Fake News Has Real Consequences

Based upon an article by Dr. Kenneth Stevenson:　

　

FAKE NEWS HAS REAL CONSEQUENCES
 

　

In the maelstrom that is our current political reality, the term "fake news" has become ubiquitous. Meanwhile, each side of the political divide claims to have the "lock out" on "the truth". "We the people" are expected to believe not according to facts, but rather according to a discordant cacophony of politicians, pundits, political talking points or the current culture of political correctness. Since demographically speaking the majority of Americans do believe in GOD (83-88%*) and the lion's share of that number profess some form of Christianity (65-73%*), it seems to me that the most important thing to do is to first determine the truth.

First of all if something is truly "fake news" it is by definition untrue, therefore: a lie. From a Judaeo-Christian perspective the importance of discerning "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me GOD", which I learned as a child and still believe to be the standard used in every courtroom, cannot be overstated. After all the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation reveal the origin as well as the dire consequences of lying. In Genesis 3:1 the serpent fabricates the original lie "hath GOD said" and as a consequence, mankind is separated from their Creator. Yeshua confirms this and declares that the devil is the "father of lies" from the beginning. Because the "lawgivers" (scribes and Pharisees) could not accept the truth they were determined to destroy Yeshua:
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. And they answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?...Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not....He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God."  John 8:37-44, excerpt
Sadly the same lie is rampant in every defiant facet of humanity today which refuses to receive the "truth" with the result being GOD gives them up to every type of wickedness:
"And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient."  Romans 1:28
Yeshua's final prayer for His disciples provides a crucial understanding of "the truth": "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy WORD IS TRUTH !" (John 17:17 emphasis added).
Therefore it becomes crystal clear that GOD's Word separates us (sanctifies us, cleanses us from sin) and that if the Word has no place in you the lie will! Paul even prophesies a stern warning regarding the deception of the end times. In the warning found in 2 Thessalonians 2 there are several crucial points that should alert any "Berean" (one who diligently searches the Scripture to discern "truth") to the lateness of the hour. Verse 1 reminds us that the Lord is returning and will gather His believers. In verse three we read that there will be a great falling away which will culminate in the "son of perdition" being revealed. Indeed as lawlessness increases many have tried to identify such an individual. Next the "man of sin" will sit in the Temple to proclaim himself to be God. Just this week there was a report concerning the Third Temple.* From verses 10-12 we once again read about "fake news" (in the Greek it reads "the lie" which again refers to the original lie "hath GOD said"). This time sent by GOD to those who: "...received not the love of the truth...believed not the truth...had pleasure in unrighteousness". Verse 13 in stark contrast identifies believing brethren as "beloved of GOD through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth". Furthermore, GOD's position on lying is clearly spelled out in Proverbs 6: 16-19 where both a lying tongue and a false witness are listed among seven things which HE hates:
"These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren."
Finally in Revelation 21:8,27; Rev. 22:15 "all liars" along with "anyone who loveth and maketh a lie"are denied entrance into HIS Kingdom and instead are destined for separation from GOD in the "lake of fire".
The Scriptures are full of examples of dire consequences from a belief in "fake news" ("the lie"). One prophet lies to another resulting in his being devoured by a lion. (1 Ki. 13:24) Men of "renown" in the Israelite community chose to use their positions to lie against Moses and like the serpent himself they parsed their words using the Torah to justify their behavior. The accusers, their families and all who sided with them were destroyed when they all were taken by what is most certainly the first ever recorded giant sinkhole. The following day an additional 14,000 are destroyed in a plague when they believed the "fake news" report that Moses killed their brethren. Perhaps they chose not to believe their "lying" eyes and ears (Numbers 16). In 1 Kings 22:22-23, GOD allows a "lying spirit" to seal the fate of the wicked King Ahab. The Prophet Elisha, at the height of a famine caused by a Syrian seige, prophesies a miraculous breakthrough for GOD's people the following day. When the King's supporting minister calls it "fake news", the prophet of GOD says, you will see it but not eat any of it. The minister is trampled to death in the gate where he was sent to oversee (2 Kings 7). In Acts 5, Ananais and Sapphira both die untimely deaths for attempting to lie to the Apostles about their giving. Perhaps every professing believer at this juncture needs to re-examine their own hearts to ensure they hold to the "truth".

