Making Plans

1 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), ² that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, ³ knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, ⁴ and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” 2 Peter 3:1-4

Does this passage not speak of the days we are in now? People mocking the coming of Christ, holding to the idea that everything is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. We know this year alone there have been insurmountable changes and happenings that scientists, ecologists, and many others say they can't explain.

We look forward to the coming of our King. I'm not here to argue a pre, mid, or post tribulation rapture. But, we serve a Jewish King, and many things in the bible would be better understood if we looked at them through an Eastern rather than a Western mindset. The whole thing, and I'm going to borrow from Dr. Chuck Missler because I believe he states it the best. It's all set up like an old Jewish Wedding. The bridegroom goes and pays the price for the bride. He returns to his place and prepares the living area for him and his bride. The bride does not know when he will return. When the bridegroom does it is announce by a trump and a shout, it is a surprise. They then go into the wedding chambers 7 days, and at the end of the 7 days there is a feast. Now, if we look at this from a post-trib standpoint, given this model. You and I are going to get married, then I'm going to beat the heck out of you, and then we're going to go have dinner. 

 Joe Vancouvering stated that a very prominent person within the Christian community said to him that he didn't hardly know anyone that believed in the rapture anymore. I find this all very telling of where we are in the times, along with many other situations throughout the planet. It is as if time itself is being pushed into fast forward. This is exciting, but at the same time we must have the realization that as our time draws short so does our ministry. Opportunities are only so many, and the chances to speak Christ into the world are drawing to a close. Do not allow one more day to pass without bringing forth the witness of our King. I urge you stand tall, take up the very nature and character of God that is within by the power of His Spirit.

Serenade of Screams

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 10:32-35 

When it all comes to a head, will you deny or confirm? At the smallest persecution do you hold fast to your King, or do you turn your back on Him? How do we confess? Not just with our mouths, but with our lifestyles. We can talk about the people we are until we are blue in the face, but if our actions speak the opposite then who are we really? "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."

 Matthew 7:13-14

There is no more time for us to follow the ways of this world. The cost of letting another day pass in defeat is too costly. We must hold fast to our lives that were claimed in victory and given us by our King Jesus Christ. We must allow His word to take root within us and become a deep seeded tree that springs up. Out of our mouth and throughout our actions, we must allow the Holy Spirit to pervade all of it. What is this life  that we should long for anything of it? It is but a passing moment, then eternity. We seek our dead flesh that drags us unto death, when we literally have life within and eternal reward waiting. A life filled with the Joy of Christ. Take hold of that victory today, take hold of our King and His ways. He is worth far more than anything passing in this dead flesh.

Time to Decide

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 2 Corinthians 13:5

The last part of that verse in the NKJV states "unless indeed you are disqualified."

Ecclesia, we are running full force towards eternity. Dark days lie ahead and we must be prepared. The enemy is reinforcing and the attacks are getting stronger. I would ask that all of you be praying for myself and every other brother and sister, especially those that stand and speak against the darkness of this world. I have to say lately I have been under serious spiritual attack and it is only getting stronger. I pray that God rebukes the devourer for our sake. 

We are running out of time, and this day must be the day of decision. We honestly cannot afford to stand by the wayside and be lukewarm. Christ Himself has told us what he would do with the lukewarm in the letter to Laodicea in Revelation 3. That He will spew or vomit them out of His mouth. I say to you now, "I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Revelation 3:18-20

It is time to decide, so DECIDE!!!! Where do you stand? I beg of you to give up your flesh and seek that life which has been given you through our Lord Jesus Christ. Our time is short, and many battles lay ahead. Let this day be a milestone, the day that we stand, the day we take hold of our victory through our King, and take our place on this battlefield. Take Christ to the world and set the captives free. For His is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen

War Cry

Today, as we look out at the weekend and beyond, we must remember where we stand on the battlefield. In the military we have ceremonies and traditions to remind us of what we have done and why we do what we do. I am establishing this with this site, I am combining the first two messages as a call to every one of us to hold fast in this fight, and look to our King; remembering that everyday of our lives should be for Him and the mission he has set before every one of us. He gave His life so that we may live! Who are we to hold back the truth of His sacrifice and love from the captive? We must take our place on this battlefield lest we fall by the wayside. There is too much at stake.

"And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beast, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain" Revelation 5:6 The scars of His sacrifice are still upon His body.

 Isaiah 52:14 "His visage was so marred more than any man, and His form more than the sons of men" The torture was so severe He did no even appear human. 

Isaiah 50:6 " I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that pluck off the hair, I hid not my face from shame and spitting." They ripped his beard off. 

