and traditions.
These
laws are not simply a list of do this, don’t do this.
What
Jonah was told to do was not written in the Old Testament law.
Yet
he sinned.
When
Saul was told to kill all the Amalekites that was not written in
the
Old Testament law.
Yet
he sinned.
When
Ananias and Shapphira kept back some money, from putting
it
in the common purse, that was not written in Old or New Testament law.
Yet
they sinned.
We can see that the law of love is an all embracing law of life.
It is the very opposite of the law of sin and death.
We
are told to love one another.
We
are also told that God is love.
Therefore,
without God, it is impossible to love one another.
When
we received Christ into the new Spirit, which we are given
when
we are born anew, it is this automatic law of life that is in our spirit.
We
tend to like a list of things to do or not to do.
But
this law of life is on a much higher plane than this.
A
review of these verses, makes it clear that this is far more than
observing
some customs, traditions, rituals or days.
Further
more if we are honest, we will have to admit that all these
things
are totally above our capacity to perform.
The
reason for this is simply they are attributes of God.
1 Corinthians 13:1 ¶
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not
charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and
understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so
that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:3
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my
body to be burned, and have not charity,
it
profiteth me nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:4 ¶
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1 Corinthians 13:5
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily
provoked, thinketh no evil;
1 Corinthians 13:6
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
1 Corinthians 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things,
hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1 Corinthians 13:8 ¶
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail;
whether there be tongues,
they
shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
1 Corinthians 13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
1 Corinthians 13:10
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall
be done away.
If we are honest often we would far rather give an offering
than make peace with another person.
It
is no wonder that we are told:
Matthew 5:23 Therefore if you
bring thy gift to the altar,
and
there remember that your brother has ought against you;
Matthew 5:24 Leave there your
gift before the altar,
and
go your way; first be reconciled to your brother,
and
then come and offer your gift.
For
those who think that law keeping is the thing,
think
carefully on the above.
If
you are living in a house of warfare and confusion,
think
carefully about it.
That
is often the result, when people have different belief systems.
Of
course everyone believes that they are right,
but
what is certain that there is very little love there.
How do you love the unlovely?
The simple answer is that humanly you cannot.
It is an act of the Holy Spirit in you.
You
have to ask yourself, how much transformed has taken place with me?
We
can often be praying that our partner are transformed,
so
that they would think and act like we do.
It
never happens.
The person who needs transforming is you.
The sooner that You and I, are transformed the sooner Christ will
return.
You
might be able to quote the entire bible, and never have experienced
any
transformation whatsoever.
The
incredible purpose of the Eternal is that we, who are just vessels of
perishable clay, are being changed into the precious stones,
of
which the New Jerusalem is made.
the
bride of Christ is part of this New Jerusalem.
This
is the final result of our transformation.
We are the delaying factor in Christ’s
return.
The
believers, who are part of the overcomers, the bride,
is
still full of spots and blemishes.
The
bride only comprises a relatively very few believers, for this part
of
the Eternal’s plan.
Instead
of complaining about the world situation, we need to make
ourselves
ready so that the next phase of Christ’s plan,
can
be quickly implemented.
The
World situation a few brief points in case you think
that
we are not concerned about the reality of the present situation.
The
present world condition
The
world is going to go through a period unlike anything else in history.
Afghanistan,
the Twin Towers, Iraq, SARS, are just the fore runner
of
worst and more global events. There will be the wars, rumours of war,
pestilences and other events mentioned in Matthew 24.
We
need to understand that the News is for our entertainment and our
control.
We are told little of what is happening in reality.
It
is claimed that AIDS and SARS are manmade.
It
is claimed that there are astounding weapons which we cannot imagine.
As
I have explained the mystery of iniquity is working full time,
Satan
knows his time is short.
He
works while we slumber and sleep.
If
we refuse to do what we ought to do, the Eternal will simply choose others.
He
could even chose stones to do his will, if He so desired.
The
confrontation is a spiritual one.
All
the main players, the world leaders, are just puppets on a string.
They
are controlled by others, whose strings are pulled by
‘the
god of this world’, Satan. This information is in the public domain,
that
some of these leaders, have directly sold out to the adversary.
Witchcraft
has invaded everywhere and is the fastest growing religion..
The
leaders call in astrologers, and remote viewers, and all sorts to advise them,
whilst at the same time claiming to be Christian.
