COME OUT OF HER ( BABYLON ) MY PEOPLE Rev 18:4 (1987)

 

God is in the process of restoring His Temple, whose Temple we as individuals and as His Body are. 1Cor.3:17. Many of God's people are looking for the restoration of the Temple on Mount Morriah in Jerusalem, But God is not interested in a temple made by hands. Some would even go so far as claiming that the sacrificing of animals will be instituted again by the Jews in these last days. I do not believe that God will ever let that to take place.

Christ was the ultimate sacrifice on the cross at Calvary, and any animal sacrificed after the cross was and is an abomination to God. It was for this very reason that the Temple was destroyed in the year 70 AD by Titus the Roman general. ( Dan. 9:26) " ----- and the people of the prince that shall come and destroy the city and the sanctuary." God will never allow the Jews to re-institute the sacrificing of animals in a temple of bricks and stone, as much as some of the orthodox Jews are maybe planning to do this.

We are the temple of the Lord, and God is and has been laying this foundation. The scripture that supposedly supports the view that a physical temple is to be built before Christ’s return is 2 Thess. 2: 3 & 4 “ Let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed the son of perdition. Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped. So that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” As has already been stated that we the church and as individuals are the Temple of God, and it is in this temple that the son of perdition will come into and make himself as God. Just like Satan entered into Judas and took control of his spirit, in the same way Satan will control the son of perdition (Anti- Christ) during the three and one half years of tribulation.

However this can not happen till there comes a falling away first. This would indicate that just as Judas was a follower of Jesus and fell, so likely the anti-Christ will be a follower of Christ, but will fall away and Satan will enter his heart, (the temple of God) making himself that he is God, and will deceive many. In 2 Thess. 2 : 9 it goes on to explain, “ even him (anti- Christ) whose coming is after the working of Satan, with all power and wonder and signs and lying wonders.” This is Satan himself incarnate in man, siting in the temple of God doing the works of power and wonders to deceive the very elect if possible, 2 Thess.2 : 4 “ Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.”

No Christian would be deceived by an ungodly or agnostic man, therefore the anti- Christ will probably be a well known believer fallen from grace. We can see the doors to this deception being introduced in some of the ultra type churches even right now, in that they are proclaiming that we already are Gods’, backing it with scripture taken out of context. However as this kind of teaching goes on, the door for Satan to enter into the temple and take over his power and authority opens wider and wider.

Let us turn our attention from Satan to Christ the Messiah who is the all powerful one. We read in Dan. 9:27 “And He ( Messiah ) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week, ( 7 yrs. ) and in the middle of the week He shall cause the sacrifices and oblations to cease, (no more animal sacrifices )and for the abomination (detestable think) He shall make it desolate (waste ) even until the consummation ( the end of the age ) and that determined ( by God ) shall be poured upon the desolate.”

Jesus Christ came to confirm the covenant of the old testament, namely the covenant that God made with, Abraham , Isaac and Jacob. Ex. 2 : 24. Gal. 3:15 & 17 very clearly shows us that Christ came to confirm the covenant that God made with Abraham and his descendents. “Brethren I speak after the manner of men, Thou it be but a man’s covenant yet if it be confirmed, no one annuls it or adds to it. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds” as of many, but as of one, “And to your seed” who is Christ. And this I say, that the law, which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make the promise of no effect.

Now I realize that the churches by and large have taken this scripture in Daniel 9 as referring to the anti-Christ, but Christ is the only one to confirm the covenant that God made with Abraham. This Christ did, and His ministry is to last seven years, (week) but it only lasted three and one half years, and in the middle of the week He was crucified (cut off) but not for Himself, but for the sinner. We now have the Church age of 2000 years of grace which is sandwiched in between the first three and a half of the seven years and the last half of three and a half which is the Tribulation period, (not God’s wrath) and the time of the two witnesses.

Any sacrifices that the Jews preformed after Christ’s sacrifice on the cross was an abomination to God. But we know that the Jews repaired the Vail that was rent in two and continued their sacrifices of animals, and it was for this reason that the Temple was destroyed in 70 AD. It is evident to us that Christ has not fulfilled the last half of the week of His ministry. We are all very aware of the three and a half years of His public ministry as He walked along the shores of Galilee, and the roads of Judah, but how are the last three and a half years accomplished ? To find this answer we have to go to Rev. 11 where we have the ministry of the two witnesses. These two witnesses are ministering groups anointed of God for this special ministry. When we examine their ministry and results, we see that they perform the same miracles that Moses and Elijah did. It is interesting that it was Moses and Elijah that were on the mount of transfiguration with Christ, and in Luke 9:31 it says they spoke of His burial and that which He should accomplish at Jerusalem. It is also interesting that the ministry of the two witnesses also lasts for three and a half years, which completes the week of Christ’s. Ministry of confirming the covenant. Dan.Ch.9-27 

What was the covenant that God made with Abraham and his seed after him? It was that God would bring Abraham and his seed into the promised land of Canaan. “ Also I give to you and your descendents after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.” 

