💥 When we encounter problems and turn to God, HE helps us

Pam Padgett, member of the body of Christ 

 

Proverbs 3:5-7 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge HIM, and HE shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

A few months ago during a routine dental cleaning, a dentist told me there was decay under a bridge in my mouth and that the bridge would need to be removed, the decay removed, and another bridge made. This was the first time I had seen that dentist. A few days later, he filled a small cavity in another tooth, and that procedure was so painful that I didn't want him to do the extensive work needed for the bridge.

So I prayed and asked God to help me find a dentist to do this work. I landed up going to 3 other dentists for consultations about the bridge. With each of them, it was like my eyes were opened to a problem ... except the 3rd dentist and I scheduled an appointment for him to do this work.

The appointment to have the bridge and decay removed was earlier this week.  For several days before the appointment, I kept feeling this was going to be a major amount of work, more than anticipated, and had prayed many times over the appointment. I wasn't led to cancel the appointment, but it was strongly in my heart to pray for this dentist, asking God to give the dentist wisdom and skill as he worked in my mouth, and that the dentist would do everything needed but nothing that was not needed.

I very much liked the way this dentist worked. He told me to let him know if I felt anything, that he didn't want there to be any pain at all. I feel the same way!

It turned out that the decay was far more extensive than x-rays had shown, and he had to do a lot more work than initially thought. He explained to me what he had found and needed to do, then continued working calmly and patiently, not rushing, and quietly hummed as he worked. And it wasn't painful to me.

As he worked, I was reminded of how I had felt this was going to be a major procedure and had been led to pray for the dentist. I have no doubt this was from the Holy Spirit and it comforted me to know this.

Also, the decay was so extensive that that tooth can no longer be used to support a new bridge. The dentist was able to secure a temporary bridge and gave some options for how to proceed for a permanent solution. (Each option has pro's and con's which he discussed.)

So I've been praying, asking God for wisdom in making this decision.

James 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, That giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 

 

I'm so thankful we can turn to God when various problems of this life come up, knowing HE knows the best way for us to go and is able to communicate that to us.  

 

 

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💥 Podcast: The role of the elect of God as we wait for the coming of Jesus

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on April 25, 2022) 

 

This world today is active and violent in trying to accomplish their purposes, none of which have anything to do with us, the elect of God, as we wait for Jesus to return.

The apostate churches are big and powerful looking, but their power is of man and not of God.

The elect of God, those individuals to whom God has revealed HIMSELF, do not seem to have any power when it comes to the world or to the apostate churches.  But our hope is in God!  God is power. 

The apostle Peter told us what we are to be diligent to do as we wait for the return of Jesus.

2 Peter 3:14  Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.

Being in peace does not in any way mean we support the apostate churches today, nor do we support the works of the world which go against that which we read in the Bible.  If we try to appease either the world or the apostate churches, we will be in danger of going down with them at the judgment of Christ.

When they try to come among us as they speak contrary doctrines and tell of their many "good" works, we simply remain steadfast in the upholding of doctrines of the Bible and I have found they no longer want to come "visit" with me and they don't want personal conversations with me so I remain waiting in peace, untroubled by them.

Many times I have sent the word of God to various church goers, Catholics, Church of Christ, Baptists, non-denominational ... and they have stayed away from me en-mass. (continuing in their denominations)  while I continue in the peace of the word given me by God, continuing to exhort the elect of God through Internet by blog and Podcasts.

Recently there was a brief moment of attempted communication between me and a Catholic woman.  But a great wall seems to exist keeping us from fleshly "fellowship" that we might have pursued, left to our own devices.  God spared me!  She said, "I'll call you this weekend."  I called on God asking HIM to "help me".  There was no phone call that weekend.

Our flesh does get stirred up as we desire to renew communications with them, but how can light fellowship with darkness?  It is not possible.

Only when we are truly one Spirit are we able to fellowship as the elect of God.

When we are the elect of God, born again, and they are the church goers, there is a great gulf between us.

Amos 3:3   Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

So we continue our wait for the return of Jesus speaking to the elect of God.

It seems important at this point in time for us to differentiate between the elect of God and the church goers.

Jesus is coming to gather the elect of God to HIMSELF.

Matthew 24:30-31  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And HE shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

If the church goers become born again by the Spirit of God, then we are one Spirit with them and we are all the elect as we await for Jesus, and in some individual cases this could happen.  But I doubt this will happen with entire church groups.