In my opinion there is a "fake news" account that has been recycled for nearly 2000 years which has eternal consequences. When Yeshua rose from the dead, there were numerous eye witnesses. According to the Apostle Paul, (originally the chief persecutor of the faith) more than 500 on one occasion (1 Cor. 15:3-8). However a contingent of the guards assigned to the tomb were paid a "large" sum of money to spread "the lie" that the disciples stole the body. Like Matthew stated "to this day that story is still being told"  (Mt. 28:11-15). In 1965, author Hugh Schonfeld published the same "fake news" yet again, and it was even made into a film in 1976. The fact remains that the central truth of Christianity is the Resurrection. Again citing the Apostle Paul, in 1 Cor. 15:12-56 we find the a detailed defense of the resurrection from one trained in the "truth" of the Scriptures. In two separate additional passages Paul cites his faith and training as a Pharisee in connection with the resurrection of Yeshua. First in Acts 23:6-8, where he makes it plain that the "hope of the resurrection" was a central belief. Later writing to the Church at Philipi (Phi. 3:5-11) Paul first establishes his spiritual lineage as a Pharisee and then goes on to equate that to "dung" as compared with knowing Christ and the "power of His resurrection", so that he might "attain unto the resurrection of the dead".
So we see clearly from the author of 60% of the New Testament the centrality of the resurrection to Christianity. Which brings me to my own experiences in connection to the resurrection itself. In 1977, I was tasked with editing the papers of a number of scientists and prelates about the Shroud of Turin. Later that year along with a select group of the scientists we journeyed to Turin to present a platform of testing on the Shroud. Working heavily in our favor: using space technology we had produced scientific evidence that the image on the Shroud contained three-dimensional information from a 1933 photographic image ! That completely unique characteristic intrigued many around the globe about the unusual relic. One year later the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) became the first scientific group to conduct hands on intensive testing in an effort to determine what caused the image on the Shroud. The nearly six twenty-four hour days of testing took nearly three years of analysis, collation and peer-review in order to produce the following incredible statement: "We can conclude for now that the shroud image is that of a real human form of a scourged, crucified man. It is not the product of an artist. The bloodstains are composed of hemoglobin and also give a positive test for serum albumin. The image is an ongoing mystery and until further chemical studies are made, perhaps by this group of scientists or perhaps by some scientists in the future, the problem remains unsolved."
In the same manner of continuing belief to this day in the lie that Jesus did not rise from the tomb, but that His disciples took His body, the results of later carbon dating tests performed by the British Museum, which did not follow accepted scientific protocols, and have subsequently been proven to be false*, are still being accepted as scientific fact, and truth. It is time to reveal the lie, and accept the proven truth in this matter.
I have written the book, NAZAH: White Linen and the Blood of Sprinkling, the culmination of forty years of research, to shine the light of truth regarding the Shroud, and its image of what I believe to be the crucified Jesus of Nazareth, and the moment of His resurrection.

*." (Shroud of Turin Research Project) STURP Chemist Raymond N. Rogers uncovered cotton fibers in the tested sample areas of the Shroud cloth, but no cotton fibers in samples taken from the main part of the shroud during the 1973 examination. These two combined clues (isolated gum arabic as well as added cotton fabric) strongly indicate that the carbon dated samples were taken from repair fabric utilized in the re-weave process at a later date...although the original protocol had called for the chemical analysis of the samples prior to their destruction during testing, the three testing laboratories did not perform the analysis. When this evidence is taken into consideration, the carbon dating cannot reflect the date of the untested original main Shroud body, only the period of the tested material added at a later date.  Moreover, Rogers found that the Shroud sample used for radiocarbon dating contain alizarin dye (utilized by the re-weavers to match the original main cloth), whereas no dye of any form was found on any part of the original Shroud cloth."  Brendan Whiting http://www.datingtheshroud.com/Index.htm

