REVELATION IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

REVELATION IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

Most of the struggles of attempting to interpret the book of revelation stems from a failure to understand that the Book of Revelation is a book of Prophecy.

And that prophecy has a chronological order. This is the key to unlocking the Book of Revelation.

First to what was, that is, the experience of John seeing Jesus in his glory.

What is now, the messages to the seven churches which refer to the present age, as the seven churches represent churches in this present age.

And then what will take place later, referring to that which is future.

Confusion in the interpretation of Revelation stems almost entirely from the failure to observe this divine outline.

The opening of chapter four, with the phrase “after this” is referring to the churches, makes it clear that from chapter four on the book of Revelation is dealing with future events.

After chapter four, it describes the unfolding of the future with the Revelation of Christ Jesus at the second coming, as its main theme.

One of the important conclusions in Prophecy is the concept that the church that’s saves of the present age will be in heaven.

While the great events of the seven year tribulation and the end time takes place.

Revelation 4:1-2 King James Version (KJV)

4 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

² And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

Actually John was on the Isle of Patmos when the revelation was given to him.

John stated at once, or immediately, I was in the Spirit.

I really don’t know whether John was physically caught up to heaven or whether simply in His vision that he was caught up to heaven.

In either case he saw the scene as he would if he had been present in heaven.

What John is seeing is a setting for events in heaven, which will take place in heaven and earth and in the period of time after the rapture.

The word church in chapters two and three does not re-occur until revelation 22: 16.

Revelation 22:16 King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

Revelation 19:7King James Version (KJV)

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.

Here it is talking about the church being the bride.

After chapter four it is highly doubtful that the church could actually be here. It would put the church in the center of the activities of the seven years of tribulation.

The events of the end times follow the rapture of the church.

After the rapture of the church, there will be a time period which may be called a period of preparation.

Then will emerge a ten nation group forming a political unit in the Middle East.

A leader will emerge who will gain control first of three nations, then all ten.

Daniel 9:27King James Version (KJV)

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.

This event starts the seven year countdown towards the second coming of Christ Jesus.

The first half of the seven years will be a time of peace for Israel. At midpoint of the seven years the covenant will be broken and this political leader will assume the position of ruler over the entire world.

REST IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME

REST IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME

Isaiah 42:9   ⁹ Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

God is saying, everything I prophesied has come true and now I will prophesy again.

I will tell you the future before it happens.

The way God did this throughout the Old Testament is through the prophets.

God does nothing in the earth unless he reveals it first. Isaiah spoke of the coming messiah, John the Baptist spoke of the coming of the Lord.

In the Old Testament the reason people of God were told to say it was so the people would know God did say it. God spoke through his prophets.

In the wilderness the people kept saying he brought us out here to die, Moses kept telling them, God brought them out so they could go into the Promised Land.

People haven’t changed very much, Malachi 3:8-10 says will a man rob God in tithes and offerings?

Malachi 3:9   ⁹ Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

Paying tithes is a personal duty toward praising God for the unmerited favor he has blessed us with.

Why would we as a child of God not want to please God?

 

He continues to say, not only you personally but the whole nation has robbed Him.

This is Gods system and His word is what makes all this work for us.

You have to put His word into the system; it won’t work unless you speak the word into action.

When God corrects you be corrected, don’t get your feelings hurt.

When you get corrected, you get protected.

When you get protected, you get perfected.

When you get perfected you get directed.

And it just keeps progressing…

Isaiah 42:9   ⁹ Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

God’s people are being robbed because no one is hearing what God wants to do.

God wants to bring restoration to us, but he says I can’t because my servants are spiritually blind and spiritually deaf.

They are not hearing what I say, and they’re not seeing what I want them to see. As a result the people will live less than their privilege, and not have what is available to them.

Even Jesus couldn’t come into this earth until God spoke it.

Isaiah saw it happen seven hundred years before it came to pass. David saw the coming of the Lord one thousand years before it happened.

John the Baptist spoke of the redeemer coming before he came. There was a fullness of time and God sent his Son just in time.

There’s a fullness of time in every promise of God, but somebody has to speak it.

2 Corinthians 4:13 says we are speaking spirits. God will bring to pass what we say, just like he brought to pass what Jesus said.

But first somebody has to speak it. Angels are ready and able to do what we speak at Gods bidding, but someone has to speak it.

Hebrews 1:13-14   ¹³ But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

¹⁴ Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

When we begin to do what God says, it gives the angels assigned to us a chance to got to work.

Isaiah 55:11 says they will do the work I sent them to do and they will complete the assignment I gave them.

When we decree and declare what Gods word declares, God says I am going to do something new and before it comes to pass I will tell you about it. Once you hear it declare it.

God says my word has an assignment on it, if I can just get somebody to speak it. Then the angels will complete that assignment I gave them.

