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Shabbat (Sabbath) begins on Fridays at 6pm and ends on Saturdays at 6pm. The purpose of this report is to help the church and Israel become reconciled in Messiah.
15th January 2021
Shabbat Shalom to all!
Who owns your truth?
Jeremiah 2:11-13 “Has a nation changed its gods, which are not gods? But My people have changed their glory, for what does not profit. Be astonished O heavens at this, and be horribly afraid. Become very desolate says the Lord. For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters and hewn for themselves broken cisterns that can hold no water.”
Many people are at a crossroad right now. Which way they go will bring them great victory or deep darkness!
Jeremiah 13:15-16 “Hear and give ear; do not be proud, for the Lord has spoken. Give glory to the Lord your God, before He causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and while you are looking for the light, He turns it into the shadow of death and makes it dense darkness.”
Job 21:14 “They say to God, ‘depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.’”
We have a growing divide right now between the godless liberal left and those that stand for a nation under God. The divide is actually correct, because “two can’t walk together unless they be agreed.”
O f course political parties don’t agree that’s normal, but all should agree on one ultimate authority and provider of truth – God and His word. The basic principles of the virtues of God should be held in esteem above the law of the land or politicians in all nations.
The removal of the word of God from society places it in godless jeopardy with Satan and his word now the authority. Pelosi is a good example of that. So many things get removed from society when the Bible is removed including the all important four swords revealed in the Bible:
●The sword of murder, ●the sword of Capital punishment, ●the sword of war, ●the sword of the Spirit.
If you remove the Bible’s definition of murder (homicide) it sends a message of tolerance with crime and destroys deterrence. If you remove the sword of capital punishment, you meet out injustice to the victim. If you remove the sword of war, you create a nation of push-over pacifists. If you remove the sword of the Spirit, you remove the authority of the believer and make him defenceless.
This is the way to weaken a nation right at its foundation. It is the way of liberals!
You need to be aware of this and the intensifying evil spirits at work otherwise, you are in big danger.
The great reset will produce the great eternal regret at the end of the day.
You can attack the truth, but remember, God owns the truth. You are attacking Him. The Bible may bleed for a few seconds, but it will be you who will eventually and eternally!
God owns the truth, and if the truth is in you are owned by Him and are unshakable, safe and secure. The truth is unbreakable and unchangeable. It will break those who try to break it, it always does.
The political mayhem is one side of the present day troubles. The mutating virus is the other. Both are changing the very face of the world right before us.
On top of the socio-political upheavals on the go, the virus is mutating and spreading faster than before. These things are all causing great stress in the world.
►Will things return to normal? Absolutely not! A vaccine is not a substitute for repentance. You can’t take a pill or get a vaccination to remove the results of the disease of sin! (I am in no way coming against those who take the vaccine. I’m talking generally)
Will God accept a vaccination instead of repentance?
Things can only return to normal if we are far from the whole end-time train rolling in. We are not far, but very close to the whole picture unfolding.
Why is God calling loudly for repentance now through so many of His voices? It is because time is running out fast and He wants people as holy as possible, ready for heaven at the rapture. He is also preparing Israel for a sudden return to holiness, so that they can be effective witnesses and evangelists in the tribulation period.
It’s also because the world’s wickedness has gone into overdrive and is speeding up. It’s because of where we are on the grand prophetic calendar.
(By the way, I have some incredible revelation of some familiar verses on the rapture and Israel, which I will share soon. It will destroy some deeply held, but incorrect views.)
Don’t you think it’s interesting that the church has failed in her commission to the Jew, while the Jew in the tribulation will be very successful in taking the gospel to the Gentile!
The big reason for the rapture is not the great escape, although that is quite true. It is to bring in the last Gentile and then see the veil removed as the gospel goes to the Jew.
Matthew 23:37-38 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often have I want to gather your children together like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you were not willing! See your house is left to you desolate.”
When Bible prophecy is on the march, what a terrible thing to be left behind and right out of it, with no idea of its existence and relevance!
►1 Thessalonians 5:20 “Do not despise prophesies.”
