Amen!
Amen!
Amen! In other words, lack of spiritual discernment.
Amen.
Luk 17:20-21
(20) And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
(21) Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Indeed. And the New Testament congregation, too, because she is a visible representative of God's Kingdom where the Elect and Professed Christians dwells.
Dear Tribulation Signs,
I happy to hear that you can agree with me on my last post. But from your name, it sounds like you still believe much as keras does. Is that true?
I have written quite a bit on this thread now. I would be interested in knowing how much of what I stated you might also agree with.
Do you believe the End-time events are spiritual and happen within the Elect? Do you understand the Early and Latter Rain? Amazingly few believers understand it. But "many are called and few are chosen". "Few" really is a small number.
But I don't won't to sound like no one as any hope of being one of Christ's Elect, too. Everyone who has been called out and has received the Early Rain, may in fact also be one of Christ's chosen. The Elect, before they receive the Latter Rain, are no different from any other "called out" believer. My beliefs were probably very much like Keras' beliefs before I received the Latter Rain. I even taught End-time prophecy in my church and I believed very much like Keras. When Christ comes to a believer a second time to give them the Latter Rain, He comes as a thief in the night. He comes to destroy the Man of Sin who we have become but He also causes us to be "born again". At that time, He also heals our spiritual blindness so that we can finally understand His truth. I am still amazed at the power of God to not only heal our blindness but to keep others completely blinded. This verse really is true:
Dan 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
I received the Latter Rain on Oct. 8, 2005 and it turned my world upside down. I experienced the thunder, lightning, earthquakes and trumpet. It spiritually shook my world. Even the sun was darkened and the moon turned to blood. In other words, the natural light (false truth) that my carnal nature fed upon was darkened. Now my light comes from Christ:
2Thes 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:
When Christ came to me on that day (the Day of the Lord), His light destroyed who I had become under Satan's deceptions. My Man of Sin was destroyed in "one hour" and I stood back and could see the smoke of her burning. It was the greatest day of my life.
My testimony from that time is posted in my profile. I read it sometimes and I still can hardly believe it happened.
Thanks for your input. If I can share any of my understanding with you, I would be happy to do so.
Joe