Noah Again

Gen 7:1 And the Lord God said to Noe, Enter thou and all thy family into the ark, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2 And of the clean cattle take in to thee sevens, male and female, and of the unclean cattle pairs male and female. 3 And of clean flying creatures of the sky sevens, male and female, and of all unclean flying creatures pairs, male and female, to maintain seed on all the earth. 4 For yet seven days having passed I bring rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will blot out every offspring which I have made from the face of all the earth. 5 And Noe did all things whatever the Lord God commanded him. 6 And Noe was six hundred years old when the flood of water was upon the earth. 7 And then went in Noe and his sons and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him into the ark, because of the water of the flood.

Some things to mention today on the above Noah scripture. There are people who say "whoa there cowboy, you see that "for yet seven days" part up there? That means after 7 days, and after 7 days means after the 7 years of tribulation, then the flood comes. Chalk one up for post-tribulationism!" Uhhhh, not so fast there cowboy.

It continues in verse 10 And it came to pass after the seven days that the water of the flood came upon the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, on this day all the fountains of the abyss were broken up, and the flood-gates of heaven were opened. 12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 On that very day entered Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth, the sons of Noe, and the wife of Noe, and the three wives of his sons with him into the ark.

After 7 days...got it, but what about "And then went in Noe and his sons and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him into the ark, because of the water of the flood.?" Noah and company entered the ark because of the flood. Stated more clearly, the flood did'nt touch them. So, we could argue, go round and round about what the 7 days mean, but whatever we ended up agreeing on, we also have to agree that Noah was untouched by the flood. Because of the flood, Noah and family entered the ark.

If we are going to take something away from this Noah story, which will be our story, then it will be this....because of the "flood" we will enter our ark. We will be untouched by the parallel "flood" of our day. We could argue about "times and seasons" but why should we?

1 Thessalonians 5 >>King James Bible
1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

^^And they shall not escape.....they.....what about you? Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Noah was counted worthy of escape, Lot was counted worthy of escape, we are told to pray that we may be counted worthy of escape. As it was in the days of Noah and Lot, so shall it be in the days of the son of Man. It will be exactly the same. Eating, drinking, planting, building, marrying and giving in marriage, right up till the day that destruction falls. Over and over again we read "the same day" that destruction fell, Lot and Noah were out of harms way. So whatever anyone wants to debate about "times and seasons" I argue back so what? Whenever it happens, it will absolutely, positively happen during a time of eating, drinking, planting, building, marrying and giving in marriage, which ties in perfectly with "when they say "peace and safety" then sudden destruction comes upon them." and they shall not escape....

They shall not escape, but you, brothers, are not in darkness...Here's a bottom line question that the mid-trib,pre-wrath,post-trib folks cannot answer, and refuse to answer:

How much of the flood did Noah have to endure before he entered the ark?
How much fire and brimstone did Lot have to endure before he left Sodom?

Answer to both questions...............NONE

There's a one stop shopping way to shutdown all the arguments. Here's something to realize though, many will go through the tribulation...they shall not escape...but you brothers....pray that you may be counted worthy to not experience the flood of Noah's day, or the fire and brimstone of Lot's day. If the days of the son of Man are going to be exactly the same, then they will be exactly the same.

Luke 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

Let's look at something else about these "days of the Son of man."

Luke 17:22 And He said to the disciples, "The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

You will long to see one of the days of the Son of man? Obviously the days of the Son of man are good days, or at least tolerable days. This world is approaching a time that will seem unreal, but it will be very real. What's coming is beyond bad, its mind numbing, surreal terrible. What's coming is Mad max and the thunderdome, its escape from New York, movie bad. Just imagine the effect of the break down of law and order? What happens when governments are so broke they don't pay the police anymore? Think Somalia with warlords running things in regional areas, but here in America instead. Don't think it can happen? Wait and see. The Army is already gaming these scenarios out. Are they insane too? If I talk about it, I'm a nutcase, but when the government spends billions preparing for it, it's perfectly sane? That's the game we are playing today.

Look around you, read the lame stream media, what's happening? The end of the days of the Son of man. The end of eating and drinking, instead there will be famine. The end of marriage and giving in marriage, instead there will be death by pestilence. The end of planting and building, instead there will be war and destruction. The Lord could have said that the day he comes back for us will be a day of famine, and sword, and death and hell walking the earth...BUT HE DID'NT. He told us what the day would be like, but people are'nt listening.

The day that Lot left Sodom...the day that Noah entered the ark....the day that we leave this earth...THEN destruction falls. It's a 100% sure bet, because our God told us that would be how it happens. We will not experience a drop of rain on the head, nor a stich of clothing burnt from the brimstone. Why? Noah and Lot, how it happened for them, it happens for us who believe. Those who argue they will be going through the tribulation, likely will go through it, all of part of it. Statistics, few...a remnant is what's saved. Noah and his family....Lot and his family...a FEW out of many. The odds are against most people, but it does'nt have to be that way. Love the truth, and so be saved. Be pure in heart, remove the wickedness from your tent, purge the deceit from your heart, and walk in humility with this awesome, mighty God.

We have been called to the same thing from the beginning. Repent, do what pleases the King of Kings. Time is short, it takes faith to walk outside the boat with Jesus. If you don't have enough, ask him for more, and do not doubt that you will receive it. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. Keep the faith, pray for the brothers. You are dearly loved. grace and peace.

