The coming of the Lord...

If we always walk according to the Spirit, then He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also make alive our MORTAL (subject to death) bodies by His Spirit that dwells in us. Jesus WAS DEAD and IS ALIVE NOW so that we might have His eternal life appear in this earth for the world to see.

Romans 8:11-14 KJV
(11) But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
(12) Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

If we through the Spirit do deaden the deeds of the body (having it “dwell” in us), then we shall live….in the here and now as His Spirit gives our mortal bodies which haven’t died yet the life of Jesus.

(13) For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
(14) For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

What are we supposed to have patience for? What is that we are to have hope for? The manifestation of the life of Jesus in our mortal flesh….the redemption of our mortal body in the here and now so that we may display His appearing glory to this dark and dying world. This is a here-and-now thing….not a hereafter after we “die and go to heaven” as universally preached by all. Why keep their covenant with death and their agreement with the grave when God so loved this world that He gave His only begotten Son so that we might have life in this world and have it more abundantly?

Romans 8:22-26 KJV
(22) For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
(23) And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
(24) For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
(25) But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
(26) Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

We have been listening to the wrong people…..false prophets…who have come forth to remove the keeping of the “daily” sacrifice out of our lives so that His life never appears in this earth. The antichrist is denying the appearing life of Jesus....denying that He IS COMING IN THE FLESH.

NO FLESH is being saved in their company where there is a severe “famine” of hearing the words of God. But blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ which according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a LIVELY …..A LIVING…HOPE by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Men have been giving us a dead hope in that they preach we have to “die and go to heaven” when Jesus WAS DEAD and IS ALIVE NOW and so we are to have His heavenly life appear right here on earth in our mortal flesh.

1 Peter 1:3-9 KJV
(3) 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,

Our inheritance is the life of Jesus who is in heaven and is incorruptible and undefiled and is not fading away. Jesus is in heaven already living for us so that we may have His life now in this earth. As He is in heaven, so we are to be in this earth…..the manifestation of the sons of God to this world.

(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.
(6) Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

We shall be tested by those unbelieving “Christians” who shall say “where is the promise of His coming”. We shall have our faith in His appearing life tested by fire of those who will not believe the message. But those who will not return evil for the evil of the unbelieving church people will be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ whose life shall appear in our mortal flesh so that others may see His glory.

(7) That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

We who believe are to be to the praise of His glory as we believed in Him WITHOUT SEEING Him….YET.

(8) Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

We shall receive the completion of our faith as the LIFE of Jesus shall appear in our mortal flesh. Our “souls” shall be troubled by those who will persecute us for our faith but we He shall appear, we shall appear with Him in glory and no man can then take away our joy. Our souls shall rejoice…be saved.

(9) Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

The world (like doubting Thomas) shall not believe until they see Him.

John 20:24-29 KJV
(24) But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
(25) The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
(26) And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
(27) Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

The world shall only believe when they see Him and will praise God just like Thomas die: My Lord and my God.

(28) And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

But blessed are those that believe but have not seen Him….YET.

(29) Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

The world shall see Him as His life shall appear in our mortal flesh giving us a LONG life in this earth.

Ephesians 1:9-14 KJV
(9) Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
(10) That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
(11) In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

We are to be to the praise of His appearing glory who first trusted in Christ. We have not seen Him YET but believe at the hearing of the Word of Truth, the good news of our salvation.

(12) That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
(13) In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

We are waiting for the appearing of His glory in us…the redemption of the purchased possession….the redemption of our mortal bodies in this earth so that others shall see and praise Him.

(14) Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

If all that we have in this life is hope only, then we are all men most miserable. There is something tangible, visible to experience in this earth, the appearing of the life of Jesus in our mortal flesh giving us His life in the here and now.

1 Corinthians 15:19-23 KJV
(19) If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
(20) But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
(21) For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
(22) For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

But every man in his own order. WE are the "first fruits" who believe in Him WITHOUT seeing Him yet…and then the doubting Thomas’s of the world shall see Him at His coming through us and will believe.

(23) But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

Peace.

When we keep the “daily sacrifice” of the Lord (by always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord), then His life also shall be made manifest (shine) in our mortal flesh. His life within us manifests itself outwardly in our mortal flesh so that the world may see His appearing glory.

2 Corinthians 4:7-11 KJV
(7) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
(8) We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
(9) Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
(10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

His life is to be made manifest in our bodies….in our mortal flesh. The coming of the Son of man is a visible event and not a hidden one.