Apparently witch chaplains, or whatever they call themselves
were with the forces in the Gulf war.
The
top selling witchcraft handbooks are the Harry Potter series.
Books
which have made their author ,one of the richest women in the world.
If
we think we can do all these things, and get off scot-free,
we
are sadly mistaken.
The
Church leaders say, Amen to war, whilst claiming to be Christian.
The
blood of all the people, who are being killed, is crying from the ground
just
like the blood of righteous Abel.
There
will be a day of reckoning.
There
is no escape.
The Eternal will hold back His return, because His bride is not ready.
Documents:
Making Yourself Ready Coping With Tribulation
It
has been made very clear to us that we are at the crisis
at
the close of this age.
We
are going to see some more severe serious mind blowing events,
when
the mess hit the proverbial fan.
Luke 21:26 Men’s hearts
failing them for fear,
and
for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:
for
the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Document : Documents
Update Feb 3 2015
No medication exists to deal with these situations.
Many will be filled with panic and fear, others will kill themselves.
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked:
for
whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap.
I
have just re-read a book which I read some years ago.
It
is worth a read, you will find some surprises and explanations
of
things I mention in my writings, which are explained in detail.
To
some of you it might be old news, but for many of you
whom
I know personally it is not
.
The
Omega Conspiracy by I.D.E. Thomas.
There
has been much talk about super weapons and I have wondered
about
it, but I did not recall having read anything about it before,
but
I obviously had.
Bear
in mind this was written in 1978
Here
starts the quote
“Earthquakes”
.....Hua
(Chairman of China) was informed that the Soviet Union would
shortly
provide him (Rumania’s premier) with a series of three
demonstrations
of Russia’s operation geo-physical warfare arsenal.
The
first demonstration was to be an undersea earthquake in the vicinity
of
Taiwan scheduled for September 2, 1978.
Now in 2015 this is common knowledge
with HAARP and other technologies.
The
second, to take place the following day, was to be an earthquake on land
in
the area of Western Europe that is not generally known for earthquake activity.
Both
of these, Hua was told, would have the intensities
in
a Richter scale range of 6.5.....
The
third demonstration, the final, was to be an earthquake centred
on
the Caspian Sea coast of Iran, north of Tehran... about September 14.
However,
the exact strength... was not predicted...
The
reason given was that the Iran quake would be brought about by
remote
means, whose results are not yet highly predictable.
On
Saturday, September 2nd, and undersea earthquake,
measuring
6.6 on the Richter scale, occurred new Taiwan, right on schedule.....
The
next morning Southern Germany was rocked by the most powerful
earthquake
in 35 years, measuring about 6 on the
Richter scale.
Eleven
days later, on September 14... a fantastic earthquake,
reaching
7.7 on the Richter scale, erupted some 400 miles
south-east
of Tehran).
In
moments the town there ceased to exist and the devastation
was
heavy over a wide area. Within days the death count had
reached
26,000 and was still climbing.
In
case one should conclude this to be a far-fetched, unproven theory,
no
less an authority than Zbigniew Brezinski
(Assistant
to President Carter for National Security Affairs refers
to
this very possibility in his book, Between Two Ages.
“
Not only have new weapons been developed,
but
some of the basic concepts of geography and strategy have been
fundamentally
altered.
Space
and weather control have replaced Suez and Gibraltar
as
key elements of strategy.
In
a similar vein, Dr. Gordon J. F. Mac Donald of the University of
California
in Los Angeles, in an article in Geophysical Warfare
underscores
the techniques of earthquake modifications and how they
may
well be used “in support of national ambitions”.
Zbigniew
Brezinski quotes him as saying.
“Accurately
timed... Electronic strokes could lead to a pattern of
oscillations
that produce relatively high power levels over
certain
regions of the earth.”
Here
ends the quote.
Books
referred to in the document:
Zbigniew
Brezinski, Between Two Ages
(NewYork:
Penguin Books 1976). pp. 56-57
Dr
Gordon J.F. Macdonald, How to Wreck the Environment
(Geophysical
Warfare). Unless Peace Comes Edited by
Nigel
Calder (Viking Press ,1968).
The
point is this, that was 25 years ago !
Do
you think, that things have gotten better, or worse?