The Lord's Four Sore Judgements

The popular argument against "escaping from all," which includes all of the seal judgements, is that the seals of Revelation 6, are not judgement at all. Using Jesus, who is the word of God, to translate the bible, what do we see below?


Ezekiel 14:21 For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? 22 Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. 23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.

Its an exact match with the opening events of the tribulation period, sword, famine, beast and pestilence/death.

Rev 6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. 2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

The coming 7 years will be a time of judgement and wrath, and it starts immediately after we see redeemed, rewarded men in heaven in Rev 4-5.

Here are some key words I'd like to highlight for you this morning:

For as in the days that were before the flood. Let the words "days before the flood" sink in. What about the days before the flood? What is Jesus telling us about these days before the flood? People were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage. Yea, so? People will be doing the exact same things, up until when? Until the day that Noe entered into the ark. Whoa......so it appears that the day Noe entered the ark was a "transformative" day for the world would'nt you say? Why? What happened the day that Noe entered the ark? They knew not until the flood came and took them all away....read it again below:


Matt 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

You know what I find amazing? I find it amazing that in spite of all the bad news, economic problems etc, for many people, eating and drinking and marrying/giving in marriage continues as it always has, perhaps minus a couple steaks per week in lieu of burgers. What does the Noah account in Matthew tell us? It tells us something specific about "the coming of the Son of man ."
The coming of the Son of man has very specific word markers attached to it. Read them again, words are used for a reason, how does Jesus paint the word picture for us surrounding this "coming of the son of man?" Here's the paint:

days of Noah
coming of the Son of man
days that were before the flood
eating, drinking, marriage/giving in marriage
until the day Noah entered the ark
they knew not
flood took them all away
one taken, the other left
watch
ye know not the hour
thief
be ye also ready
hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh

I won't even get into the "one taken, the other left" argument, suffice it to say, we know an escape from all is coming, that's a fact. We know that some will be kept from the hour of trial to come on all the earth. We know that the seals are judgements and they are the first things listed in the book of Revelation as our God's dealing with this wicked world. The escape, being kept, Noah entering the Ark, Lot leaving Sodom, they are all pieces of the end time puzzle, and they all fit somewhere. Many are the "teachers" today who will argue you till blue in the face, that the pieces to the puzzle our Lord gives us fit nowhere, they'd rather just throw those pieces out.

The end time puzzle is a big one, and different people will fit into this puzzle in different ways. Some will escape, some will be sealed as part of the Lamb's 144,000, some will be martyred saints, some will be kept by our God's power in the desert for 3+ years, many will die from sword, famine, beasts, pestilence. One size does not fit all here. So when we hear people telling us that what they see ahead is tribulation for themselves and others, realize that to a hammer, everything looks like a nail. We are close enough to the time of Jacob's trouble, that people's hearts are being prepared for what lays ahead of them, again, one size does not fit all.

If you are living and breathing, and reading now, you still have a chance to pray that you may be counted worthy of the escape that is coming (luke 21:36). Knowledge of the Holy One is understanding, so get to know him today. If you already know him, get to know him better. Some people will spend eternity never even scratching the surface of the depth and breadth of the wonders of our God, he is that magnificent. Time is short so be watching and ready. The things going on around us today are final touches on preparation for the 7 years of hell on earth. Those 7 years do not have to be for you. If you are pure in heart, with no deceit in your spirit, if you are "in Christ," and you strive to please him each day, what need have you for wrath and judgement? In Christ, there is no longer condemnation for you. Noah and Lot walked as right standing men in the eyes of our God, and they were spared from the judgements of their day. Our God tells us that those who walk before him today in that same way, will be spared from the judgements coming in our day. Our God does not lie. If he said there's an escape from all, then there is an escape from all. If he said the coming of the son of man will be exactly like the days of noah and lot, it will be exactly like the days of noah and lot. You can count on it. I am looking for it, I am counting on it.

I write to you today to encourage you to count on Jesus to do what he said he would do, exactly how he said he would do it. Do not doubt him. Get out of the boat and walk to him out on the water. Your faith in him, which is faith in the word of God, is what will keep you above the stormy seas. You will be above....the storm below. Ask the Lord for wisdom and strength today to both know and do his will. You are dearly loved. Grace and peace

Transformation and The Coming Day of Noah

Everywhere I look today, I see the word "transformation." Transformation is a major theme this year. There's even a movie coming out this year called "Transformers 2: Revenge of the FALLEN." Revenge of the what? Revenge of the "fallen." This is so in our face, I could'nt make this stuff up. The key words in there are: transform, revenge, fallen. What do you think they are trying to say?

I read yesterday about a major new European effort to crack down on the internet freedom, as well as ensure that everything, and I mean everything can be tracked. From your shoelace, to your body, they want to track it all. They cite various reasons for this, but you can guess what the real reason is. There are many levels that transformation is taking place today. The most potent one is the transformation of people's minds. The world is being "transformed" into a satanic society before our eyes. People's minds are being conditioned. There are also bio-physical changes taking place with the bodies of mankind. Here satan really treads on thin ice, and least as far as the church is concerned. We, the true believers are the literal temples of the Holy Spirit. When Satan starts defacing, destroying the temples, well...lets just say that does'nt please our master. He lives in us.

