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Looking at Lot’s wife in present truth unravel valuable lessons …

https://open.substack.com/pub/voiceoflasttrumpets/p/remember-lots-wife?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5od0ru

https://open.substack.com/pub/churchintheclouds/p/godliness-with-contentment-b42?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5od0ru

1. SOUL is the BREATHE of God in you, the nature of God domiciled in flesh and blood, “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and BREATHED into his nostrils the BREATH OF LIFE; and man became a LIVING SOUL” [Genesis 2:7] Your SOUL is your unique identity in God, the precious embodiment of His PROMISE to make man you in His own IMAGE and LIKENESS [Genesis 1:26] We were made, first as LIVING SOULS in His IMAGE that through OBEDIENCE we should inherit His LIKENESS in Jesus Christ.  Then came SIN and we “DIED” to God and our INHERITANCE, “… BY ONE MAN SIN ENTERED into the world, and DEATH BY SIN; and so death passed upon all men, for that ALL HAVE SINNED” [Romans 5:12 I have GOOD NEWS for you, Jesus Christ paid off our SIN on the Cross and restored to us the LIFE and PRIVILEGES of SONS of God, “For if by one man's offence DEATH REIGNED BY ONE; much more they which receive ABUNDANCE OF GRACE and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in LIFE BY ONE, Jesus Christ.)” [Romans 5:17] We have this treasure of inestimable value in earthen vessel and are besieged on every side by formidable adversaries, “IN YOUR PATIENCE POSSESS YE YOUR SOULS” [Luke 21:29]

2. PATIENCE is enduring PEACE flowing from wells of unflinching TRUST in God, “Thou wilt KEEP HIM IN PERFECT PEACE, whose MIND IS STAYED ON THEE: because he TRUSTETH IN THEE” [Isaiah 26:3] TRUST in God is LIVING FAITH, the sort built on surest foundations of His infallible PROMISE, “And this is the PROMISE that he hath PROMISED US, even ETERNAL LIFE” [1 John 2:25] ETERNAL LIFE is perhaps the closest approximation of God’s PROMISE on this side and prototype is Jesus Christ, God revealed in flesh and blood, “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] The PROMISE is to all men, irrespective of race, gender or criminal record, as many as shall receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. We have a deposit of the PROMISE in this BODY, the fullness awaits us in His LIKENESS, the glorious BODY we shall receive at the appearance of Jesus Christ, “BE PATIENT therefore, brethren, unto the COMING OF THE LORD. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath LONG PATIENCE for it, …” [James 5:7] PATIENCE is not indolence it is CONFIDENCE in God to make good His PROMISE, “Cast not away therefore your CONFIDENCE, … For YE HAVE NEED OF PATIENCE, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the PROMISE” [Hebrews 0:35-36]

3. PATIENCE is REST in the worst storms of this world, drawing strength in FAITH, “Now FAITH is the SUBSTANCE of things HOPED FOR, the EVIDENCE of THINGS NOT SEEN” [Hebrews 11:1] Considering present instabilities and uncertainties of what lies ahead, PATIENCE in FAITH is in short supply and HOPE replaced with gnawing torments of FEAR. At times such as these, you cannot afford to lose HOPE; frustration, confusion, hatred, fighting and despair are symptoms of FAITH crippled by what is SEEN. “Through FAITH we understand that the worlds were FRAMED BY THE WORD OF GOD, so that things which are SEEN WERE NOT MADE OF THINGS WHICH DO APPEAR” [Hebrews 11:3] Read the verse again, enduring FAITH is settled on immutability of the WORD of God, subjecting every situation contrary to your PEACE in obedience to obedience of Christ in you, “CASTING DOWN IMAGINATIONS, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and BRINGING INTO CAPTIVITY EVERY THOUGHT to the OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST” [2 Corinthians 10:5] Though times are fast changing and more troubles as well as persecution lies ahead, there is PEACE and REST for those who in PATIENCE ENDURE in HOPE of God’s infallible PROMISE, “And ye shall be HATED OF ALL MEN for my name's sake: but he that shall ENDURE TO THE END, the same SHALL BE SAVED” [Mark 13:13]