The elect will never be able to share with the church goers because we are different spirits, although we will speak as led by the Holy Spirit given the opportunity to speak.  (After I speak I see them withdraw.)

We cannot pretend to have fellowship with this world or with the church goers who do not have the Spirit of God else we are continually troubled by them.

Light and darkness cannot co-exist.

But we can be at peace away from them, putting our trust in God.

2 Corinthians 6

14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be MY people.

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you,

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Galatians 5:16-18  This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

 

17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

 

18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

 

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1 John 2:5  But whoso keepeth HIS word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in HIM.

 

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1 Corinthians 6:12  All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient (proper; necessary; suitable): all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

 

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1 Peter 5:7  Casting all your care upon HIM; for HE careth for you.

 

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Philippians 4:6-7  Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

 

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Psalm 139:23-24  Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

 

24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

 

  

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💥 Colossians 2 (Reading through Bible)

 

 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 

² That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

³ In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

⁴ And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

⁵ For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

⁶ As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him:

(We received Jesus by faith ... walk in faith in everything, trusting in God always by faith in God.)

⁷ Rooted and built up in Him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

⁸ Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

⁹ For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

¹⁰ And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power:

¹¹ In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 

¹² Buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with Him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised Him from the dead. 

¹³ And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
¹⁴ Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross;

¹⁵ And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

¹⁶ Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

¹⁷ Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

¹⁸ Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
¹⁹ And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

²⁰ Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, ²¹ (Touch not; taste not; handle not; ²² Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

²³ Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

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💥 Amazing Grace

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1.   Amazing grace!
how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch; like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

2.  ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!

3.  The Lord hath promised good to me,
His WORD my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

4.  When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.

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Music for this hymn downloaded at:  hymnal.net

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Scriptures pertaining to this hymn:

v. 2 ... ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear:  By the grace of God, we are taught to fear God and to honor the Word of God. 

Psalm 111:10    The fear of the Lord (The Word) is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do HIS commandments:

When we fear God above all others, we will obey God above our own selves and above all others.  

We honor the Bible, by doing the Word of God, the Holy scriptures.

II Timothy 3:16-17     All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

v. 2 ... And grace my fears relieved:  By the grace of God we have the solution to our problem brought to our minds by God by His Spirit, and when we hear from God, by HIS Spirit, our fears and doubts and dreads vanish as we believe, and focus on, that Word brought to our minds by HIS Spirit.

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Romans 4:1-6     What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 

Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 

Romans 4:13-15    For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.  (Believing what God has said and that which Jesus has done.)

For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

(We can try to follow the law but fail to be saved by our works in trying to follow the law.  Instead we believe in the worthiness of Jesus and HIS blood for our salvation.  We are worthy only through that which Jesus did.)

16  Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

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Revelation 5    And I saw in the right hand of HIM that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.  

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

And HE came and took the book out of the right hand of HIM that sat upon the throne.

And when HE had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

And they sung a new song, saying, THOU art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for THOU wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by THY blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;  And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;  Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 

And the four beasts said, Amen. 

And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped Him that liveth for ever and ever.

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Hebrews 9:22    without shedding of blood is no remission.

God showed it to me this way:  

"You didn't shed your own blood to pay for your sins.  But Jesus shed HIS blood to pay for your sins."

Therefore when I recall that which I have done in past, and am ashamed, I focus on HIS blood which paid for that sin.

I can't do anything by my own works to pay for my sin, but by faith I believe in the power of Jesus' blood to pay for the wrong I have done and as I believe in Jesus and what HE did, I am freed from those thoughts concerning my past sins.

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💥 Podcast: The apostasy churches killed Jesus by removing HIS Word from the church, and Jesus will destroy these churches with the brightness of HIS coming when HE returns to gather HIS elect

 

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on April 11, 2022) 

 

II Thessalonians 2:8  And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:

God will destroy the world, but Jesus will destroy the churches who "fell away" from various scriptures when HE comes.

This is justice because it was the antichrist churches who removed portion of scripture eliminating Jesus, the Word, destroying Jesus, in their churches.

When they removed scriptures and set up another doctrine other than the doctrine of Christ, they removed the restraint which had been keeping antichrist out of the churches.

II Thessalonians 2:3-4   NASB   No one is to deceive you in any way! For it (the return of Jesus) will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

6 And you know what restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only HE (Jesus The Word) who now restrains will do so until He is removed.  8 Then that lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;

Paul warned the elders in Ephesus:

Acts 20:29-30  For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

They "killed" Jesus in the churches when they removed scripture and changed the meaning of the scriptures.