Isaiah 53 "He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with his stripes we are healed. " OUR sin and death was upon Him so that we can have life eternal.

Rise now and behold our Captain!

Our Captain and King stands bearing the marks of the price paid for the ultimate victory in this war, the price He paid for us. You have called on Him, you have joined the ranks of the sanctified. We are so satisfied of the fact we have found the Truth. But, I say to you "MAKE YOUR SPINE, JUST LIKE YOUR PRIDE!" The Spirit is moving within us, urging us to take up this fight. I implore you to look upon the captives of the enemy as Christ did the day he sacrificed His life for them and for you, bring them the Word of Life and freedom this day.

Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:15-16

 There is no other way to say it. Too long we have stood by as this world turns to a wasteland. Those of us with living water choose to hide in our caves and horde the truth. We scurry away from the battlefield, in fear. Our time on this earth is short, this conflict is coming to a head. How can we continue to ignore the carnage taking place right outside our doorstep? Our streets are filling to the brim with blood of children, widows, the thirsty, the hungry, the damaged, the lost, the sick, the abandoned, and the despairing. As Oh Sleeper said I ask of you now. 

"What keeps this family of fighters from facing the war that we were bred for"?

Ephesians 6:12, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

This is my cry to the Kingdom, to you the Ecclesia, the called out ones. I plead with you to take up your armor, wield your sword. Let not another day pass with our heads hung in defeated shame.  Let us take it in victory. We have life on our lips, speak it to the world. Breath the name of Christ into their hearts.  No longer will we be silent. "We are the children of fire! We are the lions! We stand when all else deserted, because we were born to fight, and fight and FIGHT!!!" 

 Into the fray!!!

Blessed be the Lord my Strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight Psalm 144:1

Ignite the World

We stand now on the cusp of reality, truly dark days lay ahead as we move into a time that the world has never seen before. Do not be, afraid be informed. Knowledge and faith are the anecdote to fear. How important is knowledge? In Hosea 4:6a God states, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge."  Find out what the Bible says, and find out what is going on in the world. 

This battle is raging in ways that we are only beginning to understand. But hold fast, and fear not, we have the victory in our King Jesus Christ. As the enemy pushes harder and the darkness grows, we must shine brighter than ever before. There is no more time stand by the wayside and watch the world pass us by. We are in a war, make no mistake about it, and it is taking lives. I call to you take up the life we are called to as the Ecclesia. 

We have been called out for a purpose as in Esther 4:14 for such a time as this. We must take the message of Christ to the captive. Take our wayward brothers and sisters by the hand in love. Encourage and call them back to life, help them revive their liberation. Speak life into this world, and let our light shine before men. John 15:16 "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you. That ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain:that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."

There is abundant life waiting to spring up inside of all of us by the Holy Spirit. Let it well up inside and build ourselves up in the Spirit. This life is but a blink and not a fraction of eternity, then our mission is over. No more missed opportunities, no more defeats. Take this day in victory, stand tall on our cornerstone, hold your light and be a magnificent flame against the darkness, remembering you were chosen to carry the message of love and freedom by our Coming King Jesus Christ!

The King

There is truly no greater than our King, and this is by far the best most complete description I have ever heard. I ask you today, do you know Him? Is He truly your King in all that you do and all that you are? I challenge you to stand ready this day; take the freeing message of our King to those that are in bondage, to the brothers and sisters that have fallen by the wayside. Be a light in the darkness and speak the very words of life the Spirit once gave you. Hold fast to what we are called to, this war is coming to an end, and we have the victory through our Coming King, Jesus Christ.

My King:

  

 He is the King of the Jews
He is the King of Israel
But Hes also
King of all the Ages;
King of Heaven;
King of Glory;
King of Kings;
..and Lord of Lords.

He is
a prophet before Moses;
a priest after Melchizedek;
a champion like Joshua;
an offering in place of Isaac;
a king from the line of David;
a counselor above Solomon;
beloved, rejected, and exalted
like Joseph;
and yet far more…

The Heavens declare His glory…
and the firmament shows
His handiwork.

He who is, who was, and who always will be;

The first and the last
He is the Alpha and Omega
the Aleph and the Tau
the A and the Z;

He is the ego eimi,
the
the “I AM that I AM”

The voice of the burning bush
t
he Captain of the Lord’s Host
the conqueror of Jericho

He is our Kinsman-Redeemer
and He is our Avenger of Blood;
and He is our City of Refuge;

He was crucified on a cross of wood;
Yet He made the hill
on which it stood.

By Him were all things made
that were made;
without Him was not anything made
that was made;

By Him are all things held together!

In Him dwells
the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
The very God of very God.

He became
the first fruits of them that slept.