Gen.17:8 Now if Christ came to confirm this covenant that God made with Abraham, and He did, then what exactly does it imply for Christians in this age? We of course are spiritual Israel. They were circumcised in the flesh of the foreskin, 

Gen.17:11; but we as Christians are circumcised through faith in Christ. 

Col. 2:11 “In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ.” Our inheritance will not be Canaan but the earth. 

Ps: 37:9 “ But those that wait on the Lord. they shall inherit the earth.” 

Ps. 37:11 “But the meek shall inherit the earth.” 

Ps. 37:22 “ For those blessed of Him shall inherit the earth. But those cursed of Him shall be cut off.” 

Matt. 5:5 “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” Just as Abraham was a stranger in the land of Canaan, we are strangers on this earth, but we are to inherit this earth, however the wicked will be cut off. Contrary to what is believed by most Christians, that this earth will be destroyed, the scriptures say otherwise. In fact scripture refutes this idea of the earth being destroyed. 

Ps. 78: 69 “Like the earth which He has established forever.” 

Isa. 60:21 “Also your people shall all be righteous: they shall inherit the land forever.” 

Ecl. 1:4 “but the earth abides forever.” There are many references made in scripture that tell us that the righteous will inherit the earth and the ungodly will be removed. This is contrary to what we are taught in most churches, but it is scriptural none the less. When the flood came and destroyed the wicked and every thing in the world, and every thing in it, only the righteous were saved in the ark. The earth was cleansed of all the wickedness and corruption in it by water, and Noah and his family inherit the earth.

In the same way God will purify this world also of all the wickedness and corruption not by water but by fire. 2 Peter 3:7 Just as the earth was not permanently destroyed by the flood, neither will the fire destroy the earth, but rather purify the earth. The Ark of safety is in Jesus Christ, and it is at this time that Ps. 91:7 shall be literally be fulfilled, “A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you. Vr.8, Only with your eyes shall you see the reward of the wicked. So it is for the purpose of bringing His church into the promised land, which is this purified earth (third world) that Christ came to confirm the covenant. 

Before we continue let us examine the three dispensations or three worlds that God has and will establish. 

The First World - “ Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water perished.” 2 Peter 3:6

The Second World – “ But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire (for cleansing) until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. “ 2 Peter 3:7

The Third World – “ Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for a new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.” 2 Peter 3:13

The first world or age was from God’s creation to the flood of Noah and was completely different from our world to day. It was like a giant green-house, the suns rays could not penetrate the earth like it does today. There was a canopy of water around the earth above the atmosphere. This protected the earth not only from the suns rays but from all the weather related elements that we get now that this canopy is gone.

The second world is the world we are now living on. “heavens and earth which are now” 2 Peter 3:7 The third world is the world that the righteous will spend eternity on. “according to His promise, look for a new heaven and a new earth .” 2Peter 3:13. “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth (world) had passed away. Also there was no more sea.” Rev. 21:1. Passed away is not the correct translation. It should read, “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth , for the first heaven and the first earth (from before the flood) came into view, for there was no more sea. “The words ‘ passed away’ are translated from two Greek words ‘erchomai’ which means ‘approach’ or ‘coming’ and the Greek word ‘para’ which means ‘near,’ ‘in sight’ or ‘in view’.

The correct translation of the double Greek word ‘para-erchomai’, then is ‘coming in view’. The reason for it (the new world) to come into view is that there was no more sea or oceans. Thus revealing the first world, which has been buried under the sea and ocean since the flood and is new to us because it has never been revealed since the flood.

By what means or methods God will use to bring us back into the green-house environment, might seem to be a problem to us, but with God all things are possible. We do have some scriptures that give us an insight as to how this could happen. Ezek. 36:35, Isa. 44:27, Ps.. 42:7. Jesus named this coming third world God’s Kingdom. God’s prophets foretold of this world, that He would return to set up His new Kingdom which will last forever.

In Luke chap. 4 , we have the account of Jesus in the temple at Nazareth and the book of Isaiah was given to Him for to read; and when He had opened the book He found The place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” Isa. 61:1&2a He closed the book and set down and said,” This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.” Why did He stop reading at exactly here in the middle of this verse, because wasn’t this anointing that was upon Him was it not for much more as we read on? Christ fulfilled this first part of scripture in the three and a half years as He ministered here.

Till He was cut off and went to the cross (His first half of His seven yr. covenant restoration) to fulfill this promise of deliverance to His people and to set the captives free. It was His blood that set us free from the bondage of sin, but the fullness of this will only be experienced when Christ’s week (last half )will have been completed and then the remainder of the verses kick in, “And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.” Between Christ’s ministry of three and a half years and the three and a half years of the two witnesses (manifested sons of God Rom. 8:19) ministry there is a span of two thousand years between them. As we read on, in Isaiah 61 we are now entering into what is going to happen in the Third world (new heaven and earth)

Read all of Isaiah 61 keeping in mind that in this new world which really is still the world that God created in Genesis but is new to us as there is no more sea and the heavens have this firmament of water surrounding the earth , just as it did when God created it. How God removes the sea and ocean and puts all this water back in the atmosphere thus leaving the vales and hills exposed to be inhabited by the righteous forever, is going to be a miracle. When we read 2 Peter 3:10 in most of our translations, there seems to be a contradiction to what I am saying .

