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*Son of God*

*Matthew 14:33* - /Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped
him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God./

In this scripture given to us today we see the disciples were amazed
with the authority Jesus had even over the waves of the sea and they
called Him "/Son of God/".

To understand this scripture let us look at the exact words of the
scripture so I will note the interlinear (word to word) translation.

*Matthew 14:33* - /And the (ones) in the ship worshipped Him saying:
Truly of God Son thou art./

In the Bible the term Son of God was used for Adam and also for the
Angels other than for Jesus. What we see during the Noah floods after
the fallen angels came into daughters of man they were no longer called
Sons of God and were called devils (demons, hairy goats). Even with Adam
after he sinned, he too lost the title Son of God.

Christians even today do not have a proper understanding of the term Son
of God and thus do not know Jesus nor know themselves.

Jesus is Son of God but He alone is not Son of God, all the Angels also
are Sons of God. This term is used for those who have the image of God
in them. When Adam was made he had the image of God in him but when sin
came into him, he lost the image and thus the Son-ship.Being 'born
again' means (start the process) to gain back the image of the Son in us.

Scriptures tell us Jesus is the only begotten Son of God. What makes Him
different from other Sons of God?

It is written God humbled Himself and became man. There are scriptures
which state that God does not change, so what does this humbling mean?

What does not change is the Nature of God. God the Son humbled Himself
but yet there was no change in His Nature and this image being in Jesus
is the reason He is referred to as Son of God. There is one scripture
which clearly defines the difference between God the Son and Sons of God
which is John 1:18. The word translated as '/bosom/', in Greek
literately means '/creek/'. God the Father is not a mountain to have a
creek. It means the Son existed in the Father and it was the Father Who
declared Him to all as a separate entity. Even before being declared He
existed, therefore it is written He was from the beginning. Being a part
of the Father He is identical to the Father and although be a part of
the Father He still is infinite for a proportional part of infinite is
not finite but infinite. Also being part of the Father they share the
same Spirit. The Spirit of the Father Who is a being in Himself is also
the Spirit of the Son. Therefore they cannot be separated even though
they are individual beings.

Jesus came so that we can gain back the image of God which we lost and
become Sons of God again. Being in the flesh we can still become Sons of
God by having the nature of God in us. Since man did not know the image
of God Jesus became the manifested image of God for man to know and
imitate (Corner Stone). It is the Son who has authority over all
(earthly) creation including spirit beings dwelling in this level of
creation like the fallen angels.

To become Sons we need to overcome the flesh that does not mean the
body, but the restrictions which this body holds (this is why Adam felt
naked when he lost his Son-ship). It is only when we are led by the
Spirit, and we walk in spirit we can overcome this flesh and become
Sons. Believing Jesus Christ is the Son of God means Jesus who came as
man has gained victory and gained back the image which man lost and
being in Him we will also gain that image therefore are saved for no one
can enter Heaven other than Sons.When we enter Heaven we will become
part of the glorious body of God the Son which is our marriage in Him.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord Jesus, the world does not know You because they do not know your
Nature - your Name. Your Name is about every Name and nothing unholy can
stand before thy Holy Name. You are redeeming us and making us Sons so
that we may know your Name and have power in You. Your plans are always
to prosper us, in this world by believing in You and following your
instructions we become little Christs, but by having relationship with
You in Heaven You have plans to make man into little gods having power
in You. You are working in us to make us perfect like You. Lord we pray
for your inheritance by becoming Sons...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Luke 3:38* - Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth,
which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

*John 3:18* - He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that
believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the
name of the only begotten Son of God.

*John 1:18* - No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son,
which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

*Genesis 6:2-4*
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and
they took them wives of all which they chose.
3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that
he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when
the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare
children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of
renown.

*Job 1:6* - Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present
themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

*John 1:12* - But as many as received him, to them gave he power to
become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

*Romans 8:14 - *For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are
the sons of God.

*John 3:1-3*
1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,
because it knew him not.
2Beloved, 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.
3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he
is pure.

*Psalms 82:6* - I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of
the most High.

*John 10:34-36*
34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the
scripture cannot be broken;
36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the
world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

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*Men who live on loan*

*Habakkuk 2:5-7*
5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither
keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and
cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth
unto him all people:
6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting
proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is
not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that
shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

I just love today's message. It gives such an insight to yesterday's
message. I would share on this for hours but I will be brief in my message.

The word given as 'wine' does not really mean alcohol but here means to
sparkle or bubble. This message speaks of people put in charge of His
people and the evil that they do against their own house.

Persons set to be shepherds for the flock or preachers sent to give the
message of Christ but instead promote themselves the Lord compared them
to Hell.Hell is a place which imprisons souls and being an endless pit
it is never full.

A person who promotes himself or herself will never be satisfied and
will go to any cost and extend to have more glory. They will spiritually
kill people and not even blink an eyelid.

The glory they hold the Lord says is like borrowed money for all glory
belongs to the Lord and those who promote themselves as actually taking
or stealing the Lord's glory and this glory the Lord says will one day
be taken back from them like a creditor does, with interest.

The Lord says the very people whose glory they seek will one day be the
people who will curse, abuse them and mock them.

People who call themselves shepherds of the Lord should understand the
seriousness of their work. I sometimes feel very sad, looking at the way
they destroy their flock. In the stubbornness of their hearts they are
least concern of the murders they do of their flock. They become blind
in their greed for fame or power, their pride and their lust for things
of this world. They should understand when Jesus said it was better for
them to tie a large rock around their neck and jump in the sea than harm
His (spiritual) little ones.

These messages should not be taken lightly for surely there is going to
be a change in the Church and all changes start with cleaning. All filth
will be thrown out and so let us not be the filth of the Church but let
us repent from our ways and walk according to the ways of the Lord. We
may be in debt with the Lord for His love, for His mercy, for the
washing of our sins but let us not be in debt of Him of His glory. His
glory He does not share, and those who use His glory will be accounted
for very seriously.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, your sheep call out to You but those whom You have put in charge
of leading your sheep are keeping your sheep far from You. The shepherds
are not taking your sheep to green pastures provided by You instead
making them eat the filth of man. Your sheep are sick and dying, hear
their call and deliver them. All glorybelongs to You and may you alone
be glorified...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Habakkuk 2:9-10*
9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may
set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and
hast sinned against thy soul.

*Mark 9:42* - And whosoever shall offend one of little ones that believe
in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,
and he were cast into the sea.
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*Basking for glory?*

*Matthew 14:22* - /Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the
boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes
away./

Self-glory a disease as contagious as common cold and as dangerous as
AIDS which has spread across the workers of the vineyard and has caused
the fall of many like a plaque. It is so heart breaking to see people
led by the Lord at one stage of their spirit walk, then come in touch
with showmen of the religious industry and being influenced by them try
to imitate them therefore becoming self-promoters, putting the Lord on
the back seat.

In today's message Jesus shows us an example after doing the great
miracle along with the people to feed five thousand men and numerous
other women and children with five loaves and two fishes, He did not
pause there to hear praises of the people. Everything that Jesus did in
His life was for the glory of His Father. Even that one time He was
forced to do a miracle which glorified Himself that was turning water to
wine by His mother; there too He pulled her up before giving in. He did
this to record these words and the miracle, and this too had a purpose
in the plan of God. Some people without reading it carefully give this
miracle more importance than the bringing of dead people like Lazarus to
life or the healing of the lepers and even Jesus' resurrection.

There are some preachers whom I love, after they have delivered their
message they make sure to move out from the stage quickly and they get
their team to handle the crowd. They will not stay back to collect the
praises of the people for the great anointing which was manifested there
or the great understanding their message gave.

No industry does brand endorsing of people like the religion industry
and Christians do not lack in this brand endorsing business. Go to
websites of Christian evangelists and ministries and you will see their
photos everywhere, not only of them alone but every member of their
family. The organization would be registered in their name and the names
of their family members. These ministries have become a family business.

Take example of the Apostles and see if anyone of them promoted their
family members? Jesus did not choose His own brother James as one of His
twelve special disciples although he was part of the group which
followed Him around; it was His disciples who chose James to head the
Church at Jerusalem in the early Apostolic Church.

Jesus knew He would be glorified only when all things He has set forth
are completed in Him. He completed His task but did not ask the Father
to glorify Him until the work is completely done. We on the other hand
want to immediately cash even the little drops we put in the ocean of
mankind.

Realize this, if Lord Jesus Christ would glorify Himself today it would
not take an hour for all the people of the world to believe in Him. But
He preferred to glorify the Father so that only those who believe in Him
come to the Father and be part of being glorified in Him.

Let us remember we will receive glory and abundant glory only when the
Son comes in glory like before creation.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, help us to be humble and meek in spirit. Help us know our purpose
is in serving and not being served. You showed us even though being King
You were the greatest Servant. Help us Lord to learn from You Who are
our Corner Stone. You made sure to keep from getting the spotlight on
Yourself but preferred people see your work and glorify the Father and
not You...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Matthew 14:20-23*
20So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full
of the fragments that remained.
21Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women
and children.
22 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before
Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.
23And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain
by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.

*Matthew 6:2* - Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a
trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They
have their reward.

*Matthew 4:8-10*
8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and
sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt
fall down and worship me.
10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written,
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

*Matthew 25:31* - When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all
the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

*John 17:5* - And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self
with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

*John 2:2-11*
2And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
3And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They
have no wine.
4Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is
not yet come.
5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of
the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
7Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled
them up to the brim.
8And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the
feast. And they bare it.
9When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine,
and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water
knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
10And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good
wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou
hast kept the good wine until now.
11This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and
manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

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*Take courage when faint*

*Faint*

Today I receive only one word from the Lord and that is the word
'faint'. It may amaze you that I really went through a crazy, crazy day
yesterday so as to testify this to you and give you a good understanding
of today's message.

Yesterday started with me not being able to attend Church and then I had
one after the other calamities like my 70plus mother had a fall on the
street, immediately in a few minutes my daughter falls from the steps,
but by God's grace both got away with very minor hurt and nothing serious.

It did not stop there we were to go for an important family function and
when we went to the station we came to know that there was a mega block
so there no trains to that destination. With heavy heart we came back.
After reaching home after some time the electricity of our building went
off and we came to know there was a serious fire but fortunately we had
just a few days back had installed fire fighting system in our building
which came very handy. Had it not been there and person who saw the fire
not be able to use it, we do not know the problems that could have been
there.

The problem continued with my wife spraining her foot which was minor
but in turn sprained my daughter's hand which she could not move.We
prayed over my daughter sprained hand and also her leg which was paining
at that time and immediately she was relieved of pain. Then after some
time my daughter felt sick and had stomach ache and high temperature. In
the night her temperature was not coming down with medicine so we had to
use salt water pads all this while we were in continuous prayer.In the
morning we took her to her doc and she was much better even without
taking medicine. Even from office I received not good news yesterday.

In today message the English word 'faint' is used for many Hebrew and
Greek words. In Greek the 2 words translated as faint are '*ekluo*' and
'*ekkakeo*' one has to do with being exhausted due to tiredness and the
other due to evil or harm respectively; one when we try and try but
things do not happen our way and the other when factors not in our
control go against us. Both the Lord says not to let them bring our
spirits down.

In my case I have always been having a good relationship with the Lord
and out of His mercy He has always warned me of serious problems before
they come. Therefore yesterday I was not really down because I trusted
in the Lord I was sure I would come out safely of this tough phase.

We need to have the Truth in us if the Truth is in us we would not be
walking in darkness but in Light. Though we may be having problems but
these problems would not take us down. Whatever may be the problems we
should remember our God is Alive and in Control and He will not let us
be crushed but will bring us out stronger and more mature.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Help us Lord to remember You are Living and in Control. There are time
You let us go through trouble so as to lose the things alien to your
Kingdom which are attached to us and to strengthen the weak areas in us.
Lord, You want to be matures sons, sons who are holy, righteous and
having knowledge of the Truth. Lord, we trust You. But during times very
hard and heavy let us not lose sight of You...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*2 Corinthians 4:15-18*
15For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might
through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
16For which cause we faint [ekkakeo] not; but though our outward man
perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a
far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things
which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the
things which are not seen are eternal.

