Godly Highlights of July 15th – 21st 2018
●The wrong side of the fence was recently encapsulated in the anti-Trump mass-media frenzy after the Trump / Putin summit in Helsinki. What this has done is show how ripe and ready the world is to receive and accept the summit that will reveal the antichrist.
●Iran says, “Peace with us is the mother of peace and war with us is the mother of all wars!” Trump says, - “Don’t mess with
us”. Iran says, “Don’t mess with us.” Iran still says, “Israel must be wiped from the map.”
●Israel enshrines law proclaiming it the eternal home of the Jews.
●Israel rejects Russian proposal to keep Iranian forces in Syria away from Israel’s border.
●Earthquakes again occur in the Sea of Galilee region. They are small, but the frequency indicates bigger quakes coming. “There will be earthquakes in diverse places” said our Lord, ahead of His coming again.
●As a large stone falls from the Western Wall of the temple on the fasting day of Av 9th a Jerusalem Chief Rabbi says, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.” (Ps118:22) He said that it is significant that it fell at the time we mourn for our temples, and requires “much soul searching.”
â—?The UK is in trouble as Brexit teeters. The EU is in tatters and Europe is falling apart!
Incredible Bible Prophecy:
What follows is a brief overview of interpretation principles and a look at some of the most profound prophecies of the Bible.
This is a thrilling, glorious subject full of drama, passion and all things of God.
In analyzing Bible prophecy, you must, must be spiritually equipped and led by the Spirit.
You must consider: ●Time elements and dispensations. ●Some prophesies have a once-off application, and some have a double-reference in that they apply to future events as well. ●Some are conditional on circumstances being met, and others are unconditional. ●Some are warnings and some informative, encouraging or instructive. ●Bible prophecy plots the course of man, the world, Satan, God’s kingdom and all things to come.
Bible prophecy comes to us in many forms. ●Some are direct, clear, plain and simple. ●Some come in the form of parables, types and shadows. ●Some historic, repeating events become prophesies of future events. ●Symbols, numbers, colors and name-meanings are found in Bible prophecy.
Sometimes, biblical prophecy came in the form of dreams, visions, trances and the like. However, beware of these from people today. They often border on the occult, and are most unreliable and subjective, because the person with the dream is normally a reprobate mind, ignorant of the scriptures and voice of the Lord.
Here is a startling example of a biblical prophetic dream:
Numbers 12:6 “If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make Myself known to him, in a vision, and I speak to him in a dream...�
What is important in the verse above, is that the vision or dream from the Lord is given to the established prophet and not just any old garden-variety Christian looking for selfimportance.
There is an end-time reference to prophetic dreams and visions in Acts 2:17, but as said, beware, many deeply disturbed people jump on this bandwagon.
Bible prophecy is always consistent with the whole of scripture. For example, every major event of the book of Revelation is also found in Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Zechariah and others.
Prophecy must always be interpreted literally. That is the historic pattern. Allegory may come into the picture, but is always secondary.
One third of the Bible contains prophecy, and most of that relates to Israel and end-time events. Amazingly, this all
culminates in our time, and most can’t see it! Our lives are contained in the elements of past, present and future. Bible prophecy relates to all, yet most churches won’t touch it!
Our present time period is revealed in Bible prophecy as being: Ungodly, evil, satanic, lustful, dark, without light, corrupt, of its own wisdom, incurable, and to be judged and destroyed.
Every significant event in the life of our Lord is found prophetically in the Old Covenant, all written hundreds of years before they occurred. These include: ●The virgin birth. ●The Bethlehem birth. ●The flight to Egypt. ●The Nazareth dwelling.
●Healing the sick. ●Our Lord’s rejection and betrayal. ●Being forsaken by His disciples. Being hated without a cause. ●Being condemned with criminals. ●His garments divided . ●Vinegar given for His thirst on the cross. ●His body pierced but no bones broken. ●His death on a cross. His burial in a rich man’s tomb. ●His resurrection.
The Prophetic Message of the Seven Letters to the Churches: This incredible, dramatic and beautiful discourse in the Revelation opens with a vision of our Lord walking amongst seven golden lampstands – a giant Menorah, if you will. He then speaks words of immense value, recorded in seven letters.
These seven letters are God’s opinion of the church. They were given to historic churches. They have a now-application to the churches. They also have a future, prophetic element plotting the course of the church age.
It really doesn’t matter what you or I think of any church – this is God’s view. I’ve summarized it, picking out important key words in each of the seven letters.
Firstly we have the church at Ephesus that has lost its first love, resulting in other loves coming in, like the acceptance of the hated doctrine of the Nicolaitans. This church is told to repent. Overcomers are promised fruit from the “tree of life in the midst of the Paradise of God.”
The church of Smyrna is the persecuted church. It went through ten major satanic persecutions, but was faithful unto death. It represents the early church era when it was being persecuted by ten successive Roman emperors.
The compromising church of Pergamos is told that it dwells where Satan’s throne is. It holds to the doctrine of Balaam (modern day replacement theology – cursing Israel). It holds to the cursed deeds of the Nicolaitans. It is commanded to repent or be removed. There are some here who overcome and are promised hidden manna and with a new name.
The corrupt church of Thyatira is told that its works are many, but it allows the Jezebel spirit in. This is the spirit of control. It is a church filled with immorality and idolatry. Time was given for repentance, but she did not repent. This church is cast into great tribulation and killed with death. This church “knows the
depths of Satan”. It clearly represents the orthodox churches. There are some who overcome and are rewarded.
The dead church, Sardis, has a name to live only. It is told to strengthen the little that remains and repent. This church is not watchful, therefore the Lord comes upon her like a thief and she does not know the hour. There are some who overcome and are given white garments of worthiness. Others will be blotted out of the Book of Life.
The faithful church of Philadelphia has before it an open door. It holds the key of David which is to be a father to Jerusalem and the Jews. This church keeps God’s word without denial. They identify those of the “synagogue of Satan” who are the rabbinical unsaved Jews. This church stands with God’s plans for Israel. They are promised to be kept from the hour of trial (tribulation) that will come upon the whole world. They are “pillars in the temple” and are given new names.
The lukewarm church of Laodicea is promised that it will be “vomited out” because it is lukewarm. They are neutral and mixed. They claim to be rich, but are spiritually destitute. They are spiritually blind and in need of eye-ointment to see. Our
Lord stands outside and knocks on the door. Those who overcome will sit down with our Lord on His throne!
Beloved brethren, without the Spirit-led knowledge of Bible prophecy in your life, you are a drifting ship in a mighty storm with no rudder or anchor!
When you know where you’re going, you can see the destination, and see the obstacles. Bible prophecy gives you that knowledge.