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1. Jericho was doomed, “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” [Joshua 6:1-2] This generation is as Jericho, God has determined an end to the present world but the nations think otherwise. They shut themselves behind walls of REBELLION to device global peace and safety but there shall be no escape, “For WHEN THEY SHALL SAY, PEACE and SAFETY; then SUDDEN DESTRUCTION COMETH upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape” [1 Thessalonians 5:3] Rulers of this age and their spin doctors marshal resources to fight climate change, terror, famine, inflationary-depression, to SAVE the world; it will not profit them, “The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but SAFETY IS OF THE LORD” [Proverbs 21:31] As in Jericho, even now, God shall SAVE a remnant; Rahab, a harlot, plied her trade in Jericho and by all human indices least expected to be SAVED but she did, “And JOSHUA SAVED RAHAB THE HARLOT alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho” [Joshua 6:25]

2. RAHAB made it out of Jericho not because she was rich or otherwise endowed but by CONFESSION of FAITH in God, saying, to the two men Joshua sent to spy the land, “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” [Joshua 2:11] What “THINGS” Rahab HEARD of God were no secrets, those who came to buy pleasure of her body heard the same testimonies of God but were not SAVED because they did not BELIEVE. In same manner, the GOSPEL of SALVATION through Jesus Christ is preached in all nations, “For unto us was the GOSPEL PREACHED, as well as unto them: but the WORD PREACHED DID NOT PROFIT THEM, NOT BEING MIXED WITH FAITH in them that heard it” [Hebrews 4:2] The same GOSPEL I preach to you, the GOOD NEWS of God revealed in Jesus Christ to SAVE us from this dying world, “And without controversy great is the MYSTERY OF GODLINESS: GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory” [I timothy 3:16] If you think it is incredible, consider the challenges against Rahab’s FAITH; a despicable offender before God and men, she BELIEVED and was SAVED. No wonder Jesus Christ said to the men of his time and this age, “… Verily I say unto you, That the PUBLICANS and the HARLOTS GO INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD BEFORE YOU” [Matthew 21:31]

3. Rahab demanded and received a TOKEN of FAITH in HOPE of REDEMPTION, “Now FAITH is the substance of THINGS HOPED FOR, the evidence of things not seen” [Hebrews 11:1] Likewise, our FAITH in Jesus Christ is anchored on HOPE of His appearance when we shall be “CAUGHT UP” in the air to be with Him forever [1 Thessalonians 4:17] The two spies gave Rahab a SCARLET RIBBON, a part of their garments “Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt BIND THIS LINE OF SCARLET THREAD IN THE WINDOW which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee” [Joshua 2:18] Our SCARLET RIBBON is not a THREAD but "DOWN PAYMENT" of the LIFE of God in Jesus Christ, passed to us when we received the HOLY GHOST, “Which is the EARNEST OF OUR INHERITANCE UNTIL the REDEMPTION OF THE PURCHASED POSSESSION, unto the praise of his glory” [Ephesians 1:14] While Rahab waited for REDEMPTION, she “SUFFERED” the same deprivations as the men of Jericho, may be more, but she kept HOPE alive watching closely that her SCARLET RIBBON is not lost or torn. We also who have Christ in us, are presently buffeted beyond measure by global instabilities but do not give up because our HOPE is not in things of this world but in Him who LIVES in us, “Now unto him that is ABLE TO DO EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL THAT WE ASK or THINK, according to the POWER THAT WORKETH IN US” [Ephesians 3:20]

4. Rahab had no idea of the DAY or HOUR she would be rescued, we also have no such privilege, “But of that DAY and HOUR KNOWETH NO MAN no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only” [Matthew 24:36] Though she knew not the DAY or HOUR, Rahab was not unmindful of the SEASON; when she heard footsteps going round the city, her joy knew no bounds. Beloved, footsteps of our REDEEMER and His glorious angels are at the door, “Behold, I STAND AT THE DOOR, and knock: if any man HEAR MU VOICE, and OPEN THE DOOR, I WILL COME IN TO HIM, and will sup with him, and he with me” [Revelation 3:20] The present pervasive atmosphere of FEAR is a reflection of the terror in Jericho as Israel marched round the city; it is time to LOOK UP, “And when these things begin to come to pass, then LOOK UP, and lift up your heads; for YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWETH NIGH” [Luke 21:28] The TRUMPETS followed, calling us to be prepared in readiness of imminent appearance of Jesus Christ. At the sound of the TRUMPETS Rahab hasted to call all her relatives to safety of the SCARLET RIBBON, the same I do this day. Rahab did the CALLING, angels of the Lord did the GATHERING, “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” [Matthew 24:31] Are you BORN AGAIN and ready to meet the Lord? This could be the LAST TRUMPET, accept Jesus Christ today as your Lord and Saviour and receive your SCARLET RIBBON, amen

1. PHARISEES, the dominant denomination of His day, earned indignation of Christ for their HYPOCRISY, as it is written: “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, HYPOCRITES! for ye are like unto WHITED SEPULHCRES, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within FULL OF DEAD MEN’S BONES, and of all UNCLEANESS” [Matthew 23:27] WHITED SEPULCHRES are the popular face of Christianity, professing FAITH and LIBERTY but within filled with CORRUPTION, “While they PROMISE THEM LIBERTY, they themselves are the SERVANTS OF CORRUPTION: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage” [2 Peter 2:19] The present Church, more than any other, is afflicted with cancerous WHITED SEPULCHRES, “Having a FORM OF GODLINESS, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. … Ever learning, and NEVER ABLE TO COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF TRUTH” [2 Peter 2:5-7] A WHITE-WASHED model of Christianity project flowers of PIETY yet have no FRUIT and “Ye shall KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUITS. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?” [Matthew 7:16] WHITED SEPULCHRES are highly esteemed by men but an abomination before God and their pervasive QUACKERY, a SNARE to those who desire PRESENT TRUTH, “Ye are they which JUSTIFY YOURSELVES BEFORE MEN; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is HIGHLY ESTEEMED AMONG MEN IS ABOMINATION IN THE SIGHT OF GOD” [Luke 16:15] 