*Ephesians 3:12-16*
12In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
13Wherefore I desire that ye faint [ekluo] not at my tribulations for
you, which is your glory.
14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be
strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

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*The Throne of the Lord will be in His Church*

*Jeremiah 49:38, 39* - /And I will set my throne in Elam, and will
destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD. But it
shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the
captivity of Elam, saith the LORD./

If one looks at the seven letters in the book of Revelation, they are
letters to different eras of the Church. If one tracks the changes which
have happened through the Church from the time of the Apostles till date
one would have an understanding of which era we are in and what to
expect in the days ahead.

The Lord is today telling us soon the change from one era of the Church
to the next era will happen. In His anger the Lord had driven the Church
into confusion since a thousand two hundred and sixty years from the
Apostolic Church and during this period this confused Church spread
everywhere in the world and into every worldly system like the
Israelites during the time of Daniel. After that period the Lord has
been working on His Church and we saw the Word of God moving within His
Church and people coming to know Him and having relationship with Him.
But yet there were no true leaders to lead the people of God. God did
anoint people but later these people started working for themselves and
not for the Lord like King Saul during the time of David.

Today the Lord is telling His Church there would be no human leader for
the Holy Spirit would lead the Church like He did His people in the form
of a pillar of cloud and fire during the times of Moses. He is going
remove those people who are leading His Church without Him. This Church
would be much greater than the Church we saw during the times of the
Apostles. The glory of God would be seen here like never before.

This message does not mean tomorrow a great change will happen. It means
the process for the great change will start and the Lord will fulfil His
Word.

Personally I am very happy for I did not know if I would see these
glorious days of the Church of God. But now I can rejoice; let us all
thank God for finding us worthy to see these days of His glory.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, You are a merciful God Who sits on the Throne of Mercy. In your
anger You drove your people into confusion but in your mercy You bring
us out of confusion and into Light of your Truth. Lord, we thank You for
your mercy and pray that none of the little ones lose faith and become
victims of vanity during this time of change...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Jeremiah 49:34-39*
34 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam
in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
35Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,
the chief of their might.
36And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of
heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be
no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
37For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before
them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my
fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till
I have consumed them:
38And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the
king and the princes, saith the LORD.
39But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again
the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

*Revelation 12:1-6*
1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the
sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
2And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be
delivered.
3And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red
dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast
them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready
to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
5And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a
rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared
of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and
threescore days.

*Revelation 3:7-13*
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things
saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David,
he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no
man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word,
and hast not denied my name.
9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are
Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and
worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee
from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try
them that dwell upon the earth.
11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man
take thy crown.
12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and
he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God,
and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh
down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
13He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

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*How does your Temple measure?*

*Ezekiel 41:13* - /So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and
the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred
cubits long;/

In the scripture we received today the Lord talks of measuring the
Temple, and the means of measurement used is cubits. A cubit is
considered roughly as 18inchs, roughly because it varied. The variation
was because 1 cubit meant the measurement of 1 human hand and the length
of all hands are not the same.

If one reads chapters 40, 41 and 42 of Ezekiel it talks of measuring a
Temple and any person with basic architectural sense would find this
temple like a crocked, topsy-turvy structure making no architectural
sense. But when we understand the symbolic representation of each
measurement and the part of the structure measured; it will cause us to
be stunted in awe. This structure is the wonder of wonders, far, far
greater than the 7 wonders of the world made by man. This structure in
fact is a wonder not only on earth but even in Heaven, even the Angels
look at this structure in awe.

One may wonder what Temple is this.

The measurements are dimensions of a perfect heart, the perfect
inner-man. In these chapters the Lord gives the dimensions of what He
considers perfect which even He considers as a great wonder. If God Who
has created this world and all the beautiful creations that exist and
still thinks the most beautiful is a perfect Temple then imagine the
beauty of it.

Even though we may not be able to create anything which God has made,
but yet God has given us the ability to create the most beautiful thing
not only on earth but even in Heaven and what are we going to do? He has
given us a sample of that perfection in Jesus Christ and also gave us
the dimensions, all instructions required with all resources and the
help we need to replicate this structure in us. Are we going to create
this Wonder of Creations or are we going to make an ugly structure and
ask God to dwell in it?

He created all things and said 'it is good' but left the perfect thing
for us to create. He made the basic structure and has given it to us and
says "make this perfect and be like Me to be with me forever".

If we love God then let us follow the Book of Instructions and make our
hearts (inner-man) according to the measurements which the Lord has
provided.

Let us each look at our lives and ask ourselves how does our Temple
measure and if we are daily working on this structure to make it perfect?

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, no man or woman stood anywhere to your expectations. Even though
David's heart was loved by You yet we saw how weak and unsteady he was.
You showed us in Jesus an example of perfection but making Him our
cornerstone we too want to build the most beautiful structure for You to
dwell. By the Helper You gave us and the jumpstart we received through
the sacrifice of the Lamb of God we know we can make it. Help us
decorate this structure with the precious gems of Heaven -- the Fruits
of the Holy Spirit...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Psalms 10:1-2*
1 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come
unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

*2 Samuel 7:5-7*
5Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me
an house for me to dwell in?
6Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up
the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked
in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel
spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to
feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

*Ezekiel 40:1-4*
1 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of
the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after
that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was
upon me, and brought me thither.
2In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me
upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.
3And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose
appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his
hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
4And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear
with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee;
for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought
hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

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*The Gospel of the second John (Mark)*

*Gospel of Mark*

Mark whose real name was John was son of Mary a devote woman of God and
a relative of Peter. He was considered to being there with others who
followed Jesus as being the "young man" but some theologians contest
that understanding.

Peter considered Mark as his son and even called him his son. The
relation of father and son between Peter and Mark blinded Peter so much
that Peter failed to correct him when he made a very serious mistake
documenting the Gospel. Even Barnabas had a very close relationship with
Mark and was like a mentor for him, even he failed to correct Mark in
his mistake and this matter was so grave that it caused sparks to fly in
the early Church and caused Paul and Barnabas to come to a disagreement
and work as separate ministries.

Mark had done a good job in documenting the Gospel but he did not
complete the Gospel and wrote only up to the death of Jesus on the
crucifix and the disappearance of His body.

Without the resurrection of Jesus there actually is no Gospel or Good
News. Paul who was among the most mature of all the disciples did not
stand to compromise on the Gospel; he put his foot down on this matter.
Mark left the Gospel at 16:6 which does not confirm Jesus had truly
risen. This Gospel was later completed by others.

If one reads the Gospel of Mark it is a short and quick Gospel and thus
he used the words '/straightway/ ' or '/at once/' very often (19 times).
He seems to give a message enough of knowing about Jesus get on with
being His disciple and doing His work. Paul was not of that
understanding for Paul knew without knowing Jesus no one would succeed
in working for the Kingdom of God, leave alone working but even just
being a disciple needs one to understand who Jesus is. Thus Paul got
Luke to write the Gospel of Luke.

In today's message the Lord is telling us 2 things:

Firstly: Without really knowing Who He is, one will never survive in
this world full of deceit. There are spirits working in men and men of
the flesh who are always waiting to disconnect us from Christ and pull
us from Light unto darkness. We as Christians need to keep studying and
thirsting to know more of Jesus. Even today although I write about Him I
know in my heart what I know of Him is hardly anything and there is so
much to know of Him. Every day He opens new boundaries of understanding
of Him.

Secondly: The Lord is telling us not to allow our earthly relationship
come in between out carrying of the CROSS. The Lord has given us each a
mission and that mission is the most important factor of our lives, more
than any person or relation on earth. In actual it is for the people
that we do our mission and we should not let the people divert us from
the mission the Lord has given us and cause man to be harmed. It is like
a small child telling his or father that he or she would not like to go
to school and that is good for him or her. The father knows the
importance of education therefore would do all necessary to make sure
the child goes to school, with kind words or with firmness. Therefore
for the people's sake we need to regulate our relationship with them,
like Jesus rebuked Peter when Peter overcome with emotional feelings
became an instrument in Satan's hands to suggest Jesus not to become the
Sacrificial Lamb. We need to remember we are spirit beings living in the
flesh and all God's children are our brothers and sisters. In this body
we may have more responsibility towards some but we should not let these
few harm the remaining. Therefore Jesus said if we are not ready to
leave our mothers or fathers, our brothers or sisters we are not worthy
to be His disciples.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, You are our Creator and God. You became our Father when You sent
your only Son to be a sacrifice and redeem us. It was by your Word that
only a nearest of kin can redeem a person. Jesus, our Brother paid our
price by being our Sacrificial Lamb. Lord, we want to know You more and
more and also help us Lord that we overcome our flesh and its
restrictions. Help us know our true eternal Family which is in You...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Acts 12:12* - And when he had considered the thing, he came to the
house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many
were gathered together praying.

*Acts 12:25* - And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they
had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was
Mark.

*Acts 15:37* - And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose
surname was Mark.

*Mark 16:5-12*
5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the
right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
6And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth,
which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where
they laid him.
7But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you
into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
8And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they
trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for
they were afraid.
9 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared
first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
10And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and
wept.
11And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of
her, believed not.
12After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they
walked, and went into the country.

*Acts 15:36-41*
36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and
visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the
Lord, and see how they do.
37And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.
38But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from
them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
39And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed
asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto
Cyprus;
40And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren
unto the grace of God.
41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

*1 Peter 5:12-15*
12By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written
briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God
wherein ye stand.
13The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth
you; and so doth Marcus my son.
14Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all
that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

*Mark 10:29-30*
29And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man
that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or
wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
30But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and
brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with
persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

*Mark 8:31-33*
31And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many
things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and
scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to
rebuke him.
33But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked
Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the
things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

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*Show the world you are a Christian*

*Luke 8:29* - /(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of
the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with
chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the
devil into the wilderness.) /

There was a time when you move around, you could identify a Christian
(so called) by the crucifix which he or she wore on their necks. But now
a day with the crucifix becoming a fashion symbol they are more worn by
other people, forget about believing in Jesus they do not know A B C D
of Jesus.

When I realized Jesus said 'carry my Cross to be my disciple' and He did
not say carry my crucifix, also when I understood the real meaning of
the Cross from the Old Testament, like we know the passion of Christ
more from the Old Testament then the New Testament, I stopped wearing
the crucifix on my neck (I normally do not wear any chain or any
jewellery unless a social occasion). No doubt, I know the crucifix
stands as a symbol of the manifestation of His love for us, but He
Himself instructed us to be a man of Spirit having understanding and not
a man of the flesh.

Some days back I was out for a lunch meeting with my business partner
and some business friends. While we were traveling one of them was
sharing an incident which happened a few days back about how a very
young teenager of a very, very rich family died. He always had a
personal car and a personal driver to take him everywhere he wanted but
that day for the first time he decided to go walking and he took a short
cut by crossing the railway tracks and it so happened the train hit him
and he died. His friends also crossed the tracks but they used the
bridge, it was this youth alone who did not.

My business friend was a far off related to the family of this youth and
was explaining to my partner that it was not the fault of the youth but
a spirit power which drives these youths to do these foolish things and
unto self-destruction. Then he looked at me and said I know you are a
master at these things I do not need to tell you about them. Even though
he was a Hindu he knew that as a Christian I had powers to command
spirits and have authority over them.

My partner who also is a Hindu knows when I tell him I had a message
from the Lord with regards a business discussion; even if it may be the
oddest thing to do, he will go by it; for he has experienced the wonders
that God has done.

How do people know you are a Christian?

Do you need to wear crucifixes, or keep saying 'Praise the Lord', or
take the name of Jesus to advertise you are a Christian?

