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Job 42:5-6, “I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you. Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
Jobs declaration of repentance stated in the above scripture, takes on
life and truth because of a change in his relationship with God. That
change states that Job is now seeing God beyond just hearing about Him.
Thus, revealing that judgment as it comes from God is for the purpose of
a relationship change that we may see Him as He is.
God’s judgment is destined to come forth, first to the house of God,
the body of Christ, and then to the entire world. First, judgment comes
among the firstfruits that are being perfected by God, with a divine
purpose of coming forth at the ”end of the age”, a time of maturity, to
suddenly appear in the power and authority of God. These, firstfruits,
as the light of God, shall through righteous judgment, remove the
darkness of the world so that God’s kingdom of light can manifest. In
this, a people appear likened unto Jeremiah, a ministry God raised up to
root out, pull down, destroy, and throw down for the purpose of
building and planting, the erecting of God’s kingdom. Jer. 1:9-10, “Then
the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to
me: Behold I have put my words in your mouth. See, I have this day set
you over all nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull
down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.”
We see and understand from the meaning of Jeremiah’s name, “Jehovah
establishes,” the order and the nature of this “end of the age”
ministry. This is a ministry coming forth to manifest the Christ for His
end-time purpose.
In the context of the above scripture, enlightenment comes forth to
reveal the cause and the need for such judgment. God declared that an
enemy of God existed to establish his own ways among the natural
children of Israel. These evil ways brought destruction. Likewise, among
the Christian community of today, this same enemy is bringing and
planting deception, confusion, and false doctrines that shall bring
destruction among them. Jer. 1:14-16 shouts out clearly, “Then the Lord said to me: Out of the north [carnality]
calamity shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land. For
behold, I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says
the Lord; they shall come and each one set his throne at the entrance
of the gates of Jerusalem [false teachings proclaimed as God’s truth versus the true church], against all its walls all around, an against all the cities of Judah. I will utter my judgments against them [Judah]
concerning all their wickedness, because they have forsaken me, burning
incense to other Gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands”.
Take note that there was an indictment pronounced and then a need for
judgment. This indictment, spoken against the natural realm of Israel,
is also against the spiritual house of Israel, the church as well. The
realm of carnality, which is on the increase among the Christian
community, has mostly replaced any respect for the undefiled Word of
God. These centers of religious activity profane God’s Word as calamity
swallows up God’s people.
In the above scripture (Jer. 1:14), notice where the people of the
northern kingdoms (carnal mind) have come to dwell as carnality sets its
throne (authority) at the gates of Jerusalem (the church). This then
tells us that the hinderer of the spirit of man is present because the
throne of carnality sits at the gates (church) to influence the
activities within. These activities promote a carnal perverted message
that removes any of God’s walls of protection that God had been
providing. They mingle carnal worldly songs among the offerings of
praise (Cities of Judah) where there should be nothing but pure worship
and praise to God alone. Spiritual psalms and hymns, and melodies should
be heard making glad the city of our God.
The false prophets and teachers, the ministries that bring
destructive doctrines, doom, depravity, and deceptions among the people,
for now, have their freedom to rule (Read 2 Peter 2:1-22). In
considering the present day conditions existing among the backslidden
church, is there a need for judgment? God’s Word is clear concerning the
time and season the world finds itself in. The Christian community,
being one of a rebellious nature, must hear just what it is that God is
declaring.
In the book of Revelation, we get a glimpse of events even now taking
place in the earth based upon the authority of heaven. The time spoken
of here takes place between the opening of the sixth and seventh seal as
seen by John. Note that the sixth seal points to the cosmic
disturbances that are taking place in the world even now, disturbances
that are on the increase. Then God speaks in Rev. 7:1-3, “After these things [disturbances of the sixth seal] I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind [speaking of the spirit or spiritual tribulation] should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the east [east is speaking of a people ascending into the presence of Christ]
having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to
the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,
saying, do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads”.
In the above scripture, it is necessary to learn the spiritual
meanings of a few words to understand fully the message God wanted to
pass on to us.
