From The Pastor’s Desk

Most interesting meeting taking place next week!!! Is this the Ez.38:4 “Hooks into the jaws, and I will bring you forth…” in the making, where God says V.16 “in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.”
Whether you are aware of it or not, there is being tremendous pressure put on Israel by the United States and many other nations “to give up its pursuit of the Hamas terrorists and agree to a two-state solution.”
Next week, the Russian’s “will be hosting over a dozen factions of Islamic terrorists including HAMAS, PLO, Fatah, HEZBOLLAH, and even the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC-QF) of Iran, in an effort to unify their forces for a final solution to the “occupation” of “Palestinian” land from by Israel. In other words, these factions are now seeking Russia for support. Ez.38-39 anyone? Could this be the proverbial jaw that pulls Russia into the current war in Israel.” (A. V. Rauf wrote) …
To all the slumbering, sleeping wise and foolish virgin’s (Matt.25;1-10) if you have not been awakened as of yet, I have a strong feeling you are about to be awakened before the end of this year. With the great America Eclipse coming up on 4-8-2024 which will complete the X across America over the New Madrid fault zone that began in 6-21-2017 that is 7 years apart.
Our day is no different than Noah and Lots Day, who are scoffing at all of us, who are watching for the coming of Jesus 1Thess.4:13-18 “to be caught up together with them (those dead saints who have raised with their glorified bodies) in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
Oh what a time it will be for all those Heb.9:18 who were looking for him, and those Rev.3:10 have “kept the word of my (his) patience (this is endurance, steadfastness, perseverance as (Matt.14:13) have been given this glorious promise) I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”
I am not a date setter, for no man knows the instant his Lord will come. But I am watching and praying Luke 21:34-36 as my Lord told me to do, in order that I “may be account worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”
For all those, who Eph.4:14 are being “carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive….” And you still believe that the Pre-Wrath, the Mid-Trib, the Post Trib, and the Kingdom, may be right, that is your choice. But you cannot rightly divide the word of God and believe anything other than a Pre. Trib. Rapture. The tribulation is not to purify the church, the Lord Jesus is doing that now. The tribulation says in Jerm.30:7 “it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble.”
I don’t mean to sound harsh, but if you don’t believe in Titus 3:13 “that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:” that is your choice. But your Rom.3:3-4 “unbelief (will not) make the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar…”
The Lord Jesus will come for his bride 1Thess.4:13-18) and after she has been taken out (5:9) from the appointed wrath to come, then the Antichrist can be revealed, and not until then. 2Thess.2:1-7, v.8 “And then shall that wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and destroy with the brightness of his coming.”
For all those who believe in Kingdom Now and say that “Revelation is about a covenant change and not a Cosmic Collapse”, are deceived. My prayer is that you will be shaken before the door is closed, to the church age and you are hurled into the tribulation period. There are qualifications for going in the rapture, if we believe what Paul wrote Eph.5:25-27, Heb.9:28, Luke 21:34-36, Rev.3:10 to name a few. This is a time to live sober, and be vigilant (watchful, on the alert) because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith…”
All 2 Pet.3:1-14 scoffers…saying, Where is the promise of his coming?” No man will change the promise Jesus made in John 14:1-3. Jesus is still running on schedule!!!!! Are you ready? If you are, you will be so glad you were, and if you’re not, you will surely wish you had been. Maranatha!!!!!

Do you have an ear to hear… if so, I believe you’re hearing these words. Ex.32:26 “Who is on the Lord’s side?”
There is a grave difference between those who have a biblical world view through the lens of holy scriptures, than those who believe in relative truth. There is a great difference between the two. You see those who believe in relative truth believe they have the right to dissect and dismantle truth that they disagree with.

This brings me great sorrow, for those who have rejected the inerrant, infallible, irrefutable, indisputable word of Almighty God. You see the word of God is the only truth, that can set men free, and that will endure forever. 2Cor.4:3-4 says, “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
O how I pray that the eyes of the unbelieving will be opened to see that the door is about to be shut (Matt.25:10) to the church age, and then comes, Daniels 70th week, (9:27) when Antichrist signs a 7-year peace agreement, of which he will break in the middle of the week.
I say this, not that I think, I am a know it all, but because God knows it all and has given to us specific signs that tell us his coming is at hand and to look up (Luke 21:25-28). Sadly, there are so many, who are like Israel, who had gotten tired of waiting for Moses who had only been gone for 38 days and were crying out to Aaron “What has happened to this Moses?”.
2 Pet.3:3-5 tells us those within the church, all but for a small remnant will do the same, “scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, where is the promise of his coming?”
V.9 gives us the answer “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come (or find the way) to repentance.”

