The first part of this article showed the possibility that the saints would be with God in heaven above. So to continue:-
And the Psalms contain interesting passages about being hidden in Yahweh's tabernacle. Notice Ps. 27:4-5:
One thing have I desired of Yahweh, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the House of Yahweh [surely this is not speaking of the earthly Temple, any more than "in My Father's House" (John 14:1) is] all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Yahweh.
For in time of trouble (Heb. rah = evil) He shall hide me in His Pavilion (Heb. succah = tent): in the secrecy of His Tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall lift me up on a rock. And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; therefore will I offer sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Yahweh.
With hi-tech infrared and satellite detection devices today, the only way for us to have secrecy is miraculous, via Christ's glorious anointing, or being in Heaven.
Yahweh said in John 14:2-3:
In My Father's House are many dwelling places. But if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you; I am coming again, and will receive you to Myself (Second Coming), so that where I am, you may also be. And WHERE I GO YOU KNOW and THE WAY YOU KNOW.
It is interesting that, in the Jewish nuptial custom, the groom, with little notice, shows up at the Bride's house, and escorts her BACK TO HIS FATHER'S HOUSE, where they spend 7 days consummating the marriage before coming outside to join in the marriage festivities. It is not we who shall go out to escort Yahweh to earth, but He who will rescue His bride from the travail of the 5th seal, and escort her to the city of Elohim in heaven [after we rendezvous in the air (1 Thes. 4:16-17)].
The seven days of the Jewish wedding feast would correspond to our being up in heaven (the Father's house) from the resurrection at the 6th seal to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb in Rev.19:7, a seven year period. In the parable of the Wedding Feast (Matt. 22)--if we may derive any literal truth from it--there is indication that the Heavenly Father will be present(v.11) at the heavenly Marriage Supper. More about that passage later.
Other related passages in the Psalms include Ps.31:19-20:
O how great is thy goodness, which You have laid up for them that fear Thee; which You have wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men! You shall hide them in the secret of Thy presence (Heb. paneem="face") away from the pride of man: You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion (Heb. succah = a tent, or tabernacle) from the strife of tongues.
The word "secret" (Heb. cithrah) is also used in Ps.91:1, where it is talking about the Elect dwelling under the shadow of His wings, in the secret place of the Most High.
Finally, we come to Rev.19:1, where we will see some wonderful new truth:
I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Halleluyah; Salvation, glory, and honour, and power, unto Yahweh our God.
Verse one's "much people" is, in Greek, ochlos pollon megalen, which is an adverbial enhancement of Rev. 7:9's ochlos pollus. There, it is rendered "a great multitude." Megalen means "great", pollus means "very" or "much" and ochlos means "a crowd, or multitude".
In other words, Rev.19:1 should have been rendered "a very great multitude" in order to show its similarity to the Greek phrase rendered "a great multitude" in Rev. 7:9. So if the Gentile converts in Rev. 7:9 are uncountable by any man, how much greater is the number spoken of seven years later in Rev.19:1?
How do we account for the increase? Answer. By a multiple number of "catching-ups" (Greek is haroazo, used in I Th. 4:17; 11 Cor.12:2,4; Rev.12:5) to heaven during the period between the 6th seal and the 7th vial, to which we alluded earlier in this paper. Much of this increase will probably come from left-behind remnants of Yah's church who repent as a result of 1) their ordeal in the wilderness 2) seeing the horrific plagues, and 3) the moral dilemma presented by their need to reject the Mark.
Some will be caught up at the mid-point when the Two Witnesses are told to "Come up hither." There is, at least, one other gathering of repentant, watchful believers at the time just prior to the 7th vial (Rev.16:15-16).
As I pointed out in my 6 page paper on THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT, the final seven years of this age represent not only the transition between man's kingdoms and the Kingdom of our Lord Yahshua but the ultimate case of Yahweh delivering mankind to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that the spirits [of individuals] might be saved in The Day of our LordYahshua the Messiah (1 Cor.5:5). While the record is not encouraging [see Rev.16:11 "Because of their pains and sores they blasphemed the God of heaven, and repented not of their deeds."], no doubt the 14 stages of judgment seen in Revelation represent increasing severity for the purpose of bringing about repentance.
It is perhaps axiomatic that some people repent only when there is a certain amount of pain combined with awareness of Yahweh's point of view. In Rev.19, John describes the heavenly scene begun in verse 1. Verse 4:
And the 24 elders and the 4 beasts fell down and worshipped Elohim that sat upon the throne, saying "Ahmein, Halleluyah!" And a voice came out of the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all ye servants of His, and you that fear Him, both small and great." "And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters (Rev. 17:15 says 'the waters which you saw are peoples, and multitudes, and nations.')... saying,
Halleluyah, for Yahweh Elohim the Omnipotent has reigned. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him: for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb has come [ie. "has arrived" finally].