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Prayer of Salvation for all who desire to receive Jesus as their Savior: Lord Jesus, I desire to know You, and to know Your salvation. I believe that You died for me, and that You were resurrected for me. Forgive me of my sins. Come into my heart, change me, fill me with Your righteousness. Inscribe my name in the Lamb's book of life. Baptize me in Your Holy Spirit, so that I can learn the truth of Your Word and ways, and be strengthened in my walk all the days of my life. You are the hope of my life, and You are my eternal life. I place my trust in You, Lord, for myself, and my whole household. Use me to do the will of the heavenly Father, Who sent You, in Whose name You came. In Your name, and in thanks and praise I pray, Amen.

 

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This Generation*

 

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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Prayer of Salvation for all who desire to receive Jesus as their Savior: Lord Jesus, I desire to know You, and to know Your salvation. I believe that You died for me, and that You were resurrected for me. Forgive me of my sins. Come into my heart, change me, fill me with Your righteousness. Inscribe my name in the Lamb's book of life. Baptize me in Your Holy Spirit, so that I can learn the truth of Your Word and ways, and be strengthened in my walk all the days of my life. You are the hope of my life, and You are my eternal life. I place my trust in You, Lord, for myself, and my whole household. Use me to do the will of the heavenly Father, Who sent You, in Whose name You came. In Your name, and in thanks and praise I pray, Amen.

 

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"It Is Done" *

 

Ezekiel chapters 36-39 prophesy events that we see beginning to be fulfilled now in these end times. Let us look at some of those events.

Ezekiel was told by God of the return of the dispersed people of Israel back to the land:

"For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you back into your own land... Ezek. 36:24

In 1948, we saw the restoration of Israel as a nation, and the continuing return to the land of Jews from all the nations. The LORD also prophesied abundant crops on land that had been desolate and waste (Ezek. 36:29-30, 35-36), and Israel has certainly made the desert to bloom with all of the produce that they grow in such abundance that it is not only enough for their own consumption, but enough also for export to other nations as well.

Concerning Israel as a nation, the LORD gave His word to the prophet that there are miraculous events still to come, of which we have not yet seen the complete fulfillment, but we do now see the foundation set, and ongoing fulfillment. The LORD speaks of the cleansing of sins, and a sovereign spiritual revival in the people by a work of His Spirit after the nation has been restored (Ezek. 36:25-28).

The LORD also speaks of a unification of "two sticks", that represent Judah and Ephraim (the half-Gentile son of the patriarch, Joseph), into one stick in the prophet's hand. This is not only speaking about a unification of what had been a divided nation of northern and southern kingdoms, but perhaps an even greater unification between Jew and Gentile in Messiah. We are beginning to see the evidence of this kind of unification even now. Messiah has a prominent role in the spiritual and natural restoration of Israel, according to the prophecies of Ezekiel. The spiritually cleansed, reunified nation will be under the rule of  one king, even David ("Beloved"). For us, we know that this king is the Son of David, Jesus the Messiah. We are also seeing the beginning of this prophetic fulfillment among the Jewish people now, with the existence of many Messianic congregations, proclaiming Jesus as Savior, Atonement and King:

"And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them...and my servant David shall be their prince for ever."  excerpt from Ezek. 37:22-28

In another identification with Jesus the Messiah, the LORD identifies Israel with the resurrection of the dead:

"And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, and shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD."  Ezek. 37:13-14

In a very disturbing account in Ezekiel, we see today's headlines come to life. The LORD names specific nations whom He will compel to attack Israel, for the purpose of coming into the LORD's judgment. Though this league of nations will come onto the land of Israel, they will be completely defeated. In Ezek. 38:1-7, the prophet is told to "set thy face against" the following nations: Gog, chief prince of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, all of which are associated with the nation of Russia. Persia, which is Iran, Ethiopia, and Libya, Gomer (southern Russia/Eastern Europe), and Togarmah (the nation of Turkey), and "northern parts" (Ezek. 39:1-2) are also part of this invading alliance. The LORD connected this invading alliance of nations with "the latter years". He prophesies to these nations:

"After many days thou (referring to the above mentioned nations) shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them."      Ezek. 38:8 

The LORD describes His fury of judgment against these nations as coming in the form of a shaking of all creation, even with devastating earthquakes (Ezek. 38:19-20), sword (v. 21). pestilence, blood, overflowing rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone (v. 22). These nations shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, and upon the open fields, and the isles (Ezek. 39:2-6). These nations may come for spoil, but they will meet their fate in the LORD, instead. The LORD concludes by saying to His prophet:

"Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the LORD God; this is the day whereof I have spoken."  Ezek. 39:8

We see the fulfillment of this prophetic word given to Ezekiel in Revelation in the gathering of the kings of the earth to the battle of the great day of God Almighty (Rev. 16:14). They are gathered in a place called "Armageddon" (v. 16). Again, as in Ezekiel, a great voice from the throne of heaven declares, "It is done." (v. 17). Earthquakes, hail and exceedingly great plagues are released, as Ezekiel prophesied (v. 18-21). So great is the cataclysm, that the first heaven and the first earth are passed away, and a new heaven and earth are revealed, as well as the new Jerusalem, coming down like a bride adorned for her husband (Rev. 21:1-2). As Ezekiel prophesied the tabernacle of God among His people (Ezek. 37:26-28), we see the fulfillment of the promise in Revelation:

"And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God."  Rev. 21:3

Just s Ezekiel wrote of Israel as the land of the resurrection of the dead, God says, "...there shall be no more death" (Rev. 21:4).
The assurance that "It is done" is once more given:

"And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write, for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athrist of the fountain of the water of life freely."  Rev. 21:5-6

As we see the ongoing fulfillment of the prophesies of Ezekiel in our headlines, it is time to prepare ourselves, and shout the warning to others. Even as Ezekiel was shown things that must have overwhelmed him, things that were for a time far beyond the time in which he lived, he was told to prophesy, and "to say". In God, these things are already done. In Jesus, these things are already done. For those who heed the completed work of God, the Lord says:

"He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I shall be his God, and he shall be my son."

                                                                                                                    Rev. 21:7

 

*The above is based upon the 10/20/19 message to the Church from Dr. Kenneth Stevenson. 

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Prayer of Salvation for all who desire to receive Jesus as their Savior: Lord Jesus, I desire to know You, and to know Your salvation. I believe that You died for me, and that You were resurrected for me. Forgive me of my sins. Come into my heart, change me, fill me with Your righteousness. Inscribe my name in the Lamb's book of life. Baptize me in Your Holy Spirit, so that I can learn the truth of Your Word and ways, and be strengthened in my walk all the days of my life. You are the hope of my life, and You are my eternal life. I place my trust in You, Lord, for myself, and my whole household. Use me to do the will of the heavenly Father, Who sent You, in Whose name You came. In Your name, and in thanks and praise I pray, Amen.

 

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Revisiting "Back to the Garden: Taberncles"*

 

This message revisits the 2017 message titled, "Back to the Garden: Tabernacles", with current updates. The news headlines, particularly those dealing with Turkey (Togarmah in scripture: Ezek. 38), who is attacking and executing Kurds, the turmoil in the nation of Syria, and the lining up of the other nations mentioned prophetically in Ezekiel, now occurring during this fall season of the feasts of the LORD, should bring our attention to the meaning of these feasts in these end times.

The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot, is the seventh feast, taking place in the seventh month, and lasting for seven days. We can see from this that this feast has a Sabbath rest significance. This Sabbath rest is associated with the Millennial Kingdom of Messiah. With our nation shredded from within, the Sabbath association with Tabernacles is very much needed at this time in our history.