Let people know you are a Christian by your character, your relationship
with your God and with the authority you have over the situations around
you and over the powers of this world, both visible and invisible.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, You are an Almighty God, a God without limits. The Bible says the
Israelites were known as your people by the mighty power they held and
uniqueness they showed from the people of this world even though they
wore very simple clothes. Lord, the world does not know You because your
people do not show the world Who You are and the changes You bring in
the lives of people who come to You. Lord we pray your people be first a
Christian inside and let the Light shine from within...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Matthew 7:28-29*
28And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people
were astonished at his doctrine:
29For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

*Mark 1:27-28*
27And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among
themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for
with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
28And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round
about Galilee.

*Luke 9:1-2*
1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and
authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
2And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
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*Be near a candle if you are not shinning the Light*

*Ezekiel 12:13* - /My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be
taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the
Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there./

This is yesterday's message which I was unable to send due to a busy
schedule. But God knew before of the delay I would have and He got me
talking to people late night who added to this message.

People may read this message and may think it is about the enemy been
destroyed. Sadly this is a message of those who called themselves
believers of the True Living God - Yahweh. During those times the
Israelites did not obey the Lord and instead of being led by the Lord
always wanted to be led by man. The word 'Israel' means Prince of God
and these people desired more princes of man so the Lord delivered these
people and their princes unto destruction.

Yesterday late night I was with some backbone servants of the Kingdom of
God and there were some very disheartening news of how the Muslims were
targeting Pastors and Church leaders with their most successful strategy
of throwing hundreds of questions on the Bible. Once the victim's faith
is shaken they then start preaching their 'gospel'. Once they get these
leaders, the leaders become their most powerful instruments of
propaganda. Imagine one or more ex-Christian leaders coming and
preaching you the Quran which you are not strongly rooted in the
knowledge of God or in communication with Him.

They have been having success at many places by this strategy. In
Britain we came to know these people wait outside churches to catch
their preys. They sweet talk them into sharing a quick bite with them
and ask the Christians that they would be interested to know of Christ
from them. After the Christian has spoken they start they strategy of
throwing questions and trap that soul. Fortunately there were some who
got in touch with one of these brothers who were former Muslims and were
saved.

Jesus had warned us it is only when we become trees planted near streams
of living water would we grow and bear fruit. You need to not only be a
believer but also be connected to people who the Lord speaks too and
through whom the Lord can give you fresh Manna daily.

The Lord is telling you if you do not fellowship with Men and Women of
God and run after men of this world will who hold knowledge and wisdom
of this world will be consumed by foolishness and vanity.

Brothers and sister who daily receive my mail network I request you if
any time you have been approached or questioned about your faith by a
Muslim or person of any other faith please do not hesitate to contact me
by mail, I will be able to help you. If I do not have the answers I know
people who do.

We should take our faith seriously, if you hear the sacrifices people
have done to keep the Light of God would make us ashamed. Be people of
the Light not of darkness. If you are not shinning the Light then at
least be near to the candle that does. For the times of deception has
started and soon there will be many to mislead you and snatch you away
from the Light and take you into darkness.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, we pray for your people who are not rooted near streams of Living
Water. We pray Lord your mercy into their lives. We pray that You get
your earthly Angels connected unto them so that they can minister to
them in their time of weakness. Lord, as man You too needed an Angel to
minister to You in your times of weakness. Let people realize the need
to fellowship with your anointed ones...

We make this prayer in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Psalms 1*
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor
standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he
meditate day and night.
3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither;
and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth
away.
5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in
the congregation of the righteous.
6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the
ungodly shall perish.

*Ezekiel 12:10-16*
10Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth
the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
11Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto
them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
12And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the
twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry
out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with
his eyes.
13My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare:
and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall
he not see it, though he shall die there.
14And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help
him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
15And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them
among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
16But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine,
and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations
among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

I am attaching a clip which is a testimony of a one Muslim who accepted
Christ and the sacrifice that he did for others, to keep them in the
Light of Christ and have eternal life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACYPOUeQPN0

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*The Poisonous Stew*

*2 Kings 4:38* - /And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a
dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before
him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe
pottage for the sons of the prophets./

Since the time the world has started seen natural calamities happening
in great concentration, many believers have started catching viral
disease like 'End Days' or 'Rapture', and this is spreading like wild fire.

Yesterday I was communicating with some sister on this and this sister
posted me a video about how a meteorite will bring end to this world in
the next few years. I was also very saddened to hear yesterday a few of
my colleagues from a ministry I previously was part of, were prophesying
that the world would end in another 2 years in 2014 and this has caused
people to use up all the financial securities which the saved through
the years. Some people are also not taking serious their children's
studies since the end was near for them.

In the Bible the words 'the end is at hand' has been narrated since
thousands of years; not that they were lying but one needs to understand
what they really meant.

In today's message the Lord is telling us the sons of the Prophets were
lacking understanding of what fruit and vines to collect. They lacked
discernment, therefore collected wild vines and wild gourds and made
stew for all to eat.

If we look deeper, when a few of the sons were sent to collect they had
to make food for a very large number of people; for the sons of the
Prophets were alone nearly a hundred. Lacking faith in God they picked
up whatever they could and it turned out when they started consuming the
stew they realized it was poisonous.

Preachers are not waiting on the Lord to give them the Word but are
using tools like Google and Youtube to find answers to their queries,
for their congregations are anxious to know what is happening. They
first build the roof from matters posted on the internet and then start
to build the rest of the house by searching for scriptures that fit into
their understanding. As a result they are brewing a poisonous stew for
all to eat.

People are lacking the basic foundational understanding of scriptures
and therefore are becoming victims of calamity. Again and again people
even during the time of Jesus were anxious when the world will end; even
now that anxiety has not disappeared. People even today are anxious to
leave this world; if only they know that by just believing in Jesus one
will not go to Heaven they would have fear in them and not excitement.
Even if they are doing great work in the Lord's Name by evangelising or
healing people, they need to understand they do not have a guaranty to
enter Heaven. Jesus in very plain words said only those who obeyed the
Words / Instructions of His Father would enter Heaven.

About the world ending now, to this also Jesus said all these calamities
will happen yet not to fear the end will not come. It is only when all
scriptures are fulfilled and the Gospel is preached to every soul on
earth that the end will come. So I tell people who are anxious for the
return of Jesus Christ, to go and preach the Gospel to every person they
know and to people in remote areas so in that way Jesus will come
sooner. There are still a large population of people in this world who
do not know Jesus.

Preachers need to understand like Elias multiplied the twenty loaves of
bread and some ears of fresh corn to feed the about hundred sons of
prophets so also a revelation from the Lord will answer the anxiety of
the people, they do not need to collect wild vines and gourds to feed
the people.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, Your people due to lack of knowledge and understanding are
becoming victims of calamity. Their foolishness, lack of faith and
impatience is causing the world to laugh at them and not know You. The
ears of the people itch to hear things that do not require them to
change or do the work You assigned them, they are all looking for a
shortcut. Lord, we pray for your sheep who are among these, that they
hear your voice and follow You not the wolves who have come in disguise...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*2 Kings 4:38-44*
38And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land;
and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto
his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of
the prophets.
39And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild
vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred
them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
40So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they
were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of
God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
41But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he
said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm
in the pot.
42And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God
bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn
in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
43And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men?
He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the
LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
44So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof,
according to the word of the LORD.

*Matthew 24:3-14*
3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him
privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall
be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
many.
6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not
troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and
there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and
ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and
shall hate one another.
11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for
a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

*Matthew 7:21-23*
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in
heaven.
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in
thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done
many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me,
ye that work iniquity.

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*The working of the Church*

*The book of Acts*

The book of Acts is an historical documentation of the records of the early
Church by Luke. If you read in most places Luke uses the term ‘*WE*’ (102
times) showing more of group activity and less individual.

The early Church truly showed the working of the Body of Christ. There was
no one principle human heading the Church, nor there was any one great
temple where all people gathered. We see there were many small house
gatherings or Churches yet there was no confusing between them terming
themselves as denominations. The believers from one place did not have the
same understanding as believers from another place; they called themselves
Churches according to the location not according to their understanding.
They knew that primarily they were one and believed in the one Jesus Christ
as the only way.

If one goes into the details we see that even persecution turned into a
blessing and the Church grew. When the believers were driven out they in
turn added thousands to their folds.

The Lord is telling us are we running a Church or a franchisee, a profit
center in His Name. Some may not be making money or wealth but they may be
make a name or earthly power for themselves.

The greatest problem with the Church is not the people or their lack of
understanding but is the problem with the leaders and their lack of
understanding. If the leaders themselves lack spiritual communication with
God then how are they going to run a congregation? If they themselves do not
understand the directions of the Shepherd they how are they going to lead
the sheep?

I was very happy when I heard an honest confession from an ex-Pastor who
admitted that he knew only the Gospel and nothing else. This so called
Pastor used to lead more than one church and withdrew from them for he did
know where he himself was going, if he was called to be a Pastor or God had
a calling in his life. Most leaders lack knowledge, gifts and Fruits of the
Holy Spirit and yet have taken charge of leading others just one the basis
of a testimony in their life. Out of fear they node their heads to every
instruction of their superiors like a trained cattle does to the drum of
their masters here in India.

Before the revival of the Church we need a revival for the leaders of the
Church. They need to realize the seriousness of what Jesus said when He said
it was better to tie a big stone around their neck and jump in a sea then
harm any little one from the Kingdom of God.

There were both gold and silver vessels which were considered holy unto the
Lord. We see all are becoming silver vessels and there is no sight of gold
vessels. During the early Church it were the Apostles, Prophets, Teachers
etc. who were the backbone of the Church and today we do not see any of
this. It is the Nicolaitans principle which has penetrated in all the
churches.

It is time the leaders get up and take their job seriously. It is time they
realize and see how much they have side tracked from the Word. It is time
they build their communication with the Holy Spirit who is the Rock on which
the Church is built.

*[Prayer Starter]*

Lord, we prayer for your Church. Your glorious Body which is suffering
corruption because the watchmen You have put on the job are busy building
their own houses. Lord, like during the times of Joel, You rebuked them and
bought them to track, we pray Lord You intervene into their lives. Turn
their lives upside down but do not lose them or let them lose any of your
precious sheep. May your Body come into glory...

This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

*[Reference Scriptures]*

*Revelation 2:1-7*

1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that
holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the
seven golden candlesticks;

2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst
not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are
apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured,
and hast not fainted.

4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy
first love.

5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the
first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy
candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which
I also hate.

7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life,
which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

*Matthew 18:6* - But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which
believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his
neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

*Joel 1:5-20*

5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because
of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose
teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.

7 He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean
bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.

8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

9 The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the
LORD; the priests, the LORD’S ministers, mourn.

10 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new
wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

11 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat
and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.

12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate
tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the
field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the
altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the
meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your
God.

14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all
the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry
unto the LORD,

15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a
destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the
house of our God?

17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the
barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they
have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of
the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.

20 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are
dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ

Since today I received no message from the Lord to send you I have
uploaded the third part of teaching on the Heart.

This teaching gives a good idea of how the Lord wanted to disclose to us
the inner-man in the Bible through the books of Moses and Psalms.

It also shows the multidimensional understanding of the Bible. Please
make sure you have read the previous parts before you read the third
part since the understanding flows.

http://www.savedbyfaith.info/The_HeartIII.pdf

The previous teachings can be downloaded from the following links

http://www.savedbyfaith.info/The_Heart.pdf
http://www.savedbyfaith.info/The_Heart_II.pdf

God Bless you

Your brother in Christ

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*Protect your faith*

*Matthew 16:1* - /The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and
tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven./

Some days back I was having a discussion with a Hindu colleague and was
warning him that someday he would either become a Muslim or a Christian
for his belief has nothing in it that can hold fort to the deceit of
Islam or the Truth of Christianity.

He came from a sect which calls itself Jains and they believe their
belief / traditions are all scientifically based; and this is one area I
love to discuss. For example they have a belief of not eating mangoes
after rains for they believe that the rains bring worms into the
mangoes. But the foolish thing is, living in a large country like India
where rain does not come in all places at one time their religious
people fix a date from which they should not eat mangoes to avoid
confusion, and like this year it rained for more than 2 weeks while they
were still eating mangoes before their cut-off date. Their date is not
based on the weather but on their calendar.