2. WHITED SEPULCHRES are built on foundations of CONSPIRACY against TRUTH and the building blocks are men who once tasted of God’s GOODNESS but fell into error, “For it is impossible for those who were ONCE ENLIGHTENED, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made PARTAKERS OF THE HOLY GHOST, …  IF THEY SHALL FALL AWAY, TO RENEW THEM AGAIN TO REPENTANCE; …” [Hebrews 6:4-6] When a man who once knew the TRUTH falls beyond REPENTANCE, he becomes as Satan; without forgiveness, trapped in unbridled ARROGANCE, “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” [Isaiah 14:13] WHITED SEPULCHRES thrive in untamed WILL to be exalted above Brethren, boosted with claims of superior measure of the Holy Ghost. Listen closely, the HOLY GHOST is ONE, there is no SUPERIOR or INFERIOR measure of the Spirit of Christ. Those who affirm otherwise, take away your precious LIBERTY in Christ, “Now the Lord is that Spirit: and WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS, THERE IS LIBERTY” [2 Corinthians 3:17] Beware of WHITED SEPULCHRES, where men sit as MASTERS in place of Jesus Christ or as FATHESR in place of God, “But be not ye called Rabbi: for ONE IS YOUR MASTER, EVEN CHRIST, even Christ; and ALL YE ARE BRETHREN. And CALL NO MAN YOUR FATHER UPON THE EARTH: for one is your Father, which is in heaven’ [Matthew 23:8-9] 

3. WHITED SEPULCHRES make a show of spiritual SACRIFICES, but the oblations are in vain because LIPS are not in sync with the HEART, as it is written: “… This people honoureth me with their LIPS, but their HEART is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, TEACHING FOR DOCTRINES THE COMMANDMENTS OF MEN” [Mark 7:6-7] COMMANDMENTS OF MEN emanate from self-induced visions of those who preside as MASTERS and FATHERS over the flocks to draw men to themselves. They commit you to long hours of spiritual exercises with themselves as image of conformity and magnify their errors in you, “… HYPOCRITES! for ye COMPASS SEAS AND LAND TO MAKE ONE PROSELYTE, and when he is THE CHILD OF HELL than yourselves” [Matthew 23:15] WHITED SEPULCHRES make bold claims to open all doors on earth but make no mention of keys to open heavenly doors “… HYPOCRITES! for ye SHUT UP KINGDOM OF HEAVEN against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in” [Matthew 23:13] SPIRITUAL EXERCISES are not the end but means to purge and prepare a Church without blemish for the Lord, “That he might present it to himself a GLORIOUS CHURCH, NOT HAVING SPOT OR WRINKLE, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and WITHOUT BLEMISH” [Ephesians 5:27] PRAYER, for instance, is not a weapon to fight selfish battles but to actualize heavenly purpose, “WATCH YE therefore, and PRAY ALWAYS, that ye may be accounted worthy to ESCAPE ALL THESE THINGS that shall come to pass, and to STAND BEFORE THE SON OF MAN” [Luke 21:36] 

4. WHITED SEPULCHRES are as cages filled with CAPTIVES of DECEIT, “As a CAGE FULL OF BIRDS, so are their HOUSES FULL OF DECEIT: therefore they are become great, and WAXEN RICH” [Jeremiah 5:27] While they PROSPER, it is the PROSPERITY OF FOOLS, squeezed from folks raised to equate FAITH with MATERIAL RICHES, “For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the PROSPERITY OF FOOLS SHALL DESTROY THEM” [Proverbs 1;32] They celebrate COVETOUSNESS to ridicule CONTENMENT and inflame LUST in you to make MERCHANDISE of you”, “… SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: from such WITHDRAW THYSELF. But GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT IS GREAT GAIN” [1 Timothy 6:5-6] Be not deceived, riches flaunted by WHITED SEPULCHRES are by no means REWARD for serving God; our REWARD awaits us at the appearance of Jesus Christ, “And, behold, I COME QUICKLY; and MY REWARD IS WITH ME, to GIVE EVERY MAN according AS HIS WORK SHALL BE” [Revelation 22:12] Come out of WHITED SEPULCHRES; the appearance of the Lord is so close, when all WICKEDNESS and HYPOCRISY shall be punished, “… COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that YE RECEIVE NOT HER PLAGUES” [Revelation 18:4]  Friend, I plead with you to make a fresh start of building your Christian life with Jesus Christ as corner stone. Accept Him today as your Lord and Saviour, Amen

EXODUS is a Greek word, meaning “GOING OUT” and mostly used to describe the “GOING OUT” of Israel from Egypt, “Now the sojourning of the CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, who dwelt in Egypt, was FOUR HUNDRED and THIRTY YEARS. And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and] thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the HOSTS of the LORD WENT OUT from the land of Egypt” [Exodus 12:40-41]

LIFE is in the stream of BLOOD running through our veins, "For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul" [Leviticus 17:11]

1. WHEN THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND, zeal is never in short supply but never according to KNOWLEDGE of TRUTH "For I bear them record that they have a ZEAL of God, but NOT ACCORDING TO KNOWLEDGE" (Romans 10:2) Arguably, more than at any other time in Church history, this generation is ZEALOUS but many are BLIND and led astray by BLIND TEACHERS, who themselves are BLINDED by VAIL of the LAW "...  for until this day remaineth the same VAIL UNTAKEN AWAY in the reading of the OLD TESTAMENT; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart" (2 Corinthians 3:14-15) This BLINDNESS is not from Satan, it is from God; His just verdict on an evil and adulterous generation, who prefer LIES over TRUTH "And for this cause GOD SHALL SEND THEM STRONG DELUSION, that they should BELIEVE A LIE a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had PLEASURE IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS" (2 Thessalonians 2:11-12) This BLINDNESS is not from “BIRTH” but many who once had EYES and walked in the LIGHT are fallen into “PLEASURE IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS and lead many into “DITCHES” of DARKNESS,  "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)

2. WHEN THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND, dimensions of time and seasons of seed time and harvest are lost on both sheep and shepherd, “For when for the time YE OUGHT TO BE TEACHERS, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are BECOME SUCH AS HAVE NEED OF MILK, and NOT OF STRONG MEAT” [Hebrews 5:12] The local Church is a nursery bed not a cage; a place to prepare you to fulfil the CALLING of Christ, "And he said unto them, GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD, and PREACH THE GOSPEL to every creature" (Mark 16:15) I bear witness many are eager to apprehend the TRUTH and fulfil the heavenly PURPOSE but are held down by men BLINDED by greed. "Through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not" (2 Peter 2:3) It is no coincidence, those who make merchandise of you are the same who unabashedly extort money from you with lullabies of false prosperity. If what they preach works, why do they squeeze money from you to build dream palaces and buy jets? Shine your eyes, what you have or have not of the riches of this world have nothing to do with your right-standing with God. Let every man examine himself and flee 'Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: from such withdraw thyself. But godliness with contentment is great gain" (1 Timothy 6:5-6)