The reading I've done so far on this shows me that the plan is to change mankind bio-physically, and spiritually so men can directly interact with demons. That's the gist of it. Remember in Luke we are told that things are coming "on the world" that will cause mens hearts to fail them for fear? All the nanotechnology, bioweapons programs etc all play a part in whats coming, and it appears to be coming soon.

This leads me to, the coming day of Noah. We have a day coming, that will be exactly like it was for Noah. Think about that. The Lord specifically tells us that a day is coming..for us..that will be exactly like the days of Noah and Lot-Luke 17, Matt 24. What happened in the days of Noah?

Genesis 7:1 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Genesis 7:4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. Genesis 7:5 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.

Verse 7:1 says what? Come into the ark. Verse 7:4 says in 7 more days I will bring the rain. People like to argue "hey, but it did'nt rain for 7 more days!" Who cares? What happened first? Noah was told to come into the ark, FIRST. Once in the ark, who cares when it rained?

What do we know about Noah's experience? 1. He did what the Lord commanded, he was obedient 2. He was physically separated/segragated from the wrath and judgement. You need to read the specific words of how he was separated: Gen 7:And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

So, we enter the ark BEFORE the "7 days" and before the "40 days and nights of rain" and we are lifted up above the earth. Arguing about the 7 and 40 days is irrelevant, the relevant fact to our escape is that Noah entered first.BEFORE. Everything has to fit, we can't force pieces into the puzzle right? Luke 21:36 tells us there is an escape from all that's coming. Did Noah escape all? Yes, he did. Did Lot escape all? Yes, he did. Will we (if counted worthy) escape all? Yes, we will. I am absolutely 100% positive that we will look back on history, after the Lord does what he does and say "Yep, exactly, precisely like it happened to Noah and Lot. Yep, we did "escape all" exactly as the Lord said it would happen. The details are in the Lord's hands.

To really understand how this is going to work, transport your mind back in time, into Noah's or Lot's body, and take with you your understanding of every detail of how their experience worked out for them. That's what is coming. We are going to have a "Noah and Lot experience." It will be exactly like that. The Lord said it, not me. Many are those who would explain new details into the Noah and Lot experience. Read both stories, I see nothing, absolutely nothing about them being persecuted, executed, chased/hunted down by wicked men, treading water, putting out fires on their clothes from brimstone saying "whoa, that was close!" Nada, not even remotely close. Before a single act of judgement even starts, the righteous have to be removed, that's a fact. Who said that? Look below. Also, guess what word I see written five times down there? You guessed it: escape.

And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my LORD: 19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: 20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. 21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. 22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

I cannot do anything till thou be come thither? Yea, no destruction, not a lick of it till Lot was out. And escape, escape, escape, escape, escape, gosh where have we read that before?

Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

The indisputable facts of the Noah and Lot stories were, Noah went into the ark first, verse 7:1 then he waited 7 days (verse 7:4) and 40 days for men to be judged. Lot went out of Sodom before a single fiery ember was allowed to fall.

Here's something else thats very important to realize, what was Noah and Lot's situation before Noah entered the ark, and before Lot left Sodom? Do we read anything about them suffering the judgements of sword, famine, death and hell, plague, beasts of the earth hunting them down? Well, that's what's coming for this world. If Noah and Lot did'nt face those things, neither will we. The book of ezekiel clearly states that the sword and famine are signature judgements by the Lord our God. Those exact same judgements are what open the tribulation period in Seals 1-5.

The book of Matthew tells us that the world was eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage right up to the day Noah entered the ark. So you should expect to eat and drink, marry and give in marriage right up to the day we enter the ark. If the Holy Spirit wanted Matthew to tell us, "be ready to dodge the sword, famine, beasts, the anti-christ, death and hell up till the day you enter the ark," he could have, but he did'nt.

The Lord's word will be exalted. It will be vindicated. So we can give ourselves a 100% guarantee that right up to the day we enter our "ark," this is what we will see:

they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

The Lord told Noah "come in here," our Lord Jesus will tell us "come up here." Noah entered the ark through an open door, then the Lord close the door behind Noah. We will enter heaven through an open door (Rev 4) and the Lord will close it behind us: Matt 25: 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Our Noah/Lot, experience is ahead of us and approaching quickly. If you want to understand the experience, put yourselves in Noah's and Lot's shoes. With your mind and spirit, enter their experience and understand it the way it happened to them, because that's what's coming, exactly like that. Physical removal from the physical location of judgement and wrath is what happened. This time, the wrath and judgement will be world-wide, so where do you think we go? A door open in heaven give you a clue?

Many will be left behind, for various reasons. Already their hearts tell them they will be in the tribulation. There's but very little time to change that. Grace and peace

Establish What You Believe

The Lord has clearly established in his word, through historical precedent, what he uses as tools of his wrath. One example of many:

Ezekiel 6:12 He who is far off will die by the plague, and he who is near will fall by the sword, and he who remains and is besieged will die by the famine. Thus will I spend My wrath on them. I also want you to note the way the words are put together. First, the items that compose the wrath are listed: plague, sword, famine, then at the end, he says this is how my wrath will fall on them.

