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The
Letters:
# 1. Faith,
Discipleship &
Spiritual
Warfare.
# 2. Prayer,
Judgmentalism
& Forgiveness.
# 3.
The
Ekklesia
(Church)
-vs-
Religion.
# 4. God,
His
Love &
His Discipline.
# 5. Spiritual
Gifts, Humility
& God's
Power.
# 6. The
Ruach ha Qodesh
and God's
Word.
# 7.
Reconciliation
& Sin - The
curse and our
need.
# 8.
Reconciliation
& Sin - The
consequence
of the curse.
# 9.
Reconciliation
& Sin - Sin's
cure.
#10.
Reconciliation
& Sin - Our
Choice.
#11.
Discipleship.
#12.
Works of Faith.
#13.
The
Gifts of
the
Ruach ha Qodesh
- and a Test.
#14.
The Sign Gifts.
#15. The
Support Gifts.
#16. The
Service Gifts.
#17. Living
as Disciples.
#18.
The Snatching
(Rapture) &
Tribulation.
#19.
Prophesy & a
Closing.
#20.
Beware the
false prophets
and teachers.
#21.
The Signs
of Messiah's
Return.
#22.
Oneness
&
The Trinity,
and the Names
of God!
#23.
Understanding
Righteousness,
While
Acknowledging
The enemy.
#24.
The Matter of
the Sabbath.
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Dearest Brethren;
I wholeheartedly pray that this letter finds you prospering in the peace,
joy and love of our
Master, Messiah and King, Yahshuah - the Lamb of God. Although the rantings
of the false
prophets and false teachers are becoming increasingly boisterous
and rebellious, I pray that
Yahshuah continues to guide you in His truth, and
that your heart remains steadfast in the midst of this spiritual
battle. This is not the time to grow faint, beloved!
Contrary to the apostasy we see about us, now is the time for our work
to increase.
Throughout the writing of The Letters, we have cried out in defense of the Gospel and Glory of Yahshuah
ha Mashiach. We have sounded the alarm regarding the reality and fullness of
the spiritual warfare that is raging for the souls of humanity.
And, we have fought for (and repeatedly attempted to prove) the Inerrancy of
Scripture, as well as its relevance to today's life. Along with all these things though, we have also been persistent
in our message to the EKKLESIA;
pleading for faithful obedience and
discipleship, and we have consistently
called for the
Body of Yahshuah to come OUT of
Babylon and into the glorious light
of God. As we approach the period of the last days,
therefore, the intensity and volume of our call must also increase.
The Gospel of Messiah Yahshuah is one of love,
forgiveness, mercy and
compassion - through His salvation. But the Gospel of
Yahshuah is also one of repentance, obedience and
discipleship - through His
Mastership in our lives. We cannot enjoy salvation through Yahshuah, without also
submitting to His
Mastership in our lives. Although we can do nothing to add to His
sacrifice on our behalf, as those who would confess Him as Messiah; as
those who claim salvation through His blood, we must also bear the fruit
of His Spirit in our daily lives as His faithful Bride! This letter, therefore, entitled "The Signs of our Messiah's Return" is a message intended to awaken
sleeping souls, while also encouraging every brother and sister who is
currently involved in the spiritual battle of the last
days, because as you already know (by the events taking place in our
world today) the signs of His return are increasing. May
the Master richly bless His children through this message,
“And
Yahshuah came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples
came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.
And He answered and said to them, ‘Do you not see all these
things? Truly I say to you,
not one stone here shall be left upon another, which will not be torn
down’. And as He was
sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately,
saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign
of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’” (Matthew 24:1-3).
Brethren, why
did the disciple's thoughts turn to the end of the age when Yahshuah spoke thus of
the temple? In looking at the passage, it is not indicated in any way
that He was openly talking about the end of time when He
uttered these words to His disciples, but that is precisely what they
understood Him to be discussing. And if the first century disciples
understood His message to be directed toward
the end of the age, shouldn't we be studying His words in that same light?
As I pondered these things, I began to pray about this passage - and I
began to ask, "Father, What message is hidden here for us? What encouragement can we
find TODAY in Yahshuah's response to His
disciples, as He spoke of these things? After all, if we are the
end time EKKLESIA, shouldn't we understand
the signs of our Messiah's return? Shouldn't we know
what to look for as we prepare for Yahshuah's return?" I believed we were
to know these things, so I prayed about "The Signs of our Messiah's
Return", and I sought His revelation. The message contained
in this letter is the response I received.
