EXORTATION


EXORTATION

                One of the things we need to learn how to do is to encourage each other in the faith. This is going to become more and more important in the days ahead. The world is becoming more hostile towards Christians. The Lord has bought us just a little more time. Some think this time will stretch on into glory, but as I study Bible Prophecy I see a different story.

                Revelation 13 speaks of this global beast empire that we see fighting for supremacy right before our eyes. We see their growing hatred for Jews and Christians. And while Revelation 12:11 says that we will overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony, this doesn’t indicate that Christians will be on easy street; nor will they even have the upper hand. Revelation 13:7 Speaking of the coming antichrist power says: “And it was given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them; and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.”

                We need to prepare ourselves for the possibility that God stepped in to give us a brief and temporary reprieve, a time in which to repent and to prepare for what lies ahead. We can pretty much count on the fact that when the tables are turned once again, the globalists and those that follow them are going to rise up with a vengeance such as we have never seen in this country, to overthrow everything that President Trump has put into place and to mount an offensive against all things Christian.

                They will probably take down Netanyahu at the same time if not beforehand and they will quickly begin to set up their global kingdom, which is also the antichrist Kingdom of Revelation 13. I believe this is what the recent Revelation 12 sign in the heavens was telling us and this is what all of the other signs in the heavens have been telling us over the past few years. All nature has been warning us as well. We are seeing signs in the sun, moon and stars as predicted in Joel 2.

                This is why God’s true remnant people need to become tight knit and supportive of one another. We need to develop godly love for each other. We need to be centered in Christ, rather than divided by various doctrines. We need to be more like the Marines, whose motto is to never leave a soldier behind. Like it or not we are entering into a spiritual war and we need to learn how to cover each other.

                It is interesting that in John 6, after the feeding of the 5000, as the crowds pressed in; Jesus left both the crowds and His disciples and went to spend time with His Father. It said that when the disciples headed across the Sea of Galilee, it had become dark. Then when they were in the middle of the sea a storm came up and strong winds blew. It was then that Jesus came to them in the middle of the night, in the middle of the sea, in the middle of the storm. As soon as they received Him into the boat, they were immediately at land on the other side.

                Many of the things Jesus did during His time on earth not only fulfilled Bible prophecy, but were also prophetic in nature. The question we may ask is if Jesus will come for us in the middle of the Tribulation, in the midst of the storm and take us instantly to the other shore.

                These things we can’t nail down for sure, but I do know that Jesus has given it to us to encourage each other in the faith and to be strong until He comes. I pray that you will find your true rest in Him this Shabbat. No matter how bad it looks out there, God is in control.

                There was another occasion when a storm had come up and the disciple’s boat was about to sink. On this occasion Jesus was with them and had fallen asleep in the boat. He knew that His Father was in control and the disciples should have taken their que from Jesus. He was living by divine appointment and His time to die was not yet.

                We too can live by divine appointment and we too can have confidence that what God has given us to do we will finish. But even if we should be cut short, we need not fear, for as Paul said, “For me to live is Christ and to die is gain. Phil.1:21 Either way we win. So take courage. Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. And best of all, we should learn to love each other because we are friends for eternity.

                I will leave you with these comforting words. Jesus said: “My sheep hear My voice and I know them and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand.” John 10:27-29

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