He is our Performing High Priest;
Our Personal Prophet;
Our Reigning King.

He is enduringly strong;
entirely sincere;
eternally steadfast;

He is imperially powerful;
immortally graceful;
impartially merciful;

He stands alone in Himself:
He’s unique,
pre-eminent,
supreme,
unparalleled:

He’s the Loftiest idea
in Literature;

 He’s the highest Personality
in Philosophy;

 He’s the Fundamental Doctrine
of Theology;

He’s the Supreme Problem
i
n “higher criticism”!

He’s the Son of God!

There is no means of measuring
his limitless love:

It was written in blood,
on that wooden cross
erected in Judea
2,000 years ago.

He was born of a woman
so that we could be born of God;
He humbled Himself
so that we could be lifted up;
He became a servant
so that we could be made joint-heirs;
He suffered rejection
so that we could become His friends;
He denied Himself
so that we could freely receive all things;
He gave Himself
so that He could bless us in every way.

He is Available to the tempted and the tried;
Blesses the young;
Cleanses the lepers;
Defends the feeble;
Delivers the captives;
Discharges the debtors;
Forgives the sinners;
Franchises the meek;
Guards the besieged;
Heals the sick;
Provides strength to the weak;
Regards the aged;
Rewards the diligent;
Serves the unfortunate;
Sympathizes and He saves!

His Offices are many;
His Reign is righteous;
His Promises are certain;
His Goodness is limitless;
His Light is matchless;
His Love never changes;
His Grace is sufficient;
His Mercy is everlasting;
His Word is enough;
His Yoke is easy and
His Burden is light!

He’s indescribable;
He’s incomprehensible;
He’s irresistible;
He’s invincible!

The Heaven of heavens
cannot contain Him;
Man cannot explain Him

The Pharisees couldn’t stand Him
but soon learned
that they couldn’t stop Him;

They railroaded Him
through 6 illegal trials,
and yet

The witnesses couldn’t agree against Him
and the personal representative
of the ruler of the world,
couldn’t find any fault with Him;

Herod couldn’t kill Him
death couldn’t handle Him
the grave couldn’t hold Him!

He has always been and always will be;
He had no predecessor and
will have no successor;
You can’t impeach Him and
he isn’t going to resign!

His name is above every name;
That at the name of Yeshua
Every knee shall bow
Every tongue shall confess
That Jesus Christ is Lord!

His is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory…
for ever, and ever.

Hallelujah! …and Amen!

From Chuck Missler's boundaries of our reality, As inspired by Pastor Dr. Shadrach Meshach Lockridge of San Diego Calvary Baptist Church, and supplemented from many additional sources.)

The Mirror

 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.  Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."  Matthew 7:13-14

We as Christians are called to a life in the world, but not of the world. We are let our light shine before men. Not just with our words, but our actions. How important are our actions, and how important is it we live the lives we are called to? 

James 2:17 "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone." What does this mean? Not justification through works, but that works, the actions we display are a direct reflection of our faith. Matthew 7:16 "Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles"? What are your fruits? Good or bad? Do you have any for the Kingdom? What about our words? "for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth." Matthew 12:34 What comes out of your mouth. 

These are staggering statements, but if we look at our words, our actions, and our fruits we have a pretty good idea of where we stand. We are called to a supernatural war that has costs beyond what any of us can truly comprehend. The enemy wants nothing more than to completely nullify us as a threat. I call to you now, throw down the dead flesh of the man you were, and pick up the life that was bought and paid for by the very blood of our King. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:16

Today is a new day, take it now, let it not be another day of defeat. Claim victory in the name of our Coming King. Hold fast to the Great Commission that we have been called to, and take the freeing message of Christ to the captive.

Destroy the Runner

The only barrier to truth, is to assume you already have it.

 Over the past few months I have done two things.  I asked God for wisdom and knowledge, James 1:5-6 "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." I have also made Acts 17:11 a basis for my life, "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."And have been diving into the scriptures unlike any time before. 

Now that I am actually getting deep into the word, God is showing me what the word actually says, and I have found very quickly that some of my views and opinions just plain were wrong. I also have learned quickly that when that happens, I don't hold onto my prior thoughts and get all hurt about it. I accept it, and move on through the bible, if I didn't I would be stuck by allowing my will and pride to get in the way of what God is showing me. 

There is a heresy throughout many churches called replacement theology. It is the belief that because Israel rejected their Messiah that they are no longer part of the covenant and the church takes it's place. Well little issue with that is that when God made the covenant with Abraham, God put Abraham into a deep sleep and performed the covenant ceremony alone. MEANING!!! The covenant is unconditional. They are still His chosen people, but we as Christians are partakers of the New Covenant thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ.