Tabernacles is a feast of rejoicing in the LORD. The Jewish people build booths called sukkah, meaning tabernacle, tent or pavilion, from tree branches (see photo at the top of the page) to celebrate this feast. Seventy bulls were offered during this feast to represent the seventy nations of the earth, because God's Feast of Tabernacles will encompass every nation, according to the prophecies of scripture. In the Book of Jubilees it is written that Abraham celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles** before it was proscribed in the Law of Moses, to rejoiced and worship as God reaffirmed His prophetic promise and covenant with  Abraham.
Tabernacles is seen as the culmination of the will and word of God in the Book of Revelation:
"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new...And he said unto me, It is done. I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son."
                                                                                                       Rev. 21:1-7
Along with this awesome fulfillment of the promise of the Feast of Tabernacles, however, the Lord also issues a grave warning:
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and the murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers (Grk- pharmakon: a drug, potion, druggist, poisoner, magician, magical remedies), and idolaters, and all liars (to speak deliberate falsehoods, deceive by falsehood), shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."   v. 8
Current headlines are full of the abundance of lies and liars. Politicians of all leanings and parties, news media, even religious leaders, are engaging in lies, each for their own advantage. Jesus made clear, above, the penalty for those who engage in the flood of lies that we are seeing in this time. We can also see how the recent headlines regarding pharmaceutical drug scandals, as well as the contamination of our food with chemicals, hormones, and harmful additives for profit are all relevant to this prophecy.
The Feat of Tabernacles is promised by, and in Christ. He is the fulfillment of the feast, as it is written:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."   Jn. 1:1, 14
The purpose of the Word who became flesh, Jesus, was to dwell in the midst of men, or tabernacle among them, where we could look upon Him.
A disciple asked Jesus how He will manifest Himself to them, but not to the world (the world cannot receive the Spirit of Truth: Jn. 14:17). Jesus answered:
"If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."  Jn. 14:22-23
We cannot enter the fulfillment of Tabernacles in just any manner. It requires us to love (Grk-agapao: to love dearly, have a preference for, to welcome, to be well pleased, or contented with) the Person of Jesus, and to keep His words.
David wrote about experiencing tabernacle with the LORD, a place of rest and protection, not just in a time to come, but now, during the days of our lives:
"One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD (refer to Jn. 1:14, above), and to inquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD...When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek."   Ps. 27:4-8
Tabernacles is a provision for "the time of trouble", as David revealed. We are seeing that time now, that tribulation, as prophesied in scripture, in the signs around us. We enter into that Tabernacle, as Jesus pointed out, by believing and loving, and obeying Him and His word. David learned by revelation from God that tabernacle required him to "Seek my face". Jesus said in John 14 that He is the face of Tabernacles. He is the face, and Tabernacles is the place reserved for us in the time of trouble.
Balaam saw the pleasing tents of Israel, and could not curse them, though he was hired by a king to do just that. The day of judgment is coming, and the return of Christ is at hand. Jesus said if these days are not shortened, no flesh would survive. The Feast of Tabernacles is speaking to us of these things, and this time.

*The above is based upon the 10/13/19 message to the Church from Dr. Kenneth Stevenson. 

**The Book of Jubilees, Ch. 16
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Prayer of Salvation for all who desire to receive Jesus as their Savior: Lord Jesus, I desire to know You, and to know Your salvation. I believe that You died for me, and that You were resurrected for me. Forgive me of my sins. Come into my heart, change me, fill me with Your righteousness. Inscribe my name in the Lamb's book of life. Baptize me in Your Holy Spirit, so that I can learn the truth of Your Word and ways, and be strengthened in my walk all the days of my life. You are the hope of my life, and You are my eternal life. I place my trust in You, Lord, for myself, and my whole household. Use me to do the will of the heavenly Father, Who sent You, in Whose name You came. In Your name, and in thanks and praise I pray, Amen.

