BELIEVING ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES

Service from our Friday meeting

BELIEVING ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES

Ephesians 3:16   ¹⁶ That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

If we want to receive Gods blessings, it is important that we stay in contact with other believers in the body of Christ. God speaks to each of us individually. Other believers have information that you may not have. Together we make a good support system for the perfection of God’s word in us.

The family of God includes all who have believed in Christ in the past, all those who believe in the present all who will believe in the future.

We are a family, because we have the same father. He is the source of all creation, the rightful owner of everything. Even He is the owner of everything He loves sharing with His children.

God promises His love and his power to his family. It is an awesome privilege to be able to approach God with freedom and confidence.

When you feel shut out or isolated, remember that you can never be lost to Gods love, in union with Christ Jesus, and through His empowering spirit we are complete in Gods peace.

Hebrews 13: 20-21   ²⁰ Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

²¹ Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The same God of peace that raised Jesus from the dead, is the same God through the blood of Jesus that gives us this everlasting covenant, to make us perfect in every good work, to equip us with all we need for doing His will.

This blood bought covenant was designed for the redeemed (or Christians) to continue the work, from the example that Jesus set before us.

John 14: 12-14   ¹² Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

¹³ And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

¹⁴ If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Jesus is the visible, tangible image of the invisible God, He is the complete revelation of what God is like.

Jesus said; verily, verily, which means “in truth” I am saying to you in truth, that the people who believe on me, the works that you have personally seen me do, you can do also.

And greater works than these shall you do, because I am going to my father, and whatever you need for the work of the Kingdom, that will I do.

That the father may be glorified in the Son, if you shall ask anything in my name I will do it.

The reason Jesus said greater works than theses shall you do, is not meaning per say ‘greater’ works, he was saying, I am sending the Holy Spirit to guide you with the same power and authority that I used.

Matthew 28:18   ¹⁸ And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

God the Father gave Jesus authority over heaven and earth, and on the basis of that authority, Jesus told his disciples to make more disciples as they preached, baptized and taught, with the same authority.

Jesus still commands us to tell others the good news, and make them disciples for the Kingdom. You don’t have to be a preacher/teacher to spread the good news to the lost.

Matthew 10: 5-8   ⁵ These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

⁶ But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

⁷ And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

Why didn’t Jesus want to send the disciples to teach the gentiles or Samaritans? A gentile is anyone who is not a Jew. The Samaritans were a race that resulted from inter marriage between Jews and gentiles.

Jesus asked the disciples to go only to the Jews, he came first to the Jews.

Romans 1: 16   ¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

The reason the message went to the Jew first is because they had been Gods chosen people for more than two thousand years. Ever since God chose Abraham and promised him and his descendants great blessings.

God did not choose the Jews because they deserved to be chosen, but because he wanted to show His love and mercy to them.

For it would be through them that his messiah would come into the world. God chose them not to play favorites, but so that they would tell the world about the plan of salvation.

The bible clearly teaches that Gods message of salvation is for all people, regardless of race, sex or national origin.

If you are a believer, the blessings are always in reach.

Luke 11:28   ²⁸ But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Proverbs 28:22   ²² He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

When people rush, and do things trying to get rich they can sometimes be deceived by people, and often loose what little they have.

When they stop focusing on God, and see the glitter of the world, then they stop considering the things of God, all ‘these things’ will come to us by being obedient to His word.

The richest blessings are knowing Christ Jesus as Lord, your fellowship with God, the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, and friends you can count on.

THANKSGIVING A TIME FOR SHARING

From our Friday Service

THANKSGIVING A TIME FOR SHARING

In the United States of America Thanksgiving Day is a time we have set aside to give thanks. We give thanks for our founding fathers of our country. We are grateful that our country was founded on the premise that we could worship freely. That we are a nation that believes that all men are created equal.

Thanksgiving is a time for sharing and counting all of your blessings. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. It is possible for some that it may be your last.

Today is gift from God. God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you even used one second to say thank you God?

Thank you for giving your son as a sacrifice so we might be worthy to be part of your family. Did you remember to thank God for his grace? The grace of God is unmerited, undeserved favor of God.

It is the power of anointing favor that we receive our blessings thru.

The grace of God is the anointed power, and ability to get things done to help you.

Did you happen to take a moment to just thank him for having mercy on your soul?

Romans 8:12    ¹² Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Did you happen to thank Him for his great love for ‘us’ his children?