At this point in the grand story of Revelation the very great multitudes are about to end their stay in heaven, having been trained and equipped for conquering the kings of the earth (Rev. 19:14,19). They are about to mount white horses, clothed in fine white linen (v.14), and follow Yahshua from heaven (v.11) to make war on the nations gathered against Jerusalem (see vss. 11,15,19 cp. with Joel 3, Zech. 14).
The Marriage Supper in Heaven is in all probability a Passover meal. Yahshua referred to this when He said:
I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again, until it (Passover) is fulfilled in the Kingdom of Elohim.(Luke 22:15-16)
Brethren, the Marriage Supper of the Lamb is the PINNACLE EVENT of the Ages, to which Yahwey the Father and Yahshua have looked forward all these long, dark stretches of time! What kind of light do we put the Father in when we leave Him out of this picture? Is it rational to think the Father will not be in attendance at His own Son's wedding?
Likewise, it is a gross misrepresentation of the heart of Yahweh for us to imply that He would not be present personally to give His own daughter's hand in marriage, ie. the virgin daughter of Zion, the Elect.( The Twelve Tribes)
That is why I believe Matt. 22 is not just a parable, but a prophecy that the Father will literally fulfill:
The Kingdom of Heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for His Son. (V.11)--But when the king came in to see the guests, He noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
There is, however, an even more timely message in this parable and the similar one in Luke 14. The Father is sending forth His servants to "call them that were BIDDEN TO THE WEDDING. And they would not come." The Greek word translated "bidden" is a form of kaleo, meaning "to invite or call". It is the root of ekklesia, the Greek word translated "church". Yahweh is inviting and calling many out of (Gr. ek) this kosmos, the system, culture, laws, and the religions of mankind. But few are actually coming out, because of a lack of motivation and fear, and due to poor instruction from pastors. [By the way, in the LXX ekklesia' is used throughout for the congregation of Israel and the tent of meeting.]
Kaleo is used in Luke 14 and Matt. 22 to refer to the BIDDEN ONES who refuse, at the end of man's Age, to come to the WEDDING FEAST. This is a grievous warning to the end-time Church. Yahshua told His disciples several times that many are called, but few are CHOSEN, ie. few actually come out of Babylon (Rev. 18:4). The cares of this life, the pride of life, the lust of the eyes and flesh, all manage somehow to choke out the whole hearted pursuit of eternal life (Greek = life into the Age, the Millennium).
The truth of the matter is that (most of ) the Church (the twelve tribes) is scoffing and making light of the King's servants handing out the Wedding Invitations, treating them spitefully, slandering them, and even killing some. But after all, isn't it a presumptuous for someone to declare to the churches, "All things are now ready. Come to the Wedding!" (Mt. 22:4)?
No, not really. Not if one believes that Yahweh has set prophets and apostles in His assembly (Eph. 4:11-12), and that He operates the same today as yesterday. Remember, the Bible means what it says:
The secret of Yahweh is with them that fear Him (Ps. 25:14), and "a wise man's heart discerns both Time and Judgment. (Eccl.8:5)
Surely (Yahweh will do NOTHING, but reveals His secret to His servants the prophets(Amos 3:8). And all members (of the Body of Christ) have the same office... Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith. (Rom. 12:5-6)
Matt. 24:36 should read, But of that day or hour no man has seen or known... but My Father only. [He can make it known, and will, the scriptures indicate.]
John 16:15-- "All things that the Father has are mine: therefore I said, that the Spirit shall take of mine, and show it to you ... He (Yahweh)will guide you into all truth (v.13)."
In Jer. 33:3--Yahweh says: "Thus saith Yahweh, the maker of it, Yahweh who formed it, in order to establish it; Yahweh is His Name: Call to me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great and hidden things, which you knew not."
Isa. 45:1 1: Thus saith Yahweh, the holy One of Israel, and his Maker, "Ask of Me things to come concerning My sons, and concerning the Work of My hands command ye Me."
John 15:15-- "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what His Lord is doing, but I have called you friends: for all things that I have heard of, My Father I have made known unto you."
Rev. 3:3-- "So remember the teaching you have received, obey it and repent. If you. do not wake up and watch, I shall come upon you like a thief, and you will not know what hour I am coming on you."
