“And
the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Command the children of Israel,
that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an
issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead: Both male and female
shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they
defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell. And the
children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the
LORD spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.” (Numbers
5:1-4)
Good
morning. God told Israel to remove every leper, every one that has an
issue, and whoever is defiled by the dead from the camp. Why? That
they defile not their camps where God dwells.
“Be
ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship
hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath
light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or
what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what
agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of
the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in
them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And
will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty.” (2Corinthians 6:14-18)
It
may seem unfair for a loving God to have these people removed from
the camp, but God is not willing that any should perish. If their
condition changed, they would be allowed back in camp. Leviticus
chapters 13-14 instruct the priest and the leper in how to spot
leprosy, and how to tell if it was cured. Chapter 14 explains what
the leper must go through and the sacrifices that need to made for
him to be pronounced clean. Leviticus chapter 15 explains about he
who has an issue from his or her body. And Numbers chapter 19 gives
instructions for anyone touching a dead body. The leper, the issuer,
and the toucher all had a chance to come back into camp. What about
us today. Where would we be?
“But
we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as
filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like
the wind, have taken us away.” (Isaiah 64:6)
We
are no better than those outside the camp. In our natural state there
is no way we can get into the camp, or in our case Heaven.
“Surely
he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem
him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But 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. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every
one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us
all.” (Isaiah 53:4-6)
“For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.” (John 3:16-17)
You
can try and clean your own house or body, but look what happens…
“When
the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry
places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will
return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he
findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh
with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they
enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse
than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked
generation.” (Matthew 12:43-45)
You
may be able to clean up your act for a little while, but without
Jesus, you’ll return to your old ways and the end result will be
worse than at first. Without Jesus you can do nothing.
“He
that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath
not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the
name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life,
and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” (1John
5:12-13)
“Not
every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is
in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in
thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto
them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
(Matthew 7:21-23)
“And
these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous
into life eternal.” (Matthew 25:46)
You
can clean your house, or you can receive Jesus as your Saviour, and
allow the Holy Spirit to clean your house from the inside to the
outside. Not only that He will seal you and keep you until the day
you enter into heaven. The choice is yours.
“And,
behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou
wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and
touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his
leprosy was cleansed.” (Matthew 8:2-3)
“For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
(Romans 10:13)
“And
he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Aaron shall cast
lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for
the scapegoat. And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD’S
lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. But the goat, on which
the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the
LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a
scapegoat into the wilderness.” (Leviticus 16:7-10)
“And
when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the
tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the
live goat: And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the
live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of
Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them
upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a
fit man into the wilderness: And the goat shall bear upon him all
their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the
goat in the wilderness.” (Leviticus 16:20-22)
Good
morning. What an awesome picture of our Lord Jesus Christ. All the
iniquities of the children of Israel were placed on the head of the
scapegoat. The scapegoat was then taken into the wilderness and
released, taking Israel’s sins with him. God did the same thing for
us. In Isaiah chapter 53 we find the prophecy of the Suffering
Servant (Jesus)…
“All
we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own
way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
(Isaiah 53:6)
The
scapegoat took Israel’s sins into the wilderness, a place that was
not inhabited. Where did Jesus take our sins?
“For
as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward
them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far
hath he removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:11-12)
“Who
is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the
transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his
anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again,
he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and
thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.”
(Micah 7:18-19)
Jesus
took our sins as far as the east is from west, and cast them into the
depths of the sea. A place uninhabited where we cannot get at them.
Here is the thing though, many times we carry this bucket around with
us: a bucket of guilt, filled with unconfessed sin. For some it is a
heavy burden because they carry not only unconfessed sin, but
confessed sin that the refuse to forgive themselves of. This load can
be extremely heavy for the Christian to carry, especially when he
doesn’t have to…
“If
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1John 1:9)
Instead of trying to carry such a heavy load, believe God, and give the bucket to Him. After you give them to Him, pray and ask Him what He did with your sin. His answer will be the same, “What sin?”
“And
Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation,
because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the
tabernacle. And when the cloud was taken up from over the
tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:
But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till
the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the LORD was upon
the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of
all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.” (Exodus
40:35-38)
Good
morning. At the end of the passage here, God gives Israel a simple
command: if there is a cloud over the Tabernacle, camp. If the cloud
was taken up, Israel was to break camp and journey on. And they did.