 

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What's Next?*

 

We are looking at the soon fulfillment of the Feast of Trumpets in front of us. At the sound of the great and Last Trump of God (Tekiah Gedolah) the moment of the catching away of the Bride of Christ will arrive:

"For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."   1 Thess. 4:15-17

During theses fall feasts, especially considering the signs of the End Times around us, we need to be preparing for what happens next in God's prophetic timetable. The Bride of Christ is to prepare for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb:

"Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife hath made herself ready."  Rev. 19:7

The Bride is not ready to enter the Marriage Supper without her bridal garments of clean, fine, white linen, which is the righteousness of the saints. Our righteousness becomes our wedding raiment. With our obedience, Jesus establishes us in this His righteousness:

"To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints."  1 Thess. 3:13

We do not share a part of this Marriage Supper of the Lamb in just any spiritual condition, but rather as pure as a heavenly bride. We shall be shut into the bridal chamber, until the wrath of God has passed over those left on the earth: 

"Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain."   Isa. 26:19-20

The word "chamber" used in the above verses of Isaiah, is the same word used to indicate a bridal chamber. The Lord Jesus has made the way for us to be protected from the coming wrath of God. Believers in Christ are not appointed to experience His wrath, however, those who do evil will see it (Jn. 3:36 1 Thes. 5:9). These feasts attest to the need for God's people to repent of evil, and come under the righteousness of Christ, wearing that clean white linen, prepared for the Marriage Supper.

This is a God-appointed time for Dr. Stevenson's book, "NAZAH: White Linen and the Blood of Sprinkling", to be available not only to the Church, but to the Jewish people who are observing these feasts, and would like to find their Messiah, Jesus: Yeshuah haMeshiach. This new book, Dr. Stevenson feels, is the most important work of his life. "NAZAH" is the culmination of having spent over forty years studying the Shroud of Turin. This white linen cloth is undoubtedly the burial cloth of a man crucified according to the descriptions in the Gospels, and forensic medical analysis. The use of such a burial cloth lines up perfectly with the Jewish burial customs of Christ's time. As testified by numerous scriptures, there is no doubt that this is the burial cloth of Jesus. Find out for yourself.

We would like to present this trailer about the book, "NAZAH". Please watch the trailer, order the book, and help get this book and its message to as many as possible. Now is the time, now is the season.

 

*The above is based upon the 9/29/19 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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To watch/hear Dr. Stevenson's complete message:

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Prayer of Salvation for all who desire to receive Jesus as their Savior: Lord Jesus, I desire to know You, and to know Your salvation. I believe that You died for me, and that You were resurrected for me. Forgive me of my sins. Come into my heart, change me, fill me with Your righteousness. Inscribe my name in the Lamb's book of life. Baptize me in Your Holy Spirit, so that I can learn the truth of Your Word and ways, and be strengthened in my walk all the days of my life. You are the hope of my life, and You are my eternal life. I place my trust in You, Lord, for myself, and my whole household. Use me to do the will of the heavenly Father, Who sent You, in Whose name You came. In Your name, and in thanks and praise I pray, Amen.

 

Dr. Stevenson's newest book is now available:
  

To order "NAZAH": https://twitter.com/everlastingcov8     http://endtimeschool.com/ 

 

 



Ready or Not!*

 

The signs of the End Times are lining up very rapidly, and it is both dangerous and foolish to ignore them. Recently, we have seen that Iran, or Persia as it was called by the prophets, has been engaged in aggressive activities. Ezekiel 38 foretold of the nations, including Persia, that would be brought into conflict in the Last Days. Jesus warned against not being prepared as we see the signs. He told a parable of ten virgins, shown above, five of whom were wise because they were prepared for the coming of the bridegroom, and five who were foolish because they had failed to properly prepare. All ten fell asleep, however, which is the condition of the Church today. Wake Up, Church! The Bridegroom is coming. It is not only time to wake up, but it is time to make sure that we are prepared for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. His Bride is clothed in the pure white linen of righteousness, and it is without spot or wrinkle, without blemish (Rev. 19:7-8).

Jesus said that His return would be similar to the conditions that were present in the days of Noah, as the flood judgment was about to be released (Mt. 24:36-44). No one knows the exact day or hour of its coming, only the heavenly Father knows. While Noah was faithfully preparing the ark of deliverance for the coming unknown day and hour, those around him were still engaging in everyday worldly behavior: eating, drinking, marrying. Noah's preparation of the ark was a testimony and witness to them, a sign, which they ignored. Our preparation as believers is also a testimony and a sign to the world to "get ready". The world looks and thinks, "If the Church is not preparing, why should we?"