Do
you think ,that the weapons have been greatly improved, or not?
This
is what man is doing it has nothing to do with supernatural
intervention
as stated in the book of Revelation.
This is just a small part of the coming judgement.
If I was asleep, reading this would certainly wake me up.
February 2015, we have been
told that there are going to be a series
of world shaking earth quakes,
before the Manchild goes to the throne.
Isaiah 24:19 The
earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved,
the
earth is moved exceedingly.
Isaiah 24:20 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.
It is exceedingly simple.
Sooner or later, we will listen, or we will perish.
Believers
V Unbelievers
Today
we are in the very sad situation, when often there
is
little difference between believers and unbelievers.
The
very same good works that believers carry out
is
also done by unbelievers.
In
one way or another both celebrate the pagan festivals ,
including
Sunday, Christmas and Easter.
Believers
and unbelievers, both buy and allow
their children
to
read books on witchcraft, i.e. Harry Potter.
The
problem with this is that people who have been delivered
from
the curse of witchcraft, state categorically that
these
are hand books on witchcraft, and the fake curses only have to be replaced by
the real ones and you are in business.
We have to ask how can light have fellowship with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not
unequally yoked together with
unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and
what communion hath light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what
part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with
idols? for ye are the temple of the
living God;
as God hath said, I will dwell in
them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my
people.
2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye
separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing;
and I will receive you,
Believers
and unbelievers both often allow their children, and even
they
themselves, practice martial arts.
These
are demonic practices imported from the Far East,
together
with other Demonic new Age practices.
Believers
and unbelievers both support war,
under
the guise that peace can be obtained by fighting.
It
can never happen.
Many
church leaders publicly supported the recent war in Iraq.
All
sorts of people support abortion.
All
sorts of people are pre-occupied with making money.
These are just a few items to show that there is often very
little difference
between the believers and unbelievers.
This is a tragedy of the first order.
The
political and religious leaders have for the most part gone astray.
Inevitably
the flock follows.
Read
Ezekiel 34 for yourself then read
the book of Jeremiah, all of it.
You
will see in chapter 25, that Jeremiah wrote what
was going to happen
to
the nations of the world.
We
are truly in a deep crisis of unimaginable proportions.
The
innocent, and the guilty, are being killed and injured,
by
the hundreds of thousands.
Probably
many more than the 3,000 were killed in the twin towers.
Thousands
have been killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Suicide
bombers in Israel kill dozens and themselves.
In
a current case it was found that one internet site
only
had 1 new subscriber to its pornographic site.
When
it added child abuse content - paedophile films,
the
business literally exploded instantly to I think that they said,
they
had 1800 hits in a month.
Amazingly,
sometimes parents not only abuse their children themselves,
but
they put forward their own children, for this sick satanic practice.
The
fact is, that those who are interested in child abuse, literally cross
the
whole spectrum of society.
Ministers
in churches, their members, the government,
the
military, the health service, all kinds of celebrities,
and
on and on it goes.
Ministers
are preaching their sermons, and afterwards getting involved
in
all sorts of illegal activity, which if found out, they would end up in prison.
I
am not making this up.
These
things have been exposed to me.
Will someone please tell me what is it
that separates
the believers from the unbelievers?
The
problem with the above is that, it will get so bad that unless those days
are
shortened no flesh will be saved alive.
Matthew 24:22 And except those
days should be shortened,
there
should no flesh be saved: (Alive)
but
for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened
Documents: Shortened Days Additional
Update To Shortened Days
Until
we are of the same kind as God, we cannot be married to Him.
Why
is this critical issue not taught?
Why
has this been superseded by a social gospel, which is a ploy of the enemy. The
answer is simple Satan knows that his time is short and he just
seeks
to drag out this short time, as much as possible.
Revelation 12:12 ¶ Therefore rejoice,
ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and
of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he
(Satan) knoweth that he hath but a
short time.
Now
that many are being awakened to the Truth,
his
time is certainly almost up.
The
prepared bride, the Overcomers, the manchild will be strengthend and empowered
to operate during the Great Tribulation, as the support system
of
the two witnesses.
Read all the latest
document on the website to get a fuller picture.
Document: The Woman, The
Manchild, The Remnant
Christ
is pre-occupied at this time with the preparation of His Bride
Ephesians 5:27 That he might
present it to himself a glorious church,
not
having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing;
but
that it should be holy and without blemish.