The word “despise” is Strong’s G1848 ‘Exoutheneo.’ Meanings: Despise, set at nought, make contemptible, not to be esteemed.
This verse above means you had better wake up fast to Bible prophecy, even if your parrot behind the pulpit won’t touch prophecy.
Most importantly, it also means that presumptuous, always-wrong prophecy teachers and watchmen are the very ones causing prophecy to be “set at nought” and “made contemptible, not to be esteemed”
False watchmen are prophecy killers and faith killers!
Proverbs 12:19 “The truthful lip shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.”
For your edification:
You need to be spiritually strong in these days. You must be clearly defined in who you are spiritually and in all areas of your life.
We have as part of the church the happy clappies and hands up church (me included) and the no-happy, no-clappies, hands down, boring, dead, denominational non-spirit filled crowd, with no insight except that of the world.
Even if you are not in a local church you need to be demonstrative in your walk with our Lord. Once you are Spirit filed, even in your home alone, raise your hands in prayer and clap your hands, and if your dog bites you, serves you right for hiding your spirituality.
a† Shalom...Joel.
Edition 203. April 16th 2014
Living diamonds in the sky:
Living diamonds in the sky:
Introduction:
Zechariah 9:16-17 “The Lord their God will save them in that day, as the flock of His people. For they shall be like the jewels of a crown, lifted like a banner over the land.”
Flying through the sky with the greatest of ease is a powerful vision! Everything relating to our eternal future is wonderful, magnificent and glorious, but few people realise that there is a price to pay and even fewer are prepared to pay the price now.
In this edition we will look at some interesting facts about life, diamonds and the sky. Before you think you know it all, please read the edition! Most people have no idea about these things!
Life
We are all alive (hopefully), but few people know what life is and how God divides it up. It’s absolutely vital to understand this.
God divides our lives into three areas. These are spiritual life, physical bodily life and soulish, or mental life. The Bible reveals big differences that we dare not mix up. The way to real victory is to divide and apply these just the way God does.
Spiritual life: Original word = Zoe. This is the essence of who we are after the new birth. This is our wall to wall God-created new life.
Physical life: Original word = Bios. This is our biological, physical life that we are born with. It is the area of life here and now, and gets old, smelly, creaky and will die if the Lord doesn’t come first. Our ‘bios’ will be instantly changed in a twinkling of an eye into an eternal, incorruptible, perfect, ageless, supernatural state at the rapture.
Soul life: Original word = Psuche. This is our psychological, mental life. It is the dwelling of our memory, consciousness, character and personality, and all such things. We must work to renew this area of life according to God’s word. This area also lives forever, but will be renewed and become incorruptible at the resurrection of our bodies.
We mustn’t mix up the verses that apply to each area as many do.
Now, we must add to these definitions the difference between positional and temporal truth.
Positional truth relates to our position in Messiah. All the “in Him” verses relate to our position in Him. For example; “We are more than conquerors in Him” Positional truth has all been done for us supernaturally as a free gift and is works-free.
Temporal truth relates to our situation here on earth and relates to the body and soul. This is what we must do! These appear to contradict the verses of positional truth. They don’t, they just apply to a different area of life.
You can’t mix these up. Both temporal and positional are needed, rightly divided for a balanced Christian life.
Have a look at the table below. The verses in the first column are positional truth, while the verses in the second column are temporal truth. Do you see the big difference?
I've come that you’ll have abundant life |
If you find your life you'll lose it. |
I'm alive with Christ. |
I die daily |
We are new creatures in Messiah |
Hate your life in the world. |
Greater is He that is in me. |
In me dwells no good thing. |
I am strong in the Lord |
Death works in me. |
God so loved the world. |
Love not the world. |
I can do all things through Messiah |
You can of your own selves do nothing |
We are seated in heavenly places |
Take up your cross daily. |
We are joint heirs of all things in Him |
Count all things as loss (dung) |
We are more than conquerors in Him |
O wretched man that I am |
I am strong in the Lord |
I must decrease |
There are thousands more. I’ve just selected a few to give you the general idea. Now that you know the difference you will be able to apply scripture to the right areas of life more accurately.