Thank God, man’s unbelief will not change God absolute truths. Rom.3:3-4 “For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? (nullify the faithfulness of God) God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar…”
Just like David said in Psa.2:1 “the heathen rage…” will not forfeit the eternal word of God. God said this would happen, that which is now going on in Israel Psa.83:3-5 “They have taken crafty counsel against thy people and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For they have consulted together with one consent: (heart) they are confederate against thee…” (this is now in of making a false peace covenant)

Almighty God has a word for all who follow through with this. Zec.12:2-3 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people; all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.” V.9 here si the warning “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”

Don’t miss this, all nations, this includes America, if they continue to push for Israel to give up land for peace. Joel 3:2 “I will gather all nations, and bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, (valley where the Lord judges) and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.”
God, who knows the beginning from the end, foretold through the mouth of his holy prophets (2Pet.1:20-21) under the power of the Holy Ghost, all nations would turn on Israel. For those who think that the Lord hath delayed his coming, will find out any day now, he is running on schedule. What a time to be living in, (Psa.102:12-18) the last generation, who have witnessed Zion built up, the budding of the fig tree, Matt. 24:32 and it shall not pass until all these things be fulfilled, this includes the seven-year tribulation period.

(Hos.6:1-2) the two days allotted to the church, Jesus is coming, with the shout out like Moses “Who is on the Lord’s side among you, come up hither?” (Rev.4:1) Will you be one of those Heb.9:28 saying “unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time…”
Yes, there are qualifications, if we take the scriptures for what they say to go in the rapture. (Luke 21:34-36, Matt.42-44, Rev.3:10) My prayer is that you are watching, and praying, (Eph.5:25-27) keeping your garment, and robe of righteousness, James 1:27 unspotted from the world. You don’t have to be among the lukewarm, Rev.3:16 that God spues out of his mouth, or among 2 Thess. 1:8 those “that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.” You can be one of those Matt.25;10 “that were ready went in and the door was shut.” Maranatha!!!!!

Words of wisdom, Prov.1:7 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Can’t speak for others, but I do my best to pray this prayer every day. James 1:5 “If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, (generously) and upbraideth not: and it shall be given unto him.”

On the thresh hold of the coming of the Lord, we’d be wise to ask ourselves, what kind of wisdom do I have. Prov.11:30 says “The fruit of the righteous is the tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” If we believe Jesus is coming any day now, surely, we’d want to examine ourselves to see whether we have the wisdom that comes from above. James 3:13-18 gives us a contrast between the heavenly and the earthly. “Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge amongst you? let him shew out of a good conversation (behavior his works with meekness (humility, gentleness) of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying (jealousy) and strife (selfish ambition) in your hearts, glory (boast not, and lie not against (as a result, be in defiance of) the truth. This wisdom descendeth not (does not come) from above, but is earthly, sensual (unspiritual) devilish. (demonic in nature) For where envying and strife is there is confusion (tumult, disorder) and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, (reasonable) full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. (serve-serving, guile) And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.”

My prayer today is that I don’t become your enemy as Paul says because I tell you the truth. There must be a death to self. Prov.13:10 “Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised (well advised counsel) is wisdom.” My prayer today is that you will ask yourself, whether pride is involved or whether you are honestly contending for the truth. Jesus is coming and1Pet.4:17-18 says “And the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? And if the righteous scarcely (means with difficulty) be saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?”

You can believe what you want, but Jesus says Matt.7:21 “Not every one that saith unto me. Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”
Saying and doing is two worlds apart. Oh, that I will be found as that Matt.24:45-46 “faithful and wise servant… (that) …when he (his Lord) cometh (in the morning, or noon in the evening or midnight) shall find so doing.”

On the thresh hold of the rapture, what kind of wisdom are you demonstrating, the earthly or the heavenly, only you can answer that question. Maranatha!!!!!