Some spots and blemishes:
We
have to come out of Babylon.
Babylon is the Satanic counterfeit of the New Jerusalem.
This
means that we have to come from under the Satanic government
of
Religion and politics.
Our
Allegiance has to be completely to Christ.
Revelation 18:2 And he cried
mightily with a strong voice, saying,
Babylon
the great is fallen, is fallen. . .
Revelation 18:4 And I heard another
voice from heaven, saying,
Come
out of her, my people, that you are not partakers of her sins,
and
that you receive not of her plagues.
Revelation 18:5 For her sins have
reached unto heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
Some spots and blemishes not in
any particular sequence:
Counselling
We
have to stop setting ourselves up as counsellors, even Christian counsellors.
This
is a cruel deception, under the guise of helping others.
The
fact is that we are not equipped to counsel others.
I
am yet to find out what Christian counselling actually means.
The
respected counselling centre in the town where I live, is visited by people,
especially
ministers to attend these courses.
To
be a counsellor they need to know if you owe anyone any money.
I
am sure that there is a very good reason for this.
It
is also made clear that you are not allowed to mention, Christ,
God
and the bible.
This
does present me with a difficulty.
What
part of this counselling is Christian?
Is
it because those conducting the courses are not Christians?
I
know of people, who have qualified as counsellors who are
themselves
in need of counselling.
The
original counselling session which is mirrored by today’s counselling
has
been already been mentioned in this document.
It
took place in the garden of Eden.
The
Eternal spoke directly to Adam and told him what he should do,
but
Adam ignored God.
Satan gave Adam and Eve lying
counsel.
He
lied to them about what they should do,
and what they could expect.
This
directly contradicted what God had said.
After
6,000 years nothing has changed.
Official
scientific disciplines, which contradict God, are set up, and their
teachings
are implemented.
The
result is exactly the same.
Instead
of an increase in life, more and more death and darkness is spread around.
Psalm 107:10 ¶ Such as sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
Psalm 107:11 Because they
rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
Psalm 107:12 Therefore he
brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to
help.
The choice which Adam faced in the
garden is the same for us today.
Are we going to those who study the
mind, or are we going to God?
We have already stated that the mind is
a part of our fallen spirit.
The mind does not need patching up and
fixing.
It needs to be renewed.
It needs complete transformation.
Romans 12:2 And be not fashioned according to this world:
but be you transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that
you may prove what is the good and acceptable
and
perfect will of God.
Titus 3:5 . . . not by works
done in righteousness,
which
we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us,
through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Just
to look up and understand the meaning of the sciences which purport
to
study human behaviour, and the mind,
requires a degree.
This
confusion does not need to concern us.
The
problem which we encounter is simply that there is not enough,
or
even no Christ present in the person or relationship.
Christ is the solution,
not
our ‘Christian Counselling’ or any type of counselling.
It
therefore becomes imperative, that we turn people to Christ for their
daily
salvation, and not just Eternal salvation.
Most
churches are not even aware of such a thing as daily salvation.
One major possible cause of problems,
is that they are designed to turn us to Christ.
If
it is a simple problem that could actually be solved,
it
is possible that we are actually hindering, what God is doing as He tries
to
get our attention, and to guide and to train, or to discipline us.
He
will have to introduce other problems into our lives,
as
his purpose will stand.
These
difficulties can continue indefinitely, and increase in severity until we get
the message.
Controlling
and manipulating others ,means that we put ourselves in the place of God,
regardless of the name under which we choose to operate.
Documents: Control And
Manipulation
Control And
Manipulation Is Idolatry
By
this I mean that instead of pointing people to God, we put them on a treadmill,
to constantly keep coming to us to solve their problems.
The result is that we end up having a hold over the
person.
We become God to them.
This
is not a small thing.
The
confessional is the classic control mechanism.
If
you tell me all the sins of which you feel you are guilty,
I
am then in a position to blackmail, and completely control you.
That is the purpose of the Confessional.
Document:
The Abomination Of
The Confession
If the sin confessed involves another person,
the priest who hears the confession, can then control two
people,
and those two people will lead you to others.
Pretty soon, you will end up controlling the whole community.
We are not equipped to carry our own sins, much less those of others.
It
is no wonder that we are told to cast our burdens on the Lord.
Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden
upon the LORD, and he shall sustain you:
he
shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Many
secret organisations, require that you make a confession of your faults.
In
this way they can also blackmail you.
It
becomes clear, that you cannot really be a genuine Christian,
and
be involved in these occult organisations.
It
does not matter how many ‘good works’, the organisation carries out.
God is good at being God,
He does not need us to do His work.
He
wants to bring people to us, and then we can teach, help, and encourage them as led by Him.
If
he wants us to do something, He will make it clear to us.
The Eternal uses whom he chooses.
Sometimes
we need to seek fellowship with other members of the body
in
order to ascertain, that what we feel that we are told is valid.
Almost
everything that a member of the body does affects the whole body.
Therefore
we must always seek to operate in the body.
The
Eternal is quite capable of solving every problem, and He desires to do so.
We
have to be careful, that we do not end up in an idolatrous situation,
This is a major spot and
blemish which has to be removed.
Idolatry
is when something or someone is taking the place of God.
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child
is born, (Christ) unto us a son is given:
and
the government shall be upon his shoulder:
and
his name shall be called
Wonderful,
Counsellor,
The
mighty God,
The
everlasting Father,
The
Prince of Peace.
We can see from the above scripture that counsellor is one
of the titles of God.
Counselling is His business, not ours.
The fact is, that often times, counsellors themselves need counselling.
Often
they themselves are suffering from a total absence or shortage of Christ in
their lives.
Luke 12:12 For the Holy Spirit
shall teach you in the same hour what you ought to say.
1 Corinthians 2:13
Which things also we speak,
not
in the words which man’s wisdom teaches,
but
which the Holy Spirit teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
John 14:26 But the Comforter,
which is the Holy Spirit,
whom
the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things,
and
bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
There are countless scriptures that tell us that the
Eternal is the one to whom
we should turn, not other people, although of course they
might be able to offer
some help and support.
More spots and Blemishes
1)
We have to stop practising doctrines of devils.
2) We have give up idolatry, which is spiritual fornication,
3) We have to stop adopting Far Eastern Religions and
practices,
some under the heading of New Age.
4)
We have to stop being rebellious, and acknowledge the almighty God.
5)
We have to give up our witchcraft, astrology, occult,
and other secret satanic society practices.
It is worth pointing out that belonging to some
groups can carry
generational curses to several generations.
6) We have to stop practising murder in any
form, such as abortion.
7) We have to give up
controlling and manipulating others in the church
and
outside of it. This is a very important even critical
subject.
Members
are told that they must come under the authority of the minister.
This
sounds quite reasonable. However, members can then be controlled by fear.
They
are told if you do not do thus and such, you can lose your salvation.
No
Christian wants to lose their salvation.
The
most absurd and satanic control doctrine which
I
have come across as yet, is that the ministers teach that they have
the
Holy Spirit, but the members do not.
Of
course as the members, are then an inferior breed,
they
would have to carry out the wishes of the leadership.
When
this is taken in conjunction with the point regarding losing
your
salvation we have a complete nightmare that could not
be
further removed from God and scripture if it tried.
8) We have to have a heart for the Lord and his
heart’s desire and not
live
a life just for me, me, me.
9) We have to let the
love of God, which is shed abroad in our hearts
be
reflected on to others, the good, the bad and the ugly.
10) We must not be
fooled by the deceitfulness of riches, and we must
use
the blessings, which we are given as God intends and shows us,
and
not just to pamper ourselves.
11) We must not forsake
the assembling of ourselves with
the
body of Christ as scripture clearly states,
I
have never in all my experience found any group, or church,
which
is part of the Body of Christ.
Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together,
as
the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more,
as
you see the day approaching.
Document: Forsaking The
Assembling Of Ourselves Updated 2011
As I often say you never see foxes and chickens keeping
company.
At this time we have to clearly come out of Babylon.
Revelation 18:4 And
I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, (Babylon) My people, that ye be not partakers
of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
12) We will serve and love the body of Christ as
He loves us.
To
do this, is to love God Himself.
13) We will listen to and allow ourselves to be
led by the Christ.
The matter of Oneness.
Satan divides in order to conquer.
Christ
cannot return to a divided body.
A set of separate body parts do not make a body.
There
is no life in such a situation.
Christ cannot marry a set of body parts.