4. These are dire times, the LAST DAYS, much spoken in Scriptures are here and SCOFFERS abound even some who once trusted in the PROMISE of God, “Knowing this first, that there shall come in the LAST DAYS SCOFFERS, walking after their own LUSTS, And saying, WHERE IS THE PROMISE OF HIS COMING? …” [2 Peter 3:3-4] Those who doubt God’s ability or willingness to fulfil His PROMISE are in grave error, mistaking His PATIENCE for negligence or failure, “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” [2 Peter 3:9] It may be God has waited this long to give this opportunity to REPENT and be established in His PROMISE before drawing the curtain on time. He will not wait forever, the appearance of the Lord is imminent when we shall be revealed in glory of the SON of God, “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” [1 John 3:2] Friend, the days ahead demand vigilance, refuse to be distracted, possessing your soul in PATIENCE; looking beyond present challenges in spirited HOPE of what God has prepared for us, “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] If you have not done so, receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour today, amen

SPIRIT OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD is partial to the WEAK, TRAUMATIZED and DELINQUENT …

1. We are products of choices we make, best illustrated by man’s disobedience in Eden, “Wherefore, as BY ONE MAN SIN ENTERED into the world, and DEATH BY SIN; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” [Romans 5:12] Ever since, every man born into the world through copulation or laboratories carried genes of SIN and DEATH. SIN is the inherent nature of corruption and rebellion, manifest in poverty, sickness, pain, sleepless nights, sorrow, instability, fear, etc., “Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but SIN THAT DWELLETH IN ME. … O WRETCHED MAN that I am! WHO SHALL DELIVER ME from the body of this DEATH?” [Romans 7:20-24] SIN, DEATH and sundry bedfellows have no respect for age, riches, fame power, etc., the rich, educated and powerful cry if not more than the weak and uneducated poor. Our common enemy is Satan, the parasite of SIN, sucking joy, peace, rest, love, etc., out of us to work DEATH [Romans 7:13] Consequently, the most important question remain unchanged by time and circumstances, “SIR, WHAT MUST I DO” to be SAVED”, “… SIRS, WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED? And they said, BELIEVE on the Lord JESUS CHRIST, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house” [Acts 16:30-31]

2. The man who posed the question above was boss of a Roman Prison, a job infamous for cold-hearted cruelty; hard as nail until his pitiless heart was pierced by the finger of God, “And they SPAKE unto him the WORD OF THE LORD, and to all that were in his house. … and was BAPTIZED, he and all his, straightway” [Romans 16:32] Paul and Silas spoke to him of God’s LOVE, the LIES and HATRED perpetrated by SIN; how God revealed Himself in Jesus Christ and his death on the Cross for our SIN, “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that HE LOVED US, and sent his SON TO BE THE PROPITIATION FOR OUR SINS” [I John 4:10] Nicodemus was a ruler in Israel, learned in religious matters yet unsure “WHAT TO DO”, sought audience with Jesus, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN AGAIN, he CANNOT SEE the KINGDOM OF GOD” [John 3:3] Two men same question, one an uncouth Jailor the other a learned and religious gentleman; what is the meaning of LIFE and WHAT DO I DO?. The life we received from our parents is subject to DEATH and marred with distress occasioned by SIN [Psalms 90:10] We are all in the same maze and Jesus Christ is the only WAY out, “… For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the GIFT BY GRACE, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many” [Romans 5:15]

3. A rich young man came to Jesus, saying, “… Good Master, WHAT GOOD THING SHALL I do, that I MAY HAVE ETERNAL LIFE?” [Matthew 19:16] He had half the answer; he knew the life he had was a LIE and desired something better, ETERNAL LIFE. He wanted it so much until Jesus told him the modalities, “… go and SELL THAT THOU HAST, and GIVE TO THE POOR, and thou shalt have TREASURE IN HEAVEN: and come and FOLLOW ME. But when the young man heard that saying, HE WENT AWAY SORROWFUL: for he had great possessions” [Matthew 19:21-22] It is so easy to miss the point, SELL and GIVE to the POOR, neglecting critical emphasis on FOLLOW ME. ETERNAL LIFE is the brotherhood of men in who God is revealed in fulfilment of His Promise to make man in His own Image and 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] God made the first move, announced Himself in Jesus Christ and full payment was made for our SIN by His death on the Cross. The same template applies to us; give up the life you have now to receive ETERNAL LIFE, “He that LOVETH HIS LIFE shall LOSE IT; and he that HATETH HIS LIFE in this world shall KEEP IT UNTO LIFE ETERNAL” [John 12:25] The phrase “HATETH HIS LIFE” means give up who you are and ever hoped to be to FOLLOW and become who God wants you to be; this was the message to the rich young man and all of us.