There really is nothing profound in this writing. Significant,
maybe, but - I will leave it to our King and Ruach ha Qodesh to
determine its value to you. My sincere prayer today, however, is
simply that you find this message
enlightening, encouraging and empowering, because that is the intent in
which it is written...
Yahshuah said, “Not one stone here shall be left upon another”. And He claimed that the stones will, “Be torn down”.
Do you suppose the Master was referring only to the temple
buildings in Jerusalem when He uttered those words? As
I considered the fullness of Scripture, as I have been led to
understand His Word, and as I pondered history, especially as it relates
to the Temple buildings and the period of tribulation that is upon us, I was
allowed to see the passage literally and
metaphorically, because that is precisely how it is intended to be seen.
Most of the Temple is already gone, as He knew it would, so what else
did He want for us to see in His message that day? There had to be more.
I believe that in the
fullness of these things, we are about to see that what Yahshuah was
discussing that day was much, much more than just the Temple buildings
in Jerusalem! I believe you will see that Yahshuah's message was
extremely prophetic, because He was
also talking about tearing down Babylon, the great harlot!
Babylon
is exposed throughout The Letters, brethren, and if you will follow this
"Babylon" link, you will see the fullness of the great harlot
Babylon
as we have been led to reveal it.
The chain of links will return you to this exact paragraph.
For additional study material on the great harlot Babylon, however, please
read Isaiah 13, 14 and 48, and Jeremiah 27 and 50-52. The chapters of
Isaiah 48 and Jeremiah 50-52 are truly significant to discovering the
full nature and identity of Babylon.
Babylon,
the great harlot of the end of the age, is the metaphoric structure that Yahshuah was
(also)
speaking of destroying on that day in Jerusalem. And
in case the passages above do not make Babylon's identity extremely
clear, let it be known that the great harlot Babylon represents every false teaching,
every false doctrine and every false
religion within the world. Babylon
is every teaching that distracts from the true Gospel of Yahshuah the
Messiah.
Babylon is every doctrine of man that turns souls away from the
Gospel of the loving Lamb of God.
And, the great harlot Babylon represents every religion that
teaches any belief other than Yahshuah crucified for our sins - and our
oneness with Him through our confession of faith, repentance from sin and
life of obedience to Him.
In Matthew 24, and elsewhere throughout Scripture, Yahshuah is telling us
that HE will crush every humanistic edifice that man has built for
himself, and that HE will insure that every false
doctrine and every false teaching will be exposed and denounced - openly and
publicly. In
other words, He is telling us that He will literally rip apart the structured religions that mankind has erected, while exposing everything
those false religions represent. We will look at the
Scripture significant to these events momentarily, but what we need to see
now is that Yahshuah is going to do these things during our
time! It must be done soon, actually, because the great harlot Babylon
is what is holding
His children in bondage today. Babylon is hindering His children from
"seeing" the signs, knowing the Truth and entering into His
Kingdom, and because of these things, their exposure and destruction is
essential. The birth pangs we are about to
witness and experience are
God's way of gaining the full attention of everyone ensnared within Babylon, so that
the true Gospel of Messiah Yahshuah may be taught once again before the
end of the age. The approaching birth pangs are intended to shock
His complacent and apostate children from their sleep, so that they will
open their eyes, ears and hearts unto Him, and discover once again the true path leading to the
Kingdom of God.
That true path, by the way, is Yahshuah crucified for our sins; Yahshuah,
Messiah, Master and King!
The Signs of our Messiah's return, therefore, are the beginning of the
end of this age, and the Kingdom of God
is the beginning of our eternal existence with Him. The Birth Pangs are in
between, and tribulation is upon us!
God has warned His children that many will come in His name, "misleading
even the elect". The false
prophets, false teachers and false religionists of our day have been very
successful in turning the children of God away from their One True Master,
but they are about to be toppled, and this toppling will come through a
wondrous moving of Ruach ha Qodesh. The EKKLESIA
is about to be awakened, but not
without a fight!
The wars and rumors of war discussed in Matthew 24 refer to wars that
have been, are, and are about to be fought for the true Gospel of
Messiah Yahshuah. The false prophets,
false teachers and false religionists of the world (the spirit of
antichrist) are about to enter
into a final war with God’s faithful children.