Our God is a God of perfect timing. One who knows what we need and
when we need it. It’s just simple obedience. But what happens if we
don’t obey, or do things our own way. Take for example when God gave
Israel manna to eat…
“And
when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is
manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This
is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. This is the
thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according
to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your
persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. And the
children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. And
when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing
over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every
man according to his eating. And Moses said, Let no man leave of it
till the morning. Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses;
but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and
stank: and Moses was wroth with them. And they gathered it every
morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed
hot, it melted. And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they
gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the
rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. And he said unto
them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of
the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day,
and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up
for you to be kept until the morning. And they laid it up till the
morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any
worm therein. And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a
sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the
sabbath, in it there shall be none. And it came to pass, that there
went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and
they found none. And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye
to keep my commandments and my laws? See, for that the LORD hath
given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the
bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out
of his place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the
seventh day.” (Exodus 16:15-30)
They
got all the food and the rest they needed, when they needed it: in
God’s perfect timing. Even when God led His people, Israel, into the
promised land.
“Now
Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none
went out, and none came in. And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I
have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the
mighty men of valour. And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of
war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’
horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and
the priests shall blow with the trumpets. And it shall come to
pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when
ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a
great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the
people shall ascend up every man straight before him.” (Joshua
6:1-5)
“So
the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it
came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the
people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so
that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him,
and they took the city. And they utterly destroyed all that was in
the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and
ass, with the edge of the sword.” (Joshua 6:20-21)
“So
the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the
country.” (Joshua 6:27)
The
LORD was with Joshua. Dr Jack Hyles is quoted as saying…
“If
I labor for God, I fail. If I labor with God, I succeed.” (Dr
Jack Hyles)
Then
there was Gibeon…
“And
when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto
Jericho and to Ai, They did work wilily, and went and made as if
they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and
wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; And old shoes and
clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the
bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. And they went to
Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of
Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league
with us. And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure
ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? And
they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto
them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? And they said unto him,
From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of
the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he
did in Egypt, And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites,
that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of
Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth. Wherefore our elders and all the
inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with
you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are
your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us. This our
bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we
came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is
mouldy: And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and,
behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become
old by reason of the very long journey. And
the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of
the LORD.
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to
let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a
league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours,
and that they dwelt among them. And the children of Israel
journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their
cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the
congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all
the congregation murmured against the princes. But all the princes
said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD
God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. This we will do
to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because
of the oath which we sware unto them. And the princes said unto
them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of
water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore
have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell
among us? Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you
be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water
for the house of my God.” (Joshua 9:3-23)
God
has His instructions. Joshua should have asked God first.
“And
that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able
to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ
Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly
furnished unto all good works.” (2Timothy 3:15-17)
God
gave us a book of instructions: instructions for whatever life throws
at us. Real men read the instructions.
“And
God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which
have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of
bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” (Exodus
20:1-3)
Good
morning. God is giving Moses the Ten Commandments to give to His
people: Israel. They are Ten Commandments, not suggestions. The
government took them out of the schools, out of their office
buildings, but that’s what godless socialism does: it elevates the
state, not God. So now you have kids killing kids. Kids killing
teachers, and a total disrespect for authority. America, you reap
what you sow. Number one…
“Thou
shalt have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:3)
When
we put ourselves first, we become our own god.
“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. Yet
thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.”
(Isaiah 14:12-15)
Number
two…
“Thou
shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any
thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or
that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down
thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous
God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the
third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy
unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”
(Exodus 20:4-6)
“Wherefore
should the heathen say, Where is now their God? But our God is in
the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Their idols
are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but
they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears,
but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have
hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not:
neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are
like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.” (Psalm
115:2-8)
I
see them in people’s yards. I see them every time I drive by the
Hindu Temple. I see them on TV and hear them on the radio. How we can
bow down to them, I don’t understand, especially in light of what
Psalm 115 says. Many children and adults will bow an ear to hear what
their favorite entertainer has to say about the leadership of
America. They follow their idols blindly and believe what they say.
Jesus said…
“Let
them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead
the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.” (Matthew 15:14)
Number
three…
“Thou
shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD
will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”
(Exodus 20:7)
OMG. What can I say about this one? How many times have you used those three letters in your texting today? Or have you ever heard anyone hit their finger with a hammer and cry out $@#&!!!!! Buddha? No? That’s because Jesus Christ is the LORD.