Note with me that this is exactly how Revelation 6 is written. All the seals are listed.....sword, famine, death and hell, attacks by the beasts of the earth, then, at the end, he says "For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?," exactly like it does in Ezekiel. Notice also that it says "okay, we are now in the day of his wrath." They say....they say, hey, we are in the day of the Lord's wrath!" Why do they say this? Because seals 1-6 convinced them.
Anyone who tells you that sword and famine are not methods God has used, and will continue to use as tools of his wrath, have never read the bible, or are willfully ignoring 'inconvenient' large portions of it. Why is it important to nail down/establish what we believe about the escape/rapture? Because the Lord has clearly shown us that as we believe/have faith, so things are done to us. Examples are the centurians servant healed, the woman with the issue of blood healed by touching the Lord's cloak, and there are many more. Faith carries power. Here's another thing to note about our belief about the escape. If the "pre-wrath" or "post-trib folks" were right, what would it matter? We are followers of Christ Jesus to the very end, regardless.

I also have personal reasons to believe that the escape will be before the wrath expressed from the 1st seal of Rev 6 and afterwards. I have asked the Lord over and over again, should I stock supplies? Should I buy a gun? Should I build a bunker and hide in the desert somewhere? etc etc etc. I can tell you that I do not have the slightest twinge in my spirit, not even an inkling to do any of that stuff. I've purchased some supplies for very short term situations, but that is something I did on my own, without any prompting. The life I have lived up to this point has been one of guidance by the Holy Spirit. Maybe 2-3 times in my life, I went far enough down a road that the Lord did'nt want me on that he really reached down, twisted my guts and said "CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? STOPPPPPPPPPPPP." I find this quite an interesting clue, I see how close we are to complete societal meltdown, yet no inkling to "get survivalist" anytime soon? Why not??? We live by faith, not by sight. I know how to hear the Lord's voice, and I've had my chain jerked enough times by him to know when I've blown it and I need to just stop, listen, and re-direct my path. So far, silence on the preparedness bit. Don't you think if we were going to be around for half or more of hell on earth we would be getting something from the Lord relating to earthly preparatory actions etc. I recognize that if you believe you will be here during all hell on earth, you have good reason to get stocked up. As you believe, so things are done unto you...

Anyhow, the personal observation is just gravy on a dish made hearty by the word of God that tells us 1. We are not destined for wrath, and 2. Wrath starts immediately in Rev 6:1, which by the way is immediately AFTER we see a door open in heaven, then redeemed, rewarded men in heaven (Rev 4-5). Rev 4-5 is immediately after Jesus has his "heart to heart" with the churches to tell them where they are ok, and where they need some work. The macro view could not be any clearer and fits perfectly into the overall structure of the bible. The book of Revelation intertwines with Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah and others to give us a picture. The coming 7 year period is the time of Jacob's trouble, does anyone debate that? The Lord warned Israel over and over and over again regarding what he would do to them, where over 95% of the "day of the Lord" passages found? You got it, the Old Testament! Whyyyyyyyyy? Rev 1-5, the Lord speaking specifically to the church, Rev 6-wrath, Rev 7-the Lord sealing his servants on earth, 12 tribes of Israel...no more talk of the church till the very end of Revelation. Really, the picture could not be clearer.

The Lord tells you to pray that you may be counted worthy of the escape from all that's coming. I marvel at all the people out there today who refuse to obey this command. They refuse to pray this specific prayer, because they don't believe there is an escape from all! In other words, they have come to the conclusion that their understanding of the bible precludes this piece of the bible from being true/worthy of obedience? Why would someone pray for an escape from all when they debate, argue and scrap it out daily to convince anyone and everyone that there is no escape from all that's about to happen. This is a clear case of men's "belief's" trumping God's word. I debated pre-wrath, mid-trib, post-tribbers for years, and not one of them, ever, had an answer for Luke 21:36, so now they just ignore it. That is why I make it a cornerstone for the rest of the "escape all" framework laid out in the bible.

Like I've said in the past though, different people are in different places in their walk on this earth. Most people will be going through the tribulation, most people won't live through it, most people won't enter the narrow gate that leads to life (ref Matt 7:14+, and Matt 7:21+). Hard truths yea? Stuff people don't want to hear right? Which is precisely why the Lord has given me this narrow niche, this specific task to do. The prophets of old spoke the word of God to Israel and they killed them, mocked, ridiculed them etc for it. Why would religious people today be any different? Are people today "better" in some way than people in the past?

Time is short guys. If the crisis in the world was limited to financial, I doubt we would be talking about the end times like this. There is so very very much more going on today on every front imaginable that points to the near term, short term revelation of anti-christ to the world. The groundwork is being laid in direct proportion to the amount our God allows to be laid, and today, he's allowing ALOT. Satan has been pressing and scheming and conniving from the very beginning to do what he is doing today, and every time our God nipped his plans and cancelled the satanic paradise on the spot. We can see with our very eyes how far along we are this time. The preparation for satan's final 7 year free-for-all are in the final stages. That means this time, our Lord allowed it to advance to this stage, and if he allowed it, where does that place us on the prophetic timeline? The Lord is speaking to the churches TODAY. Go re-read Rev 2-3.

