Are they a natural phenomena or is it Satan reeking havoc with nature or is it God sending warning signals of judgement to the Nations, to prepare for the end of this Age? I am not inferring that the End of the World is about to happen, but God is about to do a new thing in this planet which we call Earth. God is not so much concerned about this earth as He is concerned about His Body the Bride of Christ, which is His Temple. God is about to cleanse His Temple. Malachi 3:1-4 1. “Behold I will send my messenger, ( Elijah ministry, Malachi 4: 5) and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, (Christ) whom you delight in: behold, He shall come, says the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers soap: 3.And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, (over comers) and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. 4. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem ( Body & Bride) be pleasant onto the Lord, as in the days of old, as in former years.” He of course is also very concerned about humanity as a whole. He wants everyone to hear the gospel of the kingdom, and therefore goes on in the next verses revealing to the world how His judgement is coming. Vr. 5. “And I will come near to you to judgement; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false accusers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widows and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not Me, says the Lord of hosts. 6. For I am the Lord and I change not: therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed. 7. Even from the days of your fathers you are gone away from My ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, says the lord of hosts.” We are much closer to the end of this age then most people realize. Even Christians, though they say that they believe we are close to the end time, if you asked them, do you believe that you will see the Day of the Lord, in your life time? The majority of them would say that it probably will not be in their life time. I have news for you, unless you do not expect to reach the ripe old age of 100 plus, (which I do) most every one that is 75 or younger will be here to see the end of this age. And hopefully enter into the Agape age which is the one thousand year reign of Christ with His bride, that we read about in Revelation. (Rev. 20:6) We have all bought into the false assumption that we are in the twenty-first century. Our present day calendar is based on Christ’s birth, which is incorrect, because Christ lived and ministered in the Old Testament Era. The New Testament did not start till the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday morning, and therefore our calendar is out by thirty years. Therefore the next millennium does not begin for another 25 years. However much will be happening during these last days, before we enter into this Agape age. As we can see that judgment has begun, when we look at what is happening all over the world. Earthquakes are ever increasing, tornado’s and hurricanes are getting bigger and more frequent and more powerful with each new one that is coming. And then there are many other predictions that Christ Himself gave in Matthew 24:7 “Nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and pestilence’s (communicable diseases, cancer, heart failure etc.) and earthquakes in different places. 8.” All these are the beginning of sorrows.” We can see this happening all around us, Christians as a minority do not have the protection and privileges that other minority groups like Gays and Lesbians, and abortionists have, as well as other minority groups. Vr.10 “And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11. And many false prophets shall arise and deceive many.” Christians will be hated all over the world, not only in Godless countries, but right here in America. As we get closer to the Agape Age there will be police and soldiers sent out by government, to round up Christians that are braking the law by preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, just as they did in Russia and are doing in China right now. Matt.24:9 “Then shall they (Authorities) deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and you shall be hated of all nations for My names sake.” 12. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall grow cold. 13. But he that shall endure unto the end the same shall be saved.” (and rule with Christ in the Agape Age) All of these disasters, tribulations and persecutions will bring the Body of Christ into perfection by becoming the over comers as we read in the letters in Rev. to the seven Churches of Asia. When the body of Christ reaches this stage, we will see the Church doing exploits like it has not experienced since the early New Testament Church. Jesus Himself said, “ Verily, verily I say unto you , He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also, and greater works then these shall he do: because I go unto My Father.” John 14:12 The believers have never done greater works then what Jesus did, but according to what Jesus said this is going to happen. The Bride of Christ will have entered into union with Christ, on the day of Atone- ment, which will have happened before the Agape Age begins. (3rd millennium) “ Be- loved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when He shall appear we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” And every man that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as He is pure” 1 John 3:2&3. Those that have qualified and are reigning and ruling with Christ will receive such an anointing that they will cover the whole world, preaching the gospel of the kingdom. (without TV) “ And the gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; ( probably for a thousand years) and then shall the End Come.” Matt. 24:14 Not only will the gospel be preached, but the sick will be healed, the blind will see, and the deaf will hear. The dead that died a martyrs death (Rev. 20: 4) from the beginning of time will be reigning and ruling together with the bride of Christ (five wise virgins) that entered into this Agape age. There will be great disappointments because the foolish virgins had not prepared by buying the extra oil, (Holy Spirit) and Jesus will say unto them. “Verily I say unto you , I know you not” Matt. 25:12. This does not mean that they are lost or going to Hell, as many of us have been taught to believe. But it does mean that they will not rule and reign with Christ and the Bride, in this thousand year period, but will rather be subjects under the ruling King and His Bride. Dave Loewen Triune Last Days Ministry |