However there are some translations that do agree and I will quote from one of them, “Howbeit the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in which the heaven with its intensely hot elements ( with no watery canopy protecting from the hot rays of the sun) will pass away with a rushing noise, (of the water spouts drying up the seas) then the (new) earth and the works therein will be discovered.” (2 Peter 3::10 Rotherham, Wilson, versions.) Also the valley of Eden with the Garden of Eden to the east will be exposed, it is probably 16,000 feet under the Gulf of Persia.

For the first time since the flood the anti-diluvium civilization will be discovered. This location of the valley of Eden can be established from Genesis 2: 10 “ And a river (lake or small sea : Strong’s Concord 5104) went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four River heads, the name of the first river is Pishon, the name of the second river is Gehon, the name of the third river is Hiddekel (could be Tigris) the fourth river is Euphrates.” These rivers all did flow into one great valley and that valley is miles under water in the Gulf of Persia. So if the sea is no more (Rev. 21:1) then everything that was under the water will come into view. And then in Vrs.2 John goes on and as he views this new world and says, “Then I, John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem come down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Verse. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.” Verse. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” As has been shown that there are numerous errors made in many of the translations, not intentionally but in many instances because of this we have been led astray in our theology in certain areas.

In this scripture of Rev. 21: 1—4 we have the term “passed away” used twice once in vrs. 1 and again in vrs. 4. When you check in Strong’s Concordance in the original Greek they are two different words, with two different meanings. However in the King James version and many others, when they were translated into the English they seem to have the same meaning. In vrs.1 the Greek word for passed away is # 3928 “parerchomal” meaning to come near or aside, i.e. to approach (arrive) from 2064 “Eltho” – to come or go. Then in vrs. 4 the same word in Greek is #565 “aperchomal - meaning to depart. This last translation is correct, but the translation in vrs. 1 is the wrong translation and the wrong kind of doctrine is the outcome of this mistake. There of course are many more like it which will be dealt with as becomes necessary. 

Yes God will bring vengeance upon the ungodly and fearful, through the ministry of the two witnesses, which will fulfill the last half of (Daniel 9:27) Christ’s ministry. However for those that are looking for Him to return, it will be the oil of joy and a garment of praise, and they will be called the trees of righteousness that He may be glorified. It is all to glorify the Lord. Again in Isaiah 63:4 we read “For the day of the Lord is in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.” Vengeance? Yes! But at the same time the year of the redeemed has come. All the vengeance and redemption is going to be executed by the Moses, and Elijah company (manifested sons of God, Rom. 8: 19) which will complete Messiah’s week or confirm His covenant. (Dan. 9:27)

These witnesses will have the power to smite the earth with plaques as often as they will, Rev 11:6. as often as they will for the simple reason that they have overcome, they abide in Christ and their will is the very will of the Father manifested through them. They are the manifested sons of God which “all creation is waiting for and groaning and we ourselves also.” Rom. 8:19&23. It is quite evident that this is the Moses and Elijah company from the judgments that they administer. Their power is the very same as that of Elijah and Moses. They have the fire of the Holy Spirit in their mouth and that is their protection and power. They are sent forth into the earth to administer God’s power. If there is repentance there is power to bless, if there is enmity, there is power to destroy. It is the ministry of Christ in His Sons.

The day of vengeance will be a great day of restoration, but before any real restoration can take place, there must be destruction first, destruction to the works of the world, the flesh and the devil. Therefore we have Moses to destroy and Elijah to restore. It is interesting that the last three verses in the Old Testament, (Mal. 4:4-6) we read, “ remember the law of Moses my servant which I commanded unto him in Herob, for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming and dreadful day of the Lord. And he shall turn the hearts of the fathers.” We know that Christ did appear once in the flesh, and therefore a partial fulfillment of the Elijah ministry in one man in the flesh, who was none other then John the Baptist. His ministry was to prepare the way for Christ’s appearing. We know that Christ is to appear twice, first time in the incarnation of man and second time at the end of this age. We are now awaiting His second appearing, this time in power and glory in the saints in the fullness of His body the bride. Christ’s first appearing was in head only, in one man, therefore Elijah appeared in one man namely, John the Baptist to prepare the way for Christ. Now at Christ’s second appearing, will be not in head only, but with His Body the Church. (“All those that sleep in Jesus will He bring with Him.” Thess 4:14 ) therefore, the many remembered Moses and Elijah company to prepare the way for the glorified Church, read Mal. 4:4&5. 