So it is justice that Jesus would be the one who destroys those church groups, which HE will do, with the brightness of HIS coming.

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The apostate churches removed many scripture such as the following:

Matthew 5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

They sanctioned adultery inside of their own church groups by removal of scripture.

And the people in the congregations loved it that way.

I Corinthians 7:39  The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

They did not hold to the instruction given to the church by the Holy Bible.

Thus they killed Jesus and denied HIS shed blood by denying HIS doctrines.

Jesus will destroy them with the brightness of HIS coming.

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And in the day of judgment they will be turned away by Jesus.

Matthew 7:21-27   Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

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Revelation 16:5-6   And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

As the Jews hung Jesus on a cross shedding the blood of Jesus, the churches of the apostasy today killed Jesus, The Word, by removing scriptures and changing the doctrines of those scriptures allowing sin in the churches today and destroying themselves and their congregations, crucifying Jesus afresh.

Jesus will destroy them, these church groups of the apostasy, with the brightness of HIS coming in the day of the Lord when Jesus returns to gather HIS elect.

 

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

James 4:7  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  

 

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1 Peter 1:3-5  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to HIS abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

 

4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

 

5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

 

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Psalm 33:20-22  Our soul waiteth for the Lord: HE is our help and our shield.

 

21 For our heart shall rejoice in HIM, because we have trusted in HIS holy name.

 

22 Let THY mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in THEE.

 

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Proverbs 30:5  Every word of God is pure: HE is a shield unto them that put their trust in HIM.

 

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Galatians 1:3-5 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

 

4 WHO gave HIMSELF for our sins, that HE might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

 

5 To WHOM be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

 

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Proverbs 3:5-7  Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge HIM, and HE shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

 

  

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💥 Colossians 1 (Reading through Bible)

 

 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

² To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse:

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
⁴ Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

⁵ For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

⁶ Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

⁷ As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; ⁸ Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

⁹ For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

¹⁰ That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

¹¹ Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

¹² Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son:

¹⁴ In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

¹⁵ Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

¹⁶ For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him:

¹⁷ And HE is before all things, and by Him all things consist.

¹⁸ And He is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence.

¹⁹ For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell;

²⁰ And, having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

²¹ And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath He reconciled, ²² In the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in His sight: ²³ If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

²⁴ Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for His body's sake, which is the church:

²⁵ Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

²⁶ Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to His saints: ²⁷ To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

²⁸ Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

²⁹ Whereunto I also labour, striving according to His working, which worketh in me mightily.

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💥 Podcast: Before Jesus returns to gather HIS elect

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on July 27, 2021) 

 

We know by the Bible, certain things must happen before Jesus returns for the elect of God.

* There will be wars and rumors of wars and famines, pestilences, and earthquakes.

Matthew 24:6-9  Jesus says:  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.  For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.  All these are the beginning of sorrows.

WWII was the worst war in the history of civilization according to Winston Churchill in his book The Gathering Storm.  (Chapter 1)

So far as pestilences, we've never seen anything like Coronavirus of 2020.  There have been many pestilences in times past, but never before a pestilence that covered the entire world.  

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* According to the apostle Paul, before Jesus returns there has to be a "falling away" where churches depart from some scriptures and antichrist moves into the church groups and the apostasy comes into the churches.

2 Thessalonians 2

3-4  KJV  ... Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day (of the Lord) shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

In 1982, God said to me:  "The falling away are not people leaving the churches, but the falling away are the church leaving the scriptures."

In NASB the "falling away" is called "the apostasy". v3 No one is to deceive you in any way! For it (the day of the Lord) will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

The apostasy had to come into the churches before Jesus could return for the elect of God.

6-8  NASB  6 And you know what restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only HE who now restrains will do so until HE is removed. 8 Then that lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate with the breath of HIS mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of HIS coming;

In 2015, God called to my mind the word "restrains":  I found this in the above scripture of NASB.

I asked God, "What is it that restrains antichrist?"  

Instantly I heard, "Jesus, The Word, keeps antichrist out of the churches."

 

And my understanding was opened by God.  "When churches remove portions of scriptures or change scriptures, they remove Jesus (The Word) from the church and antichrist enters ... for only the scriptures, The Word which is Jesus, can keep antichrist out of the churches."

And I knew this is what I had been seeing in churches for the past 40 years when pastors changed scriptures and were not ashamed of that which they had done when I talked with them about this.  

Some even admitted to me that the thing they had just taught was not in the Bible and they had just made it up.  But there was no shame.