John 3:16   ¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

God’s love was so great that he sent Jesus to die and pay the ultimate price, so we would have a chance to spend eternity with Him.

Thru what Jesus did at Calvary, we have power and authority over our adversary, the devil.

It is time to start sharing and counting your blessings.

Psalms 26:7-8   ⁷ That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

⁸ Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

So, that I may loudly sing a hymn of thanksgiving and tell about all your miracles. God is still in the miracle business.

O Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.

Psalms 50: 14-15   ¹⁴ Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

¹⁵ And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

 God is saying, Call on me in times of trouble, I will rescue you, and you will honor me.

How many times do we dishonor God each day?

How many days, weeks, even months do we go along trying to work out our problems ourselves, when God is there all the time, waiting for us to seek Him out.

How long has it been since you told God, thank you for your loving kindness?

God, I really know you love me, regardless of what happens in my life. You sent my brother my friend, my savior, Jesus to save me from eternity in the lake of fire.

So, my Lord and my God we just want to say from the bottom of our hearts, for this very special day, thank you.

PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE TO THE SECOND COMING-MILLENNIUM

PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE TO THE

SECOND COMING-MILLENNIUM

The church is mentioned more than twenty times in the first three chapters of revelation. There is no mention of the church between revelation 4:1 and revelation 19:1

The bible never says the church will go through the tribulation period.

Revelation 3:10   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.

1 Thessalonians   4:14-18    ¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

¹⁵ For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

¹⁶ For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

¹⁷ Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

¹⁸ Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Jesus comes to meet his church in the rapture.

1Thessalonians 3:13   ¹³ To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

Jesus comes with his church in the second coming.

The church goes up from the earth in the rapture, and it comes down to the earth in the second coming.

2 Thessalonians 2:6-8   ⁶ And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

⁷ For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

⁸ And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

We can’t be certain and do not know what hold back the lawless one, there are three possibilities.

1.   Government and law, which help to curb evil.

2.   The ministry and activity of the church and the effects of the good news.

3.   The Holy Spirit.

The bible is not clear on who this restrainer is, on that the restraint is removed.

God is far stronger that the man of lawlessness and God will save his people.

The lawlessness is already secretly at work. This means that the work that this antichrist will do is already going on.

Secretly means something no one can discover by something God will reveal.

We have yet to see the real horror of complete lawlessness.

This will happen when the one who is holding it back, possible the Holy Spirit, steps out of the way.

Why will God allow this to happen? To show people and nations their own sinfulness, and to show them by bitter experience the true alternative… The Lordship of Christ.

Revelation 19:7   ⁷ Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

The church must go to heaven for the marriage of the Lamb, before the second coming at the end of the tribulation period.

Sometime after the rapture a seven-year period will begin which is called the tribulation. It is nowhere specified that the tribulation will immediately follow the rapture.

So there may be some interval between the two events of the Rapture and the tribulation. Still the rapture could happen tonight.

Confusion over whether or not there will be a rapture does exist. One reason for this is that the word rapture is not in the bible.

That is why the pre-tribulation concept of the rapture has often been condemned as escapism. I think this criticism is unjustified.

1 Thessalonian 4:18   ¹⁸ Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

The bible itself says that Christians are to comfort one another.

With the concept of the rapture.

So we should be encouraging each other, comforting and reassuring other brothers and sisters in Christ with this great hope.

Keep in mind the word rapture is not in the English translation of the bible. The new testament was written in Greek.

Then was translated into Latin and then English, several verses of the bible in the Latin translation contains the word rapture. It was penned by Saint Jerome from the Latin Vulgate “rapere.”

It means to be caught up, plucked up or taken up. Christians translate this Latin word to mean rapture.

Gods patience with those on earth is probably wearing pretty thin. I believe the tribulation period is approaching very fast.

As believers we need to submit to Gods authority as a daily principle in our lives.

The rapture of the church has happened, the dead in Christ have risen and we which are alive shall be caught up together.

At this time, or perhaps a period of time, the first three-and-a-half-year tribulation will begin.

The seals begin to open, the terrible Judgements will not begin like a nuclear explosion, they will not appear to be that bad at first. They will gain in strength as time goes by.

Things will eventually get out of control, and become so bad that mankind would destroy the earth were it not for the second coming of Jesus.

Jesus is the only one who opens the seals and is in charge of the judgements and their timing.

