Quality Faith

 

The Object of faith is the crucified Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ….Romans 3:21-26 NKJV But now the righteousness of God apart  from the law is revealed, bring witnessed by the Law and the Prophet , 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, too and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrated at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.;  Ro. 4:24-25 NKJV 24 but also for us, it shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was delivered up because our offenses and was raised because of our justification, and then compare in 1 Cor. 1:30 NKJV But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God----& righteousness & sanctification & redemption--; Hebrew 1:9  You have loved righteousness & hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.

THE Principle of the faith excludes boasting: Romans 3:27-31  NKJV Where is boasting them? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. 29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles also, 30 since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.; Romans 4:4-5 NKJV Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. 5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.  Also found in  Romans 9:30-33 and then compare with Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3 3:4-8; Phil. 3:7-9

THE Nature of Faith is an abandonment of all self-sufficiency and self-reliance in favor of a whole-hearted commitment to “the revealed “ word of the invisible God. See in Romans 10:4 for Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.;  Ro. 10:9-10 NKJV that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus & believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 for with the heart, one believes unto righteousness/ with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

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 & then compare with Hebrews 11:7.   The righteousness of God: unto eternal life, seen in Romans 5:21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

1.   Without “the righteousness of God” which is received by faith in Jesus Christ, man truly remains lost. He is separated forever from God…..to be spiritually dead in sin: Galatians 5:4 …….2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 NKJV 7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 these shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power. In Christ, we are given a new position which is defined & motivated to practice. In unity with Him in His death and resurrection, we now Christ are made into what God requires.  

                                                           

Separated forever from God…..to be spiritually dead in sin: Romans 2:1-16; Romans 9:1-5  I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, 2 that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart, 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, 4 who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God and the promise; 5 of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who iover all, the eternally blessed God. Amen.; Romans 9:30-33; Romans 10:1-4; Galatians 5:4 and 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9

Righteousness is related to salvation, forgiveness of sin, & eternal life…See in Romans 1:16-17; Romans 6:23; Romans 8:1-2; Romans 10:1

 

So when we speak of a faith having quality, what is to be seen? Genesis 28 gives us details that faith is relational. Genesis 28:16-18 NKJV 16  Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17  And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”  18 Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it.

In the thousands years before us,  oil's primary use was for food. Olive oil, a high-quality fat, gives the body more energy than carbohydrates do, and at the same time, it has fewer byproducts when metabolized. People of the Mediterranean area have known for millennia that natural fats are good for us, and the fat in olive oil is especially beneficial. While we might think of oil as just some cooking grease, the people of the Middle East held a far different view.

1.   The Hebrew word translated as "oil," shemen (Strong's #8081), literally means "fat" or "grease," but figuratively, it means "richness," an important idea to keep in mind. The word is also translated as "fruitful." Hence, oil symbolizes wealth, abundance, health, energy, and a vital ingredient for a good life.

2.   For the people of the time, then, olive oil was almost like liquid gold. In fact, oil sometimes functioned as a kind of currency. When properly made and stored, it will keep for years and thus hold its value. Biblically, abundant oil is a sign of prosperity (Deuteronomy 32:13; 33:24; 2 Kings 18:32; Job 29:6; Joel 2:19, 24),& running out of oil is indicative of famine and hard times (Joel 1:10; Haggai 1:11). In the Proverbs, excessive use of oil signifies wastefulness (Proverbs 21:17), while saving oil is characteristic of a wise man (Proverbs 21:20). While we no longer attach such value to oil, we need to understand its importance to life for those in the Bible.

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Relationship was presented but refused: Exodus 20:18-21 Now all the people witnessed the thundering, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off. 19 Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us and we will hear; but let not go speak with us, lest we die. 20 and Moses said to the people, “Do not fear; for God has come to test you and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.” 21 So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

1.   People were refusing the close relationship with God

2.   They turned to Moses to hear and then tell them what He said

3.   But God came to bring relationship with those who would believe, walk in faith toward Him. 1Cor. 10:2 all were baptized into Moses in the cloud & in the sea, 3 all ate the same spiritual food,4 & all drank the same spiritual drink.For they drank of the spiritual Rock that followed them & that Rock was Christ.5 But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.

4.    1 Corinthians 10:2 tells us that the Israelites were “baptized into Moses”—referring not to water baptism, but to the fact that they became united with him as never before as they recognized his leadership and their dependence on him. So it is with Christ. When we were baptized into him (Matthew 28:19), we achieved a profound identification.

5.   Matthew 28:19 God therefore & make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father & of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ..Unity with the Father: Romans 6:5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection.

