Posted on 11/03/2003 4:37:39 AM PST by 2timothy3.16
Do not read between the lines.
Monday November 3rd, 2003
How often we as Christians either read between the lines or read something that is not in the text into the text. Let's try not to do that today. Today let's just read what Jesus said. Let's just take the words of the Lord literally. As you read, judge yourself. Judge yourself as the Lord will judge you. Don't be to easy on yourself, nor be to hard on yourself, but judge yourself honestly and fairly. Don't be like the courts who only use the information they want to use, use all the information you have about yourself. For unlike the courts who are corrupt, the Lord will judge you with righteous judgement, knowing all things you ever did and why you did them.
Matthew Chapter Twenty-four
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and His disciples came to Him for to shew Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And 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?"
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in My name, saying, ‘I am Christ'; and shall deceive many. 6 And 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. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then 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.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
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Yes, we are in the last times, no way around that. But, what happens now? Does the Lord give us more time by bringing a real, true and powerful worldwide revival upon us or does He let things continue to degenerate the way they have been until there is not one true Washed in the Blood of the Lamb Christian left? I don't know, God knows, but I don't know, and neither do you. So, when you are unaware of when the shout will come, it is best to be prepared at all times. Remember: "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only....Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.... Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh."
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We have a long way to go and would appreciate your prayrs.
Or in the nancy, Kentucky area...
Is this a message to me or to others about me?
Just kidding. I read it anyway. Interesting.
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