But that is not yet the end.
Listen to what Yahshuah said in Matthew 24:
 "For nation will rise against nation" – Peoples against
Peoples.
"And kingdom against kingdom" – The kingdom of God vs. the
kingdom of the World.
"And in various places there will be famines" –
This must be interpreted literally, meaning starvation for food, as well as
spiritually / metaphorically, meaning a starvation for hearing
the truth of God’s Word.
"And earthquakes" - When God is moved to anger, His vengeance
is often shown through the movement of the earth – and through the
movement of His Ruach ha Qodesh (in and through His elect) over the earth. We are
already experiencing both!
"But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs"
– The process of child delivery begins with faint pangs, and with each
movement those pangs become stronger and stronger.
"Then they will deliver you to tribulation" – The accusers
who are in the world, and who are a part of the worldly system, including the
worldly religious systems, will accuse the righteous children of God,
just as their father, the accuser - Satan - constantly stands before God and accuses
God's children before His throne. This passage, however, also
speaks directly to the Snatching (Rapture) issue, and cannot be ignored
by those who profess what is an impossible and Scripturally deviant pre-tribulation 'rapture'...
More on this tribulation matter in a moment, because Yahshuah continued
by saying,
"And will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account
of My Name." - His Chosen and Faithful shall be hated, persecuted
and martyred for their faithfulness and adherence to the Word of God.
Where is the pre-tribulation rapture in this? He then added:
"And at that time many will fall away and will deliver up one
another and hate one another" – The unprepared souls who are currently abiding within the ranks of Babylon
will either fall away from every pretense of faith and act in accord with their brother Judas, delivering up the faithful children of
God, OR, they will finally discover
(through an outpouring of grace from
our Father in Heaven) the full Salvation and
Mastership
of Messiah Yahshuah. Those who remain faithless will faint with fear for what is about to come upon
them, while those whose ears, eyes and hearts are opened to Yahshuah,
will find the fullness of salvation. In finding salvation in the
last days, however, you must know that very many will also be
surrendering their lives in the process. Responding to the call of God during the
last days will be glorious (and joyous), to be sure, but martyrdom will increase.
Isn't that what we just read? "Then they will deliver you to
tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on
account of My Name"... Praise be unto our God, beloved, for
"Greater is He who is in us, than he who is in this world".
In teaching a gospel of peace, joy and positive thinking (without
repentance or obedience), Babylon has truly deceived the world.
The full impact of this, however, is that the truth of God’s Word has not being taught to the vast
majority of souls. The result of this calamity, aside from the
death that abounds, is the additional fact that the realities
of the approaching spiritual battles will leave the remaining souls gasping for
whatever straw Satan will place before them. That is unless we do
the work to which we have been called.
You see, beloved, the Ekklesia
has work to do. While I wholeheartedly pray that to a person, we
shall all hear, "Well done thou good and faithful slave", in
order to hear those words, we must be prepared. Scripture says,
"Finally,
be strong in the Master. And in the strength of His might, put on the full
armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the
devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against
the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore,
take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day,
and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm, therefore, having
girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of
righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of
peace: in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will
be able to extinguish the flaming missiles of the evil one. And take the
helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.
With all prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all
perseverance and petition for all the saints" (Ephesians
6:10-18).
There is a profound lack of
preparation in the hearts of the majority of people today. Many
have never been led to understand the commands of Ephesians 6:10-18,
which is
a direct reflection of the famine for God's Word throughout
the world. We began our ministry in Letter
1 with a teaching on this very passage, because it is so significant
to understanding our salvation, as well as to comprehending the
discipleship role today. There is an utter lack of truth, knowledge, understanding
and
wisdom within Babylon, which is why God is about to completely expose
and utterly destroy the harlot. But we are called to be separate
from that which is worldly, and our separation only comes through our
walk of faith in Yahshuah; our separation comes through faithful
obedience coupled with truth, wisdom, understanding, knowledge and
love...
We must always remember though, that Satan’s goal is for the faithful to accuse each other before God.
If we judge our brothers and sisters, then we
shall be judged in the same manner. Every Disciple of Yahshuah must exercise discernment when dealing
with the lost and deceived, because salvation will come for many of
these souls through our faithfulness,
mercy, patience,
compassion and love. But our
primary witness to the world is presented to them through the manner in
which we deal with each other; presented through the manner in which we
deal with the saints. Our love for each other is the single most
powerful witness that we can offer to a dying world, which necessitates
that we put
judgmentalism away, and enter into the battle according to the
Armor of God that is appropriate for Spiritual Battle, "With this
in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the
saints"!