And what was His resurrection? Only those who knew Him saw Him again! And we will know this resurrection, this taking when raised up. And speak to tell others!

Romans 6:3-5 NKJV 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead b the glory of the Gather, even s o we also should walk in newness of life. 5 for we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,

1.   identified with Christ’s death and resurrection that we actually did die with him and truly were raised with him, so that we now share in his resurrection life.

2.    Galatians 2:20 tells us: “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” Galatians 6:14 says: “...the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” Just as we died with him, we were also resurrected with him. “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1).

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Communion with God and People is Given by Holy Spirit : 1 John 1:3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.     and 1 John 4:13  By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

If we have not the Holy Spirit in our lives, we cannot love others in our lives. Holy Spirit enables us to love others!  So from our foundational passage found in Matthew 25:1-13 Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bride groom. 2 Now five of the them were wise and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 6 and at midnight a cry was heard, ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!” 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise,’ Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you, but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins, came also, saying, “Lord, Lord, open to us!”12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of man is coming.                     

1.   From verse 2 the foolish: taken from moros numbering 3474 means dull, stupid, heedless, blockhead….likely to they are not enlightened, do not have the Holy Spirit so they are not born again unto God

   These were all asleep. So no one was awake watching for the Lord!

2.   Again God put forth a relation initiate by Himself. And we keep in step with the Holy Spirit for that relationship: Ephesians 4:29-32 NKJV 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as  God in Christ forgave you.

Galatians 5:24-25 NKJV 24 and those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us keep also walk in the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 13:14   NKJV  14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion ( fellowship) of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

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Looking at the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13), citizens of the ancient Mediterranean world also filled their lamps with oil. The oil not only burns as fuel in the body, but also as fuel for fire. Used as medicine, as the Parable of the Good Samaritan reveals we also see that olive oil protected and nourished the skin and scalp in this dry desert region.  As we learn from Leviticus and Deuteronomy, God commanded oil to be used in the consecration of sacred people and things, in addition to its use as an ingredient in some of the offerings.  In looking at the oil placed on young David the son of Jesse. Oil was placed on Saul to be king.

                                                            

As seen, all the uses of oil and the value it adds to life, we can understand why it symbolizes richness, fruitfulness, abundance, & vitality. We can also grasp why it played such an integral part in the consecration of things like Jacob's pillar, representing the richness, fruitfulness, and abundance of God being poured out. While the indwelling of the Holy Spirit will certainly produce abundance & fruitfulness (see Galatians 5:22-23), it is more accurate to say that oil and the Holy Spirit are often parallel, but not exclusively so. As the example of Israel shows, God frequently provides abundance without imparting His Spirit.

 

When God revealed Himself to Jacob at Bethel in the dream, Jacob was a lying, cheating, supplanting scoundrel fleeing for his life.  

1.   God initiated a relationship with this cheating scoundrel who was on the run.  After the night of sleep, having a dream and God's words to him, he now was a man with a future.   

2.   Change had taken place in his life, even though God had not yet given him His Spirit. God made promises concerning his descendants & his safety. He promised never to leave him, a taste of true abundance through this experience with God, & the source of everything oil represents.

3.   In His visitation of Jacob was similar to the man pouring fine, expensive oil on a dumb rock: It set something apart with abundance that was ordinarily common and unremarkable.

4.   Jacob had his first experience with God. It was powerful indeed & a monument of sorts was created. We are told that he piled up some stones & poured some oil over them & then called it ‘the house of God.’ Yes, there it is….he had created a very cheap monument that he used as an example to his great experience with our great God! It was in the middle of nowhere & was a meeting with God in the quiet place.  His experience was something that had cost him nothing.

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 In Gen. 28:16-17 KJV Jacob himself said, “ Surely the Lord is in this place; & I knew it not. 17 And he was afraid, & said,  “How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, & this is the gate of heaven. Jacob had not been changed by meeting with God in that moment of time. He was still Jacob! He was still known as the one who manipulates by calculating his next move . Was he using his strategy on God?  Genesis 28: 18 tells us this: Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it us as a pillar, & poured oil on top of it.