The world is already tilting, and its ready to flip upside down. i do not conside myself a "pre-tribber" because that's something men made up. I do consider myself an "escaper." That's something the Lord tells us is coming. Its a nondebatable fact of scripture. Lot did'nt stand in Sodom and dance around falling brimstone, Noah did'nt put on his duck floatie and tread water while the Lord sailed the ark in, and we won't get hammered with the wrath and judgement coming on this entire earth either. That's a fact, not because I said it, but because he said it.
We are told to pray that we may be counted worthy. This worthiness should be a prayer we have and a goal for us every day we wake up now. If a prayer you said 20 years ago was enough, Jesus would'nt be telling you to pray that you may be counted worthy in the future now would he? Yea, its true, you have to "do" something to be counted worthy. The first thing is to obey the command to pray. How many people will be dissapointed on "that day" when they are left here on earth? It's a sobering thought, and I'm not laughing. Does anything else get more serious than this? The only thing worse than living though the Lord's wrath on earth would be eternal torment in hell.

From what I can see of what's coming, this world will soon be unrecognizable by many people. Satan's "interior decoration" staff is already in this world throwing up plans and prints and moving furniture around for their boss when he shows up soon. Do you like what you see so far? This world has'nt seen anything yet, not even the tip of the iceberg. Go rent every movie produced in the last 5 years relating to "supermen" "aliens" and "end of the world" themes then stir them all around till mixed well and you'll have an inkling of what's coming.

Don't get scared, get motivated. Purify your heart, remove any wickedness from your spirit. Ask the Lord for power, for strength, for wisdom to both know and do his will. This is all about our God's agenda, not Satan's playland on earth. Every time Satan has done something where he thought "score 1 for me" it has turned out to be a crushing clobber over the head for himself. The most notable example being the crucufixion of our Lord. Did'nt work out as well as Satan thought...

Ok, I have more to say but no more time. You are dearly loved. Yea, hell on earth is coming, but it was never intended for you (the true believer). Do you believe that there is an "escape from all" coming (Luke 21:36) or do your beliefs leave you doubting the very word of God?

Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; it shall be
... Jesus told the officer, "Go! What you believed will be done for you." And at that moment the servant was healed.

May the Lord bless you and keep you, may his face shine upon you and may he grant you peace.

Unlimited Power

Ephesians 1:18 And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints, 19 And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power, 20 By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, 21 Far over all rule and authority and power and every name which is named, not only in the present order, but in that which is to come: 22 And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.

The Lord reminded me recently of how he likes to do things in this world. I've seen this way in my own life as well as throughout the bible. In stark contrast to men, the Lord is not troubled in the least by "overwhelming odds" here on earth. Remember the story of Gideon:

Judges 7 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
4 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. 5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink. 6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. 7 And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place. 8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

What happened there? The Lord basically says its not "how much, how many" or whatever else you have to fight with, its the Lord's power that wins the day and he can cause you to win out in any and every situation. Remember Psalm 91? 10,000 fall at your right hand, 1,000 at your left, but the danger won't touch you? Numbers don't matter, the situation does'nt matter. A failing economy does'nt matter, the housing mess does'nt matter, what does matter is that you believe...19 And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power, 20 By which he made Christ come back from the dead

These days, either we get out of the boat and walk on the water with Jesus, or we get swamped by the storm and waves. There's less and less "wiggle room" these days. All the grey area is being sorted into black and white by pressure, by the storms of life. Playing church isn't going to cut it anymore. "Going to church" isn't going to cut in anymore. We have to BE the church, not "go to it." People don't have a problem with "going to church" but they seem to have real troubles "being" the church. Being the church=being "in Christ" because the church is actually the living, breathing body of the King of Kings. The church is not some man made organization, or social club, or feel-good society. It is an organic, living body.

Exercise your faith today, strengthen it for today and the days to come between now and the arrival of our Lord. The same power that was displayed to the world when Jesus was resurrected from the dead, is there for you if you believe. Your faith is worth more than all the riches and glory this world has to offer. We have a fortress, we have an ark, we have a King who is our shelter from the storm around us.

Do you believe he can and will do the things he said he would do? The way you answer that question will determine whether you stand above the storm and raging sea, or whether you sink below the waves. Testing is a part of this life, set your heart to pass the tests of life today. Refining by fire is part of our world today, the less impurity found within you, the less pain when the fire is applied. The escape is still ahead of us. The door in heaven (Rev 4) has not opened yet, but it will soon, be ready for it. Be found "in Christ" when Jesus arrives. Be a wise servant, a wise virgin (Matt 25). Time is short, grace and peace

Anti-Christ and Satanic Age Written All Over the Inaguration

Okay, so let's see. A review of the material I posted yesterday shows us this:

1. The most powerful man in the world (United States President) is code named "Renegade" which means lawless one..rejecting faith..rejecting law (by the secret service)

2. The most powerful man in the world rides on the beast, which is the code name given to the presidential limo

3. The day after the inaguration, Obama overwrites his oath so it could be done "correctly." Apparently doing the oath "correctly" involved performing the oath without a bible...

If we did'nt have enough clues there....did you watch the inagural parade? I distinctly remember the reporters ooooing and aaaaaaaing the Vshaped motorcycle formations that preceded the president. With all the colored lights on the motorcycles and the V formation it was an impressive sight. Something struck me odd about their comments and what we were seeing.

Do you remember the comments I made awhile back about the future being stranger than fiction. Remember the comments I made about the new movie called "watchmen" coming out soon? If you watch the trailers for the movie you'll notice "superhero" figures and UFO's throughout the movie. We've been buried lately in "superhero" movies. Have you noticed that? Comments in the recent movie "Hancock" where one of the "superheroes" explains what they really are: GODS..ANGELS....