3. WHEN THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND, they both fall away from tried and tested OLD PATHS, “Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ASK FOR THE OLD PATHS, where is the GOOD WAY, and WALK THEREIN, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein" (Jeremiah 6:16) "OLD PATHS" is the NARROW WAY, paved with the BLOOD of Jesus Christ, wherein His Prophets walked as STRANGERS and PILGRIMS in this world, “These all DIED IN FAITH, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were STRANGERS and PILGRIMS ON THE EARTH” [Hebrews 11:13] Likewise, His Apostles lived and died in HOPE of His appearance, determined not to be entangled with the affairs of this world, “For we are SAVED BY HOPE: but HOPE THAT IS SEEN IS NOT HOPE: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?  But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with PATIENCE WAIT FOR IT” [Romans 8:24-25] While the Lord tarried, those who will not endure SOUND DOCTRINE wander after BLIND TEACHERS who panel beat them into conformity with the present world in exchange for influence and riches. Beloved, those who enlist you in diverse campaigns to change the present world are BLIND to TRUTH; the present world is doomed but we look forward in HOPE of the “… DAY OF GOD, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the ELEMENTS SHALL MELT WITH FIREERVENT HEAT? Nevertheless we, ACCORDING TO HIS PROMISE, look for NEW HWAVENS and NEW EARTH, WHEREIN DWELLETH RIGHTEOUNESS [2 Peter 3:12-13]

4. WHEN THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND, the image of the Son of God is replaced with idols in similitude of men. God was manifest in Jesus Christ and we in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be made perfect in His likeness, “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, that he might be the FIRSTBORN AMONG MANY BRETHREN” [Romans 8:29] Those who set themselves between Christ and His flocks with commendations of piety are BLIND to WISDOM, “… MEASURING THEMSELVES BY THEMSELVES, and COMPARING THEMSELVES AMONG THEMSELVES, ARE NOT WISE” [2 Corinthians 10:22] Beware of those who set STANDARDS of FAITH with personal experience, they lure you away from PRESENT TRUTH and bring many into bondage after their own likeness, “While they PROMISE THEM LIBERTY, they themselves are the SERVANTS OF CORRUPTION: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage” [2 Peter 2:19] There are BLIND TEACHERS in the fold; if you follow the MAN IN CHRIST you are BLIND and in danger of damnation. Follow CHRIST IN MAN and you will not be ashamed at His appearance, as it is written: “Be ye FOLLOWERS OF ME, even AS I ALSO AM OF CHRIST” [1 Corinthians 11:1] Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour today, if you have not done so, men

 

1. SEASON OF FEAR is catching up on the world as global economy falters into “inflationary recession”, weather patterns defy science and mutually assured annihilation looms “MEN’S HEARTS FAILING THEM FOR FEAR, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken” [Luke 21:26] Man is no stranger to FEAR, it is the sentence of DEATH, the ominous earnest of SIN; God said,  "... Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, THOU SHALT NOT EAT OF IT: for in the day that thou eatest thereof THOU SHALT SURELY DIE" (Genesis 2:16-17) Make no mistakes about it, Adam and Eve DIED same DAY they ate of the forbidden tree; they DIED short of a thousand years, as it is written: "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that ONE DAY IS WITH THE LORD AS A THOUSAND YEARS, and a thousand years as one day" (2 Peter 3:8) While they lived they were under sentence of DEATH and in BONDAGE to FEAR, as many today who deny God was in Jesus Christ who became like us, “…  that through death he might DESTROY HIM that had the POWER OF DEATH, that is, the DEVIL; And deliver them who through FEAR OF DEATH were all their LIFETIME SUBJECT TO BONDAGE” [Hebrews 2:14-15]

2. SEASON OF FEAR is fiery preface to  the appearance of the apocalyptic PALE HORSE "And I looked, and behold a PALE HORSE: and his NAME that sat on him WAS DEATH, and HELL FOLLOWED with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to KILL with SWORD, and with HUNGER, and with DEATH, and with the BEASTS of the earth'” (Revelation 6:8) There were FOUR HORSES in Revelation 6:1-8 but only one, the PALE HORSE had the RIDER mentioned by name; DEATH, that is, Satan. He rode the other HORSES in disguise to prepare his way, that he might reveal himself in due season. SEASON OF FEAR is cataclysmic fusion of WHITE, RED and BLACK HORSES to reveal PALE HORSE and RIDER, ” … 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” [2 Thessalonians 2:3-4] He was the DECEIVER on the WHITE HORSE; armed with a BOW without ARROWS and received a crown without firing a shot, “And I saw, and behold a WHITE HORSE: and he that sat on him HAD A BOW and a CROWN WAS GIVEN HIM: and he went forth CONQUERING and TO CONQUER” [Revelation 6:2] He is in the world spreading FEAR like plagues in a vicious campaign of MISINFORMATION and DISINFORMATION, “… EVERY MAN WITH HIS HANDS ON HIS LOINS as a woman in travail, and ALL FACES ARE TURNED INTO PALENESS?” [Jeremiah 30:6]

 3. SEASON OF FEAR is unparalleled terror and bloodshed, as the WHITE HORSE merges with the RED HORSE, “And there went out another HORSE THAT WAS RED: and POWER WAS GIVEN TO HIM that sat thereon to TAKE PEACE AWAY FROM THE EARTH and that they should KILL ONE ANOTHER: and there was given unto him a GREAT SWORD” [Revelation 6:4] The GREAT SWORD is TECHNOLOGY and “POWER” given to the RIDER is license to deploy cutting-edge SCIENCE to incite TERROR with CONSPIRACY THEORIES. Let no man be deceived, this SEASON OF FEAR shall run its course and get worse as the BLACK HORSE catches up, “… and lo a BLACK HORSE; and he that sat on him had a PAIR OF BALANCES in his hand. And I heard a VOICE in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of WHEAT FOR A PENNY, and three measures of BARLEY FOR A PENNY; and see thou HURT NOT the OIL and the WINE” [Revelation 6:5-6] BLACK HORSE and “PAIR OF BALANCES” indicate FAMINE and unprecedented economic meltdown. VOICE from the midst of the FOUR BEASTS signify SEPARATION; as global economy slides into disaster and the world sinks into SORROW, there shall be a “FALLING AWAY”. Those who TRUST in WHEAT and BARLEY, depicting present world shall fall prey to the PALE HORSE. Those whose HOPE are in OIL and WINE of the HOLY GHOST signifying the world to come shall beSAVED, “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” [2 Thessalonians 2:3]

4. SEASON OF FEAR is SNARE of HELL, a time of global DISTRESS fuelled by FEAR, as it is written: “FEAR, and the PIT, and the SNARE, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. And it shall come to pass, that HE WHO FLEETH from the noise of the FEAR shall FALL INTO THE PIT; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be TAKEN IN THE SNARE: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake” [Isaiah 24”17-18] Beloved, this is not time to STUMBLE or FAINT but to STAND FAST in Christ, the worst is yet to come; the WHITE, RED and BLACK HORSES are merging to reveal the PALE HORSE. The RIDER is the MAN OF SIN who shall come posing as MAN OF PEACE. He will for a while pacify the nations with a measure of PROSPERITY and later spring the TRAP, “For WHEN THEY SHALL SAY, PEACE and SAFETY, then SUDDEN DESTRUCTION COMETH upon them, AS TRAVAIL UPON A WOMAN with child; and THEY SHALL NOT ESCAPE” [1 Thessalonians 5:3] While they rejoice in sham PEACE, the Lord Jesus Christ shall appear to receive His BRIDE, then shall the RIDER spring the TRAP; DEATH is incarnated in the MAN OF SIN and HELL follows, that is, GREAT TRIBULATION. Friend, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour today and escape the SNARE of HELL, for “such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the PEOPLE THAT DO KNOW THEIR GOD SHALL BE STRONG, and DO EXPLOITS” [Daniel 11:32] 
 