“And
they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and
called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O
Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And
they leaped upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at
noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god;
either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or
peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud,
and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till
the blood gushed out upon them. And it came to pass, when midday
was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the
evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer,
nor any that regarded.” (1Kings 18:26-29)
Number
four…
“Remember
the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” (Exodus 20:8)
“Six
days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is
the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work,
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy
maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy
gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and
all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD
blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” (Exodus 20:9-11)
Many
stores are open on Sunday in search of the almighty dollar. Many of
their employees have to work and miss church, but some choose to.
Why? Do they need extra money? Are the bill collectors knocking at
the door? Is money tight? If you’re not there, how can you tithe?
“Will
a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we
robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse:
for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Bring ye all the
tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and
prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open
you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there
shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the
devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your
ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the
field, saith the LORD of hosts. And all nations shall call you
blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of
hosts.” (Malachi 3:8-12)
Number
five…
“Honour
thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee.” (Exodus 20:12)
Many
times, while in a grocery store, I see children giving their parents
a hard time. I would love to go over to the parent and volunteer to
beat his butt for them. They need that. It shows them you love them.
“He
that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.” (Proverbs 13:24)
Or
you can take the Deuteronomy chapter 21 approach…
“If
a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the
voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they
have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: Then shall his
father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the
elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; And they shall
say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and
rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a
drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones,
that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all
Israel shall hear, and fear.” (Deuteronomy 21:18-21)
Number
six…
“Thou
shalt not kill.” (Exodus 20:13)
This is a very famous photo taken during the Vietnam War. When it was published, the photo disgusted many people. I wonder if those same people are disgusted with the drive-by shootings, and all the other murderous activities happening today? Speaking of murder, the Socialist State of New York just passed a law allowing the abortion of a living baby from conception to partial birth.
“Then
the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in
the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I
sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”
(Jeremiah 1:4-5)
“Then
said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will
come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! It were better for
him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the
sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.” (Luke
17:1-2)
Number
seven…
“Thou
shalt not commit adultery.” (Exodus 20:14)
Porn
shops, adult book stores, x-rated movie houses, bordellos: there is
at least one in every city across the country. One is too many.
Catering to the lust of the people, they down-grade women to sex
slaves instead of people. TV pushes it. Music pushes it. Movies push
it. Sex sells. Is it any wonder that adultery is rampant today? Jesus
said…
“Ye
have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a
woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in
his heart.” (Matthew 5:27-28)
Number
eight…
“Thou
shalt not steal.” (Exodus 20:15)
A burglar trying to get into a house by the backdoor
In
2017 there were almost 300,000 robberies committed. That’s over 800
per day, every day of the year.
Number
nine…
“Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.” (Exodus
20:16)
When you bear false witness, you become a liar. Hitler believed in and practiced the Big Lie: if you tell a lie often enough, the people will believe it as truth.
“But
the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and
whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and
all liars, shall have
their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which
is the second death.” (Revelation 21:8)
“Again,
ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt
not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is
God’s throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by
Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou
swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or
black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for
whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.” (Matthew 5:33-37)
Number
ten…
“Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his
ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.” (Exodus
2017)
I
have a 2007 Ford F150 pickup. Why anyone would want it is beyond me.
Did you know that when the hanger bearing on the drive shaft goes,
the whole drive shaft needs to be replaced as a module? You look at
your own stuff and see the problems you have. You look at your
neighbor’s stuff and say I wish I had that. You have no idea of the
problems your neighbor is having with it.
“Blessed
is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall
receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that
love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God:
for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and
enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and
sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” (James 1:12-15)
These
are God’s Ten Commandments. They are not suggestions. They were made
by God to help you see that you can not keep them all. And if you are
guilty of breaking one, you are guilty of breaking them all. The
Commandments tell you that you need a Saviour. John said when he
introduced Jesus…
“The
next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb
of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29)
“For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
(Romans 10:13)
“And
Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together,
that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken
unto Israel your father.” (Genesis 49:1-2)
Good
morning. In Proverbs 20, the Bible says…
“Even
a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether
it be right.” (Proverbs 20:11)
Jacob
was about to tell his sons what would happen to them in the last
days. The works that they did before their fathers gave Israel a good
indication as to what would happen to them in the future.