Our position as believers should automatically differentiate us from the world's view. Paul wrote:

"If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantegeth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die. Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not: for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame."   1 Cor. 15:32-34

Because we have knowledge of God, because we have received the good news of the resurrection of Christ, we should not be sharing the world's attitude of business as usual.

Jesus told the parable of a rich man who stored up his wealth, and said to himself:

"...take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry." Unfortunately for this man in the parable, his soul was to be required that very night. God told him that he was a fool. He had not prepared properly in those things that would have made a difference to his eternity. Jesus concluded: "So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God."

                                                                                                             Lk. 12:19-21

Is the Church being rich towards God, or towards itself and to the enjoyments and requirements of the world? Now is not the time, when we see the signs, to take our ease, to put our feet up.

The prophet Isaiah revealed a similar word to the people of God:

"And in that day did the LORD God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die. And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the LORD God of hosts."   Isa. 22:12-14

As the prophet wrote, God is calling His people to repentance and serious prayer, but His people are not heeding the call. They are investing themselves in enjoyments and feasting, as if they have no knowledge that there is an eternity ahead for which to prepare themselves. Especially during these fall feast days, it is a time to turn to Him. The signs are warning us that the time grows short.

Paul reminded the Church that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night, without warning. It is therefore necessary to know "the times and the seasons". Sudden destruction will come when many believe that there is peace and safety. However, that day is not to come upon God's people like those who sleep at night, who are drunken and oblivious at night, but upon a people awake and prepared:

"Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep, as do others, but let us watch and be sober...let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord, Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him."   1 Thess. 5:1-10.

Paul also exhorts for us to esteem very highly those who labor at spiritual work for us in these matters, those who are over us to guide us (v. 12-13).

Jesus told His disciples the various signs of the End Times, a revelation that was opened to them by the offering of a poor widow giving all that she had. The signs that Jesus prophesied included deceptions of false prophets, and false Christs, commotions, wars among kingdoms, nations (ethnicities and races), earthquakes, famines, pestilences, fearful sights, signs in the heavens, persecutions: "and it shall turn to you for a testimony". We will have to testify by what the Holy Spirit places in our mouths to speak in that hour. Have you sought this infilling presence of the Holy Spirit, who is promised and available to all believers in Christ? Even in persecution to the death, yet Jesus says, "but there shall not a hair of your head perish." (Lk. 21:1-19). We taste but the shadow of the valley of death because of Him. We are not destroyed by death, nor captives of Hell.

As Jesus continued His description of the signs to come in these End Times, He concluded:

"Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape (Grk: ekpheugo: flee out of, safety in flight, to be saved by flight, to vanish) all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."  (v. 36).

"Escape" is not guaranteed. Jesus says that to attain that escape, we must remain in a state of watchful, praying readiness.

 

*The above is based upon the 9/22/19 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:

Dr. Kenneth Stevenson
P.O. Box 154221
Waco, TX  76705

https://twitter.com/everlastingcov8

http://endtimeschool.com/

To watch/hear Dr. Stevenson's complete message:

https://twitter.com/everlastingcov8

https://everlastingcovenant.sermon.net/main/main/21320220
 

Prayer of Salvation for all who desire to receive Jesus as their Savior: Lord Jesus, I desire to know You, and to know Your salvation. I believe that You died for me, and that You were resurrected for me. Forgive me of my sins. Come into my heart, change me, fill me with Your righteousness. Inscribe my name in the Lamb's book of life. Baptize me in Your Holy Spirit, so that I can learn the truth of Your Word and ways, and be strengthened in my walk all the days of my life. You are the hope of my life, and You are my eternal life. I place my trust in You, Lord, for myself, and my whole household. Use me to do the will of the heavenly Father, Who sent You, in Whose name You came. In Your name, and in thanks and praise I pray, Amen.

 

Dr. Stevenson's newest book is now available:
  

To order "NAZAH": https://twitter.com/everlastingcov8     http://endtimeschool.com/