1. CHRISTMAS IS MORE THAN A DATE, it is God’s offer of PEACE and RECONCILIATION to all men through Jesus Christ, “To wit, that GOD WAS IN CHRIST, RECONCILING THE WORLD UNTO HIMSELF, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation” [2 Corinthians 5:19] Those who focus on one DAY or argue DATES miss the MESSAGE of CHRISTMAS; the GOOD NEWS of SALVATION through Jesus Christ. Another CHRISTMAS is round the corner, before making plans for the festive period, I encourage to LOOK through the EYES of WISDOM, “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came WISE MEN from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for WE HAVE SEEN HIS STAR in the east, and are COME TO WORSHIP HIM” [Matthew 2:1-2] Have you ever wondered why they were called WISE MEN? I will tell you, they SAW what King Herod and Priests in Jerusalem did not SEE. They SAW the STAR, FOLLOWED the STAR and became the first men to celebrate CHRISTMAS. 

2. The story of CHRISTMAS is the MYSTERY of God taking on the frame of man to RECONCILE us to Himself through Jesus Christ, “And without controversy great is the MYSTERY of godliness: GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory” [1 Timothy 3:16] The STAR the WISE MEN saw was the revelation of MYSTERY of God manifest in Jesus Christ. They left everything thy had behind to FOLLOW the STAR in HOPE of SEEING God manifest in FLESH and were not ashamed. They travelled over a thousand kilometers not wavering in FAITH, their EYES and HEARTS aligned with the STAR as GPS. Friend, the same STAR beckons to you today more than at any other time, for “We have also a more SURE WORD OF PROPHECY; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the DAY STAR ARISE IN YOUR HEARTS” [2 Peter 1:19] If you will BELIEVE that God was in Jesus Christ RECONCILING the world to Himself by way of the Cross, the DAY STAR shall arise in your HEART and order your steps in the path of SALVATION.

3. Whereas the MESSAGE of CHRISTMAS is SALVATION to all men, PROOF of CHRISTMAS is TRUE WORSHIP, “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and FELL DOWN, and WORSHIPPED HIM: and when they had opened their TREASURES, they PRESENTED UNTO HIM GIFTS; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh” [Matthew 2:11] CHRISTMAS is much more than eating and drinking, it is a time of sober reflection, a time to return to God through Jesus Christ in selfless WORSHIP. Another CHRISTMAS is round the corner, come to Jesus Christ today with a REPENTANT heart and accept Him as your Lord and Saviour. If you are in Him who gave His life for us, another CHRISTMAS is an opportunity to cement your FAITH in TRUE WORSHIP and present yourself a LIVING SACRIFICE, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye PRESENT YOUR BODIES A LIVING SACRIFICE, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And BE NOT CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD: but be ye TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” [Romans 12:1-2] Though it seems there is no end to our present travails, we are assured of glory at His appearance. WISE MEN of old saw the BABY, we shall SEE Him in fulness of glory, “Beloved, now are we the SONS OF GOD, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM; for WE SHALL SEE HIM AS HE IS” [1Jo 3:2]

RIGHTEOUSNESS is GIFT of FAITH, HOLINESS is PROOF of FAITH; the former is GIVEN, the latter is EARNED. If any man claims to be RIGHTEOUS and is not HOLY, "Behold, HIS SOUL WHICH IS LIFTED UP IS NOT UPRIGHT in him: but the JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS FAITH" [Habakkuk 2:4]

ETERNAL LIFE is not a shared experience, but God revealed in Christ to you and in you, "And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an UNDERSTANDING, that we may KNOW HIM that is true, and WE ARE IN HIM that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the TRUE GOD, and ETERNAL LIFE" [1 John 5:20]

1. PARABLE OF THE SOWER is the mother of all PARABLES; no wonder Jesus said to His disciples, “…  KNOW YE NOT THIS PARABLE? and HOW THEN WILL YE KNOW ALL PARABLES?” [Mark 4:13] PARABLES are by nature riddles, hard to crack and PARABLE OF THE SOWER more so; it is the KEY to MYSTERY OF GODLINESS, “And without controversy great is the MYSTERY OF GODLINESS: GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory” [1 Timothy 3:16] The SEED is the WORD of God, as in Luke 8:11 and the pedigree thereof is as follows, “In the BEGINNING was the WORD, and the WORD WAS WITH GOD, and the WORD WAS GOD” [John 1:1]  It is custom for the farmer to hide seed in the earth, so God HID Himself in Jesus Christ to raise men in the IMAGE and LIKENESS of the SON, “Till we all come in the UNITY of the FAITH, and of the knowledge of the SON OF GOD, unto a PERFECT MAN, unto the measure of the stature of the FULNESS OF CHRIST” [Ephesians 4:13] The SEED is not MONEY or MATERIAL but the WORD revealed in us by which we are initiated into MYSTERIES of God, as it is written:  “… Unto you it is given to know the MYSTERIES of the KINGDOM OF GOD: but to others in PARABLES; that SEEING THEY MIGHT NOT SEE, and HEARING THEY MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND” [Luke 8:10]

2. As in all PARABLES, characters are buried in persons or symbols; the SOWER or FARMER is God. The farmer sows his best SEED, so did God, “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” [John 3:16] The SOIL is the MIND of man, where the SEED is SOWN in HOPE of PROMISE of ETERNAL LIFE, “And this is the PROMISE that he hath promised us, even ETERNAL LIFE” [1 John 2:25] A good farmer ploughs his land before planting, God did the same; He ploughed the HEART of man with the death of Jesus Christ and watered the SOIL with His BLOOD. The GOSPEL preached in the name of Jesus Christ is the SEED, that is, how God was manifest in the SON, “To wit, that GOD WAS IN CHRIST, RECONCILING the WORLD UNTO HIMSELF, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation” [2 Corinthians 5:19] Though no farmer ploughs the WAY SIDE, some SEED end up there, “Those by the WAY SIDE are they that HEAR; then cometh the DEVIL, and TAKETH AWAY THE WORD out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved” [Luke 8:12] WAY SIDE is the kingdom of darkness of this world; it is HEART of men sold out to Satan, “In whom the god of this world hath BLINDED THE MINDS OF THEM WHICH BELIEVE NOT, lest the light of the glorious GOSPEL OF CHRIST, who is the IMAGE OF GOD, should shine unto them” [2 Corinthians 4:4]  