"And many false prophets will arise, and mislead many" –
The Gospel of Messiah Yahshuah is not complex, beloved. Neither
are the full teachings of repentance,
obedience and discipleship.
Nonetheless, false teachings will abound throughout our lifetime, even
as we fight to expose those false teachings. Sadly, many will
continue to be mislead by the ear tickling lies of Satan, and those
who do not accept the Gospel of Yahshuah are already being taught to
believe that we who cry out for repentance and obedience are the enemy.
This deception will continue throughout the tribulation,
and will increase as the day of His return draws near.
Sadly, however, the children of God are also consumed with “making
war” with their brethren over issues of philosophy and theology.
The law of validation has not been
upheld, so false teachings abound. How we handle ourselves as we
disclose the fullness and truth of Scripture, however, while exposing
those false teachings, is going to significantly impact how we are
received by those ensnared in the lies and deceptions of Babylon.
Many
of the faithful are so blinded by their particular philosophy or
theology that they simply cannot see the souls being lost
before their very eyes. And many ensnared by these false teachings
become absolutely irate whenever their perceptions and beliefs are
questioned. We must pray for guidance as we display the fruit of
Ruach ha Qodesh, because it is in the fullness of His fruit in and
through our
lives, as well as His truth in our hearts, that souls shall be won!
"And because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will
grow cold" – Does not the condition of society throughout the world
today dictate the fulfillment of this prophecy?
Totally void of conscience, and without regard for God’s
commands, humanity has chosen to abandon all reverence and righteousness,
claiming instead that, “there is no absolute truth”, and that, “there
is no right or wrong”. The resultant contempt that is now
displayed toward one another, is evidence that most people’s love has in
fact grown cold.
"But the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved" – Endurance? Holding fast to
the end? Obedience? Repentance?
Discipleship? Where
did this come from?
And the end shall come for some (the martyred
faithful) sooner than for
others, but the call remains that we endure to our end – for the glory
of God.
"And this gospel of the kingdom (meaning God's
gospel, not
another gospel of earthly (nature) or worldly theories, theologies, doctrines or
religions) shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all
the nations, and then the end shall come" – We who have
Yahshuah abiding within our hearts; we who have Ruach ha Qodesh as our
Seal; we who are striving to abide by the Word of God, are the agents
thru which this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole
world - for a witness to all the nations - AND THEN THE
END SHALL COME!!! We cannot be raptured away and still do
our work! We cannot be snatched to meet Him in the clouds, in a
pre-tribulation event, and still be here to the end as His witnesses! Praise be,
NO, we will be here serving our King, until our
duties are complete...
"And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having an eternal
gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and
tribe and tongue and people, and he said with a loud voice, 'Fear God,
and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; and
worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of
waters' " (Revelation 14:6-7). Oh, beloved, here again we
see Ruach ha Qodesh laboring to reach those still lost - while also
reassuring the faithful children of God at the same time.
"And another angel, a second one, followed saying,
'Fallen,
fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of
the wine of the passion of her immorality' " (Revelation 14:8).
And this
event comes at, "The hour of His judgment"... And Noah
entered the Ark, and it was sealed behind him!
Dear brothers and sisters, the Signs of our Master's Return
include, to a great extent, how He is going to deal with Babylon - the
great harlot. It is vital, therefore, that we have a
clear picture of precisely who and what Babylon is. To this end, we
are going to dwell on this matter for a few moments more, so please detour with us
for awhile then, as we leave Matthew 24, and consider
the fullness of Revelation 14:8. In the process of working through
Revelation 14:8, we hope to fully expose the great harlot,
Babylon, because in that passage, God is telling us that Babylon, the great harlot,
“Has made all the nations drink of the wine of the passion of her
immorality” (NASB).
Have you
ever really given much thought to those words? Just what is the
“passion of her immorality”? We have! And to discover the TRUTH and FULLNESS
of God’s Word here, we needed to complete two simple word studies;
passion and immorality:
 In the original Greek language, the word translated as “passion” in
this passage, is THUMOS, and THUMOS
represents much more than simple
passion.