Another area I shock his ground was about a Hindu deity which he too
worships, that is an elephant god called Ganesh. They believe that the
father had by error chopped the head of his own son and replaced it with
an elephant's head (it is a mystery why he did find the original head).
I pointed him to observe the head of this god. There are 2 types of
elephants one Asian and the other African, and they have very noticeable
differences between them in the head. The main factors are the ears,
forehead and the end of the trunk other than the tusk. The ears of the
Asian elephant are small and go back but that of an African elephant is
large and can come flat open like the ears which Ganesha has. The other
factor is the forehead of the Asian elephant is elongated, if put on his
god would make him look ugly unlike the African elephant forehead his
god has. Lastly the end of the trunk of an Asian elephant has one finger
but of an African elephant has 2 and the trunk of his god has 2 fingers!

When he heard this his ground shook and he realized that I was pointing
to the fact that his god was either an African god or just foolishness.

In today's message when Jesus was questioned by the Pharisees and
Sadducees about who He was and asked to prove it, Jesus in turn
questioned their own understanding.

We Christians fall prey all because we do not arm ourselves with
knowledge and wisdom. We should know how to answer others when they
question our faith.

If a Muslim comes to you and questions you about who Jesus is and the
authenticity of the Bible, question him back on the foundation of his
religion. Their prophet Mohammed instructs them to follow him as an
example but in his holy book which is the Quran there is nothing about
the life of Mohammed. To study about his life they need to go to the
Hadiths and when you touch that topic you get them on weak grounds. They
know that they among themselves are still fighting about which Hadith to
follow and which not to because almost every person who claimed to be
near Mohammed or even had far off connection the people near him wrote a
Hadith and there are many contradictions between them. Even the ones
which they religiously follow have been censored and edited many a
times. Just point to the Satanic verses which Salman Rushdie made famous.

Knowledge is what we get when we read and study, but to use this
knowledge required wisdom and wisdom comes from experience and can also
be received from other's experiences. Bible says we can also get wisdom
when we ask the Lord.

I would not recommend everyone to learn about other religions without
first having a strong foundation in the Truth. So first build your
strong foundation in the Truth by studying the Bible and then study
about other religions. To be safe one way I recommend is to interact
with brothers and sisters who came from those background and have
experience the false in their previous religion, their testimony and
knowledge would arm you enough to take those who question your faith.

One of the ministries I am part of regularly organizes events where we
call people are well known authorities between the Bible and other
religious book so as to expose the false in them and to strengthen our
people. I would encourage all to attend such events or if you are a
minster to organize such events in your churches and ministries.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, You said in your Word if we lack wisdom, we need to just ask and
You will give us. Lord, we pray from all your people that they be
blessed with knowledge and wisdom so that they can use walk wisely in
this spiritual battle field and not become victims to foolishness. ..

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Matthew 16:1-4*
1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him
that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be
fair weather: for the sky is red.
3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red
and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but
can ye not discern the signs of the times?
4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there
shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And
he left them, and departed.

*Luke 21:15* - /For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist./

*1 Corinthians 1:19-21,30-31*
19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will
bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this
world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God,
it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom,
and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in
the Lord.

*Colossians 4:5* - Walk in wisdom toward them that are without,
redeeming the time.

*James 1:5-8*
5If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all
liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a
wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
7For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
8he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

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*Colossians letter to our Churches*

*Paul's to Colossians*

To give you a little background of the letter. The Church at Colossae
was not the hand work of Paul but one of his disciples Epaphras. It was
during the period when Paul was in prison that Epaphras updated Paul on
what was happening in Colossae which prompted Paul to write this epistle.

The problem what Paul saw in Colossae is the same problem which the Lord
sees today in His Churches and wants to send the same letter of Paul
again to all His Churches.

If one reads the letter the main concern of the letter was to address
the minds of the congregation who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ at
the same time also believed the other religions had some truth in them
and they too led to God.

As workers of the Lord's Vineyard along with other likeminded servants
of God we have taken this very seriously and go to all extents to expose
the false in all other religions while reinforce the Truth in the Bible.

Many come to us and say why bother about other religions let us
concentrate at the Light of Christ. But the Bible says the Light exposes
the darkness. People are not aware of the dangers of the other religions
who like termites eat into the shaky minds of Christians and destroy
them. For example the Muslims have a book composed in the 1800 which
attacks each and every belief of a Christian so much so it has caused
even strong people having great knowledge of the Bible like Bible
professors of Bible colleges to reject Christ and embrace Islam. A
person not knowing Islam well easily becomes prey to such deceit. One
should be aware that the Allah of Muslim is not God even though they
refer him as God of Abraham. There are many brothers the world over who
can help anyone been attacked spiritually by any Muslim.

The other spiritual religions too which believe more in supernatural
powers or try to scientifically explain creation, do not have a
foundation to hold them up. We use science, historic and the very tools
they use to attack our faith against them, but the greatest weapon
against them all is the power of the Holy Spirit. When they experience
the power of the Holy Spirit they have no words to explain.

Most people are fooled to think being simple minded Christians is what
is necessary, we do not need to really get deep into things and leave it
to people concern to do their job.

God says in the Bible His people suffer due to lack of knowledge
(understanding) . When there is an outbreak of infection one does not
live a normal life, he or she takes extra precaution to every detail.
Losing one's faith is not small as catching a cough or a little more
serious as getting cancer or Aids but even more dangerous than that.
These things can maximum take our physical life and harm our body but
losing faith can destroy our spirit life. Our body lives max for a
hundred to hundred and twenty years but our spirit life lives for
thousands of years. We need to fear where our spirit will go after we
die. Losing faith can cause our spirits to go to hell and suffer there
for thousands of years.

Church we need to wake up and spiritually protect ourselves. If faith is
our breastplate then without it we are dead. Do not be a simple mind;
God did not give us the Spirit of Truth to be a simple mind. We need to
be simple people in our way of life but spiritually we need to be rich
in wisdom, understanding and other Fruits of the Holy Spirit.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, You called us to be protectors of the faith and to be ready with
answers to people of this world. Lord, we rebuke the deaf and dumb
spirit which has enwrapped your people and making them victims to
deceit. We pray Lord that they realize these are not normal times but
time of spiritual war and they arm themselves if not to battle at least
to protect themselves and their faith...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Colossians 1: 4-6,23*
4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye
have to all the saints,
5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard
before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth
fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew
the grace of God in truth:
7As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a
faithful minister of Christ;
23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved
away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was
preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made
a minister;

*Colossians 2:1-2*
1 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for
them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and
unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the
acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

*Colossians 4:10-13*
10Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son
to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto
you, receive him;)
11And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These
only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a
comfort unto me.
12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always
labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and
complete in all the will of God.
13For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them
that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

*Colossians 4:5-6*
5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
6Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may
know how ye ought to answer every man.

*Colossians 2:8* - Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and
vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the
world, and not after Christ.

*Colossians 1:9-13*
9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to
pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge
of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all
patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be
partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

*Colossians 3:1-2*
1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

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*Lord’s rebuke against the House of Judah*

*Jeremiah 22:6* - *For thus saith the LORD unto the king’s house of Judah;
Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make
thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.*

Today’s message is not a history lesson but a message for us today.

Like I pointed out in my before mails our spiritual walk has different
stages starting from Egypt to Zion. No doubt the message of Jesus’ Gospel is
for all mankind but His salvation is only for His people, His sheep. The
word ‘gentile’ is mostly mistaken for heathens. It originally meant the Jews
who were outcast or lost because they followed other practices and other
beliefs. The term originated for those from Galilee and was not staunch Jew
therefore the place was crushed such that no Prophet (Man of God) could come
from Galilee. Although God created all mankind He is most concern of His
people and the others are like grass which the gardener also looks after but
on the Harvest Day will be cut and burnt in fire only the trees bearing
fruit will be spared.

Since God is primarily concern with His people He corrects them, pruning
them and chastises them to make sure they do not fail, while He may ignore
the doings of the others for a time being.

Judah is the third stage of spiritual growth where a person comes in the
presence of God’s glory. It refers to a person who has experienced the love,
mercy and power of God in his or her life.

In today’s message the Lord is talking to such people who He says have
defiled themselves with half truths. They have little, little understandings
of the Truth. Truth in the Bible is symbolized as a rock and the spiritual
lives of these people the Lord calls as rocky region (Gilead) and they show
the world they are holy (Lebanon) but are not.

The Lord is tell the Churches of today who live their lives like this, that
He would cause them to be like a desert where they will thirst for God’s
mercy and will not receive, His people will leave these churches and many
others will become victims to deception, the churches will lose their
congregation and few will remain.

As God has been more gracious with us and has been pouring more of His
Spirit on His people, He wants to see results. The First Rock (Jesus Christ)
He allowed to be struck but the Second Rock (the Holy Spirit) He will not
allow to be struck. He showed us how He did not forgive even His very love
one Moses, so who are we to test Him?

People of Judah, you who have tasted and seen the Lord is good now need to
build your relationship with Him by knowing Him more and living your lives
according to His ways. Your showing ‘holiness’ does not fool God and your
rocky ground is not going to hold you.

*[Prayer Starter]*

Lord, You are Holy and You desire your children to be holy. No man can
comprehend the sacrifice You have done out of your love for man and You will
not let this sacrifice to go waste. Your Word will not return to You without
doing the work You set it for. Lord, we pray for your Church and all the
people who call by your Name, may they know your Name and walk in your ways,
may your mercy be upon them...

This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

*[Reference Scriptures]*

*John 7:45-53*

45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said
unto them, Why have ye not brought him?

46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?

48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of
them,)

51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and
look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

53 And every man went unto his own house.

*John 10:24-29*

24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost
thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I
do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.

26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither
shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able
to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

*John 17:9* - I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which
thou hast given me; for they are thine.

*James 1:9-11*

9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass
he shall pass away.

11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the
grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it
perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.


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*Human spirit coming back*

*Luke 1:56* - *And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to
her own house.*

Yesterday the Lord pointed out one area which the Church has hidden from the
people about the truth of the passion of Christ and today He wants His
people to know about another area which has caused more than half His people
to spiritually fall, and that is about dead people’s spirit coming back.

Some days back I was speaking to small children about Resurrection. So I
asked them if the ghost which came claiming were the spirit of dead people
were really so? And I was surprised when they said no; it was evil spirits
which came deceiving as dead people. These children were small but they
would daily read the Bible and did meditate on them, even though they were
small they were well off then many adults who do not question everything
this world throws at them.

In the Bible it is very clearly given not only in the Old Testament but also
in the New Testament when a person believing in the Lord dies He goes to
sleep which means he goes to a spiritual level known as Grave (also called
Sea in the book of Revelation) to be woken on Judgment Day.

In the Old Testament when Samuel died he went to sleep and was disturbed by
Saul. In the New Testament when Stephen the martyr died it is written he
went to sleep. Both were great men of God yet it is not written they went to
Heaven but written they slept or gathered. All through the Old Testament
people who believed in the Lord unto death were written ‘gathered with his
people’.

The Bible clearly states that all mankind will be judged when Jesus comes
back and only those who found abiding by the Word would enter Heaven for it
is the Word that judges people.

God has forbidden man to communicate with the spirits of the dead not only
good or evil and that is why King Saul was punished when he disturbed the
spirit of Samuel. The only Spirit we can communicate is with the Spirit of
God.

We do not find any spirit of any great men and women of God from the Bible
coming and communicating with man helping them in their salvation. But we
hear from man about one which claims to be Mary the mother of Jesus and
trying to lead the people.

Mary like others was a believer and saved when she died. All mankind has to
die a natural death therefore Elijah who was taken up came as John the
Baptist to die his natural death. Even Enoch and another character of the
Bible would come back in the last days as the two witnesses to die a natural
death. There is no place in the Bible which states in between Elijah been
taken up and coming as John that the spirit of Elijah spoke to the people.
Was not Elijah a great Man of God? Was he not concern of the people of God?
Why did he not come and instruct the many people who did great mistakes in
between? Even Samuel who was dead knew everything happening even when asleep
but never tried to communicate with Saul, although he was very concern of
him before death.