4. This world is like a deep valley, there is only one way to get out, “Multitudes, MULTITUDES in the VALLEY OF DECISION: for the DAY OF THE LORD IS NEAR in the valley of decision” [Joel 3:14] The purpose of life is much more than acquisition of wealth, fame or longevity among others, it is getting out “ALIVE”, delivered from JUDGMENT, “And as it is appointed unto men ONCE TO DIE, but after this the JUDGMENT” [Hebrews 9:27] The decision to embrace ETERNAL LIFE is the answer to the meaning of life and the first step is REPENTANCE; admit you are a sinner, confess your sins to Jesus Christ and make a personal decision to forsake SIN. Go further, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour and ask Him to reign in you, “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” [Romans 10:9] This is the best decision you will ever take, as you do your eyes shall be illuminated to see beyond what you have and what you lack, to grasp the limitless boundaries of what God has prepared for them that love Him, “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]

PERFECTION was revealed in man and the PATTERN manifest for all to see …

Is PERFECTION possible, what about GODLINESS?

“… that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the TIME OF JACOB’S TROUBLE …” (Jeremiah 30:7)

1. DIVINE AGENDA is God at WORK to perform His GOOD PLEASURE, “Declaring the END FROM THE BEGINNING, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I WILL DO ALL MY PLEASURE” [Isaiah 46:10] DIVINE AGENDA is as a coin, on one side BEGINNING and on the other side, END. And God, who graciously allowed us to be co-LABOURERS in His WORK also desire that we be properly tutored in the template of DIVINE AGENDA as befits JOINT-HEIRS of His GLORY [Romans 8:17] Understanding DIVINE AGENDA brings us into the company of SONS and uncommon FELLOWSHIP with the Godhead, grounded in the revelation of God’s WILL, “That which we have SEEN and HEARD declare we unto you, that ye also may have FELLOWSHIP with us: and TRULY OUR FELLOWSHIP IS WITH THE FATHER, AND WITH HIS SON Jesus Christ” [1 John 1:3] DIVINE AGENDA is the deep end of MYSTERIES of the Kingdom of God; how do we WALK or WORK with God if we are ignorant of DIVINE AGENDA, “But Jesus answered them, MY FATHER WORKETH hitherto, and I WORK. … The Son can do nothing of himself, but what HE SEETH THE FATHER DO: for what things soever he doeth, these also DOETH THE SON LIKEWISE” [John 5:17 & 19]

2. DIVINE AGENDA is rooted in God’s WILL to REVEAL Himself and He did, wrapped in the WORD, “In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with God, and the WORD WAS GOD” [John 1:1] God revealed Himself in the WORD and from the WORD came forth CREATION, SEEN and UNSEEN. The WORD, FIRSTBEGOTTEN of the ONE, TRUE and INVISIBLE God is Jesus Christ; the fulness of the Godhead, “For IN HIM DWELLETH ALL THE FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD bodily” [Colossians 2:9] CREATION is God pouring out Himself in Jesus Christ; whatever was made both visible and invisible are reflections of God in Christ, “Who is the IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, the FIRSTBORN of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him” [Colossians 1:15-16] Whereas God purposed to make MAN in His own IMAGE and LIKENESS, He made us a little lower. He foreknew SIN would come and for purpose of SALVATION reserved His LIKENESS in us till due season, “… God said, Let us MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE after our LIKENESS … So God CREATED MAN IN HIS OWN IMAGE, …” [Genesis 1:26-27] WORK of CREATION was done in “SIX DAYS” and God “RESTED” from the WORK of CREATION to engage in the WORK of RECONCILIATION. God is at WORK and so are we, His SONS, “But Jesus answered them, MY FATHER WORKETH hitherto, and I WORK” [John 5:17]