THUMOS is used a total of eighteen (18) times in the New Testament, and
to our delight, John (the writer of The Revelation of Yahshuah) used
this word a total of ten times. John’s usage of THUMOS is
important to our study, because the frequency in which
he used the word allows us a greater comprehension for his understanding and
intention for THUMOS. We
can discover exactly what he meant when he spoke of THUMOS, through the
manner in which he used the word. And he gave us ten examples!
Before we turn to John’s writings, however, let’s first consider the
other eight Scriptural usages of THUMOS:
In 2
Corinthians 12:20, Paul said, “For I am afraid that perhaps when I
come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be
not what you wish; that perhaps there may be strife, jealousy, angry
tempers,
disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances.” Paul wrote, THUMOS. The Bible translators wrote: “angry tempers”.
In Romans 2:8,
Paul said, “but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey
the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.”
Paul wrote, THUMOS. The Bible translators wrote: “indignation”.
In Galatians
5:19-21, Paul wrote, “Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which
are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities,
strife, jealousy, outbursts
of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying,
drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you
just as I have forewarned you that those who practice such things shall
not inherit the kingdom of God.” Paul wrote THUMOS. The Bible translators wrote: “outbursts of anger”.
In two of his writings,
Luke - a constant companion of Paul - said the following:
“And
all in the synagogue were filled with rage
as they heard these things” (Luke 4:28).
“And when
they heard this and were filled with rage,
they began crying out, saying, ‘Great is Artemis of the
Ephesians’” (Acts 19:28). In both instances,
Luke spoke of THUMOS. The
Bible translators penned it as rage.
In two more of his
writings (three if you attribute the book of Hebrews to Paul) Paul used
the word THUMOS again, and it appears that the Bible translators finally
started to get it right. Paul
said:
“Let all
bitterness and wrath
and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all
malice” (Ephesians 4:31).
“But now you
also, put them all aside: anger, wrath,
malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth” (Colossians 3:8).
“By faith he
left Egypt, not fearing the wrath
of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen” (Hebrews
11:27).
Are you getting a clearer picture for the word, THUMOS, beloved?
Paul and Luke were not talking about mere 'passion' when they used
the word THUMOS, they were speaking of rage and wrath.
What then do you suppose John intended when he used the word THUMOS? The truth comes immediately.
John used THUMOS ten times - ALL IN THE REVELATION OF
YAHSHUAH ha MASHIACH.
And here is where our comprehension of THUMOS becomes
crystal clear. Listen to what John said:
“For this
reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down
to you, having great wrath,
knowing that he has only a short time” (Revelation 12:12).
“And another
angel, a second one, followed, saying, ‘Fallen, fallen is Babylon the
great, she who has make all the nations drink of the wine of the passion
of her immorality” (Revelation 14:8).
“He also
will drink of the wine of the wrath
of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he
will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy
angels and in the presence of the Lamb” (Revelation 14:10).
“And the
angel swung his sickle to the earth, and gathered the clusters from the
vine of the earth, and threw them into the great wine press of the wrath
of God” (Revelation 14:19).
“And I saw
another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels who had seven
plagues, which are the last, because in them the wrath
of God is finished” (Revelation 15:1).
“And one of
the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls
full of the wrath
of God, who lives forever and ever” (Revelation 15:7).
“And I heard
a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, ‘Go and pour
out the seven bowls of the wrath
of God into the earth’” (Revelation 16:1).
“And the
great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations
fell. And Babylon the great
was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce
wrath*” (Revelation 16:19).
“For all the
nations have drunk of the wine of the passion
of her immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed acts of
immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich by
the wealth of her sensuality” (Revelation 18:3).
“And from
His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may smite the nations;
and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press
of the fierce
wrath* of God, the Almighty” (Revelation 19:15).
* The Greek word used by
John in Revelation 16:19 and 19:15, where he speaks of God’s
"fierce wrath", is ORGE, and ORGE speaks toward ones state of mind.
Of God, ORGE speaks toward His utter abhorrence to sin, but
also speaks to His longing, mixed with grief, for those who live in sin.
THUMOS, however, as used by John, Paul and Luke throughout the New Testament,
speaks directly toward absolute indignation and wrath - as the outburst
of a vengeful mind.