3. STONY GROUND received the SEED, signifying willingness to receive the LIFE of God, “And these are they likewise which are sown on STONY GROUND; who, when they have HEARD THE WORD, immediately RECEIVE it with GLADNESS;” [Mark 4:16] Alas, the JOY of SALVATION was short-lived, the foundation of FAITH was shallow; those who come to Christ are required to grow ROOT conformable to, “… FOUNDATION of APOSTLES and PROPHETS, JESUS CHRIST himself being the CHIEF CORNER STONE” [Ephesians 2;20] The foundation of FAITH required to grow the SEED to maturity is formed in CONFORMITY to TRIALS, SUFFERINGS and DEATH of Jesus Christ, as it is written: “That I MAY KNOW HIM, and the POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION, and FELLOWSHIP of His SUFFERINGS being made CONFORMABLE UNTO HIS DEATH” [Philippians 3:10] Those who renounce the pattern of Christ and His Apostles are STONY GROUND, “And HAVE NO ROOT in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when AFFLICTION or PERSECUTION ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are OFFENDED” [Mark 4:17] The SEED  among THORNS are men who were once renewed in SPIRIT by the WORD but fell into FLESHLY LUSTS, “And that which fell AMONG THORNS are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are CHOKED with CARES and RICHES and PLEASURES OF THIS LIFE, and BRING NO FRUIT TO PERFECTION” [Luke 6:14] The SEED is not of this world, the FRUIT is not measured in earthly parameters; beware of those who SEDUCE you with PROSPERITY OF FOOLS, “…  MEN OF CORRUPT MINDS, and destitute of the truth, SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: from such withdraw thyself” [1 Timothy 6:5]

4. GOOD GROUND is the CHURCH, the family of God, “Being BORN AGAIN, NOT OF CORRUPTIBLE SEED, but of INCORRUPTIBLE, by the WORD OF GOD, which liveth and abideth for ever” [1 Peter 1:23] The SEED of the LIFE of God thrives on GOOD GROUND and “... that on the GOOD GROUND are they, which in an HONEST and GOOD HEART, having HEARD the WORD, KEEP IT, and bring forth FRUIT with PATIENCE” [Luke 8:15] These are men and women who receive the GOSPEL as HONEST TRUTH, not doubting, daily searching the Scriptures to be established in PRESENT TRUTH. They KEEP and NOURISH the SEED in PATIENCE, DISCERNING the times and seasons, “For the EARTH BRINGETH FORTH FRUIT OF HERSELF; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. But when the FRUIT IS BROUGHT FORTH, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the HARVEST IS COME.” [Mark 4:28] The FRUIT cannot be altered once the SEED is sown; the earth brings forth whatever SEED is sown. There is another SEED, it looks so much like the True SEED, “The ENEMY that SOWED THEM IS THE DEVIL; the HARVEST is the END OF THE WORLD; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the TARES are gathered and BURNED IN THE FIRE; so shall it be in the END OF THIS WORLD” [Matthew 13:39-40] Friend, the “END OF THIS WORLD is at hand when the Lord shall appear to receive His harvest; are you on GOOD GROUND? 

MYSTERY OF GRACE was at work in Eden, signalling HOPE of REDEMPTION through the promised SEED, that is Jesus Christ,  as it is written: "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and HER SEED; IT SHALL BRUISE THY HEAD, and thou shalt bruise his heel" [Genesis 3:15]

FIG is the first tree mentioned by name in the Bible, “And the EYES of them both were OPENED, and they knew that they were NAKED; and they SEWED FIG LEAVES together, and made themselves aprons” [Genesis 3:7] ...

MYSTERY BRIDEGROOM is God’s PURPOSE concealed in plain sight, as it is written:”It is the GLORY OF GOD TO CONCEAL a thing: but the HONOUR of KINGS is to SEARCH out a matter” [Proverbs 25:2]

1. FAITH is perhaps the most maligned subject in a world steeped in tautologies of SCIENCE, “For after that IN THE WISDOM OF GOD the WORLD BY WISDOM KNEW NOT GOD, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to SAVE THEM THAT BELIEVE” [1 Corinthians 1:21] FAITH goes against the grain of earthly WISDOM and require denying whatever we think we know or hold dear to ACCEPT who God says He is, “But WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM: for he that COMETH TO GOD must BELIEVE HE IS, and that he is a REWARDER OF THEM THAT DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM” [Hebrews 11:6] No man PLEASES God by going to Church; we gladden His heart when we BELIEVE who He says He is and set the compass of our lives by His REWARD. No matter how that sounds, we are drawn  to Him by His GRACE, that is, God drawing us to Himself in Jesus Christ, “To wit, that GOD WAS IN CHRIST, RECONCILING THE WORLD UNTO HIMSELF, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation” [2 Corinthians 5:19] If you think all these sound like a MYSTERY, yes it is; FAITH is not for the lily-livered, “Now FAITH is the SUBSTANCE of THINGS HOPED for, the EVIDENCE of THINGS NOT SEEN” [Hebrews 11:6]

2. SUBSTANCE of FAITH is absolute CONFIDENCE in God, that He is who He says He is and will DO what He SAID He would DO. Our TRUST in Him comes from hearing His WORD, “So then FAITH COMETH BY HEARING, and hearing by the WORD OF GOD” [Romans 10:17] The WORD which were spoken in times past by His Prophets awakened uncommon CONFIDENCE in men of old, who by AUDACITY OF FAITH, “… SUBDUED KINGDOMS, WROUGHT RIGHTEOUSNESS, OBTAINED PROMISES,STOPPED THE MOUTHS OF LIONS, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens” [Hebrews 11:33-34] God having prepared something much better for us, made manifest the WORD in FLESH amongst us and now in us [John 1:14] If those who heard the WORD from the mouth of men “SUBDUED KINGDOMS” and "SHUT THE MOUTHS OF LIONS", more daring CONFIDENCE is expected of us in who dwells WORD, “… For unto whomsoever MUCH IS GIVEN, of him shall be MUCH REQUIRED: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more” [Luke 12:48] Abraham,  Moses, David  and the rest were men  like us, they endured TRIALS and diverse AFFLICTIONS, but were not shaken. They had their faults but were not staggered in SUBSTANCE of their FAITH, "And these all, having OBTAINED A GOOD REPORT THROUGH FAITH, received not the promise: God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect" (Hebrews 11:39-40)