3. DIVINE AGENDA is WORK IN PROGRESS to RECONCILE all things to Himself in Jesus Christ, “For it pleased the Father that IN HIM SHOULD ALL FULNESS DWELL; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to RECONCILE ALL THINGS unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven” [Colossians 1:19-20] To RECONCILE means to BALANCE the books, ensuring that everything that was made RETURN to God in conformity with the measure they went out of Him in the beginning, “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] FOREKNOWING confirms we were once in Him and had His imprint, how SIN got into the world and marred His image in us needs no repetition here. What needs be emphasized is the relentless WORK of God to keep open the door of our RECONCILIATION through the ages [Hebrews 1:1-3] Such is the importance of our RECONCILIATION, God in due season took the frame of man; He became like us in Jesus Christ to pay ransom for our SIN that through His death on the Cross we might become like Him, “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]

4. DIVINE AGENDA answers the riddle of TIME; it is the space between CREATION and RECONCILIATION. TIME is our opportunity to prepare for the appointment of RECONCILIATION. However much we try, we are hampered in our preparation by SIN, “For ALL HAVE SINNED, and come short of the glory of God; Being JUSTIFIED FREELY BY HIS GRACE through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” [Romans 3:23] We are sinners from the womb, it is who we are; what we do or do not are the symptoms of SIN working in us [Romans 7:16-17] God took the burden of SIN in offering Himself in Jesus Christ in full payment for our SALVATION, “And as it is appointed unto men ONCE TO DIE, but after this the JUDGMENT: So CHRIST WAS ONCE OFFERED to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he APPEAR THE SECOND TIME without sin unto SALVATION” [Hebrews 9:27-28] This is the GOSPEL we received and as co-WORKERS with God preach to you. It does not matter what you’ve done with your life, it may be you are alive today because God kept you to hear of His DIVINE AGENDA. Friend, the space between CREATION and RECONCILIATION is closing fast, Christ’s appearance the “SECOND TIME” is imminent; REPENT and accept God’s offer of RECONCILIATION to escape looming JUDGMENT, “And the TIMES OF THIS IGNORANCE WINKED AT; but now commandeth all men every where to REPENT: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will JUDGE THE WORLD in righteousness …” [Acts 17:30-31]

1. DIVINE AGENDA is God at WORK to perform His GOOD PLEASURE, “Declaring the END FROM THE BEGINNING, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I WILL DO ALL MY PLEASURE” [Isaiah 46:10] DIVINE AGENDA is as a coin, on one side BEGINNING and on the other side, END. And God, who graciously allowed us to be co-LABOURERS in His WORK also desire that we be properly tutored in the template of DIVINE AGENDA as befits JOINT-HEIRS of His GLORY [Romans 8:17] Understanding DIVINE AGENDA brings us into the company of SONS and uncommon FLLOWSHIP with the Godhead, grounded in the revelation of God’s WILL, “That which we have SEEN and HEARD declare we unto you, that ye also may have FELLOWSHIP with us: and TRULY OUR FELLOWSHIP IS WITH THE FATHER, AND WITH HIS SON Jesus Christ” [1 John 1:3] DIVINE AGENDA is the deep end of MYSTERIES of the Kingdom of God; how do we WALK or WORK with God if we are ignorant of DIVINE AGENDA, “But Jesus answered them, MY FATHER WORKETH worketh hitherto, and I WORK. … The Son can do nothing of himself, but what HE SEETH THE FATHER DO: for what things soever he doeth, these also DOETH THE SON LIKEWISE” [John 5:17 & 19]
2. DIVINE AGENDA is rooted in God’s WILL to REVEAL Himself and He did, wrapped in the WORD, “In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with God, and the WORD WAS GOD” [John 1:1] God revealed Himself in the WORD and from the WORD came forth CREATION, SEEN and UNSEEN. The WORD, FIRSTBEGOTTEN of the ONE, TRUE and INVISIBLE God is Jesus Christ; the fulness of the Godhead, “For IN HIM DWELLETH ALL THE FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD bodily” [Colossians 2:9] CREATION is God pouring out Himself in Jesus Christ; whatever was made both visible and invisible are reflections of God in Christ, “Who is the IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, the FIRSTBORN of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him” [Colossians 1:15-16] Whereas God purposed to make MAN in His own IMAGE and LIKENESS, He made us a little lower. He foreknew SIN would come and for purpose of SALVATION reserved His LIKENESS in us till due season, “… God said, Let us MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE after our LIKENESS … So God CREATED MAN IN HIS OWN IMAGE, …” [Genesis 1:26-27] WORK of CREATION was done in “SIX DAYS” and God “RESTED” from the WORK of CREATION to engage in the WORK of RECONCILIATION. God is at WORK and so are we, His SONS, “But Jesus answered them, MY FATHER WORKETH hitherto, and I WORK” [John 5:17]
3. DIVINE AGENDA is WORK IN PROGRESS to RECONCILE all things to Himself in Jesus Christ, “For it pleased the Father that IN HIM SHOULD ALL FULNESS DWELL; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to RECONCILE ALL THINGS unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven” [Colossians 1:19-20] To RECONCILE means to BALANCE the books, ensuring that everything that was made RETURN to God in conformity with the measure they went out of Him in the beginning, “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] FOREKNOWING confirms we were once in Him and had His imprint, how SIN got into the world and marred His image in us needs no repetition here. What needs be emphasized is the relentless WORK of God to keep open the door of our RECONCILIATION through the ages [Hebrews 1:1-3] Such is the importance of our RECONCILIATION, God in due season took the frame of man; He became like us in Jesus Christ to pay ransom for our SIN that through His death on the Cross we might become like Him, “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]