Let us never forget that the Master has repeatedly declared,
“Vengeance is Mine” (Deuteronomy 32:35) while also repeatedly
reminding His children that we are to never hold this sort of wrath in our
heart. We are to surrender it to Him. Nonetheless, THUMOS
speaks directly toward WRATH, and in
Revelation 14:8, it is speaking of the wrath of God that is about to be
poured out upon the whole of faithless humanity.
The second word we need to study from Revelation 14:8 is immorality, and
here, the Greek word is PORNEIA.
PORNEIA talks directly to committing fornication, lewdness or any sexual sin.
(See 1 Corinthians 6:13, 18; 7:2; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Galatians 5:19;
Ephesians 5:3; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3 and Revelation 9:21
for examples).
Symbolically, PORNEIA always speaks of idolatry - the forsaking of
the One True God in order to worship idols.
Yahshuah is married to His EKKLESIA.
Therefore, any unfaithfulness toward Him is the equivalent of
sexual unfaithfulness toward one’s marriage partner.
(See Revelation 2:21, 14:8, 17:2-4, 18:3 and 19:2).
Simply put, brethren, God will not tolerate idolatry amongst His
children; He will not abide by our spiritual unfaithfulness or deceit.
So
the interpretation of the “passion of her immorality” becomes
much clearer when we correctly interpret the words as,
“The
wrath of her idolatry!”
And
in the clarity of the true translation, we see that every reference
to the great harlot - Babylon, is a direct reference to the faithless,
idolatrous nation that is falsely portraying itself as His bride!
In
following the false prophets, false teachers, false theologies, false
doctrines and false religious systems of the world, we have had a drink
of the wine of “The wrath of her idolatry.”
But our God is ever merciful, and His call to the saints to,
“COME OUT OF HER” echo’s forth today.
We must repent and return to the One True God, through His Son, Yahshuah our
Messiah, and entirely abandon that which is false and idolatrous to Him!
The first angel of Revelation 14:7 is proclaiming a bold message to God’s elect. “Wake up!
The hour of His Judgment is come upon the earth.
Get the oil for your lamps; return to God! Repent, repent, repent
of your sins! Return to your first love! Come out of Babylon.
Do not partake of her idolatry any longer. God walks among His lampstands and will come as a thief in
the night – to remove your lampstand, unless you repent!
For He is searching the hearts and minds of all men, and they
shall not know what hour He comes upon them.
But, if you walk in His light, for we belong to the light and not
the darkness - then you will know that He is God.
FEAR GOD!”
This message is boldly stating these things to God’s children today,
beloved, for if God cast out a third of the angels in heaven for being
disobedient, what do you suppose He will do to those of humanity who
remain disobedient on earth? Today, the faithless either fear nothing at
all, fear the devil more than
they fear God, or openly worship the evil one in total disregard to the
God of heaven; totally disregarding the God of all creation - who lives and
loves! We need to rediscover the truth and FEAR GOD!
The false church has never worshiped God.
They have never fully known Him in their hearts, and they refuse to
acknowledge that He created ALL things
for His glory. Instead, humanity
and the church Babylon continue to believe they have accomplished wonderful
things without
God. But humankind is about
to see the Revelation of Yahshuah, and His judgments shall begin with
Babylon.
The second angel’s message instantly follows the first, because
Babylon will immediately start to crumble as the hour of testing
arrives. Seeing as they are
not built upon “The Rock”, the stones of the false practitioners will
begin to topple, and the false congregations who preach another gospel,
and who merely entertain and “tickle the ears” of their assembled bodies,
will begin to falter. But
these are just the beginning of the birth pangs. You see, brethren, every false teaching and teacher, every false
prophetic message and messenger, and every false gospel and congregation
presenting that false gospel, who refuse to repent, are man made
Antichrist stones, and their kingdom is built exactly like King
Nebuchadnezzar’s.
Of Nebuchadnezzar we read, “The king reflected and said, ‘Is this
not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by
the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’” (Daniel
4:30). Woe - to those who remain in Babylon, for their hour of testing has
come, and who shall be able to stand?
The Master will vomit from His mouth every person and man-made
institution that falsely proclaims that they are “Of Yahshuah”, when
in fact they deny the very Word and existence of the person of Yahshuah.
Satan loves every doctrine and theology that separates God’s children
from HIM, even if that separation is only momentary. As the birth pangs increase,
therefore, Satan will use those who remain with in Babylon to accuse
and persecute the faithful children of God who finally abandon the
false theologies, doctrines and religions.