Jesus clearly states in His parable when the rich man who was in Hell asked
father Abraham to send some great Men of God (physically dead) to warn his
family members, Abraham answered him that there were people alive through
whom God was speaking and the words of people He had spoken through to His
people and they should listen to them.

Even when Jesus communicated with the spirits of Moses and Elijah, He did so
not as human but transfigured Himself and then communicated. Had He
communicated as a human He would have sinned against God.

Just think of it if God would manifest His glory today to all mankind would
they not believe in Him and become believers? But God knows they would be
like the Israelites who were saved from Egypt and later turned back to their
old ways. God wants each one of us believe with our hearts not by our eyes.

Please do not expect any spirit of any person coming back to instruct us,
God has given us His Word, His Spirit and His Saints among us to do that. If
any spirit does claim it is the spirit of a person, please discern the words
of that spirit with the Word of God and the truth will be exposed.

*[Prayer Starter]*

Lord, You made man a spirit being and put him in a weak flesh for You
desired man to willing come to You by overcoming the flesh. You alone are
Holy and perfect and You desire we too be perfect in You. Lord, the battle
is in our inner-man and You desire a perfect heart. We pray Lord that your
people open their eyes to the deceit that the evil one plays on your people
and trust more in your Word than anything else...

This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

*[Reference Scriptures]*

*Deuteronomy 18:10-13*

10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his
daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer
of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a
necromancer.

12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and
because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from
before thee.

13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

*Leviticus 19:31* - Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek
after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

*Leviticus 20:6* - And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar
spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my
face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

* *

*1 Samuel 15:35 -* And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his
death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he
had made Saul king over Israel.

*1 Samuel 28:3-20*

3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in
Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar
spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

4 And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in
Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.

5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his
heart greatly trembled.

6 And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by
dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

7 Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar
spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to
him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.

8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and
two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray
thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I
shall name unto thee.

9 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done,
how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out
of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to
die?

10 And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there
shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring
me up Samuel.

12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the
woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the
woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

14 And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man
cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was
Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?
And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war
against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither
by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest
make known unto me what I shall do.

16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is
departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

17 And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent
the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:

18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his
fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee
this day.

19 Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of
the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD
also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.

20 Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid,
because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had
eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.

*Acts 7:59-60*

59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus,
receive my spirit.

60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin
to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

*Genesis 25:8 *- Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age,
an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

*Genesis 35:29* - And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered
unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob
buried him.

*Genesis 39:33* - And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he
gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was
gathered unto his people.

*Numbers 27:12-13*

12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and
see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.

13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people,
as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

*Mark 9:2-4*

2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and
leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was
transfigured before them.

3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller
on earth can white them.

4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with
Jesus.

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*The Passover Lamb *

*Mark 14:65* - /And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face,
and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did
strike him with the palms of their hands./

Because of Church traditions most people do not have a clue of what
Jesus went through during His Crucifixion. Most people believe Jesus was
arrested after the Last Supper (feast of the unleavened bread which was
celebrated a week before the Passover) and the next day was crucified.

Jesus said He fulfilled every word of the Book of Moses. When John His
cousin called Jesus the Lamb of God, He symbolized the Passover Lamb
whose flesh and blood saved the Israelites from death.

When the Lord was teaching me the books of Moses He opened my mind to
how He fulfilled all the sacrifices and when I had the opportunity to
meet the great historian, archaeologist and Bible Teacher Dr. Ron
Charles (he is the script writer of the movie Passion of Christ), I put
him this question about Jesus fulfilling the 5 days of observation from
the time of arrest to being sacrificed. He did confirm that this
happened and there are many historic documents to prove this.

Dr. Ron Charles was part of our trip of a youth program in a remote
place near Pune. There the Lord led him to give a teaching on the
passion of Christ. What he shared with us was just awesome. The movie
was just 25percent of what he had scripted. He gave details from records
by Roman and other historians of those days which proved how Jesus
fulfilled each and every word of the Passover Sacrifice.

One thing, one should realize although the Jews hated Jesus and wanted
to kill Him, they did not have the power to do so for they were under
the rule of the Romans. They could only punish Him by whipping Him
thirty times; they had to get the consensus of the Romans for that. The
Romans had no problem with Jesus, in fact sided Him many a times, but
the healing of Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus angered Caesar and turned
the Romans against Jesus. Jesus knew by healing Bartimaeus He would be
considered a rebel by Rome but yet He did it.

After Jesus' arrest and being whipped by the Jews thirty times He was
again whipped by the Romans a hundred times and each whip has 9 to 13
strands with bones, glass pieces and nails tied to its ends. They had
whipped Him on both sides. The men who whipped Him were given
instructions; the one who manages to kill Him with their whip would be
rewarded with silver according to Jesus' weight; so one could imagine
the strength with what they whipped Him. It is recorded that He did not
look like a human after they finished with Him as recorded in Psalms.
But when Jesus did not die even after taking all this, the Romans feared
it was their god's wish and to stop His bleeding put Him in salt water.
This was not all that happened to Jesus, there was more and each
incident was recorded in detail by the Romans.

The Church today knows the existence of these documents and yet fails to
correct the congregation so as to not confuse the tradition followed
since ages. This causes people to not know Jesus and lose on the
blessings which He made available by His sacrifice.

There is no problem about making a mistake, but a person who knows that
he has made a mistake and still continues in it, first deceives himself
and then others; such person has no hope of doing good for he lands
making more to cover that one and thus such things has caused the church
to suffer and the world not to know God.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord the only way to receive You is with a repent full heart. Like the
Israelites ate bitter herbs before eating of the Passover Lamb so also
we need to realize we have made mistakes and sinned against You to
receive You. Lord, give courage to your Church to realize the mistakes
they have been making and help to come out in the open about them and
stop misleading your sheep. Help them realize they are not perfect and
just human, and it is only You who are perfect and Good. Let your people
know You and what You have made available for them by your sacrifice...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Matthew 27:1-2*
1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the
people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
2And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to
Pontius Pilate the governor.

*John 18:28-32*
28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it
was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest
they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
29Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye
against this man?
30They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would
not have delivered him up unto thee.
31Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to
your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to
put any man to death:
32That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake,
signifying what death he should die.

*John 19:1-2, 7-16*
1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
2And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and
they put on him a purple robe,
7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die,
because he made himself the Son of God.
8When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art
thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
10Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou
not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
11Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except
it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee
hath the greater sin.
12And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried
out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend:
whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
13When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and
sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement,
but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour:
and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate
saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered,
We have no king but Caesar.
16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they
took Jesus, and led him away.

*Exodus 12:1-10*
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
2This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the
first month of the year to you.
3Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day
of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the
house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
4And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his
neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the
souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
5Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall
take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
6And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and
the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the
evening.
7And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts
and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
8And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and
unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
9Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire;
his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
10And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that
which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

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*Be meek and humble to be in the Kingdom of God*

*Zephaniah 3:12* - /I will leave in your midst A meek and humble people,
And they shall trust in the name of the LORD./

The word 'meek' does not mean to be poor. Most people mistake 'being
meek in spirit' means to be poor in spirit; in fact God wants us to be
the opposite, He wants us to be blessed abundantly in spirit.

The Hebrew word translated as meek comes from the root meaning to be
occupied or burdened. We all are called to cast of our worldly burden
but asked to take on a spiritual burden, the burden of Christ. No person
can call himself a true disciple of Christ if he or she does not carry
the burden of Christ. The burden of Christ is to shine the Light to the
world and to bring salvation to all those who hear His voice.

Even though this burden is very, very huge yet we do not carry it all by
ourselves. We have a Helper who helps us carry this huge burden. That is
why Jesus said it is light as a feather, only if we abide by the Helper.
We see almost all struggle to do God's work only because they do not
truly abide by the Helper.

The other word 'humble' does not also mean to be poor but means 'to
bring low' and this we are called to do with our inner-man that is to
control the worldly desires of our heart. One of the greatest killer of
many of the Kingdom of God is this one factor the lack of been humble in
the heart. We all have seen very anointed and spiritually grown Men and
Women of God fall like boulders from a mountain just for this one factor
they do not control the desires of their heart.

Unless our desires are not the Lord's desires then we stand in the
danger zone. God knows we being human will always have desires and it
will take a long time before man completely overcome this, therefore He
does say do not have desires but He says control them. Every desire or
want we have should be scrutinized and put under hundreds of questions.
The last questions should be 'can I do without it if it is not helping
me in my spiritual life?'.

The Lord is telling us He is going to do an internal review of His
Church team. He is going to clean out all the garbage that has filled
His Church and only those who are meek and humble are going to be part
of His construction company which builds His Church. He has taken this
task very seriously now and time is running out for us.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, it has been ages and your Church has been struggling not because
it is no able but all because they do not follow your instructions and
your purpose. They do not allow You to do the work through them, but try
to do all in their own flesh using their carnal minds. Lord, we pray
that more and more will be truly overwhelmed with your burden. That they
allow You to work through them and they control the human desires of
their hearts, so that your Body may be glorified and people come to know
You. That You alone are Holy, You alone are Righteous and You alone are
Truth...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Zephaniah 3:11-13*
11In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds In which you
transgress against Me; For then I will take away from your midst Those
who rejoice in your pride, And you shall no longer be haughty In My holy
mountain.
12I will leave in your midst A meek and humble people, And they shall
trust in the name of the LORD.
13The remnant of Israel shall do no unrighteousness And speak no lies,
Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; For they shall
feed their flocks and lie down, And no one shall make them afraid."

*Matthew 11:28-30*
28"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.
29"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in
heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30"For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

*Revelation 2:24-28*
24But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not
this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they
speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
25But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
26And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will
I give power over the nations:
27And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter
shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
28And I will give him the morning star.

*Ephesians 2:1-3*
1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world,
according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now
worketh in the children of disobedience:
3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts
of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and
were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

1 Corinthians 7:5 - Do not deprive one another except with consent for a
time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come
together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of
self-control.

*2 Peter 1: 5-7*
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith
virtue, to virtue knowledge,
6to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to
perseverance godliness,
7to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.

*2 Timothy 3:1-7*
1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud,
blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal,
despisers of good,
4traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of
God,
5having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people
turn away!
6For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives
of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,
7always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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*Fight between the flesh and spirit*

*Romans 7:18* - /For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth
no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that
which is good I find not./

Today's message talks of one of the most difficult areas of our
self-battle. We all know even after we are born-again in Jesus Christ
after accepting His sacrifice for our sins and surrendering ourselves to
Him, although we are forgiven of our sins we yet find ourselves falling
to sin. We may not be the same person we were before but we do not
become perfect and our conscious struggle to overcome starts. This is
when we realize, after accepting Christ it is not a honeymoon but the
start of a battle of fight against ourselves, our old carnal person.

Today's message states each one realizes at some time anything we do out
of our human desire or instincts always results in no good even if it
may seem good at first.

Many people attribute victory of good decision to their sixth sense.

Firstly there is no sixth sense. We have five senses between our human
body and our inner man. It is through these five senses that input comes
from the world into us. The sense which we call as sixth sense is not a
sense between our human body and our inner man but between our spirit
and inner man. It is this sense which we also call as spiritual
discernment that allows our spirit and the spirit world to communicate
with us.

If we try to control our senses so as to control our flesh we find our
battle becomes very difficult with temporary success and always a
failure on the long run. The only way out as Christ says is not to fight
the flesh with the flesh but overcome the flesh by walking in spirit.

When we let our sixth sense or spiritual discernment control our five
senses then we can have victory over our flesh. But this too is not easy
because many times our mind fools us in talking to us and making us
think it is our spiritual sense. Also there is a great danger when evil
spirits tend to influence us through this sense and we think we are
talking to our spirit or the Spirit of God. Therefore we need to protect
or control this sense and this is possible only by the Word of God.