Back to the Vshaped motorcycle formation. What kind of associations can we now link to the amazing satanic parade that was Obama's inaguration? UFO/Alien/Superhero/Angelic...DEMONIC contact.

http://www.ufodigest.com/news/1006/tokyoufo.html

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread429854/pg1

The word of God speaks clearly of a time in the future when mens hearts fail them from fear of what's coming on the earth...

Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 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.

So before you fall over laughing at the Ufo reference, remember that movie "Independance day?" Have you noticed all the movies produced over the past 10 years dealing with Ufo/Alien contact? Let me ask you a question: what would be the state of your heart if/when a 10 mile long "independance day" sized UFO showed up over the white house? Think your heart might flutter a little bit? ............Men's hearts failing them for fear....looking after those things which are coming on the earth.

We have a president who is now associated (through words) with beast, lawlessness (renegade), rejection of the Bible, Ufo/Alien/Angels and all those associations came out of the first two days of Obama's presidency.

I know people scoff at such things. As evidence of the end of the age mounts, so does opposition, scoffing and denial of the evidence. I'm standing on the wall watching and telling you what I see. I'm not the only one seeing these things but the others are few....why am I not surprised? I'm still amazed at how we can have DAILY news reports of Ufo sightings and yet many still scoff at the idea that "contact" may happen soon.

Let's look at this again:

Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

That ^^ is a clear reference to Rev 6

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.

This ^^ comes immediately after the Rev 6 reference

10 verses later in Luke 21 we have what? Luke 21:26-->+10 verses=Luke 21:36

Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Escape ALL of what things? These things.....men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth...that we read 10 verses earlier. Is it a coincidence that after giving us clear reference to Rev 6 and mens hearts failing them for fear we are told to pray for escape from ALL OF IT? No, its not a coincidence.

What's in your heart today? What are you excersing your faith for? Do you beleive that the escape promised in Luke 21:36 is something you can be part of? If you don't, if you are not praying specifically for the escape as you were told to, do you think you'll get to escape anyway?

As you believe, so it shall be done unto you.

Matt 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

My opinion is, those who believe they will go through the tribulation WILL GO THROUGH it. I am absolutely convinced that the escape is the pre-trib rapture, but guess what those who are post-trib and pre-wrath and believe that they'll be neck deep in the tribulation will be correct about one thing, they believe they will go through the tribulation so as they believe, so be it done unto them...right?

Faith is the currency of heaven, and if you have no faith currency in the "escape" account how will you pay the cost on the day it shows up? If you are bankrupt in the escape account and filthy faith rich in the "go through the tribulation" account, you only have one account to draw from. What do I base that on? Matt 8:13...as you believe so be it unto thee...nothing complex about it. It only gets complex when people live a life of wickedness, sin, and apostasy but still believe they will enter the gates of heaven.

The bottom line here is: time is short. I did'nt think Obama was the anti-christ before the inauguration, but the events of Jan 20-21 we so loaded I could'nt deny them. Who knows, maybe Obama isn't the anti-christ, but if he isn't he still has "beast, renegade-lawless one, no bible included oath, ufo patterned escort" pasted all over him. Perhaps he's a "john the baptist for satan" type who paves the way for the man of sin. I don't know. We still of Joe Biden's promised "Obama test" coming that might expose more of what we are dealing with.

I have a mental image now of how the timing of the rapture works out, time will tell how accurate it is. Of course its not a "date setting" image, its an image of our face pressed up a thin glass window that separates the tribulation world from us today. We get so close to the tribulation that we can smell it, hear it, taste it, we are a razors width away from it then "bang" with a shout, in the blink of an eye, we are gone. That will test people's faith, which is why it makes the most sense. We are being tested today, and we will be tested right up to the day we leave this place.

I take the promises of God very seriously and I say the things I say without taking anything for granted. I can tell you that I have the "fear of God" alive and well within me. I do fear the one who can throw both body and soul into hell.

Matt 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

You know that this ^^^^was not written to the pagans, heathens or satanists right? That was written to US..you and me. While we are on the idea of not taking things for granted...

Back to the OSAS destroyer..John 15 which tells us that you can be cutoff from the vine, which is Jesus Christ, here is another direct reference that ties in both "not taking things for granted" and debunking the OSAS heresy:

John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Romans 11:17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. 20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. 24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

What happens if you do not"continue in his goodness?" You will be CUT OFF, that's twice in two different places that we get the same message. Does "continue in his goodness" sound like an event that took place 10 years ago or yesterday? Continue means today and tomorrow and the next day etc etc etc. You might have been "saved" yesterday but what are you TODAY? I can tell you for a fact, based on Romans 11 and John 15 that if today you are not "continuing in his goodness" you are CUTOFF. Does "cutoff" sound saved to you? Does thrown out, withered and burned (John 15:6) sound "saved" to you?

Also notice there's that word again "in" like "in him" ..."in Christ"..."in his goodness." If you are "in" you are covered by everything Jesus did for you. If you are not "in (him/Christ/his goodness)" you are covered in your sins....

The time to get "in Christ" and remain "in Christ" is today.

Paul said he worked out his salvation with fear and trembling, unlike so many within the babylonian form of christianity today. Why should they "work out their salvation with fear and trembling" when they "got saved" 30 years ago? I hope you are beginning to understand why so many are on the broad path that leads to destruction, and why so FEW will enter the narrow gate that leads to life. I hope you are beginning to understand why MANY will say to Jesus "Lord Lord, did'nt we do this that and the other thing in your name" and he'll tell them "I never knew you, away from me."