John in Rev. 11 further identifies the two witnesses by referring to a prophecy of Zech. “These are the two olive trees and the two candle sticks standing before the God of the whole earth.” Rev.11:4 “what are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candle stick and upon the left side thereof ? “Zech. 4:11, Then said he, these are the two anointed ones, (literally, these are the two sons of oil) that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.” Zech. 4:14 .These were the builders of the restored temple of Zerubabel to whom God said “Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts.” Zech. 4:6. The restored temple referred to here is the one Zerubabel and Joshua built. Haggai Chapters 1&2, which is a shadow of the real Temple of the Lord that God is building, even right now today, not with bricks and mortar, but with living stones. 

Haggai whose name means feast of the Lord was one of the prophets God used to encourage the builders of the restored Temple. His task was to cause the people to realize that the hour had really come for the House of the God to be built. The problem is the same today. “This people the time is not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.” Haggai 1:4 God says, “Is it time for you, to dwell in your covered houses and this House (the Lord’s) lies waste.” Haggai 1: 2&4 You have your comfortable churches, you have beautiful carpets, tapestry and stained glass windows and beautiful furniture etc., there is plenty of time for that. But you have no time for the restoration of God’s beautiful house, the Temple not made with hands, but the Temple made of “living stones.”

Many of God’s people do not believe that God is about to appear in His Temple, (whose temple we are). Yes, they believe it will happen some time in the future, but things are good and prosperous, lets enjoy ourselves, eat and drink and be merry, “But as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat they drank. They married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat the drank they bought, they sold, they planted, they built. But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.” Luke 17: 27-30. Further more they say , we can postpone all these End time events by praying and interceding that god will intervene and give us more time that more people will come to know the Lord. The fact is that the vengeance of God, that is coming upon the world is going to bring the masses into God’s Kingdom faster then anything ever will. “ The Lord whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His Temple.” (Whose temple we are) When He comes to His Temple, will you and I be part of that Temple, “ -- having with eager anticipation, looked forward to His return.” Mal.3:1 2 Peter 3:12

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Now therefore says the Lord of Hosts, consider your ways, you have sown much, and bring in little you eat but you have not enough, you drink, but you are not filled with drink, you cloth your self, but there is no warmth and he that earns wages, earns wages to put into bags with holes -------- You look for much and lo it came to little and when you brought it home I did blow upon it, why ? says the Lord of Hosts: Because of My House that is waste and you run every man unto his own house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from rain, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.” Haggai 1:5-6&9-10. The implication is clear and the indictments against many local assemblies is with no uncertain voice. If the body of Christ is betrayed for the sake of base gain or for ones own personal interest of building our own denomination or personal ministry, then all our vaunted claims to revival and great mass conversions are empty. Is it not true that the people assemble together to cooperate in some great mass effort for revival and after it is all over then run “every man onto his own house”

Back they go to their own denomination and attempt to build it with new converts, brought to birth by the revival efforts. “Low it came to little.” Hence the drought, the lack of spiritual power and blessing and the reason there is no latter rain, because God has called the drought, and therefore the heavens have withheld their rain and all because “My House is laid waste”. As already mentioned, that the restoration of Zerubabel’s temple, is a type of the spiritual temple that God is restoring in these last days out of “living stones.” The people that were involved in the restoration of the first temple were dismayed and said, “Is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing,” Haggai 2:3b.

When we look at the early church, ( first spiritual temple) what we see God doing now, as the foundation is being laid, is nothing in comparison to it. And to us God says the same as He did to Zerubabel, “ Yet now be strong O Zerubabel says the Lord and be strong O Joshua son of Josedesh, the high priest, and be strong, all you people of the Lord, says the Lord and work, for I am with you says the Lord of Hosts; According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you, fear not. For thus says the Lord of Hosts, Yet once it is a little while and I will shake the heavens and the earth and I will shake all nations and the desire of all nations shall come; and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of Hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, says the Lord of Hosts; and in this place will I give peace, says the Lord Hosts.” Haggai 2: 4 -7&9.

It is true when we compare the apostolic church with the church of today it is as nothing, because the power and the glory of the early church is not there, but God is at work laying the foundation with living 

stones and the glory of this latter house shall be greater than the former.(early church). And so Malachi prophecies, “ and the Lord whom you seek shall suddenly come to His temple.” Mal. 3:1. All nations, yes the creation itself are waiting eagerly for His appearing, even for the “manifestation of the sons of God. Rom. 8:19. And their hopes and expectations shall not be a disappointment to them.

In Rev. Chp. 17 we have the woman arrayed in purple and scarlet sitting upon a scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns, ---- having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication. Vrs. 5: And upon her forehead was written, MYSTERY, BABYLON, THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLETS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Vrs. 16 --- “and the ten horns ( world government) which you saw upon the beast, they shall hate the whore (religious Babylon) and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.” Then in 17 God puts it into the hearts of the “world” government to give their kingdom to the beast (Devil) Just as the woman of Rev. 12 is the true church, (His Body) this woman that sat on the beast represents all the false religions and the anti-Christ (Devil) destroys her, just as he would like to destroy the church, but God of course does not allow that, for His church is protected from the dragon in the wilderness, where God has prepared a place for her. Rev. 12: 6. 