1. “Earth” is that which represents carnality and its control over
the worldly-minded sinners. The sinner is someone who lives according to
the sin nature and is self-willed. He promotes a way of life that is
independent from God’s will. “Carnality” is a term that means “of a
fleshly earthly nature.” It is the carnal mind with all its lusts. This
carnality resulted in Adams fall in the Garden of Eden in the beginning
and for which cause the Christ has come and is coming to conquer. These
self-willed people represent a people who are trying to live without
God’s influence.
2. In considering the word “sea,” we, with open eyes know that within
the adulterous Christian community, there abides the heart of
carnality. This pursuing of carnal practices is that which has
influenced much of the Christian community to follow the seed of
deception. We should also note that within the carnal church (the sea),
this heart of carnality exist and is where the beast arises from. Rev.
13:1, “Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.”
This is speaking of the beast, the dragon, which is at war against the
true saints. Even now, this beast is devouring, he is perverting God’s
Word and deceiving the people while calling it God’s true purpose for
the church. Herein, this beast is binding up and making prisoners within
the Christian community because they are accepting his lies.
3. Lets now consider the word “trees” as spoken of in Rev. 7:1-3 as
quoted above. “Trees” represents the “men” who are willing to stand up
to any chastening and correction that comes from the Holy Spirit. These,
by God, are pruned and being used for His purpose. These are willing to
become that part of God’s kingdom, which He has purposed for them. Jer.
17:7-8a, “Blessed is man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by waters …”
By remaining in Christ, these “trees” or men, will bring forth much
fruit. Their fruit is the fruit that will establish the kingdom of God
throughout the earth, and whose leaves will be for the healing of the
nations. The prophet Isaiah said that these trees are those of Mt. Zion,
mourning for the adoption of those sons who are heirs and co-heirs with
Christ (Read Rom. 8:1-30). Isa. 61:3, “To appoint those who
mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for
mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they
may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He
may be glorified”. This speaks of the kingdom of God in
place with festive joy taking the place of the need for mourning. Here
we see a kingdom wherein abundant life has replaced the spirit of
heaviness and the garment of praise has cast off the oppressive works of
darkness. These are those who are becoming the In-Christ One’s who
glorify God because through them God’s kingdom reigns.
Again, another look at the spiritual house of Israel, a house, the
church, called to be the true seed of Abraham. It is a house wherein
rebellion, stubbornness, perversions and deception has dwelt. This
rebellion has splintered the house wherein they now dwell among the many
different doctrinal and traditional beliefs that exist within the
denominational church system. These carnal beliefs separate the people
from the truth of God’s Word where confusion is becoming the by-product
of that which the world sees and calls the church.
God’s promises, disannulled because of the deception of carnality
that has perverted the gospel into the many different kinds of carnal
teachings and activities, which produce many different types of carnal
manifestations. All these manifestations reveal a religious system that
takes the people away from true freedom in Christ, making true
redemption a foreign subject. The people who are prisoners of this
religious system are following the latest carnal religious fads that are
producing within them a false contentment and sense of security with
man’s carnal life-styles without relating to God’s gospel of truth.
Like the children of Israel, these carnal minded men have removed the
government of God from their church orders by establishing their own
carnal thoughts as false teachers minister under the guise of being
successful in all their works. The results are that we now have a system
of error that promotes death instead of life. In the midst of all this
darkness though, God has promised a light, a light resulting from
judgment against carnality that will cover the earth with His (God’s)
own kingdom.
Ezek. 28:25-26 declares clearly, “Thus says the Lord God: When I have gathered the house of Israel [the true church] from the peoples among whom they are scattered [into false teachings, errors in doctrine], and am hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles [carnal world], then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob [all God’s promises].
And they will dwell safely there, build houses, and plant vineyards;
yes, they will dwell securely, when I execute judgments of all those
around them who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord
their God”. Judgment is bringing forth an understanding to
a people who are now beginning to know who they truly are as being in
Christ. This people, with a new Christ-like nature, will manifest that
which God has purposed in creation before the world ever was. For this
reason and cause, God’s judgment shall finish its work and a kingdom
shall come forth. Even to the perfection of God’s creation. In this we
say, come forth.
1 John 3:2, “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it
has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is
revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is”. Is God not revealing Himself to a people in the now?
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