4. DIVINE AGENDA answers the riddle of TIME; it is the space between CREATION and RECONCILIATION. TIME is our opportunity to prepare for the appointment of RECONCILIATION. However much we try, we are hampered in our preparation by SIN, “For ALL HAVE SINNED, and come short of the glory of God; Being JUSTIFIED FREELY BY HIS GRACE through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” [Romans 3:23] We are sinners from the womb, it is who we are; what we do or do not are the symptoms of SIN working in us [Romans 7:16-17] God took the burden of SIN in offering Himself in Jesus Christ in full payment for our SALVATION, “And as it is appointed unto men ONCE TO DIE, but after this the JUDGMENT: So CHRIST WAS ONCE OFFERED to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he APPEAR THE SECOND TIME without sin unto SALVATION” [Hebrews 9:27-28] This is the GOSPEL we received and as co-WORKERS with God preach to you. It does not matter what you’ve done with your life, it may be you are alive today because God kept you to hear of His DIVINE AGENDA. Friend, the space between CREATION and RECONCILIATION is closing fast, Christ’s appearance the “SECOND TIME” is imminent; REPENT and accept God’s offer of RECONCILIATION to escape looming JUDGMENT, “And the TIMES OF THIS IGNORANCE WINKED AT; but now commandeth all men every where to REPENT: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will JUDGE THE WORLD in righteousness …” [Acts 17:30-31]

PROPHECY IS FULFILLED, a painful milestone in a world fast descending into confusion …

TRUTH is as a HOUSE , having a DOOR and ENTRY REQUIREMENTS…

“… Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB. … ” Revelation 19:9

1. BABYLON is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word BABEL. BABYLON is synonymous with satanic intrusion in human affairs, an intricate superstructure of PERFIDY. The name came to the fore after the FLOOD, when instead of “REPLENISHING” the earth as commanded in Genesis 9:1, Nimrod and his crew said, “… let us build us a CITY and a TOWER, whose top may REACH UNTO HEAVEN; and let us make us a name, LEST WE BE SCATTERED abroad UPON THE FACE OF THE WHOLE EARTH. … Therefore is the NAME OF IT CALLED BABEL; ... and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth” [Genesis 11:4 & 9] The “CITY” stood for global CONTROL and “TOWER”, much like a modern communication mast, signify Satan’s communion, delegation and coordination of global CONTROL to enshrine DISOBEDIENCE on earth. The framework and epithet of his perfidious gamble is the BEAST, the abominable IMAGE of global CONTROL “… This great IMAGE, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee RULER OVER THEM ALL. …” [Daniel 2:31 & 38]