We have all been planted in Babylon and are a product of the Babylonian system. Zerubabel means “sown in Babylon.” Rev. 18;2 – 4 & 8 says, “ And he(the angel) cried mightily with a strong voice saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen and has become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.(Rev. 12: 9: “And the great dragon was cast out, (of heaven) that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”) For all nations have drunk of the wine of her wrath, of her fornication and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of her my people, that you are not part takers of her sins, and that you receive not of her plagues. V.8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death and mourning and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.” Rev. 17 refers to her as a city that has made her merchants rich through the commerce and monitory system. The Lord calls it the city of all manner of abomination, whether religious or commercial. Some of us have heard the call,” come out of her me people” especially from the religious Babylon, but God does not want us to come out of the religious system only, We are to come out of the Babylonian system completely, so as not to depend on this worldly system.

There is a false conception in Christian circles that we can live in the Babylonian economic and commercial system, with all of it’s stocks and bonds, with compounded interest gains and still be pleasing to God as long as we have come out of the Babylonian religious system. However it is out of the city of commerce, that has made her merchants rich, that God commands us to come out of. Rev. 18:4. And God clearly says no man can serve two masters , for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one or despise the other, You cannot serve God and mammon (wealth). “ therefore I say onto you, take no thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall put on. Is not life more than meat and the body more than raiment? “---- take therefore no thought for the morrow for the morrow shall take thought for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” Matt. 6:24 – 34 (read all 10 verses)

There are Christians that will object, and say, but we are commanded by Jesus, “to occupy till I come” Luke 19:13. In this parable Jesus portrays a nobleman going into a far country to receive for himself a Kingdom and to return. And He called his ten servants and gave a pound to each one of his ten servants, telling them to occupy( to do business) till his return. This speaks of Jesus going back to heaven and giving to each one of us a measure of faith, “ ----- as God has dealt to every man a measure of faith, (Rom. 12 : 3) for them to prepare themselves for His return. It is this principle of growth in our spiritual walk as we go through this life here on earth, that He tells us to occupy (build up our faith) until He returns. That is why Jesus said, “Nevertheless when the Son of Man comes, shall He find faith on the earth? For us to interpret this as Jesus telling us to go about us doing our daily business, is like the rich man laying up treasure for himself and is not rich towards God. (Luke 12: 21) This portion of scripture is quoted totally out of context if being used to support building up an empire or being, “entangled with the affairs of this life, that he may please Him who has chosen him to be a soldier of Jesus Christ.” 2 Tim. 2:4. God is building an army in these last days. “And the Lord shall utter His voice before His army, for His camp is very great, for He is strong that executes His word, for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible, who can abide it.” Joel 2:11. If you and I want to be part of this army, we are obligated to make a decision, no man that goes to war, entangles him self with the affairs of this life. Jesus said, “you cannot serve both, God and mammon.” Matt.6:24.

There was only a remnant of the Jews to come back to rebuild the walls and restore the temple. All those that stayed in Babylon had no part in the actual restoring of the temple, although there was some material supplied out of Babylon. It is evident from Haggai 2:3-9 that God is going to do such a shaking in the world in these Last Days, especially the head- quarters of the Babylonian system, that the people of God will have to choose as to whether they want to come out or not. It will be our attitude toward what is happening to us as to whether God will use us in building His temple. We can be for or against what God is doing. It is God afflicting our soul (death to self-life) to prepare us for the last great outpouring of His Spirit and He will reveal Himself in our midst, if we but receive it all as from God. We have all heard it from pulpits in most churches, that as long as we are in our human bodies, we will have to put up with our human nature and our imperfections. God made us like this, they say, and we can’t help it, all I can do is come to God, through Christ again and again for forgiveness, (and we can) because of what Christ has done for us on the cross, God sees us as holy and without blemish. However in Eph. 5:26 & 27, says “ That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.” Now I realize that the big majority of Christians believe that if the blood has cleansed them, that they will be ready for Christ’s return, to present His church, to Himself to reign and ruling with Him. As already stated that in God’s eyes we are Holy and without blemish, and because of Jesus death on the cross (and not of our own self lest we should boast) we now have eternal life, (Eph. 2:9).

However it is not God but Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom who is coming for His Church (Bride). And because of what He has done for His children, and the power that there is through the blood, therefore it is not only possible but mandatory, that we be over comers (self –denial) if we want to reign and rule with Him. “As many as received Him (salvation from eternal condemnation) to them gave He (Jesus) power to become the sons of God (through the power of Christ’s blood, its possible to become over comers) John I:12. “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible, Then answered Peter and said unto Him, behold we have forsaken all, and followed you; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you; that you which have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the Throne of His glory, you also shall sit on twelve thrones. Judging the twelve tribes of Israel, and every one that has forsaken houses or brethren. or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children or lands, for My names sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit ever lasting life. But many first shall be last; and the last first.” Matt. 19:26- 30. He will have a bride that is like Him in every aspect, and the perfected bride, will be here on this earth during the thousand year reign of Christ, and Christians being perfected by the five fold ministries through the manifested sons of God. “for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, For the edifying of the body of Christ; Till we all come into the unity of the faith, and the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man ,unto the measure of the fullness of Christ, Eph. 4:12&13.