Many
dear saints wander from congregation to congregation,
hoping
to get some spiritual food, because they are spiritually starving.
The
blinded leaders, cannot see that there is anything wrong ,
or
faulty with their ‘church’.
In
reality, the membership might well be more in touch
with
what God is telling them, than the leadership.
I
recently visited an old congregation which had been a very large group.
A
dear sister was so distressed. She said that she shed many tears
hoping
that the local situation would improve.
I
was deeply saddened.
The
problem in many congregations can be compared to someone who
has
Body Odour.
How do you tell your best friend that they have B.O.?
There
is simply no easy way to deal with this situation.
One
has to have a genuine attitude of humility in order to acknowledge
that
things have gone very wrong.
One has to be brave and courageous, in order not to compromise
and not to seek acceptance at any price.
Over
and over in the Old Testament, the great men, were told to be brave and
courageous. This needs to be the case
even more so now
that
the end of the age, a period unlike anything before, is upon us.
We
cannot be men pleasers whilst we seek acceptance and unity.
In
fact it will have the directly opposite effect.
Such
people will never be part of the bride nor make the bride ready.
The way of Truth is one of rejection not acceptance.
We should be very wary when others speak well of us.
Luke 6:26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you!
for
so did their fathers to the false prophets.
We need oneness not unity.
This
is a matter of the spirit, not of opinions and compromise.
We
need a revelation of the reality of the body so that it is
not
simply an intellectual concept.
The
true Church, is the body of Christ and He certainly does not
need
or require any human being to sort out problems in His body.
He
is quite capable of doing this Himself.
However,
it is true that He has limited Himself by choosing
to
work through men.
This
does not mean, however, that we set up ourselves as judges,
but
we have to make righteous judgments all
the time..
John 7:24 Judge not according
to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
When we are told not to judge,
it means do not condemn,
but we have to make righteous
judgments daily.
We
might be called to point out things, and we have to do what we are led to do,
by the Eternal God .
However,
everything which we do, should be done in love
and
we should take care not to cause hurt and division.
If
a house is on fire, we need to give the alarm.
When
we have done this, we are no longer accountable, and those
who
are in ‘Leadership’ need to deal with the situation.
At
the same time, some spiritual leaders can be trying sheep stealing.
That
is taking members from another congregation to increase the size of their own
congregation.
All
of this shows a lack of understanding about the body.
The
hand does not steal from the foot.
How
are we transformed ?
1)
The first stage is to accept Christ as our personal saviour.
At
this point we receive a new Spirit and Christ as Holy Spirit.
2) The second thing that we need to do is to be open to the
leading
of
the indwelling Christ.
3) We need to read and study the Word of God,
to
become constituted with Him.
4) We
need to pray, so that we are living in accordance with what
the
Eternal God has ordained for us to do.
5) We need to meet with all the saints so we can be made into
one.
6)
We need to willingly serve the saints as the opportunities arise,
realizing
that what we are blessed with, is not simply for us
to
indulge ourselves.
7)
We need to willingly support the Work that the Lord in any way
we
can, as our circumstances allow, and the
Eternal God, moves us to do.
This
can be by prayer, opening up our homes to the saints,
financially,
acts of service, support etc. etc.
8)
We need to help the victims of Satan’s system as directed by Christ,
and not just do anything, and hope that it
is good enough and to Him.
9) We will confront Satan and his co-workers as directed by
Christ,
and
not be passive Christians.
10)
We will be prepared to pay the price of our calling.
11) We will be sighing, and crying over the sad situation in
the world,
praying
and carrying out our God given commission, so that
Christ
can return quickly.
12) We
will have a genuine love for all people, including the deceived
billions
on planet earth, treating all as potential sons of God.
13)
We will be living in our spirit and not in our soul.
14) We
will realise, that our living is a body of Christ matter.
What then is required for the bride to make
herself ready?
The
answer as we have seen, is that we need to be transformed.
We
can also note that the bride has moved from one status to another.
This
is a permanent position, the bride does become a wife.
Let
us busy ourselves and allow the Eternal to make us ready.
Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and
rejoice, and give honour to him:
for
the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready.
When will Christ return?
Christ will return as soon as the bride has
made herself ready.
Praise the Lord.
Come soon Lord
Jesus.
By Peter James from: www.peterjamesx.com