 

1.   That word “pillar” has the numbering 4676 & has the meaning of idol. 

2.   BUT another rock was anointed with oil and that was Jesus. He came to have a meal at the house of a Pharisee and His feet were anointed for the task ahead. He would be the burden bearer!   Mark 14:3-9 NKJV ¶ 3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table,  a woman came having an alabaster flask  very costly spikenard. Then she broke the flask, & poured it on His head.  4 But there were some were indignant among themselves, & said, “Why was his fragrant oil wasted?  5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, & given to the poor. And they  criticized her sharply.  6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me.  7 For you have the poor with you always, and  whenever you wish you may do them good;  but Me you do not have always. 8 She has done what she could: she has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. 9 Assuredly, I say to you  wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

Those indignant to give extra to the Lord that is; as in worship & to glorify Him will in no way operate in it.  She came to do the work beforehand. She came before anything occurred to Jesus. She came exhibiting abundance for Him, for His life & His burial to be one heart with Him always!               

3.   Fausett’s gives this:the scent held in this precious oil was like a strong Valerian acting on the nerves….It is noted that the nervous system makes us who we are….

4.    the most important function of the nervous system is to integrate & respond to the environment—it lets us be mobile, independent units in a rapidly changing world. 

5.   So God is moving on them, on their nervous system to move for life, to move for victory. The nervous system is essentially an extension of all the processes that occur in the rest of the body, but on a much faster timescale. Because of this, the more rudimentary the nervous system, the less “self”-directed control a creature has over its own movement.

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For example, if in my belief, I think that plants are drastically more intelligent than humans, they simply can’t move like we can. A tree can spread seeds certainly, but a human can literally fly around the world of their own volition. The seeds will go where the animal takes them, or where the wind blows them.

Basically, nervous systems are for moving. Things would be breaking open unto the new. Jesus would bear the sin of the world but do we know it, hear it and obey it? Is resurrection on our minds when considering His return. This is for the first trip, for His first-fruits like Him?                  

As from Matthew 25:1-13 and the five wise and five foolish virgins, we find Holy Spirit is valid and important. The five wise virgins possessed a reserve of God's spiritual richness, fruitfulness, and abundance, which would include the Holy Spirit but not be limited to it. They had these things because they had an active, growing relationship with Him. The foolish virgins had a measure of those things, but they were foolish because they did not have enough. They did not take the time to prepare and ensure that they had everything they needed to last through the times of darkness.        

Quality of Faith is having an abundance of prosperity of the Lord. It is the blessing of Jacob, the faith of Abraham, and the salvation in Jesus! It is also belief in His work: His salvation, His death on the Cross, His burial and His resurrection. That faith is strength and is overcoming.  It is looking forward to future, it is never forsaken, an inheritance received, that rough places are smoothed, that what is not seen will be seen by Him, who calls us by name, and leads us in paths we have not known being guided by Holy Spirit always looking to reach and touch Him in the ways to see as Mary did.       

Quality is just that. It is transforming you from being the dust of the earth to being the image of God. Belief in Him who is true always, not sometimes. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14  Amp. Bible But we, brethren beloved by the Lord, ought and are obligated [as those who are in debt] to give thanks always to God for you, because God chose you from the beginning as His first fruits (first converts) for salvation through the sanctifying work of the [Holy] Spirit and [your] belief in (adherence to, trust in, & reliance on) the truth. 14 It was to this end that he called you through our Gospel, so that you may obtain and share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).  There is no “coasting” into meeting with Jesus for when we look at the terms of the Gospel. It is by holding in that “faith” that reliance where all our trust is in HIM!  Labor is trouble and Jesus knew it and saw it. He came to bring the Gospel and the power to resurrect dirt. He is our perimeter. He is heaven on earth where the kingdom is spoken of and seen daily. We are fixed, firm & resolved to faith, fixed in sound judgment, defending our faith done in the maintenance of integrity, exhibiting zeal with a faithful love.  Amen.

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 We are Not to Withstand God (not to stand opposed in firm determination or with strong resistance ) Blood, Fire, Vapor and Smoke: Cosmic signs will appear toward the Day of the Lord. Will inspire awe for believers and terror for unbelievers. Some see it as a revival, but it is far more…it is also judgment on unbelievers !

Revelation 6:12-17 NKJV I looked when He opened the 6^th seal, & behold, there was a great earthquake & the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, & the moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up & every mountain & island was moved out of its place. 15& the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men & the commanders, the mighty men, every slave & every free man, hid themselves in the caves & in the rocks of the mountains, 16 & said to the mountains & rocks, “Fall on us & hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne & from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, & who is able to stand?”

 

In reading through Revelation, you find the seals being opened. Of the first four seals represents that of persecution to Christians. It is a testing and sifting time for those who will stay with their Lord or follow the anti-type against truth! The white horseman is sent. Here one can see destruction start on unbelieving Israel. The second horseman is war and bloodshed. He is the firey red steed. He represents the slaughter that will come. The third, that of the black horse represents poverty and famine. In this is there seen that of much sorrow, much death with mourning, and there is desolation. (see in Isaiah 50:3; Jeremiah 4:28 and Lamentations 5:10. 