The Word of God plays a very critical role in our battle with our flesh.
But by just studying it, it will not help us. Knowledge is good but just
having knowledge will puff us and harm us. It does not need to be just
worldly knowledge but even Bible knowledge may also land up doing even
more harm to us then what we can imagine. We need to apply this
knowledge in its right way to benefit us like knowing to cook will not
fill our stomach but only when we use this knowledge properly will it
benefit us.

When we grow in the knowledge of God by studying the Word and when we
discern all communication in line with the Word will we be able to
overcome our weak flesh. When we do not use the Word knowledge to
discern then we land becoming religious people and hard hearted human
beings like the Pharisees for whom there is no hope.

So let us stop walking in our flesh and also fighting our flesh with our
flesh but overcome the flesh by walking in the spirit covered with the
knowledge of God.

Jesus did not just say that 'Truth will set us free' but said 'when we
become His disciples then the Truth will set us free'. So thirst for the
knowledge of God and also do as the Word of God speaks unto us with the
help of the Spirit of God.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, when You made man even though man was made in your image as
powerful as the angels yet You put man in the flesh which is weak. In
your wisdom and ability to see all things even the future You desired
the Light to shine through man to overcome the darkness caused by Satan
and his angels. Although You allowed sin to come into man You made sure
the resource to overcome was made available to man. Your Word and your
Spirit helps us overcome the flesh and our Testimony in Jesus Christ
helps us remain in Light and overcome darkness. Open the eyes of your
people Lord. You have the ability to make even the rocks to call out in
worship, we ask You not to bring life in the rocks but in the hearts of
your people who have harden their hearts more than the rocks...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

*[Reference Scriptures]*
*Romans 7:14-25*
14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
15For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but
what I hate, that do I.
16If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is
good.
17Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
18For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing:
for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I
find not.
19For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not,
that I do.
20Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that
dwelleth in me.
21I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
23But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my
mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my
members.
24O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this
death?
25I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I
myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

*Matthew 26:41* - Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the
spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

*John 6:63* - It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
nothing: the words that I speak unto you, are spirit, and are life.

*Romans 8:1 *- There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are
in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

*Romans 8:8-14*
8So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the
Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of
Christ, he is none of his.
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the
Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in
you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your
mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after
the flesh.
13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the
Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

*John 8:31-32*
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue
in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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*Prophesies old and new are fulfilled*

*Daniel 11:7* - /But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in
his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the
fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and
shall prevail:/

Today's scripture talks of how the prophesy of Alexandra and his
successors were fulfilled. If one goes through history one will
understand the minute details of how the prophesy was fulfilled to the
last alphabet.

Without going into details, Alexander had 2 successors and one was
stronger than the other. There was a marriage proposed between these 2
entities of the son (who was already married) of one with the daughter
of the other. The marriage failed ending in a divorce and the son went
back to his first wife. The first poisoned him and killed the son of the
second wife. The brother of the second wife comes in the picture and
takes revenge.

What we see is that there is no doubt in what the Lord spoke and was
confirmed. The symbolism has no doubt when we look at the events.

What the Lord is telling us today, even though He has again and again
confirmed His Word yet people do not learn from the past and thus keep
making mistakes becoming victims of calamity. The Lord gives us
prophesies not that we can avoid or chancel them, for what the Lord
spoke has to come to pass. Prophesies are given so that we can take
precaution and save ourselves from getting affected from them.

For instance, prophesies of the Antichrists and the Son of Destruction
(False Prophet or the main Anti-Christ) , there are many prophesies about
him clearly given. We being in between them, can easily look at the past
party fulfilled and identify them or him (from where he comes) very
easily. Yet we find people foolishly being party in the deceivers trap;
ironically that too is prophesied.

No doubt all prophesies will be fulfilled but it is not necessary we be
on the good or bad side of it, it is our choice that decides which side
we are on of it and how we are affected by it. It is our ignorance and
no care attitude which causes us to be taken by surprise and become
victims of calamities.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, by your Word You time and again spoke to your people and warned
them yet your people do not listen or pay importance to your warnings.
Lord we pray your people understand the importance of your Word
especially in the times of great deceit which is just at our doorstep...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

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*Daniel 11:2-9*
2And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet
three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all:
and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the
realm of Grecia.
3And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion,
and do according to his will.
4And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be
divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor
according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be
plucked up, even for others beside those.
5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and
he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a
great dominion.
6And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the
king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make
an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither
shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that
brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in
these times.
7But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate,
which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the
king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
8And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their
princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he
shall continue more years than the king of the north.
9So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return
into his own land.

*Daniel 7:2-8*
2Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the
four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
3And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
4The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the
wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and
made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
5And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up
itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the
teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the
back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and
dominion was given to it.
7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast,
dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron
teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the
feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it;
and it had ten horns.
8I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another
little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up
by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man,
and a mouth speaking great things.

*Daniel 8:8-14*
8Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the
great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the
four winds of heaven.
9And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding
great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
10And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some
of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
11Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him
the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was
cast down.
12And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of
transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it
practised, and prospered.
13Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that
certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the
daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the
sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
14And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then
shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

*Hosea 4: 6a* - My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:

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*Hell does not say enough*

*Proverbs 30: 16* - *The grave, The barren womb, The earth that is not
satisfied with water-And the fire never says, "Enough!"*

In today’s message the Lord wants to open our eyes to the destruction that
is happening in the spiritual world. If we expand today’s scripture we will
have a better understanding of the message.

The word ‘grave’ - Sheol is not the spiritual level Grave (also called Sea)
but the lowest spiritual level Hell. Sheol comes from the root word meaning
to earnestly desire. This level is a prison where the souls are kept till
their spirit lifetime. It is a place which desires souls; they will suffer
here endlessly the evil deeds they did in their earthly life. People think
Satan rules in Hell; it is like saying criminal rules the jail where he is
kept.

The Satan among us is not Lucifer the King of Tyre or the Dragon of
Revelation or the Serpent of Psalms 91 as most think but is the Beast of
Revelation also known as Satan (in most places in the Bible the word is
plural) also known as Prince of Tyre or Young Lion. Ezekiel 28 gives a good
description of them both. The powers of the second have been taken away
along with the other fallen angels during the Noah floods and of the first
are as it is. The second whom we engage in this world compared to the first
is like a pussycat compared to a lion.

The words barren womb literately means oppressed mercy, the mercy of Christ
which is not allowed to work in us. The world cries mercy, but in fact God
has given is all the mercy we need (Grace) and it is we and our hearts that
do not allow the Lord’s mercy to be received.

The word translated as water is a noun and is written in singular tense. It
is at places also translated as piss or urine.

The word fire does not symbolize the sanctifying fire but means fury.

Putting their meanings into the message it reads as:-

The Hell, the oppressed mercy, the land that is not satisfied with piss, and
fury ever says “enough”.

The Lord is telling us our hearts and our way of life is such utter rubbish;
we have made this world like hell which consumes souls after souls.

Each one of us needs to introspect into our lives and see if we are living
the way Christ wants us to. The easiest way is to ask ourselves, if Jesus
was in our place what would He have done?

Let us live like Christians which means Little Christ. Let the world know we
are different from them. Our thoughts are not their thoughts, our desires
are not their desires, our ways are not their ways and our priorities in
life are not like theirs. Let us sanctify ourselves and live a righteous and
holy life, for we are people of the Truth.

*[Prayer Starter]*

Lord, You alone are Holy and the Heavens call out your Name endlessly. Your
ways are ways of righteousness and You are the Truth that does not ever
change, for You are perfect and your glory fills the Heavens. Lord we pray
that we open our eyes to the evil ways we live, the evil our hands do and
the evil our tongues speak. Help us cleanse our hearts by your mercy and
change our way of life...

This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

*[Reference Scriptures]*

*Deuteronomy 32:22* - For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn
unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set
on fire the foundations of the mountains.

*Psalms 86:13 *- For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered
my soul from the lowest hell.

*Proverbs 5:1-9*

1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is
smoother than oil:

4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that
thou canst not know them.

7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my
mouth.

8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

*Revelation 17:8* - The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall
ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell
on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life
from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and
is not, and yet is.

*Revelation 20:13* - And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and
death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were
judged every man according to their works.

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*Living in a lion's den*

*Daniel 6:16* - /Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and
cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel,
Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee./

This miracle of Daniel along with other miracles, like parting of the
Red Sea, Jonah in the fish's belly, Jesus feeding the thousands, Lazarus
coming back to life etc. has captured the minds of most people including
non-believers. One sees many paintings made of this event showing a
large cave with 5 to max 10 lions surrounding Daniel.

Most think the lions were pets kept by the king like the exotic wild
cats they walked with chains before the king. If one understands why the
lions were kept then one would understand the quantity of lions that
were there in the den.

These lions were not pets but tactical weapons used by the Babylonians
for battles before Alexandra and the Roman era. The Babylonian army
would have hundreds of these hungry lions not fed for many days
together, leading the whole army. Just before the battle these lions
would be left and would cause havoc to the horse of the horsemen of the
charging enemy, destroying the destruction power of the opponent's first
charge and giving the Babylonians an upper hand in the battle.

The den in which Daniel was put in was not a natural cave but a manmade
structure housing a very large number of lions. These lions were kept
always hungry, fed bare minimum. Historians have found the numbers to be
in hundreds. When Daniel was put in this den not one lion harmed him
even thought all had the potential to kill him in minutes.

The Lord is giving us and Church a message today. We complain about
persecution and people who are enemies of people of God, who go to any
extent to harm and destroy the people who believe in the Truth. If God
can shut the mouths of the hundreds of lions and control their
aggression, can He not do the same to these people? Also the disasters
that come against believers, do we not know that God is in control of
everything including nature.

The reason we do not see this happen is because we do not live a life
like Daniel. Daniel was among a few in the Old Testament, whom the Lord
considered as righteous people. Even great people like Abraham, Moses
and David were not among these names.

We may not be a great Man or Woman of God ministering to thousands,
famous the world over, but yet we can be one among the righteous of God
like Daniel for whom the Lord did great wonders and manifest His glory.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, You are Almighty God. The world has witnessed when your people
walked according to your instructions not one soul was harmed in fact
your people multiplied and prospered. Lord, we pray that your people
realize when they are with You, no one can even harm a hair of their
head. Open their eyes and help them live a righteous life like Daniel,
Job and Noah...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

*[/Reference Scriptures/] *
*Ezekiel 14:12-20*
12 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
13Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing
grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break
the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will
cut off man and beast from it:
14Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should
deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.
15If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it,
so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
16Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they
shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered,
but the land shall be desolate.
17Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the
land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
18Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they
shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be
delivered themselves.
19Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it
in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:
20Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord
GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver
their own souls by their righteousness.
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(Yesterday's message which I could not send)
*Then the people around will know the Lord*

*Ezekiel 36:36* - /Then the heathen that are left round about you shall
know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was
desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it./

If one goes through the book of Deuteronomy one will understand when
people of God disobey God then they are punished and when they obey the
Lord then they are blessed.

One may argue that the Law of Moses is no longer applicable for us. One
should realize the Ten Commandments are a part of the Law of Moses and
Jesus too did not write them off. He also did summarization some of
those Commandments when He said I give you a new Commandment. The Old
Testament says in 'those days' the Lord will write the Law in our hearts.

The Ten Commandments were written by the 'Finger of God' which is a term
used for the Holy Spirit. The Law of Moses was also given by the Holy
Spirit. Like the Holy Spirit is the author of the Bible so also He is
the giver of the Law. When we received the Holy Spirit through Jesus
Christ we received the Law in our hearts. Now the Law is what the Spirit
of God tells us. Unlike the Jews we do not have 10 Commandments or some
Laws but ever instruction from the Spirit of God is a Commandment unto
us. If we disobey what the Spirit of God instructs us then we sin
against Him and have to pay the price unless we repent and are forgiven.