Jesus won’t break the seal and the creature won’t say come up and see until the church is removed. The creature is the one on the white horse, the antichrist.

As long as Noah was on the earth, God did not send the flood and judge the world.

As long as lot and his family were in Sodom and Gomorrah, God did not send the fire and brimstone to destroy the cities.

Today, as long as the church is in the world, God will not send these terrible judgments. As soon as the church is taken to heaven, God will not hesitate to pour out his wrath.

As these seals are opened four horses and riders are loosed.

The first is a white horse,

Revelation 6:2   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.

This is the anti-christ riding this white horse, he is an imitation of Jesus who will return at the end of the tribulation on a white horse.

The second seal produces a red horse, whose rider has power to take peace from the earth. This could easily be nuclear warfare.

The third seal produces a black horse whose rider is famine. Famine always follows war; it is not worldwide but middle east.

The fourth seal produces a pale horse whose rider is death, this rider won’t be looking for the saved, instead he will be hunting the great mass of people who are destined for an eternity in hell.

This rider will go forth to harvest the souls of unbelievers to fuel the fires of hell.

It staggers the imagination to realize that one fourth of the world’s population will be destroyed within a matter of days.

The fifth seal following the rapture multitudes will accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, they are called the tribulation saints.

World leaders will say these Christians are a threat to the world government, world peace, world religion and the environment.

Therefore, they must be dealt with, followers of the new age movement teach that the earth must go through a cleansing. Their vision will include the death of all who turn to Jesus.

At the beginning or right after the tribulation a great host of armies are gathered to do battle with Israel.

Ezekiel 38: 14-16    Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?

¹⁵ And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

¹⁶ And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be 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.

This army is Russia and her allies.

Ezekiel 39: 1-4    Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

² And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

³ And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

⁴ Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

Russia and its allies are defeated, except one sixth or about fifteen percent.

Because of the way God moves on behalf of their nation 144,000 will come to know Jesus.

There will be chaos after the rapture and after the war with Russia and her allies, which will allow the antichrist to come to power.

Revelation 13:3-4    And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

⁴ And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

Remember that the heads represent seven world governments, the antichrist will be given so much power that he will be the world government.

This will be a pivotal moment for Satin and his anti-christ. Every unbeliever in the world will be amazed. At this point they will follow him, even into war.

They will follow him because he is injured unto death and was miraculously healed.  When this healing occurs, the end of the tribulation period will be exactly forty two months away.

They will be in awe of his power and the miracles he performs.

He will unite the world. Under his leadership he will control the economy.

People who are impressed by power will follow those who display it forcefully, or offer it to their followers.

The end of the tribulation will come about the time the antichrist sits in the temple and declares that he is god.

At the first part of the tribulation there is a covenant made with Israel. It will be broken at the three and a half time period of the tribulation.

Daniel 9: 26-27   And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

²⁷ And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

With his rise in power his great victories in other wars, his overwhelming personality and of course his miraculous healing, they will believe this man is invincible.

Even the rulers of the other divisions of the world will be so impressed with him.

This man “the antichrist” will be a master deceiver with persuasive power from the pits of hell.

Matthew 24:15-16   When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

¹⁶ Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

At this point things are so dangerous for the Jewish people at Judaea they are told in the word to flee to the mountains.

Revelation 13:6   And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

MID TRIBULATION

MID TRIBULATION

LAST 3-1/2 YEARS

Four kinds of blasphemy that will come from the antichrist.

1.   He will blaspheme God.

2.   He will blaspheme the name of God.

3.   He will blaspheme the tabernacle of God.

4.   He will blaspheme those who live in Heaven.

Blasphemy is an offense against God and religion (Christianity)

By denying the existence or providence of God.

He will be anti-God, Anti church, and anti-Semitic

Anti-anything that has to do with God the father.

The mere mention of thing like Jesus, the cross and the redemption will send him into a rage.

The tribulation saints face the most intense persecution the world has ever known. In the short term their future will be bleak. But in the long term, their future will be bright.

Satin will give the antichrist power to conquer all wo turn to God.

Revelation 13:7   And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

He will go forth with a vengeance to wipe out all Christians. Multitudes will be slaughtered in his effort to establish a one world satanic religion.

No one on earth will be safe. The antichrist will extend his domain to include every tribe, every tongue and every nation on earth.

Everyone must submit to him or be killed. This will be one world government and religious persecution at its very worst.

