We are already seeing teachers and preachers in the Church beginning to say that Jesus is not going to return, and that there is no rapture, or catching away, of the Church. They do this by taking scripture out of context, and by not teaching the full Word of God. There is a danger in denying the imminent return of Christ, especially as the signs around us are specifically pointing to this coming event. We are to be preparing ourselves for His coming, rather than denying it. The prophet Hosea warned that God's people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge, and for the rejection of the knowledge of God, thereby becoming disqualified to serve Him as priests (Hos. 4:6, Rom. 1:28-32). In fact, this has been one of the repeated messages of this ministry...that, and the call to God's people to turn, pray, repent, and seek God's face, in accordance with 2 Chron. 7:14.
Isaiah brought God's warning prophetic word regarding the condition of His people, and the consequences that would result from it:
"...My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill. And he fenced it and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it; and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes (worthless stinkberries)....What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it?...And now...I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it." Isa. 5:1-6 (excerpt)
The LORD told Isaiah that this prophetic word was about His people, in this case, Judah and Israel. He expected to see noble grapes coming from His vineyard: Justice, and righteousness. Instead oppression, unrighteousness, greed, covetousness, drunkenness and festivals that have nothing to do with the LORD's holy feasts. The LORD concludes saying:
"...they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of His hands. Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. Therefore, hell hath enlarged itself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it....Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope...Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter." v. 13-20 (excerpt)
The LORD's description of His vineyard to Isaiah, very much mirrors the condition of God's people today. Sin is tolerated and endorsed for a reward, or a bribe (v. 23) even by the Church, and the knowledge of God's word has been withheld from, or misrepresented to His people. The people of God have become just as sinful as the world around them.
Contrary to some of the false teaching of today mentioned at the beginning of this entry, Christ clearly laid out the signs indicating His coming, and the end of the age (correct translation of the Greek), when asked by His disciples (Mt. 24, Lk. 21, Mk. 13). Jesus warned of deception, and claims of false Christs. Wars and rumors of wars, as well as racial conflict ("ethnos" is the Greek word used for nation), famines pestilences, earthquakes. All of these mark the beginning of the time of sorrows that precedes the coming of Christ, and the end of the age, and all of these we are seeing now. Persecution of believers, the increase of iniquity, and the love of many (for the Lord) growing cold because of it are also signs which we see today.
Even greater tribulation will begin at this point, according to Jesus, the likes of which has never before been seen in the world, nor will be seen in the future. It will be so severe that no flesh would be saved except the days are shortened for the elect's sake by the Lord (Mt. 24:21-22). People will run to and fro as false prophets declare that Christ has appeared "here!" or "there!". However, Christ said not to be fooled, and described His return that all will see:
"For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be....And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Mt. 24:27-31 (excerpt)
Jesus also pointed to the prophetic meaning of the fig tree in parables. It's budding marks the coming of a season (v. 32). The fig tree has always represented the nation of Israel in scripture, and that nation was miraculously and sovereignly restored in 1947. The restoration of Israel is yet another prophetic sign of the end of the age, and the return of Christ.
Jesus also mentioned the disappearance of people that He described as "taken". Some interpret this as the rapture of the church, but could there also be a "taking" of the wicked? It is mentioned in the context of those who ignored the sign of Noah, and his warning of the impending judgment to come. Those who ignored the warning were "taken" in the flood (v. 37-41).
Jesus said, "...when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." (v. 33-34). Which generation is Christ talking about? It is the generation that sees these signs begin to be fulfilled. From the description of the signs, this generation now, qualifies.
Christ's final words on the subject of His return, and the end of the age:
"Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come...Therefore be ye also ready...Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing." (v. 42-46, excerpt).
We are to feed the Lord's household, of which we have been given charge by Him, meat, meaning the complete and substantial word of God, especially in the current season. Don't accept any substitutes or counterfeits.
*The above is based upon the 10/27/19 message to the Church from Dr. Kenneth Stevenson.
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Isaiah brought God's warning prophetic word regarding the condition of His people, and the consequences that would result from it:
"...My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill. And he fenced it and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it; and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes (worthless stinkberries)....What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it?...And now...I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it." Isa. 5:1-6 (excerpt)
The LORD told Isaiah that this prophetic word was about His people, in this case, Judah and Israel. He expected to see noble grapes coming from His vineyard: Justice, and righteousness. Instead oppression, unrighteousness, greed, covetousness, drunkenness and festivals that have nothing to do with the LORD's holy feasts. The LORD concludes saying:
"...they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of His hands. Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. Therefore, hell hath enlarged itself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it....Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope...Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter." v. 13-20 (excerpt)
The LORD's description of His vineyard to Isaiah, very much mirrors the condition of God's people today. Sin is tolerated and endorsed for a reward, or a bribe (v. 23) even by the Church, and the knowledge of God's word has been withheld from, or misrepresented to His people. The people of God have become just as sinful as the world around them.
Contrary to some of the false teaching of today mentioned at the beginning of this entry, Christ clearly laid out the signs indicating His coming, and the end of the age (correct translation of the Greek), when asked by His disciples (Mt. 24, Lk. 21, Mk. 13). Jesus warned of deception, and claims of false Christs. Wars and rumors of wars, as well as racial conflict ("ethnos" is the Greek word used for nation), famines pestilences, earthquakes. All of these mark the beginning of the time of sorrows that precedes the coming of Christ, and the end of the age, and all of these we are seeing now. Persecution of believers, the increase of iniquity, and the love of many (for the Lord) growing cold because of it are also signs which we see today.
Even greater tribulation will begin at this point, according to Jesus, the likes of which has never before been seen in the world, nor will be seen in the future. It will be so severe that no flesh would be saved except the days are shortened for the elect's sake by the Lord (Mt. 24:21-22). People will run to and fro as false prophets declare that Christ has appeared "here!" or "there!". However, Christ said not to be fooled, and described His return that all will see:
"For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be....And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Mt. 24:27-31 (excerpt)
Jesus also pointed to the prophetic meaning of the fig tree in parables. It's budding marks the coming of a season (v. 32). The fig tree has always represented the nation of Israel in scripture, and that nation was miraculously and sovereignly restored in 1947. The restoration of Israel is yet another prophetic sign of the end of the age, and the return of Christ.
Jesus also mentioned the disappearance of people that He described as "taken". Some interpret this as the rapture of the church, but could there also be a "taking" of the wicked? It is mentioned in the context of those who ignored the sign of Noah, and his warning of the impending judgment to come. Those who ignored the warning were "taken" in the flood (v. 37-41).
Jesus said, "...when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." (v. 33-34). Which generation is Christ talking about? It is the generation that sees these signs begin to be fulfilled. From the description of the signs, this generation now, qualifies.
Christ's final words on the subject of His return, and the end of the age:
"Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come...Therefore be ye also ready...Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing." (v. 42-46, excerpt).
We are to feed the Lord's household, of which we have been given charge by Him, meat, meaning the complete and substantial word of God, especially in the current season. Don't accept any substitutes or counterfeits.
*The above is based upon the 10/27/19 message to the Church from Dr. Kenneth Stevenson.
To Contact/Submit prayer requests/Support the ministry/Order the book, "NAZAH-White Linen and the Blood of Sprinkling", and to help us get out the message:
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