So many false prophets have arisen, saying, "The time draws near" (Lk. 21:8), who proved false. And yet even this was given as a sign of the Second Coming by Yahshua in the Olivet Prophecy (see Matt. 24:5, 11, 24-25)! Truly I say to you, though fifty false deceivers come and go in your life, you will still be held accountable by Yahweh for recognizing and receiving His prophets Who He sends in His Name. (Matt.10:40-41)
And so the cry goes out at this very late moment in Time. "Do not return to your farms and your merchandise, but go about the Father's business. The Bridegroom cometh, Go ye out to meet Him." Plow up your fallow ground (personal assets) and go forth bearing precious seed into the streets and lanes of the city (Luke 14:21 Bid the lame, the halt, the blind, and the poor to His Supper. Compel both the good and the bad to come immediately as wedding guests to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
We definitely need to fulfill Daniel 12:3-4, which should be translated properly:
And they that make wise (teachers of others) shall warn (Heb. is zahar, to warn) as the warning of the atmosphere (see Luke 12:54-57), and those justifying many are as the stars for the eon (Age) and beyond. Now you Daniel, stop up the words and seal the scroll till the era of the end, when many shall swerve as evil Will increase. (Concordant Version)
And take the time to practice being in His presence before His face, worshipping Him with your voice, your hands, your whole being. Learn to adore and appreciate Him for Who He is, and all He has done for you and your family.
Turn to Luke 13:23:
Then said one unto Him, "Lord, are there few that be saved?" And He said to him, "Strain to enter in at the narrow gate: For many, I say to you will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the Master of the House (The Father) is risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord open to us!" And He shall answer and say to you "I do not know you from whence you are."
Then you will begin to say, "We ate and drank before You and You taught in our streets." And He will say, tell you, I do not know you, where are you from Stand back from Me, all you workers unrighteousness. "There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you shall see Abraham Isaac, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom Elohim, but you being thrust outside. And they shall come from the East, and from the West, from the North and from the South, and shall sit down in the Kingdom of Elohim.
This is speaking of the gathering of the Elect from the four corners of the globe at the Second Coming. Mark 13:27 says:
And then shall He send His angels, and shall gather together His Elect out of the four winds, out of (ek) the uttermost part of the earth, to the uttermost part of heaven.
Do not expect a more formal or certain Wedding Invitation to the Marriage
Supper of the Lamb. The vast majority in the churches--Sabbath-keeping or Sunday
keeping--will not be ready, sad to say. The return of Yashua will come as a thief in the night, just as the floods did in Noah's
day. Graciously, [as per Rev.12:6] Yahshua has places prepared for them in
wilderness areas, where He will:
1. See to it their old shepherds are no longer in charge
(Eze.20:36-38, and chap. 34:).
2. Humble them, prove them, and see what is in their hearts (Deut. 8:2)
3. Determine whether they will walk in all His commandments, or not. 4. Feed, nourish, and protect them from the worst of THE DAY OF
YAHWEH.
Now to Him who is able to keep you from failing, and to present you faultless
before the presence (His face) of His glory with exceeding joy. To the only wise
Elohim our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power,
both now and into the Age to come. Halleluyah and Amen!
In Yahshua's name
anone
Editors comments.
We would like to thank anone for sending us his article and for opening
up our mind on this topic.( And for the phone call)
So when Christ comes for the second time he will NOT stand
that very same day on the Mount of Olives.
1 Thess. 4:17 is associated with the first resurrection and the lifting up of
the (changed) Saints to Heaven.
Zech. 14:4-5 is associated with the DAY OF THE LORD ( verse 1) and a gigantic
earthquake in the Jerusalem area as Christs feet STAND ON THE EARTH; which comes
a little later.
Will we know when 1 Thess 4:17 happens?-----YES
Everyone living will be fully aware of the
event. First Christ will be visible in the clouds. Second everyone will
hear a LOUD TRUMPET SOUND and a shout from Christ. Thirdly there will be a very
visible raising up of and changing of people who have obeyed Christ, the Logos;
This will be one of the most scariest times on earth for those
remaining especially the Catholic Church as the following prophecy has NOT YET
HAPPENED.
Luke 17:34-37 I tell you, in that night there shall be two
men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be take,
and the other left, Two men shall be in the field; the one
shall be taken, and the other left, And they answered and said unto him, Where,
Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be
gathered together. (Wheresoever Christ is [just above in the clouds] will the
saints be gathered together)
We repeat that in all the history of mankind, this Prophecy of Luke
HAS NOT YET HAPPENED.
1 Cor. 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we
shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be
raised incorruptibly, and we shall be changed
The next question is will you the reader be ready for the
change?
One of the biggest problems with Herbert's doctrine was, why float up to
heaven in the clouds and then come back to earth? Why not change us ON earth? It
is easy of course to ask this question with hindsight.
The actual change is going to be a type of "beam me up Scotty."
When is the change going to take place?It is
quite likely around the time of the national debate or referendum on the single
currency or soon thereafter.
The people operating behind the scenes have desperately been
trying to get Britain hook or by crook into the what is now known as the EU.
Really whichever way the debate and action which follows goes, Britain, which
is the key player in the game will be effected.