All God is waiting for is someone to give voice to his word.

Why is it that we have a God big enough to create Heaven and Earth, and his children still live in poverty?

They haven’t declared the glory of the word in their lives.

Even if you don’t believe lets just act like the bible is true and declare his glory.

A person that lives consistently in Gods word never has to change their lifestyle.

Words of faith create reality; it is the evidence of things we can not see. You can not see the air you breathe you can’t see your brain but it is there.

We are not just a man or a woman, we are another speaking spirit. If you are not speaking it into existence you are not getting

As you pray and you believe, the spirit brings these things up and brings them out.

I really believe this is the year of visitations, demonstrations and manifestations.

It is the year of the greater glory, the year of the over comer.

 

First we must receive it by faith, even if our mind can’t comprehend it. Our natural mind doesn’t understand it, but our spirit by the Holy Spirit understands.

We must declare the glory of the Lord for our lives.

Why, because we are spirit and everything happens in the fullness of time.

Declaring Gods Glory

Declaring Gods Glory

1 Chronicles 16: 24-25    ²⁴ Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.

²⁵ For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

Declare His glory, when you hear the word. Declare it.

Press forth, decree, and declare I am in the great glory.

Stop saying I wish the glory of God was like in the day of Pentecost, or like it was Forty years ago.

Starts speaking with your mouth and your God given power and authority, your words have power.  Start saying, I declare the glory of God over my home, over my family, over my church.

As you pray and believe, the Holy Spirit brings these things up and brings them into being. This is the year of the greater glory, the year of the over comer.

This is the year of visitations, demonstrations and manifestations. We must receive it first by faith, even if our mind won’t comprehend it.

Our natural mind will never be able to understand the spiritual things of God.

Genesis 1:1-2   1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

² And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

When God spoke the Holy Spirit moved, when the Holy Spirit hears the word of God He goes into action.

Isaiah 42:9   ⁹ Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

The way God did this was through the prophets.

Amos 3:7    Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

The reason the prophets had to say it was because with out the prophets the people wouldn’t know what God said (or predicted).

People in the wilderness kept saying he brought us out here to die, Moses kept telling them; God brought you out so you could go to the promise land.

We must learn to trust God at his word; you can do that by putting His word in 

you.

When God corrects you, be corrected. Don’t get your feelings hurt and get mad at God. When you get corrected, you get protected, when you get protected, you get perfected.

When you get perfected, you get directed, and the progression starts. God is saying I want to do something new in the earth, but I need to have somebody listening to me so I can reveal it to them.

I show it to them and it becomes their responsibility to declare it.

God’s people are being robbed because no one is hearing what God wants them to do. It seems like no one is saying what God wants them to say today.

God wants to bring restoration to us, but he says I can’t because my servants are spiritually blind and deaf.

A person who lives consistently in Gods word never has to change their lifestyle

They are not hearing what I am saying, and they are not seeing what I want them to. As a result the people will live less than their privileges.

Jesus didn’t come into the earth until God spoke it. Isaiah saw it happen seven hundred years before it happened.

There is a fullness of time and God sent his son at just the right time. There is a fullness of time in every promise of God, but someone has to declare it.

God will bring to pass what we say, just like he brought to pass what Jesus said.

Psalms 103:20   Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

Angels are ready and able at his bidding quick to hear Him and do as He says.

We have the Holy Spirit and His angels that are waiting for us to decree and declare the word of God. When we begin to do what God says, that gives them the O.K. to go to work. For this purpose we have angels assigned to us.

Isaiah 55: 11   ¹¹ So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

They will do the work I sent them to do and they will complete the assignment I gave them.

When we decree what God declares. Then God says I am going to do something new, before it comes to pass I will tell you about it.

God is waiting for someone to give voice to His word. Why is it that we have a God in heaven and earth and his children are still living in poverty? It is about time we decree and declare the glory of God in our lives.

I declare the glory over our church and Gods manifested presence and His power and His goodness over everyone here.

Let’s act like the bible is true and declare the glory, not only will the Holy Spirit go into action but all the angels will too. Then we will bring the things we decree and declare to pass.

Living a Humble Life BEFORE GOD

Living a Humble Life BEFORE GOD

2^nd Chronicles 7:14   ¹⁴ If my people, which are called by my name,

shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

First it says, if my people, who is the writer speaking of, what people?

Then it says who are called by my name. How do we know who are the ones called?

These particular people were the Jewish people. They were the ones God calls his own, the chosen ones.

According to Jewish tradition, the writer was Ezra, and he was writing to all of Israel.

This was written approximately four thirty BC. 2^nd chronicles relates to the time of history of Judah’s corrupt and idolatrous kings.

Solomon was a wise king, who served God and built cities. Solomon prayed and asks God to make provisions for the people when they sinned.