(11) For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

We shall be persecuted by the unbelievers of the churches who will scoff and say “where is the promise of His coming?” But we are to do the will of God always especially in the face of their evil speaking of us so that we may receive the promise: the appearing life of Jesus in our mortal flesh. We are to suffer according to the will of God and commit the keeping of our souls (which shall be troubled by their persecutions) to Him in well doing….

1 Peter 4:19 KJV
(19) Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

We are to have patience so that after we have done the will of God (to do well in the face of their persecutions), we might receive the promise: His appearing life in our mortal bodies.

Hebrews 10:35-39 KJV
(35) Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
(36) For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

For yet a little while (the short time of the persecutions of our souls), He that IS COMING will come and will not tarry for His life shall appear in our mortal flesh. The antichrist is denying this coming of Him by deception. He that IS COMING in the flesh shall come and not tarry.

(37) For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

We are to have faith and suffer accordingly so that Just One shall live….as His life shall appear in our mortal flesh. But if we fear their persecutions, His appearing life shall not appear but shrink back unto destruction of the flesh. We are to believe to the saving of the soul….for our souls shall be troubled by their lawless deeds against us but it will be temporary as His life shall appear giving us tremendous joy and no man shall be able to remove that joy.

(38) Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
(39) But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

Our “outward man” MUST perish during the “moment” of their persecutions. We must not respond to their fiery trial of our faith in evil…..living after the flesh….the outward man that wants to return evil for their evil.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 KJV
(16) For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

The “light affliction” shall only be for a “moment” and will work for us a FAR MORE EXCEEDNG and eternal weight of glory.

(17) For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

We look forward to the appearing of the Lord Jesus in our mortal flesh whose life shall appear giving us healing and life to our mortal bodies. We do not see Him yet but are to have faith and hope and patience as we wait upon Him. We wait upon the salvation of the Lord who shall appear in due time as He that IS COMING shall come and not tarry.

(18) While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Our own pastors and church families shall persecute us for our faith in His appearing life. They will cast us out of their churches calling us “evil doers”. Our own flesh and blood family shall not believe. We are not to think that it is strange concerning the fiery trial which will try our faith in Him as though something strange is happening to us.

1 Peter 4:12-13 KJV
(12) Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

But we are to instead rejoice because then we are made partakers of Christ’s suffering so that when His glory shall be REVEALED (as His life is made visibly manifest in our outer mortal flesh), we shall be glad also with EXCEEDING joy of which no man can then take away.

(13) But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

We are to seek those things above and not things on the earth.

Colossians 3:1-7 KJV
(1) If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
(2) Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

For now our life is hid with Christ in God.

(3) For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

But Christ, who is OUR LIFE, shall APPEAR in our mortal flesh. And when He shall appear, we shall appear with Him in glory for the coming of the Son of man (His life in our mortal flesh) shall be visible manifestation to this dark and dying world.

(4) When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
(5) Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
(6) For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
(7) In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

For a “ little while”, the church world shall rejoice in their evil against us. Our souls shall be sorrowful, but our sorrow shall be turned into joy. When His life shall appear in our outer mortal flesh giving us His everlasting life, no man can then take away our joy….our exceeding joy. Our “souls” shall be saved as our sorrowful souls shall be turned to immense joy of which no man can take away from us with his persecutions.

John 16:20-22 KJV
(20) Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
(21) A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
(22) And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

We must go forth unto Him without the camp, bearing His reproach. We must leave the unbelievers behind. We can not be unequally yoked with them. We must leave their churches behind and not look back and speak evil of those who will persecute us for leaving.

Hebrews 13:9-16 KJV
(9) Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
(10) We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
(11) For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
(12) Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
(13) Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
(14) For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
(15) By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
(16) But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

We are to no longer live the rest of our time in the flesh to the lusts of men in the churches but to the will of God.

1 Peter 4:1-5 KJV
(1) Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
(2) That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

We can not continue to fellowship with them in their churches where they are participating in their “abominable idolatries”.

(3) For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

They will think it “strange” that we shall not run with them to the same excess of riot as they speak evil of us.

(4) Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
(5) Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

The coming of the Son of man is a visible event in our mortal flesh. The antichrist is denying that Jesus IS COMING in the flesh ….our mortal flesh.

Matthew 24:
(23) Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
(24) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
(25) Behold, I have told you before.
(26) Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
(27) For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be

We are the light of the world…. A city that is set on a hill CANNOT BE HID.

