John 16:13-14 (Amplified) says, "But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the truth giving Spirit comes), He will guide you into all the truth (the whole, full truth) For He will not speak His Own message (on His Own authority) but He will tell whatever He hears (from the Father). (He will give the message that has been given to Him) He will announce and give to you the things that are to come (that will happen in the future) He will honor and glorify Me, because He will take of (receive, draw upon) what is Mine and will reveal (declare, disclose, transmit) it to you."
It is imperative that in this day and hour we learn to lean on and listen to the Voice of the Spirit of God. This is the time and hour of the coming of the Lord. This is the dispensation of the climax of the age. Jesus is due to return for His bride at any time. Many will scoff at this word like they did in Bethlehem. Many will say that nothing has changed, just like they did in times past. 1Thessalonians 5:4-8 (Amplified) tells us, "You are not in (given up to the power of) darkness, brethren, for that day to overtake you by surprise like a thief. For you are all sons of Light and sons of the Day, We do not belong either to the night or to darkness accordingly then, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us keep wide awake (alert, watchful, cautious, and on guard) and let us be sober (calm, collected, and circumspect)." Verses 7-8 go on, "For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk, get drunk at night. But we belong to the day; therefore, let us be sober and put on the breastplate (corset) of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation."
Jesus told of certain signs and events that would precede His coming. Like no other, this generation has seen those signs come to pass. Jesus said that the, "Generation who sees these signs come to pass will not pass away before they see His return." We've watched so many things in the last fifty years pointing to the time of His coming.
We see the world around us growing darker and darker, but we also see a great harvest being reaped. America has been protected from many of the things that have come upon our brethren in other countries. The greatest thing facing our country is mediocrity. We seem oblivious to the changes occurring in our own nation. It hasn't come by battle, but by compromise. We've allowed things to occur here that I never dreamed could happen. Our government has become God in their own eyes. It has been making changes by vote that should have been subdued by prayer.
There are many who accuse me of being an alarmist for stating such things or believe I'm a fanatic. If you are a Christian at all, then you must know that Jesus said He was coming back. Did we think that this wasn't true? We always believed that it was for another generation, but that generation has to come at one time or another.
As we watched a nation being born in one day (in 1948, the Balfour Declaration birthed the Nation of Israel was extinction), the time clock began counting down. We saw the Holy City of Jerusalem was delivered back into Israeli control after the end of the six day war for the first time in two thousand years, just like Jesus said it would be. Jesus also said that the generation that sees these things come to pass, would not pass away until they see His coming. I am part of that generation and I'm looking for His coming.
The Holy Spirit is preparing the Church for His return even now. Revelation knowledge is being broadcast throughout all the Church, if we "have ears to hear what the Spirit is saying. I'm not about to set a time or date for His coming...other than to say it's soon. We, the Church, have a job to do that we've never faced before. We are to reap the End-Time Harvest for the Father. The Lord has prepared technology for these times so that God's Word can be broadcast into places you may never see. The Word can go forth in power by the airways in countries where minister, Priests and Christians are martyred.
This great end time revival or awakening (reviving the world to life and the Church to awaken) is already underway. This is the time to heed the Voice of the Holy Spirit and get your life and house in order and prepare for Jesus' return. If we've been asleep, then it's time to awaken and draw near to Him. Remember back to when you first got saved. Rekindle that flame in your life. Dedicate yourself to spending more time in the Word and listen to the Teacher, the Holy Spirit.
I know there must be a quickening in your spirit that has been there for some time. We might not have recognized what it was for awhile, but now you know that your spirit sense and knows of His coming. The Holy Spirit, in your spirit, knows the Mind of Christ.
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