Be ready for Jesus to come back today, be patient enough to wait for him for years. That's the narrow path we walk. grace and peace

In the Days That Were Before the Flood

Matt 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

It's amazing to see all the hooplah over this inaguration. Ten of, hundreds of millions of people seem to have this idea that Obama will actually change things for their benefit. I cannot think of any more naive thought than that. People are jam packing themselves together in the freezing cold for DAYS for what? To see (maybe) a car zoom by? To see a dot way on the horizon that might be the president? It's easy to see where people's hope is.

We, on the other hand, have an ark of Safety, just like Noah did, just like Lot who was escorted out of harms way BEFORE destruction fell. Jesus Christ is our ark of safety. This world is crumbling down around people's ears and I think its their last chance to get things right before all hell breaks loose. Putting hope in this world is FUTILE. The creation was SUBJECT TO FRUSTRATION by the creator PURPOSEFULLY.

Romans 8:8 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. 24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

There is no pleasure for those with the Spirit to see other people suffering, but there is great pleasure in seeing souls turned away from destruction. Our hope today should be fully set on the Lord Jesus and the coming of his kingdom. This place is rotten and getting worse by the day. You'd think that the so called christians in this world with all their "getting involved" would have stemmed the tide of wickedness. It does'nt take alot of light to illuminate an entire room, yet this world teeters on pitch blackness with a few little spots of light flickering throughout the nations. What does that tell you about todays "christians."

Everything written here is to get your attention and redirect it to the one who CAN help you. This world has never seen a time like today in the history of the world. Never before have the forces of darkness moved so far, so fast to blanket the world and implement a truly global satanic reign. It's been an old dream, attempted by many men in the past, but never realized. These days, our days we are SEEING the fulfillment of prophesy written about for thousands of years reserved for OUR DAYS. What will we do about it? Will we believe God?

I have written in the past about preparing for the tribulation. Our preparedness is to be found "in Christ" without spot or blemish, wholly satisfying to him who loves us. Provision will be made BY GOD himself for Israel after the abomination that causes desolation. Provision was made BY GOD for Noah to build an ark, Provision was made BY GOD to escort Lot out of Sodom. Do you beleive for one second that those who are dearly loved "in Christ" will not be provisioned for? What is our provision? ESCAPE...luke 21:36...from ALL thats about to happen.
In Rev 4 we see:

1. behold, a door was opened in heaven
2. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

A door open in heaven? Yea. What are doors for? For people to go in and out of right?

Where do those crowns come from ?

1 Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive ...
... Then, when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the victor'scrown of glory that will never fade away

So..in order for those elders to be wearing their crowns, the CHIEF SHEPHERD had to appear to them right? Isn't that what 1 Peter5:4 says? In Rev 4 we see REDEEMED men, coincidentally RIGHT AFTER the door opened in heaven? Coincidentally IMMEDIATELY after Jesus spoke DIRECTLY to the churches in Rev 2-3? Too much coincidence there for me. Jesus is speaking to the churches TODAY, next a door opens in heaven and redeemed men are wearing crowns.

Notice that not everyone gets a crown:

2 Timothy 2:5 Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not
... And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.

You've got to keep the rules...which means obey. Jesus said "If you love me you will obey my commands." On the day of the escape, what would people pay (if they could) to get out of here and go directly to heaven? There's nothing in this world, the sum of all of it added together that could be remotely close to worth the value of escaping this world and ending up in paradise.

There are many scoffers today who tell us that nobody escapes. These scoffers must know something that Jesus does'nt because it was the Spirit of God who said there is an escape coming from all that's about to happen (luke 21:36). The church HAS BEEN provisioned for, just like Noah, Lot and Israel will be during the coming "time of Jacob's trouble" which is the 70th week of Daniel which is coming for a SPECIFIC PURPOSE. That purpose is NOT to test and try the believing, obedient church.

Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, 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.

These words are proof that the hour of temptation is NOT for those who keep Jesus' word. Jesus is speaking to THE CHURCH here, a church with little strength who will be kept from the hour of temptation.

Who will "keep" the church from this hour? Jesus said "I WILL" meaning he provides for the escape.

As the tribulation hour rockets down the rails towards us, its time to tidy up and loose ends that may be hanging off of us. We should be prepared in every way to leave this place. We must also be very patient. This is a tough line to walk. Completely prepared to leave, and completely ready to slug it out for however long the Lord sees fit to have us on earth. With our strength this is a tall order, but with the Spirit of God all things are possible. Jesus Christ is our provision on earth and in heaven. Remain IN HIM.

time is short, grace and peace

Sealing the Servants of our God

As we head into the tribulation like a freight train, I think we have to keep our eyes on the promise of escape from what's about to happen. It's going to take faith to be ready for this escape when it comes, because as we get closer and closer to the fiery trial set to test this world, many people will begin to doubt whether there will be any escape at all.

Consider this:

Rev 7
And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

Okay, so what's going on here ^^^? The servants of God are being sealed, right? Who are these servants of God? Here's the answer in verse 4:

4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

Do you find it at all troubling that the servants of God are mentioned, and the church is NOWHERE to be seen? I know the true church is a small flock, but not one mention of "servants of God" and "the church?" Why is it that the only servants of God sealed are children of Israel?