The rider holds in his hand a “pair of scales” representing economic terms where food prices rise some twelve times the normal price. The fourth rider is the pale rider of the yellowish-green horse. The rider’s name is Death! Pestilence like is seen in corona-virus. Then the wild beasts are sent out. It is here when saints on earth cry out. It is when prayer is sent upward by both saints and those who would be martyrs. Asking for God’s vindication: Luke 18:7-8.

The sixth seal is opened.: earthquakes, and storms, will affect the moon and sun. There is the falling of stars; and terrors on earth.

 

Not sure where you live who read this, but some most likely in a region where earthquakes dominate the land! We hear of many on what is called the Sandwich Islands and then again, we hear of regular tremors somewhere along the ring of fire in the Pacific Ocean.

Earthquakes like Cascadian Subduction Zone will occur and will be far worse than that of Yellowstone : Ash will fall not from 1 volcano but from many volcanoes with great eruptions: boulders thrown out by heaving mountains filled with volatile gases in seismic eruptions responding to plates shifting, mixing gases, soil with rock debris & hot lava will flow like rivers ; light of the sun, moon & stars will be blocked by that which fills the atmosphere from volcanic activity: No sunlight will enter/winter will begin, a scenario for that inundated by a severe volcanic apocalypse /Tsunamis will take out coast lines:& Gospel Message will be given

 

In this text of the sixth seal is a straightforward and uncomplicated detail. But this seal has a far more importance in that it is referring to judgment and gives the effect the signs have on the people of the earth. In Revelation 6, the first seal is opened. The Lamb of God opens it. The first rider is equipped with the bow but no mention of arrows!

 The seal is opened: a great earthquake. This would seem to make a great land mass to move. You can see the effects given in Acts 16 when Paul and Silas are locked away in a prison for doing God’s will on earth. It was for God’s purpose indeed!

But when we see the terms of anger and punishment given, God caused an earthquake to open the ground in the wilderness and swallow Korah and his fellow rebels found in Numbers 16:31-32. This passage is a good read when people rebel against God. We should know what God has given to us for knowledge of Him.  Verse 32: “and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods. 33 So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly.”

Found in Psalm 18:7, David writes, "Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, because He was angry" (see Isaiah 5:25; Nahum 1:2-5). God prophesies in Isaiah 13:11, 13, "I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. . . . Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth will move out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of His fierce anger."

Yes, the word earthquake makes a frequent appearance in the passages of the Bible. Revelation 8:5 reveals one accompanying when the seventh seal is opened. Also noted is that of the two Witnesses found in Revelation 11:13.  In the same hour there was a great earthquake and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven.

 When the seventh trumpet sounds there is another quake: Revelation 11:19 The temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thundering, an earthquake and great hail.

Revelation 16:18 and there were noises and thundering and lightnings; and there was a great earthquakes, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth.  In this a great city has fallen completely. These who oppose Christ, the many people’s are judged!

A remnant watches for the Lord’s coming. When the Holy Spirit was first given: was drop by drop through this prophet like  Elijah,then a drop so to speak through that prophet Isaiah, also to that prophet Daniel and  through the many others….but still drop by drop.   Deuteronomy. 32:2 Let my teaching (doctrine) drop down as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, as raindrops on the tender herb, and as showers on the grass.

Jesus, the Lord of glory, will be bringing universal change of nature by His Holy Spirit. This outpouring of the Spirit is very comfortable to the righteous, those who go beyond any religion in their walk with the Lord. Their hearts are set to His truth and not to man's lies! Matthew 5:20 for I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes & Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

But the unrighteous hear this and they tremble. That is a day coming, the Lord will be seen, but what ushers His coming is the wonders in heaven & earth, blood, & fire, and pillars of smoke. It is coming soon: the sun becomes dark and the full moon will turn as blood! How much will we see, well God knows!

It was Jesus’ death that occurred as the result of the plan & foreknowledge of God. But it was the free and very sinful acts of the many human beings that executed the plan. What you see in this nation is also going on around the world in other nations as well!

 How can the two work together for the end of days?  

Those who are the true followers of Jesus have the Holy Spirit of truth, they hold the Gospel in their hearts, for they pray and they heed the warnings coming to earth! Many signs and wonders will fill the earth & heaven! And these will usher in a harvest of many people. Just as the Holy Spirit was hovering over the face of the deep in Genesis 1, He still hovers  over God’s plan and it is a good one! Are you ready to see what comes next?  I am!