It is not after our bodies are translated or changed in the twinkling of an eye, (1 Cor. 15:52) that we be perfected, but rather, through out the millennium age (Third day or seventh day from Adam’s fall), Christ’s body will be perfected, (Luke. 13: 32)and at the end of the millennium we will enter into the eighth day where there will be no more sorrow and God will wipe away all tears, there will be no more death, and the “wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the Leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young Lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed together; their young ones shall lie down together: and the Lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. They shall not hurt or destroy in My holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” Isa. 11:6-9

Some will say, how is this is possible? Surely this is not possible till we are changed in the twinkling of an eye, (1 Cor.15:52.) when we have our new bodies. Yes our bodies will be changed, not our spirit, “ as is the earthy such are they also that are earthy, and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have been borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, neither can corruption inherit incorruption show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, (die) but we shall all be changed. “1Cor.15:48-51b. Yes, our physical bodies must be changed so as to enter into God’s kingdom, for flesh and blood, which are corruptible (will rot) cannot enter into God’s kingdom. However, to be part of Christ’s bride and reign and rule with Him, we have to be cleansed by the washing of the water of the word, and be over comers. Read Rev. 2:7, Rev. 2:11, Rev. 2:17, Rev 2:26, Rev. 3:5, Rev. 3:12, Rev. 3:21. All these letters to the churches promised the Christians that would be over comers, that they would take part in some activity, in the kingdom of God. In our own strength we can do nothing, it is only through Christ. Is it not strange that we believe and quote scriptures like “all things are possible only believe.” Or “with man it is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” When it comes to believing God for healing and miracles, we say God can do it! it is possible, but when it comes to believing that Christ wants a perfected body (church) in this age of grace it can not be done, they say!

Where is the consistency of what we believe and is preached? But you say, we know that at Christ’s return our bodies and spirit will be perfected! Yes and most Christians also believe that it is after His return that all our sickness will be healed. But you and I, if we are filled with the Spirit of God, know that it is possible to receive our healing in the body in this age before He returns, if we fulfill His conditions. Why would it be any more difficult for God to perfect soul and spirit in this church age now, than to heal our body. There is a scripture that will once and forever satisfy all that are open to God’s Spirit, that all things are possible, if we have faith to believe and meet God’s conditions. “And the very God of peace sanctify (purify or consecrate) you wholly, (absolutely perfect) and I pray God your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless (faultless) unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thess. 5:23. It says our complete being , spirit, soul and body sanctified, perfect, and faultless, When? When we are changed at the last trump? No! But unto the coming of the Lord, or rather we shall be in that faultless perfect state at His return, when our bodies will be changed, from corruption to incorruption, because flesh and blood will not enter God’s kingdom.

There are some that will say, how is this possible? What hope is there for this kind of perfection? Paul was also striving to attain for this very thing, when he says. “If by any means I might attain the resurrection of the dead.” Phil. 3:11. What is Paul saying here? Is he not sure of his salvation? Nothing could be farther from this kind of a thought to him. Later on in this same scripture he says, “I press for the mark of the high calling of God, in Christ Jesus.” This term high calling tells us that there are different levels of callings in Christ Jesus. In Heb.6: 1-3, Paul (or whoever) talks about going on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance, faith toward God, (salvation) doctrines of baptisms (water & Spirit), laying on of hands, (ministry gifts) resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And then the writer says this we will do if God permit.

First of all, when he says, let us go on to perfection, it implies that it is possible. He also outlines the principles of steps in a Christians walk with Christ, repentance, salvation, water baptism, Holy Spirit baptism, resurrection from dead, (day of atonement) of eternal judgement, and this will we do if God permit. Why would God not permit? Only if His terms were not met would He not permit us to go on to perfection. You can not skip any of these principals that God has established and reach perfection. The resurrection of the dead in these instances does not mean physical resurrection, but if dead to the self-life, there will be a resurrection to reign and rule with Christ. A Psalm that says “ Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” I am not suggesting that this scripture is not valid to use at funerals to comfort the bereaved, but when you look at the context in which it was written, it would suggest that it is referring to the death of the self life. And that is what’s precious in the Lord’s sight. Again with men these things seem impossible, but with God all things are possible, if you can only believe. Faith in God is the only answer, “ for without faith it is impossible to please God.” Heb. 11:6. With God all things start with faith, but hope and love go beyond faith. Faith alone is not enough, it is through faith and patience that we inherit the promises of God.

We can not attain perfection on our own determination or through works. God has a very simple plan, and Jesus Christ is at the center of this plan, and most of the plan is not new to us. However there is a mystery that God has kept for the end of this age. “And without controversy, great is the mystery of Godliness “ 1 Tim.3:16 “And we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the foundation of the world unto our glory, ---- but as it is written, eye has not seen and ear has not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love Him. But God has revealed them unto us by His Spirit: for Spirit searches all things yes the deep things of God.” 1 Cor. 7,9&10.