How about..because the true church, the little flock, just left the earth. In Rev 2-3 the Lord speaks in DETAIL to the churches, then the rest of the book of Revelation is barren of mention of the church and FULL of mention of the children of Israel. How can we make sense of that? The church isn't here. People have tried to make a case that the church is around, but they cannot make a case for the detailed address to the church in Rev 2-3 and then POOF, nothing about the church. Was it too hard for the Lord to use the same language that he used in Rev 2-3 to speak to the churches throughout the entire book of Revelation OR is it that the true church is no longer around on the earth?

If you want proof that the church is no longer around on earth, but is in heaven, the Lord gives it to you IMMEDIATELY after the picture of the children of Israel being sealed:

Rev 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

So...we see the children of Israel getting sealed to serve God on earth, then immediately after we see a scene IN HEAVEN of a great multitude that no man could number of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues....what does that mean? This great multitude is IN HEAVEN, that means not on earth right?

who is this great multitude?
13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Came out of great tribulation?

Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, 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.

Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Matt 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

What is the tribulation anyway? It's a great TEST...to TRY them that live on the earth. What happens when the Lord has already tested you and found you worthy of his kingdom, do you need to be tested some more? Everyone is TESTED in life, they always have been and always will be.

2 Corinthians 13:5 Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith;
... the faith. Test yourselves! You know, don't you, that Jesus the Messiahlives in you? Could it be that you are failing the test?

2 Corinthians 2:9 For to this end also I wrote, so that I
... I had also written to you to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in every way. ... I had also written to you to test you.

Psalm 26:2 Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my mind
... <<>>. ... Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my mind and my heart

James 1:12 Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once
... When he has passed the test, he will receive the victor's crown of life thatGod has promised to those who keep on loving him

Whoa nellie..did you read that? "who KEEP ON LOVING HIM" What? Is that saying that passing the test involves an ONGOING COMMITTMENT to love God (which means obey his commandments) NOT just a one time 'decision.' Yea, that's what it says.....

1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal ...
... Dear friends, do not be surprised by the fiery ordeal that is taking place amongyou to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is ...
... You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, whowill not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he ...

Psalm 17:3 You have tried my heart; You have visited me by
... You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me tothe test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin. ...

I could go on and on quoting from the bible on this idea of testing. The big picture of the meaning of life, heaven and hell, good and evil, life in general is a TEST of where your heart really is.

All military special forces use very difficult TESTS before admitting members into their ranks to determine how bad the recruits really want to get in. The only way to find out what a person REALLY wants is through time and TESTing. If you have been tested, and have passed the test, and the tribulation is a great test, does it make any sense that God would put you through a test you've already passed?

All the people who have already died in the Lord were TESTED in life. They did NOT go through the tribulation in any form or fashion, they were tested in life. To say that the true church today must go through the tribulation to be tested is nonsense. When we have PASSED THE SAME TEST that our fathers did, being tested in life, and remaining "in Christ" what need do we have of further testing?

Our faith is being tested today. Our love, our obedience, our faithfulness, are all being tested. Go re-read all the quotes posted above relating to our testing. Open a bible search for yourself on TESTing. I hope you are beginning to see why Luke 21:36 says:

Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

There is a worthiness test to be able to escape what's about to happen. WATCH and PRAY that you will be counted worthy of escaping ALL that's about to happen. There is a test facing you today. Will you remain faithful, will you remain obedient, will you strive to please the Lord in every way? Is your love for the Lord real today or just something you did 10 years ago? Do you believe the Lord will do what he said he'd do? What is in your heart........

Time is short, a storm is coming, be watching, be ready...grace and peace

Fear is a Weapon

You don't have to lose your job, or be homeless, or be hungry to be just as much of a victim of what's going on today as those who have lost their job, house, food. FEAR can take those things away from you even while you seemingly still have them!

Your body reacts to things you fear just as if they are already happening to you. If you have'nt lost your job, but you live in fear that you will, you have just as much bodily and mental stress as you would have if you actually lost your job. In fact, you are worse off because since you are in a state of fear that has no imminent basis in reality, you cant act to remedy anything since nothing has actually happened which makes you feel even WORSE.

The people of the world are being played like a violin. Barak (Hebrew:lightning) Obama is a man hugely favored by this world right now, who is poised in a moment of crisis, to implement the New World Order. Obama may or may not be "the" man of sin, he may just be "a" man of sin. The right person is in place (Obama) at the right time in history (global crisis) to put in place a GLOBAL SOLUTION, also known as the new world order.

Now, back to fear...if you trust in Christ, if he's "got your back" then what are you worrying for? If you are not in Christ, you have reason to worry. What's coming is hell on earth, but ITS NOT HERE YET. For those who are orchestrating the current fear fest, keeping you in fear until the anti-christ is unveiled IS the objective. If you stay in fear, they have you where they want you.

Your answer is "in Christ." Jesus is the "fixer." The world will still be crumbling around you, but you can have peace that makes this world irrelevant. We are in the world, but not of it. While we are here, this worlds affairs are not our concern, our Lord's business is out concern. We are soldiers serving a captain whose kingdom is COMING, but not here yet. Do not be troubled, our King has already overcome this world, and greater is he who is in us than he who is in the world.

There is still an escape coming (luke 21:36), there is a promise to be kept from the hour of trial coming on this whole world. Focus your mind on the promises not the problems :-)

grace and peace