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« Last post by Sean James on November 04, 2023, 03:59:14 AM »
Happy Sabbath! Let us learn prophetic parallels from the past in light of Christ's ministry!
When Jesus came to Jerusalem in His triumphal entry, He yearned over the people that they would come to repentance and accept His salvation. But so few would respond, and as a nation, the Jewish people were plotting His death that would take Him to the cross. It was not too late while Christ was heading to Jerusalem for the people to repent.
Yet again the Spirit of God speaks to Jerusalem. Before the day is done, another testimony is borne to Christ. The voice of witness is lifted up, responding to the call from a prophetic past. If Jerusalem will hear the call, if she will receive the Saviour who is entering her gates, she may yet be saved.
So today, Christ addresses His church, calling for true repentance:
Revelation 3:14-22: "And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."
Those who choose to heed Jesus' call to true repentance recognize that they continually need His abiding presence in the soul, and when there is an entire surrender to Christ of the whole heart, the power of the Holy Spirit in the soul produces all of the fruits of the Spirit without one missing as the converted child of God walks in all the light that is shining upon the pathway in true, affectionate obedience to all of God's commandments. Then, just as Christ yearned over Jerusalem, God's people will feel a yearning desire for the conversion of the souls in the world, so many of whom are lost and do not know Jesus. Then the Holy Spirit empowers the giving of the final message of warning to the world, so they, too, can respond to Christ and be saved before it is too late, and Sunday laws are passed that, if accepted, signify allegiance to earthly powers over loyalty and worship to Christ who calls us to keep holy the seventh day Sabbath, not Sunday. While no one has the mark of the beast at this moment, the warning call must be given in love to warn souls not to go along with the fatal delusion of presuming to change the law of God by enjoining Sunday observance by law when the unity of church and state makes this a global issue. Let us heed the warning call and give it with conviction in the power of the Holy Spirit:
Revelation 14:6-12: "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: and the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."
We are called to share the final message, and just as Jesus wept over Jerusalem because He so loved the people, God's love in our hearts will constrain us to go to the ends of the earth to give the final message so all can make their final choice, and Christ's words can be fulfilled with as great rapidity as possible: "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" (Matthew 24:14). Will you surrender your life fully, heeding the call to true repentance, given the three angels' messages, walking in the light of truth, and help others in this world have the final opportunity to respond to Jesus? Only in eternity will we know the full impact of being faithful now to His call to win souls while mercy still lingers!!! Jesus is coming soon!!!
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