The spiritual battle to be fought for the souls of humanity
during the last days will be fought precisely on the grounds of
spirituality, righteousness and truth – squarely between the Body of Yahshuah and
Babylon, the body of Satan.
The first angel’s message is exactly what Yahshuah was teaching in
Matthew 24. The Kingdom of God
is here; it is within us; it is all around us.
Our vision may be temporarily restricted from seeing Heaven, but that
does not restrict their being able to see us... We are being
watched, and how we handle the fact that
the Kingdom of God is not based on religion, doctrine or theology, but
is based upon faith in, and obedience to, Yahshuah ha Mashiach, is being noted by those
observers.
The Kingdom of God is based upon the love of Messiah Yahshuah abiding within
us. And we are to represent that love to a dying
world - even as we are being murdered for our faith. Do not doubt
for an instant the love of God! The hour has come, and Babylon will fall.
Prepare, and make way for the Master!!! AMEN and AMEN!
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God must be prepared and ready in our
heart. Be alert,
brethren, for we do not yet know at what hour our Master will come. But
know this: If the owner of the house knew at what hour the
thief was coming to steal his lampstand, he would have been
prepared. We are compelled to ask,
therefore, are you prepared?
Have you abandoned religion and claimed the love of Yahshuah in faith?
Have you come out of your theologies and doctrines and clothed
yourself in the love, mercy and compassion of Yahshuah, our Messiah,
Master and King? Who then is the faithful servant? Who is a foolish or wise Virgin? The
foolish took their lamps without oil, but the prudent took oil in flasks
along with their lamps.
The spirit of Elijah, the spirit of prophecy, has truly returned to the
hearts of God’s faithful, and in faith they are proclaiming the
eternal Gospel throughout the world. Are we listening? Are we
joining them in the proclamation of the good news? The
Spirit of Messiah Yahshuah is with His EKKLESIA, and together these
shall
witness throughout the time of distress.
Do we join them in proclaiming the truth, or are we going to
ridicule, persecute and abhor God’s messengers? Search your heart,
beloved, because if we are not standing with Yahshuah, we are standing
against Him...
The faithful virgins will heed the call of God, and will come out from
Babylon into the light of God. The
foolish, however (those who were called and did not overcome) will soon
realize that their lamps are empty, and will persecute and hate God’s
faithful servants, because the
wine of the wrath of their idolatry will suddenly become
very bitter, and in their rage, they will strike out against God’s
innocent, anointed and sanctified children. And eternity awaits us
all!
Remain faithful to the end dearest brethren.
Pick up your cross and follow Him daily in all circumstances. Abandon Babylon, for fallen is Babylon the great harlot.
Amen and Amen!!!
For those who remain uncertain of God’s intentions, and for
those in need of encouragement today, we wish to extend the following:
Listen carefully and you will hear Yahshuah calling. Observe
cautiously as you study His Word today, and He will show you His
truth. Open your heart to His
message, for His call has not changed. His call has never changed!
He is still calling us today, just as He did when He walked among us:
“Behold! Those who have ears let them hear. I am standing at the door, knocking.
You have difficulty hearing Me because of your selfish practices and lusts of the flesh;
you have difficulty because of your idolatry.
Those within Babylon speak
very loudly and pleasantly to attract your attention, but I do not
speak as those within Babylon. Hear My words though, for I am speaking to you today in the
soft whisperings of your heart. Study My Word. Listen to Me. I love you!
I have given
you over to Satan’s fiery trials, to awaken you, and you still do not repent! Come
back to Me, My children, for I am jealous for you.
I am knocking. Will you please open the door and invite Me in? Oh, children, My children, how I
long to hold you in My arms and openly proclaim My love TO
you. Come to Me - open the door and I shall come
to you.
I will give you the choicest meat.
I will give you the new wine of My covenant. You will not be disappointed! Once I shut the door, I will not reopen it again. Come,
therefore, listen and take heed, for I am knocking. Open your heart and mind
unto Me, so I may claim you as
Mine
forevermore. Open your
heart and mind to Me so that you may enter into My bosom eternally.
I am praying that you overcome this world. Overcome,
therefore, before the door closes and the seal is set!
I, Yahshuah am calling you. Will you hear My voice, repent from your
sins and obey My
commands?”
May the Master richly bless you and keep you in your faithfulness.
I remain faithfully and humbly your servant in Yahshuah our Messiah and
Master,
larry vosen
 
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