God answered with four conditions for forgiveness. God said, 1. Humble yourselves by admitting your sins, 2. Pray to God asking him for forgiveness. 3. Seek God continually, 4. Turn away from sinful behavior.

True repentance is more than talk, it is changed behavior.

Whether we sin as individuals or as a group or as a nation, following these steps will lead to forgiveness

God will always answer our earnest prayers.

Today we have a new covenant called the covenant of grace through Christ Jesus.

We are called the redeemed children of God and heirs of God through the finished work at the cross.

We are to humble ourself to the one that became humble, Jesus Christ.

Being humble is to be submissive to the divine will of God.

God plainly set forth certain conditions for Solomon to meet if he wanted the kingdom to continue. If Solomon followed God, he and his descendants would prosper.

3 John 1:2   ² Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

If we will humble ourselves and be submissive to God and his divine word, we and our descendants will prosper and be in health.

God’s rules have never changed, it didn’t change for Solomon and the rules are not going to change for us.

James 4:10   ¹⁰ Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

If we want God to lift us up we must humble ourselves and draw near to the things of God, and he will draw near to you.

God told Solomon if he didn’t follow these conditions that He had set before him, he and the nation of Israel would be destroyed.

In Duet. 27-28 these conditions were outlined before all the people of Israel.

Solomon eventually turned from God and as result his son and heir lost most of the kingdom.

Following God and humbling ourselves to Him brings benefits and rewards.

Turning away from God can bring suffering, punishment and ultimately destruction.

Today, Gods conditions are just as clear as they were in Solomon’s day.

But some how a lot of us including Believers seem to think they can live the way they want and God will overlook it.

It is really difficult for us to imagine that such a great and wise king that God had richly blessed could become corrupted by idols, symbols of power, prosperity and sexual perversion.

It is the same today; people are lured into some of the same evil traps.

When we allow any desire to rival Gods proper place in our heart we have taken the first step toward moral and spiritual decay.

 

Be humble in Gods grace, keep praying and reading his word. Trust in God.

Being good does not make you humble, being humble makes you good.

RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT

RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT

2 Timothy 1:7   For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

We are spirit, we live in a body, and we have a soul.

Our soul is made up of three parts, our mind, our will and our emotion.

Your mind is what you think with

Your will is what you want

Your emotions are what you act on.

Matthew 22: 37   Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

This is what the mind does; it is supposed to make the right choices to love the lord with all your heart.

However, your mind can only do what it is trained or renewed to do.

However we still have a will and emotions to deal with.

Your will, doing what you want it to do, is called the desires of the mind.

Then comes the emotions, your emotions can really make your day

They are a state of feeling… happy, anger or fear.

Romans 8:15    For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Fear will put you under bondage, anger causes toxins, or poisons to be released into your body.

Eph 4:31   Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour,and evil speaking, be put away from

you, with all malice:

1 Corinthians 6: 19-20   ¹⁹ What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

²⁰ For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

Let us talk about our mind: our mind is what we think. Did you ever hear the expression “I gave her or him a peace of my mind?”

Or I think I am loosing my mind:

Or my mind isn’t what it used to be

It is just mind over matter. I don’t mind and it don’t matter.

That is bad lingo in any language.

Eph. 4:23   And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

We need to renew our minds daily, so the enemy can not deceive us. The enemy is very cunning and very smart.

Take heed to your selves, that your heart be not deceived.

Our life is not in the mind, our life is in the spirit, our mind is carnal, and sometimes carnal is not good.

Eph 2:5   ⁵ Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

Open your mind and receive the inspired word of God.

Receive this anointing and power from reading and discerning of His word

Let the word quicken your mind with the life force that makes our spirit alive beyond natural thinking.

If you will let Gods presence in your life, the Holy Spirit will give you insight to put Gods word into action.

James 2:20 King James Version (KJV)

²⁰ But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

Romans 12: 2    And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Be not conformed, that is living in a worldly behavior. Rather be transformed with the renewing of your mind, “the way you think”

It is not about your will. It is about the will of God and the renewing of your mind.

IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE

IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE

1 Corinthians 15:50-53King James Version (KJV)⁵⁰ Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.⁵¹ Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,⁵² In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.⁵³ For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

Paul is saying flesh and blood can not inherit the Kingdom of God. What decays can not inherit what does not decay

I want to tell you something that was a mystery until now. All of us are not going to die (or sleep) but we shall be changed.

In a moment at the last trumpet the ones that are sleeping will be raised first, and then we which are alive will be changed in a split second. In the twinkling of an eye.

Philippians 3:18-21King James Version (KJV)¹⁸ (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:¹⁹ Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)²⁰ For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:²¹ Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

v. 18 says for many are enemies of the cross

They are rebellious to God or his word. They don’t want to hear about God or his Word.

v. 19 in the end they will be destroyed for their own emotions or their God.