Matthew 5:14-17 KJV
(14) Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
(15) Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
(16) Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
(17) Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

We are to first hear the voice of the Lord speaking to us in the Spirit of Truth sent down from heaven. We are to "gird up the loins" of our minds and be "sober"....not be found in our wrath...the wine of wrath.

1 Peter 1:12-16 KJV
(12) Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
(13) Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
(14) As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

Let him who is holy be holy still....as He is holy.

(15) But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
(16) Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

All that are in the “graves” of the churches of men (where no knowledge of God is being preached and no flesh is being saved) shall hear His voice from heaven. He sends His people out as His messengers (the least brothers of His) to speak to the churches….and they are expected to hear and show brotherly love towards those “strangers” whom He will send. They will speak what they hear the Spirit saying. Those who will hear them hear Him.

John 5:25-30 KJV
(25) Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
(26) For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
(27) And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
(28) Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

Some will hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches and will come forth and do good towards what they hear unto the resurrection of life (as the life of Jesus shall appear in their mortal flesh in due time). They will be found written in the book of life.

Others will hear and speak evil against what they hear (doing evil) shall stand up unto judgment as they are not found written in the book of life.

(29) And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

As He hears our responses, He judges and His judgment is just.

(30) I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

He will render to every man according to what his deeds shall be towards the hearing of His voice.

To those who by patient continuance in well doing shall reap eternal life.

Romans 2:4-10 KJV
(4) Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
(5) But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
(6) Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
(7) To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

But unto those who are found being contentious and not obeying the Truth but obey unrighteousness shall have tribulation and anguish.

(8) But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
(9) Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
(10) But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

He sends His messengers out to His words in the Spirit to the churches and we are to be found keeping the sayings of Revelation: to worship God. We are to praise Him and be thankful and glorify Him for His Truth when we hear it. The “sayings” of Revelation we are to keep all say to worship Him…fear Him….glorify Him.

Revelation 14:7 KJV
(7) Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

Revelation 15:3-4 KJV
(3) And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
(4) Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

Revelation 5:11-14 KJV
(11) 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;
(12) 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.
(13) 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.
(14) And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

We are to keep the “sayings” of Revelation…the sayings that say to worship and glorify God.

Revelation 22:7-17 KJV
(7) Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
(8) And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
(9) Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

We are not to “seal” those sayings but praise Him and give glory to Him and be thankful and not follow after the wicked unbelievers in the churches who shall hear His voice and come forth to speak and do evil against what they hear. Let us not follow after their pernicious ways. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still…..

(10) And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
(11) He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

As He hears our responses, He judges. He will give to every man according to what his “work” shall be towards the hearing of His voice.

(12) And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
(13) I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Blessed are those that are found DOING His commandments. They shall come forth and do good unto life. They shall have peace. They shall be able to enter into His knowledge when He comes to open up the Scriptures to our minds. They will enter into the “city” through the gates of praise as they will keep the sayings that say to worship God.

(14) Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Others who will not be found “watching”….that is, not remembering to let brotherly love continue when He comes in the words of "strangers"…shall not enter in to His understanding. The wicked shall not understand and will not have peace in their lives.

(15) For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

He is the ultimate "Undercover Boss" as He sends His messengers out to speak to the churches. "When did we see you as a stranger?"

(Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?)

We are to be found being hospitable...being inviting towards His messengers....saying "come" (abide with us so that we may hear more of His words).


(16) I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
(17) And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

The “city” is the words of all of the biblical saints as interpreted by Christ. He comes to give us an understanding as He opens up our minds to the Scriptures. The “angels” are the words of the biblical saints as interpreted by Christ….His sayings in the Spirit. He comes with the “angels” to separate the believers from the unbelievers….the sheep from the goats…the just from the unjust….the righteous from the wicked. All will hear and will respond towards what they hear whether good or bad.

Hebrews 12:22-29 KJV
(22) But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

Jesus speaks better things as He interprets the words of the Scriptures which men spoke as they were directed by the Spirit. They are the “spirits”….the breaths ….of just men made complete (perfect) in the opening up of their words by Jesus to our minds.

(23) To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
(24) And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

We must not be found refusing Him that speaks from heaven. He is the Son of man in heaven and He comes with the “cloud of witnesses” who testify of Him.

(25) See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
(26) Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
(27) And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

We must hear Him as He opens up the Scriptures to our minds and be found serving God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.

(28) Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
(29) For our God is a consuming fire.