2. BABYLON went through diverse forms and shapes through the ages, from the IMAGE Daniel saw in Daniel 2:31 to the BEAST revealed to John, “… a WOMAN sit upon a scarlet coloured BEAST, full of names of BLASPHEMY, having SEVEN HEADS and TEN HORNS … And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH” [Revelation 17:3-5] The “WOMAN” on the BEAST is Satan pretending to be “QUEEN OF HEAVEN”, mother of all gods and kings of the earth [Jeremiah 44:17] The “SEVEN HEADS” are seven dominions; Nebuchadnezzar was  FOURTH, Rome SIXTH and the SEVENTH is here, “And there are SEVEN KINGS: FIVE ARE FALLEN, and ONE IS, and the OTHER IS NO YET COME; and when he cometh, he must CONTINUE A SHORT SPACE” [Revelation 17:10] The SEVENTH is a dual regime of men and devils, it is the strongest the world had ever seen and succeeded where others failed, wiring the world into one global empire. This duality is its undoing and should “CONTINUE A SHORT SPACE” and FALL, “And as the TOES of the feet were part of IRON, and part of CLAY, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall MINGLE THEMSELVES WITH THE SEED OF MEN: but they SHALL NOT CLEAVE one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay” [Daniel 2:42-43]  

3. BABYLON IS FALLING, the toes are cracking as “CLAY” breaks away from “IRON”; present civilization, built on  demonic science of GOOD and EVIL and human values is falling apart. The “GOOD’ is over, “EVIL’ is taking over and fast replacing long-cherished human values with palpable FEAR, “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] The “IRON” is hurriedly supplanting “CLAY” at the highest echelons of this generation; nations, industries, religious bodies, etc., are throwing up leaders far removed from realities of humanity. Present instabilities across board is a script to “DEGRADE’ the existing order; “WOUND” the “SEVENTH HEAD’ to pave way for a NEW WORLD ORDER, “And I saw ONE OF HEADS AS IT WERE WOUNDED to death; and his DEADLY WOUND WAS HEALED: and all the WORLD WONDERED AFTER THE BEAST” [Revelation 13:3] BABYLON IS FALLING, her “DEADLY WOUND” is the disruption of attitudes, ideals and culture of humanity in all spheres of life. The days ahead portend unrest as new-age beliefs ascend, economies falter and governments fall, ensuing riots throw many nations into confusion. Many shall try to turn things around and fail, all THESE THINGS must surely come to pass as predetermined by God, “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, MY COUNSEL SHALL STAND, and I WILL DO ALL MY PLEASURE” [Isaiah 46:10]

4. BABYLON IS FALLING and must indeed FALL for to make his much-awaited appearance in person and go into perdition, “And there are SEVEN KINGS: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the BEAST THAT WAS, and IS NOT, even he is the EIGHTH, and IS OF THE SEVEN, and GOETH INTO PERDITION” [Revelation 17:10-11] Satan is the EIGHTH KING, he WAS in Eden and IS NOT, abstaining in person for the SEVEN KINGS to have their day and make his last stand on the rubble “OF THE SEVEN”, “… Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the DEVIL IS COME DOWN UNTO YOU, having great wrath, because he knoweth that HE HATH BUT A SHORT TIME” [Revelation 12:12] These are the most dire times in human history, BABYLON IS FALLING and Satan is knocking at the door to bring HELL down to earth [Revelation 6:8] Wherea the world mourn and the very fabrics of hum society are violated at will, those trust is in the Lord Jesus Christ are filled with rejoicing at his imminent appearance, as it is written: “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] We have no reason to FEAR as PROPHECY is daily fulfilled, rather, we are encouraged to hold tight to what we have received in Christ [1 John 3:2]. Friend, there is but LITTLE TIME left, accept Jesus Christ today as your Lord and Saviour, amen.

The ANTICHRIST is lurking in the shadows … Revelation 13:8

1. A DISCIPLE is a FOLLOWER learning to become as his Master, “The DISCIPLE IS NOT ABOVE HIS MASTER: but every ONE that is PERFECT SHALL BE AS HIS MASTER” [Luke 6:40] If the leader is not PERFECT, the best of his FOLLOWERS are BRANDED DISCIPLES, labeled after the manner of his IMPERFECTIONS. PERFECTION is synonymous with ETERNAL LIFE, the LIFE of God, as revealed to us 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] God was manifest in Jesus Christ to REDEEM and RESTORE us to Himself; this is the infallible TRUTH and not a few struggle to comprehend, “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] We are not Christ’s FOLLOWERS on account of Church membership, we are His DISCIPLES because we BELIEVE He is the CHRIST, God revealed [Luke 9:20] We have His authority to go all over the world and MAKE DISCIPLES after His LIKENESS “Go therefore and MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL THE NATIONS, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” [Matthew 28:19 NKJV]

