Am beginning to wonder what has happened to Holy Spirit’s leading and working in y’all’s lives.
Am busy on other writing projects . . . but goodness . . .
Please don’t let the tedious prissy junk from hell discombobalate you!
These still ARE the END TIMES
and
HOLY SPIRIT STILL IS VERY MUCH ALIVE AND WELL AND OVERTLY ACTIVE IN THEM.
All the counterfeit stuff is chaff. Why get lost amongst the chaff?
Not to worry. It’s just a matter of sorting some things out.
Peter's "last days" speak of revival, when all ISRAEL will be saved. I don't have my Bible in front of me, but I believe it is Acts 2 or 3 that he references Joel's prophecy of the last days before Christ returns. (Visions, dreams, tongues, etc.)
Paul's "last days" speak of apostacy. See 2 Tim. (people having itching ears, turning their ears from the truth, following doctrines of deceit, etc.).
The question is, are they speaking of the same "last days"? They can't be. One is speaking of REVIVAL. The other is speaking of APOSTACY.
I believe Paul's "last days" refers to the last days of the Church the Body of Christ. Everything we have now is by faith. Not by sight. And remember, tongues are for a "sign". To who? Israel. But Israel is blinded and set aside during this age of grace. So what good would tongues and other signs be to us? When the Body of Christ is raptured, signs will once again be forefront. Because Israel is forefront. They will be NECESSARY for tribulation saints.
At this time, they are not necessary for the body of Christ. All our blessings and inheritances are in the heavenlies. Not on things on this earth. That's why Paul tell us not to be concerned with things on this earth. We have the perfect Word of God, the COMPLETE REVELATION, as He has seen fit to give us. We know the beginning, the middle, and the end. What more could be added as extra-prophetic in order to make his final Amen in Revelation be added to?
I am NOT saying He doesn't perform miracles today. He most certainly does. He heals who He will and He doesn't who He doesn't. It is HIS will, not man's power of laying on of hands that He responds to .
We are told that we know how to be hungry and how to be full, how to be with and how to be without, how to be on top of the world, and how to be down in the ditch (so to speak), and that it is ALL through Christ strengthening us that we iive this life in this age of grace.
I pray you understand what I'm saying here. God Bless! smvoice
I understand why this is such a critical issue with you, dear Quix, but please know that I am not attacking you. The Holy Spirit has never ceased working and leading in my life nor do I discount God's power and miracles but on this specific area I trust what Scripture clearly says. What you call "prissy junk from hell" is no such thing, but a calm assurance after decades of study in God's Word as well as observation and personal contact with those in the Charismatic movement. I can disagree with you without calling what you do demonic and evil because I have come to know you are sincere and have a heart for the Lord. Your experiences are what you seem to be using to interpret Scripture rather than letting Scripture interpret your experiences.
This is between you and God and it is not my place to tell you what you can and cannot do in your walk with Christ. In the same way, you should not automatically presume those who do not have your same life experiences or see things the same as you do are evil and wrong. I allow that God deals with each of us in his own way, please give us that same consideration.