3. FAITH is measured on the scale of AUDACITY, no wonder Abraham is dubbed Father of FAITH, "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, GET THEE OUT OF THY COUNTRY, and from thy KINDRED, and from thy FATHER'S HOUSE, unto a land that I will shew thee" (Genesis 12:1) Abraham literally GAVE UP HIS LIFE when he left his homeland in OBEDIENCE to God, to "WANDER" in search of a land he knew not, "... he went out, not knowing whither he went. ... For he looked for a CITY which hath foundations, WHOSE BUILDER AND MAKER IS GOD" (Hebrews 11:8,10) He GAVE UP the REALITIES of this world for the SUBSTANCE  of  HOPE in God’s PROMISE; that does not come cheap. We are likewise required to EMPTY ourselves of whatever we think we are or ever wish to be and be forged in SUBSTANCE of HOPE in the PROMISE of God,  "But as it is written, EYE HATH NOT SEEN, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which GOD HATH PREPARED FOR THEM THAT LOVE HIM" (1 Corinthians 2:9) Let no man deceive you, FAITH is defined by what we GIVE UP, not by rituals of RELIGION. Take heed,  therefore, what you hear;  the measure of what you GIVE UP  is determined by who you hear. The POWER to defy the present world is not in the preaching of material GAIN but of the Cross, "For the PREACHING OF THE CROSS IS TO THEM THAT PERISH FOOLISHNESS; but unto us which are saved IT IS THE POWER OF GOD" (1 Corinthians 1:18)

4. Brethren, if we profess to be "EMPTY" of SELF and lay claim to the heavenly PROMISE, yet have we not the CROWN without manifest EVIDENCE of FAITH, "For therein is the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD REVEALED FROM FAITH TO FAITH: as it is written, The JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH" (Romans 1:17) PROOF of FAITH is the LIFE we live in this BODY, after the pattern of Jesus Christ, who walked the earth as we now do and established the template of RIGHTEOUSNESS, saying to all: ".... MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD that proceedeth of the MOUTH OF GOD" (Matthew 4:4) If any man desire EVIDENCE of FAITH, let him refuse to walk in the pattern of the present world, "And BE NOT CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD: but be ye TRANSFORMED by the RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, that ye may prove what is that GOOD, and ACCEPTABLE, and PERFECT, WILL of God" (Romans 12:2) I know it is increasingly difficult to live by the WORD of God in this evil and adulterous generation, hold on; the kingdoms of this world have an expiry date. Though PERSECUTION persist and SEDUCERS  grow richer, remain strong in AUDACITY OF FAITH and remember, "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN SUFFERETH VIOLENCE, and THE VIOLENT TAKE IT BY FORCE" (Matthew 11:12)

If you will accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour today, He will fill you with SUBSTANCE OF HOPE  and grow in you to bring forth EVIDENCE OF FAITH,  amen 

1. SEDUCING SPIRITS are a specie of FAMILIAR SPIRITS accustomed to the language and rituals of the Church; I warn you, therefore, not to believe every spirit, “Beloved, BELIEVE NOT EVERY SPIRIT, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world” [1John 4:1] The pervading atmosphere of HYPOCRISY at the highest echelons of priesthood is the work of SEDUCING SPIRITS, with mandate to prepare the way of the MAN OF SIN, “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” [2 Thessalonians 2: 9-10] SEDUCING SPIRITS and DOCTRINES OF DEVILS are two sides of the same coin; within is the spirit and without, the ubiquitous face of popular RELIGION, “Now the SPIRIT SPEAKETH expressly, that IN THE LATTER TIMES, SOME SHALL DEPART FROM the FAITH, GIVING HEED TO SEDUCING SPIRITS, and DOCTRINES OF DEVILS; Speaking lies in HYPOCRISY; having their conscience seared with a hot iron” [1 Timothy 4:1-2] 

2. As the REVIVALS of 1960s and 1970s waned, the Church fell to sleep, “But while MEN SLEPT, his ENEMY CAME and SOWED TARES AMONG THE WHEAT” [Matthew 13:25] TARES are the seed of SEDUCING SPIRITS; men professing Christ but neither proved nor broken at the Cross. By the late-1980s, many of these characters advanced to leadership, drawing men to themselves with DOCTRINES OF VANITY, as it is written: “Also of your own selves SHALL MEN ARISE, SPEAKING PERVERSE THINGS, to DRAW AWAY DISCIPLES after them” [Acts 20:29] They sold material PROSPERITY as proof of GODLINESS and with alluring words of vanity made MERCHANDISE of men with “Perverse disputings of MEN OF CORRUPT MINDS, and DESTITUTE OF THE TRUTH, SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: from such withdraw thyself” [1 Timothy 6:5]  DOCTRINES OF DEVILS do not necessarily dispute Scriptures; they MISINTERPRET the TRUTH to provoke LUSTS, “For when they speak great swelling WORDS OF VANITY, they allure through the LUSTS OF THE FLESH, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error” [2 Peter 2:18] Jesus Christ never promised to make you a millionaire; those who equate GODLINESS with material GAIN propagate DOCTRINES OF DEVILS, “… THIS IS THE PROMISE THAT HE HATH PROMISED US, EVEN ETERNAL LIFE. These things have I WRITTEN UNTO YOU CONCERNING THEM THAT SEDUCE YOU” [1John 2:25-26] 

3. We are the WHEAT, men and women who DIED to FLESH that we should bring forth FRUIT in the LIKENESS of Christ, as it is written:  ”… Except a corn of WHEAT FALL to the ground DIE, it abideth alone: but if it die, it BRINGETH FORTH MUCH FRUIT” [John 12:24] As I write, the WHEAT is coming of age, so are TARES in readiness for the HARVEST of the age. The two look so much alike, but “YE SHALL KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUITS. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?” [Matthew 7:16] The FRUIT of DOCTRINES of FALSE PROSPERITY are church vaults bulging with riches but SEDUCING SPIRITS are not done. Look around you, those who got rich making MERCHANDISE of FAITH are the same shifting to POLITICS and SOCIAL ACTIVISM. They CONTEND and PROVOKE others to join the fray, to massage their ego but “Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: IF MY KINGDOM WERE OF THIS WORLD, THEN WOULD MY SERVANTS FIGHT, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence" [John 18:36] Examine yourselves, those lofty thoughts of re-shaping the present world are not from Christ, they are the work of SEDUCING SPIRITS. The combo of POLITICS and RELIGION is POISON to your SOUL, “NO MAN THAT WARRETH ENTANGLETH HIMSELF WITH THE AFFAIRS OF THIS LIFE; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier” [2 Timothy 2:4] Not long ago, a section of the Church “WONDERED” after Donald Trump, an ATHEIST; the work of SEDUCING SPIRITS. The same are busy across the globe, provoking many Christians into ERROR. I ask you, “… what shall it profit a man, if he shall GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD, and LOSE HIS OWN SOUL?” [Mark 8:36]

