Yeshua Alive and Well in the Tanakh

 Michael Heiser does such a good job here and I found it to be very confirming of stuff that God was showing my son directly, before he ever listened to it.

So...enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Duzl3h6z3U

A Start on the Times of the End

 On a practical level, the local body of the Messiah of Israel, must be in unity (corporate humility). They must be in total dependence on the Spirit, the gifts, the character traits will be needed moment to moment. Gentile believers, as the Japheth branch must, absolutely must put aside all ambition, no building your own kingdom. Gentile believers must be broken over the the fact that the chosen people have been temporarily blinded "for their sake".  That truth is meant to put us in the frame of mind and heart to be servants to the beloved of God.. When Israel as an ethnic people group, the sons of Abraham, chosen by God, come into their unwavering call, then, and only then are the blessings of God released on all creation. The ambition of the gentile, Japheth, people to build a kingdom is only realized when they bow, in humility to enter the blessing of the tent of Shem, Abraham's seed. Oh the depth of the wisdom of the God of Israel.

As we approach the last "week" of years (7 years) of this evil age, what are we to be watching for? How can we display the glory of the God of Israel to tell the end from the beginning. He has spoken to us through the scriptures, but revelation from His very own Spirit, and a constant humble seeking in tandem with other believers is a necessity. 

Beware of the Spirit that separates and places a "prophet" outside of the body, outside of accountability, outside of the benefit of submitting their words to others. I have seen this too many times to count and it ends badly every time.

Here are some of the names that I know helped shape my continually growing understanding.   Art Katz, Phil Haney, Reggie Kelly, Mark Klafter, Tom Quinlan, Phil Norcom, Travis Bennet, Phil Norcom, Julie Trommeter, Steve Wright, Marty Wright, Laura Bean, John DeVincent, Richard Workman, Rich Show, Joe Braun, Dane Burnworth, Allen Cowie, Jonathon Jonas, Susan Skidmore, Wray Skidmore, Jaime Curtis, Kristin Murray, Derek Prince, and really too many to mention.

I do think the time has come to put some of my understanding in a slightly organized post.

Israel has to be a political entity with borders and an army. It is. This nation has to be at enough peace with its neighbors to be able to rebuild the temple of God. The agreement that allows for Israel to rebuild the temple has numerous leaders who endorse it. They are not "for" Israel, but this is a ruse to buy time. One of these leaders who signs on is the anti-christ in his beginning stages of formation. He is a leader who arose, being in charge of only a tiny people.  He also arises from the north of Israel, modern day Syria. This is key because it eliminates most of the people who are being talked about by those people who are ringing "false alarms of the prophetic." His comings and goings are played out in Daniel 11:21 to the end of the chapter, it is not specific enough for me to follow it, but we can use this as a template for his actions as things become more clear.

At some point two very specific things happen to clearly and undeniably identify the anti-christ. The final 7 years are divided into two periods of 3 and 1/2 years by an event where the anti-christ having overcome military resistance is able to stand in the recently built temple and declare himself to be God. As far as I can tell the other event does not have a time marker, but the anti-christ sustains a wound to his head and his arm, that should have been fatal but he recovers, "resurrects" and is worshipped for this and for the signs that the false prophet is doing. The false prophet is only identifiable when he starts doing these false signs/miracles to proclaim the greatness of the anti-christ. I think it is folly to try to identify the false prophet at this stage and I really don't see anything to be gained by such speculation.

In studying Revelation fairly thoroughly, it seems to me the "mark of the beast" that enables one to buy and sell is not something you will come upon by accident. You will know when you take the mark that you are choosing to worship the anti-christ and rejecting the help and protection of the God of Israel. The current microchip trend is ominous and may be used by the anti-christ to make his plans easier, but no current microchip is in itself the mark of the beast, in my opinion.

I will post again on this, but this is a good "start".  Please comment or message me on facebook, let's help each other out.

Prayers Appreciated

 I want to focus on a simple "end times" scenario, so that people can see the accuracy of scripture as it plays out.  May the Sovereign God of Israel who knows the end from the beginning, get the glory.

Samson, Naboth, and Loving Not Their Lives Unto the Death

 There is a place in the plan of the Sovereign God of Israel where the most important thing is the glory of God and the temporary happenings in this evil age are given second place. 

Samson, a man who is in the "Hall of Faith" in Hebrews 11 basically committed suicide at the end of his life and was not spared.

Naboth was stoned by his neighbors and was not spared.

Many martyrs will "love not their lives to the death" at the close of this evil age.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS7vml271Ts&list=RDGS7vml271Ts&start_radio=1

Keith Green to obey is better than sacrifice 

Isaiah 49

 Pausing my life on this chapter. Letting the Lord speak to me. Receiving encouragement directly from Him. Words like this have power and life. "...Because the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you." "For they shall not be put to shame who wait and hope expectantly for Me."  The lesson, the comfort, the hope is all wrapped up in, His presence is with us.  

Naboth's Neighbors

 1 Kings 21 has the story of Naboth, and the King and Queen of Israel.

The King wants Naboth's vineyard, but it belongs to his family and is given by God to his family so he rightly states, "No, thank you."

The King complains and whines and the Queen, sick of his whining takes matters into her hands and sends a letter in his name to the leaders of his town, the town that he lives in, Naboth's neighbors for his whole life and tells them to set him up, lie about him and stone him...and they do it.

I consider them the real villains of this story. Rather than stand up to the King and Queen they "rolled over" and killed their neighbor. 

Naboth was not rescued by God. Elijah the prophet appears and gives the word of the Lord that is later fulfilled to the letter as it always is, the King and Queen do not get away with it, but may God keep us from being like Naboth's neighbors. 

"It Is His Angel"

 Acts 12:13-16  "When he knocked on the door of the entrance gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer. ¹⁴ Although she recognized Peter’s voice, out of joy she did not open the gate but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate. ¹⁵ They said to her, “You’re crazy!” But she kept insisting it was so. But they were saying, “It is his angel.”

¹⁶ But Peter kept on knocking. When they opened the gate, they saw him and were amazed!"

 

Been praying for years for an event that happened yesterday and I spent the whole day the same as the people who had gathered to pray for Peter in prison.  "No way, he can't be out of prison, our prayers don't work like that."

He can't be here, maybe "It is his angel."

Oh me of little faith.