2. In MAKING DISCIPLES we are as a man casting a line and with a BAIT. BAIT here, indicate a PROMISE that provokes an EXPECTATION to draw attention. Undoubtedly, there are as many PROMISES and EXPECTATIONS in the world as there are men but ONE PROMISE swallows all, the PROMISE of God to give ETERNAL LIFE to those who come to Him through Jesus Christ, “And this is the PROMISE THAT HE HATH PROMISED US, even ETERNAL LIFE. These things have I written unto you concerning THEM THAT SEDUCE YOU” [1 John 2:25-26] The GOSPEL we preach is the PROMISE of ETERNAL LIFE and our EXPECTATIONS are way higher and far above what this world offers, “… 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] Truth be told, His PROMISE does not preclude us from inconsistencies and instabilities of the present world. Our MASTER, Lord Jesus Christ, “SUFFERED” the same to hand us victory, “Though he were a SON, yet LEARNED HE OBEDIENCE by the things which HE SUFFERED” [Hebrews 5:8] The DISCIPLE is not greater than his MASTER, we cannot attain Christ’s PERFECTION if we deny FELLOWSHIP of His SUFFERING, “That I may KNOW HIM, and the power of HIS RESURRECTION, and the FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SUFFERINGS, being made conformable unto his death” [Philippians 3:10]

3. In raising DISCIPLES, it is prudent to balance PROMISE and EXPECTATIONS with inherent CHALLENGES, “And ye shall be HATED OF ALL MEN for my name’s sake: but he that shall ENDURE UNTO THE END, the SAME SHALL BE SAVED” [Mark 13:13] This is more important today than ever, by reason of some who make bold profession of God’s PROMISE with false EXPECTATIONS, “For when they speak great swelling WORDS OF VANITY, they allure through the LUSTS OF THE FLESH, through much wantonness, … 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 2:18-19] They attract FOLLOWERS with PROMISES contrary to PRESENT TRUTH, replacing WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE with WORDS OF VANITY [John 6:68] Those who follow their pernicious WAYS and the WAYS are many, are easily identified; BRANDED replicas of their MASTER’S pretensions, “Ye shall KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUITS. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?” [Matthew 7:16] MASTERS are not hard to find, they are as TREES under which many sit to LEARN and there are many TREES, each one with its distinctive TRADEMARK. Look for the DISCIPLES they nurtured through the years and see how TRADEMARK has turned to FRANCHISE, “… HYPOCRITES! for ye compass sea and land to make one PROSELYTE, and when he is made, ye make him TWOFOLD MORE THE CHILD OF HELL THAN YOURSELVES” [Matthew 23:15]

4. It is no coincidence, there were four bands of BRANDED DISCIPLES in time of Jesus as today. DISCIPLES of SADDUCEES believed there was no resurrection of the dead [Luke 20:27] They spent their time running RAT RACE of earthly riches as some do today, “… destitute of the truth, SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: from such withdraw thyself” [1 Timothy 6:5] HERODIANS and their DISCIPLES were politicians in religious robes, same as prayer contractors plying their craft to Governors and Presidents [Acts 13:6-12] PHARISEES and their present-day DISCIPLES make their boast in SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS, “The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I FAST twice in the week, I give TITHES of all that I possess” ]Luke 18:11-12] DISCIPLES of John and there are many so BRANDED today are as FOOLISH VIRGINS, unsure WHAT and WHO they BELIEVE, “And JOHN calling unto him two of HIS DISCIPLES sent them to Jesus, saying, ART THOU HE THAT SHOULD COME? or look we for another?” [Luke 7:19] Brethren, the appearance of the Lord is so close, when He shall separate BRANDED DISCIPLES and their MASTERS from His DISCIPLES. I charge every man to examine himself in CONFORMITY with Christ, “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]

We are playing DEACONS out of tune, DEACONS are AUXILIARY APOSTLES