As the Lord has been spiritually abundant with us now therefore more and
more men and women are walking in the way of the Lord today. As the
numbers grow the glory of God will be visible by the people of this
world like the Cloud and Pillar of Fire which led the Israelites was
visible.

The world does not know God all because we have not let the Lord work in
us. So let us surrender ourselves and abide by what the Lord tells us so
that the glory of God is seen by the world and every knee bows unto the
Lord.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord Jesus, when You went to Heaven You gave us your Spirit to guide us
and help us in our lives in You. Holy Spirit, it was You Who led the
Israelites in the form of a cloud and a pillar of fire and protected
them from harm. You manifested your glory and the people around feared
the Israelites because of You. Holy Spirit, You are the Rock of Truth on
which the Church is build, led the church unto its glorious period in
You. Let every man on earth know You are God and You alone are God...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

*[/Reference Scriptures/] *
*Ezekiel 36:27-35*
27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my
statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
28And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye
shall be my people, and I will be your God.
29I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for
the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.
30And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the
field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.
31Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were
not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your
iniquities and for your abominations.
32Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto
you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.
33Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you
from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities,
and the wastes shall be builded.
34And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the
sight of all that passed by.
35And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the
garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become
fenced, and are inhabited.

*Deuteronomy 2:2* - And all these blessings shall come on thee, and
overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

*Deuteronomy 28:15* - But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not
hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his
commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all
these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

*Deuteronomy 9:10 - *And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone
written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all
the words, which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst
of the fire in the day of the assembly.

*Exodus 13:21-22*
21And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead
them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to
go by day and night:
22He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of
fire by night, from before the people.

*Luke 11:20* - But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt
the kingdom of God is come upon you.

*Jeremiah 31:33-34*
33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of
Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their
inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and
they shall be my people.
34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man
his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the
least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will
forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

*2 Corinthians 1:21-22*
21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us,
is God;
22Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our
hearts.

*Hebrew 8:10-12*
10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind,
and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they
shall be to me a people:
11And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his
brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to
the greatest.
12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and
their iniquities will I remember no more.

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*Leave the horses and enter the Castle*

*Acts 23:32*- /On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and
returned to the castle:/

People believe in Heaven there are animals and trees. God says He made
man in His image and also says God is Spirit. Jesus says after
Resurrection man will be like the Angels. Also Heaven is not made of
gold or the precious stones which people think it is.

God gave us His word and His Word is for all times. So even those who
did not have wisdom or were not blessed with the Spirit of Truth still
had / have some level of message / understanding of the Bible. A perfect
example is the Gospel of John which is the most favourite book of the
Bible while preaching because it is most simple to understand yet if
asked a real Bible student it is the most complex book in the whole
Bible which explodes with revelation after revelation in almost every
scripture.

When God made man He made him in His image. When He made the animals or
trees He states sometimes *_after His kind_* or sometimes *_after their
kind_*. The image was not in the physical looks but in the design. Like
man God made everything in this creation from the animals to trees in an
image so that by understand them man will understand the Kingdom of God.
The twelve precious stones symbolize the twelve Fruits of the Holy
Spirit (one needs a little understanding of gemmology for this) and it
was in symbolism of this that the Israelite tribes and the Apostles were
always kept in that number.

When Satan came as a snake it did not mean he physically looked like a
snake it meant the symbolism of the manner in which he came and that was
deceit. If we study the manners of the snake like the way it moves and
its properties like being a cold blooded animal and it's sensing its
environment by its tongue will give a perfect understanding of how the
spirit of deceit works. After greed and pride it was deceit which over
took Satan. The study of these symbolisms is what the Lord thought me in
the early stages of my Bible study with Him and I call it Image Study,
without Image Study one will never understand the Old Testament.

God called an animal clean or unclean not because of the animal but
because of the spirit they symbolized. It is because of this Jesus or
His disciple never instructed about not eating unclean animals.

In the Bible horses are mentioned and in some places they are also
described as coloured. Horses were a means of transport which meant were
for fast movement from one place to another. Horses therefore symbolize
moving from one phrase to another or another words progress. The colours
defined the property / description of the progress. In some places it is
recorded one kind of horse comes, then another and then another; that
does not mean that the phrase changes for the return of the horses are
not written. It means another phrase enters overlapping the previous.

In today's message the Lord is telling us those who run after worldly
progress will loss the opportunity to enter His House which is Heaven.

Worldly prosperity is not bad but has to be within means of need. Any
person who gathers wealth without purpose of blessing others will have
an impossible task to enter Heaven. Paul says that wealth is the cause
of fall of many. People who realize that God blesses us more than our
needs with the purpose to bless others, the overflow has to fall unto
those around you, whom the Lord has given you spiritually. It does not
have to be only wealth but even luxury which is unnecessary can also
become a great hurdle in one's spiritual live. Look at the calamity of
great Men and Women of God worldwide who have fallen just because of this.

Those who have treasures in Heaven will not be able to build their
treasures here on earth for themselves.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*

Lord God, your wisdom is beyond man's comprehension. In your wisdom You
made everything and said all is good. Adam had understanding of all this
before sin came into him and thus named all the animals and plants by
their understanding. Lord, open the eyes of your people and let them see
your instructions in your creations. Help them overcome the worldly
desires and desire things of the real Spiritual world...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

*[/Reference Scriptures/] *

*Genesis 1:11,12,21,24, 25*

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding
seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit *_after his kind_*, whose seed
is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after *his
kind*, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, *_after
his kind_*: and God saw that it was good.

21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth,
which the waters brought forth abundantly, *_after their kind_*, and
every winged fowl *_after his kind_*: and God saw that it was good.

24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature *_after
his kind_*, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth *_after
his kind_*: and it was so.

25 And God made the beast of the earth *_after his kind_*, and cattle
*_after their kind_*, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth
*_after his kind_*: and God saw that it was good.

*Genesis 6:20*- Of fowls *_after their kind_*, and of cattle *_after
their kind_*, of every creeping thing of the earth *_after his kind_*,
two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

**

*Genesis 7:14*- They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle
*_after their kind_*, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the
earth *_after his kind_*, and every fowl *_after his kind_*, every bird
of every sort.

*Genesis 3:1*- Now the serpent [enchanter] was more subtil than any
beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the
woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

*Revelation 6:1-8*

1And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it
were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

2And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow;
and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to
conquer.

3And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say,
Come and see.

4And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to
him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should
kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

5And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say,
Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him
had a pair of balances in his hand.

6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of
wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see
thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

7And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth
beast say, Come and see.

8And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was
Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and
with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

*Luke 12:20-23*

20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be
required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast
provided?

21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no
thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye
shall put on.

23The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

*Luke 18:24-27*

24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly
shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

25For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a
rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

26And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

27And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible
with God.

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*Waste and destroy Merathaim and Pekod*

*Jeremiah 50: 21* - *Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it,
and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them,
saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.*

In the Bible we see Jesus spoke of peace, love and nonviolence and we read
in the same Book in the Old Testament (Books of the Prophets) the Lord talks
of violence and destruction. Jesus said the Books of the Prophets are very
important for He kept every commandment from it and also fulfilled it. Still
we do not read of Jesus doing anything like the message we received today.

If one understands the names, it meanings and historical connections then
one will understand Jesus although practicing peace, love and harmony yet
was the most violent person and the powers against whom He exerted violence
feared Him greatly. They knew they had no hope against Him, they
acknowledged His authority immediately and looked for escape. Paul too who
was one of His true disciple always spoke of love, peace, harmony and
non-violence towards people but at the same time instructed them to be at
war with the powers that work against the Kingdom of God.

In today’s message the Lord instructs us to be violent against the land of
Merathaim and especially against the inhabitants of Pekod to waste and
utterly destroy it.

If we get into the meaning of the words and understand the historic links
then we would understand why this message has come to us today. It may have
been written thousands of years before but was written for this day the
period we live in.

The word Merathaim is another name for Babylon and Pekod was the power
center of Babylon. We are today in a period just before the great downfall
of Babylon the Great as revealed in the book of Revelation.

This church which misrepresents the Church of Christ has been leading the
flock to destructions since many years with it traditions and compromise
with the devil in its teachings. The Lord instructs every Man and Women of
God to go against the land meaning the traditions, teachings and system of
this institute. Especially against the people who are running this temple of
deceit. We should not get fooled by the clothes they wear or the sweet words
they speak, confront their understanding and you will see the true nature of
these people.

Last week I had engaged one such representative and we spoke on a few
topics. I proved Him the way they are misleading the people and he did keep
quiet while agreeing to them. When we were at the topic of idol worship he
too said he was against it. When I questioned him why he did not correct
people who were bowing to it, offering flowers, lighting candles, putting
these statues on pedestals? He told me he does correct and gave an example
how he corrected one woman just a few days before and how that woman
stopped; at this point I called a follower of his church to come and join us
so as to hear what he was saying at this he got very angry and immediately
stood up to leave. His lie and deceit was exposed. They do not bother what
is the consequence of the people but will make sure at all cost that this
temple of deceit continues.

The Lord says at this time He will get His people to surround this false
church with bows and arrows. They will prophesy, confront and rebuke their
traditions, understandings, authority and cut off their finances and trade.
It is after the down fall of this Babylon that the true Church of God will
really flourish and grow like never before.

So I an ordinary Amos in the Name of the Lord call out to all Men and Women
of God to take spiritual arms against this Babylon. Do not tolerate or
ignore what they do but confront them with the Word of God. But always
remember our war is not with the people but with the system and the powers
that run it.

*[Prayer Starter]*

Lord, the thief who wants to steal and destroy has been imitating the
shepherd and causing immense destruction. They have harmed and murdered many
of your saints and their blood cries out to You. Lord, we prayer your people
open their eyes to first the enemy within us. It is only when we as
Christians stand apart from this world and its understanding will the world
know that our God is truly a Living God and Almighty God...

This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

*[Reference Scriptures]*

*Jeremiah 50:18-22*

18 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I
will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of
Assyria.

19 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on
Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and
Gilead.

20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel
shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and
they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.

21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the
inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD,
and do according to all that I have commanded thee.

22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is
Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and
thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast
striven against the LORD.

25 The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of
his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land
of the Chaldeans.

26 Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her
up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.

27 Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them!
for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

28 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to
declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his
temple.

29 Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow,
camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her
according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for
she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.

30 Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of
war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.

31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of
hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.

Read *Revelation 17:1 - 18:23*

*Revelation 18:4-8*

4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my
people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her
plagues.

5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her
iniquities.

6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according
to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much
torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and
am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and
famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord
God who judgeth her.

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*The burden of God*

*Amos 1: 1* - *The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which
he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the
days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the
earthquake.*

There is no Prophet in the Old Testament who has been introduced the way
Amos is. In this scriptures Amos has been described as which tribe he came
from, the kings which ruled during his time and also any important natural
disaster which happened during his time.

From historic data it is found that this period was about 750BC and the
earthquake was a magnitude 8 quake which still has its marks in the Dead Sea
region. The Dead Sea transform fault likely ruptured along more than 400
kilometers as the ground shook violently for over 90 seconds!

This quake shook not only the structures but even the lives of the people of
this region very much and is also mentioned in the book of Zachariah,
reminding the people how they fled their houses when this quake happened.

The name Amos means burden and the tribe or was a member of ‘Tekoa’ which
means stockade and comes from the root word trumpet.

Amos was not born in a Prophet’s family nor was considered an official
prophet during his time but was an ordinary working man looking after
Sycamore trees. This ordinary man was a man with a burden to prophesy and
warn the people of God what the Lord has in store for them because they were
not listening to Him.

This man prophesied about 12 prophesies and the most picturesque statements
made by God. He in spirit was doing what he did in profession that was
trimming the sycamore tree. The sycamore fruit was a favorite pastime for
the Egyptian people who are the fruit along with bread and water. The fruit
looks like figs and smells also like it but has a disgusting sweet taste.
This tree was not loved by the Lord for what it symbolized; it was a bad
example of the fig tree which symbolized God’s people.