If we say yes to the single currency then we will lose all independence that
way or if we say no then we will be bombed into submission. Now regardless of
which way we go, the Americans are now trying to woo us over into their system
in America which will no doubt upset the New World Order as they want to totally
subdue us into the European cauldron of black magic, i.e. Idol worship of money.
One of the craziest things about this "Europe" is that no one is quite sure
what it means. If it was a case that Germany and France had got together shall
we say ten years ago and they both as a Unit had made a financial success of
their unity i.e. NO Debt ; that everyone in Germany and
France was totally debt free; that they had no social problems and that everyone
was perfectly healthy and that in effect they had found Utopia, then most
probably everyone in the world would be rushing toward it and would be willing
to join in, in everything. As it is, it is only the few MAD politicians on the
surface that want it.
It is really only the bankers operating behind the scenes that want this
"unity" when they have "unity in Europe" then they will be working behind the
scenes to produce unity and a single currency world wide. The
mechanism is in place for this.
As Daniel 21:44 says that "And in the days of these Kings shall
the God of heaven set up a Kingdom ......"
National debtOn Wednesday February 18, 1998 Daily Telegraph, it
was proudly announced by the government that Gordon Brown had paid back 10.4
billion of debt in January the largest monthly repayment since records began in
their existing form in 1979. Lots of people began to think were wealthy we were
out of trouble all is well. This just shows how much the wool can be pulled over
peoples eyes. Most economists thought the payment would be 7 billion.
Well let's take an average figure of 9 billion per month for a year, or 108
billion.
This Labour Government made a great song about the fact that the Conservative
caused us to go into debt to the tune of 400 billion and that the service charge
or interest to the financiers would be 25 billion. This makes the interest to be
about 6.25% per year.
Now these are only rough figure just to give readers an idea of what's gone
wrong.
400b debt
25b service charge this makes this year a debt of 425b
paying back 108b leaves us at the end of year 1 with 317b
317b x 0.0625 become next years service charge of 19.8b
317b plus service charge 19.8b makes debt of 336.8b
paying back 108b leaves us at the end of year 2 with 228.8b
228.8b x 0.0625 becomes next years service charge of 14.3b
228.8b plus service charge 14.3b makes debt of 243.1b
Paying back 108b leaves us at the end of year 3 with 135.1b 135.1b x 0.0625 becomes next years service charge of 8.4b
135.1b plus service charge 8.4b makes debt of 143.5b
Paying back 108b leaves us at the end of year 4 with 35.5b
35.5b x 0.0625 become next years service charge of 2.2b
35.5b plus 2.2b makes debt of 37.7b
Paying back 108b leaves us at the end of year 5 with 70.3b in the black
The international financiers make 69.7b
That is 69,700,000,000So in the next 5 years 70 billion is going to DRAIN
from the British economy before we get totally out of debt from the bankers.
THIS is why our nurses are not being paid much. This is why the teachers are not
being paid much. This is why the Defence services are being reduced. This is why
the old age pensioners do not get much to live on. This is why the bankers HAVE
to operate behind closed doors and ARE SCARED STIFF OF THE LIGHT OF DAY.
Judah or Edom?The N M Rothschild (and sons) group has offices in Argentina,
Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada Channel Islands, Chile, China and Hong Kong,
Colombia. Czech Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands. New Zealand, Poland, Portugal,
Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United
Kingdom, United States and Zimbabwe
Data from Jewish Chronicle Celebrating Israel at 50. We of course wish
Palestinian Israel to have the next 50 years in peace and prosperity.
For the answer to the question Judah or Edom? Write for our free article
"Identity Crises". The United Kingdom has been highlighted because this one is
the fly in the ointment. The British people wish to remain independent of
Europe--we have not as yet gone into the single currency.
MurderIt is because of the increased use of illegal drugs, and that known
murderers are simply being put away at taxpayers expense, that the death penalty
should once again be brought back. We believe that the reason that the death
penalty was done away in the first place was NOT that the wrong person would get
hung, but that the people at the "top" would have the finger pointed at them and
they would have to be put to death. Once a known murderer is put out of his
misery after the second admonishing, then Britain would go through a wonderful
cleansing mood.
Ambassador College "Authority"With some of the offshoots of the Worldwide
Church of God it has been brought to our attention that the policy still remains
of the "Authority" of Ambassador College. By this it has been shown that certain
"Ministers" are in speaking positions because they were at
Ambassador College or someone is doing sermonettes because he "worked" at
Ambassador College; it appears that even if you cleaned out the toilets at
Ambassador College you are somehow endowed with a mysterious power of command.
BE WARNED if you do not allow yourselves to come under the Authority of THE
GREAT GOD; into tribulation you go.
A challenge to readersTo date we have not been able to find as a
scripture, in the Bible:- "God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
(or Ghost)"
Alex Cain
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