If you get these all mixed up, your Christian life will be all mixed up. This is why there is such an overbalance with many of the prosperity teachers.
If you take all the positional truth verses and try to apply them to your financial prosperity, you will get it all wrong. Besides, those that do just that ignore the temporal truth verses and end up as un-crucified people trying to get rich quickly because they think the Bible tells them so.
So, as we see the differences in the Bible relating to the different areas of our lives, we will be much more successful in applying scripture in the right areas.
Quite simply, one area of our lives needs to be denied, go to the cross, and die daily, while the other area is gloriously triumphant, full of majesty and the life of Messiah now.
Do you want a powerful Christian life now and forever? Do it His way.
1 Corinthians 1:18 “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.”
Philippians 3:10 “That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.”
Note in these two powerful verses above that His power comes as we apply the cross to our lives. We need and use His power to apply the temporal truth verses successfully.
Diamonds
The word “diamond” comes from the ancient Greek and means “unalterable, unbreakable.”
My grandfather worked for the world’s biggest diamond company – De Beers. The company also produced the world’s most successful advertising slogan – “Diamonds are forever.”
Diamonds are ugly. They are dirty, messy stones. They have all been formed under great pressure and great heat in the darkness of the earth for billions of years. Diamonds are formed 140 to 190 kilometres underground and are forced to the surface in volcanic activity over the ages. The composition of a diamond is carbon mixed with certain minerals. The diamond actually grows under pressure and heat.
These ugly stones formed in fiery heat and pressure over much time, only reveal their value and beauty after being cut and polished. Every single facet must be cut and polished with no gaps.
For true believers, the diamond is full of typology. Some is painful, but the result is always glorious. We as children of the living God are exposed to much darkness, pressure and hostility created by the devil in our lives and around about us in the world system.
The fires of the devil’s wrath against us are always present, but so is the purifying fire of God’s word through His Spirit. We use both to bring us to perfection.
As believers we accept the finished work of the cross of Messiah and all His pain, suffering, pressure and heartache. At salvation we are new, but ugly diamonds in the rough!
As we apply the cross to our own lives, this deep pressure, heat and pain transforms us like a diamond being cut. But the huge potential is still not fully seen. One final cutting and polishing and the astounding eternal beauty is revealed for all to see forever.
My friends you have the choice to become a diamond of great price and eternal value, or to remain ugly,uncut and dirty, looking like all the other stones on the ground.
Malachi 3:16-17 “Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name. They shall be Mine says the Lord of hosts, on the day that I make them jewels of My own possession and I spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.”
Diamonds are indestructible. After the work of the cross and the master craftsman of the universe in our lives, our eternal state is indestructible, incorruptible and forever pure, flawless and holy. Our eternal reward-state is forever set as a jewel in the eternal, universal crown of God’s glory.
Just read that verse above again. God has a special “book of remembrance”. This is not the Lamb’s book of life. It is a special book for His special treasure – the ones who chose the “fear of the Lord” and worked hard on their salvation. These are the ones who “work their salvation out” from the inside to the outside under the leading of our Lord. This is not those who try to be good and follow external laws and rules in their own strength.
The sky
My school teachers often used to accuse me of living with my head in the clouds. They were right. I’ve always been a dreamer, never content with the ordinary. I’ve always had an insatiable interest in what’s on the other side of the horizon. In my youth I spent much time in the mountains, flying planes, skydiving and other things that expanded my horizons.
My friends, God is about to expand all of our horizons! I can’t wait!
The sky is full of mystery because it is so big and full of so much and so many unknown things. But as we enter eternity, we will “know all things” and we will be changed into supernatural beings that will be able to transcend time and space.
God does not create junk. He does not create anything without a purpose or function. The entirety of space and time will be our future domain. It will all be full of our Lord’s presence, purpose and plan.
Far from being nothing, the sky will be full of God’s love. It will be warm, pure, holy and true. It will contain indestructible, incorruptible vessels of glory. The sky will be full of the presence of God, His angels, incredible, unimaginable creatures and His family.
Before we get to the sky, our eternal state will be decided by what we did right here on this earth.