Blessed are those whom the Lord when He comes (in VOICE) shall find “watching”….that is, remembering to serve God by having brotherly love. He will be the ultimate “Undercover Boss” who will come in the words of “strangers” and will see what is in the heart of every man according to what their response will be towards His voice. Let us remember to let brotherly love continue...having our lights burning at all times.

Luke 12:35-40 KJV
(35) Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
(36) And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

Those who will be found girding up the loins of their minds at His speaking shall enter in to a greater understanding…..as He makes them sit down to meat and comes forth to serve them with the Word of Truth.

(37) Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
(38) And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
(39) And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

We are to be found “ready” by letting brotherly love continue and be found “entertaining strangers” and their words….the “angels” or messengers of our Lord. The Son of man comes at an hour we think not.

(40) Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

He comes at an hour we think not. We must be “ready”….awake to His righteousness by letting brotherly love continue.

Matthew 24:44-51 KJV
(44) Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

We are to be found being hospitable….entertaining “strangers” and their words. They will be found serving “meat” in due season….being hospitable.

(45) Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
(46) Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
(47) Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

Not so for those who “dwell on the earth” in their earthly wisdom (envy, strife, covetousness) as some will think that the Lord delays His coming. They will not see Him in the “strangers” who come to them.

(48) But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

They will join along with those who will behave badly towards the words of strangers as they will “smite” His fellowservants with malicious words. The Son of man comes when he looks not for Him as he forgets to let brotherly love continue and will not see Jesus in the “strangers” sent by Him.

(49) And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
(50) The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

The hypocrites say they know and love God but will hate their brothers who will come speaking His words to their ears.

(51) And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

As a snare shall it come on all of those that “dwell on the face of the whole earth”….

Luke 21:34-36 KJV
(34) And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
(35) For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

We are to "watch"....stay awake to His righteousness and "pray"...using our words in meekness (being of a humble and contrite spirit or breath) so that we may stand before the Son of man when He comes to open up our minds to the Scriptures in the voice of the Spirit of Truth. The hour of temptation comes upon those who "dwell upon the earth" ....bogged down in their bitter envy and strife. They will be tempted by their own lusts to speak against what they hear and behave in evil towards the "strangers" sent by Him.

(36) Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

We are to hear and deaden our members which are “upon the earth” and not be found living according to the earthly wisdom…..

Colossians 3:5-9 KJV
(5) Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
(6) For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
(7) In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
(8) But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
(9) Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Those who will contend in their evil shall not inherit His life…..just as Esau who sold off his birthright and AFTERWARD sought it carefully with tears but could not inherit it. He was REJECTED because he found no place in his heart for repentance. Let us not respond in evil in our wrath (the RED stuff) because we want to continue to preach for money's sake in order to feed our own bellies.

Hebrews 12:14-17 KJV
(14) Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
(15) Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
(16) Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
(17) For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

The Esau’s of the churches shall hate us and cast us out of their gatherings and will persecute us for His name’s sake (His authority). The righteous shall hear His voice in the Spirit of Truth and believe and obey His commandments. They will come forth and do good unto everlasting life. The unbelievers will choose to do evil before His eyes when He speaks to them (in the Spirit of Truth) and they will not hear His Word of Truth in their unbelief.

Isaiah 66:
(4) I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.

They will hate us and shall cast our names as evil….calling us “evil doers” for believing the good news of our salvation that His life shall appear in our mortal flesh in this earth giving us His everlasting life in the here and now. They will scoff at this and say “where is the promise of His coming?”

They will say “Let the LORD be glorified”. When His life shall appear in our mortal flesh, we shall appear with Him in glory so that the world shall see and glorify God in heaven.

They will mock this…but He shall APPEAR to our exceeding JOY and they shall be ashamed of their evil words and deeds against us.

(5) Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
(6) A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.

We are to hear the Word of Truth as spoken by the Spirit. We are to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches and be found “watching”…letting brotherly love continue when we hear His voice. The “open door” is the open mouth that speaks His words of which no man can resist or gainsay. The “open door” speaks what it hears the Spirit saying and those who will hear and be found letting brotherly love continue are of the church in “Philadelphia” which means “brotherly love.”

Revelation 3:7-11 KJV
(7) And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

They will be found of “little strength” as they be found in meekness as they will be swift to hear and SLOW to speak. Blessed are those who are “poor in spirit”…that is, poor in breath as they will use very little words when they hear the Spirit speaking to them through the “open door”.