“Reuben,
thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength,
the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as
water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s
bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. Simeon and
Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine
honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and
in their selfwill they digged down a wall. Cursed be their anger,
for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide
them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.” (Genesis 49:3-7)
Then
he come to Judah…
“Judah,
thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the
neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before
thee. Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone
up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who
shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a
lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall
the gathering of the people be.” (Genesis 49:8-10)
Jesus
is the Lion of the tribe of Judah…
“And
I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written
within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a
strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the
book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in heaven, nor in
earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to
look thereon. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to
open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. And one of the
elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of
Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to
loose the seven seals thereof.” (Revelation 5:1-5)
“And
they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and
to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us
to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and
nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we
shall reign on the earth. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of
many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and
the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands
of thousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was
slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and
honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in
heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the
sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour,
and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and
unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen.
And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that
liveth for ever and ever.” (Revelation 5:9-14)
Judah
would excel and bring forth the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, the
Lion of the tribe of Judah. Jesus is worthy. Why? Not because He was
a good kid, did what was right, and never sinned. Why? Because He is
God, and gave Himself sacrifice for us…
“For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.” (John 3:16-17)
“And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.” (Genesis 32:1-20)
Good
morning. Jacob was getting ready to meet his brother Esau. After
taking Esau’s blessing and birthright, Jacob was afraid of what Esau
might do. But God made this promise to Jacob…
“And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.” (Genesis 31:3)
Jacob
had this promise from God. By obeying God and returning to homeland,
Jacob was in the center of God’s will. And, as the Bible says in
Romans 8…
“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)
Mahanaim
means double camp. Jacob could have been referring to himself as one
camp, and a company of 100 to 200 angels he saw as the other camp.
Or he may have saw 2 companies (200 to 400) angels. Even though God
let Jacob know He was there with him, Jacob still feared his brother.
“Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands; And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.” (Genesis 32:7-8)
So,
what happened?
“And
Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and
with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and
unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. And he put the handmaids
and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and
Rachel and Joseph hindermost. And he passed over before them, and
bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his
brother. And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on
his neck, and kissed him: and they wept. And he lifted up his eyes,
and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with
thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy
servant. Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children,
and they bowed themselves. And Leah also with her children came
near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel,
and they bowed themselves. And he said, What meanest thou by all
this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the
sight of my lord. And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep
that thou hast unto thyself. And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if
now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my
hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the
face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. Take, I pray thee, my
blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously
with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go
before thee. And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the
children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me:
and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will
lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the
children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are
with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight
of my lord. So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. And
Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths
for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.”
(Genesis 33:1-17)
Jacob
lied to Esau? But didn’t the second milers read today in Proverbs
chapter 12…
“The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.” (Proverbs 12:19)
And
“Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.” (Proverbs 12:22)
Jacob
was human just like the rest of us. He sins just like the rest of us.
But God is true to His Word. He delivered Jacob from his brother
Esau. There is nothing about this lie bothering Jacob. When Moses was
leading Israel out of Egypt, Edom (Esau’s country) would not let
Israel pass their boarder on the king’s highway. It makes me wonder
what would have happened here if Israel did not lie to Esau and met
him at Seir. Maybe the Edomites would have trusted them, and allowed
them to pass through the land. When we lie, it’s because we are not
trusting God to take care of us: we don’t want to take the
responsibility for what we’ve done. Jesus said…
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” (Revelation 21:8)
If
you told anything but the truth, you told a lie. It doesn’t matter if
it is a little white lie, or a great BIG lie, it’s still a lie. That
would make you a liar, and headed for that lake which burneth with
fire and brimstone. But…
“But
God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by
his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when
we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son,
much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not
only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by
whom we have now received the atonement.” (Romans 5:8-11)
God
showed us His love by diing on a cross, shedding His precious blood
for our sins. Before it’s too late, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
call on Him to be your personal Saviour.
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13)
“Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.” (Genesis 13:12-13)
Good
morning. This passage from Genesis chapter 13 marks the downfall of
Lot, Abraham’s nephew. He would move into a city of exceeding
wickedness. He would loose his wife. He would father a child by each
of his two daughters. He would loose everything he had.
“And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.” (Genesis 13:7-13)
The
beautiful picture of Christ’s love for His church has been trampled
upon by thirty-seven states. There are still 13 states that proclaim
that marriage is only between a man and a woman. But how long will
this thirteen last? The perverted, lustful union between a man and a
man, or a woman and a woman is an abomination to the Lord.
“Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.” (Leviticus 18:22-23)
America
is getting ready to puke. The truth about Homosexuality is found in
Romans chapter 1…
“For
the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God
hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the
creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the
things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that
they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they
glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in
their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing
themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of
the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and
to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God
also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own
hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who
changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the
creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For
this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their
women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman,
burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that
which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of
their error which was meet. 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; Being filled with all
unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity;
whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters,
inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without
understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection,
implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they
which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same,
but have pleasure in them that do them.” (Romans 1:18-32)
But
there is hope. You see all sins can be forgiven. The sin of sodomy is
just as bad as the sin of over eating, murder, or telling a lie. All
sin condemns a person to death.
“But
God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
Jesus
loves the Homosexual. He shed His precious blood to forgive the sin
of Homosexuality as well as any other sin you can think of. If you
are trapped in this ‘lifestyle’, you can be set free. That’s why
Jesus came: to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10).
And…
“If
the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
(John 8:36)
“Therefore
if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold, all things are become new.” (1Corithians 5:17)
“And
I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels,
Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the
earth.” (Revelation 16:1)
Good
morning. Before you continue reading, keep in mind that sin must be
punished. God hates all sin, and His judgments are righteous
judgments.
“And
I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord,
which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast
given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. And I heard another
out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous
are thy judgments.” (Revelation 16:5-7)
And
remember…
“The
Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count
slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any
should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” (2Peter
3:9)
“For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.” (John3:16)
God
hates sin. Sin must be punished. We could not be redeemed any other
way than God sending His only begotten Son and shedding His precious
blood for us. But many rejected God’s Gift of Love. But God was still
giving them a chance to repent and see their sin as God sees it.
“And
the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there
fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of
the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. And the second
angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of
a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. And the third
angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters;
and they became blood.” (Revelation 16:2-4)
“And
the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was
given unto him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with
great heat, and
blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and
they repented not to give him glory.
And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast;
and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues
for pain, And
blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores,
and repented not of their deeds.
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river
Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the
kings of the east might be prepared.” (Revelation 16:8-12)
“And
the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a
great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It
is done. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and
there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the
earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city
was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and
great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the
cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island
fled away, and the mountains were not found. And there fell upon
men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a
talent: and
men blasphemed God
because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was
exceeding great.” (Revelation 16:17-21)
They
could have turned to God and asked forgiveness, but they didn’t, they
continued to blaspheme the God who created and loved them. What more
could God do than to offer Himself up as the only Sacrifice for sin.
The problem is that they rejected God’s Gift.
“And
I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon
him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge
and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head
were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he
himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and
his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in
heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white
and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it
he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of
iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of
Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name
written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. And I saw an angel
standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all
the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves
together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the
flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty
men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the
flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. And I
saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered
together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against
his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet
that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that
had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his
image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with
brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that
sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all
the fowls were filled with their flesh.” (Revelation 19:11-21)
Is
that the end you want for yourself, to have the birds eat your dead
rotting flesh and later to be thrown into the lake of fire? You don’t
have to go through all of that. You could get saved. Twice in Ezekiel
18, the Bible says that the soul that sinneth, it shall die…
“Behold,
all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of
the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.” (Ezekiel
18:4)
“The
soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity
of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son:
the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the
wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.” (Ezekiel 18:20)
You
see…
“As
it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one…” (Romans
3:10)
And…
“For
all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God…” (Romans
3:23)
“For
the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)
“But
what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy
heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou
shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in
thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be
saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and
with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture
saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there
is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord
over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:8-13)
A
great start for the New Years would be to receive Jesus as your own
Saviour, and know for sure you have a place in Heaven.
“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 3:20)
Today’s Passages – James 2 – 5 (Click on the references to listen to the audio – click here to view the text from the Blue Letter Bible website)(Second Milers also read – Psalms 106 – 110; Proverbs 22) Read the “1222 Evening and Morning“ devotion for today, by the late Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
“What
doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have
not works? can faith save him?” (James 2:14)
“For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it
is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For
we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
(Ephesians 2:8-10)
“For
as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is
dead also.” (James 2:26)
Good
morning. Is your faith dead? We are saved by grace through faith and
not works. There is nothing we can do to work or earn a place in
heaven. It is only through what the Lord Jesus Christ did for us.