In order to understand God’s plan at the close of this age, we have to see God’s purpose and plan for Israel. God’s dealings with Israel is an example of His dealings with the church in many ways. In their wilderness wanderings, in their structure of their tabernacle, tent, temple and feasts. We have already discussed the restoration of the temple, but I would like to portray to you God’s plan for the perfection of the church, in this church age before the return of Christ, by looking at the feast celebrations of Israel, which were the shadow of the real things that Christ would fulfill. We know that these feasts celebrations only pointed towards Christ the Messiah, that all Israel were waiting for, and when He did come it was to fulfill, these feasts and ordinances.

There were seven feasts that Israel kept every year. These seven feasts all fall under the three main feasts. The first three are known as the “Feast of Passover,” the next one all by itself known as the Feast” of Pentecost,” and the last three and by far the greatest, known as the “Feast of Tabernacles.” “Three times you shall keep a feast unto Me in a year.” Ex. 23:14. These feasts are all to be fulfilled by Jesus Christ spiritually in the church and in the believer during the church age. (once a year for Israel, but once in a life time of a believer). And now because Christ has and will fulfill them, they now become spiritual experiences in our Christian walk as we receive them through faith, and not by works. As Christians we are all familiar with our Passover experience, which is our salvation experience. Jesus was the perfect Passover lamb at the cross on Calvary, and by faith we apply the blood of Christ to our heart and we can enter into our salvation experience. All God asks of us is to repent of our sins and receive Jesus into our hearts by faith (Eph.1:7)and Jesus breaths on us and we receive Christ’s Spirit, which is holy and God declares us righteous in His sight. This feast was fulfilled by Christ on the very day of the Jewish Passover feast.

Many but not all are familiar with the Pentecost experience, which is known as the Baptism with the Holy Spirit, which is for power for witnessing and receiving of the gifts. Acts 2:1&2. The pre-requisite for this experience is that the blood of Jesus has been applied and cleansed us, because the Holy Spirit will not come to dwell in an unclean vessel. We receive God’s Holy Spirit through faith, not automatically upon conversion, but by asking to receive the Holy Spirit. “If you than being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask.” Luke 11:13.

As already mentioned most of us are familiar with the first two experiences, however the majority of God’s people don’t know about the third experience that will be available to us, simply because it has up to this period in time not been fulfilled by Christ. Until He does there is no one that can attain to this level of maturity, which is to walk in the fullness and power of Christ. The feast that I am referring to is of course the “Feast of Tabernacles” There is no reference made in the scriptures about Jesus fulfilling it like there is about Passover and Pentecost, however Paul alludes to it in several places that Jesus attended this feast, which I will refer to later. This is one of the mysteries to be revealed in these last days. This great feast started with the blowing of the Trumpets on the seventh month. Than on the tenth day was the Day of Atonement, and five days later on the fifteenth day was the “feast of Tabernacles” with the celebration of dwelling in booths, which lasted another seven days. We are in the blowing of trumpets right now, as the proclamation of this feast goes forth, telling us to prepare our hearts for this is a feast of holiness and righteousness. On the tenth day or the Day of Atonement is the feast I want to elaborate on. “ Also on the tenth day (# 10 stands for testing) of this seventh month there shall be a day of Atonement, it shall be a holy convocation unto you. And you shall afflict your souls and offer an offering made by fire  For what ever soul that shall not be afflicted, in the same day it shall be cut off from among His people.”

Lev. 23: 27&29. When we speak of this Day of Atonement we are not referring to the blood that was shed on the cross by Jesus for our sins, that happened at the Passover Feast our salvation. This Day of Atonement is a covering, and at this feast when Jesus will fulfill it, this will become our third experience in our Christian walk or growth. At this experience Christ (husband or head) will become a covering for us, (wife) just as in a marriage a husband becomes a covering for his wife. This is therefore the marriage or union of Christ to His Bride (church). “ This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the Church. Eph. 5:32. “Beloved now are we the children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And every one who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.1: John 3: 2&3.

We have somewhat of an insight into how Jesus might appear, and not all will be aware of His appearing. When Jesus brothers chided Him (they did not believe in Him) to go up to the Feast of Tabernacles he said, “You go up to the feast, I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come. But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.” John: 7:8 & 10. In the same way that Jesus went up in secret to the feast of tabernacles, he will also appear secretly in His Saints, (on the very day that the Jews keep this Feast) to all that have faith to believe and have overcome through affliction of soul (death to self). “And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His Temple. (Church). Mal. 3:1b “When Christ who is our life shall appear, then shall we also appear with Him in glory. Col. 3:4. “And to them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” Heb.9:28b. 