The Lord is telling us today He will select ordinary people like Amos and
give them the burden to prophesy calamities which would shake the world if
they do not listen to Him.

Our God is love but at the same time is no fool to be taken for granted. He
is patient but at the same time proportional to His grace His patience
holds. Let us wake up and listen to the Lord’s call to change our lives and
walk in His ways.

*[Prayer Starter]*

Lord, You are a Good God and since You do not want your children to be
destroyed You chastise them at time. Sin in this world has been growing and
growing and the time is come for your intervention before this sea
overflows. Lord, we pray for your people that their eyes open and they
listen to your warnings...

This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

*[Reference Scriptures]*

*Amos 7:14 *- Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet,
neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of
sycomore fruit:

*Amos 7:15 *- And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD
said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

*Amos 2:13* - Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is
full of sheaves.

*Amos 3:8* - The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath
spoken, who can but prophesy?

*Amos 3:12* - Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth
of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel
be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus
in a couch.

*Amos 8:11* - Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a
famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of
hearing the words of the LORD:

Amos 8:12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to
the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall
not find it.

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*Take away the stone*

*John 11:39* - /Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister
of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh:
for he hath been dead four days./

Jesus had bought many back to life after they had died but yet we have
this miracle which had created quite a stir during the times of Jesus.
Most people think it was because Lazarus was bought back from death
after a while (few days) unlike the others wherein they were bought back
from death just after they had died.

What shook the people about this miracle was not about him coming back
to life after a few days. It was the stone which caused the miracle to
shake them. I do not mean literal tomb stone but what it symbolizes, let
me explain.

Had Jesus bought him back to life Lazarus on the third day, people would
have not been surprised and it would not have caused many to believe in
Jesus like it did. It was after this miracle that Jesus went to Jericho
and got a hero's welcome. We see Jesus intentionally waited for the four
days to pass before He reaches the place Lazarus was buried. If we read
the words of Lazarus' sister Mary when she greets Jesus as He reaches
the place we will understand.

Mary had great faith in Jesus and knew for sure Jesus could easily bring
Lazarus back to life even if he was death and therefore had sent for Him
and waited. But when 4 days passed she had given up hope on Jesus
bringing Lazarus back to life and that was the tomb stone which buried
her faith.

Tradition or statutes which the Lord recommends us to follow are for
spiritual children so as to build faith and not for mature sons. Manmade
traditions are like tombstones which bury faith. Even God given
traditions if done without understanding can have opposite effect. Paul
says it is sin when traditions are done without faith or understanding.

The Jews who came out from Egypt and Babylon were yet following
traditions of the Egyptians and pagans. The tomb in which the body of
Lazarus was kept had a structure and design based on the understanding
or belief of the Egyptians understanding of life after death. They
believed that a soul of a person would cross the river of life after 4
days, if a person is to be bought back to life it had to be done within
these 4 days else even God could not do anything. The Egyptians and even
the Greek believed this and thus went to great extent to please the so
called powers which transports the dead soul.

The tomb had 2 levels, the body was kept in the top level which was land
level and embalmed for 3 days and on the 4 day it was moved to the lower
level which was 1 floor below and had steps to go down. This belief of
after life had engulfed the minds of those who called themselves Jews
and also many of those who followed or believed in Jesus.

Jesus wanted to crush this belief therefore waited to reach the place
only after 4 days. He did not move the stone or tell His disciples to do
it, but instead made the people who had gather for the funeral ceremony
to move the stone. He even made Lazarus to come out of the tomb by
himself, right from the lower level climbing the steps in the dark with
bands of cloth tied all round him.

A Christian is a spirit being living in a human body not a human being
having a spirit. We may follow traditions in the start but as we grow in
the Lord we need to stop traditions and walk in spirit and
understanding. If we continue traditions then we become spiritually dead
people, and to these people the Lord says 'take away the stone'.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, many of your sheep are put in tombs behind stones of traditions.
They are been deceived that they are following You but are made to
follow man and vanity. They are deceived to become spiritually dead and
kept far from knowing You and led to slaughter. Lord, we pray for your
sheep and command every tombstone to be moved and let your people
experience Resurrection Power and be saved...

We make this prayer in Jesus' Name, Amen.

*[/Reference Scriptures/] *
*Leviticus 23:1-2*
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the
feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations,
even these are my feasts.

*Leviticus 23:41-44*
41And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It
shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it
in the seventh month.
42Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born
shall dwell in booths:
43That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to
dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the
LORD your God.
44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.

*Leviticus 10:11* - And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the
statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

*Romans 14:23b* - for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

*Colossians 2:8* - Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and
vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the
world, and not after Christ.

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*That Day of Wrath*

*Zephaniah 1:15* - /That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and
distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and
gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,/

Since a few years the Lord has day and day again warned about the Day of
His wrath or revenge. To understand what is in store on that day we need
to understand the words well and today's scripture gives a very
beautiful picture of that day.

In most English translation the words lose the whole value of the
scripture when translated from their Hebrew or Greek original words like
in today's scripture. It is not that translations are wrong but when the
understanding gets clearer throughout the Bible, the translations can be
improved.

I will take the Hebrew words, the translation and their root meanings
and prove the understanding with what Jesus explained of these times.

Hebrew word - translated - comes from the root meaning
Yowm - day - period of time (here does not mean a 24hrs day)
'ebrah - wrath - overflow
Tsarah - trouble - distress
[email=m@tsuwqah]m@tsuwqah[/email] -distress - pillar / column
show' - wasteness - (unused root meaning) to rush over
[email=m@show'ah]m@show'ah[/email] - desolation - destruction
choshek - darkness - to become dark
'aphelah - gloominess - very dark
'anan - clouds - soothsayer / sorceress
'araphel - thick darkness - drip

Some of the root meanings are symbolic so I will list them below
Overflow - speaks of the abundant down flow of the Spirit of God
Pillar - symbolizes promise
Rush over - symbolizes the speed at which things will happen
Drip - symbolizes the reduction of the mercy of God since rain
symbolizes His mercy

Zephaniah 1:15 (with root meanings) - That period is a period of
abundant down flow of the Spirit of God, a period of distress and
promise, a period of rush and destruction, a period of darkness and
pitch darkness, a period of sorceresses and reduction of the mercy of God,

What we see is this period which is called The Day of Lord's Revenge,
there will be great anointed men and women of God which means we will
see more Men and Women of God then were during the time when Israel was
outcaste to Babylon. These Men and Women would be more powerful (having
authority) then even what we read Elijah or Jeremiah or Daniel did for
even Jesus said we would do greater things than He did. At the same time
there will be many who believe in dark things like sorcery more than the
false prophets Jezebel had - Jesus said in those days there would be
many anti-christs who will mislead. It will be a time when many
prophesies will be fulfilled in a short period - Jesus said unless all
scriptures are fulfilled the end will not come. People will experience
many great disasters one greater than another and the so called ordinary
people will be crushed. During this time the mercy of God will be
reduced on the people who do not know Him. God had allowed these people
to prosper and multiply since long for His people were far from Him but
during this period He will make these people whom He calls as grass to
pay a great price for not acknowledging Him or hardening their hearts
against Him.

In short this is the period when Babylon the Great of Revelation will fall.

I could have gone deeper and given a broader picture with this one
scripture. What we see today happening is just the start of this period.
For the people of God it is a great Day, a day of rejoicing for all the
persecution which they have been put to all these years but yet we need
to be sober and pray for the little ones so that they do not get crushed
in this mayhem.

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, You gave us the Word to warn us of the times and to prepare us so
that we do not become victims to these calamities. You have written the
beginning and the end, You have written the prosperity and the
destruction also and given us the choice to choose our path. Those who
choose You and walk in your path will receive eternal prosperity and
life and those who do not will receive death. Lord we pray more and more
of your people open their eyes to these times of prophesies and turn
from their ways...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

[Reference Scriptures]
*Read Matthew 24 , Mark 13, Luke 21*

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*Old Testament - The Word of God*

*The Old Testament*

Today the Lord wants me to share with you on the Old Testament. This
book has been attacked greatly for it is the main part of the Bible.
People due to lack of understanding and out of mischief have tried very
hard to shelf this book away so that the Truth is not known to the people.

For example to know Jesus Christ without the Old Testament it is not
possible. Jesus of Nazareth was called Christ the Saviour because He
fulfilled the (300+) prophesies written about Him in the Old Testament.

In the New Testament there is only one Prophetic book (Instructions for
salvation of man - Word of God) that is the book called the Gospel of
John, since it is kind of an autobiography of Jesus, all other books
explain which is already given (Teachings) or are recordings of what
happened - testimonies (recordings) (some like the other Gospels are both).

Take the Epistles or even the book Revelation and you will find they
explain the Word which was already spoken by the Prophets. I have yet
not found one new matter in any of the other books of the New Testament
which has not already been documented in the Old Testament (39 books).
Jesus said He did not come to change the Law but fulfil it (the Law was
not exclusive Moses but all the other Prophets). What Jesus did was He
showed us the right way to understand the books of the Prophets (Old
Testament).

People (early Church) claim to have put the Bible together which is a
lie. Did this church give the Jews their Torah (Books of Moses) and the
other books of the Old Testament which they refer to?

The Old Testament which we have was existing even during the time of
Jesus just the way we have it. There were some minor changes like the
book of Psalms was at that time in 5 parts and named according to the
books of Moses (Pentateuch) and sorted according to the storyline of the
book of Moses; that is why David's first Psalm is not in the start.

The Old Testament was written in primarily Hebrew with a small section
in Aramaic; like half of the book of Daniel and few scriptures in some
books.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient documents found in earthen pots in
several sealed caves on the banks of the Dead Sea. These documents are
Greek translation of the whole Old Testaments except of one book - the
book of Esther (which is a chronicle - recording to show fulfilment and
understanding of prophesies). By the procedures followed (there were 3
generations / systems used) to translate it is learned that these were
done over a period of 150 years. Surprisingly during the time of Jesus
it was in process and it was James the brother of Jesus who was
instrument in getting these documents put safely into the caves before
70AD. Ironically they were accidently found by a young Muslim shepherd
boy named Mohammed.

Jesus kept every word of the Old Testament and yet He did not do
anything which the Jews did. He was the first man to have the right
understanding of these books. In the book of Acts it is written even
when Paul preached the people of Thessalonica confirmed his teachings
with the scriptures (Old Testament). Most people do not understand the
book of Revelations because they do not link them to their source
scriptures and put them in their actual timespan.

The first thing that Satan did when he attacked the Church, he caused
them to break the Bible into 2 parts calling it Old and New. What are
old and new in the Bible are the Covenants not the Word of God.

If one does not study the Old Testament then one will never know Jesus
Christ for He is the manifestation of the Word and without knowing Him
one will never understand the Old Testament. So we see Jesus is so
integrated with the Old Testament, which raises the question how can we
call it old when Jesus is the New Adam?

*[/Prayer Starter/]*
Lord, You alone are Truth and your Word is Truth. Satan tries to mislead
and take your people away from You so that they will be consumed by
vanity and your wrath. The first thing he did is to try and distort your
Word - your instructions for man's salvation. He hates man for he does
not man to be blessed and receive all that belonged to him and much
more, although his doom is already written. Lord, we pray that people
discern the games of Satan and know the value of your Word. We pray Lord
they come to know You better through your Word and the manifestation on
the Word in Christ and have authority in You...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.

*[/Reference Scriptures/] *
*Luke 2:22-23*
22And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses
were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the
Lord;
23(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the
womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

*Luke 24:25-31*
25Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that
the prophets have spoken:
26Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his
glory?
27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in
all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
28And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as
though he would have gone further.
29But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward
evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
30And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and
blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
31And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of
their sight.

*John 1:17* - For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came
by Jesus Christ.

*Matthew 5:17-19*
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am
not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one
tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and
shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of
heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called
great in the kingdom of heaven.

*Acts 17:10-14*
10 Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to
Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they
received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily
to find out whether these things were so.
12Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks,
prominent women as well as men.
13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was
preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds.
14Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but
both Silas and Timothy remained there.

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