The things of the world system are all they see, their eyes are blinded by the prince of this earth and spiritual wickedness in high places.

They glory in their shame, one thing I know Jesus will suddenly come and many will not be ready. Their minds are set on worldly things and these things have become their God.

God’s mercy is a strong demonstration of his grace that reaches out to those who don’t deserve it. God’s mercy is no weak thing. It is not some trifle negligence that over looks sin.

God never overlooks sin. That is why you can’t go to heaven in your natural body.

God promises Christ’s return in scripture 318 times.

Sometimes the fires of revival seem to have come and gone.

Never before in history have so many legitimate signs of Christ’s return been seen as they have today.

Wars and rumors of wars, nation against nation, kingdom against kingdom, famines, pestilences (sickness and disease) if you haven’t noticed them you will.

There is much deception in the world: for many will come in my name saying I am the Christ, and many will be deceived.

The end times will be filled with deception; this is the beginning of sorrows.

If Satan can’t get people to disbelieve or rebel against God he will try to get them hooked on some false doctrine to lead them astray.

The fact that deception and false teaching are increasing should not take you by surprise. To strengthen yourself against these false teachings know your bible, test the spirits, seek Gods guidance.

Avoid immorality; nothing clouds the mind like sins of the flesh. Share your faith with others, walk in the spirit.

RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS

RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS

Luke 1:74-75King James Version (KJV)

⁷⁴ That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

⁷⁵ In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

Righteousness and Holiness are two different things.

Righteousness is being in right standing with God. You got that when you accepted Jesus as savior and were born again.

The only thing you did to be made righteous was to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life.

Matthew 6:33King James Version (KJV)

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Romans 4:3King James Version (KJV)

³ For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

Romans 4:13King James Version (KJV)

¹³ For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Faith is the substance that makes righteousness obtainable.

A better way to say it is Faith is what makes it possible to stay in right standing with God, which is counted as righteousness.

First we must have faith, second we will receive Mercy because of our faith.

Then we will be able to receive the grace of God, the mercy of God, so that faith in Gods word will produce the favor of God in our lives.

Gods grace is unmerited favor. Unmerited means we could not have earned his grace by works.

Living in the gospel of Christ by the grace of God, you are counted worthy of being righteous before God through faith in Jesus Christ.

If you allow the enemy to attack your position in righteousness then he can literally shut the door on things that God has operating in your life.

The more you experience the glory of God the more the enemy will attack your position of righteousness in order to stop the flow of Gods glory.

If you are determine to never let him attack your position of righteousness you can prevent the devil from completing the plans he has for your life.

Then the devil can not stop you from operating in the glory of the Lord. Secondly he can not stop the manifestation of the promises of God in your life.

The more you experience the glory of God the more the enemy will attack your position of righteousness in order to stop the glory of God in your life.

If you’re determine to never let him attack your position of righteousness, you can prevent the devil from completing the plans he has for you life.

Then he can not stop you from operating in the glory of the Lord. He can not stop the manifestation of the promises of God in your life.

God wants to bless us with every spiritual blessing that heaven has to offer.

Holiness however is another matter.

You are not made holy by works; holiness is the results of your choices. It is what you do with your time and your actions. It is also your conduct.

Holiness comes when you make a decision with your own will to live according to the precepts of the Lord.

Holiness is doing those things that please the Father.

To be holy is to be sanctified and meet the Masters of the universe: Our heavenly father, the Lord Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

If you keep yourself pure, you will be a utensil God can use for his purpose. Your life will be clean and you will be ready for the Master to use you.

Sanctified means to set apart from the world: Justified means just as if you had never sinned.

Galatians 2:16King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

God wants us to be caught up in spiritual things. He knows if we are caught up in spiritual things we will lose interest in carnal activities and pursue him with all our hearts.

God doesn’t want us to simply obey a set of rules because we feel that is the right thing to do. That is law instead of spirit.

God wants us to live holy lives. He wants us to have a heart felt desire to please him.

When we spend time with the Lord we will want to do things that please Him.

Our desire will be for spiritual things, not the things of the flesh. Being dedicated to God is not something that is above and beyond the call of duty.

It is not something that is just expected of preachers and ministers. God expects us all to live holy.

We are to be a living and holy sacrifice: The kind that God will accept. When we think of what He has done for us we will realize that it is not too much for Him to ask.

1 Peter 1:16King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

Certainly such a life will require us to make some sacrifices, in the end it will be worth it.

Romans 8:18King James Version (KJV)

¹⁸ 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.

Jesus said in   John 14:3King James Version (KJV)

³ And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

We will stand Holy before God and wait anxiously for that day of Jesus’ return.

And that day God will give us our full rights as heirs to the throne, and we will be His children, and we will have our new bodies throughout eternity as he has promised us.