In the end, in Revelation, we read even when the plagues were sent by God, they would not repent but they cursed God because of those plagues.

Revelation 16:9  And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give HIM glory.

And then I understood what I had been seeing pastors do from the time I was born again in 1975, in the first church I went to after being born again. 

(That pastor was teaching tongues were of the devil ... while in the Bible Paul said, "forbid not to speak with tongues."  I Corinthians 14:39)

The apostasy was already taking place in the churches in 1975, and even centuries before as denominations broke away from the Holy Bible and set up their own groups, eliminating scriptures as they chose to do and installing religious symbols not prescribed by Bible.

This had to happen before Jesus could return for the elect, according to the apostle Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:3.

And the breaking away from Bible grew worse and worse as the time continued through the centuries.

2 Timothy 3  Paul says:  1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come ... 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away ... 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth ... 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

To the end of this earth, church denominations will continue setting up their own doctrines and departing from portions of scripture in the Holy Bible and will grow worse and worse.  

Jesus will destroy the apostate church groups when HE returns to gather HIS elect.

II Thessalonians 2:8-10   And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:

9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

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*  Another thing that had to happen before Jesus could return for the elect is the gospel had to be taught through all the world.

Matthew 24:14  Jesus says:  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.

I believe we have seen this by Internet as well as by individuals who have spoken the gospel to all nations.

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The great tribulation of God comes:

Jesus says:

Matthew 24:29-31   Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And HE shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

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When we are taken into heaven to meet Jesus:

2 Thessalonians 4:13-18   But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede/go before) them which are asleep.

16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

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The apostle Peter tells us what we should do as we wait for the return of Jesus:

2 Peter 3:14   Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.

We keep ourselves in peace, without spot and blameless while we wait for the return of Jesus.

We must not allow ourselves to be troubled by the apostate churches nor by the evil of those in this present world.  For that will consume us.

We must avoid those people and things that steal peace and cause us to depart from peace and joy of the Word of God.

And we must not join them in the evil by rejecting the scriptures which would allow antichrist into our own selves.

Matthew 24:12-13  Jesus says:  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.

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Proverbs 4:25  Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.  

 

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1 John 5:3  For this is the love of God, that we keep HIS commandments: and HIS commandments are not grievous.

 

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Psalm 111:2-4  The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

 

3 HIS work is honourable and glorious: and HIS righteousness endureth for ever.

 

4 HE hath made HIS wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

 

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Ecclesiastes 7:9  Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

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Romans 12:17-18  Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 

 

18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

 

  

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💥 Philippians 4 (Reading through Bible)

 

 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

² I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

³ And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

⁵ Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

⁶ Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

⁷ And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

⁸ Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

⁹ Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

¹⁰ But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

¹¹ Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.  ¹² I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

¹³ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

¹⁴ Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.

¹⁵ Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
¹⁶ For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
¹⁷ Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

¹⁸ But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

¹⁹ But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

²⁰ Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

²¹ Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.
²² All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household.

²³ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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💥 Podcast: Make ourselves think on these things:

 

(This podcast was previously published on July 26, 2021) 

 

We do have control over our mind.  We can make ourselves think of God and HIS Word.

The apostle Paul tells us:

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

John 17:17  Jesus says, in prayer to God:  Sanctify them through THY truth: THY word is truth.

John 18:37   Every one that is of the truth heareth MY voice.

Ephesians 4:21   If so be that ye have heard HIM, and have been taught by HIM, as the truth is in Jesus: (in The Word)

* Think on those things God did for HIS people in the Bible (especially in the Old Testament) and also think on those things God has done for you personally in this life, strengthening your faith in God and going forth in peace and joy from God.

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💥 Scriptures:

 

John 14:27  Jesus says  Peace I leave with you, MY peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

 

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Philippians 4:13  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

 

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Psalm 84:11-12  For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will HE withhold from them that walk uprightly.

 

12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in THEE.

 

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Psalm 47:8  God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of HIS holiness.

 

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Romans 8:28  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.

 

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1 Corinthians 11:31-32  For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

 

32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
 

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Proverbs 17:15  He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

 

  

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💥 Philippians 3 (Reading through the Bible)

 

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord.

To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe

² Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

³ For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

⁴ Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:

⁵ Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; ⁶ Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

⁷ But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

⁸ Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

⁹ And be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

¹⁰ That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death;

¹¹ If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

¹² Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

¹³ Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
¹⁴ I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵ Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

¹⁶ Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

¹⁷ Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

¹⁸ (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: ¹⁹ Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

²⁰ For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

²¹ Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself.

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