4. HARVEST of the age is at hand, when the Lord shall reap the WHEAT but first, TARES must be gathered, “Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, GATHER YE TOGETHER FIRST THE TARES, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn” [Matthew 13:30] TARES shall not be pulled out, but “GATHERED” with DOCTRINES OF DEVILS in “BUNDLES” in a basket of UNITY IN DIVERSITY, “Having a FORM OF GODLINESS, but DENYING THE POWER thereof: from such turn away” [2 Timothy 3:5] I write to warn you of these things, that you may remain strong in the FAITH of Christ and foundational DOCTRINES of His Apostles and Prophets, “But evil men and SEDUCERS SHALL WAX WORSE and worse, DECEIVING, and BEING DECEIVED. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them” [2 Timothy 3:13-14] SEDUCERS are at work at the highest echelons of the Church, who being DECEIVED, SEDUCE others with a form of RELIGION that is socially and politically correct. I plead with you to beware of those who entice you with promises of vain glory to entangle you in the RAT RACE that leads to perdition, “For they that are SUCH SERVE NOT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, BUT THEIR OWN BELLY; and by good words and fair speeches DECEIVE THE HEARTS OF THE SIMPLE” [Romans 16:18]

Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, amen

1. For a little more than  four hundred years,  the Jews relayed the PROMISE made to Abraham from father to son. At the appointed time, God raised Moses to lead the "EXODUS" from BONDAGE to the LIBERTY of the PROMISED LAND.  EXODUS also mean SH’MOT in Hebrew, that is, NAMES; the BOOK of NAMES of every SOUL that went down to Egypt and those that came out [Exodus 1:1] How exciting, God also has a BOOK OF NAMES written in heaven from the foundation of the world, "... and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, WHOSE NAMES WERE NOT WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is" (Revelation 17:8)
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In Egypt,  the PASSOVER LAMB was the VISA to the PROMISED LAND; those who had the BLOOD of the LAMB on their door posts escaped DEATH at the hand of the DESTROYER (Exodus 12:23) The DESTROYER is in the world for the last time and this time, the blood of animals will not be enough. At the appointed time, God presented Himself to us in Jesus Christ as our PASSOVER LAMB. As in Egypt we are also required to EAT His FLESH,  “… Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye EAT the FLESH of the SON of man, and DRINK HIS BLOOD, ye have no LIFE IN YOU” [John 6:53] His FLESH is the GOSPEL preached in the NAME of Jesus Christ and through His BLOOD we receive GRACE for our SALVATION. Friend,  I  plead with you to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour today and take your place in the “.. GENERAL ASSEMBLY and CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN, which are WRITTEN IN HEAVEN, ...“ [Hebrews 12:23] 

3. Beloved, the Lord is not ignorant of present harsh times and global instability but has chosen such a time to take us HOME,  "And when THESE THINGS BEGIN TO COME TO PASS,  then LOOK UP, and LIFT UP YOUR HEADS; for YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWETH NIGH" (Luke 21:28) As the present world lurch from calamity to confusion, LIFT UP YOUR HEAD, WE ARE GOING HOME. Refuse to be DISTRACTED and "LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED: ye believe in God, believe also in me. ... And if I go and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME AGAIN, AND RECEIVE YOU UNTO MYSELF; that where I am, there ye may be also"  (John 14:1-3) As the global economy lurches from crisis to crisis, fabrics of society are shredded and forces of nature at war, hold on to Christ "... the PEOPLE THAT DO KNOW THEIR GOD SHALL BE STRONG,  AND DO EXPLOITS" Daniel 11:32)

1. A man may have EYES; if there is no LIGHT IN HIM, the LIGHT WITHIN not the SUN, he is as good as BLIND; "The LIGHT OF THE BODY IS THE EYE: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when THINE EYE IS EVIL, thy body also is full of darkness. TAKE HEED THEREFORE THAT THE LIGHT WHICH IS IN THEE BE NOT DARKNESS" (Luke 11:34-35) The LIGHT IN YOU determines is your window to the world; it determines HOW YOU SEE, WHAT YOU DO and ultimately WHO YOU ARE. In plain language, the LIGHT in you is a reflection of who reigns in you, "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the LIGHT OF THE WORLD: he that followeth me SHALL NOT WALK IN DARKNESS, but shall have the LIGHT OF LIFE" (John 8:12) Jesus Christ is the LIGHT OF THE WORLD, if any man has not Jesus Christ in him, he is not only BLIND but enslaved in DARKNESS

2. We were all born BLINDED by SIN to the wonderful INHERITANCE God prepared for us in Jesus Christ,  "...  as it is written, EYE HATH NOT SEEN, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which GOD HATH PREPARED FOR THEM THAT LOVE HIM. But God hath REVEALED THEM TO US BY HIS …" (1 Corinthians 2:9) We were trapped in DARKNESS, as many  today, tormented by diverse FEARS and without HOPE beyond this short and cruel life, “Having the UNDERSTANDING DARKENED, being alienated from the LIFE OF GOD through the IGNORANCE that is in them, because of the BLINDNESS OF THEIR HEART: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto LASCIVIOUSNESS, to work all UNCLEANESS with GREEDINESS” [Ephesians 4:18-19] We lived to please LUSTS of the FLESH but no more, our EYES OPENED by GRACE through FAITH In Jesus Christ and we being strengthened in HOPE of the glorious INHERITANCE awaiting us beyond the clouds.

3. Jesus Christ is the LIGHT OF THE WORLD, "IN HIM WAS LIFE; and the life was the LIGHT OF MEN. And the LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKNESS; and the DARKNESS COMPREHENDETH IT NOT” [John 1:1-5] In Him we receive the LIFE of God and in His LIGHT the DARKNESS of SIN is vanquished. Be not afraid, the SIN and LABOUR of your previous life are nothing to Him. He is calling you, "COME UNTO ME, ALL YE THAT LABOUR and are heavy laden, and I WILL GIVE YOU REST"' ( Matthew 11:28) His VOICE is as the SHEPHERD calling His SHEEP to return to Him before total darkness covers the earth. Listen closely, though there be palpable DISTRESS and unprecedented global INSTABILITY, “LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED: ye believe in God, believe also in me. … And if I go and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME AGAIN, and RECEIVE YOU UNTO MYSELF; that where I am, there ye may be also” [John 14:1-3]

4. Accept Jesus Christ today as your Lord and Saviour, and be established in the LIGHT OF THE WORLD, amen 
 

There is a popular illusion of ETERNITY as the TIME it will take to count every grain of sand in the Sahara Desert. This is grossly erroneous; ETERNITY is the LIFE of God and ETERNAL LIFE, the PROMISE of God to establish us in ETERNITY. The PROMISE was fulfilled in the revelation of God in Jesus Christ, “For IN HIM DWELLETH all the FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD bodily” [Colossians 2:9] ETERNAL LIFE is really ENDLESS LIFE: the LIFE of God we received through  FAITH in Jesus Christ. It has neither BEGINNING or END, as it is written: “Jesus Christ the SAME YESTERDAY, and TO DAY, and FOR EVER” [Hebrews 13:8] ENDLESS LIFE is the LIFE and PRIVILEGES of God in us, “Know ye not that YE ARE THE TEMPLE OF GOD, and that the SPIRIT OF GOD DWELLETH IN YOU?” [1 Corinthians 3:16] 