Many of the people I know are very against this, but we have come to realize lately that we have in a sense held this theology in our eschatology, study of the last days. So let me say this. The anti-christ the whole thing is not the European Union. "Oh but Rome will be revived" Yes! But did we ever stop to think about the fact that Rome had two parts! The eastern and the western. Eastern was in Constantinople. We forget this. And amazingly Islam literally fits all the descriptions. 

Lets start with Anti-Christ, What does the bible say.

1 John 4:3 and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 

Who is Anti-Christ? He that denies Christ is is God. Does the Catholic Church do this, NO! Who does? 

In the Koran

S 3:55 and (remember) when Allah said: "O 'Îsa (Jesus)! I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you [of the forged statement that 'Îsa (Jesus) is Allah's son]

S 4:157And because of their saying (in boast), "We killed Messiah 'Îsa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allah," - but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but it appeared so to them [the resemblance of 'Îsa (Jesus) was put over another man (and they killed that man)], and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they killed him not [i.e. 'Îsa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)

S 4:171 O people of the Scripture (Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor say of Allah aught but the truth. The Messiah 'Îsa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), was (no more than) a Messenger of Allah and His Word, ("Be!" - and he was) which He bestowed on Maryam (Mary) and a spirit (Ruh ) created by Him; so believe in Allah and His Messengers. Say not: "Three (trinity)!" Cease! (it is) better for you. For Allah is (the only) One Ilah (God), glory be to Him (Far Exalted is He) above having a son.

So that falls right in line with 1 John. Second who is the God of Islam? Allah. Allah and God are the same. No! What are some of the names of Allah? 

One who causes death
The Afflicter
Great deceiver
The most proud one
The one who plots/schemes

I know of an afflicter Revelation 9:11 "And they had a king over them, [which is] the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue [is] Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath [his] name Apollyon."    

Abaddon-1)ruin 2) destruction3) the place of destruction 4) the name of the angel-prince of the infernal regions, the minister of death and the author of havoc on the earth

The most proud one oh I've seen him too, in Isaiah 14:12-14 "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High."

So who is the God of Islam? "Well the 666 is the mark of the beast." Yes the Greek does have the number 666, but we always forget to read verse prior to the number. Revelation 13:17-19 "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six."

You take His NAME or the number of his NAME. It's a title. It was said Christ name would be Immanuel. Was that his name? No! It was a TITLE "God with us." The numbers are 666 in the Greek, but those are also ARABIC WORDS. 

  I was shocked when Walid Shoebat wrote the words in arabic because I could read it.   It says in the Arabic Bism-Allah! "IN THE NAME OF ALLAH" and the x is two crossed swords

This blew me away. Guess who takes this exact statement on their foreheads and on their arms.  

Mohamed received his teachings from and "Angel of light" that he said was Gabriel, Funny I know about an angel of light  2Corinthians 11:14 "for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."  

Why are women treated so terribly in Islam as part of the teaching. Because, SATAN HATES THE WOMAN! It was through the woman's seed that the Messiah was born. Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Who is the see of the woman, MESSIAH, who is the seed of the serpant, ANTICHRIST.

The Mahdi, the 12th Imam when he comes, he will bring 7 years of peace. No one else is talking about 7 years of peace. Everyone screams "ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE" oh really? Daniel 8:35 says "by peace he will destroy many." They are a peaceful religion, and if you don't believe them they will kill you.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 "When you say peace and safety:then sudden destruction cometh upon them"  Another question. WHO IS CUTTING OFF PEOPLES HEADS?! We don't see guillotines going into the streets of Rome, but there is a group that is cutting off peoples heads. 

Do you know what one of the titles of the Antichrist is? The ASSYRIAN "And this [one] shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders." Micah 5:5, 6

2 final points. In all the passages of the Day of the Lord, when Christ is on the earth fighting, He is fighting in Muslim countries. Ezekiel 25 on, Isaiah 63 it's all Muslim countries. The Scythians in Ezekiel 38 and 39 Gog and Magog, are not Russia proper, it's southern Russia if you look at historical maps. All the countries that became seperate and are Muslim countries.

Final point of giving land to Palestine. In Joel 3:2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations and parted my land." Wait what does that say, he is going to basically judge the people for parting HIS LAND. WOW!!! I would be careful then about calling for Israel to give up the land.

Don't take my word for it though, go research yourself, Make Acts 17:11 a foundational verse for your life. Pray for wisdom and knowledge and let God show you what he has to say to you through His word. That is how we gain knowledge of Him, and through that knowledge we can reach people, and free the captive for our Lord Jesus Christ.