The parable that Jesus told about the ten virgins, five wise and five foolish is directly related to the secret appearing of Christ. Just what the extra oil represents has been debated over the centuries. To my understanding oil represents the Holy Spirit. Oil was used as fuel for lighting their lamps or candles. We as Christians are to be a lamp with the oil of the Holy Spirit in us to give us the light of life. Matt. 5:16 & John 8:12. All ten were virgins, (Christians) they all had their lamps, but the five wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps, but the foolish took no extra oil for their lamps. While they were waiting, they all slumbered and slept. When the call went out that the Bridegroom was coming, they all arose, to trim their Lamps and meet the Bridegroom, but the five foolish had run out of oil, and their lamps had gone out. The five wise as we know trimmed their lamps and were ready to enter in with him to the marriage feast . The five foolish were to late because the door was shut, and they missed out on what God had for them. Matt. 25: 1. This is Christ appearing in His saints secretly (Day of Atonement) to those that are over comers, and have had an intimate relationship with Him and now they will reign and rule with Him.

The five foolish were refused entrée into the marriage feast, because their relationship was not what was required of them by Christ, their lamps had no oil in them, and therefore He did not know them. However the five foolish virgins were believers, because they had lamps and therefore God sees them as righteous because of the blood of Jesus, and they will receive eternal life. Eph. 1:7, but will miss out on reigning and ruling with Christ. Why? Because there was not that intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, the things of the world were more important. Even though they knew Christ, (Christ came into the world to save sinners) He did not know them because there was no intimacy.

Therefore it is only those that He knows, that will enter into union with Him at His appearing. It is not enough to profess Salvation in Christ to be part of the reigning and ruling in the Kingdom of God with Christ. In order to see the Kingdom of God you have to be born again, however to enter into the Kingdom of God you have to be born of water (cleansing word) and the Spirit. John 3:3b &5b. This knowing speaks of an intimate relationship with Christ. There is a real danger of Christians seeking after the miraculous and supernatural instead of a close relationship with Christ.

The supernatural should be the natural result of our relationship to Christ. “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? And in your name cast out devils, and in your name done many wonderful works! And then will I profess unto them I never knew you, depart from me you that work iniquity. Matt.7: 22&23. These are born again Spirit filled Christians, because these works cannot be accomplished without the power of the Holy Spirit. Yet the Lord does not know them, (they know Him though) because they had not died to self and were more interested in their own accomplishments, building their own empires rather then to submit to the will of Christ and be over comers. Their ego and self driving them instead of the love and compassion of Jesus. In the Lord’s sight it is “work of iniquity.

Those that have submitted to the Lord and His dealings in their life, for God to perfect them, will receive an infusion of holiness and righteousness (baptism of fire). As Christ stretches forth His hand, all those that accept it by faith will receive an infusion from the Lord through Christ’s hands. Those that have received this anointing will go forth and impart this same anointing to others all over the world. Those however who reject this anointing will miss out on the greatest revival that the world has ever seen.

The manifested sons of God will go forth all over the world proclaiming the gospel of the Kingdom of God and healing the sick. “to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be Glorified.” Isa. 61:2b&3. “And the gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and than shall the end come.” Matt. 24:14.

There are those who believe that we can delay all that is coming upon us at the end of this age by prayer and intercession, but God has a set ordained plan and time for this to be fulfilled. Just as the fullness of time had come Jesus was born. What we must do is pray that we God’s people will accept the judgments that are coming and that we prepare our hearts, God is going to bring in a tremendous harvest of souls through the vengeance that He is bringing upon the whole world and peoples hearts will be turned to God. I believe that we should look forward to these events with great anticipation. “Looking for and hasting (await eagerly) unto the coming of the day of God.” 2 Peter 312. Also Luke 21:28 “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads, for your redemption is drawing near,” Therefore the Spirit and the bride say come and let him who hears say come. Surely I come quickly. Amen, even so come Lord Jesus.” Rev. 22:18 & 20. 

 

Dave Loewen

Father, there shall be three men that shall come into his life, they shall speak unto him strange words in the days to come. He shall consider these three men therefore to be sent from the hand of the Lord, and I pray, Oh God, that You shall bless him through the ministry of these three men, that You shall send unto him with special knowledge which he shall have need of. In Jesus name we thank You for, we praise You for an answer from You. Be filled with the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Truth, and the Spirit of Knowledge. Praise the Lord! (Two of these men have come, one I’m not sure.) 

There have been many more words of scripture and prophecy that have been received, confirming the call of God on my life and ministry for the End Times. On one occasion the Lord gave me Proverbs 22:17-21 “Bow down your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart unto my knowledge. For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall be fitted within your lips. That your trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to you this day, even to you. Have I not written to you excellent (third rank) things in counsels (a purpose) and knowledge. That I might make you know the certainty of the words of truth; that you might answer the words of truth to them that send unto you.” (This speaks of a third experience that is going to be available to Christians, which is the highest rank, like a general in an army. Strong’s Concordance (7991) A few days after the Lord gave this portion of scripture to me, He also gave me Mark 4:21-25 to confirm that Proverbs 22 was from Him. 

Some of what I have revealed or shared is from these men that God has led me to, but God has shown me much of what I have shared through the Holy Spirit revealing and enlightening the scriptures to me.