ENDLESS LIFE can neither be BOUGHT nor BESTOWED by any man or religious organisation, it is received by FAITH in Jesus Christ, "And we know that the SON OF GOD IS COME and hath GIVEN US AN UNDERSTANDING, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son JESUS CHRIST. THIS IS THE TRUE GOD,  and ETERNAL LIFE" (1 John 5:20) It is received in this BODY; it is akin to having a jet engine fixed in a battered car. It is true we have the TREASURE of  EVERLASTING LIFE, yet TEMPTED and PRESSED by vicissitudes of this world, that the glory might be of God in us, "But we have this TREASURE in earthen vessels, that the EXCELLENCY OF THE POWER MAY BE OF GOD, and not of us. We are TROUBLED ON EVERY SIDE, YET NOT DISTRESSED; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed" ((2 Corinthians 4:7-9)

We wait in HOPE, who have Christ in us, for the appearance of the Lord when we shall dump this BODY and be clothed in heavenly glory, "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an HOUSE NOT MADE WITH HANDS, ETERNAL IN THE HEAVENS. For in this we GROAN, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with OUR HOUSE WHICH IS FROM HEAVEN" (2 Corinthians 5:1-2) His COMING is so close, now more than ever is the time to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, be established in ENDLESS LIFE and joined to the company of SAINTS, "... who by PATIENT CONTINUANCE IN WELL DOING seek for glory and honour and IMMORTALITY, ETERNAL LIFE " (Romans 2:7)

1. These are not normal times; our local assemblies are bursting at the seams with multitudes poached with platitudes of VANITY, without  HOPE of ETERNAL RELEVANCE. I tell you, “IF IN THIS LIFE ONLY WE HAVE HOPE in Christ, we are of all men MOST MISERABLE” [1 Corinthians 15:19] The Church is caught in the crossfire of SEDUCING SPIRITS and PROPHECY is fulfilled: “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that IN THE LATTER TIMES SOME SHALL DEPART FROM THE FAITH, giving heed to SEDUCING SPIRITS, and DOCTRINES OF HELL” [1 Timothy 4:1] In Jesus Christ and in Him alone, we have firm commitment of priceless treasures BEYOND THE CLOUDS. Let no man SEDUCE you with PROSPERITY OF FOOLS “For the TURNING AWAY OF THE SIMPLE SHALL SLAY THEM, and the PROSPERITY OF FOOLS shall DESTROY THEM” [Proverbs 1:32] As one who has received the same GRACE as you, I charge you to SEE beyond the present, "... provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a TREASURE IN THE HEAVENS that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS, THERE WILL YOUR HEART BE ALSO" (Luke 12:33-34) 

2. We are BORN AGAIN, not of the FLESH to DIE of corruption but of the WORD of God to LIVE forever, “Being BORN AGAIN, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, BY THE WORD OF GOD, which LIVETH and ABIDETH FOR EVER” [1 Peter 1:23] Our INNER MAN being enabled to SEE through ETERNITY, we REJOICE always in HOPE of glory BEYOND THE CLOUDS, for “… EYE HATH NOT SEEN, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which GOD HATH PREPARED FOR THEM THAT LOVE HIM. But God hath REVEALED THEM TO US BY HIS SPIRIT:... ” [1 Corinthians 2:9-10] Brethren, we were not SAVED from SIN to wallow in VAIN PROSPERITY; those who inflame your base instincts with bland promises of earthly riches pollute you with “Perverse disputings of men of CORRUPT MINDS, and DESTITUTE OF THE TRUTH, SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: from such WITHDRAW THYSELF” [1 Timothy 6:5] They are merchants of vanity and will lead you to perdition, “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] Beloved, this world is full of uncertainties, whatever cards you are dealt; rich or poor, stand fast in sure PROMISE of imminent appearance of the Lord, as it is written: “...  I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME AGAIN, and RECEIVE YOU UNTO MYSELF; that where I am, there ye may be also” [John 14:2-3]

3. We are going BEYOND THE CLOUDS, and shall break through the FIRMAMENT into shiny heavenly clouds of glory at the appearance of Christ, "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 Thessalonians 4:17) We shall be received into the Lord's Presence with a feast surpassing human imagination; an exclusive fellowship of the BRIDE and the BRIDEGROOM. We shall see Him as He is and shall be transformed to be like Him in beauty of HOLINESS at the MARRIAGE SUPPER of the LAMB, “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB IS COME, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints” [Revelation 19:7-8] As a man is joined in marriage with his wife and the two become ONE, so shall we be joined to Him, inseparable in glory of His majesty. While the BRIDE rejoices in unspeakable JOY, the world below shall be scorched with cruel afflictions by Satan, incarnated in the BEAST, “…  and POWER WAS GIVEN UNTO HIM TO CONTINUE FORTY and TWO MONTHS. … And it was given unto him to MAKE WAR WITH THE SAINTS, and to overcome them: and power was given him OVER ALL KINDREDS, and tongues, and nations” [Revelation 13:5-7] Lest I forget,  the earthly ministry of Christ was FORTY-TWO MONTHS; the same duration as our wedding reception, BEYOND THE CLOUDS.

4. When it is over, Satan and his diverse impersonations shall be bound, “And he laid hold on the DRAGON, that OLD SERPENT, which is the DEVIL, and SATAN, and BOUND HIM A THOUSAND YEARS” [Revelation 20:2] He shall be caged in the BOTTOMLESS PIT for a thousand years, giving us a MILLENIUM of heaven on earth and we shall reign with the Lord, “Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be PRIESTS OF GOD and OF CHRIST, and shall REIGN WITH HIM A THOUSAND YEARS” [Revelation 20:6] Those who refused the MARK and kept the FAITH through the great TRIBULATION shall also reign with Christ through the MILLENIUM. At the end of the MILLENIUM, Satan shall be LOOSED for a while [Revelation 20:3 & 6] He is “LOOSED”, that he might be brought to judgment with his hosts and every soul whose name is not written in the BOOK OF LIFE, “… and THEY WERE JUDGED EVERY MAN according to their works. … And WHOSOEVER WAS NOT FOUND WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE WAS CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE” [Revelation 20:11-15] Yet, God is not done with us, He has prepared for us a new HEAVEN and new EARTH befitting of His majesty, “… for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. … 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” [Revelation 21:1-4] What more can I say? "Wherefore COMFORT ONE ANOTHER WITH THESE WORDS" (1Thessalonians 4:18)