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These Perilous Times

Vol 9 No. 12, July 21, 2018

“A Storm is Coming”

What exactly is Bible prophecy (of course you undoubtedly know the answer to the question)? For a brief definition, I always answer by stating the obvious, “prophecy is history, written or told in advance.”

Jesus plainly stated that “before certain things come to pass, He will tell us, so that when they happen we might believe!” [1]

What does this mean for us?

Obvious Signs Do Tell The Season

“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we may through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.”

Romans 15:4 KJV (Emphasis supplied)

Question: Have God’s “remnant people” truly learned the prescribed lessons from those prophecies which have already come to pass, and looking at those that are yet future?

The word ‘aforetime’ in the previously stated test is an old English word used to define the Greek word Prographo which means: to write previously, to announce, prescribe:-before ordain, counsel, propose, advocate…, etc. [2]

Paul, one of Christ’ penmen (who wrote most of the NT) states that everything written (TEV) is for our learning that through the patience and comfort of Scriptures we may have hope. Amen!

But how do we respond to those prophecies that we don’t like to hear because they cut directly into our Laodicean lifestyle, i.e. “His watchmen (you and I) are blind and ignorant, lazy, love to slumber, and not sounding an alarm…” [3] (Emphasis supplied).

Jesus’ “Inspired Writers” quite often conveyed God’s messages in a plain, cutting manner as to obliterate even the slightest hint of ambiguity concerning the interpretation of God’s Written Word! [4]

Jesus has called His servants (you and I) to be prepared, and to prepare a people, for His return-we are strongly admonished to sound an alarm… Calling those in Babylon, out of Babylon into God’s Remnant Church [5] (His organized body of Bible-teaching believers)!

Our neighbors through the comfort and patience of the Scriptures also need the blessed hope that we have been delegated by God to share. [6]

We are not to be lazy, blind, or ignorant… We have been called and chosen to testify of Him! We are His “Spiritual Sentinels!”

Strong Words from Ezekiel

“But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require from the watchman’s hand.” Ezekiel 33:6 NASV (Emphasis supplied)

Question: Why are watchmen necessary in the time in which we live? Answer: the final storm is brewing, and a national, cell phone, weather alert system will not warn God’s remnant, and future remnant, that Satan is the evil wind of the storm. He has many false ministers and prophets who are propagating deceit dressed in a garb of spiritual light…[7] to catch God’s “Spiritual Sentinels” unaware!

Good news! Jesus is the prevailing spiritual eye of the storm! If you have accepted His righteousness, and are studying His Word you will be alert, and safely protected, under His wings! [8]

“And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?” Ezekiel 34:1-3 KJV

(Emphasis supplied)

The Signs of the Times declare that time on this earth is coming to a close. No more hording the Word of God as the Israelites of antiquity. “Spiritual Israel” – “God’s Remnant People” need to sound an alarm-the finish line is in sight!

Amen!

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[1] John 13:13; 14:29; 16:4

[2] Strong’s Greek Dictionary, Entry No. 4270, p. 60.

[3] Isaiah 56:10, 11; Revelation 3:13, 17&18

[4] Hebrews 4:12; II Tim. 4:1-4

[5] Revelation 18:1-5

[6] Matt. 28:18-20; Luke 14:16-24

[7] Matt. 24:4&5, 11, 24; II Cor. 11:13-15; I Tim. 4:1, 2; II Pet 2:2; I John 4:1

[8] Psalms 91:1-16

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