Calling and judgement
You are born for your call. Calling is linked to purpose. Those who have stolen their lives for themselves are without purpose. We are called for God’s own purpose and we must judge and analyse ourselves to see if we are in that faith.
God will judge you and me according to His word and His calling. We will be judged according to what He called us for and what we did with that call. His eye sees everything. Nothing escapes His gaze.
Ezekiel 8:18 “I will act in fury. My eye will not spare nor will I have pity; and though they cry in My ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.” The previous verses deal with abominations in the temple which the children of Israel had brought in.
Most people believe that if there is a future judgement, the judge is some gentle Lamb called Jesus, meek and mild waiting to pour out rewards with many pats on the back. They have this Santa Clause, sickly sweet, Jesus-my-sponsor sort of idea and attitude. They think that because they were more good than bad in their lives that they will be fine and get lots of toys.
As believers we have the incredible privilege of judging ourselves now, “so that we will be not judged.” But the love of the Lion will still judge us to see if we judged ourselves rightly. He will assess our works done in response to His call.
The love of the Lion will judge true believers for reward. The severity of the same Lion will judge unbelievers to hell. It really is a case of the love of the Lion or the wrath of the Lion! You will encounter one or the other.
The sway, power and influence of the devil in the world system, working through the media is very powerful, but doomed. It’s all about to come to a terrible end. Unfortunately half the world has unwittingly sold their soul to the ways of modern man, and they think they’re okay.
The politically correct morons of the media will bow their knee to the one whose name they continually blaspheme. They rejected our Lord, but he will not reject them. He will supernaturally bring them before Himself, against their will, violating their human rights and judge them to hell.
The truth of the matter is that the judge is now the Lion of the tribe of Judah and He will judge according to His word and not yours or mine.
I’ve said many times and will continue to say that we will not be rewarded for being general nice people, or for what we thought was right or wrong. We will be rewarded only for our response to God’s word, call and the things we did for His eternal kingdom.
We will not be rewarded for a glass of cold water given. We will be rewarded for “a glass of cold water given in His name!” Big difference!
We will be rewarded for how radical and drastic we were in judging ourselves. Did you take God’s word and let it burn into the very core of who you are?
Isaiah 61:3 “The Lord gives beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planning of the Lord that He might be glorified.”
The Bible reveals in numerous prophecies as we approach the end days, that many believers will grow cold. Many will become lukewarm. The faith of many will be rocked and they will fall away. Many will face end time pressures and be swept away by them. They will not stand in the storms.
The same pressures and storms will hit others and they will be refined, made pure, grow stronger in faith and stand securely. Which will you be?
What you must do:
●Don‘t turn from God’s ways in the coming storms.
●Rightly divide and apply the correct Bible verses to the correct areas of your life and do it well.
●If you are going the right way, there will be an inner joy and rest in your life. The Spirit in you will bear witness that you are on the right track.
●You will not hear this sort of message in the great majority of churches today. It is not their style. They want you to be rich and happy in the world so that you can fill their pews and give the leaders money so that they can live lives of excess and disgusting luxury at your expense.
●Don‘t be concerned or worried that you don’t fit in with the mega-majority!
●Watch always for the coming of our great King and Saviour!
Finally:
Today we have the incredible opportunity of allowing the diamond-quality in us to be brought out. The pressures today are severe and extreme and worsening fast. You can watch it all go by, or join the stupid masses and go with the flow, or take all this evil, living darkness and use it as a “tool” to cut and polish you.
The spiritual heat of God’s fiery words is our best friend. They will transform us and make us fiery instruments of God’s love in His hands now, and forever sealing our destiny in purity and with great value.
Jeremiah 23:29 “Is not My word like a fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces.”
Jeremiah 5:14 “Behold I will make My words fire in your mouth.”
Psalm 104:4 “He makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.”
Hebrews 12:29 “For our God is a consuming fire.”
I took this picture high in the Drakensberg from a chopper. You can see another one of our choppers on the mountain top to the right. That gives some perspective! I love the mountains, because they’re always there, giving an idea of security and eternity.
Psalm 95:4 “In His hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are His also.”
Shalom and grow in grace!