Revelation 13:15   ¹⁵ And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

Next is the false prophet. After setting up an image this false prophet will be given the power to impart breath to the image of the antichrist.

When he does the image will appear to come to life, talk and answer questions.

This will be a reminder that the antichrist was once dead but is alive again… there is no doubt that it will be an incredible event. One that will catch the world’s attention.

Revelation 13:16-17   ¹⁶ And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

¹⁷ And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Still today, even Christians, or at least a lot of them believe we might have to take the mark of the beast 666.

This is not true, at that time if you are a believer you will have been in heaven three and one half years before this occurs.

The rapture will have come and gone before the mark is presented in the earth.

Those who take the mark are accepting the antichrist as their god.

They are choosing the beast over Jesus and refusing Gods offer of salvation, forgiveness and Love.

Everything that is needed in the form of chips and systems to enforce the mark is already available through today’s Technology.

Revelation 15:6-8   And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

⁷ And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.

⁸ And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

Since the antichrist and his followers will not accept the blood of Jesus, as an atonement for their sins, seven angels will be given bowls filled with Gods wrath, instead of the blood of Jesus.

Things just keep getting worse for those who reject Gods Son, when the angel leave the temple it will be filled with smoke from the power and glory of God.

No one will be able to go back in or enter the holy of holies, also no one can change their mind and pour blood on the mercy seat for their sin.

There will be no more mercy, no more delays, and no more opportunities to repent, until the seven plagues have passed.

Revelation 16: 2   And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

These sores will have a very offensive odor. Only those who take the mark of the beast or worship his image will be afflicted.

When the antichrist is unable to heal his own people, the world will know he is a false physician.

This in kind of like the sixth plague in Egypt.

Revelation 16:3   ³ And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

The second bowl of judgment will pollute the sea by turning it into blood and killing everything in it.

One can easily imagine the repercussions of such a horrible event.

Revelation 16:4   ⁴ And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

The third bowl of judgment will be worse. This plague will be similar to the time God turned all the waters of Egypt into blood.

The fish died, the water smelled and the people could not drink it. This plague will be far worse because all the Earths water will be polluted, causing worldwide suffering and death.

Revelation 16:5    And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

We probably don’t realize the important role angels play in managing Gods creation. We have already encountered the four winds of angels. Those angels in charge of holding back the Earths wind.

Ezekiel 37:9   ⁹ Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

Now we learn that God has a water angel in charge of the earths water. Were it not for these angels, man would not have survived as long as he has.

According to the prophet Malachi, a day is coming when the Earth will burn like an oven. Many evil doers will be reduced to ashes.

Malachi 4:1-3   For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

² But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

³ And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

Multitudes will want to wash their painful sores, but they will only be able to wash with blood.

The sun will scorch the earth and men with fire. Major uncontrollable fires will break out all over the world, destroying homes, vegetation, and livestock.

Revelation 16:9   And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

The strong heat of the sun will bear down on them with a vengeance. They will thirst but will not have anything to drink except blood.

The fifth angel poured out his bowl. Darkness comers the planet, men will not repent, but lame God for their afflictions. They will continue to follow the antichrist and his false prophet.

Revelation 16:12    And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

When the sixth angel pours out his bowl, the Euphrates river will dry up. The kings of the east will be able to move their two hundred-million-man army against Israel in the battle of Armageddon.

These kings will include China, North Korea, India, Japan and others. They will wind up in the middle east with the nations coming together to attack Israel.

When the seventh angel pours into the air something will happen to the atmosphere. Great flashes of lightning will explode to the ground, and thunder will rattle the Earth.

Revelation 16:16   And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

This is the only time Armageddon can be found in the bible. Armageddon is Hebrew and a name of a place in northern Israel close to Telavi.

The Euphrates river will dry up to allow the two hundred-million-man army to approach from the east.

Satan will gather other armies form all over the world to join in this massive army in the Armageddon war.

This army is gather to fight the king of Kings, Jesus Christ himself. They know he is coming, but they don’t know when.

It is Jesus who says, I am coming as thief, this means the coming of Jesus will be a surprise. It can’t be the rapture; it has already occurred.

It can’t be the church; they went in the rapture. This is a reference to the coming of Jesus at the end of the tribulation period, known as the second coming.

Read revelation 16:19 through revelation 20:12

To complete after the 2nd coming.