A great event will be occurring: Joel 2:30-31 describes the same event: "And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD."

In what is called the Olivet Prophecy, Jesus repeats the warning found in Matthew 24:29 and Mark 13:24-25: "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken".

The Event is given in detail of signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken. (Luke 21:25-26)

When men's hearts are failing, it is because they have faith in men and not in God. They can have faith in their workplace to receive that check! But what happens when that company closes down or you have to do something that involves you health-wise to keep that job? Will our trust be in the Lord or will we take something deadly into the body that kills in time?

No men should have faith in Jesus, the Savior of the world!

In the Sun Darkened: John gives a really good description of that darkness of the sun as "black as sackcloth of hair" found in Revelation 6:12, he was comparing it to the black goat hair used to make sackcloth and tents in the day in which he lived. This may depict a solar eclipse or possibly a massive dust storm caused by a volcanic explosion. Even today, smoke from fire and volcanic ash hinder plane travel in some regions of the world.

In the teaching of the plagues of Egypt, the 9th plague was a “darkness which was felt” and I remember telling of this same thing, when we were on vacation one year when we traveled to some caverns in Carlsbad, New Mexico. As a youth with my family, we hiked downward into this large open room some 800 feet below sea level, and some 50 people with us huddled together in this damp cathedral type room to experience “lights out”! AND the darkness felt like it was embracing you. Yes, might God Himself repeat something so wild as a darkness that is so thick you cannot see your hand before your face. Might you experience that darkness that has some type of life to it, that it scares you?

Whatever the case, visibility will be severely limited, even during the daylight hours while people are about their daily business!

Chilling truth is there is a sight of moon like blood. Calamity and death as seen in war can be seen in that color of the 2^nd horse seen in Revelation 6:4. We have conditions here today of smoke and dust in the atmosphere. It is not an eruption but fires burning in California, Oregon and all the way into Canada! This smoke can lay in the gorge areas of Washington and one cannot see the sun, but only a gray cloud floating that has the stinky smell of smoke. Saw a visual on the weather channel this morning concerning smoke. With the fires here and on the other side of the world, there is this non-stop plume of smoke circling daily the earth.

The Stars will fall and within John's imagery there reflects countless late figs blown down by the violent winter wind as seen in verse 13. Most likely this will be a meteor shower of immense proportions, possibly containing larger-than-normal meteorites, thus increasing the effect and making it seem as if the stars themselves are falling. We hear of many near misses, but some have made their way through our atmosphere to touch the surface of the earth.  Some meteors have landed in Russia. And that of Apophis, a super meteor is to come to earth in 2029 and they say you will be able to see it visually with your own eyes sometime in the year 2025. ( thinking they mean with a telescope) But seriously, that is not too far off now from 2021!

The Sky is to recede. It will appear like a scroll rolling up. The mountains and islands will move. Such a convulsion of the earth will cause massive land transformations. The shifting of all land and that which is under the sea, all will face a violent shaking that  will see much destruction and a loss of life. I keep wondering if that is happening now. Where the sun sets in the west seems to be setting in a different place from last year September 2020.

The sixth seals’ disturbances all point to a cataclysmic force where the land is in a calamity, nothing is stable, not the earth under our feet.

“And who is able to stand?” Well this is answered in Revelation 7 where 144,000 servants of God on earth (Revelation 7:1-8) and the innumerable multitude of saints arriving heaven seen in Revelation 7:9-17. These 144,000 are able to stand on earth protected by God’s seal in verses 2-4. And the innumerable  multitude stands in triumphant before the throne of heaven in verse 9-10.

And then the silence! Oh yes, that silence. It will be thirty minutes of silence. No one anywhere will speak. Those sealed by God will stand. They are sealed by the Holy Spirit and that is found in 2 Corinthians 1:22 and Ephesians 4:30. Of the 144, 000 sealed is found in verses of Revelation 7:2-.

After the silence, it is full speed ahead! It is final judgment time. Do you think they will have a "double jeopardy" question to answer? Because double is the danger coming to those who resist God and His Son Jesus! Does God have our attention? Do we take note of the changes going on around us in nature? Or do we blow off any word from Him when He tries to give us warning of what is coming?

 Revelation 1:3 reminds us of this: Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those  things which are written in it; for the time is near.

Yes, the time is nearing. Only this Gospel has this prophecy of warning. No other has the prophecy. No other will know but those who heed the word of God and live. We read, we hear and place His word in our hearts, because that day is fast approaching. But for you and I, we live and move and have our being in Him. And without Him….all is lost. Does God have our attention, yet?

 

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