“For
he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be
made the righteousness of God in him.” (2Corinthians 5:21)
Jesus
got our sins, and we got His righteousness. And the righteousness of
Jesus is a working righteousness. You can believe, have faith, but
faith without works is dead. Is your faith dead? James gives us
several examples.
“Thou
believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also
believe, and tremble.” (James 2:19)
The
devils have faith: they believe in the one true God, and they tremble
because their faith is dead. They know their final destination is the
lake of fire.
“Was
not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac
his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his
works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was
fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto
him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.”
(James 2:21-23)
“And
God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of
the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said
unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be
called.” (Genesis 21:12)
God
made this promise to Abraham about Isaac, and Abraham believed God.
God also told Abraham…
“And
he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest,
and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt
offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. And
Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took
two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood
for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which
God had told him. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes,
and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men,
Abide ye here with the ass; and I
and the lad
will go yonder and worship, and
come again to you.”
(Genesis 22:2-5)
Abraham
obeyed God and went. But look what he told his servants that went
with him: both he and Isaac would go and worship, and both he and
Isaac would come again to the servants. And Abraham obeyed until God
stopped him from doing the sacrifice of Isaac. Abraham knew God, and
believed God when He said in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
“And
the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second
time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because
thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only
son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will
multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which
is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his
enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be
blessed; because
thou hast obeyed my voice.”
(Genesis 22:15-18)
Abraham’s
faith in God manifested itself in obedience to God: works. And what
about Rahab the harlot?
“Likewise
also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had
received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?”
(James 2:25)
“And
she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land,
and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants
of the land faint because of you. For we have heard how the LORD
dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt;
and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the
other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. And as
soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did
there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the
LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. Now
therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed
you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house,
and give me a true token: And that ye will save alive my father,
and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they
have, and deliver our lives from death. And the men answered her,
Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall
be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly
and truly with thee.” (Joshua 2:9-14)
Rahab
put her trust in God, and believed that God’s people, the spys would
keep their word. Her faith generated a work to save her family and
the spys. Faith without works is dead. Is your faith dead, or is it
generating a good work that God has ordained for you to walk in?
Today’s
Passages – 2
Thessalonians 1 – 1 Timothy 3
(Click on the references to listen to the audio – click
here to
view the text from the Blue Letter Bible website)
“Now
we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in
mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter
as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.”
(2Thesselonians 2:1-2)
Good
morning. The year was 1914. World War 1 had started. By it’s end in
1918, and estimated 16 million had died. Blind Willie Johnson was
around 21 years old at the time. The year 1918 was also the year of
the Influenza epidemic. The war claimed 16 million lives, but the
epidemic claimed 50 million. Blind Willie Johnson was an American
gospel blues singer and guitarist. He was also an evangelist. One of
the songs he wrote was about this time period: Jesus Is Coming Soon.
Here are a couple of lines from the song…
Soldiers
died on the battlefield, died in the counts too Captain
said to the lieutenant, “I don’t know what to do.”
[Chorus] Well,
we done told you, our God’s done warned you Jesus
coming soon We
done told you, our God’s done warned you Jesus
coming soon
Well,
God is warning the nation, He’s a-warning them every way To
turn away from evil and seek the Lord and pray
Fifty
million souls is a heck of a warning. This was a world wide war, and
a world wide epidemic. Over here, the Dodge brothers were taken. One
in 1918, the other two years later. Yet we still drive Dodges today.
The epidemic in America did not subside until the summer of 1919, but
the virus still circulates through the world today. The war lasted 4
years, the epidemic subsided after 1.5 years, but what a death toll.
I look at America and wonder what it will look like five and a half
years from now? Is Jesus coming that soon? People hate our president
for trying to do what’s right. What happens if a liberal takes his
place? As California works to ban the Bible as hate literature, and
anything God connected is removed from public sight and schools
across the nation. The photo above is the church a Ephesus. It was
once a thriving church. Is this what the churches in America are
going to look like in a few years? Jesus is coming soon. But one
thing must happen before this…
“Let
no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except
there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the
son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that
is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in
the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not,
that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye
know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For
the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth
will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that
Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of
his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power
and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of
unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the
love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God
shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had
pleasure in unrighteousness.” (2Thesselonians 2:3-12)
And
along with this…
“But
I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which
are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also
which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 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. Wherefore comfort
one another with these words.” (1Thesselonians 4:13-18)