They will not be found in “strength”…their wrath, envy and strife. They will instead be found of a humble and contrite spirit…. of “little strength”. They will keep His Word and not deny His name (His authority) for they will be found letting brotherly love continue as commanded by Him.

(8) I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
(9) Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

The hour of temptation comes upon those who “dwell upon the earth”…those who are found in their earthly wisdom. It comes when they hear the Spirit speaking to them. What they hear shall challenge their own religious thoughts and ways but they are to overcome.

(10) Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

He IS COMING quickly. He who IS COMING shall come and not delay as His life shall be made manifest in due time.

(11) Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

The church in Philadelphia (being found in brotherly love) shall have “little strength” as they will show out of good behavior their works with MEEKNESS of wisdom.

James 3:13-16 KJV
(13) Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

Those who “dwell upon the earth” are those who harbor bitter envying and strife in their hearts. They will be tempted to speak out in their earthly wisdom against what they hear the Spirit saying.

(14) But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
(15) This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
(16) For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

The wrath of man does not work the righteousness of God. Those who “dwell on the earth” in their envy and strife are counseled to lay aside all of the evil that wants to come out of the mouth and receive with meekness the engrafted Word which is able to save their souls which will be angered by what they hear.

James 1:19-22 KJV
(19) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
(20) For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
(21) Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
(22) But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

When the Son of man comes, shall He find faith on the “earth”? The Son of man IN HEAVEN comes in the voice of the Spirit through the words of “strangers” sent out by Him to speak to the churches. But how will He find those who are “dwelling on the earth”…dwelling in their earthly wisdom?

Luke 18:8 KJV
(8) I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

Again, they (the unbelieving “Christians”) shall persecute us for believing that the life of Jesus will be made manifest in our mortal flesh in this earth giving us His everlasting life that He is already experiencing in heaven. We are to be His living infallible proofs on this earth that He is truly risen….He is truly alive.

Hebrews 10:35-37 KJV
(35) Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
(36) For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
(37) For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

The unbelievers will persecute us ….but because of it, we participate in the sufferings of Christ. If we suffer with Him, we shall also be glorified with Him when His life is revealed in this world to the dismay of the unbelievers who will not inherit the blessing of His life.

Romans 8:16-18 KJV
(16) The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
(17) And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

The persecutions from those who will hear the Word of Truth and yet will not believe and will speak evil of those who do shall be nothing compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us: the appearing of the life of Jesus in our mortal flesh which brings healing and everlasting life. The mortal decay brought on by sin shall be blotted out as the times of refreshing shall come from His presence.

(18) For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

We are to not fear their persecutions as they will try our faith in the fire of their evil speaking of us. The “devil”…the false accuser….shall cast us into a “prison” of persecution…and we shall have tribulation “ten days”…a little while. We are to be faithful unto the death…His death…as we shall not return evil for their evil…nor threatening for their threatening…not reviling when reviled.

If we keep His “daily sacrifice” in the face of their persecutions, then we will have the crown of life as His life shall appear in our mortal flesh to praise, honor and glory in the Lord.

Revelation 2:8-10 KJV
(8) And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
(9) I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
(10) Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Our faith shall be tested by them for “10 days” which happened to be the 10 day trial of Daniel when he purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat nor with the wine that he drank.

Daniel 1:8-16 KJV
(8) But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
(9) Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
(10) And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
(11) Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

They were tested “10 days”. They were given “pulse” to eat. The Hebrew word for “pulse” means “something sown”.

We are to sow after the Spirit so that we may reap everlasting life. They will persecute us for a “little while” as they will “eat and drink” with those who will behave in evil against us. They will rejoice in their evil speaking and will take pleasure in those who will join along them in their evil banqueting. Many will follow after their pernicious ways….but we are to always sow according to the Spirit in the time of the testing of our faith.

(12) Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
(13) Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
(14) So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

At the end of 10 days, the faces of them appeared “fairer and fatter” in flesh than the children who did eat of the portion of the king’s meat. We, also, shall appear in glory as the life of Jesus shall be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

(15) And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.
(16) Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

We are to sow after the Spirit (eat of the “pulse”) so that we may have His everlasting life in this earth. We shall reap life everlasting. In due season, we shall reap if we faint not.

Galatians 6:8-10 KJV
(8) For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
(9) And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

We cross over from death to life by the love that we show towards the brothers sent out by Him to speak His words to our ears.

(10) As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.